Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Close your eyes!"

Just then, Tamura Hao suddenly shouted and threw a powerful flashbang, which instantly burst into intense light.

It was especially dazzling in the dark, forcing the Third Raikage, who was at the forefront, to brake suddenly to avoid being targeted.

The others also stopped their momentum, and only after the bright light disappeared did they look up and then they were stunned.

Suddenly, a giant a hundred meters tall appeared in front of them, wearing magnificent purple-gold armor and holding a giant axe of the same purple-gold color.

"How come his Susanoo is so cool?"

In the rear camp, Uchiha Chiri blinked her eyes in a daze. You could tell that it was Susanoo, but why was the little guy's Susanoo so different from theirs?

Compared to this, their Uchiha Susanoo is incredibly low-level, like a beggar's.

Does this thing also come in a base version and a deluxe version?

"That's the ultimate Susanoo! Retreat!"

Onoki also recognized it as Susanoo, and the oppressive feeling reminded him of that person from back then, so he roared and retreated.

That level of power was beyond their ability to contend with; even their own Dust Release couldn't possibly break down a Susanoo of that level.

That was a true absolute defense. In that era, only the First Hokage could break through that kind of absolute defense. There is absolutely no one like him in this era.

The others woke up in shock and quickly turned around and scattered to run away; that was a force they simply couldn't fight against.

Although I don't know how the other party made that thing, I think it certainly can't last long. All I need to do is avoid this wave.

"emission!"

At this moment, the Eight-Tails behind gave the order, and a Tailed Beast Ball with a diameter of forty meters had already condensed in the jet nozzle.

Even if you reach that level, you'll still die facing the combined power of the four of us with our Tailed Beast Balls!

The Two-Tails, Four-Tails, and Seven-Tails also simultaneously launched their Tailed Beast Balls, a total of four enormous Tailed Beast Balls blasting towards the enemy.

"Sweep through the enemy ranks!"

Tamura Hao, who had been waiting in the wings, wielded his purple-gold Dharma form and swung the Heaven-Opening Axe fiercely. A purple-gold axe light flashed out like lightning, splitting the two Tailed Beast Balls in half and causing them to explode. It also detonated the other two Tailed Beast Balls midway through the explosion.

The four orbs of light rapidly expanded and merged into a larger orb in the blink of an eye, engulfing everything.

That axe light was not only the result of Tamura Hao's swordsmanship training, but also because the Heaven-Opening Axe was not only forged using the Kabuto-giri technique, but also incorporated the twin blades Hiramekarei, making the energy blades it unleashed even more powerful.

Just then, a purplish-gold disc suddenly pierced through the rapidly expanding sphere of light and cut towards the Seven-Tailed Beast. It was extremely fast. Only when it got close to the four tailed beasts did it become clear that it was not a disc at all, but a giant axe that was spinning rapidly.

Seven-Tailed Fox realized something was wrong. It flapped its six wings rapidly and pushed off with its six legs, propelling its massive body into the air to dodge the giant axe that was slicing towards it.

Before they could even catch their breath, a purple-gold figure appeared behind them, raised his hand and precisely grabbed the axe handle. Then, using the momentum of the giant axe, he spun around quickly and swung down twice, severing the seven tails and six pairs of wings. The second axe severed the head.

It was Tamura Hao who teleported over with his Purple Gold Dharma Image using the Flying Thunder God Technique. Although the Flying Thunder God Technique was his trump card for survival, there was no need to keep it a secret at this point.

Because now is the time to use it.

After beheading the Seven-Tails, Tamura Hao swung his giant axe at the Eight-Tails beside him.

After this, the Eight-Tails realized what was happening and hurriedly tried to retreat and dodge, but at some point its shadow had been frozen in place. It was Nara Shikaku who had teleported over with Tamura Hao.

Although Nara Shikaku's shadow form only restricted the Eight-Tails for one second, in this situation, let alone one second, even half a second is enough to decide life and death.

Another high-speed spinning double wheel decapitated and cut the Eight-Tails in half, severing one of its arms as well.

After slaying the Eight-Tails, Tamura Hao didn't stop at all. He swung his Heaven-Opening Axe at the Four-Tails on the other side. The Four-Tails also tried to jump away and run away, but unfortunately, it was bound tightly by five Vajra Seals. It was none other than Uzumaki Kushina, who had been teleported there with him.

Although the Four-Tails struggled desperately, the Adamantine Sealing Technique of the Uzumaki clan was extremely effective against tailed beasts. Not to mention the Four-Tails, even if the Nine-Tails came out to face Kushina Uzumaki's Adamantine Sealing Technique, it would not be able to break free quickly.

As expected, the four tails were also chopped off.

The moment the four tails were killed, the enormous purple-gold Dharma image suddenly collapsed, and the Heaven-Opening Axe in its hand fell to the ground.

"Only eight seconds, shorter than expected."

After muttering to himself, Tamura Hao stopped attacking. He unfolded his butterfly wings and flew in mid-air, activating all the Bagua seals to reclaim the chakra that had collapsed from the Purple Gold Dharma Image.

This energy must be recovered and then gradually sorted out and condensed, otherwise it will truly be gone.

At the same time, a fifty-meter-tall giant raised his hand to catch the falling giant axe. The giant's arms and hands grew even larger, and he swung the hundred-meter-long giant axe at the two-tailed creature that was bound and entangled by the Whirlpool Vanilla Vajra Lock.

It was Akimichi Choza who was brought along by the teleportation, but it was too late now. A black bolt of lightning flashed and severed the five Vajra Seals of Uzumaki Vanilla.

The Third Raikage arrived just in time and saved the day with his strongest technique, the Hell Thrust One-Hit Kill.

Without the suppression and restraint of the Vajra Lock, Two-Tail nimbly dodged the giant axe's slash and counterattacked, relying on its speed advantage.

A series of ear-piercing sizzling sounds rang out as the sharp claws tore open the butterfly-shaped chakra, but stopped at the skin that shimmered with a pale golden hue, failing to disembowel it.

With the support of Steel Release: Lotus of Immortals, Akimichi Choza completely abandoned defense and swung his massive Heaven-Opening Axe to launch a fierce attack on the Two-Tails. Although he could not kill it, he firmly blocked it, preventing it from interfering with Tamura Hao, who was recovering energy.

"We can't let him reclaim that energy."

Onoki shouted and immediately formed hand seals to prepare to use Dust Release. However, a familiar feeling invaded his mental space. It was the same mental technique of the mountain ninja from last time.

This time, Yamanaka Inoichi is even more powerful. Although he has not yet nurtured the Immortal Lotus Seed and cannot use the Flame Release Bloodline Limit, he has made the fusion of natural energy and soul more intimate, and has greatly improved his Spirit Transformation Technique.

Ōnoki is very strong, but he is not able to quickly blast Yamanaka Inoichi away again, and there is even a possibility that his body will be taken over.

Left with no other option, they could only focus all their efforts on dealing with Yamanaka Inoichi, and were unable to attack anyone else.

However, there was another person with the ability to attack from a distance. A long staff quickly extended and shot towards Tamura Hiroshi in the air. It was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi's Vajra Ruyi Staff.

Before it could hit, a golden chain wrapped around it and pulled it off course.

The Vajra Staff almost grazed Tamura Hao's body as it shot past, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi to look at Kushina Uzumaki with a cold gaze.

At the same time, Akimichi Torifu led his men to attack. Behind him, eighteen Akimichi ninjas used the Expansion Technique to transform into pale golden giants, none of whom were less than thirty meters tall.

They also each carry a pair of Nara ninja and Yamanaka ninja to assist the Akimichi ninja.

The nineteen giants lined up and charged forward, the sense of oppression was indescribable. Not to mention ninjas, even tailed beasts would have to temporarily retreat when faced with such a formation.

Yuhi Shinku and Mitarai Shishou also went all out, each entangled with an opponent.

There was no time to hesitate. Regardless of the identities of those three mysterious people, they were now their enemies.

Even if it really were Hiruzen Sarutobi, they would dare to fight him to the bitter end.

Moreover, they have already chosen to side with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, so there's not much more to say.

"We still lost."

Standing on a sand mat, Karura sighed. She knew she was going to lose the moment the boy revealed that new form.

Three of the four tailed beasts have now been killed, and the explosion of the tailed beast ball earlier also cost them a lot of chakra to defend against.

Most importantly, the high-level combat power displayed by the Ino-Shika-Cho trio exceeded their expectations. Once the young man is free to fight, he will become a powerful force.

Of course, although they had lost their will to fight, Karura did not retreat immediately. It would be beneficial to continue to wear them down. Regardless of which side suffered losses, it would be advantageous for Sunagakure and even more beneficial for their next ninja nation plan.

It's a pity that the Seven-Tails was killed, and we don't know when the One-Tails will be able to revive.

In addition, the goal is to ensure that our side does not suffer further damage.

Having made up his mind, Karura changed his tactics and kept an eye on Yekura and Chiyo, ready to provide sand support at any time.

Compared to Karura, whose mindset had shifted, the Third Raikage and the others were fighting much more seriously, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions.

Because they have no way out. If they cannot annihilate the Ino-Shika-Cho trio in this battle, especially that Tamura Hao, not only will they themselves be doomed, but their clans will also be destroyed.

Tamura Hiroshi, who was flying high in the sky and continuing to recycle energy, quietly watched the entire battlefield, especially staring at Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

This person must die!

This continued for more than ten minutes until Tamura Hao finally managed to collect all the scattered energy back into the Bagua seal, and even sealed the parts left behind by the three tailed beasts into the corresponding Bagua seals.

At this time, he also changed into a set of armor that was made at the same time as the Heaven-Opening Axe. It was golden all over and more exquisite. The style was also very different from before. It was based on the armor of the Yellow Emperor in the promotional video of the game Revelation Online in his previous life, which was more domineering.

Upon seeing that Tamura Hao had completed energy recovery, Nara Shikaku, who had been paying close attention, immediately notified Akimichi Choza and took out Akimichi Choza's own giant axe from the huge sealed scroll he was carrying.

At the same time, several shadows extended out, silently spreading to the group from Iwagakure with the Flying Thunder God mark.

Akimichi Choza swung out the Heaven-Opening Axe, and caught the battle axe taken from the sealed scroll to continue the fight against the Two-Tailed Beast.

Vanilla Uzumaki provides support from the sidelines, targeting the Two-Tails and preventing it from having a chance to unleash its Tailed Beast Ball.

Tamura Hao then reached out and grasped, and the enormous Heaven-Opening Axe rapidly shrank, quickly returning to its original two-meter length and falling into his hand.

His figure vanished instantly, and the next moment, in conjunction with Nara Shikaku's use of the Flying Thunder God Mark carried by his shadow, he appeared behind the Steel Warrior, and then brought down the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand.

The steel warrior, who was fighting an Akimichi ninja, sensed something was wrong and tried to dodge, instinctively pushing his Steel Release to its maximum.

However, at this moment, although Tamura Hao had lost his Purple Gold Dharma Form, he had activated Steel Release Chakra Mode and pushed his Super Strength Technique to its limit.

Combined with the weight and sharpness of the Heaven-Opening Axe, the axe blade struck the steel warrior's shoulder heavily, pausing only slightly before cleaving him almost in two.

Having defeated the Iron Man, Tamura Hao once again used the Flying Thunder God Technique, appearing in front of Explosion Release: Gari with the help of Nara Shikaku's shadow technique, and sweeping his Heaven-Opening Axe across.

Explosion Release Hunter instinctively leaped back and manipulated the power of Explosion Release to create a huge explosion in an attempt to save his life.

However, a flash of axe light swept past, severing him at the waist and cutting his body in two. This was the result of activating the power derived from the twin blades, Hiramekarei.

The Steel Release Chakra Mode combined with Tamura Hao's already formidable physique is far more than just one plus one, not to mention the sharpness of the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Even though the three powers within the Heaven-Opening Axe are far from being perfectly integrated, they are enough to sweep away even a Shadow-level expert.

After cutting the Explosion Release Hunter in half, Tamura Hao charged towards Huang Tu and cut him in half again, only to discover that it was just a rock clone, not the real body.

Its true form had already penetrated deep into the earth. It had obviously witnessed Steel Warrior and Explosion Hunter being instantly killed, and knowing that it was no match for them, it immediately retreated.

However, he did not run away. Instead, he suddenly rushed out from another place and used the Super Light Heavy Rock Technique to quickly take off, carrying his old father on his back and flying away quickly under the cover of night.

They have already lost this battle; if they continue fighting, both father and son will perish here.

Tamura Hiroshi did not pursue the two who escaped, because he had a more important objective.

The next moment, he appeared in a certain place, and his figure transformed into a 30-meter giant due to the use of the multiplication technique. The Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand also grew larger, and he flipped it to the hammer head side and smashed it down.

"Bang!"

With a muffled bang, the ground within dozens of meters shattered and caved in. Then, fingers were thrust into the ground like knives, finally pulling out a blood-covered figure—it was Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

It turns out that this guy only left a shadow clone on the ground, while his main body was hidden underground using earth-style techniques. If Tamura Hao hadn't gained the ability to sense good and evil from the Nine-Tails' power, and if this guy hadn't harbored such strong killing intent and evil thoughts towards him, it would have been very difficult for him to discover him.

He flung the half-crippled Sarutobi Shinnosuke backward and charged at his buddies Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, wielding the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Several Nara and Yamanaka ninjas around them used secret techniques to restrain the two, but they could not escape the axe's slash.

Danzo Shimura's body was shredded by the massive axe light, while Hiruzen Sarutobi's body vanished as a wisp of mist.

"The art of reverse spiritual communication."

Tamura Hao understood. It was a reverse summoning technique, which had been summoned away by the ape clan. That was also an advantage of the ape clan, as they could form hand seals and perform ninjutsu because they had complete hands.

Then, the shredded fragments of Shimura Danzo's body disappeared, and he reappeared in the distance. He then summoned a strange-looking creature, swallowed it, and left.

"This is really hard to kill!"

Watching the two old guys use their special moves to escape, Tamura Hao couldn't help but mutter, "Shimura Danzo must have used Izanagi just now. I wonder how many Sharingan he has now."

Turning his head, he saw that the Third Raikage and his son had also run away, and the Two-Tails was also leaping away.

The three from Sunagakure flew away on sand cushions, quite swiftly and efficiently.

The Mizukage and Hanzo fared much worse; they were ganged up on and killed by the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of ninjas along with the people they brought with them.

Even if Hanzo releases poison gas, they already have a special antidote on hand, so they can almost ignore the poison gas.

Without poison, the so-called demigods are nothing more than that.

As for the claim that the Third Mizukage is weaker, it's mainly because he's too old. You have to understand that he was a member of the First Mizukage's Shadow Guard and should have been the Second Mizukage, but he was taken by Hozuki Gengetsu and became the current Third Mizukage.

As he gets older, his physical functions have declined significantly, and he can barely maintain the strength of a Kage-level warrior. It is inevitable that he will die here.

Of course, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan ninjas who went into battle suffered considerable losses, and several Akimichi ninjas were even injured, some of them with fatal wounds.

If it weren't for the immortal lotus and life force supporting him, he would have perished long ago.

"Grandpa Feng, I'm leaving this place to you. We're going to the village."

Tamura Hiro called out to Akimichi Torifu, and together with Nara Shikaku, the other two, Kushina, and Vanilla, they flew onto the black creature that had been circling high in the sky and sped towards Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions definitely have many more tricks up their sleeves. They need to return to the village as soon as possible to stabilize the situation and prevent those people from doing anything rash in desperation.

Although they made some arrangements there, it's best to avoid any accidents if possible.

Especially Uzumaki Kyuhan, who was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki; who knows if Hiruzen Sarutobi made any arrangements over there.

"It's finally over."

After regaining his strength, Akimichi Torifu looked at the corpses and sighed at the difficulty of the battle. If it weren't for Xiao Hao's extraordinary burst of power, they would have been in danger.

Meanwhile, there were also figures secretly watching the battlefield: Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha.

"Shouldn't we make a move against Tamura Hiroshi?"

Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Obito beside him, not understanding what he was thinking. That was the perfect opportunity just now, and it would be difficult to find such an opportunity again in the future. Moreover, the other party's potential was even more terrifying. He might really grow to the level of Uchiha Madara.

"Go get the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Obito Uchiha did not answer, but activated Kamui to distort space and leave, rushing towards Konoha.

That was indeed a good opportunity, but he didn't want to make a move.

Although he was an annoying guy, he did help me awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan, and when we attacked the Sunagakure camp, he even prepared ten million explosive tags for me and Rin.

He doesn't like owing people, so this is considered repayment.

Moreover, he was very pleased with the scene of the other party crippling Sarutobi Shinnosuke just now, which clearly showed that the bastard also remembered that score from back then.

Besides that, he had something even more important to do: to go to Konoha and retrieve the Nine-Tails. Even though he had obtained Madara Uchiha's legacy and fused with Hashirama's cells, greatly increasing his strength, he still wasn't very confident in facing the strongest tailed beast.

If you can conserve some of your eye power and chakra at this time, you'll have a better chance of success later.

Obito Uchiha used Kamui and Wood Release to travel faster and arrived in Konoha first. He then found Uzumaki Kyuujin, who had been hidden by Hiruzen Sarutobi, by using the White Zetsu stationed there.

It wasn't inside Konoha, but in an underground base outside Konoha, filled with ninjas from the Sarutobi clan. Sarutobi Biwako personally oversaw Uzumaki Kyuuhan.

Meanwhile, the ninth-ranked vortex was currently unconscious, clearly having been drugged, with a huge Book of Seals lying beside him.

"Who is it?"

Sensing a fluctuation in chakra, Sarutobi Biwako instinctively threw out a kunai and shouted a question.

However, the kunai he threw passed right through the attacker, and then he was pierced by a wooden spike shot by the attacker. The next moment, the wooden spike forked and grew inside his body, piercing out from his back, and his internal organs were completely destroyed.

"Wood Release!"

Sarutobi Biwako was astonished to see the wooden splinter piercing her chest and abdomen.

Is this Danzo's person?

Or is he one of Orochimaru's men?

Or perhaps someone secretly trained by Tsunade?

(End of this chapter)