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

Chapter 1 Bribing the Raikage
Inside a unit in the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning, a young man looked at his long sword that had been broken again due to training, with a bad expression on his face.

"The teacher's expression has become increasingly strange these past few days. He looks at us with a sense of reluctance and helplessness. If we calculate the time, World War II will begin soon."

Thinking back to the teacher's expression over the past few days, Tiancun Hao realized something was wrong.

As a time traveler from the Global Village, he resisted after realizing that this was the Naruto world. After all, this was a ridiculous world where even terrorists longed for peace and fought for it!

Especially now that nearly ten years have passed since the official end of the First Ninja World War, the Second Ninja World War is about to begin.

But he was about to graduate, and even if he deliberately refused the approval of the teacher in charge, he would probably not be sent back to school for another year, but would stay to prepare for the war.

Thinking of the upcoming Ninja World War, Tamura Hao's face was filled with worry.

"Now all the ninjas in the village are preparing for war. Even the several jonin teachers in the school have been recruited. I don't think there will be any outstanding jonin to lead the class.

For students like me in an ordinary class, I guess they will only have a Chunin to lead and teach me. It is unrealistic to expect to learn good Ninjutsu from the teacher who leads the class."

Even though the Twelve Ninjas in Naruto all receive instruction from jonin, they are all in elite classes, just like the Rocket Class in the previous life, full of geniuses.

Even Haruno Sakura and Rock Lee, who seem to be ordinary civilians among the Twelve Young Strongmen, are not simple people. In other words, anyone with a surname in this world is not an ordinary civilian.

Because common people do not have surnames, Tian Cun Hao does not have a surname, at least his parents do not. His current surname was given to him by his father on the day he was admitted to the Root Corps so that he would not be looked down upon in the Root Corps. His current name is a combination and compression of the names given by his parents, which happens to correspond to his name in his previous life. The original name was too shameful, and the consequences were too great for him to bear.

Being a commoner means that one has average talent, which is mainly reflected in the amount of chakra. His father was 30 years old when he died, but his chakra amount was still very touching. It was very difficult for him to release a D-level ninjutsu. He is ten years old now, but the chakra in his body is gone after releasing the basic three techniques in sequence.

With this kind of strength, they will definitely become cannon fodder on the battlefield.

"We can't delay it any longer!"

Looking at the calendar, graduation day was only half a month away. Tamura Hao took a deep breath and made a decision that went against the will of fire and thunder.

You have to fight, otherwise you will die on the battlefield.

Without delay, he took out two sealing scrolls that had been prepared long ago from the secret compartment under the bed, left home and headed straight for the Raikage Building.

The Hidden Cloud Village is different from Konoha. Konoha is built on a flat ground, but the Hidden Cloud Village is built on towering mountains. This makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack by the enemy, but it also increases the difficulty of climbing up.

Fortunately, Tamura Hao is also a ninja. Not only has he been imitating the three hard-working emperors of Konoha to exercise, but with the help of chakra, his physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the Raikage Building.

However, he did not go to the Mission Office, but to the Intelligence Department.

"I am Tamura Hao, a student of Class 9, Grade 5 of the Ninja Academy. I have A-level intelligence to report to Lord Raikage. You can hand over these two sealed scrolls to Lord Raikage first. Lord Raikage will definitely meet me after reading them."

Tamura Hao handed the two sealed scrolls he brought to the middle-aged ninja sitting behind the desk, along with his student ID card.

He is still a student at the Ninja School. The current system is different from that at the beginning of the story, at least it is different in the Hidden Cloud Village. Children start school at the age of five and the school lasts five years, which means they can graduate at the age of ten.

"Grade A intelligence! Kid, do you know that lying about intelligence of this level is very serious?"

The middle-aged ninja was startled, and even the old man who was drinking tea at the office window couldn't help but look over.

"I will be responsible for my words!"

Tian Cun Hao had a serious look on his face. If he didn't have the golden finger, he would never have risked his life to come here.

"Students of the Ninja School!"

The middle-aged ninja looked at Tamura Hao seriously for a while, then took the student ID and checked it. After confirming that it was authentic, he looked at the two sealed scrolls.

"What's in here?"

"One billion ryo is sealed in scroll number one. You may check it. The contents of scroll number two are top secret and can only be unsealed in front of the Raikage-sama."

Tian Cun Hao still had a serious look on his face, but his words made the two people in the office stand up suddenly.

"One billion taels!" They stared at the scroll, unable to understand how a kid could possibly possess such a huge sum of money.

You should know that the bounty for a jonin in the gold exchange is only 10 million taels, and the bounty for an elite jonin is only 20 million taels. Only those with special status can get more than 30 million taels.

How many jonin are these ten billion taels worth?
The middle-aged ninja looked at the old man. If it was really 1 billion taels, then this kid would be in big trouble.

The old man didn't say much. After calming himself down and taking a deep look at Tiancun Hao, he took the sealed scroll marked with one and opened it. After making sure that there was no problem, he sealed it and immediately ten boxes appeared.

When they opened a box, they saw neatly arranged banknotes inside, all of which were of the largest denomination. According to the size of the box, this box should contain 100 million taels.

The old man was even more shocked, and then he opened the other boxes and made a careful inspection. Only after making sure that there were no problems did he seal them back into the scroll.

"Come with me to see the Raikage-sama."

The old man glanced at the second scroll but did not open it. He greeted Tian Cun Hao and walked out of the office with the two scrolls.

No matter what information that brat has or what's in the second scroll, the 10 billion taels alone are enough to qualify me to see Lord Raikage.

One billion taels itself is not a small amount, not to mention that the village has been short of money recently. Lord Raikage has gotten angry several times.

Tamura Hao followed quickly and soon arrived outside the Raikage's office on the top floor.

After waiting outside the door for a while, he was finally summoned. The old man first unsealed the first sealed scroll, revealing ten boxes inside.

Just when the money arrived in front of the Third Raikage, Tamura Hao was stunned for a moment and felt something entering his head, but he couldn't tell what it was. It was not easy to sense it carefully at this time, so he could only look at the Third Raikage seriously.

I have to say that he is worthy of being the strongest Raikage in history. That kind of aura is not exaggerated. It makes him feel depressed just by looking at him.

"You go down first!"

The Third Raikage looked at the ten boxes, then looked at the young man who was trying to remain calm, and finally waved to the old man.

The old man didn't say much. He glanced at Tian Cun Hao and turned away.

"Little ghost, what information do you want to tell me?"

The Third Raikage was very curious. It was too strange to combine one billion taels with a ten-year-old kid. There must be something wrong.

Tutai and Yeyueai on the side were also looking at it curiously, curious about the source of the ten billion taels and the information he was talking about.

"Ahem... the information can be put aside for later. This time I came here mainly to worship Raikage-sama as my master. This 10 billion taels is my gift for worshiping me as a master. I hope Raikage-sama can accept it."

After a dry cough, Tamura Haoqiang calmed himself down and said that he came to become a disciple.

After these words were spoken, even the Third Raikage couldn't help but twitch his eyes, and Yeyue Ai and Tutai also had strange expressions.

Is this considered a bribe?

"One billion taels is not a small amount, but it is not enough to become my disciple."

Keeping his dignified expression steady, the Third Raikage did not deny it, and his gaze fell on the second sealed scroll.

Ten billion taels is indeed a lot of money, especially at this critical time, when both himself and the village are short of money.

With these 1 billion taels, they will be able to purchase more supplies, and the upcoming Ninja World War will be much easier.

However, compared to the ten billion taels, the little ghost seemed to attach more importance to the second sealing scroll. The things inside must be more important than the ten billion taels.

Yeyueai and Tutai also looked at the second sealing scroll.

(End of this chapter)