Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Uchiha Madara has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan by tricking Uchiha Obito with the help of that little girl. It is a two-dimensional portal with both near and far vision, and it has a strong offensive capability. It also seems to have its own alternate dimension, which allows Uchiha Obito's body to become intangible and avoid all attacks. It is an excellent eye."

After Madara Uchiha taught Obito all his skills using genjutsu, he released the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and his soul entered the Pure Land of the Dead to recuperate.

Even after Hei Jue explained the situation there, he didn't relax about it.

"Isn't that equivalent to a weakened version of Amanominaka and Yomi Hirasaka? With another dimension as a foundation, the strength of the spatial gate will definitely be greatly improved. I wonder if it will be possible to open doors and travel between my sister's dimensions?"

Tamura Hao analyzed thoughtfully. This point had been verified. After obtaining the Origin Sphere Space, the effect of the Heavenly Stone Gate Pupil Technique he obtained from his father-in-law had been greatly enhanced. Last time, it swallowed up hundreds of kilometers of Loulan.

These words made Black Zetsu's expression freeze; upon closer reflection, it was indeed true.

That eye technique was so powerful it was almost unlike a kaleidoscope-level technique; it was the strongest spatial kaleidoscope technique I had ever seen in the past thousand years.

"In the end, it's just a kaleidoscope-level technique, it shouldn't be that exaggerated, right?"

After careful consideration, I felt that it shouldn't be necessary to break through those alternate dimensions that my mother had created.

"How did Madara Uchiha manage to fool that kid?"

Tamura Hao inquired further, wondering how Madara Uchiha would try to fool Obito Uchiha after he had changed so many things. Would he still use the same old tricks?

"Madara Uchiha only mentioned the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, guiding him to escape reality and create a world with Rin Nohara."

Furthermore, Obito Uchiha's ability to awaken that eye technique indicates that deep down he was escaping reality, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan perfectly aligned with his ideology.

Black Zetsu thought this made perfect sense; it aligned perfectly with Obito Uchiha's mindset, and he would definitely fight tooth and nail for it.

"To unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi, one must obtain the Rinnegan and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki. Although Madara Uchiha only saw that kid as a pawn, pawns often dream of becoming players."

Do you think there's a possibility he could become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?

After thinking for a moment, Tamura Hiroshi analyzed the situation and finally asked a question.

"You mean...?"

Black Zetsu realized what was happening and fell into deep thought.

"If that child becomes the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, his body will definitely undergo a transformation, and his eyes will inevitably become stronger. At that time, he might actually be able to break through those alternate dimensions opened up by his mother."

During the final battle, Hagoromo will definitely separate the Yin and Yang powers and pass them to Indra and Ashura to seal their mother. Only when the two of them reunite can the seal be successfully sealed.

Thinking about this, Black Zetsu realized that the child was not only Madara Uchiha's pawn, but also very likely Hagoromo's pawn.

Although this is just speculation, you never know what might happen.

"Send me Obito's experiences, all of them."

Tamura Hao wanted to know everything about Uchiha Obito. Although he had doubts about Obito's Kamui before, it was just a doubt. It would be better to be able to confirm it further.

Without hesitation, Black Zetsu used genjutsu to transmit all of Obito Uchiha's experiences, including the footage he and White Zetsu had been monitoring.

Tamura Hao quickly scanned the transmitted memory images and soon locked onto the scene where Obito Uchiha died and was saved by White Zetsu arranged by Madara Uchiha.

Do you think Obito Uchiha died back then?

With his eyes narrowing slightly, Tamura Hiroshi became even more certain.

At that time, Obito Uchiha was seriously injured and was on the verge of death.

So, did Obito Uchiha actually die? Or, to put it another way, did his soul go to the Pure Land of the Dead?

"Only Yui probably knows the answer to that."

Black Zetsu chuckled sinisterly. Whether it was true or not was no longer important, because Obito Uchiha had already possessed the ability, or rather the potential, to threaten their plans, so they had to take it seriously.

Furthermore, although such undercover agents are troublesome, once their true nature is understood, they can be countered and dealt with in a targeted manner.

Moreover, those eyes are quite good. After becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, they will be closer to the Otsutsuki clan, making them perfect as a supplement for the young Ten-Tails.

"This will be a very large game of chess, with no clear players or pieces. It will depend on who sets up the most traps and hides the deepest secrets, and only then will they have the last laugh."

Tamura Hiroshi wouldn't overlook any detail, especially those that played a significant role in the Fourth Shinobi World War; he would meticulously plan for them all.

For example, the father-son duo Might Guy and Might Guy, who were brought over before, as well as Kakashi Hatake.

Even the destruction of the tailed beasts was a preparation for the Fourth Shinobi World War, to prevent Naruto Uzumaki from having any chance to come into contact with the other tailed beasts, while also increasing the tailed beasts' resentment towards humans.

In this situation, unless the Sage of Six Paths intervenes, the nine tailed beasts will no longer trust humans.

"But in the end, they will still have to face off against Hagoromo and Hamura, as well as Isshiki Otsutsuki who has been hiding in the shadows."

That requires a strong foundation; otherwise, no matter how much scheming you do, it's useless.

Black Zetsu knew that he would inevitably have to face Hagoromo and the others, which would require great strength.

In this regard, I can only rely on this father; his talent and fighting ability are far superior to mine and my mother's.

"Yes, strength is the foundation of everything."

Tamura Hao understood this as well, which is why he had taken so many risks to fuse bloodlines. He needed to make the most of his resources to become stronger, especially his cheat ability.

Where is Rin Nohara now?

His thoughts turned to that little girl from back then. He had specifically instructed Black Zetsu that if Madara Uchiha wanted to use that girl to help Obito Uchiha awaken his Sharingan, he should spare her life. Now he wanted to talk to that girl and see what she thought.

"After being saved, he was assigned to work in Gallo's laboratory."

Black Zetsu said something, and then Tamura Hao transformed into a streak of silver light and flew towards the medical research base.

"Hagoromo, we won't lose to you!"

Black Zetsu muttered to himself, determined not to let Hagoromo's scheme succeed, to seal his mother away again, or even to seize her last bit of power.

Putting aside Black Zetsu's beliefs, on the other side, Tamura Hao found Nohara Rin, who was reading and studying.

"Lord Hao!"

Hearing the knock, Nohara Rin got up and opened the door. Upon seeing the man outside, she quickly bowed and greeted him.

"Can I come in and talk to you?"

After sizing up the girl in front of him, Tamura Hao wanted to see what this girl thought of Uchiha Obito.

"Please come in!"

Nohara Rin did not hesitate and turned to the side.

After being rescued, she listened to a lot from Karura-sensei and learned some things, realizing that she could only stay in Kumogakure from now on, or even become a Kumogakure ninja.

Looking around the girl's room, it was very simple and clean.

"You're not a child anymore, so I'll be frank with some things."

Sitting down in the chair the girl had brought, Tamura Hao got straight to the point: "Before I tell you about those things, I want to ask you your opinion on Obito Uchiha, Hayate Gekko, and Minato Namikaze, as well as your opinion on Konoha."

Don't rush to answer, think it over carefully. I want to know the most honest answer.

He had previously seen footage of Black Zetsu monitoring Obito Uchiha, which included Rin Nohara, but what he saw did not match what he had previously thought, so he came to ask.

Nohara Rin remained silent for a while after hearing this, before replying, "I don't know much about the village's situation, but what I do know is very worrying, even frightening."

I deeply respect and admire Minato-sensei. Jiraiya-sama always said that Minato-sensei was the future of Konoha, but I feel that Minato-sensei could neither save Konoha nor change its future.

This is her most genuine feeling and opinion about Minato Namikaze. That teacher was indeed perfect as a ninja, but he still had his limits. Neither his ability nor his strength could save Konoha.

Although she was just a commoner ninja and didn't know the village's high-level secrets, what she saw was still quite terrifying, making her worry about the future.

Tamura Hao was slightly surprised; this little girl was quite clear-headed.

"Hayate is an avenger. Although Minato asked me to find an opportunity to enlighten Hayate, Hayate's hatred runs deep and cannot be resolved by ordinary methods."

I could sense that Hayate didn't really consider me and Obito as friends, just simple teammates. He was lonely inside and rejected communicating with others, and didn't want to have friends.

Perhaps in his view, friendship and the like would only be obstacles.

I heard he has a girlfriend he grew up with; maybe she can change him.

Thinking back on that teammate, Nohara Rin felt a little worried. Avengers usually don't have good endings, and their daily lives are not easy either, as Gekko Hayate had already demonstrated.

Tamura Hiroshi remained silent, listening quietly.

He had no feelings or thoughts about Hayate Gekko; after all, he was just a minor character, or even a replacement for Kakashi, and a flawed replacement who didn't get Obito's eyes, so he wasn't worth worrying about.

"As for Obito, I know he likes me, but he is an Uchiha, and if possible, I don't want to have a deep relationship with him."

"If only he weren't an Uchiha."

When she finally talked about that teammate, Rin Nohara's expression was quite complicated.

When her parents were still alive, they told her a lot, and emphasized that she should stay away from the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, because if she got too close, she would die mysteriously.

Therefore, she always harbored a deep resentment towards those two powerful families, but Obito was so clingy that she eventually became his teammate.

"What a rational and good girl."

After listening, Tamura Hiroshi smiled. It was rare for this girl to be so clear-headed; he liked people with brains like her.

"Lord Hao, is Obito still alive?"

Nohara Rin hesitated for a moment, but finally asked the question.

After this person mentioned Obito, she felt something was off. After careful consideration, she came to the conclusion that Obito might still be alive, otherwise this person wouldn't have asked her to give her opinion on Obito.

"I don't really want you to know those things right now. It's better for you to be an ordinary girl."

After taking another look at the girl in front of him, Tamura Hao changed his mind.

"I want to know, I'm willing to do anything you ask, just hoping to give Obito a way out."

Rin Nohara pleaded, knowing that something serious might have happened to Obito, and she hoped she could help that teammate.

He was her friend, one of her few friends; you could even call him her male best friend.

"Think it over carefully. The situation is far more complicated than you imagine, and it's also very dangerous. If you get involved, you could very well die."

With a more serious expression, Tamura Hao grew to appreciate the girl even more.

"I've thought it through. I'll accept whatever the outcome may be, and I've already died once, so I'm no longer afraid of death."

Nohara Rin's attitude was firm; her previous death had helped her grow a lot.

After observing the girl for a while, Tamura Hao raised his hand and placed it on her head, imprinting the Eight Thousand Spears mark on her and purifying her chakra.

Nohara Rin did not resist and let Tamura Hao do as he pleased. She needed to know what had happened to Obito.

After purifying the girl's body and chakra, Tamura Hao finally spoke: "You should have heard of Uchiha Madara. He was the one who ended the Warring States period and started the era of ninja villages along with the First Hokage."

He fought a major battle with the First Hokage due to ideological differences, then faked his death to escape and has been hiding in the shadows ever since, possibly awakening the Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths.

He transplanted the Rinnegan into a member of the Uzumaki clan, with unknown motives, and set his sights on Obito Uchiha. He used your death to awaken Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan, a powerful eye superior to the three-tomoe Sharingan, which requires intense emotional stimulation to activate.

Now Obito Uchiha has become his pawn. It is still unknown what Madara Uchiha wants to do, but it is definitely something big.

So we'll likely face them in the future. If he can still be saved, I hope you can bring Obito Uchiha over here.

Obito Uchiha still has great potential. As long as we eliminate the hidden tricks left by Madara Uchiha and the Sage of Six Paths on him, plus Rin Nohara's Noble Phantasm against Obito, taking him down will definitely not be a problem.

"Using emotions?"

After listening, Nohara Rin remained silent for a long time before asking a question.

"That's up to you. If you want to use friendship, then it's friendship; if you want to use emotion, then it's emotion."

Feelings are hard to judge clearly. You're still young and have never been in a relationship, so your knowledge in this area is limited, and your judgments may not be accurate.

Furthermore, your previous estrangement from Obito Uchiha was only due to the internal situation of Konoha and the special nature of the Uchiha clan.

Now that you've both left Konoha, you don't need to worry about those things anymore. From a purely personal perspective, Obito Uchiha is still a very suitable husband. At least his love for you is pure and passionate, as evidenced by the fact that he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan because of your death.

No need to answer immediately. Think it over carefully, and then tell me when you've made up your mind.

Tamura Hao did not press Nohara Rin; after speaking, he got up and left.

He really hoped that Rin Nohara could get together with Obito Uchiha, so that he could not only gain an excellent henchman, but also change that part of his fate, killing two birds with one stone.

After seeing Tamura Hao out of the room, Nohara Rin closed the door and lay down on the bed, pondering what he had just said and her past with Obito.

She could see through Obito's intentions; after all, they were so obvious that anyone who wasn't blind could see them.

Previously, due to concerns about the situation within the village and the special nature of the Uchiha clan, they had not dared to express their opinions.

If it weren't for these two points, Obito would actually be quite good.

As she pondered, the girl couldn't help but think of the teacher and another teammate. What were they doing at that moment?

Meanwhile, in the new Konoha, Minato Namikaze's shadow clones once again targeted Fugaku Uchiha.

"Minato-kun, can you tell me why you chose Sasuke?"

Inside the mansion built with Wood Release techniques, Fugaku Uchiha stared intently at Minato Namikaze across the street.

Minato Namikaze proposed separating half of the Nine-Tails from his body and sealing it into his second son, Sasuke, hoping that a different host could resolve the Nine-Tails' prejudice against humans and thus unleash its most perfect power.

He just didn't understand why they would choose his own child, considering we are the Uchiha clan.

"The village needs a new balance, and the power of the Nine-Tails is indispensable."

However, both Jiupin and I have reached our limits and are unable to unleash our strongest power. For the sake of Konoha's future, we have no choice but to select another suitable candidate.

However, not just anyone can bear the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails within me has a yin attribute, so it's best for someone with a special eye technique to bear it.

In the village, only the Hyuga and Uchiha clans possess the power of ocular jutsu. Compared to the Uchiha, the problems on the Hyuga side are more serious.

After careful consideration, I finally chose the Uchiha clan.

Perhaps with the help of the Nine-Tails, Sasuke can awaken eyes like Madara Uchiha in the future. If he could obtain the Nine-Tails' perfect power, the village would have a brighter future.

Minato Namikaze's shadow clone made no secret of his reasons for choosing the Uchiha clan.

That previous battle made him realize that the peak strength of the ninja world was constantly improving, while he himself was stuck in stagnation and it was difficult to make any major breakthroughs.

However, he couldn't obtain the perfect power of the Nine-Tails, so for the sake of the village, he had no choice but to select a successor.

"Then why Sasuke, who was only a few months old, was chosen? Itachi's talent and temperament are more outstanding, making him more suitable to carry the Nine-Tails."

Fugaku Uchiha continued to inquire, saying that all of this needed to be clarified.

"I've observed Little Itachi, and he is indeed very outstanding, but he is not suitable to be the one to carry the Nine-Tails because he is too deep-thinking and precocious, which makes me a little uneasy."

That kind of mentality isn't suited to communicating with the Nine-Tails. Only by communicating with the Nine-Tails and becoming friends can one obtain that perfect power.

Minato Namikaze had considered Itachi Uchiha before, but ultimately gave up after some thought.

"I trust Minato-kun's words. Sasuke can become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but I hope that Minato-kun can take Sasuke as his disciple."

"You are better suited to teach him how to fuse the power of the Tailed Beasts."

After giving Minato Namikaze a long look, Fugaku Uchiha asked his son to become his apprentice.

To my shame, his use of the Seven-Tails has always relied on the Sharingan's eye power for control and Wood Release for absorption. Although this has given him some Yin-Yang Release power, it is far inferior to Minato Namikaze's Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, especially that perfect Tailed Beast Chakra Mode.

Moreover, Minato Namikaze was indeed excellent and powerful. If Sasuke were to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique in the future, he would be even more perfect and would surely become a stronger person than the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha.

"That would be my honor!"

Minato Namikaze did not refuse; in fact, he would have brought it up even if Fugaku Uchiha hadn't asked.

He felt more at ease teaching him himself, since the Uchiha clan was known for its violent tendencies, and he didn't want the person he had chosen to become a madman in the future.

"Then I'll leave Sasuke in Minato's care from now on."

A rare smile appeared on Fugaku Uchiha's face, and he glanced at the Hokage Building in the newly built city.

"What are Minato-kun's thoughts on the strongest Hokage and the future of the village?"

He'd been annoyed with that old guy for a long time, and every day he'd wanted to tear him to pieces.

"He is very vigilant now. Fugaku-kun, do not make any rash moves, otherwise he will definitely drag the entire Konoha down with him, and then you will get nothing."

However, he is getting on in years and will eventually have to compromise, but both Fugaku and Hiashi will need to make concessions as well.

Minato Namikaze's shadow clone turned his head to look, sighed, and offered words of comfort.

We must prioritize the overall situation! (End of Chapter)