Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 289 Golem Jinchūriki

"Summoning Jutsu: Gedo Statue!"

Consumed by endless killing intent, Nagato Uzumaki disregarded his physical condition and resolutely formed hand seals to unleash a summoning technique.

He had never used this technique before, but he could sense its terrifying power because it required an enormous amount of chakra.

He had already signed a contract with Hanzo's salamander, but the chakra of the salamander he summoned was far inferior to that of the salamander.

With a muffled bang, a large cloud of mist exploded outwards. Before the mist could dissipate on its own, a furious roar rang out.

"roar!"

The terrifying roar dispersed the mist, revealing a figure even more terrifying and enormous than the tailed beast.

"The Demonic Statue of the Heretic! The Demonic Statue of the Heretic was indeed in your hands!"

Upon seeing that colossal object, Danzo Shimura was not surprised but delighted, for this was exactly what he had been searching for.

He learned many secrets from Miyu Otsutsuki's memories, including the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo, which is the body of the Ten-Tails and the source of all tailed beasts.

The Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo are bound together, and the disappearance of the Gedo Mazo must be related to the Rinnegan. That's why, after learning that there was a Rinnegan here, he went to such great lengths to come here, even bringing all the people he had trained over the years, and destroying Amegakure.

Now that I see it, it certainly didn't disappoint me. Although I don't know what secrets those Rinnegan hold, it doesn't matter, they'll be mine soon.

At the same time that the demon statue of the Outer Path appeared, the Otsutsuki Relic, far away on the moon, sensed it.

"It's finally here!"

Rising from his throne, Otsutsuki Rei vanished instantly; this time, he was determined to seize the Gedo Mazo no matter what.

The incomplete Ten-Tails is not as good as the Gedo Mazo itself; he needs to devour and control it.

They arrived in the Ninja World through the newly opened spatial passage, and then used their spatial eye technique to quickly travel towards the direction they sensed.

What he didn't know was that not long after he left, a figure appeared outside that fixed spatial passage; it was none other than Hyuga Hiashi.

Hiashi Hyuga had been keeping an eye on the Otsutsuki Relic and secretly found this hidden spatial passage, then kept watch there.

He waited for several years before finally finding his opportunity.

"We'll have to wait a bit longer!"

Suppressing his excitement, Hiashi Hyuga chose to continue waiting.

Although we don't know what that Otsutsuki relic did, we can tell from his expression that something big must have happened.

Later, we will travel through the spatial passage to reach the territory of that clan and search for the source of the power of the eyes.

The records left by the Hyuga clan are too few, which prevented him from continuing to develop the Tenseigan. In the past, he mostly learned from the Otsutsuki Relic during battles.

He needs that clan's records about the Tenseigan in order to further develop his own eyes.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Rain, Nagato extended six Vajra Seals from behind and connected them to the Gedo Mazo, controlling it to attack Shimura Danzo and the surrounding Root ninjas with pure power.

Although it is just pure power, the power that the Gedo Mazo with the Four-Tails can unleash is extremely terrifying, capable of crushing even tailed beasts in its presence.

At the same time, thanks to the Four-Tails' blessing, Nagato Uzumaki didn't need to provide too much chakra. Even so, Nagato Uzumaki was still overwhelmed, and his body became increasingly thin and even emaciated.

"Spiritual communication!"

After catching his breath, Nagato once again raised his hand to form hand seals and cast a summoning jutsu, summoning the salamander whose limbs had been broken.

"Ayu, take the teacher and Konan and leave for Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning to find Brother Hao."

Nagato spoke rapidly, simultaneously knocking Konan unconscious before she could say anything.

He knew Xiao Nan wouldn't abandon him and leave, so this was the only thing he could do.

"You don't need to take me with you. I can still help you a little. Ah Yu, take Xiao Nan with you."

Hanzo shook his head in refusal, casually placing the Grim Reaper's scythe in his hand onto Konan. He then released the suppression of the Sage Art Seal, allowing the seal to rapidly devour him, transforming him into a white snake.

The white snake swiftly swam onto Nagato's body, its tail connecting with Nagato's coccyx, and the Sage Art Seal also landed on Nagato's body.

Sage Chakra surged into his body, merging with Nagato's chakra under the control of Hanzo's soul, rapidly restoring Nagato to his former state, and even stimulating the further awakening of Hashirama's cells within him.

"teacher!"

Feeling the rapid increase in chakra within his body, Nagato Uzumaki's eyes filled with tears, knowing that this improvement was brought about by his teacher's self-sacrifice.

"Ayu, hurry! I'll use the Gedo Statue to clear the way for you!"

Nagato glared angrily at the Root ninjas who were using sealing techniques to attack the Gedo Mazo. He shouted at the Salamander and then controlled the Gedo Mazo to unleash a chakra dragon that attacked a certain direction.

Wherever the chakra dragon passed, the chakra and soul of the Root ninja were extracted, which in turn replenished the Gedo Mazo's energy consumption.

Ordinary ninjas have no power to resist a being like the Gedo Mazo, because it is the source of chakra. Except for the Sage of Six Paths and the bloodline of Hamura Otsutsuki, all other ninjas would be suppressed.

The salamander hissed, glanced reluctantly at Nagato, then used its tongue to scoop up Konan and swallowed her. It then swam away through the opening in the encirclement.

Thanks to the transformation by the power of the immortal spell seal, its body has become much longer, so even though its limbs have been broken, it can still move like a snake and is quite fast.

Shimura Danzo glanced at the salamander that had broken through the encirclement and prepared to send people to pursue it, but the next moment a terrifying burst of chakra erupted and a blue giant descended from the sky.

"Uchiha Madara!"

Upon seeing the blue giant, a scene from deep within Shimura Danzo's memory was awakened, and his expression changed drastically.

That was when Madara Uchiha attacked Konoha. Although he was quickly defeated by the First Hokage, the chakra he unleashed and the form of Susanoo remained vivid in his memory.

Each person's Susanoo is different, and this is definitely Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.

"You really didn't die!"

With a sinister expression, Shimura Danzo no longer held back, activating the Dark Phoenix sealed within his body, transforming into a giant black bird no smaller than the Gedo Mazo, its body ablaze with black flames.

"You are worthy to dance with me!"

Inside Susanoo, Madara Uchiha became somewhat interested in the dark phoenix that was taking flight.

Although he knew from the information he brought back from White Zetsu that those kids in Konoha were capable of causing trouble, and he had also heard about the power of Shimura Danzo, seeing it with his own eyes still surprised him quite a bit.

The dark phoenix gave him the feeling that it had surpassed ordinary tailed beasts, and was even no worse than the Nine-Tails.

Especially that dark chakra, which was even colder and more evil than his own Mangekyou Sharingan power.

Just then, Madara Uchiha seemed to sense something and looked in a certain direction. He saw a green figure flying over quickly; it was none other than Otsutsuki Rei.

"Thief who stole the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, we've finally found you!"

Looking at the demonic statue, Otsutsuki Rei's face turned ferocious, and boundless greed surged within him.

Finally found!

"Those eyes!"

Madara Uchiha stared intently into the newcomer's eyes. Although it was only one eye, the power within it felt no less than that of his own Rinnegan, meaning it was an eye of the same level as the Rinnegan.

"Spiritual communication!"

After glancing at the enormous blue Susanoo, Otsutsuki Shari frowned slightly and immediately used a summoning technique.

A giant stone statue appeared and swung its fist at Susanoo.

Madara Uchiha controlled Susanoo to slash, severing one of the stone statue's arms, but in the blink of an eye, the arm reattached on its own and slammed into Susanoo with a punch, causing the giant Susanoo to stagger back several steps.

"It can repair itself!"

Madara Uchiha was very interested and used all his strength to control Susanoo, wielding his long sword in a slashing attack.

Meanwhile, Otsutsuki Rei rushed towards Nagato Uzumaki, who was controlling the Gedo Mazo. He had already seen the Rinnegan, and as long as he could seize those eyes, he could control the Gedo Mazo.

However, Nagato was also wary of the group. When he saw the Otsutsuki Relic rushing towards him, he decisively leaped into the mouth of the Gedo Mazo and manipulated the Gedo Mazo to swing its hand to strike, but the Otsutsuki Relic dodged it.

At the same time, the dark phoenix, the incarnation of Shimura Danzo, also pounced on Otsutsuki Relic, as he also coveted that eye.

"Get out of here!"

With his eyes fixed on Shimura Danzo who was charging at him, Otsutsuki Shari mobilized the chakra of the incomplete Ten-Tails to enhance his eye power, which exploded into a massive repulsive force. Moreover, it was a one-way repulsive force, making it even more concentrated.

Faced with such a repulsive force, the Dark Phoenix could only be knocked away.

After glancing at Susanoo, which had already suppressed the ancestral statue on the other side, Otsutsuki Rei did not delay. He raised his right hand, and the Yin-Yang Jewel spun rapidly in his hand, eventually transforming into a golden light sword.

"It's the same whether I dismember you and devour you."

It looked down at the demonic statue below with greed in its eyes, then swung its highly concentrated light sword down.

Rather than resealing the Gedo Mazo, he preferred to control the incomplete Ten-Tails within him and devour it.

After years of integration, he has become one with the incomplete Ten-Tails within his body, making it impossible to separate him. In turn, devouring the Gedo Mazo is the best option.

Under the condensed golden lightsaber, the demonic golem's left arm lasted only a moment before being severed, then its right arm, and finally it was cut in half at the waist.

If it were a complete Ten-Tails, it wouldn't be so easy to cut, but now it's just a shell, which is far inferior to its complete state. Back then, the tail of the shell was cut off and sealed for research, so the current body can naturally be cut as well.

"Thank goodness I made it in time!"

Tamura Hao, who had been hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Gedo Mazo being dismembered; he had been genuinely worried that he might not make it in time.

Traveling while remaining concealed is indeed a bit slow.

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, who had arrived earlier, transformed into Otsutsuki Isshiki and created a large spatial portal by connecting to the Origin Sphere, transferring the lower half of the severed Gedo Mazo to the other side.

He also entered, and at just the right moment, he revealed his form for Otsutsuki Shari and Uchiha Madara, along with a slight manifestation of his chakra.

The moment that chakra manifested, Madara Uchiha involuntarily manifested his Rinnegan. Otsutsuki Shari also looked over, and his Tenseigan turned golden, even the look in his eyes changed.

But this change was fleeting. When the black and red space vortex closed, the Tenseigan returned to its original state, and Madara Uchiha's manifested Rinnegan faded away, transforming back into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Neither Otsutsuki Shari nor Uchiha Madara himself were aware of this change; they only knew that another party was hiding in the shadows.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared, used a sealing technique to pack up and take away the severed arm of the Outer Path Demon Statue, and then disappeared into the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Shimura Danzo quickly flew down, grabbed the other arm with his claws, and ascended into the air.

The situation is a bit complicated now. Let's get this arm first before we think about anything else.

"They're all thieves!"

This scene enraged Otsutsuki Rei, but before he could chase after Shimura Danzo, the only one he could still pursue, an anomaly suddenly erupted at the Gedo Mazo.

Suddenly, the enormous Gedo Mazo contracted inward, as if it were being swallowed by some being, and finally revealed a figure, which was none other than Nagato Uzumaki.

However, Nagato Uzumaki has changed a lot compared to before.

His red hair turned white, and a white chakra cloak appeared on his body, which then floated in mid-air.

"Ten-Tails Jinchuriki? Can someone become a Jinchuriki even without the Gedo Mazo recovering?"

Madara Uchiha was shocked; he hadn't expected such a thing to happen.

"The plans need to be changed!"

After confirming that Nagato Uzumaki had indeed sealed the Gedo Mazo and become a Jinchūriki, Madara Uchiha decisively controlled Susanoo to fly away.

He came here only to ensure the safety of Nagato and those eyes. Now that Nagato has completed his transformation, there is no need to continue protecting him.

He even had to change his plans, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be resurrected.

Nagato's growth rate has far exceeded expectations, especially now that he has become a Jinchūriki, his strength has surpassed mine, which is difficult to control, and future plans must be changed.

"Even if you become a Jinchūriki, you will still die under my Tenseigan."

Enraged, the Otsutsuki Relic once again condensed its Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion Slash, determined to seize both the eyes and the sealed Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Nagato raised his right hand, condensing the power of Shinra Tensei into a single block to deflect the golden light sword.

After sealing the Gedo Mazo, the power within him seemed to be integrated, and his control over those eyes greatly improved. This allowed him to gather the power of Shinra Tensei, making his defense even stronger.

In addition, the power of Shinra Tensei is further enhanced by the chakra provided by the Gedo Mazo and the Sage Chakra from the Sage Seal.

"hateful!"

Seeing that his strongest attack had been easily blocked by his opponent, Otsutsuki Shari was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder.

He knew it wasn't that his Tenseigan was inferior, but rather that he only had one Tenseigan, while his opponent had a complete Rinnegan. In addition, the compatibility between the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo meant that the power the opponent could unleash was beyond his current capabilities.

Another point is that, as a member of a branch family, his bloodline and aptitude are not as good as those of the main family, so he cannot unleash the full power of the Tenseigan.

"God - Planetary Devastation!"

At that moment, Nagato raised his hand and condensed a black ball, which he threw towards the Otsutsuki Relic. The ball unleashed an extremely terrifying gravitational force, causing the earth to collapse instantly, and countless rocks and soil fragments flew rapidly toward the black ball.

The Ōtsutsuki relic was also drawn in, and under that terrifying suction force, he could hardly move.

Countless clods of earth and rocks covered and compressed it, eventually turning it into a stone sphere with a diameter of over a thousand meters. All the rocks were compressed into a single entity by that terrifying force.

Even Nagato, who unleashed such a powerful burst of energy, was somewhat out of breath, indicating that he had expended a great deal of energy.

However, Nagato Uzumaki kept his eyes fixed on the stone sphere. He could sense that the person's chakra was still there and that they were not dead.

Sure enough, a golden beam of light shot out from the stone sphere the next moment, then spun and cut the stone sphere, which was thousands of meters in diameter, open, and a green figure flew out.

It was indeed the Otsutsuki Relic, but its appearance was quite disheveled.

"Damn it!"

Just as Otsutsuki Rei was about to continue his desperate battle, he suddenly seemed to sense something and turned his head to look in a certain direction, his face contorted in pain.

The spatial passage he had created had been opened by someone else; the only one capable of opening it was the Tenseigan, namely that guy, Hiashi Hyuga.

My base was raided, and at this time of day, damn it!

"You're having a lucky day!"

glaring resentfully at Nagato Uzumaki, Otsutsuki Shari used his spatial eye technique to leave.

We must not let that guy enter the clan's territory, and we must not harm the retainers. They are their hope for the division of the family and for us, and they are people born to carry the Tenseigan.

Nagato, now alone, looked around at the deathly silence and sensed the Root ninjas who had scattered and fled. Finally, he turned and flew in the direction the salamander had fled.

They quickly caught up with the salamander that was swimming away at high speed. However, Nagato Uzumaki did not show himself. He just followed behind, following the salamander into the river in the Land of Rivers, and then swam quickly out to sea before stopping.

"If the war continues, one must become a god of this world, for only in the name and power of a god can the endless war be ended."

"Yahiko, I will become the god of this world, just as you wish, and bring peace to this world."

Recalling his close friend's words, Nagato Uzumaki knew what he had to do in the future.

To become stronger, and then sweep away everything with absolute power, becoming the god of this world and bringing true peace to it.

As a teacher of a demigod, he could only bring temporary peace to Amegakure and the Land of Rain, but if he became a true god, he could suppress the entire world.

He knew this path was destined to be dangerous, and that many people were already eyeing him, all of whom were incredibly powerful. He didn't want to involve Xiao Nan, his only living best friend.

"It will take time to master this power, and the Gedo Mazo's injuries will also need time to heal."

With that thought in mind, Nagato Uzumaki turned and left, preparing to lie low for a while.

He had just obtained the power of the Gedo Mazo, and at the same time, the various powers within his body were being guided and fused by the power of the Gedo Mazo, and his body was undergoing a mysterious transformation.

He needs time to complete this transformation and to master this power; the injuries of the Outer Path Statue also need time to heal.

The Gedo Statue was severely injured before. The severed arms were not a big deal, but the severed lower body seriously damaged its core, which will require a long time to recover.

As for Konan, it would be better for her to go to Kumogakure. It is one of the few peaceful places in the ninja world, and her brother Hao is there. There is nothing about Konan that is worth coveting, so she can live a peaceful life there.

Moreover, Xiao Nan could very well become her fatal weakness; to become a god, one cannot have any flaws.

He wants to sever all ties and become a true god!

(End of this chapter)