Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 317 Illusionary Realm Dungeon

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"

With a soft hum, Mei Terumi wasn't surprised at all.

Kisame and his three companions were ready for battle. Shuilian, who was still inside the gate, instinctively sensed something was wrong, but before she could figure out what was going on, the eighteen bald men suddenly attacked.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode, activated!"

The eighteen people collectively activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Although their baldness caused their hair to stand on end, the aura they unleashed was still quite astonishing.

Especially when all eighteen people activate it together, the combined sense of oppression is truly awe-inspiring.

Even someone as powerful as Kisame was trembling slightly with the sword in his hand.

He knew that the Lightning Release Chakra Mode of Kumogakure required training to the Kage level and undergoing a transformation of chakra to master.

In other words, all eighteen of them are Kage-level powerhouses. Although the high-end strength of ninjas is constantly improving with the continuous improvement of bloodline transplantation experiments and methods such as Sage Art, Cursed Seal, and Tailed Beast Chakra Sealing, it is still too outrageous for a single school in Kumogakure to gather eighteen Kage-level powerhouses.

Moreover, these eighteen guys had eyes that were either pure white or scarlet, clearly indicating that they had transplanted Byakugan and Sharingan, and it was unknown what kind of bloodline limit they had transplanted into their bodies.

This configuration is absolutely insane.

"superior!"

The bald, burly man at the head of the group shouted and swung his specially made folding stool at them. The others followed suit, giving Mei Terumi and her group no chance to make a move.

Eighteen people surrounded and brutally beat the five people together. They showed no mercy even to Mei Terumi, who was a woman. At most, they didn't touch her private parts, but used tools instead.

Of course, the eighteen people did not simply beat the five people wildly. They used their Sharingan and Byakugan to observe the internal condition of the five people, and used their strength very precisely. They broke the bones but preserved the integrity of the periosteum, so that the recovery would be much faster.

These eighteen people are not combat-type ninjas. Their sole purpose in training them is to assist others in their grueling physical training. They have long since mastered this skill to perfection, even surpassing the Raikage in this regard.

After being brutally beaten for more than ten minutes, the eighteen people finally dispersed and resumed their previous poses, leaving only five people slumped on the ground.

They immediately grabbed the five people by the ankles in pairs and walked them into the school, leaving five bright red streaks of blood.

Water Lily stared blankly at the scene for a while before she came to her senses. She quickly stepped forward to check the pulses of the five people and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they all still had heartbeats and were breathing.

"Could I stop their bleeding first?"

Water Lily mustered her courage and pleaded; the bloodstains that had been dragged out were too gruesome.

"Don't worry, we're careful. Most of the blood is just bruising from the blows; it won't kill you."

A bald, burly man smiled and explained, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth.

Finally, the five people were dragged to the infirmary next to the dormitory. The doctor there skillfully put the prepared medicine packets into the medicine pool, stripped the five people down to their underwear, put them on respirators, and soaked them in the pool.

"Is this also a form of cultivation?"

After Miru, who had come to watch, confirmed that all five of them were still alive, she swallowed hard and asked.

The water lily who had been following her turned even paler, but at the same time, she felt relieved and cast a grateful look at Miru.

Fortunately, Miru pulled me back before I agreed to study at this elite academy, otherwise I would definitely have died.

"This is a special secret technique used by our Hidden Cloud Village to temper the body. It originates from the Yotsuki family's heirloom hand blade and is then extended to the entire body."

Through rigorous training that shatters bones and mutilates, the body gradually grows stronger, eventually becoming harder than steel.

In addition, they transplanted bones from the Kaguya family to obtain a certain degree of Shikotsumyaku power, which helped strengthen their bones.

These potions have been continuously improved, especially after Tsunade joined our Hidden Cloud Village. She further refined the formulas, adding some Water of Life to enhance their efficacy.

Tamura Hao explained that their Hidden Cloud Village was constantly improving in all aspects, especially in cultivation, where they were not careless at all.

The cultivation elixirs of the Night Moon family were originally extremely precious and rare, but now the cost has been reduced to a very low level, and all materials are renewable, so there is no situation of being held hostage.

What are you doing here?

Turning his head to look at the two girls who were staring at him, Tamura Hao wondered why these two girls were hanging out here too.

"Mind your own business!"

Kurenai Yuhi gave a soft snort; she would never admit that she had been fooled.

I heard before that Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy improved their strength very quickly after joining the Elite Academy, and even became Kage-level powerhouses.

She had heard of these two people; one was Might Guy's son, and the other was White Fang's son. She had even met Kakashi Hatake when she visited the Hatake family with her father when she was a child.

The two were the same age as her, but they were already Kage-level shinobi, while she and Shizune were only Chunin. This made them interested in this elite academy, so they took the initiative to ask to study here, and then tragedy struck.

Who would have thought that this elite academy would be such an elite institution?

Jingyin just glared at someone resentfully, without saying a word. She would remember this person for the rest of her life.

"Kakashi, Guy, congratulations on breaking through to become Kage-level powerhouses."

Tamura Hao ignored the two resentful girls and walked to another medicinal pool, looking at Kakashi and Might Guy soaking in it.

"Brother Hao!"

"Senior Hao!"

The two quickly greeted him. They had seen him come in earlier, but he was busy at the time, so they didn't disturb him.

"Kakashi? Might Guy? You've reached Kage level?"

Miru followed, quite surprised.

She was also familiar with these two names. Might Guy's power when he opened the Seven Gates during the Chunin Exams was awe-inspiring, and afterwards, Kirigakure established a special file on him.

As the son of the former White Fang of Konoha, Kakashi Hatake naturally had intelligence files created for them.

According to their intelligence, these two should only be thirteen years old this year, so how did they become Kage-level powerhouses?

Keep in mind that Mei Terumi, who is about the same age as you, is only a Jonin now, a whole rank lower.

"You can make a breakthrough even if you stay here for a year."

Kakashi glanced at the two women wearing Hidden Mist headbands and muttered something under his breath, feeling somewhat annoyed.

He didn't actually come here voluntarily; he was dragged here by Might Guy. More than a year of training had left him with some inner turmoil.

"Kakashi, you've been slacking off. Once you've recovered, let's have our 1013th hot-blooded battle!"

Sensing the resentment in his close friend's tone, Matt Kay immediately challenged him to a duel.

Youth allows no room for complacency!

"I heard you've kidnapped the daughter of the Water Shadow again?"

At that moment, a tall and imposing figure entered the infirmary, followed by a blue-haired girl pushing a large stroller containing five babies sucking on pacifiers.

It was Tsunade, her disciple Konan, and the quintuplets they had previously given birth to.

Whenever someone enters the elite academy, she personally comes to check the physical condition of the new students and to determine if there are any hereditary diseases, especially blood diseases.

In addition, stem cells will be collected from the bone marrow of these students to cultivate cloned organs for replacement in case the injury becomes too severe.

This is the fundamental secret to why no one has died since the establishment of the elite academy.

Of course, in addition to this, it is also necessary to select bloodline that matches the students' physical condition and genetic bloodline configuration, especially those kinds of immortal bloodline.

That's how the Elite Academy works. As long as you can handle it, they will spare no effort to help you become stronger, and all kinds of resources will be provided to you first.

Otherwise, if it's just simple punishment, everyone will harbor resentment.

"teacher!"

"Sister Xiao Nan!"

"Lady Tsunade!"

Shizune and Kurenai, who were soaking in the medicinal pool, hurriedly greeted them, as did Nawaki, Samui, and Kakashi Might Guy.

"I didn't kidnap her; she asked for it herself."

Tamura Hiroshi stepped forward, randomly picked up one of the babies from the stroller, and teased it while remarking with emotion.

"As expected of a ninja from the Village of Blood Mist, he immediately declared his intention to enter the elite academy without the slightest hesitation. He is much more decisive than Kakashi was back then."

"If it were truly voluntary, would they skip school on the very first day?"

Tsunade didn't believe a word this brat said. He just arrived and started skipping school. You're saying this was voluntary?

"They really did it voluntarily. If you don't believe me, ask Rope Tree and Samui."

Tamura Hiroshi stated that he had witnesses to his story, which left Nawaki and Samui quite helpless.

"Aren't you afraid the Fourth Mizukage will come after you and fight you to the death?"

After checking Mei Terumi's physical condition, Tsunade glanced at her sideways.

They beat me horribly; they didn't hold back at all.

"He can't beat me."

Tamura Hao wasn't afraid at all. First, Terumi Sora's strength was limited, and second, it was uncertain whether Terumi Sora could even get past Danzo-sama.

When Lord Danzo destroys Kirigakure, they can also take over some of Kirigakure's legacy.

Although there is no clear information indicating that Lord Danzo intends to start with the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village, he is confident in his understanding of Lord Danzo.

If it were me, I would definitely choose the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village first.

In addition to the reasons listed above, another point is that many of Danzo's bases are located on islands overseas.

The Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village have been actively expanding in recent years, and sooner or later they will expand to Lord Danzo's territory.

If your Land of Water and Hidden Mist Village don't get attacked first, who will?

Tsunade gave them a disdainful look, then carefully examined their physical condition. Konan, on the other hand, handed them various tools to extract cells from various parts of their bodies, including their internal organs.

"Why is that girl always so hostile towards me? She was only two years old when Kato Dan died, so there wasn't much of a familial bond between us."

Tamura Hao asked a question while teasing one of his cubs.

Shizune's hatred is quite intense.

"She was misled and deceived by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and was also partly influenced by her family."

Tsunade glanced at the disciple and sighed.

She had spoken with that girl before, and although Jingyin didn't say much, she could guess what was going on.

It's all that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi's fault for causing all this trouble.

No wonder.

Tamura Hao suddenly realized, and then walked to the medicinal pool where the girl was soaking, looking at it curiously.

Silent met his gaze without flinching, her hatred undiminished.

"Girl, do you want revenge on me?"

After looking her over, Tamura Hao said seductively, but unfortunately he didn't get any response. The girl still had that hateful look in her eyes.

"I have a secret technique here that can make you stronger quickly. Want to try it?"

Tamura Hiroshi continues his relentless and destructive persuasion.

This time, the girl hesitated and turned to look at her teacher.

Is this guy telling the truth?

"He does have many ways to make people stronger, and he's not afraid of you becoming stronger and taking revenge on him, but you'll have to pay a considerable price for it."

Looking at the student's eyes, Tsunade sighed and explained, "That brat is indeed very capable. With his help, Shizune can indeed become stronger quickly, but she will often have to pay a heavy price."

Especially for those who haven't genuinely submitted to Kumogakure and aren't even one of our own.

"Let's give it a try."

With her teacher's approval, Shizune finally decided to give it a try. In short, she would first improve her strength, then investigate the truth behind her uncle's tragic death, and finally seek revenge on him.

Tamura Hao was very satisfied with the girl's decisiveness, and then looked at Yuhi Kurenai.

"Girl, aren't you coming with me? You two are best friends, you should be through thick and thin together."

"I don't!"

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head decisively. Since she could tell that this guy had ill intentions, she naturally wouldn't fall for it.

She didn't feel the same hatred she had for the guy; she was more annoyed with him and didn't think it was worth the risk.

"That's a real shame. It seems we'll have to figure out how to get Senior Shinku to help us with this experiment later."

Back when I participated in the Chunin Exams, Shinku-senpai was my proctor.

"Right now, Shinku-senpai must miss you terribly, but soon it won't just be a matter of missing you. Our Lord Tsuchidae has devised a comprehensive plan for Shinku-senpai..."

After expressing his regret, Tamura Hao revealed his many schemes against Yuhi Shinku, which made Shuilian and Miru, who were standing nearby, widen their eyes in disbelief.

Is this the Silver Flash from the Hidden Heroes?

Is it really that despicable and shameless?

While it's normal for such propaganda to use exaggerated rhetoric and have some discrepancies, this is too far off; it's practically a change of personnel.

Tsunade was already used to this, and simply gave her a disdainful look as usual.

Kakashi Hatake wisely submerged his entire body in the water, with his head also sinking below the surface.

Even the hot-blooded Might Guy silently submerged his head in the water, indicating that he hadn't heard or seen anything.

"You're despicable!"

Kurenai's eyes turned even redder with anger. How could this guy be so despicable and shameless!

And that Raikage assisting Tsuchikage, couldn't he have any sense of humanity?

This guy calls himself the wisest man in the ninja world? Bah!

"Young lady, would you like to give it a try?"

Tamura Hiroshi's smile remained unchanged, but in his heart, he had already made a mental note of this girl's actions.

How dare you slander me, Tian, ​​as despicable! I'll add some spice to your illusion later.

I'll stab you to death sooner or later.

With a hateful glare, Kurenai could only submit, but she would remember these grievances and never forget them.

"Feel free to stab me!"

His smile deepened, and he then used the power of Princess Kaguya and the Ten-Tails to create the Tsukuyomi illusion.

He was already very skilled at creating such illusions, having done so with each of his wives once. This was the main reason why he was able to cultivate all the attributes and nature changes.

"You want to return to Konoha, right? I'll grant your wish. In this illusionary world, you will return to Konoha, and then I will lead the Hidden Cloud Village to attack and destroy your Konoha."

If you die, you will be automatically resurrected. If you want to improve to the maximum extent here, you must perform well. In addition, everything you learn here is real, including chakra nature transformation and even the fusion of bloodline limits.

"Keep it up, girls! I believe you can definitely beat this game!"

Tamura Hao briefly explained the rules of the game to the two girls before leaving, leaving them looking at each other in bewilderment.

"This seems to be the Valley of the End, it looks like it hasn't been destroyed yet, the village should be over there."

Looking at the statue of the First Hokage across from her, Kurenai guessed that this must be the legendary Valley of the End. According to the records, this is where the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha fought their final battle, and the village erected statues of the two here to commemorate them.

However, I heard that the statue in the Valley of the End was destroyed during a major battle.

Now that the Valley of the End has been identified, the direction of the village can be determined.

"Let's go back to the village first!"

Recalling what someone had said earlier, the two women decided to go back to the village first.

Although they were shocked by this illusion that was indistinguishable from reality, the control was clearly in that guy's hands. If they wanted to break through this place and gain an improvement, they could only do as that guy said.

The two women ran quickly and eventually arrived near the village, but before they could enter, they were stopped by a patrol of ANBU ninjas.

"It's the rogue ninja Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune. Arrest them."

After confirming their identities, the ANBU ninjas immediately took action and captured the two women.

The two tried to explain, but the ANBU ninjas assumed they were trying to bite their tongues and commit suicide, so they swiftly dislocated their jaws.

The two women were then taken to an underground base, where they were tied to wooden frames and subjected to a series of tortures.

The sight of whips, candles, branding irons, and other instruments of torture sent chills down the two women's spines. The feeling of being tortured was especially real; they were tormented to the point of fainting multiple times, only to be revived by being splashed with cold water, and this cycle repeated itself endlessly.

"Will you tell or not?"

"Will you tell or not?"

……

A Root ninja cracked his whip as he demanded an explanation.

This made the two women extremely frustrated. They thought, "Why don't you just ask us what you want to say!"

Furthermore, our jaws were removed, and our mouths were stuffed with rags, so we couldn't speak.

At that moment, a cold-looking man with an X-shaped scar on his chin walked in, and the Root ninjas who were conducting the interrogation hurriedly bowed.

"Lord Danzo!"

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

Danzo Shimura frowned and asked.

"They were very stubborn; we tried all the torture instruments, but they still didn't open their mouths."

The leader of the Root ninjas reported that the two were tough nuts to crack like never before.

"Go and invite the Fourth Hokage over."

After a moment's thought, Shimura Danzo gave the order.

A Root ninja immediately left, but Kurenai and Shizune were very puzzled. Was there already a Fourth Hokage in this illusionary village?

A moment later, footsteps sounded, and a man dressed in a Hokage robe walked in, wearing a Hokage-style straw hat.

Upon seeing that figure, both women widened their eyes, especially Kurenai Yuhi, whose mind went blank.

My dad was actually the Fourth Hokage?

After the initial shock came a pleasant surprise. Since her father was the Fourth Hokage, he would definitely take her out. With her father's cooperation, she was sure they could defeat Kumogakure and that bastard.

"Fourth Hokage, she's your daughter. You decide what to do. Remember your place, Hokage. Don't do anything to disappoint us!"

Danzo Shimura said coldly, gesturing for Shinku Yuhi to handle it.

"I haven't had this daughter for a long time!"

With a cold expression, Kurenai drew her long sword from her back and slashed off her daughter's head, also beheading Shizune who was standing nearby.

Both women were incredulous, especially Kurenai Yuhi, who couldn't understand why her father in this illusion would be like this.

Before the two women could figure it out, the scene before them changed, and they returned to the Valley of the End, where they were still standing on the head of the statue of Madara Uchiha.

Both of them subconsciously touched their necks; the feeling of being beheaded was too real.

(End of this chapter)