Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"That picture!"

Sensing through the barrier that the image was breaking down and devouring their three-colored immortal fire, the Great Toad Immortal's expression changed slightly.

The White Snake Immortal and the Slug Immortal, who were working together to create the barrier, were also quite surprised. They never expected that their prepared killing move could be broken by the opponent.

"Increase the pressure and crush them!"

The Great Toad Immortal transmitted his voice, while simultaneously increasing the infusion of immortal power to enhance the barrier's might, causing the downward force from the top to surge.

The ground beneath the Eastern Emperor Bell shattered, and the massive bell sank, even developing cracks.

Tamura Hao frowned slightly at this, shrinking the size of the Eastern Emperor Bell to increase its strength.

It only stabilized when it shrank to a height of 200 meters, but the area below had already been pressed down by tens of meters, forcing the Saint Seiya statue to squat down, with its legs almost completely pressed into the ground.

But this was already their limit. The earth deep inside had been hardened by Tsunade and the others' combined magic, which withstood the downward pressure of the three-colored immortal fire.

"We can't suppress it anymore, let them do it."

The White Snake Immortal's telepathic message made him even more inclined to retreat.

That human was too powerful; they simply couldn't fight against him.

She preferred to lead humans to kill each other rather than confront them directly.

Moreover, their plan also includes tailed beasts, a total of eight.

"Fukasaku!"

The Great Toad Sage gestured to Fukasaku, who had been standing guard beside him, indicating that the tailed beasts were indeed needed to assist in the battle.

This was something he had discussed with the Tailed Beasts long ago. Because of Hagoromo, he was quite familiar with those Tailed Beasts. In addition, due to the persecution of them by Konoha, he persuaded the eight Tailed Beasts to fight against the evil Konoha together.

The immortal understood and, along with his wife and the three brothers, Bunka, stepped forward to form hand seals and jointly perform the art of spiritual communication.

As a large cloud of mist burst open, five enormous figures were revealed—the five tailed beasts.

At the same time, the three snake immortals at Ryuchi Cave also formed hand seals and used the summoning technique to summon three tailed beasts, bringing the total to eight.

Apart from the Nine-Tails who was with Obito Uchiha, the other eight tailed beasts had all arrived.

Two-Tails and Six-Tails are both Jinchūriki.

"Is that it?"

Mei Terumi, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, looked at the suppressed golden giant in the distance, seeing that legendary being for the first time.

She wasn't there during the battle at the Land of Waves camp, and she wasn't even qualified to participate in the battle in the Land of Grass. As for that genius who was the same age as her, she had only read intelligence information about him.

It is said that he was a super genius and super strong person who was comparable to the First Hokage.

"He's strong, and he's gotten even stronger."

The six-tailed shin-ken appeared quite wary; compared to the last time they met, the human wielded Susanoo and their power much more effectively.

"That despicable bastard!"

The Yugito inside the Two-Tailed Matatabi was filled with hatred, not only for the grudge of being bullied in the past, but also for the blood feud with Killer Bee.

"We have suppressed the space inside the barrier with the barrier itself, so the enemy cannot use the Flying Thunder God Technique. You can fight with peace of mind."

The Great Toad Sage explained and opened a huge portal in the barrier, indicating that the Tailed Beasts could enter and fight.

"Once inside, let's all gather our Tailed Beast Balls and blast him to pieces."

The bull demon gave a shout and rushed in first, followed closely by the other tailed beasts.

Meanwhile, the three tailed beasts in Ryuchi Cave also agreed to enter, and in perfect unison, they opened their mouths to condense a Tailed Beast Ball, preparing to shatter it.

This time, they unleashed their full power, disregarding chakra consumption to condense Tailed Beast Balls. They quickly formed super Tailed Beast Balls with a diameter of 100 meters, which they then shot out.

The enormous Tailed Beast Ball charged forward with overwhelming force, but as soon as it entered the area covered by the Taiji diagram, it was suppressed by an invisible sealing force, which then devoured and extracted it. Before it could even reach the Saint Seiya's Dharma Image, it was completely swallowed up.

The Taiji diagram that had absorbed the Tailed Beast Ball expanded more than twice its original size.

It's important to know that Tamura Hao invested a lot of effort in creating this Tai Chi diagram during this period, with the power of the nine tailed beasts being a key focus, thus giving him a strong immunity to their power.

"What is that?"

The eight tailed beasts were shocked. The tailed beast balls they had gathered with all their might were actually sealed, delayed, and devoured by that picture, which seemed to exist specifically to restrain them.

If we can't launch Tailed Beast Balls, how are we supposed to fight?

"Smash that bell, and we'll use our celestial fire to suppress it."

The voice of the Great Toad Immortal came, pointing out that the golden bell supporting the Tai Chi diagram was the key.

"In close combat, he's being suppressed; take this opportunity to crush them."

The hot-tempered Four-Tails charged ahead, wielding a long staff made of magma, followed by the other tailed beasts.

Tamura Hao paid no attention to the eight tailed beasts charging towards him; he was focused on comprehending the Three Immortals Barrier and its effect on sealing off space.

"I see. I'll add another layer for you, then no one can escape."

Having grasped the essence of the matter, Tamura Hao sneered and manipulated the Saint Seiya Dharma Image to strike the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Thump!"

The melodious chimes spread rapidly, causing subtle tremors in the space they passed through.

It didn't take long for the virus to spread throughout the barrier and then rapidly expand outwards.

Sensing the changes in the surrounding space, the three immortals felt a chill in their hearts.

This change is very subtle, but it can disrupt space, making it impossible to use psychic abilities to retreat at a crucial moment.

All space-time ninjutsu works on space. If the space as the underlying structure changes, then the space-time ninjutsu can no longer be used.

Unless they can understand the altered space, they cannot use it as a basis to modify necromancy and contracts.

But that's clearly impossible, at least not in the short term.

After all, none of them are experts in spatial power, so it's impossible for them to achieve that level.

So this time it's truly a fight to the death!

"Summon all our people to fight; we have no way out in this battle."

With this in mind, the Great Toad Sage gave the order to the Fukasaku Sage—a strong battle order.

"Yes, Great Immortal!"

He took a deep breath, accepted the order, turned and left to prepare to gather all his clansmen to join the battle.

This is a battle that will determine the future of their toad clan; they must eliminate those humans at all costs.

Otherwise, if the magical powers of humans were to spread further, it would be difficult for them in the spirit world to absorb natural energy. Without natural energy, not only would their power diminish, but their lifespan would also decrease until they turned into ordinary toads.

Therefore, we must win this battle!

On the other side, the White Snake Sage tried and, after confirming that he could not leave through the summoning technique, decisively ordered all snakes to come and join the battle, determined to wipe out those humans.

As for the Slug Sage, there's not much to summon, since all the slugs in the Wet Bone Forest are her clones.

At this moment, all the separate parts merged into the body, raising the power to its peak and supplying the barrier with all its might.

Leaving aside the arrangements of the three holy lands outside, the eight tailed beasts inside ran swiftly and soon arrived within a 5,000-meter radius of the Golden Bell.

Five kilometers may seem like a long distance, but for these big guys, it's just a short while.

"I'll just play along with you guys."

No longer concealing himself, Tamura Hao decomposed the Saint Seiya Dharma Images, evolving them into twelve group Saint Seiya Dharma Images. He separated the originally fused Tailed Beast Power and the Power of Gojashin, and injected them into eleven Saint Seiya Dharma Images respectively.

The original Susanoo Saint form still retains a portion of the fusion power, making it the strongest in terms of combat strength.

The other eleven Saint Seiya images are based on the Tailed Beast images that have taken human form, with Susanoo armor on the outside and patterns formed by the fusion of the Tailed Beast's bloodline power on the gold base.

For example, the armor of the One-Tailed Shukaku has its own spell patterns, as well as some yellow lines representing the power of Magnet Release. At the same time, it holds a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, which is an enhanced version of Shukaku's shield and spear.

The armor of the Two-Tails Matatabi is decorated with blue-black flame patterns. Three sharp claws, resembling long swords, extend from its gauntlets and are engulfed in blue-black flames. These flames are an extremely powerful combination of the Two-Tails' Flame Release and Amaterasu Flame, and also incorporate natural energy to form Sage Art Flames.

The armor of the Three-Tailed Isobu has more ice crystal spikes, which not only enhances its defense but also creates a counter-damage effect. It also has two huge ice hammers in its hands.

Although its armor is the heaviest, it can condense a smooth ice surface on the ground and move directly on ice, with a speed that is no less than that of the agile attack type, the Planeswalker.

The armor of the Four-Tailed Goku's Dharma Form is decorated with magma patterns, and he carries a long magma staff that radiates intense heat.

The armor of the Five-Tails Kokuou was shrouded in steam, with hundreds of nozzles all over its body. It also held a thick spear and charged faster than the Matatabi Hokage under the jet of Boil Release.

The Six-Tailed Rhinoceros Dog's form only has some white markings and carries no weapons, but it has two huge jet nozzles on its arms.

Because he is a ranged attack unit, melee combat is not his specialty.

The Seven-Tailed Crimson Armor has six wings on its back and wields a huge naginata, making it an aerial combat unit.

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki Dharma Form is the original form of the Gyūki King, wielding a giant battle axe, and is a pure strength-type warrior.

The final Nine-Tailed Kurama form wields two swords, and its overall combat power is second only to the Susanoo Saint form, which can fuse the power of the nine tailed beasts.

The Death God's Dharma Form and the Enlightenment Dharma Form are simply human figures, one holding a scythe and the other holding two swords.

Apart from Susanoo, the Gold Saint who remained at the Eastern Bell, all eleven other Saint Saints launched an attack.

Seeing the twelve Gold Saints' forms split and take shape, the eight tailed beasts all braked suddenly.

This is not what they expected before the charge.

Their opponents were no less physically imposing than them, each standing over 100 meters tall, and they were also equipped with armor and weapons, making them clearly formidable fighters.

How do I type this?

"Slug, I want to become like that."

Mei Terumi's eyes practically lit up when she saw the handsome form of Saiken's form through the shared vision of the Six-Tails.

That was the tailed beast form she had envisioned, far superior to her current slug-like appearance.

Sensing the thoughts of his fellow Jinchūriki, Saiken was incredibly frustrated and almost blurted out, "Then I'll leave?"

"You show-off bastard!"

On the other side, Yukito was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred, while sending a questioning and hopeful look to Matatabi behind him.

Can your own big cat turn into that?

"Don't look at me, I can't transform. Even if I use a transformation spell, I can't generate that kind of offensive and defensive capabilities."

You responded helplessly, your heart filled with envy, jealousy and resentment.

"You show-off bastard!"

Yuzuki was very upset when his big cat rejected him, but his envy, jealousy and hatred remained.

"Old Niu, this looks like it won't be easy to fight."

Then, the traveler looked at the bull demon, who was his closest friend. The group of guys that were charging at them not only outnumbered them, but each of them seemed to be just as imposing.

If we make contact, we'll likely be quickly suppressed; the problem is now out there.

Is it war?

Or should we withdraw?

Not to mention another journey, even the other tailed beasts couldn't help but have second thoughts.

They had all been killed by that human, and were traumatized by it. They had previously thought that they had a numerical advantage and that the enemy was suppressed by the barrier, so their chances of winning were very high.

As a result, they suddenly split up like this. If a real fight breaks out, they will definitely not have the advantage, and they might be killed again if things go wrong.

While we haven't come into contact with them yet, it's still not too late to run away.

"The surrounding space has been temporarily altered; we can't move, we can only fight!"

Suddenly, the Great Toad Sage leaped over, the White Snake Sage flew over as well, and the Slug Sage, who was not far away, was also rushing over.

Behind them were countless snakes and toads, as well as many different kinds of spirit beasts, all of which were forcibly driven over by the three holy lands to join the battle.

That's not all. There were also many human figures among them, including the powerful ninja from the four great ninja villages who were cultivating sage techniques in the three holy lands, as well as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

The three holy lands would not be foolish enough to rely on themselves to fight against the powerful Konoha; they would make use of whatever they could.

Whether it's the spirit beast clans on the outskirts of the Spirit Realm or the human powerhouses cultivating in the Holy Land, they all have to come and participate in the battle.

This is their entire war, and no one can escape it.

Seeing that the Great Toad Sage said so, and with so many reinforcements arriving, the eight tailed beasts exchanged glances and charged forward again.

Since we can't run away, let's fight. At worst, we'll die again.

As long as they can kill the humans, they will no longer be threatened.

"Tsk tsk, this lineup even surpasses the one Madara Uchiha faced during the Fourth Shinobi World War."

Tamura Hao, standing inside the head of Susanoo Saint, clicked his tongue in amazement. Even after Madara Uchiha was resurrected in the future, he only had to face the nine tailed beasts. Now, he was not only facing the eight tailed beasts, but also the entire Summoning World, which included powerful figures like the three great sages.

That's a powerhouse second only to the Six Paths level, not easy to deal with.

Fortunately, I was well prepared.

"Spiritual communication!"

At that moment, Akimichi Choza pulled out the red gourd hanging from his waist and, together with Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi, used a summoning technique to guide the three great monster kings sealed inside to appear.

This was sealed inside before they came, to be used as a trump card.

"roar!"

The three kings of monsters appeared, all roaring excitedly. Their enormous size was in no way inferior to that of the tailed beasts.

These creatures were cultivated with the full efforts of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan. Apart from lacking the Tailed Beast Ball, their combat power is in no way inferior to that of the Tailed Beasts, and they all possess the ability to unleash energy cannons, making them extremely powerful in both close combat and ranged attacks.

The three monster kings appeared, first nuzzling affectionately against the Susanoo Gold Saint image where Tamura Hao was located, and then rushing towards the battlefield with a voracious appetite, as they were very tempted by those big guys.

They especially love the abundant natural energy within their bodies that they can sense.

Tsunade and the others also made their move, cooperating with the Saint Seiya Avatars to attack the powerful figures from the four great ninja villages, as well as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

Tsunade immediately set her sights on Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, her chilling killing intent making no attempt to conceal it.

The bond between her and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the master and disciple, had long been severed; now there was only hatred. Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi had betrayed Konoha and was the greatest rogue ninja in Konoha's history. As the current Hokage, she had an obligation to deal with these two rogue ninjas.

Yamanaka Inoichi once again faced off against his old acquaintance, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki. This powerful individual with the Kekkei Tota ability had to be restrained, otherwise his Dust Release technique would wipe out a large area with a single sweep.

Not to mention that this person has also mastered immortal techniques. Although they don't look perfect, they are indeed in immortal mode, which greatly enhances the power of his dust escape.

Akimichi Choza also confronted his old rival, Hiroto, and clashed with the magical stone monster he had created.

Nara Shikaku was more casual. Under the illumination of the three-colored celestial fire above, the feet of those big guys were covered in shadows, which was perfect for his shadow avatar manipulation.

After breaking through to the Kage level, he began to explore the mysteries of Yin Release's creation of form from nothingness, allowing the Shadow Dharma Form to further break away from the concept of a shadow, and its power became greater and greater.

The Ino-Shika-Cho ninjas behind them also launched a collective charge, following behind the three monster kings to confront the enormous summoning beasts.

The Uchiha ninjas and other Konoha ninjas also unleashed their power, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The battle instantly intensified, with blood splattering and severed limbs flying everywhere.

The Great Toad Sage's side wanted to charge in and shatter the Golden Bell, allowing the barrier's power to suppress them and then use that power to destroy the Leaf Village's strongmen.

The Konoha side formed a defensive line with eleven Saint Seiya images and three Monster Kings to block the bloody battle, and this time they brought billions of explosive tags to launch wildly, making the battlefield rumble continuously.

After establishing the Hidden Leaf Ninja Kingdom, the resources that could be mobilized were far greater than before, especially the confiscation of the property of various powerful and wealthy merchants, which yielded astonishing gains.

These resources greatly accelerated Konoha's development, and all the materials used to make explosive tags and ninja tools were put to use in preparation for this battle.

Tamura Hao and Orochimaru had long anticipated this battle. Not only were they coveting the natural energy of the three holy lands, but the three holy lands also did not want their sage techniques to spread.

Especially after creating the artificial holy land, the three holy lands have become even more determined to kill Konoha.

Even without this battle, it would have led the four great ninja villages to besiege Konoha.

Then it won't be a ninja world war anymore, it will be a world war.

Therefore, they have been preparing for war with all their might and are confident of winning this war.

While the battle raged fiercely in front, Tamura Hao, who was overseeing the rear, was not idle either. He guided the Two-Tails' Fire Release to merge into a Rasengan burning with blue-black flames and hurled it towards the Three-Tails.

Immediately afterwards, he guided the Three-Tails' Ice Release bloodline fusion to create an Ice Release Rasengan and hurled it at the Two-Tails. He then launched a series of various bloodline Rasengan ranged attacks. The distance of several thousand meters was nothing to the hundred-meter-tall Dharma Image, and he was able to hit it accurately.

Even the eleven Dharma forms over there can assist in guiding the target, ensuring a perfect hit every time.

This caused the eight tailed beasts great suffering. It was already difficult enough to deal with those Dharma forms, but now the opponent also had ranged support and could project elemental attacks that were effective against them.

The three holy lands' summoned beasts, which are also enormous in size, are not having an easy time either.

That wasn't the end of it. The lizard clan, whose identities had been kept secret, secretly used illusion magic to contact other spirit beast clans in preparation for betraying them.

Although Kurenai Yuhi signed a contract with the Lizard Clan, she never used it in front of outsiders. No one outside knew that the Lizard Clan had signed a contract with Konoha, and they even secretly passed information through Kurenai Yuhi.

(End of this chapter)