Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After a week of recuperation and once his injuries had begun to heal, Tamura Hao quietly left Konoha, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to depart.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he flew swiftly through the high sky and arrived at the Land of Hot Springs before dawn. This time, he had come for that evil cult.

He had thought of the evil god cult earlier, but at that time the Land of Hot Springs was still a battlefield, so it was inconvenient to go there. Now that he has the time and the most important thing is that the Saint Seiya's Dharma body has been restored, he came to take a look.

Of course, this was just a side effect; his real targets were two others.

"Hopefully, it will be fruitful."

Standing outside the hidden lair of the evil god cult, Tamura Hao murmured to himself, then, with the help of Shukaku, he manipulated the iron sand he had prepared in advance to swirl around him and stepped into the lair.

First, they went through a long staircase tunnel, dealt with some of the evil cult members guarding the place, and finally arrived at the lair.

After a massacre, they continued onward and arrived at the deepest part of the Jashin Cult, the place where Jashin rituals were performed to create Jashin warriors, like Hidan in the future.

Another wave of slaughter ensued. Tamura Hao looked one last time at the altar and the evil god statue on it, then seemed to sense something as he looked down at the blood pool below.

There is a powerful energy below, no less than that of a tailed beast.

"There really is something!"

Tamura Hiroshi laughed. He wasn't afraid of having things; he was afraid of having nothing.

He went up to the altar to study it for a while, and then roughly smashed the altar along with the evil god statue on it.

As the altar and statue shattered, the entire blood pool boiled and then rapidly receded, as if absorbed and devoured by some entity. Finally, a gigantic skeleton rose from the blood pool, clutching a massive scythe in its hand.

"A humanoid monster? It even comes with its own weapon, that's pretty advanced."

Looking at the enormous skeleton, Tamura Hao was fairly satisfied.

This kind of humanoid monster is very rare; you can tell at a glance that it's a high-end item.

The evil god was also sizing up the humans in front of him, then swung his scythe and slashed down.

Before the blow could land, a giant golden fist descended from the sky, slamming the skeleton and its scythe into the depths of the empty blood pool, before lifting it up.

That was the Saint Seiya Dharma Image, which had refined the eye power accumulated by the Uchiha clan over thousands of years, and after three years of reshaping and transformation, the Saint Seiya Dharma Image had reached an astonishing height of three hundred meters.

This evil god skeleton is just a toy in front of the Saint Seiya's Dharma Image. It can only manifest two arms here, but that's enough to control the evil god skeleton.

He picked up the evil god skeleton, which had been crippled by a single punch, and examined it closely. Then, he manipulated the two Dharma arms to knead the entire evil god skeleton into a ball of bone powder and energy. Finally, he sealed it into the Bagua seal at the Xu hour position, using the seal to forcibly refine it.

The current Bagua Seal is not the same as before. Not only have the power of Yang Escape and Yin Escape been greatly enhanced, but it has also incorporated the power of immortal arts, making it an immortal arts version with even greater power.

After spending three days here, he completely refined the crippled evil god, extracting its consciousness and scanning its memories with the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

After Orochimaru figured out the Eternal Eyes, he returned them. Tamura Hao has been nurturing them with his life force and chakra, using them to amplify the effects of his mental techniques and illusions.

Otherwise, relying solely on himself would not be enough to suppress the spiritual consciousness of this being and accurately read its memories.

This evil god skeleton is quite capable, possessing mysterious curse power that can link the life force of the caster and the victim, sharing the damage.

As for the so-called immortality, it's nothing special. It's simply about fully integrating the soul into the body, so that the soul won't leave the body. With the addition of life force locking it in, it can last for a very long time.

Compared to that, the cursed power was more interesting to Tamura Hiroshi, as it had great potential to be explored.

After some thought, he finally transferred the original power of the evil god skeleton, which had been transferred into the Great Bagua Seal, back into the Bagua Seal at the Xu hour position. Then he left the evil god cult's lair and flew towards Ghost Lantern City under the cover of night.

He came out this time to complete the Twelve Hours Sealing Technique. He had previously sealed the power of the nine tailed beasts and Susanoo, but there are still two time slots left to be filled.

He originally had his sights set on Satoru from the Box of Elysium and the demon from the Land of Demons. Both of those demons had killed the protagonist, which was proof of their potential.

He also wanted to go to the Land of Demons to see the power of the priestess lineage that allows them to foresee the future and transcend time—that's the power of time itself.

According to the information left on the cheat system in the previous life, time is the key to breaking the deadlock.

In the Naruto world, there are only three things related to the power of time: the power of the priestess, the power of the dragon vein, and the Otsutsuki treasure in Boruto.

The power of the dragon vein is somewhat uncontrollable, so he didn't go to contact it during his last trip. This time, he's prepared to go and take a look because his strength has improved.

The evil god skeleton they captured this time has some potential; it's powerful enough to be used as a sealing artifact of a certain time level.

However, it's not certain yet; we need to see the Satoru from the Box of Elysium and the Wraith from the Land of Demons before making a decision.

Use the two with the highest potential, and use the remaining one as nourishment.

Tamura Hiroshi was very fast, and since he was flying westward, the night was longer, and he arrived at Hozuki Castle before dawn.

Without disturbing anyone, they quietly found Wuwei sleeping, used mental magic to explore his memories, and finally used illusion magic to manipulate him to the place deep underground where the Box of Bliss was sealed.

Without delay, Wuwei was used to release the seal on the Box of Bliss, while Tamura Hao assisted in supplying the Tailed Beasts with chakra.

I learned from Wuwei's memories that the outer seal requires the chakra of a tailed beast to be broken, and that is why this lineage has tried for thousands of years without success.

Otherwise, we just need to find enough ninjas to supply chakra.

Of course, only the outer seal is related to the tailed beast's chakra; as for the real Paradise Box inside, that's hard to say.

Legend has it that this thing was made by the Sage of Six Paths, but he felt that the Sage of Six Paths would not have made such a thing that could devour all humans.

Moreover, the box inside this Box of Bliss feels completely different from the Six Paths Ninja Tools, so it is highly likely that it was not made by the Sage of Six Paths.

With the supply of tailed beast chakra and the guidance of Wuwei's chakra as a key, the Box of Elysium was finally activated and began to rotate, trying to rise. However, it was suppressed by Tamura Hao's palm, which was in the form of a Saint Seiya Dharma Image, and even the burst of energy was suppressed.

Although the Box of Elysium was shaking violently, as if something inside was rebelling, it still could not break free from the suppression of the Saint Seiya's Dharma Image.

As Wuwei was controlled to form hand seals, the outer seals of the Box of Bliss fell off one by one, revealing the true box. Then, the four faces opened their mouths, revealing the dark interior space.

The next moment, a black torrent surged out and entered the body of the person in front of him. His body also changed rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a monster that broke through the basement.

That was the monster Wu, born from the Box of Bliss. Its body was broken in ancient times, and its original power was sealed inside the box. To reappear in the world, it needed a vessel.

Although inaction is not a perfect vehicle, we have no other choice now.

He could sense the power of that human, and he knew he needed a body as a vessel to create a physical form in order to have a chance to resist.

"It's a good thing that's no worse than a tailed beast."

After scrutinizing the monster before him, Tamura Hao was quite satisfied. It was indeed a super-powerful monster capable of easily defeating the Eight-Tails.

And this is not even the opponent's peak condition.

Wu Que, having regained his footing, immediately swung out his giant claw, but was caught by an even larger golden hand the next moment.

He sensed his opponent's intention to dodge, but the space here was too limited to escape.

He was better at fighting in open environments, which is why he tried to use the Box of Elysium to go up there, but he was suppressed by the opponent.

This was naturally intentional on Tamura Hao's part. If this guy were to fly outside, it would not only attract attention but also be difficult to catch, and he might even escape.

Without the slightest delay, he manipulated the Saint Seiya Dharma Image and squeezed it hard, crushing Go's body.

The Saint Seiya Dharma Form, which has reached a height of 300 meters, has an overwhelming advantage over beings of this Tailed Beast level, not to mention that Goku is not yet perfectly resurrected.

Furthermore, Satoru's physical strength is not high; he was able to be broken by the Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken, so naturally he would be even less able to withstand the suppression of this level of power.

His body shattered, and the primordial power within tried to escape, but was forcibly sealed by Tamura Hao into the last Hai hour Bagua seal.

The next step is to use the enhanced Bagua seal to forcibly refine it, as this kind of demon without a physical form is easier to refine.

Looking at the Wuwei who had been separated, he saw that the other party was not dead, but was in a coma.

Tamura Hao ignored it and took out a large sealing scroll that he had prepared beforehand, and sealed the box of bliss inside.

This is a piece of equipment that is no weaker than the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and may even be more powerful. However, he hasn't figured out how to use it yet, so he'll take it back and study it slowly.

After putting away the Box of Bliss, Tamura Hao used the Flying Thunder God Technique to fly southwest towards the Land of Demons.

Without stopping for a moment, and being at high altitude meant they weren't worried about being detected, they finally arrived outside the priestess's palace in the Land of Demons.

He hovered in the air, gazing at the palace, wondering how to approach the priestess.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly turned his head as if he had a premonition and found three people watching him from the woods not far away.

Leading the group was a woman wearing a golden crown, with a man dressed as a samurai beside her, and a two- or three-year-old blonde girl by the hand on the other side.

Seeing the appearance and attire of the three people, especially the two women, Tamura Hao could roughly guess their identities.

"Is it really possible to predict the future?"

He muttered something to himself, then floated down and stopped in front of the three of them.

Before he could speak, the priestess Miroku stepped forward and looked him over curiously.

"He's not quite the same as in my dream. He's not as strong, he's more handsome, and his hair color is different too."

"You know me?"

Tamura Hiroshi was stunned. What did this guy see in his dream?

"Ever since I became pregnant with Ziyuan, I often see blurry images in my dreams, and you are my daughter's husband."

Previously, I had a vivid dream that guided me here to await your arrival.

Although it doesn't look quite like the one in my dream, it's definitely you.

Maitreya was fairly certain that this was his son-in-law; at least the dream couldn't be lying.

"Can I see your dreams?"

Tamura had some guesses, but he needed to see the man's dream to be sure.

"Squat down a little, it's too high."

Maitreya raised his palm, gesturing for his son-in-law to squat down, as his son-in-law was too tall for him to reach.

Tamura Hiroshi remained silent, squatted down so that Miroku's palm could be placed on his forehead, and the next moment some blurry images appeared.

Although it's not very clear, you can see that the main character in the picture is a tall, handsome silver-haired man, especially in the last picture where you can clearly see his figure and appearance.

After seeing the other person's face clearly, Tamura Hiroshi understood and was certain.

That was my previous life, my failed previous life.

The other person looked almost exactly like him, except that he was more robust and had more masculine and rugged facial features.

The image shows the person standing on a vast ocean, their body gradually becoming transparent and disintegrating – clearly the final moment.

Meanwhile, there were some fragments beside him. Tamura Hao used his consciousness to simulate and assemble them, and found that it was a turtle. He immediately thought of the Otsutsuki Secret Treasure Plow.

As this scene appeared, a phantom power surged from the golden finger fragments in the mental space and merged into his body. Tamura Hao instantly knew that this was the power of time.

Judging from the broken plow in the picture, it can be guessed that it was obtained from the plow in the previous life, but before it could be understood, it lost. It can only pass on this power of time to create a new beginning.

"This girl is too young."

Suppressing his suspicions, Tamura Hao looked at the little girl who was curiously watching him, inwardly cursing himself for being a beast in his past life, for being able to lay a hand on such a young girl.

"You must be eyeing Shion's power. Only by conceiving a baby can you use the child's bloodline power to glimpse Shion's power."

Maitreya said with a smile that during her pregnancy, through the fusion of her power with her daughter, she saw many blurry images, all of which were beneficial to them.

"Mother-in-law, what should we do next?"

Tamura Hao decisively called out to his mother-in-law, saying that if it was that kind of power, it wouldn't be impossible for an older man to have sex with a younger woman.

"Next, we'll definitely eliminate the demons. Once we destroy the demon kingdom, they won't need me anymore, and I can finally go out and explore."

Miroku longed to go out and see the world. She had been living here since birth and had never left, diligently fulfilling her duty as a priestess and guarding the seal of the demons.

As long as the evil spirits are eliminated, one can gain liberation and freedom.

"Where is that demon? I'll go chop it up."

Tamura Hao readily agreed, after all, the demon was his target, but he didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise this time.

"Over there."

Maitreya pointed in a direction; that was the underground palace where the demons were sealed.

Tamura Hao didn't say much, but used his chakra to envelop the three of them and flew in that direction.

"It's flying!"

The three people who were lifted into the air were all very surprised, and little Shion waved her little hands excitedly.

However, the man remained hostile, after all, his little darling was going to be taken by this guy in the future, and the thought of it made his liver ache.

Tamura Hiroshi moved quickly and soon arrived at the underground palace following Miroku's guidance.

"The seal of the demon is inside the underground palace, but in recent years its power has leaked out, and it has bewitched some people to prepare to break the seal. When we deal with it, those who have been bewitched will definitely come."

When Maitreya spoke of the current situation, she said that she had been secretly investigating those who had been bewitched for years and had gathered some information, but there was still a lot missing. She might have to sacrifice herself in the end to seal the demon again.

"I see!"

Tamura Hao indicated that he understood, then created a shadow clone to stay outside while he pushed open the sealed gate of the underground palace and went inside.

Maitreya and his two companions followed closely behind, finally arriving at the deepest part of the underground palace, where there was a stone gate shrouded in a barrier, which was the entrance to the seal.

"The demons are sealed in another dimension, and that stone door is the connection point between that other dimension and our real world."

Leading them into the barrier, Maitreya looked at the stone door and explained with a complex expression.

Although it was her first time here, she had read related records. She knew that each generation of the priestess lineage would inject their own power into the seal before they died, continuously strengthening the seal and preventing the demons from breaking through.

"Another dimension!"

Tamura Hao was very interested in this term. There aren't many things in Naruto that can be called alternate dimensions. There's the Summoning World where the three great holy lands are located, Kaguya Otsutsuki's six alternate dimensions, and Obito Uchiha's Kamui dimension.

Unexpectedly, the place where the demon was sealed was also another dimension.

Perhaps we can test that plan in advance.

"I've broken the seal. I've dealt with that demon today."

Suppressing his greed, Tamura Hao signaled to his mother-in-law to break the seal.

Maitreya seemed to have complete confidence in his son-in-law's abilities. Without saying much, he stepped forward and broke the seal. As the seal slowly opened, dark and evil power spread out.

Before the stone gate could be fully opened, a tentacle suddenly shot out, pointing directly at Maitreya, but was smashed back by a giant golden axe.

Without delay, Tamura Hao stepped into the sealed gate, holding the Heaven-Opening Axe.

The Saint Seiya images then appeared. This space was quite large, allowing the Saint Seiya images to manifest in their complete forms.

The demon was a little dumbfounded when it saw the golden giant that was even bigger than itself. What was this thing?

Before anyone could react, the enormous golden axe cleaved down, splitting the demon's body in two, followed by a frenzied hacking and dismemberment.

At the same time, golden energy claws extended from the back of the golden giant, gripping each of the demon's heads and tails tightly and pressing them to the ground, enduring the blows of the giant axe.

"what……"

The agonizing screams, like those of a pig being slaughtered, echoed continuously. The samurai outside quickly covered his daughter's ears and cast an inquiring glance at his wife.

Is that kid really reliable?

This looks even more ferocious than that legendary demon!

"Finally, I'm free. Shion won't have to bear this heavy burden anymore."

Miroku, however, found the screams exceptionally pleasant. The mission that their lineage of priestesses had carried on for countless years could finally come to an end. Not only could she gain freedom, but Shion could also live freely.

At the same time, a battle also broke out outside the underground palace, but it was also one-sided.

Huang Quan and the others were powerless against the shadow clones left behind by Tamura Hao. They could only be slaughtered and could not even escape, let alone break through Tamura Hao's blockade to enter the underground palace.

(End of this chapter)