Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 238 Unity of Man and Soldier

"While you're paving new roads for the village, I haven't been idle either."

The Third Raikage was even more pleased, as this was one of the results of his research and training.

"This is the method of man and weapon unity that I created. It is not only the fusion of spirit and will with weapon, but also the fusion of chakra and body, and even life force..."

Listening to the Third Raikage's account, even Tamura Hao was astonished. It was too similar to the settings in those fantasy and martial arts novels, where characters would store and nurture their weapons within their bodies, mostly in places like the dantian.

For example, the neighboring Zhetian stored his weapons in the Lunhai Secret Realm to nourish and refine them.

The Third Raikage is now using a sealing technique to create a space in his abdomen and navel area, sealing the Hell Spear inside like a tailed beast, and connecting it to the tailed beast's life force, just like a tailed beast.

This allows for better integration and cultivation. If he didn't know this teacher well, he would have thought that some fantasy master had traveled over.

"This idea was mainly inspired by your sealing of Samehada. Samehada was originally used as a ninja sword, and famous swords and weapons become living things after being forged by you. I gave it a try, and I didn't expect it to actually work."

The Third Raikage chuckled and said that his idea was inspired by his disciple, and then he explored and experimented with Uzumaki Tamayo and others, eventually developing this unique method of human-weapon fusion.

"Although, like the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts, they have the flaw that they will suffer severe damage once the sealed weapon is destroyed, they can fuse and nurture the weapon to the maximum extent."

Moreover, the Hell Spear is my strongest point. If an enemy can destroy even the Hell Spear, then whether I am still alive or not becomes meaningless.

He knew it was a flaw. Although it wasn't as extreme as the Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast, where death would occur if the Tailed Beast left, it certainly wouldn't be pleasant. Nevertheless, he decided to try and continue.

Everything is for the sake of becoming stronger; only by constantly becoming stronger can we better protect the village.

"We still need to start with Yin-Yang Release. According to the records of the Uzumaki and Senju clans, Yin Release creates form from nothingness, and can create form without being visible, just like the Mangekyou Sharingan and Susanoo of the Uchiha clan."

Yang Release imbues form with life, allowing life to be injected into the physical body and bringing inanimate objects to life, just like the First Hokage's Wood Release, which is not simply wood, but living trees.

It is said that those Six Paths Ninja Tools were created by the Sage of Six Paths using Yin-Yang Release. If we want to further improve our weaponry system, we can only start with Yin-Yang Release.

Tamura Hao knew that Yin-Yang Release was the strongest power, far surpassing the five elemental release techniques. Theoretically, it could create all things, even life itself.

Black Zetsu was created by Kaguya Otsutsuki using the power of Yin-Yang Release. The Tailed Beasts were also created and nurtured by the Sage of Six Paths using his own Yin-Yang Release power combined with the power of the Ten-Tails' origin.

Including those Six Paths Ninja Tools, to further enhance the essence of weapons, one must master the power of Yin-Yang Release.

"I have fused with Hiruzen Sarutobi's flesh and blood to complete my chakra attributes, and I now possess Yin and Yang attributes, but it is not easy to cultivate the transformation between the two natures."

By the way, why did you insist on using Hiruzen Sarutobi's flesh and blood for this plan?

The Third Raikage was puzzled by this. They had previously considered using Tobirama Senju's flesh and blood cells to complete his chakra attributes, since Tobirama Senju also possessed all attributes. Although the First Hokage was powerful, he lacked the Yin attribute.

If you're just looking to complete the attributes, Tobirama Senju's cells are more effective.

However, this disciple rejected the proposal and suggested using Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi instead. During the last peninsula war, he obtained some of Hiruzen Sarutobi's flesh and blood, which was sent back for cultivation. He then took a portion of it and integrated it into the body of the monkey with the Sage Art Seal, using the corrosive nature of the Sage Art Seal to indirectly fuse with himself and complete his attributes.

Although this indirect fusion of attributes is not as strong as the innate ones, it is enough for cultivation. It is much easier and faster than forcibly cultivating attributes that do not exist.

He just didn't understand why they didn't use Tobirama Senju's cells.

"The Sage of Six Paths is too mysterious. We don't yet know what secrets his bloodline holds, so it's not advisable to take any risks."

Tamura Hao briefly mentioned the potential risks associated with those bloodlines. The Third Raikage was his powerful backer, and he couldn't afford any problems with him.

Sometimes, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Moreover, it's only used to assist in cultivation; it's enough to supplement attributes. There's no need to necessarily use Tobirama Senju.

"Too."

The Third Raikage understood. Although he could tell that the disciple seemed to have left things unsaid, he didn't care. Anyway, this kid wouldn't harm him.

Moreover, I didn't see this kid fusing other people's cells with himself; he only temporarily obtained that power by using Samehada to devour other people's cells.

How confident are you in your plan to gain new attributes through bloodline fusion transformation?

When asked about bloodline fusion, they mentioned that they had discussed this idea before, and they even made ultra-high precision chakra test strips to confirm their hypothesis.

Their ninjas' chakra is indeed all-elemental, but some elements are strong enough to be tested, while others are too weak to be tested and are very difficult to cultivate.

This is why some ninjas, even if they don't possess that attribute, can still develop the corresponding nature transformation through hard work. At most, the power of the ninjutsu they use with that attribute will be much weaker, and the energy consumption will be much greater.

Since those attributes exist, as long as we find a way to improve them, they can be just like those explicit attributes.

They have two approaches to this: one is to use cell transplantation for training, and then use the chakra cultivated to stimulate and nurture it.

Another one is the bloodline fusion route proposed by this kid, which uses bloodline fusion to transform and modify the body to enhance hidden attributes.

This kid has already mastered some of the nature changes of the lightning and yin attributes to the limit. Next is the fusion of bloodline limits. Whether this approach will succeed depends on the other party's fusion.

"At least 80%!"

Tamura Hao was full of confidence. As his strength increased, his understanding of chakra also deepened, and he increasingly agreed with Black Zetsu's original suggestion.

Chakra is the foundation of everything. Even for the Otsutsuki clan, chakra is still the core element, while bloodline is merely a byproduct of chakra.

By cultivating chakra, especially the yin and yang attributes, one can completely transform oneself and shape one's bloodline. The Otsutsuki bloodline should also have originated in this way.

What I need to do is to use chakra as the foundation, draw on the Otsutsuki bloodline to create my own bloodline in the future, and reopen a bloodline system.

This concept actually existed in the ninja world long ago, namely the bloodline limit of escaping techniques, and even bloodline elimination.

That one didn't rely on the Otsutsuki bloodline, but solely on the cultivation of chakra; all he needed to do was continue down this path.

"It seems that we still have to continue down the path of bloodline limit; relying solely on a teleportation technique is not enough."

The Third Raikage was both happy and emotional. If this path could truly be followed, the limits of ninjas would be greatly enhanced, and he himself would also benefit from it.

"If it's just about completing the attributes, dual-attribute bloodline limits are enough. The reason why the bloodline powers of the Thunder God clone conflict and can only share two bloodline chakras is most likely because it originates from external forces rather than from its own fusion."

If it's a bloodline limit fused from within oneself, the chakra all originates from the same source, so they should be able to merge and coexist.

Tamura Hao believed that bloodline chakra could coexist, and that the future Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, was a ninja with two bloodline chakra, and could even fuse the two bloodline powers together.

For example, the Technique of Clever Mist is a fusion of boiling steam and melting acid.

As Thor's clone continued to stimulate the potential of those bloodline limits, he gradually came to understand their true nature.

Although he has worked to the maximum extent possible to integrate with the original clones, the cells are still derived from other people. Even though they are now fused together and the Ten-Tails' chakra is used to transform them, the original owner's mark cannot be completely eliminated. This creates a repulsion, making it difficult for the chakra of the bloodline limit to perfectly blend together.

However, the original owner's mark is a major foundation of the bloodline limit. Once it is erased by the Ten-Tails, the bloodline limit will also collapse, which becomes an unsolvable problem.

If a bloodline limit is formed by fusion of its own elements, it will be perfectly compatible, unless the bloodline limits are mutually opposing and restraining.

"That makes things much simpler. Once we complete the attribute fusion with the help of bloodline fusion, we can separate Hiruzen Sarutobi's cells. I just don't feel right about fusing with the cells of that little guy."

The Third Raikage nodded. It would be best to improve one's latent attributes through one's own cultivation. Cell transplantation is only a temporary measure, allowing for better cultivation of the nature changes of those attributes.

After spending the night talking with the Third Raikage, Tamura Hiroshi set off for Turtle Island the next day to further hone his wind-attribute swordsmanship using the real waterfall there.

"friend!"

Sensing Tamura's arrival, the island turtle became very excited, and its tail, which had formed a snake's head, immediately rose from the sea.

"You've gotten bigger again."

Looking at the island turtle, which had grown to almost twice its original size, Tamura Hao was quite amazed by the creature. The original island turtle was no smaller than the Ten-Tails, and even the Eight-Tails was just a tiny speck in comparison.

Last time, I injected a large amount of Grell energy into the island tortoise, which greatly increased its size. Now it has grown so much. I really don't know what the limit of such a being is.

Could it grow into something like the giant space beasts from some novels and anime?

If that's really the case, then in the future we might be able to ride this behemoth to travel through the stars.

"Last time I didn't grow to my maximum size, and I ate a lot of food afterward to grow this big."

Island Turtle replied smugly, and Tamura Hao understood the reasoning behind it.

Physical growth requires more than just energy; even pure life force like Grell's is not enough.

It also needs the necessary nutrients to support it; the rapid growth last time must have used up the island tortoise's original body reserves.

However, that growth was too great, far exceeding the reserves of the island tortoises. So, after supplementing their diet, they continued to grow and reached their current level.

"Is this your limit? Can you continue to grow?"

Tamura Hiroshi asked, "It would be wonderful if it could continue to grow."

"That power can no longer stimulate my body's growth, but the chakra you gave me should work; that has greater potential."

The island tortoise replied that he had indeed reached his limit, the limit that life force could stimulate, and his body had not grown any further in the past two months.

If you want to continue improving, you can only start with that kind of chakra.

"Then you should first cultivate the nature transformations of wind and water attributes. Once you've reached the limit, I'll help you fuse with ice release."

Tamura Hao also thought so, because the Otsutsuki clan, with the help of chakra, could roam the stars, far surpassing the power of their native tribes.

So after he gave the island turtle chakra, he explained to it the training of wind and earth nature transformations in preparation for fusing with ice release.

Ice Release is currently the most suitable technique for the island turtle. Once it masters Ice Release, the island turtle can create an ice shell to completely envelop itself, allowing it to dive into the sea and hide better.

The ice shell also protects the ecosystem on its back and the Cloud Ninjas who cultivate and survive there.

For this reason, they will also send some of the Mizuki clan members who have been tested for loyalty here to assist the island turtle in its cultivation. At this moment, the island turtle is on the edge of the planet's north pole, where the temperature is below zero, which is very suitable for the cultivation of ice escape.

After chatting with the island turtle for a long time, Tamura Hiroshi finally went to the Real Waterfall to train.

Due to the influence of his own consciousness, the dark side that was formed this time is the form of Ichigo Kurosaki from the neighboring Shinigami, holding that Zangetsu.

"Why not Lan Da?"

He was very unhappy with the manifestation of his dark side, and he would rather be Aizen, the king of cool, than Ichigo Kurosaki.

You should know that he is the most pretentious villain in the world of anime and manga. All his pretentious quotes are full of pretentiousness and philosophical meaning. Only the philosopher Hades from Super Beast Armed Forces can compare with him.

"Because what I created is Zan Yue."

Tamura Hao sighed helplessly, wondering why his dark side was so unique.

"Then why don't you portray me as a Homelander? I'll give you a Crescent Moon Slash."

The dark side is still very unpleasant.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's fight!"

Tamura Hao didn't want to waste any more words, so he picked up the condensed Zan Yue and looked over.

The Dark Side muttered something and swung its sword to meet the attack. Both of them used wind-attribute sword techniques, a style completely different from the Dark Side's last one.

At the same time, this dark side has become even stronger due to Tamura Hao's improvement, and he can easily use powerful killing moves such as Eight-Sword Flash.

Leaving aside the person Tian is cultivating here, the morale in the Konoha Southwest Front camp is very low, not only because they were ambushed by the four-village coalition, but also because their commander, Lord Shimura Danzo, was killed.

Even Lady Tsunade, who just arrived, has been captured, and her chances of survival are slim.

One was their commander, and the other was the strongest medical ninja. Their loss cast a shadow over everyone's hearts, and they couldn't help but despair about the war.

Can we hold on until the end?

Even the older generation of ninjas couldn't help but have doubts, let alone the younger ones.

Of course, some people did not give up, and even worked harder to improve themselves, such as Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze.

The two engaged in a fierce battle in an open area behind the camp. Although neither of them activated the Yin Seal, they used every other means at their disposal.

Minato Namikaze continuously used the Flying Thunder God Technique, seemingly transforming into more than a dozen figures to besiege Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake also carried a Flying Thunder God kunai with him, allowing Minato Namikaze to cast spells more effectively.

Both of them are undergoing targeted training. Hatake Sakumo needs to adapt to this kind of super-fast attack, because last time he was suppressed by that boy with super-fast speed.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, had to deal with that swift and sharp swordsmanship. He had been suppressed by Hikaru Uchiha's swordsmanship many times in the past, and was in a very passive position.

The two fought fiercely for more than ten minutes before stopping, panting heavily. Although it was only a little over ten minutes, the physical strength and energy they expended were unimaginable to outsiders.

In that kind of high-speed combat, if your reaction is even slightly slow, you'll get hit, and if you don't die, you'll be crippled.

"You hit too hard."

Mitarashi Shishou and Yuhi Kurenai, who were watching from the sidelines and providing support, exclaimed that the two were engaging in the most realistic combat, holding nothing back.

"It's still not quite there."

Hatake Sakumo was not very satisfied. Compared to the boy's outburst last time, their fighting strength was still much weaker.

It's not just because they haven't unleashed their full potential yet; there are also gaps in other aspects.

Minato Namikaze felt the same way.

"Don't push yourself too hard, that kid is no human being."

Kurenai Yuhi offered words of comfort, saying that she still couldn't understand the talent of that boy from Kumogakure.

He didn't pay much attention to the kid when he first met him two years ago, but the strength he showed in the Chunin Exams made him take him seriously, especially the final battle against Might Guy.

Little did they know that was just the beginning. The boy's strength grew stronger and stronger, and his growth rate was truly terrifying, exceeding their comprehension.

Minato Namikaze is already very talented; his talent is no less than that of the Second Hokage. With the Nine-Tails and the sealing techniques he has learned, he is very likely to reach the level of the First Hokage in the future.

However, there is still a significant gap in growth rate compared to that boy. If the two were to face off, Minato Namikaze could only rely on the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape, and would be unable to confront him head-on.

"Senior Sakumo, may I learn swordsmanship from you?"

Minato Namikaze suddenly asked a question, sounding very serious and sincere.

He used to think that with the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan, he was invincible in close combat. But after facing Uchiha Hikaru and Tamura Hiroshi on the battlefield, he realized that he was too naive.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is not invincible; if he were to engage in close combat with those two, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

Although Uchiha Hikaru's swordsmanship was far inferior to that of Natamura Hiro, he possessed a spatial eye technique that could suppress him, and he could use it frequently, as if it did not consume any eye power.

Tamura Hiroshi's swordsmanship had reached an inhuman level, and coupled with his incredible speed, he was also unable to withstand it.

So he wanted to learn swordsmanship, since the strongest swordsman in the village was this senior, White Fang.

"You're studying too many different things; I don't recommend getting distracted any further."

Sakumo Hatake offered some advice, saying that Minato Namikaze was currently learning a wide variety of techniques, including sealing techniques, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Rasengan.

Each of these requires a great deal of effort to learn and study, and it is already amazing that Minato Namikaze has been able to cultivate to this level.

If I were to learn swordsmanship, the pressure would be immense, and it might even slow down my progress in other areas of training, which would be a loss.

"Sakumo's swordsmanship emphasizes focus, which is not suitable for you."

Mitarashi Shishou also offered some advice, saying that the Hatake family evolved from a samurai family, and the swordsmanship they inherited was essentially the same as that of the samurai, only with some fusion with ninjutsu, making them more adept at head-on combat, which is not the same fighting style as Namikaze Minato.

"If you really want to learn swordsmanship, you can follow the path of the Second Hokage. The Second Hokage was also a master swordsman, and the Uchiha style of swordsmanship would be very suitable for you."

Kurenai Yuhi offered advice: although Minato Namikaze was not as good as that boy, he was already the strongest of the younger generation in Konoha and the future of the village. It would be best if he could become stronger.

(End of this chapter)