Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

In an open area outside Kirigakure, Kakashi was fighting Might Guy. Might Guy opened the Fifth Gate, but he was still suppressed by Kakashi, both in speed and power.

"Kakashi, I won't lose to you this time."

Might Guy roared and opened the sixth gate beyond its capacity.

"Jing Gate - Open!"

With the opening of the Sixth Gate, the rotation speed of chakra within the body nearly doubled, causing damage to the body while also bringing a stronger burst of power.

"The Morning Peacock!"

Suppressing the excruciating pain, Matt Kai swung his fist rapidly, creating an air cannon with the force of the blow, even generating flames from the friction with the air, like a peacock spreading its tail.

Kakashi remained calm and composed, wielding his Thunder Spear to shatter the incoming air punches one by one, his accuracy enhanced by the three-tomoe Sharingan.

"Konoha really produces a lot of monsters."

Zabuza, who was watching from the sidelines, was very wary. The two fighters were too strong, and he would be no match for either of them.

I never expected that the silver wolf would be Kakashi Hatake, the son of Konoha's White Fang. I wonder how the Mizukage managed to recruit him.

He was familiar with Kakashi Hatake. They were the same age and both were outstanding geniuses in the village. They had compared themselves many times before, but Kakashi was still better. At least he hadn't graduated when he was five and hadn't become a Jonin when he was twelve.

"That explosive technique is terrifying. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were almost wiped out by his father using that technique back then."

After calming down the frightened Samehada, Kisame realized he was very wary of that technique and had been too restrained in using it.

According to the information left by the previous generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, that forbidden technique was a pure taijutsu, and Samehada could not absorb the opponent's chakra.

Although taijutsu ranks lowest among the three major systems of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, and is the least valued by ninjas, precisely because of this, ninjas' taijutsu is generally not strong. Once someone masters taijutsu, they can turn the tables and counter all other ninjas.

This forbidden technique has terrifying potential.

"I'm still 300 contribution points short of applying for body modification. What about you?"

Zabuza mentioned something: the Mizukage had mastered extremely advanced modification technology, and that the Silver Wolf Kakashi was modified by the Mizukage, resulting in an incredibly terrifying physique.

This kind of physical modification is extremely important for ninjas like them who are skilled in swordsmanship. For the past few months, he has been doing missions to accumulate contribution points, which is a new contribution system set up by the Mizukage, on par with mission rewards.

But the reward is only money, and there are some things that money can't buy, such as the ninja tools and puppet armor made by the Mizukage.

Of course, this system was mainly created to share and alleviate the pressure because the village was facing economic difficulties, but they all benefited from it.

They value ability more than money.

"I'm still fifty short!"

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled, a hint of smugness in his expression.

After all, he is a Kage-level powerhouse, so the level of missions he can take on will be higher, and the corresponding contribution will also be higher.

"snort!"

With a disgruntled snort, Zabuza continued watching the battle.

Compared to Might Guy's outburst of fury, Kakashi's response was simple and efficient: he used his Thunder Spear to shatter those fist imprints one by one, a rather unpretentious and straightforward approach.

That's how the ninjutsu of the Lightning Release system is; it's not good at fancy variations, it's all straightforward.

With the added benefit of his three-tomoe Sharingan, Kakashi could accurately lock onto every incoming punch.

This burst of energy lasted for nearly a minute before Might Guy finally ran out of energy and reached his physical limit, losing the match.

"Is this your reason for betraying the village and joining Kirigakure?"

Collapsed on the ground, Might Guy couldn't understand how his best friend could betray the village for power, join Kirigakure, and now want him to join Kirigakure as well.

Don't you know that Genma and Hisashi died at the hands of the Kirigakure ninja?

Even my father died in battle while opening the Gate of Death to protect us.

"I'm going back to cook for Naruto. Come find me after you've finished reading this."

Kakashi took out a life-saving potion and poured it into Might Guy's mouth to accelerate his recovery. He then took the files out of the sealed scroll, put them down, and got up to leave.

As his teacher's student, he had to take good care of his teacher's children; it was his responsibility.

Lying on the ground, watching his dear friend leave, Matt Kee struggled for a while before finally managing to pick up a file and look through it, despite the excruciating pain.

He needed to know why his close friend had changed so much.

It took more than an hour to finish looking through those files. Although I only skimmed through them, they sent chills down my spine.

Seeing the records about his father and himself made him furious.

Their encounter with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was not an accident, nor were the deaths of Genma, Hisashi, and their father; rather, it was all deliberately orchestrated by the son of the Third Hokage.

Although he didn't want to believe the contents of these documents and couldn't determine their authenticity, he trusted Kakashi.

After reading it, I fell silent, and I began to understand why my dear friend had left the village and come to Kirigakure instead.

After a long silence, he stood up and took the files towards the nearby Hidden Mist Village.

"As an enemy, he is terrifying for practicing that forbidden technique, but as one of our own, he is very reassuring."

Seeing Might Guy make his choice, Kisame grinned.

"Once the modifications are complete, I'll go and experience that forbidden technique myself."

Zabuza's fighting spirit surged, and he became very interested in the forbidden technique that had almost wiped out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"Wait until you break through to the next level before you go looking for him, or you'll get killed."

Kisame glanced sideways and strode towards the village.

Might Guy walked silently ahead. Since Kakashi had given him a heads-up, and Kisame and Zabuza were following behind, the ninjas at the village entrance did not stop him.

Matt Kai arrived at the place where he had previously awakened, which was also his best friend's new home.

At this moment, Kakashi was having dinner with Naruto Uzumaki. Before returning, he went to the market to buy some fresh ingredients, especially vegetables, and cooked a sumptuous meal according to the recipe.

Although his cooking skills weren't great, his knife skills were excellent, and Naruto ate with great relish, practically burying his head in the bowl.

Compared to what he used to eat, these things are now incredibly delicious to him.

There's rice in the pot, help yourself.

Kakashi glanced at Might Guy who had returned, said something casually, and then continued to serve food to Naruto.

Children are growing rapidly, so they need a balanced diet.

Matt Kai paused for a moment, then looked at the table full of food, patted his stomach, and went to the kitchen to get some rice.

When I sat down at the table with my food, I found the little guy shoveling rice into his mouth while staring intently at me with his little eyes, just like a puppy guarding its food.

"Don't glare at people while you're eating. This meal is over after you finish this bowl of rice. There will be another meal in five hours."

Kakashi tapped the little guy on the forehead, but felt a pang of heartache.

Naruto Uzumaki was stunned, struggling to swallow the food in his mouth, and asked incredulously, "Is there going to be another meal?"

"Yes, I guarantee it!"

Kakashi answered very confidently.

"Are there this many dishes?"

"I promise!"

Kakashi's answer remained firm, making the light in the child's eyes shine even brighter.

"Is it this delicious too?"

"Absolutely, it will even taste better. Today is my first time cooking, so my skills are a little lacking, but it will definitely get better and better in the future."

Kakashi felt a pang of sadness, but still gave an affirmative answer.

"Very good!"

Naruto Uzumaki jumped up from his chair excitedly, looking very happy.

"Hurry up and finish your meal, then I'll take you out to play."

After the little guy jumped around for a while, Kakashi urged him to eat.

Upon hearing that he could go out and play, Naruto Uzumaki quickly climbed back onto his chair and continued eating.

Matt Kai stared blankly for a while before starting to eat, expecting it to be delicious, but found the taste to be just average.

He glanced at the little guy with a puzzled look, but didn't say anything more, and started munching on his dry rice.

He hasn't eaten since he woke up. After that big battle, he was starving.

After Might Guy swept the food off the table, Kakashi cleaned up the dishes and took the little guy out to play.

Matt Kai also went out, and only after the little guy started playing with some other little guys did he find an opportunity to ask.

"Kakashi, when did you have a child?"

The doting concern from his best friend was genuine; that child's relationship with Kakashi was definitely not ordinary.

"Can you think before you speak?"

Kakashi rolled his eyes, then turned his gaze back to Naruto Uzumaki, who was playing with the children. He said with self-reproach, "That's Minato's child. Minato's wife was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The Tailed Beast Jinchuriki are the weapons of war of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. The disaster was caused when the Nine-Tails was controlled by someone."

That same night, Minato and his wife died in battle. Before they died, they sealed the Nine-Tails into their newborn child, who became the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

I was previously forbidden from contacting that child, and I couldn't even get close to him when the message from the fox spirit's son appeared.

I had returned to the village to visit the teacher's child, but I found that he was not being taken care of, so I brought him here.

He was once a hero of the village, the son of a hero, yet he became the despised and loathed son of a fox spirit.

"A child of four generations of adults!"

Might Guy was taken aback. Although he didn't care much about many external matters, he still knew about Kakashi's teacher, the Fourth Hokage. He didn't expect that the Fourth Hokage would have a child left behind.

"That makes her over three years old, how come she's so young?"

I had another question: the child looked to be only a little over two years old.

"As I just said, he wasn't taken good care of."

With his fists clenched, Kakashi still hadn't forgotten the first time he saw that child, and his murderous intent towards those people grew stronger.

"Is it really okay to bring him here?"

Looking around, Matt Kai seemed somewhat worried.

He had no concept of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, but he had experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage and knew how terrifying that giant fox was.

Would Kirigakure not have any designs on this power?

"The Fourth Mizukage has already said that he will separate the Nine-Tails from him later and let him become a normal child."

Kakashi trusted the Fourth Mizukage a lot, and since the other party said so, he would definitely do it.

Just like the previous Three-Tails Jinchuriki, he used sealing techniques combined with that life energy to separate the Three-Tails, and now the Three-Tails is staying in a lake not far from Kirigakure.

The same goes for the Six-Tailed Fox.

Furthermore, the two tailed beasts have agreed to help protect Kirigakure and deal with powerful enemies who will invade Kirigakure.

At the same time, Kirigakure will also help deal with those who covet the Tailed Beasts, forming a cooperative relationship for survival between the two sides.

With two successful examples, Nine-Tails should be able to convince them as well.

Putting aside Kakashi's confidence, after visiting the ninja cemetery in Kumogakure, Tamura Hao did not immediately go to Iwagakure, but instead went to Hell Valley, the Hell Valley where the Blood Pond Clan was imprisoned.

After dealing with the few Uchiha ninjas still stationed there, they entered Hell Valley.

The Blood Pond Clan was exiled here by the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and was kept under the care of the Uchiha Clan, where they remain to this day.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning pays the Uchiha clan an annual salary, and even the Hidden Cloud Village cannot interfere in their affairs.

Mei Terumi and Yuri followed them inside. The surrounding environment made the two women frown. Soon after, they spotted some figures around them with scarlet eyes, which looked quite eerie.

"My name is Tamura Hiroshi, the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages. I have come to visit the Chikechi clan today to invite you to join our Kirigakure. Please send out someone who can represent the entire Chikechi clan."

Stopping in his tracks, Tamura Hao spoke loudly, his voice carrying throughout the valley amplified by chakra.

These words caused the hidden figures around to whisper among themselves, and then gradually emerge, numbering over a hundred.

"You want to subdue us?"

A middle-aged man walked forward with a ferocious expression, his eyes filled with madness, and many people around him had the same mad expression.

Seeing their madness, Tamura Hao frowned, then controlled his flying sword to shoot out like lightning. After a series of shots, all the people with mad expressions lay down.

These people have clearly been driven mad by their living conditions. Those who cannot be persuaded can only be dealt with, and then you can communicate with the remaining people who can still be persuaded.

"Please send out someone who can represent the entire Blood Pool Clan, if you don't want to stay in this hellish place until you perish."

He spoke again, signaling for a representative to negotiate.

This massacre shocked the remaining Blood Pool Clan members, who hurriedly hid in the shadows, their eyes clearing and filled with fear.

The newcomer was very strong, far exceeding their expectations.

Just as Tamura Hao was about to speak again, a young man stepped out, followed by a woman.

The woman looked fearful, but still followed behind the young man.

"Can you represent the Blood Pool Clan?"

After sizing up the young man, Tamura Hao gave him a second look. He thought that someone who dared to stand up at this time must have enough courage and intelligence. He was obviously a smart person who could communicate.

"I can!"

The young man took a deep breath, straightened his back, and looked resolute.

"Then I'll talk to you!"

Tamura Hao nodded and said, "As I just said, I came here to invite your Blood Pool Clan to join our Hidden Mist Village. This is an opportunity for you to leave this hellish place."

Our Hidden Mist Village is located in the Land of Water, and we are not afraid of the Land of Lightning or the Hidden Cloud Village, nor are we afraid of the Uchiha clan. They have no jurisdiction over our Hidden Mist Village.

"Once you come to Kirigakure, you can live a normal life. As long as you are truly willing to submit to Kirigakure, you can enjoy all the benefits and privileges of being a Kirigakure villager."

"Are they only those who genuinely submit?"

The young man pondered for a moment and asked, somewhat understanding the other man's thoughts.

"Dishonesty will be a hidden danger for you in the future. Once you commit a crime, it will inevitably implicate others. Moreover, these people have already been driven crazy and are beyond saving."

Looking at the dozens of people who had been slaughtered and fallen to the ground, Tamura Hao showed a sense of helplessness. He had been forced to take action.

Otherwise, with those already insane people around, there's no way to talk.

"I understand. Please give me one hour. In one hour, all the people of your tribe who are willing to truly submit to you will come here."

After staring intently at the man for a while, Miyajo En respectfully bowed, then activated his Blood Dragon Eye, raised his hand to form a seal, and the blood of the dozens of fallen clansmen flowed out, transforming into a blood dragon that coiled behind him.

After calming down the Blood Dragon, he turned and headed into the depths of the valley, preparing to eliminate those who were unwilling to submit to the Hidden Mist Village.

The blood pool ninjas, who had retreated to the shadows, pondered for a moment before withdrawing, preparing to discuss with that clansman what he intended to do.

Tamura Hao didn't care what the man was going to do; he just kept his senses on to make sure no one could escape from Hell Valley.

The matter of the Blood Pool Clan still needs to be kept secret for now, otherwise it will be difficult to handle if the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning sends an envoy to the Daimyo of the Land of Water to question them.

Although the five great nations are enemies, their daimyo (feudal lords) are not. This allows them to coexist peacefully during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and they even frequently arrange marriages among themselves.

"Is this really okay?"

Yu Yuli felt that this approach was unreliable. Killing a wave directly would only leave the remaining people resentful, and those were all unstable factors.

"Perhaps."

Mei Terumi, however, had a different opinion. She had seen the crazy look in those people's eyes before, and recalling the information the other person had given her on the way down, as well as the cruel environment of this Hell Valley, she felt that such swift and decisive measures would be more effective.

Those insane blood pool ninjas' families must be suffering terribly, or they might even go insane themselves. Their deaths aren't necessarily a bad thing.

"That person was smart and ruthless; he'll handle everything."

Tamura Hao had high hopes for the young man. The young man's last look had said it all. He believed that the young man would solve all the problems and eventually send over a relatively clean Blood Pool Clan.

He then took out a sealing scroll and sealed all the corpses inside. Finally, he created two shadow clones and took the sealing scroll into the depths of the valley.

One went to collect the corpses, while the other went to search for the Blood Pool Clan's burial grounds.

The Blood Dragon Eyes of the Blood Pool Clan have some research value and are good materials.

He was right. An hour later, the young man returned with a group of women and children, their bodies covered in blood, clearly having been through a bloody battle.

After the massacre, fewer than a hundred people remained. This was partly due to the large number of people killed, and partly due to the fact that the Blood Pool Clan's numbers had been steadily decreasing since they were exiled to Hell Valley.

After glancing at the women and children with fear on their faces, Tamura Hao pointed to the ninja hawk that had already flown down.

"Get on the back of the Ninja Hawk, we're going to your new home next."

"Go up, everyone. It's all over here."

Miya Shiro looked at his clansmen behind him, feeling a sense of relief he had never felt before.

These awful days are finally over.

Despite their fear, the Blood Pool Clan members could only board the giant ninja eagle's back with trepidation.

Mei Terumi and Yuri Amane followed and activated the barrier of their ninja tools as a protective shield.

The ninja hawk then spread its wings and took off, flying straight towards Kirigakure.

(End of this chapter)