Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After the Fourth Shinobi World War in Konoha, the shinobi world fell into peace. Sunagakure and Iwagakure were both working hard to integrate domestic resources, eliminate powerful and wealthy people, and completely reshuffle the country, so as to maximize their control over the resources hoarded by those forces.

With these resources as a foundation, they will be able to better control and develop the Ninja Kingdom.

However, the village that developed the best was Kumogakure, or rather, the village of Raikumo, because Kumogakure not only occupied the Land of Fire, but also occupied the Land of Water with the help of the remaining Kirigakure ninja, including the island nations that the Land of Water had conquered in recent years.

Apart from the area of ​​the Rainbow Country being occupied by Konoha, the remaining areas were occupied by the Hidden Cloud Village.

There was nothing that could be done. Shimura Danzo had wiped out the entire Hidden Mist Village, leaving fewer than three hundred Hidden Mist ninja outside.

Meanwhile, Konoha settled down in the Land of Rainbows. Although these Hidden Mist ninjas hated them to the core, they dared not confront them directly.

Kirigakure is history. Even if they rebuild it, they can't stop Konoha. They might as well take this opportunity to join Kumogakure. At least their lives will be guaranteed, and in the future, they can use Kumogakure to destroy Konoha and avenge themselves.

Of course, there were definitely opponents, but they were only a minority and were all expelled.

The sudden acquisition of the Land of Fire and the Land of Water was a significant blow, even for the well-established Hidden Cloud Village. It also extended the original ten-year tree-planting plan to twelve years.

During these twelve years, Tamura Hao and Kumogakure did not plan to make any major moves, quietly consolidating their current gains while continuing to develop themselves.

After the establishment of the Ninja Kingdom, all the previous concerns and constraints disappeared, and many projects could be developed openly.

For example, mechanical puppet armies, large firearms, and so on all require massive amounts of steel and metal.

Before, we had to do it secretly, but now we can do it openly.

The aerial fortress that Scorpion had been longing for could finally begin construction. The high-strength, lightweight alloy needed had already been developed, and construction was only needed once the raw materials were available.

While Tamura Hiroshi and his wives responded to the village's call to have more children, he also diligently cultivated his spiritual practice.

Besides continuing to perfect the Light Release, he also cultivates the Yin-Yang Release, and then the second stage of the Sage Body cultivation, guiding the energy of thunder, earth fire, dragon veins, water veins, etc. into his body, just like refining natural energy, cultivating it to perfectly integrate with himself, and at the same time, to perfectly integrate with chakra, transforming into the five elements power he needs.

This training lasted for twelve years. When Black Zetsu came to inform him, he was cultivating in an ancient city ruin in the Land of Wind.

There are many high-level types of natural energy. Thunder and magma are the most common, followed by the earth's lifeblood, such as dragon veins, which can also be described as earth-attribute natural energy.

Then there's the water vein, which he named after the dragon vein, and it was found in the deepest part of the seabed.

The discovery of that water vein was thanks to the island turtle, which had lived for thousands of years and had traveled all over the ocean, so it had some impression of places with special powers.

After mastering the power of the water veins at the bottom of the sea, he came to the Land of Wind, a region where sandstorms were most frequent, and stayed there for seven years.

He focused all his energy on sensing the wind-attribute natural energy within the sandstorm and absorbed it into his body.

Although it was very little, little by little, it added up until he finally succeeded in his cultivation.

Of course, he doesn't stay here all the time; he only comes when a sandstorm forms and leaves after the sandstorm ends.

Diligent practice is acceptable, but there's no need to torture yourself like an ascetic monk.

As the cultivation paused, a yin-yang and five-element pattern on the center of the forehead slowly faded away.

That was a new structure he created based on the Tai Chi Bagua diagram. It had Tai Chi Yin Yang as its core, and the outer ring was formed by the power of the five elements. The five element ring and Tai Chi Yin Yang kept rotating and blending together, constantly advancing towards the bloodline limit of the seven attributes, and driving his own chakra bloodline to slowly improve and transform.

This Yin-Yang Five Elements diagram was formed using the power of Yin and Yang and the power of the Five Elements.

"Any new discoveries?"

Stopping his cultivation, Tamura Hao turned to look at the approaching Black Zetsu.

"Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki have graduated and are even participating in the Chunin Exams in Konoha. Do you want to go check on them?"

Black Zetsu revealed the information he had obtained: those two would be the key targets of the next plan, and he had always attached great importance to them, even more so than to Nagato Uzumaki and Obito Uchiha.

"He's about to become a Chunin."

Tamura Hiroshi remarked with a sigh, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, the plot has reached the beginning stage."

"We really need to go and take a look."

Without delay, he used the Heavenly Delivery Technique, transforming into a streak of silver light and shooting towards the Hidden Cloud Village.

Although they have occupied the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, Kumogakure remains their stronghold.

"What makes you interested in coming here?"

In Raikage's office, Tsuchikage was quite surprised to see Tamura Hiroshi walk in.

Since the establishment of the Ninja Kingdom, this kid has never come to the Raikage Building again. He's either creating humans in the Summoning World, or going out to train. At most, he's taking his wife and children to play in the village.

The fact that he suddenly came to the Raikage Building today must mean something's up.

"Konoha is holding the Chunin Exams, and some of my acquaintances' kids will be participating. I'm planning to go check it out. Are there any people around here who want to participate?"

Tamura Hao didn't beat around the bush and directly stated that he was going to visit Konoha.

"They took all the resources accumulated by the Fire Kingdom with them when they left. They must have developed quite well over the years. We should go and take a look."

Tsuchikage's expression turned serious; he would not underestimate Konoha in the slightest.

"I'll take care of this. There should be quite a few people who want to go and see it. Come over tomorrow and bring them there."

I agreed to this, and this is a good opportunity to go and see Konoha.

"Then I'll come tomorrow morning."

Tamura Hao left decisively, his head spinning at the sight of the thick stack of documents on Tsuchida's desk.

The establishment and development of the Ninja Kingdom was no easy feat; there were simply too many things to deal with, and the formulation of laws alone was enough to make one's head explode.

This is also why he stopped coming to the Raikage Building after the founding of the Ninja Kingdom, to avoid being conscripted into the army.

Of course, Tutai and others also came to complain quite often. When they encountered some problems, he would give advice based on what he knew from his previous life, which solved many problems.

He also offered suggestions based on some chaotic phenomena from his previous life, such as food safety. He suggested that, taking into account the situation in the Xiong Kingdom of his previous life, these measures should be strictly enforced without any sloppiness.

He doesn't want himself and his children to unknowingly be eating junk food in the future, or the kind full of technology and grueling work.

Although the absence of those cutting-edge technologies will slow down the development of the food industry, a little slower is fine, and fewer varieties won't cause people to starve.

Various industries have also implemented restrictions and adjustments to avoid excessive involution and ensure healthy competition, especially with capital being strictly restricted.

Capital itself has a fatal flaw: it cannot grow large and strong. Otherwise, it will constantly consume internal resources, especially by constantly exploiting the lower classes, causing the resentment in society to rise continuously.

The history of China over thousands of years has already proven this point. It was all the fault of capitalism. When the people could no longer survive in the end, dynasties would rise up in rebellion.

These pitfalls were laid out before him, and he naturally did not want his empire to decay from within, forcing him to constantly engage in battles of wits and courage with his former comrades or descendants.

Some things have to be done right from the start; otherwise, once a vested interest group is formed, it will be difficult to change things later when problems arise.

"Why are you running so fast? It's not like I'm going to eat you."

He grumbled in annoyance, looked at the thick stacks of documents on his desk, sighed, drank a cup of coffee, and continued working.

With a larger territory comes more tasks. Even though they made detailed divisions, there were still many things they needed to handle personally.

The main reason is that the third generation and that kid are both hands-off managers, only focusing on important matters and ignoring trivial ones, which is why I am so busy.

Fortunately, I can still go home for dinner every day and exercise with my wife, so I can manage.

Putting aside the busyness on the ground, on the other side, Tamura Hiro returned home only to find that Shizune, who was about to give birth, was at home resting, and no one else was there.

Where are they?

Tamura Hiroshi sat down next to Shizune, pressing his ear against her large belly to listen while asking questions.

"I went to the school for a parent-teacher conference."

While playing with the pink pig, Shizune casually replied that she was staying at home to rest because her due date was approaching.

"It's a parent-teacher conference!"

Tamura Hao remarked that parent-teacher conferences were a very difficult task for their family because they had so many children, with more than a dozen born every year, and sometimes even more than twenty.

Even Tsunade and the others were too lazy to distinguish whose child it was, raising them all together. Even so, the pressure was still considerable, especially during parent-teacher conferences.

Since the school holds parent-teacher meetings at the same time every time, I can only use my shadow clones to attend.

"I'm taking some people to Konoha tomorrow to participate in their Chunin Exams. Do you want to come and watch?"

Tamura Hiroshi outlined tomorrow's schedule.

"Why do you want to participate in their Chunin Exams?"

Shizune wondered, given the current development of Kumogakure, why would they need to go to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams?

The systems are completely different now.

"Mainly to see how Konoha has developed over the years, and also to meet up with some acquaintances."

Tamura Hao leaned back on the sofa and held his wife in his arms.

Shizune married him eight years ago along with Kurenai Yuhi. This girl had been coveting his good looks since the Tsukuyomi world, and she married into the family as soon as she came of age.

After shedding her initial hatred, the girl returned to her gentle nature, and he liked this virtuous type very much.

Being virtuous and capable is the core standard and expectation that most men have for their wives. As for those who are individualistic and charming, these are just standards and expectations for women, and they are not the same as the concept of a wife.

"I see!"

Jingyin understood, then thought for a moment and said, "Honghong should be going there. We have a good friend there, who is Uncle Zixiao's daughter, named Hongdou. We used to be very close at school."

I wonder if she's gotten married after all these years.

Her only remaining connection to Konoha is her former best friend, whom she hasn't seen for thirteen years.

"Probably not."

Tamura Hiroshi felt that Mitarashi Anko's personality made her difficult to marry off, and besides, she wasn't that old now, so she wasn't exactly a "leftover woman."

"I think so too."

Thinking back on her best friend's carefree personality, Jingyin also felt that it would be difficult for her to get married, at least not early.

"You're not allowed to make a move on Hongdou."

Suddenly, she glared at someone, thinking, "This bad guy might bring trouble to my best friend."

Am I that kind of person?

Tamura felt very wronged. He was very restrained in this regard. Only in the early days, when he was not strong enough, did he use some methods. After that, he was always on the defensive.

"Just stay away from Hongdou. Even if Honghong brings Hongdou here, stay far away from her."

Jingyin was well aware of this man's charm. Once you had more contact with him, you would unconsciously be attracted. That's how she fell into the trap back then. She was always tormented by him. Only in the early and late stages of her pregnancy could she have some peace and quiet.

"Okay, whatever you say."

Tamura Hiroshi said he would be very obedient. He doesn't take the initiative in this area, but he wouldn't refuse someone who truly falls in love with him.

Just as Master Lu said, don't let down good girls, and don't let go of bad girls.

He couldn't do the latter, fearing he might contract some incurable disease, but he could do the former.

As Master Lu once said, "The only things in the world that should not be missed are delicious food and beautiful women."

Tamura Hao chatted with Shizune and played with the pink pig that Shizune was raising.

In the afternoon, Tsunade and the others returned looking exhausted.

"You come back but don't even go to the school to check on things. None of your sons are easy to deal with."

Seeing someone at home, Kushina Uzumaki glared at them with displeasure. Today, quite a few of her shadow clones had been called out by the teacher.

The girls were also very dissatisfied, as they were always the most exhausted at parent-teacher conferences.

Those kids are so naughty. They make no big mistakes, but they keep making small ones, and they all have so much energy that they seem to have ADHD.

Many of them were even sent to elite academies for enhanced education.

"The children are all registered under your names, so when I go to the schools, I can't find the correct names."

While pouring water for his many wives, Tamura Hao expressed his innocence.

Because his moral character score was too low, which would affect his children's welfare, all his children were registered under the names of his wives, and none of them took his surname, Tiancun. He was the only one with an outsider's surname in the entire family.

There's really no way I can attend the parents' meetings for my children.

"We will still report you!"

Uchiha Mikoto said angrily, she wouldn't stop reporting this big jerk, who told you to bully us so badly every time.

"I'm taking some people to Konoha tomorrow for the Chunin Exams. Anyone want to go and check it out?"

Tamura Hiroshi promptly changed the subject, revealing his schedule for tomorrow.

"I want to go!"

With her belly slightly protruding, Kurenai was the first to speak. She had always been thinking about her best friend, and now that she had the opportunity, she naturally had to go and see her.

If Hongdou isn't doing well over there, bring her over, along with Uncle Zixiao.

Dad has always missed Uncle Zixiao, so bringing him over is a good opportunity for Dad to have a chat.

"I'm going to check out the Ninth Rank."

Kushina Uzumaki followed suit, saying that although she hadn't met that clansman often, he had always kept him in her thoughts.

"Owner!"

Vanilla Uzumaki also chimed in, saying she had no feelings for Konoha and simply wanted to stay with her master.

"Alright, but once you're there, apart from Kushina, neither of you should act like you're married to me, at least not in Konoha."

Seeing that no one else spoke, Tamura Hiroshi decided on these three, while also instructing them not to reveal their identities.

"You're hiding something from us!"

Tsunade suddenly leaned over and stared intently into someone's eyes, sensing that something serious was amiss.

She was very puzzled when he wanted to hide his marriage from the outside world, and she has been thinking about it over the years, with some vague guesses.

All the women turned their gazes in unison, equally puzzled.

Of them, only Kushina was his publicly acknowledged wife; their marital relationship had always been kept secret.

There's definitely something wrong here.

"That's a secret that can't be told, and it's also the village's top secret."

Tamura Hiroshi naturally wouldn't say that the reason a secret remains a secret is precisely because few people know it.

"What's there to hide? It's just about my relationship with Shimura Danzo."

With a disdainful shrug, Tsunade indicated that she had already guessed it.

"Um?"

Tamura Hiroshi was shocked. Had he given himself away somewhere?

"That's really true!"

Tsunade, who had been observing out of the corner of her eye, was also surprised. She had only made a vague guess before, and only said it to bluff this brat. She didn't expect it to actually be related to Shimura Danzo.

The women were also shocked. They looked at the man and then at the dazed Shimura Izumi.

"Tell me, what's your relationship with that old bastard Shimura Danzo?"

Kushina Uzumaki was furious. She stepped forward and grabbed someone by the collar. Her hatred for Danzo Shimura had not diminished in the slightest.

"Hao, I'm also very curious about your relationship with Shimura Danzo."

Karura spoke in a low, somber tone. She had always hated Danzo Nashimura to the core, for hundreds of her fellow villagers from Sunagakure were killed by that old man in Uzushiogakure.

"And me too."

Yekura conjured a blazing fireball in her palm, her expression quite hostile.

Although it was Rasa who arranged for someone to ambush him, Danzo Nashimura was also involved.

Uchiha Mikoto and the other girls looked on with amusement, and even brought out some melon seeds to eat while watching.

Seeing that it had turned into a large-scale trial, Tamura Hiroshi thought for a second and finally surrendered.

"I said that I was a spy that Lord Danzo had arranged to be stationed in Kumogakure. Later, I felt that this profession was too dangerous, so I saved up 1 billion ryo to bribe the Raikage and became his disciple. Then, Lord Tsuchidai instructed me to become a double agent."

The decisive battle is only a few years away, and these wives generally don't leave Kumogakure, so there's nothing wrong with talking about it.

Moreover, keeping this secret in his heart for so long had given him a slight psychological burden, and now that he's finally speaking it out, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, it was his order to carry me away back then?"

Shimura Izumi realized that, considering his own situation back then and Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheming, his father could indeed have arranged for someone to take him away.

"That's right, it was Lord Danzo who gave me the order. Lord Danzo was near your treehouse that day."

Tamura Hao nodded decisively, indicating that this was Danzo-sama's arrangement and that he, Tamura Hao, was merely following orders.

"Given Shimura Danzo's personality, anyone he sends out will have multiple pieces of leverage over them, even become a hindrance. What do you have that he can hold over you?"

Tsunade wondered, what did this brat have that old bastard Danzo Shimura had in his grasp?

"She's my girlfriend, her name is Yakushi Nonou!"

Seeing the curious or fierce looks in the eyes of the women, Tamura Hao had no choice but to confess honestly.

It's time to prepare for welcoming Nonou. Although he was just a tool back then, his feelings for Nonou were genuine.

Besides, she has her whole heart with him; he couldn't possibly abandon her, as that would go against his own character. (End of Chapter)