Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 53 Bloodline Route

After discussing some matters in detail with Black Zetsu, Tamura Hao left to continue looting Samehada and absorbing chakra from the corpses, especially those of the Uzumaki ninjas.

Black Zetsu was very efficient; the next day, he sent the remains of the Divine Tree into Tamura Hao's sealed space to help shape it into a mini Ten-Tails.

The Divine Tree is the final form of the Ten-Tails, and it can naturally degenerate into the Ten-Tails. Not to mention that Black Zetsu also contributed the chakra of the Tailed Beasts he had collected over the past thousand years. Although he did not have the original power, it was enough to guide the remains of the Divine Tree to transform into a smaller Ten-Tails.

Of course, this small ten-tailed beast evolved from the remains of the Divine Tree has limited potential and its carrying capacity is also limited. At most, it can grow to the level of the nine tailed beasts and cannot evolve into a true ten-tailed beast, let alone the final form of the Divine Tree.

However, this was enough for Tamura Hao. He only used the Ten-Tails and Kaguya's phantom as auxiliary tools for rapid improvement and as a trump card for self-protection. What he truly valued was himself.

In addition, Black Zetsu brought a White Zetsu for the Ten-Tails to absorb, thereby enhancing its ability to simulate chakra and making the simulation even more perfect.

"Although you don't have the bloodline passed down from Hagoromo and the others, you still have chakra and can become that kind of strong person."

Looking at the small Ten-Tails that had evolved, Black Zetsu suddenly said something.

Tamura Hao's chakra phantom looked over, waiting for Black Zetsu's next words, and seemed very interested in them.

Is there any other path to becoming stronger in this world besides the Otsutsuki bloodline?

Black Zetsu didn't keep them in suspense and continued, "It's an evolution of bloodline limits. Chakra attributes merge to form bloodline limits, and merging seven chakra attributes into one is called a bloodline limit net. My mother possessed the power of a bloodline limit net, and Hagoromo and the others also have bloodline limits nets. The Rinnegan itself is a kind of bloodline limit net."

The process of bloodline transformation will enhance your chakra bloodline. If you can fuse with a bloodline limit, your body will also transform, creating a powerful bloodline for yourself, not much weaker than Hagoromo and the others.

This is something passed down from mothers; it's an essential aspect of chakra. Even the foundation of the Otsutsuki clan is still chakra, not bloodline.

Everything evolved from chakra; that is the beginning of everything. The Otsutsuki clan was simply a group of ancestors who cultivated chakra to a certain level, completed the transformation of their bloodline, and passed on their power.

That only gave the Otsutsuki clan a higher starting point. If the ancestors of the Otsutsuki clan could do it, others certainly could too, at most it would be incredibly difficult.

We must at least give this younger brother some hope, so that he can work harder to improve his skills.

Since I don't have strong combat power myself, it's good to let my younger brother fill in that aspect.

"But I only have one lightning attribute, and I shouldn't have any yin or yang attributes either."

Tamura Hao frowned. Although the bloodline fusion route had unlimited potential, the problem was that he only had one attribute. Did he have to transplant someone else's flesh and blood?

Or perhaps he'd try to master the kind of demonic art that Hiruko possessed?

It seems that in a Naruto fanfic from a previous life, there was a character named Hyuga Kagami who followed that route and eventually achieved the Bloodline Limit.

"This can also be changed by bloodline fusion. You can cultivate other nature transformations that are compatible with lightning attribute, and then fuse them into bloodline. In this way, you can use lightning attribute as the foundation and bloodline power to integrate another attribute into your bloodline, turning that attribute into your chakra attribute."

This is similar to the transformation of bloodline fusion. After bloodline fusion, the body will gain unprecedented chakra attributes, and naturally, it will also gain basic attributes that it did not have before.

Alternatively, you can understand it as chakra itself possessing all attributes, but some are stronger and become manifest, while others are too weak to be manifested. Bloodline fusion is about enhancing the weaker ones, thereby making them manifest.

Chakra contains limitless possibilities; its potential is beyond your imagination.

Black Zetsu revealed a path: chakra is a mysterious power. Hagoromo's claim of unlocking the true meaning of chakra is just talk; chakra is far more complex than they think.

Even though the power her mother possessed back then was far beyond the limit of chakra, Hagoromo and Hamura were even further behind, otherwise their bodies wouldn't have aged and passed away so quickly.

For the Otsutsuki, Kekkei no Netara is just a starting point. Every orthodox Otsutsuki possesses at least one Kekkei no Netara ability. The limits achieved by Hagoromo and Hamura are merely the starting point for the Otsutsuki.

"You can do it like that?"

Tamura Hao suddenly realized that he had never thought of this approach before, and it was not mentioned in the original Naruto manga.

However, he had no doubt about the potential of chakra, after all, it was the power that allowed the Otsutsuki clan to roam the universe and devour life-bearing planets.

Even though the Otsutsuki clan can become so powerful without actively cultivating, simply by absorbing other chakra, it's unimaginable how powerful they could become if they actively cultivated and mastered the secrets of chakra.

"What about the black lightning of my teacher, the Third Raikage?"

When asked about the black lightning, Tamura Hao had asked Yotsuki Ai before, but Yotsuki Ai didn't know either. She only said that her father had accidentally obtained it while training in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and it wasn't a bloodline limit, which was why Yotsuki Ai hadn't inherited that black lightning power.

In addition, Kakashi also created a purple lightning technique in the future, which is much more powerful than ordinary lightning release.

Black Zetsu explained, "The mysteries of chakra are far more complex than you think. The current ninja world's research on chakra is only scratching the surface. Its potential for nature transformation is also limitless."

Back then, Hagoromo and Hamura cultivated Yin and Yang attributes to a certain level, transforming into even stronger Yin and Yang power. The nature transformation of the Five Elements attributes can also be cultivated to that level, but it is much more difficult.

Meanwhile, the transformation of nature is the foundation for the continuous fusion of bloodlines. The deeper the cultivation of the transformation of nature, the deeper the level of bloodline fusion will be. Among them, the Yin and Yang attributes are the core foundation and the most important.

If you want to surpass Yu Yi and the others, in addition to cultivating the power of Yin and Yang, you also need to cultivate the other five attributes to that level.

As for the Third Raikage's Black Lightning, it can be considered a barely passable entry into the realm of lightning attribute training.

Although this is very difficult and almost impossible to achieve, it can at least give the younger brother a goal and encourage him to work hard towards it. At least he will achieve something, not to mention that he also has his mother and the little ten-tailed fox as support.

"The power of Yin, the power of Yang, the power of wind, the power of thunder, the power of earth, the power of water, and the power of fire."

Having recounted those seven powers, Tamura Hiroshi was full of confidence.

This would be difficult for others to do, but my own special ability is to enhance my comprehension. Given enough time and the power of fate, I will definitely succeed.

Furthermore, I have already mastered the basics of lightning-attribute property transformation.

"Go devour the corpses of the Uzumaki clan. Their inherited bloodline can greatly help this little Ten-Tails improve and enhance its original power."

Black Zetsu glanced at the tiny Ten-Tails, which was only the size of a watermelon, gave a reminder, and then left the sealed space.

Tamura Hao did not linger, leaving his tent to head to the cemetery of the Uzumaki clan.

The bodies of the Uzumaki clan were collected and buried yesterday. Because the final explosive tags shattered almost all the bodies, only some limbs and fragments could be found. They were identified using the special sensitivity of the Uzumaki clan's chakra and buried together.

As for the remains of the Sand Ninja and Rock Ninja, they were packed up and collected by the Cloud Ninja. The bodies of ninjas are important information in themselves. Many ninjutsu and secret techniques leave traces on their bodies, especially those bloodline ninjas. Such good materials should not be wasted.

Tamura Hao arrived at the edge of the huge grave mound, pressed his palm to the ground, connected his chakra with that of the Ten-Tails, and a tentacle pierced the ground from his palm, extending towards the many vortex corpses below, piercing into them and devouring the bloodline power of the corpses inside.

Bloodline is the core foundation of a ninja. All power originates from bloodline inheritance, especially from the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura Otsutsuki, whose bloodlines are far beyond what ordinary people can compare to.

Previously, he could only absorb chakra, but now with the mini Ten-Tails, he can absorb the power of bloodlines at a deeper level.

The little Ten-Tails clearly liked the power of the Uzumaki ninja's bloodline and let out an excited hiss.

Kaguya's illusory figure held the little Ten-Tails in her arms, absorbing and refining the core power of the Uzumaki ninja bloodline through it, especially the marks in the chakra, which were the best resources for her to perfect herself. The illusory figure became more solid and its spirituality grew stronger.

"The factions are now established!"

Seeing the changes in Kaguya's phantom and the little Ten-Tails, Tamura Hao understood that his stance had been established.

He was not opposed to standing on the side of Black Zetsu, or even Kaguya Otsutsuki.

In his opinion, neither Black Zetsu Kaguya Otsutsuki nor the Sage of Six Paths were good people.

Even without considering conspiracy theories, the thousands of years of war and countless tragedies caused by ninjas are enough to prove certain things.

The Sage of Six Paths claims to maintain peace, tranquility, and order. He really couldn't understand how that old guy could have the nerve to say such a thing.

Did you maintain peace, tranquility, and order in the Pure Land of the Underworld?

Since neither of them are good, it doesn't matter which side I cooperate with. Compared to the Sage of Six Paths, who is too mysterious and has two sons as pawns, I feel more at ease with Black Zetsu, who I know well and doesn't have any real allies yet.

(End of this chapter)