Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"I went to see Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto before. They have only fused the bloodline limits of the five elements. It will take them a year to adapt to and control them before they can fuse the sixth element. After that, they will need another year to adapt to and control that power. They should reach their peak when they are eighteen years old. I just don't know if he will guide them to fuse the bloodline limit."

Tamura Hiroshi was quite looking forward to it, but knew the chances were slim.

"Impossible. With the potential of Indra and Ashura's chakra, they can only fuse up to six attributes at most, which is a kind of half-crippled bloodline limit. It's impossible for them to achieve a perfect bloodline limit. Otherwise, I would have definitely seen through it."

Black Zetsu also thought it was unlikely. Yu Yi and the others used him as a pawn in their scheme, but they didn't treat him like a fool. There was a limit to how much those two could improve.

Moreover, the fusion of bloodline limit consumes a lot of energy; when this father fused it, he consumed countless amounts of natural energy.

Even with a fully developed Yuanli Immortal Body as a foundation, it's simply impossible for someone like Naruto Uzumaki or Sasuke Uchiha.

Even with the Nine-Tails, the maximum number of bloodline limits that can be created is six. Only during the final battle will Hagoromo be able to reveal her own power, namely the power of Yin and Yang.

That's already the limit. Yu Yi would never allow someone else to fuse with her bloodline limit; it's a completely different concept from other bloodlines.

That's a real shame.

Tamura Hao sighed, wishing he could get the Sage of Six Paths to use his accumulated resources to help Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki fuse their bloodline limits. He thought he could then use the Jade Rabbit to devour them, and the gains would be even greater.

However, those two were destined to be devoured, which would be a great tonic for Princess Kaguya and the Jade Rabbit.

Although Otsutsuki Toneri was used as a sacrifice to transform the Ten-Tails into a jade rabbit, it was not perfect, because Otsutsuki Kaguya had divided her power into two parts to give birth to the Sage of Six Paths and his brother.

We need to reclaim these two powers. Ideally, we should devour the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki himself. Toneri Otsutsuki, Indra, and Ashura are the next best options.

Only by consuming all of these can we have a better chance of pushing Princess Kaguya to the next level.

After the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki are killed in the future, the Jade Rabbit and Princess Kaguya will devour them. Such good materials cannot be wasted.

The future Otsutsuki Isshiki, Otsutsuki Momoshiki, and others are all good candidates, especially Otsutsuki Urashiki's Rinnegan, which he is very interested in, since it is a power of time.

Of course, these are just future plans. The most important thing at this stage is to improve myself as much as possible, such as marrying Shion and having children as soon as possible, and using the child's bloodline to explore the priestess power in her body, thereby exploring that power of time.

As for Shion's age, considering her cultivation time in the Tsukuyomi world, she is already over a thousand years old, definitely a great demon of a thousand years.

Physically, I'm old enough. The Land of Demons is a matriarchal society where the legal age for marriage and childbearing is fifteen, so it's legal now.

Unfortunately, the Land of Demons had long been swallowed up by the Sand Village, as had the Land of Bears and the Star Village within it. In the end, the children who had returned to the Star Village after completing their studies and started an academy, along with the people of the Star Village and their families, went to the Hidden Cloud Village to seek refuge.

There are many similar small ninja villages; the Hidden Cloud Village started planning for them long ago.

Moreover, given the size of their Hidden Cloud Village, accommodating and assimilating those smaller ninja villages would be no problem at all.

Even if there are problems, they can be solved by using illusions to brainwash people.

That's why the Hidden Cloud Village is currently in a state of harmony.

Of course, strict rule of law is indispensable. This aspect has always been overseen by Master Raikage, who is also the executioner of all capital crimes. No matter who it is, even members of the Yoruzuki family who violate the law must be punished.

After exchanging words with Black Zetsu, Tamura Hao went inside the World Tree and used his own Light Release power to slowly guide and change it.

Princess Kaguya was also here, merging the Jade Rabbit into the World Tree and guiding Tamura Hiroshi's Light Release chakra to transform the World Tree.

Once the World Immortal Tree is completely transformed, it can be used as a foundation to change all the connected smaller immortal trees, greatly enhancing their ability to absorb sunlight and thus generating a large amount of natural energy.

After two months of such training, once the Third Raikage and the others had all reached their peak physical condition, Tamura Hao guided each of them in fusing their bloodline limits.

The group's accumulation was almost complete. With the support of Tamura Hao's Light Release chakra and Kaguya's power suppression, the risk of fusion was not high, and the speed was even much faster. They successfully fused in less than a week, which was much faster than Tamura Hao's fusion and transformation.

This is the difference between paving a path and following a path: one requires clearing obstacles and cutting through thorns, while the other only requires taking big strides, or even running.

Of course, most importantly, Tamura Hao's Light Release chakra is an eight-attribute bloodline limit, which has an absolute suppression effect on the seven-attribute bloodline limit limit chakra, making the support effect even better.

After the group spent four months adapting to and developing their bloodline limit, Tamura Hao and Kaguya guided the World Tree to spread its power through their interconnected roots.

First, the leaves of the World Immortal Tree turned blazing white, like a sun, constantly absorbing sunlight.

Then this intense white light spread towards the branches, forming streaks of intense white light that spread to the trunk, then to the roots, and finally, through the roots, spread out in all directions.

The little fairy trees along the way were lit up one by one, and each lit fairy tree began to absorb a large amount of sunlight to synthesize natural energy and spread it out.

In just one month, the immortal trees that had spread throughout the world were completely transformed. During this month, the canopies of the immortal trees that had been lit up were always bright, and they would even absorb moonlight at night, at most the light would be a little dimmer.

"They really succeeded!"

Jiraiya looked at the celestial tree in the distance and could sense that the concentration of natural energy there was increasing and even slowly spreading outwards.

That tree was indeed able to absorb the sun's rays to synthesize and transform natural energy. The enhancement of natural energy was beneficial to all things, especially to cultivators of immortal arts like them.

The reason why the three holy lands were so highly regarded in the past was because they had abundant natural energy. Even those who did not know immortal arts would have their physical condition greatly improved in an environment rich in natural energy, and would be free from all diseases and problems.

On this point alone, the Hidden Cloud Village's unification of the ninja world is truly commendable; it was a genuine act of kindness that benefited everyone.

Will natural energy really increase?

Naruto Uzumaki could also sense the increasing amount of natural energy over there. It wasn't being attracted and gathered there, but rather it was increasing on its own and slowly expanding outwards.

Unfortunately, before he could get a reply, a fair foot wearing sandals kicked him, hitting him squarely in the cheek and sending him flying.

It was Uchiha Sasuke who made the move, even drawing his sword again and charging forward, his chilling killing intent completely undisguised.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru were already used to this. Ever since Naruto Uzumaki took the opportunity a month ago to guide Sasuke Uchiha into performing hand seals and turning him into a woman, their battle had escalated significantly. Sasuke Uchiha genuinely wanted to kill her.

This also greatly improved their training efficiency and allowed them to better unleash their potential.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru simply let it be.

"What calamity befell those immortal trees?"

Jiraiya remained worried and doubtful. He believed the Great Toad Sage's words; if he said those sacred trees were the source of disaster, then there must be a serious problem.

However, the Hidden Cloud Village has developed those sacred trees very well, and they are already converting natural energy. In time, the whole world will become like Mount Myōboku, which was rich in natural energy back then.

This is a good thing, so how did it become the source of disaster?

"That old toad must know the secret."

Orochimaru gave Jiraiya a deep look, his gaze seemingly penetrating into the soul of the Great Toad Sage trapped in Jiraiya's mental space.

That old toad wasn't a good person either. He clearly knew some secrets, but he just wouldn't say them, obviously having some unknown schemes.

He had some guesses about this, and it should be related to the Ten-Tails. The original golem was made of wood and could also use Wood Release.

He speculated that the Ten-Tails should have an even more powerful form, and once that form was revealed, it could control all the Immortal Trees, and it was even possible that a world-class Divine Tree Realm would descend.

That kind of existence transcends everything. Coupled with the Wood Release's ability to devour, destroying the world might be difficult, but destroying all life forms would not be difficult.

This should be the true secret of the ancient times, but he still doesn't understand the relationship between the Ten-Tails and the Sage of Six Paths. He has a few guesses, but he still needs to find a way to verify them one by one.

Jiraiya fell silent. He understood his close friend's meaning and also had some doubts about the Great Toad Sage.

After all, they've come this far and are still hiding something; he doesn't believe there's nothing going on.

Now we can only take it one step at a time.

"Let's go back after they've fused together the six elemental bloodlines. It's time to settle some things."

Turning his gaze to the two locked in combat, Orochimaru thought of Itachi Uchiha; it was time to upgrade Sasuke's eyes.

Over the years, he also helped Sasuke Uchiha cultivate a new pair of eyes for him to train, and finally, stimulated by Naruto Uzumaki turning him into a woman, he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan again.

After some time, he planned to integrate the eye techniques and power of his original eyes into Sasuke's current eyes. Although he wouldn't be able to achieve a transformation, he could at least increase the amount of eye power.

Once you've gotten used to it, go back and get Itachi's eyes to fuse with; you'll definitely get a pair of eyes you've never seen before.

After telling Itachi Uchiha about Sasuke's desire to steal his eyes, Itachi chose to fuse his previous eyes, which was a fusion of two Mangekyou Sharingan.

Once the two are combined, it will be the superposition of four pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan. Combined with the power within Sasuke's body, it will definitely surpass Madara Uchiha's eyes back then.

He even wanted to see if he could awaken the Rinnegan directly, thereby further verifying some of his guesses.

Neither the eyes of the Uchiha clan back then, nor the perfect Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha Hikaru, nor his own current Three-Body Mangekyou Sharingan, are what he truly desires.

What he wanted were eyes of the Rinnegan and Tenseigan level, which represent the pinnacle of the ninja world.

Unfortunately, the two people who currently possess the Rinnegan and Tenseigan are too powerful, so we can only plan slowly in the future great battle.

"It's time to go back."

Jiraiya knew it was time to end his journey. After watching Naruto and Sasuke fuse their five elemental bloodlines here, he knew his return was imminent.

The fusion of the five elements severely injured the two of them, and it was only by Kurama activating its perfect chakra mode that they were able to withstand it.

Although the two were much better than Minato was back then, they still had their limits.

Both he and Orochimaru guessed that their limit was the fusion of six elemental bloodlines, and that seven elemental bloodlines were absolutely impossible.

Putting aside the dangers of the fusion process, the sheer amount of chakra required is enough to drive anyone to despair; even the Nine-Tails, which is said to possess infinite chakra, would struggle to provide it.

However, the bloodline limit of six attributes is already very strong, and the completely altered terrain around them is the result of their battle.

At the same time, the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land of the Underworld was also using the chakra of the ninja world to sense those sacred trees and discern the changes within them.

Nearby, Hamura Otsutsuki was also remotely controlling Hiashi Hyuga to observe a Sage Tree using his Tenseigan. If it was just the same Sage Tree form as before, they wouldn't care.

But the current changes have made them more vigilant. After all, this immortal tree originated from the divine tree, and they are worried that changes out of their control might lead to the premature arrival of their mother's clansmen.

If those people were to meet up with Isshiki Otsutsuki, who was hiding in the shadows, it would be troublesome. They would become even more passive and might even be targeted by the Otsutsuki clan first.

Fortunately, after careful observation, it was confirmed that these immortal trees simply had an increased ability to absorb sunlight and improved their ability to synthesize and convert natural energy, which put them at ease.

"That Hidden Cloud Village certainly knows how to utilize resources; they've even put their Tenseigan power to good use."

The Sage of Six Paths smiled; the Hidden Cloud Village had surprised him many times.

I just observed them closely, and there are traces of the power of the Tenseigan in the way those immortal trees absorb sunlight. It seems that they were studied from the pair of purple Tenseigan that I stole back then.

Unlike his own Rinnegan, Hamura's Tenseigan is more domineering in terms of energy absorption. It can not only absorb chakra remotely, but also absorb any energy from the outside world, including sunlight.

Even Hamura's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was able to absorb the power of sunlight to increase its power. In terms of utilizing natural energy, Hamura, who had fused with the power of the Sage's Talisman, was clearly better at it.

The Hidden Cloud Village studied the eyes and learned some basics, which they then applied to the sacred trees to increase their absorption of sunlight.

If this continues to develop, it may even be able to extend its pulling force to the outside world, drawing down more sunlight.

The fact that human ingenuity has been able to develop the remains of a sacred tree to this extent is truly commendable.

"It's nothing but greed."

Hamura Otsutsuki saw things very clearly. The Hidden Cloud Village had been using the World Tree to continuously absorb the natural energy of the ninja world to sustain its cultivation, hoping to achieve immortality like Gamamaru and others. Therefore, it needed more natural energy and was not truly benefiting the world.

"That doesn't matter. At least these sacred trees don't contain Isshiki Otsutsuki's chakra, nor Mother's chakra, so they shouldn't be his backup plan."

The Sage of Six Paths didn't care about that; he only cared about his mother and Isshiki Otsutsuki, who were their real rivals.

The mother is alright, since she's not good at fighting, and even if she were resurrected, she could be easily suppressed. But we need to be wary of the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki who has been hiding all along.

As for the Hidden Cloud Village, the so-called Immortal Tree only contained the pure power of the Divine Tree, without the chakra of the Mother and Isshiki Otsutsuki.

Some of the ninja from Kumogakure used the World Tree to absorb and purify the chakra within their bodies, which in turn absorbed their will imprints.

These are all minor matters. After all, the Divine Tree is at a very high level, on the same level as his mother. Moreover, it was created by the Otsutsuki clan as the ultimate weapon to devour life-bearing planets. It is normal for it to suppress and devour his will imprint.

However, this only applies to the chakra that spread out back then and has been passed down through countless generations. He is confident that his current chakra is enough to rival the Divine Tree, so the development of Kumogakure is not a concern.

"But we can't really let them unify the ninja world. Human greed is limitless. Once they unify the ninja world, they will inevitably turn their attention elsewhere. Peak power and exploration beyond the world are things they will definitely do."

Hamura Otsutsuki did not approve of the unification of the ninja world. He understood human greed all too well, and believed that the struggle would be endless. Even if the ninja world were unified, it would not satisfy that ambition and greed, but would only allow it to expand further.

The reason they have influenced ninjas to disrupt opportunities for world unification time and time again over thousands of years is that they don't want that situation to occur.

Otherwise, putting everything else aside, the unified forces would definitely target the Tailed Beasts and then gather them together, which would be too dangerous.

If you do something that attracts your mother's attention beforehand, you'll be in trouble.

Therefore, the ninja world must not be unified, the Hidden Cloud Village must be wiped out, and the so-called Thundercloud Ninja Kingdom must also collapse.

"After dealing with Isshiki Otsutsuki, we can deal with those other things. Perhaps they will be destroyed during the great battle with Isshiki Otsutsuki."

The Sage of Six Paths did not want the ninja world to be unified. The development of Kumogakure in recent years alone surprised him. If it were allowed to continue developing, it might be beyond his control.

He always remained vigilant about human nature, determined to prevent such disastrous consequences from ever happening again.

However, the current focus is on targeting the mother and that Otsutsuki Isshiki; everything else is secondary.

Moreover, the development of Kumogakure only surprised him a little; it was far from reaching a level that could threaten him, so there was no need to worry about it.

"That Otsutsuki Isshiki is very patient; it won't be easy to lure him out."

Mentioning that Otsutsuki Isshiki would cause Otsutsuki Hamura to suffer a huge loss.

The opponent may have already guided the Ten-Tails to transform into a divine tree, or even consumed it. Swallowing a divine tree fruit, even if it's not as good as the one his mother consumed back then, would be enough to greatly enhance his strength.

Even so, the other party is still hiding, and to lure them out, we must create an even bigger bait.

"Then give him an even bigger bait."

The Sage of Six Paths also decided to make a huge sacrifice; as long as he could lure out Isshiki Otsutsuki, it would all be worth it.

However, what the two were unaware of was that in a hidden alternate dimension, Otsutsuki Isshiki was controlling Jigen to seal the Ten-Tails, which he had nurtured for many years, into his body, making him the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. In doing so, he forcibly transformed this body into an Otsutsuki physique suitable for himself, in preparation for battle.

He was forced into a corner. His whereabouts had been discovered, and the other party was probably trying to find the alternate dimension where he was. Passively waiting like this was not a solution; he had to take the initiative to break the deadlock.

Although this transformation is not perfect, it at least allows one to exert full strength for a certain period of time and have the ability to protect oneself.

"I hope you can come as soon as possible."

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked at the solidified spatial gate, awaiting the arrival of his kin.

After much deliberation, they finally decided to contact their fellow race in this star system, luring them to descend and using their power to break the deadlock.

Of course, if given the chance, he wouldn't mind using those few of his own kind as sacrifices to help the Ten-Tailed Fox transform into the fruit of the Divine Tree.

By consuming a single fruit from the divine tree, one can achieve a perfect recovery, and even gain an enhancement. (End of Chapter)