Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 272 The Demon Blade Thousand Blades

"What's wrong?"

Seeing his disciple's solemn expression, the Third Raikage asked a question.

"I may have thought it too simply before. Multiple bloodline systems can indeed coexist in the body, but they may interfere with bloodline transformation."

I initially wanted to preserve the Swift Release bloodline limit, but I discovered it would affect the transformation of Light Release chakra, greatly increasing the difficulty of the transformation. In the end, I could only fuse and cover it with Swift Release as the foundation.

He revealed his previous discovery, thinking that he could coexist with Swift Escape, but after trying it, he found that it didn't work, which also meant that the other shortcut he had been thinking of was no longer viable.

His original idea was to first fuse with the Scorching Release to obtain the manifest talent of fire attribute, and then fuse with the Bloodline Limit.

Other attributes can also be obtained through the fusion of dual-attribute bloodline limits, ultimately resulting in the manifestation of all attributes as talents.

But now it seems I was too naive; there really is no shortcut to cultivation.

"Don't worry about it. You've done a great job. We've all surpassed our predecessors and taken over the path they were exploring back then. We've become pioneers at the forefront. It's normal to make mistakes."

The Third Raikage comforted them, saying that although the shortcut was gone, they could still continue on, it would just be a little more difficult.

Moreover, this path is inherently arduous, and it's not a problem of our own disciples.

Without this disciple, they wouldn't even be qualified to embark on this path and become pioneers of the ninja world.

"Do you think Konoha will simply wait for us to attack, or will they attack us first?"

After glancing at his son and Fukai, who seemed to be in relatively good condition, the Third Raikage changed the subject to war.

They've almost finished their preparations, and Konoha on the other side is almost done as well.

Now it all depends on who makes the first move. He can't be sure, mainly because he doesn't know the specific improvements Konoha has made or the methods they've prepared.

Tamura Hao's expression became more serious as he analyzed earnestly, "If we choose to attack, we will definitely choose a thunderstorm. This way, we can trigger a thunderstorm, which is unavoidable at the speed of lightning. At the same time, the lightning can also better damage the bodies of the Impure World Reincarnation army."

If Konoha launches an offensive, they will definitely try to counter our advantage of thunderstorms. There are numerous rivers and lakes here, and we have prepared many explosive tags. The high temperatures and air currents generated by the explosions are enough to quickly lift water vapor into the air and form clouds.

Although they didn't know much about that place, Black Zetsu couldn't send White Zetsu there either, mainly because the Nine-Tails' sense of good and evil was too strong, and it would be easily detected by Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kyuuhan.

However, they're not stupid; they'll definitely come up with a solution.

"That gives us a reason to send Thor back to the village to keep things in order, so you can do your job better on your own."

The Third Raikage agreed, also feeling that the Raijin clone should be sent back. The reason was easy to find: to prevent the village from being attacked again, as there were quite a few powerful figures watching their Hidden Cloud Village.

Moreover, as long as they perform strongly enough in this war, the other three great ninja villages can't say anything.

"The stage for Thor's clones will be the next Shinobi World War; this time they're just showing their faces."

Tamura Hao agreed, and he was also very clear about the role of the Thor clone. The reason he had been showing his face for so long was just to prepare for becoming the Fourth Raikage in the future. Whether he participated in this final battle or not was not important.

If you have thunderclouds to help you, you can certainly put up a good fight, but if not, there's no need to participate in the battle.

Not to mention that he also needs to keep an eye on Minato Namikaze, so he can't control the Thor clone.

Furthermore, Storm Axe is not yet capable of being crafted, or rather, it cannot be crafted to the desired effect, and it also lacks a Futsu-no-Mitama Spirit Sword.

He needs to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, which possesses the Futsu-mitama spirit sword, in those Uchiha prisoners to be sealed inside the Storm Axe as an energy core.

This needs to be done gradually. It's very difficult to awaken those people's kaleidoscope, let alone guide them in a specific direction. It requires a long period of accumulation.

Suddenly, Tamura Hao turned to look at Uchiha Hikaru, only to see that Uchiha Hikaru was using his Perfect Mangekyou Sharingan to transfer the sealing technique to Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Kaoru.

He even sealed his own chakra into the Yin Seal of the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Tamura Hao understood. This was a plan to temporarily lend Susanoo to the two girls, just as Obito Uchiha lent his Mangekyou Sharingan power to Kakashi Hatake before his death in the Fourth Shinobi World War, allowing him to unleash the complete Susanoo.

"This eye power and chakra can only sustain the complete Susanoo for half an hour. You guys need to time your attacks carefully."

Having completed the sealing, Uchiha Hikaru rubbed his sore eyes through his eyelids and instructed the two on the time to use it.

She wasn't worried about the others, but Kushina and the other girl were too young and weaker than the others, making them easier targets. Keeping this power would allow them to better protect themselves.

Anyway, once they're inside Susanoo, unless their opponents can break Susanoo, it's impossible for them to get hurt.

Even if you try to use the Kaleidoscope's genjutsu to target it, it will be difficult to penetrate the complete Susanoo, so it is absolutely safe.

"It's so much stronger than our eye power."

Kushina was very surprised. The power of her eyes was too strong, and this was only half of it. The other half was in Vanilla.

Is this the perfect kaleidoscope?

"Your transformed eyes are indeed very powerful; you'd better work hard to master Yin Release."

Hikaru Uchiha was deeply impressed by the power of the Perfect Mangekyou Sharingan, which far surpassed that of the simple Mangekyou Sharingan.

Although she had never seen Madara Uchiha or his eyes, she believed that her transformed Perfect Mangekyou Sharingan would definitely be amazing.

"I'll take you back to your village to recuperate."

Seeing Uchiha Hikaru's fatigue, Tamura Hiro immediately opened a portal connecting to the entrance of the Summoning World, which would minimize the energy loss.

When he integrated the Heavenly Stone Gate's spiritual artifact into the entrance of the Spirit Realm's Great Vortex, he could directly connect to it and open a spatial gate, which would consume much less energy.

Of course, it is still much more expensive than the Heavenly Delivery Technique, but the conditions for the Heavenly Delivery Technique are worse. Uchiha Hikaru is currently pregnant with her child, and he doesn't want the newly implanted egg to fall off due to the bumpy ride. This is also the main reason why he doesn't allow Uchiha Hikaru to participate in the battle.

Uchiha Hikaru looked at the boy she had chosen, hesitated for a moment, and then instructed, "I'll wait over there..."

"Stop! Don't plant a flag at me, it's too unlucky!"

Tamura Hiroshi quickly called for a stop, his face filled with horror.

Even with his current strength, he wouldn't dare let his closest relatives plant his flag. Some things you can disbelieve, but you can't disrespect.

Although I have many backup plans to save my life, I try to avoid using them if possible.

"snort!"

With a soft snort, Uchiha Hikaru strode angrily through the portal to the Summoning World.

He glanced at the closed portal behind him and walked towards a house not far away, where there were dedicated ANBU ninjas on duty.

"Lord Hikari!"

The three ANBU ninjas on duty quickly stood up and saluted. They were no strangers to Uchiha Hikaru, as they had been stationed on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs.

"Where is Galuro?"

Uchiha Hikaru nodded to the three of them and asked about Karura's location.

"Please wait a moment, Lord Guang, we will call Lord Karura immediately."

The leading ANBU ninja responded, then picked up the phone next to him and made contact with the research base, relaying the news of Uchiha Hikaru's arrival.

"Is this the village's latest communication device?"

I looked at the box with curiosity; I'd never seen it before.

"It was developed by a technology company; the light bulb was invented by that company."

Another ANBU ninja who knew about this replied.

Uchiha Hikaru understood immediately and then exchanged information with the three Anbu ninjas about the changes in the village and the Summoning World during this period. Although he had often corresponded with Karura and Uchiha Mikoto in the past, and the Heavenly Delivery Technique made it very convenient to send letters, the content that could be written in letters was limited and far less detailed than this direct communication.

Not long after, a sandbag flew over, and Garuda was standing on it.

Welcome home!

Karura smiled and welcomed him. Uchiha Hikaru landed on the sand mat, looked Karura over (who seemed unchanged), and said, "I want to see your true strength now."

Although Gallo's words were not very explicit in his previous letters, his confidence was evident between the lines.

Clearly, Garu hadn't slacked off in his training, and with that shameless villain's all-around support, his progress was even greater.

"You're still as strong-willed as ever!"

Garu's eyes curved into cute crescent moons, and she immediately maneuvered the sandbag to fly in a certain direction.

It's nothing if it's just to show off one's strength.

Not long after, the two flew to a large sandy area.

"Would you like to see your individual combat prowess, or your area-of-effect attacks?"

When asked, Garu asked, and she confirmed that she had never relaxed her efforts to improve her strength, especially after establishing a romantic relationship with Hao and receiving his full support, which led to a rapid increase in her strength.

"Let's look at the individual units first."

Uchiha Hikaru naturally wanted to see them all.

Karura understood, but without making a move, dozens of thin, cicada-wing-like throwing knives flew out and circled around the two of them at supersonic speeds. Even Uchiha Hikaru had to activate his Sharingan to see the flight traces of those throwing knives.

However, these throwing knives fly too fast and can change direction flexibly. In addition, there are so many of them that it is very difficult to intercept them with knife skills alone.

She even saw a tacit cooperation in the trajectories of these rapidly flying knives, as if each knife possessed its own wisdom.

Uchiha Hikaru understood that this was one of the basic techniques for controlling puppet strings in Sunagakure, namely, multitasking.

With such precise control at such a high speed, even a Kage-level expert would be instantly killed.

"Did he build all of these?"

Looking at those throwing knives, you can tell from their color that they are of exceptional quality.

"They were all made by Hao Jun. A total of 10,086 were made and named Mobile Flying Blades. I can only control 73 at a time right now, but I can add wind blades to increase their sharpness."

Garuro retracted the dozens of flying blades into his sleeve and explained.

"That shouldn't be just magnetic escape."

Uchiha Hikaru noticed something unusual; it was definitely not a simple Magnet Release technique, as Magnet Release techniques are very difficult to control with such precision.

"There is also a Mangekyou Sharingan that controls sharp blades, which was induced and activated by an Uchiha prisoner. Hao sealed it into my mental space in the form of a cursed seal."

Karura did not hide anything and revealed the existence of that eye technique. The reason he was able to control those seventy-three flying blades so perfectly was because of that eye technique. Based on that eye technique, combined with the Mind Division and guidance of the Sunagakure Puppet Technique, and powered by Magnet Release, this flying blade killing formation was formed.

"He should have forged a sword for you, right?"

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Hikaru inquired about the sword.

That shameless villain could forge famous swords for them, so naturally he wouldn't forget his first confirmed girlfriend.

"This sword is called Thousand Blades, and it's perfect for my Magnet Release fighting style!"

As Karura spoke, he slapped the seal on his lower abdomen, and a long, cracked sword flew out and landed in his hand.

This is a sword that Hao specially crafted for himself, perfectly suited for combat using Magnet Release.

Looking at the cracked blade, Uchiha Hikaru roughly guessed how this sword would be used in combat; it would indeed be troublesome and would also be a constraint on his own fighting style.

After taking one last look at the sand beneath his feet, Uchiha Hikaru lost interest in continuing to look and now preferred to have a big meal.

"I want to eat sweet and sour fish."

Upon arriving at this sandy area, she guessed what Garura meant by group combat tactics, because the sand in this area contained Garura's Magnet Release chakra, which had obviously been refined by him over many years. It was a fusion of Magnet Release and Sand Manipulation techniques.

The chakra of those sands was now fused with Garura's chakra, and it also contained a huge amount of natural energy. It was estimated that it could control the sand of the entire desert to fight. If it directly slammed down like a tsunami, even if he had a complete Susanoo, he would definitely not be able to withstand it.

Well, Garula is indeed the strongest among them. It's all because she made the right choice, and she chose it early enough.

"The war isn't over yet, why did you suddenly come back? Did something happen?"

As Karura maneuvered the sandbag to take the two of them into the air again, she asked him with concern.

She was quite puzzled by Uchiha Hikaru's sudden return. Hao Jun had only been gone for a few days, so how could Hikaru be back already?

If he's coming back, it should be Thor's clone, right?

"I am pregnant."

Uchiha Hikaru replied, a hint of smugness unconsciously creeping into his voice.

I was the first one.

Congratulations!

Karura was taken aback for a moment, then happily congratulated her, without feeling jealousy or anything like that, nor did she care about such things.

He then took Uchiha Hikaru back to the villa to rest for a while. In the evening, he brought Tsunade and the others over and prepared a sumptuous dinner.

"Are you really older than my grandfather?"

Nawaki, who came with her older sister, curiously looked at Uchiha Hikaru as soon as she entered, and finally couldn't help but ask a question.

Although I've known this person for a long time, I only just learned this secret.

They don't look much older than me, so how come they're older than my grandparents?

"According to seniority, your grandfather and Uchiha Madara should call my clan grandmother."

Uchiha Hikaru said smugly, "Having a senior position does have its advantages."

Back in the genjutsu world, I used this to really infuriate Madara Uchiha.

"The kaleidoscope's eye technique is truly amazing!"

Tsunade marveled at the mystery of the Mangekyou Sharingan, saying it was far more sophisticated than the bloodline abilities of their Senju clan.

As for this person's seniority, she couldn't say anything, since his seniority was really high; her grandfather hadn't even been born yet at that time.

"Then I'll have to call you..."

Rope Tree counted on his fingers, but no matter how he counted, he still didn't know how to address this person. The seniority was too high. He had never met anyone of a similar seniority before, and he had never even met his own grandfather.

"How did you get pregnant? That brat has quite the self-control when it comes to this."

Tsunade was curious about something else. She had already heard from Karura that the brat had gotten the girl pregnant.

I was quite surprised at the time. Although that kid was very lecherous, he had a lot of self-control. I originally thought he would only break through that step after he became an adult. Who would have thought that he would be proven wrong so quickly.

"They've gone too far!"

Uchiha Hikaru didn't try to hide it, expressing his frustration that he had messed things up.

Previously, in that illusionary world, I was only focused on having fun and causing trouble, which provoked that shameless villain quite a bit, and then I was almost broken by his antics.

"I knew it!"

Uzumaki Yuye, who was holding a child and came over to freeload a meal, suddenly realized that she hadn't understood this point before. She thought her niece Kushina would be the first, but it turned out to be Hikaru.

"Did you see Mingjing over there?"

Uchiha Chiri asked in a low voice, having been worried ever since she heard the news that Myokyō had gone to the front lines again.

"I didn't see him on the battlefield, but I heard he's very close to Orochimaru, maybe he's assisting with some experiments."

Uchiha Hikaru wasn't quite aware of this, as Konoha kept its intelligence very tightly under wraps, making it difficult to obtain information.

Her previous probing attacks had yielded little result; she hadn't seen Uchiha Myōkyō during those attacks, suggesting that his strength hadn't yet recovered.

Uchiha Chiri frowned and remained silent. She was powerless to change anything about these things. The more she learned about Kumogakure, the more she understood how terrifying the village was. Its strength was far more complex than it appeared on the surface.

Moreover, let alone the Hidden Cloud Village, the people in front of us are not weak, especially Karura.

Although Karura was the most gentle-natured among them and never got angry with anyone, they all knew that Karura had obtained the most power from that brat and was the most terrifying among them.

She estimated that even if Tsunade unleashed the Death Gate, she wouldn't be able to defeat Karura, who was an extremely terrifyingly strong opponent. She suspected that he had reached the level of the First Hokage.

"What level of strength has Fugaku-kun reached now?"

Mikoto Uchiha, standing nearby, asked about her former fiancé. Although she didn't quite agree with his past actions of betraying his clan, he was now the strongest member of the clan, and the clan would need Fugaku's protection in the future.

"He's getting better and better at using Wood Release, Susanoo, and Sage Mode, and he's also mastering the power of the Tailed Beasts quite well."

Hikaru Uchiha was well aware of this. In previous battles, she had fought against Fugaku Uchiha and could clearly feel his improvement, making him much stronger than he had been in the battle in the Land of Hot Springs.

Unfortunately, the opponent's limits are what they are. The Wood Release power is an external transplant, and the Mangekyou Sharingan cannot break through its limits, so it is very difficult to make a breakthrough.

"Hopefully we can survive this war!"

Mikoto Uchiha prayed; she didn't ask for Fugaku to win, she only wanted him to live.

Because Konoha is impossible to defeat. Even if they could win, it would inevitably be due to the schemes and plots of that despicable and shameless bastard.

When it comes to scheming and plotting, Fugaku-kun is no match for that scoundrel.

"Dinner's ready!"

At this moment, Karura, who had been busy in the kitchen, called out. Everyone immediately got up and walked to the dining table in the dining room. They pulled out the outer edge of the large round table and pieced it together, instantly turning it into a large table with a diameter of 2.5 meters, which was enough to comfortably seat all of them.

(End of this chapter)