Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 218 Liberation of Hyuga

"Bang!"

The Thunder Hammer, imbued with the power of divine black lightning, instantly shattered the Rasengan, and the erupting lava forced Mitarashi Shishou and the others behind it to leap away.

That wasn't all. The force of Thor's hammer, weighing over a hundred kilograms, astonishingly swung rapidly, even after smashing the Rasengan, still had enough power to smash towards Jiraiya.

Jiraiya could only block it with the arm armor on his arm and add Sage Art: Lava Release chakra to it, forming a lava arm.

Immediately afterwards, with a muffled thud, his body was smashed and sent flying backward.

"teacher!"

Minato Namikaze, who was standing nearby, was shocked and quickly used the Flying Thunder God kunai on his teacher to teleport over.

"I'm fine. Be careful of that hammer. It has very strong Sage Chakra on it, and the power it carries is terrifying. Don't touch it."

Jiraiya, who had withstood the Sage Art: Black Lightning with his Sage Chakra, offered a reminder with a very serious expression.

The opponent not only possesses the black lightning of the Third Raikage, but also a special Sage Technique, which should be the lightning Sage Technique mentioned by the Great Toad Sage.

That's really domineering!

And then there's the power above, it's terrifyingly strong.

Under Tamura Hao's control, the Thor clone's body crackled with gold and black lightning, activating the Golden Lightning Sage Mode and the Black Lightning Sage Mode, one working internally and the other externally, instantly charging forward to attack Jiraiya.

At the same time, Thor's hammer, which had been thrown out, flew back under the control of the Sword Soul Eye Technique, and the chain at the end of the handle began to spin rapidly again.

Although this Thor's hammer weighs over a hundred kilograms due to its special material, it is still insufficient compared to this level of combat, especially when it is swung out to attack, as this rotating method can effectively accumulate kinetic energy.

Just like the hammer throw at a sports meet, a normal throw will only travel a few meters, or a dozen meters at best, but when spun out, it can reach dozens of meters.

The principle is the same, so it's scientifically accurate for Thor to frequently swing his hammer in the movies.

Of course, the reason why one can use the Sword Soul Eye Technique to control Thor's Hammer is because the end of the handle is sharp.

Because the Sword Soul can only wield sharp weapons, which is a limitation of the Eye Technique, Tamura Hao cannot change it at the moment. He can only slightly modify Thor's Hammer.

As for the Storm Axe in the story, it's too difficult to forge; it requires mastering two Magnet Release bloodlines.

Although the Thunder God clone possesses many bloodline limits, they are all in their initial forms. It is not difficult to activate the chakra of the Lesser Ten-Tails, but further development and enhancement will depend on Tamura Hao.

But now, the Lightning Release Sage Mode plus the Ten-Tails' eye technique is enough.

"Sage Art: Lava Release - Lava Giant!"

Having witnessed the power of Thor's hammer, Jiraiya dared not use the Rasengan to resist. He clasped his hands together, unleashing chakra into the ground, which quickly turned into a pool of lava.

Then a huge lava arm stretched out, followed by another, then a massive body, finally transforming into a lava giant fifty meters tall.

This is a lava giant he created based on the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique.

Wood Release and Lava Release have some similarities, both having the Earth attribute, but one is fused with the Water attribute and the other is fused with the Fire attribute.

After returning last time, his teacher gave him the scroll of Wood Release ninjutsu to use as a reference to assist in developing Lava Release, which is the result of his training.

Without the slightest hesitation, he controlled the lava giant to slam down, the scorching heat and immense force causing the air to distort violently.

Instead of confronting him directly, Thor's clone decisively swung out the rapidly spinning Mjolnir.

Thor's hammer, carrying black lightning, struck the lava fist almost like a bolt of lightning, smashing the entire fist apart, followed by half of the lava arm.

Jiraiya paid no attention to this, controlling the Lava Giant to restore its arm while simultaneously slamming down the other arm.

Unfortunately, the attack missed its target. Thor's clone vanished in a flash of lightning, circling rapidly around the lava giant. At the same time, the recalled Mjolnir spun rapidly in his hand, gathering kinetic energy to unleash another powerful strike.

However, this time they targeted the lava giant's legs, hoping to use them to restrict the lava giant's movement.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze wanted to help his teacher, but he was powerless because he was being targeted by Hikaru Uchiha.

His opponent also possessed spatial abilities and was faster than him, forcing him to constantly and awkwardly dodge using the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

They even had to enter the tailed beast form to empower themselves.

"It's the Uchiha again!"

Sensing that annoying eye power, the Nine-Tails in the sealed space was very irritated, and at the same time, it was also somewhat wary, even fearful.

The Sharingan is extremely effective against the Tailed Beasts, as it originates from the power of the Ten-Tails and, like Wood Release, can suppress them.

Especially since that woman's eye power is very close to that of Madara Uchiha back then, coupled with my current half-crippled state, I would definitely be controlled if we faced off.

"Kid, you don't have enough chakra. If all else fails, use that."

Finally, he complained with dissatisfaction, saying that Minato Namikaze had great talent, but unfortunately his chakra reserves weren't very large.

Even if he wanted to borrow his own chakra to enter the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, he couldn't; he could only maintain the current Tailed Beast form, as the amplification was too small.

Back then, Mito Uzumaki activated that mode by neutralizing her own chakra with a massive amount of chakra, making it extremely powerful.

Compared to Mito Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze's current chakra is far inferior, less than one-thousandth of Mito's.

Having narrowly escaped another slash that could even cleave space, Minato Namikaze glanced at the others' battles and found them all to be in dire straits. Finally, he gritted his teeth and decided to use his trump card.

"Yin Seal - Release!"

He learned many sealing techniques from Grandma Mito, including the Yin Seal, which he has mastered and extracted and stored a lot of chakra within it, making it one of his current trump cards.

I was planning to use it during the final counterattack, but who said I had to use it so soon?

"Finally, I can have some fun."

Sensing the burst of chakra from Minato Namikaze, Kurama became excited and immediately unleashed its own chakra, actively fusing it with Minato's chakra, transforming it into a dim golden chakra that enveloped Minato's entire body.

It was the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode that allowed Minato Namikaze, with the Yin Seal activated, to barely meet the minimum requirements for fusion.

The activation of the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode greatly enhanced Minato Namikaze's strength, activating his body to an extreme level. His use of the Flying Thunder God Technique became more natural, and with the addition of the Rasengan, he was able to fight Uchiha Hikaru head-on.

"The Nine-Tails offered to help?"

Tamura Hao was quite surprised to see Minato Namikaze transformed into a golden statue; he hadn't expected Minato to be able to use the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

"Unfortunately, you are not Naruto Uzumaki, nor do you possess the infinite chakra of the Edo Tensei."

After glancing at him, Tamura Hiroshi ignored him and continued to slash at Hatake Sakumo with his sword.

Although Minato Namikaze entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he was in a much weaker state than when he was resurrected during the Future Fourth Shinobi World War.

That Tailed Beast Chakra Mode is similar to Sage Mode; it requires one's own chakra to fuse with it, at least in a one-to-one ratio.

Only someone like Naruto Uzumaki, who is the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, can compete with Kurama's chakra and eventually merge with it.

Even with the fusion of Uzumaki and Mito, it was already a struggle, let alone the even stronger Kurama Mode.

The current Minato Namikaze doesn't have the near-limitless chakra of the Edo Tensei. Even if he unleashes the chakra of the Yin Seal, it's far from enough on his own.

It won't last long.

Minato Namikaze knew he couldn't hold out in this state for long, so he wanted to shake off Hikaru Uchiha so he could support the others and use his own advantages to help defeat them one by one.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Hikaru's strength was not bad. With the combination of his eye techniques and the Flying Thunder God Technique, as well as the indestructible Ame-no-Murakumo sword, he was almost an unbeatable opponent and continued to chase after Namikaze Minato.

The others were also engaged in fierce battles. Yuhi Shinku took the initiative to confront the Kirigakure ninja, while Mitarashi Shishou and Gekko Genpu faced off against Yotsuki Ai and his group.

The Konoha ninjas behind them also clashed with the ninjas from the two major ninja villages, and the battle quickly reached a fever pitch.

This continued for several minutes, when suddenly a black sphere flew out from behind and shot towards the defensive fortifications built by Konoha.

"It's a Tailed Beast Ball!"

Jiraiya was in a panic and tried to control the lava giant to stop it, but he was held back by the Thor clone and had one of his legs broken again.

Minato Namikaze also wanted to stop it, but he was being watched closely by Hikaru Uchiha and could only watch helplessly as the Tailed Beast Ball landed on the defensive fortifications of the battle line.

A burst of blazing light erupted, and terrifying energy formed a huge sphere of light that rapidly expanded, destroying and pulverizing everything in its path, whether it was trees, rocks, defensive fortifications reinforced by talismans and barriers, or even people.

Faced with such a catastrophic force, everything is fragile.

At the same time, the Cloud Ninja suddenly made a move, with Yotsuki A and Fukai abandoning their opponents and joining forces to attack Hatake Sakumo.

Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki stepped forward to restrain Shishou Mitarashi and Genpuku Gekko.

The two had used up a lot of their chakra fighting against Yotsuki Ai and Fukai, and now they were unable to suppress the two women for the time being.

Especially Moonlight Genpu, whose advantage lies in his ability to become invisible through his swordsmanship and his ability to conceal himself. Unfortunately, against Kagura's Mind's Eye from the Uzumaki clan, his ability to become invisible through his swordsmanship, which only allows for visual concealment, is practically useless.

With his hands free, Tamura Hao transformed into a golden light, piercing through the breached defenses and storming into the Konoha camp, heading straight for the Hyuga ninjas who had been gathered by Jiraiya's orders.

Without the slightest hesitation, he activated Golden Lightning Sage Mode, unleashing his speed to its maximum, transforming into a golden beam that swiftly weaved through the restricted Hyuga ninjas.

Green chakra swirled around his palm as he swept it across the foreheads of each Hyuga ninja, drawing away the chakra from the Tenseigan's cursed seal and also draining most of the ocular power from their Byakugan.

This was the result of an agreement reached with Hyuga Hizashi beforehand: to spare the lives of the Hyuga ninjas as much as possible.

However, Tamura Hao was eager to see what choices these Hyuga branch family ninjas would make without the suppression of the Caged Bird Seal.

I'm really looking forward to it!

As for removing the Caged Bird Seal, it's not a big deal. He had previously absorbed the Caged Bird Seal from a branch family ninja of the Hyuga clan and understood that the seal itself wasn't the key point; the crucial element was the green chakra.

Its quality was so high that it elevated the level of the curse seal.

Once the green chakra can be dealt with, breaking the cursed seal won't be too difficult.

He chose to use the Caged Bird Seal chakra he had previously devoured and refined as a guide to devour these people's Caged Bird Seals, as well as the power of his Byakugan.

Because Hyuga Hizashi led a portion of his clan in rebellion, Jiraiya and the others ordered trusted ninjas to gather and guard the Hyuga ninjas, which ironically made Tamura Hiroshi's actions easier.

Of course, some sensed something was wrong and immediately jumped back, but unfortunately, they couldn't dodge Tamura's speed at that moment.

As a branch family ninja, the Gentle Fist techniques they knew were very limited, let alone the Rotation Technique, which was known as an absolute defense.

Even those who knew how were cut down by Tamura Hiroshi's sword and could not escape the fate of being extracted.

"The Caged Bird Seal is gone; he's breaking our Caged Bird Seal."

Suddenly, a Hyuga ninja exclaimed in disbelief, followed by tears of joy, and ripped off his headband.

When everyone looked over, they found that the ugly green color on his forehead was indeed gone.

The other Hyuga ninjas whose Caged Bird Seal had been removed also tore off their headbands, and now they finally understood what that person was doing.

Those Hyuga ninjas who hadn't yet been drawn were even more envious, and spontaneously lined up in several rows to make it easier for Tamura Hao to draw the Caged Bird Seal.

They naturally have a strong desire for freedom, life, and dignity, but the caged bird curse is too inescapable, leaving them with no choice but to accept their fate.

But now that an opportunity is right in front of us, how can we miss it?

This scene stunned Tamura Hiroshi for a moment, then he put on his signature smile and stepped forward to remove the caged bird curse seals from the remaining people, while simultaneously trying to deceive them.

"I have reached an agreement with your branch clan leader, Mr. Hizashi. He will bring the clan members who are willing to leave to join our Hidden Cloud Village, and in return, I will lift the Caged Bird Seal from you, granting you freedom and dignity..."

The Hyuga ninjas understood immediately when they heard that it was the patriarch's scheme. They had heard before that the patriarch seemed to have betrayed them, and they were quite shocked at the time. Now it seemed to be true.

However, the head of the Hizashi family was truly capable, as he actually found a way to break the Caged Bird Seal.

"Why doesn't the head of the Hizashi family stay? With our support, we can definitely overthrow the corrupt rule of the main family."

A Hyuga ninja asked angrily, his tone even bordering on accusatory.

The other Hyuga ninjas were also furious, and their pent-up anger was slowly unleashed at this moment.

"Because they are brothers, he cannot raise a kunai against his own brother. Would you approve of someone who killed his brother as your clan leader?"

Tamura Hao continued to extract the curse seal from the caged bird while deceiving the man.

Although these words did not satisfy the Hyuga ninjas, they could not say anything more.

The Konoha ninjas who were ordered by Jiraiya to monitor the scene looked very unhappy upon seeing this. Some even wanted to go over and reprimand or stop them, but were stopped by Nara Shikaku, who arrived at the scene and shook his head slightly to indicate that they should not interfere.

He knew about the Hyuga clan's bizarre rules and the cruelty of the Caged Bird Seal. Now, no one could stop the Hyuga ninjas from gaining freedom, and anyone who dared to cross the line would be considered an enemy.

Fortunately, the situation hasn't completely spiraled out of control yet. Otherwise, if these Hyuga ninjas were forced into becoming enemies and causing trouble within the camp, they would be completely finished.

His gaze immediately fell on the boy, scrutinizing him carefully.

This person is indeed as courageous and troublesome as the intelligence reports suggest. He has given them so many great gifts in such a short time. He truly deserves to be the talent that Raikage mentored and trained.

"Alright, I have removed all the Caged Bird Seals from you. I have fulfilled my promise to Mr. Hizashi. The path ahead is yours to choose. Those who wish to join Kumogakure can come with me."

After extracting the Caged Bird Seal from the last person, Tamura Hao glanced at everyone before leaving.

The Hyuga ninjas present looked at each other, but none of them left.

Although they could betray and join Kumogakure like the head of the Hizashi clan, given the current situation, there are no ninja clans left in Kumogakure. It is said that the Uzumaki clan, which was recruited, has been dispersed and integrated into the village.

They are the noble Hyuga clan, possessing the Byakugan, one of the three great dojutsu of the ninja world. How could they be confused with those commoner ninjas?

Staying in Konoha is the best option. After the war ends, we can go back and force the main family to abdicate, allowing them to take over the family from the branch family.

The Hyuga ninjas gathered together and discussed in hushed tones, their thoughts being quite similar.

Freed from the constraints of the Caged Bird Seal, their long-suppressed anger and resentment erupted, and an ambition they had never felt before was born.

They wanted to take charge and completely sweep the clan into the dust.

Seeing that no Hyuga ninjas followed, Tamura Hao thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but very difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!"

He sighed, saying he had long expected this outcome.

Although the Hyuga branch family ninjas are suppressed by the main family and their lives and dignity are not in their own hands, they are still a powerful family in Konoha, and their living conditions are far superior to those of ordinary people and commoner ninjas.

They naturally wouldn't give up this life of luxury that they've become accustomed to, especially men who are more likely to develop ambitions, or you could call them lofty aspirations.

Now that they're no longer bound by the caged bird, it's normal for them to have more ideas.

"Hiashi-kun, how do you plan to deal with these people?"

With a smile playing on his lips, Tamura Hao quickly returned to the front lines and took control of the Thor clone.

When he left, he created a shadow clone to control the battle within the sealed space of Thor's clone. Although the shadow clone's control was much weaker and its reactions were slower, it was not difficult to use it for ranged attacks like swinging hammers.

"Kid, what have you done?"

Upon seeing someone return, Jiraiya roared angrily. He had just seen this brat rush into his own camp, and he was so anxious at that time that he was almost jumping up and down.

But that Thor was too troublesome and shameless, and he specifically targeted the lava giant's legs.

He couldn't withstand the heavy blows himself, and the opponent would even attack other people, leaving him helpless to watch. He was incredibly annoyed.

"I didn't do anything special, I just lifted the Caged Bird Curse from Mr. Hizashi's people, as agreed with him."

Tamura Hiroshi still had his signature gentle smile, but his words caused Jiraiya and the others to change their expressions drastically, realizing that they were in big trouble.

The sudden betrayal of Hyuga Hizashi and the people he took away made the remaining Hyuga ninjas an unstable factor. Now that the Caged Bird Seal has been lost, those Hyuga ninjas will definitely be even more unstable, and the internal conflicts within the Hyuga clan will be fully ignited.

Something big is about to happen.

"You're still as annoying as ever."

Jiraiya's face darkened; he wished he could slap that brat to death on the spot.

You really know how to cause me trouble.

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Tamura Hao's smile remained gentle. He then joined forces with Thor's clone to attack Jiraiya, using their absolute speed advantage to overwhelm him. The lava giant was also quickly dismembered, its repair speed far outpacing the two's destructive speed.

(End of this chapter)