Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 52 Black Zetsu is Lame

"I am a disciple of the Third Raikage, and I bought him for 1 billion ryo. Moreover, I provided the Hidden Cloud Village with a firearms plan, which is enough to give the Hidden Cloud Village the power to unify the ninja world."

Tamura Hiroshi did not shy away from explaining the reasons why he successfully became an apprentice.

Unlike others, this Black Zetsu only had one thought in his mind: to save Kaguya Otsutsuki. He didn't care about the state of the ninja world.

With Kaguya's phantom as a bridge, they are now considered one of our own. As long as I and the Hidden Cloud Village can provide assistance for his plan to save his mother, Black Zetsu certainly won't mind helping the Hidden Cloud Village grow stronger.

Just as it will help the Akatsuki organization grow stronger in the future.

"Ten billion taels? Bought?"

Black Zetsu was a little confused. Was this still worth buying?

Your status as a disciple of the Raikage is truly impressive!

Their attention then turned to the firearms program, which should be the key focus.

"What is the firearms program?"

Tamura Hao gestured and explained, "It's similar to fireworks. Put an explosive tag in an iron pipe, place a metal bullet in front of it, and use the explosive tag to spray the metal bullet out to cause damage. If there are enough of them, even a Kage-level expert can be killed."

Most importantly, this thing can be mass-produced and has very low usage requirements. All you need is chakra to trigger the explosive tags, which is enough to build a huge ninja army that can sweep across the ninja world without any problem.

Our plan to involve the Uzumaki clan is also for the purpose of the firearms project. By using sealing techniques to enhance the firearms project with elemental ninjutsu, we can create firearms with the power of ninjutsu, such as the speed and sharpness of wind ninjutsu, the penetrating power of lightning ninjutsu, the hardness of earth ninjutsu, and the explosive power of fire ninjutsu.

Tamura Hao appeared quite frank, and there was no need to hide anything in this regard. With Black Zetsu's abilities, there was no information he couldn't obtain if he wanted to.

Black Zetsu thought even more deeply, recalling the 100,000 White Zetsu army that his mother had created. While White Zetsu's combat strength was generally average, their power would undoubtedly increase significantly if they were equipped with those kinds of firearms.

The mother herself was always wary of the arrival of powerful members of her own kind, which is why she created the White Zetsu army; strengthening the White Zetsu army was a necessary task.

"That sounds pretty good!"

Black Zetsu approved the firearms plan, so it seems this younger brother is quite useful.

"Originally, I just wanted to use this to unify the ninja world, establish a flawless empire, and cut off the countless tragedies created by the ninja world. Now it seems that I have too many enemies."

Tamura Hao displayed a sense of ambition, his eyes gleaming with a sinister light. He adopted the demeanor of the ruthless heroes from movies and TV dramas of his past life, and even hypnotized himself.

"Let me calculate. At this stage, our enemies are the other four great ninja villages, especially Konoha."

Now there's also the Sage of Six Paths and his brother, and we still don't know where they're hiding.

Then there's the clan of your sister, as you mentioned. Since they're from the same clan, there must be many other clansmen. It's impossible for it to be just one Otsutsuki Isshiki. Those people also need to be guarded against.

Is there anything else?

After doing some calculations, Tamura Hao gestured for Black Zetsu to add something.

"Those beasts from the three holy sites also count, especially the toads of Mount Myōboku."

These are the enemies for now, but one thing to be careful about is that once the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan is successfully executed and the Divine Tree reappears, it will inevitably be sensed by Mother's kin, who will then descend upon this world, and most likely with malicious intent.

Black Zetsu added that there was a lot of information in the inherited memories given by his mother, one of which was that the Divine Tree was the coordinate for those people to locate the world.

The Otsutsuki clan primarily relies on spatial power to travel between different worlds, and the Divine Tree serves as their spatial coordinate.

"In other words, we need to be better prepared and have the strength to match those people in order to rescue my sister and protect her."

Tamura Hiroshi understood, and kept mentioning rescuing his sister, revealing his attachment to her, even a kind of possessiveness, like a seasoned sister-obsessed person.

This attachment and possessiveness satisfied Black Zetsu. It seemed that the child raised by Mother was quite reliable, at least much better than those two beasts, Hagoromo and Hamura.

"Mom doesn't need protection. She's very strong. She only needs to be unsealed to defeat all enemies."

Black is absolutely confident in Mother's strength; she is absolutely invincible.

"You should just give up. According to what you said, the Sage of Six Paths and the others are not as strong as my sister, but they defeated and sealed her, and even took away her power."

"Clearly, my sister isn't good at fighting and isn't a qualified warrior. You probably don't have much fighting ability either. In the end, I'll have to protect my sister."

Tamura Hiroshi retorted without hesitation.

"My mother isn't very good at fighting."

After a moment of silence, Black Zetsu finally acknowledged his mother's weakness in combat awareness.

It was precisely because of this that he was defeated and sealed by the weaker Hagoromo and his companions back then.

Tamura Hao calmly said, "I understand the situation. You and your plan have most likely been exposed."

Even if Madara Uchiha were to awaken the Rinnegan, it would most likely be orchestrated by the Sage of Six Paths. If he were to use it as a foundation to rescue his sister in the future, he would likely be plotted against and sealed again, or even killed by the Sage.

Or perhaps he's trying to further seize his sister's power and reach her level. He might even be fully prepared to lure his sister's clansmen to his territory, turning it into his hunting ground to hunt and devour the Otsutsuki and make himself stronger.

We need to devise a separate plan in secret, thus creating a system of one in the open and one in the shadows. You will attract the Sage of Six Paths' attention, while I will secretly develop and prepare.

"Sure, my plan doesn't need your help. Just do what you want!"

Black Zetsu agreed, stating that his plan revolved around Madara Uchiha and did not require external assistance.

It would be better to have the younger brother secretly prepare another plan as a backup. If the original plan fails, then the younger brother's plan can be used, which would greatly increase the chances of rescuing their mother.

"I need to know all the information about the five great ninja villages, especially Konoha."

Tamura Hiroshi wanted to know more, especially what wasn't shown in the original work.

Black Zetsu didn't say much, but used illusion magic to transmit the information he knew into Tamura Hiroshi's mind.

"Resurrection through Impure World Reincarnation, bringing the dead back to life!"

After reviewing the information in his mind, Tamura Hiroshi showed a thoughtful expression.

According to Black Zetsu's intelligence, the Second Hokage had already basically completed the Impure World Reincarnation before his death, and all that was needed to continue to refine it was to conduct numerous experiments.

"The First Hokage was the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra. The Senju clan are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths and Ashura. The First Hokage captured the nine tailed beasts and scattered them among the five great ninja villages. The First Hokage's wife created the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, developed a forbidden technique that could revive the dead."

At the same time, under your guidance, Madara Uchiha embarked on the path of fusing with the Rinnegan.

Is it all a coincidence that everything has come together?

At the end, Tamura asked a question, to which Black Zetsu fell silent.

"It seems that your future plans include not only fighting against the living people of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but also the deceased, especially the First Hokage."

And I have a pretty good idea where the Sage of Six Paths is hiding.

A smile appeared on Tamura Hao's face. He had long guessed where the Sage of Six Paths was hiding, which must be the legendary Pure Land of the Underworld.

It's important to know that at the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Sage of Six Paths summoned the souls of the former Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages out of thin air.

Black Zetsu's mental state worsened, and he felt like he was completely out of sorts.

What I thought was a perfect plan turned out to have so many flaws.

"Since the Sage of Six Paths wants to be a hunter hidden in the shadows, and has been hiding for over a thousand years, it is unlikely that he will easily reveal himself. He will most likely carry out his plan through his two sons."

According to you, the two people's chakra often clashes through reincarnation. Now it depends on when their next reincarnation begins. If it's too close, it proves that the Sage of Six Paths has already completed his plan and is just waiting for you to jump in.

Especially for the reincarnation of Indra, the core of his lineage lies in the Sharingan. Ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan isn't enough; one needs the Eternal Eye like Madara Uchiha, which requires a highly qualified and capable brother.

Tamura Hao shifted the topic to the next generation of Indra Ashura's chakra reincarnation, hoping to alert Black Zetsu. If this could change the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, it would be perfect.

Such a major change will surely bring in a large wave of destiny's power.

"I'll keep an eye on the Uchiha."

Black Zetsu's mentality deteriorated further, so he could only keep an eye on the Uchiha clan.

At the same time, I am grateful to have such an excellent younger brother; otherwise, I would not be saving my mother, but harming her.

Hagoromo and Hamura are so despicable!

(End of this chapter)