Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 273 Showing off each other’s acting skills

Leaving aside Karura and the others who were having a banquet, on the other side, Tamura Hao was helping Fukai and Yozuki Ai adapt to their bloodline limits. Fukai's was naturally Swift Escape, and he only needed to adapt to the increased speed. Tamura Hao had extensive experience in developing this ability.

However, Ai Yoruzuki's situation is slightly more complicated. The bloodline limit he developed is a completely new bloodline limit, which he named Speed ​​Escape.

The effect is similar to Swift Escape; both increase speed.

The difference is that Swift Escape, because it has the attribute of wind, creates a breeze on the body surface, reducing air resistance and even creating propulsion.

Speed ​​escape, on the other hand, increases speed by mitigating the effects of gravity, and can even perform anti-gravity flight maneuvers, giving it a greater advantage in aerial maneuvers.

Fortunately, they are all bloodline limits that increase speed, so many of the experiences from Swift Escape can be applied to them, it's just a bit more troublesome.

After two days of training, a sudden thunderstorm struck, and the four-village allied forces on Kikyoyama Castle breathed a slight sigh of relief. In this kind of weather, it was impossible for Konoha to attack, and they could take a short break.

Tamura Hiroshi, who was sleeping with two girls in his arms, suddenly opened his eyes and slapped the girls' perky buttocks to wake them up.

"Konoha is going to attack."

After saying that, Tamura Hao put on the double dragon breastplate hanging above his bed. The armor parts spread rapidly from the breastplate and eventually covered his entire body.

Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki quickly donned their armor, the light armor accentuating their figures beautifully and making them appear even more heroic, like two female warriors.

Before we knew it, the little flat-chested girl from back then had finally grown up.

Tamura Hiroshi leaped out of the window and looked up at the sky.

A huge sphere of light exploded in the clouds directly above, propelling the clouds to spread rapidly outwards.

That wasn't all; immediately afterward, a dozen or so enormous orbs of light exploded around them, blowing the clouds even further away.

"That's too crude; it lacks any skill whatsoever."

Looking at those waves of bizarre sights, Tamura Hiroshi couldn't help but make a comment.

That's really brutal!

That was clearly a Tailed Beast Ball. Konoha knew that Uchiha Hikaru could also use the Flying Thunder God Technique and could directly teleport the Tailed Beast Ball away, so launching the Tailed Beast Ball towards Kikyoyama Castle was useless, and it might even be transferred to Konoha's own territory.

However, they can use the Tailed Beast Ball to bombard the clouds in the sky and blast them apart, thus preventing them from using the thunder in the thunderclouds to fight and destroy them.

The enemy chose to launch a surprise attack on this stormy night, precisely when they felt most at ease, making it easier to catch them off guard.

People are most tired in the latter half of the night.

"Let's go, let's meet up with the others!"

He said something to the two women behind him, and then ran towards the city wall.

The Third Raikage and others rushed to the northern city wall to defend against the approaching Konoha ninja army.

Onoki and the others rushed over, their faces grim, truly not expecting Konoha to start the war in this way.

"Thor, you can't unleash your full power here. Go back to the village and oversee things."

The Third Raikage, with a gloomy expression, spoke to the Raijin clone he was controlling. Tamura Hao cooperated by taking out the altar from the sealing scroll, controlling the Raijin clone to stand on it, and using the Heavenly Delivery Technique to send it back to Kumogakure, where a Tsuchikage would take over.

Onoki and the others glanced at it but didn't say much. They all knew about Raijin's abilities. His strongest ability was to summon lightning to fight. Now that the thunderclouds had been blown apart, it was impossible to draw down the lightning, and his combat power would be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, the Third Raikage has provided intelligence in the past few days, indicating that the mysterious powerful figure has set his sights on the World Tree of Kumogakure and seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Konoha, making them part of the same group. It's understandable that he would send someone back to oversee things.

After all, the last time the Third Raikage came to provide support, the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails of Kumogakure were taken away, resulting in heavy losses.

The Third Raikage had previously stated that once a war broke out, either he or Raijin would have to return to the village to oversee the situation.

Thor is currently unable to utilize his advantages and can only return, while the Third Raikage is not significantly affected.

Tamura Hiroshi glanced at Onoki and the others out of the corner of his eye and noticed that their figures had indeed changed a lot.

Onoki's big nose had grown even bigger, covered in bumps, and his skin had become rough and bumpy, but his body had grown much larger, no smaller than his son, Koto.

This is clearly the price for forcibly enhancing the Sage Art Seal, but that amount of Sage Art Chakra is truly terrifying, and the Dust Release technique based on it must be even stronger.

The Third Kazekage and the Third Mizukage also have different variations.

"I'm going to deal with Shimura Danzo."

Looking at the dark phoenix high in the distance, Onoki said something and then quickly took off.

Among the top combat forces of the Four Villages Alliance, their own air combat capability is the strongest, so naturally they have to face off against Shimura Danzo, who also possesses air combat capabilities.

"I will take over the position of head of the Hyuga clan."

Locking onto that distant green figure, the Third Raikage said coldly, "He and Hiashi Hyuga are old rivals. He was the one who personally gouged out Hiashi Hyuga's eyes back then."

I thought the opponent was done for, but who knew they had been holding back their ultimate move, evolving their Byakugan and rapidly increasing their strength.

But that's about it.

The Third Raikage and the others remained silent about the Third Kazekage's choice, for it was indeed the most suitable option.

Unlike the others in Konoha, Hiashi Hyuga is the strongest in single combat and excels in close combat, making him the most suitable opponent for the Third Raikage.

The others are skilled at controlling the giant wooden dummy Susanoo in battle, which is not a good fit for the Third Raikage's fighting style.

"I'll deal with Fugaku Uchiha."

The Third Mizukage spoke, then leaped towards a nearby lake, intending to use the lake water to amplify his Water Release ninjutsu in order to fight against Fugaku Uchiha.

I have now learned Sage Mode. Although it is not perfect, it greatly enhances my ninjutsu. I can at least hold off Fugaku Uchiha, if not defeat him.

Furthermore, in order to adapt to the Sage Mode power of Shikkotsu Forest, he sealed one of the six tails into his body. The two are highly compatible and can even coexist, which greatly enhances his strength.

The Third Kazekage stated that he would use the Thousand Hands Orange Water technique, while Rasa would control a large area with Magnet Release and be ready to interfere with Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai projectiles.

"Oh no, the Flying Thunder God Technique has appeared in the city."

Tamura Hao, who had been maintaining his senses, suddenly turned around and looked into the castle behind him. He sensed Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, indicating that someone had brought the Flying Thunder God Kunai into the castle.

Regardless of the method used to bring it in, it has been brought in nonetheless.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed slightly, and then they saw three huge wooden figures quickly crawl out of the ground inside the city, followed by Susanoo figures of different colors being put on them.

Two of them belonged to Uchiha Fugaku and Senju Orange Water, while the last one was relatively unfamiliar, but Tamura Hao sensed Uchiha Myokyo's chakra on it.

"Space-time ninjutsu is definitely the most troublesome."

Tamura Hao made a sarcastic remark, then gestured to Yozuki Ai and the other two before charging towards the Konoha ninja army below with his sword.

I just sensed that only Fugaku Uchiha and his two companions were sent in, clearly as a surprise attack force. Such a massive creation would be difficult to destroy quickly.

Next, the interior of the mountain castle will become the most brutal battlefield. There is no point in ordinary ninjas staying here; they might as well go down and fight the Konoha ninja army.

Yoruichi and Fukai led three thousand ninja soldiers in a charge, with the two of them taking the lead and quickly searching for the strongmen of Konoha.

Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki held hands and simultaneously unleashed their chakra and ocular power, rapidly forming a complete Susanoo that exuded an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

"That is..."

Fugaku and the other two Uchiha all looked at the complete Susanoo, and they all felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from it, even more so than ordinary ninjas, which made their eye power feel stagnant.

This is the suppression of a lower-level Sharingan by a higher-level Sharingan. For example, the Mangekyou Sharingan has a strong suppression of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

They hadn't felt this kind of oppressive feeling since they awakened their kaleidoscopes, and they never expected to feel it again today.

Even Senju Orange Water, who wasn't from the Uchiha clan, was shocked and couldn't understand what caused that oppressive feeling.

"Could it be like Madara Uchiha's eyes?"

Fugaku Uchiha recalled what his uncle had once said about Madara Uchiha. His uncle had witnessed the battle at the Valley of the End up close and felt the oppressive aura of Madara Uchiha unleashing his full power, which could even suppress Madara's awakened Mangekyou Sharingan.

Now that his own Mangekyou Sharingan is also being suppressed, it is clearly a higher-level Sharingan, which can only be at the level of Madara Uchiha.

However, the thought that the owner of that Susanoo was an old woman pretending to be young, who was even older than Madara Uchiha, made him accept the existence of this power.

Moreover, that woman herself had received an external Kaleidoscope Eye Technique and had been working with it for so many years, it's not impossible that her eyes had evolved.

"Take care of her first!"

Thinking of this, Fugaku Uchiha suppressed his greed and shouted to Myokyō Uchiha and Chōsui Senju.

Both of them understood the threat posed by the complete Susanoo, and they both controlled their Susanoo to rush forward.

"Sage Art: Earth Escape - Earth Collapse Technique!"

"Sage Art: Magnet Release - Sandification of the Earth!"

Just then, two fierce shouts rang out, and a massive amount of Sage Chakra expanded, shattering the earth wherever it passed, turning it into loose sand.

The heavy Susanoo sank rapidly and was swallowed by the quicksand. It was Huangtu and Rasa who made their move. Behind them, a large group of Iwagakure ninjas assisted by using earth-release ninjutsu, causing the ground within a radius of several hundred meters to shatter.

The Third Kazekage used his Sand Magnet Release technique, sending countless explosive tags flying upwards and detonating them on the three enormous Susanoo figures.

Even if the damage caused by a single detonating tag is small, the cumulative effect of countless detonating tags can be quite significant.

The Third Mizukage, who arrived at the scene, spewed out a large amount of acid. With the enhancement of the Tailed Beast bloodline limit and Sage Chakra, even the armor formed by Susanoo was corroded and hissed.

That wasn't the end of it. The three Jinchuriki from the three great ninja villages had also finished charging up and unleashed three beams of Tailed Beast Cannons that aimed directly at Uchiha Meikyo's Susagi.

The immense impact, combined with the already unstable sandy ground below, caused Susanoo to fall backward. Fortunately, Fugaku Uchiha controlled Susanoo to support him, preventing him from collapsing.

"Utterly worthless!"

Senju Orange Water snorted coldly, controlling Susanoo to wield his greatsword and prepare to slash down.

Before the blade could strike, a flash of light appeared, and both arms were instantly severed. The Susanoo's magical sword was then bound and dragged away by a purple-gold chain.

Thousand Hands Orange Water looked up and found that the Susanoo that he had been staring at had actually flown up. It was the Susanoo that had just made the slash as it flew past.

Kushina Uzumaki, who had snatched the magical sword, quickly sealed it inside with a sealing ninja tool she had prepared beforehand. Then, the two of them controlled Susanoo to spin around and continue slashing.

They had previously been empowered by the Third Tsuchikage with the Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique, specifically the Sage Mode version, and with the wings of the Complete Susanoo, their flight speed was quite fast.

With everyone working together, they finally managed to hold back the three giant Susanoo figures and slowly wear them down.

Meanwhile, the battle outside the city had already begun. The two ninja armies started fighting as soon as they made contact, first unleashing a barrage of explosive tags.

The powerful figures began to fight each other, and Fukai once again sought out Hatake Sakumo to clash with him.

He was no match for Hatake Sakumo in the past because Hatake Sakumo was also improving rapidly, and even obtained Sage Mode from Orochimaru. Although it was not perfect, it still greatly enhanced his abilities.

Therefore, Fukai had never won against him in a single fight, but with the boost from Swift Escape this time, he was confident that he could fight this Konoha White Fang to a draw.

"So fast!"

Hatake Sakumo was surprised by the speed at which Fukai burst forth, but without much thought, he swung his sword and began to fight him.

Yotsuki Ai then confronted Mitarashi Shishou, but Mitarashi Shishou did not possess the powerful close-combat skills of Hatake Sakumo. He was suppressed by Yotsuki Ai as soon as they clashed, forcing Jiraiya, who was not far away, to rush over to provide support.

Before they could even get there, a flash of silver light appeared before their eyes, and relying on the powerful senses of Sage Mode, they quickly rolled away in a clumsy manner to dodge it.

"Why aren't we using that lava giant anymore?"

Tamura Hao tilted his head, guessing that Jiraiya might have encountered the same problem as him, and ultimately both chose to give up their bloodline limits, leaving only the bloodline elimination.

Therefore, Jiraiya lost Lava Release, but gained the more powerful Dust Release.

"You really don't hold back!"

Touching his newly shaved head, Jiraiya couldn't help but mutter a complaint, though he was actually quite shaken.

He was just a hair's breadth away from being beheaded, but that brat got even faster.

"It's as if you showed mercy."

Tamura Hao chuckled coldly. These people, even when they're fighting, they have to stand on the moral and emotional high ground.

"Jiraiya-sensei!"

A flash of golden light appeared, and Minato Namikaze appeared beside Jiraiya, keeping a wary eye on Tamura Hiroshi while inquiring about his teacher's condition.

"He won't die, but what about a ninth-rank official?"

Jiraiya asked in a low voice, "Those dozen or so Tailed Beast Balls that shattered the clouds were fired by Uzumaki Kyuubi, nearly exhausting his chakra."

Compared to Minato, the ninth rank has much weaker combat awareness. His only advantage is his chakra reserves, which allow him to draw upon more Nine-Tails chakra to unleash the Tailed Beast Ball.

"It has been taken to a safe place."

Minato Namikaze replied in a low voice that after sending Fugaku Uchiha and the other two to Kikyoyama Castle, he would leave with Kyuhin, settle them in an absolutely safe place, and then return to the battlefield to continue fighting.

Upon returning, he witnessed his teacher nearly being beheaded and also realized the strength of that bastard.

As expected, it has become even stronger!

"Minato, you have indeed not disappointed me and Lord Tsuchidai, you are even more outstanding."

Tamura Hao had a pleased expression on his face, and didn't mind playing a game of verbal sparring with the two of them.

His mission was simply to hold off the two men, not to kill them.

Of course, if he could chop Jiraiya up, he wouldn't mind doing it.

As for Minato Namikaze, he's very difficult to kill unless you reveal your trump card and use Kaguya's eye technique.

However, it also has a nine-tailed fox inside it, which will inevitably attract the attention of the Sage of Six Paths. Once it is targeted by the Sage of Six Paths, it will be a great loss.

"Thank you for your consideration!"

Minato Namikaze's face darkened; he was filled with resentment towards this person.

He knew from the beginning that the other party had ulterior motives in praising his talent, and it turned out to be true. He was tricked by this guy time and time again, and even the Third Hokage became more and more wary of him.

It was clear that he had no chance of becoming the Fourth Hokage from the Third Hokage; the Third Hokage had already given up on him and even made him wary of him.

That guy was too cunning and too treacherous.

"Oh? So you really did read those erotic masterpieces. Did you gain anything from them? Did you read them with your left hand or your right?"

Tamura Hiroshi's eyes lit up, and he asked with great curiosity, which made Namikaze Minato's face darken even more.

"You brat, I haven't even settled accounts with you yet. It's one thing for you to give Minato those books back then, but why are you claiming it was me who gave them to him?"

Jiraiya remembered this, and his anger surged so fiercely that he was almost beaten to death by Tsunade afterward.

"I was helping you teach Minato. You're just a repressed pervert who only knows how to peep. You're almost thirty and still haven't won over Tsunade."

"You have absolutely no ability to teach Minato how to woo girls. If I didn't recommend some teaching materials, would he ever have won the heart of a beauty?"

Tamura Hiroshi gave Jiraiya an undisguised look of disdain, making Jiraiya so angry his hair almost stood on end.

Don't you understand the saying "life is hard"?

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze, standing to the side, had a dark expression the whole time. Could we please stop talking about this?

Moreover, Jiupin and I are truly in love. We won each other over with our sincerity, not with the techniques of those books.

"Don't you feel out of place standing here reminiscing on the battlefield?"

At this moment, Orochimaru walked slowly over, holding a uniquely shaped samurai sword in his hand, his Mangekyou Sharingan with overlapping patterns staring intently at the boy opposite him.

"Lord Hao, the battle against the Land of Iron back then remains fresh in my memory!"

"Back then, Orochimaru-senpai left in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to thank him for gifting me two famous swords. Today, he's brought another famous sword. Is he trying to give it to me again?"

Tamura Hao shouldered his twin swords and began to put on an acting showdown with Orochimaru.

"If Lord Hao is capable, you may take this Kusanagi Sword."

With a slightly dangerous expression, Orochimaru was quite looking forward to the upcoming battle.

"Don't be careless. He's incredibly fast. I can't even react in time. I need to use Sage Mode to sense him in advance by harnessing natural energy."

Jiraiya glanced at Orochimaru, who had walked up to him, and solemnly reminded him that the reason he hadn't made a move was mainly because he didn't know how to do it.

The speed they just displayed was simply too fast. At that speed, they could attack or leave at will, and the opponents couldn't stop them.

"It's too fast."

Minato Namikaze also looked grave. He had been looking for an opportunity to make a move, but unfortunately, he hadn't been able to find one.

Although the Flying Thunder God Technique is known as the fastest technique in the ninja world, it has limitations.

It requires a spell as a coordinate to perceive and guide, and the movement-type spell is imprinted on the Flying Thunder God kunai, so the thrown kunai cannot catch up with the opponent's speed.

Does this mean we have to use the power of our eyes now?

"It's too fast, so let's limit it."

"Haojun, you don't mind if we gang up on you, do you?"

Licking his lips, Orochimaru was eager to witness this man's true strength.

"I couldn't ask for more!"

Tamura Hao's smile remained gentle; he didn't mind playing around with Orochimaru.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!"

Orochimaru raised his hand and formed a hand seal, unleashing a Sage Art version of Advent of the Tree World. Countless trees sprouted from the earth, grew rapidly, and swept across the land like a tidal wave.

(End of this chapter)