Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 322 Yunren will never be slaves!

"I will never forget Yahiko's pain!"

"Now, Konoha will experience this pain!"

"God - Planetary Devastation!"

Looking at Konoha, which was engulfed in war, Nagato Uzumaki spread his hands and released a jet-black energy ball.

The moment the energy sphere appeared, it distorted the surrounding space, demonstrating astonishing gravity.

Driven by Nagato's chakra, the gravity sphere flew high above Konoha.

"Although I don't know what that thing is, I absolutely cannot let you succeed."

Jiraiya, flying high in the sky, watched the black sphere rise rapidly. Although he didn't know what kind of killing move it was, the fact that the opponent could gather it for so long must mean it was extremely terrifying.

Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed all his chakra to use Dust Release.

"Sage Art: Dust Escape - Limit Demise Technique!"

A massive barrier enveloped the black sphere, within which the white light of the Dust Release technique shone, attempting to disintegrate the black sphere.

The Dust Release light flashed briefly before being reversed and disintegrated. The gravity ball continued its momentum, piercing through the Dust Release barrier and flying high into the sky, whereupon the suppressed gravity erupted in full force.

Under that terrifying gravitational pull, the entire land of Konoha collapsed, and buildings and people were rapidly sucked upwards.

Fortunately, Konan had used the Eight Thousand Spears Inscription to notify the Third Raikage and others beforehand, and since all those who came were Kage-level powerhouses, they were able to retreat from Konoha immediately.

Once outside Konoha, although they were still affected by that gravity, they were able to resist it on their own and quickly continued to move away.

"waste!"

Seeing that the terrifying move had still taken shape, Shimura Danzo was so angry that he almost vomited blood, cursing his old buddy as a piece of trash.

He immediately prepared to forcefully break through, and although he was annoyed, he knew that the most important thing now was to break through that move.

He manipulated Dark Susanoo to join his hands together, fusing the two long swords into one, and then gathered his power, preparing to forcefully shatter the gravity sphere.

Tamura Hiroshi did not leave, but felt the powerful gravity of the planet Chibaku Tensei up close.

Although this level of Chibaku Tensei is certainly far inferior to Six Paths Chibaku Tensei, it is at least something I can get used to.

The Konoha ninjas still inside the village were terrified and desperate, struggling to escape using all sorts of methods, but unfortunately they still couldn't escape that terrifying gravity.

Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape and summoned all the Edo Tensei troops, he was still able to escape.

All eyes were on the Dark Susanoo, who was poised to unleash its power, eager to see if it could break through that terrifying force.

Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, was very confident in himself. After a while, his control over this size of Dark Susanoo had improved a lot, and it had become completely solidified, allowing him to unleash even stronger power. He was confident that he could shatter the gravity sphere.

However, just as it was being pulled closer by the gravity and about to strike, a beam of light suddenly shot from the north, hitting Susanoo's shoulder. Although it did not damage Susanoo, the powerful impact caused the massive body to flip over, turning it so that its back was facing the gravity ball.

"Damn it!"

This sudden attack enraged Shimura Danzo, who struggled to control the wings of Dark Susanoo, trying to flip it over and strike, but it was too late.

Dark Susanoo's back was attracted to the gravity ball, and then countless rocks gathered on it, squeezing Dark Susanoo frantically under the force of gravity.

As more and more rocks adhered to it, the compressive force became stronger and stronger, eventually forming a giant stone sphere with a diameter of two kilometers.

Everyone stared in shock at the stone sphere suspended in mid-air, utterly unable to comprehend such a terrifying method.

Is this still a ninja?!

"Nagato, drink this and recover as soon as possible."

Konan, carrying the weakened Nagato on her back, ran to a distance and looked back at the huge stone sphere, also quite shocked. She then took out a bottle of highly concentrated life water and handed it over, which could speed up Nagato's recovery.

She wasn't stupid; she knew that the stronger Nagato's power was, the more dangerous it was, and that even the Hidden Cloud Village might consider it a threat.

She didn't want Nagato to clash with Kumogakure, so it was best to get Nagato to leave quickly.

At the same time, they quickly recounted information about those eyes, especially about Uchiha Madara.

She knew that Nagato wouldn't go to Kumogakure with her, so she could only ask Nagato to protect her from being tricked by Madara Uchiha.

Nagato hesitated for a moment, then took the bottle of the Water of Life and drank it all in one gulp. He quickly experienced the power of this Water of Life.

His body, which had been somewhat overdrawn, recovered quickly as if it had been parched and then given a refreshing rain. Even the stinging in his eyes was relieved, and his chakra was rapidly replenishing.

"He should be dead!"

After the initial shock, Rasa kept his eyes fixed on the enormous stone sphere, convinced that Danzo Shimura couldn't possibly withstand such power.

The Third Raikage remained silent, his eyes also fixed on the enormous stone sphere, awaiting the final outcome.

The Otsutsuki Shari and the others who had been pushed aside were also watching quietly, as this concerned whether they should continue fighting.

After waiting for a while, a cracking sound suddenly came from the huge stone sphere, followed by a black tree root piercing out from it, then a second, a third...

Countless black tree roots pierced out, shattering the huge, solid stone sphere and revealing a giant black lotus. Beneath the black lotus, countless black roots danced, and at its core was a box.

"What is that?"

Everyone was shocked and puzzled by the enormous black lotus. What exactly had Shimura Danzo created?

That's right, this is the Black Lotus of Destruction carefully cultivated by Danzo Shimura. It is very similar in shape to the Divine Tree, but its stem is much shorter.

This is Danzo Shimura's strongest means of survival, and it can also be considered a special kind of complete tailed beast transformation.

However, the pressure from the Earth Explosion Star was too strong. Even the mighty Black Lotus of Annihilation was squeezed and cracked, and the Nine-Tails, Six-Tails, and Five-Tails that were originally suppressed inside began to struggle wildly.

Unlike the Two-Tails and Three-Tails, which have been refined for many years, they were swallowed not long ago and still retain their original power, giving them the ability to resist.

After running rampant for a while, the Black Lotus of Annihilation was suddenly torn apart, and three streams of chakra burst out from it, which were the Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Nine-Tails that had been devoured.

Seeing the three streams of tailed beast chakra burst forth, many people became envious and rushed into the sky to snatch them.

Otsutsuki Relic rushed forward, but was blocked by Uchiha Fugaku and Orochimaru. Hyuga Hiashi flew up, formed hand seals, and used a sealing technique to suppress the nearby Six-Tails.

But before the seal could be sealed, a figure suddenly appeared and vanished instantly, taking the suppressed Six-Tails with him.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

Hiashi Hyuga, realizing what was happening, was furious when he saw that it was Hiruzen Sarutobi controlling the Second Hokage.

Although annoyed, he knew this was not the time to dwell on it, and quickly rushed toward the Five-Tails, which was further away.

However, after this brief delay, Otsutsuki Shari had already shaken off the combined attack of Uchiha Fugaku and Orochimaru, using his space-time jutsu to rush over and suppress half of the Five-Tails, taking it away.

As for Yang Jiuwei, it was taken away by a golden figure that appeared, none other than Namikaze Minato.

Minato Namikaze had been observing from a distance, and when he saw an opportunity to make a move, he immediately took away the Nine-Tails.

This scene caught the attention of Tamura Hao and Black Zetsu, who was controlling Thor, their eyes filled with a meaningful look.

With the three tailed beasts no longer causing trouble within him, Danzo Shimura felt much better and quickly put away the damaged Black Lotus of Annihilation, though his own condition was also quite poor.

After giving the Third Raikage and the others a resentful look, Danzo Shimura decisively flew into the sky to escape.

He had already lost this battle, and both he and the Black Lotus of Annihilation had suffered severe injuries. If he stayed any longer, he would likely be killed.

Orochimaru and the others followed suit and retreated without any hesitation.

They made preparations before the war began, knowing that Konoha would definitely become a battlefield, so they moved everything away early, even the villagers were evacuated immediately.

The Third Raikage and the others, who had expended considerable energy, were unable to pursue or catch up, and could only watch helplessly.

After all, those people escaped using spatial means, so there's no way to catch them.

"This battle is not over yet. Next, we need to send a large number of ninja troops to the Land of Fire to completely eliminate the remnants of Konoha."

The Third Raikage remained solemn, declaring his intention to conquer the Land of Fire and prevent Konoha from rising from the ashes.

"Our Sand Village suffered heavy losses in the previous Shinobi World War, and we are unable to send troops here with our current strength."

Luo Sha's eyes flickered, indicating his helplessness.

He had no desire to fight to the bitter end like Konoha.

The Third Raikage frowned upon hearing this, then looked at the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.

"We suffered heavy losses in the previous Shinobi World War, and we were also ambushed by Danzo Shimura, so we were unable to send anyone over."

Onoki also shook his head, not wanting to send anyone to fight Konoha in the Land of Fire.

Firstly, they did suffer considerable losses, and secondly, it would be too disadvantageous for them to engage in a bloody battle with Konoha in the Land of Fire.

Although they have quite a few ninjas in Iwagakure, there aren't many left when they're spread throughout the Land of Fire.

At the same time, they also need to strengthen their defenses, and they really can't spare any manpower.

Thirdly, the overall strength of the Hidden Cloud Village is much stronger. Now that the Hidden Leaf Village has been openly defeated, the Hidden Cloud Village has become the strongest ninja village and must be weakened.

"Then we, the Land of Lightning, will take the Land of Fire."

The Third Raikage displayed annoyance, seemingly declaring ownership of the Land of Fire in a fit of pique.

"We have no objection if we can conquer the Land of Lightning."

Luo Sha immediately expressed his agreement, but secretly sneered to himself.

Although Konoha was ostensibly defeated this time, Konoha still retains at least half of its strength, making it no easy task to completely expel Konoha from the Land of Fire.

"Do as you please."

Onoki did not object, and also hoped that Kumogakure could hold out against Konoha alone.

The Third Raikage was even angrier, his face dark, his hand tightly gripping the Hell Spear, as if he was suppressing his anger.

However, what he was suppressing was not anger, but a smile.

This is exactly the result they wanted, and it's the result of their careful planning.

Since your Sunagakure and Iwagakure villages don't want this piece of land in the Land of Fire, then our Kumogakure village will gladly accept it.

"Thor, you stay here with the men and hold the fort. Ai, Fukai, come with me to the Daimyo's residence to apply for the conquest of the Land of Fire."

Having finally managed to suppress the smirk in his eyes, the Third Raikage gritted his teeth and decisively gave the order.

Severely injuring Shimura Danzo and Konoha was only the first step. The next step was to plot against the Daimyo's residence. His current exhausted state would be a good opportunity to lure them into making a move.

Without delay, the three of them used Tamura Hiroshi's Heavenly Delivery Technique to travel to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Lightning.

Without taking a break, the three immediately requested an audience with the daimyo.

"My lord, Konoha has been destroyed, but the culprit, Shimura Danzo, has escaped with serious injuries. Many of Konoha's people have also fled. We hope that my lord can order the dispatch of a samurai legion to join us in conquering the Land of Fire and completely eradicating the remnants of Konoha."

Otherwise, once they recover, it will be difficult to remove them.

Upon meeting the daimyo, the Third Raikage went straight to the point, stating the results of the battle and requesting permission to conquer the Land of Fire.

"We must not allow those treacherous officials to rise again."

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning agreed with the Third Raikage's proposal, and he was also very envious of the Land of Fire's territory, which was the most prosperous place on the continent.

Now that the lineage of the Fire Country's daimyo has been completely wiped out, the Fire Country has become a no-man's-land, which is naturally not to be missed.

However, there is one problem to solve before conquering the Land of Fire: to completely take control of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Originally, the five great ninja villages could keep the ninja villages under their control by relying on the mutual checks and balances between them. However, now that Kirigakure and Konoha have been destroyed one after another, and especially with Shimura Danzo destroying the daimyo's mansion in the Land of Water and the Land of Fire, the balance between the ninja village system and the daimyo's mansion has been completely broken.

Even though the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village have always had a good understanding, there are some things that must be guarded against.

Thinking of this, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning spoke up: "The Raikage has done a great service in eliminating that traitorous villain from Konoha, and we must celebrate!"

"Guards, prepare a banquet to entertain the Raikage!"

"My lord, this is a rare opportunity. We should press our advantage and pursue them immediately. We can celebrate after we have completely conquered the Land of Fire."

The Third Raikage hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, indicating that they needed to press their advantage and do so as quickly as possible.

"War is not something to rush, and you Raikage and others seem to have suffered considerable losses. You need to rest a bit before you can better lead the war."

Konoha has been deeply rooted in the Land of Fire for many years, and its influence there is deeply entrenched. What follows is bound to be a protracted war, and the Raikage must be prepared.

Furthermore, we also need to discuss in detail the cooperation between samurai armies and ninjas during the war.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning gave a compelling reason why this banquet had to take place.

"Thank you, Lord Daming, for the banquet!"

After hesitating for a moment, the Third Raikage ultimately did not refuse.

The banquet was quickly set out, and the three Raikage seemed to be really hungry, eating without any restraint.

But as they were eating, they suddenly realized something was wrong. The wine glasses in Fukai and Yozuki Ai's hands suddenly fell from their hands, and they were all feeling dizzy.

"poisonous!"

Seeing his son's condition, the Third Raikage realized that the food was indeed poisoned.

Although he had anticipated this, and even though his sense of good and evil had already detected the daimyo's malice, he still felt somewhat saddened when it actually came to this.

So we've come this far!

Just then, four figures suddenly leaped out, and a golden Guanyin statue appeared, stretching out its palm to suppress the limbs of the Third Raikage.

They were four old monks, each dressed in different robes, because they came from four different countries.

They are the abbots of the Temple of Thunder, the Temple of Earth, the Temple of Wind, and the Temple of Water, respectively.

Long before he learned of the destruction of the daimyo's mansions in the Land of Water and the Land of Fire, the daimyo of the Land of Lightning had foreseen this day and made preparations in advance. He colluded with the daimyo of the other two countries and ultimately decided to take control of his own Hidden Cloud Village first.

Since Kumogakure is currently the strongest village, it would be much easier to control Iwagakure and Sunagakure by assisting the other two kingdoms in doing so.

"Lord Daimyo?"

The Third Raikage, who was pinned to the ground, seemed to understand something and looked at the Daimyo sitting in the main seat in disbelief.

Seeing that the Third Raikage had been successfully subdued, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning breathed a sigh of relief and then calmly spoke.

"Raikage, times have changed. The ninja village system has become a threat to the country. I can only feel at ease if I have complete control over it."

"Lord Daimyo, our Hidden Cloud Village will never betray you, and I have never had such thoughts."

The Third Raikage vehemently defended himself, asserting his loyalty.

"I know, but just because you don't have those thoughts now doesn't mean you won't in the future."

Blame Konoha if you must. They started the era of ninja villages, but then abandoned it and wanted to start the era of ninja kingdoms. As a member of the ninja villages, Kumogakure is destined to be a threat.

"Either take control or eliminate them."

The daimyo of the Land of Lightning was ruthless. He understood the Third Raikage's personality, and the Third Raikage had always been very loyal and had always thought of the Land of Lightning's interests.

But the Hidden Cloud Village was too strong, and that was their sin!

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in a magnificent feather robe stepped out, holding an ancient talisman in his hand, which was covered with mysterious talismanic incantations.

"Don't resist, or they will die."

The words of the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning were even more ruthless; he needed to completely control the Third Raikage in order to control the Hidden Cloud Village.

That talisman was left behind by an ancient Onmyoji. In ancient times, it could be used to control powerful demon shikigami. Although the Third Raikage was powerful, he was probably not strong enough to contend with such ancient methods.

As the daimyo of the Land of Lightning finished speaking, a samurai stepped forward and placed his blade against the necks of Yotsuki Ai and Fukai as a threat.

"Lord Daimyo!"

The Third Raikage appeared even more anxious, seemingly losing his composure.

"Our Hidden Cloud Village will never accept any threats."

At this moment, Fukai, who was being trampled on the ground, mustered a little strength, glared angrily at the daimyo, then twisted his neck and rammed it into the sharp blade, whereupon it was completely severed, and blood gushed out.

"cousin!"

On the other side, Ye Yue Ai cried out in grief, then glared angrily at the daimyo and roared.

"We, the Hidden Cloud Village, will never be slaves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he twisted his neck and slammed it into the sharp blade, severing his entire neck, causing blood to splatter.

This scene stunned everyone, even the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was taken aback.

He knew that the people of Kumogakure were mostly strong-willed, but he never expected them to be so fierce.

"Fokai, Ai!"

The Third Raikage, accompanied by a blood-curdling cry, immediately unleashed a powerful electric current using a secret technique. In a flash, he hoisted his son and son onto his shoulders, grabbed their heads, and charged forward.

Although the speed at this moment is far less than at its peak, it still far exceeds the limits of ordinary people.

"Hurry up and chase after them!"

The daimyo of the Land of Lightning roared after a long while, his voice filled with fear, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

This was a huge gamble; the slightest misstep would send them down the same path as the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. They absolutely could not afford to fail.

It took the four old monks a while to shake off the paralysis of the lightning, and they quickly leaped out to chase after it.

They had staked their own future and that of their monastic lineage on this, and they couldn't afford to lose.

And so, the Third Raikage fled in a sorry state, pursued by four monks and a group of people, while many others lay in ambush ahead.

This incident also brought it to the attention of many people, including spies from various factions.

(End of this chapter)