Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Watching the ninja hawk fly away, Tamura Hao took the sealed scroll brought back by the two shadow clones, sealed it away, and then spread his wings and flew to Iwagakure.

The same operation was used: in the dead of night when there were no living people, they went to the ninja cemetery, searched for the tombstones of the names in their memories, and finally dug up the bodies.

The most abundant loot consisted of the corpses of bloodline ninjas, while the corpses of Kage-level powerhouses were relatively few, unless they did not possess bloodline limits.

The bodies of Kage-level powerhouses, especially those with bloodlines, are invaluable assets and are usually studied rather than left to rot in graveyards.

After dealing with the ninja cemetery in Iwagakure, Tamura Hao went to Sunagakure, where he gained more.

Due to the environment, the corpses here quickly dehydrate and become mummies, with very few decaying, which allowed Tamura Hiroshi to reap a rich harvest.

These mummified corpses have a high chance of regaining their activity and meeting the standards for making chakra cores if they are taken back and soaked in Grell energy.

That wasn't all. On his way back, Tamura Hao also visited the ruins of Uzumaki Village and toured the cemetery of the Uzumaki clan before returning to Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, Yuan Shi and the others had already settled the children of Hyuga and the Blood Pond Clan. Tamura Hao went over to offer his condolences, especially chatting with his disciple Hyuga Neji and the young man from the Blood Pond Clan, Miyajo En.

"Your main task now is to lead your people to integrate into the village and become members of the village. If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask us for help. The priority is to maintain stability and get through this initial stage smoothly."

"I will do my best to guide my people."

Miyajo En nodded seriously to show that he understood, and he was well aware of the importance of this point.

"The main problem for your Blood Pool Clan is your mindset. Your previous living environment was indeed harsh, and you need to adjust as soon as possible, especially the children."

It's not worth being held back by the past. We need to look forward and not let past experiences hold us back.

Tamura Hao highly values ​​the Blood Pond Clan. Although he is countered by the Sharingan of the Uchiha, he is overwhelming against other ninjas.

"I will keep that in mind."

Miyajo En nodded again to indicate that he had made a note of it.

"Neji, don't feel pressured. Those children are still young. The problems of the Hyuga clan in the past were mainly concentrated on the adults. The children's mentality is fine. They will get better once they get through the stage of leaving their parents. We will tell them the truth after they become ninjas."

Once you establish a correct and stable set of values, you will eventually understand.

Turning his gaze to the eldest disciple, Tamura Hao naturally wouldn't let this student guide him alone, after all, he was only four years old this year.

"Um!"

Hyuga Neji nodded. He was grateful to this teacher, and also to his parents. He had even risked his life to bring out his parents' bodies and bury them here, preventing them from being used by the main family.

"And Hinata, I hope you can forget about her origins. She is innocent. Your father doesn't want the things of the previous generation to continue into the next. He wants you to establish a pure Hyuga clan here."

Besides, she's still your sister no matter what.

Shifting the topic to Hinata, that girl was crying earlier, mainly because she's too gentle.

"I will take good care of my sister."

Nodding seriously, Hyuga Neji harbored no resentment towards his little sister; in fact, he liked her quite a bit. He had always wanted a younger brother or sister.

After chatting with the two for a while, Tamura Hao left and went straight to Kakashi's house.

Kushina and the other two were also there; after all, they had a new clansman, so naturally they had to come and check on him.

"Your little face has gotten quite chubby."

He pinched the little guy's cheek. Tamura Hao also valued this little guy quite a bit. When Kakashi chose to bring him over, he received a huge wave of destiny power, which was greater than any previous gain.

As expected of the protagonist!

If it operates well, it can even generate continuous profits in the future; it's practically an ATM.

"Minato Namikaze is a terrible person. He failed to protect the Ninth Grade and now he's even entrusting the child to the wrong person."

"Even Jiraiya, that big pervert, and Tsunade are unreliable."

Kushina was very resentful; they were all sick.

"Kakashi, have you spoken with Kurama?"

Tamura Hao looked at Kakashi. He preferred to release the Tailed Beasts and cooperate with them, and there was no need to create Jinchuriki for them.

This is also a kind of change, and it is possible to reap the power of destiny.

"As I said, that big fox is very difficult to talk to, but he also doesn't like sealed spaces. However, he demands that the sealed soul be retrieved."

Kakashi didn't like that big fox at all; he had a terrible temper.

That makes sense, though. That big fox was pretty tragic. First, it was controlled by Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan to fight against the First Hokage, where it was brutally beaten and then sealed away.

He was controlled by Obito again last time, then sealed away again, and even his soul was extracted. No wonder he's in a bad mood.

"His soul was sealed by Minato Namikaze using the Reaper Death Seal. We'll have to ask Minato to handle this. Knowing his personality, he'll probably leave a portion of his chakra in the seal as a backup plan. Come in with me and take a look."

After a moment's thought, Tamura Hao led the chakra shared by everyone into Naruto's sealing space, and Naruto's consciousness also manifested there.

"So you're the brat that Isobu and Saiken were talking about?"

A pair of beastly eyes appeared behind the sealed gate; it was the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Can you tailed beasts communicate with each other remotely?"

Tamura Hiroshi looked surprised.

"Is this the little fox that Grandma Mito mentioned? It's not very cute."

Kushina approached the sealed gate, peering at the Nine-Tails inside with the curiosity of a child.

Back in Konoha, she had only heard Grandma Mito mention this little fox, and that she thought it was quite cute.

But now that I look at it, it's not cute at all.

"Don't mention that filthy woman's name in front of me!"

It would have been fine if Mito Uzumaki hadn't been mentioned, but as soon as she was, Kurama got all worked up, as if some unpleasant memories had been stirred up.

"Oh, the little fox is angry!"

Kushina laughed. It seemed the little fox was quite afraid of Grandma Mito.

Fortunately, they have Grandma Mito's Vajra Lock here, so I'm sure this little fox will be very well-behaved in the future.

"You wretched, smelly woman, come any closer and I'll eat you up."

Nine-Tailed Fox was even more furious; none of these red-haired, smelly women were any good.

"I'm afraid of you!"

"That little Haozi, if the little fox eats me, I'll seal it completely and don't give it any freedom. Then go tell the other tailed beasts that this little fox was once tied up like a pretzel by Grandma Mito..."

As Kushina spoke, she walked into the sealed gate. Her words made Kurama tremble with anger, but she did not actually attack.

My past embarrassing history must never be known to anyone else, especially that fat raccoon.

Moreover, he truly yearned for freedom. Isobu and Saiken were already living the high life, while he was still trapped here, which made him feel uneasy.

Seeing Kushina's arrogant demeanor and Kurama's trembling, cold expression, the group couldn't help but chuckle.

Tamura Hiroshi was studying the talisman on the sealed gate. He had studied the Bagua Seal before. Although different keys would be used due to different internal spell arrangements, they were essentially the same.

After pondering for a while, he began to undo the debunking. Soon after, a figure appeared and tried to stop him, but was bound by the Vortex Vanilla and Vortex Fire Fragrance, which were prepared in advance, and tied up like a dumpling.

Tamura Hao ignored the sudden appearance of Minato Namikaze's chakra and continued to decipher the talisman. He quickly broke through it completely and released the chakra of the ninth rank of the vortex sealed inside.

"Watergate!"

The ninth-rank chakra condensed into a form, and she immediately panicked when she saw her husband tied up.

"Don't pity him, let him hang there for a while."

Kushina emerged from the sealed gate, grabbed Uzumaki Kyuuban who wanted to rescue her husband, and transferred the memory fragments she had obtained from Naruto and Kakashi through chakra.

"How could that be?"

After seeing the transmitted memory fragments, Vortex Ninth Rank was on the verge of collapse. How could this be?

How could my child be treated like that?

"Naruto!"

My gaze shifted to the figure hiding behind Kakashi, and seeing that thin and frail appearance, I felt my heart was breaking.

At this time, Tamura Hao had completely broken the Bagua seal, and even opened the seal gate.

The Nine-Tailed Fox inside the sealed space lit up, took a deep look at the boy, and felt a great increase in its favor towards him.

Of course, he didn't go out immediately. After all, there were three Uzumaki ninjas here. Although they were far inferior to that wretched woman, Mito Uzumaki, he only had half his strength left and might not be able to defeat them.

"Nine-Tails, do me a favor. I'll have Minato Namikaze help release your soul so you can return to your complete form. In return, please let go of your hatred for their family. How about it?"

Upon entering the sealed space, Tamura Hao stared at the enormous fox, hoping it would give him some face.

"I have no interest in arguing with two dead men."

Nine-Tailed Fox's opportunistic statement shows that compared to freedom and finding her other half, this grudge is nothing.

As for that brat, he was somewhat special, giving him a sense of familiarity.

Thank you!

Tamura Hao was very satisfied with Kurama's attitude, and then walked towards Namikaze Minato, who was tied up like a dumpling and hung on the sealing gate.

"Minato Namikaze, what's your opinion?"

Whirlpool Vanilla loosened the diamond seal that was blocking Minato Namikaze's mouth, allowing him to speak.

"What do you want to do?"

Minato Namikaze stared intently at the boy.

Knowing that Minato Namikaze would definitely ask this question, Tamura Hiroshi began to earnestly deceive him.

"I believe that the existence of Jinchuriki is wrong, so I reached an agreement with the two Tailed Beasts of our Hidden Mist Village to restore their freedom. We will protect each other, depend on each other, and form a new relationship for survival."

The tailed beasts are not mindless wild animals; they are intelligent and capable of communication. We should respect them.

We have now reached an agreement with Kurama (the Nine-Tails), restoring his freedom in exchange for his assistance in protecting our Hidden Mist Village.

"Your method won't protect the Tailed Beasts. The ninja world is far more dangerous than you know, and once Konoha loses the Nine-Tails, it will inevitably trigger another Shinobi World War..."

Minato Namikaze disagreed with this, but Hiroshi Tamura also disagreed with his statement.

"What does the loss of the Nine-Tails in Konoha have to do with any of us here? And I'm asking you, Minato Namikaze, not the Fourth Hokage."

Is it because he has never truly been a father for a single day, and therefore cannot understand the responsibilities of being a father?

Or have you always viewed your son merely as a weapon of war for Konoha?

These words left Minato Namikaze speechless, especially after feeling the gazes of his wife and son, which made him even more afraid to go over and meet their eyes.

"Having been Hokage for less than a year, does he really think he's something special?"

Kushina sneered, now feeling only disappointment and even disgust towards Minato Namikaze.

"Minato-sensei, you can take a look at these first."

Kakashi couldn't stand it anymore, so he used genjutsu to transmit the files he had read to his teacher.

"How could that be?"

Minato Namikaze stared wide-eyed. How could that be?

"You're right. Your and your wife's bodies have been touched by countless people, and even dissected. The placenta that your wife hadn't yet expelled before her death was removed and stored separately..."

Tamura Hiroshi followed up with a fatal blow, turning Namikaze Minato's face ashen—something no man could tolerate.

"I cannot make this decision myself; I need to inform the original soul."

After a long silence, Minato Namikaze was ultimately unable to make a decision.

"Minato Namikaze!"

Finally, Vortex Ninth Rank couldn't hold back any longer, staring at her husband with anger and even hatred.

Even after all this, you're still thinking about that wretched village. What kind of husband and father are you?

"Ninth Rank, Naruto, I'm sorry!"

Minato Namikaze still couldn't look his two closest relatives in the eye. He knew he wasn't a good husband or a good father, but he really couldn't abandon the village.

That's the home where he was born and raised!

"Nine-Tails, can you shrink your size? I'll transfer you away right now."

Tamura Hao didn't look at Minato Namikaze anymore, but turned his head to look at the Nine-Tails in the sealed space.

If Shukaku can shrink, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) should be able to too, right?

"Can!"

Kurama nodded, then glanced mockingly at Minato Namikaze, who was hanging there. The show was quite entertaining, and he found it very pleasing to watch.

"I won't disturb your family reunion any longer."

After glancing at the family of three, Tamura Hiroshi regained consciousness.

Without delay, he took out an extra-large Grell Stone and sealed it into Naruto's sealing space. After the pure life force inside flowed out through the opened Bagua seal, he then formed hand seals to control the seal and pulled out the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails in the sealed space also cooperated and shrunk itself to the size of an adult.

"The breath of freedom!"

Taking a deep breath, Nine-Tails was completely intoxicated.

I haven't felt this way in a long time.

After examining Naruto's body and confirming that there were no negative effects from the separation of Kurama, Tamura Hao then looked at Kurama.

"Since you can communicate with Isobu and Saiken, you should know our cooperation method. In order to guard against that mysterious person with the kaleidoscope, we need to set up a targeted sealing barrier in your mental space to resist the control of the kaleidoscope's eye power."

While we can't completely stop them, we can at least hold them off for a while, enough time for us to provide support.

Although they chose to release the tailed beasts, they wouldn't leave them unprepared, otherwise they would only be controlled by Obito again, especially the Nine-Tails.

"bring it on!"

Kurama did not refuse. He was indeed quite wary of that one-eyed dragon from back then, and he understood that the other party must be related to Uchiha Madara, otherwise he could not have had a contract to summon him.

That was a summoning contract that he was forced to create under the control of Madara Uchiha.

It would be good to cooperate with Kirigakure; he didn't want to be controlled by that person again.

After gaining Kurama's approval, Tamura Hao used Yin-Yang attribute chakra to create a complex sealing array, which he then placed on Kurama's forehead.

The Nine-Tails used its chakra to draw the sealing array into its spiritual space, forming a protective layer.

"It feels so good."

At this moment, Kushina took the opportunity to stroke the Nine-Tails, and she enjoyed the smooth feel of it.

"You filthy woman, get your dirty hands off me."

The nine-tailed fox, annoyed by being petted, swung one of its tails and slapped the woman's hand away.

"mean!"

Kushina was quite disappointed, but she was thinking that she must find an opportunity to masturbate more often in the future.

This feels much better than petting a cat or dog.

Tamura Hao then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave, and when he returned, he was carrying two death row inmates and a sealed scroll.

Unrolling the sealed scroll revealed a large number of death masks.

"Let's see which one sealed you away back then."

Tamura Hao signaled Kurama to come and search, since Kurama must have seen the appearance of the Shinigami when it was captured by him.

Since it concerned his own soul, Kurama dared not be negligent. He carefully examined the Grim Reaper masks and finally found one that looked exactly like the face of the Grim Reaper from before.

Without delay, Tamura Hao formed hand seals and used the Spirit Transformation Technique to enter the body of a death row inmate. He then manipulated the inmate to put on the mask, formed hand seals, and used the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique to summon the corresponding Grim Reaper.

Then, mimicking Orochimaru's clean and efficient method, he cut open his abdomen. The Shinigami, controlled by the mask, could only follow suit and cut open his own abdomen with a short sword, releasing Minato Namikaze's soul.

Even at this point, they did not let Death leave. Instead, they used a pre-arranged sealing technique in conjunction with the red gourd to seal Death inside.

He was very interested in this kind of existence that directly targets the soul and can even suppress the Nine-Tails.

With the Grim Reaper's mask guiding and controlling it, no matter how angry the Grim Reaper was, he could not resist and could only watch helplessly as it was sealed away. Even the short swords and bracelets on its hands were separated and sealed separately.

Having completed this series of operations, Tamura Hiroshi's soul returned to his body. He then used the flesh and blood of Minato Namikaze, which he had prepared beforehand, as a medium. He formed hand seals and performed the Impure World Reincarnation, drawing Minato Namikaze's soul to revive in another death row inmate.

Kushina and the other two immediately used the Adamantine Lock to bind and seal Minato Namikaze, as they could not trust this person.

Tamura Hao also placed the prepared talisman into Minato Namikaze's body. Although this thing is not very controllable, especially for a Kage-level powerhouse like Minato Namikaze, it still has some influence and can provide an extra layer of protection.

"Kakashi?"

Opening his eyes, Minato Namikaze glanced at the Vajra Seal binding his body, then looked at everyone present, finally fixing his gaze on that disciple.

Although the disciple had grown quite a bit taller, his appearance hadn't changed much, and he could still recognize him.

What puzzled him was why Kakashi was wearing the headband of Kirigakure.

"Minato-sensei, you'll understand after you've seen these."

Kakashi manifested his three-tomoe Sharingan and used genjutsu to transmit fragments of his memories.

Minato Namikaze's expression changed repeatedly after receiving those memories, and finally his gaze turned to the child who had been hiding behind Kakashi.

"Naruto!"

Filled with guilt, he had hoped his child would become a hero, but instead he had entrusted him to the wrong person. He felt he had been a terrible father.

"Was that person really Obito?"

Seeing his child still hiding behind his disciple and not daring to approach, Minato Namikaze felt even more heartbroken, and then looked at that disciple again.

There were quite a few memory fragments that had just been transmitted, including one about the one-eyed masked man, but he just couldn't believe that it was another of his disciples. (End of Chapter)