Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swordsmen Begins from the Hidden Cloud Village.

The news of the defeat at the front line soon spread back to Konoha. After seeing the battle report, Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Hinata!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen crushed the pipe carved from fine wood with one hand. He hated the Hyuga clan for causing all this.

He had had an uneasy feeling when he learned about Hyuga Hizashi's defection, but he didn't expect it would cause such a huge loss.

"Huruzen, now is not the time to be angry. The problem with the Hyuga clan is very serious and needs to be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the battle line over there may collapse completely."

Mitomon Yan persuaded, he was also very annoyed in his heart, but more worried.

The defeat at the front line this time was due to problems with the Hyuga clan. The hundreds of Hyuga ninjas who are still on the front line have become unstable factors. Not only are they unable to serve as combat forces, they also have to be monitored and watched over. If they are not careful, they may even rebel and become enemies.

If that were to happen, the battle line would inevitably collapse.

"Go tell Hyuga Hiashi that if they don't find a way to solve the problem soon, then I will go there in the name of Hokage to appoint a new Hyuga clan leader."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his anger. The Hyuga clan must give an explanation for this matter, otherwise he would appoint a Hyuga clan leader and make the branch family independent.

"I'll go talk to Hinata Hiashi."

Mitomon Yan was stunned by his old friend's radicalism, and finally nodded to indicate that he would go and negotiate peace.

Now that things have come to this, we have to be ruthless.

Now either the Hyuga main family finds a way to regain control of those branch ninjas, or they go and appoint a new clan leader and recognize the independence of the Hyuga branch ninjas. Only in this way can they stabilize those Hyuga branch ninjas and continue to fight on the front line.

Otherwise, without the Hyuga ninjas, they would be at a disadvantage fighting against the Kirigakure ninjas in the environment of the eastern coastal areas.

"And Izumi, the Hidden Cloud Village must have a deeper purpose in taking Izumi away, Hiruzen, you must be prepared."

Koharu Utatane talked about the captured Shimura Izumi, whose identity was relatively special.

"I will write and inform Danzo."

Sarutobi Hiruzen also understood that the Hidden Cloud Village was not easy to deal with, so he could only let Danzo take action in this regard, or at least let him use the chess piece planted in the Hidden Cloud Village to investigate.

"How about sending some support to the front line? It would at least boost morale."

Mizuto Menyan suddenly suggested that the losses on that side were not small this time, and the key was the impact of this defeat on morale, which must be improved as soon as possible, otherwise it would definitely affect the next battle.

"Draw a thousand men from all over the village, and escort a batch of supplies over there. Send all the detonating talismans we have. We cannot afford to lose any of the battle lines over there."

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it and agreed. The front line over there must not collapse, otherwise the entire battle situation would collapse.

Although he still holds the trump card of Impure World Reincarnation in his hand, now is not the time to use it.

The Senju clan and the four major ninja villages must be further consumed in the war so that they can be used to deliver a fatal blow.

At the same time, the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation is too taboo, not to mention that he has the flesh and blood of many strong men from the four major ninja villages in his hands. Once they are summoned, it will definitely anger the four major ninja villages.

Although the flesh and blood of those powerful men are powerful, they are not enough to compete with the four major ninja villages, and must not be used now.

The three of them discussed for a long time, and after they finished, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately wrote a letter and had someone send it to the southwest front and hand it over to Danzo Shimura.

"Hiruzen, you are becoming more and more incompetent."

After reading the letter, Shimura Danzo was quite disappointed.

He had seen the limits of his old friend's abilities, and now it didn't seem that great.

Indeed, only I can lead Konoha to become great again, and even unify the ninja world and completely end the war.

As for the request in the old friend's letter, he did not intend to pay attention to it, even though his daughter was taken away.

The boy had used psychic powers to send a letter before, explaining the reason.

The daughter's mind was poisoned by Hiruzen and his son much more deeply than she imagined, and she even went so far as to cut her chest and commit suicide.

It was because he couldn't control himself that the guy carried Koizumi away.

This is good too. Given Koizumi's identity, the Hidden Cloud Village will most likely not kill him. Plus, with that kid's intervention and protection, there won't be any problems.

At worst, I can pay some price to redeem the person after the war. Anyway, as long as Koizumi is away from the brainwashing of his old friend, it will be fine.

"Your eyes are always so sharp."

Turning his head to look at the approaching shadow clone of Orochimaru, Danzo Shimura felt unhappy.

As soon as he received the letter from Hiruzen, this guy realized that this was still his root base.

"Teacher is anxious again?"

Orochimaru's shadow clone chuckled, knowing that the teacher must be anxious again, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to write a letter to Danzo Shimura.

Every time I write a letter like this, I have something to ask for, and this time is definitely the case.

"The rebellion of the head of the Hyuga branch family will definitely have an exciting sequel. There should be problems on the eastern front. I just don't know if that idiot Jiraiya is dead."

He had previously received intelligence about the rebellion of the head of the Hyuga branch family, and he had guessed at that time that it must be more than that.

"We were attacked by the coalition forces of Kirigakure and Kumogakure, suffering heavy losses. The first line of defense was destroyed by the Tailed Beast Balls, and we have now retreated to the second line of defense."

Shimura Danzo explained it briefly and was very satisfied in his heart.

A defeat on that front would not only suppress the Hinatas, but would also affect Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato's reputation in the village.

These three people are all his competitors. Even the youngest one, Minato Namikaze, has shown the combat power of a Kage at this moment, and even with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he can't do anything to the opponents.

Such a powerful opponent naturally had to be eliminated.

"I heard that the teacher's son betrayed you?"

Orochimaru understood and immediately talked about another matter.

"He is Hiruzen's son after all."

Danzo Shimura was not very surprised by Sarutobi Shinnosuke's betrayal. He and Hiruzen used to be one, with the same interests, so they were naturally one and the same people.

But ever since Hiruzen took out the list of Hokage candidates, his stance has changed, and that idiot Shinnosuke even regards him as an enemy.

“There should still be some ambition.”

Orochimaru believes that Sarutobi Shinnosuke's transformation is not that simple, and there must be ambition behind it.

Many people are eyeing the position of Hokage and want to sit on it. As the son of Hokage, it is normal for the junior brother to have some thoughts about this.

"what do you know?"

Danzo Shimura stared at Orochimaru and could tell that the other party must know something.

"My snake has seen Shinnosuke. He has reached the level of Kage, but his chakra is a little cold and his temperament has changed a lot. It's a little creepy for me to watch him."

He revealed a piece of intelligence he had obtained previously, that the junior fellow apprentice had changed a lot, not only had he become more feminine, but also more ruthless and crazy, and it was obvious that he was having a hard time after being captured.

At that time, he was thinking that if his junior brother was from the Uchiha family, he might be able to open the Mangekyō. He didn't know what kind of inhuman experience he had gone through to have such a big transformation.

"It's quite promising."

Shimura Danzo was slightly surprised and looked up to his old friend's eldest son.

"What have you been doing all this time?"

We haven't seen Orochimaru's real body during this period of time. All we have seen is his shadow clone. I don't know what that guy is doing in hiding.

"I'm studying Wood Release and the Sharingan."

He replied casually. It was the truth. He had been studying and developing that body for some time and had made good progress.

In addition to this, he studied Fugaku-kun. Whether it was his arm or the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed in his body, they were all good research materials, and he gained a lot.

"Has Uchiha Fugaku ever come into contact with you?"

When asked about another thing, he had not been able to find the whereabouts of Uchiha Fugaku during this period of time, but from the information given by that excellent subordinate, he knew that Uchiha Fugaku had escaped and was not caught by the Hidden Cloud Village.

It just so happened that Orochimaru also appeared at that time. He suspected that the two sides had communicated with each other, and even the arm might be related to Orochimaru.

Was it a show for yourself in the first place?

"I was also surprised when I saw Fugaku-kun use the power of the tailed beast and wood release, and then I made a deal with him."

Orochimaru did not hide anything and told about his contact with Uchiha Fugaku, but he did not go into details.

"The Uchiha people are all crazy, don't let them bite you back."

After giving a warning, Danzo Shimura didn't take the matter too seriously.

Uchiha Fugaku is almost out. Not only were all the Uchiha elite killed, but his own Mangekyō was also taken away. Even if he still had the Wood Release Arm and the Seven-Tails, he couldn't make any waves.

"I sneaked into the Hidden Rock Village before and obtained the cell tissue of the Second Tsuchikage, but I failed to successfully perform the Impure World Reincarnation."

Orochimaru's shadow clone gave out a final piece of information and then turned and left. He still had a lot of things to do and was very busy.

Fortunately, the southwest front was relatively calm, which gave him plenty of time for research.

"Second Tsuchikage, Mangekyō Sharingan, Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto, are you trying to fuse the Dust Release?"

Danzo Shimura had some guesses. At this stage, there are only a few people who master the Impure World Reincarnation, and it is easy to guess who is using it.

By connecting those things together, the key points hidden within will emerge on their own.

"The Second Tsuchikage knows a lot of tricks, and I think Hiruzen has also improved a lot."

He couldn't help but feel excited. Originally, he was quite disappointed with the old friend and thought he was not good enough to be his opponent.

Who would have thought that the old friend was also secretly planning to improve his strength. The Dust Release plus the Earth Release Ninjutsu of the Hidden Rock Village are worthy of attention.

As expected, in this game of power, Hiruzen is the only opponent that he needs to pay the most attention to.

After thinking for a while, Danzo Shimura got up and headed to the deepest part of the base.

That area, the core of the present-day root, is the focus of two studies.

"Lord Danzo!"

Pharmacist Nono, who was watching the Phoenix experiment data, saw Danzo Shimura coming and hurriedly saluted.

"Hasn't the Wood Release Transplantation been performed yet?"

Looking at the Phoenix, whose size had grown to be comparable to that of the tailed beasts, Danzo Shimura was not very satisfied and did not sense any Wood Release chakra in it.

“I was just about to report to Master Danzo, and after research I discovered that the lotus flower is more compatible with Wood Release, the Sharingan, and Uzumaki Cells, and it can even be said to be a perfect match.

The Phoenix is ​​more compatible with the power of the Hyuga Otsutsuki and Kaguya clans, and there seems to be a conflict between the two systems, so I suggest that the two be carried by separate systems.

Finally, two seals can be created on Lord Danzo's body. The lotus is sealed to the abdomen, and the phoenix is ​​sealed to the vest, connected to the spine, which is also the bone that can best carry the power of the corpse bone vein.

Besides, the black lotus has a higher carrying capacity for the dark power, while the phoenix is ​​less so, and the phoenix has intelligence, so it is difficult to control..."

Pharmacist Nono shared his research findings and suggestions, saying that the two blood systems are difficult to merge, at least not with current technology, and it is best to separate them.

"Just follow this and separate the two systems."

After staring at the phoenix that was sleeping due to drugs for a long time, Danzo Shimura agreed to this plan.

He learned many ancient secrets from Otsutsuki Miyu's memories, such as the Six Paths Sage and his younger brother Otsutsuki Hamura, and their mysterious mother.

Although there are few records about the mysterious woman in the other party's memory, it is enough to prove how powerful that woman is, even though the Six Paths Sage and Otsutsuki Hamura only inherited part of her power.

Therefore, the power of the two systems can be integrated, but it is too difficult.

That kind of most original and ancient power is what he should pursue. That is the real immortal, and it is even possible to achieve the state of immortality.

Thinking of this, Danzo Shimura continued to go down and came to the bottom floor, where the Box of Bliss was sealed. The lotus that he accidentally obtained was also planted here, absorbing the dark power in the Box of Bliss.

The originally purple-red lotus has now turned pure black, which is the result of absorbing the dark power.

However, the lotus is a plant after all and has no intelligence, so even if it absorbs a lot of dark power, there is no possibility of it going out of control.

Danzo Shimura was most satisfied with this, as it was the best carrier that could perfectly carry the power of darkness.

"Are you also a remnant of the sacred tree?"

Looking at the increasingly huge black lotus, Danzo Shimura had some guesses about its source.

According to Otsutsuki Miyu's memory, the source of the tailed beasts is the Ten Tails, and the Ten Tails can evolve into a sacred tree. The shape of this lotus is very similar to the flower of the sacred tree recorded in Otsutsuki's ancient books.

And this lotus also possesses the power of Wood Release, which can absorb chakra from the outside world, and even the chakra of the tailed beasts.

At that time, he guessed that this lotus might be the same as the World Fairy Tree in the Hidden Cloud Village, both of which were remnants of the sacred trees from ancient times.

This is more valuable for cultivation.

"It's not enough. If we can get the Outer Path Demon Statue and capture the nine tailed beasts and devour them, it will definitely grow into a second sacred tree and become the second Six Paths Sage, or even the mother of the Six Paths Sage."

With infinite greed in his heart, Danzo Shimura became more and more eager for the ultimate power.

Only by possessing the ultimate power can you realize everything you want and control the entire world.