Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 312 Beiliuhu!

After bidding a harmonious farewell to Minato Namikaze and the others, Tamura Hao returned to the Land of Lightning, but quickly concealed his chakra and returned, sensing several targets based on the chakra he had previously obtained from Black Zetsu.

"Little girl, this technique is not something you can cultivate right now. Your cultivation of Yin attribute transformation is not enough, far from enough. Even if you manage to cultivate it by force, your soul will not be able to return to your body, and you will die."

Watching the short-haired girl performing a spell on a rabbit, Tamura Hao kindly offered a reminder.

"Who are you?"

Accompanied by her best friend, Kurenai was puzzled; she didn't recognize her, yet she had a strange sense of familiarity.

"Tamura Hiroshi!"

Silent's expression changed drastically, and she gritted her teeth as she uttered a name.

Although the other person's appearance had changed, she was absolutely certain that this was Tamura Hiroshi, the one who killed her uncle.

"The Silver Flash of Kumogakure!"

Kurenai Yuhi realized what was happening and immediately took out a signal flare from her ninja tool pouch, hiding it behind her back in preparation for releasing it.

Such powerful individuals are beyond their ability to handle; launching a signal flare to lure out the powerful figures in the camp is the best option.

The finger hidden behind him touched the fuse of the signal flare, but there was no reaction; the signal flare was not triggered.

The same option of muting the other side also failed to work.

"It's no use, I've already destroyed your signal flares with my chakra threads."

Tamura Hao stepped forward with a smile, and a chakra thread extended from his finger to destroy the two women's signal flares.

"We don't know any secrets, there's no point in you contacting us."

Seeing that the other side had seen through and destroyed the signal flare, Kurenai could only try to communicate while trying to appear calm.

As for risking their lives, even my father wouldn't have the right to risk his life against such a strong opponent, let alone the two of them, Chunin.

"I know, but what interests me is you, Kurenai Yuhi, Kurenai Yuhi's only daughter."

Tamura Hao's target this time is Kurenai Yuhi. Kurenai Yuhi is on Danzo's kill list because she has been getting close to Hiruzen Sarutobi in recent years. Therefore, she is Danzo's enemy.

"Don't even think about using me to threaten my father. I'd rather die than let you succeed."

Seeing that the other party was coming for her, Kurenai Yuhi's heart sank, but she remained resolute.

"What are you talking about, dying at such a young age!"

Tamura Hiroshi dislikes death. If you die, how can I threaten that red sunset?

"It's no use saying that."

Turning his head to look at another girl, Tamura Hao's smile remained gentle as chakra threads pierced her cervical spine, taking control of her body.

At this moment, Shizune had an explosive tag in her hand, clearly intending to detonate it to create a commotion.

They were powerless to resist this person, so they could only make a commotion to attract people from the camp.

Unfortunately, she was still seen through by the other party, which made her feel desperate.

Ignoring the girl's despair, Tamura Hao quickly carved a few words on the tree trunk beside him using wind-style chakra. Then, he opened a portal, dragged the two girls into the Summoning World, and with another flash, brought them back home.

"If you're going to fight, then fight. Why bring people back?"

Tsunade, who was sitting on the living room sofa feeding the children, rolled her eyes when she saw the little man returning with two girls.

Can't you tone it down a bit?

The girls also looked over, and all of them made no attempt to hide their disdain.

"This girl is called Kurenai Yuhi, the daughter of Kurenai Yuhi Shinku. She has a great talent for genjutsu. This one over here is called Shizune. She seems to be Dan Kato's junior. She has considerable talent in medical ninjutsu. If you are interested, you can take her on as your disciples and train her."

Ignoring the women's disdain, Tamura Hao introduced the two girls' identities and talents, while simultaneously withdrawing his chakra threads.

The two girls, now free, immediately took out their kunai for protection, but in their hearts they were filled with despair, realizing they might have been taken to the enemy's lair.

Hearing that familiar voice, the two little ones who were cooking rice quickly sped up their cooking process, even reaching out their little hands to protect their food, as if afraid that their food would be taken away by some unscrupulous person.

"Kato Dan!"

The familiar name made Tsunade's eyes flicker. She was indeed somewhat annoyed by what Kato Dan did back then, but she also understood that he was just a tool and the real instigator was that old man, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Since you are Duan's junior, you will learn medical skills from me from now on."

I had worked with Kato Dan back then, so we had some relationship. Plus, that girl had medical talent, so it was a good idea to take her on as a student.

"Shinku-senpai's daughter, her talent for illusion magic must be amazing. She'll learn illusion magic from me from now on."

Uchiha Chiri took a liking to Kurenai Yuhi. The Yuhi clan members are all skilled in genjutsu, and Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu is even comparable to the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"I'm leaving them to you."

Upon seeing the two older sisters openly recruiting, Tamura Hao branded the two girls with the Eight Thousand Spears Mark to purify their chakra before flashing away and returning to the front lines.

Seeing the man leave, the two women breathed a slight sigh of relief, but they were still very nervous.

Although it seems they won't be killed, this is their stronghold after all, and it will be very difficult for them to escape back.

Moreover, the person left something on their heads before leaving, which was probably a form of control, making it even more difficult for them to escape.

"Don't be afraid, no one here will hurt you. This will be your home from now on."

My name is Uchiha Mikoto. I was also kidnapped by that despicable and shameless bastard, just like you. I used to be a Konoha ninja too.

Uchiha Mikoto stepped forward gently and recounted her past and her identity as a Konoha ninja.

That gentleness and those words made the two women lower their guard a little, and then they both looked at Tsunade, who was still feeding the child.

"Are you Lady Tsunade?"

They were not ordinary ninjas; they all had their own families and knew far more than ordinary ninjas. They knew something about this person and had even seen his photos and information.

Although this person has betrayed us, we need to pay even more attention to him. After all, he is now a member of Kumogakure and may very well come to Konoha to seek revenge in the future. All the major clans value information about such a person.

"You know me? Hasn't Konoha erased any trace of me?"

Tsunade was surprised; she should be considered a taboo figure in Konoha, right?

"It's just forbidden to talk about it among ordinary people, but everyone in the ninja clan knows about you."

Only after confirming it was Tsunade did the two women truly breathe a sigh of relief.

Regardless, this person grew up in Konoha, and her grandfather was the First Hokage. With her around, they shouldn't be bullied in the future.

As for going back, we'll see if there's an opportunity later.

"From now on, just stay in Kumogakure and don't think about Konoha anymore. You can't go back. Even if you did go back now, you would definitely be watched and monitored by certain people there."

Tsunade offered a word of comfort, saying that since those brats had captured them, no matter what their schemes were, these two girls were not going back.

"Staying here has many advantages. You can cultivate and become stronger. You are qualified to cultivate any secret technique in the village, even the Immortal Mode, which is enough to make you a powerful person."

Mikoto Uchiha chimed in, saying that it was true that you could become stronger here.

"Can we kill him?"

Shizune asked with hatred in her eyes, "My uncle was killed by those people from Kumogakure. The most likely culprit is Tamura Hiroshi, who was the strongest among them at the time."

"Whatever, just be prepared to pay the price for failure."

Mikoto Uchiha appeared quite casual. She had wanted to kill that bastard back then, but unfortunately, she hadn't succeeded. Even when she awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, it was deliberately guided into becoming a genjutsu.

The women were all used to this; none of them had initially wanted to kill that bastard.

Leaving aside the two captured girls, on the other side, Yuhi Shinku arrived at the place where her daughter had disappeared. Looking at the few lines of words on the big tree, she trembled with anger.

Jiraiya and the others who came along also looked very unhappy when they saw the signature below those few lines of text.

Because the signature indicated that the Raikage assisted Tsuchikage, and they all deeply understood how terrifying that person was.

According to investigations, the Four Villages Alliance was established under this person's scheme. During the last Shinobi World War, he even planned to minimize the losses of the Hidden Cloud Village and make it the biggest winner.

This time, they've set their sights on Yuhi Makoto again, even kidnapping her daughter and leaving behind this invitation; there must be some deeper scheme involved.

"How despicable!"

Jiraiya was furious; this method was too despicable and vile.

"It must have been that guy who did it."

Minato Namikaze thought of someone; only that guy could silently bypass layers of perception to reach the vicinity of their camp and lead his men away.

"Zhen Hong, why don't you go back to the village and rest for a while?"

Seeing her friend's angry expression, Mitarashi Shishou spoke up.

Sending your friend back to the village is the best option now, to prevent the Raikage's assistant from pulling any more dirty tricks.

"No need, I will fight them to the death on the battlefield."

Suppressing her anger, Kurenai Yuhi now only wanted to perish together with those despicable scoundrels from Kumogakure.

Seeing her friend's resolute expression, Mitarashi Shishou opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing more.

"Let's prepare for the final battle. If we take the initiative first, we can at least gain some control and avoid being tricked by that Raikage again."

Jiraiya decided to engage in a decisive battle as soon as possible, not giving the Raikage's assistant any more time to scheme.

Trying to outwit the greatest strategist in the ninja world is tantamount to suicide; a decisive battle as soon as possible is the best option.

No one objected to this. They would rather fight the four-village coalition head-on to the death than face the schemes of such a person, otherwise they would die without even knowing how.

Now that this has happened, it will be difficult for them to trust Yuhi Makoto anymore. Even if Yuhi Makoto returns to the village, she will be suspected, or even monitored.

This is an open conspiracy, and even if they know it, they can't break it.

As soon as the order was given, the Konoha ninja in the camp sprang into action and quickly assembled to prepare for the attack.

They were already preparing for the decisive battle and were ready to go into battle at any time.

The news quickly reached the Four Villages Allied Army camp, and Tamura Hao, who was in a meeting with Raikage and the others, was quite surprised.

"It seems that Lord Tsuchitai's reputation is more intimidating than I imagined."

"Did you use the name of the earthen platform to steal someone's daughter?"

The Third Raikage was stunned, and then his face twitched involuntarily.

Aren't you afraid that the earthen mound will fight you to the death?

"I left a few words, and signed it as Lord Tsuchidai."

Tamura Hao nodded frankly, indicating that this was Lord Tsuchida's scheme, and that he, Tamura Hao, was merely a tool to carry out the task.

"Lord Tsuchitai's bounty is about to increase significantly again."

Fokai covered his face, already anticipating that Lord Tsuchita's bounty would inevitably increase significantly again.

It wasn't just about stealing someone else's daughter's title; it also forced the Konoha ninja army to abandon their camp and geographical advantage and come to fight.

After this victory, Lord Tsuchida will undoubtedly be the one with the greatest merit, at least on the surface.

"I'm going to a meeting. You guys assemble the legions and prepare for battle."

The Third Raikage got up and walked outside. Since Konoha had decided to start the war immediately, they couldn't delay any longer.

After meeting, Onoki and his two companions were speechless when they learned what had happened, but they still decisively ordered an attack. The two ninja armies eventually faced off across the river.

"You little brat, you're despicable! What kind of skill is it to kidnap a young girl?"

Jiraiya used Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique to fly into the air, glaring angrily at someone in front of the Four Villages Alliance, his teeth itching with rage.

Despite Jiraiya's anger, Tamura Hiroshi maintained his signature smile.

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. We were invited, and we left an invitation letter."

Miss Kurenai and Miss Shizune have been captivated by the charm of our Hidden Cloud Village and have decided to stay here. They have already become disciples of Tsunade and Jisato, respectively.

They will get married and have children in our Hidden Cloud Village in the future. We will send you some family photos then, and we welcome your elders to come and visit.

Upon hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi's face darkened. She drew her long sword from her back and glared fiercely at the guy on the other side of the river, wishing she could tear him to pieces.

"Senior Shinku, we invited your daughter for your own good. We have received information that Hiruzen Sarutobi's second son, Asuma Sarutobi, has taken a liking to your daughter and is even plotting to take her down."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had prepared a series of methods to coerce and entice his senior into agreeing to be sold into the Sarutobi family.

Our Lord Tsuchidai knows that you are not the kind of person who would sell your daughter for profit or life. In order to avoid a conflict between you and Hiruzen Sarutobi's faction, we brought your daughter here.

This eliminates the basis for conflict...

Sensing the murderous intent emanating from Yuhi Shinku, Tamura Hao earnestly began to deceive her, causing both sides to react with unusual expressions. Yuhi Shinku, in particular, trembled with rage.

This is like killing someone by breaking their spirit!

That Raikage's assistance to Tsuchikage is utterly wicked!

"Let's start the war."

Orochimaru couldn't stand it any longer and ordered the battle to begin. Then he turned to look at Fugaku Uchiha beside him.

"Fugaku-kun, please clear a path for me."

There's not much more to say now. Talking back and forth will only damage their morale. The sooner we start fighting, the better.

Fugaku Uchiha didn't say much. He stepped forward to the riverbank, clasped his hands together, and quickly entered Sage Mode. He used the power of Yin-Yang Release to guide the Seven-Tails' chakra into the Wood Release chakra in his arm.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!"

A massive burst of Sage Art Wood Release chakra surged into the ground and swam rapidly towards the riverbed, where huge branches and roots broke through the riverbed silt and grew rapidly.

With suitable soil and ample water, the Wood Release technique is much easier to use, and it quickly grows into a tree bridge that is hundreds of meters long and hundreds of meters wide. The branches at the top of the tree intertwine to form a relatively flat bridge.

The moment the tree bridge was completed, 20,000 ninja soldiers decisively launched an attack, aiming to cross the tree bridge and reach the other side as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, ninjas skilled in Water Release techniques stood guard on both sides, ready to form hand seals and unleash ninjutsu to counter any surprise attacks.

They had fought on this river several times before, and were very familiar with each other's methods, knowing how to defend against them.

The Hidden Mist ninja in the river did indeed make a move, and the effect was decent, but only decent; it did not stop the Konoha ninja army's collective charge.

Orochimaru and his group led the way as vanguards, while simultaneously holding off the powerful members of the four-village coalition.

"Sage Art: Dust Release: Particle Style - Pillar!"

Huang Tu stepped forward, his immortal magic seals expanding across his entire body, and then he raised his hand to form a hand seal, condensing a pillar of light that shot towards the tree bridge.

He had never used Dust Release before, precisely to surprise Konoha during the final battle and achieve the best possible outcome.

"not good!"

The light from Dust Release caused Jiraiya, who was fighting Onoki high in the sky, to change his expression slightly. He prepared to go down and use Dust Release to block it, but Onoki stopped him.

Just as the Dust Release beam was about to hit the Konoha ninja army, another Dust Release beam erupted, clashing and canceling out Huang Tu's Dust Release.

"Dust Escape!"

Huang Tu's face was gloomy. He removed the Dust Escape technique and saw a mysterious person whose body was wrapped in bandages. It was the Dust Escape technique that the other party used, and it was also a Dust Escape technique that had been fused with immortal techniques.

"Hailu-hu?"

Looking at the man's appearance, Tamura Hao immediately thought of Hiruko. Upon careful sensing, he discovered that the man possessed several powerful chakras, all of which were bloodline limit types.

After negating the Dust Escape, Hiruko flashed towards the yellow earth at an extremely fast speed, making it difficult for many people to catch his movements.

"Swift Escape!"

Many Sunagakure ninjas turned grim, recognizing that it was Swift Release.

"It's Yui's chakra!"

A Sand Village sensory ninja angrily said that he sensed the chakra of an acquaintance on that person. That person was a Swift Release ninja from their Sand Village who died in battle a few months ago. Now, his chakra and Swift Release bloodline limit have appeared on that Konoha ninja. He must have been taken away by the other party in some way.

This is completely different from the Swift Release bloodline that the people of Kumogakure relied on to fuse with, and it is a desecration of the Sunagakure ninjas.

"Lord Huangtu, be careful. He still has Lord Tielishi Heiya's chakra inside him."

A sensory ninja from Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) spoke up, having also sensed the chakra of an acquaintance.

Huang Tu understood, raised his hand and quickly formed hand seals, applying the Earth Release: Hardening Technique to himself, while also imbuing his right hand with the Rock Fist Technique, before finally slamming it out fiercely.

"Clang!"

Two fists, one large and one small, collided, resulting in a draw.

"Don't think you can use Black Fang's power effectively just because you stole it!"

Huang Tu roared and suddenly exerted his strength, sending the opponent, Bei Liuhu, flying.

Although it is unknown how the other party stole the three bloodlines so completely, theft is still theft, and it is impossible for the other party to utilize the bloodlines to their fullest potential.

Even with the help of his father's transplanted heart, he was unable to fully master Dust Release back then. In the end, he used it as a catalyst to fuse with Dust Release and finally mastered it perfectly.

Even so, it took several years. The other party stole so many bloodlines that it was impossible for them to guide their own fusion. There must be limitations.

"I have considerable brute strength, but I don't only have Steel Release."

Stabilizing himself, Garu loosened his wrists and then flashed forward again.

He possesses not just one Steel Release technique, but a full five Bloodline Limits.

His eyes turned crimson, and the three tomoe slowly rotated to aid in the execution of Swift Escape.

(End of this chapter)