Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 319 The Demise of the Hidden Mist

Both Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune possess an indomitable spirit, and with the added boost of internet addiction, their willpower is off the charts.

Kurenai Yuhi relentlessly beheaded her own father time and time again, while Shizune also repeatedly wiped out Hiruzen Sarutobi's entire family.

Unfortunately, Konoha's foundation was far inferior to that of Kumogakure, and every time it developed for more than a decade, it was utterly defeated.

"We won't lose next time!"

Kurenai and Shizune, defeated once again, issued a declaration of defeat. Unfortunately, their resurrection was not at the Valley of the End, but at a medicinal pool that was somewhat unfamiliar to them.

"Why did you stop? We'll definitely beat you next time!"

The two girls, who took a while to react, expressed their dissatisfaction. Are you scared?

"Youth is wonderful!"

Seeing that the two were still full of fighting spirit, Tamura Hao couldn't help but sigh.

"You're only twenty-three, what are you lamenting about?"

Tsunade, who had already finished examining the group, rolled her eyes. Then she looked at the two girls and could tell from their eyes that they had indeed experienced a lot and grown a lot.

Congratulations, you've grown!

After looking them over, Tsunade was quite satisfied. She then took off her headband and handed it to her disciple, believing that a hundred years in the illusionary world would be enough to dilute their memories and bonds with Konoha.

At the same time, both of them have matured mentally and are able to make more rational decisions.

Uchiha Chiri, who arrived at some unknown time, also took off her Cloud Village headband and handed it over. Originally, she wanted to wait until that disciple turned eighteen before passing on this headband, which would also prove that Hong Hong had officially become a Cloud Village ninja.

But since the little man has already opened the Tsukuyomi world for him, then let's give it to him ahead of time.

"Teacher, can I bring my dad over?"

Looking at the headband handed to her, Kurenai Yuhi took it, thinking of her father far away in Konoha, wondering how he had been doing these days.

Moreover, after so many battles in the illusionary world, she already knew that bastard's true strength and the terrifying foundation of Kumogakure. Konoha wouldn't last.

She didn't want her father to be buried with Konoha; it would be best if he could be taken over.

"As long as you can get him to willingly wear our Cloud Village headband, that will be fine."

Uchiha Chiri glanced at the little man and nodded with a smile.

"I will definitely make my father agree to join the Hidden Cloud Village. If he doesn't agree, I will cut off his limbs and imprison him."

Kurenai Yuhi acted very decisively, even displaying a domineering air and an absolute authority befitting a superior.

These words caused several people present to look at a certain person with strange expressions.

What did you do to that girl in the illusion world? How could you say such terrifying things?

Seeing everyone's gaze, Tamura Hiroshi looked up and indicated that it had nothing to do with him.

Just then, Shizune suddenly stood up from the medicine pool and grabbed the necklace from his neck.

"I want this one!"

After grabbing the necklace, Shizune shrank behind her best friend, watching the person warily, and clutched the necklace tightly in her hand.

She wanted that bastard's headband more than the one her teacher had passed down.

This is also one of her spoils of war!

"You dared to steal my things? Looks like the lesson I taught you in the illusion wasn't enough!"

Upon seeing his necklace being snatched, Tamura Hao's face instantly turned ferocious. This girl still needs some discipline.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing with a child!"

Tsunade chuckled and casually shoved one of the children she was holding into someone's arms to prevent that person from bullying her disciple without any sense of tact.

"Teacher, can we replicate the progress we made in the illusionary realm in reality?"

Kurenai asked a crucial question: in the illusion, they were always able to quickly rebuild their skills, but whether they could rebuild them in reality was still unknown.

Moreover, she felt that her cultivation in that illusion was too easy, so easy that it felt unreal.

"Knowledge and experience can be fully acquired, especially beneficial for improving mental strength. However, real strength cannot be perfectly inherited; it can be about half."

That's because in the illusionary world, you have the advantage of the illusionary world itself, making cultivation easier, but in the real world, there's no such advantage.

Uchiha Chiri knew what this disciple meant. She had the same idea when she experienced the Tsukuyomi world, and she had discussed it with Mikoto and the others, so she had a detailed understanding of it.

"That's good!"

Hearing that he could have half of her strength, Kurenai was very excited. Even half of her strength would be enough to crush her father, and then she would capture him and bring him to Kumogakure to live out his days.

"Can one truly increase their strength within illusions?"

Shuilian and Miru, who had been taking care of Mei Terumi and the others, asked curiously and in shock, "This cultivation method is amazing!"

Tsunade did not answer this, but instead looked at someone.

She didn't know what that brat's arrangements for these people would mean, or whether they would become her own people in the future.

Tamura Hao knew that only he could answer this question, and he maintained his signature gentle smile as he said, "It is possible. You can think of it as a way of transmitting cultivation experience and knowledge through illusion."

Lord Danzo should have already taken action. These will all be our own people, so there's no harm in saying it.

"That must be a very high-level illusion!"

Miru and the other girl were amazed. Although this illusion sounded simple, it was almost impossible to perform.

Tamura Hao's guess was correct; Shimura Danzo had indeed arrived in the Land of Water with his self-trained Dark Legion, preparing to take over Kirigakure.

Now is the best time to make a move.

The four-village alliance was already scattered and had just suffered losses in the Fourth Shinobi World War, making it the weakest it could be.

Once Kirigakure is destroyed, I can lead the Land of Fire and Konoha to better fight against the remaining three great ninja villages. If I'm fast enough, I can even destroy Sunagakure and Iwagakure. Then I'll only need to face Kumogakure.

"My grand undertaking begins tonight!"

Suspended high in the sky, Shimura Danzo looked down at the brightly lit Kirigakure below, his heart pounding with excitement. After waiting for so long, it could finally begin.

Without delay, his figure shot downwards like an arrow released from a bow, and dark chakra erupted to form a Tailed Beast Ball that shot out.

"boom--"

The Tailed Beast Ball exploded on the barrier of Kirigakure, instantly blasting a large hole in the barrier, and then Danzo Shimura rushed into Kirigakure.

"Spiritual communication!"

He raised his hand to form a hand seal, using the world-destroying black lotus sealed within his body as a conduit to perform a summoning technique, drawing upon the separated dark lotus seeds to summon the tens of thousands of dark ninja soldiers he had nurtured.

Tens of thousands of ninja soldiers, enveloped in dark chakra, rushed out as soon as they appeared, wreaking havoc in Kirigakure and rapidly absorbing the dark chakra within their bodies.

"Shimura Danzo!"

Terumi Sora leaped onto a tall tower and gazed at the black mist not far away. The peculiar chakra immediately reminded him of Shimura Danzo of Konoha.

Without daring to be negligent in the slightest, he immediately unleashed the Tailed Beast Chakra to form a Tailed Beast Cloak, and at the same time condensed a small Tailed Beast Ball, preparing to unleash the Tailed Beast Cannon to bombard the enemy and first see what Shimura Danzo was really made of.

The opponent's strength must have increased significantly since the last Shinobi World War, given that they were able to destroy Amegakure. Moreover, they must have had the confidence to come to Kirigakure this time.

Before she could unleash the Tailed Beast Ball she had swallowed, a jet-black chain suddenly shot out and bound Terumi Sora's head, also sealing her mouth as she was about to unleash the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Bang!"

The smaller Tailed Beast Ball exploded inside her body, instantly swelling Terumi Sora's body into a ball. If she hadn't been in her Tailed Beast form, this single blow would have been enough to pulverize her.

Even with the added benefit of being in tailed beast form, it was still very painful to take that hit.

Before they could react, they were pulled into the black mist by the chain.

"The Fourth Mizukage was utterly defeated!"

Looking at Terumi Sora, who had lost all power to resist, Shimura Danzo sneered. He then used his other hand to pierce the seal in her abdomen, devouring the Yin Six-Tails inside. He also absorbed Terumi Sora's chakra and life force, turning them into nourishment for the Black Lotus of Annihilation.

Terumi Sora tried to resist, but she was powerless to do so. She was devoured into a dried-up corpse in no time, and in the end, even the dried-up corpse was not left behind. She was sealed by Shimura Danzo into the Box of Bliss, which was one with the Black Lotus of Annihilation.

"Still a little short."

After devouring the Fourth Mizukage, Terumi Sora, Danzo Shimura sensed the other Six-Tails Jinchuriki clones in Kirigakure and quickly darted out, ready to take them down as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"It's over, Kirigakure is doomed!"

From a distance, Yuan Shi watched the black mist representing Shimura Danzo move rapidly and knew that the Fourth Hokage, who had been captured, was likely in grave danger.

Even the strongest Fourth Hokage was easily killed by the opponent, so no one in Kirigakure will be able to stop them.

"I hope that the Hidden Cloud Village can provide support as soon as possible."

Master Yuan was very anxious and worried.

Now, only the Hidden Cloud Village can save the Hidden Mist Village. As long as the Hidden Cloud Village is notified, their Heavenly Delivery Technique will arrive instantly to provide assistance.

"Master Yuan, we can't sense the liaison officer's chakra. They may have already been targeted by the enemy."

Just then, an ANBU ninja rushed over, bringing bad news.

"All three liaison officers have disappeared?"

Master Yuan's expression changed drastically. This was a mutual aid plan they had agreed upon with the Hidden Cloud Village. If either side was attacked by Konoha, they would immediately use the Summoning Jutsu to request assistance.

This is mainly due to the support from the Hidden Cloud Village, because only the Hidden Cloud Village's Heavenly Delivery Technique can arrive in the first instance.

To ensure everything went smoothly, they selected three people to sign contracts with the summoning beasts of Kumogakure. As long as the three of them did not perish at the same time, they could quickly request assistance from Kumogakure through the summoning beasts.

Meanwhile, the identities of these three people were kept strictly confidential, but now there's a problem, which clearly indicates that the other party came prepared.

"I didn't sense anything."

The ANBU ninja hurriedly replied, realizing that something big was about to happen.

"Execute Plan Z: lead the most talented children to hide deep underground, and then destroy all the passages."

Seeing the black flame barrier rising rapidly outside the village, Master Yuan suppressed his grief and anger and decisively gave the order.

The enemy intends to annihilate their Hidden Mist Village, and must have made thorough preparations. Moreover, the village is currently sealed off by the enemy's barrier, making it highly unlikely that they can break out.

Now the only option is to fight to the death to delay the inevitable, while preserving as much of the village's resources as possible.

Hopefully, the Hidden Cloud Village will realize this as soon as possible, otherwise the Hidden Mist Village will truly be doomed.

Although he thought this way, looking at the raging wind and rain outside, he knew that it would be difficult for outsiders to detect the changes in the village under such weather conditions, let alone the Cloud Hidden Village thousands of kilometers away.

but……

"If you want to destroy our Hidden Mist Village, you'll have to pay the price!"

A ferocious look appeared on his face, which was covered with wrinkles and age spots. Yuan Shi decisively turned and left, hiding in the shadows to direct the village ninjas in a street battle against the invaders.

The geographical advantage still exists!

Meanwhile, Shimura Danzo ignored the resistance from Kirigakure and focused on the few Six-Tails clones and Jinchuriki, devouring parts of the Six-Tails within them.

When the Black Lotus of Annihilation absorbed the arm of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, its essence was greatly enhanced, allowing it to contain more tailed beast power.

It shouldn't be a problem to swallow at least one more Six-Tails.

After fighting for half the night, as the sun was about to rise, Shimura Danzo stood on the ruins of the Mizukage building, gazing at the entire Hidden Mist Village, now shrouded in deathly silence.

The Dark Legion was meticulously trained by him. Not only was his bloodline limit transplanted, but he also sealed the Dark Lotus Seed. They were able to control dark chakra and even use some Dark Wood Release techniques, making their combat power comparable to that of a Jonin.

With tens of thousands of Jonin-level combatants, who in the entire ninja world could stand against them?

"Nagato Uzumaki, Madara Uchiha, don't keep me waiting!"

Muttering something to himself, Shimura Danzo leaped into the air and flew towards the location of the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Water.

Both the Box of Bliss and the Black Lotus of Annihilation require absorption to improve. Ninjas are the best nourishment, but ordinary people are also good supplements.

If the Daimyo's mansion is destroyed, the Land of Water will fall into chaos, making it difficult to mobilize resources in the short term and unable to assist other ninja villages in attacking the Land of Fire.

Moreover, due to the terrain, both the Daimyo's residence and Kirigakure are located on the core island of the Land of Water, and are not far apart, so they can be reached quickly.

Using the same tactic, after flying to the daimyo's residence, Shimura Danzo used a summoning technique to summon the dark army and begin another massacre.

With the blessing of the Dark Lotus Seed, the Dark Legion had no concept of fatigue, and their Dark Chakra was inexhaustible, maintaining their peak combat power.

Several hours later, Shimura Danzo flew away again, heading east, preparing to attack Iwagakure.

The Dust Release techniques of Onoki and his son are still somewhat threatening, at least much stronger than the Magnet Release techniques of Sunagakure.

As dawn broke, some Kirigakure ninja who had gone out returned to the village and were shocked to see a desolate and chaotic scene. They rushed in to search for survivors, while others tried to quickly travel to the border of the Land of Lightning, which was close to the Land of Water, where there were stationed Kumogakure ninja who should have a way to immediately notify Kumogakure.

Now that their village has been destroyed, they can only rely on the Hidden Cloud Village to avenge themselves.

By the time the news arrived from the border outpost, it was already night. The Third Raikage and Tamura Hiroshi used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to descend upon the ruins of Kirigakure.

"Lord Raikage, you must avenge our Hidden Mist Village!"

Upon seeing the Third Raikage arrive, the Hidden Mist ninjas, who were still desperately searching for survivors in the village, all rushed over to complain, their eyes bloodshot.

They searched all day, but there wasn't a single living person; they were all dead.

"Are you the only ones left?"

Looking at the dozens of Hidden Mist ninja in front of him, the Third Raikage frowned.

Danzo Shimura was too ruthless and too powerful.

"We were returning from a mission when we found the village destroyed. We haven't found a single living person yet."

Moreover, we received news that Daming Prefecture had also been attacked, and that over a million people in the entire prefecture had disappeared, just like the situation in our village.

An elderly Kirigakure ninja, barely suppressing his grief, replied.

"Even Daming Prefecture was attacked!"

The Third Raikage feigned surprise. Although it was part of their plan, he was still shocked to hear the news. He secretly admired Shimura Danzo for being a ruthless man who could achieve great things.

Let the era of the Ninja Kingdom begin!

"Lord Raikage, there is a faint chakra reaction thousands of meters underground. It might be a secret passage in Kirigakure or something similar."

Tamura Hiroshi, who had been sensing things, suddenly spoke and pointed to the ground.

The Hidden Mist ninjas around them also looked down at the ground, and a glimmer of hope rose in their previously despairing hearts.

It's good that there are still people alive.

"The opponent attacked with such ruthlessness, their target is definitely not just your Kirigakure village, Iwagakure and Sunagakure villages may also be in danger."

You stay here and figure out how to rescue those hiding underground, and gather all the ninjas on missions outside. We will send Mei Terumi, the daughter of the Mizukage, here as soon as possible to take charge of things here.

"Hao, take me to Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village), you go to Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village) to provide support."

After saying that, the Third Raikage gestured to his disciple.

Tamura Hao understood, took out a scroll and quickly wrote down the information, then used the Light Release: Heavenly Delivery Technique to send it back to the village, so that they could arrange for Terumi Mei and the others to come and take care of Kirigakure's legacy as soon as possible.

After sending out the intelligence, Tamura Hiroshi used the Heavenly Delivery Technique to first send the Raikage to Iwagakure, and then used the Heavenly Delivery Technique himself to go to Sunagakure to provide support.

Seeing the two leave, the surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas, though helpless, understood that it was something that had to be done.

"Act quickly and rescue the people hiding underground."

"Who knows Earth Release ninjutsu and Sensory Ninjutsu?"

The group didn't sit idly by; they immediately set about rescuing the people hiding deep underground.

Hiding at that depth is not safe; the sooner they are rescued, the better.

Leaving aside the Hidden Mist ninjas who were carrying out rescue work, Tamura Hao arrived outside Sunagakure. After explaining his purpose, he was invited to the Kazekage Building by the Sunagakure ninjas, where Rasa and the others had already gathered to greet him.

"The Hidden Mist Village has been destroyed. There are remnants of dark chakra at the scene, and the initial assessment is that it was Danzo Shimura who was responsible."

"Our Raikage has already gone to Iwagakure to provide support and reconnaissance, and has ordered me to come to Sunagakure to provide support and await orders."

After being ushered to a conference room, Tamura Hao didn't waste any time and told them the news of the destruction of Kirigakure.

"The Hidden Mist Village was destroyed by Danzo Shimura."

Rasa and the others were greatly surprised. How did Shimura Danzo manage to do that?

You must know that's Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, not a small ninja village like Amegakure.

"They were wiped out overnight without any news. They didn't even use the pre-arranged summoning jutsu to contact us. It was only through the help of the ninja stationed at the border of the Land of Lightning that the Hidden Mist ninja were able to contact us."

Tamura Hiroshi's expression was extremely solemn, with a hint of anger.

"Do you have any specific information?"

Chiyo's expression was equally solemn. They had found it strange that Danzo Nashimura hadn't shown up during the Fourth Shinobi World War, assuming that he was hiding in the shadows to lick his wounds after suffering too many losses when he destroyed Amegakure. They never expected such a big disaster to happen so suddenly.

"Not a single person survived, not even a corpse was left. He also destroyed the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Water, and there were no corpses there either. I suspect he may have practiced some kind of evil secret technique."

Shaking his head slightly, Tamura Hao kept in mind his identity as a member of the Cloud Village Alliance.

One's stance must be clear on the surface, without revealing the slightest flaw.

(End of this chapter)