Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Contract Seal!"

The ape demon was shocked to realize that it had lost contact with the scroll of its psychic contract.

It should be noted that the contract scroll is the foundation of their spiritual communication, and their return also requires the pull of the contract scroll. Now that the contract is sealed, he can no longer return.

Do these people include themselves in their goals?

Realizing this, the ape demon quickly deactivated his Vajra Ruyi Cudgel transformation, and then in the next moment, several chains wrapped around him, followed by spider webs.

The chains were nothing, but the spider webs were giving the ape demon a real headache.

Because spider webs are not only sticky but also elastic, even though an animal has great strength, it is powerless when placed on these spider webs.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Shinnosuke had already been kicked away by an Ringo clansman, landing on the six pursuing Kusano Ebito.

Seeing their target being driven back by a fellow village ninja, the six of them charged forward with sinister smiles on their faces.

Tamura Hao paid little attention to the two battles, and after retracting his spider legs, he quickly ran to Biwa Juzo's side to prepare to treat him.

"No need, my internal organs and lumbar spine have been crushed, there's no saving me."

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Pipa Juzo's face contorted in rage. He discarded the Executioner's Blade, now only the hilt remained, and raised his hand to form a hand seal, creating a water clone.

"Get out of the way, let me kill that bastard."

Without pausing, the water clone charged into the encirclement, shouting as it delivered the final blow to Sarutobi Shinnosuke, severing his head.

"It's not a bad deal to have the Hokage's son buried with him."

Seeing his water clone behead the Hokage's son, Kizo Biwa laughed even harder.

"Not only will the Hokage's son be buried with you, but the Third Hokage's summoning beast will also be buried with you. Without that summoning beast, the Third Hokage's strength will be reduced by at least half."

Tamura Hao spoke, his expression tinged with disappointment, disappointed that he couldn't save Hibiki Juzo.

I just checked him out, and his injuries are too severe. His liver, spleen, kidneys, and other organs are shattered, and his spine is broken. There's no way to save him with our medical expertise.

If we can save this person, it will surely bring a surge of destiny's power.

"Then you're actually making a profit!"

Pipa Juzo laughed even more ferociously, and then soon lost his voice, his blood staining a large area of ​​the rocks and the ground below red.

"I've said it before, the decapitation sword is trash. It breaks too easily and it's bad luck to use."

The six people, including Tongcao Yeren, came over, and their expressions were not good when they saw the miserable state of Biwa Juzo.

It's not sadness, but a lament about the cruelty of this war; they might be next.

Yagura leaped over, glanced at the dead Juzo Biwa, sighed, and then gave the order.

"The entire army will follow me to continue pursuing the Konoha ninjas and break through their second line of defense before they can establish one."

"Jonin Jasmine, you stay here and lead the wounded to take over Konoha's camp here. This will be our new camp for the foreseeable future."

Now that the Konoha ninja army has not only been defeated and retreated, but its commander has also been killed, it is the perfect time to press their advantage.

The six men didn't say much, and left with their ninja swords. Yagura Karatachi commanded the army to give chase, while no one paid any attention to Juzo Biwa and the Executioner's Blade.

Juzo Biwa has already died in battle, and his Executioner's Blade is completely shattered, most likely beyond repair. No one would care about such a piece of junk.

After those big shots left, Tamura Hao used Magnet Release to collect the fragments of the Executioner's Blade.

Those big shots might look down on this, but he does.

The ape demon on the other side had been subdued and a large amount of intoxicating smoke had been released. After holding its breath for a while, it finally couldn't take a breath and collapsed.

The Monkey King is physically strong and has hands that allow him to use ninjutsu, but now that he is bound, he cannot use them at all, so it is inevitable that he will be captured.

Tamura Hao immediately went over and took out a series of equipment from the sealed scroll, quickly turning the monkey demon into a beast puppet and creating a chakra core.

By unleashing chakra from the chakra core and manipulating the ape demon to form hand seals, a huge scroll appears—the ape clan's summoning contract scroll.

After reviewing the scroll of the psychic contract, Tamura Hiroshi nodded to Ringo Mari, indicating that they could proceed to the next step.

Without delay, Ringo and the others stepped forward to write their names on the contract scroll and fused them with chakra imprints. Then, according to the plan, they lined up to perform the summoning jutsu, summoning monkeys one by one and binding and bewitching them.

With the psychic scroll here, this place is essentially the ape clan's new home. They cannot leave using psychic magic and will be completely captured.

That's right, their target is not just the ape demon, but the entire ape race.

The monkey clan is not only excellent material, but it can also weaken the strength of the Third Hokage and the Sarutobi clan, making future encounters easier.

After dealing with the monkey clan, Tamura Hao did not continue to participate in the battle. Instead, he followed the Ringo ninjas to the former camp of the Konoha Ninja Army, preparing to occupy a good location to dig a new underground laboratory.

Both sides in this battle had bloodline ninjas, and some fell. The bodies of those people have been secretly collected by Ringo ninjas. He needs to quickly make them into chakra cores to prepare for some ideas.

The Hidden Mist ninjas quickly occupied the Konoha camp, rapidly clearing and searching everything, especially the hidden passages, to prevent the Konoha ninjas from using them to launch a counterattack.

Konoha is extremely powerful, and they cannot defeat it quickly. This war is destined to be a protracted tug-of-war.

Now that we have captured this place, we must hold onto it firmly, so that we can have more confidence during post-war negotiations.

"Auntie, I got some information from that monkey's brain, and one point is quite crucial."

After setting up the new underground laboratory, Tamura Hiroshi then summoned Ringo Mari.

"What intelligence is being handled so mysteriously?"

Ringo Mari was curious, and so was Yuri.

"Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who is also the wife of the Fourth Hokage, Uzumaki Kyuhan is pregnant, and her due date is around early October."

The seal weakens when the Jinchūriki is pregnant, and since that Ninja Uzumaki's aptitude is not as good as the previous Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, the seal is more likely to go out of control.

The Third Hokage was already making preparations and had instructed the monkey to prepare for battle as well.

Tamura Hao said with a solemn expression, "This information was indeed obtained from the Monkey Demon's mind."

The Ringo family has given us many techniques, including a secret technique that can read the residual memories in the brains of the dead, which is somewhat similar to the mental techniques of the Yamanaka family.

This technique originated from the Anbu and is specifically used for extracting intelligence. However, few people can master it, mainly because it requires an extremely high level of control over chakra.

This happens to be Tamura Hiroshi's forte. Although he hasn't mastered it yet, he will be able to use it if he activates his cheat ability to enhance his comprehension.

Unfortunately, this technique has limitations. It can only read the deepest memories in the other person's brain and cannot perform specific searches. It also requires the brain to remain active; once the brain dies, there is no way to use it.

He had previously used medical ninjutsu and medication to temporarily maintain the brain activity of the ape demon, which allowed him to read it.

It's a pity that Sarutobi Shinnosuke's head was taken away by Yagura Karatachi, otherwise they could have obtained more information.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is pregnant, the seal has weakened, and there is a risk of it going berserk. It seems we can achieve a greater victory in this war."

Ringo Jasmine's eyes lit up. This was great news; once it was reported, it would be a major achievement.

"I'm not talking about the impact on this war, but rather that once the Nine-Tails breaks free from its seal, Konoha will inevitably be thrown into chaos, and we might be able to benefit from it."

For example, the Scroll of Seals held by the successive Hokage of Konoha, and the traditions of some Konoha ninja clans, such as the swordsmanship legacy left behind by the White Fang of Konoha.

Tamura Hao earnestly tried to deceive him, even mentioning Konoha's White Fang.

The Ringo clan's ninjas are primarily of the lightning attribute, specializing in lightning release and lightning-attribute swordsmanship. This is why Yuri Amane will be able to wield the lightning sword perfectly in the future.

Therefore, the swordsmanship legacy left by Shiroga is an irresistible temptation for the Ringo family.

Sure enough, Ringo Mari's eyes lit up even more when she heard about Konoha's White Fang's legacy, and Yuri's eyes were equally bright.

"I'll have someone secretly gather intelligence; maybe I'll have to buy a large flying ninja beast."

Ringo Mari was already thinking about how to take advantage of the chaos. First, she needed to acquire a large flying ninja beast so that they could sneak over and retreat quietly.

Large flying ninja beasts are available for sale, but they are extremely expensive.

However, if this plan succeeds, then all the effort will be worthwhile.

"You continue to refine the puppet armor; I'll handle everything else."

Thinking of this, Ringo Mari said something and hurriedly left to prepare to carry out the matter, while also writing a coded letter back to notify her younger brother to come over.

To plot against Konoha, one must have sufficient strength, at least a Kage-level expert to oversee it, and their only Kage-level expert is their own younger brother.

Moreover, the key to this plan is to make the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki go berserk, or even break the seal on the Nine-Tails, causing chaos in Konoha. This will inevitably require the intervention of a powerful figure.

"mean!"

Yu Yuri gave him a disdainful look; this pervert was too despicable.

"You think I'm despicable? Well, if you're so capable, wait until you get the White Fang's inheritance and then don't look at me."

He glanced sideways at her, but Tamura Hao still didn't indulge this girl.

To deal with a proud girl like this, you have to be more assertive; trying to please her by being a sycophant is pointless.

Although I, Tian, ​​am a freeloader, I do it with a stainless steel bowl.

"I'll watch, just to make you mad!"

Making a face, Yuri ran out of the basement to continue her training.

Having fought several life-or-death battles in the previous war, she discovered many of her own problems, which needed to be corrected in time.

Next comes the training of chakra threads. Only by training the chakra threads as quickly as possible can one control the spider legs of the battle armor in battle.

While cultivating, Tamura Hao continued his research. Now that he had received a wave of Destiny Power, he naturally had to use it to improve his strength as soon as possible.

It's not just about improving one's own skills, but also about researching and upgrading the battle armor.

He planned to integrate the decapitation blade into the spider legs of the Spider Armor, giving it the ability to absorb the blood of his enemies.

Although the Executioner's Blade is not as powerful as the other six ninja swords, it has its own unique feature: it can absorb blood.

It can repair damage to the blade by absorbing blood, and at the same time, it can absorb the life force in the blood to restore the user's physical strength.

That's why Juzo Biwa was able to fight for so long while wielding his heavy and massive guillotine.

It would be perfect if this feature were incorporated into the Puppet Armor.

Moreover, the decapitation sword is large enough to upgrade the existing eleven sets of puppet armor.

Leaving aside Tamura Hao's cautious development, the fighting on the other side of the battlefield was extremely fierce, and Konoha's second line of defense was breached by the Hidden Mist Ninja before it could be established.

Not only were they outnumbered by the enemy, but they also lacked a sufficient number of high-ranking experts, especially after the death of Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the son of the Hokage and the commander-in-chief, which further exacerbated the chaos.

After three days of heavy casualties, Jiraiya suddenly appeared and summoned three giant toads to stop the Kirigakure army's offensive, bringing the great battle to a temporary end.

The Hidden Mist Ninja Army retreated to their original Konoha camp to rest and recuperate, while the Konoha Ninja Army retreated to the third line of defense to rest and recuperate, with Jiraiya as the new commander. This helped to slightly restore the morale of the ninja army.

"Lord Jiraiya, the situation is not good."

Nara Shikaku walked in with a frown on his face, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He received orders the day before yesterday and rushed here overnight without sleep. He arrived here last night and then worked with Jiraiya to reorganize the remaining troops and made a census. The situation was quite bad.

"We're all old acquaintances, so just say it."

Jiraiya was also exhausted and gestured for Nara Shikaku to speak directly, saying that he could handle it.

Actually, he had already sensed that things weren't going well and was somewhat prepared.

Nara Shikaku pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "There are 2,421 ninjas in the camp at the moment, almost all of them are injured, 571 of whom are seriously injured, and 359 of them are disabled. All of these people need to be sent back to the village as soon as possible to receive better treatment."

Even with the ninjas still fleeing back from the war zone, the camp only has a little over two thousand available troops.

The village has dispatched two thousand ninja to provide support, but it will take at least three days. This is the village's last remaining strength. Other defenses also require sufficient troops, especially the front line in the Land of Hot Springs.

This is truly tragic. There were a full five thousand ninjas on this front, and now more than half of them have been wiped out.

Since the start of this Ninja World War, Konoha has never suffered such a great loss.

"What is Shinnosuke trying to do? How could they have suffered such heavy losses?"

Jiraiya's heart sank. He couldn't understand his junior brother's actions. How could he come up with such a bizarre tactical arrangement?

"Perhaps he had some means to kill the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but it's clear he failed."

Nara Shikaku had done his research beforehand and had some guesses in mind.

This was undoubtedly a dangerous tactical arrangement. The advantage was that if they won, they could crush the Hidden Mist Ninja Army; the disadvantage was that if they failed, they would suffer heavy losses.

The result is clear: they have failed, and even the son of the Hokage has died on the battlefield.

The one in question has already died in battle, and they cannot know the specifics of the events. Moreover, since the incident has already occurred, the details are no longer important.

The key now is to stabilize the front lines and then find a way to drive the Hidden Mist Ninja Army out of the Land of Fire. Only in this way can this war be ended.

"Let's hold this position for now!"

With a sigh, Jiraiya was also troubled by the current situation. The reason he was able to defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was mainly because the other six had suffered considerable losses in previous battles; otherwise, it would have been much more difficult.

Once they recover, Kirigakure will definitely attack again.

At the same time, reinforcements arrived at the new camp in Kirigakure. Although there was only one person, it made Yagura and the others very happy.

"You actually came to the front lines? Aren't you afraid of dying here?"

Tongcao Yeren was surprised. He had some connection with the other party, but he never expected that the other party would come to the front line.

This is the patriarch of the Ringo family, a powerful figure comparable to a Kage. However, he is in poor health and his face is pale. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a sickly person.

"Cough cough..."

After coughing for a while, Ringo Hyakka laughed nonchalantly, "It's better to die on the battlefield than in a hospital bed."

"Can't they hold on much longer?"

Tongcao Yeren felt a little sad. He didn't have many friends in the village, and now he might lose one.

"I'll lend you my Thunder Blade, at least chop those three toads up for me."

Raiga Kurosuki suddenly threw his lightning sword, shattering the bone in his left leg. Even with medical ninjutsu, he would need several months to recover, and he probably wouldn't be able to participate in this war anymore.

Thanks.

Ringo Hyakka raised her hand to catch the Thunder Blade, a smile appearing on her face.

With these two knives, my strength will be elevated to a new level, especially regarding that plan.

He volunteered to come to the front lines this time for that plan, and also to see his future son-in-law.

If the plan succeeds, then that young man will be my son-in-law, and my daughter will need such a smart person to assist her in the future.

"Since Senior Hyakurin has come to help, let's begin tomorrow and break through their third line of defense before the Konoha reinforcements arrive."

Yagura proposed a decisive battle tomorrow. Although the last battle had caused them considerable losses, this battle had to be fought as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to fight again once Konoha's reinforcements arrive.

I was still hesitant before, especially since Raiga Kurosuki was injured in his left leg and could no longer fight, which would cause the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to lose another member.

Now that Ringo Hyakkabe, a senior, has arrived, and with the help of Raito, their combat power is comparable to that of Konoha's White Fang back in the day.

"The weather has been nice these past few days."

With a pale face, Ringo Hyakka agreed, noting that the weather had been great these past few days, with overcast and rainy days in the area, perfect for her to perform well.

"We chose a nice day anyway."

Yagura smiled. The reason he launched this attack was because it would be rainy here for a while, which was perfect for the Hidden Mist Ninja to fight.

After exchanging general tactical arrangements with Yagura Karatachi, Ringo Hyakuba left and went to her daughter's residence.

Ringo Mari was already waiting here, and after her younger brother arrived, she led him into the basement below.

"father in law!"

Tamura Hiroshi, who had been waiting for a while, hurriedly called out "Father-in-law" when Ringo Hyakuba came down.

"You're quite clever!"

The word "father-in-law" made Ringo Hyakurin laugh, but Yuri, who was following behind her, glared angrily.

That pervert is shameless.

"Is this the puppet armor prepared for me?"

Ringo Hyakka's gaze fell on the armor soaking in the nutrient pool. It was also a set of spider armor, completely black, with eight slender but sharp legs, especially the ends of the spider legs which were sharp like spears and had blood grooves.

"This was made by my son-in-law yesterday. I incorporated part of the decapitation blade into the spider's leg, so it can absorb blood and restore the wearer's strength..."

Tamura Hao explained the Spider Armor to his father-in-law. It was the twelfth set of puppet armor he had made, which he had just completed yesterday. It was made with the best materials, and Kaguya's skeleton was made of Kage-level material. It also incorporated the Executioner's Blade.

Not much was integrated; it was just blood grooves created on the spider legs.

The decapitation sword is made of a material with average strength, so it often breaks. Its advantage is its ability to absorb blood. As long as it can come into contact with blood, it will work. Therefore, he made the decapitation sword into strips of steel wire and embedded them into the spider's legs.

He put a lot of effort into this puppet armor that he tailored for his father-in-law, using almost every means at his disposal. It had many effects, and its design was also very imposing.

(End of this chapter)