Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 302 Strong Hairstyles Asuma

"Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, Hayate Gekko?"

Tamura Hao was a little confused after hearing the information Black Zetsu brought back.

Although Konoha usually arranges three-person teams, and Kakashi Hatake would definitely be replaced by someone else, he never expected that Hayate Gekko would be assigned to the team.

Even characters like Sarutobi Asuma and Genma Shiranui are stronger than Hayate Gekko, right?

If we were to follow the original story exactly, and install a Sharingan on Hayate Gekko's half-crippled body, he would be sucked to death immediately.

"I've observed that Gekko Hayate was transplanted with the Byakugan, the heart of the First Generation, bones from the Shikotsumyaku clan, and bone marrow from the Otsutsuki clan."

Black Zetsu explained Hayate Gekko's setup. A child with a bloodline limit alone is nothing special, but with those other features, it becomes quite interesting.

"This is acceptable."

Tamura Hao understood. If that was the case, it wasn't bad at all. He was good enough to grow to the level of a Kage in the future.

"It seems Konoha's plan is to shorten the decisive battle, thereby reducing consumption and facilitating recovery afterward."

When Black Zetsu brought up the war, it was neither necessary nor easy to keep an eye on Obito Uchiha's side, because Minato Namikaze had gained the Nine-Tails' ability to sense good and evil, especially when he activated the Nine-Tails' Chakra Mode.

With that level of perception, it's impossible to hide.

However, he didn't want to worry about it; that was Madara Uchiha's business. He would wait until Madara Uchiha had taken Obito Uchiha away before taking over, and by then Madara Uchiha should be able to rest in peace.

After all, the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot last long, and even frequent changes of offerings will not work, as it will pollute the soul.

Furthermore, Nagato's side has already spiraled out of control and has even gone into hiding. It's unclear when he will reappear. There's no point in staying there now. We must find a successor to plan for the future, and at the same time, we need to have a backup plan.

He had a thorough understanding of Madara Uchiha's personality, knew his way of doing things very well, and could even predict his choices.

"Then we can't delay any longer, but we'll have to make some sacrifices."

Tamura Hao could understand Konoha's arrangement, which clearly showed that they had learned from the lesson of fighting on all sides during the last Shinobi World War and were now preparing to unite their forces in one place.

While there was discord within Konoha, the four-village alliance was not a monolithic entity either. With both sides having roughly equal internal factors, the confrontation became a contest of raw strength.

"What about Lord Danzo?"

When asked about the situation on Danzo Shimura's side, that was the key point of this Shinobi World War, and also the focus of their plans.

"He has no intention of participating in the war. He is using the Dark Lotus Seeds to cultivate his own Dark Army while hiding in the shadows and watching, waiting for everyone to come out. He has also set his sights on the other Tailed Beasts, preparing to upgrade them once again."

Black Zetsu replied that he was also keeping an eye on Danzo Shimura's side.

"What preparations has Hiruzen Sarutobi made over the past few years?"

When asked about Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was also a key figure.

"The main task is to collect materials to make explosive tags. The entire Sarutobi clan has mobilized, and even some dead people who are skilled in fire release have been mobilized to assist. Based on the materials consumed, there are at least hundreds of billions of explosive tags, most of which have been placed underground in Konoha."

Black Zetsu chuckled sinisterly, "That Third Hokage is really being pushed to the limit."

"Hundreds of billions of them, that's enough to blow the entire Hidden Leaf Village to the sky!"

Tamura Hao couldn't help but grin, thinking, "Sarutobi Hiruzen is really ruthless when he lets loose."

"It's not his fault. Too many people in Konoha wanted him dead. The Hyuga and Uchiha clans especially wanted the Sarutobi clan to disappear completely. He had no choice."

He's already exhausted this card game in Konoha; this is the only way he can keep going.

Black Zetsu thought it was normal. Compared to those strong individuals, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not have an advantage in strength and was even at a disadvantage, so he could only resort to some radical means to maintain his rule.

This was also the seed of disaster planted by Hashirama Senju. He was able to control so many ninja clans that joined Konoha, but others couldn't, and he was unique in that regard.

This is basically what Konoha was like before the next Ashura reincarnation appeared and grew up.

Furthermore, due to his and his brother's scheming and manipulation, the situation within Konoha has become even more extreme. Perhaps by the time the next Ashura grows up, Konoha will have become history.

"It's still better to help Hiruzen Sarutobi clear those obstacles. After all, Lord Danzo's immortal emperor and Konoha are just a flash in the pan. Konoha still needs Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hokage to maintain it."

Tamura Hiroshi felt that he should teach Fugaku-kun, Hiashi-kun, Minato-kun, and others how to respect the elderly and care for the young. He was wrong for constantly thinking about killing Sarutobi Hiruzen and taking over the position.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the strongest Hokage and the longest-serving Hokage. He shed blood for Konoha. Only Hiruzen Sarutobi could keep Konoha in this mess. Anyone else would have collapsed.

Anyway, if anyone else wants to take over, Tamura Hao and Kumogakure will be the first to object, and Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure will probably not object either, since he is the strongest Hokage recognized by their four-village alliance, and he must be the Hokage of Konoha.

"Then you have to go and help him. He forcibly cultivated Dust Escape and Sage Mode, which caused some damage to his body. Now he's only holding on with the Yin Seal."

Black Zetsu maintained his sinister tone, indicating that he was quite satisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hokage.

"Then I'll go and offer my condolences under a different alias. I had a pretty good chat with them back in Konoha."

Tamura Hao took this very seriously and insisted that Hiruzen Sarutobi must remain upright.

Without hesitation, he used the chakra of the Ten-Tails to simulate the transformation of his appearance and body, even altering his chakra accordingly. After making some preparations, he used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to reach the heart of the Land of Fire, and then headed towards Konoha.

Having quietly infiltrated Konoha, Tamura Hao went straight to the Sarutobi clan's territory.

Although the place was heavily guarded, it meant nothing to Tamura Hiroshi; it was practically nonexistent.

They arrived at just the right time; as soon as they entered, they heard a certain young master shouting in dissatisfaction.

"Why won't you let me leave the village to carry out missions? I've already graduated from the Ninja Academy, and you still want to lock me up."

These words clearly indicate a rebellious teenager, which makes sense given his age; at this age, the secretion of various hormones makes people more impulsive.

"That's because once you leave Konoha, you'll become a corpse, and it will be difficult to even leave behind a complete body. Too many people want to kill you to strike at the Third Hokage."

Tamura Hiroshi, now with a changed appearance, swaggered in, his headband bearing the insignia of Kumogakure gleaming brightly.

"A Cloud Village headband? You're a Cloud Village ninja? What are you doing in our house?"

Sarutobi Asuma turned his head and immediately saw the other person's headband, which left him a little confused.

How did the ninjas from Kumogakure suddenly appear at their house?

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed no expression, and didn't even stop smoking, but his chakra began to circulate within him, ready to explode at any moment.

"Third Hokage, your son doesn't look very promising. He looks like he's going to die young."

Tamura Hiroshi walked over and sat down in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, right next to Sarutobi Asuma.

"I think you're about to die."

Sarutobi Asuma was already annoyed, and hearing this made him even angrier. He then took out two kunai from his ninja tool pouch.

Before he could even make a move, his vision blurred, and he was slapped to the ground, his head slammed onto a low table. The kunai in his hand was snatched away, and his neural network was severed, leaving him unable to move.

"Third Hokage, you don't mind if I shave your son's head, do you?"

While taking off the boy's headband, squeezing it into a ball, and stuffing it into the boy's mouth, Tamura Hao picked up a kunai and started giving him a haircut.

It must be said that the ninja tools of the son of the Hokage are all rare and exquisite. This kunai is made of good material and is quite sharp, like a razor. Wherever it goes, the hair falls off and in no time he becomes bald. Even his eyebrows are shaved off.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop them, but simply watched quietly, trying to guess the other party's identity and intentions.

Although the other party was wearing a headband from the Hidden Cloud Village, he wouldn't assume that the other party was a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village just because of a headband.

"It looks much better this way."

Looking at his shiny bald head, Tamura Hao was very satisfied.

To solve the boy's future hair washing problems, he completely destroyed his hair roots, giving him a powerful hairstyle.

"Lord Raikage sent me to represent Kumogakure to make a deal with the Third Hokage. He asked us to tell us all the information about Shimura Danzo and Root. In exchange, this bottle of Water of Life is yours, Third Hokage."

This is a wonderful thing. It can repair all kinds of physical damage and even restore the body to a youthful state, enough to allow you, Third Hokage, to maintain your peak condition for another twenty years.

As he spoke, Tamura Hao took out a bottle of water of life that he had brought and placed it on the low table.

"Danzo has rarely returned to the village in recent years, and I don't know much about him or Root."

Looking at the bottle of life-giving water, Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment before deciding to make the deal. He then waved his hand, and a black shadow flashed by as the bottle of life-giving water disappeared, clearly taken away for testing.

"Then tell me what you know, especially the whereabouts of those Rinnegan."

Tamura Hao didn't care that the Water of Life was taken away, since it was going to be given to Sarutobi Hiruzen anyway.

"The Rinnegan?"

Upon hearing that name, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.

Why are we bringing up the Rinnegan again?

He had heard of the Rinnegan, which was an eye in the ninja world that was on par with the Byakugan and Sharingan. It was even said to be the eye possessed by the Sage of Six Paths, but only the Sage of Six Paths possessed it, and he had never heard of anyone else having it.

Now that the Hidden Cloud Village has proposed the Rinnegan, coupled with the destruction of the Hidden Rain Village two years ago and the fact that one of Hanzo's disciples escaped to the Hidden Cloud Village, he couldn't help but have some suspicions.

At first, I was wondering why Danzo suddenly wanted to destroy Amegakure. One Hanzo wasn't worth Danzo's attention. But now that we have the Rinnegan, everything seems to make sense.

"Don't you know who the Hokage is?"

Tamura Hao looked puzzled, as if he felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi should know this.

"I don't know much about the destruction of Amegakure two years ago, nor did I participate in it; it was all Danzo Shimura's personal scheme."

Hiruzen Sarutobi decisively distanced himself from the situation; he wasn't going to take the blame for his old buddy.

Moreover, he was quite dissatisfied with, and even wary of, his old buddy's various actions.

He didn't know what kind of power the Rinnegan possessed, but it was definitely stronger than the Sharingan and Byakugan, after all, those were the eyes that the Sage of Six Paths once possessed.

Danzo was already very powerful before. If he were to obtain the Rinnegan, his ambition would inevitably expand rapidly, and he would be truly difficult to control.

If we could use the Hidden Cloud Village to weaken and severely injure our old comrades, that would be perfect.

The village must maintain a balance, and no one may exceed the fixed limits, otherwise chaos will ensue.

"Was it Shimura Danzo who stole the Two-Tails from our village?"

Tamura Hiroshi pretended to think for a moment before asking a question.

"The Two-Tails is indeed in Danzo's hands."

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hide this fact, and Orochimaru confirmed it as well.

Tamura Hao and Sarutobi Hiruzen talked for a while longer until the ninja who had taken away the Water of Life earlier reappeared and placed the Water of Life with Sarutobi Hiruzen before ending their conversation.

"Third Hokage, this transaction was very pleasant. I look forward to our next transaction."

Tamura Hiroshi got up to leave, but the boy next to him finally pushed the headband out of his mouth with his tongue and stared intently at someone, questioning him.

Why?

He had too many questions. Why would this person come to make a deal with his father, and why would his father agree to it, betraying information about the village ninja?

"Third Hokage, your teaching seems to have failed quite a bit."

He pretended to be stunned for a moment, then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and laughed, a mocking laugh.

He crouched down and patted the boy's face with the kunai he had been playing with, and said with a teasing smile, "Because making your father the Hokage of Konoha is in the best interest of our Kumogakure and the Four Villages Alliance, we will do our best to inflict heavy losses on those who oppose your father in this war, so that his position as Hokage will be more secure."

If possible, it's best to continue doing this; it's called a win-win situation.

After saying this, he stuck the kunai in his hand in front of the boy before getting up and leaving.

Although the words were few, they had a tremendous impact on Asma's mind, followed by endless disappointment and anger.

My dad is such a person!

"Shin-no-suke, take your brother down there. We'll let him out when he's old enough to understand things, so he doesn't die out there."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also quite disappointed in his second son. He gave an order to his eldest son, who had been hiding in the shadows, and then picked up the bottle of water of life and left.

I really need this water of life.

"You silly little brother, your performance today has disappointed both your father and me."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke appeared in the room, squatted down, and looked at his angry younger brother with a hint of disappointment.

He and his father worked hard for this family and clan, but his ignorant younger brother didn't understand. His performance today was even worse, bringing shame to the Hidden Cloud Village.

"It is you who have fallen; you have brought shame upon your family and village."

Sarutobi Asuma was even more furious, even disgusted.

"Maybe it's depravity, but if we don't degenerate, Father will die, and so will you, Mother, and our family. Our family will be destroyed."

Your life is now only possible because your father and I fought hard to ensure your safe upbringing. What right do you have to oppose us?

"Or should I kill you now to prevent you from becoming a future threat?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke picked up the kunai and slid it down his younger brother's neck. Wherever the kunai's sharp edge passed, the beard hairs fell off.

The cold, sharp blade made Sarutobi Asuma stiffen, his anger subsiding and turning into fear.

He sensed a murderous aura; it was his brother's murderous aura erupting from him.

Is my brother really going to kill me?

"I thought you could be really stubborn!"

Seeing his younger brother's fear, Sarutobi Shinnosuke felt utterly disheartened; after all, he was still just a child.

Without another word, he picked him up and carried him to the basement, where he locked him in a cell.

These prisons were once used to store sacrificial offerings; the environment wasn't great, but they were perfect for people to reflect on their mistakes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also in the basement. After several expansions, the basement had become quite spacious, covering the entire underground area of ​​the Sarutobi clan's territory. It was divided into various areas, and there were many people busy inside, mostly clan members, all of whom were trustworthy.

Since the last Shinobi World War, Hiruzen Sarutobi has seen the potential of bloodline transplantation, so he naturally focuses on research in this area. In addition, he acquired some technical means from his disciple Orochimaru, which was enough to build a system, and the results were quite good.

"How's the research going?"

Arriving beside an elder of the clan who was studying the Water of Life, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the test tube the elder was fiddling with.

"The life force of this water of life is very pure and can work perfectly on any cell, especially the cells of the Senju family."

With this life-giving water as a foundation, I am confident that I can activate the cells of the second generation, and combined with the cells of the first generation, it will be enough to perform the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The old woman said excitedly, "This life-giving water is so powerful; it's the perfect choice for culturing cells."

"Cultivate them as soon as possible and make sure there are no hidden dangers."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was very satisfied with the result. He had long wanted to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique from his second master and had also considered cell transplantation.

However, he didn't have many cells left. He had already used some of them for the Impure World Reincarnation last time, and he didn't even dare to use the Second Hokage's Impure World Reincarnation again, for fear that the offering inside, which served as the vessel, would collapse too early.

If one could obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique from the Second Hokage, even a weakened version, it would be enough to greatly enhance one's strength.

When the Dust Release technique is combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique, it will become an unstoppable force, and its own survivability will be greatly increased.

This life-giving water has given him hope.

The most important thing is to repair the damage to my body. Dust Escape and Sage Techniques are not easy to master, and I was also a bit too hasty at the time, which caused a lot of damage to my body.

As I get older, those injuries become more and more tormenting. It would be best if I could recover naturally, so this deal is not a loss.

"dad!"

At that moment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke walked over and looked at the test tube being held by the old woman. He was quite curious about the water of life.

"The second-generation teacher's cell culture and transplantation plan can begin now. I'll transplant a copy for you too. You don't need to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to perfection; just having another means of survival will suffice."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said that he was quite satisfied with his eldest son, who had successfully fused with the Lava Release bloodline limit, greatly increasing his strength. He even planned to transplant the Mangekyou Sharingan from his chest to his son.

After achieving immortality, his control over the Impure World Reincarnation technique greatly improved, making the enhancement of his Kaleidoscope Eye power negligible.

Furthermore, a portion of the reanimated corpses that need to be controlled can be handed over to the son for management.

Once those kaleidoscopes are transplanted, the inner eye techniques can be used to amplify the power of Lava Release, making the user even stronger.

Then came the second-generation teacher's cell transplant, which allowed him to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique.

It doesn't need to be anything fancy, just enough to save your life.

That second son has been practically ruined by me, and the future of the family still depends on Shinnosuke.

(End of this chapter)