Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After agreeing on their terms, the two began the final transaction. Tamura Hao manifested the Heavenly Tail Feather Blade alone, a great katana burning with flames.

Fugaku Uchiha also manifested his own Susanoo weapon, Yashin, which was an axe. However, Tamura Hao was a little confused by the shape of the axe.

"Are you sure this thing is a battle axe?"

Looking at the axe named Eight-Pointed Gold, Tamura Hiroshi felt a sense of disillusionment.

This is a large woodworking axe, with an axe blade on one end and a square hammer head on the other, and the axe blade is also side-edged, making it easy to chop wood at an angle.

"What exactly is the power behind this axe?"

Tsunade frowned as she watched, turning her gaze to her best friend, feeling that she had been fooled by this woman.

"That's about right."

Uchiha Chiri's eyes were somewhat unfocused.

"How much difference?"

Tsunade glared at her, signaling her to speak quickly.

"It's about sharpness and power; the two effects can be combined on the axe blade side."

Fugaku Uchiha began to explain, saying that although he didn't know how that person had exaggerated the matter, it was better to explain it clearly himself.

"You call that 'almost enough'?"

Tsunade was furious. She had said she could cut through and crush everything, but now it had become just sharpness and heavy blows. That was a huge difference.

It's important to know that the Ame no Ouhachi and Amaterasu eye techniques they traded were a complete set, with their powers able to fuse and overlap, making their effects far superior to a single axe.

"I'm just here to make the connection; you guys decide how the deal works."

Uchiha Chiri, munching on an apple, indicated that it was none of his business.

"My Susanoo also has a Yata Mirror, which is a divine shield without a physical form. It possesses all-encompassing properties and can change its own attributes according to the attribute of the attack, thus nullifying the opponent's attack."

Sensing the dissatisfaction of the two, Fugaku Uchiha pondered for a moment and then materialized another Susanoo artifact.

Actually, he felt that the Yata Mirror was quite useless. It didn't have all the properties of change, but it was just a change of the five basic attributes of wind, fire, thunder, water, and earth. Moreover, this property change could only be used for targeted defense, not for attack.

It's okay against the five elemental attributes, but it's not so good against bloodline limits or even the Dust Release of the Iwagakure Bloodline Elimination. It's not an absolute defense, and it's not very effective against pure physical attacks, since it's a shield without a physical form.

Moreover, Susanoo itself already has considerable defensive capabilities. Now, with the support of the First Hokage's cells, he can further enhance the form of Susanoo, making its defensive capabilities even stronger. This shield then becomes rather useless.

In comparison, the Ame no Habakiri is much more suitable for him. Not only is its design more suitable for him to use Susanoo to perform Uchiha-style swordsmanship, but it can also amplify fire-style techniques and fuse with Amaterasu flames. He won't lose out on this deal.

Tamura Hao looked at the axe and shield set, then at Uchiha Fugaku, and was surprised to find that this guy was also a shield and axe user.

"That's more like it!"

After glancing at her traitorous disciple's expression, Tsunade calmed down and snatched the apple from her best friend's hand, taking a bite.

That woman is infuriating!

"Then let's make a deal."

Tamura Hao and Uchiha Fugaku nodded, and then, following the method taught by Uchiha Chiri, slowly extracted the eye power and chakra from the spiritual weapon, until only the illusory form of the spiritual weapon's characteristics remained.

Then each of them used their Susanoo powers to envelop and collect it, slowly nurturing and refining it until it merged with their own Susanoo in the future.

"I need to return to the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs as soon as possible. I wish you good luck in your battles, and we'll meet again in Konoha."

Fugaku Uchiha nodded to Tamura Hiroshi, then got up and left decisively.

Although he found a stand-in to impersonate him and continue to manage affairs there, it was not foolproof. The sooner he returned, the better, otherwise it would be very troublesome if he were exposed.

"Chief Fugaku is much easier to talk to than I imagined."

Tamura Hao found that Uchiha Fugaku was much easier to talk to than he had expected, and quite different from how he was portrayed in the Naruto anime.

"That's because reality woke them up. They were incredibly sharp during the last Shinobi World War."

Uchiha Chiri watched Uchiha Fugaku grow and transform, and he is now much more mature than when he was young.

"You guys arrange the tactics to break this deadlock. Call me when the battle starts."

After saying a few words, Tsunade dragged Uchiha Chiri away. She realized that her best friend seemed to be really in love and had taken a liking to that lecherous brat, and she didn't want to keep him around.

That lecherous brat is now unable to resist temptation, and since Jingyin is also her disciple, she has to keep an eye on her.

Tamura Hao was unaware of his beloved teacher's thoughts. After pondering for a while, he went to Nara Shikaku's place.

It's better to leave things like using your brain and scheming to professionals. Besides, he had already told Nara Shikaku about the information brought by Uchiha Chiri and asked him to start making arrangements.

Nara Shikaku summoned Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, and the three of them listened to Tamura Hiroshi's improvement and transformation over the past few days, as well as the prediction of his final combat strength.

"It's really strange. The last Shinobi World War ended here in the Land of Grass, and this Shinobi World War will also end here, and the situation is almost the same."

Yamanaka Inoichi lamented that the last Shinobi World War ended with the complete annihilation of the Senju clan's elite forces in the Land of Grass, and Iwagakure also suffered heavy losses in that battle.

This time the lineup is even more impressive, and they have replaced Senju with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"The location is the same, but the ending will never be the same."

Nara Shikaku was full of confidence. As long as Xiao Hao could better control the power of the nine tailed beasts and block those tailed beasts, the others would be no threat.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio are very strong now, especially the Akimichi family, where eighteen members have mastered the Yin Seal. They can use the chakra within the Yin Seal to quickly cultivate the Steel Release Lotus Seed to a certain extent, and then indirectly obtain the Steel Release Bloodline Limit through the Steel Release Immortal Lotus.

With Steel Release combined with the Multiply Technique, their combat power is truly unimaginable.

Moreover, the three of them had broken through the limits of Jonin, and with Uncle Toki, they were more than capable of handling anything.

Add in Lord Orochimaru, Kurenai Yuhi, and Shishou Mitarashi, and perhaps Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze as well, and the lineup is quite impressive.

Even if we don't win against those people, we at least won't lose.

"Xiao Hao, continue to cultivate and improve your strength. Don't worry about anything else; we'll take care of it. Just wait for the final battle."

Nara Shikaku knew that Tamura Hao was the key to the final battle and that he needed to deal with the tailed beasts.

"Yes, I will do my best to improve myself."

Nodding seriously, Tamura Hao naturally knew that his combat strength was related to his future, and this battle could only be won, not lost.

"I wonder how long it takes for a tailed beast to revive after it dies, and whether the One-Tailed Beast has been revived yet."

Choza Akimichi thought of the One-Tailed Beast from back then, which has been almost two years now. He wondered if it had been resurrected.

If it is resurrected and Sunagakure agrees to participate in the war, then the One-Tailed Beast will probably also be included.

"It's hard to say, but the Three-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails probably won't be resurrected so quickly."

Tamura Hao couldn't really say for sure about this, as there were no detailed records. Moreover, they stole the One-Tailed Beast's tail, and who knows if that would affect its resurrection?

"We should prepare for the worst in this battle. If the One-Tailed Beast is resurrected, we will have to face the One-Tailed, Two-Tailed, Four-Tailed, Seven-Tailed, and Eight-Tailed Beasts. They will be difficult to deal with."

Yamanaka Inoichi made the worst-case scenario plan. The Five-Tails, which he killed a year ago, shouldn't be able to revive so quickly, but the One-Tails was a different story. If it were to revive, it would definitely come back for revenge.

Then there are the two-tailed, four-tailed, seven-tailed, and eight-tailed beasts, making a total of five tailed beasts.

"Of the five tailed beasts, only the Seven-Tailed and Eight-Tailed are relatively troublesome; the other three are much easier to deal with."

I will prioritize dealing with the Eight-Tails and prevent it from having a chance to unleash its Tailed Beast Ball.

Tamura Hao only values ​​the Seven-Tails and the Eight-Tails. The Seven-Tails has the ability to fly, while the Eight-Tails is the second most powerful tailed beast after the Nine-Tails, with a much larger chakra reserve, making it easier to release the Tailed Beast Ball.

If they keep bombarding us with Tailed Beast Balls from a distance, they will suffer heavy losses, so that's the priority target.

"Your only target is the Tailed Beasts; we'll handle the other powerful individuals."

Nara Shikaku's only fear right now is the Tailed Beasts, mainly because the Tailed Beast Balls are too destructive; anyone below the Kage level would surely die if they faced one.

If they really did that, the ninjas of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans would be finished.

Compared to them, the powerful figures from the four great ninja villages are much easier to deal with, at least they don't have such exaggerated destructive power.

Tamura Hao talked with the three for a long time before returning to continue his training, mainly focusing on creating an independent Susanoo, even changing its appearance.

It was changed to the Sagittarius Gold Saint from the neighboring Saint Seiya series, specifically the version from the Sanctuary Legend, which was a 3D movie and the most meticulously made.

The reason I chose this one is because it also has wings.

The power of the Eternal Eye can bring Susanoo to its complete form, giving it wings and the ability to fly.

As for the appearance, it can be slightly adjusted at will. For example, after Uchiha Sasuke absorbed the power of the nine tailed beasts, the Susanoo form changed, and putting it on the Nine-Tails is also a change.

To put it simply, Susanoo is the solidification of chakra into a tangible form; shape is secondary.

With enough control, one can manipulate change. Not to mention, Tamura Hao also incorporated the Dharma of the Celestials and the Star Chakra into it, further guiding the change and ultimately forming the image of the Sagittarius Gold Saint.

At the same time, he incorporated his own Steel Release... no, it should be Metal Release chakra into it, because Metal Release chakra is mainly based on Yang Release power, which can inject life into Susanoo's pure and ultimate Yin Release power to a certain extent.

While it is far from enough to transform into a true life form, it can at least help stabilize things.

Finally, a sealing technique is used to stabilize it, so that it no longer needs to be maintained and can stabilize on its own.

After an unknown amount of time, a purple-gold Sagittarius Gold Saint version of Susanoo was formed, reaching an astonishing height of 100 meters.

At the same time, the Sharingan's power was being continuously absorbed and assimilated, injected into the Sagittarius Susanoo, further solidifying it.

In addition, Tamura Hao sealed the properties of the Yata no Kagami (Eight-Span Mirror) onto the Golden Bell using a sealing technique, and named it the Eastern Emperor Bell.

The characteristics of the Yata Mirror are similar to those of the Bashō Fan, but one is used for defense and the other for attack.

This allows the characteristics of the Yata Mirror to be incorporated into the Donghuang Bell, enhancing its defense against energy attacks.

This is just the beginning. Tamura Hao has high hopes for this Eastern Emperor Bell, hoping it can withstand attacks from both spatial and temporal dimensions.

In the primordial fantasy novels, Donghuang Zhong possesses the power to suppress the primordial world, the power to reverse the spacetime of all heavens, the power to evolve the mysteries of the heavenly way, and the power to refine the earth, water, wind, and fire. He can imprison time, suppress space, deflect any attack, ignore the damage of all supernatural powers and spells, and is a combination of offense and defense. Having him on one's head makes one invincible.

In the previous life, I was probably defeated by time. Fortunately, the Naruto world has the ability and treasures to travel through time. If I can imprison time, at least I can imprison my own time and then I will have the ability to fight back and not fail again.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis, and it's hard to say whether it can be made into reality. At least he can't control spatial and temporal powers.

Perhaps I haven't reached that level yet.

Then came the creation of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. Just like the Eastern Emperor Bell, it was first shaped into an axe using the secret techniques of the Immortal Clan. Then, it was further solidified by injecting Gold Release Chakra. Finally, the characteristics of the Eightfold Meaning Golden Axe were sealed in using a sealing technique, and finally, it became a giant axe of the same purple-gold color.

The axe has no intricate decorative patterns, highlighting its ancient, heavy, and massive nature. It has an axe blade on one side and a hammer head on the other. The axe blade alone is an astonishing 90 centimeters long, and the hammer head is 40 centimeters square. The entire battle axe is 1.8 meters long.

After tinkering for several days, he finally succeeded in forging the custom-made battle axe and brought it back.

This was modified after he heard Uchiha Chiri's description of the Susanoo axe used by Uchiha Fugaku, and he sent a message to modify it, adding a square hammerhead on the other side.

The sculpted magical axe was slowly sealed into the battle axe using a sealing technique, and finally the ape demon clone was sealed inside.

This axe was designed to incorporate the function of sealing ninja tools during its forging, serving as the basis for sealing away the Enma clone.

In the future, all you need to do is use the spirit axe, or rather the spirit of the axe, as the foundation, and refine and fuse the ape demon's clone into the axe itself to completely mold it into a weapon.

Of course, before doing this, he transferred Hashirama's face, along with the three eyes, from the Enma clone.

Although I had some ideas about it before, plans can't keep up with changes, so I just did whatever was easiest.

It's not necessary to try to evolve the Rinnegan; improving your own strength is the most practical thing to do.

Leaving aside Tamura's preparations for war, the four Kage and Hanzo met with Konoha's envoys. After a complex and lengthy negotiation, they finally reached an agreement to surround and kill the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

This agreement was not only due to the generous offer from Konoha, but also because the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had shown tremendous potential, especially the boy. If allowed to grow freely, he could very well become another invincible powerhouse like the First Hokage.

The ninja world today doesn't need such invincible beings. Those monsters must die, and be eliminated at all costs.

"Lord Killer Bee, why is it that your bull is so imposing, while yours is so ugly, even though they're both bulls?"

On the ship bound for the Land of Iron, Yugito looked at the portrait and felt increasingly uneasy.

This was obtained by their Hidden Cloud Village from the Hidden Mist Village. It was the new form that bastard used when he stormed into the Hidden Mist Village camp. It was clearly designed with the power of the Eight-Tails as its main element.

The bull was so imposing, but Killer Bee's eight-tailed beast was hideously ugly, especially its tentacle-shaped lower body, which looked rather disgusting.

These words made Killer Bee ponder, and he asked them in the sealed space.

Why does the Eight-Tails look so strange?

The upper body is that of a cow, but the lower body is that of an octopus. Did the cow cheat on the cow? Or did the octopus have an affair?

"Should I leave?"

Eight-tailed Fox said irritably, he was also very annoyed by this.

It wasn't a big deal before, but now seeing that form makes me feel uneasy. I can't help but criticize the old man's aesthetic sense, which turned him into a monster.

Look at the other eight, they all seem normal, but this one looks strange and out of place.

This is definitely because the old man of the Six Paths has a problem with me and is showing favoritism.

"You all need to be extra careful this time. Besides Konoha, our enemies also include Iwagakure. That old guy Onoki's Dust Release is very dangerous. Keep an eye on his location at all times and don't give him a chance to make a move."

Finally, there's Tamura Hiroshi. His explosive power is extremely high, and his fighting style is incredibly ruthless. You all better not fall for his tricks.

The Third Raikage gave him serious instructions. This time, he brought only a few people, including the necessary sensory ninjas, his son, Killer Bee, and Yugito.

Originally, I didn't want to bring Yugito along, mainly because Yugito is too young. However, he insisted, and even the Two-Tails inside him said it would actively cooperate with Yugito to enter the complete tailed beast transformation state.

Given the inherent danger of the trip, he agreed.

But we still need to be careful; there are too many and too strong enemies over there.

It's not just the people from Konoha, but also the people from Iwagakure. The one we need to be most careful of is Onoki. If his Dust Release is used to its fullest extent, even a Tailed Beast wouldn't dare to take it head-on.

Therefore, it is necessary to keep a distance from that Ōnoki.

The boy from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio also needs to be wary. His power, unleashed with the strength of the nine tailed beasts, is too great. Even he would have to temporarily avoid the edge of that power, and even his own Hell Thrust might not be able to pierce it.

Most importantly, that kid is shameless. He had seen the intelligence about how the Five-Tails died, and that method was really too insidious and despicable.

"That's a despicable and shameless villain!"

She was filled with resentment whenever she talked about that big bad guy, Yukiman. She still vividly remembered what happened that day, and even dreamed about it many times.

What drives her crazy is that she has to wash the sheets the day after each dream, which forces her to wear diapers to bed every night.

The feeling of frustration was truly indescribable.

"Dad, what if we fail this time?"

Ye Yue Ai suddenly asked a question, expressing her concern about the trip.

Although their overall strength surpasses that of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, a battle cannot be decided solely by numbers.

The four major ninja villages and Amegakure village all have conflicts with each other, making it impossible for them to cooperate wholeheartedly. It would be good if they didn't scheme against each other.

So the best-case scenario is that they fight their own battles. The situation might be better for the Jinchuriki, since they can communicate with each other through their Tailed Beasts, but it's hard to say for the humans.

Not to mention that the Third Tsuchikage might try to kill them, they themselves wanted to find an opportunity to kill the Third Tsuchikage.

This alliance has too many problems and is the biggest hidden danger of this plan.

"Then let's retreat. Don't worry about anything else. Use every means to escape. Only by preserving our lives can we have a future."

His expression grew even more serious. The Third Raikage was not optimistic about the plan. The best outcome would be to severely injure the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and kill the boy.

That's only the best-case scenario, and the chances are slim; they must prepare for the worst.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

(In Japanese mythology, the Ama-Iwato incident was planned and resolved by Omoikane, the son of the god Takamimusu, who used Ama-kenshi and iron from Ama-kinzan to forge the Yata no Kagami.)

Fugaku Uchiha's eye technique is based on the prototype of Omoikane Kamui, who is also known as the god of carpentry. It's reasonable that he would possess a hand axe and a Yata Mirror as his spiritual weapons. (End of Chapter)