Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"The base has been attacked?"

Upon receiving the information from the ANBU ninja, Shimura Danzo was somewhat bewildered, and then became furious.

"What does Hiruzen eat?"

He had worked so hard to hold the line on the front lines, only to have his base destroyed. He even suspected that his old buddy had orchestrated it.

You must know that the Root base was painstakingly built up over many years. It is filled with countless barriers and traps. Even a Kage-level expert would not be able to make a quick advance, let alone plunder it.

The person who could break in so quickly must be an acquaintance, someone who knows the layout of the base and even how to break the seal on the barrier.

Not many outsiders know these things; all he knows is Orochimaru and that Kagami who betrayed Hiruzen's side.

Orochimaru is unlikely to come, since there's nothing in the base that would interest him, and there's no need for such a surprise attack. Therefore, it must have been Hiruzen who did it.

Thinking of this, Danzo Shimura's face turned ashen, and a murderous intent rose within him.

However, in the end, Anai was told that it was not advisable for Konoha to be in trouble at the moment, otherwise the four great ninja villages would see an opportunity and take the chance to send troops.

Especially in Kirigakure, they have been sending ninjas to investigate, clearly looking for an opportunity to start another war.

They're still up to no good!

"Consider this as repaying you."

He let out a sinister whisper, and Shimura Danzo decided to endure it.

When his old friend proposed to return to the position of Hokage, he sent someone to assassinate him. This time, he considered it repayment.

Meanwhile, Tamura Hiroshi was unaware that Shimura Danzo had already blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen. Instead of returning, he went to the Fire Temple.

After infiltrating the Fire Temple with the help of a monk using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he transformed into the appearance of a monk and went straight into the scripture library, which contained many scriptures, including the Fire Temple's cultivation methods and the talents of the immortal race.

The talent of the immortal race is not a secret technique; everyone in the Temple of Fire can cultivate it, although the level they can reach varies greatly.

Therefore, there is no protective barrier set up in the library, and any monk can come in to read the scriptures.

At the same time, because it was during a time of war, the powerful monks of the Fire Temple had all gone to the capital to protect the daimyo, and the daimyo trusted the monks more than the ninjas.

This conveniently suited Tamura Hao; since there were no strong individuals in the Fire Temple, no one could see through the anomaly of his transformation technique into a monk.

After witnessing the talent of the immortals, Tamura Hao understood that this was indeed a method of cultivating natural energy. It used spiritual power to merge with the natural energy of the outside world and form a Dharma body for attack and defense, which was somewhat similar to Susanoo.

Because it does not require integrating natural energy into the body, it is not as difficult or dangerous as cultivating in Sage Mode, but it also has many drawbacks.

Having observed the talents of the Immortal Clan, Tamura Hao glanced at the location of the main hall, pondered for a moment, and then did not go over. Instead, he took out the Byakugan chakra core and used the Byakugan's X-ray vision to observe the infants adopted by the Fire Temple. He quickly discovered an infant with a seal inside his body.

"It's you."

After finding the baby, Tamura Hao picked it up and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

This was another purpose of his coming to the Fire Temple. This should be Kazuma's son. During the Nine-Tails' rampage, he collected the chakra released by the Nine-Tails and sealed it into his son's body to form a pseudo-Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Tamura Hao is quite interested in this Nine-Tails chakra; he can take it back and study it.

After leaving the Fire Temple, they quickly boarded the ninja hawk and flew towards the Sand Village in the Land of Wind.

At present, not only are the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village empty due to the war, but the Hidden Sand Village is in the same situation. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is currently fighting with the Hidden Stone Village in the north.

At present, only the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki, and the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure remain in their villages. With such powerful figures present, Tamura Hao dares not go there.

He hadn't dared to enter Konoha Village before, and he wouldn't have gone there if the Root base hadn't been outside the village and he hadn't had detailed information about Root.

He doesn't like to do risky things, and given his current development speed, there's no need for him to do such things.

Using the same method, he infiltrated Sunagakure, entered the Kazekage Building, and went straight to the place where the secret technique scrolls were stored. Using the Third Kazekage's blood and chakra, combined with his own mastery of sealing barriers, he broke the barrier on the door in less than a minute.

However, at the same time, the Sand Ninja also realized that, in Tamura Hiroshi's perception, a lot of chakra was rapidly approaching, and there was even a Kage-level chakra.

He paid no attention to this, as he had already used his clone to set up numerous explosive tags in the Wind Shadow Building, enough to buy some time.

Upon entering, it was discovered that there were no sealed books like those from Konoha; all the scrolls and books were simply displayed on shelves.

Sunagakure doesn't have that many forbidden techniques that need to be specially sealed away.

Without delay, he used his white eyes to scan the area and quickly swept everything off the shelf into a sack, then sealed it in a roll.

The same closing procedure was used: after scattering a large number of explosive tags, they used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.

"Rumble..."

The Kazekage Building collapsed amidst a loud bang and bursts of flames, shocking everyone in Sunagakure. The ninjas rushed over immediately, and the Sunagakure ninjas guarding the village's many key points sealed them off, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Unfortunately, this was of no use to Tamura Hao, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique. By this time, he had already run far away from Sunagakure and finally took advantage of the night to ride the Ninja Hawk northward.

After arriving at the Star Ninja Village in the Land of Bears, infiltrate it to obtain the meteorite and the Peacock Technique before returning.

For him, a small ninja village like Hoshinobi Village posed no challenge whatsoever; in fact, the enemy didn't even realize they had been invaded when he left.

Of course, he cleaned up all the people who found them, and even packed up and took the bodies away.

While the Magnet Release Finger Blade is convenient, especially for ninjas below the Kage level who are almost guaranteed to die, the wound is also quite unusual, and it wouldn't be good if someone saw it.

At this stage, it is still necessary to develop stealthily and not expose oneself.

……

"Why did you bring a child home? Are you having an affair?"

On Turtle Island, seeing the baby brought back by a certain pervert, Yuri's first thought was that this pervert had cheated on her.

"That's right, I'm seeing someone else. She's prettier than you, has a better figure, bigger breasts, a perkier butt, and longer legs..."

Tamura Hao readily admitted that he did have someone else outside the marriage, and gave a detailed description, which made Yuri feel increasingly uneasy.

This is directed at myself!

"Go to hell!"

Enraged, Yuri swung her knife, ready to kill this bastard pervert.

While dodging, Tamura Hiro continued to list the good qualities of his cheating partner, saying that every single one of them was better than the little girl, which made Yuri increasingly angry.

"Is there anything special about this little guy?"

While playing with the baby, Ringo Mari asked, "The head of the family wouldn't bring back a baby for no reason. Clearly, this child is special."

"There is a seal inside him containing the Nine-Tails' chakra. Someone somehow obtained the Nine-Tails' chakra and created a fake Jinchuriki."

Tamura Hao took a moment to reply, saying that the child still had great potential.

Unlike the other monks of the Fire Temple, Sora's father, Kazuma, was a ninja who possessed chakra.

The lineage of monks is actually independent and existed long before chakra appeared in this world. For example, Jigen, who was inhabited by Isshiki Otsutsuki, was a monk. Therefore, the true name of a monk is monk, not ninja monk.

However, there is also a true ninja monk, who is a monk who possesses chakra and is a descendant of the ninja sect.

Kazuma was a ninja monk who possessed chakra and could use ninjutsu. As Kazuma's child, Sora naturally also possessed chakra bloodline. Even without the Nine-Tails' chakra, she could still train and become stronger.

Most importantly, this is a character in the story, and Tamura Hiroshi wants to change his life, which will also be a source of destiny's power.

"A fake Jinchūriki!"

Ringo Mari was surprised, and Yuri, who was chasing after the slasher, also stopped out of curiosity and came over to tease the little guy.

She had witnessed the Nine-Tails' chakra before; it was terrifying beyond words. And this little guy was also a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Let's raise him for now. When I'm strong enough in the future, I'll safely release his seal, separate the Nine-Tails' chakra for research, and give him a new life. The Jinchuriki approach is wrong."

Tamura Hiroshi decided to place the child in the Ringo family to be raised, and even to make him a member of the Ringo family.

"How about making him my son?"

Ringo Mari grew to love the child more and more and considered adopting him.

She had been married before, but her husband died in a mission a long time ago. She has been single ever since and is now in her thirties. She doesn't want to get married again and would rather adopt a child.

"Of course, Auntie can give him a name."

Tamura Hiroshi naturally had no objections.

"Let's call her Xu, Ringo Xu!"

A name immediately came to mind. Ringo Mari's emotions were complicated. This was a promise she made with her husband years ago: if they had a child, they would name him Xu.

After entrusting the empty... no, the Ringo Utsukuru to Ringo Mari's care, Tamura Hiro continued to stay at home, developing in a sly and unassuming way, cultivating, researching, and sparring with the darkness at the Real Waterfall.

In particular, he studied the information about Magnet Release obtained from Sunagakure. His application of Magnet Release relied entirely on his own exploration. In addition, since he obtained the power of Magnet Release indirectly through his chakra core, his application was somewhat compromised.

To use it further, he needed to obtain the Magnet Release data from Sunagakure, especially the part left by the Third Kazekage. This was the main reason he went to Sunagakure.

Besides that, there's puppetry, which he also learned on his own. Although he inherited some skills from some puppeteers, they were all just basics, especially in human puppetry, which relied entirely on his research on three generations of human puppets.

These skills can help him improve quickly and are very valuable.

After staying at home for more than two months, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally arrived.

"who are they?"

Looking at the three people that Ringo Mari brought, Tamura Hiroshi was puzzled.

These three are not members of the Ringo clan, so how did Aunt bring them to Turtle Island?

"Save them first, and I'll explain to you, Master, later."

Ringo Jasmine pointed to the two severely injured and unconscious people, a man and a woman, both in very poor condition, clinging to life with a life potion made from Grell energy.

The young man beside him looked at the boy with pleading eyes, hoping that the boy could heal his teammate.

Tamura Hao didn't say much. He took out the Byakugan chakra core and examined it. Both of them had injured their internal organs, and there was poison on their wounds. If they hadn't been given the life-saving potion he had developed, they would have died long ago.

Without delay, the damaged internal organs were sutured together, and then the palm technique was used for initial healing to prevent further internal bleeding.

Then, he slowly extracted the accumulated blood stasis and toxins, as well as the cells that had been completely destroyed by the toxins. This required a high level of control over chakra, but fortunately, it was one of his strengths, so it wasn't difficult to do.

"His life has been saved, but he needs at least a month of rest and recuperation."

After finishing, he straightened up and looked at the young man.

"Thanks!"

Upon receiving confirmation, the young man was so excited that he shed tears, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally put at ease.

At this moment, Ringo Mari finally spoke up to explain: "His name is Iwaryu. He is a Jonin in the village and has a good reputation among civilian ninjas."

The two injured people are named Shuilian and Shunna. They are his teammates. Previously, the spies from Kumogakure stole the village's secret documents, and they were ordered by the Third Hokage to pursue and retrieve them.

The Third Hokage even sent a letter to the Iwa ninja over there, asking for their cooperation, but little did they know that the Iwa ninja had also set their sights on that confidential document and surrounded and killed them.

When our men arrived after seeing their distress signal, both men were critically injured and on the verge of death. Ganryu had also fallen into the river below. After defeating the Iwa ninja, we immediately brought back men to treat him.

Upon hearing his aunt emphasize that he had a good reputation among commoner ninjas, Tamura Hao understood her intentions.

In that case, this person is indeed worth trying to win over.

"So they really did launch an attack after all?"

With a sigh, Tamura Hao knew that Iwagakure would break the alliance, but he didn't expect it to be this plot event.

No wonder a force of destiny entered my tent after I saved those two; they were characters from the story.

"Did you know that the Iwa ninja would attack us?"

Yanliu's eyes widened, sensing something was wrong. Could this have happened a long time ago?

"You are a commoner ninja and don't know much about the affairs of the village's higher-ups. The Third Hokage's alliance with Iwagakure is not just to fight against Kumogakure together..."

Ringo Mari glanced at the two still unconscious people and explained the inside story to Iwaru. Iwaru's face turned ashen and his fists clenched even tighter.

"How could you do this?"

Clenching his teeth, Yanliu never expected such hidden secrets to be involved, which turned out to be a struggle between the two major factions in the village.

The three of them became victims of that struggle. How could this be!

"The village's internal strife has lasted for decades, starting when the second generation took power. It reached its peak after the second generation passed away and the third generation took power, and even evolved into the current Blood Mist policy."

Because you are not the only ones who have sacrificed your village comrades in the internal strife. There have been many others in the past, including the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who died in the battle in the Land of Fire.

My father-in-law, the previous head of the Ringo family, Ringo Hyakka, joined forces with the elites of the Hozuki, Minazuki, and other clans to besiege the Fourth Raikage and his group. However, their plans were leaked, and they were instead ambushed and killed by the Hidden Cloud Village. My father-in-law and I died in that battle…”

With a tone of grief and indignation, Tamura Hao tried to mislead them, saying that they had the same experience, both suffering from the bitterness of village infighting, and were the same kind of people.

"Even Clan Chiefs Kaguya and Ringo sacrificed themselves because of this?"

Yanliu's eyes widened again, utterly incredulous.

Although he was a Jonin in the village, he was of commoner origin and was not qualified to access the village's high-level secrets. This was the first time he had heard of this matter, and there was such an inside story.

"There are too many people who have sacrificed their lives. Even the death of the second generation leader is shrouded in mystery. Those people have gone mad in their struggle for power and profit."

Shaking his head with a hint of helplessness, Tamura Hao said that those people had long since gone mad and were beyond redemption.

"You look like you haven't rested in a long time. Go and get some rest first. Your companions will need your help later, so don't get sick."

Without saying anything more, Tamura Hiroshi gestured for Iwatani to rest first, then turned and left.

Some things are best done in moderation. It's not appropriate to immediately reveal your intentions and invite someone over now that you've only just met them.

First, state the truth clearly, let the other party think it over, and then find an opportunity to win them over.

Having experienced this, especially the near-death experience of his beloved, I believe he will make the right decision.

It's time for the Ringo family to recruit some people. This Iwaryu is quite good. In addition, he has his eye on someone else, Kisame Hoshigaki, the only honest person in Naruto who honestly performs hand seals.

He had even figured out the opportunity—it was that girl—and he had already locked onto the target.

As a major clan in Kirigakure, the Ringo family has members spread throughout the village's various organizations, so they naturally have information on the identities of the village's ninjas, which the intelligence department also has.

It's just that I don't know when Kisame Hoshigaki and that person started to spark a romance, but that's not important, he can guide it secretly.

Then there's Zabuza Momochi. That guy isn't easy to fool. I wonder if I can subdue him with strength. If not, I'll just send him on his way early. I think I can gain some power of destiny that way.

Leaving aside Tamura Hao's thoughts, Ringo Mari on the other side also knew the principle of moderation, so she did not immediately express her opinion to win them over. Instead, she arranged accommodation for the three of them in a three-bedroom apartment.

Yanliu settled down to take care of his two teammates, which also gave him the opportunity to observe the area.

The most eye-catching people here are those who train and spar in strange armor, displaying impressive physical skills.

In particular, the various extensions carried on those armors were used very flexibly and ruthlessly, somewhat similar to the puppet fighting style of the Sand Village.

These novel things aroused Iwatani's curiosity and amazed him at the rich heritage of the Ringo family.

This family is relatively low-key in the village, with only one famous strongman, Ringo Hyakjin, who is said to be a strongman who surpasses Jonin.

It's just a pity that he also died in battle, and in fact, he died in the village's internal strife.

However, the strength displayed by the Ringo family was truly formidable; their close-combat skills were not much inferior to his own.

Although it seems to be due to the characteristics of that strange armor, it is also a form of strength.

As expected, the ninja clan's foundation was far beyond what these commoner ninjas could compare to.

After four days of such care and accommodation, Shui Lian and Shun Cai finally woke up one after the other. After resting for a day, they got out of bed and came over to express their gratitude.

"Do not refine chakra or engage in strenuous exercise for a month."

Tamura Hao gave a gentle smile and gave them some advice, saying that both of them were in poor physical condition, and most importantly, the damage the poison had done to their bodies required a slow recovery.

It's not advisable to overstimulate this area with medical ninjutsu, as while it might speed up recovery, it would also excessively deplete the body.

That method is for emergency life-saving purposes; there's no need to do it under normal circumstances.

"We will be careful."

Shunna and Shuilian nodded to indicate that they had taken note, and they were naturally concerned about their injuries.

"Chief Hao, are you planning to use this as an excuse to leave the village?"

Yanliu glanced at his two teammates, then turned his gaze to the young clan leader.

He had thought about many things these past few days and understood the peculiarity of this place. He had some guesses about the reason why the Ringo family would bring the three of them here for treatment and accommodation.

However, he still couldn't understand the Ringo family's plans for the future.

(End of this chapter)