Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 38 Uchiha Madara

As night fell, an elderly man with white hair stood on a small hill, gazing at the lights of the distant Whirlpool Village.

"Hashirama, this is the world you created. It was definitely a mistake!"

The old man lamented that he knew back then that the ninja village system was flawed, and now it has all come true, with tragedy after tragedy occurring.

Now even the Uzumaki clan, which was once on par with the Uchiha and Senju clans, is about to be wiped out, and Konoha is even involved.

This is not the end; more tragedies will occur in the future, endlessly.

Indeed, the old man was none other than Uchiha Madara. Although he had been hiding in the shadows all these years, he had always been keeping an eye on the ninja world. Naturally, he had to come and see what was happening in the Land of Whirlpools.

On the surface, he was defeated by Hashirama, but in reality, he was defeated by Hashirama and Mito. Both the sealing scroll used by Hashirama and the technique for sealing the Nine-Tails were created by Mito.

The sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan are still very powerful!

"How exactly can I obtain the power of all things in the universe?"

Looking down at his withered hands, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but feel a little lost.

According to the inscription on the stone tablet, two opposing forces, when combined, give birth to the myriad phenomena of the universe. However, although he mastered Wood Release after transplanting Hashirama's cells, he did not fuse with it or obtain the power of the myriad phenomena of the universe.

On the contrary, his vitality was rapidly depleted due to the struggle against the interstitial cells in his body, causing him to age faster.

He could sense that he didn't have much time left. At most, he could hold on for another year. If he couldn't cultivate that power of all things within a year, he would have to go see Hashirama.

"What exactly do we need to do?"

Madara Uchiha was confused, not knowing how to fuse the two powers and obtain the power of all things in the universe.

Not to mention Madara Uchiha, who was confused, even Black Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows, was confused.

"Why hasn't he awakened the Rinnegan yet? Could it be that Madara Uchiha doesn't have that kind of aptitude?"

Black Zetsu stared at Madara Uchiha in the distance, feeling quite bewildered by the awakening of the Rinnegan.

In this world, the mother was the first to obtain the Rinnegan, but she obtained it through the fruit of the Divine Tree.

The second person to obtain the Rinnegan was Hagoromo, but he inherited it from his mother. It would be too difficult to create a third pair of Rinnegan, mainly because there was no reliable reference.

The mother's method is not relevant; one can only slightly refer to Hagoromo's Rinnegan.

He could only place his hopes on the Uchiha clan, and after thousands of years of continuous attempts to induce them, Madara Uchiha was the closest experimental subject to come.

Even so, it is still far from the feather robe of yesteryear.

"Could it be because of a lack of Uzumaki chakra?"

His gaze shifted to the distant Uzushiogakure village, and Black Zetsu pondered this possibility.

Although Hagoromo only had two sons, they inherited Sage's Eyes and Sage Body respectively, but their own chakra was passed down separately, forming the Uzumaki clan as we know it today.

In some ways, the Uzumaki clan is even more compatible with the Divine Tree, as the Adamantine Chains that can bind the Tailed Beasts originated from the Ten-Tails.

Moreover, Hagoromo's strongest skill is sealing techniques; in fact, the Uzumaki clan are the purest inheritors of ninjutsu.

Its chakra is very special; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's Sage Chakra. Perhaps it would require the addition of the Uzumaki clan's chakra to awaken the Rinnegan.

"This war will be a perfect opportunity to gather their chakra."

Having made up his mind, Black Zetsu decided to use this war to collect the chakra of the Uzumaki clan's dead, and then find a way to give it to Madara Uchiha. Perhaps this would further stimulate Madara's eyes and evolve the Rinnegan, thus allowing the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan to begin.

"They've taken the initiative?"

Black Zetsu suddenly seemed to sense something and looked at Uzushiogakure again, sensing that some huge chakra entities left Uzushiogakure and headed to the Kirigakure ninja army's camp.

Although surprised, Black Zetsu didn't think much of it and quickly scurried towards the other side, preparing to secretly collect the corpse.

Meanwhile, as agreed, the Hidden Cloud Village attacked the Hidden Mist Village's ninja army's encampment after nightfall. Thousands of elite Hidden Cloud Village ninjas marched at breakneck speed, disregarding the consumption of chakra, and soon crossed dozens of miles to reach the Hidden Mist Village's ninja army's encampment.

The Hidden Mist Ninja Army's sensory ninjas naturally sensed the arrival of both sides and were quite puzzled, especially the Hidden Cloud Village side.

Hozuki Jagetsu, the commander of the ninja army, looked at the location of the Kumogakure ninja army and was unsure whether the Kumogakure had come for the sake of the strong ninja from Uzushiogakure who had taken the initiative to attack, or for the sake of the Kirigakure ninja army.

Or perhaps they came with malice, or with good intentions?

"Quickly inform the Sand Village and the Stone Village ninja army that the Cloud Village and the Uzushiogakure Village have joined forces and ask them to come and support us so that we can annihilate the Cloud Village ninja."

A decision was quickly made, and Hozuki Jagetsu ordered his men to immediately request reinforcements from the Sand Village and the Iwa Village.

No matter what the Hidden Cloud Village's intentions are, the Hidden Mist Village will not fight this battle alone.

After all, they might face a combined attack from the Cloud Village Ninja Army and the Uzushiogakure Village, which would be very disadvantageous for them.

That was the worst-case scenario, but he wasn't afraid. Although the two sides were powerful when they joined forces, it was impossible for them to kill them.

At worst, they can retreat to the sea; that's their home turf.

However, it was this confidence that cost them their last chance to retreat and survive; the Vortex Clan had no intention of letting them go.

The four elders of the Uzumaki clan, who were the first to arrive, stood in four directions, unleashing their chakra to create a fiery red barrier that enveloped the entire Kirigakure army.

This is the Four Crimson Sun Formation, an extremely powerful barrier that requires four Shadow-level experts to work together to unleash, and it combines offense and defense.

Those four old guys might not be good at anything else, but they definitely have plenty of chakra.

Aloe Vera was not idle either. After the Four Red Yang Formation was completed, she extracted a huge amount of chakra and injected it into the Banana Fan. She waved the fan and created a sea of ​​fire, first engulfing the area where the Mizuki clan ninjas were located.

"What kind of fire-style ninjutsu is this?"

"How can there be such a large-scale fire jutsu?"

"How is this possible?"

……

The Hidden Mist Ninja Army was stunned by this burst of fire, especially the Mizuki ninja within the affected area, who were filled with fear.

The sea of ​​fire was too vast and the temperature too high, making it impossible to use Ice Release, and using Water Release was also very difficult.

Moreover, even if they use Water Release, they will only be burned and evaporated into high-temperature water vapor, which will still cause them great damage.

But that wasn't all. After unleashing all her chakra, Aloe Uzumaki handed the Banana Leaf Fan to an elder of her clan. The elder, who had also refined a massive amount of chakra, poured it into the fan, making the sea of ​​fire even larger and more intense with a powerful fan.

Afterwards, several other people took over the Banana Leaf Fan and unleashed powerful Fire Release and Wind Release techniques. The two techniques reinforced each other, causing the size and temperature of the sea of ​​fire to rise continuously.

"This is probably no less powerful than the Great Fire Annihilation Technique unleashed by Edo Tensei Madara!"

As Tamura Hao arrived outside the Four Red Sun Formation with the group, he looked at the sea of ​​fire inside and couldn't help but sigh. The Uzumaki clan's massive chakra combined with the Bashōsen was too powerful.

Each wave of the fan is no weaker than the Great Fire Annihilation unleashed by Madara Uchiha; even a Kage-level powerhouse would not be able to withstand it after ten consecutive waves.

Not to mention that the Wind Release technique was used to further enhance the power of the Fire Release.

Too arrogant, and too deadly.

But that's not all.

The ninja then fanned himself with his Banana Fan once more, but this time it produced not a sea of ​​fire, but countless bolts of lightning.

Most of the ninjas in Kirigakure are skilled in Water Release ninjutsu, while Lightning Release and Fire Release are the most effective counters to them, especially the Hozuki clan, who are completely countered by Lightning Release.

The Kaguya clan also suffered greatly, inflicting heavy casualties in this offensive.

Just then, a bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky, landing at the forefront of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Army. As the lightning dissipated, a burly figure was revealed.

(End of this chapter)