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

Chapter 212 Susagi Dragon
What Tamura Hao guessed was correct. Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed very wary of the Hidden Cloud Village. After thinking for a long time, he finally dispatched Hatake Sakumo to the eastern front to assist. As for the northern front, he asked his former teammate Akimichi Torikaze to take over.

By the time Hatake Sakumo arrived at the eastern front as quickly as possible, Jiraiya and others had already arrived and took over the ninja army on this front.

At the same time, with the order from Hyuga Hiashi, the Hyuga ninja who was in charge here also actively cooperated.

They are all branch family ninjas, and they follow the orders of the main family and the clan leader. It doesn't matter who is leading them, because the credit will never go to them.

This is the consistent attitude of the Hyuga branch ninjas. They have no passion and just want to get by.

There is no way. Life and death, freedom, and even dignity are not under our own control. What else can we think?
"The Hyuga family is ruined."

After looking at the list of battle line personnel and their strength markings, Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh.

There is not a single Kage-level strongman on this front line. At the same time, there is no Kage-level strongman in the Hyuga branch family. In the main family, only the previous generation patriarch, Hyuga Munezane, is a Kage-level strongman. The other main families are just elite jonin.

The Hyuga clan's Byakugan is known as one of the three major eye techniques, and they think they are as famous as the Uchiha clan, but this is the result?

He had already seen the powerful Uchiha, and when he saw the Hyuga lineup, his heart sank.

Especially those Hyuga branch ninjas all had calm expressions, a dead calm.

Can such manpower really stop the joint attack of the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village?

"Be careful!"

Yuhi Shinku reminded them that although he also felt that the Hyuga family's system was very strange, it was their family affair and outsiders like them had no right to comment on it, otherwise it might cause misunderstandings.

"Koizumi is here too?"

Jiraiya could only continue reading, and soon saw a familiar name.

He himself is an orphan and has often gone to his teacher's house to eat. He is very familiar with his teacher's son Shinnosuke Sarutobi and his daughter-in-law Izumi Shimura.

Although Izumi Shimura is the daughter of Danzo Shimura, she has always lived with her teacher and has a bad relationship with Danzo Shimura. She is a trustworthy person.

It’s great that Koizumi is here, he can be considered a Kage-level strongman.

"According to the records, she is on a mission and will be back in a few days."

Yutarai Zixiao, who was looking through the information, replied casually and continued to look through the information. Through these, he could grasp the situation on the front line more quickly and make arrangements more easily in the future.

"The situation over there in the Hidden Mist Village is very strange. According to intelligence, they want to start a decisive battle, and they have sent 2,000 ninja soldiers from the village to support them, which adds up to 5,000 people.

But there is only one Kage-level warrior, Yagura Karatachi, who is suspected to be the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and the other strongest are just some elite jonin, who are not as good as the support team of the Hidden Cloud Village. "

While looking through the information about the Hidden Mist Village, Yuhi Shinku was confused. She couldn't understand the operations of the Hidden Mist Village. They couldn't rely entirely on the strong men from the Hidden Cloud Village to hold the fort.

After all, it can be a big ninja village. Even though it suffered heavy losses after the coup d'état and rebellion, it is definitely indispensable for Kage-level strongmen.

"That Goji Yagura is too young, not even twenty years old."

Jiraiya also found it strange. Even if the Third Mizukage wanted to pave the way for Karatachi Yagura, he couldn't have done it this way. There must be something wrong.

"I propose to ask the Hokage to transfer Gekkou Genpu to fight. You are not good at close combat, and you will be at a disadvantage against the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village."

At this time, Hatake Sakumo, who had been silent, spoke up and made a suggestion.

After seeing the lineup here, he was very worried. Only by facing those people from the Hidden Cloud Village could he understand how powerful the other side was.

Although close combat in physical skills among the three aspects of ninja, taijutsu and genjutsu is at the bottom of the ninja system, the Hidden Cloud Village has apparently cultivated it to a new level. It would be very dangerous once someone gets close to it.

"Are the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village that strong?"

Mitarai Shixiao raised her head and was surprised at Hatake Sakumo's attitude, which was obviously a kind of fear.

"They are very strong. I am not sure I can defeat Tamura Hao and Uchiha Hikaru."

To be honest, Hatake Sakumo could see how powerful those two men were from the last battle, and he would have no chance of winning even if he faced them.

Mitarai Shixiao was even more surprised and turned to look at her good friend Yuhi Shinku on the other side.

"Don't look at me, I'm here to deal with the Kirigakure ninja."

Yuhi Shinku also didn't want to fight against those Cloud Ninjas, mainly because they all had a certain resistance to illusions, and she would be at a disadvantage if she fought against them.

Moreover, his strongest illusion is limited by time, and has been seen through by the opponent, making him even more passive in the fight.

His mission this time was to target those Kirigakure ninjas. He was very good at using illusions against those ninjas, especially after obtaining the summoning beast.

"How much has his strength improved?"

Jiraiya asked with a complicated expression, he had a very deep karma with that brat.

My own strength has improved significantly in the past few months, so the little ghost's strength must have also improved a lot.

"If it explodes to the limit, it has already surpassed the concept of shadow level."

After thinking about it, Hatake Sakumo gave an evaluation.

"Surpassed Shadow!"

Several people were shocked, and Minato Namikaze, who had been standing behind the teacher, was hit hard.

I am the same age as that guy, but he is now stronger than the shadow. Even if I use fairy arts and the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox, I can only compete with the shadow.

How did that guy practice?
"That boy is not even fourteen years old, right?"

Yutarai Shixiao was the most surprised. Are young people nowadays so fierce?

"His various aspects are not exaggerated, especially the amount of chakra, but he cleverly combines all the power, and the power that bursts out is terrifying."

Hatake Sakumo was very clear about the boy's power. He could understand each of them individually, but when they were combined together it was extremely exaggerated.

Especially his physical fitness, which is the strongest he has ever seen, even stronger than Mighty Dai who has undergone twenty years of hard training.

"He is the type of ninja who specializes in close combat, especially swordsmanship. Although that type of specialization is easy to be targeted in the early stages, he has already come out of it. The only one of us here who can avoid it is Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique."

Yuhi Shinku agreed with this. That kind of speed was indeed difficult to avoid, and it was also difficult to hit with ninjutsu attacks. The opponent was immune to illusions, and even the Uchiha group was helpless against it.

Only Minato Namikaze, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, could avoid it, but he could only avoid it.

"The Nidaime's Flying Thunder God? To what extent has he mastered it?"

Hatake Sakumo asked. He had heard of the Flying Thunder God Technique of the Second Hokage, which was a very difficult to solve instant body movement technique.

If someone on their side mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, they would be much more proactive in the fight.

"I have already mastered the second stage of Flying Thunder God. I can attach the talisman to the kunai and throw it to move."

Namikaze Minato glanced at his teacher, and seeing the teacher nodded slightly, he told him about his progress in practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

He is indeed very suitable for the Flying Thunder God Technique. Not only does he have that rare spatial talent, but his reflexes are also very fast.

But the Flying Thunder God Technique is really difficult to practice, and up to now I have only barely learned the second stage, which is to make the Flying Thunder God Kunai assist in movement.

"Starting tomorrow, you will fight with me in actual combat and adapt to the fighting style of those men as quickly as possible."

Hatake Sakumo plans to train Namikaze Minato, which will allow them to gain some initiative on the battlefield.

"Thank you, Senior White Fang, for your cultivation!"

Namikaze Minato thanked him happily, which was exactly what he needed.

Last time in the Chunin Exam, he was put in a terrible state by that bastard's swordsmanship. Since then, he has been looking for people to help him adapt, but none of them have that pure swordsmanship style. Only Senior White Fang meets the requirements in this regard.

It’s just that Senior White Fang was very busy, and he was on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs, so I couldn’t go and ask for advice, but this time we just happened to meet.

"I will write to the teacher and propose it."

Jiraiya was also very happy about this, and nodded seriously, saying that he would ask the teacher to transfer the Night Dancer over.

He had some understanding of the Night Dancer. He was a strong man from the Moonlight Family and possessed a Kekkei Genkai, which made him very suitable for night combat. He could almost become completely invisible and was perfect for sneak attacks.

In addition, the Moonlight Family is also good at swordsmanship. Like the Hatake Family, they were transformed from a samurai family, and their swordsmanship inheritance is no worse than that of the Hatake Family.

Of course, that person's strength is still much inferior to that of Senior Bai Ya.

"The village has been hollowed out now. Our Konoha has fallen to this state."

Yutarai Zixiao sighed, feeling deeply worried and uneasy.

The pressure that Konoha was under during this Ninja World War was too great. If it weren't for its strong foundation, it would have been destroyed by the four major ninja villages long ago.

But the situation is not optimistic now. Can they really hold out until the end of the war?
"Be careful!"

Xihi Shinku reminded them seriously that some things cannot be said. They all knew that the formation of the Four Village Alliance originated from the Whirlpool Country War that year. It was the people of the Hokage faction who destroyed the Sand Village Ninja Army and the Rock Village Ninja Army, which completely angered the two major ninja villages.

With the help of the Hidden Cloud Village, a four-village alliance was formed, which has been targeting Konoha.

But this matter cannot be told, it is a taboo in the village.

Zilai said nothing, took out a piece of paper, quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the disciple behind him.

After taking it, Minato Namikaze walked out, preparing to use the Ninja Hawk to transmit it back to the village as soon as possible.

Since it is Senior White Fang's advice, it is best to listen to it, so as not to be passive in the war.

The letter was soon delivered to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who agreed after only a brief thought.

So many people have been sent out, one more Moonlight Xuanfeng won’t make a difference.

Moreover, the Eastern Front is really important, and there is an unexpected variable, that is, the disciple of the Third Raikage, Thunder God.

This was the first time that the Third Raikage accepted a disciple. I thought the old guy didn't plan to accept any more disciples.

It can be seen that the talent and qualifications of the Thunder God must be top-notch. The most important thing is that the Thunder God is not young, he looks to be around twenty years old, an adult ninja, and his strength must be even stronger.

At least better than that kid.

"That's all the information?"

After reading the intelligence information handed over by Mito Kado En, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not very satisfied. It was too little and did not contain any crucial information.

For example, it has neither the strength nor the means.

"He appeared suddenly, and he might be a talent secretly cultivated by the Third Raikage."

Mizuto Menen was helpless. The time was too short and he could not collect more information.

"We can only let Danzo think of a solution."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and decided to let the old man arrange the investigation.

The other party has a spy planted in the Hidden Cloud Village, and his status seems to be quite high, so he can obtain a lot of key information.

This time we must get the information about the Thunder God as soon as possible and get it before the war starts, so that Jiraiya can make arrangements.

The letter was quickly written and sent to Danzo Shimura via the Ninja Hawk.

"What does the teacher want us to do?"

Orochimaru on the side was curious, what did the teacher want to do?

"He's demonstrating his incompetence again."

After reading the contents of the letter, Danzo Shimura sneered and shattered the letter with wind-attribute chakra.

He knew a little bit of information about the Thunder God, which was delivered to him last time. However, the kid didn't know much. It was obvious that the Thunder God was a talent secretly cultivated by the Third Raikage, with a priority even higher than his son, and his qualifications must be top-notch.

The sudden appearance of this Thunder God made Hiruzen anxious, but he didn't intend to pay attention to it.

His old friend had been eyeing his trump card for a long time, and even asked Orochimaru to come and investigate. The less he used that trump card, the better, to avoid exposing his identity.

As for the safety of the eastern front, what does it have to do with me, Shimura Danzo?

Orochimaru didn't care and continued with the previous topic.

"The teacher has arranged Jiraiya and his men directly to the eastern battlefield. It seems that they are very wary of us. Master Danzo, your plan will be scrapped."

They had previously proposed to gather strong men to attack the Sand Village Ninja Army, relying on the numerical advantage of Kage-level strong men to defeat the Sand Village Ninja Army and retake the River Country front.

But the teacher refused, and the deeper meaning behind it made them think more.

"We have submitted a strategy to break the impasse, but Hiruzen rejected it. He will have to bear the pressure of the Daimyo Prefecture in the future."

Danzo Shimura is not in a hurry, as the Ninja World War still has a long way to go.

"It's good now. If the Ninja World War ended too early, we wouldn't be able to get those materials easily."

Orochimaru doesn't care about war. He has let go of everything in the past and only wants to explore the mystery of peak power.

The two continued to discuss for a while, and Orochimaru finally formed a seal to dissolve the shadow clone.

In a hidden underground experimental base, Orochimaru, who was doing the final adjustments to his new body, received the memories sent back by his shadow clone, but he didn't pay much attention to it and continued to examine the shota in front of him.

“What a perfect piece of work!”

After a while, all the inspections were completed, and Orochimaru was very satisfied looking at the shota in front of him.

His original plan was to wait until this body grew to adulthood before occupying it, but who would have thought that by transplanting Uchiha Mingjing's eyes onto it, and then nourishing and harmonizing it with the chakra of the Uzumaki ninja and the tailed beasts, it would actually merge smoothly.

The secret of this fusion was what he discovered during his last research on Uchiha Fugaku. As for the Tailed Beast Chakra, he secretly collected it on the battlefield in the Land of Grass. It was the chakra released by the Four-Tails Jinchūriki during the battle.

So far the effect is very ideal and my guess is correct.

At the same time, this body has reached the standard for invasion, and it is time to merge.

Without hesitation, Orochimaru took out a portion of Hashirama's cells and injected them into his own heart, which then circulated to the whole body through the blood in the heart.

After Hashirama's cells came into contact with the chakra, they began to rapidly erode and grow. Orochimaru's originally pale skin became even paler, and after a while, wooden thorns appeared on it.

But Orochimaru ignored the pain of his body being eroded and pierced, and tightly grasped the palms of the perfect body with both hands, forming two seals with it, and using the power of Hashirama's cells to connect himself to it.

This body cultivated with Hashirama's cells is too corrosive, especially after the integration of the first generation's chakra, the corrosiveness is further increased.

It is impossible to erode it by relying on the power of the curse, and it may even be swallowed up by it.

Therefore, the secret techniques he had studied before could not be used, so he chose reverse fusion and let this body devour itself.

Although it is the one being devoured, it can also be considered a kind of fusion. In this way, there is a degree of compatibility, and only then can one's soul be integrated into this body.

As the erosion of the cells continued to deepen, Orochimaru's entire body gradually turned into wood, and was then absorbed and integrated into the perfect body.

After devouring Orochimaru's entire body, that body also underwent some changes. It grew a little bigger, from a shota to a young boy. It also no longer had a lifeless feeling, but had a kind of vitality, and its heart beat even stronger.

After lying like this for an unknown amount of time, the boy's eyes suddenly opened, revealing a pair of golden snake pupils, which then transformed into two overlapping patterns of Mangekyō Sharingan. These were the same pair that Uchiha Mingjing had, and they had merged perfectly with this body, able to be controlled to open and close.

"There are still some flaws, but it's basically a success. The potential of this body far exceeds that of the previous one."

Sitting up, Orochimaru tried to refine the chakra, and the huge amount of chakra made him very satisfied.

"Wood Release·Wood Dragon Technique!"

He raised his hands and put them together, a huge amount of Wood Release chakra was injected into the ground, and a huge wooden dragon came out, breaking the laboratory where it was, and destroying the equipment inside.

Orochimaru didn't care about this and just focused on the wooden dragon.

“It will take some time to grow.”

The Wood Dragon Technique is the most powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu that this body can currently unleash; the even stronger Wood Man Technique cannot be unleashed yet.

After all, the body has not yet grown, and the size of the body seriously restricts the refinement of chakra. At the same time, this body has not been trained and strengthened.

However, this Wood Dragon Technique is very compatible with the Sage Mode of Ryuchidong.

After a while, he quickly entered the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, and purple eye shadow appeared on his eyelids.

With the injection of Senjutsu Wood Release chakra, the wooden dragon expanded and grew further, while also becoming harder and tougher, more flexible, and growing wooden scales, just like a real dragon.

"Perhaps this ninjutsu can be further developed."

Watching the changes in the Wood Dragon Technique, Orochimaru understood that this was the most suitable way to use the fairy chakra for this body. Even if he could use the Wood Man Technique in the future, it would be difficult to achieve this kind of fit.

And there is no need to limit yourself to human-shaped Wood Release creatures. Dragon-shaped ones are also not bad. As long as they are large enough, they can still display powerful combat power.

"I wonder if it can be integrated with the Eight-headed Technique."

Orochimaru suddenly thought of another forbidden technique, perhaps he could combine the two.

With this idea in mind, Orochimaru activated the power in his eyes, and the power of Susanoo quickly covered the wood dragon, and finally turned into a set of armor to protect it in all directions.

This is what he saw from the records. In the battle of the Valley of the End, Uchiha Madara put Susanoo on the Nine-Tails. He thought about it and felt that the Wood Release creation should also be able to work. Now he tried it and it worked.

"This is the power of the pinnacle of the ninja world!"

Looking at the huge Susaki dragon, Orochimaru was extremely intoxicated. After working hard for so long, he finally had the initial strength to reach the peak.

(End of this chapter)