Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 378 Grell's Relics

After coaxing his girlfriend to sleep, Tamura Hiroshi sat down on the lounge chair in the living room, and his consciousness entered the mental space.

Previously, he was unable to enter the spiritual space on his own, and he had been practicing the secret techniques of the mountain family for this purpose, but he was still still lacking.

However, after absorbing the First Hokage's Yang Release chakra and being knocked unconscious, his consciousness entered this place and saw the true form of his cheat ability: a piece of broken jade.

Previously, I could only vaguely sense it and knew that it could enhance my comprehension, and I received some scattered information transmitted from above.

"Fate turns against us, the plow plows, the timeline collapses, severing us from eternity."

As he muttered those four pieces of information, Tamura Hao began to have some guesses.

The "golden finger" itself needs a force of destiny to activate it in order to enhance comprehension and assist in cultivation.

The plow likely refers to the Otsutsuki treasure that can travel through time, and the timeline collapse is also easy to understand.

The final, absolute ruler of all ages likely refers to the Desolate Heavenly Emperor next door, who severed time and space, leaving behind a relatively independent world for the future.

It also implies a break in time, preventing people from changing the past.

These pieces of information, when put together, gave him some clues. Combined with the mysterious disappearance of his father's first wife and the unborn child from her affiliated high school, as well as the changes in the two protagonists' mothers, it was easy to guess what had happened.

Perhaps this isn't my first time in this world, but rather that I failed in my previous life and then had a second chance thanks to the power of my cheat ability.

Just like the protagonist in Cautious Hero, who was killed by the BOSS for the first time due to carelessness, along with his wife and unborn child, he left a message for his next self.

Although these are all just guesses, they are probably pretty close to the truth.

In other words, this world is even more dangerous. What he cares about most is the backlash of fate. Is it a side effect of the cheat code that brings the power of fate?

Or is fate also an enemy?

"With the appearance of a plow, could it be that I lived in the Boruto era in my previous life?"

After thinking for a while, Tamura Hao picked up a book he had just brought from his desk. It was a geographical atlas that described most of the ninja world.

Opening the geographical atlas, Tamura Hiroshi looked at the records about the land of rivers.

He had been paying attention to this for a while, and his sights were set on the Grell mine that appeared in the movie.

That is pure life force, capable of strengthening the human body and even granting immortality.

The big boss's neck and cervical spine were twisted from the blow, but he was able to recover quickly thanks to Grell's energy, which was no less powerful than the fat sheep's Hundred Healing Technique.

If I could obtain Grell energy, I would not only gain an extra ability to save my life, but I could also use it to cultivate Yang Release. Perhaps I could even cultivate Yang Release to the level of Hashirama Senju and obtain true immortality.

He even cultivated Yang energy similar to that of the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki.

Once I gather all the chakra of the nine tailed beasts and combine it with Sage Mode, I can completely replicate Naruto Uzumaki's final form.

Naruto Uzumaki has already proven that the path is viable; all I need to do is follow his example, making only minor changes in some areas.

Then comes immortality, which is also very important.

"I originally planned to wait a few years before going there, but now it seems I have to hurry."

After Tamura Hiroshi decided to go to the front lines with his family, he would find an opportunity to go and look for them.

Then there's that caravan of merchants from a fallen kingdom. Their village should not be far from the ruins, and it shouldn't be difficult to find with a little effort.

"The Gate of Death should be very suitable for containing the seal."

After touching his chest, Tamura Hao decided to seal the Grell energy there, which was also the location of the Death Gate.

The heart is the most active part of the human body in terms of life force, which is why life force can be fully ignited and unleash such powerful force after the gate of death is opened.

Therefore, using this place to hold the seal and preserve Grell's energy is the best choice.

"The sealing space created by the Eight Trigrams Seal is probably not enough to contain the entire Grell Mine. The energy of the mine needs to be compressed into a solid, and a ninja tool needs to be made based on that sealing technique."

Recalling the First Hokage's chakra crystal, Tamura Hiroshi wanted to condense the Grell mine into that kind of crystal.

Grell energy itself can crystallize and be shaped into Grell stones, so it should be possible to do so using sealing techniques as well.

Of course, the best course of action would be to find the caravan, capture the old man and the ferret, and obtain the Grell Stone from the ferret's body.

"The war should still be a few months away. In these few months, we should first cultivate Yang Dun and Yin Dun so that the Bagua sealing space we create can be larger."

Furthermore, the training of the Yin Seal and the creation of the Eight Trigrams Seal require a considerable amount of chakra.

Closing the book, Tamura Hao finalized his training plan, which would focus on cultivating the nature transformations of Yang and Yin attributes.

Since I happen to have the peak Yang Release chakra of the First Hokage, using it as a reference will definitely make my training and comprehension more efficient.

He also referenced the Yin attribute chakra, specifically the ten Sharingan powers that Orochimaru used to help seal the First Hokage's chakra, which he also sealed within his body.

With that kind of eye power as a reference, one's cultivation of Yin attribute will definitely be twice as effective.

Of course, the cultivation and comprehension of sealing techniques also need to be accelerated.

With a goal in mind, the subsequent training becomes much simpler.

Meanwhile, undercurrents were brewing in the ninja world. The Sand Village continued its search for several months, but still could not find the Third Kazekage. He was nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.

There was even a rumor circulating in the village that someone in the village wanted to seize power and had murdered the Third Kazekage.

Coincidentally, someone discovered that the Third Kazekage left the village on the day he disappeared, and Sasori, the grandson of Chiyo's advisor, also left the village, and then both of them disappeared.

Just recently, Chiyo and her brother jointly recommended Rasa to succeed them as the fourth Kazekage, which immediately put the three of them in a difficult position.

The most frustrating thing is that someone discovered Sasori's trail, and the other party even used a special puppet that could use Iron Sand Magnet Release, and its appearance was exactly like the Third Kazekage. This is almost conclusive evidence.

"Chiyo, have you still not found Sasori?"

Rasa had a gloomy face. He was about to become the Fourth Kazekage, but who would have thought that this would happen? He even began to suspect that Sasori of the Red Sand had killed the Third Hokage.

"Scorpion has already left the Land of Wind, and it will be very difficult to find him at this stage."

Chiyo looked worried and appeared to have aged ten years.

In fact, she had already suspected something when her grandson and the third generation disappeared on the same day.

Moreover, during that time, Sasori was secretly researching forbidden techniques for creating human puppets. Combined with the information that had been sent before, it can be almost certain that Sasori killed the Third Hokage and turned him into a human puppet.

My grandson has gone astray!

"Rasa, that information may be true, but we will not protect Sasori. Now you have two paths if you want to become Kazekage."

Ebizo, standing to the side, appeared very calm; he would not allow the village to fall into danger for the sake of his grandnephew.

"Please speak, Advisor Ebizo."

Luo Sha's expression softened a bit. He was genuinely worried that these two were involved, which made it impossible to trust them.

"First, find Scorpion, kill him, and bring him back to prove that you have nothing to do with the murder of the Third Generation."

Second, launch a war, defeat Konoha, renegotiate the contract, and reclaim the portion of the mission that Konoha took from us.

It would be even better if you could do both.

He outlined two paths, and Ebizo hoped that Rasa could become the Fourth Kazekage as soon as possible so that the village could stabilize; otherwise, it would split apart if things continued like this.

"Since we can't find Scorpion in a short time, let's start a war."

After some thought, Luo Sha finally chose the second path.

Both paths are obvious. The first is to avenge the third generation teacher and at the same time prove that you have nothing to do with the third generation teacher's death.

This is the simplest, but you need to find Sasori who is hiding first. The ninja world is so big, it's too difficult to find someone who is deliberately hiding.

Furthermore, Scorpion is, after all, a close relative of these two, and he still needs their support. Although they say they can put righteousness before family, it's best to take that with a grain of salt; if you take it seriously, you'll lose.

The origin of the second path dates back to the last Shinobi World War, when they were defeated in the war against Konoha and signed an unequal treaty, requiring them to transfer a portion of the village's mission quota to Konoha every year.

Ninjas rely on mission rewards for survival; if there are fewer missions, life will naturally be tough.

However, the daimyo of the Land of Wind has a poor relationship with Sunagakure, and the annual funding they receive is very limited, making life even more difficult for their village.

In recent years, they have even relied on their own gold-attribute magnetic extraction to extract gold in the desert to supplement the village's finances.

Although there is a lot of placer gold in the desert, gold cannot be sold indefinitely; selling too much would cause the price of gold to plummet.

Even the Daming Prefecture sent envoys last year to condemn it, since gold is the foundation of the national treasury.

Over the years, the village's ninjas have harbored deep resentment towards Konoha. Coupled with the grudges from the last Shinobi World War, if he could lead his army to defeat the Konoha ninja army, he could gain greater prestige and support in the village, making becoming the Fourth Kazekage a natural progression.

"Konoha is a battleground for four major ninja villages and needs to deal with attacks from the four major ninja villages, so it is impossible for them to send all their forces to our side."

"Don't rush over there. Declare war first, and then launch a full-scale attack on Konoha after the other three great ninja villages have also declared war on Konoha. We'll defeat their ninja forces that they've deployed on our side in one fell swoop..."

Ebizo analyzed the situation for Rasa. He had participated in both the First and Second Shinobi World Wars and was very familiar with both wars and Konoha. He knew how to fight to minimize losses.

Of course, even if such a tactic is employed, defeating the ninja forces that Konoha has deployed here will not be easy, even though Konoha has now lost its most powerful Senju clan.

However, this can also be seen as a test for Rasa. If Rasa cannot even defeat a single ninja army of Konoha, then he should not be the Kazekage.

"What about the other competitors?"

After listening to Ebizo's analysis of the war, Rasa pondered for a moment and then shifted the topic to the other competitors.

Currently, there are two Kage-level experts among the younger generation in the village: himself and Ye Cang, a user of the Scorching Release technique.

Although Yekura's strength was slightly inferior to his own, the only difference was the difference in their fighting styles: Magnet Release and Scorch Release.

Moreover, because of this rumor, many people opposed him and turned to support Yekura.

That would be a significant threat to me.

"Let her continue guarding the north against Iwagakure. I will personally go to Iwagakure to sign an alliance contract with the Tsuchikage and attack Konoha together."

The son of the Tsuchikage was severely injured by Konoha ninjas, so he will inevitably harbor resentment and be wary of Konoha. This alliance will most likely succeed.

Chiyo took on the task, as long as Yekura was not given the opportunity to gain merit in battle.

At the same time, far away in the Land of Bears, where he continued to lead the ninja army in a standoff against the Iwa ninja, Yekura was watching his own scorching fireball turn purple.

Those few Konoha ninjas had a great impact on her. A few unknown Konoha ninjas had actually defeated the son of the Tsuchikage in such a short time.

Afterwards, she conducted a detailed investigation into that group of people and discovered that they had been exposed near the Star Ninja Village. At the same time, a large number of Star Ninjas appeared in the vicinity, as if they were looking for something. Obviously, the problem lay with the Star Ninja Village.

Therefore, she personally went to the Star Ninja Village and discovered the secret technique that existed there.

Then, the Star Village mistakenly believed that she had stolen the so-called treasure and launched an attack, to which she could only fight back.

However, he did not expect that after killing those Star Ninjas who knew secret techniques with his Scorch Release, his own Scorch Release would be corrupted.

Only after forcing the secret technique out of Xingnin Village did I understand what was going on, which should be considered a good thing for me.

With that kind of energy to guide chakra changes, one can do better in terms of form transformation, and at the same time gain the ability to fly, greatly enhancing one's strength.

Of course, this energy also has its drawbacks, namely its corrosive effects on the body.

Fortunately, she was strong enough to withstand it.

"Konoha is going to be even stronger."

Turning his head to look east, Ye Cang looked worried.

If Konoha obtains this secret technique, it will inevitably cultivate more secret technique ninjas, and the village will suffer heavy losses if it ever confronts it in the future.

Rasa and the others were unaware of Yekura's worries. They were preparing for war, and after a month of preparation, they set off for the Land of Rivers.

At the same time, Konoha also received the news, and Akimichi Torifu, who had been preparing for a long time, led the elites of the three clans to Kikyo Mountain Fortress first, with the village's five thousand ninja soldiers following closely behind.

Mount Kikyo is the border of the Land of Fire and an important military fortress for the defense of Sunagakure. It is guarded by hundreds of Konoha ninjas year-round.

Therefore, this military fortress must be held firm; its loss would be disastrous.

Akimichi Tokiwa and the elite troops of the three tribes traveled day and night to Kikyoyama Castle, taking over the defense of the castle and taking inventory of the stored supplies.

On the other side, Rasa led his elite ninja army to the border first, confronting the Konoha ninja army across the Land of Rivers, without any intention of starting a fight immediately.

It wouldn't be good to confront the powerful Konoha first; we have to wait until the other three great ninja villages have declared war on Konoha before we can officially start the war.

He came so quickly only to announce that the Third Shinobi World War had begun and to guide the other shinobi villages to join in.

"They did indeed choose to wait."

In the operations room, Akimichi Torifu understood the other side's intentions after receiving the intelligence, which was also within their expectations.

"Didn't that old woman Chiyo come?"

Tsunade, who had also come along, asked why she had been invited by Uncle Torifu not to participate in the war, but only to do logistical work, providing medical and detoxification services.

Although I have hemophobia, it is not a problem to treat it remotely with slugs.

If all else fails, you can wear sunglasses and plug your nose so you can't smell the blood.

"No trace of Chiyo has been found, but we cannot rule out the possibility that she used her transformation technique to hide in the ninja army. Moreover, her greatest skill is poison, so the puppet troops over there must be carrying poison made by Chiyo."

Nara Shikaku replied that he had witnessed the poisons of Sunagakure before, and they were all extremely deadly.

Even with the antidote prepared by Lady Tsunade last time, it couldn't completely neutralize the poison. It took a long time to recover after returning to the village before the remaining poison was neutralized.

"I'll find a way to get samples and quickly formulate a targeted antidote to equip everyone with."

Tsunade was well aware of the terrifying nature of poison; even a slight scratch could be fatal. She had to concoct enough antidotes and equip every village ninja with them.

One advantage of fighting alongside the Ino-Shika-Cho trio is that medicine is always plentiful. After all, the Nara family is in the medicinal herb business and usually has a lot of medicinal herbs in stock.

They made large-scale acquisitions when they realized that war was about to break out.

"We will arrange it as soon as possible."

Nara Shikaku glanced at Uncle Torifu sitting in the main seat and nodded, indicating that he would make arrangements as soon as possible.

This concerns the future lives and deaths of their three clans, so they cannot be taken lightly.

The group continued discussing the war until the afternoon, when they temporarily ended their discussion. Tsunade went straight to the laboratory that had been arranged for her.

"Where's that lecherous brat?"

Seeing that only Shizune, Uzumaki, and Natsumi were organizing the various medicines, Tsunade asked in confusion.

That lecherous brat was also very talented in medical ninjutsu, so she taught him some, and he's been learning from her ever since.

Vanilla and Summer Star have been learning medicine from me for the past few months and are both good assistants.

"Hao Jun said he went out to survey the terrain."

Shizune replied that Haojun left on a ninja hawk after arriving here, saying he was going to survey the terrain.

"Having a large ninja hawk is nothing special."

Tsunade felt a little envious. That kid bought a large ninja hawk with a wingspan of over ten meters, and it cost him thirty million ryo.

However, it is indeed very suitable to use a ninja hawk of that size to go out and scout the terrain.

Meanwhile, Tamura Hiroshi was indeed surveying the terrain and taking photos with the latest camera, planning to create a sand table model based on those photos later.

Of course, that's secondary; the key is to search for that ancient site.

According to the movie's setting, that place is on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, and the Land of River lies between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.

Besides, that place should be very close to the sea.

Then there's a barren, rocky mountainside with a deep rift valley.

With these clues combined, finding that place shouldn't be difficult.

He even bought this large ninja hawk specifically for this purpose.

Unfortunately, although he had learned the Peacock Technique and could fly,

However, with his current chakra reserves, short-distance flight is not a problem, but flight over hundreds or even thousands of kilometers is not feasible.

With his body perched on the eagle's talons, Tamura Hao carefully observed and photographed the target location, using a camera in one hand and binoculars in the other.

On the second day, we finally found the waterfall. The water vapor swirled around the cliffs like a thick fog.

"Little Black, lower the altitude."

Tamura Hao said that the ninja hawk he bought was not only big and fast, but also had considerable combat ability. Most importantly, it was intelligent enough to understand human speech.

The ninja eagle understood and flew down into the rift valley shrouded in dense fog. Tamura Hao observed carefully and finally found a building shrouded in dense fog in one of the rift valleys.

It's really hard to find this place unless you get close, and it's so remote that hardly anyone comes here.

(End of this chapter)