Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 261 The Fate of Backstabbing

Rasa was indeed very capable. In just four days, he made meticulous arrangements, fabricated a true intelligence report to lure Yekura out, and led three teams to investigate the destroyed experimental base.

Because the experimental base was less than 100 kilometers away from Kikyoyama Castle, the Third Kazekage and the others didn't pay much attention to it. Moreover, even if something unexpected happened, it wouldn't be difficult for Yekura to break through the encirclement with her strength.

Furthermore, they can send people over quickly to provide support, so there won't be any danger.

Yecang thought so too, having absolute confidence in her own strength, and even more so in the mark that lecherous brat had branded on her back.

As long as she has enough chakra, she fears no opponent.

"Envoy of the Scorching Escape, I have been waiting here for a long time."

On the ground above the experimental base, Shimura Danzo revealed himself, looking at the ten people from Yokura who had arrived.

At the same time, hundreds of figures rushed out of the tunnels, all dressed in Root attire and all of them had transplanted bloodline ninja limbs. Their strength was at least that of a Special Jonin.

Upon seeing the Root ninjas around them, the three Sand ninja squads quickly moved closer together.

"These people think they can kill me?"

Ye Cang glanced at the crowd around him, and when he saw that Qian Shou Cheng Shui and the others were not there, he sneered.

At her level of strength, quantity becomes meaningless.

If Qian Shou Cheng Shui and the others were also there, she would definitely have to find a way to get them away.

But now there's only Danzo Shimura, so it's useless for any number of small fry to come.

Before she could even enter Sage Art: Scorching Release Chakra Mode, she felt a sharp pain in her back, followed by a numbing sensation that quickly spread throughout her body, making it difficult for her to refine her chakra.

Yecang froze, looking incredulously at the woman behind him. She was his subordinate, a classmate at the Ninja Academy, whom he had rescued on the battlefield and had kept by his side ever since.

"Haruko?"

Yekura couldn't understand why Haruko would betray her, or rather, betray the village.

"You bastard! What are you doing?"

"Haruko, are you crazy? That's Lady Hakura!"

"Damn it, she's definitely a spy!"

……

The other eight were furious; this was definitely a spy.

"Lady Yekura, I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to do this."

Haruko's eyes were filled with tears; she had no other choice.

At the same time, the inside of the vest burst into flames, revealing that it was covered with a dense array of explosive tags, numbering in the thousands, all of high quality.

"Rumble..."

The explosion engulfed everything. Haruko's body was instantly blasted to pieces and then burned to ashes. Yekura's body was also consumed by the flames. The other eight Sand Ninja tried to retreat in terror, but it was too late.

Because Haruko secretly used chakra threads to bind their ankles, they couldn't jump away immediately.

At such close range, the explosion of thousands of detonating tags is enough to destroy everything, especially the human body.

When the fire died down, the Root ninjas rushed forward, only to find some charred ninja tools and headbands. Everything else was gone, even the bones had been shattered and burned to ashes, rendering them useless.

"That's ruthless!"

Upon receiving the slightly melted headband, Shimura Danzo couldn't help but marvel at Rasa's ruthlessness.

What puzzled him even more was that Yekura's vigilance was so low.

This doesn't seem like someone with the ambition to vie for the position of Kazekage.

Although puzzled, Shimura Danzo didn't dwell on it.

Now that everyone has been blown to pieces and burned to ashes, all their cells have been destroyed, making it difficult to even be resurrected with Impure World Reincarnation. Although the performance of this Scorching Release Messenger was amazing, it was ultimately just a flash in the pan.

"withdraw!"

Without lingering, Shimura Danzo turned and left, and the Root ninjas quickly followed suit.

A Kage-level powerhouse was thus brought to an end, at least in the public eye.

In reality, the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was secretly incorporated into the Eight Thousand Spears Imprint, was transmitted in reverse to Tamura Hao, just like the application of the Reverse Summoning Technique.

"It's about medium-rare!"

Looking at the charred remains in front of him, Tamura Hiroshi was a little bewildered.

Is Lord Danzo really that ruthless?

Without delay, he quickly injected his life energy into the charred body in front of him to maintain its vitality. Then, he created a shadow clone, carried the charred body into a pre-prepared sealing ninja tool, and used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to send it to the Hidden Cloud Village for treatment.

After doing all this, Tamura Hiroshi used a sealing scroll to collect the altar that was used in conjunction with the Heavenly Delivery Technique, sprayed a special medicine to clean up the lingering smell, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

The reason I don't stay in Kikyoyama Castle to operate is mainly because the Heavenly Gift Technique involves flashes of lightning, and to avoid arousing suspicion, especially from Rasa-kun, it's better to keep a low profile.

As for his brother-in-law Yashamaru, he went to Sunagakure before Yekura set off, infiltrated the village using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and then quietly brought him out, packing him up and sending him to the village to reunite with Karura using the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

Leaving aside Tamura Hiroshi himself, who returned to Kikyoyama Castle and pretended nothing had happened, his shadow clone quickly took Yekura to the Summoning World to have Tsunade, who was still in a wheelchair, receive treatment.

"These legs are completely cooked, and there are several broken bones inside. Amputation is necessary!"

After examining the person, Tsunade glared at them and said that amputation was the only option.

The charred arms were completely gone, and the legs were almost cooked through. The cells were completely destroyed by the high temperature, and the bone marrow in the bones was cooked.

Only the torso was relatively well preserved, so there is still hope for treatment.

"Didn't you say you'd protect Yekura?"

Karura, who rushed over, looked at the charred body on the operating table and couldn't help but look at her boyfriend.

Is this what you meant by protecting people?

"It's my fault. I didn't expect Rasa-kun to be so ruthless. Not only did he betray Yekura-neechan's classmate, but he also used a lot of high-quality explosive tags."

Tamura Hiroshi took the initiative to admit his mistake, acknowledging that it was indeed his fault.

However, it's not a big problem. The more serious the injury, the more completely the bond between Sister Yekura and Sunagakure can be severed.

"She's that Scorch Release user from Sunagakure? You mean Rasa, the disciple of the Third Kazekage? How did they end up fighting?"

Tsunade was curious; she had heard of both of them before. They were the most outstanding young ninjas in Sunagakure, and could even be called strong.

Especially this Yecang, whom I had seen on two previous battlefields, though we had never fought.

"It was he who plotted against Sister Yekura, using methods similar to those used to persecute Nawaki."

Mikoto Uchiha, who came with Karura, glared at a despicable and shameless bastard. This bastard was up to his old tricks again.

Uchiha Chiri, who came along, also glared at her resentfully, but quickly concealed that look.

We are no match for that brat yet, so we must be patient.

"What did you do to them?"

Tsunade created a shadow clone to help Karura treat Yekura's injuries, while asking curiously.

At the same time, the shadow clone stimulated Yekura's brain, waking her from her coma.

Tamura Hiroshi, who was unaware of these things, had no reservations and frankly explained, "Miss Mikoto is right, it's similar to the plan to plot against Nawaki."

I will first enhance Yekura's strength, arousing Rasa's jealousy and resentment, so that he will eventually kill her and eliminate this threat. Then I will secretly rescue her, so that Yekura can sever her ties with Sunagakure, especially after Rasa becomes the Fourth Kazekage.

That way, Sister Yekura can stay by my side forever and become a Cloud Villager.

Tamura Hao didn't think there was anything to hide. Anyway, he was just a shadow clone, and it wouldn't be long before it dissipated. If Miss Yecang wanted to take revenge in the future, she would only target the real body.

Ye Cang, who was being treated, opened her eyes and glared fiercely at someone, her chilling killing intent erupting from her.

So it was all that lecherous brat's scheme.

That's outrageous!

"Don't worry about the treatment, Yecang-neechan. This little injury is nothing and you'll recover in no time."

Noticing Yekura's awakening, Tamura Hiroshi maintained his signature gentle smile, ignoring Yekura's murderous glare.

Yekura's condition was actually not bad, especially on the front. He had seen Yekura's memories before and knew what had happened.

Because the explosion occurred behind her, Yekura's back was severely damaged; her ribs and spine were visible, and her entire beautiful back was completely destroyed.

The front side was relatively intact, though somewhat charred, and the eyes were still there, much better than the terrible state of the rope tree back then.

But Ye Cang's resentful eyes remained, as if he wished he could devour the boy in front of him alive.

"Don't worry, although your most beautiful back in the ninja world was burned away, it won't be difficult to restore, and it will definitely be even better."

Tamura continued to comfort her, hoping to improve Ms. Yekura's mood, which would be beneficial for her treatment and recovery.

These words left the women nearby speechless, and Karura, who was undergoing surgery, rolled her eyes at them.

Is now the time to talk about this?

After several hours of emergency treatment, Yekura's internal organs, which had been shattered by the explosion, were stitched back together. With the life energy previously injected by Tamura Hiroshi and the current injection of the Water of Life, recovery was only a matter of time.

As for the charred skin, especially the back, Karura and Tsunade did not damage it. Although the charred cells were dead, they could at least form a sealing layer, which could effectively prevent infection and was more conducive to the recovery and growth of the skin and flesh.

Yekura's current condition is very poor, and it would be very dangerous if she were to get infected. It's good that she's covered up like this for now.

Of course, this recovery and growth also needs constant guidance to prevent it from turning into a distorted keloid scar.

The skin on the front, especially the face, was the first to recover.

"This face has been saved, it looks exactly the same as before, and the skin is even more delicate."

Looking at Yekura's face, which had basically recovered, Karura breathed a sigh of relief. She had really been worried that it wouldn't recover.

"Would you like some oranges?"

Tamura Hao, who was peeling an orange, asked a question, which angered Yekura, who glared at him. Tsunade glared back at him.

"She can't eat anything right now, she can only receive intravenous fluids."

She couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl; it was too tragic for anyone to be targeted by that brat.

First it was his own younger brother, and now this girl has come along. That brat really doesn't know anything decent.

"Once I recover, the first thing I'll do is burn you to ashes and scatter them into the sea."

Ye Cang said in a hoarse voice, expressing his extreme hatred for this lecherous brat.

Previously, he had a good impression of this lecherous brat. Even after being ambushed, he was thinking of using the Scorching Release to completely destroy his body to avoid being resurrected and controlled by Konoha, who would then extract his memories and secrets, thus discovering the existence of that lecherous brat.

But who would have thought that the source of all this was that lecherous brat? How despicable!

All the goodwill and even affection from the past have turned into hatred at this moment, and I wish I could grind them to dust.

"What Sister Yekura said hurt me deeply."

At that moment, another Tamura Hao entered the operating room; it was the real Tamura Hao.

After settling things over there, he used the Heavenly Transmission Technique to return to the village.

The shadow clone tossed the peeled orange over, raised its hand to form a hand seal to release itself, and transferred the memory fragments it had left behind here to the main body.

"I'd rather rip your heart out, bake it, and eat it."

With the same resentful look in his eyes, Yecang was truly enraged this time.

How come I never noticed how awful this lecherous brat was before?

"Then you can only dream about it, Yecang-neechan. You can't beat me."

With a smug smile, Tamura Hao broke off a segment of orange and held it to Karura's lips. After Karura ate it, he broke off another segment, waved it in front of Yekura, and then put it in his own mouth.

He wasn't afraid of making the girl angry, since he couldn't beat her anyway.

"you……"

Yecang was furious; this brat was getting more and more awful.

Karura, on the other hand, watched with a smile. With Hao drawing the hatred away, Ye Cang had enough motivation to survive.

Her injuries were similar to Ye Cang's back then, almost turning her into a monster. She had considered ending her own life many times, but Hao used strong methods to guide her through it.

Yekura's injuries were more severe than her own, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Yekura, who was also a woman. Coupled with being betrayed and killed by her companion, Yekura was easily prone to despair.

"You hypocritical brat."

Tsunade rolled her eyes, realizing that the brat was deliberately provoking her like that.

She had a similar experience. When her younger brother was killed in the explosion, she felt as if the sky had fallen. She was especially grief-stricken and furious when she learned that the person who murdered her brother was her teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi. At that time, she had many extreme thoughts.

The two worked together to accelerate Yekura's recovery, especially in her back.

Tamura Hao also stepped in to help, injecting the power of Kaguya and the little ten-tailed fox into the Eight Thousand Spears Mark, and using the power of the Corpse Bone Pulse to separate the charred layer of vertebrae and ribs, so that a new periosteum could grow.

Then the muscles grow attached to the periosteum, and finally a thin membrane as thin as a cicada's wing.

Only after that thin membrane formed did the group feel relieved.

The next step is simply recovery, and cultivating new limbs for transplantation; it's just a matter of time.

After confirming that there were no problems, Tamura Hao ignored Yekura's objections and struggles, carried her to Karura's dormitory and arranged for her to stay there. That night, he hugged her in his arms as a pillow, just like before.

Of course, the continuous infusion of life force was not forgotten to accelerate the body's recovery.

Karura gave up her dormitory to the two of them and accompanied her younger brother to the food and entertainment center.

It's been a long time since I've seen my younger brother, and they have a lot to talk about.

"Sister Yecang, I was right back then, wasn't I? I would definitely carry you back to the village to be my wife."

Tamura Hiroshi was very pleased with himself, as his words had come true.

"Who wants to be your wife!"

Ye Cang replied resentfully, still harboring resentment.

That lecherous brat is a real scoundrel.

"I gave you a choice: either I would ask the Third Kazekage for a dowry and have them send you to me, or I would carry you back. You rejected the first option."

Tamura Hiroshi promptly shifted the blame, claiming he was forced into this situation.

"Is it still my fault?"

A cold smile appeared on her face; Ye Cang would never forgive this lecherous brat.

I'd rather die than do that!

"If it's not your fault, is it mine?"

Tamura Hao put on a surprised little expression. "Miss, how could you frame an innocent person?"

"Don't talk to me."

Ye Cang was even more annoyed and didn't want to talk to that lecherous brat anymore.

"Everyone says that a bald head is the true way to show a person's looks, and Yecang-nee's looks have changed a lot since she went bald."

Tamura Hiroshi, of course, wouldn't shut up and continued to provoke the young lady.

Hairstyle is quite important for everyone, accounting for more than 50% of one's appearance.

Of course, some people are better suited to being bald, like the monk in the TV series "The Young Swordsman".

Of course, that's the animated version; the live-action version just couldn't quite pull off the terrifying bald look.

"You're the ugly one!"

Ye Cang retorted angrily, "I'm like this because of you, you lecherous brat!"

"I'll marry you when I turn eighteen, and then we'll have a whole bunch of kids. Some will inherit your Blazing Release, and some will inherit my Swift Release. They'll all definitely become strong..."

Tamura Hao envisioned the future; he wanted to create a massive family tree, an extremely large one.

"Who wants to have your baby?"

Yecang retorted that she would never marry and have children with that despicable lecherous brat.

"Wait, when did you master Swiftness?"

Suddenly it dawned on him that the lecherous brat had just mentioned Swift Escape.

Since it can be inherited by children, it must not be a simple limb transplant, but a true fusion.

When did this happen?

How come I didn't know?

"Didn't I tell you?"

Tamura Hiroshi was taken aback. Thinking back, it seemed he really hadn't told Yekura-neechan about it.

"Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"

Yekura was annoyed, but someone's response next made her blood pressure soar even higher.

Which one are you referring to? I've been hiding quite a few things from you.

Blinking, Tamura Hao had no idea which item the young lady was referring to; there were just too many to guess.

"Go to hell!"

Yekura was even angrier. This was such an infuriating, lecherous brat.

"I don't want to die. I haven't married Yecang yet, and we haven't had a bunch of kids."

He also had the important task of compiling the family genealogy; how could he die before he could accomplish his mission?

"I won't have children with you."

"So, I understand now that Yekura-neechan likes being forced into something. I'll definitely do my best then."

"You're shameless!"

"Thank you for the compliment!"

"Hmph! Even if you force me, I will still abort the child."

"It's okay, I can send someone to watch you 24 hours a day, and then seal your chakra. If all else fails, I can seal your consciousness and turn you into a vegetable so that the child can successfully grow inside you."

Or perhaps they would use illusion magic to forcibly alter your consciousness and perception...

Tamura Hiroshi explained his solution, effectively blocking Yekura's ideas one by one.

The two continued to bicker, contradicting each other, and their arguments became increasingly absurd.

In the midst of this ongoing bickering, Ye Cang's hatred was gradually worn away, leaving only pure anger, and she instinctively leaned into someone's arms.

(End of this chapter)