Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 9 Big Meow Little Meow

"This is your bonus, rewarding you for finding the spy for the village and saving ten billion taels of village property. That was money the village used to purchase supplies; if it had been lost, the village would have suffered a huge loss..."

The next morning, Tsuchida came to see Tamura Hiroshi. Upon meeting him, he said a lot, expressing the village's gratitude and praise for Tamura Hiroshi, and presented him with a reward of one million ryo and an S-rank mission record.

Also, he said he would arrange for a powerful Jonin to teach him.

Tamura Hao was a little confused at first, but he quickly realized that this must be the Third Raikage's arrangement to rationalize yesterday's events and future plans for him.

"Thank you for your praise and rewards, Raikage-sama and Tsuchidae-sama. This is what I should do as a member of Kumogakure. If I discover any similar spies in the future, I will not let them get away with it!"

Tamura Hao made a serious and earnest statement: as a true member of the Yunyin clan, he, Tamura Hao, would never coexist with spies!

"Your loyalty is commendable, but you must act within your capabilities in such dangerous situations. Those spies are very dangerous. If you discover any in the future, you must not act so rashly again and should report it immediately."

Tsuchida was very satisfied with Tamura Hiroshi's response and gave him some instructions.

"I understand, and I will definitely not act rashly in the future."

Tamura Hiroshi readily accepted the good advice.

After offering a few more words of encouragement, Tsuchida left. Tamura Hao glanced around discreetly before closing the door.

He knew that Tsuchida's actions had been somewhat staged, and that as a spy for Shimura Danzo, he might already be under surveillance by Danzo's men.

In this regard, because his strength and status were too low, he was not qualified to have direct contact with Shimura Danzo, and could only contact the person in charge.

The person in charge used to be that old man, but after the old man died, contact was lost. However, Shimura Danzo will definitely send someone to make contact, especially after he has demonstrated sufficient value.

"Who could be a powerful Jonin?"

Sitting on the sofa, Tamura Hiroshi pondered Tsuchida's earlier words.

His plan was going very well; he had already secured a Jonin to lead and instruct the team, but Tsuchidae hadn't specified who it was.

"It shouldn't be Yotsuki Ai. Although Yotsuki Ai is quite strong now, he's not good at swordsmanship and isn't suitable to teach me. It's just that there are too many people in the village who are good at swordsmanship, and almost everyone has a ninja sword, so it's hard to be sure."

After thinking for a while, Tamura Hao still had no clue. He could only be sure that it was someone trusted by the Third Raikage. After all, his identity was too special, and he would probably not feel at ease even if his confidant was with the Third Raikage.

In addition, the other party must be skilled in swordsmanship, which he values ​​highly and has high hopes for.

Because his ultimate enemy will inevitably be the Otsutsuki clan, using ninjutsu to deal with such an enemy would only give them energy, and genjutsu would be completely useless. Only taijutsu and swordsmanship can harm the opponent.

Therefore, it is essential to cultivate physical and sword skills, as these are the means of combat that can be used in the final stages.

"Cultivation!"

Unexpectedly, Tamura Hiroshi stopped thinking about it, went to his desk, extended two chakra threads from his fingers, wrapped them around two pens, and quickly wrote on the paper.

This is his way of typing, which is also a method for training chakra control and a way to cultivate the ability to use one's mind for two purposes.

Ever since he condensed the chakra threads, he has been using this method to train and write.

I type this up whenever I'm tired from physical training, since chakra thread control doesn't require any physical movement.

Graduation is in two weeks, after which he will have to train with the Jonin team leader. He needs to write the manuscripts for publication several months in advance so that he can focus more on training.

Of course, the most important thing is to cultivate, so as to control the purified chakra more quickly and maximize this advantage.

Improving chakra control is very beneficial; even if you don't use it in ninjutsu, you can still use some tricks, such as the Super Strength Technique.

Strictly speaking, the Super Strength Technique isn't really a technique; it's just a skill for controlling and using chakra, much like the skill of walking on water and climbing trees.

The super strength technique is essentially divided into two types. One is to enhance the body with precise chakra control, thereby gaining stronger explosive power.

This is also the main reason why ninjas can move at great heights; it can be considered part of their taijutsu (physical arts).

Another method is to unleash chakra to cause devastating damage, such as Tsunade's Painful Kick and Sakura's Cherry Blossom Rush, which are examples of this, or rather, they also involve stimulating the body's explosive power.

Otherwise, a simple burst of force would at most create a hole in the ground, rather than cause a large-scale explosion.

Tamura Hao's main focus is on improving his body's explosive power. After all, his chakra reserves are very limited, and it would be too wasteful to unleash them extravagantly.

That's why he focused on swordsmanship, using the sharpness of the blade to increase destructive power and attack range.

If I were to upgrade this chakra burst technique into a superhuman strength technique, it would definitely greatly enhance my combat power.

In addition to extending chakra lines to type with his right hand fingers, Tamura Hao also held a long Miao sword horizontally in his left hand, with the blade and arm in a straight line. A similar but shorter Miao sword was also placed on the tip of the sword, which was used to train his wrist and arm strength.

This was made at great expense, based on the design of the Miao sword.

It was forged from chakra metal and some precious metals, costing 400 million taels, of which 350 million taels were chakra metal, and the cost of other metals and forging was only 50 million taels.

It has to be said that chakra conduction metal is really expensive, ridiculously expensive.

In the future, Sarutobi Asuma's small dagger would be more expensive than him, let alone Tamura Hao's large dagger.

If he hadn't earned a lot of money in recent years, he really wouldn't be able to live such a luxurious life.

Fortunately, the chakra metal only makes up a small portion of the body; otherwise, if it were made entirely of chakra metal, it would probably cost at least ten small goals.

These two Miao swords have blades that are 1.2 meters long and handles that are 40 centimeters long, for a total length of 1.6 meters, which is 10 centimeters longer than Tamura Hiroshi's current height.

However, he is currently in the growth spurt stage, and with the stimulation of chakra, he is much taller than his peers. It is estimated that he will grow to at least 1.8 meters tall in the future, at which point this long sword will be very suitable for him.

The short Miao knife is only relative; the blade is 90 centimeters long, the handle is 30 centimeters long, the total length is 1.2 meters, and the knife weighs 5 kilograms. The large Miao knife weighs 10 kilograms.

This was a weapon he had prepared for himself, named Big Meow and Little Meow. Although it was a bit heavy, it wasn't a problem for him to hold it with his current physical condition.

Although the ninjas in Naruto were jokingly called "squishy" by netizens in the past, they actually have very strong physical abilities and explosive power.

The reason it's called "fragile" is relative to the attack power of ninjutsu.

For example, the weight that Xiao Li carries all year round is definitely not light.

Even Zabuza, who wields the Executioner's Blade, can use the Body Flicker Technique to kill silently; that thing must be incredibly heavy.

The Samehada and Kabuto are also quite large, and even the Root ninja who fought against the young Uchiha Shisui used a very large sword.

Therefore, the power of a ninja is truly considerable, especially after being enhanced by chakra, their explosive power is even more astonishing.

Compared to those weapons, Tamura Hao's two Miao swords actually seemed rather small.

The reason for making such a long sword is mainly to maintain distance from the opponent during battle, so that even if the opponent uses some hidden ninjutsu or secret techniques, one will have more reaction time and distance.

After all, his own chakra reserves meant he couldn't become a ranged mage; he could only follow the path of a warrior. Therefore, he had to be wary of ninja techniques.

(End of this chapter)