Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

The Immortal Ninja Empire developed rapidly, and within a year it completely conquered the Sand Ninja Kingdom.

Actually, the Sand Village is easy to conquer. Just keep an eye on those oases. Apart from those oases, no other place is suitable for survival.

With the groundwork laid by Karura and others, taking over the Sand Village quickly would not be difficult.

The following year, Tamura Hiroshi created a seven-colored auspicious cloud as planned to welcome Terumi Mei.

It involves using the Boiling Release technique to create a cloud of vapor, then adding a colored light in the middle. When illuminated by the colored light, it becomes a seven-colored auspicious cloud.

"It looks a bit fake."

Full of anticipation and joy, Terumi Mei wanted to call off the wedding as soon as she stepped onto the auspicious cloud. It was so different from what she had imagined, and she felt deceived.

Sure enough, men are all untrustworthy bastards.

"You chose this day, what can I do about this weather?"

Tamura Hao looked up at the thick, dark clouds in the sky. If there were sunshine, he could still operate it, but the weather here was not cooperating, so he could only use this as a temporary measure.

"Couldn't you just split it in half?"

Mei Terumi also looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, feeling very resentful.

This weather is so uncooperative.

"As long as you don't think I'm protesting."

Seeing that the bride had spoken, Tamura Hao no longer held back and manifested the Susanoo Saint form, which had condensed to a height of 1,500 meters, wielding the equally enlarged Heaven-Opening Axe in a counterattack.

A flash of axe light cleaved through the thick clouds in the sky, creating a gap tens of kilometers long, which was then slowly split open to both sides by the strong wind.

The golden sunlight cast a sacred glow.

Sunlight fell on the clouds, and Tamura Hao used his Light Release to manipulate the changes, mimicking the Three-Ring Mirror to decompose the sunlight, forming a seven-color spectrum that was projected onto the clouds, rendering them into truly auspicious seven-colored clouds.

Seeing this change, Mei Terumi's resentment dissipated and transformed into a feeling of great happiness.

That wasn't all. Tamura Hao manipulated his Dharma form, waving his hand to release tens of thousands of prepared green light spots, which were the product of the fusion of life energy and natural energy.

The specks of light drifted down, as if guided, landing on each person and merging into them.

With the integration of life energy and natural energy, all injuries and ailments in the body are healed, and the body feels more comfortable than ever before.

"The Jade Emperor!"

"The Jade Emperor!"

……

This blessing drew cheers from everyone in Kirigakure, who chanted Tamura Hao's current name.

In ancient times, there were those who unified the world and were called the Emperor and the Son of Heaven. The one in the present is also doing the same great work and deserves the name of the Heavenly Emperor.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Shisui, hidden in the shadows, leaned against the wall, his face deathly pale, panting heavily, as if he were about to be drained dry.

That's right, he once again resorted to his despicable tactics to stir up trouble, thereby further enhancing the sense of identification between the Hidden Mist Village ninjas and their teacher and the Empire.

Although I was almost completely drained, hearing the cheers made all the effort worthwhile.

Moreover, this is also his capital to compete for the title of Sixth Sage Ninja. Compared to his teacher's life-and-death struggle in the Fourth Shinobi World War, this is much easier.

After bestowing the blessing, Tamura Hiroshi put away his divine form and, before the dark clouds closed, rode the seven-colored clouds into the sky, entering the airspace above the clouds.

"Hao, I want it."

Mei Terumi felt herself getting wet; this was the wedding of her dreams, with the blessings of everyone in the village.

"Here?"

Tamura Hiroshi was stunned. Was this crazy woman really that wild?

"Right here!"

As Mei Terumi spoke, she quickly lifted her skirt.

Tamura Hao could only manipulate the rising clouds to envelop the two of them.

Although they still had to rush to Konoha to complete the wedding, judging from this crazy woman's behavior, they had to deal with her.

The wedding procession, led by Yamanaka Inoichi, immediately set off, taking the newly developed magnetic escape passenger plane back with the bride's family guests.

Meanwhile, the people of Kirigakure did not disperse. A huge white screen was hung on the Mizukage Building, and a projector displayed the broadcast footage. It showed the wedding scene in Konoha City from various angles, including aerial shots of the entire city.

Seeing the many sights and developments in Konoha, the people of Kirigakure couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.

Konoha has developed too fast. Compared to it, Kirigakure is like a rural village, falling far short.

The loss was not unjust!

On the other side, the Tsuchikage Onoki and the Third Raikage were invited to the wedding again, and they felt immense pressure as soon as they arrived.

"More than 1,500."

Onoki muttered to himself, "Last time I came here, I only sensed a thousand chakra levels above the Jonin level, but this time it has soared to more than 1,500."

And this is only what we can feel at this stage. There are many familiar faces in the wedding procession, all of whom are above the level of Jonin.

This year, there are probably two thousand Konoha Kage-level shinobi, and quite a few of them are from Sunagakure. It seems like they can be mass-produced.

They knew that this was mostly due to the cultivation of immortal techniques, and compared to that, the immortal techniques they had inherited from the three holy lands were rubbish.

Moreover, the White Snake Sage and the Slug Sage have disappeared in recent years, presumably either hiding or being found and destroyed by the Immortal Ninja Empire.

"This is his fourth year in office."

On the other side, the Third Raikage sighed, knowing that their time was running out.

The term of office for the Immortal Ninja Empire is five years. Judging from his appearance, he probably won't seek re-election, which means that unification will definitely be completed within his five-year term.

Now in its fourth year, with less than two years left in their term, they must make a decision within that timeframe.

You either integrate or you get wiped out by that person.

"Shorty, are you waiting?"

Turning to look at Onoki beside him, the Third Raikage was not going to wait any longer.

"You brute, you can keep waiting."

Onoki wasn't going to wait any longer. The situation was clear: the sooner he joined the Immortal Ninja Empire, the sooner he could obtain that kind of immortal technique inheritance.

Look at the Sand Village, many people have already broken through using Sage Mode. There's no point in them dragging this out any longer; they'll only fall further behind.

We're already a step behind; we can't afford to fall behind any further.

Both of them made a decision: after the wedding, they did not leave, but waited for three days before going together with their entourage to visit the Jade Emperor.

After hearing the purpose of their visit, Tamura Hao glanced at the kitten that was baring its teeth and glaring at him, then looked at Kuroto who was staring at him with the curiosity of a child, and finally looked at Onoki's old face.

"Old man, you're not trying to take advantage of me, are you?"

He strongly suspected that the old man was trying to take advantage of him.

"If the Heavenly Emperor takes a fancy to any of the other women in our Hidden Stone Village, that's fine too."

Onoki maintained a smile, naturally refusing to acknowledge the other person's suspicions.

After looking at it suspiciously for a while, Tamura Hiroshi finally nodded in approval.

"The engagement can be arranged, and the wedding can take place when the girl turns eighteen."

It's a marriage alliance, so be it. Besides, it'll be a good opportunity for this girl to keep Ziyuan company.

They never expected that the master and disciple from their past life would become husband and wife in this life.

Does this count as an old cow eating young grass?

"What's wrong with you? You don't want to?"

Turning my head to look at the kitten over there, I could see that the girl still harbored resentment.

"I want to challenge your use of the Two-Tails' power."

Teakman issued a challenge; she had been training diligently for the past few years, and with the help of the big cat, her skills had improved significantly.

"As you wish!"

A smile played on his lips as he connected the four of them with chakra threads and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at an open area not far from Konoha Castle.

This is a training ground specifically for testing weapons and for sparring among Kage-level experts.

Without wasting any words, Yugito leaped back and joined forces with the Two-Tails Matatabi within him to unleash a burst of blue flame-shaped chakra, which quickly condensed into a set of flame-patterned divine robes. A layer of eyeshadow also appeared on his eyelids, and his pupils turned into toad eyes, which was the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.

Through arduous training, she not only mastered Sage Mode but also Matatabi Chakra Mode, and fused the two together, elevating her strength to its peak.

"That's the kind of model, isn't it?"

Tamura Hao suddenly realized that it was a state different from a complete tailed beast transformation, similar to Naruto Uzumaki's Kurama mode in the original work, or similar to the Six Paths mode of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

All of them fully integrate the power of the tailed beasts into their bodies, condense and transform it, and make more efficient use of the tailed beasts' power.

However, this is obviously not as stable as Kurama Mode, and it also consumes a lot of Yugito's chakra, so it can't be maintained for very long.

He condensed the Dharma Image of the Saint Seiya, controlling the Saint Seiya to extend eight arms, each palm condensing a Flame Rasengan, including the original blue Flame Release of the Two-Tails, Amaterasu Flame, as well as Scorch Release, Lava Release, and so on.

All bloodline powers related to fire were incorporated to form various bloodline Rasengans, including the Sagefire Rasengan created by the three great sages during the Shaman World War, and a Tailed Beast Ball Rasengan.

That wasn't all. Tamura Hao used the Tai Chi Rasengan fusion technique to forcibly fuse the ten Rasengans into an unstable form and throw it at Yuzuki.

"You're cheating!"

Yuzuki, who witnessed the entire fusion process, was furious, but he could only unleash his full chakra to condense a Tailed Beast Ball and bombard the Rasengan.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, the aggregated Rasengan exploded, forming a colorful sphere of light that rapidly expanded and swallowed the resisting Yukito in the blink of an eye.

"Is he dead?"

The Third Raikage was somewhat worried. Although he had been trying to persuade the girl for a year, he still hadn't been able to completely convince her. In the end, they compromised and he issued this challenge.

As the ball of light dissipated, Tamura Hiroshi returned carrying a charred figure, which was none other than Yugito, who had already fallen unconscious.

At this moment, Yugito was in a terrible state. Not only were his Sage Mode and Tailed Beast Chakra Mode forcibly broken, but he also had many burns on his body and all his hair was burned away.

Why bother?

Seeing that miserable state, the Third Raikage breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he's not dead or crippled, that's fine. With Yugito's Jinchūriki recovery ability, he'll be fully recovered in no time, not to mention the medical resources available in Konoha.

"Just as I expected!"

Seeing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki's utter defeat and lack of resistance, Onoki's last remaining hope crumbled.

This junior has grown to an invincible level; no power can match him. Even if the First Hokage and that man were resurrected, they would not be his match.

"You've already consulted Gallo about the conditions I offered, so I won't go into detail."

We will arrange for personnel to go and receive you two countries afterwards. Because the area to be received this time is quite large, there will be a shortage of personnel. Please cooperate well and don't cause any trouble.

Those who can accept this should stay; those who can't should leave as soon as possible. Don't wait until trouble arises and you're the ones who suffer the losses.

The pressure is indeed immense this time, considering the need to swallow three ninja kingdoms in one fell swoop.

The arrangements for the Hidden Mist Country and the Hidden Mist Village are mostly complete, so there shouldn't be any major issues. The next focus should be on the Hidden Rock Country and the Hidden Cloud Country.

Actually, there was another reason why he made those lenient conditions: Kumogakure. After all, that was his base in his previous life, and he had many friends there. The Third Raikage was even his teacher.

Ultimately, he will use the power of time he cultivates to pull back and merge the collapsed timeline of his previous life, and everyone's memories will be restored.

Just like in the original story, where Black Zetsu used the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Infinite Tsukuyomi to draw Kaguya Otsutsuki's consciousness to the timeline, he is also preparing to do the same, drawing the consciousness of everyone from that timeline over.

That would require even higher standards, demanding mastery of time manipulation techniques and the use of a cheat-like ability as a medium.

The cheat system is clearly a being that transcends time, which is why it can perform such operations; otherwise, it would be almost impossible for it to do so on its own.

"You can try out these two immortal seeds. Once your people join, they can apply to obtain immortal seeds and cultivate immortal techniques as long as they pass the various tests."

In the end, Tamura Hao casually condensed two Bagua seals and sealed two immortal seeds into the bodies of the two people, then led the four of them back home.

After entrusting the severely injured and unconscious Yugito to Tsunade, who was pregnant again, for treatment, Tamura Hao took Kurotsuchi to find his other fiancée, Shion.

"Sigh, I guess I'm just being stubborn."

After experiencing the effects of the Immortal Seed, Onoki sighed, feeling somewhat regretful.

They regretted not figuring it out sooner, otherwise they would have been carried away long ago.

They had only heard of the existence of this immortal seed before, but they didn't know its specific effects. Now that they had experienced it, they realized that the immortal seed was far more powerful than the immortal techniques inherited from the three holy lands.

No wonder Konoha can cultivate so many Kage-level shinobi; Sunagakure has produced so many powerful shinobi in just one year.

With such a treasure to aid in cultivation, even a pig could be driven to become stronger.

"It's not too late now."

The Third Raikage rose and left, preparing to immediately return to the village and begin leading the integration into the Sage Ninja Empire.

They've fallen too far behind; they can't afford to delay any longer.

We cannot allow the interests and future of everyone to be harmed by the interests and grudges of a small group of people. It is time to make a decision.

Because the two had been secretly preparing for this for a year, they had a brief discussion after returning home and announced the merging of the Ninja Kingdom into the Immortal Ninja Empire the following month.

Most of the ninjas in both villages agreed with this, but a small number angrily left their villages and took the tailed beasts from both villages with them.

After Yugito awoke, he consulted with the Two-Tails and, with Tamura Hiroshi's help, found a place to break the seal and return the Two-Tails its freedom.

"Big kitty, don't get caught again."

Yukito waved goodbye to Yutari, feeling a little reluctant to part, after all, Yukito was a companion who had been with him for more than ten years and had grown up alongside him.

"Don't you care about our power?"

Taro glanced at his own Jinchūriki, then looked at the dashing young man, who should be able to discern the true nature of their Tailed Beast powers.

Not to mention that the path they are taking is similar to that of the Six Paths Elder, and with the help of their tailed beasts, they will be able to progress even faster.

But now they've let themselves go like this, along with the rhinoceros hound from before.

"I want to forge a path where I can grow stronger through my own cultivation. External forces can only help me temporarily, not forever, and will inevitably become my shackles in the future."

Tamura Hao displayed a strong sense of confidence, believing that true strength comes from self-cultivation, while relying on external forces can only bring temporary power.

For example, the two main characters in the Fourth Shinobi World War, after receiving the power taught by the Sage of Six Paths, soared to the Six Paths level in one go, but after using it up, they withered away, and by the time of Boruto, they had become supporting characters.

In particular, Naruto Uzumaki was basically useless after losing Kurama.

That is the hidden danger of constantly relying on external forces. Therefore, he attaches great importance to his own cultivation. External forces can be used, but they cannot be used as his own foundation, otherwise they will collapse sooner or later.

"Perhaps you will reach the old man's level in the future, or even surpass him and become a greater person than him."

Two-Tails gave the human a deep look, then turned and left, intending to find a secluded place to stay.

This world is becoming increasingly dangerous; we can't just wander around aimlessly. Most importantly, we must stay away from that human.

She admired the other party's ideas and will, but she also understood the difficulty of that path, which was even more difficult than the path that the Six Paths Elder had taken back then. If they were to get stuck, they might turn around and capture the Tailed Beasts for research.

Faced with that power, let alone the nine tailed beasts, even if they revived the Ten-Tails, they would still be crushed in the ground.

The opponent's own strength is not that great, but his use of the power left behind by the Six Paths Elder is too strong. His use of Susanoo and the power of the Tailed Beasts has surpassed that of the old man back then.

It is an extremely terrifying existence.

Watching the two tails disappear into the distance, Yugito suddenly leaped onto someone's back.

"What are you doing?"

Tamura Hao frowned. Was this girl asking for trouble again?

"Carry me back."

The teak man wrapped his arms tightly around the neck and his legs around the waist.

Unfortunately, she was no match for Tamura Hiroshi's strength. She was forcibly pulled down, slapped, and then carried back on his shoulder.

It's impossible to carry it on my back; at most, I can just sling it back.

"asshole!"

Annoyed, he punched the fist; the teak man was quite gloomy inside.

I was humiliated by this bastard for a whole day when we first met, and I was beaten up again when we met again. I was even almost killed. In the battle of the Spirit World, I couldn't even get close to him. Last time, I finally cultivated to my peak state and wanted to get back at him, but I was still crushed.

It's a tragedy to be born in the same era as this bastard, and now I have to marry him.

I just hope what the old man said is useful and that we can suppress this bastard through that method.

Tamura Hao was unaware of what the girl on his shoulder was thinking. After returning, he instructed Nara Shikaku and the others to prepare for the wedding again. After all, Kumogakure and Iwagakure had already made their public announcements, and they had to respond as well to further appease the people of the two villages.

Of course, it wasn't just the wedding with Yuzuki, but also the engagement ceremony with Kurotsuchi.

The girl is too young; they can only have an engagement ceremony. They can only get married when she comes of age.

The people of Konoha were already used to this, and once again offered their heartfelt blessings, feeling a sense of pride and relief deep in their hearts.

After all, this would mean the unification of the world. With the world unified, war would naturally be eliminated, and they would no longer have to experience the pain of war.

(End of this chapter)