Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Is this why you ordered the search for information on the Earth Spider clan?"

Ringo Jasmine seemed to be deep in thought. Her niece's husband had previously asked them to start gathering information and clues about the Earth Spider Clan.

According to the information she had read, the Earth Spider clan seemed to possess a secret technique for absorbing external energy, which might be related to magic.

"The secret technique of the Tsuchigumo clan can absorb natural energy and then unleash it, with a power no less than that of the Tailed Beast Ball."

If that secret technique could be integrated into the Bone Demon's body, it would be able to absorb natural energy on its own, and perhaps unleash the immortal power originating from those three toads.

Moreover, that secret technique has a very strong burst of power, which might amplify the power of our chakra cannon. We must obtain that secret technique.

Tamura Hao was determined to obtain the secret techniques of the Tsuchigumo clan, as it was also a way to increase his strength.

"I will send more people to search."

Ringo Mari realized that she was determined to obtain that secret technique.

"Once we obtain those two bone demons, the process will be complete, and then we can transplant them onto the island turtle."

Tamura Hao's final idea was to fuse the Bone Demon with the Island Turtle. The Island Turtle was very large, and although it rarely ate, it ate a large amount each time, and it was a carnivore.

The skeletons of those creatures are the best raw materials for the Bone Demon to make bone materials. At that time, they only need to feed them the required alloy materials.

Furthermore, this method can be used to replace the shell and internal skeleton of an island tortoise, greatly increasing its strength.

That would be perfect!

"How is the current Shinobi World War going?"

Tamura Hao then shifted the topic to the Fourth Shinobi World War, which was far from over.

Especially in Kirigakure, Uchiha Shisui made his name by trampling on Kirigakure on the battlefield. Uchiha Shisui was probably the same age as him, not even eleven years old, so he couldn't be too strong.

So there's still a fight going on at this stage. As for when the village will clash with Konoha again, it's unclear. After all, his actions have changed the plot a lot, especially the Nine-Tails' rampage, which caused Konoha to suffer even greater losses and made all the other ninja villages more concerned.

"Iwagakure has basically abandoned the battlefield in the Land of Grass and focused its main efforts on Sunagakure and Kumogakure."

Sunagakure was simultaneously fighting against Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

Konoha is currently mainly engaged in battle with Kumogakure, but it still needs to guard against other directions, so things are not easy.

Kumogakure is fighting on three fronts: Iwagakure, Konoha, and our Kirigakure.

Our village is at war with Kumogakure and Sunagakure, and we have allied with Iwagakure against Kumogakure.

Ringo Mari gave a brief explanation of the current war situation, which was quite chaotic.

"We've formed an alliance with Iwagakure? Which side proposed the alliance?"

Tamura Hao was taken aback. Kirigakure and Iwagakure were mortal enemies. The second Kage of the two great ninja villages had died together, and the enmity had been sown as early as the First Shinobi World War.

"Proposed by the third generation."

Ringo Mari was also quite helpless, naturally understanding that there was a problem here.

"This is disgusting to the three major families."

Tamura Hao couldn't help but complain, "This is clearly the Third Mizukage disgusting the three great ninja clans."

It's important to know that back then, it was the three major ninja clans that supported the Second Hokage's ascension to power, suppressing the current Third Hokage. The Second Hokage was even from the Hozuki clan.

Now that the three major clans are leading the war against Kumogakure, the Third Mizukage and Iwagakure have formed an alliance against Kumogakure. This doesn't seem right at all.

"Keep a close eye on this intelligence; something is bound to happen, and that might be the trigger for us to start a war with Iwagakure."

After some thought, Tamura Hiroshi felt that this aspect could be utilized.

Since the Third Mizukage has allied with Iwagakure, we cannot rashly kill anyone from Iwagakure, especially since the other party is a Kage-level shinobi fighting on the front lines.

If they really take action, Iwagakure will inevitably hold Kirigakure accountable, which would be a slap in the face to the Third Mizukage, and the Ringo family would then be targeted.

Therefore, this alliance must be broken first, so that they have an excuse to take action.

This will require patience.

"I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on this."

Ringo Jasmine nodded, also feeling that this could be an opportunity.

"You will take charge of the island turtle area from now on, while I will make a trip to Kumogakure and Konoha."

Tamura Hao wanted to go out for a walk. Lately, he had been either cultivating, doing research, or going to the Real Falls every day to be beaten by the dark side. He couldn't help but feel a little restless and needed to get out and clear his head.

"careful."

Ringo Mari paused for a moment, but ultimately didn't ask any more questions, only saying "Be careful."

This man is not only his nephew-in-law, but also the head of the Ringo family, whom he must respect.

Moreover, this person is already very strong now; even if they can't defeat a Shadow-level expert, they can still retreat.

After explaining some things to his adoptive aunt, Tamura Hao decisively set off on his Ninja Hawk, heading first to the nearby Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning.

They first went to the main road leading to Kumogakure to wait. Not long after, they saw a group of three Kumogakure ninja heading towards Kumogakure. Tamura Hao used Magnet Release to manipulate a talisman with some iron sand rolled up on it and put it into the pocket of one of the Kumogakure ninja.

Then he took out the Cloud Ninja vest he had prepared beforehand, put it on, and finally put on a Cloud Ninja headband. He even painted his skin the dark color of the Cloud Village.

After doing all that, he walked onto the main road toward Kumogakure, but instead of entering through the gate, he turned into the woods a short distance away, looking like he needed to pee.

In reality, he was sensing the talisman from before, and after a short while, he sensed that the talisman was no longer moving, so he decisively used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get there.

That's right, he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.

He never expected that he would have a talent for space. He had just curiously picked up the scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique to take a look, tried it out, and found that he could indeed sense the sculpted formula, so he learned it.

Although it's difficult to teleport too far due to the limited amount of chakra, and the technique requires hand seals, making it difficult to apply in actual combat, it's sufficient for infiltration.

There must be sensory ninjas in Kumogakure, but it's impossible for them to keep their sensory abilities active 24/7.

Furthermore, there aren't many people with exceptional sensory abilities, and given that we're currently at war, sensory ninjas are mostly on the front lines assisting in the war effort, so there aren't many left in the ninja villages.

Orochimaru infiltrated Kumogakure back then and killed the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

The sensory ninjas here are probably using the village's barrier to sense people. That barrier can only sense people who pass through or come into contact with it. Those who can teleport directly into it using techniques like the Flying Thunder God Technique can perfectly avoid that kind of sensing method.

Tamura Hao knocked out the Cloud Ninja who was carrying a talisman home to take a bath. He glanced around and found that it was a one-bedroom apartment. Judging from the messy state, it should belong to a single person, which was convenient for him. At least he didn't have to kill the whole family.

They disposed of the Cloud Ninja and sealed his body inside a sealing scroll.

After removing his headband, vest, and other equipment, he changed into a set of casual clothes from the Land of Lightning and walked out openly to stroll around the Hidden Cloud Village. Soon he arrived at a hotel, booked a private room, and while enjoying the famous steak from the Land of Lightning, he used his Byakugan to look through the hotel wall at a distant mountain.

The environment of Kumogakure is very unique, with many steep mountains. The village is built on those steep mountains, and the Raikage Building is located directly on the highest mountain.

Many important departments are hidden in these mountains. This time, he has his eye on the research department of the Hidden Cloud Village, where he might find something of interest.

It was afternoon, almost dark, and people were leaving get off work. Not long after, many figures emerged from the mountain exit. After observing for a while, Tamura Hao identified an old man from Bright Peak who seemed to be of high status.

After memorizing the other person's chakra, Tamura Hao enjoyed his steak with peace of mind.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they returned to the Cloud Ninja's dormitory to sleep. The next day, they got up at dawn and went out to have breakfast on a street that the old man had passed by the day before. Not long after, they saw the old man they had targeted the day before walking by. They used the same trick again and put a talisman rolled with iron sand into the old man's pocket.

After finishing breakfast, I returned to my dormitory to rest. An hour before the end of my shift, I used the Flying Thunder God Technique to go there.

He immediately shot out a finger knife, killing several people around him. At the same time, he reached out and grabbed the old man's neck, severing his tendons in his hands and feet with the finger knife.

Only then did they have time to take a look around. This place was a laboratory, and the people they had just killed were the researchers here.

After scanning the area, he looked at the old man whose neck was being choked, took out the Sharingan chakra core, and used it to amplify the genjutsu to examine the old man's memories, mainly searching for the research department's many experimental projects and layouts.

This old man held a high position in the research department and was knowledgeable about many of the research projects, which was the main reason why Tamura Hiroshi chose him.

Once they got what they wanted, they disposed of it decisively, sealing the corpses in sealed scrolls.

The bodies of the researchers who were killed were also collected.

Because the wound caused by the finger knife was small, there was not much bleeding and it didn't leave much of a bloody smell.

After dealing with these matters, Tamura Hao took out the Byakugan chakra core and used his X-ray vision to observe everything around him. He did this to compare the layout of the research department with the old man's memories, and to determine if anyone had noticed anything unusual, such as sensory ninjas.

Fortunately, the Hidden Cloud Village's defenses for the research department were mainly located outside, and they didn't expect anyone to use space-time ninjutsu to infiltrate it, so they didn't have many internal defenses.

After making further confirmations, Tamura Hao walked out of the laboratory and quickly headed towards the designated target points, having changed into his Kumogakure Anbu uniform before coming.

Coupled with his anxious appearance, it was clear that something important had happened, so no one suspected anything.

The main reason was that no one expected that an enemy would infiltrate the village, or even the heavily guarded research department.

Tamura Hao first went to the laboratory researching the chakra cannon, cleared out all the people inside, took the data and the half-finished chakra cannon and left. He then ransacked several other laboratories in the same way, and finally came to the warehouse at the bottom floor.

This warehouse contains many things, even the body of the Third Raikage is sealed here.

The corpses of ninjas are of great research value, and the higher their strength, the more valuable they are, especially those bloodline ninjas.

Although the Third Raikage did not have a bloodline limit, he possessed a black lightning technique comparable to a bloodline limit, and this power was preserved in his corpse.

However, as such an important place, the defenses are naturally very strict. Tamura Hao had previously taken down three squads of ninjas, including three Jonin.

In addition, a sealing barrier has been set up here, which cannot be opened without corresponding means.

Even if Tamura Hao has mastered Konoha's secrets, it will still take some time to break through them.

"Rumble..."

Just as they were cracking the code, a series of rumbling sounds suddenly came from above, and the surrounding area trembled continuously, as if the mountain had collapsed.

This was indeed a landslide. Tamura had placed a lot of explosive tags on his way here, so someone had obviously triggered them.

"Did you finally find it?"

He whispered something and continued to focus on breaking the seal.

This place is different from other places; he blasted the mountains apart, so it would take the people of Kumogakure quite a while to break in. This time is enough...

Unfortunately, they were quickly proven wrong. A head suddenly popped out from the back passage, having entered using Earth Release ninjutsu. Anyone who could get in so quickly must be a Jonin.

Unfortunately, the moment he poked his head out, a finger-shaped blade that had been waiting nearby pierced his eye and entered his brain, killing him instantly.

Under Tamura Hiroshi's perception, it was impossible to approach silently.

Moreover, after this period of training, his strength has improved rapidly, and the control range of his finger blade has reached one hundred meters.

This is a terrifying distance, exceeding the attack range of almost all ninjutsu.

There aren't many ninjas in Kumogakure who are proficient in Earth Release, let alone during this time of war. Most of the elite ninjas have been sent to the front lines, including even the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

It took nearly ten minutes for Tamura Hiroshi to break the seal on the gate and open it.

"What a bumper harvest!"

Looking at everything displayed inside, his smile almost stretched to his ears.

He immediately used his Byakugan's X-ray vision to determine if there were any traps or mechanisms inside, then unfolded the sealed scroll he had brought and sealed the contents inside one by one.

There aren't many items here, but they are all exquisite, including even an amber vase. It is the most important treasure trove in Kumogakure.

After looting the area, he scattered a large number of explosive tags, then went to the passage, pulled out the corpse of the Cloud Ninja, sealed it inside a sealing scroll, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

The fire engulfed everything in the next instant after they left.

Tamura Hao, who arrived at the dormitory first, glanced at the chaotic scene outside, and then used his magic again to leave Kumogakure and escape.

He's not qualified to fight against a major ninja village yet. Even if the main force of the Hidden Cloud Village is out there, he still can't compete with them. Getting a small victory is already his limit.

He ran for more than ten kilometers before summoning the ninja hawks that were circling high in the sky to fly away. This was the main reason why he chose to make his move just before he finished get off work. After he came out, it was night, and he could run better under the cover of darkness.

Leaving aside the chaos in Kumogakure, Tamura Hao rode his ninja hawk south, eventually arriving at Konoha, which was undergoing reconstruction.

Konoha was badly beaten before, especially by the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball explosion, which completely destroyed the mountain where Hokage Cliff was located.

The Hidden Leaf Village was blasted into a huge crater, no less powerful than the attack by the future Pain.

Konoha was rebuilt on the spot, and they didn't even plan to fill in the huge crater.

"As expected, it's not here."

They first arrived at the cemetery outside the village and used their Byakugan to see through the graves of Minato and his wife, discovering that the coffins were empty.

He had anticipated this. In fact, when he visited the Senju clan last time, he had seen the graves of the First Hokage and others and found that the coffins inside were empty, proving that someone had stolen their bodies.

There aren't many people in Konoha who have both the courage and the ability to do this.

"Shimura Danzo is still stationed in the Eastern Theater with the Root ninjas. There probably aren't many people left in the Root base."

After muttering something to himself, Tamura Hiroshi headed straight for the Root Base.

Last time, we obtained a lot of intelligence records in the Hokage Building, including information about the Root base, and even the layout and structure of the Root base. It was extremely detailed, and I reckon that Yamato must have contributed a lot to it.

The Root base was located outside Konoha and was not affected by the Nine-Tails' attack. Furthermore, after that battle, Danzo Shimura led the Root elites to the Eastern Theater Command to oversee operations, so there was neither the time nor the need for them to relocate their base.

Without further ado, Tamura Hao, now dressed in his Konoha Anbu uniform, charged straight in.

With his sensory abilities and Byakugan power combined with Magnet Release Finger Blade, he was virtually unstoppable. His rapid advance was so fast that even the Root ninjas didn't have time to trigger the alarm, and Tamura Hao immediately packed up and collected the corpses.

Of course, the main reason was that there were too few ninjas left in the Root base, and even fewer strong ones, so they couldn't stop Tamura Hao, who was overpowered.

They charged in and soon arrived at the experimental area at the root, where various kinds of research were being conducted.

They packed up everything they wanted and took it with them. After packing up nine experimental areas, they finally sensed a powerful chakra rapidly approaching from Konoha.

"Pretty fast."

He chuckled softly and quickened his pace.

He knew that the chakra he sensed belonged to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was already aware of the attack on the Root base.

However, he still had time, because the Root base was surrounded by multiple barriers that could not be entered using earth-style ninjutsu. The only way to enter was through proper passages, which he had already set up with a huge number of explosive tags.

They quickened their pace and soon found the bodies of the people who had been sealed away for research. They were all soaking in nutrient solution, including the bodies of two generations of Jinchūriki.

Tamura Hao immediately packed up and took these things with him, then scattered a large number of explosive tags before using the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

As usual, we first made a rapid advance of more than ten kilometers, and then summoned the ninja hawks circling high in the sky to carry us away.

"Who is it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from the Root base looking disheveled, furious, and confused, still unable to figure out the enemy's identity.

There are too many barriers inside the root base, making it impossible to perceive anything.

The opponent was also very strong. Although the Root elites were not in the base, there were still several Jonin and hundreds of Chunin left behind, but the opponent broke through quickly.

The seals and barriers along the way could not stop them and were quickly broken.

When did such a person appear in the ninja world?

Furthermore, the other party seemed to be extremely familiar with the root base, and their route of movement was purposeful.

"Is that you?"

He quickly thought of someone, his most prized disciple, who unfortunately had fallen from grace.

The other party had previously collaborated with Danzo Shimura and even joined the Root organization, so it's normal for them to be familiar with it.

"Hokage-sama!"

Several ANBU ninjas leaped out and knelt on one knee, awaiting the Hokage's orders.

"This is a matter for the Root organization; you don't need to interfere. Notify Danzo at the front and have him send someone back to handle it."

Distracted from his thoughts, Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly gave the order, not wanting these ANBU ninjas to enter the Root base.

There are too many shady things and matters inside, and not all of the secret agents are his trusted confidants; it's not appropriate for them to see those things.

As for the current incident involving the Root, it would be better to let Danzo handle it.

(End of this chapter)