Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 309 Devouring the Demons

Upon receiving the message from the demon, Huang Quan, who had been observing from afar, could no longer sit still.

"The priestess may be trying to sacrifice herself to strengthen the seal. We should attack immediately and kill her at all costs."

Without hesitation, Huang Quan was the first to leap forward.

He couldn't wait any longer; otherwise, if the priestess reinforced the seal, his plans would be delayed by at least ten or twenty years.

The situation in the ninja world is changing rapidly, especially with the grand finale of the Ninja World War about to begin. This is the best opportunity for me to start my own uprising. If I miss it, I will never have another chance.

The ninjas following behind rushed forward, and when they reached the front of the underground palace, they unfurled all the huge scrolls they carried on their backs, projecting out one after another enormous puppet soldier.

Huang Quan, who was at the forefront, unleashed the demonic energy residing within his body, which transformed into a shockwave that spread outwards. Wherever it passed, the eyes of the rock golems lit up, and their bodies came to life.

Countless terracotta warriors formed a neat square formation and advanced towards the entrance of the underground palace, while Huang Quan and other ninjas unleashed a barrage of combined ninjutsu attacks.

Time is of the essence; we must charge in and kill the priestess.

Although many aspects are not yet ready, we can't worry about that now; we must act as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once the priestess reinforces the seal, it will take another ten or twenty years.

Twenty years is too long; anything can happen during that time.

If the five great ninja villages become aware of the existence and abilities of the demon, then I will be completely doomed here.

Before he could even get close, the demonic power within him suddenly gave a warning, and Huang Quan turned to dodge without thinking.

The next moment, a purple crescent-shaped blade of energy swept across, and all the terracotta warriors were cut in half at the waist. In the face of that blade of energy, the terracotta warriors' hard bodies were as vulnerable as tofu.

Moreover, the amount of energy in that sword strike was enormous; the amount of chakra contained within it greatly alarmed Huang Quan.

"Dance of Chaotic Blades!"

Xia Rixing, who unleashed a Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique, did not pause for a moment. Using the chakra replenished by the Eight Thousand Spears Seal, she launched a second attack.

He charged forward, his Meteor Blade flashing rapidly, unleashing a storm of blade energy that shredded all the charging ninjas and their ninjutsu.

Some strong individuals reacted quickly and retreated, but those sword energies possessed tracking abilities, making them difficult to avoid no matter how they dodged. Even if they used earth-style ninjutsu to infiltrate the ground, they would still be caught up by the slashes.

However, Xia Rixing was only one person and could not completely seal off the area. Several figures still rushed into the underground palace gate, including Huang Quan.

However, they were met by hundreds of warriors, all of whom had drawn their bows and nocked arrows, with the arrows wrapped with countless explosive tags.

Xia Rixing's shadow clone used chakra threads to help the samurai ignite the explosive tags one by one, and then used the power of bows and arrows to quickly shoot them out.

"Bang bang bang..."

Seeing the dense array of explosive tags, Huang Quan and the others wanted to curse, and could only leap back.

However, Xia Rixing had already prepared an offensive.

"Meteor Shower!"

With lightning speed, the meteor blade shot out, piercing through the vital points of several people. Huang Quan, as the leader, was especially targeted, with his spine, heart, and head all being pierced simultaneously, killing him instantly.

At the same time, a long, purplish-black worm shot out from Huang Quan's body and rushed swiftly towards the underground palace.

Before it could even rush inside, a handkerchief covered in spells flew down and covered it, then shrunk into a ball under the power of the spells.

"They're demons after all; they're not so easy to kill."

Summer Star Shadow clone stepped forward and grabbed the ball. It was given to her by the shrine maiden Miroku on the way. It could resist and seal the power of the demons. As soon as she noticed the insect rushing out, she immediately threw out the seal.

Unlike ninjas from other ninja villages, the Hidden Cloud Village places more emphasis on physical training, especially speed, including not only explosive speed but also reaction speed.

The little thing's movements naturally couldn't escape her eyes and senses.

Xia Rixing walked over, glanced at the sphere, and then activated the Eight Thousand Spears mark on her body, extending chakra chains that pulled the corpses of the ninjas inside, including their souls that had not yet left their bodies.

This is one of the abilities imprinted by the Eight Thousand Spears, which can seal the opponent's body and soul.

After dealing with these matters, Xia Rixing continued to guard the entrance of the underground palace, keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings to prevent any further sneak attacks.

At the same time, deep within the underground palace, Maitreya spent some time finally breaking the seal, and the tightly closed stone door slowly opened.

Before it could be fully activated, a purplish-black tentacle shot out, piercing straight at Maitreya.

Before it could strike, a flash of light pierced through the air, sending it crashing back. It was Tamura Hiroshi, wielding the Blade of Destruction, who had made his move.

"That was quite powerful. No wonder the future Naruto Uzumaki was stabbed to death by you once."

Raising his foot from the shattered ground, Tamura Hao looked at the dark portal. Before the demons inside could make another move, he guided the power of the Origin Sphere to shape a spatial gate and project it into the sealed space.

The impatient Ten-Tailed Fox launched its attack, its ten tails shooting out from the portal, the ends of which transformed into sharp claws that gripped and dragged the demon's body tightly.

First, a dragon-shaped head was pulled over, its blood-red maw opened wide and bit down, the head being pulled even harder.

"What is it?"

The demon roared in shock and anger, trying to break free, but it was no match for the little ten-tailed fox, especially in terms of brute force.

Even in terms of devouring ability, it was far inferior to the little ten-tailed fox. It was pulled over and swallowed bit by bit. The chewing sound of the little ten-tailed fox mixed with the roar of the demon from shock and anger to terror, which made Nadeshiko's scalp tingle.

Zu Yigeng stood protectively in front of his wife, watching someone warily.

Maitreya is right. That person is more dangerous than a demon, even more ferocious.

After confirming that the demon had been captured and immobilized by the ten-tailed fox, Tamura Hao stepped into the sealed space.

After observing the struggling demon, Tamura Hao raised his hand and waved it. The three swords that had been floating behind him flew out and landed in three different locations, resonating with the Destruction Blade in Tamura Hao's hand to form a barrier.

The air inside was quickly emptied, creating a vacuum zone.

"The quantity is a bit lacking, but it can be continuously recycled."

Feeling the vacuum within the barrier, Tamura Hao was quite satisfied. Immediately, his body shone with silver light as he entered Light Release Chakra Mode. Wielding the Blade of Destruction, he transformed into a streak of silver light and slashed across the demon's body, leaving a long, narrow wound.

He quickly switched to the authentic sword and once again transformed into a silver ray of light, then switched swords one after another, his body transforming into streaks of silver light as he slashed across the demon's body.

At the same time, the four swords are not fixed; they rotate rapidly around the demon, making the angle of attack unpredictable, so the demon cannot defend itself.

Furthermore, Tamura Hao also used the Heavenly Delivery Technique, using his sword as a coordinate to guide his speed and thus increase the power of his strikes.

The speed increased, and the body of the demon was constantly destroyed. Tentacles and grotesque heads were severed, and the little ten-tailed demon used its tail to grab them and stuff them into its mouth to devour them.

Princess Kaguya guided the little ten-tailed fox to quickly refine the body and soul of the demon, as they were two sides of the same coin and could only reach their strongest state when combined.

At the same time, her Six-Tomoe Ring of Reincarnation can better suppress the soul and consciousness of the demon.

The devouring went smoothly. Although the demon was powerful, it could only be devoured by the Ten-Tails, the ultimate weapon specially created by the Otsutsuki clan.

Even though the little ten-tailed fox hasn't transformed into the divine tree form yet, and its devouring power hasn't reached its maximum, it's still incomparable to the demons.

Not to mention, Tamura Hao was constantly cutting things up at high speed, working together from the inside and outside to dismember the demon piece by piece, which was then swallowed by the little ten-tailed fox.

It didn't stop after devouring the demons; it even swallowed the sealed space, turning it into nourishment for the primordial space.

After the primordial space devoured and assimilated the sealed space, countless cracks spread across the outer sealed gate, eventually shattering into a pile of stones.

"Alright, it's resolved. There won't be any more monsters now."

After using Kaguya's Tenseigan to make sure there was nothing missing, Tamura Hao came out and saw his wary father-in-law and Nadeshiko Kaori, while his mother-in-law only looked curious.

"You possess that kind of power, yet you can resist absorbing it; you are remarkable."

After taking a good look at his son-in-law, Maitreya couldn't help but admire him.

She could roughly guess that this son-in-law was probably like the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts as portrayed by the various ninja villages in the intelligence reports, with an existence sealed within him that was even more terrifying than the demon.

However, the power within him was incredibly pure, without any foreign power mixed in, a testament to his exceptional integrity.

"That's only for emergencies; you can't achieve perfect control without your own strength."

Tamura Hao modestly remarked that as his cultivation level deepened, he placed increasing importance on his control over his power.

Compared to the power he could perfectly control, the power of the Ten-Tails and Kaguya was poison to him.

The main reason why Kaguya Otsutsuki lost to her two sons, who were of a lower level than her, was that she obtained her power too easily and did not have a high enough level of control over her energy.

The Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki, on the other hand, improved through their own training, and their control and use of chakra was much higher than that of Kaguya Otsutsuki. They even cultivated and transformed into Yin-Yang power.

Just like Momoshiki Otsutsuki in the future, whose chakra was even greater, he was still easily defeated by Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha in the end.

Therefore, following the path of becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki is a dead end; one must forge one's own path.

"You're doing very well. Maintaining this purity will allow you to better integrate the power of Shion in the future."

Maitreya gave it high praise, and she didn't mind that her son-in-law was spying on her daughter's power.

In any case, judging from the son-in-law's current behavior, he is at most exploring the mysteries of that power rather than plundering it, so he poses no danger to his daughter.

"Is that all?"

Nadeshiko looked at the pile of rubble. She had been quite nervous before, but who would have thought it would end so quickly.

She did want to go and see, but remembering her mission to protect the priestess, she held back.

However, judging from the Wangliang's painful and terrified roars, it should be the one that was completely suppressed.

This scammer is more powerful than I thought.

"It's over, completely over. My soul and consciousness are gone."

Tamura Hao was absolutely certain that once inside the Ten-Tails' belly, there was no way he could ever get out.

That's the ultimate weapon that the Otsutsuki used to devour life-bearing planets; there's nothing it can't digest.

"Should we return it?"

He turned his gaze to his mother-in-law and asked whether they should go back to the village or go directly to Kumogakure.

"Zuichi, go and inform them that I have sacrificed myself to completely destroy the demon Wangliang. You will stay and be buried with him in the underground palace. I have already made arrangements at the shrine. A new generation of priestesses will be selected to continue leading the Demon Kingdom."

Maitreya looked at her husband; she had no intention of going back.

Their lineage of priestesses was tasked with guarding the seal on the demons. Now that the demons have been destroyed, there's no need for them to remain.

Moreover, she has lived here since she was a child, and she wants to go out and see the outside world.

"Um!"

He glanced at the pile of rubble that had been shattered from the stone gate, let out a long breath, nodded, and walked out.

Tamura Hiroshi followed closely behind; he had something he wanted to ask him.

"Father-in-law, I've heard that your Land of Demons possesses a special transformation technique that allows for permanent transformation. Are you aware of it?"

He was deeply impressed by the transformation technique from the Land of Demons. It was not only a profound transformation but also a permanent one. He desperately needed this ninjutsu to develop even more powerful forbidden techniques.

For example, gender reassignment surgery can help people who dislike their current gender.

"Don't call me father-in-law."

Zuyi is still very unhappy with this guy who has his eye on her daughter. My poor daughter is being targeted before she's even born, and she'll have to have a bunch of kids with this guy in the future.

The thought of this made him want to draw his sword and slash at it.

"Okay, one full!"

Tamura Hiroshi readily complied and addressed his father-in-law by his real name.

"If you don't know, I'll go back and find someone who does to take you to Kumogakure."

He was determined to obtain that secret technique.

"I haven't practiced the Shadow Mirror Body Transfer Technique, but I know how to practice it. However, that's a secret technique of our priestess guards, not a chakra secret technique of you ninjas. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to practice it."

The hand gripping the scabbard tightened even more, and Zuichi finally gave in, saying that he knew the secret technique, but you couldn't master it.

Their priestess guards follow the path of samurai, and a very few exceptionally talented ones even cultivate powers similar to those of monks, but none of them possess the chakra of ninjas.

Of course, ninjas are used to calling all energy chakra, because ninja chakra is very inclusive and can be fused with almost any energy, but it cannot replace those energies.

"I just want to know the principle behind that secret technique; whether I can cultivate it or not is not important."

Tamura Hao's smile deepened. He wasn't surprised that it wasn't a chakra-based secret technique. After all, this world originally had its own cultivation system. Chakra was spread by the Sage of Six Paths and wasn't the power of this world itself. It was normal that the secret techniques passed down by others weren't based on chakra.

Without saying anything more, Zuichi arrived at the gate of the underground palace and, as planned, announced the news of his wife's death to the samurai group he had brought with a sorrowful expression.

Last night he talked a lot with his wife and learned that she didn't want to stay in the Land of Demons any longer and wanted to go out and see the world. He agreed with her and thought it would be good for her to go out and see the world.

Although the warriors were grieving, they had no doubts. After performing a kneeling and prayer ceremony outside the palace gates, they returned dejectedly.

"I have a disciple named Zui, who has the aptitude to cultivate secret arts. He is the bodyguard and husband I chose for Shion."

Watching his brothers depart, Zu Yi suddenly said something.

"Should I bring them over?"

Tamura Hao inquired, recognizing the name as familiar, and assumed it was Shion's future personal bodyguard.

When I first watched that anime, I thought that young man would end up with Shion, but unfortunately he wasn't the main character and died halfway through.

"Give him this Demon Slayer!"

Zuichi turned his head and stared at someone for a long while before finally taking the long sword from his waist.

Tamura Hiroshi did not refuse. After taking the Demon Slayer, he used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to transform into a streak of silver light and headed to the Shrine. After making some inquiries, he found Ashiho, who was practicing swordsmanship, and handed the sword to the young Ashiho.

Ignoring the tearful little boy, Tamura Hao used the Heavenly Transmission Technique to return, opening a spatial portal to return to the village.

"You brought two women back again!"

Mikoto Uchiha, who was at home cooking with Karura, opened the door and looked at that despicable bastard, then at the two elegant beauties beside him, and was immediately filled with rage.

The summer incident hasn't been resolved yet, and you've brought back two more. Aren't you afraid they'll die on our stomachs?

"It wasn't carried back, it was brought back with it."

Tamura Hiroshi quickly explained that it meant something different.

Is there a difference?

With a disdainful retort, Mikoto Uchiha was very annoyed by this bastard's actions. Even if he wanted to find a new woman, couldn't he use a more normal method?

"Hello, my name is Maitreya, and I am Ahao's mother-in-law."

Before Tamura Hiroshi could continue explaining, Miroku spoke with a smile.

Without that burden, she felt much more relaxed.

She's tired of being a shrine maiden and now just wants to be an ordinary person.

"mother in law?"

Mikoto Uchiha was taken aback and looked behind the group.

"Where's your daughter? Was she also bullied by that bastard?"

"Still inside the womb, not yet born!"

Maitreya patted his still flat stomach and laughed, indicating that his daughter was still inside him.

"You're getting more and more of a pervert!"

This action left Mikoto Uchiha stunned for a while. In the end, she glared at someone with disdain before inviting Miroku and the others inside.

"Is she that big liar's wife? Is that what they've always called her?"

Nadeshiko, who followed them in, asked in a low voice, sensing that the atmosphere in this family was a bit strange.

"He's a jerk to almost every girl; we all wish we could chop him up."

Xia Rixing explained that they all had their own nicknames for that bastard, and they had never changed them.

"My name is Garura, welcome."

Karura came out of the kitchen, carrying a freshly made fruit platter, and placed it on the coffee table, smiling as she welcomed him.

The three of them nodded politely and then sat down on the sofa.

"Garula, when is lunch ready? We only had breakfast over there, and we're quite hungry now."

When Tamura asked about lunch, he realized that he had already transcended the need for food, and was in a state similar to, or even more advanced than, White Zetsu. He could maintain his own functions by relying on natural energy, and eating was more about satisfying his appetite. However, his mother-in-law and the others still needed to eat normally.

"We're making dinner, it'll be ready soon."

Karura replied gently, then went back to the kitchen to continue her work.

"I've completely forgotten about time differences."

Tamura Hao suddenly realized that this world is in the form of a planet, so naturally there are time zones, and the Land of Lightning is tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Land of Demons, which is several time zones apart.

When we returned, it was only noon there, but it was already evening here, and it was time to have dinner.

"You actually managed to take the holy land back from those monsters."

Feeling the rich natural energy around him, Maitreya was quite surprised.

She had only seen records of the Spirit World in ancient books, knowing that it had been occupied by a group of monsters, but now the Hidden Cloud Village had actually taken back this sacred place.

The Hidden Cloud Village is far stronger than I imagined.

(End of this chapter)