Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 74 Devouring the White Eye (Tenth Update)

The ninja dog struggled to crawl to its master's mutilated body, whimpering mournfully.

After catching his breath, Tamura Hao stepped forward and used the large cat-shaped dagger in his hand to deliver a quick death to the ninja dog. He then stored both of their corpses in the sealing space for the little ten-tailed dog to absorb and devour.

Unable to openly activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi to absorb the power of all the ninjas in the ninja world to enhance the Ten-Tails, he could only use this method of collecting corpses to enhance it, hoping to gain as much as possible.

This was all thanks to the Ten-Tails' absorption of Samehada, which gave it the ability to refine chakra through food, and the flesh and blood of ninja beasts were the best food source.

It may seem a bit sinister, but that's the ninja world. And compared to those big shots who conduct human experiments, Tamura Hao is actually considered kind.

"In your current state, you are invincible below the level of a Jonin."

Fukai remarked that this student's growth rate was truly rapid, especially after acquiring Samehada.

"But that's an external force; I'd much rather improve my own strength."

Tamura Hiroshi was not blinded by greed; he knew very well what his own power was and that only by improving his own strength could he become truly powerful.

"It is important to maintain a clear understanding."

Fauci was very satisfied with the student's clear-headedness and immediately turned to walk back.

Tamura looked around to make sure there were no oversights before following.

When they returned to the riverbank, they found a campfire already lit, and an ANBU ninja was even gutting some fish by the river, clearly preparing for a big meal.

They had been surviving on soldier's rations, which was quite unpleasant. Now that the Third Generation Lord had arrived, they could finally relax a bit.

We can travel better once we've eaten and drunk our fill.

"Go and devour those three."

The Third Raikage gestured to Tamura Hao, and after removing his headband and seeing the Caged Bird Seal on the foreheads of the three, he lost interest in them.

"Aren't you going to take it back and do some research?"

Tamura Hao was puzzled; the bodies of the Hyuga clan were excellent research subjects.

"Do you think we haven't captured members of the Hyuga clan's branch family before?"

The Third Raikage rolled his eyes. They had long recognized the strategic significance of the Byakugan and had previously used it in secret to capture some Hyuga ninjas who were out on missions.

Unfortunately, the Caged Bird Seal is too difficult to counter. Once the Caged Bird Seal damages the Byakugan and the brain nerves, they will gain nothing. In fact, Hyuga ninjas can even actively trigger the Caged Bird Seal.

Neither torture nor illusionary spying will work.

As for research, everything that could be researched before has already been researched.

Tamura Hao suddenly realized, and without saying anything more, he formed hand seals to activate the power of the sealed space, taking the bodies of the three Hyuga ninjas into it, and then his chakra carried his consciousness to watch.

The little ten-tailed creature pierced into the bodies of the three and began to devour them, quickly consuming them completely, including their souls.

He had long suspected the Caged Bird Seal, and became even more certain after learning about the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan.

The Caged Bird Seal works by having all the Hyuga ninja's eye power merge into their soul after death, and then having the soul take them to the Pure Land of the Underworld.

This is why the cursed seal on the heads of Hyuga branch family ninjas disappears after they die, but they are resurrected with it. For example, Hyuga Hizashi, who was resurrected with Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War, still had the Caged Bird Curse on his forehead.

That means the curse mark has merged into the soul.

But the current Ten-Tails can even devour souls, using them as nourishment for its own growth.

At least the souls of these few Jonin are not enough to resist the power of the Ten-Tails.

As the soul, the inner eye power, and even the power of the Caged Bird Seal itself were absorbed, Kaguya's phantom and the little Ten-Tails both changed.

Kaguya's phantom eyes, which were originally illusory, turned white, just like the Byakugan. It was clear that the Byakugan had evolved by using the chakra and bloodline of the three Hyuga ninja.

The little ten-tailed fox in his arms had an extra eye, also a white eye, but it shimmered with green light.

"This chakra is of such high quality!"

Feeling the green chakra aura, Tamura Hao was quite surprised.

This green chakra is extremely powerful, far exceeding the existing chakra in the ninja world.

"Could it really be related to the chakra used in Toneri Otsutsuki's Tenseigan chakra mode?"

"Could it be that the Hyuga clan also possesses a giant Tenseigan?"

Tamura Hao had a bold conjecture, which was also a plot idea from a Naruto fanfiction in his previous life. The core of the idea was the green chakra in the Tenseigan chakra mode.

The chakra was green, and the Caged Bird Seal was also green; this couldn't be a coincidence.

"Next time, I'll have Black Zetsu go look for them, and we need to kill more Hyuga ninjas on the battlefield."

Tamura Hao thought of his great-nephew, Black Zetsu. If the Hyuga clan really possessed a giant Tenseigan, they would be rolling in it.

If the Hyuga clan truly possesses such a treasure, Black Zetsu's abilities would surely allow him to find clues.

"Did you find anything useful?"

The Third Raikage outside saw his disciple open his eyes and asked curiously.

The main reason for entrusting those three Hyuga ninjas to my disciple was to see if he could obtain the power of the Byakugan through Samehada's absorption. If he could really obtain the power of the Byakugan like he obtained the power of the Sharingan, that would be a great deal, even if it was a little weaker.

Tamura Hao remained silent, drawing upon the chakra of the Ten-Tails and Kaguya's phantom to merge with his own, causing his eyes to turn a deep white and gain a layer of shimmering green light.

"Right now, I only have the ability to look into the distance, and I can see the veins of leaves on a tree a hundred meters away."

He sensed the Byakugan power that Tamura Hiroto had acquired at this stage.

Like the Sharingan power gained through this, it only has the first initial ability.

The main issue is that the compatibility between his own chakra, Kaguya's phantom, and the small Ten-Tails is too low, requiring a long period of adjustment.

This is similar to the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts, who mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts through years of practice and refinement.

After all, it wasn't their own power!

"It actually happened!"

The Third Raikage was greatly surprised, never expecting that a ninja sword could have such potential. To be honest, Samehada was even more precious than the tailed beasts.

"It's just that this disciple is lucky!"

Tamura Hao chuckled, indicating that it was all luck, luck!

"When a Hyuga ninja dies, his Byakugan will be instantly destroyed by the Caged Bird Seal, and the power within his eye will also disappear. If you want to enhance the power of your Byakugan, you will inevitably have to go to the battlefield in the future, so you still need to improve it more."

The Third Raikage offered some advice, originally not optimistic about this disciple's path as a ninja, but valuing his wisdom, especially his novel and good ideas, more. He also thought highly of this kid, believing he could serve as a strategist to assist his son in the future.

Now that it has Samehada, its potential is already quite high.

"After mastering sealing techniques and lightning ninjutsu, I wish to travel to the Land of Iron to train in samurai swordsmanship."

Tamura Hao revealed his plan to study abroad outside the village. His chakra talent meant that it would be difficult for him to follow the chakra-toning route, and he might not even be able to use chakra-jin-la, let alone use the kind of map-wide attack method.

Therefore, for a long time to come, swordsmanship will be the only skill that suits him, and swordsmanship also has great potential.

For example, Madara Uchiha's Susanoo swordsmanship could slice through a mountain with a single strike, and it could even hold its own against Hashirama Senju's Thousand-Armed Buddha for a period of time.

The future Sasuke will also continue to use swordsmanship, using swords as a medium to perform ninjutsu in battle, thereby conserving chakra.

Therefore, knife skills still have great potential, especially when you have a good knife.

"The swordsmanship of the warriors of the Land of Iron is very distinctive and pure; it would be beneficial for you to study it further."

The Third Raikage agreed, saying that the samurai were able to continue their lineage even after the rise of ninjas and their dominance, which must have been due to their unique strengths.

In close combat, samurai are superior to ninjas; even the blade of the Iron Country's general must be taken seriously.

(End of this chapter)