Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 220 Iwagakure Engineers

The Hidden Mist ninja did not occupy the camp. They conducted a thorough search, destroying everything they could to ensure that Konoha could not rebuild it quickly before retreating.

Of course, he didn't forget to wear the Konoha ninja vest and headband before robbing the wealthy and powerful merchants in the surrounding area.

War is expensive, and the Daimyo's government only provides limited funding. During the war, many ninjas are on the front lines and cannot earn money by completing missions, so they can only supplement their income in this way.

However, they only had their eyes on wealthy and powerful people, and had no interest in ordinary people, as they wouldn't be able to get much profit from going there.

According to the agreement, special metals captured during the war, including chakra metals, would belong to the Cloud Ninja team as compensation for their support in the battle.

No one from the Hidden Mist Village said anything about this, after all, they were reinforcements, and their lineup was so powerful. If it weren't for the reinforcements from the Hidden Cloud Village, they wouldn't have been able to win this battle, let alone fight it.

Not to mention that they also tied down almost all of Konoha's high-end combat forces and temporarily crippled the Hyuga ninjas, so it's reasonable for them to receive this reward.

The allied forces of both sides held out here for three days before withdrawing to the Land of Waves.

The ensuing war was simple: the allied forces of the two villages took the initiative to attack the powerful and wealthy merchants in the eastern part of the Land of Fire, each time wearing Konoha ninja outfits to plunder them.

The Fire Country's Daimyo strongly protested this, and even sent a letter of appeal to the Water Country's Daimyo.

However, the Daimyo of the Land of Water ignored them. They had all seen the nobles of the Land of Lightning seize the lands of the Moon, the Land of Hot Springs, and the Land of Fields, as well as parts of the Land of Fire, and make a fortune.

They were also envious of this, and thought it would be a good opportunity to use the Hidden Mist ninjas to wipe out the powerful and wealthy merchants in that area, so that they could occupy it afterwards.

The Hidden Mist ninjas can only take the money; they can't take the most important land and property, which is the real prize and can generate a continuous stream of profits.

Jiraiya and the others could only deal with it, but they became much more cautious. The Hyuga main family also agreed to the Hokage's decision to assist the branch family ninjas in becoming independent, so on the surface there was no way to deal with it.

After all, so many branch family ninjas had broken the Caged Bird Seal, making up the majority of the Hyuga ninjas. The main family simply couldn't add another Caged Bird Seal to everyone, so they had no choice but to compromise.

However, Tamura Hao understood that Hyuga Hiashi was waiting, waiting for the Tenseigan to complete its evolution and transformation once again.

"This is so slow!"

Two months later, seeing that there was still no movement from Hiashi Hyuga's side, Tamura Hao couldn't help but sigh at the difference between people.

"Whether it's Otsutsuki Relic or Hyuga Hiashi, they are just ordinary descendants of Hamura with average bloodline concentration. It's already a miracle that they were able to awaken the Tenseigan. If it weren't for the giant Tenseigan and the power of Hamura's eye within it, it would have been impossible for them to complete the transformation."

The Black man who came to deliver the intelligence didn't think it was slow; in fact, he thought it was already very fast.

"They are indeed too ordinary."

Tamura Hao agrees with this point. The reason why the future Otsutsuki Toneri was able to awaken the Tenseigan so quickly is mainly because he is special enough.

It is born without eyes, making it a special individual, which can be seen as the kind of being that is the reincarnation of Indra or Asura, which is why it was able to awaken the Reincarnation Eye so quickly.

Just as Madara Uchiha was able to awaken the Eternal Eye and the Rinnegan because he was the reincarnation of Indra, especially the Rinnegan.

Without that foundation, it's impossible to awaken to it.

Compared to Otsutsuki Toneri, Otsutsuki Shari was far inferior, let alone Hyuga Hiashi.

Although it obtained the eye power and chakra of the Otsutsuki main family, the amount was too small, so it naturally needed a longer time to undergo fetal development and transformation.

"Senju Orange Water is quite impressive; he actually managed to develop Wood Release to the level of a Wood Golem, and even a Sage Art Wood Golem."

Turning to another piece of intelligence, this one wasn't sent by Black Zetsu, but rather came from the village.

Thousand Hands Orange Water has openly used Wood Release and even used the Wood Man Technique on the battlefield.

Although its size is smaller than the wooden doll used by Hashirama Senju, it is still quite strong thanks to the enhancement of Sage Chakra, and can still fight the Tailed Beasts in hand-to-hand combat.

In addition, the Wood Release's ability to counter Tailed Beasts allows it to easily suppress them. It can even catch a Tailed Beast Ball with one hand and push it back down, making it incredibly fierce.

"It's just that he got help from those beasts, and the wooden man was using it very hard on him, forcing him to use it beyond his physical limits. He'll die if he uses it a few more times."

Hei Jue scoffed. That wasn't achieved through his own abilities, but with the help of the slugs in the Wet Bone Forest. And external forces have their limits; it's impossible to improve further.

As for the True Several Thousand Hands technique used by Hashirama Senju, it can only be a swan song. Even if Hashirama Senju were resurrected using Edo Tensei, he might not be able to use it again, as the resurrected body could not withstand such an explosion.

"Why is Tsunade suddenly using a sword? And it's the giant sword that the First Hokage used when he was alive."

When asked about another matter, Tamura Hiroshi seemed quite curious about it.

Only basic information came from the village; it wasn't detailed.

"The reason is that you gave Hanzo that big scythe. Tsunade was cut in half at the waist once, and then she used that big sword to deal with it."

You didn't see it, but that petite figure wielding a giant sword taller than herself looked incredibly powerful and violent. You'd better watch out.

I really enjoyed watching Black Zetsu; the contrast was very impactful.

"Tsunade is already quite violent, and now that she has that Hashirama Greatsword, she'll definitely let loose completely."

Tamura Hiroshi could picture the scene: Tsunade transformed into a berserker, laughing wildly as she swung her greatsword wildly.

Moreover, Tsunade is indeed very suitable for using those giant weapons. Although her strength and fists are very strong, they are still far inferior to those of weapons.

If he had had Hashirama's greatsword in hand during the Fourth Shinobi World War, he certainly wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

"Otsutsuki Reari has been searching for the Gedo Mazo. With the Tenseigan's perception, it's only a matter of time before he finds it. Do you think we should let him fight Uchiha Madara?"

Black Zetsu had been thinking about this for a while, and felt that letting Madara Uchiha fight Otsutsuki Relic would force both sides to reveal their trump cards, and even bring out some of Hagoromo and Hamura's plans.

"We shouldn't concern ourselves with this; let's see what the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki do."

Tamura Hao didn't want to get involved in this matter. Both the Otsutsuki relic and Uchiha Madara would be watched by the Sage of Six Paths brothers. If he lured the two of them into a duel, he would likely be targeted by them.

Moreover, it's unlikely they'll gain any advantage in a duel between two people, so there's no need for them to take the risk and plan.

"That's true. Even if we do nothing, we can see through Yu Yi and the others' arrangements. There's a high probability we won't be able to find them."

Hei Jue absolutely agrees with this. If Hagoromo was really plotting against him and his mother, then he definitely wouldn't have let Uchiha Madara confront the Otsutsuki Relic now.

In his current state, Madara Uchiha is no match for Otsutsuki Relic. Even if he uses the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he will most likely lose. This will inevitably disrupt his overt plans, which Hagoromo will certainly not allow.

"My sister's spirituality is getting higher and higher. Perhaps after she obtains the power of the Rinnegan, it will truly awaken her wisdom."

Tamura Hiroshi said that if things continue like this, Princess Kaguya will definitely evolve into an independent individual.

"Then we need to let my sister out for some fresh air. We can put her in the spirit world."

Black Zetsu was very happy. The stronger this clone of his mother was, the stronger she would be when she returned to her original body, surpassing her previous peak.

"I'll go keep an eye on them."

As his body disappeared into the ground, Black Zetsu's motivation grew even stronger.

"Still too weak."

Tamura sighed. The real world is much crueler than those novels and games. If things get too out of hand, the big boss will definitely step in early and wipe everything out.

Currently, there are three super-strong individuals hidden in the Naruto world: the Sage of Six Paths brothers, Isshiki Otsutsuki, and Kaguya Otsutsuki could also be considered as such.

I am too weak at this stage, and I haven't nurtured Kaguya enough. Even if I put Kaguya Otsutsuki in front of me, it would be difficult to devour and fuse with her. Using my cheat ability would definitely consume a lot of energy.

Therefore, it still needs to continue developing.

"Swift Escape, it's almost here."

Tamura Hao was filled with anticipation as he condensed a whirlwind of chakra in his palm.

During this period, he mainly focused on cultivating the nature transformation of wind attributes, specifically the aspect of increasing movement speed, in preparation for fusing with Swift Escape.

At the same time, the first bloodline limit that Thor's clone developed was Swift Release, which allowed him to become familiar with and master the Swift Release bloodline limit.

This will not only allow you to better integrate, but also enable you to immediately master Swift Escape once you have integrated it.

Unfortunately, although the Fusion Eye Technique can fuse Bloodline Limits and Bloodline Elimination, it has a certain degree of uncertainty. Even if you use the same type of transformation to fuse, you may not be able to get the Bloodline Limit you want.

It's not just about choosing the nature of the change; there's also the issue of primary and secondary factors. Different proportions of primary and secondary factors will result in different bloodline limits after fusion.

For example, Boiling Release: Mei Terumi's Boiling Release causes high-temperature burns, and when combined with Lava Release, it can also have a corrosive effect.

However, Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, used Boil Release, which was a high-temperature burst. This was not a difference in the direction of development, but a fundamental difference.

Mei Terumi's Boil Release is primarily water-based with fire-based secondary properties, so its burst damage is weak, but its range of application is very wide.

Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, uses Boil Release, which is the opposite. It is primarily fire-based with water-based secondary properties, resulting in a powerful burst of energy and a stronger impact.

What he really wanted was the Swift Release bloodline that increased speed, not any other bloodline limit. He could only familiarize himself with the essence of the Swift Release bloodline first and make subtle adjustments before merging with it.

The more refined the chakra adjustment, the more stable the direction of fusion will be.

However, what he is most looking forward to is the transformation brought about by bloodline fusion, at which time his own chakra aptitude will definitely be further improved.

In the ninja world, as long as one is a bloodline ninja, their chakra reserves are all equal, at least stronger than those of ordinary ninjas.

The enhancement from bloodline fusion is an enhancement of the essence of bloodline, which is more meaningful than simply increasing chakra.

There's no way around it; the ninja system is all about bloodlines, and bloodlines themselves determine the lower and upper limits of one's future potential.

Even if one has a cheat code, it's impossible to raise the upper limit too high. One still needs to rely on bloodline fusion to improve the essence of the bloodline, so as not to become an obstacle to improvement and breakthrough in the future.

"Are they here?"

As he was pondering, Tamura Hao suddenly turned his head to look north and sensed the chakra of the yellow earth. It was clear that the reinforcements from Iwagakure had arrived.

After getting up and straightening his clothes, Tamura Hao strode out, called Yozuki Ai and his teacher Fukai, and headed to the dock.

Yagura and the others had already gone there to welcome the Iwagakure team that was about to arrive.

"There are quite a few people, probably around three thousand."

Looking at the figures standing on those ten large steel ships, Ye Yue Ai was quite surprised.

When did the Third Tsuchikage have such great courage?

"They must have been provoked by the Wood Release technique displayed by the Senju clan."

Fukai had a guess; he had also seen the intelligence from the village that the Senju clan had indeed obtained and used Wood Release.

Wood Release holds extraordinary significance; even if the opponent's Wood Release is far inferior to that of the First Hokage, it can still make one invincible on the battlefield.

The Third Tsuchikage and Iwagakure would definitely be worried. He guessed that the Third Tsuchikage would most likely use this opportunity to invite the two Jinchuriki from Kirigakure to come and help him kill the Senju elites together, so as to eliminate any future troubles.

"Iwagakure has always focused on cultivating the number of ninjas, and has the largest ninja army among the five great ninja villages. It is not difficult to draw out three thousand ninja soldiers."

Tamura Hao was not surprised that Iwagakure could mobilize so many ninja troops; that was one of their specialties.

In the upcoming three wars, tens of thousands of ninja troops were drawn to surround and kill the Third Raikage, and the battle lasted for three days and three nights.

Each of the five great ninja villages has its own unique characteristics. Among them, Konoha is the most comprehensive, developing in both quantity and quality, grasping both aspects firmly.

The Hidden Mist Village and the future Hidden Sand Village advocate an elite model, with the fewest ninja soldiers but a large number of Jonin.

Kumogakure also focuses on both quantity and quality, but it lags far behind Konoha.

"Yakura-kun, Ai-kun, Hao-kun, Fukai-kun!"

Huang Tu, who was leading the group, and Zi walked off the boat, greeted the group, and gave Ye Yue Ai a bear hug even more enthusiastically.

Back in Konoha, they had a good relationship. They had eaten together, drunk together, and admired each other.

"You've reached Kage level too!"

Feeling the Kage-level chakra emanating from the yellow earth, Yotsuki Ai grinned.

"You've all broken through; if I don't hurry up, I'll be too ashamed to show my face."

Speaking of this, Huang Tu smiled just as happily, but his breakthrough was filled with bitter tears, as he was almost disintegrated by his old man's dust escape technique.

Fortunately, we finally made a breakthrough.

"We have prepared a feast for you all, please!"

After exchanging a few words with Tousuke no Eito, Yagura Karatachi invited everyone to a banquet with a smile.

They had already received the information from Kusano Yaijin, knowing that three thousand Iwagakure ninjas had come this time. Although most of these people were not combat-type ninjas and were only Chunin, they were very good at Earth Release ninjutsu and could be used for large-scale projects.

The group soon arrived at the banquet. The feast provided by Kirigakure was quite generous. Although most of the fish were local ingredients, they were prepared in many different ways and the portions were plentiful, which suited the appetites of the big eaters from Iwagakure.

After the group of high-ranking officials finished their meal, they arrived at the operations conference room, led by Yagura Karatachi. A huge map was hanging on the front wall, mainly showing the area of ​​the Land of Fire peninsula.

"Our strategic predecessors have already told you about it, so I won't go into details. We have already had professionals survey the river route, which is roughly straight and 700 kilometers long."

Our Hidden Mist Earth Release ninjas have already dug an underground river tunnel to facilitate the second phase of excavation.

The Konoha ninja will be held off by us and our friends from the Cloud Ninja. You just need to focus on using Earth Release to dig the riverbed; you don't need to participate in the battle.

However, we still need to be prepared. Minato Namikaze of Konoha has the Flying Thunder God Technique, a space-time ninjutsu that is very difficult to defend against.

Upon seeing him, you must immediately use Earth Escape to hide underground. Do not engage him in direct combat. Anyone he has touched must be reported immediately. Haojun will be responsible for checking whether the person he touched has been marked with the Flying Thunder God Technique seal…”

Yagura, holding his large iron hook, pointed to the map and explained things to Huang Tu and the others in great detail, which satisfied them.

The reason for sending 3,000 ninja troops to provide support is that they are not to be deployed to the battlefield, but only to carry out the work of digging the river channel.

As long as you are careful not to be ambushed by Konoha's strong members, you will be safe.

The reward offered by Kirigakure was very generous, and they promised that Yagura Karatachi would come to support them during the decisive battle between Iwagakure and Konoha.

Huang Tu and Zi asked about some details regarding the mission, and were ultimately very satisfied, confirming that the Hidden Mist Village was indeed very sincere.

Moreover, Kirigakure really didn't need to play tricks in this regard, since the territory they had seized contained enormous benefits, not to mention the island nations in the southern seas.

Once the peninsula region of the Land of Fire is cut off, the Land of Water and Kirigakure will be able to control that large area of ​​the sea and slowly attack and occupy it.

"We need to rest here for three days, and then set off by boat to reach our destination."

Looking at the map, Huang Tu expressed his need for rest and recuperation.

People from the Land of Earth rarely go out to sea by boat, and Iwagakure is located in the very center of the Land of Earth. This was the first time even he had ever gone out to sea by boat.

Traveling by sea and traveling by river are two completely different things. Many of the three thousand ninjas who came were seasick and needed to rest.

"We have made arrangements and will connect your ships together to form a huge ocean vessel, which will greatly reduce the swaying caused by the impact of the waves."

Yagura nodded in understanding and offered a solution.

"That's good!"

Huang Tu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were free from that damned seasickness, the ninjas of Iwagakure would be upright and honorable men.

"Could you tell me about Jiraiya?"

Zi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. The main reason he agreed to come and provide support was because of Jiraiya.

He mastered Lava Release very well, and further developed it by utilizing the chakra of the Four-Tails.

However, he still couldn't figure out how to cultivate immortal arts and remained at the level of immortal arts incantations.

That guy Onoki has already achieved something, and the power of Dust Release has greatly increased. I can't lag behind.

"This is the detailed intelligence we have gathered."

Yagura had anticipated that Yukari would ask this question, so he handed over a stack of information he had prepared beforehand, all of which was about Jiraiya.

Zi took the stack of intelligence and carefully read through it, looking at it very attentively.

"Senior Tessao said you have another way to use the Tailed Beast Bomb."

Huang Tu asked about another matter, which he found very intriguing.

Besides the Tailed Beast Ball, do the Tailed Beasts have any other powerful attacks?

"I'll use it when we get there, and you'll understand after you see it."

Yagura didn't explain; it was just a way of using the Tailed Beast Ball and Tailed Beast Transformation, which was hard to explain in words and had to be experienced firsthand.

Moreover, only those who are also Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts can understand it. Once it is used, Yukari will definitely be able to learn it.

Looking up at Yagura, Murasaki didn't ask any further questions and continued flipping through the documents in her hand.

Compared to that Tailed Beast Cannon, he was more interested in Sage Mode, which could also enhance his own strength.

Moreover, the Tailed Beast Bomb was promised by Kirigakure a long time ago. Since the other party said that it could be learned as soon as it arrived, it must be true, so there's no need to rush.

(End of this chapter)