Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Faced with Tamura Hiroshi's attack, the four who were about to gather together to break through the encirclement had to separate.

"I'll say it again, hand over the ninja sword."

"Hey you three snakes over there, hurry up and come help!"

Tamura Hao nimbly got to his feet, punching a whack-a-mole while shouting for three giant snakes to come and intercept him.

Upon hearing that greedy shout, the remaining four turned pale. But when they saw that Orochimaru and his companions were still relentlessly pursuing them, and even that the three giant snakes had turned around and attacked them, they knew that Orochimaru was serious.

With a determined look, Suigetsu Hozuki finally abandoned Samehada, flinging it away and using his Body Flicker Technique to run off in the opposite direction.

The other three were reluctant, but in order to save their lives, they had no choice but to follow suit.

But they quickly grew angry, because throwing their ninja swords was useless; those people continued to surround and kill them, even more fiercely, and the battle ended not long afterward.

"you……"

The Watermelon Pufferfish Demon, whose bones were mostly shattered after being punched into the ground, was filled with resentment. "I had already thrown Samehada, why do you still want to kill me?"

"Why are you looking at me like that? I never said I wouldn't kill you if you put down your ninja sword."

Tamura Hiroshi looked completely bewildered. What's with all of you making those resentful little faces?

I, Tian, ​​have never broken my promise.

Not far away, Hongdou, panting heavily, gave him a disdainful look, knowing that the bastard was a despicable and shameless scoundrel.

Suddenly, Tamura Hao seemed to remember something. In his giant form, he used a teleportation technique to appear in front of Manda in the distance, grabbed its horns, and pulled it to him.

"Your name is Man-Slayer, right?"

"Yes, my name is Man-Shock."

Manda, who was about to deactivate his summoning state and run away, quickly responded politely upon seeing this, as the opponent's chakra had forcibly enveloped his horns, making it impossible for him to leave in this state.

As for being polite and humble, well, there's no way around it. Both of the fully-formed tailed beasts have been killed, so killing myself would probably only take one axe blow.

"I heard you're pretty arrogant. Every time you summon a spirit, you devour us humans as sacrifices. I think I just heard that too. Can you tell me what it tastes like to eat a human?"

Tamura looked like a curious child, with a hungry glint in his eyes, as if what was in front of him was not a giant python, but a spicy snack covered in chili peppers.

Seeing the other's appetite, Wanshe's scales almost stood on end. His survival instinct kicked in, and he quickly tried to explain.

"Rumors? That's absolutely a rumor. I'm a vegetarian, I don't eat meat, and I certainly don't eat people. Saying that was just to scare the enemy, it's a tactic, a tactic."

As she spoke, she turned her other eye to Orochimaru, giving him a pleading look.

"Manda is indeed a vegetarian."

Orochimaru smiled and said something good about his summoned beast.

To be honest, this guy has a really bad temper. I didn't care before, but now that I'm competing to become Hokage, I have to put on a good show and not show my evil side.

"So you really are a vegetarian."

With a slightly disappointed expression, Tamura Hao reluctantly picked up Manda and examined him closely before finally letting him go.

Upon gaining his freedom, Manda immediately deactivated his summoning state and ran away, secretly vowing never to show himself again if that kid was around.

That was so dangerous! I felt like I was about to get my head chopped off and made into a roasted snake.

The main problem is that the kid is too ruthless. He forcibly killed two fully-formed tailed beasts. I've never seen such a ruthless person.

Seeing that their own tailed beast jinchūriki and the seven adults had been killed, the surrounding ninja wisely chose to flee in terror.

That was an existence they couldn't contend with; it had exceeded the limit of what their numbers could threaten, and even a human wave tactic wouldn't work.

Retreat is the best option at this point, and then wait for orders from the village.

The Land of Waves is surrounded by the sea, so they are confident they can escape.

Orochimaru had little interest in those minor characters; his main objective was to end the war here. Once he killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, and then captured this camp in the Land of Waves, the war here would be essentially over.

Even if Kirigakure wanted to organize another ninja army to attack, they would be absolutely unable to win without top-tier fighters, especially the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts.

"Where are the Thunder Blade and the Decapitation Blade?"

Tamura Hiroshi was unhappy when he tallied up his spoils. Two of the seven ninja swords were missing, which was unacceptable to the somewhat perfectionist Tamura.

"It seems like it was sent away by a spirit."

Kakashi, pale-faced, replied that although the previous battle was short, it was extremely intense, not to mention that he had opened the Eight Gates. Even with his strong physique, he still felt very uncomfortable.

My whole body is in a lot of pain right now, and it's even worse for Ah Kai. He's trembling so much that he can barely stand and is only able to support himself with the long stick in his hand.

"Someone still dares to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!"

With his eyes wide open, Tamura Hiroshi was disgusted by this practice and quickly guessed how it had been taken away.

It seems that the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure had a summoning scroll, but I don't know who is in charge of it now.

The battle was over, and then came the looting operation. We packed up everything we could use, said goodbye to Snake, and immediately took off for the battlefield in the Land of Grass.

He also needs to make a trip to the Land of Iron to forge the axe he needs as soon as possible.

Weapons are not simply made by melting and casting metal into shape; they require the assistance of many processes.

To be honest, while the seven ninja swords of Kirigakure are excellent as ninja tools, they are relatively ordinary as weapons.

Especially that decapitation sword, it's pitifully brittle, it's broken countless times, it broke in a previous battle, and the hilt end was taken away by a spirit. It's far inferior to Orochimaru's Kusanagi swords.

After arriving at the Grass Country battlefront camp, Tamura Hao first paid his respects to Grandpa Tokiwa and presented him with a Steel Release Lotus Seed before heading over to Fat Sheep Teacher.

Teacher Feiyang is also a research fanatic, and he basically stays in the laboratory all the time.

"I'm back."

After glancing at her now taller and more robust traitor, Tsunade continued examining a piece of broken bone—the bone of Kaguya, a ninja.

She also learned about the changes that had happened to the traitorous disciple's clone of the ape demon, and was very interested in it. So she asked Orochimaru to send some materials over for research. After nearly a year of research, she has made some discoveries.

"What is this?"

Looking at the lotus seed with its golden patterns, Tsunade gave it a questioning look.

"These are the lotus seeds that grew after I cultivated the Immortal Lotus. They contain my Steel Escape Bloodline, and can also indirectly grant people all attributes. Furthermore, they can assist in cultivating immortal techniques, and they are different from the immortal techniques of the three holy lands."

Although it's only in its early stages and can only strengthen the body at present, as long as it continues to be improved, it will definitely not be inferior to the immortal techniques inherited from the three holy lands in the future.

Tamura Hao explained the Steel Release Lotus Seed, saying that she would naturally not forget her mentor if she had such a good thing.

They also wanted to invite them to develop and improve their own immortal arts system.

This teacher possesses the bloodline of the Thousand Hands, which should be more compatible with the Sage Mode power that I obtained by harnessing the power of the Tailed Beasts. His involvement will definitely improve the efficiency of the process.

"Steel Release? Why is your Steel Release chakra golden?"

Tsunade picked up the Steel Release Lotus Seed and sensed it with her chakra. She was puzzled and a little annoyed.

My own Steel Release technique is dark and black, so how come this traitor's Steel Release technique is golden?

The difference in sophistication shouldn't be that much.

"It might be because my method of fusion is different. I didn't fuse Yang Release and Earth Release, but rather used Yang Release to absorb Earth Release. You could also say that my Yang Release was too strong, far exceeding the strength of Earth Release, and the gap between the two was too large."

Tamura Hao didn't fully understand the situation either, but he was certain that the problem lay in his own Yang Release technique.

Compared to Earth Release, his mastery of Yang Release is much deeper, and he has more cheat codes.

Especially after being empowered by the Nine-Tails' Yang Release power, it was like a tiger with wings, making rapid progress.

Although he hasn't yet figured out Naruto's golden form, his Yang Release chakra has now turned a light gold color, and the Steel Release he absorbed from Earth Release has also turned a golden hue.

"Yang Release devours Earth Release."

Tsunade fell into deep thought. Her Steel Release Fusion Method was developed from the Steel Release ninjas of Iwagakure. It was a legacy from Iwagakure and the result of fusing two chakra natures.

This is the first time I've heard of a way where one side devours the other, but judging from the intensity of that chakra, it shouldn't be bad.

"Help me create a Bagua seal."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade lifted her clothes, revealing her fair abdomen with defined abs.

She lacked the Yin attribute and could not create the Bagua seal to perfectly preserve the lotus seed, so she could only let that traitorous disciple come.

Tamura Hao didn't say much. He condensed Yin-Yang attribute chakra to construct a complex jutsu array, and finally condensed it and slapped it onto that smooth lower abdomen. The slippery touch made his palm tremble involuntarily.

For some reason, he now feels an urge to push this fat sheep teacher down whenever he sees him, just like how he always gets some inexplicable insights when he's training in chakra nature transformation lately.

He guessed it might be related to his failed previous life, perhaps he had pushed Teacher Fat Sheep away in that life.

Tsunade was unaware of the rebellious thoughts of her treacherous disciple beside her. At this moment, she was using the Eight Trigrams Seal to sense the lotus seed of the immortal lotus, and then infusing her own chakra and life force into it.

She even released the Yin Seal and used the chakra stored within to accelerate the growth of the Immortal Lotus Seed. Soon, a lotus with golden patterns slowly took shape. Although it was still just a bud and had not yet bloomed, Tsunade could already feel the power within it.

He guided the power of the celestial lotus into his body, and then activated the Steel Escape Technique. It was still black, but now it had some golden patterns.

After examining the golden lines on her palm and pondering for a moment, Tsunade unleashed her power even further.

"Steel Release Chakra Mode!"

This is the result of her training in Steel Release, which fully activates her Steel Release chakra and body, bringing her to her peak condition.

Although it consumes a lot of resources, the boost to combat power is also considerable.

The activation of the Steel Release chakra further suppressed the golden Steel Release chakra of the Immortal Lotus, making the golden patterns even finer, like golden threads.

However, that golden chakra was very resilient, and no matter how Tsunade tried to suppress it with her own chakra, she could not extinguish it, which was enough to prove the strength and potential of this chakra.

"Your chakra is consuming my steel chakra."

After sensing the surroundings, Tsunade made a new discovery.

Although this steel-style chakra was slightly weaker than his own, it possessed a devouring property, slowly absorbing his own steel-style power.

If this continues, it won't be long before it's completely swallowed up.

She didn't know whether this result was good or bad; she needed to investigate further.

"That's because of Yang Release. Both Yin Release and Yang Release have a strong suppressive effect on chakra, and they will have special effects after being cultivated to a certain level."

Furthermore, Tsunade-sensei, your Thousand Hands bloodline is itself a manifestation of Yang Release power, which can further stimulate my Steel Release chakra.

However, you can use my Steel Release power as a catalyst, and use Yang Release to absorb Earth Release, fusing it to create my golden Steel Release. Then you should be able to refine it in reverse.

Tamura Hao offered a suggestion: those like Akimichi Choza, who don't even have Earth Release, can only passively accept the modification of their own Steel Release power, thereby indirectly obtaining Steel Release bloodline limit.

However, this fat sheep teacher possesses earth attributes and has also fused with traditional steel style, thus allowing for a better choice.

"You want to use this characteristic to further improve your Steel Release technique?"

Tsunade seemed to be deep in thought, and she began to speculate about the thoughts of this rebellious disciple.

"I have this idea. The fusion of two attributes is a bloodline limit, and the fusion of three attributes is a bloodline elimination. Since the ninja world has bloodline power at the level of bloodline elimination, I will naturally not stop at the level of bloodline limit."

At least the Steel Release from the Bloodline Limit is insufficient to contend with the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release.

Tamura Hiroshi did not hide his thoughts and expressed them.

While Steel Release offers powerful defense, it's not absolute. At least against Onoki's Dust Release, it would be completely ineffective. One would need to upgrade Steel Release to a Bloodline Limit of the same level to withstand it.

Which attribute are you planning to absorb next?

Tsunade was quite interested in this approach; at least with the devouring nature of Yang Release, it would be much easier to absorb and fuse other attributes.

She didn't know how the Dust Release technique from Iwagakure was developed, but this path was definitely worth trying.

"Lightning attribute, I will absorb and fuse with it after I have developed my current Steel Release to its limit."

Having revealed his chosen attribute, he has been cultivating the five elements of wind, fire, thunder, water, and earth very quickly recently. Among them, he has cultivated the thunder attribute the best, or rather, he has experienced the most inexplicable insights about the thunder attribute, and has already cultivated it to its limit.

He guessed that the person who failed in their previous life had mainly cultivated the lightning attribute.

"Then I'll try the water attribute."

Tsunade did not intend to follow the same path as this traitor. If he was going to devour lightning-attribute, then she would devour water-attribute.

She used to specialize in Yang, Water, and Earth Release techniques, which were also the main techniques of the Senju clan, primarily to counter the Uchiha clan's Fire Release.

Earth Release and Water Release are the most effective counters to Fire Release.

She had also mastered the transformation of her water attribute to its limit, but she hadn't used it often before, as it didn't feel as crisp and efficient as using her superhuman strength.

"It's better to take a different path."

Tamura Hao also hoped for this, because only in this way could different routes be developed, more possibilities be shown, and he could better learn from them to assist in developing his own Steel Release.

"My practice notes and research records from this period are in my office. Take a look for yourself, and then we can discuss it further."

After retracting the power of the Immortal Lotus into the seal, Tsunade pointed towards the office.

She has done a lot of research during this period and developed a Steel Release Chakra Mode based on Steel Release, which is similar to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode of the Hidden Cloud Village. Both of them activate chakra and the body.

This was inspired by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, who developed a Lava Release Chakra Mode that significantly enhances strength and combines offense and defense.

After doing some research, she decided to try it out, mainly because her medical background gave her an advantage in terms of physical development.

Unfortunately, the original plan to use the Steel Release bloodline to replace the ape clan's bloodline and cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Body has not yet been successfully implemented, and the difficulty is much greater than imagined.

"The students have made a lot of progress during this period; the teachers can take a look."

Tamura Hao took out a sealed scroll and placed it on the table, then quickly walked towards Professor Fei Yang's office. He was very interested in the professor's research results.

Especially that Steel Release Chakra Mode, I must learn it.

"That little pervert has grown up."

Tsunade chuckled softly as she watched the rebellious disciple enter the office.

She naturally felt the tremor in that traitor's hand when he created the Eight Trigrams Seal. Thinking about it, that lecherous brat is now thirteen and a half years old, almost fourteen.

In the Warring States period, when the average lifespan was less than thirty years, fourteen-year-olds were considered adults, and fourteen-year-old girls could be called women, and were eligible to marry and have children.

After a moment of reflection, Tsunade unrolled the sealed scroll, revealing several notebooks. She picked one up and began to read.

She knew very well about that rebellious disciple's talent for cultivation; it was definitely no worse than her second grandfather's, and in some aspects, it was even stronger.

Second Grandfather was skilled in developing forbidden techniques, while that brat was skilled in cultivation itself; the tailed beast dharma form he used before was truly astonishing.

"Tsunade-sensei."

A short while later, Shizune and Natsumi, who had just taken a shower, along with Kushina Uzumaki and Kana Uzumaki, arrived.

Having just gone through a battle, they came straight here without even having time to properly freshen up.

That guy simply rinsed her with water; they couldn't be that rough, which is why they only came over now.

You are injured.

Tsunade turned her head and immediately noticed that Kushina's complexion was not quite right.

"It's just that the chakra consumption is a bit high."

Kushina Uzumaki said something simple, and then introduced the new clansmen she had found to Tsunade.

"This is Hinaka, also a member of the Uzumaki clan, whom we found on this trip."

"Tsunade-neechan."

Hinoka Uzumaki called out "older sister" after Kushina. Kushina had told her before that although Hinoka wasn't a member of the Uzumaki clan, she had Uzumaki blood, and her grandmother was a member of the Uzumaki clan.

Furthermore, the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan have been related by marriage for generations; they are now all one family.

"What a pretty girl."

Looking at the girl in front of her, Tsunade smiled broadly. This girl was not only one of her clansmen, but also family.

"Stay here and make sure you have a good life. If you need anything, feel free to come to me."

"Um!"

Feeling the older sister's concern, Hino Uzumaki felt incredibly warm. This was the feeling of family she had always been looking forward to, something she had never experienced on Shaman Island.

There she had only friends, no family.

"What were you doing before?"

Tsunade looked at Kushina again, whose face was pale. It must be something serious that made Kushina exhaust her chakra to this extent.

"That brat had his eye on the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure, and then he and Orochimaru-senpai raided the Kirigakure camp, killing two of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and wiping out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

Kushina Uzumaki briefly explained that she hadn't let Hinokami participate in the previous battles, mainly because Hinokami hadn't received any combat training before. Even though she had trained a bit after joining their side, her foundation was still far from solid.

Fearing something might happen, she didn't let Himeka go down to join the battle.

"That lecherous brat certainly knows how to cause trouble."

Tsunade glanced at the office and couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

(End of this chapter)