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

Chapter 279 Firmly Supporting Sarutobi Hiruzen
In order to express his welcome to Hatake Sakumo, the Third Raikage held a small banquet. Not many people attended, but they were all high-ranking figures in the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Congratulations to Senior Sakumo for escaping from the cage and gaining a new life."

Tamura Hao, who was sitting next to Hatake Sakumo, toasted him with a glass of juice. He had been plotting against this person before, but he didn't expect that his wife and children would come to him before he could really make a move.

He no longer cared about the bond between Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito. After knowing that the appearance of Uchiha Obito's Kamui Eye Technique was not simple, he understood that Hatake Kakashi's influence on Uchiha Obito's path was not necessary.

Without Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito will still awaken the Kamui and become the key piece to defeat Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in the Fourth World War.

"Have you been plotting against me for a long time?"

Hatake Sakumo drank the sake in the cup depressedly, realizing that he had been plotted against.

"Lord Dodai has made detailed plans for all those who can be won over. He originally wanted to wait until after this battle when Sarutobi Hiruzen and his men attacked you, and then recruit you over.

Including the precious sword that was given away when asking for advice on swordsmanship and the Yin Seal that was given in the Land of Hot Water, they were just preparations to further enhance the strength of the predecessors, making Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others even more wary.

It is also a preparation to ask the seniors not to kill the ninjas of our Hidden Cloud Village on the battlefield, so that they will not be hated by the ninjas in the village after they come here.

I just didn't expect such a change to happen, but it saved us a lot of trouble."

Tamura Hao did not deny it, and decisively put the blame on Lord Tutai, saying that everything was planned by Lord Tutai and it was all Lord Tutai's credit.

"Your assistant Raikage is truly the wisest man in the ninja world. His plans are so profound."

The corner of his eye twitched, and although Hatake Sakumo was depressed, he was convinced.

However, Hatake Sakumo's sigh made the Third Raikage and others twitch their eyes, especially when they thought of Dodai's bounty that soared year by year, they didn't know what to say.

In this war, their Hidden Cloud Village suffered the least losses and also gained the most. After this, Dodai's bounty will definitely increase a lot.

It would be fine if it was worthy of the name, but Tutai is just a scapegoat, which is really a shame.

Of course, it is not without benefits to Tutai. Nowadays, Tutai’s reputation in the village is higher than Yingdu, and he is an idol to many people. When he walks on the street, many girls will come up to him and ask for his autograph.

"I can't attack my former companions unless they call me first."

After a moment of silence, Hatake Sakumo made a request.

There is nothing wrong with joining the Hidden Cloud Village, but he cannot take action against the people of Konoha. This goes against his bottom line.

Of course, it is not absolute. He just won't take the initiative to target his former colleagues. If they attack him, he will have no choice but to draw his sword.

Since you have chosen to join the Hidden Cloud Village, you naturally have to show enough attitude.

"no problem."

The Third Raikage agreed, saying that it was nothing.

Their target is the entire ninja world, and even the entire world. There will be many enemies in the future.

Moreover, Hatake Sakumo has great potential. Once he practices many of their village's secret techniques and even develops the ability to quickly escape, his strength will definitely not be inferior to his own. Their Hidden Cloud Village will have an additional top powerhouse.

Such a strong man is naturally not used to deal with those small characters in Konoha.

"By the way, this knife is very suitable for you, Senior."

Tamura Hao handed over the Kusanagi Sword Thunder Blade that he had brought with him earlier. After returning to the spiritual world, he brought this sword with him.

This is his modification of the Kusanagi sword Thunder Blade. The original Thunder Blade was a long straight-bladed sword. He added a slight curvature to the blade, which made it more conducive to chopping and cutting. The Hatake sword technique is mainly based on chopping and slashing.

"Qiang!"

"Good knife!"

Hatake Sakumo did not refuse. He took the long sword, pulled it out, and injected chakra into the blade. The silky and smooth feeling made him applaud.

"There is still one last step left for this knife. We will start to finish it after Senior returns to the village with us."

This sword is still a semi-finished product and lacks a compatible sword spirit. This requires Hatake Sakumo to go to Turtle Island, use the real waterfall there to cut off the dark side, and then seal the core of the dark side into the blade, so that he can become one with the sword.

"Ok!"

Hatake Sakumo did not ask about the specific situation, but he couldn't help but sigh at the magnanimity of the Hidden Cloud Village. No wonder so many people became true Hidden Cloud Village after joining it.

Even Tsunade and the surviving Nawaki defected to the Hidden Cloud Village, and even went to the clan's territory with their clansmen to seek refuge.

Everyone ate, drank and chatted, and the dinner lasted until late at night.

The next day, the Third Raikage brought Tamura Hao to a stone house built using earth escape technique.

Kikyoyama Castle has been completely destroyed, the mountain was almost collapsed, and all the buildings were reduced to ruins. Now everyone lives in simple stone houses built by the Iwagakure ninjas.

The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki was already waiting inside, as well as Rasa, who had just succeeded as the Fourth Kazekage, and the Fourth Mizukage Terumi Kyou.

Tamura Hao took another look at Mei Qiong, because according to the information, this person has a daughter named Terumi Mei.

In addition, each of the three also brought an assistant. Behind Luo Sha stood Chiyo, behind Ohnoki stood Huang Tu, and behind Terumi Yui stood Yuanshi.

"Let's talk about how to sign this armistice agreement."

After the Third Raikage sat down, Ōnoki spoke first and signaled everyone to speak. The purpose of this gathering was to discuss the armistice agreement to be signed with Konoha.

A ceasefire is necessary. This Ninja World War was too brutal. The five major ninja villages suffered heavy losses. Even the Hidden Cloud Village had many injured and many of them had missing limbs. Such injuries were equivalent to being disabled.

But the terms of the armistice agreement need to be carefully negotiated.

"Konoha must hand over the tailed beast that was taken away."

Terumi Kyon said angrily that this time the losses of their Kirigakure were too great, and it was unknown how long it would take for them to recover.

The most important thing is the lack of high-end power, which is difficult to make up for. At present, we can only think of a way with the tailed beasts. The three-tailed beast that was taken away by Konoha must be taken back.

"I also want to take back the Four-Tails that was taken away by Sarutobi Hiruzen, but they will definitely not hand it over. Moreover, Uchiha Fugaku and Senju Orange Water, who possessed the Seven-Tails and the Eight-Tails, escaped. Shimura Danzo, who took the Three-Tails, also ran away. Sarutobi Hiruzen has no ability to command those three."

Ōnoki was also very annoyed, but he knew that there was no way to force Konoha to hand it over, mainly because Konoha still maintained sufficient high-end power, especially that Minato Namikaze.

Konoha's losses this time are even greater, and they will definitely not hand over the tailed beasts they have obtained. This is a big difficulty.

"Raikage, Konoha seems to have used a sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan to split the Nine-Tails into two, creating two Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, and even possessing that kind of powerful power. Can this sealing technique be used for trading?"

After Luo Sha exchanged a few words in a low voice with Chiyo behind him, he opened his mouth to ask.

Their Sand Village is also in urgent need of a Kage-level strongman. One person alone is not enough. The One-Tail Jinchuriki is getting old, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to suppress the One-Tail.

Although they cut off the tail and limbs of the One-Tail to create separate Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, it also made the One-Tail more violent and it kept making trouble.

In order to maintain the seal, the Jinchūriki can only continuously refine chakra for blessing. Over time, the body will inevitably become depleted and the lifespan will continue to shorten.

He hoped to weaken it further without killing any of them.

At the same time, he was envious of the power displayed by Minato Namikaze and wanted to try it.

Ohnoki and Terumi Kyon also wanted to try it, especially Ohnoki. Although his Dust Release was extremely powerful, its consumption was terrifying. He had to calculate carefully every time he used it, which was very embarrassing.

If you can become a tailed beast jinchūriki, or even gain power like Minato Namikaze, you can use Dust Release at will.

"That forbidden technique!"

The Third Raikage had a solemn expression on his face, and immediately glanced at his disciple behind him.

Seeing the teacher's look, Tamura Hao began to explain: "That is the forbidden technique of the Uzumaki clan, the Shiki Fuujin, which can summon the god of death to seize the souls of others. It can be regarded as a special kind of spiritualism.

Before his death, Uzumaki Mito performed the forbidden technique to extract the Nine-Tails' soul and sealed it with its body in Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kyuubi respectively, thus creating two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

But that requires a Kage-level strongman to perform, and in the end his own soul will be taken away by the god of death. It is a forbidden technique that is used to cause mutual destruction.

Moreover, it is very difficult to control the god of death to seal the extracted souls separately. Only a strong person like Uzumaki Mito can do it.

However, we also have a forbidden technique that can deprive the enemy of their soul, the Yellow Springs Turn Technique, which can transfer the enemy's soul from the body into a barrier. But this forbidden technique is also very dangerous, and it is difficult for the caster's soul to return to the body.

In order to extract the soul of the tailed beast, at least ten jonin must work together to perform the technique."

Revealing the existence of the Yomiuri Turn Technique, which was performed by the Four Sound Ninjas during the Fourth War, they forcibly brought the souls of Nara Shikamaru and the other three into the barrier.

"Ten jonin!" Several people fell into deep thought. This price was not small, but it was not unacceptable.

Complete jonin must not be sacrificed, but this battle has caused many disabled ninjas, so we can start making arrangements.

Thinking of this, after some discussion, several people finally decided to purchase this forbidden technique.

The Third Raikage would certainly not refuse such a deal.

Although the three major ninja villages suffered heavy losses in this Ninja World War, they still have a lot of good things in their hands.

Next, everyone had a detailed discussion on the armistice agreement, formulated some conditions, and finally talked about planning for the next Ninja World War.

"Konoha must be destroyed. It's too dangerous to keep it alive."

Ōnoki became increasingly wary and even fearful of Konoha.

Through this Ninja World War, they deeply realized the strength of Konoha. If it weren't for the internal discord within Konoha, their four major ninja villages combined would never be a match for the other side.

Even the Hidden Cloud Village, the strongest of their four major ninja villages, is far inferior to Konoha. It is truly too terrifying and must be destroyed.

If we can’t do it in this Ninja World War, we must accomplish it in the next one.

"The one who poses the greatest threat to us right now is Namikaze Minato. His Flying Thunder God Technique plus the Tailed Beasts are almost unstoppable. Even if we have targeted sealing techniques and barriers, it is difficult to completely resist them.

If Minato Namikaze is not eliminated, Konoha will not be destroyed."

Rasa was most afraid of Minato Namikaze. He had noticed Minato Namikaze during the Chunin Exam. At that time, he was only afraid of the other party's talent in learning the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. But who would have thought that he would become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in the blink of an eye and possess such terrifying strength.

Even the equally talented Hao Tamura cannot compare to him in this regard.

The combination of Flying Thunder God Jutsu and Tailed Beast Ball is simply unstoppable.

Not to mention that according to the information of this battle, Namikaze Minato also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and a bloodline elimination, which was even more deadly.

Looking at the worried and fearful people, Tamura Hao could understand that the Tailed Beast Ball was just like the nuclear bomb in his previous life. The nuclear bomb itself was very cruel, and coupled with a teleportation service, it was so terrifying that anyone would be scared if they faced it.

"Space ninjutsu itself is unsolvable, and we can't think of a solution."

The Third Raikage also showed a sad expression. He wanted to see these people being so fearful of Konoha.

Flying Thunder God is not really unsolvable, because it still requires a technique as a medium. Even if Namikaze Minato has a similar eye technique to assist as Uchiha Hikaru, it still requires a medium. At most, it can be a little more obscure and free.

The Flying Thunder God Technique can be restricted by simply destroying the medium or isolating the perception of the medium.

Even more violent ones can distort or vibrate the space, which can also limit the use of Flying Thunder God Technique.

There are many ways, so Minato Namikaze is not a big threat to them.

Of course, this cannot be said out loud. What the Hidden Cloud Village wants to do is to shape Konoha into the public enemy of the four-village alliance. The existence of Minato Namikaze is a good external pressure.

"Can Haojun's speed also not limit Minato Namikaze?"

Luo Sha looked at Tamura Hao. Although he had been in the mountain city dealing with Uchiha Fugaku and his three companions in the previous battle, he also knew this man's battle record and that it was the other party who had pinned down Namakaze Minato.

“That’s not called restriction, I used Jiraiya to restrain him.

The Flying Thunder God Technique itself has already exceeded the definition of speed. No matter how fast I am, I can't be faster than the Flying Thunder God Technique. In the previous confrontations, it was always Namikaze Minato who took the lead, and I could only passively fight back. "

Tamura Hao showed a helpless expression, his spatial ability was indeed very frustrating.

"Can't Miss Guang be restrained?"

Terumi Kyon mentioned Uchiha Hikaru, who was also a strong man who used space-based means.

“His talent in space is slightly inferior to that of Minato Namikaze, so even though I was much stronger than Minato Namikaze before, I still couldn’t catch him, and the gap in talent became larger and larger as time went on.

The light has reached its peak, but Minato Namikaze still has a lot of potential to be tapped."

Shaking his head slightly, Tamura Hao knew very well what Guang's spatial talent was. It was essentially stealing from Senju Tobirama.

Even Tobirama Senju himself is not as good as Minato Namikaze in spatial talent, let alone the innate power stolen through a heart.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have gotten rid of him at all costs."

With his fists clenched tightly, Luo Sha was very unwilling, and his murderous intent towards Namikaze Minato became stronger and stronger.

"With a figure like Minato Namikaze in Konoha, it's probably impossible for us to destroy him. His schemes are too ruthless."

Ohnoki couldn't help but sigh at Uzumaki Mito's schemes again. The First Ninja World War was ended by that person who visited their four major ninja villages. Now in the Second Ninja World War, they still have to worry about the backup plans left by the other party.

He is truly a person who came from the Warring States Period.

"Those people in Konoha are all trouble. They left too many tricks behind."

Terumi Kyon couldn't help but sigh and complain, none of those people in Konoha were easy to deal with. The first Hokage left his own cells, allowing Konoha to create many powerful Wood Release masters today, and the woodman technique is almost rampant.

The second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, left behind the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and Impure World Reincarnation, both of which are very unstoppable powers.

Uzumaki Mito created an invincible Namikaze Minato, who was enough to intimidate other ninja villages and forcibly extend the life of Konoha.

In comparison, their four major ninja villages are much worse and are not at the same level at all.

"We need to continue suppressing Konoha. We cannot let them develop recklessly. We also need to maintain the alliance of the four villages."

The Third Raikage spoke up and stated that the Four Village Alliance must be maintained.

None of them can fight against Konoha alone, and they may even be destroyed in an instant. Only by uniting can they compete with Konoha.

The three shadows had no objection to this, and this must be maintained.

"I don't know which side will start the war next time. I hope it won't be Konoha."

Terumi Kyon was worried about this. If Konoha started the war, it would mean that they were prepared, which would not be a good thing for them.

Everyone's faces turned solemn; that was the last thing they wanted to see.

"If possible, I hope that everyone can join our Hidden Cloud Village in supporting Sarutobi Hiruzen. Only when he sits in that position can he best restrict the development of Konoha."

The Third Raikage made a proposal at the right time, expressing his willingness to support Sarutobi Hiruzen to secure the position of Hokage. This was also the reason why he was the first to stand up and join forces with Sarutobi Hiruzen on the battlefield.

"He is indeed a good Hokage, a good Hokage for us."

Oonoki was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

The main reason why they were able to tie with Konoha in this Ninja World War was due to the scheming of Sarutobi Hiruzen and others, who successively crippled the Uzushiogakure Village and the Uchiha clan. The Senju ninja in the previous battle was destroyed by the Impure World Army controlled by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, the conflicts within Konoha have not been resolved yet. Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku and Senju Orange Water are still alive.

As long as these internal conflicts exist, Konoha will not be able to truly unite, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is the core of the conflict.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen deserves the title of the strongest Hokage in history!"

Rasa also agreed. The first and second Hokage brought Konoha to its peak during their reigns. Even Orochimaru, who served as the acting Hokage before, raised the strength of Konoha's strong men by at least one level.

Only during the reign of the Third Hokage did Konoha's overall strength decline instead of increase, and they even overtly or covertly betrayed their own people.

The damage caused to Konoha by Sarutobi Hiruzen and his people was greater than that caused by the four major ninja villages combined. He deserves the title of the strongest Hokage.

"Konoha should not have a Yondaime anymore."

Terumi Yui also expressed her support, saying that the Third Hokage was enough for Konoha, and there was no need for a Fourth or Fifth Hokage, and especially Minato Namikaze should not be allowed to become the Fourth Hokage.

Konoha can only be the Konoha of the Third Hokage, and as for the Hokage, their four major ninja villages only recognize Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"In this way, some conditions can be appropriately lowered when the armistice agreement is signed next."

Ohnoki also saw the long-term benefits and decided to consolidate Sarutobi Hiruzen's status and position in Konoha, which would be much better than taking more benefits from Konoha.

It would have been even more perfect if Sarutobi Hiruzen could have killed Namikaze Minato.

(End of this chapter)