Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 4 The Secret Agent with the Pot Shadow

Seeing the Third Raikage's furrowed brows and puzzled expression, Tamura Hao felt increasingly relieved.

It's good that you haven't seen it!

"Those are all novels I wrote, very popular and profitable. That ten billion taels is my royalties!"

Finally, he offered an explanation, stating that his money was absolutely legitimate.

After arriving in this world, he started thinking about how to become stronger.

After discovering that he had no special abilities, his own aptitude was quite ordinary, and he had no family inheritance, he realized that he could only improve through external means.

The best external resource is money, but making money in a ridiculous world like Naruto, where even terrorists crave peace, is really not easy.

It wasn't until he remembered the masterpiece of the future hero Jiraiya that he figured out a way to make money. For the past few years, he has been writing books and using his identity as a child to visit various bathhouses and Kabukicho to gather material, combining the characteristics of the Naruto world to write those erotic masterpieces.

It really makes a lot of money!

"novel?"

The Third Raikage was a little confused. Is writing novels really that lucrative?

He turned to look at his assistant, Tsuchida, and gave him an inquiring look.

Recalling the dozens of erotic novels he had bought with all his savings, Tu Tai said with a strange expression, "If he really is one of those authors, it wouldn't be difficult for him to come up with a billion taels."

He never expected that all those writers were actually the same person, and that they were all ten-year-old children.

Those erotic masterpieces started appearing five years ago, which means that this kid already possessed such a level of thinking when he was only five years old.

Talent!

Although puzzled by Tsuchikage's strange expression, the Third Raikage did not delve into it and turned his attention to the information.

"What is that intelligence?"

Taking a deep breath, Tamura Hao said earnestly, "I was sent to Kumogakure by Shimura Danzo to become a spy and steal information from the village. But I was forced into it, and my parents have long since passed away. Now I am about to become a ninja of Kumogakure, and I will be one for life!"

That's right. He was originally from Konoha. Because of his precociousness and the fact that he refined his chakra at the age of three, he was taken away and trained by Danzo Shimura's men. At the age of five, he was sent to Kumogakure to take the place of an old man's adopted grandson.

The old man's grandson was taken away by Danzo Shimura's men, and the old man had been secretly recruited by Danzo Shimura's men to become a spy a year ago and died.

As for revealing this identity, the main reason is that I don't want to leave any potential problems.

It's important to explain things beforehand rather than after they happen; these things have different meanings.

Explaining beforehand is called showing your stance and turning away from darkness to light; explaining afterward is called making excuses, or even sophistry, and no one will believe you.

He didn't want his identity to be exposed, then he'd be targeted and subjected to the Ten Great Tortures of the Hidden Cloud Village, followed by illusionary hypnosis or memory probing.

That's deadly!

Being a spy is too dangerous; he wants to be a good person!

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere instantly froze, and the three Raikages also became serious.

Although Tamura Hao was inwardly panicking, he still met the Third Raikage's gaze to express his attitude and stance.

Tsuchida and Yotsuki A remained silent, awaiting the Third Raikage's decision.

"Well said. You will be a member of Kumogakure for life, and my disciple!"

In the end, the Third Raikage smiled. Although this kid's identity was questionable, it wasn't a big problem.

Moreover, they not only confessed honestly, but also gave away 1 billion taels of silver and presented three powerful weapons, showing their utmost sincerity.

Most importantly, he valued the kid's brain. He could design these powerful weapons now, and he might be able to come up with even more and better ones in the future. His value was unimaginable.

If he were truly committed to espionage, he could only say, "Bring on more spies!"

When the Third Raikage smiled, Tamura Hao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His legs felt weak, and his vest was covered in a cold sweat.

I was under a lot of pressure just now!

Tutai and Yeyue Ai also breathed a sigh of relief. They still admired this kid quite a bit, especially his erotic masterpieces.

It would be such a pity if it were to end here and become a thing of the past!

"Lord Raikage, perhaps we can use his identity in reverse to pass on some information that is beneficial to us to Danzo Shimura."

After thinking for a moment, Tu Tai made a suggestion.

He was a strategist-type ninja, mainly providing advice and ideas to the Raikage. He saw the child's spy identity as something that could be used.

You are responsible for this matter.

The Third Raikage nodded, approving of the proposal. As long as it benefits the village, nothing is off-limits.

"Take him for a check-up to see if Shimura Danzo has left any tricks on him. He's a ruthless character."

Furthermore, everything that just happened must be kept secret; no one can tell anyone. It's the village's top secret.

He gestured to his son and gave him a final word of advice.

"This disciple takes his leave!"

Tamura Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then followed Yozuki Ai away.

After the two left, the Third Raikage walked to the wall and used a kunai to pry out all the deformed bullets. Then, he used his Lightning Release to power his fingertips and poked at the bullet holes one by one, destroying the marks and creating the illusion that he was practicing Hell Thrust.

Although this is my private training room and I don't allow outsiders to come in, spies these days are really hard to identify. Plus, with some strange ninjutsu, someone might just come in to observe. If they figure something out from these craters and bullet holes, that would be troublesome.

Tu Tai understood and put the three powerful weapons into the sealed scroll, then walked over.

"He's a very clever little rascal."

The Third Raikage finished poking through the craters and smiled as he looked at the holes.

"Very clever!"

Tu Tai deeply agreed with this point. Whether it was those powerful weapons, the erotic masterpieces he had created, or the little devil's scheme today, they all demonstrated extraordinary wisdom and courage.

"How long will it take to develop?"

With a serious expression, the Third Raikage knew that those powerful weapons were still immature. The materials were one issue, the structure was another, and then there were the many ideas that the brat had mentioned, all of which required a lot of manpower and resources to develop, and even more time.

Tsuchikage already knew the Third Raikage would ask this question, and had already thought of it beforehand.

"It will take at least five years to develop, and mass production will require a large amount of steel materials, explosive tags, and the training of a large ninja army. All of this will take at least ten years."

The principles behind these firearms are too simple. Once they are used, the enemy will quickly figure them out and copy them. We can only gain an advantage with them once, and we must seize the opportunity to break through the enemy's defenses.

"Ten years...it seems this war won't be necessary!"

The Third Raikage felt a little regretful, as his Hidden Cloud Village didn't know how many more people they would lose in this Shinobi World War.

They suffered heavy losses in the last Shinobi World War, especially the betrayal of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, which greatly weakened them.

Not only did Kinkaku and Ginkaku and their troops betray them and become enemies, but they also killed many village ninjas during the betrayal, including the Second Hokage.

They suffered considerable losses when they killed Kinkaku and others back then, and this Ninja World War will certainly not be easy either.

(End of this chapter)