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

Chapter 287 Master and Disciple Meet

As the Dust Escape barrier dissipated, three figures appeared inside. There was an invisible shield outside the three people, and it was that shield that blocked the decomposition power of Dust Escape.

"Sure enough, the effect of decomposing energy is much worse."

Orochimaru saw that it was a magnetic shield, and it was a bloodline elimination level of magnetism, or a fusion of magnetic field and magnetic force.

The power of Dust Release is very strong, but it is more targeted at matter. It can destroy the molecular structure of matter and reduce it to the most basic atoms.

But it is not very strong against energy because energy does not have a molecular structure.

"Watergate!"

Orochimaru looked at the sandstorm that was overwhelming and realized how difficult it was to deal with this force, so he signaled to Minato Namikaze.

Namikaze Minato understood, left behind a shadow clone and headed for the center of Loulan, intending to destroy the dragon vein.

This was a plan they had made long ago. They originally wanted to kill the strong men from the Sand Village, and it would be best if they could kill the Fourth Kazekage.

But the one who came now was a strong man from the Hidden Cloud Village, especially the guy who restrained himself. The Hidden Cloud Village was also good at sealing techniques, so the success rate of setting a trap here to kill the other party was not high.

Moreover, the Thunder God is so powerful that we can only destroy the dragon vein first.

But before Minato Namikaze could sneak into the dragon vein, a huge amount of Wood Release chakra burst out, and countless tree roots broke out of the ground, turning Loulan into a forest in an instant and completely blocking the entrance to the dragon vein.

Countless trees swept towards Minato Namikaze, and countless pollens were scattered.

He condensed a lightsaber in his hand, extended it and swung it quickly, trying to create a passage and force his way in, but the growth rate of the trees was much faster than the speed of cutting them.

The cut trees quickly connected with the parts on the ground and continued to kill Minato Namikaze.

Seeing this scene, Minato Namikaze decisively used the Rasengan, and it was a light-style Rasengan.

The golden Rasengan was pushed downward and spun rapidly, crushing all nearby trees and achieving a balance with the growth rate of the trees.

But it is just a balance, and it is still unable to break through, let alone destroy the dragon vein.

Moreover, the dense tree roots also left him no space to use his pupil technique and the Flying Thunder God Technique to break in.

"Minato-kun, don't waste your energy. You are just an assassin-type ninja. Frontal assault is not your forte."

With a flash of silver light, Tamura Hao carried Sarah, who was still struggling and kicking, over, holding a brand new long sword in his hand, called Zanka Tachi, a famous sword with fire attributes.

"As expected, you from the Hidden Cloud Village have also mastered Wood Release."

His figure moved to the side, and Minato Namikaze's expression became even more solemn.

Although I had read the intelligence at the beginning and knew that Senju Nawaki was not dead, the range of this Wood Release was really exaggerated now. This was the real Wood Release he had mastered.

"Wood Release is the power of our Senju. You just stole it."

At this time, a figure emerged from a tree. It was the young version of Rope Tree.

"The Rope Tree!"

Looking at the young man's fairly familiar face, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but recall the boy who fought side by side with him in the Chunin Exam. Unfortunately, they became enemies when they met again.

"Take her away so I can have some fun with Minato-kun."

Tamura Hao threw the still restless girl towards the rope tree, ready to play with Namikaze Minato.

This is one of the few opponents he recognizes, and also a very difficult opponent to kill.

"boom!"

"what!"

The girl fell against the thick tree and was in so much pain that tears almost came out. Then she glared at someone angrily.

"No, women are too troublesome. You can take care of them yourself. I'm going to go see Orochimaru-sensei."

The dodging rope tree decisively refused, then merged its body into the tree and left.

He sensed the chakra of Orochimaru, and although it felt strange, it should be correct.

I haven't seen you for a few years and I miss you so much.

Just at this moment, a golden light flashed, and Minato Namikaze appeared beside Sarah, slashing down with the lightsaber in his hand.

The situation is now very clear. It is almost impossible to go underground and destroy the dragon vein. The only option is to implement the second plan and kill the Queen of Loulan who can control the dragon vein.

Without the assistance of the Queen of Loulan, even if the Hidden Cloud Village has better abilities, it will never be able to obtain the power of the dragon veins.

Although it was wrong to attack such an innocent person, for the sake of the village, for Kyuubin, for Sensei Jiraiya, and for everyone, he had no choice.

But before the lightsaber could cut off the girl's head, Namikaze Minato had to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to retreat to his original position.

"How did your speed increase so much?"

Namikaze Minato stared at Tamura Hao who appeared next to the girl. The other party's speed was far beyond his expectations.

Although he had tried his best to overestimate the opponent's speed, he still underestimated it a little.

"Minato-kun, you have indeed fallen as well."

Tamura Hao made a disappointed expression, as if he disagreed with Minato Namikaze's unscrupulous approach.

As for speed, his training over the past five years was not in vain. Not only did he enable his immortal body to reach the envisioned minor success level, he also kept the eight gates permanently open, forming a cycle of the Eight Gates Ninjutsu Formation in his body.

In addition to this, he has developed and improved his light escape technique. With the support of many aspects, his maximum burst speed has reached ten times the speed of sound, but he only used eight times the speed of sound just now.

However, even at eight times the speed of sound, Minato Namikaze easily dodged it.

Not only is the spell cast fast enough, but the speed itself has also increased. Apparently, the light escape has also been perfected, which can increase one's own speed.

But it is definitely not as good as his own. Namikaze Minato's light escape was determined to be inclined towards attack from the beginning. Even if the changes in the properties of the three attributes of wind, fire and thunder were later integrated into it to improve it, the blessing effect is not as good as Tamura Hao's main speed burst.

Of course, the attack power of light escape in the ninja world is stronger. In this regard, Tamura Hao cannot compare to Namikaze Minato's lightsaber in terms of the attack power of light escape alone.

But if he integrates the sword intent into the light chakra to form a light blade, he will be able to match it, not to mention that his light chakra is also perfectly integrated with natural energy.

This is also something that Minato Namikaze cannot do, because Minato Namikaze needs to activate the Nine-Tails Chakra mode to bless himself, and the Nine-Tails Chakra mode and the Sage Mode cannot coexist, unless it is the more perfect Kurama mode.

It seems that Minato Namikaze has not yet fooled the Nine-Tails.

"You want to kill me!"

Sarah just reacted at this time and stared at Minato Namikaze in a daze.

A year ago, Minato Namikaze came to their place and stayed for a while. She had a good impression of this older brother and even developed some feelings for him.

Although the other person left, she still cares about him in her heart.

But today, not only did he discover that his mother's disappearance and even death were related to the other party, but now he wants to kill him.

Why is this happening?

"Minato, you focus on dealing with him, I'll dig the passage."

At this time, a golden figure came running quickly, shouted to Minato Namikaze, and condensed a huge Rasengan and rushed towards the entrance of the dragon vein. The trees were quickly crushed wherever it passed.

Although this Rasengan does not incorporate the chakra of Light Release, it is equally powerful because it has incorporated the chakra of the Nine-Tails. In particular, its size is many times larger than the one that Minato Namikaze had made before.

That’s right, the person who came was Uzumaki Kyupin. As a ninja of the Uzumaki clan, Uzumaki Kyupin’s chakra amount was far greater than that of Namikaze Minato.

Especially after the transplant of the first generation cell heart and the stimulation of the Nine-Tails Chakra, the bloodline talent was fully developed, and the chakra was extremely terrifying, no less than the chakra of the Yang Nine-Tails in the body.

Such a terrifying amount of chakra can be fused with all of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and can mobilize more fused chakra.

Looking at his girlfriend who was struggling with Wood Release over there, Namakaze Minato pursed his lips and said nothing, then flashed towards Tamura Hao and Sarah.

Tamura Hao carried Sarah on his shoulders again, wielded the sword with one hand, and calmly resisted Minato Namikaze's attacks.

As he evolved the light escape technique into a light blade form, he was able to control it to offset the attack of Minato Namikaze's lightsaber, instead of just being able to dodge like last time.

Not to mention the two people who were engaged in another speed duel here, on the other side, Rope Tree came to Orochimaru and others.

Thunder God Black Zetsu has been wielding Thor's hammer and Storm Axe to attack Orochimaru and others, suppressing them by himself. Even if Orochimaru unleashes a nine-diamond blockade attack, it is cut off again and again by Storm Axe.

"Teacher Orochimaru, long time no see!"

Sheng Shu came to the edge of the battlefield and locked his eyes on the figure through the dim sand.

Orochimaru didn't seem surprised to hear the familiar name, and he jumped away from Jiraiya and the others, leaving the battlefield to meet Nawaki.

Thunder God Black ignored this and stepped up his attack on Jiraiya and the others. "Nawoki, you've grown a lot taller. You've become an adult now."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Orochimaru was very pleased.

He still attached great importance to this only student and was sad for a long time when he heard the news of Sheng Shu's death.

However, when Rope Tree appeared in the Senju clan's territory in Konoha, he realized that this disciple should not have died completely, but was secretly preserved by the Senju clan.

The news of death was announced only for the purpose of better protection to prevent someone from killing him again.

"You are already twenty years old, so you are naturally an adult."

Shengshu scratched his head and smiled brightly.

He had no resentment towards this teacher. This teacher taught him a lot back then, and the teacher did not participate in what happened back then, and was not even aware of it, so it was not the teacher's fault.

"You use Wood Release very well. As expected, you have awakened it on your own. It is much stronger than those of us who steal it."

Looking at the trees surging around him, Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh.

After developing the first generation clone to a certain level, he realized the problem. Even if his body and soul were completely integrated into it, he could not perfectly control the Wood Release.

Not only does it consume more energy, but it is also not as flexible and adaptable to control as the first generation in the records.

This is after integrating the first generation chakra provided by Hao Jun. In comparison, the wood escape techniques of Senju Orange Water and Uchiha Fugaku are even more rigid and lack vitality.

According to records, the First Generation's Wood Release was truly like a living thing, and even without the chakra, it could remotely control the battle. Even without the chakra, it could still turn into a tree and grow normally.

Just like the Death Forest outside the village, it was created by the First Generation using the Tree World Descent, and those trees are still growing now.

It was because he realized that he could not develop the power of Wood Release to its limit that he decisively abandoned that body. In the end, he just wanted to burst it to the limit to see how far he could reach.

Unfortunately, it became a joke as Haojun saw through the flaw and easily cracked it.

The Wood Release used by Nawaki now has a kind of vitality that he does not possess. It is real life, not the creation of ninjutsu.

This has gone beyond the scope of ninjutsu and is also the special feature of Wood Release.

"Wood Release has many key factors. It is far from being as simple as others think."

As Rope Tree spoke, he controlled the Wood Release to form a set of tables and chairs for the house, as well as a set of wooden tea sets.

The house and the wood-style trees around it block the wind and sand outside, creating a small quiet area.

Orochimaru walked into the wooden house and sat opposite it naturally, not worrying that Rope Tree would attack him.

Not to mention the relationship between them as master and disciple, just considering the relationship with Tsunade, Nawaki would not attack him.

"Wood Release is indeed not that simple. It is not only the fusion of the three attributes of water, earth and yang, but also the bloodline factor of the Senju family. This is the most important thing."

After taking a sip of tea, Orochimaru told his findings on Wood Release research.

Although Wood Release is claimed to be a bloodline limit formed by the fusion of water and earth attributes, it actually also contains the fusion of Yang Release, so it is no exaggeration to say that it is a bloodline elimination.

In addition to the chakra attributes, there is also the reason of the Thousand Hands bloodline. The Thousand Hands bloodline seems to inherit the core power of Wood Release. As long as a way is found to stimulate it, it can be integrated into Wood Release.

The first generation found that method, and then gained the power of Wood Release, which was able to suppress even strong men like Uchiha Madara.

"Did Orochimaru-sensei cultivate a body using my grandmother's cells?"

Rope Tree looked at the teacher in front of him curiously. Although his appearance remained the same, he could clearly sense the chakra. It was definitely his grandmother's chakra, and it dominated the position.

"Mito-sama's cells are very powerful, and he developed the Uzumaki bloodline to its fullest potential. Add to that the chakra he gave me, and I have the perfect body I have now."

As Orochimaru spoke, he withdrew his transformation jutsu, revealing the appearance of a female body that was 90% similar to Uzumaki Mito.

"The teacher's ninja spirit is beyond my reach."

Looking at the familiar face in front of him, Sheng Shu was impressed.

This teacher truly gave up everything in order to explore power.

"Does your Sharingan activate on its own?"

Orochimaru looked into the eyes of the disciple opposite him. Although there seemed to be no change, he could feel the power in them.

I feel that it is very different from the Sharingan's eye power. It doesn't have that cold and evil feeling, but it is definitely not wrong in essence.

"Well, although the potential is not as good as Uchiha's, it can be nurtured and improved by using Yin Release Chakra.

This is the opposite of the Uchiha's way of improvement. The Uchiha ninja improves the Yin attribute by improving the Sharingan, which is a shortcut. We need to practice in reverse, which makes improvement more difficult."

Nodding, Nawaki said as he manifested his three-magatama Sharingan.

He started much later than Kushina and Vanilla, and so far he has only upgraded his Sharingan to the level of three magatama, which is still a long way from the Mangekyō.

"Can it evolve into a kaleidoscope?"

Looking at the pair of bright red Sharingans, Orochimaru was very interested.

He had long known that the Sharingan could evolve with the help of Yin-Tun Chakra. Minato's eyes were an attempt at this, and it was successful.

Although that was mainly due to the Nine-Tails' Yin-attribute chakra, and the tailed beasts had a special, even homologous relationship with the sage bloodline, it was enough to prove that this path was feasible.

"Yes, but it is difficult, and it is impossible to evolve to a perfect level. Or to put it another way, it is even more difficult. It requires cultivating the Yin attribute to a level beyond the limit."

Nawaki did not hide this. He saw it the last time Orochimaru came to the clan to communicate with that bastard. He could tell that the two had a very good relationship.

Although we don't know what exactly happened between the two, at least we know that Orochimaru may not be an enemy. In addition, given their previous relationship and their relationship with his sister, it's okay to talk about some insignificant things.

"Is it a transformation like Senior Sakumo's Purple Thunder?"

The first thing Orochimaru thought of was Hatake Sakumo's purple lightning, which he had studied before. Combined with Hatake Sakumo's description and explanation, he had some understanding of its nature.

Some even speculate that Haojun's golden thunder and the third Raikage's black thunder are similar powers, a kind of transformation and sublimation that transcends changes in nature.

“Well, but the Yin and Yang attributes are very special. It is very difficult to cultivate to the limit, and it is even more difficult to transform beyond the limit. I have not heard of anyone who has cultivated to that level.

Maybe my grandfather had achieved that back then, and Uchiha Madara, who was as famous as my grandfather, should have also achieved the transformation of Yin Dun training."

Sheng Shu expressed a guess, which was also the guess of his sisters.

"Miss Guang also didn't break through the limit?"

Orochimaru thought of Uchiha Hikaru. He would definitely not be mistaken about the Susanoo in that battle.

"We are still a little short of our limit, and we have no idea how to transform."

Rope Tree did not hide this, and it was not a secret in itself.

Of course, more than that won’t work.

Orochimaru was tactful enough not to ask further questions, knowing that this was enough for him to deduce many things.

"I didn't sense you before. Did you dive deep underground to find the underground river?"

Suddenly he asked about what happened before. He had turned on his perception before, but did not sense the existence of Rope Tree, but this student suddenly appeared.

"If you want to use Wood Release to its full potential, you must have enough water and soil. The one created purely with chakra is not real Wood Release."

Rope Tree had indeed dived underground to look for water before. This was also the order from that guy, asking him to use Wood Release as large a scale as possible here, and at the same time use the Eight Thousand Spear Seal to transfer chakra to himself.

Only with nearly infinite chakra could he use Wood Release on this scale, and it was even constantly expanding outward at this moment, as if he wanted to use it to envelop the entire dragon vein.

"Do you want to use Wood Release to take down the power of the dragon vein? That kind of energy is the lifeblood of the earth, and the network is spread over hundreds of kilometers in radius."

Orochimaru was curious. Although this was a way, the chakra required was extremely terrifying.

In order to create a tree world covering an area of ​​hundreds of kilometers, the amount of chakra required is simply unimaginable.

"I'm just following orders. Someone is supplying the chakra."

Rope Tree didn't know much about this. He was just called over to be a tool this time. Then he sensed the teacher's chakra and came over to take a look.

"Is it the chakra stored in the World Fairy Tree?"

Orochimaru thought of the World Sacred Tree in the Hidden Cloud Village. According to the information, the chakra used by the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas when performing ninjutsu within the coverage of the World Sacred Tree would be absorbed and then stored.

The amount of chakra stored over the years must be an astronomical figure. Using this as a foundation to stimulate Wood Release would be truly terrifying.

(End of this chapter)