Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 47 The Vajra Ape Demon

"Transformation Technique: Vajra Staff!"

Seeing the urgency of the situation, the Monkey Demon transformed into the Vajra Staff without saying a word. In Sarutobi Shinnosuke's arms, it instantly lengthened and punched a large hole in one side of the barrier.

At the same time, a hand extended from the Vajra Ruyi Staff and grabbed Sarutobi Shinnosuke, preparing to take him out first.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately grabbed his girlfriend Shimura Izumi's hand and rushed out with her.

"Stay!"

Just then, a flash of lightning appeared, and the Third Raikage rushed over and kicked Sarutobi Shinnosuke away.

However, before being kicked away, Sarutobi Shinnosuke flung Shimura Izumi from the barrier slope, where she was caught by Shimura Danzo outside.

Danzo Shimura had already run far away and even given up on these people, but when he saw the Vajra Staff being thrust out, he knew there was still hope, so he turned back.

"Shinnosuke!"

Shimura Izumi was in a panic and prepared to return to the rescue, but was knocked unconscious by Shimura Danzo.

"Raikage! Uzumaki!"

Danzo Shimura glared menacingly at the rapidly repaired breach in the barrier, then quickly retreated with his daughter.

They lost this battle, not to the Raikage and the Cloud Ninja, but to the Uzumaki clan. They never expected that a Uzumaki ninja would appear in the end.

If it weren't for the barrier and the appearance of the Uzumaki ninjas distracting him, even if the Third Raikage had taken the secret medicine and his power had been unleashed, he wouldn't have lost an arm; at least he could have avoided it.

Damn the Uzumaki clan!

At the same time, when Enma saw Sarutobi Shinnosuke being kicked away, he immediately deactivated his Vajra Staff state, then leaped over to grab Sarutobi Shinnosuke and bring him back using a summoning jutsu.

This way, at least Shinnosuke can be saved, preventing Hiruzen from suffering the pain of losing his son.

However, what awaited him were two three-tomoe Sharingan, each transplanted into one of two people's eye sockets, and their pupil powers were connected, clearly indicating that they were a pair.

It was the same pair of twin brothers who had previously targeted Sarutobi Shinnosuke. The two of them simultaneously formed hand seals and used their Sharingan eyes with three tomoe in their sockets as a medium to cast a genjutsu.

When Enma saw those three-tomoe Sharingan, he realized something was wrong and tried to cancel the summoning jutsu, but it was too late.

His body crashed to the ground, and the image of three tomoe appeared in his eyes.

"These eyes are so difficult to use!"

The two brothers who cast the illusion instantly turned ashen-faced, a testament to the immense energy they had expended.

Even though they were both Jonin specializing in genjutsu, they couldn't withstand the strain of the Sharingan. And that was after the Sharingan was transplanted separately; otherwise, the strain would have been even greater.

"Can it hold on?"

With a karate chop, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was knocked unconscious. The Third Raikage came over and asked with concern.

These two are their precious darlings; they can't afford to have any problems with them.

"We can hold on, Raikage!"

The two simultaneously took a bottle of potion, nodded to indicate they could handle it, and then took out another large bottle of potion and poured it into the ape demon's stomach to help maintain control over it with the illusion.

"Then let's begin the second phase of the plan!"

The Third Raikage glanced at the approaching shadow clone of Aloe Uzumaki, nodded to the two, and signaled to begin the next phase of the plan.

Without hesitation, the two began to deeply manipulate the Monkey King using the power of their Sharingan, while simultaneously probing his memories.

"Quickly treat the wounds of the Third Master."

Tsuchikage's shadow clone brought over a medical ninja and gestured for him to come forward and treat the wound.

Although those wounds only scratched the skin and did not damage the muscle, a lot of blood had already flowed out.

Furthermore, the Lightning Release Armor itself is a ninjutsu that stimulates the body, causing bleeding to occur even faster.

"Acting is really tiring!"

The Third Raikage, who was crouching down to receive treatment, couldn't help but make a comment.

Yes, he was just acting.

Although a lot of chakra was used up in order to quickly kill the Mist Ninja, the combat power was not weakened. It would not be a problem to beat Danzo Nashimura to the ground, even though Wind Release would be able to counter Lightning Release to some extent.

However, they gained too much this time, and if things went wrong, they would be besieged by the four great ninja villages. So they had no choice but to take this opportunity to show weakness to the enemy.

"Next, the Raikage will have to publicly condemn the Third Hokage of Konoha for his insidious and despicable actions."

The shadow clone of Tutai walked over and said with a smile, "The show isn't over yet."

Their gains this time were indeed substantial. They not only acquired members of the Uzumaki clan but also obtained the complete sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan and annihilated nearly a thousand ninja soldiers from Kirigakure.

Furthermore, because they brought only elite troops this time, coupled with the participation of the Third Raikage, the advantage of Lightning Release over Water Release, and the assistance of the Uzumaki clan, their casualties were not significant.

It can be said that the plan was a complete success, and it also took the opportunity to scheme against the Third Mizukage and Kirigakure.

The situation in Kirigakure will be very turbulent, and they probably won't have the resources to retaliate. The internal conflicts in Konoha will also be significant.

"That monkey, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is truly despicable and shameless."

The Third Raikage looked down on Hiruzen Sarutobi, thinking he only knew how to scheme and plot.

But that's understandable, given their strength.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was powerful, the title of the strongest Hokage is pure nonsense.

While the combined application of the five elemental ninjutsu techniques may increase their power, the increase will be limited.

Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were chased and fled in a sorry state by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but he was able to personally kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku. That's the difference in strength.

He himself is the strongest Raikage, and that title is genuine; Hiruzen Sarutobi's title is inflated, and significantly so.

If one's strength is insufficient to suppress everything, one can only resort to conspiracies and tricks to weaken or even eliminate one's own people.

"Summoning Technique: Contract Scroll!"

At this point, the twins had gained deep control over the ape demon, manipulating it to form hand seals and summon the ape clan's summoning scrolls. They also used illusion magic to transmit information about the ape clan that they had gleaned from the ape demon's memories into the mind of the third generation.

The shadow clone of Aloe Vera stepped forward and unfurled the scroll, revealing a series of names from the Sarutobi clan, including Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"The Third Hokage!"

The icy gaze was fixed on that name; the vortex aloe vera shadow clone hated it intensely.

He had also seen the fire that broke out in the village earlier, which clearly indicated that the situation there was not good and was most likely the work of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

He wished he could drag Hiruzen Sarutobi out and tear him to pieces.

"Senior, please proceed according to the plan. Even if we use Enma to summon Hiruzen Sarutobi in reverse and kill him now, it won't be of much use. Moreover, once Hiruzen Sarutobi dies, Konoha will only become stronger."

We must consider and plan for the future of the village and the Uzumaki clan.

The earthen platform beside him offered a word of advice: although they could take this opportunity to summon the Third Hokage in reverse and kill him, it wouldn't be in the best interests of Kumogakure at present or in their future plans.

Even if the Third Hokage dies, Konoha will not fall into chaos, because Konoha currently has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Mito Uzumaki, plus her status as the First Hokage's wife, the power and prestige of the Senju clan, and the pressure of external wars. With Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, the Senju clan will soon be able to take control of Konoha.

Konoha would be even stronger then, so it would be more in their interest for the Third Hokage to live.

Even before that, Danzo Shimura was deliberately let go by the Third Hokage. They wanted the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura to join forces to weaken, or even kill, the Senju and Uchiha clans.

After listening to Tutai's advice, the Uzumaki Aloe Shadow Clone suppressed its hatred, raised its hand to form a seal, and sealed the series of names of the Sarutobi family.

(End of this chapter)