Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Was the reason Jiraiya-sensei not saved because of the Great Toad Sage's soul inside him?"

Minato Namikaze looked at the shadow clone projected in by someone. This person had brought Sako's mother, so he must have been able to bring Jiraiya and the other two, but he hadn't. He guessed that the problem might lie with the Great Toad Sage.

"The Great Toad Sage and the Sage of Six Paths are in cahoots, so we had to give up in order to avoid attracting the Sage of Six Paths' attention."

Tamura Hiroki's clone nodded; he had indeed given up rescuing Jiraiya because of the Great Toad Sage's soul.

Of course, even without the Great Toad Sage, he wouldn't have gone to save him.

He had invited Jiraiya before, but Jiraiya refused, so he naturally wouldn't shamelessly go.

As for Itachi and Shisui, it was simply because they had betrayed the Uchiha clan, and even the Uchiha clan members on this side of the village resented them. Naturally, he wouldn't bring those two over to cause trouble.

"Ugh!"

Minato Namikaze sighed, unable to say anything.

They were all pawns before, and it's already the limit that they managed to escape with their lives. They even owe it all to their wives' status as ninth-rank members of the Vortex Clan. If it weren't for that status, Hao Jun wouldn't have paid them any attention.

Before he could finish speaking, Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki had already been defeated, his body dismembered, and even his Byakugan eyes gouged out.

This is the terror of team battles. Tamura Hao never thought of playing one-on-one with these people. If a group fight is possible, then a group fight is the way to go. In a life-or-death battle, who cares about martial ethics?

It's not like we're having a friendly competition.

The Sage of Six Paths didn't hold out for long either, and was finally struck on the head by Black Zetsu's axe.

"Hagoromo, go in peace. We will protect this world."

Seeing the Sage of Six Paths's unwilling expression, Black Zetsu, wielding Stormbreaker, added more force, severing the Sage of Six Paths' body and soul, and severely damaging his consciousness.

Then the Jade Rabbit took to the field, swallowing the remains and soul of the Sage of Six Paths, using them as nourishment for its own improvement.

Princess Kaguya watched silently, feeling somewhat sad.

Although she was a fusion of herself with Kaguya Otsutsuki, it was still a fusion, and thus carried some of Kaguya Otsutsuki's thoughts and emotions.

"Why aren't you making a move?"

Seeing that the battle was over, Obito Uchiha asked the question that had been bothering him.

According to Lin, that bastard is the strongest among them, but he hasn't made a move to fight yet, letting the women do all the work.

The few men included were the Third Raikage, Sakumo Hatake, and a few others.

"I need to conserve my strength to deal with any unforeseen circumstances."

Tamura Hiroki's clone spoke with righteous indignation, stating that the main task of the original body was to maintain order and deal with any unexpected events.

"You're not planning to live off a woman and win without lifting a finger until the end, are you?"

Obito Uchiha gave him a disdainful look; he had always remembered the time he was deceived.

Sensing the disdain in the king of sycophants, Tamura Hao was enraged.

"Kakashi, go on a date with Rin as soon as it's over. Sakumo-senpai is getting worried because you're still not married."

He called out to Kakashi Hatake, who had just finished besieging the Sage of Six Paths not far away, and Obito Uchiha's expression changed instantly.

"You're so despicable!"

Obito Uchiha was trembling with rage. How could there be such a despicable and shameless person?

Rin Nohara, standing to the side, maintained her warm smile and reached out to hold Obito Uchiha's hand, which finally made Obito feel a little bit of security.

"It seems something unexpected has happened. Be prepared."

Tamura Hao's shadow clone suddenly changed his expression, having received a notification from his main body.

Meanwhile, outside, Tamura Hao looked up at the moon in the night sky, where an unprecedented chakra fluctuation was erupting, and it wasn't Otsutsuki Isshiki, or at least not entirely.

In addition, he sensed a strong fluctuation of destiny power, a phenomenon he had never encountered before.

"This kind of chakra!"

Momoshiki Otsutsuki looked up at the moon, his pupils contracting sharply as he could feel the terrifying power of that chakra.

Just then, a figure appeared, and the surrounding space shifted. Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki were transported to the Origin Sphere space. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were tacitly ganged up on and beaten by a group of people.

Tamura Hao, no longer hiding, stepped out with the Heaven-Opening Technique and stood on the edge of the moon, frowning as he looked at the moon, which was covered with countless cracks and emanating golden chakra.

The moon held on for a short while before collapsing, revealing a figure enveloped in golden chakra.

It is the Otsutsuki Isshiki, but it has undergone significant changes. Some patterns have appeared on its body, and the shape of the bony horns on its head has also changed, resembling a crown. A golden Rinnegan has appeared between its eyebrows, and it has a full eighteen tomoe that fill the six-line circle.

However, only the three most important magatama on the screen are real; the others are illusory.

"The power of Otsutsuki Shibai?"

Looking at the other person's appearance, Tamura Hao immediately thought of Otsutsuki Shibai, a powerful Otsutsuki who had reached the pinnacle of strength.

He pondered for a moment, but his body didn't hesitate. He broke through space and slashed forward, cutting through the space wherever the blade passed.

Isshiki Otsutsuki reacted quickly, conjuring a long staff in his hand to block the blade that could cut through space.

"Your chakra..."

Sensing the intensity of the opponent's chakra, Otsutsuki Isshiki was quite surprised; this was power that had already surpassed the level of Kekkei Shrine.

While bloodline limit isn't uncommon among the Otsutsuki, it can only be obtained by those who have fully unleashed their bloodline potential or consumed the fruit of the Divine Tree.

However, this is only limited to the Bloodline Limit. Higher levels of Bloodline Limits are very difficult to master. Only their ancestor surpassed the limits of the Bloodline Limit and reached a completely new realm.

I am merely borrowing a portion of my ancestors' power. Although the price is high, it is all worth it as long as I can achieve victory.

But who would have thought that someone with chakra strength would suddenly appear, no less than their ancestor, or at least reach the same level.

How is that possible?

Otsutsuki Isshiki was taken aback, but Tamura Hiroshi was not one to be stunned. After testing his opponent's strength, he swung his sword and slashed swiftly.

While his movement speed in his physical form has not yet reached the speed of light, his slashing speed has, which is light-speed slashing.

There are no fancy tricks, only pure speed, and the power carried at that speed is also incredibly terrifying. As for the technique, there is no need to say more.

Otsutsuki Isshiki was stunned by the speed of the slash. If it weren't for the chakra cloak of his ancestors protecting him, he would have been cut to pieces long ago.

But this is not a long-term solution. The ancestral chakra he borrows is limited, and once it's used up, he absolutely cannot withstand such a slash with his own power alone.

"hateful!"

With a determined look, Otsutsuki Isshiki intensified his borrowing of his ancestors' power. A massive amount of golden chakra surged from his black eyes, making his chakra cloak even more solid. At the same time, the second illusory tomoe ring of the golden Rinnegan between his eyebrows solidified.

Seeing the improvement in Otsutsuki Isshiki's strength, Tamura Hao did not react at all, continuing to swing his sword rapidly while searching for his opponent's weaknesses, and his precognitive power was constantly at work.

He has cultivated with Shion for the past two years and has gained a deep understanding of the power of time. Although he has not been able to comprehend the ability to accelerate time to enhance his strikes, he has comprehended the precognitive abilities of the Shion priestess lineage.

The foresight is brief, lasting only one second; it means predicting what will happen one second from now, or seeing it directly.

Although it's only a second, it's enough for him, who specializes in speed.

Seeing that even unleashing one layer of ancestral power was insufficient to break through the opponent's suppression, Otsutsuki Isshiki could only unleash another layer. The third tomoe in his golden Rinnegan solidified, and he himself underwent further changes, transforming into the image of his ancestor.

This is the side effect of relying on the power of ancestors: it will be irreversibly transformed, or rather eroded, and at the same time, it will greatly reduce one's own lifespan.

But now Otsutsuki Isshiki has no choice but to fight. Only by winning can he have a future. At worst, he can find a barely suitable vessel to imprint a wedge and slowly be reborn.

With this mindset, Otsutsuki Isshiki continuously unsealed the power of his ancestor, guiding the ancestor's body in Daikokuten to continuously merge with his own, especially the power of those three eyes.

Until it was fully integrated, all six tomoe rings of the golden Rinnegan between his brows solidified, and his power reached its peak.

A casual strike could cause a terrible natural disaster; the moon has been completely pulverized, and it has even turned the tables and suppressed Tamura Hao.

But it's only a suppression; winning is very difficult.

Because Otsutsuki Isshiki only fused with the body of his ancestor, there was very little chakra remaining within him, which was insufficient to power those powerful eye techniques. He could only clash with the most basic power.

At the same time, Momoshiki and Hamura Otsutsuki in the Origin Sphere had already been killed. Black Zetsu also delivered a brain-dead cleave to Hamura Otsutsuki, severing his body and soul in two.

The Jade Rabbit swallowed and refined the two powerful enemies, and everyone immediately focused on the live stream that Tamura Hao had sent over, watching the battle with Otsutsuki Isshiki.

"How did he become so strong?"

Looking at Isshiki Otsutsuki, who was dressed in a golden chakra cloak, everyone could see that he had improved tremendously and was much stronger than before.

"That is the power of Otsutsuki Shibai, the ancestor of the Isshiki lineage, a top powerhouse in the Otsutsuki family."

Princess Kaguya recognized Isshiki Otsutsuki's current form, which was the pinnacle of power within the Otsutsuki clan.

"Can we win?"

Xiao Nan couldn't help but ask, her heart filled with even more worry.

"I already severely injured Isshiki and stole some of his original power. He was only able to stabilize it by using the Ten-Tails before. Now that he is bearing such strong power, he can't hold on for long."

Princess Kaguya felt that the chances of winning were very high. Even though her little man was being suppressed at the moment, he showed no signs of defeat and continued to cling to Otsutsuki Isshiki, preventing him from escaping.

If this continues, Isshiki Otsutsuki's body will inevitably collapse.

Hearing Princess Kaguya say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Hao is so strong, thankfully he didn't attack us."

Naruto, however, was more concerned about Uncle Hao's strength. His slashes were completely unpredictable, and if he were to actually attack them, he would be instantly killed.

Minato Namikaze was also very fortunate, because if he had really been an enemy of Hao Jun, he would have undoubtedly died.

Why didn't he act sooner?

Uchiha Sasuke had a different opinion: if that guy had acted earlier and chopped down Otsutsuki Isshiki, there wouldn't have been this outburst.

Although there is still a chance of winning, it is still an unexpected event, and no one knows whether new unexpected events will occur.

"Hao is on guard against Momoshiki Otsutsuki and his group using a secret technique to request reinforcements from their clan. Once the clan finds out, they will definitely send powerful warriors immediately. At that time, we will all die, and it will be difficult to escape."

Princess Kaguya explained, "This is the key point of this battle."

Although Hao is very strong, he is not yet able to instantly kill everyone, so he can only wait and take advantage of Otsutsuki Urashiki's identity to defeat them one by one.

But none of them expected that Yi Shi would hide such a powerful force.

"You belong to Kaguya!"

During the battle outside, Otsutsuki Isshiki used his Clairvoyance technique to see everything about Tamura Hiroshi's past, and understood his identity and training process.

This person was actually secretly trained by Kaguya, which made him even more furious.

He had been nearly killed by Kaguya's sneak attack back then and had been living for over a thousand years. Now, he was being pressured like this by someone Kaguya had secretly trained. How could he not be furious?

Tamura Hao remained silent, continuing to entangle Otsutsuki Isshiki, giving him no chance to escape or use his secret technique to send a message to the Otsutsuki clan.

He kept in mind the wise saying that villains die from talking too much, and in life-or-death battles, he would avoid saying a single extra word if possible.

Moreover, he had already noticed the instability of his opponent's body; if he could just hold on a little longer, the opponent's body would collapse, and then he would win.

Otsutsuki Isshiki was also aware of his situation and knew that he had to fight to the death, or he would die here today.

"Time Seal!"

Having made up his mind, he disregarded the cost of chakra and activated one of his ancestor's eye techniques, causing time around him to freeze for a moment.

However, Tamura Hao had already foreseen this, and instantly unleashed countless sword energies to envelop himself, not giving Otsutsuki Isshiki a chance to kill him, and was also prepared to transform into light.

However, Otsutsuki Isshiki seemed to have anticipated that he would not have the chance to kill, so he did not attack. Instead, he created a portal to a deep sea area on the planet and followed his senses to find a clay pot with the mark of the Otsutsuki clan on it.

This is a clan treasure he brought with him back then. It can travel through time and was controlled by his ancestors. His ancestors even used it to evolve the Rinnegan to its ultimate form.

That is why our ancestors broke through the limits of the Bloodline Limit and reached that level.

He also wanted to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, so he secretly took this treasure with him. Unfortunately, he was ambushed and severely injured by Kaguya back then, and his own space was broken, so this treasure was lost.

It was only after I completely fused with the power of my ancestors that I was able to sense it. With this treasure, I can now activate one of my ancestors' eye techniques.

Immediately afterward, Tamura Hiroshi charged over, his long sword still slashing rapidly, but his heart sank when he saw the clay pot in Otsutsuki Isshiki's hand.

This thing appeared in Boruto; it is the Otsutsuki clan's treasured plow. He had searched for it before but had never found it. He never expected that it would be obtained by Otsutsuki Isshiki at this moment.

The other party must have ulterior motives for coming to take this item at this time, and we must do everything we can to stop them.

With these thoughts in mind, he intensified his attacks, even abandoning defense and focusing solely on offense.

"It's too late. Blame it on your youth. Your short lifespan is your most fatal flaw."

Seeing Tamura Hiroshi's change, Otsutsuki Isshiki grinned maliciously. Even though his body was beginning to collapse, he still believed he had won.

Unsealing the plow, Ōtsutsuki Ichishiki pushed the Thousand-Mile Eye technique from his ancestor's Rinnegan to its limit, piercing through time to lock onto the moment when Tamura Hiro was conceived in the womb.

Then, the power of the plow was used to create a time tunnel, and a black rod, as sharp as a steel needle, was thrown out and pierced into the brain of Tamura Hiroshi, who was still a fetus. His body and his mother's body were quickly obliterated.

With Tamura Hao's annihilation, this timeline instantly began to collapse, and everything became unstable, including Tamura Hao himself, who began to fade into nothingness.

Having completed this attack, Otsutsuki Isshiki shattered the plow, then disintegrated and vanished with a triumphant expression, leaving not even his Black Eyes or Rinnegan behind. This was the price to pay for completely changing the past.

Time is hard to change. Although this treasure is said to be able to change the past in clan legends, no one has ever succeeded. They all died for various reasons, and the changes they made were extremely limited.

However, when combined with the ancestral time-traveling technique, it becomes different. It allows you to lock onto a key point, significantly increasing the success rate.

By reversing the timeline, he essentially changed the current defeat.

However, Tamura Hao appeared quite calm and did not fly into a rage as Otsutsuki Isshiki had expected.

Because Tamura Hao sensed that the cheat system in his soul could resist this collapse of time, at least it could withstand it before the power of destiny was exhausted.

In other words, as long as the cheat ability exists, he won't die from this move.

His gaze shifted to the broken plow, and he reached out to grab the core of light within.

That is pure time power, very precious.

Looking up at the time tunnel that had not yet completely collapsed, only Tamura Hao could see that after the mother and fetus's bodies disintegrated, a piece of jade fragment remained. After thinking for a moment, he separated the remaining power of destiny, the time origin of the plow, and the space origin power and cultivation insights he had cultivated, and injected them into the piece of jade fragment from the past through the time tunnel.

Powered by destiny, the jade fragment flashed and disappeared into the abdomen of a plump girl not far away.

Unfortunately, the cultivation insights could not be fully transmitted, or rather, they could not withstand the erosion of time, and only a little bit was transmitted.

Although few in number, these are all key moments in cultivation that can help one avoid detours in the next life.

Without the blessing of the power of destiny, the shattered jade fragments could not withstand the power of the collapsing timeline, and the illusory nature of Tamura Hao's body continued to deepen.

The next moment, Princess Kaguya, whose body was also illusory, led everyone out of the Origin Sphere space, and their expressions were not very good.

"Did it fail?"

Tsunade looked at her hand, which was now half-transparent, and felt unwilling.

Even at the very end, all efforts were in vain.

"He has shattered his past, but I have preserved my past soul. When I cultivate again, I can change the past back. Wait for me."

Tamura Hiroshi remained confident; it was just a matter of changing the timeline, no big deal.

If you are strong enough, there is nothing you can't do.

Just like how the past of the Desolate Emperor was erased, but he still reappeared through his own reflection, Marvel even changes the timeline back and forth.

Once you transcend time, correcting this timeline will not be a problem.

"I'm waiting for you!"

Just then, as her body was about to dissipate, Konan suddenly threw herself into Tamura Hiroshi's arms and kissed him deeply.

She didn't want to leave any regrets at this final moment.

Seeing this scene, Yamanaka Ino felt a little regretful and wanted to imitate it, but she herself had already dissipated and could no longer support her actions.

Kurotsuchi and Temari were also somewhat regretful, wondering why they hadn't mustered the courage.

I've never given away my first kiss in all my life.

"My strength is still a bit lacking; I'll have to work on refining it next time."

As Tamura Hao finally dissipated, he looked at his sword Kaiten, which had also crumbled and vanished, and felt a pang of regret.

His speed specialization allows him to gain the upper hand in battle, but his lack of strength remains a weakness.

Even though speed can be converted into power to some extent, it is not pure power after all, which is why it has taken so long to kill Otsutsuki Isshiki.

In the next round, he will focus on cultivating strength, possessing absolute invincible power to shatter everything.

As Tamura Hao disintegrated and disappeared, the fragments of jade were revealed, recording this moment in time and forming an anchor point, awaiting the day of restoration.

(End of this chapter)