Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 311 Obito and Rin

Having received the death list from Lord Danzo, Tamura Hiroshi took action and quickly identified a target.

However, instead of showing up to meet him, he played the game of Jiang Ziya fishing.

At the same time, not far away, Obito Uchiha, who was on patrol duty, was walking in the woods with Rin Nohara. He looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, and his face was red.

Just as she mustered up the courage to confess her feelings, Nohara Rin, who was walking ahead of her, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"It smells so good, is this hot pot? Are people eating hot pot here?"

This tastes like hot pot, and it's insanely spicy.

"Hot pot? Here?"

Obito Uchiha was taken aback, and subconsciously sniffed the air. It definitely smelled like hot pot; that spicy aroma was unmistakable.

"This place is very close to the camp, so it's unlikely to be the enemy. It's probably someone in the camp who couldn't resist their cravings and came out to steal some food."

After analyzing the situation, Nohara Rin roughly determined that it couldn't be the enemy, because the place was too close to the camp, only a few kilometers away.

"How dare someone come out to steal food! It's outrageous! Let's go check it out."

Swallowing hard, Obito Uchiha spoke with great righteousness, then followed the scent.

How dare you come out and eat alone! Watch how I, Lord Obito, catch you and expose you!

"Obito!"

Seeing that Obito Uchiha had already walked over, Rin Nohara had no choice but to follow, while also being very curious about the person who dared to come out and steal food.

This is the front line, and the camp has strict rules. Who would dare to break the rules and sneak out to eat?

His status must be quite high, and he probably isn't a serious person, otherwise he wouldn't have done something like this. Is it Jiraiya-sama?

With a quick thought, he identified an acquaintance.

That person is unrestrained and might very well do something like sneaking out to eat.

The two continued on their way and soon arrived at the source of the fragrance.

In a small clearing among the trees ahead, a white-haired figure was facing away from them, enjoying a hot pot feast.

"Haha... Lord Jiraiya, I knew it had to be you! I caught you... Wait, you're not Lord Jiraiya!"

Upon seeing the white hair, Obito Uchiha smiled confidently, leaped forward, and flipped to stand before it. But when he looked up, he realized it wasn't the Jiraiya he had imagined.

"Obito!"

Seeing her teammate rush out recklessly, Nohara Rin had no choice but to follow, but she took out two kunai from her ninja tool bag as a precaution.

She didn't recognize the person, and he wasn't wearing a headband.

However, looking at the man's face, she felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Kid, look closely. I'm not a lecherous immortal. His hair is white, mine is silver-white. I'm much more handsome than that old lecher."

After swallowing the piece of meat in his mouth, Tamura Hao rolled his eyes and corrected him.

"Whether you are Jiraiya-sama or not, sneaking out to eat violates the camp rules and will be punished."

After a moment of stunned silence, Obito Uchiha rebuked him righteously, but his eyes remained fixed on the boiling hot pot.

Three years have passed since the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the village's supplies have long been depleted. Even in the camp, they can only ensure they have enough to eat, let alone eat well, much less hot pot.

"That makes sense. Otherwise, I'll kill you all to silence you."

Tamura Hao nodded in agreement, then his expression changed, becoming sinister and even exuding a hint of murderous intent.

"what?"

Obito Uchiha was stunned. It was just a small matter; there was no need to kill someone to cover it up.

Rin Nohara was also startled and quickly took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai that her teacher had given them. Once the opponent made a move, she would inject chakra into the kunai to trigger the technique.

"Flying Thunder God Kunai!"

Upon seeing the Flying Thunder God kunai in the girl's hand, Tamura Hao feigned surprise and withdrew the murderous aura he had been emitting.

"I've never heard of Minato-kun having any relatives or juniors. Are you his students?"

"Do you know Professor Minato?"

Obito Uchiha finally came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the guy had just been bluffing them.

"Of course we know each other. We're even relatives. I used to give him a lot of books."

There are bowls, chopsticks, and condiments on that shelf over there; you can make your own dipping sauce.

Tamura Hao pointed to the bowls, chopsticks, and condiments on the small shelf next to him, indicating that the two of them could make their own.

"Are you trying to bribe us?"

Obito Uchiha lowered his guard, but still displayed the arrogance that belonged to the Uchiha clan.

"I have only a limited amount of ingredients prepared, and they'll be gone if I don't start eating soon."

Tamura Hiroshi didn't pay any attention and continued to use his chopsticks to scoop meat out of the pot and eat it.

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly pulled Rin Nohara down to sit, and with lightning speed, he picked up a bowl and chopsticks from the side shelf and started preparing the dipping sauce.

"Obito!"

Nohara Rin was dissatisfied, but the next moment Uchiha Obito handed her a bowl of prepared dipping sauce.

"Excuse me, senior, I have some wild vegetables and mushrooms that I picked along the way."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Nohara Rin could only apologize to the silver-haired youth opposite her. She then took off her backpack, took out the wild vegetables and mushrooms inside, rinsed them clean with her water bottle, and quickly chopped them with the kitchen knife on the shelf.

The three of them started eating, and fortunately, Tamura Hao had prepared a hot pot with two broths, one side with an extremely spicy flavor and the other side with a milder flavor, which Nohara Rin, who preferred light food, really liked.

Not long after they started eating, a figure suddenly appeared – it was Minato Namikaze. Immediately afterward, another figure darted out from the woods – it was Hayate Gekko.

Hayate Gekko had actually been following his two teammates the whole time. After noticing the anomaly, he hid in the shadows and observed the silver-haired youth. He recognized the youth's identity and immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Kunai to summon his teacher.

"Minato-kun is here. The bowls and chopsticks are over there. Make your own dipping sauce."

Tamura Hao glanced at the arriving Minato Namikaze and gestured familiarly for him to make himself at home.

"Minato-sensei!"

Nohara Rin quickly got up, startling Uchiha Obito on the other side. Coupled with the meat in his mouth, he immediately choked.

Nohara Rin quickly patted Uchiha Obito's back, and it took her a while to swallow the piece of meat.

"Minato-sensei!"

I quickly got up to greet the teacher, feeling a little nervous.

With a serious and wary expression, Minato Namikaze looked at his two disciples, then at the person who was still enjoying his meal, and finally knelt down and stared intently at that person.

"Minato-sensei!"

Seeing the teacher sit down, Obito Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly took out a bowl and chopsticks from the small shelf, mixed a dipping sauce, and handed it over.

Nohara Rin noticed that her teacher's expression was a bit off, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong for a moment.

"Hayate, go and hunt some game. Jiraiya-sensei should be here soon."

Looking at the bowl, chopsticks, and dipping sauce handed to him, Minato Namikaze said helplessly to the disciple beside him.

Although I am an enemy of that guy, it seems that he is not hostile this time, so I might as well sit down and have a chat.

Moreover, the fact that Kumogakure sent this person here is definitely for the upcoming decisive battle, and perhaps we can learn something from him.

Moonlight Gale glanced at someone, said nothing, and leaped into the woods. Not long after, he returned carrying a cleaned and skinned animal.

A moment later, two figures leaped down, none other than Jiraiya and Uzumaki Kyuuhan.

"What are you doing here, kid?"

After glancing at the scene, Jiraiya knelt down without ceremony and glared at the person.

"Can't I just come over and take a look around?"

Tamura Hao glanced sideways, then looked at Uzumaki Kyuuhan, who was in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

"Ninth-rank, long time no see. You've become even more beautiful. Have you married Minato-kun yet? Do you have children? If so, I can take them to our place and have Kushina and the others raise them for you."

This question left Uzumaki Kyuumei speechless, and Jiraiya was even more annoyed.

"Minato and his family can afford to raise their children; they don't need you to."

After saying that, he unceremoniously picked up his bowl and chopsticks, mixed the dipping sauce, and ate the meat. He hadn't had a good meal in a long time.

"The problem isn't whether you can afford to raise them, but whether they can even survive. Don't end up like Nawaki, who almost got blown up. If it weren't for Tsunade's amazing medical skills, the grass on his grave would be taller than Minato's."

Tamura Hiroshi bluntly exposed Jiraiya's shortcomings, almost choking him.

"Oh, it's Hao-kun. No wonder Minato-kun and that idiot came here in such a hurry."

At that moment, a figure walked over; it was Orochimaru, still maintaining his male appearance.

"Lord Orochimaru, would you like something to eat?"

Tamura Hiroshi's enthusiastic invitation unexpectedly attracted this person as well.

"I haven't had lunch yet."

Orochimaru did not refuse. He walked over and sat down next to Jiraiya, elegantly picking up a bowl and chopsticks to prepare the dipping sauce.

"Hao? You're Silver Flash Tamura Hao!"

Nohara Rin's eyes widened as she finally remembered who this person was.

I've seen photos and information about this person before, but they were taken secretly during the last Shinobi World War. Back then, he was just a teenager, and his appearance has changed somewhat since then.

"Silver Flash? That sounds a lot like Minato-sensei's nickname!"

Obito Uchiha, who was scooping up meat, was surprised. Being able to have a similar title to Minato-sensei, he must also be a powerful ninja.

"Idiot, he's from Kumogakure."

Moonlight Gale, who had been standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to remind him.

It's embarrassing to be teammates with this idiot.

"You're the idiot, you idiot Hayate!"

Obito Uchiha instinctively retorted, but quickly realized what was happening.

"Kumakuchi Village? Isn't that a ninja village that's our enemy?"

Looking at the man opposite him in disbelief, Obito Uchiha realized at that moment that this was an enemy!

He was furious that he had been with the enemy for so long.

"fraud!"

This guy is a liar! He deceived my feelings, Obito Uchiha! He's despicable!

"How am I a liar? You just didn't see my logo. Look closely, it's right here."

Tamura Hao smiled, and pointed to the necklace around his neck, on which the symbol of Kumogakure was engraved.

Everyone looked over, and then fell silent.

It does have the pattern of the Hidden Cloud Village on it, but it's so small, smaller than a grain of rice, that no one could notice it.

"You even said you're related to Minato-sensei."

Obito Uchiha was so angry he was almost going crazy, and at the same time he was convinced that this guy was a liar.

"They're relatives. Minato's wife, Kyuhin, is my wife Kushina's cousin. Doesn't that count as being related?"

Tamura Hiroshi's smile remained unchanged, but the boy was even angrier.

"You also mentioned that you gave books to Mr. Minato."

"That's right. I gave Minato a whole set of erotic masterpieces, all works by nine supreme literary giants. They're very expensive, costing hundreds of thousands of taels in total."

"you……"

Obito Uchiha was so angry he was almost going crazy. How could there be such a person?

"Obito, you guys go back to camp first."

Minato Namikaze couldn't sit still any longer and gestured for his three disciples to go back first.

The following topics are no longer suitable for the three children to participate in, and if a fight breaks out, the three children will be in great danger.

Of course, his biggest concern was that the guy might reveal something else.

He could already feel the gaze from the Ninth Rank, a very sharp one.

"Obito!"

Obito Uchiha was still glaring angrily at someone when Rin Nohara said something, and he reluctantly got up. Before leaving, he scooped all the meat slices out of the spicy pot and left with a full bowl of meat.

"It really doesn't seem like the Uchiha type."

Orochimaru laughed. He really doesn't act like an Uchiha at all.

"Why doesn't that child make any progress?"

Jiraiya felt ashamed; that kid was just a bit dim-witted. His strength was improving, but his brain wasn't working at all.

"That's the Uchiha with the most potential. Awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan won't be difficult for them once the time is right."

Tamura Hao had a very high opinion of Uchiha Obito. Putting aside all the things that guy did after he turned to the dark side, his talent alone was absolutely top-notch in the Naruto world.

"Does that child have the potential to awaken a kaleidoscope?"

Jiraiya was surprised. How could he not see that the kid had such potential?

"kaleidoscope."

Orochimaru seemed to be deep in thought, recalling what Fugaku Uchiha had said back then. Was that really the case?

"I don't want him to awaken the kaleidoscope."

Minato Namikaze said something, his expression not very good.

Although he relied mostly on the Nine-Tails' chakra to upgrade his Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan, his own emotions also played a role, and he didn't want to recall that experience.

The price of awakening the Kaleidoscope is too high!

"Eat more meat and build up some fat so that your future pregnancy and childbirth will be healthier and your child's diet will be more secure."

Tamura Hao fetched a new pair of chopsticks for the wary Uzumaki Kyuumei to use to pick up meat. "This girl is too thin. She would look better if she were a little plumper."

This scene made Minato Namikaze's expression even worse; that was his fiancée.

"What are you doing here this time, kid?"

Jiraiya pushed the sliced ​​meat into the pot and asked the person about their purpose in appearing.

That kid never brings anything good.

"Observe the improvement of your strength. Apart from Lord Orochimaru, who seems a bit strange, everyone else is still within our expectations."

Tamura Hao replied nonchalantly, then continued eating the meat.

"How much have you improved this time?"

Jiraiya replied irritably, glancing at Orochimaru beside him.

"Not bad, I can easily beat you in a second."

Tamura Hao responded with a confident smile, which made Jiraiya even more annoyed, but he couldn't refute it. He really didn't have a good way to deal with that kind of speed.

"What will it take for you to stop the war this time?"

He asked in a low voice, clearly worried about the upcoming decisive battle. The brutality of the last Shinobi World War was still fresh in his mind, and he was certain that this Shinobi World War would not be easy either.

"Eliminating 99% of the Konoha ninja in your camp should be enough."

Tamura Hiroshi did not hide anything and revealed the objective of this operation.

"You will also suffer significant losses."

Jiraiya angrily stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it, determined not to let the four-village coalition succeed so easily.

Even if you want to eliminate the Konoha ninja, you'll have to pay the same price.

"We know that, but compared to the losses that would result from Konoha recovering and becoming stronger faster, losing some money now is the best option."

Nodding, Tamura Hiroshi agreed.

Their ninjas from Kumogakure have a perfect setup; there are bound to be many injured or crippled, but dying won't be so easy for them.

In recent years, Uchiha Hikaru has even developed a cursed seal using the Flying Thunder God Technique, eye techniques, and summoning techniques.

As long as a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village is seriously injured, the cursed seal will be triggered immediately, and they will be teleported back, just like a summoning beast will automatically cancel its summoning state and be sent back when it suffers severe damage.

In addition, given the village's current medical capabilities, as long as the brain is not damaged, the patient can be saved.

Of course, this was kept secret, and none of the ninjas who went on the expedition knew the true effect of that cursed seal.

Therefore, the only ones who will truly suffer are the other three great ninja villages and Konoha.

"Why do you do this? If this cycle continues, it will only create endless tragedies."

After putting down his chopsticks, Jiraiya lost his appetite.

The last Shinobi World War resulted in heavy losses for all sides, and the same will happen this time. The next Shinobi World War is surely not far off.

Does this cycle really have to continue endlessly?

"I also hate this kind of war, but the power that Konoha has shown is too strong, and you also have corresponding ambitions. You do things by any means necessary, which makes us feel uneasy."

We don't want to be wiped out by Konoha like Uzushiogakure and Amegakure, so we can only keep dragging this out."

Tamura Hao sighed dramatically, implying that the blame lay entirely with Konoha.

Hearing this, Jiraiya felt a headache coming on, knowing that the other person was mainly referring to his teacher.

That teacher and Danzo Shimura did a lot of things, especially the teacher who brought out and controlled the spirits of many ancestors of the four great ninja villages, and even the Kage, which undoubtedly enraged the four great ninja villages.

The conflict has now reached a point of complete antagonism and is irreconcilable.

Minato Namikaze and Kyuubi Uzumaki also looked rather grim, understanding the cruelty and helplessness involved.

Orochimaru, however, didn't seem to care and continued eating his hot pot.

"Don't make that face, you'll get used to it. After this Ninja World War ends, there will be another war in a few years."

Tamura offered a word of comfort, but received three pairs of eye rolls in return.

"How is Tsunade doing these days?"

After giving Tsunade a disapproving glare, Jiraiya changed the subject and inquired about her situation.

"I'm doing very well. I have twelve children now, and I recently gave birth to quintuplets."

Tamura Hao delivered a fatal blow to Jiraiya, leaving Jiraiya completely petrified.

"Twelve? Quintuplets? How were they born?"

Uzumaki Kyuujin couldn't help but speak up, "Tsunade-neechan is going too far."

"Because you're healthy, you should eat more so that you can provide enough nutrition for your baby's growth during pregnancy and ensure that your baby gets enough food after birth."

As Tamura Hao spoke, he scooped meat into Jiu Pin's bowl, making Namikaze Minato's face turn black with annoyance.

That's my fiancée!

"Tsunade actually managed to get married? I thought she'd stay single forever."

Orochimaru was quite surprised that anyone would want Tsunade, given her personality. Weren't they afraid of going bankrupt?

"Aunt Yuye has been keeping an eye on things, and last time Grandma Mito's chakra went over and smoothed things over."

Tamura Hiroshi said that Tsunade has elders watching over her, so finding a sucker wouldn't be difficult.

Jiraiya's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to ask who the man was, but in the end he didn't speak.

It's already over, so there's no point in knowing. As long as Tsunade is doing well over there, that's enough.

(End of this chapter)