Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 275 Visual Deprivation

Tamura Hao's energy expenditure was indeed considerable; ten of the Fifteen Yang Seals were already depleted, and those crescent-shaped blade energies he unleashed were all made of real chakra.

Even though we've tried our best to recycle and conserve energy by compressing the sword energy, it still consumed ten calories of chakra.

Of course, this consumption is nothing compared to the chakra consumed in creating the True Thousand Hands, which is a super move measured in tens of thousands of chakra.

It was Orochimaru who created that thing this time; if it were Hashirama Senju, he wouldn't have been able to break it using a method like the Executioner's Wooden Buddha.

Ultimately, Orochimaru only stole the power of Wood Release, not Hashirama Senju himself. It was essentially using Wood Release indirectly, not directly, with a layer in between.

Unless he can fuse his own chakra nature to create Wood Release chakra and transform his own bloodline, the Wood Release formed in this way will not be his own.

But that's obviously impossible, because Wood Release is too special. Others can only fuse earth and water to create things like Lava Release, but Wood Release is a special power related to the Divine Tree. Orochimaru couldn't fuse it without the bloodline of the Senju clan.

This became a deadlock, which was one of the main reasons Orochimaru ultimately decided to abandon this body.

After catching his breath, a golden light flashed behind him, and Minato Namikaze once again used his eye technique combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique to launch a sneak attack, his golden light sword pointing straight at his heart.

Instead of relying on arm strength to thrust, the lightsaber itself extends and thrusts, making it faster. This is a characteristic of Minato Namikaze's Light Release technique.

Unfortunately, this was still just a bloodline limit, not true light. The speed of the thrust was far from reaching the speed of light, and Tamura Hao dodged it by sidestepping.

With a flash, he bypassed the horizontal light sword and charged towards Minato Namikaze.

Knowing the terrifying swordsmanship of his peer, Minato Namikaze dared not let him get closer. He used his eye technique combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport away again, maintaining a distance of ten meters. He then used his lightsaber to stab from a distance, even displaying a certain level of swordsmanship skill.

Jiraiya wanted to help, but he was targeted by Aya Yotsuki. Mitarashi Shishou had already been defeated and severely injured by him. If Orochimaru hadn't taken him away in time, he would have been cut in half at the waist.

Without an opponent, Yotsuki A turned to Jiraiya. If Jiraiya still had Lava Release and could create a Lava Giant, Yotsuki A would indeed have no way to deal with it.

But now that Jiraiya has given up Lava Release chakra in order to perfectly match Dust Release, it is much easier for A to fight him.

Dust Release is powerful, but you still need to be able to hit someone to use it effectively.

Yotsuki A, who had fused with the Speed ​​Release technique, was confident that he could evade Jiraiya's Dust Release, let alone now that he was already close by.

In close combat, the Hidden Cloud Village is the strongest.

"How did you improve so quickly?"

Jiraiya was quite frustrated as he withstood Ai's swift and powerful attacks.

The Raikage's son's speed has also increased significantly; in terms of speed alone, he is no worse than the Third Raikage.

What's going on in Kumogakure?

Are they going all out on speed?

Although frustrated, Jiraiya could only deal with it seriously, while keeping an eye on the constantly battling golden and silver lights out of the corner of his eye.

After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Watergate!"

He saw that Minato was too late to react and was slashed across the abdomen, almost cut in half at the waist.

"Finally, I got it."

Tamura Hao chuckled. Although he hadn't unleashed his full power, Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique was truly excellent. Even Uchiha Hikaru was a step behind in this aspect.

Because Uchiha Hikaru's spatial talent was obtained through transplanting the Second Hokage's heart, even though he activated part of his Senju bloodline power and deeply integrated with that heart, it was still not his own, which created a barrier.

Therefore, he is not as good as Minato Namikaze in terms of pure spatial talent. Furthermore, Minato Namikaze is more talented in reflexes. Now that he has obtained the same Mangekyou Sharingan as an aid, his speed of display will naturally be faster.

However, no matter how fast it is, it will inevitably fall after a long time. Finally, Tamura Hao calculated the landing point and cut it in half with one stroke.

But at that moment, the golden Nine-Tails chakra on Minato Namikaze suddenly shone brightly, and then transformed into an even more powerful form, even sporting a stylish chakra robe.

"Nine-Rat Mode!"

Looking at the somewhat familiar new form, Tamura Hao seemed to be deep in thought.

Perhaps Minato Namikaze deliberately used his severe injury to force Kurama to use this mode.

"Thanks, Nine-Tails!"

Relying on Kurama's chakra mode to quickly heal his abdominal wound, Minato Namikaze silently thanked Kurama, only to be met with a cold snort in return.

He knew perfectly well that Minato Namikaze was doing this on purpose, and he loathed him even more for it.

Indeed, the human heart is filthy and evil, especially for the tailed beasts, who always find ways to steal their power.

Sensing the Kurama's even stronger hatred and disgust, Minato Namikaze smiled bitterly. He knew that this scheme would only make the Kurama hate him more, but he had no other choice now.

"The Nine-Tails can still use this kind of power?"

Tamura Hiroshi pretended to be curious, but he was genuinely curious inside.

Although he knew that the Nine-Tails possessed this power, he didn't know the specifics, and even Black Zetsu didn't know.

However, it can be roughly determined that Kurama Mode is the power closest to the Six Paths Mode and is also the core power of the Ten-Tails.

As expected, the Sage of Six Paths favored the Nine-Tails.

"Now let's begin the second round of the battle. I won't lose to you this time."

Feeling his abdominal wound healing, Minato Namikaze stared intently at the boy opposite him, his confidence soaring.

"Just because of this?"

Tamura Hao didn't believe it. A single Kurama Mode wasn't enough, not to mention that you only possessed a quarter of the complete Nine-Tails.

"Then let's add Sage Mode!"

The power of Sage Mode, which he hadn't used much before, erupted and fused with the Nine-Tails' chakra, further enhancing it.

"Okay, this one is good enough now."

Tamura Hao gripped his twin swords tightly; the real battle was just beginning, the previous fight was merely a warm-up.

Minato Namikaze knew that time was limited and that his chakra would be consumed even faster in this state, so he had to finish the battle quickly.

His figure suddenly disappeared, and the next moment he appeared behind Tamura Hao, with two golden lightsabers in his hands.

Tamura Hao was not afraid at all, relying on pure speed to fight back, and at the same time he roughly guessed the effect of Namikaze Minato's second eye technique, which should be to improve dynamic vision.

While the dynamic vision of a kaleidoscope is powerful, it still has its limits.

The future Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release chakra mode alone exceeded the limits of Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan vision. Minato Namikaze's speed was only in his neural reaction speed and conscious reaction speed; his dynamic vision was not particularly amazing.

Now, with the enhancement of his eye technique, he can see Tamura Hao's speed clearly, and even see his twin swords slashing, allowing him to dodge and counterattack time and time again.

Kurama Chakra Mode is indeed more powerful, providing a greater boost to Minato Namikaze. Combined with Sage Mode, his strength is far greater than before, and he can even use two Light Release Light Swords.

The two engaged in a high-speed duel, their figures becoming invisible to onlookers, who could only vaguely see flashes of gold and silver light.

It was fortunate that it was nighttime, and the radiance was even more dazzling in the darkness. If it were daytime, even this faint golden and silver light would probably be difficult to see.

Not to mention the fierce battle between Tamura Hao and Namikaze Minato, the battles in other places were even more brutal, especially the clashes between ordinary ninjas.

Even though the Konoha ninjas had undergone numerous experiments and improvements by Orochimaru, the Allied Forces of the Four Villages were still formidable, especially in terms of supplies. They scattered explosive tags like they were free, making the Konoha ninjas feel even more frustrated.

Most importantly, the four village ninjas have perfect teamwork, which is also due to special training after they gathered together. This combines their strengths, makes up for their weaknesses, and brings out a stronger combat power.

Coupled with their numerical advantage, their combat power is quite formidable.

Of course, the Konoha ninjas are not bad either, especially in terms of the combat strength and number of high-level experts.

People from both sides kept falling, but the fighting continued, becoming increasingly brutal.

The battle within the city was equally intense. Facing the three Susanoo figures, the Third Kazekage and the others could only suppress them, finding it difficult to destroy them.

In particular, both Fugaku Uchiha and Orange Water Senju have the chakra of the tailed beasts as a backing, so they can withstand it.

They also aimed to wear down their opponents, but Uchiha Myōkyō's performance was rather lackluster in comparison.

Although he was implanted with real Hashirama cells and gained Wood Release and Sage Mode, his abilities were far inferior to those of Fugaku Uchiha. He did not fuse Yin-Yang Release power, nor did he have the support of a Tailed Beast, and his energy consumption was very high.

"Fugaku!"

Seeing that his Susanoo's arm had been blasted off again by the Tailed Beast Cannon and that his own chakra was mostly depleted, Uchiha Myōkyō called out to Uchiha Fugaku, then quickly withdrew the Susanoo's Wood Release and Yin Release chakra, while simultaneously using chakra to activate the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand.

A golden light flashed, and Minato Namikaze appeared, taking Akebono Uchiha with him as they left. The two of them went to join forces to kill someone, something they had agreed upon long ago.

Uchiha Meikyo's departure caused Uchiha Fugaku and Senju Tosui to frown slightly, but there was nothing they could say. After all, he had already left, and they could only continue to hold on.

"Tamura Hiroshi!"

Upon seeing the boy enveloped in silver light, Uchiha Myōkyō roared, his voice filled with intense resentment.

The roar stunned Tamura Hao. He recognized Uchiha Myokyo's voice and saw the other person, but he couldn't understand what this strange resentment was all about.

It wasn't just ordinary resentment; it was mixed with strange emotions, giving Tamura Hiroshi the feeling of being caught in adultery.

Although he didn't understand, he was too lazy to think about it and charged forward.

Whatever your thoughts, just cut it down.

"Mumu Lian!"

Uchiha Myokyo's kaleidoscope pattern was activated to its maximum, staring intently at the figure. Once the figure drew near, he unleashed his accumulated eye power and activated his eye technique.

This is a pupil technique that can forcibly deprive an opponent of their sight, and it is permanent. It is also a pupil technique that he specifically awakened in that illusion to target that guy.

So what if you're fast?

Without sight, the faster you go, the faster you die.

Minato Namikaze also unleashed his Flying Thunder God Technique, preparing to coordinate with them to quickly kill him.

Previously, Uchiha Myokyo had taken the initiative to find him and frankly told him about the effects of his eye technique, wanting to join forces with him to kill that bastard.

He could understand Uchiha Myokyo's hatred. After all, it was that guy's genjutsu that led to the disastrous defeat of the Land of Hot Springs, with hundreds of Uchiha elites either killed or captured. He could understand why Uchiha Myokyo wanted to kill that guy.

Moreover, Uchiha Myōkyō's eye technique is indeed very powerful; if coordinated well, killing that guy wouldn't be difficult.

However, the two miscalculated. Tamura Hao's vision was not taken away, and he even rushed to Uchiha Meikyo and beheaded him, then neatly and cleanly stored it in the Origin Sphere.

Black Zetsu immediately attached himself to the object to prevent Uchiha Meikyo from destroying his eyes or using Izanagi.

"You're not blind!"

Minato Namikaze was shocked and puzzled when he found nothing.

That's Senior Mingjing's Mangekyou Sharingan technique. The eye power consumed by using it once is terrifying. It's an absolute deprivation of vision. How could it possibly fail?

"It is indeed a very powerful eye technique, but unfortunately I don't have more than two eyes."

Tamura Hao's smile remained gentle, and only then did Namikaze Minato notice that the eyes of the twin dragons behind him had turned grayish-white. He immediately guessed that the other party might have used some method to transfer the effect of Meikyō-senpai's eye technique to the twin dragons of the Sage Art Seal.

"hateful!"

Minato Namikaze, realizing what had happened, gritted his teeth in hatred, not only for the failure of this decisive attack, but also for the death of his senior, Meikyō.

"Minato-kun, use whatever other tricks you have up your sleeve. This battle is quite brutal, and it's almost over."

After glancing at the battlefield, Tamura Hao kindly offered a reminder, though he was quite surprised by Uchiha Meikyo's eye technique just now.

That eye technique was indeed very powerful; it was a type of illusion eye technique that could transform one's eyes into the state of Izanagi and Izanami, blinding both of his own dragons.

Fortunately, his chakra is absolutely pure and not from the same system as the chakra of the ninja world. He is immune to any genjutsu and has strong resistance even to Infinite Tsukuyomi.

However, he would not reveal this, especially not to his enemies.

Minato Namikaze was very annoyed and anxious, but he had no better solution.

The Perfect Nine-Tails Chakra Mode provides an even stronger boost, especially in speed, and combined with the Sage Mode's enhancement, it causes his strength to surge.

But the opponent was too fast, and there was no way to attack. Now even the final killing plan had failed, leaving him in despair.

Tamura Hiroshi, however, seemed quite relaxed and did not take the initiative.

Facing Minato Namikaze, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, there is no point in taking the initiative to attack. This is the power of space-time ninjutsu, which allows one to maintain absolute dominance.

But Minato Namikaze shouldn't even think about running around, or he'll go after Jiraiya and the others.

Minato Namikaze could dodge his own blade, but Jiraiya and the others didn't have that ability.

The two remained locked in a standoff, and no one dared to disturb them.

Time passed quietly, and people fell every second on the battlefield. Half an hour later, Kushina Uzumaki and Vanilla Uzumaki withdrew from the Yamashiro battlefield as planned and went to the Cloud Village Ninja Army to join the three hundred sealing ninjas from the Cloud Village to guard against the possible appearance of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This battle was more brutal than expected, because both sides knew they could not back down. This was a battle that would determine the future, and even if it resulted in a mutual defeat, it would be better than one side losing alone.

Even some severely wounded ninjas, knowing they were beyond saving, charged towards their opponents with explosive tags, sacrificing themselves to take them down with them.

Another half hour passed, and the noise on the battlefield subsided considerably. Finally, the person who had been hiding in the shadows couldn't resist making a move.

A figure enveloped in green chakra suddenly appeared behind the three Tailed Beast Jinchuriki. Before the three Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and their supporting clones could react, more than a dozen Yin-Yang Orbs enveloped in green chakra transformed into iron rods and pierced into their bodies.

Then a ball of chakra appeared in the figure's hand, and everyone who saw it was trapped in an illusion, unable to control themselves.

Without the slightest delay, the newcomer enveloped all the Jinchuriki with chakra, preparing to use a space-time jutsu to take them away.

This person was none other than Otsutsuki Rei, who had been teleported away by Otsutsuki Hamura last time. He had been paying close attention to this war and had his eyes on those Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.

However, he was unable to take the three Tailed Beast Jinchuriki who were the main body of the beast with him, because all three of them unleashed massive amounts of Tailed Beast Chakra and entered a state of complete Tailed Beast Transformation, expanding the Tenseigan Chakra that enveloped their bodies.

This unexpected turn of events caused Otsutsuki Shari to frown, but he didn't delay and took away the Jinchuriki who were split into Tailed Beasts.

"I thought you'd target Hiashi-kun's eyes first."

Tamura Hao had anticipated the fleeting chakra emanating from the Otsutsuki relic and was even waiting for it to make its move.

"Minato Namikaze, a hidden third party has intervened. This battle is almost over. We can have another chance to spar and exchange ideas later."

After speaking to Minato Namikaze on the opposite side, Tamura Hao transformed into a streak of silver light and rushed towards the mountain castle, which had been reduced to ruins at the summit. However, halfway there, he created a shadow clone to take his place, while he himself used the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack the departing Otsutsuki Relic.

He had long been eyeing the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beast clones from the three great ninja villages, and had Uchiha Hikaru imprint the Flying Thunder God Technique on them long ago.

This time, Otsutsuki Rei's theft of it made it convenient for me to intercept it, and I could also conveniently shift the blame onto Otsutsuki Rei, so as not to damage the friendship of the four-village alliance.

On the other side, Otsutsuki Shari used his spatial eye technique to travel over a hundred kilometers before stopping. He was about to extract the power of the tailed beasts from those people and seal it into the incomplete Ten-Tails when he suddenly seemed to sense something and leaped back.

A flash of silver light appeared, followed by a series of glints of blades.

"It's you guys!"

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Otsutsuki Rei was both shocked and enraged; this was the person who had shattered his body once before.

If it weren't for the appearance of the ancestral eye and the power of the incomplete Ten-Tails, I would have certainly died that time.

This time, it wasn't just this person who came; two other people also arrived and were inspecting the split-tailed beast jinchūriki.

Tamura Hiroshi remained silent, relentlessly hacking at the Otsutsuki Relic.

Seeing that this person's burst speed was even faster, and also out of fear of the other two, Otsutsuki Shari glanced at the split tailed beast jinchūriki he had brought, and in the end could only reluctantly use his space-time eye technique to leave.

Last time, he not only lost his eyes, but also the giant Tenseigan that he had inherited was destroyed, leaving only the most core Ancestral Eye.

Although he had transplanted Hiashi Hyuga's Tenseigan, which was of a higher level than his previous purple Tenseigan, he only had one, and the strength he could exert was weaker than before. He was no match for this person.

Continuing the fight would be pointless, not to mention the other two could attack at any moment, and he didn't want to be surrounded and killed again.

"Thank you, I won't be polite."

After confirming that the Otsutsuki relic had left, Tamura Hao went to the side of the unconscious jinchūriki clones and expressed his gratitude to the Otsutsuki relic. At the same time, he released the two shadow clones that he had created using the chakra of the Ten-Tails.

That's right, these two people were not Raikage and Hikaru. He created them using shadow clones and simulated their chakra with the chakra of the Ten-Tails. Even the Otsutsuki Relic couldn't tell them apart in the rush.

Without delay, the little Ten-Tails stored these Tailed Beast Jinchuriki into its Origin Sphere space. It immediately opened its blood-red maw excitedly and swallowed the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, absorbing and refining the Tailed Beast chakra within.

"Finally, I've collected them all! Once I get another piece of the Gedo Mazo, it can evolve into the complete Ten-Tails!"

Black Zetsu was very happy. He and his brother had created a new Ten-Tails. Although it was still far from the mature Ten-Tails of their mother, it was at least complete. It would be even more perfect if it could devour an Otsutsuki as a sacrifice.

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(End of this chapter)