Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 225 The Cicada Awaits

Two people who had activated the Eight Gates Formation clashed rapidly on the island, their movements so fast that only two streaks of blood-red light could be seen flashing by.

Meanwhile, the island below was also being ravaged and crumbled by that terrifying power. The hard rocks were as fragile as tofu in the face of that power, and could not be broken at all.

After Might Guy pushed Evening Elephant to its limit at speed 5, he could no longer increase it. He had reached the limit of what he could unleash, but he still kept punching, even though his bones were covered in cracks.

This is not just for Konoha, or for his son to throw a punch, but also for his own and his close friend's youth.

He felt the boy's burning passion for youth, and his pure fighting spirit impressed him greatly, making him willing to help the boy achieve his goal.

It sounds like a long story, but in reality, both of their outbursts were very short, after all, they were bursts of life-burning energy, especially Might Guy's, which could only last for a shorter time.

After finally shattering his fists and arms, Matt Day collapsed onto the sea, exhausted.

As for the previous islands, they have been bombed flat and covered by seawater.

"Have you perfected the Eight Gates Formation?"

Ignoring his collapsing body, Might Guy stared intently at the falling boy.

The opponent's Eight Gates Formation was very different from his own. He couldn't control the violent power, which spread out and formed flames, even drawing out the blood in his body.

That's actually a huge waste and doesn't help with the outbreak at all.

However, the boy contained all his power internally and did not release it. This level of control and physical strength was far beyond what I could match.

"Um!"

Tamura Hiroshi nodded, his body trembling. He was in very bad shape, with pain all over his body, inside and out, especially since many of his meridians had been torn.

Fortunately, he held on and his body did not break down.

"With your youth shining brightly on the path of physical combat, Kai will definitely go even further. I hope you two won't become mortal enemies in the future."

Matt Day was satisfied and had even higher hopes for his son's future, believing he would surely surpass him.

"Kai's future still needs to be witnessed by Uncle Dai."

After recovering, Tamura Hiroshi sheathed the Masamune sword and closed all eight gates. He then raised his hand and formed hand seals to seal Might Guy into the sealing space, allowing the little Ten-Tails to swallow it to maintain its life and await further treatment.

At the same time, he controlled the Thor clone to walk over, raised his hand to form a seal and sealed him into the sealing space in the abdomen. Meanwhile, one of the Ten-Tails' tails extended out from the seal and wrapped around him layer by layer to help him recover.

The situation during this battle at the Gate of Death was much better than expected. My body did not collapse and was still within the repairable range, at most it would take some time.

But the war isn't over yet.

Tamura Hao takes full control of Thor's clone, opens a portal, and returns to the battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, seeing Might Guy and Thor disappear at the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others felt a chill in their hearts, realizing that it might be a spatial technique.

Although Thor, the opponent's most troublesome hero, was also taken away, their trump card, Might Guy, was also gone, and they didn't know where he had been taken.

Without Might Guy's path-clearing and devastating attacks, they will definitely have a tough time next.

But having come this far, they had no way to retreat and could only grit their teeth and fight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately created four shadow clones, which, together with his main body, unleashed his most powerful Five Elements Technique: Great Combo Bullet Technique.

The five elemental ninjutsu complement each other, ultimately creating a devastating explosion with power far exceeding that of ordinary ninjutsu.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade also charged forward. Jiraiya, as usual, created a lava giant and rampaged through the enemy lines. In the end, he was stopped by Yukari, who was wearing a tailed beast cloak. Yukari also created a lava giant out of lava, but this one was even larger.

As a Jinchūriki of a Tailed Beast, his chakra was far greater than Jiraiya's. The quality of the Tailed Beast's chakra was also quite good. Even with the enhancement of Sage Mode, Jiraiya could not gain any advantage over Murasaki.

Not to mention that Zi also has four assistants, each of whom carries a tail and can transform into a tailed beast. They can even unleash a tailed beast ball when they come together.

Tsunade faced off against Yotsuki A. Both were using heavy weapons, but Yotsuki A was faster and Tsunade was stronger. The two fought to a standstill.

In comparison, Orochimaru was quite lackluster, performing rather mediocrely, merely managing to hold off Pakura. The two were old rivals, and at the same time, they were secretly keeping an eye on the Hyuga ninjas.

Everyone else also had their own opponents, and the battle reached a stalemate for a time.

However, this was only a stalemate at the high level. Once the two sides' ninja forces made contact and started fighting, Konoha quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Although it's not raining today, there's still water on the ground from previous rains, and the air humidity is high, which is conducive to the use of water-style ninjutsu.

Most importantly, the four-village alliance had more people, including more Jonin, so their advantage was inevitable.

This scene made Jiraiya and the others secretly anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Only Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm, for he had already prepared a solution to this problem.

Just as Yukari and Jiraiya were clashing with the Lava Giant, a figure suddenly charged in with a sword.

Without thinking much about it, Zi threw a punch, punching a hole through the opponent's chest.

To his surprise, this fatal wound had little effect on the other party, who even raised his hand and pressed it against the tailed beast seal on his abdomen.

"untie!"

A special kind of chakra surged into the seal, like a key that unlocked it.

"roar!"

A roar filled with furious killing intent resounded, and crimson chakra burst forth from the seal on the purple abdomen, finally transforming into a tailless, fiery red giant ape.

"Four-tailed!"

Upon seeing that enormous figure, everyone's hearts tightened, knowing that it was a tailed beast, the tailed beast inside the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

As the tailed beast detached, Zili, whose life was intertwined with it, felt his chakra and life force rapidly draining away, and looked on in disbelief.

"The Four-Tails is free. Quickly take Zi to the back for treatment and lure the Four-Tails there as well."

Huang Tu flew into a rage and roared, ordering his men to take Zi back.

The four Iwa ninjas carrying the Four-Tails' tails reacted quickly and hoisted Zi towards the back of the defensive fortifications.

They couldn't defeat the Four-Tails; at this point, they could only flee.

The four tails sensed that the four people had their own tails on them, and immediately prepared to chase after them and take them back.

But at that moment, countless spell arrays spread across his body, and he was finally forcibly pulled into a pottery jar.

The figure whose chest had been pierced earlier grabbed the clay pot imprinted with the Four-Tails and rushed north. This scene stunned everyone. Huang Tu, who had just recovered, led his men in pursuit to try to snatch the Four-Tails back, while the Konoha ninjas did their best to block them.

On the other side, Ashina Uzumaki, secretly controlled by Hiruzen Sarutobi, rushed out of the battlefield and arrived behind a large tree. Just as he was about to summon a coffin to seal him away, the tree suddenly came to life and extended several thick roots that tightly bound Ashina Uzumaki and frantically devoured the chakra in his body.

At the same time, a vine wrapped around the pottery jar in his hand and pulled him to the ground.

"Wood Release!"

This scene made Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was secretly controlling the situation, furious. He recognized that it was Wood Release. At present, only Senju Shinobu and Uchiha Fugaku possess Wood Release, and Danzo may also have it.

Which one is it?

Although he was furious, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that now was not the time to dwell on this; winning the war was the priority.

The unexpected turn of events regarding the Four-Tails Jinchuriki greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha forces, while the four-village coalition was somewhat flustered, but the situation was not serious.

But the unforeseen events were not over yet. Yagura Karatachi, who was gathering Tailed Beast Balls on the defensive fortifications, suddenly looked up at the sky as if he had a premonition.

A figure was seen falling rapidly, while black chakra surged forth and quickly condensed into a black Susanoo that was a hundred meters in size.

Susanoo grabbed Yagura, who was wearing the Tailed Beast Cloak, and was about to grab Ao and the others with its other hand when a long sword that could cleave space suddenly swept across. It was Uchiha Hikaru who abandoned his pursuit of Namikaze Minato and controlled Susanoo to come and provide support.

Meanwhile, Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki, who had been holding the fort at the rear to deal with any unexpected events, charged forward, each extending four Vajra Locks that swept towards Dark Susanoo.

At the same time, a portal appeared, and a burly figure stepped out—it was the Thor clone controlled by Tamura Hao.

At the same time, Thor's hammer in his hand spun rapidly, and after looking around, he swung it toward Dark Susanoo.

Golden and black lightning flashed, transforming into a liquid lightning ball containing destructive power.

Faced with this siege, Shimura Danzo, who was located between the eyebrows of Dark Susanoo, did not hesitate and flew away with Yagura Karatachi.

Although we didn't get the complete three-tailed beast, having the main body is enough.

"Deal with the Konoha ninja army first."

Tamura Hao, controlling his Thor clone, said something, then recalled Mjolnir and leaped into the battlefield, continuously swinging the hammer.

Uchiha Hikaru then created a shadow clone, controlling Susanoo to meet Jiraiya's lava giant, while his main body used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave, immediately finding Ao and the others who were retreating.

With a single glance, he used the power of his kaleidoscope eyes to subdue them, then took out several syringes and injected the liquid inside into their necks, putting them into a deep sleep. Afterward, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them all away.

The same applied to the four people carrying the purple back. She even used a transformation technique to impersonate Tobirama Senju to commit the crime, and further disguised herself by using the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Tamura Hao had dug up from Tobirama Senju's grave.

After doing all this, Uchiha Hikaru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to his shadow clone and take over Susanoo to slash at Jiraiya's lava giant.

Faced with the sharpness of the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, which could even cleave through space, Jiraiya was on the defensive and even shrank into the lava giant to avoid being killed by Uchiha Hikaru's space-time jutsu.

And just like that, the war suddenly went into chaos and became increasingly brutal.

Although she found the shameless villain's scheme too despicable, she would still do it. She didn't like owing others, and she would repay them whenever she had the chance.

Moreover, since we are essentially enemies, there's nothing wrong with taking action like this.

Having absorbed some of the Nine-Tails' chakra, she might have sensed the malice of those people, but she was just good at disguising it on the surface.

The successive mishaps of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Three-Tails Jinchuriki shocked and enraged the Iwagakure and Kirigakure ninjas, leading to even more brutal killings and a rapid surge in casualties on both sides.

Tsunade, a medical ninja, also noticed the situation and tried to summon the Slug Sage to assist in the treatment, but she was held back by Aya Yotsuki and couldn't free her hands at all.

Neither side showed any intention of retreating or ceasing hostilities, and they quickly became bloodthirsty, causing casualties to surge further, with even Kage-level powerhouses beginning to fall in battle.

The first to die in battle was Gekko Genpu. Tamura Hao, who was controlling the Thunder God clone, saw through the disguise of the Transparent Release and unleashed the Thunder Release to stimulate him. Then, he smashed his chest with a hammer, causing it to cave in, and died instantly. Even the ninja sword in his hand was smashed in half.

Tamura Hao immediately went over to collect the body and sealed away the broken ninja sword.

The craftsmanship of this knife is a bit lacking, but the materials are excellent. With a reforging, it can become a supreme masterpiece.

On the other side, the giant crab, Yuhi Shinku, had several legs and a large pincer broken by the crazed Huang Tu using earth magic. It could only be sent away with a heavy heart, while Yuhi Shinku himself was being chased away.

Mitarashi Shishou was also in bad shape, with an X-shaped knife wound on her chest, her ribs nearly pierced through, and her vest soaked in blood.

Only Hatake Sakumo was in good condition; with the unleashing of the Yin Seal, he nearly cleaved Fukai in two and also destroyed Tamura Hiroshi's shadow clone.

This was only because Sakumo Hatake held back a little out of consideration for the Yin Seal he had given him; otherwise, Fukai would definitely have been completely cut in half.

After slicing through the boy's shadow clones, Hatake Sakumo swung his sword at the Raijin controlled by Tamura Hiroshi, and the two instantly clashed.

Without Uchiha Kou's suppression, Minato Namikaze displayed his Yellow Flash ability, constantly throwing out Flying Thunder God Kunai for rapid teleportation, and condensing Rasengan to kill the ninjas of the Four Villages Alliance.

However, he wisely refrained from targeting the group of Cloud Village ninjas, fearing that he might anger Uchiha Hikaru and be hunted down again, which would make it difficult to kill the enemy quickly.

Moreover, those Cloud Ninjas had clearly undergone targeted training, forming a special battle formation of ten people per group, making them impossible to kill instantly.

It was even difficult to throw the Flying Thunder God kunai at them, clearly they were on guard against me.

The battle raged from noon until afternoon and into the night. The battlefield was littered with countless corpses, and both sides suffered heavy losses, with very few still standing.

"Third Hokage, you have lost!"

Thor, covered in knife wounds, wielded Mjolnir and coldly stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, his body still crackling with golden and black lightning as he maintained his Lightning Release Sage Mode.

Yoruichi and the others stood beside the Raijin clone. Although they had lost their chakra, their powerful physiques still allowed them to unleash formidable fighting power.

In comparison, Konoha was in a much worse state. Their chakra was completely depleted, and they had severely overdrawn their bodies, leaving them practically exhausted.

Furthermore, everyone was injured. Mitarashi Shishou's face was as pale as paper. Due to excessive use of illusion techniques and the backlash from which he had fallen into a coma, Yuhi Shinku was being carried on his back.

Covered in blood, Jiraiya was practically clinging to Orochimaru, unable to stand on his own. Most of his white hair was stained red with his own blood, and he had even gone bald.

Orochimaru's face grew paler and paler, and his fear intensified.

In this battle, he used all his techniques except Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan, but he was still badly beaten.

The chakra of the Scorching Release user, Pakura, was abnormal, far exceeding expectations. Moreover, he could use the Rasengan like Minato Namikaze, and its power was amplified when combined with the Scorching Release.

Without using Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan, he really couldn't do anything to the opponent.

Tsunade was also in great pain. Her body was supported by the greatsword stuck in the ground. Her vest was tattered and covered in blood, with a small piece of her own intestine hanging from one of the tears.

Of course, Yue Ai didn't fare well that night either; she was disemboweled and her left arm was severed.

Sakumo Hatake was in the best condition among them, but his left arm was broken by Thor's hammer, his ninja sword was broken in two, his chakra was completely depleted, and his Yin Seal was empty.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's chakra was also exhausted, and he had overdrawn it once, which shows how fierce the previous battle was.

Seeing that Raijin's chakra was still plentiful, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others looked extremely gloomy.

This person has so much chakra, it seems inexhaustible. Even Minato Namikaze, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was almost exhausted and had to break out of the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

But that one is still full of energy and at his peak.

What kind of monster is this?

Furthermore, the enemy had more remaining men than them, not to mention the Three Thousand Rock Hidden Ninja Army that hadn't moved at all, so defeat was indeed inevitable.

"Watergate!"

Feeling his body was completely drained, Hiruzen Sarutobi, despite his reluctance, had no choice but to retreat.

Although the consequences of defeat are severe, it is better than losing one's life here; only by living is there meaning.

Moreover, he has already made contingency plans, and now it seems that the only option is to use that plan to make the daimyo die as soon as possible and support the rise of a new daimyo, thus breaking the deadlock from within.

Minato Namikaze understood and used chakra threads to connect the group, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to help them escape the encirclement.

However, after only traveling four hundred meters, his chakra was exhausted, and he even overdrawn his body, making it impossible for him to teleport people over extremely long distances.

This was only because I was specifically instructed to save some chakra just in case; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique this time.

Several flying ninja beasts that had been circling in the sky quickly swooped down, grabbed the people, and flew away.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, they lost this war they couldn't afford to lose.

Despite all the scheming and losses, they ultimately failed to hold out until the end and achieve victory.

Watching those figures disappear into the distance, Tamura Hao controlled his Thunder God clone to fall straight down. The Lightning Release Sage Technique chakra on his body dissipated, and blood gushed from the temporarily sealed wounds, staining his armor red.

I showed through my actions that I was just putting on an act and that I had reached my limit.

Seeing Thor fall like that, Huang Tu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The ninjas from Kumogakure performed exceptionally well and were incredibly powerful this time. In particular, the Thunder God was not only incredibly strong, but his chakra also seemed limitless, making them all wonder if he was a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast.

Fortunately, the other party also has its limits; they were just putting on a brave face before.

They were all well aware of the true nature of the alliance now, and that they might become enemies someday in the future. If the Hidden Cloud Village appeared too invincible, their future would be in trouble.

Seeing the Thunder God fall, Yotsuki Ai and the others rushed forward. Uzumaki Kaoru quickly provided initial treatment for the wound, and then Uchiha Hikaru used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take him back to the camp for further treatment.

After treating his injuries, Yotsuki Aze directed the Cloud Ninja youths who were still in relatively good condition to clean up the battlefield, prioritizing the collection of the Hyuga ninja corpses.

Of course, they didn't keep all the white eyes they dug out for themselves; they only took a quarter of them. Huang Tu and the others each took a quarter of the eyes, as had been agreed upon beforehand.

A disdainful look is a scarce strategic resource; it's very precious.

However, the losses this time were also great, especially for Huang Tu, who came as reinforcements. He was so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. Last time, his own Four-Tails was stolen. Konoha has such methods. Damn it!

(End of this chapter)