Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 252 Sending Away Hidden Dangers

"His method was indeed Edo Tensei, but he played it really ruthlessly."

After reviewing the detailed intelligence, Senju Tokisui sneered, not surprised at all. However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was really ruthless, actually reviving the former Kage of the four great ninja villages to control the battle. Now, it would be a fight to the death with the four great ninja villages.

"If the four-village alliance hadn't driven him to the brink of destruction, this Impure World Reincarnation would probably have been the power to wipe out our Senju clan."

An elder of the Thousand Hands Clan had a gloomy expression, and a murderous intent was surging within him.

"What's most outrageous is that many of the mediums used by those powerful individuals were collected by us."

Another elder was even more furious, saying it was disgusting.

After creating the Impure World Reincarnation technique, they secretly began collecting the flesh and blood of Kage-level powerhouses as reserves.

However, the experiment on the Impure World Reincarnation was banned by the clan leader Hashirama, and the reserves of flesh and blood were also sealed away, eventually ending up in the hands of Hiruzen Sarutobi and others.

It was too late when they tried to retrieve it; now Hiruzen Sarutobi is using it to plot against the Senju.

That's disgusting!

"How are our impure world resurrected army ready?"

Senju Orange Water asked about another matter. He didn't think much of the power of the Impure World Reincarnation now, but the characteristic of unlimited chakra was very useful. It could greatly assist his Wood Release, especially the chakra of their Senju clan.

Although he had obtained his great-grandfather's Wood Release, his chakra reserves were far inferior to his great-grandfather's, making it difficult for him to unleash the full power of Wood Release ninjutsu.

There is a shortcut in this regard, which is to use the chakra-devouring properties of Wood Release ninjutsu to absorb the chakra of others and enhance it. In particular, the chakra of the Senju clan can be directly integrated into Wood Release to amplify its power.

With enough Edo Tensei troops, the power of Wood Release could be maximized, and it wouldn't be impossible to unleash even the strongest attack from the Great Grandfather.

"High-quality offerings are not enough."

The clan elder in charge of this matter said that the quality of the offerings is not only related to the strength after being resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, but also to the intensity of the chakra burst.

To better support Wood Release, the offerings used must be at least Jonin level, and preferably possess the three attributes of Water, Earth, and Yang. The conditions are very demanding.

"Speed ​​up preparations."

Thousand Hands Orange Water takes this very seriously; it will be their trump card for turning the tide in the end.

Whether it's the four-village alliance or Hiruzen Sarutobi's reanimated army, they are nothing but chickens and dogs when faced with the ultimate Wood Release power.

The power my great-grandfather used to quell the chaos was no joke.

"When will you capture the Five-Tails?"

The Senju clan elder, who had remained silent until now, asked. He was responsible for gathering information on the tailed beasts of Iwagakure, which was their target.

The Four-Tails has already been captured by Hiruzen Sarutobi, so now only the Five-Tails remains.

Orange Water is already very powerful, but its chakra reserves are still insufficient for the Wood Release to expend. It would be best to capture a Tailed Beast and seal it into its body, as Orange Water's current power would be sufficient to suppress it.

"The Eight-Tails of Kumogakure is more suitable for me, and the Third Raikage is also tied up on the southwestern front, which is a good opportunity for us to make our move."

Senju Chengshui revealed his latest choice. Originally, his target was the Five-Tails of Iwagakure, but the Third Raikage's support for the southwestern front and his stay there gave him a new idea.

According to the records left by my great-grandfather and grandfather, the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails are the most powerful of the tailed beasts, far stronger than the others, and have much more chakra.

Furthermore, the Eight-Tails' attributes are more compatible with Wood Release, allowing it to better enhance Wood Release.

If the Eight-Tails could be sealed within the body, the resulting enhancement would undoubtedly be even greater.

"Things from Kumogakure are not easy to take."

The elders were both excited and worried; the Hidden Cloud Village was too strong at this stage.

"Having the Flying Thunder God Technique and Wood Release is enough for me to infiltrate Kumogakure. Moreover, according to the information I obtained before, in order to prevent the two tailed beasts from going berserk and causing destruction, Kumogakure did not place the main bodies of the two tailed beasts in the village, but in the Cloud Thunder Gorge, where they are confined by a cage woven from that immortal tree."

Senju Orange Water was determined to obtain it and had been secretly gathering intelligence for some time. Even after Tsunade was captured, he personally went to Kumogakure to investigate in secret.

It was precisely because he understood these things that he set his sights on the Eight-Tails.

As for the Cloud Ninja guarding them there, it wouldn't be difficult to take them down with my strength. I could even sprinkle pollen from the flowering trees beforehand to put them to sleep and capture the Eight-Tails silently.

"When are you going?"

Someone asked, clearly having been persuaded.

"Let's go now, lest the Third Raikage return to Kumogakure."

Thousand Hands Orange Water is preparing to go there as soon as possible to get the Eight-Tails, only then can I feel at ease.

Furthermore, Uchiha Tajima's Mangekyou Sharingan has been almost completely repaired by his great-grandfather's cellular power, making it sufficient to control the Eight-Tails.

After discussing the follow-up plans with the others, Thousand Hands Orange Water used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

When he went to Kumogakure last time, he left behind a lot of Flying Thunder God Technique formulas along the way. This time, he could use these formulas to cast spells one after another and arrive at Kumogakure as quickly as possible.

Although it would consume a lot of chakra, the chakra stored in the Yin Seal would be enough.

With the continuous use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, it wasn't long before Thousand Hands Orange Water arrived at Cloud Thunder Gorge.

What he didn't know was that he was sensed by Yu Ye the moment he arrived.

"Orange Water, Cloud Thunder Gorge, he's got his eye on the Tailed Beasts too?"

As if lost in thought, Yu Ye raised her hand and formed a hand seal, creating a shadow clone to inform her husband.

In Raikage's office, Tsuchida smiled upon receiving the message from his wife's shadow clone.

"We've been waiting for someone to get rid of those two potential threats."

He was told some secrets by the Third Hokage, knowing that the Tailed Beasts were a major threat and the eyes of certain beings, who might reveal the secrets of their village.

Therefore, the Jinchuriki who bear the tails of the Tailed Beasts are never allowed to enter the Summoning World or Turtle Island, but this cannot continue indefinitely.

They couldn't release him voluntarily, lest they arouse suspicion. It would be best if someone came to arrest him, but they didn't expect it to be Thousand Hands Orange Water. It seems that Thousand Hands is under a lot of pressure.

"Send a message to the Third Hokage, saying that Senju Orange Water is preparing to steal the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails. If they have any ideas, make arrangements as soon as possible."

After some thought, Tsuchita gave orders to the ANBU ninja, then got up and left his office to prepare to deal with the situation, while also seeing if that kid had any good ideas.

The letter was quickly delivered to the Third Raikage using the Heavenly Delivery Technique, and the Third Raikage had it given to Tamura Hiroshi.

That kid is better at scheming and plotting.

"Senju Orange Water has its eye on the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails? Hmm, given his current situation, the Eight-Tails is more suitable. It's perfect for Lord Danzo to take down the Two-Tails."

With a slight chuckle, Tamura Hao immediately wrote two letters. One was sent back to the village using the Heavenly Delivery Technique for Tsuchida to arrange, and the other was prepared for Danzo's people. However, Tamura Hao did not immediately send it using the Spirit Communication Technique; he had to wait.

Leaving aside Tamura's schemes, Tsuchida, on the other hand, knew how to make arrangements after receiving the letter.

Meanwhile, unaware that they were being targeted, Senju Orange Water carefully avoided the thick tree roots and quietly arrived at the area where the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails were imprisoned.

The two tailed beasts were almost locked together, bound and entangled by huge tree roots.

At the same time, these tree roots are autonomously aggressive. They will actively extend and attack any unapproved chakra that gets close. The cage formed by this existence is the best prison. No one can break it, and naturally, neither can the two tailed beasts inside.

First, cautiously patrol and observe the area, then spread the pollen that had been prepared beforehand under the cover of night and a gentle breeze.

This was sealed away by his Flower Tree Realm Descent technique, capable of paralyzing others' nerves and quickly putting them into a deep sleep.

As for why those people weren't killed, it's because they all had special curse marks on them. Once they died, the person who issued the mark would sense it, and the person would be exposed.

After confirming that the Cloud Ninja guards stationed there were all asleep, Senju Chengshui finally went to the cages of the two Tailed Beasts to observe them.

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

After observing the layout of the cage up close, he sighed and knew he had to resort to force.

"Immortal Technique: True Hundred Hands!"

He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and unleashed a massive amount of chakra to unleash a weakened version of the True Thousand Hands.

A huge Buddha statue rose rapidly, with countless arms on its back, numbering in the hundreds.

Without the slightest delay, he swiftly brought down the Buddha's arm—this was his plan.

It wasn't that he didn't want to use more sophisticated techniques, but after observing closely, he realized that this place was not simple. In addition to the cages entangled by tree roots, there was also a barrier inside, which could not be broken through by trickery and could only be broken through by force.

Before the roots of the immortal tree could react, they broke open the cage and pulled out the eight tails inside.

Although it was only a weakened version of the True Several Thousand Hands, its attack power was still formidable. The booming sound was comparable to the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball. The cage formed by the roots of the World Tree was smashed open, revealing the Eight-Tails inside.

Just as Thousand Hands Orange Water tore open her collar, preparing to use the kaleidoscope to control her, her pupils suddenly contracted.

All around the Eight-Tails were countless explosive tags, making Thousand Hands Orange Water's scalp tingle.

He hurriedly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to retreat, not even having time to take the Eight-Tails with him.

There were too many explosive tags; if we didn't retreat quickly, we would definitely be blown up.

"Rumble..."

Countless explosive tags detonated simultaneously, and the bursting flames rapidly merged under the high pressure created by their interaction, eventually transforming into a giant sphere of light that engulfed everything around it. The two tailed beasts and the Wood Release Buddha were also swallowed up, and the Wood Release Buddha was quickly disintegrated and burned.

Thousand Hands Orange Water, who had run away, looked at the huge, blazing white sphere of light with lingering fear.

Fortunately, I was decisive and retreated in time; otherwise, if I had been swallowed by the explosion, I would have been completely obliterated.

The Hidden Cloud Village is too ruthless; they actually set up such a contingency plan. If I hadn't possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, I would have been dead for sure.

"The Eight-Tails shouldn't be killed by the explosion, right?"

Then he became worried again. The Eight-Tails was the most suitable tailed beast for him, and second only to the Nine-Tails. Sealing it into his body would maximize his strength and the power of Wood Release.

Given the choice of the Eight-Tails, he would never consider the Five-Tails or the Six-Tails.

He crouched down and touched the ground with his finger. Thousand Hands Orange Water used his magic to carefully sense the ground. After a while, he opened his eyes with a happy expression.

Without the slightest hesitation, he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to rush towards the direction he sensed.

A few minutes later, they saw the Eight-Tails, its body mangled and on the verge of death.

Without giving the Eight-Tails a chance to react, the kaleidoscope pattern on its chest spun, and powerful ocular energy surged into the Eight-Tails' body through its eyes, imprinting three-tomoe patterns on the Eight-Tails' eyes, indicating that it had been brought under control.

"So fast!"

Turning his head towards the direction of Kumogakure, Senju Orange Water sensed a large amount of chakra rapidly approaching, clearly indicating that the ninjas of Kumogakure had come looking for him.

He quickly raised his hands to form a hand seal, using two Four Symbols Seals to form an Eight Trigrams Seal, sealing the entire body of the Eight-Tails into its abdomen, making it a Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.

"The chakra is so heavy, my body is about to go numb."

As the Eight-Tails' chakra entered her body, Senju Orange Water felt a weight on her body, as if a mountain was pressing down on her, making it difficult to breathe.

"Flying Thunder God!"

Suppressing his discomfort, he raised his hands, formed a hand seal, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

At the same time, because the explosion was mainly concentrated on the Eight-Tails, the Two-Tails, which was blown away, was in relatively good condition, at least it did not lose its ability to move.

Turning its head to glance at the enormous World Tree, Two-Tailed Fox was filled with hatred and fear, and then ran towards the sea without looking back.

Although it dislikes water, only the ocean can now conceal its tracks and prevent it from being found by the Hidden Cloud Village.

It didn't want to be imprisoned like that again, especially since that big tree made it very uncomfortable and terrified.

That was a being capable of devouring and destroying itself; it never wanted to see that big tree again and had to flee Cloud Village.

"They're finally gone."

Upon receiving the report from the Anbu ninja, Tsuchida smiled.

That kid's plan was simple and crude, but the simpler the plan, the less likely it is to be seen through.

Now that their Hidden Cloud Village no longer has the Tailed Beasts, they can freely carry out reforms and development internally.

At the same time, in Kikyoyama Castle, Tamura Hao, after estimating that the time was about right, sent the letter to Lord Danzo through a summoning jutsu.

"Someone stole the Eight-Tails from Kumogakure, and the Two-Tails also took the opportunity to escape to the sea."

After reviewing the intelligence, Shimura Danzo pondered for a moment and then decisively set off.

Regardless of who took the Eight-Tailed Fox, he was determined to have the remaining Two-Tailed Fox, which would become nourishment for the Phoenix and allow it to advance even further.

He activated Dark Susanoo and soared into the sky, flying at full speed towards the eastern sea of ​​the Land of Lightning.

The complete Susanoo can not only fly, but also fly at a very high speed, and the energy consumption is not large when flying alone.

They spent a day quickly flying to the eastern sea area of ​​the Land of Lightning to search, and with the help of dark chakra, they soon sensed a chakra containing a lot of dark energy, which was the unique power of the tailed beasts.

"Found you!"

A sinister smile appeared on his face. Shimura Danzo controlled Dark Susanoo to change direction and fly towards the direction he sensed, finally plunging into the sea like a cannonball.

Hidden in the sea, the Two-Tails sensed the power of the Dark Susanoo and looked up, instantly filled with terror.

It was no stranger to Susanoo; it had been beaten by Uchiha Madara, who traveled the ninja world, with Susanoo back then. Madara was a battle maniac, and in front of Susanoo of that level, the bodies that the tailed beasts were so proud of could not gain any advantage.

After being beaten up, it was even looked down upon by Madara Uchiha, who said it was too weak.

Although the Susanoo that has appeared now is different, its size is no less than that of Madara Uchiha's back then, and the chakra on it gives it a very bad feeling.

Realizing something was wrong, Erwei frantically paddled in the water to try to escape, but unfortunately, as a feline, it was a terrible swimmer.

Using the momentum from its previous charge, Dark Susanoo moved quickly and grabbed the Two-Tails, which was trying to escape. Before the Two-Tails could retaliate, a pair of pitch-black Mangekyou Sharingan appeared before its eyes, and its consciousness was stripped away, leaving it powerless to resist.

"The Sharingan is indeed the nemesis of tailed beasts."

Seeing how easily the Two-Tails was controlled, Danzo Shimura couldn't help but marvel at the usefulness of the Sharingan.

The Sharingan can indeed control tailed beasts. According to the First and Second Hokage, Madara Uchiha used the Mangekyou Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails.

After seeing Miyu Otsutsuki's memories, he learned the secret: in essence, both the Sharingan and the Tailed Beasts originated from the Ten-Tails. However, the Sharingan is at a higher level, which is why it has a restraining effect on the Tailed Beasts. The Tailed Beasts have little resistance against the Mangekyou Sharingan.

After a moment of reflection, he manipulated Susanoo to transform and trap the Two-Tails, then swam upwards, bursting out of the sea and soaring into the sky.

With the Dark Susanoo enveloping the Two-Tails, the Hidden Cloud Village could not sense its existence, let alone track it.

Flying back to the overseas base, Danzo Shimura led the team straight to the experimental area where the phoenix was imprisoned.

"Congratulations, Lord Danzo, on capturing the Two-Tails."

Yakushi Nonou looked at the big blue cat that had been put down and really wanted to go up and pet it.

When Lord Danzo set off, he had someone inform him to prepare to receive the Two-Tails, but he didn't expect to capture it so quickly.

"The information provided by Ritian is very accurate."

Danzo Shimura, having suppressed the dark chakra once more, looked at the enormous Two-Tails with great satisfaction.

That subordinate was very capable, his strongest trump card, and he always managed to surprise him.

"Sun God!"

Pharmacist Nonou couldn't help but miss her boyfriend... no, he was her fiancé.

I wonder how Ritian-kun is doing.

What are your thoughts on merging them?

Danzo looked at the imprisoned dark phoenix. He wanted to further enhance the beast's potential, and merging it with a tailed beast was the best option.

Moreover, separation is simple. Although the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beast will die after the Tailed Beast is separated, it is not absolute. As long as a part is retained, the seal can be stabilized and the person will not die.

Once he finds the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he will begin to revive the Ten-Tails and become the second Sage of Six Paths.

Before that, he needed to improve his strength as much as possible, and the Dark Phoenix was a good source of power.

"The Dark Phoenix is ​​different from the Dark Lotus. It cannot use the power of Wood Release. It is not good to devour it directly. It will definitely take a long time, which is not conducive to Lord Danzo's next plan."

My subordinate suggested using a sealing technique to seal the Two-Tails inside the Dark Phoenix, creating a dual-tailed beast jinchūriki. Then, by using the tailed beast sealing technique, we could slowly absorb the tailed beast's chakra until it was completely devoured.

She revealed the method she had come up with earlier. During this time, she had studied the power of the Tailed Beasts, especially the Three-Tails Jinchuriki that Lord Danzo had captured. She had collected a lot of data and knew how to better utilize the power of the Tailed Beasts.

"A dual-tailed beast jinchūriki!"

Danzo Shimura fell into deep thought. This idea sounded pretty good, and he really couldn't wait too long; there were still many things he needed to do.

Moreover, Hiruzen's side has already revealed the Edo Tensei army, attracting the attention of the four great ninja villages and the Senju faction. He can find an opportunity to reappear next.

As for the excuse for his previous disappearance, it's easy to find one: he was seriously injured and recuperating. No one can say anything about that, since that attack was really strong.

"Do as you say."

With that in mind, Danzo Shimura nodded in agreement.

Whether it's the four-village coalition, Hiruzen's reanimated army, or Senju Orange Water who obtained Wood Release, they are all his greatest enemies. He needs absolute power to defeat them and become a hero who saves the Land of Fire and Konoha. Only then can he become the Fourth Hokage and his great cause of unification officially begin.

(End of this chapter)