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

Chapter 257: Additional Ninja Troops
"Sarutobi Hiruzen was dismissed as Hokage? Orochimaru became the Acting Hokage?"

The next day, Tamura Hao got the information from there. The main reason was that Orochimaru and others did not hide it and sent a message back to Konoha to publicize it openly. The whole Konoha knew about it. Orochimaru even had the magnanimity to send someone to inform the four-village coalition.

This operation was really beyond Tamura Hao's expectations, but after thinking about it carefully, Orochimaru is indeed the most suitable person to be the acting Hokage at this stage. He can ease the conflicts among the forces within Konoha and better unite them.

Moreover, when he saw Uchiha Fugaku, Senju Orange Water and Hyuga Hiashi joining forces, he guessed that something big would happen in Konoha.

“Are we putting too much pressure on us?”

The Third Raikage stroked his long beard, thinking that it might be because the pressure put on Konoha by the alliance of the four villages was too great, which caused those people to have an excessive sense of crisis and thus united.

"Isn't this better? Konoha is our enemy, and so are the other ninja villages. Moreover, our real goal is the next Ninja World War. The stronger the strength Konoha shows, the better the Four Village Alliance can last until the next Ninja World War."

Tamura Hao thought this was a good thing. Although he and the Third Raikage were very strong at this stage, the Hidden Cloud Village was still far behind and was not strong enough to swallow up the territory of the Land of Fire and compete with the other four major ninja villages.

We can only wait until the next Ninja World War, and then we will have to rely on the Four Village Alliance to make use of the other three Ninja Villages.

During the Third World War, they will further weaken the other three ninja villages and Konoha, and then it will be time for their Hidden Cloud Village to explode.

"It's true!"

The Third Raikage smiled. Although the plan was a bit sinister, it was indeed useful and most beneficial to their Hidden Cloud Village.

With Konoha in the front, they can better attract the attention of the other three major ninja villages. After their Hidden Cloud Village completes its arrangements and development, they can take action to clear everything.

"Can Konoha still withstand the pressure after the three wars?"

Yeyue Ai expressed concern for Konoha. According to their plan, they needed to advance steadily and take over the Fire Kingdom and the surrounding small countries first. The Earth Kingdom, the Wind Kingdom, and the Water Kingdom could only wait until later.

It is also difficult to completely destroy Konoha, not only because of the problem of Konoha’s own foundation, but also because of those ancient powerful people hidden in the dark.

That is the pinnacle of the ninja world. Compared to it, their Hidden Cloud Village is too weak.

Their Hidden Cloud Village needs to obtain the rich resources of the Land of Fire, especially population resources, so that they can further develop and grow, and then burst out after accumulating enough strength.

Therefore, the alliance of the four villages needs to be maintained, even if their Hidden Cloud Village occupies the Land of Fire and establishes the Ninja Country.

This requires a strong enemy to attract firepower, and Konoha is the only choice, but the question is, can Konoha take on this task?
"At least they have that potential."

Tamura Hao has great confidence in Lord Danzo. Lord Danzo has already embarked on the path of becoming an immortal or a god. As long as he obtains some Outer Path Demon Statues, he will be able to swallow the Black Lotus of Destruction and have further potential.

By then, if he swallows some of the tailed beasts, it should be no problem to create an incomplete Ten Tails like Uchiha Obito, and then he will be able to reach the level of Six Paths.

Even if it is just the entry stage, as long as one can condense the Truth-Seeking Jade, he will be able to crush the power of the current ninja world and it will be enough to put pressure on the three major ninja villages.

The Third Raikage nodded in agreement and immediately asked about another matter.

"How is the research on those eyes going? Can they master that kind of power?"

Although they took advantage of the surprise attack at the beginning and kept pressing on Otsutsuki Shari, not giving the opponent a chance to unleash his ultimate move, they had to admit that the opponent was very strong.

Those eyes and green chakra gave him a heavy pressure, obviously they were of a very high level.

It would be perfect if we could master this power.

“It has already merged with Samehada, but its compatibility with my body is limited. After all, we don’t have that kind of blood, so it’s difficult to control.

But it can be used as a trigger to guide the evolution of the Byakugan, provided that the Byakugan's purity is high enough."

Tamura Hao came up with an idea, which is to use it like a giant Rinnegan to guide other people's Byakugan to evolve into Rinnegan.

He has already chosen the candidate, that is Hyuga Hizashi's unborn child, Hyuga Neji. Hyuga Neji's talent is top-notch in the Hyuga clan. If he were not restricted by being a caged bird and his status as a branch family, his achievements would have been higher.

He is even the second strongest among the Twelve Young Warriors in the original work, after Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. If Sakura did not have the Yin Seal exploded, she would definitely be inferior to Hyuga Neji.

Of course, there are also the sisters Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Hanabi. Needless to say, Hyuga Hinata, the main family of the Otsutsuki on the moon calls her the Byakugan Princess, and she even drew out the chakra of Otsutsuki Hamura.

Hinata Hanabi's eyes were also awakened by Otsutsuki Toneri into the Samsara Eye, which is proof of her qualifications.

When I get the chance I will capture those two sisters.

"Forget about the current Hyuga clan members, it has to be the children born in our village."

The Third Raikage agreed with this proposal, but there were limitations. The candidate had to be someone who was truly integrated into their Hidden Cloud Village, and it would be best if he was born in the Hidden Cloud Village.

That's what a native Yunyin person should be!

There is no way. This power is too strong and must not be given to those with impure intentions. Otherwise, once they have any bad intentions, they will be in trouble.

"I think so too. Hizashi-kun's child is quite suitable. Although Hizashi-kun is from the Hyuga branch family, he is the legitimate son of the head of the main family and is a twin brother of Hyuga Hiashi.

Among the main Hyuga clan, the bloodline of the clan leader is the purest, and the Byakugan has the highest potential. The offspring born by Hiashi-kun will definitely not be bad."

This is the fundamental reason why Tamura Hao took a fancy to Hyuga Neji. In this ninja world, bloodline is more important, especially in the Otsutsuki system. Only those with good bloodline can have higher talents and achievements.

Hyuga Neji's bloodline is definitely not inferior to Hyuga Hanabi's. As long as the conditions are met, there will be no problem in awakening the Rinnegan.

"That kid can."

The Third Raikage had an impression of this, and in fact, a big part of the reason why he was able to persuade Hyuga Hizashi at the time was because he started with the fact that he was about to become a father.

Hyuga Hizashi experienced the persecution of the Hyuga family system and the bird in a cage, and he certainly didn't want this fate to happen to his children, so he came up with the original plan.

The subsequent plans were also going quite smoothly. After several months of guidance, more than half of the adult Hyuga women who were brought here at the beginning had successful blind dates in their Hidden Cloud Village. It is only a matter of time before they are completely integrated into the village.

"In addition, we have received news that the Senju clan has led the ninja army over there to the south, and it seems that they are planning to hold the final battle here."

Yeyue Ai revealed a new piece of information that she had just obtained from Huangtu, and that the Senju clan was really going to fight hard this time.

"The water source here is more abundant, which is more suitable for the use of Thousand Hand Ninja and Wood Release."

Tamura Hao thought there was nothing wrong with this. Konoha needed to gather its strength at this stage to prevent being defeated one by one.

Moreover, the grassroots strength of the Hokage faction had been almost wiped out in the previous two wars, and most of the Impure World Reincarnation army had been sealed. Sarutobi Hiruzen could not pose much of a threat at this stage.

In this case, Qianshou Chengshui and others will naturally gather their strength for a decisive battle.

"Where's Sarutobi Hiruzen? Can he still plan?"

The Third Raikage thought of the Third Hokage. He still wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to continue to be Hokage, so that he could continue to suppress the growth of Konoha's geniuses, or even kill them.

This is much easier and more efficient than their hard work in fighting Konoha.

"We must plan it out, and find a chance to severely injure Fugaku-kun and his men later, so that Sarutobi Hiruzen will have a chance to come out again and take back the position of Hokage.

Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen is now hiding in the dark, which makes him more suitable for planning and he can also practice more diligently to become stronger.

His strength is too far behind, he needs to be improved a little bit."

Tamura Hao also wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to continue to be Hokage, even if it meant earning less power of destiny for this.

"That old guy is probably already thinking about how to dig up graves and rob tombs."

Yeyue Ai sneered. He had already figured out Sarutobi Hiruzen's current methods, which were a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, the first generation cells and Impure World Reincarnation, and possibly some fairy techniques.

Among them, the one that can best enhance strength is the Impure World Reincarnation. It has the lowest cost and the fastest improvement. As long as there is the flesh and blood of a strong person as a medium, a powerful combat force can be quickly created.

The three of them continued to discuss a lot of issues before leaving. Tian Cun Hao did not forget to control Thor, who had been acting as the background, to walk out. Even Tian Cun Hao and Ye Yue Ai walked behind Thor, indicating that Thor was the main focus.

After finishing the discussion here, the Third Raikage went straight to the combat meeting room of Kikyoyama Castle. The Third Kazekage Ōnoki and the Third Mizukage had already arrived.

"Tsuchikage, we need enough troops to fight against the Senju Ninja Army heading south."

After nodding to the Third Raikage who had arrived, the Third Kazekage spoke first. He looked very tired as he had not slept well in the past few days.

The two wars caused heavy losses to the Sand Village, with more than five thousand ninjas killed and many injured.

Now that the Senju Ninja Army is heading south, the remaining Ninja Army alone is not enough to fight back.

"I will dispatch 5,000 elite troops."

Ohnoki did not procrastinate, as this was unavoidable. After all, the Senju Ninja Army had always been under the charge of their Iwagakure Village.

Now that they are heading south to attack, they in the Hidden Rock Village must send troops to respond, and they will have to pay the lion's share. However, this is also good for them, at least it has moved the battlefield here.

"Thank you!"

The Third Kazekage let out a long breath and immediately looked at the Third Raikage.

"Can the Hidden Cloud Village provide some support from the Ninja Army?"

The only villages that are still in relatively good condition are the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village. The Sand Village and the Mist Village have both experienced brutal wars and suffered heavy losses, making it difficult for them to form much military force.

We can only find a way to recruit people from the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village. The Tsuchikage has already agreed, and now it depends on the Kumogakure Village.

Although the support from the Hidden Cloud Village is already very strong, this is the current situation. They need more troops and strong people to compete with the united Konoha.

"We, the Hidden Cloud Village, can support three thousand ninja troops."

After thinking for a while, the Third Raikage gave the number of three thousand.

Only by having a group of our own people fighting here can we better protect ourselves and also deter Konoha.

Moreover, this war cannot be ended yet. It must be delayed for a while to allow the samurai legions controlled by the daimyo of the five major countries to fight and consume each other.

"Thank you!"

The Third Kazekage thanked him again with gratitude and then looked at the last Third Mizukage.

"Mizukage, we need a group of elites who are proficient in water-style ninjutsu to take advantage of the River Country and counter the water-style ninjutsu of the Senju clan."

The Land of Rivers is full of rivers, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of this.

Moreover, the Senju clan is also good at water jutsu, and its water jutsu can even compete with the Uchiha's fire jutsu. This is how the two clans fought during the Warring States Period.

If you don't find someone to restrict you, fighting the Thousand Hand Ninja here will be very passive.

"We from the Hidden Mist Village will send a thousand elite troops to support us."

After a moment of silence, the Third Mizukage stated that he would provide support with a thousand people, which was the limit of what they could dispatch at this stage.

"Thank you!"

The Third Kazekage still thanked him gratefully. He knew that the situation in the Hidden Mist Village was not much better than their Sunagakure Village, and that being able to send a thousand people to support them was already good enough.

"We have the manpower, but we don't have much of an advantage against the now united Konoha. What should we do next?"

Ōnoki had a worried look on his face. The united Konoha was really impossible to defeat, especially in terms of high-level combat power.

Even a powerful village like the Hidden Cloud Village would find it difficult to compete with it in this regard, mainly because the foundation left by the first Hokage is too profound. His own cellular bloodline alone is enough to allow Konoha to create too many powerful people.

At present, there are four powerful people in Konoha who possess the skill of Wood Release, namely Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru, Senju Orange and Uchiha Fugaku.

Moreover, these people are all equipped with the Mangekyō Sharingan. The combination of Wood Release and Mangekyō is simply unstoppable.

"Raikage, didn't you dig out Uchiha Fugaku's eyes? And the color of the Susanoo that Orochimaru put on the wooden dragon suit seems to be the same as the one on Uchiha Mingjing in the intelligence you gave me."

The Third Mizukage suddenly looked at the Third Raikage, and he was very confused about this.

Ōnoki and the Third Kazekage also felt that there was something wrong here.

“We did dig out Uchiha Fugaku’s eyes. The pattern of his eyes now is different from his previous ones. It is unclear how he obtained them.

As for Orochimaru's Mangekyō Sharingan, after that battle, someone sneaked in and stole Uchiha Meikyo's Mangekyō Sharingan. I think it was Orochimaru who did it.

The magic of Longdi Cave has a strong concealment ability and is extremely difficult to detect. Even though we made many arrangements, we were still defeated by the enemy."

The Third Raikage had a gloomy and cold expression, and even revealed a murderous aura.

Seeing this expression, the three of them understood that the loss of the Hidden Cloud Village at that time was probably not small, not just the loss of Uchiha Mingjing's Mangekyō Sharingan.

As for the magical information about Ryuchi Cave, they all knew that it did have a strong concealment ability that could block the perception of ninjas, so it was not surprising that they were able to sneak in.

"Aren't you going to put those kaleidoscopes to use?"

Ohnoki asked. He was quite envious of those Mangekyō Sharingan, and there were quite a few Mangekyō Sharingan seized from the Hidden Cloud Village.

Speaking of this, the Third Raikage rubbed his forehead in sorrow and explained, "It's not that easy. Without the Uchiha bloodline, it is impossible to control the closing of the Sharingan. It will continue to consume chakra, especially the Mangekyō Sharingan, which consumes more chakra. The use of the pupil technique inside consumes more than ten times that of the Uchiha ninja.

Especially when using Susanoo, it will drain the user's vitality. Even Uchiha rarely uses that kind of power.

Moreover, excessive use of the Mangekyō Sharingan will reduce vision, until blindness occurs. Back then, the Uchiha fought with us for so long, and the Mangekyō Sharingan was consumed a lot, resulting in poor vision.

Perhaps only when you reach the level of Uchiha Madara will you not have these side effects. The Tsuchikage seems to have fought with Uchiha Madara before and should have some knowledge of his eyes. "

Finally, the Third Raikage turned the topic to Ōnoki and asked him to testify for them.

"Uchiha Madara!"

When this name was mentioned, Ohnoki's expression became more solemn than ever before.

He and his teacher did fight against Uchiha Madara in the past, and Uchiha Madara even defeated them without using his full strength. The gap was huge.

The main reason was that the second generation teacher had not yet integrated the Dust Release at that time, and he was no match for Uchiha Madara relying solely on Earth Release Ninjutsu.

"Uchiha Madara is far more powerful than those people today. His eyes are also stronger than the current Mangekyō Sharingan, and perhaps even more advanced than the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Sharingan itself has the property of evolution, and we don’t know what its limit is. It is a very terrifying bloodline limit.”

He still remembered Uchiha Madara's strength clearly. In comparison, the Susanoo unleashed by Uchiha Fugaku and others was not even a little bit inferior to him.

Even the black Susanoo that his son reported last time, which suddenly captured the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, only met the standard in terms of size. He believed that it was definitely inferior to Uchiha Madara's in other aspects.

Uchiha Madara's Susanoo is condensed from pure Yin-Tun Chakra. That extreme Yin-Tun Chakra seems to have a suppressive effect on the chakra of others.

At the beginning, he felt that his chakra seemed to be stagnant and difficult to mobilize.

If the black Susanoo had reached the level of Uchiha Madara, the ultimate Yin-tun Chakra alone would be enough to cause the chakra of all the ninjas on the entire battlefield to stagnate. However, according to his son, there was no such feeling of oppression.

It is obviously not as good as Uchiha Madara's, and is still at the level of Mangekyo, at most it is a little bigger in size.

"It turns out there are so many restrictions. No wonder the Uchiha clan was suppressed by the Senju clan during the Warring States Period."

The Third Mizukage suddenly realized that he didn't know much about the Uchiha, let alone the secret of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Since the Kaleidoscope has a limit on the number of times it can be used, can we wear them down?"

The Third Kazekage had an idea to counter the Mangekyo's weaknesses.

If I can't beat you, I'll drag you to death.

Ōnoki and the Third Mizukage were very interested. If there were no Mangekyō, those people would undoubtedly be much easier to deal with.

"I'm afraid not. Judging from the strength and form of Orochimaru's Susanoo burst, he has obviously found a way to repair his Mangekyō. The bursts of the others are also very strong."

The Third Raikage shook his head in denial. He knew this because the cells of the First Hokage contained a power that could repair the damage to the Mangekyo and even restore the pupil power.

Konoha had discovered this as early as the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, so at this stage, those people are all equipped with Wood Release and Mangekyō.

"Can we just do it bit by bit?"

The Third Kazekage was very unwilling to give in. If they continued to fight like this, the damage to the village would be even greater.

Ohnoki was also very unwilling. After all, he would dispatch 5,000 ninja troops this time. The losses would certainly be huge, and they might even have to fight here.

"We have no choice but to fight. Even if we can't destroy Konoha this time, we have to weaken it greatly. Otherwise, with Konoha's strength, it will recover quickly and even become stronger, with more people like those people appearing.

We can only practice honestly, but they can quickly improve through those shortcuts. In the future, we cannot compete with Konoha."

Showing a helpless and bitter expression, the Third Raikage said that he had no choice but to fight.

(End of this chapter)