Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

The various spirit beast clans were forced to participate in the war by the three holy lands, and were even gathered early on to prepare for battle, all while harboring a thousand unwillingnesses.

Now, with the lizard tribe's assurances and considering the brutal battle, the immense sacrifices, and the strength of the humans, a decision was quickly made.

Cooperate with the rebate!

And so, while the fierce battle continued, the spirit beast clans, under the coordination of the lizard clan, quietly gathered and carefully avoided the supervisors from the three holy lands.

"roar!"

After nearly half an hour of fierce fighting, the assembled group of summoned beasts suddenly turned against them, first annihilating the toads and snakes supervising them, and then launching a counterattack against the toads of Mount Myōboku and the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.

Although these summoning beasts living on the outskirts of the Summoning World are not as powerful as those of the three holy lands, their numbers are too great, and they launched a sudden attack, instantly causing heavy losses to the two major clans of Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave.

At that moment, Konoha launched a sudden and devastating attack, causing even greater losses to the three holy lands. Even the Slug Sage's body was shattered into four pieces, making it difficult for him to reassemble for a time.

"Hold him off for me while I go and kill that human."

The Great Toad Immortal suppressed his anger and secretly transmitted his voice using his immortal powers.

The White Snake Immortal and the Eight-Tailed Fox understood each other. The Eight-Tailed Fox withstood an axe blow from the Bull Demon King's Dharma Form, while the Nine-Tailed Fox Dharma Form, which was besieging the Giant Toad Immortal, held on tightly.

On the other side, the White Snake Sage endured the attacks of Orochimaru and many other reanimated warriors, using his snake tail to wrap around the Great Toad Sage's Gohokō-sei.

The Great Toad Immortal then swung his sword to force back the evil god's avatar, and leaped up towards the golden bell.

He knew that the human boy was the key; the boy's talent was no less than that of Hagoromo back then, and his use of the tailed beast's power was too strong.

Only by killing that human will the Susanoo he created collapse, and only then can they achieve victory in this battle.

This is currently the only way to break the deadlock.

Moreover, he was very confident in his own strength, and with that trump card, he could definitely kill his opponent as long as he could get close.

Tamura Hao also noticed the Great Toad Sage's approach. He threw several Bloodline Rasengans, but they were all shattered by the Great Toad Sage's sword. No longer wasting chakra, he picked up the Heaven-Opening Axe stuck to the side and prepared for close combat.

The Great Toad Sage dared not be careless in the slightest. He even used his sage power to condense a ball of light beneath him to eliminate the existence of the shadow, so as not to be affected by the opponent's shadow technique.

As for the other party's mental techniques, he didn't care. Thousands of years of cultivation had made his soul consciousness incredibly powerful, far beyond what humans could shake.

No matter how careful he was, he still miscalculated. Just as he was about to leap to avoid the incoming axe light, a sudden sharp pain shot through his heart, causing his body to convulse.

Immediately afterward, a flash of axe light cleaved his body in two, and then another flash of axe light cut his body into four pieces.

Then a pair of golden hands reached out, one grabbing the jewel hanging around the Great Toad Sage's neck, and the other pulling out his soul.

"Ghoul!"

At this moment, the Great Toad Immortal was horrified to discover that his soul was bound and imprisoned, and he also saw a hideous figure.

This is a corpse demon shikigami controlled by ancient Onmyoji, specifically designed to counter spirits and ghosts; it can suppress any spirit.

As far as he knew, the lineage of Onmyoji had fallen into the hands of the Ninja Clan and was being passed down within the Uzumaki Clan. Now, this person had actually mastered such a thing.

Most importantly, once one's soul has been captured, it's too late to resist.

At the same time, the evil god Dharma form, which was chasing from behind, pulled the scythe from his heart and turned to kill the white snake immortal.

That's right, it was the evil god's avatar that just now used a spell, using the blood of the Great Toad Sage obtained in the previous battle to connect itself with the Great Toad Sage, piercing his heart and affecting him, thus creating an opportunity for the real body to kill him.

"It is indeed an existence that is infinitely close to the Six Paths level."

Looking at the still intact heart within the giant toad sage's mangled body, Tamura Hao marveled at the power of such a being.

Evil god spells are not invincible; they will not work if the difference in strength is too great.

For example, if Hidan were to use it on Madara Uchiha, it definitely wouldn't work. The Great Toad Sage is powerful enough, and he has a vast amount of Sage Mode power accumulated within him. It's unrealistic to expect it to work completely. Previously, it only caused angina.

But that was enough to create a decisive opportunity, so the Great Toad Sage died.

With the death of the Great Toad Sage, the magical barrier formed by his power lost its balance and began to collapse.

Shima Fukasaku was filled with utter despair, feeling as if his own faith had crumbled.

"burst!"

Seeing that defeat was inevitable, the White Snake Immortal decisively used his own immortal power to detonate the collapsing immortal barrier.

The barrier that could have influenced space was detonated, and the resulting shockwave actually destroyed the spatial medium that Tamura had been influencing, allowing space to recover.

The White Snake Sage immediately used a summoning technique to escape, and the three Snake Sages followed suit.

The Slug Sage's main body also took the opportunity to escape. The eight tailed beasts were no fools either, and they hurriedly ran away, not daring to linger for even a moment. The Third Raikage and others also immediately formed hand seals to release the reverse summoning state and leave the summoning world.

Only the toads of Mount Myōboku did not run away; their eyes were bloodshot as they fought to the bitter end.

Without the great immortal, they not only lost their faith, but also their future. Even if they escape this time, they will have no future.

It's better to die a glorious death than to linger on in misery.

The battle continued, but Tamura Hao's tailed beast avatars did not continue to participate in the fight. The reason was simple: they had run out of chakra.

Although these giants are incredibly powerful, they require a massive amount of chakra to operate.

It not only consumes the tailed beast's chakra, but also his own chakra. He's almost reached his limit by now.

Furthermore, he wasn't interested in the remaining battles; he'd rather let others practice.

"It wasn't that easy to catch after all."

I complained about the two immortals who ran away. I thought I could catch them all in one fell swoop, but it turns out I was still a little short.

However, it's not a big problem. Afterwards, Black Zetsu can use White Zetsu to find the hiding place of the two immortals, and then we can go and kill them.

In the current ninja world, no one can escape the death that Tian wants to kill.

The battle ended quickly, and the three monster kings began to devour the giant toads and snakes. The other summoned beast tribes, led by the lizard tribe, also shared the smaller toads and snakes.

As for the fragments left behind by the Slug Sage, none of them could be devoured by any summoned beasts, and they ultimately became food for the three great monster kings.

After putting away the Dharma image and the Taiji diagram of the Eastern Emperor Bell, Tamura Hao went straight to the temple where the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku lived and found the Sage's Talisman that was being worshipped.

The Immortal Talisman is not easy to make, and it requires a long time to absorb and accumulate natural energy, so only one can exist at a time.

This is the purest form of natural energy, and after thousands of years of accumulation and transformation, its quantity is astonishing.

The reason why the Sage of Six Paths and the Otsutsuki brothers Hamura were able to quickly rise to a level comparable to Kaguya Otsutsuki and fight for months on end was because of the Sage Art power accumulated in the Sage's Talisman.

Furthermore, the immortal power within the Immortal Talisman is incredibly gentle, allowing it to be directly absorbed into the body. Even if not much is absorbed temporarily, the remainder will remain within the body and will not cause it to burst.

Most importantly, the Immortal Talisman can cleanse the user's body, transforming it into an immortal body that perfectly aligns with natural energy.

With this Immortal Talisman, Tamura Hao can quickly cultivate to the initial stage of Immortal Body.

After confirming that it was indeed the Immortal's Talisman, Tamura Hao turned around and returned to the junction of the three holy lands, which was the entrance and exit of the Spirit World.

The spatial vortex that had been suppressed and sealed by the barrier reappeared, and Tsunade was sitting on a rock with a gloomy expression, guarding it.

"Didn't you kill them?"

Tamura Hiroshi walked over and sat down, knowing that this fat sheep teacher definitely hadn't killed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo.

"Those two are too cunning, especially that Danzo Shimura, who has transplanted countless Sharingan eyes into his body. I've tried to kill him several times but haven't been able to."

Tsunade was very annoyed. She thought she could finally kill those two old bastards this time, but they were both very cunning and never fought her head-on. Sometimes they would even hide under the tailed beasts, making them too difficult to kill.

"Hurry up and go out there to collect the giant whirlpool and bring it to the village. The village can't be left without people."

Tsunade glanced at her rebellious disciple beside her and gestured for him to get to work.

She brought almost all of her elite troops this time, leaving only Uncle Qufeng in the village to oversee things, as she was worried that something unexpected might happen there.

Of course, another reason for saying this is that I don't want to be with this traitor. These past few days, I've felt that the way he looks at me is strange.

Thinking back to what Uncle Feng and her grandparents had said, her heart couldn't help but feel a little unsettled.

Could this brat really have feelings for me?

"I'll go back now."

Tamura Hao also understood the importance of the village, after all, there were Uchiha Obito and Uzumaki Nagato hiding in the shadows, and who knew if they would take the opportunity to do something.

After passing through the spatial portal and glancing at Jiraiya who had been guarding him, Tamura Hao summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell, enlarging it to completely seal the spatial vortex inside.

"Isn't Jiraiya-senpai coming back to Konoha with us?"

After putting away the Eastern Emperor Bell, Tamura Hao asked Jiraiya about his next plans.

"No, I have things to do."

With a sad expression, Jiraiya shook his head and walked away.

Upon seeing his junior disciple emerge, he knew that the three holy lands had lost, and one of his bonds had been severed.

This did not make him feel relieved; on the contrary, it made him feel even heavier.

However, there was no excuse for not returning to the village; there was something genuinely going on.

Two years ago, he went to the Land of Rain and unexpectedly learned that there was once an Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain, and three of its members seemed to be his three disciples from back then.

The toads of Mount Myoboku told him that the three children were dead, which saddened him for a long time. However, two years ago he learned that they were still alive.

Although he disappeared again, he decided to keep searching; as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.

"What a pity!"

Watching Jiraiya's figure disappear into the distance, Tamura Hiro shook his head, then spread his wings and flew towards Konoha at top speed.

Although Donghuang Zhong temporarily sealed the spatial vortex of the Summoning World, he still needed to continuously consume chakra to maintain the seal, and the consumption was not small.

With his current chakra reserves, he couldn't withstand that kind of drain, so he had to return as quickly as possible.

At full speed, they arrived at the village that very night. They went to the flower at the top of the fairy tree and released the giant vortex. The next moment, Tsunade flew out.

They checked the village first and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the village was safe.

"I'm going to handle the venue matters."

Without looking at that traitor, Tsunade said something and then flapped her wings and flew towards the mountains not far away.

Although most of the country is plains, there are some small mountain ranges. There is a sizable mountain range just tens of kilometers away from the village, which is enough to temporarily house the spirit beasts from the spirit world.

"Why is Tsunade-sensei acting so strangely?"

Watching the figure disappear into the distance, Tamura Hao felt a little strange, but he didn't think much of it. He returned to his home in the Senju clan's territory and used the Sage Talisman to cultivate his Sage Body by drawing on the vast power of the Sage Arts within.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru took the lead in dismantling all the barrier nodes in the Summoning World and emptying all the resources inside, transferring them to the village.

Valuable vegetation was also transplanted to the Fire Shadow Cliff, where natural energy is most abundant.

After being dismantled and modified, the dismantled items were buried underground around Konoha, and the roots of the Immortal Tree were guided to wrap and protect them, forming a network with the help of the Immortal Tree's root system.

It took more than a year of hard work to completely empty the Summoning World, and Konoha also created a high natural energy zone with a diameter of over a thousand kilometers.

The great vortex that gathered natural energy was originally located on the flower of the immortal tree, connecting it to the immortal tree.

After the Spirit Realm was emptied, Tamura Hao then manipulated the Eastern Emperor Bell to completely devour it, making it the internal space of the Eastern Emperor Bell and further enhancing its spatial power.

Of course, this is not a simple absorption; there are also many fine-tuning processes to allow the spatial power inside to continuously integrate with the Eastern Emperor Bell until they become one.

Meanwhile, Tamura Hao has also cultivated the Immortal Body to a minor level of mastery, and with the help of Grell's energy and the immortal power of the Immortal Talisman, he has cultivated Yang power, and Yin power is also on its way.

Once he has mastered the Yin power, he will set off to cultivate other elemental powers, aiming to gather all seven basic elemental powers of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements as soon as possible.

Having the cultivation experience from the previous life will make cultivation much smoother.

However, he still had something to attend to, which was his wedding with Shizune, which was to take place on Shizune's birthday.

Although Shizune is the same age as me, she was born on a much younger month, November 18th.

He turned eighteen earlier this year, which is old enough for him to get married now, but he's been waiting for Shizune's birthday.

That way, we can celebrate our wedding anniversary and birthday together from now on.

In my past life, I was driven crazy by all those women and their lives. There were just too many of them. It felt like every single day was an extraordinary one.

Overlapping them like this should make it easier.

"Don't be nervous, I'll be very gentle."

After the wedding, Tamura Hao carried his young wife to the bridal chamber, his heart filled with anticipation.

There was nothing he could do; for the two years since he awakened his memories, he had been enduring it, only coming to see her a few times during the Kaguya period.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The same applies to this situation.

Shizune is his betrothed in this life, and they are childhood sweethearts, so naturally he has to take good care of her.

He couldn't do anything about Kaguya, but he didn't touch anyone else.

Even when facing Tsunade-sensei, he always held back.

Today I can finally eat meat!

"If I can't handle it, Hao, you can ask the teacher, or Honghong and the others."

Shizune blushed and said, feeling genuinely a little scared.

Although she hasn't broken through that step in the past few years, she has done almost everything else and is very clear about how terrifying her husband's strength is.

Furthermore, she had read relevant books, and as a medical ninja herself, she knew very well what this was all about and understood what the consequences would be if there was a huge difference in strength.

She didn't want Hao to have to keep it bottled up until the end.

Although as a woman, she has a selfish and possessive nature when it comes to love and marriage, that's only when the two sides are evenly matched. Now that the gap between them is so big, she really doesn't have the confidence to monopolize it, otherwise she would really die.

"No, today I am yours, and you are mine."

Tamura Hao seemed very serious; at least tonight he would only spend time with his young wife.

It's already 9 PM, and there are only three hours left until midnight. Hopefully, the silent mode will last for those three hours.

Knowing his young wife was a little shy, Tamura Hao considerately dimmed the lights, and then...

After ten minutes of pre-battle preparations, the battle officially began. They started with probing attacks to assess each other's strength, and then the intensity of the battle gradually increased, with the battle cries becoming increasingly ferocious, causing Tsunade, who was eavesdropping outside, to tremble slightly involuntarily.

Uchiha Chiri was also trembling.

That's right, the two older single women couldn't resist their curiosity and came over to eavesdrop, but as they listened, they started to feel that something was amiss.

"It's been an hour and it's still not stopping!"

I glanced at my exquisite watch by the moonlight and realized that an hour had passed, but the battle was still going on, and the shouts of battle were getting hoarse.

She had done eavesdropping before; for example, she had listened to Fugaku before, but it only lasted half an hour.

Why are they so much stronger over here?

The battle continued, but the shouts and cries from inside the room gradually subsided, sometimes even pausing for a while.

By the third hour, the shouts of battle had completely disappeared, leaving only the sounds of pure combat.

The war finally came to a complete end when the watch hands struck twelve o'clock.

Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, their waists were suddenly grabbed, and the next moment they found themselves in a room filled with the scent of the sea, where they were then forced to engage in battle.

Tamura Hao had sensed the presence of these two people long ago, but he ignored them because he was keeping his promise to his young wife.

But it's past midnight now, it's the next day, a new day.

"Don't!"

Tsunade wanted to resist, but unfortunately, she was far weaker than this traitor, and after eavesdropping for three whole hours, she was also in great discomfort.

They resisted for a short time before having to give in.

There was nothing she could do. This traitor seemed to know her very well, knowing all her sensitive spots. In no time, she lost all her strength and could only let him do as he pleased.

After a round of pre-battle warm-ups, Tamura Hao officially began the battle. He had been eyeing this fat sheep teacher for a long time, and today was the perfect opportunity to win him over.

Moreover, this teacher's term is almost over, and he will step down afterward, so we must take advantage of his remaining time as Hokage to secure the position.

That's quite an achievement!

On the other side, Uchiha Chiri, who was temporarily sidelined, did not run away. Instead, he turned up the lights and carefully observed the situation.

I'd only overheard some things before and read some books, like the ones written by Jiraiya; this was the first time I'd ever seen a real battlefield. (End of Chapter)