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

Chapter 224 Death Gate Showdown
The Daimyo of the Fire Country was very angry and gave a direct death order to Sarutobi Hiruzen, ordering him to go into battle personally and destroy the Hidden Mist Village's conspiracy against the peninsula.

If you can't do that, don't be the Hokage.

If it were any other period, Sarutobi Hiruzen could have used the art of words to deceive and ease the situation, or even acted tougher.

But the current situation is very bad. If I can't handle it, I will really be driven out of office.

At least the Senju faction will be happy to support the daimyo's order, and the half-crippled Uchiha will definitely take the opportunity to retaliate.

That was not the situation he wanted to see, so he had to fight in person, but he made a secret move before leaving.

"Father, go and secretly contact the daimyo's third son. We can help him take the throne and become the new daimyo of the Land of Fire."

In the basement, Sarutobi Hiruzen finished examining Hashirama's face and Mangekyō Sharingan on his chest, and suddenly said something to his father.

He must be prepared for the consequences. If the war fails, he can only take radical measures.

The daimyo can influence the inheritance of the position of Hokage in the village, and conversely, Konoha can also influence the inheritance of the position of daimyo.

Although there will be many consequences of doing so, I won't care about that when it really comes to that.

"Don't you want me to follow you?"

Sarutobi Sasuke was very worried. This battle was destined to be cruel and the chances of winning were not high. The best result would be a tragic victory.

"No, I can handle it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head slightly. It was more important for his father to keep an eye on the daimyo's third son, as that was their only way of retreat.

Otherwise, once he loses the position of Hokage, many subsequent plans will be difficult to carry out.

"Do you want to use the Impure World Reincarnation?"

Sarutobi Sasuke asked, still very worried.

"Just use Uzumaki Ashina-senpai's. I will try to see if I can capture the Four-Tails."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had long been eyeing the Four-Tails. According to the information obtained from the Second Tsuchikage, the power of Dust Release was enormous, but the consumption was also terrifying.

Although he possesses chakra qualifications of all attributes, his chakra amount is relatively average, far from comparable to that of the Uzumaki clan.

He needs a huge source of chakra to assist himself, and the Four-Tails is the best choice. It just so happens that their Sarutobi clan has been with the monkey clan for generations, so they should be able to use this to persuade the Four-Tails. If that doesn't work, they can use the Mangekyō.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stayed in the village for a few days, made many arrangements, and waited for Tsunade and Orochimaru to arrive before heading to the southeast front together.

Naturally, he would not go to the battlefield alone, so he sent orders for Tsunade and Orochimaru to come and assist.

However, Tsunade and Orochimaru were both silent and seemed very depressed along the way.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had nothing to say about this. After all, Nawaki was Tsunade's younger brother and Orochimaru's disciple, and their relationship was special.

Even though he did it perfectly, he also let his father erase all traces of the past.

But for some people, no evidence is needed, just suspicion is enough.

The three of them traveled quickly and silently and finally arrived at the front line.

"teacher!"

Jiraiya was surprised and happy to see his teacher arrive, but also relieved.

He has been having a hard time these days, and the situation here is completely beyond his control. It's great that the teacher is here.

"Orochimaru! Tsunade!"

He immediately turned his gaze to his two teammates, but unfortunately got no response.

Tsunade didn't even look at Jiraiya, and walked straight into the camp to find the injured ninjas for treatment.

Orochimaru didn't leave, but he didn't say anything either.

The reason why he came here in person was mainly because he was interested in the white eyes of the Hyuga branch family.

In such a brutal war, it is reasonable to lose a few pairs of Byakugan and a few Hyuga ninjas.

"Take me to the combat meeting room and call all the jonin on the front lines to come to the meeting."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke in a swift and decisive manner, ordering to hold a combat meeting immediately, agree on an attack tactic, and then start the war right away.

Can't wait any longer.

"Teacher, please follow me."

Jiraiya's face became serious and he led the way.

The information that Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two had arrived at the front line was quickly discovered by the four-village coalition forces, mainly because the three did not hide their whereabouts and entered the camp openly.

Not to mention that there is a clone of Black Zetsu and many White Zetsu watching here, and Black Zetsu has been keeping an eye on Sarutobi Hiruzen for a long time and knows more.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen dares to think so!"

Tamura Hao smiled. Sarutobi Hiruzen had a nice idea.

"Do you want to stop it?"

The Black Zetsu clone asked.

"Of course we have to stop him. Only a weak Sarutobi Hiruzen can suppress Konoha's more talented and powerful people."

Tamura Hao would never let Sarutobi Hiruzen obtain the Four-Tails. He could tolerate Sarutobi Hiruzen fusing with the Dust Release, but he would never allow him to become the Jinchūriki of the Tailed Beast.

Otherwise, once the huge amount of chakra of the tailed beasts is combined with the Dust Release, the strength will not be as simple as one plus one.

"The Kage is the ceiling of a ninja village. He determines the highest limit of the ninja village. Once someone exceeds this limit, they will inevitably be targeted, especially in a situation like Konoha."

He understood this kind of thing very well. In his previous life, there was a saying that meant "one's achievements surpass his master's".

In the ancient feudal dynasties of the past, why did some emperors kill their meritorious officials and high-ranking officials in their later years? It was because they were afraid that the new emperor would not be able to suppress them and thus cause chaos.

Some emperors even killed people during their heyday, the most famous of which are Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Both of them are relatively weak, so we have to kill them.

Of course, there are also those people who are asking for death and crossing the bottom line, and they can only die.

However, all these show that the emperor is the ceiling of the country, and the emperor's ability and prestige depend on the level of performance of his subjects.

For example, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who unified the country, did not need to rely on killing his subjects to stabilize his rule. At most he imposed some restrictions.

This principle also applies to the world of Naruto. If Sarutobi Hiruzen had the same strength as Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, he would not have done those messy things.

After all, people are forced to do things.

"But we can take advantage of this. The death of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki will surely further anger the Iwagakure Village. We can take advantage of this opportunity to capture the four tails."

Tamura Hao also wants to obtain the tailed beast, or collect the chakra of the tailed beast, so that he can further improve the Ten Tails.

We have now obtained the body parts of the Two-Tail, Seven-Tail, Eight-Tail and Nine-Tail, and there is a small Three-Tail that can be cultivated, as well as the tails of the three Aoki.

Since Lord Danzo has set his eyes on the Three-Tails and asked me, Tamura Hitoshi, to make arrangements, I naturally have to demonstrate my abilities and make arrangements beautifully.

Only in this way can we gain more trust from Lord Danzo, and then, under the guidance of me, Tamura Hiten, we will embark on the path of unification against the enemies of the entire ninja world and become the supreme Immortal Emperor.

The remaining ones are one, four, five and six, and the next target is four.

"Who will the Four Tails be given to?"

Black Zetsu asked, since the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was going to die, then he had to find a new home for the Four-Tails.

"How about letting the four-tailed fox go home early?"

I thought of the Outer Path Demon Statue at the Senile Spots place. That thing is very short of energy now. Replenishing it can make Senile Spots and the future Uzumaki Nagato stronger, which will facilitate their plans.

"That's fine. I'll take this opportunity to guide Uchiha Madara to train White Zetsu and transfer out all the White Zetsu that my mother made back then."

After thinking about it, Black Zetsu also had some ideas.

There are too few White Zetsu nowadays, and he needs more. It would be more convenient to do things only if he could bring out all the White Zetsu army that his mother created back then.

"What's the current situation of the Otsutsuki who was captured by Danzo-sama?"

Then he asked Lord Danzo, and Lord Danzo also had to give him a warning.

"Using her eggs and combining the blood of Kaguya and Hinata, two fetuses are being conceived."

The Black Zetsu clone replied that he had summarized the intelligence before coming here and knew every aspect very well.

"Find an opportunity to guide the Otsutsuki relic over. Master Danzo's ambition must be controlled."

Tamura Hao doesn't want Lord Danzo to become Hokage too early, as that would not be in line with his own plans for Konoha.

Only by maintaining the current status of F4 can they better suppress Konoha, which is much more efficient than fighting hard outside.

In the future, Senior Sakumo will still need Sarutobi Hiruzen to help with planning.

Moreover, Lord Danzo’s strength is a little too strong now, so he needs to find someone to balance him out to prevent him from becoming too powerful.

As the saying goes, build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king, if Danzo wants to achieve great things, he must be patient. "This is not difficult, you just have to do it perfectly and not leave any traces."

Hei Zetsu understood that this needed to be arranged slowly and without leaving any traces so as not to arouse the suspicion of Yuyi Yumura.

After continuing to communicate and discuss for a while, Black Zetsu's clone sank into the ground and left.

Although he became much busier after having this younger brother, he felt fulfilled and had more hope in his heart.

"There aren't many people who can be chess players in this chess game of the ninja world."

Shaking the black liquid in the goblet, Tian Cun Hao took a sip, then frowned, poured a piece of ice from the thermos next to him into the goblet, shook it, took another sip, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Happy water tastes best with ice."

After finishing his ice cola, Tamura Hao thought about another thing.

"I wonder if the Eight Gates Ninjutsu Formation that Might is wearing can reach the level of the future Might Guy."

Since Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Might Guy here, he must have decided to let him open the Death Gate.

However, Tamura Hao thinks that Might Guy's Death Gate should be worse than Might Guy's.

First of all, Might Guy's training method is better and he has fewer hidden injuries. Secondly, Might Guy was older during the Fourth World War than Might Guy is now, and he had been training for a longer time.

Might Guy's limit is Night Guy. Might Guy should be able to use Evening Elephant now, but I don't know how many times he can use Evening Elephant.

The attack method of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu has been the air cannon since Chao Kongque. The only difference is that the explosive power and speed are stronger. It is a very pure physical technique.

"With my current physical fitness, I should be able to withstand the explosion of the Eight Gates Ninjutsu Formation."

Raising his hand and clenching his fist, Tamura Hao wanted to experience the power of the Eight Gates Formation and use it to explore the deeper mysteries of the body, especially the effect of chakra on the body.

The Eight Gates Formation is an ultimate way for chakra to amplify the body, and the amplification effect far exceeds the activation of chakra on the body.

Whether it is the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Super Strength Technique, or the Sage Mode, they all enhance the activation of the body, and the enhancement of strength and speed is only secondary.

The Eight Gates is a pure enhancement of strength and speed, and it is an extreme enhancement.

At this stage, he has encountered a bottleneck in this regard. Unless he experiences the power of the Eight Gates Formation once, it will be difficult for him to make any further progress.

Even if he has a golden finger, the power of the golden finger is limited. It cannot create something out of nothing. For some things, he still needs to find a basis. The experience of the Eight Gates Formation is very necessary.

Moreover, opening the Death Gate does not necessarily mean death. Uzumaki Naruto used the power of Yang to save Might Guy, who opened the Death Gate and burned to the extreme.

The foundation he possesses is not bad either. Not only is his physical fitness stronger than Might Guy, his vitality is also stronger. He also has the Juubi and Kaguya-hime as his foundation, and then there are the two Mangekyō eye techniques to protect his life, and Izanagi.

There are so many methods that are enough for you to try them yourself.

After making a decision, Tamura Hao left the camp and went out to sea to find a suitable deserted island as the location for the final battle with Might Dai.

It was not a blind search. As a peninsula country, the Uzumaki clan was very familiar with the surrounding waters and had detailed nautical charts, which recorded many islands. He wanted to find a suitable one and then leave the coordinates of the space gate.

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen was very decisive. He waited until a sunny day and then gave the order to set off.

There was no way out. The daimyo gave a time limit. If the coalition of four villages could not be defeated within ten days, he would order the removal of his title of Hokage.

Eight days have passed now and the task must be completed as soon as possible.

"Dai, your first priority is to eliminate the Thunder God. He is the biggest threat to us. He killed two thousand of our compatriots last time. He must be eliminated first.

Next are Tamura Hao and Uchiha Hikaru. Your target in this battle is these three. For Konoha, you must accomplish this."

Arriving at the fortifications built by the Hidden Mist Village, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Might Guy a final warning.

"I understand, Hokage-sama."

Might Dai nodded solemnly. Although he didn't want to be an enemy of the young friend, let alone kill him, this was an order, and it was also for the safety of Konoha.

However, the pair of short crutches could not be used. He could not use the weapons given by his close friend to fight against him. This was his principle and his youth.

"The target has been locked, and they are all gathering there."

At this time, a Hyuga ninja reported, and other perceptive ninjas also expressed their confirmation one after another.

"Open the door!"

After getting the confirmation, Might Guy didn't hesitate at all. He opened the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates in one breath, and then tapped his chest with his thumb. Chakra rushed in and opened the Death Gate in his heart.

In an instant, the blue steam turned into blood red. It was the steam formed by the evaporation of blood. Chakra flowed in the body at an unimaginable speed, and the life force of the whole body was stimulated.

The violent air wave hit everyone on the sidelines and caused them to retreat continuously, all of them extremely shocked.

"This is the ultimate power of the Eight Gates!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened. He knew that the Eight Gates would be very powerful when fully activated, but he never expected it to be so powerful. It was completely different from the previous Shocking Gate.

I'm afraid my lava giant can be blown up with just one punch.

"It's an amazing power, but it's a pity that it's only a short bloom."

Orochimaru was also amazed, it was so powerful, but it was a pity that it was only a momentary burst and did not match what he was looking for.

On the other side, Tsunade, who was carrying a giant sword, was also shocked, but felt more regretful.

The reason why the Death Gate is called the Death Gate is because it is the door of death. Once it is opened, death is inevitable.

Mighty Dai's life has entered the countdown, and he won't last much longer.

Might Dai also knew that he could not hold on for much longer. After he initially adapted to the severe pain, his body turned into a ray of blood and rushed towards the people on the top of the fortifications in front of him. He first aimed at a burly young man with blond hair, who was his primary target, Thor.

After looking at Thor, Yagura and others jumped away decisively. A shadow clone of Tamura Hao also jumped away, leaving only the Thor clone standing there waiting for Might Dai's arrival.

But Thor's clone was not idle either. He swung Thor's hammer quickly, and strong golden lightning burst out from his body. It was very dazzling, covering the slowly expanding space gate behind him.

"Speed!"

Although Might Dai was confused, he didn't think too much about it and punched out while rushing forward.

A cylindrical air cannon blasted out and collided with Thor's hammer swung by Thor, and the golden and black lightning on it were quickly dissipated by it.

But the air cannon is not chakra after all, and the lightning escape cannot restrain it. In addition, the force it carries is too terrifying. After a moment of stalemate, the hammer of Thor was pressed back and hit the god of thunder, knocking him flying backwards.

Might Dai pursued the opponent, but the dazzling electric light prevented him from discovering the space gate in the first place, and the extremely fast speed also prevented him from reacting in the first place.

By the time he realized something was wrong, he had already arrived in an unfamiliar place.

It was a very small island, with a diameter of only a hundred meters, and more like a large reef.

At this moment, Tian Cun Hao was standing on the top of the reef, holding an authentic long sword, his skin as red as blood.

That's right, he had already activated the Eight Gates Formation at the same time as Might Guy, and had been adapting to the sudden increase in power and pain.

"Hao Jun?"

Might Dai was puzzled. Why was Haojun here?
“I originally planned to use the Space Pupil Technique to place Uncle Dai on the sea, and then come back to collect his body after his life was burned out.

But that would undoubtedly be an insult to Uncle Dai’s youth and an insult to our friendship.

It just so happens that we didn’t have enough fun in the last Chunin Exam, so why not put an end to it today.”

Tamura Hao spoke, his eyes showing a strong desire to fight.

Such a strong man who is only good at physical skills is rare, and I must give him a good fight today.

"Hao Jun also opened the Death Gate?"

After a moment of silence, Might Dai asked, noticing that something was wrong with the boy's physical state.

"Well, it's really painful when it's just turned on, but it's a huge improvement."

Nodding, Tian Cun Hao held the knife with both hands, with the blade upside down on the side. Golden electric light flashed on the blade, and its strength was greatly improved.

"Your youth really burns more fiercely and purely than mine! But for Konoha, I will not hold back. Please stay alive!"

Might Dai said seriously, then leaped forward and punched out.

"Speed!"

"Heaven-cutting sword technique!"

The sturdy air cannon was fired, and at the same time, Tamura Hao also swung his sword. The combination of powerful force and super fast speed, without any fancy special effects, was able to cut the domineering air cannon in half.

"Second speed!"

Might Dai didn't stop at all and continued to punch, faster and stronger, and the air cannon he fired became more and more powerful.

But as a price, the skin on his arm was torn, a bloody mist burst out, and cracks appeared on the bones of his arm.

"Knife twenty-one!"

Tamura Hao swung his sword rapidly, and with the enhancement of the Eight Gates Ninjutsu Formation, he slashed out twenty-one times in an instant. This was a super upgraded version of the previous eight-sword flash, and it was even more powerful.

(End of this chapter)