Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

In the eastern war zone of the Land of Fire, two groups of Konoha ninja and Kirigakure ninja are engaged in a small-scale battle, with more than ten people on each side, and the fighting is quite fierce.

On a tree a few hundred meters away from the battlefield, a telescope extends from the leaves, and a young boy is observing the battle, paying close attention to every detail.

A red-haired girl, who looked about four or five years old, was idly swinging her feet on a nearby tree branch, with a pair of strange ninja swords with side blades slung over her back.

The battle lasted for more than ten minutes before it finally stopped. Some people fell forever, some were injured and trying to save themselves, and some escaped while others pursued them.

The side with the advantage is Konoha. A surviving one-armed boy in relatively good condition is finishing off the fallen Kirigakure ninja one by one, while the other two more seriously injured are performing emergency self-treatment, namely stopping the bleeding.

No matter what method you use, you have to stop the bleeding first. Only by stopping the bleeding can you hold on a little longer and have a better chance of survival.

The three survivors were unaware that they were being targeted by two little devils.

"The small squad of Konoha ninja that was chasing us has gone far away. I'll go and take care of those three. You stay here and don't move."

Tamura Hao said something to the little girl, then quietly climbed down the tree, preparing to kill the three Konoha ninjas.

All three were seriously injured. The least injured boy had his right arm severed and was no longer able to form hand seals to perform ninjutsu.

Although there are ruthless individuals in the ninja world who can form hand seals with one hand, this person was clearly not that kind of ruthless individual, and their taijutsu was average. That's why their right arm was severed in one round after the Hidden Mist ninjas got close to them.

Now that the opponent has lost his right arm, he doesn't seem to be left-handed and doesn't have the ability to use both hands. Judging from the way he swung the kunai to finish off the opponent, he is not used to using his left hand.

This kind of opponent is easy to deal with.

As for the two lying down, one had his legs severed and the other had his abdomen ripped open, so they posed no threat.

The soft ninja shoes made very little sound when they stepped on the ground, and with the sound of the breeze rustling the leaves and grass, Tamura Hao was able to easily sneak up to within thirty meters of the battlefield.

He slowly drew the two swords from his back. Both blades had side blades and were replicas of the Raidagi.

Of course, his pair was made of ordinary materials, while his teammate's pair was of higher quality, incorporating some chakra-conducting metal.

Even though they are made of ordinary materials, these two ninja swords are considered to be of high quality among ordinary ninja tools. They are the ones that his teammates usually use for training. Combined with his own swordsmanship and silent killing techniques, he is confident that he can even go toe-to-toe with a Chunin.

He gently placed the twin swords on the ground in front of him, then took out a bottle from his backpack, opened it, and put in a piece of lime wrapped in cloth.

Lime heats up when it comes into contact with water, quickly bringing the liquid to a boil and releasing colorless and odorless steam that is carried by the wind towards the battlefield.

That's right, he didn't intend to fight head-on, but rather to resolve the issue from a distance using medication.

He acquired these medicinal liquids by spending all of his mother's inheritance; they were potent enough to knock out even a Jonin quickly if inhaled.

The medicine was indeed very effective. The Konoha boy who had just finished off the enemy and was bandaging his severed arm shook his head and collapsed to the ground. The two Konoha ninjas next to him immediately noticed the abnormality and became alert, holding their breath.

Tamura Hao didn't care about this. He had plenty of medicine with him, and this bottle was enough to evaporate for ten minutes. He didn't believe that the two of them could keep their breath closed indefinitely.

If you just wait patiently, they will all fall down. Then you can go over and throw a kunai from a distance to finish them off.

Kunai throwing is a favorite skill of ordinary ninjas like him. He worked hard at the ninja academy and has mastered it to the point where he can hit a target from a hundred paces away and pierce a one-centimeter-thick wooden board.

Not to mention that the two had already inhaled the drug fumes, and it was too late to hold their breath now.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. A familiar, pretty figure suddenly appeared in sight, wielding a ninja sword and slitting the throats of the two Konoha ninjas.

After doing all that, the red-haired girl gave a smug smile to the spot where Tamura Hiroshi was hiding, and then her joy turned to sorrow.

A burst of fire suddenly erupted beneath a Konoha ninja whose throat had been slit; it was an explosive tag, not far from the little girl.

After the Konoha ninja's body was blown to pieces, the resulting shockwave also blasted the little girl's petite body away, sending her crashing into the nearby bushes like a rag doll.

"Sigh, I knew it would be a hassle."

After making a sarcastic remark, Tamura Hao picked up his ninja sword and charged forward.

After rushing into the battlefield, he immediately threw a kunai and pierced the neck of the Konoha boy with the severed arm. Then he went over to check on his teammates and found that they had no heartbeat or breathing, which made him feel a headache coming on.

After a quick check, he found no injuries on his body. Using the medical knowledge he had learned from the books left by his mother, he roughly determined that he had been knocked unconscious by the shock wave of the explosion, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Without delay, I quickly pulled down her mask and started CPR and artificial respiration. After more than a minute of work, the little girl slowly opened her eyes, only to find that her first kiss had been stolen.

"Snapped!"

The girl was so angry that she immediately slapped him.

"I knew I shouldn't have saved you."

Tamura Hao, who had just been slapped, couldn't help but complain. He then quickly set up his defenses on the battlefield and placed the bottle in a hidden spot.

"You bastard!"

The little girl, having recovered, angrily wiped her mouth, looking as if she wanted to wipe her lips off. Finally, she got up and ran back to the big tree where she had been hiding.

The explosion tags caused quite a stir earlier, and it's very likely that the Konoha ninja who went out to pursue them have already discovered them and could return at any time.

There are ropes that have been set up in advance, connecting to the opposite cliff hundreds of meters away. Once spotted, one can use the ropes to slide across and then cut them, which is enough to hold off the opponent for a while.

Sure enough, three figures rushed back shortly afterward. Seeing their three teammates already dead, the three angrily cursed, and then quickly fell victim to the attack.

One of them swayed, and the other two also shook their heads.

"It's poisonous, get out of here!"

One of them shouted and prepared to leave the area, but after taking only a few steps, he triggered the wire trap set by Tamura Hao.

A steel wire quickly tightened, binding the legs and making it difficult for them to break free in a short time.

The other two also triggered the trap and were restrained.

If they were in good condition, they would naturally be able to spot those simple traps, but they had all been drugged and were in a daze, making it difficult for them to concentrate, let alone spot the traps.

After being delayed by the trap for a while, the effects of the drug took hold, and they all collapsed to the ground.

Tamura observed for another ten minutes before confirming that they were all lying down.

He reached out again, hurling a kunai that struck all three men in vital areas, the entire blade of the kunai piercing deep inside.

Judging from the color of the blade, it was clearly coated with some kind of deadly poison.

After dealing with everyone, Tamura Hao carefully began to collect his spoils, including kunai and shuriken thrown by the others, as well as various items from his ninja tool bag and vest pocket. These supplies were scarce during wartime.

Of course, there are techniques to collecting these, so as not to trigger the mechanisms inside, and he is very skilled at this.

Finally, there are those people's headbands. These things are linked to their battle achievements. Each headband has a number on the back, which corresponds to the ninja's file number.

"My dear lady, please don't be so reckless in the future. You were lucky this time that the explosive tags didn't blow you up directly. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to collect your corpse."

After cleaning up the battlefield and confirming with his sensory ninjutsu that there were no other ninjas within a kilometer radius, Tamura Hao finally complained to the young lady.

This is a character from the story named Ringo Ameyuri. She is the eldest daughter of the Ringo family and a genius. Although she is only five years old, her strength is already comparable to that of an ordinary genin, and she even has a record of defeating genin.

Unfortunately, it's only about combat power; its actual combat experience is quite average, otherwise it wouldn't have suffered such a disaster just now.

"Who needs you to collect corpses!"

When this was mentioned, Yuri instantly flew into a rage, not only because she had just been knocked unconscious, but also because this bastard had stolen her first kiss.

How could this guy steal my first kiss?

"If I don't collect your body, your father will bury me alive."

Tamura Hao was very frustrated. He was most afraid of this kind of work of accompanying the prince in his studies. Although he had gained a lot of benefits from this young lady teammate, such as the two swords and some of the Thunder Sword Technique, everything came at a price.

If he dies on the battlefield, he won't fare any better. He'll definitely be buried alive by the Ringo clan patriarch, and the only way to survive will be to become a rogue ninja.

This was a very dangerous battlefield. The teacher in charge and one of his teammates had died, leaving only the two of them to depend on each other for survival.

This time, they were out on a patrol mission when they discovered the group of Konoha ninja, which led to the previous battle.

The matter could have been easily resolved, but this young lady insisted on showing off and acted rashly without following orders, almost getting blown up.

"You should have been buried alive long ago."

Yuri was still angry and glared at someone resentfully.

"Let's go check on Jonin Mo Yi. Judging from his condition back then, he shouldn't be so easily dealt with by these three."

With a sigh, Tamura Hiroshi slung his backpack over his shoulder and set off towards the last location he sensed.

He possesses three chakra natures: Yin, Yang, and Water. The Yang and Water natures come from his mother, who was a medical ninja, while the Yin nature comes from his father, who was a sensory ninja.

The father's story is quite legendary. He was captured by Kirigakure during World War II. Facing severe torture, he resolutely abandoned the darkness and joined the light, using all the information he knew about Konoha as a pledge of loyalty to become a glorious Kirigakure member. He also won over his mother, who was a medical ninja, and eventually settled down and started a family.

Unfortunately, both of them were unlucky and died when he was very young due to a turmoil in the village.

There's no way around it, Kirigakure is really a trap. Their Blood Mist policy is driving him crazy. Even the graduation requirement for the Ninja Academy used to be killing a classmate, which eliminated half of them.

It was only a few years ago, when Zabuza, that ruthless man, killed all his classmates, that the village had to change its graduation method.

Under such policies, many people in the village became abnormal. Coupled with the struggle between the Mizukage faction and the ninja clan faction, there were many coups and riots, resulting in numerous deaths.

Yuri was still unhappy, but she followed after them.

The two carefully made their way through the woods and soon arrived at the place that Tamura Hao had sensed earlier.

He extracted chakra at the age of two and then consciously trained his father's sensory ninjutsu. After seven years of training, his sensory range has reached a kilometer, which is quite outstanding among sensory ninjas.

This is the main reason why he was able to survive on the battlefield with a child in tow, and also the reason why he was sent out to do patrol missions.

They belonged to this team, but unfortunately encountered Konoha ninjas who had the upper hand, and they were defeated.

Fortunately, he was cautious enough that he immediately took the young lady into hiding after giving the warning, which is how he managed to have the last laugh.

He formed hand seals again and used his sensory ninjutsu, then quickly opened his eyes and looked in one direction.

"There, Jonin Moyi's chakra was greatly weakened, and her condition might not be very good."

After saying that, he headed in that direction, and Yuri could only follow. However, this time she was much more cautious. Not only did she have two swords in her hands, but she also kept a watchful eye on her surroundings, not wanting to be tricked again.

The rest of the journey was smooth, and the two successfully found the hidden Jonin Moyi. However, they were too slow, and by the time they arrived, Jonin Moyi was already dead.

"They've been poisoned."

They first carefully checked the surrounding area to make sure there were no traps before laying the body flat for inspection.

"They've been poisoned."

This person died from poisoning, the source of which was a wound on their back. The wound had turned an eerie purple, and the surrounding blood vessels were also purple, making it look quite gruesome.

That's how ninjas are; they can die in the blink of an eye. And the best at using poison are the puppeteers of Sunagakure; even a tiny scratch can be fatal.

"Kaguya's bloodline limit is so strange; she can even extract bones to use as weapons."

Ringo Ameyuri looked curiously at the bone scythe that Kaguya Moi was still holding tightly in her hand. She had seen her extract her own leg bone to make these two scythes, which she used to kill two Konoha Jonin and even cut her opponent's ninja sword in half.

What intrigued her was that if the leg bone was removed, what would support the legs?

Did the leg bone regenerate rapidly?

"That's the Kaguya clan's Corpse Bone Vein. I've heard that it allows one to manipulate the bones within the body at will, altering their structure and strength, giving them a strength far exceeding that of steel."

As Tamura Hao spoke, he pried open Kaguya Moi's fingers one by one and took out a sickle that she was tightly gripping.

The sickle is not large, only 60 centimeters long, and the blade is only 40 centimeters long, which is the size of a weapon commonly used by ninjas.

This was sculpted by Kaguya Moyi using her leg bones, just like how Kimimaro sculpted weapons using his arm bones and spine.

After swinging it around a bit, it felt quite comfortable to use.

The power of these two scythes has already been demonstrated in the previous battles; they were able to cut through the ninja swords used by Jonin. Their strength and sharpness are far superior to the two ninja swords that the young lady gave her for training.

After sensing the scythe with his chakra, Tamura Hao pondered for a moment and then inserted it into Kaguya Moi's corpse, using the scythe as a medium to perform a chakra absorption technique.

This is the only ninjutsu I learned from the deceased Jonin who led the team. Many people in Kirigakure know it, the only difference being the degree of its power.

The future Kisame Hoshigaki was a master of this, while Tamura Hao was certainly not at that level. He could only use it simply, and the chakra he absorbed could not be integrated into his own use, making it rather useless.

But now this Corpse Bone Pulse Scythe has given him some ideas. Why don't I store the absorbed chakra in my body, but instead seal it in this scythe?

The remaining chakra within Kaguya Moyi's body was quickly absorbed and slowly merged into the Shikotsumyaku scythe.

This is a characteristic of the Shikotsumyaku weapons; Kaguya ninjas can infuse their own chakra into the Shikotsumyaku weapons to enhance their strength.

Seeing that it was effective, Tamura Hao grabbed the other scythe and stabbed it into Kaguya Moi's body as well.

"abnormal!"

Seeing someone walk away, Ringo Ameyuri gave them a disdainful look, but did not stop them.

In Kirigakure, there is no concept of comrades, let alone on the battlefield, where survival is the most important thing.

After working for more than half an hour, Tamura Hao finally sensed that he could no longer absorb chakra, and Kaguya Moyi's body also changed, becoming somewhat shriveled.

"You can go back and report now."

After pulling out the two scythes and hanging them on his backpack, Tamura Hiroshi used a sealing scroll to collect Kaguya Moi's body and said something to Yuri, who had been guarding the side.

They were just following along on a patrol mission to eliminate any Konoha ninjas who had infiltrated. Now that the entire team had been wiped out, there was no need for them to stay any longer.

If it weren't for the desire to loot the corpse, he would have run away long ago.

This is where the advantage of having that young lady becomes apparent. If it were someone else, the complete annihilation of their team would be a huge problem, and they might even face investigation and interrogation by the Anbu ninjas.

But with this young lady from the Ringo family around, no one would doubt what she said.

"When will this war end?"

By this time, Ringo Ameyuri's anger had subsided, and her thoughts had shifted to the war.

Although most of the Hidden Mist ninjas are warlike, they are not madmen, and the village has suffered considerable losses in the war so far.

"We'll stop once the two major factions in the village have suffered heavy losses."

Tamura Hao casually replied that he had long seen through the village's situation and the war.

The focus of this war is the mutual attrition between the two major factions within the village; simply put, it's about using war to divert attention from internal conflicts.

For this reason, Kirigakure opened up three battlefields, simultaneously waging war against Kumogakure, Konoha, and Sunagakure, using the war to deplete the strength of both factions.

He even suspected that there was something wrong with the destruction of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The key point was that Might Guy and the other two arrived in time to rescue them and turned the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into a trio of misfortunes.

Might Guy was just a genin in Konoha, so how could he have known the whereabouts of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and rescued them in time? It doesn't make sense logically, and it just doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

"Aren't you afraid of being arrested and interrogated by the secret service for saying that?"

Ringo Ameyuri glanced at her teammate in surprise; this guy seemed to know a lot.

She had heard her father talk about this before, though he said it differently, but the gist was the same: she should be careful of the ninjas from her village when she went to the battlefield.

The teammate with strong perception was specially assigned to her to guard against this, but after spending more than four months together, she found that this guy was quite interesting and very different from other people his age.

"Didn't you ask that?"

Tamura Hao rolled his eyes. There were advantages and disadvantages to getting along with this kind of rich girl, but so far, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

Give me your backpack!

With a quick glance, Ringo Ameyuri had an idea.

Although puzzled, Tamura Hiroshi still took off his backpack, assuming that this guy was going to find some snacks again.

But the next moment, the other person put on their backpack and then jumped onto their back.

"Carry me back, or I'll tell the secret agents."

With her arms tightly wrapped around his neck, Ringo Yuri didn't want to walk back, after all, it was dozens of kilometers away.

(End of this chapter)