Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 96 Cloud and Mist Alliance (Sixth Update)

In the end, the Third Raikage led thousands of Cloud Ninja away from Kirigakure under the watchful eyes of countless Mist Ninja, taking away the children and women that the major ninja clans had temporarily hidden away. He even took away the corpses of the ninjas from the battlefield.

The Kirigakure ninjas never dared to make a move from beginning to end.

There was no way around it; the power of the Third Raikage and the two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki was too overwhelming, along with the thousands of elite Cloud Ninja.

Even if they have a numerical advantage and can win, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The Third Raikage didn't want to fight either; his goal this time was simply to bring back the children of those ninja clans as seeds to the Hidden Cloud Village so that they could blossom and bear fruit.

Moreover, there is no point in starting a war with Kirigakure now; it would be a loss to lose these thousands of elites here.

His sights are set on the future Third Shinobi World War, a war of unification. He does not intend to launch a large-scale military campaign in this war, let alone involve bloodshed and sacrifice.

Upon reaching the gate of Kirigakure, the Third Raikage turned around and tossed two scrolls over.

"Mizukage, you know very well that although we are on par with Konoha and are known as one of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, we are actually much worse than Konoha in essence."

Who knows when the Senju clan will produce another First Hokage, and what about the Uchiha clan?

In addition, there is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the strongest tailed beast, who is far superior to us.

If we don't defeat or even destroy Konoha, and if someone like them appears again, the demise of our four great ninja villages will only be a matter of time.

Therefore, we should form an alliance and share intelligence regarding our actions against Konoha.

In the name of the Raikage, I hereby pledge that I will not initiate hostilities against Kirigakure in the upcoming Shinobi World War, and I hope that Kirigakure will do the same.

Although there are still unknown powerful forces and strong individuals hidden in the ninja world, the largest forces in the ninja world at present are the ninja villages. These are all obstacles to their future war of unification, especially Konoha, which has occupied the Land of Fire.

If the Hidden Cloud Village wants to break out of the Land of Lightning, they can only go through the Land of Fire, and a confrontation with the Hidden Leaf Village is inevitable.

If we can form an alliance with Kirigakure in this regard, the upcoming war will be much easier.

Moreover, they didn't have much interest in Kirigakure; occupying such a large island nation wouldn't make much difference.

Furthermore, the ninja village is, after all, merely a military force of the state, and does not possess the right to conquer territory itself. If it were occupied, it would only be given to the daimyo's government.

Now is not the time to turn against Daming Prefecture; we must be patient.

The Third Mizukage looked at the scroll of the alliance agreement, which was in duplicate. The contents were similar to what the Third Raikage had said. There were no hidden traps or word games, and it was relatively fair. The Third Raikage had even signed it.

Looking again at the huge scroll with the words "Konoha" written on it held in the hands of the ninja beside the Third Raikage, the Third Mizukage fell into deep thought.

The Third Raikage's intention was very clear: to resolve the grudges and conflicts and join forces to target Konoha.

"Bring me a pen and some information about Konoha!"

The Third Mizukage finally agreed, took the pen found by the Anbu ninja, signed the two scrolls, and tossed one of them back to the Third Raikage.

Although he was tricked by the Third Raikage this time, he was able to resolve the hidden dangers of the ninja clan more quickly, allowing him to further unify and control Kirigakure.

He didn't want to waste any more time with those ninja clans. Compared to the Land of Lightning, attacking the Land of Fire and Konoha would be more profitable and would also be in the best interest of the Land of Water and Kirigakure.

As for past calculations, as the village's leader, he should prioritize the interests of the village and the country, while personal honor and disgrace are secondary.

An ANBU ninja carrying numerous scrolls containing information about Konoha stepped forward to exchange them with the Cloud Ninja. The Cloud Ninja ANBU member carrying the scrolls containing Konoha information also stepped forward to complete the exchange.

"Mizukage, see you on the battlefield of the Land of Fire!"

The Third Raikage was very satisfied with the contract scroll. After saying something to the Third Mizukage, he led many Cloud Ninja away.

With this alliance contract scroll, the journey away from the Land of Water will be much safer.

"Sandaime!"

At this moment, Master Yuan walked over slowly, his expression complicated. He didn't know how the Third Hokage was plotting, especially whether he was friend or foe to the Hidden Cloud Village.

"From now on, Kumogakure will be our ally, and the Blood Mist policy will be cancelled from today."

After glancing at Yuan Shi and the others who had followed him, the Third Mizukage coldly uttered a few words and turned to leave.

He didn't intend to talk about being tricked by the Third Raikage; there was no point in revealing it now, it would only embarrass him.

Moreover, even if I say it, no one might believe me. Some things are inexplicable, especially the Blood Mist policy I created in the past.

It can only be said that the Hidden Cloud Village's schemes were too elaborate, leaving him with no choice but to swallow it whole.

"It's finally over!"

Hearing the Third Mizukage announce the end of the Blood Mist policy, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.

The Blood Mist policy was too oppressive; they couldn't stand it anymore.

"It's time to open up the battlefield of the Land of Fire, which belongs to Kirigakure."

Master Yuan was thinking further ahead; they were certain they would participate in this Ninja World War.

Although the village suffered considerable losses, the only way to achieve a rapid recovery is through war.

The daimyo has already sent envoys to urge them many times. If they don't open up the battlefield and take those ports and islands soon, their military budget for this year will probably be cut, which would be fatal for the village.

Leaving aside the changes in Kirigakure, Tamura Hiroshi, far away in Kumogakure, simultaneously reaped a large wave of Destiny Power.

Although he was not directly involved in the plot against Kirigakure, the changes he caused were significant. Not only were some members of the ninja clans wiped out ahead of schedule, but some were also spared. Kirigakure also ended its Blood Mist policy ahead of schedule.

The impact of this change will be extremely profound, the plot will be altered countless times, and the amount of power of destiny captured will naturally be considerable.

In addition, the Third Raikage preserved the Kirigakure corpses that had been packed up intact, and handed over those with bloodline limits to the research department for study. He packed up the rest and gave them to his disciple to take away as food for Samehada's growth.

The stronger this disciple is, the better. At this stage, the only thing that can quickly increase his strength is the Samehada sword. He even sent over the octopus tentacles of the Eight-Tails and a tail of the Two-Tails to let it devour him.

Tamura Hiroshi's smile stretched almost to his ears, marveling at how well he had latched onto this powerful patron.

"We need to work even harder!"

Watching the electric sparks fly from his fingertips, Tamura Hiroshi felt incredibly motivated; this was the result of his development.

Chidori isn't actually that difficult; its core lies in the change of properties.

If the Rasengan is the ultimate embodiment of chakra form and nature transformation, then the Chidori is the ultimate ninjutsu that leans towards nature transformation, especially Kakashi's Lightning Blade.

Lightning Blade is an advanced ninjutsu of Chidori, taking a further step in nature transformation and reaching the pinnacle of lightning nature transformation in the general sense. The next step is the purple lightning of the future.

Of course, Chidori is also good at changing its shape, and several extended applications developed by Nisukeko are based on this shape change.

Compared to the Rasengan, which is a reckless and aggressive ninjutsu, Chidori is more versatile and suitable for normal chakra ninja training.

As for the Rasengan, it is only suitable for ninjas at the level of Chakram, and to use it well, one must reach the level of Chakram.

(End of this chapter)