Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 90 Airdropped Ninja Army (Tenth Update)

Tamura Hao was unaware of what his nephew, Kuro Zetsu, had done; he was waiting for the research department's findings on the four corpses.

Yes, it was a corpse.

There was no way to capture them alive. In the end, when the three realized they could not escape, they resolutely committed suicide. Their brains were destroyed by their chakra, so no useful information could be obtained. They could only be used as research material.

Fortunately, the leader died too suddenly to destroy his own brain tissue, and some information was obtained from it afterward. Although not much, it was enough to know the other party's background.

"There are actually people living on the moon."

Inside the Raikage Building, Tsuchikage was astonished by the information he had received: the enemy actually lived on the moon, and it seemed that there were quite a few of them.

"Is it impossible to obtain more information?"

The Third Raikage frowned as he looked at the brief intelligence report.

There is too little information.

"We don't have many good methods in this regard."

The ANBU ninja in charge of intelligence interrogation replied helplessly that if the person was alive, they could use genjutsu to explore their memories and obtain information. For this purpose, he had a pair of twin brothers under his command who had their Sharingan transplanted.

However, this only applies to living people. If the other party is already dead, illusions cannot be used on the dead.

I've heard that the Yamanaka clan of Konoha can obtain information from the brains of the dead. Unfortunately, their Kumogakure village doesn't have a similar secret technique, so it's already taken them a lot of effort to get this little bit of information.

"What about research on cadaver bloodline inheritance?"

The Third Raikage continued to inquire, saying that a ninja's body itself is the greatest treasure, especially one with extraordinary bloodline.

"Their chakra and flesh show signs of fusion with the Hyuga Byakugan and Kaguya's Shikotsumyaku power, but the repulsion is greater. Corpses alone are not enough for successful fusion; live experiments are necessary."

Another ANBU ninja in charge of the matter reported that there was very little that could be studied from the corpses alone, and that live experiments were necessary.

"What's the situation at the border with Kirigakure?"

The Third Raikage pondered for a moment and looked at the earthen platform. He also agreed to conduct live experiments, as only the Kaguya clan was currently capable of doing so.

The main branch of the Hyuga clan has a limited number of members, and the branch family is bound by the Caged Bird Seal, making it impossible to recruit them.

The only target they can scheme against is the Kaguya clan of Kirigakure, but it seems they need to speed things up for now.

"That's about it. It seems the Third Mizukage has already created two Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts, and the ninja clan's patience has reached its limit."

However, obtaining the exact time of their final battle is difficult, and rescuing the children of the ninja clan is even more challenging.

Tu Tai replied that they didn't need to do anything in this regard; they could simply wait quietly.

During the last war in the Land of Whirlpools, they had already made all the arrangements. Although they didn't do much, they were all key points that completely disrupted the internal balance of Kirigakure and further intensified the conflict between the two sides.

Especially those two Tailed Beast Sealing Techniques. Once the Third Mizukage's side has two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, they will completely suppress the Shinobi Clan. Those Shinobi Clan members will surely die if they don't fight to the death.

But that doesn't mean the matter is over. After all, it's a ninja village. Even if a civil war breaks out inside, it would be quite difficult for the ninjas of Kumogakure to infiltrate it.

If things go wrong, the two sides might even unite and turn against the Yunren.

"Unfortunately, I am the only one who can currently bear the power of the Heavenly Gift Technique."

The Third Raikage was also troubled by this. The Heavenly Delivery Technique was undoubtedly the best means of attack, as it could directly descend into the Hidden Mist Village.

However, only he could do it alone. Although his own strength had improved a lot, he was not arrogant enough to take on a great ninja village by himself.

Not to mention, the mission objective is to rescue as many people as possible, ideally taking all the underage members of the ninja clan with them.

This is not something I could have accomplished by myself alone.

"Lord Tutai, how many people can the amber vase and the red gourd hold?"

Tamura Hao suddenly asked, "Humans can't easily bear the power of the Heavenly Gift Technique, but those Six Paths Ninja Tools definitely can. In fact, the Amber Purification Bottle was used to teleport people during the Fourth Shinobi World War."

"Great idea!"

Tu Tai's eyes immediately lit up. How come he hadn't thought of that before?

Although the amber bottle and the red gourd are powerful, they are primarily for sealing purposes; at least for a short period of time, the sealing will not cause harm.

With their combined size, they could definitely seal many people inside. If the Third Hokage were to teleport them there and then release them, everything would be perfect.

It can even be applied to other battlefields.

"You're really quick-witted."

The Third Raikage laughed heartily, even more satisfied with this disciple; he had never really thought of this application before.

"Alright, go pick one of those four corpses and swallow it with sharkskin. Remember to write a report and send it over when you have results."

He waved to indicate that the boy could leave, having long noticed that the kid was eyeing the corpses of the four Otsutsuki.

"clear!"

Tamura Hao left happily. He had already decided on his target for devouring; it had to be the one at the top.

Although he was the first to be stabbed to death, it doesn't mean he was weak; it's just that no one expected the Third Raikage to be so powerful.

To put it bluntly, they lack experience in life-or-death battles; mere sparring matches cannot be considered real combat experience.

This is the weakness of the Moon Otsutsuki; in such a small place, and with everyone being of the same kind, there's no way for them to hone their skills through life-or-death battles.

"Third Boss, is the mysterious force we investigated earlier the same race on the moon?"

Tutai suddenly proposed a hypothesis. After discovering that a mysterious force had infiltrated the research department, he secretly began to investigate, but unfortunately, he did not find much.

Now, there's another clan, the Otsutsuki, who live on the moon.

"I hope so!"

The Third Raikage hoped this conjecture was correct; otherwise, it would mean two extremely powerful forces, making them even more difficult to deal with.

Standing by the window, gazing at the entire village, he pondered for a moment before issuing the order in a deep voice.

"Gradually reduce the intensity of the battle on the front lines, focusing on holding off and containing the Konoha ninja forces, and accelerate the progress of the split tailed beast jinchūriki plan. We need more high-end combat power to protect the village."

Additionally, have the Uzumaki ninja set up larger sensory and defensive barriers, as well as barriers capable of restricting flight.

This battle exposed many of their shortcomings, especially in air combat.

They have the ability to fly, and their flight is more agile and faster than our anti-gravity flight, putting us at a huge disadvantage in aerial combat.

We must contain them; their main battlefield is on the ground, so we must also confine them to the ground.

"clear!"

Tsuchida accepted the order, knowing that the Otsutsuki clan would surely retaliate, and that the next enemy would be even more numerous and stronger; they had to be prepared.

"Increase research on the Chakra Cannon, ideally achieving the ability to blast the moon apart with a single blow."

When the Third Raikage talked about his research on the chakra cannon, he said that it was originally only for dealing with the tailed beasts of other ninja villages, but now he had a bigger goal.

Since the moon is a threat, let's bomb it.

"That research can't be rushed."

Tu Tai replied helplessly, "That research is extremely difficult, and it can't be accelerated simply by increasing investment."

"Then let's further improve the firearms program and set high goals. We will face many enemies in the future, and we must ensure that we have absolute strength."

Instead of issuing a direct order, the Third Raikage brought up the firearms plan.

Previously, their targets were only a few major ninja villages, but now they have discovered one mysterious force after another, all of which will be obstacles to their unification, and they must have the means to deal with them.

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