Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After obtaining the Banana Leaf Fan, Tamura Hao sealed it in a sealed space and used the Creation Lotus to devour it.

Even after being sealed in, it triggered the cheat system, purifying and even disintegrating it, restoring it to pure chakra which was absorbed by the Creation Lotus. This also allowed the cheat system to send out the last lightning attribute, making Tamura Hao a talent with all seven attributes.

The five leaves of the Creation Lotus are also filled with the five elemental chakras, which were guided out by Tamura Hao.

"The foundation is still not enough. If we could get the corpse of the First Hokage out and devour it, it would definitely greatly enhance the foundation of the Creation Lotus."

Feeling the speed at which the Creation Lotus absorbed the One-Tailed Beast's chakra, Tamura Hao became a little anxious.

It's too slow, and it can't handle the chakra of a second tailed beast.

That makes sense, since it's not a Gedo Mazo, but just a remnant of a sage elixir. Even if it's been enhanced with Wood Release chakra, it still has its limits.

To improve, one must find something relevant to absorb and strengthen; the Gedo Mazo and Hashirama Senju's body are the best choices.

However, Hashirama Senju's body is definitely not up to par, otherwise, the fat sheep teacher would definitely go berserk and clean house, so it would be possible to scheme for some Hashirama cells.

As for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, we'll deal with it when we have the chance.

After getting the Banana Leaf Fan sorted out, Tamura Hao went to the laboratory to assist Orochimaru and Fat Sheep, helping to modify Enma's body and offering suggestions from time to time, such as transplanting the Shikotsumyaku bloodline to enhance bone strength.

Then, by transplanting the flesh and blood of a Steel Release ninja, the strength of Enma's body was further enhanced.

During this period, Orochimaru was leading the eastern front and had many battles with the Hidden Mist ninja, collecting a lot of material and also doing some research on the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit.

As for the flesh and blood of the Steel Release bloodline ninja, they were readily available.

Tsunade was also very interested in this research. She used her medical ninjutsu to work with the modification and finally unlocked the size-related limitations in the ape-demon cell genes.

Orochimaru even created a special Sage Art Seal, using Manda cells, Bunta cells, and Hashirama cells as a medium to create a trinity of Sage Art Seals.

Ultimately, it still forms a three-comma pattern, with each tomoe representing a magical medium.

The human body cannot withstand the corrosive effects of this magical medium, but the ape demon's indestructible body can definitely withstand it.

After modifying Snake, he left in a hurry, looking as if he couldn't wait to go back and study the research materials on the second generation.

Meanwhile, Tamura Hao continued to tinker with the ape demon. The ape demon's meridians and acupoints were similar to those of humans, since they were both primates. The ape demon could still perform ninjutsu by forming hand seals.

So he created a matching set of twelve-hour seals and eight-trigram seals on the abdomen of the Monkey King, connecting it to his own body. In the future, he could transfer the power of the tailed beasts into it to slowly refine and strengthen it, enhancing its foundation, and eventually transforming the Monkey King into a tailed beast-like being.

Then, he constructed an eight-trigram seal on the Death Gate of his heart, guiding his own life force to continuously flow into it, serving as an energy source for the ape demon's growth.

Finally, a modified Yin Seal is created at the center of its forehead, connected to the brain, replacing the mental space. This allows one to use it as a foundation to perform mental magic manipulation, such as controlling the ape demon to perform a transformation into a weapon form.

The spiritual space is based on the soul and consciousness; without the soul and consciousness, it will naturally cease to exist.

During this time, he used his own life force to maintain the vitality of the ape demon's body, essentially making it a plant ape, all in order to transform it into a weapon.

After doing all this, Tamura Hao sealed the ape demon inside the seal in its abdomen, so that it could accompany the Creation Lotus.

I had some ideas, but due to an unexpected event, I had to put them on hold.

The Sand Village ninja army launched another strong attack, led by Rasa once again.

They destroyed half of the Sand Village's supply reserves. Although it wouldn't be a problem in the short term, it would be fatal in the long run.

Moreover, two years have passed since the declaration of war, and Sunagakure cannot afford to delay any longer.

It's important to know that Sunagakure is not only at war with Konoha, but also with Kirigakure, though on a smaller scale.

Continuing to drag this out will only worsen the problems for Sunagakure, so we must act quickly.

In order to defeat the Konoha ninja army as soon as possible, Rasa even brought Pakura to participate in the battle and used a secret weapon.

"Seven-Tails, it's time for you to be free. Remember what you promised me."

On the sand mat, Rasa held a sealing ninja tool, his secret weapon.

To this end, he personally went to Takigakure, slaughtered the entire village, and found the Seven-Tails sealed in a ninja tool.

Takigakure was once massacred by a traitor, suffering severe damage and even losing its lineage. It never recovered and never produced a Jinchuriki. The Seven-Tails was sealed away, and even this ninja tool was a gift from Konoha back then.

Although they can't find anyone suitable to seal the Seven-Tails right now, they can make a deal with the Seven-Tails.

If the Seven-Tails can defeat Konoha in this battle, he will release it and grant it its freedom.

This battle is of paramount importance to me; I must win, no matter the cost.

"Konoha is also my enemy."

The Seven-Tails' voice came from the sealed ninja tool; he had always hated Konoha.

It was the First Hokage of Konoha who captured him and sold him, and then sealed him away for so many years.

Now let Konoha pay the price!

Without wasting any words, Rasa used the unsealing hand seals he had taken from Takigakure to unlock the seals on the ninja tools.

A massive amount of scarlet chakra surged from the small ninja tool, rapidly forming a colossal object high in the sky.

It was a strange insect, extremely large in size, with a wingspan of at least a hundred meters. The gust of wind generated by its flapping made it difficult for the Sand Ninja below to stand.

"Tailed Beast!"

"Nanabi!"

Upon seeing the enormous creature appearing in the sky above them, Akimichi Torifu and the others became solemn, truly not expecting that Sunagakure would actually bring back the Seven-Tails, and a pure Seven-Tails at that.

As soon as the Seven-Tails appeared, it opened its massive maw, and a black sphere rapidly condensed and grew larger in front of it—the Tailed Beast Ball, the strongest killing move of the Tailed Beasts.

"I'll go hold off the Seven-Tails."

Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball gathering, Tsunade immediately released the Yin Seal and Curse Seal, quickly condensing chakra armor and wings, and enhanced them with the Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique. Then, her wings spread out and she transformed into a purple light, rushing towards the Seven-Tails.

Currently, she has the fastest flight speed and the strongest strength, so she is the only one who can face off against the Seven-Tails.

It shouldn't be difficult to at least stall them.

"So cool!"

Watching Tsunade fly away, Jiraiya's eyes flashed with shrewdness, filled with envy for those chakra wings and armor.

If I learned that secret technique, wouldn't all those beautiful women flock to me?

Thinking about this, I couldn't help but drool.

"Lord Jiraiya, the war has begun."

Nara Shikaku, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer. After giving a warning, he jumped down after Tamura Hiroshi, followed by Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza.

Tamura Hiroshi had already landed first, and at the same time, he unfurled the huge sealing scroll on his back, releasing a torrent of yellow sand.

He himself also used the Shukaku Dharma Form to guide the sand to fill in, and finally transformed into a 30-meter-tall Shukaku Dharma Form.

"As expected, it can also turn into a one-tailed creature."

Looking at the one-tailed Dharma image, Luo Sha thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Previously, a mysterious person had sent information saying that the young man from the Akimichi family not only possessed the power of the Two-Tailed Beast, but also the power of the One-Tailed Beast. Now, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Then came the arrival of Jiraiya, one of the three legendary Sannin, which was a major reason why he chose to start the war immediately.

Otherwise, the other side will launch a surprise attack. Rather than letting the other side take the initiative, it's better for them to take the initiative.

At least in this spacious area, we can maximize our numerical advantage.

Just then, the Seven-Tails suddenly swallowed the condensed Tailed Beast Ball into its mouth and it exploded, transforming into a beam of energy that shot out.

The energy beam was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it struck the defensive fortifications built by the Konoha ninja.

With a single sweep, most of the defensive fortifications reinforced by earth magic and barrier techniques were destroyed.

This is the power of the Tailed Beasts, a power that is far beyond what human beings can contend with.

Fortunately, they took precautions after seeing the Seven-Tails appear, so there were few casualties.

Without defensive fortifications to rely on, the upcoming battles will be much more difficult.

In contrast to the somber mood of the Konoha ninja army, the Sand ninja on the other side were overjoyed.

For more than a month, they had been plagued by that defensive fortification, but now they had finally eliminated it.

Without defensive fortifications, those weaklings from Konoha would be no match for them.

However, the Seven-Tails' attack gave Tsunade an opportunity. She suddenly unleashed her full power, using the First Generation Greatsword to cut off the Seven-Tails' horn.

This enraged the Seven-Tails, which immediately set its sights on the human woman.

"The Shukaku Chariot!"

Without hesitation, Tamura Hao dodged the Seven-Tails' tailed beast beam attack and manipulated Shukaku's Dharma Image into a curled-up ball, using the Akimichi family's secret technique, the Human Boulder, to propel it into a rapid spin.

The key to the Human Bomber Tank is to curl up into a ball for easy rotation. Shukaku is already fat and round, and curling up makes it even rounder. The same goes for the Dharma Form, so this is a perfect fit.

The massive chariot, thirty meters in diameter, rolled past, filling the Sand Village ninjas with terror.

That wasn't all. The Akimichi clan ninjas also unleashed their Expansion Technique and Human Bomber Tanks, activating their Star Seal to transform into tanks and charge after Tamura Hao.

When the enemy released the Seven-Tails, they knew they had to fight to the death. Otherwise, if the Sand Ninja's offensive took shape, they would suffer heavy losses even if they managed to hold out until the end without any defensive fortifications.

We must launch a powerful attack now to inflict maximum casualties on the enemy and break their morale.

"Don't even think about it!"

With a cold snort, Rasa unleashed his full chakra, channeling a massive amount of gold dust into a wave that swept across the area.

Although the opponent can use the power of the One-Tailed Beast, my own gold dust can counteract the power of the One-Tailed Beast. This is because gold dust is much heavier than sand. Once the gold dust is mixed into the opponent's body, it can greatly increase the weight and slow down their movement speed.

Karura also used his Magnet Release to create a sand wave to block the Akimichi ninja's human bomb chariot.

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

Suddenly, another row of Konoha ninja charged forward, then simultaneously raised their hands to form hand seals, and finally slammed them hard on the ground. A huge slope suddenly rose up in front of them, a variation of the Earth Flow Wall technique.

That wasn't the end of it. Tsunade's shadow clones used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to further split themselves, sending them rushing towards the Akimichi ninjas who had transformed into human bomb tanks.

The Akimichi ninjas also extended a hand from the side of the human bomb tank to catch the incoming Tsunade shadow clone.

"Earth Release: Light and Heavy Rock Technique".

Tsunade's shadow clones immediately used the Light and Heavy Rock Technique. Although their chakra couldn't last long, it was enough to help the Akimichi ninjas break through the sand wall.

Using the steep slope and the Light-Heavy Rock Technique to reduce their weight, the human-powered tanks soared into the sky, over the sand walls created by Rasa and Karura, and crashed into the Sand Ninja Army's formation like meteorites falling from the sky. They continued to roll and crush, completely disrupting the formation.

The mountain ninjas riding on the backs of the ninja hawks used their spiritual secret arts to guide the Akimichi ninjas, assisting in the collective crushing and maximizing the results of the battle.

The Nara ninjas also rode on ninja hawks and used shadow techniques to assist in the battle. With the ninja hawks as a huge air force support, they hardly needed to worry about their own safety and could use their secret techniques to their heart's content.

Tamura Hao's Shukaku chariot charged the fiercest and had the strongest destructive power, causing the Sand Ninja to wail in terror and their morale to plummet.

"Damn it!"

This move caught Rasa off guard, leaving him no choice but to pursue the one-tailed sphere.

We cannot let the enemy continue their rampage, otherwise our morale will collapse.

At the same time, Akimichi Torifu and Jiraiya also rushed over and faced Karura and Yekura, and the two sides instantly engaged in fierce combat.

Kushina Uzumaki also faced off against her old rival Chiyo. Both were using ranged attacks, and it was a battle of wits to see who had the better control.

The Konoha ninjas followed closely behind the Akimichi ninjas, charging forward to wipe out the Sand Village ninjas whose formations had been disrupted.

The Sand Village ninjas were not without means to intercept the charging Akimichi ninjas; however, their ninjutsu and explosive tags were blocked by the star-shaped chakra, and could not harm the Akimichi ninjas inside.

As for ninja tools like kunai and shuriken, they're not even worth mentioning.

This time, the Akimichi ninjas unleashed their full power, demonstrating formidable combat strength.

In particular, Tamura Hao's Shukaku Chariot is incredibly powerful in both defense and impact. Even Kage-level shinobi might not be able to withstand it, let alone the Sand Shinobi.

Unless they can use combined ninjutsu like the Iwa ninja, they can't stop them, but unfortunately that's the Iwa ninja's specialty.

It was precisely because Luo Sha saw this that he pursued them, manipulating the gold dust to form waves that relentlessly chased after them.

However, Tamura Hao's Shukaku chariot was rolling too fast, making it difficult to catch up in a short time, which infuriated Rasa.

This continued for three minutes, until it seemed that the time for the Shukaku Dharma Image had come to an end, and the sand on its body disintegrated and the process stopped.

Luo Sha seized the opportunity and manipulated the gold dust wave to rush forward, determined to kill that brat.

However, he was unaware that Tamura Hao deliberately disintegrated the sand in order to lure Rasa into unleashing his full power.

"Found you!"

With the help of Shukaku's power, Tamura Hiroshi immediately located the source of the gold dust Magnet Release chakra.

In an instant, it transformed into the Dharma form of the Traveler and lunged forward, its claws moving rapidly, the sharp claws forcibly slicing the gold dust and the ground together, and even burning it with blue flames.

They knew all along that killing Luo Sha was the key, and Luo Sha knew this as well, so he hid himself very well, only showing his Sand Gold clones.

Therefore, the key is to find the hidden Rasa, and even the Byakugan doesn't have a good solution for this.

Because the power of gold dust and Magnet Release severely interferes with the Byakugan's abilities, it cannot be seen through with the Byakugan.

However, the One-Tailed Fox's Magnet Release power could sense it, at least the source of the chakra controlling the movement of the gold dust.

After this frantic grabbing, the once surging gold dust wave instantly lost its vitality and scattered on the ground.

Tamura Hao, who had been using his senses, looked down into the ground and sensed that Rasa's chakra had penetrated deep underground and escaped using the earth as cover.

After rummaging through the gold dust and stones, they quickly found a leg, which was clearly Luo Sha's.

"Rasa is dead!"

After confirming it was Rasa's leg, Tamura Hiroshi shouted.

The Konoha ninja who heard this also shouted that Rasa was dead, which shocked the Sunagakure ninja who heard it.

You must understand that Luo Sha is their commander-in-chief. If their commander-in-chief is killed, then this war is meaningless.

Karura, who was fighting Akimichi Torifu, retreated on a sand mat and used Magnet Release to sense that he could not detect Rasa's chakra.

"Sunagakure ninja, heed my command: cease fire!"

Having confirmed that Rasa was indeed in trouble, and looking at the Seven-Tails entangled by Tsunade, Karura decisively declared a ceasefire, his voice amplified by chakra and echoing throughout the entire battlefield.

The current situation is clear: if they continue fighting, Sunagakure might win, but it will inevitably be a Pyrrhic victory, which is not what she wants to see.

She's not the obsessive Rasa; she doesn't need to rely on battle achievements to eliminate those influences and sit on the position of Kazekage. There's no point in continuing to fight.

"Konoha ninja, heed my command: cease fire!"

Akimichi Torifu followed suit and announced a ceasefire. Their objective was Rasa, and they would end the war by killing or severely injuring him. Now that Rasa had been killed or driven away, the war could be over.

Who wins or loses is not important; preserving the clan and the village's ninjas is the most important thing.

The high command of both sides announced a ceasefire, and the Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas retreated one after another. Looking at the devastated battlefield and the countless corpses on it, both sides were shocked.

Although the battle had only lasted a few minutes, the fighting was incredibly fierce, especially on the Sunagakure side, which suffered heavy losses, with at least two thousand people falling and countless others injured.

Konoha also suffered significant losses, especially from the Seven-Tails' Tailed Beast Beam Cannon, which roughly estimated to have killed at least a thousand people.

Seeing the two sides separate after their fierce battle in the sky, the Seven-Tails, though annoyed by the woman who cut off its horn, had no choice but to retreat.

He saw a red-haired woman fly up, with five golden chains behind her. He remembered those chains vividly; years ago, a red-haired woman had used those chains to seal him into that ninja tool.

If we don't leave now, we'll be sealed away again.

Tsunade continued the pursuit for a while until the Seven-Tails flew far away before stopping and letting out a sigh of relief.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he managed to cut off the Seven-Tails' horns earlier; that was a desperate strike. During the strike, the bones in both arms were cracked, and a lot of muscles were torn.

That was only with the help of Steel Release; otherwise, it would have been impossible to cut off the Seven-Tails' horns.

"I'm still far from being as powerful as Grandpa."

Watching the Seven-Tails fly away, Tsunade marveled at the terrifying strength of her great-grandfather.

She had to fight desperately to defeat the Seven-Tails, while her great-grandfather used to beat the tailed beasts like it was nothing, even defeating the strongest Nine-Tails.

The difference is just too big!

(End of this chapter)