Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 245 Stealing the Reincarnation Eye

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

Faced with this life-or-death crisis, Hiashi Hyuga decisively unleashed an even stronger version of the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, condensing a golden light sword that slashed down.

Before the lightsaber could slice through the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, another, even larger, golden lightsaber shot out, engulfing Hyuga Hiashi's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and even swallowing his body along with it.

The speed was too fast, and the size of the lightsaber was too large; even with Hiashi Hyuga's current strength, it would be difficult for him to avoid it.

In the end, they could only merge all the Yin-Yang Escape black spheres into a shield to block the way.

"Bang!"

The immense impact blasted Hyuga Hiashi deep into the earth, but also temporarily freed him from the influence of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively used his spatial eye technique to teleport away.

"You can't escape!"

Otsutsuki Shari's greed grew stronger, and he used his spatial eye technique to pursue the trail of the target.

The two continued their chase, moving constantly across land and sea.

Hiashi Hyuga tried to shake off his opponent, but found it impossible; he was completely locked on by the opponent.

This made him feel even more desperate. Was he going to die at the hands of that kind of person today?

I have already awakened these eyes and laid out the path to becoming Hokage. I am certain that I can lead the Hyuga clan to an unprecedented peak, and even unify the ninja world.

But why did it have to end like this?

Why does fate play such a joke on me?

Amidst his despair and resentment, the Otsutsuki Rei behind him drew ever closer, sometimes even activating his spatial eye technique to traverse at the same time as Hyuga Hiashi.

"Moonlight!"

Seizing the opportunity, just as Hiashi Hyuga was about to use his space-time jutsu to teleport again, the burst of Tenseigan chakra depleted by the critical strike created a terrifying force of attraction.

Affected by this sudden gravitational pull, Hyuga Hiashi was pulled backward and sent flying.

It wasn't just the physical attraction that drew him in, but also the chakra within his body, making it impossible for him to move an inch.

All that could be used was the power of his eyes, and he immediately unleashed a repulsive force without regard for chakra loss. Unfortunately, the opponent's gravitational pull was too strong, far exceeding his own power, and he still couldn't stop the opponent's attraction.

That wasn't all. More than a dozen Yin-Yang Release spikes flew out, accurately piercing the pressure points in Hyuga Hiashi's body, completely sealing his chakra, and even the power of the giant Tenseigan sealed in his abdomen was sealed and cut off.

"laugh!"

The palm pierced through his heart, striking Hiashi Hyuga as if struck by lightning. Immediately afterward, he felt a sharp pain in his left eye, his vision went completely dark, and his eye was gouged out by his opponent.

This is the battle between eye-jutsu ninjas. The stronger side can forcefully suppress the weaker side, but once the eye-jutsu becomes ineffective, they become extremely vulnerable.

Suppressing his excitement, Otsutsuki Rei put away the eye and reached for the other eye.

Before they could even touch that eye, the giant Tenseigan sealed in Hiashi Hyuga's abdomen suddenly unleashed a power that distorted the surrounding space, carrying Hiashi Hyuga away.

"How could that be?"

Otsutsuki Shari was stunned. He had already used Yin-Yang Release to seal all the important acupoints in Hyuga Hiashi's body. How could the other party still be able to use Space-Time Eye Technique to escape?

Moreover, they escaped very cleanly this time, leaving no trace whatsoever, making it impossible to continue tracking them.

Before they could figure out what was going on, a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, and the next moment a flash of blades appeared before their eyes, swift and sharp.

There was no time to think about Hiashi Hyuga's escape; Otsutsuki Shari manipulated the Yin-Yang Jewel to counterattack.

"Clang clang clang..."

The Yin-Yang Jewel, imbued with the Tenseigan chakra, collided with the sword light, creating a dull thud.

The attackers were Tamura Hao and his two companions who had come using the Heavenly Delivery Technique. After sensing that Hyuga Hiashi's chakra had suddenly disappeared from his perception, he immediately used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to bring the two of them over.

With its perception and precise positioning, it can instantly strike and launch an attack, giving the opponent no distance or time to react.

The three of them joined forces and attacked with perfect coordination, giving Otsutsuki Rei no chance to use his space-time jutsu to escape, or even a chance to unleash his ultimate move.

A real life-or-death battle isn't like what's depicted in anime, where you just stand there dumbfounded watching someone prepare their ultimate move.

The key is to suppress your opponent so they can't use their ultimate move, and then suppress them until they die.

The three's combined attack really put Otsutsuki Rei in a bad situation, forcing him to use the Yin-Yang Orb to block.

"Moon Rebuke!"

He decisively activated his eyes to unleash repulsive force, attempting to break free from the three people surrounding him.

Unfortunately, the three attacked too aggressively, making it difficult for him to gather enough chakra to unleash a powerful repulsive force.

The Third Raikage used the penetrating energy blade condensed on the spear to cut through the incoming repulsive force layer, while Tamura Hao's Twenty-One Swords also cut through the repulsive force layer on his side.

Uchiha Hikaru went even further, using his eye technique in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique to penetrate the repulsive force layer and continue his attack on Otsutsuki Relic.

"My eye technique cannot be used directly on him; I need to break through that chakra cloak."

After several attempts, Uchiha Hikaru communicated with Tamura Hao and the Third Raikage through the Eight Thousand Spears Seal.

Not long after the encounter, Tamura Hao expressed his intention to obtain the other's eyes through the Eight Thousand Spears Inscription, a task that naturally fell to Uchiha Hikaru.

However, it is currently blocked by the Tenseigan chakra, whose power level is far higher than that of the Mangekyou Sharingan. The power of the eye technique cannot penetrate it at all, let alone imprint it.

"Leave it to me!"

The Third Raikage poured more than half of his chakra into the Hell Spear, making the penetrating energy blade even larger and more condensed, before slashing down wildly.

Ōtsutsuki Rei quickly manipulated nearly half of the Yin-Yang Jewel to merge into a shield for defense.

The shield formed by the fusion of numerous Yin-Yang Jade is indeed formidable in its defense; even a sharp blade of energy cannot cut through it instantly.

But the Third Raikage wasn't fighting alone.

"The Gate of Death - Open!"

Tamura Hao decisively opened the Gate of Death and entered the Eight Gates Formation state, his power and speed soared, and the chakra within the Nine Yang Seal was unleashed in its entirety.

"Thirty-six swords!"

Wielding the authentic sword with both hands, he unleashed thirty-six slashes in an instant, each carrying sharp wind and thunder attribute sword energy, and most importantly, the attack power brought by the super-fast slashes.

Once speed reaches a certain level, speed itself becomes power.

The terrifying speed of the thirty-six slashes in an instant had already exceeded the perception limit of Otsutsuki Rei's rudimentary Tenseigan. His eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the slashes, let alone his ability to precisely control the Yin-Yang Orb to block them.

Eleven blades of energy pierced through the gaps in the Yin-Yang Jade defense line and struck the body. Even the chakra cloak formed by the Tenseigan Chakra Mode could not withstand them, and the body below the chest was instantly shredded.

The intense pain caused Otsutsuki Rei to momentarily lose focus, causing the Yin-Yang Jade Shield above his head to loosen. Taking advantage of this, the Third Raikage added force, cutting through the shield and then slicing across his body, shattering the single horn on his head.

As the single horn on its head was shattered, the Tenseigan chakra within Otsutsuki Shari instantly dissipated.

Uchiha Hikaru, who had been waiting for this moment, immediately used his second eye technique on those eyes, forcibly transferring the eyes, which had lost their chakra protection, out of their way.

Just like when she transferred someone's knife before, she could do it as long as it was within the range of her own eye technique. The closer the distance, the more eye power she consumed, and the stronger the effect. She could even transfer the opponent's body parts to her hand.

Not to mention the enormous chakra and eye power supplied by that shameless villain from the Eight Thousand Spears Seal, making the effect even more powerful.

That wasn't the end of it. Both Tamura Hao and the Third Raikage knew the importance of eliminating any potential threats, so they immediately delivered the finishing blow.

The Third Raikage's Hell Spear pierced the brain through the empty eye socket, followed by a surge of Sage Art Black Lightning that wreaked havoc.

Tamura Hao then set his sights on the seal on the remains of the Otsutsuki relic. Using Kaguya's Byakugan power, he discerned the key points of the seal and swiftly swung his sword to forcibly break the seal, releasing the incomplete Ten-Tails within.

"roar!"

The incomplete Ten-Tails roared as soon as it appeared, but before it could react, a flash of light struck the giant Tenseigan that served as its eye.

The Third Raikage also channeled all his chakra into the Hell Spear, condensing it into a piercing blade of energy, and hurled it fiercely, aiming directly at the giant Tenseigan.

That wasn't all. Uchiha Hikaru, who had sealed those eyes, quickly condensed them into Susanoo and wielded the massive Ame-no-Murakumo sword in a swift thrust.

Faced with the incredibly fast slashes, the penetrating energy blades that could pierce through everything, and the sharp swords that could even cut through space, the outer shell of the giant Tenseigan held out for a while before finally bursting apart.

Countless white eyes burst forth, and at the very core was a golden eyeball, which Tamura Hao locked onto immediately.

Before it could even make a move, the eye vanished in a flash, along with the incomplete Ten-Tails and the corpse of the Otsutsuki Relic.

"It wasn't that easy to get after all."

Seeing this turn of events, Tamura Hiroshi felt regret, but he had also expected it, which further confirmed his previous guesses.

Hamura Otsutsuki is indeed still alive and has been keeping an eye on the ninja world. It is no coincidence that Toneri Otsutsuki was born in the future.

Otsutsuki Toneri is too special. Not only was he born without eyes, but he was also able to quickly fuse and transform into the Tenseigan. In the future, even Otsutsuki Urashiki would acknowledge his identity as a member of his clan.

"Is he backed by someone else?"

The Third Raikage, recalling the Hell Spear, had a grim expression. He didn't believe that the already slain Otsutsuki Rei could escape using such a life-saving method; there must be someone else behind it.

"The fact that they were able to easily turn people away in front of us shows that their strength far surpasses ours. Fortunately, we left behind so many eye-rolls, so it's not a complete loss."

Tamura Hao glanced at the white eyes floating in the air. He suppressed the aftereffects of opening the Gate of Death and began to collect them and seal them into the sealed space for the little ten-tailed fox and Kaguya to devour and refine.

The Third Raikage and Uchiha Hikaru also helped collect them. After collecting all the floating Byakugan and making sure nothing was missed, the three of them left.

Tamura Hao was unable to move and could only be carried by the Third Raikage, while his consciousness entered the sealed space to communicate with Black Zetsu.

"It was Hamura's power that finally made that Otsutsuki relic his pawn."

Hei was absolutely certain of this; he was very familiar with the two people's chakra and eye power, and he would never be mistaken.

"And then there's Hyuga Hiashi. It seems he didn't obtain the giant Tenseigan from the Hyuga clan."

Tamura Hao felt that there was something wrong with Hyuga Hiashi's disappearance. There was no corpse of Hyuga Hiashi around, nor any severed limbs, and the giant Tenseigan of the Hyuga clan was also nowhere to be seen.

He did not believe that Hiashi Hyuga could have escaped the pursuit of the greatly enhanced Otsutsuki Rei on his own, and that his sudden disappearance was likely related to Otsutsuki Hamura.

They didn't want Otsutsuki Relic and Hyuga Hiashi to die, just like the Sage of Six Paths didn't want Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha to die during the Fourth Shinobi World War, so he brought them back to life, granted them power, and sealed Otsutsuki Kaguya in their stead.

"Can my sister's eyes transform into the Reincarnation Eye?"

Tamura Hao looked at Kaguya, who was sitting on the top of the Ten-Tails' head refining the power of the Tenseigan. If Kaguya's Byakugan could evolve into the Tenseigan through this, she would have made a fortune.

The Tenseigan not only has far superior insight compared to the Byakugan, but its eye techniques are also no weaker than the Rinnegan. It is the top-tier eye technique, and should be no worse than Isshiki Otsutsuki's right eye.

Otsutsuki Isshiki's right eye should have evolved from the Byakugan, and he possesses very strong eye techniques, which are spatial and even have some temporal attributes.

"It's already undergoing a transformation. Those eyes, combined with the Byakugan power of the giant Tenseigan, are enough. Moreover, those Byakugan, having been influenced by the giant Tenseigan's structure for many years, inherently contain Hamura's eye power and chakra, which is a great tonic for my mother."

Black Zetsu was full of confidence. The reason he entered the sealed space this time was not only to help his younger brother sense the existence of the Otsutsuki relic, but also to gather the power of his mother and the little Ten-Tails to devour the Tenseigan and those Byakugan, and to prevent the chakra and ocular power belonging to Hamura inside from erupting.

Fortunately, it wasn't Hamura's eye; he only gained a small amount of ocular power and chakra, which was scattered and not enough to threaten the little Ten-Tails and his mother.

"Now all that's left is Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan."

Tamura Hao was very much looking forward to it. Otsutsuki Hamura and the Sage of Six Paths each inherited the power of Otsutsuki Kaguya. Only by combining and fusing the power of the two could the power of Otsutsuki Kaguya be restored.

Now that we have Hamura Otsutsuki's eye power and chakra, all that's left is the Rinnegan eye power and chakra of the Sage of Six Paths.

The power of the Rinnegan is there; it can be extracted when the time is right.

The Sage of Six Paths' chakra can be obtained by collecting and fusing Ashura's chakra and Indra's chakra. He obtained a little bit of Ashura's chakra from that Hashirama chakra crystal. Now all that's missing is Madara Uchiha's chakra, or more accurately, his eye power.

This is also in Nagato's eyes; all that's needed is to extract the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan portion.

At that time, Princess Kaguya will surely undergo a complete transformation and be born with true intelligence and consciousness.

Then, with just a little induction and nurturing, it can become your own unique Kaguya-hime.

"It'll be soon!"

Black Zetsu was also filled with anticipation.

"I don't know if Hiashi Hyuga really died or if he escaped. I hope he's still alive, otherwise it will be difficult for Hinata to be born."

Thinking of Hiashi Hyuga, Tamura Hao couldn't help but think of the gentlest girl in Naruto, who was also the dream girl of many silly netizens in his previous life, including himself.

It would be such a shame if Hinata Hyuga disappeared.

As for Hyuga Hizashi's child, the name has already been decided: Hyuga Neji. It's clear that he was born early.

However, those were just minor changes, and it's unknown when Hinata Hyuga will be born, as she herself is a special individual.

The main branch of the Otsutsuki clan on the moon calls her the Byakugan Princess, and Otsutsuki Toneri insisted on marrying her and having children. All of this is enough to prove Hinata Hyuga's specialness. Perhaps Hinata Hyuga's eyes have more potential than her sister Hanabi Hyuga's eyes.

Worth studying!

Hiashi Hyuga, who had narrowly escaped death, was unaware that his daughter, who had no beginning or end, had already been targeted by someone. At that moment, he was using Yin-Yang Release to repair his heart, which had been pierced and torn apart.

Although a torn heart is a fatal injury, after the Tenseigan has fully evolved and stabilized, his body has also undergone a transformation, and the transplanted arms have completely integrated into his body.

Even the bloodline power in his arms seemed to merge with his own bloodline power, becoming a more powerful and complete bloodline. His physique was greatly improved, and he gained self-healing and regeneration abilities like the Kaguya clan, especially in the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

So even though his heart was torn apart, he didn't die.

But he is also in a bad mood. Right now, he is only using Yin-Yang Jade to repair and maintain blood supply to his heart. It will take some time for his heart to fully recover.

However, what hit him harder was his own defeat and the loss of an eye.

The pupil technique is strongest when both eyes are present; if only one eye is present, it can only unleash a quarter of its previous power, a significant drop.

Most importantly, these eyes were not originally his; they came from an ancestor in his clan.

Although these eyes are of very high purity, even higher than my own, they are not mine after all, and cannot be a perfect match.

Even with these evolved eyes, the barrier still exists, preventing him from achieving perfect control, which is a major reason for his defeat this time.

"Kumakuya Village!"

Thinking of his own eyes, Hiashi Hyuga felt an overwhelming hatred, a hatred for the Third Raikage who had taken them from him.

"Given the current situation, it's practically impossible to take those eyes back from Kumogakure. The only option is to train the next generation."

He quickly sighed gloomily, knowing that he couldn't get his eyes back, not only the original Byakugan, but also the Tenseigan that had been taken by the Otsutsuki Relic.

The opponent was already stronger than me, and now that they have obtained my Tenseigan, their strength will definitely increase further, and I will be no match for them.

Now I can only place my hopes on the next generation. With my current physical condition, I am sure I can give birth to even better offspring. When the time comes, I will use my Tenseigan to guide the power of that giant eye and I am sure I can help my offspring awaken the Tenseigan.

That is the eye that can be perfectly controlled, and thus the power of that giant eye can be perfectly controlled.

He could feel the terrifying power of that giant eye. Even though his eyes had evolved before, the power he could draw upon was very limited, less than one-tenth of what it was.

If it could be fully activated, it would be enough to change the world. I can hardly do it myself, so I can only hope for future generations.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, is this just a coincidence?"

Turning his thoughts to the incident, Hiashi Hyuga did not believe that Otsutsuki Rei's sudden appearance was a coincidence, but rather that it was premeditated.

Given the strength the opponent has shown, there's no need for them to wait until I leave Konoha before making a move; they could simply storm Konoha and start a war with me.

But the other party appeared and attacked right after I left the village, as if deliberately avoiding fighting in the village to prevent its destruction.

Given Otsutsuki's status as a relic, there's no way he would care about Konoha's survival. Clearly, he had another collaborator in Konoha, most likely the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Have those two gotten together?

(End of this chapter)