Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 291 Danzo Otsutsuki

And so, the Dark Phoenix was quickly devoured by the Black Lotus of Annihilation and turned into nourishment for its own improvement. The soul of Zero-Tail within it was also devoured and decomposed by the even more terrifying dark chakra. Even the Two-Tail sealed within its body was completely devoured.

The Black Lotus of Annihilation, which had devoured the Dark Phoenix and the Two-Tailed Fox, became even more terrifying, and the aura it emitted made even Danzo Shimura feel extremely oppressed.

At the very moment the absorption was completed, Shimura Danzo, who had been holding on to his last breath, decisively used the Oni-Garra technique.

A thick, black liquid gushed out from within, engulfing several bodies around it.

This is the Demon Sparrow Technique perfected under the leadership of Danzo Shimura, and it incorporates dark chakra to form a dark version of the Demon Sparrow Technique, which has a more powerful devouring ability.

Several bodies were quickly swallowed up, and Shimura Danzo's body also underwent many changes. Several human faces appeared on his torso, all of them ferocious and terrifying, as if they were enduring inhuman pain.

"Danzo!"

The awakened boy roared venomously, only now realizing that this was the ending that Shimura Danzo had predetermined long ago.

He hates it!

"snort!"

With a cold snort, Shimura Danzo activated the power of his Dark Mangekyou Sharingan to forcibly suppress the consciousness of these people, and the faces on their torsos slowly disappeared into their bodies.

However, this is only a temporary suppression, and further efforts are needed to resolve the issue.

Stepping towards the Black Lotus of Annihilation, which had already been devoured, Shimura Danzo infused his dark chakra into the jutsu array that had been inscribed on the ground.

Countless spell runes appeared, then enveloped the world-destroying black lotus along with the Elysium Box into its body.

With the Black Lotus of Annihilation entering his body, an even more vast and extreme dark chakra surged into his body. It was only after several years of adaptation that Shimura Danzo's body did not immediately collapse.

At the same time, a special power surged into the body, guiding the bloodlines sealed within to rapidly merge and transform into a more advanced and perfect bloodline.

Meanwhile, the souls and consciousness of those individuals were rapidly eroded and devoured by the World-Destroying Black Lotus, no longer posing a threat.

This was Danzo Shimura's plan, especially after witnessing Nagato's transformation after sealing the Gedo Mazo, which further solidified his idea.

My own Dark Demon Sprout Technique is indeed not perfect yet, but I can use the power of the World-Destroying Black Lotus to guide a perfect fusion.

The Black Lotus of Annihilation was originally formed from the remains of the Divine Tree. This time, it has further evolved by devouring an arm of the Heretic Statue, bringing it even closer to the Divine Tree.

Furthermore, the Divine Tree has a close connection with the bloodlines of Otsutsuki and the Sage of Six Paths, making it sufficient to serve as a catalyst to guide fusion and transformation.

As the various bloodlines within his body were guided and merged, Danzo Shimura's body underwent many changes, his skin becoming whiter, even pale.

His hair also changed, but it wasn't the white hair like Orochimaru and Nagato's; instead, it was jet black, even blacker than his original hair, as if it could devour light.

Boney horns, also black, grew on its head.

"Lord Danzo!"

Despite the terrifying pressure of the chakra, Yakushi Nonou stepped forward and cautiously called out.

Lord Danzo at this moment is terrifying, far more so than the oppressive aura of the Dark Phoenix.

"I am very well, better than ever before."

Opening his eyes, revealing his dark pupils, Shimura Danzo was quite satisfied with his current power.

As expected, the Black Lotus of Annihilation, a plant form devoid of intelligence, was much easier to control than the Dark Phoenix. The Black Lotus bore most of the pressure of evil in this world, having little impact on itself.

However, this is already the limit of these two kaleidoscopes. To further enhance the Black Lotus of Annihilation, it would need to devour more bodies of Outer Path Mazos and Tailed Beasts, which would also continuously increase the power of the evil in this world. These two Dark Kaleidoscopes alone are far from enough.

Otherwise, if things get out of control, one will inevitably be corrupted by the evil forces of this world.

It must be the Rinnegan, or the Tenseigan like that of Hyuga Hiashi and Otsutsuki Shari.

"Pass down the order to recall all personnel stationed outside. We do not need to participate in this Ninja World War. The perfect time for us to emerge will be after the war."

Danzo Shimura gave the order, expressing absolute confidence in the future.

Now all that's needed is to complete the final development. I need to master the power in its current state, the Dark Legion needs to be nurtured more, and the Dark Lotus Seeds also need time to develop.

Once the Five Great Shinobi Villages are severely weakened after this Shinobi World War, it will be the best time for me to strike, sweeping away everything and suppressing all enemies with overwhelming force.

Of course, the most important thing is to find the hidden Nagato Uzumaki, seize his Rinnegan and Gedo Mazo, and continue to strengthen yourself.

If we could obtain the eyes of Hiashi Hyuga and the Otsutsuki Rei, that would be great, but unfortunately both of them possess space-time jutsu, making it difficult to kill them all at once. We can only wait for an opportunity.

Leaving aside Shimura Danzo's transformation and scheming, Tamura Hiroshi, who was still in Loulan, was preparing to wrap things up.

Thanks to the chakra supplied by the Ten-Tails, the birth of the Tree World has covered an area of ​​over a hundred kilometers.

This seems exaggerated, but it's still far inferior to the Advent of the Divine Tree World that Madara Uchiha in the future will unleash. That was a Wood Release technique that covered the entire planet, while this one, which is only a hundred kilometers long, is just a junior compared to it.

Even so, the Ten-Tails consumed a huge amount of energy, but fortunately it succeeded.

After returning the rope tree to the village, Tamura Hao took Sara to the dragon vein deep underground.

"You need to stabilize the dragon vein and avoid doing anything foolish, otherwise your people will be implicated, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Tamura Hao issued a warning, saying that the girl had been quite restless for the past few days.

"Bad guy!"

After glaring angrily at someone, Sarah reluctantly went to the altar to establish a connection with the dragon vein and appease its power as much as possible.

Tamura Hao and Black Zetsu also took action, using the Wood Release power of the Tree World's birth to spread countless spell runes, forming a super-large magic circle, and even forming a Four Symbols pattern.

This is a magic array derived from the Four Symbols Seal, and a similar one was used when collecting the primordial space.

Once the spell array was complete, Black Zetsu mobilized the power of his mother and the Ten-Tails, combining it with the Primordial Sphere to devour this area.

A massive spatial vortex took shape, forcibly distorting the space below and then slowly pulling it towards the primordial sphere.

The dragon vein possesses a certain instinct, and upon sensing this change, it instinctively became agitated, but Sara temporarily calmed it down, at least buying Tamura Hao some time.

After several minutes, the entire land was taken into the primordial space, leaving behind a huge crater, or basin.

"It shouldn't be long before it's covered, right?"

Looking at the huge basin, Tamura Hao felt that given the environment of the Land of Wind, it wouldn't be long before it was covered by yellow sand, especially since sandstorms were most frequent in the Land of Wind at this time of year.

This is also a major reason why he chose to come at this time, so that the sandstorm could cover the area with yellow sand.

He even specially created large slopes on the edges to minimize the drop, so that once the yellow sand covered the area, it would be virtually undetectable.

Although Loulan is isolated from the world, and even the Kingdom of Wind has few people who know about it, it is better to keep it a secret.

After all, Kumogakure and Sunagakure are allies, and nothing can be done to damage their friendship.

After doing all this, Tamura Hao summoned the Stormbreaker Axe, the weapon of the Thunder God Black Zetsu, and used it as a medium to perform the Heavenly Delivery Technique, taking himself directly back to Kumogakure.

That's right, he incorporated the altar technology used in conjunction with the Skyward Technique into Stormbreaker, which can be used for teleportation, just like Thor's Stormbreaker in Marvel, and can be used to open the Bifrost.

This idea had been around for a while, but we weren't confident enough to build it at first. That's the main reason why we only built Thor's Hammer and not Stormbreaker.

After five years of development, especially with the continuous improvement of Thor's clone and the arrival of Black Zetsu, the foundation for its creation was laid.

Upon returning, Tamura Hao immediately went to a temple on Mount Myōboku to cultivate in seclusion, and condensed a shadow clone to examine the dragon vein in the Origin Sphere space.

"Can we make use of it?"

Tamura Hao looked at Black Zetsu, who was pondering at the edge of the dragon vein. He couldn't use such high-level power right now, even with Fugaku's eye technique, it wasn't enough. He still had to rely on Black Zetsu.

"We need to find a way to separate the dragon vein."

Hei Jue spoke solemnly. He had not studied dragon veins in depth before and knew little about them. Only after this in-depth study did he understand the troubles involved.

"What should we do?"

Tamura Hao didn't know much about this, so he just did whatever Black Zetsu said.

"We'll use her as a human sacrifice to seal the dragon vein, but she'll have to cultivate to a certain level first."

Black Zetsu looked at Sara, a girl who looked unhappy. Sara was extremely compatible with the power of the Dragon Vein and could even control the spirituality within it, making her a perfect vessel for the Dragon Vein.

His strength is a bit lacking, so he needs to train hard and also needs to be taught chakra.

This is a pure human, not a descendant of the Ninja Clan. There is no chakra in his body, only some energy bestowed by the Dragon Vein.

"snort!"

Seeing the two looking over, the girl not far away snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction.

Tamura Hao didn't pay much attention and continued to observe the dragon vein energy.

"This is earth-elemental natural energy, right?"

Putting aside the power of time within, he could sense that the dragon vein itself was of the earth element.

"Dragon veins are the lifeblood of the earth, and naturally belong to the earth element."

Black Zetsu knew this; it was a special kind of natural energy.

"No wonder the centipede in the original story used clay to make the puppet."

Tamura Hao thought of the Sand Village rogue ninja, Centipede, who used clay puppets in the story, rather than the wooden puppets commonly used by the Sand Village.

I initially thought it was due to material limitations, but now it seems that the reason for choosing to make the puppets out of clay was to match the earth elemental energy in the dragon vein.

"So, does that mean I can cultivate an earth-attribute immortal body?"

Tamura Hao immediately thought of the second stage of immortal body cultivation. The first stage of immortal body cultivation was simply cultivating natural energy, ultimately achieving perfect harmony and perfect control.

The second stage involves cultivating the natural energies that possess attributes, such as thunder in thunderclouds and flames in underground magma. Now, the earth-attribute natural energy of dragon veins, or the power of the earth, has also been added.

These three correspond perfectly to the three of the seven basic attributes of chakra, making them easier to cultivate.

"It's possible, but it's best to place the dragon vein in the earth outside, so that it can continuously gather the power of the earth, and that's when the energy is limitless."

Black Zetsu thought it was feasible, at least theoretically, but completing that kind of cultivation would require a massive amount of earth power, which was somewhat insufficient relying solely on the reserves here in the dragon vein.

The reason why dragon veins can have an inexhaustible source of energy is that they can gather the power of the earth from the land at any time. Compared to the earth of the entire planet, they can indeed be considered to have unlimited energy.

"Could we merge with the World Immortal Tree?"

Tamura Hao thought of the World Immortal Tree, whose basic attributes are earth and water. He wondered if it could be fused with this dragon vein and then use the World Immortal Tree's roots to absorb the earth's power.

"I'm not sure, we'll have to try."

Black Zetsu's estimation is inaccurate; we'll have to try it out.

This path had never existed before; it was pioneered by my younger brother. Everything was just theoretical speculation, and he couldn't say for sure how it would perform in practice. We could only keep trying.

"Mom and Little Ten-Tails have both gained significant power after absorbing that part of the Outer Path Demon Statue. They should be able to help you stabilize the fusion of the four-attribute bloodline, and even the fusion of the five-attribute bloodline shouldn't be a problem."

When Black Zetsu talked about bloodline fusion, he said that he could actually assist in bloodline fusion before, mainly because he obtained the power of the Rinnegan, which greatly enhanced his mother and the Ten-Tails.

However, there were still some risks involved, so we haven't done it yet.

Now that they have obtained one-third of the Gedo Mazo's body, their mother and the little Ten-Tails have been greatly enhanced, and the fusion of the four elemental bloodlines can definitely stabilize the situation.

"Wait until my sister and the little ten-tailed fox have fully integrated the power of the Gedo Mazo before they fuse and transform."

This is what Tamura Hiroshi was waiting for, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Unexpectedly, Lord Danzo had already discovered and set his sights on Nagato Uzumaki. By going to Roran to lure Minato Namikaze and the others there, he inadvertently gave Lord Danzo an opportunity.

After all, Konoha keeps a close watch on its surroundings, so such a large-scale operation could not be completely concealed. Once Hiruzen Sarutobi found out, he would definitely send Minato Namikaze to stop it immediately, which would inevitably lead to many variables.

Danzo seized the opportunity and took one of the Gedo Mazo's arms, which created an opportunity for them.

Actually, seizing the Gedo Mazo isn't difficult; Black Zetsu knows where Madara Uchiha is located in his underground base. The problem is how to avoid being targeted by the Sage of Six Paths.

If the Sage of Six Paths really sets his sights on us, our future plans will inevitably become much more unpredictable.

So they had been waiting for an opportunity, and this time they finally got their chance. They not only obtained one-third of the body of the Gedo Mazo, but also framed Isshiki Otsutsuki, which aroused the Sage of Six Paths' further vigilance.

He had seen the changes in the eyes of Madara Uchiha and Relic Otsutsuki at that time.

"Lord Danzo should have evolved into an Otsutsuki by now, right?"

Thinking of Lord Danzo, Tamura Hao felt that the man would be eager to transform his body, otherwise the Dark Phoenix alone would not be able to fight against those super strong individuals.

"Even if it successfully evolves, it will inevitably become a Dark Otsutsuki!"

Black Zetsu chuckled sinisterly. Everything about Shimura Danzo was within their calculations and surveillance, and was proceeding according to the path they had set.

This scheme is essentially very simple: once you understand Shimura Danzo's ambitions and style of doing things, and then create enough conditions based on them, you will follow the planned path.

Danzo Shimura believed that the path he had chosen was actually led by them, and that they had also corrupted the power of the Gedo Mazo with the evil of this world. Perhaps they could use this to plot against Hagoromo in the future.

"Compared to Danzo Shimura, I am more concerned about Orochimaru's transformation."

Black Zetsu shifted the topic to Orochimaru, who was their chosen final sacrifice, while Shimura Danzo was merely a distraction.

"He has already obtained the flesh and blood of the nine tailed beasts. With his methods, he can definitely cultivate them. Add an arm of the Gedo Mazo, and it will be enough to create a small Ten-Tails."

With the added power of the Ten-Tails, pure Otsutsuki bloodline is difficult to obtain, but the bloodline passed down by the Sage of Six Paths can definitely be perfectly fused and transformed.

Tamura had great confidence in Orochimaru. When it came to biotechnology, Orochimaru was the strongest in the ninja world, and given the right conditions, his achievements would undoubtedly be even greater.

"How did you expect Orochimaru to appear there?"

Black Zetsu was curious. He had only arranged for the Otsutsuki Relic to be brought over as a backup plan, but he hadn't guided Orochimaru. He was quite surprised that Orochimaru appeared at the end and took one of his arms.

"Orochimaru is an incredibly meticulous person with an insatiable thirst for the truth he believes in. Especially after discovering the ultimate secret of the ninja world under our secret guidance, he will definitely spare no effort to plot and study it."

Lord Danzo is also conducting research and planning in this area, which will surely attract Orochimaru's attention, leading him to keep a close watch. If there's any major action, Orochimaru will definitely follow and try to seize it.

Tamura Hao knows Orochimaru very well, not only from what was shown in the Naruto anime in his previous life, but also from all the information he has researched about Orochimaru in this world.

After all, that was the chosen final sacrifice, and there was no room for carelessness.

"Choosing him as the final sacrifice was indeed the best choice. I hope he can achieve the final result and become the sacrifice."

Black Zetsu understood, and his approval of Orochimaru grew stronger.

With such meticulous thinking and a thirst for power, there is a high chance that he will eventually reap the ultimate reward and become the perfect Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

There was no other way; to avoid arousing suspicion from Hagoromo and the others, they couldn't assist Orochimaru in the end, and even had to stand on Madara's side to continue misleading Hagoromo and the others.

This requires Orochimaru to rely on his own power to plan everything, which is very difficult.

The more outstanding Orochimaru is, the greater his chances of future success will be.

The person his younger brother suggested was excellent, and he was very satisfied with him.

"Let's go!"

After talking with Black Zetsu for a while, Tamura Hao looked at the girl kicking a piece of tree not far away and signaled that he was leaving.

"Where are you going?"

The girl was very wary; this was a despicable and shameless villain, and she had to be careful.

"Let me take you out to get something to eat. You've only been eating the soldier's rations I gave you these past few days. Don't you want to change things up?"

Also, you need to take a shower; you smell.

"You're the one who smells bad!"

The girl bristled, glaring angrily at the person before quickly sniffing herself. She did indeed smell a bit, as she hadn't showered for several days.

But it was all caused by those bad people.

"Let's go!"

Tamura Hao opened a portal, signaling the girl to leave, but before she could leave, another figure cheerfully ran through the portal and out.

"Mother!"

Black Zetsu was shocked. Why had his mother run out?

(End of this chapter)