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

Chapter 226 Cultivating White Zetsu
Not to mention the gains of the four villages, on the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen and others were taken back to the camp by flying ninja beasts, but what they saw was a mess. The entire camp was destroyed, there was no one in sight, and even no corpses could be seen.

This scene made several people's faces change slightly. After Yutarai Zixiao, who had the ability to perceive, confirmed that there was no one in the camp and the surroundings, he landed to check and search.

"There is no body left, not even a trace of blood. It doesn't look like it was done by Shimura."

Several people searched for a while but found nothing. This was very wrong.

Even if the coalition forces of the four villages sent people to attack and kill, it would be impossible for them to do it so cleanly without leaving any bloodstains. This is more like destroying the body and covering up all traces.

"Who?"

Yutarai Zixiao, who had been resting and on guard outside the camp, suddenly looked towards the woods ahead and heard some noise.

"Lord Mitarai Shixiao, it's us."

Three figures jumped out from the woods, they were Nara Shikaku and his two companions.

"You guys went to the battlefield?"

After confirming the identities of the three people, Yutarai Zixiao had some guesses.

"We just watched from a distance and didn't get close."

Nara Shikaku replied, his eyes falling towards the camp.

Previously, he wanted to obtain more intelligence about the four-village coalition, so he persuaded two teammates to follow them and observe from a distance. They were also shocked by the brutality of the battle.

But what's going on in this camp?

There are still hundreds of wounded soldiers guarding the camp. How could the camp become like this?

Could it be that the four-village coalition still has the spare capacity to arrange manpower for a surprise attack?

"What's going on at the camp?"

Qiu Daodingzuo looked at the ruined camp in shock. It was fine when he left, so why did it become like this when he came back?

"It's a good thing you followed me to the battlefield, otherwise you would have died if you stayed in the camp."

With a sigh, Yutarai Zixiao couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

This defeat is just the beginning. The following wars will become more brutal. If things go wrong, Konoha and even the Land of Fire may be destroyed, and these people will naturally not escape the fate of dying in battle.

I don’t care about it, but Hongdou is still young and has a bright future.

"The four-village coalition has gone too far!"

Yamanaka Haiyi looked at the ruined camp, his eyes turned red and he was very angry.

"It may not be done by the four-village coalition."

Yutarashi Zixiao shook his head slightly, he also noticed something was wrong.

"Not necessarily?"

Akimichi Chouza and Yamanaka Inoichi were stunned and didn't understand what this meant.

"Zuo Ding, Haiyi, you stay here to help Lord Zixiao guard the outside. I'll go in and take a look."

Nara Shikaku seemed to understand something. He stopped his teammates who wanted to ask more questions and asked them to stay to take care of Mitarai Shishao while he walked into the camp.

"Listen more to that kid Lu Jiu in the future. Don't ask too many questions or say too much about certain things. It won't do any harm to you and your family."

Yutarai Zixiao gave a reminder and then continued to be alert to the surroundings.

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza nodded as if they understood what he was saying, and then they began to be on guard in the surroundings.

Nara Shikaku, who entered the camp to observe, soon met up with Namikaze Minato. To be more precise, it was Namikaze Minato who came to him on his own initiative.

"I'm so glad you're okay, Shikaku!"

Minato Namikaze was so happy that he wanted to cry when he finally saw a living person in the camp. This battle had put too much pressure on him. Many familiar people had died, and they couldn't even collect the bodies.

"I and Hai Yi Ding Zuo followed them to the battlefield and observed from afar. Unexpectedly, we escaped."

Nara Shikaku looked at everything around him, feeling terrified but also relieved.

"Can you guess who did this?
Minato Namikaze asked angrily, hating the murderer who destroyed the camp.

You have to know that those who were left behind were all injured, and some were even in a coma, but now they are all gone.

This practice has seriously crossed the bottom line.

"There are three possibilities. Either it was someone in the village, or it was done by the coalition of four villages. They wanted to make us suspicious of the inside and disrupt our own position, or there was a third party involved."

After a moment of silence, Nara Shikaku stated three possibilities, but he couldn't judge what they were specifically. The other party was too cruel and left nothing behind.

But none of this matters because they have new troubles.

Although the four-village coalition won a tragic victory in this battle, it was a victory after all, and the village was no longer able to retake the peninsula.

The previous conquest of the north by the Hidden Cloud Village and the Land of Lightning was only the beginning. Now that the Hidden Mist Village has successfully occupied the southern peninsula, the nature of this Ninja World War will completely change.

This is no longer just a war in the ninja world, but a war between countries, which will be even more cruel and brutal.

"Minato, grow up quickly, the future of the village needs you."

After saying this in a low voice, Nara Shikaku turned and left. He needed to think about more things.

He is very optimistic about Minato Namikaze, and his father is also optimistic about him. It can be said that he has unlimited potential and has the hope of becoming a super strong man like the first Hokage.

Only Minato can put an end to the chaos within the village, otherwise if this continues the entire Konoha will be destroyed by those people.

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen, after confirming that there were no survivors and no clues in the camp, ordered to use the flying ninja beasts to return to the village.

There is no value or foundation for them to stay here any longer, and everyone is injured and in very bad condition. Even though Tsunade's medical ninjutsu is top-notch, it is not omnipotent. They need to return to the village as soon as possible to receive further treatment.

After returning to the village, Tsunade used the equipment of the village hospital to conduct a detailed examination of the few people except Sarutobi Hiruzen, and further treated their injuries.

Orochimaru also came to help, mainly to study Jiraiya's body.

Although it was previously understood that one could obtain that kind of bloodline limit with the help of transplanted limbs, it was only theoretical. Jiraiya was the first successful case and was very worthy of research.

Tsunade ignored this, used medical ninjutsu to deeply repair Jiraiya's injuries, and then turned and left.

"Tsunade!"

Jiraiya opened his mouth to say something, but Tsunade ignored him and walked out of the ward.

She didn't want to talk to anyone now, and she even came to participate in the war for the sake of the village.

"Stop yelling, she won't pay any attention to you, a fool, unless the teacher dies."

Orochimaru, who was shaving his legs, glanced at him with disdain. In his opinion, he was just a fool, and a greedy fool at that.

If you don't want to give up anything, you will end up losing everything.

"Orochimaru, you've changed too."

Jiraiya glared over and could feel a huge change in this teammate.

This made him very worried, as he felt that this close friend seemed to be getting further and further away from him.

As for the matter between Tsunade and her teacher, he had nothing to say. One was the person he liked, and the other was the mentor who taught him skills. How could he choose?
"Some changes have taken place, but you, a fool, are the only one who hasn't changed. I envy you sometimes."

Orochimaru was quite impressed by this. Both he and Tsunade were constantly changing, but this idiot was the only one who remained the same as before.

But he only feels envious sometimes. He will continue to pursue his own truth and will not stop.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? You're not going to chop off my legs and slice them for research?"

Suddenly, he saw Orochimaru taking out a shining scalpel, and Jiraiya was so surprised that he almost jumped up from the bed.

What does this bastard want to do?
"Don't move. I'm just taking some cells from different parts for comparative research."

Orochimaru looked calm, he attached great importance to this material.

"Just taking some cells?"

Jiraiya heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his legs were not going to be chopped off.

"It includes skin cells, muscle cells, nerve cells, periosteum cells, bone marrow cells, and some bones. It will be a little painful at best, but there won't be any problem."

As he cut off a small piece of skin cells, Orochimaru talked about the cells he wanted to extract.

"And bones and marrow?"

Jiraiya's face turned green, you might as well cut off my legs.

"It just hurts a little, it will pass if you bear with it."

After further extracting a small piece of muscle cells, Orochimaru took out a latest model electric drill with a 20-centimeter-long thin drill bit specially used for drilling bones.

"Wait, aren't you going to give me some anesthesia?"

Seeing that Orochimaru was about to start drilling, Jiraiya was even more horrified.

"Anesthetics can affect those cells and therefore my observations."

Orochimaru's expression remained calm. In his eyes, Jiraiya was just a piece of material, no different from the corpses he had dissected before.

"We are friends who grew up together. How can you be so cruel and cold to me?" Jiraiya said, "Don't you have any humanity at all?"

"You talk too much nonsense."

Orochimaru became a little impatient, and several long snakes sprang out from his sleeves, wrapped around Jiraiya's body and tied it up, then forcibly drilled holes in it to extract his bone marrow and bones.

"what!"

The screams like a pig being slaughtered suddenly rang out in the hospital, making everyone shiver.

After getting the cell sample, Orochimaru walked out of the room with satisfaction, leaving Jiraiya who looked like he had been beaten to a pulp.

Without any delay, while the cells were still warm... no, still very active, we went to the hospital's medical laboratory to observe and study them with the help of the equipment inside.

"You also transplanted my grandfather's cells?"

Tsunade appeared beside him at some point and questioned him coldly.

"You can say that."

Orochimaru did not deny that he could deceive others, but he could never deceive Tsunade.

"The bodies of my great grandfather, second grandfather and grandmother were stolen. Was it Shimura Danzo who did it?"

His expression became even colder. The clan had long discovered that the bodies of the three elders had been stolen, and had been investigating secretly, but without much success. They could not determine who did it for the time being.

But there are only a few people who are capable and motivated, and among them, Danzo Shimura is the most suspicious.

Orochimaru has been following Danzo Shimura in recent years, so he might know something.

“I don’t know. Shimura Danzo has an independent experimental project that prevents anyone from approaching. I tried several times but couldn’t get in.

However, I have tried to reincarnate the Shodaime, but failed. I suspect that someone has already reincarnated him and sealed him away. You will definitely meet again in the future."

Orochimaru revealed a piece of information. Although he was not very interested in Impure World Reincarnation, he really wanted to study the first generation Hokage, but unfortunately he was not able to do it.

As for the experimental project on Danzo Shimura's side, it was heavily guarded and also specifically targeted at me, so there was no way to sneak in.

Tsunade didn't say anything else, turned around and left with a cold face.

She didn't care much about Orochimaru's research on her great-grandfather's cells. After all, the cells he could obtain were the ones that her second grandfather had researched and sealed.

What made her angry was that someone had desecrated the bodies of her great-grandfather and the others, and even stolen the entire bodies, which now disturbed their souls even more.

How abominable!

"Teacher, could it be you?"

Watching his good friend leave, Orochimaru thought of that teacher.

Danzo Shimura didn't seem to be very interested in Impure World Reincarnation. On the contrary, the teacher kept staring at him and urged him several times, which made him even more suspicious.

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also receiving examination and treatment in the hospital, but he sent out a shadow clone to the basement below his house where there were layers of barriers.

He raised his hand, formed a seal, and slapped the ground with his last palm. A coffin rose up, and inside it was Uzumaki Ashina, who had controlled the sneak attack on Yukari last time and unsealed and sealed the Four-Tails.

At that time, he was not only targeting the Four-Tails, but also the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. He controlled Uzumaki Ashina and took some blood with his ninja sword.

A carrier that had been prepared long ago was extracted from another place, and the Impure World Reincarnation technique was performed using blood as a medium, and finally Zi was resurrected.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

When he opened his eyes and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen opposite him, Zi roared in anger. It turned out that this damn old guy was plotting against him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's shadow clone ignored Yukari's anger and used the Mangekyō pupil power that his original body had shared before to forcibly control Yukari's body, gradually condensing a small ball of scarlet chakra.

Looking at that small ball of scarlet chakra, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt better.

Even though the Four-Tails was unsealed and released before, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki had been working with the power of the Four-Tails for so long that there would be some residual power in his body.

According to the research data left by the second generation teacher, the Four-Tails possesses high-intensity Lava Release, and perhaps it can use this chakra to obtain Lava Release.

Of course, he couldn't afford it as he was currently integrating the Dust Release, but he could keep it for his son Shinnosuke.

He already had a plan to rescue Shinnosuke and even had a detailed understanding of his situation. In this regard, the Impure World Reincarnation was indeed very useful, as even the dead could not be kept secret.

After sealing the small ball of Four-Tails' chakra, Sarutobi Hiruzen sealed up Yukiya in a coffin.

Although Shizukuri lost the Four-Tails, he is still a Kage-level warrior. Coupled with the infinite chakra from the Impure World Reincarnation, his explosive power is not bad.

"The black Susanoo who suddenly attacked and captured the Three-Tails was most likely Danzo, so who was the one who took the Four-Tails?"

Thinking about the mysterious man who stole the Four-Tails, he didn't even see the other person's figure, he only knew that the other person could use Wood Release.

After thinking for a long time and still unable to make up his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only go about his business.

Since the first plan failed, we can only start the second plan and let the daimyo ascend to heaven as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the daimyo's order is issued, we will be in trouble.

Not to mention how busy Sarutobi Hiruzen was, on the other side, White Zetsu Afei happily returned to the base with the clay pot ninja tool that sealed the Four-Tails, woke up the sleeping Uchiha Madara, and took credit like a 200-pound child.

"Four tails!"

Looking at the pottery jar in front of him, Uchiha Madara was very surprised. He didn't expect that such a stupid thing could snatch the Four-Tails.

Although there was an element of trickery involved, the four-tailed beast was indeed brought back.

"A Fei, you did a great job!"

Uchiha Madara was generous with his praise; this unsuccessful experiment brought him surprises.

"Can you tell me what it feels like to have a bowel movement?"

Ah Fei asked excitedly, they were all very curious about this.

This is what distinguishes them from normal humans.

"cannot!"

His old face darkened and Uchiha Madara decisively refused to answer such a childish and stupid question.

Immediately, without paying any attention to the lost Ah Fei and the other White Zetsu around him, he stood up, grabbed the pottery jar and threw it directly into the mouth of the Outer Path Golem.

Although he no longer has the Rinnegan, he still retains some pupil power in his body and can still control the Outer Path Demon Statue.

The Outer Path Demon Statue's suppression of the tailed beasts was absolute. The Four-Tails, which was sealed in the ninja tool, hadn't even realized what was happening before its own chakra was being madly drained, and no matter how it struggled, it was useless.

Not long after, the Four-Tails' chakra was completely devoured by the Outer Path Statue. The Outer Path Statue itself became more active, and supplied more chakra to Uchiha Madara, which improved his physical condition.

“Although the order is not right, it has been restored to some extent.”

Feeling the changes in the Outer Path Statue, Uchiha Madara was very satisfied.

The Outer Path Demon Statue is very powerful, but it is difficult to activate without chakra. If you really want to activate it forcibly, you have to consume your own chakra. Even Uchiha Madara does not have the confidence to drive it.

Now, with the chakra replenishment of the Four-Tails, it has initially acquired the ability to move and at least has the combat power of a tailed beast.

"Haven't you found the two mysterious men who fought in the Valley of the End yet?"

After feeling the power of the Outer Path Demon Statue, Uchiha Madara asked another question.

"No, the ninja world is too big, the other party deliberately hides and it is difficult for us to find them, and my spore clone is too weak."

Bai Zetsu said with embarrassment, saying that it was too difficult and there was really no way to find it.

Uchiha Madara fell into deep thought. He knew that White Zetsu was right. It was too difficult to find two people who were deliberately hiding in such a big ninja world, and they were two strong men at the level of Hashirama.

He needs more eyes and ears, namely White Zetsu.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at the Outer Path Golem that had recovered a little. Perhaps he could use the Outer Path Golem to further cultivate White Zetsu, the more the better.

The White Zetsu he has now are the ones he cultivated with the help of the Outer Path Golem's vitality, but the Outer Path Golem's power was too little before, so he couldn't cultivate too many.

And now with the injection of the Four Tails, the power that can be mobilized is much greater, coupled with its own recovery ability, it is enough to cultivate a large number of White Zetsu.

"Wood Release: Divine Tree!"

He did it as soon as he thought of it. Uchiha Madara clasped his hands together and performed Wood Release using the Outer Path Demon Statue as the foundation. Thick tree roots quickly grew and spread.

Bai Zetsu cooperated with the spore technique, and a hundred thousand spores extended out and parasitized on the roots of the trees, forming cocoons for gestation.

Spores are just a weakened form of Zetsu. Even if they absorb enough chakra to grow, it is difficult for them to have much combat power, especially wisdom. After all, that kind of product has no soul.

However, these spores are just a cover. The real target of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu is the ancient White Zetsu in the Outer Path Golem.

"Don't take any more risks. You need to lie low now."

Uchiha Madara, who was exhausted, gave some instructions and then continued to sleep.

His current physical condition is too bad. The battle with Hashirama that year had caused his body to be severely overdrawn. After that, he had been fighting against the living cells of Hashirama, which further overdrawn his body.

In addition, due to his old age, even with the support of the Outer Path Golem, it is still difficult for him to unleash too much power.

If you want to truly return to your peak state, you need a mature Rinnegan and a mature carrier.

Reversing life and death is against the will of heaven and is not easy to accomplish, especially when resurrecting an existence of one's own level, and to resurrect to the peak state.

I estimate that even if Hashirama was at his peak, he would have to exchange his life for another if he transplanted his own Rinnegan and performed the Rinnegan Technique.

(End of this chapter)