Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 251 Summer Star!

Tamura Hiroshi ignored the four Kage's discussion about the war, saying that the Raikage-sensei would handle it.

Late at night, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to Yekura's room.

Ye Cang was not asleep at the moment. He was lying on his side on the bed, staring blankly at the night sky outside the window, but his eyes were red.

"Did you cry?"

He skillfully climbed onto the bed and embraced her soft waist, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I'm still too weak. If I were stronger, I could definitely save more people."

Yecang was very saddened; too many people had died in the battle last night, which made her feel very distressed.

"Don't take all the blame on yourself; you've already done enough."

Tamura Hao offered words of comfort, but his eye twitched involuntarily.

This young lady fought fiercely last night, constantly unleashing her Scorching Release: Rasengan and shuriken, consuming over a thousand calories of chakra.

Fortunately, this kind of consumption is different from opening a spatial gate; the Ten-Tails can be retrieved, otherwise he wouldn't dare to supply chakra so indefinitely.

Such a brilliant performance will definitely put tremendous pressure on Rasa-kun. It was noticed that Rasa-kun had been secretly glancing at Yekura several times before, and his killing intent was growing stronger. It was probably only a matter of time before he took action.

Now it seems there was a reason why Yekura was ultimately ruined; she had a very poor understanding of politics.

Ye Cang didn't say anything, but simply pressed her body closer to the embrace behind her, which made her feel more at ease. Soon she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"The harvest is almost here!"

Tamura Hiroshi thought to himself, his plans here are coming to an end, but he doesn't know how Rasa-kun will make his move.

A direct confrontation is definitely out of the question. Given the fighting prowess that Yekura previously displayed, which greatly frightened Rasa, she certainly wouldn't dare to face him head-on and would most likely resort to some underhanded tactics.

I wonder what kind of expression Ms. Yecang will have then. I'm really looking forward to it!

Also, we need to arrange for Black Zetsu to send a Flying Thunder God kunai to Yashamaru's brother-in-law. After we get it from Pakura, we'll bring it out, pack it up, and send it back to the village to reunite with Karura.

After sleeping with the plush pillow embracing the young lady all night, Tamura Hao finally left the next day. But when he returned, he found someone else there, glaring at him with angry eyes.

"who is she?"

Tamura Hao was puzzled. He didn't see a headband on the girl with the purplish-red hair, and he had never seen one before. Why was she looking at him like that?

"I don't know. She sneaked into the master's room last night and was caught by us. She won't talk when we ask her, but she has the energy of the meteorite in her body, and it has already begun to erode her."

Vanilla Whirlpool, who was making breakfast, shook her head; the other person simply wouldn't speak.

But they didn't intend to kill him, so they didn't go all out; they just tied his hands and feet.

"The energy of the meteorite... Are you a ninja from Star Ninja Village?"

Tamura Hao seemed to be deep in thought. Was this girl looking for him because of the energy of the meteorite?

However, the fact that they were able to infiltrate with such strength suggests that Sunagakure suffered a significant loss this time, with even their patrols showing weaknesses.

"Thief!"

Upon hearing the name of her own ninja village called out, the girl became even more furious, convinced that this guy must have stolen their Star Ninja Village's most precious treasure.

"Heh, she's got quite a temper."

Tamura Hao laughed, then used the eye power of Princess Kaguya and the Ten-Tails to forcibly invade the girl's mind, explore her memories, and then he was surprised.

This is someone I know!

"Even a genius from Hoshigakure has a boyfriend. Here's what I'll do: I'll go to the Land of Bears, wipe out Hoshigakure, and chop up your boyfriend named Firefly too."

With a mischievous expression on his face, Tamura Hao enjoys teasing these tough girls, which is a kind of spice in his life.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that the other party was going to destroy her village and kill her boyfriend, Xia Rixing panicked and immediately jumped up and pounced.

Unfortunately, her hands and feet were bound, especially her fingers, which were tied together, making it impossible for her to use ninjutsu. Her burst of power from chakra alone was unlikely to pose a threat.

Tamura Hao didn't attack; he simply clenched his fist and met the girl's fist. The girl then offered her face to him, and the fist hit her right in the nose.

"Bang!"

She slammed her head on the coffee table with a thud, and two streams of blood flowed from her nose. The pain was so intense that the girl couldn't help but cry.

"That forehead is so beautiful!"

Tamura Hao lifted the girl's chin, looked at her fair forehead and thought it was beautiful, then headbutted her.

"Bang!"

The girl felt a jolt in her head, and then she passed out without a second thought, a large bump gradually forming on her forehead.

"It's such a shame that such a beautiful forehead doesn't have a big bump on it!"

Only when he saw the girl beginning to show her talent did Tamura Hao feel satisfied, while Uchiha Hikaru, who was trimming his nails nearby, cast a disdainful glance at him.

All they know is how to bully young girls.

Not long after, Vanilla Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki prepared breakfast and served it on the table. At the same time, the stomach of the girl who was unconscious on the coffee table also rumbled.

"If you're awake, get up and eat something. If you're going to die, at least die well."

Tamura Hao smiled, got up and walked to the dining table, cutting the ropes binding the girl's hands and feet as he went.

He wouldn't let go of this character in the story; he could at least gain some power of destiny for himself.

"Get up, he said he was just trying to scare you."

Uchiha Hikaru helped the girl, who was still pretending to be unconscious, up and comforted her.

"That despicable thief!"

Seeing that she had been found out, Xia Rixing could only follow and sit down at the dining table, still glaring at the person with hatred. Then her gaze fell on the sumptuous breakfast on the table, and she became even hungrier.

She had been living a life of hardship and sleeping outdoors for some time, and her military rations had long been exhausted, which is why her stomach rumbled when she smelled that aroma.

Tamura Hao didn't pay any attention, pondering how to train... no, nurture this girl.

He doesn't keep idle people here. Moreover, Xia Rixing's ability to cultivate the Peacock Technique to that level in the future is enough to prove his talent. With proper training, he could at least become a Shadow-level expert.

Of course, the most important thing is the power of destiny, which is the energy that drives the golden finger to enhance comprehension. I have consumed a lot of energy in this aspect, so I will take whatever I can get.

After finishing breakfast while lost in thought, Tamura Hao sat back on the sofa and looked at the girl sitting opposite him with a big belly, who was still staring at him with resentful eyes.

"Now you have two choices: one is to join our Hidden Cloud Village, and the other is for me to kill you, then go and wipe out the Star Village and your boyfriend, eliminating all traces of the scourge."

He was too lazy to waste time with pleasantries and went straight to the point.

These words earned them disdainful looks from Uchiha Hikaru and Uzumaki Kushina. They knew he was a lecherous wretch who would get all worked up over pretty girls.

"You're despicable!"

The girl, who was so full from eating, was even more furious. How could this person be so despicable?

She also felt regret; she only wanted to retrieve the village's stolen treasure, but unexpectedly, the other party had set their sights on the village.

"You have ten seconds to think it over. Think it over carefully. You don't want the Star Ninja Village to be slaughtered and bloodshed because of you, do you?"

The wicked expression on the girl's face grew even more pronounced, making Tamura Hiroshi want to laugh.

"One, five..."

Tamura Hao started counting, but the girl got impatient.

"How did it get to five so quickly?"

Wasn't it agreed that it would be ten seconds?

"This is my territory, and I call the shots here, Nine!"

Still sporting the same wicked emoji, Tamura Hiroshi clearly enjoys the feeling of being the villain, with everything under his control.

"I agree to join Kumogakure, but please don't harm our village."

Xia Rixing could only resentfully compromise in the end; this bastard was just too much of a bastard.

"Not too stupid."

Tamura Hao smiled, walked over and pressed his hand on the girl's head, branding her with the Eight Thousand Spears mark, while simultaneously cleansing and purifying her chakra.

"The energy of that meteorite is not easy to cultivate; it will continuously erode the body, and the final result will be death."

Your aptitude is good, but it's unlikely you'll live past forty. You need to cultivate diligently and strive to become a Kage-level expert within three years; otherwise, you'll be of no value.

Tools without value must be destroyed, and then I will go and wipe out your Star Ninja Village to prevent future troubles.

After threatening again, Tamura Hao knew that to deal with people with such bonds, he had to make good use of those bonds, which could become their motivation for training.

"How could someone become a shadow-level powerhouse within three years?"

Xia Rixing was even more furious. This bastard was trying to destroy their village in every possible way. It was outrageous.

During the year she was out there, she learned a lot about the ninja world and also learned what a Kage was.

He was not like the Star Shadow of their village, but a true Shadow-level powerhouse, just like the battle the night before last. Only a powerhouse like that could be called a Shadow.

Although his talent was considered good in the village, he wasn't confident that he could become that kind of strongman. Star Ninja Village had never produced a strongman of that level in its history, let alone this bastard who wanted him to reach that level within three years.

Isn't this bullying?!

That's your problem.

After taking Uchiha Hikaru's Ama-no-Murakumo sword, Tamura Hao began to trim his nails, completely unconcerned about the girl's anger.

As a prisoner of war, one must be prepared to be one!

"Don't worry, we have perfect cultivation methods and abundant resources here. With your aptitude, it won't be difficult for you to cultivate to the Kage level within three years."

After rolling her eyes at someone, Kushina Uzumaki comforted the girl.

This girl is already considered a special Jonin. With that kind of secret technique, her combat power is not bad. Although it's a bit tight to reach the Kage level within three years, it shouldn't be a big problem.

"Why must I join Kumogakure?"

Xia Rixing felt a little better after receiving comfort, but she still had doubts in her heart.

"Our Hidden Cloud Village has always been like this, eager for and tolerant of talented people. She and her friends have also come from this background, and now they are outstanding Hidden Cloud ninjas."

Pointing to Kushina and Uchiha Hikaru, Tamura Hao believed that he was promoting the characteristics of Kumogakure, was truly eager to seek out talent, and was acting righteously.

"Were you also captured by him?"

Xia Rixing was stunned. She looked at the red-haired girl beside her, and then at the black-haired girl on the other side. Were these two also having the same experience as her?

"I wasn't captured by him; I was tricked into coming to Kumogakure by that big bad guy."

Speaking of the past, Kushina Uzumaki felt angry and glared at the despicable villain.

On the other side, Uchiha Hikaru remained silent, but he snatched his Ame-no-Murakumo sword back.

Only I can use this knife to trim my nails. If you want to trim your nails, use your own knife.

"Give her some pointers on her training, and teach her some rules. Don't let her go out and do anything reckless, or I'll wipe out the Star Ninja Village."

After giving the three women some instructions, Tamura Hiroshi got up and left.

He still has many things to do, such as having his Thor clone show his face more often and guiding the young Cloud Ninja in their cultivation.

These are the future core members of Thor's clone; they need to be properly trained and brainwashed.

"How could he be so awful?"

After the person left, Xia Rixing finally spoke, saying that the bastard's personality was too wicked, and he would destroy other people's ninja villages at the drop of a hat.

"He's a born villain."

Kushina Uzumaki also felt that the villain was too wicked, having deceived her grandfather to the point of dying with his eyes wide open, and also tricked her and her clansmen into coming to Kumogakure.

Although I know this is beneficial to the tribe, the way that villain did things is infuriating.

"It's good that you stay. Since you were able to detect the rich meteorite energy on him, your companions certainly can too."

You were lucky to run into us first, and he was in a good mood today, which saved your life. If your companions come looking for him in the future, it will be very dangerous.

Your comrades will need you to deal with their obstacles in the future. Don't give him an excuse to actually destroy the Star Ninja Village. He has the strength and the ability to do so.

Uchiha Hikaru offered a calm analysis: that shameless villain was no pushover, and he had no mercy whatsoever. Countless people had died at his hands, including many beautiful women.

Although I don't know why that villain kept Xia Rixing, since he's been kept, we should nurture him properly. In the future, he should become a comrade-in-arms.

"Is it really impossible for me to go back?"

Xia Rixing felt very sad. She had switched sides so easily and it would be difficult for her to return to the village, let alone see Yinghuo again.

When she left, she made a promise with Firefly that they would get married when they grew up, and they even thought of names for their children.

But who would have thought that he would end up like this, with neither his life nor his freedom in his own hands.

"Actually, staying and becoming a Cloud Village ninja is not bad. At least it will make you stronger. If you can become stronger than that big bad guy in the future, you can do what you want to do."

Kushina Uzumaki comforted her, saying that although she felt it was impossible and she had given up on the idea of ​​surpassing that villain, she still had to keep a glimmer of hope.

Just like that big bad guy once said, a person has to have dreams, otherwise what's the difference between them and a salted fish? Even a salted fish wants to turn over and sunbathe on the other side.

Leaving aside what happened here, at the Konoha camp on the other side, after a day of rest, Hiruzen Sarutobi was in much better condition, and his Mangekyou Sharingan in his chest had also recovered somewhat under the nourishment of the First Hokage's cells.

Jiraiya silently walked in with a boxed lunch, placing it down, his mood quite unsettled.

He never expected that his respected teacher would do such a thing, disturbing the peace of the deceased, and he also knew that this would further enrage the four great ninja villages.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say much. He took the lunchbox, opened it, and quickly ate it. He finished the whole box in no time, wiped his mouth, and looked at the disciple sitting opposite him.

Are you disappointed?

"A little."

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya nodded, genuinely somewhat disappointed.

"These things should have been done by Danzo, but unfortunately Danzo's obsession with the Hokage position is too deep. This time he even faked his death to escape and hide in the shadows, so I had to come out and do these things."

Although disturbing the peace of the dead is not good, it is the best way to ensure the survival of the living and protect the village. This is also the mission of the Shadow, even if it means doing things that go against his principles.

Just as the First Hokage killed his close friend Madara Uchiha for the sake of the village, the Second Hokage also said that the safety of the village was the most important thing, and everything else was secondary.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never thought he had done anything wrong; everything he did was for the sake of the village.

"Were the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha close friends?"

Jiraiya was taken aback. How come he had never heard of this before?

Tsunade had never said that before.

"They are very good friends. They became best friends when they were very young. Otherwise, why do you think they were able to make peace and establish Konoha in the end?"

If it weren't for the clash of ideologies, Madara Uchiha wouldn't have left the village, much less returned years later to fight his first teacher to the death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew all this. When the First Hokage was alive, he often talked to them about his past with Madara Uchiha and told them to treat the Uchiha kindly.

Unfortunately, the Uchiha clan was too ambitious. They were not satisfied with having the police department and kept their eyes on the Hokage position. They even secretly colluded with the Hidden Cloud Village, forcing them to use extreme measures to suppress them.

It was also the actions of the first teacher that strengthened his belief that all factors threatening the peace of the village should be suppressed or even eliminated.

The Uchiha clan is the same, and so is the Senju clan; the village comes first.

This is the Will of Fire that he inherited from his two teachers!

Jiraiya fell silent. He hadn't expected those two to have this kind of relationship. The First Hokage must have felt immense pain when he killed his best friend.

"This is a secret technique for training Dust Release that I obtained from the Second Tsuchikage. You also have the three chakra natures of wind, fire, and earth, and you've trained them quite well, so you should be able to master it."

The brutality of this Ninja World War is far greater than that of the last Ninja World War, and I, your master, may very well perish.

"If I truly perish, the village's future rests on your shoulders. Whatever you do, don't let Danzo become Hokage. His personality isn't suited to the role; he'll only bring disaster to the village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed over a scroll he had prepared beforehand, his face full of kindness.

"teacher!"

Looking at that scroll, Jiraiya was deeply moved.

Although he disagreed with many of the teacher's practices, they were genuinely good to him.

"Teacher, have you also mastered Dust Release?"

Without refusing, Jiraiya took the scroll and asked, "If you master Dust Release, your strength will definitely increase greatly, and this Shinobi World War will be much easier."

"Dust Release is just so-so. Even if I master it, I can't change the overall situation unless I reach the level of the First Hokage and Lady Mito."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, but his eyes were still observing the disciple out of the corner of his eye.

He was confident he could master the Dust Escape technique, and he already had a clear path to it; success was only a matter of time.

Even if one masters Dust Release, one would only reach the level of Onoki and the Second Tsuchikage, which is not considered top-tier in the ninja world.

If we want to go further, we can only start with Sage Techniques. Currently, there are only three great holy lands in the ninja world that possess Sage Techniques, and coincidentally, all three of my disciples are contractors of these three holy lands.

There's no chance for Tsunade, not to mention she's been captured by the Hidden Cloud Village.

It's also difficult to plan with Orochimaru. That disciple is too clever and too wary, and there's been a rift between them. It's impossible for him to give it to Orochimaru, and he doesn't have any bargaining chips that can tempt him.

Only Jiraiya's side remained, which is why he used the Dust Release technique to practice.

Improving Jiraiya would also benefit him, as Jiraiya is currently the only disciple still standing by his side.

As expected, Jiraiya hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Dust Release alone is not enough, so let's add Sage Mode. I have already mastered the Sage Mode power given to me by the Great Sage, and I can separate a portion of it and seal it within Master's body. Using this as a medium, I will definitely be able to master Sage Mode."

Konoha is in dire need of top-tier fighters right now, and the teacher is the most suitable candidate, even more suitable than himself.

Although his teacher wanted to entrust him with a great responsibility, he knew he wasn't cut out for it and didn't like dealing with those troublesome matters. Minato was still too young, so letting his teacher continue to sit in the Hokage position was the best choice.

(End of this chapter)