Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After Naruto was kicked, Miu Uchiha, who had regained her senses, also used a genjutsu to control him, and danced the Elysium Dance with Sasuke Uchiha.

Afterwards, Senju Keiko also threw the exhausted Haruno Sakura over to join the Gokuraku Jodo Dance Troupe.

The three of them took out small stools, sunflower seeds, and cola, and enjoyed eating and watching the melons while having a great time.

Leaving aside the duel between the six, the other Konoha examinees had already been swept aside by the twenty-seven Cloud Ninja examinees from nine teams.

The team, consisting of only Hyuga Kawaichi and Hyuga Hinata, narrowly escaped using the power of the Byakugan, and finally arrived at the central tower in a disheveled state.

Of course, I also obtained the corresponding reels during this period.

Because of the efficient performance of the Cloud Village examinees, the exam was completed in one day. All twelve teams from the Cloud Village passed, while only two teams from the Leaf Village passed.

This ratio weighed heavily on the hearts of the people of Konoha. Children represent the future, and Konoha has now fallen far behind Kumogakure, both in terms of quality and quantity.

Everyone couldn't help but blame the Hokage again; he was primarily responsible for the village's current state.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was being complained about by everyone, naturally felt the same way, but he still firmly believed in the future.

He also had some speculations about the next Shinobi World War; at least his old buddies, who had been lying low for so many years, were bound to erupt again.

The next Shinobi World War will inevitably be devastating for the entire Shinobi world; all I need to do is persevere to the end.

With the Cloud Village being so powerful now, it will inevitably be targeted by those people and will be the first to be eliminated.

To deal with some enemies, you don't necessarily have to confront them yourself. Instead, you can guide them to confront you, resulting in mutual destruction or even mutual annihilation. This is the ultimate manifestation of strategic maneuvering.

Just like what Kumogakure did back then, they created a ninja village alliance to guide the other three major ninja villages to constantly fight and wear down Konoha, eventually leading to the current situation where Kumogakure is the only dominant force.

Leaving aside Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts, after resting for half a day, the candidates who had passed the test were gathered together for the preliminary rounds.

The main focus was on the contestants from Kumogakure (Cloud Village). There were simply too many contestants; Konoha only had two teams of six people each that passed, which wasn't enough to go around.

Although they were from the same village, the Cloud Ninja examinees showed no mercy to each other, fighting with all their might. In the end, they had to move the arena outside because the space inside the wooden building was simply not enough for these kids to keep up.

"That's really exaggerated!"

Looking at the wooden building that was almost a ruin, Nara Shikaku couldn't help but marvel at the strength of the Cloud Ninja examinees, feeling that they were no less capable than Tamura Hao back then.

"I originally thought Hao-kun would be an exception, but I didn't expect the education system in Kumogakure to have developed to this extent."

Orochimaru was amazed. These children were all too outstanding. Their strength, temperament, and intelligence were all impeccable. In particular, their maturity made them seem like they were not twelve years old at all.

"The biggest difference between us humans and animals is the inheritance of wisdom, which is no less important than the bloodline inheritance of chakra."

Unfortunately, the ninja world in the past focused more on developing bloodline inheritance and neglected the expansion of wisdom inheritance.

While bloodline inheritance can accelerate progress, it can also become a constraint, making it difficult to surpass predecessors.

The inheritance of wisdom, however, can be continuously accumulated and improved, and can constantly surpass the predecessors. Using wisdom to control power is the most perfect approach.

Unfortunately, not many people understand this, and even in Konoha, it's not easy to find a kindred spirit to talk to.

Tamura Hao lamented that the ninja system relies too much on bloodlines; in the later stages, without the support of the Otsutsuki bloodline, it's difficult to even play a minor role.

"What Haojun said is very true. I have been very lonely these years."

Orochimaru wholeheartedly agreed. As his research deepened, his exploration and control of power became increasingly profound, and he learned more and more about the mysteries of the ninja world.

Unfortunately, I'm surrounded by a bunch of mediocre people, and I can't even find someone to discuss things with.

It's a real shame that even Minato, whom I used to have high hopes for, has stopped progressing.

The two made no attempt to hide their feelings, leaving everyone around them speechless; they were being looked down upon.

The two didn't take this to heart and started discussing the mysteries of chakra bloodline transformation. Orochimaru had made great progress in his research on the fusion of the Otsutsuki bloodline and the Six Paths bloodline, while Tamura Hao had also achieved considerable success in the fusion and enhancement of pure bloodline limits. The two got along very well.

This is an exchange of knowledge at the highest level in the ninja world; others can't even understand it, let alone interrupt.

After discussing this for who knows how long, Tamura Hao suddenly stopped and looked at the screen, which displayed the names of Hinata Hyuga and Kawaichi Hyuga. Next up would be a duel between Byakugan and Gentle Fist.

Was it a coincidence? Or was it orchestrated?

Tamura Hao glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi over there, pondering this point in his mind.

"Hinata, don't fight him, just admit defeat."

Kiba Inuzuka looked solemnly at Kawaichi Hyuga not far away, not wanting his teammate to fight that person.

That person was not only a senior a year ahead of them, but also the number one member of the younger generation of the Hyuga clan, possessing combat power at the level of a special Jonin.

Although they can't compare to the two from the Uchiha clan, they are the strongest among their respective generations.

Hinata Hyuga didn't say anything, she just walked out silently.

Hinata Kazuya stepped out, his expression indifferent.

"Hinata-san, admit defeat. You are no match for me, and I don't want to fight you."

Looking at the girl opposite him with her head down, Hinata Kazuma really didn't want to fight her.

Although the other party is the eldest daughter of the family head, he knows that the family head values ​​the second young lady who has better talent more. If things continue like this, it won't be long before Miss Hinata is designated as a member of the branch family, marked with a curse seal, and becomes a bird in a cage, losing her freedom and dignity.

Therefore, this Hinata is of the same clan and the same stance as him, and he does not want to fight her.

Hinata Hyuga was conflicted and torn.

Seeing that Hinata Hyuga still refused to admit defeat, Kawa's expression grew even colder.

"You've done a great job getting this far. To be honest, you're not suited to be a ninja because you're too kind. Kind people can't become ninjas, and they'll die a terrible death if they go out into the world. Staying in the clan is the best choice for you."

Insisting on continuing down this path will not only harm yourself, but also drag your teammates down...

Hyuga Kawaichi's words were merciless, and Hinata Hyuga, who wanted to verbally attack him, took the initiative to admit defeat.

These words displeased one person, who even felt that Hinata Kawaichi was talking about him.

"You bastard, don't take it upon yourself to deny other people's beliefs and efforts. You have no right to do so."

"Hinata, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take down that bastard!"

"Even if you didn't do well in the past, I believe you can change yourself and defeat that bastard."

Naruto was furious. That guy was so awful. How dare he deny other people's efforts?

Can't the worst performer become strong?

He hates self-important people the most, just like that arrogant Sasuke.

"Naruto-kun!"

Hinata Hyuga looked at Naruto Uzumaki cheering her on, and a blush crept onto her fair face, giving her a surge of courage.

"Brother Chuanyi, I know I can't beat you, but I still want to prove that I can change. Please give me your guidance."

Summoning her courage, Hinata Hyuga raised her hands to form hand seals, activating her Byakugan, and then adopted the Gentle Fist stance.

He glanced at his father and sister, thinking that it would be good for Hanabi to become the head of the family; it was his way of protecting his sister.

"That clueless idiot is disgusting."

Seeing Hinata's change, Kawakami glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, who was filled with anger, and made no attempt to hide his disgust.

This guy's words sounded quite passionate, but he didn't know about the problems of their Hyuga family, let alone what it meant for the eldest daughter of the family head to lose to a member of the branch family.

"Naruto Uzumaki, you really are an annoying idiot."

With a cold expression, Sasuke Uchiha also felt a growing aversion to this teammate.

Because of his father's relationship with the head of the Hyuga clan, the two clans had a fairly good relationship. He knew Hyuga Kawaichi and had even sparred with him; they had some acquaintance.

He knew about the problems within the Hyuga clan, but it was a family matter, and outsiders shouldn't interfere.

The best option today would have been to have Hinata concede defeat, but now that idiot's interference has made Hinata more determined, and whatever the outcome, it will be very bad.

"You arrogant Sasuke, what did you say?"

Naruto was furious. He disliked people like Hyuga Kawaichi and arrogant Sasuke the most.

Do you know how much we've sacrificed behind the scenes?

How dare you deny our efforts and beliefs when you know nothing about them?

"Sasuke-kun, wouldn't it be better for Hinata to fight?"

Sakura Haruno was very puzzled. She could tell there was a problem, but she didn't know what it was. However, judging from Sasuke's expression, it seemed like a serious problem.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, who was still fuming, and gave a cold explanation.

"That's an internal conflict within the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan is divided into the main family and the branch family. The branch family members are branded by the main family, and their life, death, and freedom are controlled by the main family."

Hyuga Kawaichi is a member of the branch family, while Hyuga Hinata is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan head. According to the rules of the Hyuga clan, she should become the next head of the main family. However, Hinata's aptitude is not as good as her younger sister's, so the Hyuga clan head is still considering the two sisters.

If Hinata loses to Kawaichi, who is from the branch family, her fate will be sealed; she will inevitably be abandoned, become a member of the branch family, and be branded with a cursed seal.

"How could there be such a rule?"

Sakura Haruno was shocked; she never expected such a cruel family rule.

Is life inside a wealthy family really that terrifying?

Naruto Uzumaki was bewildered. He had only been annoyed by Hyuga Kawaichi's denial of people like them, but he didn't know there was such a hidden reason behind it.

Even if he's stupid, he'll realize he's made a mistake now.

At this moment, Hyuga Kawaichi and Hyuga Hinata were already clashing, both using the Gentle Fist style of Baguazhang, but Hyuga Kawaichi's was clearly much stronger.

Even though Hinata Hyuga has received guidance from Neji Hyuga these past two days, the time has been too short to bridge the gap.

As for the Five Meridians Divine Sword, it requires mastering the nature transformation of chakra before it can be used.

Not long after they started fighting, Hinata had many pressure points on her arms, and even some pressure points on her torso were hit.

However, Hinata Hyuga did not give up. She could not let Naruto down. Even if she could not win, she would persevere to the end.

Using her chakra to forcefully attack the sealed pressure points, Hinata Hyuga continued fighting, causing Neji Hyuga to frown.

Even without activating his Byakugan and Tenseigan, he could tell what Hinata's condition was; doing this was too reckless.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Naruto with murderous intent. This kind of idiot can really cause trouble sometimes.

Hiashi Hyuga also looked at the boy with displeasure, mainly because of his daughter's feelings for that boy.

His precious daughter had become someone else's simp, and that simp himself was also a simp, licking another girl's boots, and then that girl was licking someone else's boots.

It's so embarrassing to tell anyone!

Seven-year-old Hinata Hanabi felt sorry for her older sister and pleaded with her father.

"Daddy, please don't put that curse mark on my sister, okay?"

"The family rules cannot be broken."

Hiashi Hyuga appeared very indifferent. If he had been somewhat soft-hearted before, he was very dissatisfied with his daughter's behavior these past two days. The Caged Bird Seal had to be applied to extinguish Hinata's feelings for that boy.

Hiashi Hyuga is a respectable man who cares about his reputation. He would never accept his daughter becoming someone else's lapdog, let alone a lapdog's lapdog's lapdog.

"Uncle, I want to take Hinata to our Hidden Cloud Village for an exchange and learning experience."

Hyuga Neji spoke up, and after spending the last few days together, he realized that his uncle still had some humanity in his heart, as evidenced by his hesitation in choosing between his two daughters.

Otherwise, based on Hinata's past performance, she should have been branded with the Caged Bird Seal and become a member of the branch family long ago.

Hiashi Hyuga remained silent, lost in thought about some questions.

Hinata is his bloodline, and also Miyu's bloodline. Their bloodlines are extraordinary, and he doesn't want them to flow to Kumogakure.

While she was pondering this, Hinata finally couldn't take it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood, swaying as she collapsed to the ground.

Hyuga Neji immediately stepped forward, activated his Byakugan to see through his sister's body, and used his chakra to precisely seal the broken blood vessels to stop the bleeding and suppress the internal bleeding problem. Then he picked her up and leaped over to Uzumaki Vanilla.

"Auntie Vanilla, please heal Hinata."

"Leave it to me."

After taking Hinata Hyuga from Uzumaki, Vanilla placed her on the ground. Kushina Uzumaki took off her outer garment and spread it on the ground to help treat Hinata Hyuga's injuries. Kyuhan Uzumaki also stepped forward to help.

"The physical injuries are not a big problem, but the meridians and acupoints have been torn due to the forced use of chakra. I need to rest for a period of time and cannot refine or circulate chakra during this period."

After quickly healing Hinata Hyuga's injuries, Vanilla Uzumaki provided diagnosis and advice.

Thank you!

Hiashi Hyuga stepped forward, nodded to Vanilla Uzumaki and the others, and then gestured to a female Hyuga ninja following behind him.

"Natsu, take Hinata back to rest."

"Yes, Master!"

Hyuga Natsu accepted the order, stepped forward, gently picked up Hyuga Hinata, and ran towards the village, escorted by three Hyuga ninjas.

Naruto, who had been watching from a distance, hesitated for a moment before finally chasing after them.

Hayate Gekko glanced at his teacher, Minato Namikaze, and seeing him nod, he followed with two students.

No one paid much attention to this change, and the preliminary rounds continued. However, not long after, Tamura Hao, who had been communicating with Orochimaru, suddenly changed his expression and his figure instantly turned into a streak of silver light and disappeared.

Minato Namikaze also disappeared at the same time, and the next moment everyone felt a powerful burst of chakra erupting from the village.

"It's him!"

Orochimaru licked his lips and leaped to Hyuga Hiashi's side, who had already activated the Tenseigan chakra mode. Uchiha Fugaku also leaped over.

With anger on his face, Hyuga Hiashi opened a spatial gate and rushed over, followed closely by Orochimaru, his companion, and Hyuga Neji.

Upon passing by, they saw a silver light chasing a green light; it was Tamura Hiroshi and Otsutsuki Shari.

Tamura Hao wielded the Masamune longsword and slashed wildly, while Otsutsuki Sharei continuously blocked with the Yin-Yang Jewel, sometimes even using Hinata Hyuga in his hand to block, forcing Tamura Hao to sheathe his sword.

That's right, it was Otsutsuki Rei who came to launch a surprise attack. He was targeting Hinata Hyuga, or more precisely, Hinata Hyuga's eyes.

The process was going smoothly. After sweeping away those annoying ants, he could take the girl back home. Her eyes could serve as his son, the retainer's, eyes, and she herself could serve as his wife, bearing the most perfect offspring.

But who would have thought that guy would target him, and his speed would increase again, so that he wouldn't have time to enter the spatial gate and leave.

Absolutely despicable!

Sensing Hiashi Hyuga's Tenseigan chakra, Otsutsuki Shari knew he had to leave and immediately threw Hinata Hyuga in his hand at the guy who had been chasing him.

Tamura Hao rushed to catch Hinata Hyuga, and upon closer inspection, he discovered that the girl's eyelids had collapsed and blood was flowing out continuously, clearly indicating that her eyes had been gouged out by the Otsutsuki Rei.

"You can keep those eyes for now."

As he watched the Otsutsuki Relic leave through the spatial gate, Tamura Hao had long anticipated that the Otsutsuki Relic would be unable to resist trying to steal his eyes, and that Otsutsuki Toneri was already their pre-arranged sacrifice.

Whether the Ten-Tails can evolve further into the Jade Rabbit form, comparable to the Divine Tree form, depends on that one step.

Of course, if one Otsutsuki Toneri isn't enough, you can add another Otsutsuki Shari, or even Hyuga Hiashi; there are quite a few options.

"Damn it!"

Hiashi Hyuga, who had caught up with them, was even more enraged when he saw his daughter's miserable state. He immediately opened a portal based on the senses in his eyes and gave chase.

We have to get those eyes back, otherwise that guy might use them to unlock a new pair of Tenseigan, and he even had a son with Miyu.

He didn't want to face two enemies with the Tenseigan in the future.

"Hinata!"

Neji Hyuga, who was also using the Tenseigan chakra mode, was more concerned about his younger sister. Seeing her miserable state, he was furious.

"It's not a big problem. Once we get back to the village, Tsunade can grow a new pair of eyes for her and transplant them on."

After performing basic hemostasis on the girl, Tamura Hiroshi handed her over to Hyuga Neji to take care of, while he frowned and looked in one direction.

Hiashi Hyuga is still in pursuit, but he certainly can't catch up with the Otsutsuki Relic, which possesses a missing Ten-Tails. It's inevitable that he will escape.

Moreover, the opponent possesses spatial powers, which make them truly difficult to catch.

But it's not a big problem. If the father and son want to make a plan, they will inevitably descend upon the ninja world, and may even participate in the Fifth Shinobi World War a few years later.

Then we can take those eyes back.

"This is going to be troublesome."

Seeing Hinata Hyuga without her eyes, Orochimaru and Fugaku Uchiha both felt a chill in their hearts, realizing that next time they might face two users of the Tenseigan. (End of Chapter)