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

Chapter 288: Rain Hidden Difficulty
The battle between Tamura Hao and Namakaze Minato was still calm, but Sarah, who was carried on his shoulders, was so scared that she closed her eyes. It was too thrilling to see the golden lightsaber passing by them again and again.

After fighting like this for more than ten minutes, Minato Namikaze seemed to sense something, and his figure suddenly disappeared and came to the side of Uzumaki Kyupin.

At this moment, Uzumaki Nineth Level had been completely blocked by the Wood Release, making it difficult for him to advance downwards or break out.

There are simply too many Wood Release trees here, and they grow too fast. With the added power of fairy arts, they are even tougher, and more chakra is consumed to crush them.

Even though she and the Nine-Tails had used up more than half of their chakra, they still couldn't make any further breakthroughs.

If we continue to consume like this, even if we use up all of the Nine-Tails' chakra, we won't be able to reach the dragon vein.

"Stinky fox!"

This discovery made Uzumaki Jiupin so angry that she cursed the stinky fox. If the stinky fox could use that power, she would definitely be able to break through and help Minato complete the mission.

"Teacher Jiraiya is injured. The plan has failed. Let's go!"

Controlling the chakra to wrap around his fiancée's body, Minato Namikaze performed the Flying Thunder God Technique and returned to his teacher.

He sensed that his teacher's chakra suddenly weakened, which was what happened when he was injured. It was obvious that the battle over there had already been decided, and there was no point in them continuing to fight.

He could only hold the guy back but couldn't kill him, and he couldn't even hurt the Queen of Loulan who was with him, so he had to retreat.

"Little Shengshu, you've gone too far. I loved you in vain before."

Covering the wound on his broken arm on his shoulder, Jiraiya glared at Sheng Shu over there with dissatisfaction. That boy was too heartless.

"I didn't use Wood Release to attack you."

Rope Tree looked at the Wood Release techniques around him and didn't remember anyone controlling the Wood Release trees to attack Jiraiya and his companions. It was only the Thunder God who was fighting.

"I mean you treat me differently. You invited Orochimaru to tea, why didn't you invite me?"

Jiraiya emphasized, I treated you better in the past, and I secretly shared those pornographic books with you when I bought them, but now you are even closer to that stinky Orochimaru.

Will your conscience hurt?

"Well, it's because Orochimaru-sensei won't be my enemy in the future. But you, Brother Jiraiya, are different. When I seek revenge on that old man Sarutobi Hiruzen in the future, you will definitely stop me. I don't want you, Brother Jiraiya, to be embarrassed at that time, so we might as well become enemies now."

Sheng Shu's face became even colder, he would definitely seek revenge.

Jiraiya's expression froze at these words, and he immediately said bitterly: "Do you have to take revenge?"

"Go back and tell Sarutobi Hiruzen that I will definitely kill him and make sure that no one of the Sarutobi family is left alive. Also, don't let those old guys and their families escape."

Sheng Shu's determination for revenge is very firm. In the words of that bastard, without revenge, the desire will not flow and it will hinder his cultivation.

Those people must be made to pay with blood!
"The dragon vein now belongs to your Hidden Cloud Village. I hope you can take it away."

Orochimaru ignored Jiraiya's change of expression and said to Raijin and the returning Tamura Hao that they had lost the battle.

He didn't think he could complete this mission. Haojun alone would make it difficult for them to do it.

That speed was too unfair, and even he didn't have the means to suppress or limit it.

Namikaze Minato silently used chakra to capture everyone again, and performed the Flying Thunder God Technique to retreat.

Whether it was destroying the dragon vein or killing the Queen of Loulan, it was difficult to accomplish. This mission was a complete failure, and Teacher Jiraiya had one arm cut off, so he had to retreat.

Those who escaped the disaster collapsed on the hot sand and gasped for breath. Nara Shikaku even hugged Akimichi Choza's body and tried hard to hold back his tears.

Yamanaka Inoichi, who was carried on his back, fell into a coma, with blood dripping from his nose. It was obviously a backlash from the use of the secret spiritual technique, and it was a serious backlash.

Orochimaru began to check the injuries of everyone. He first looked at Akimichi Choza, and finally shook his head to indicate that there was no hope of saving him.

He immediately checked Yamanaka Inoichi's injuries, and finally pressed his palm on his head to repair the damage at the brain level, mainly repairing the ruptured blood vessels and meridians inside.

"In the future, if Sheng Shu seeks revenge on his teacher, will you stop him?"

Jiraiya, whose broken arm was bandaged by his disciple to stop the bleeding, asked this question. He was deeply touched and greatly shocked by what Rope Tree said before.

"One is my teacher, and the other is my only disciple. How can you let me choose?"

Orochimaru replied casually that he had no intention of getting involved in those things. He even felt that it would be better if the teacher was killed. Even letting the idiot Jiraiya become Hokage would be better than letting the old guy continue to sit in that seat.

Jiraiya remained silent, and the others tactfully pretended they hadn't heard anything. That was not something they could get involved in.

"Teacher Jiraiya, how did your arm get broken all of a sudden?"

Minato Namikaze changed the subject at the right time. He was very confused about his teacher's injury.

The teacher has made great progress in the past few years, especially with the help of immortal power, his physical skills are very strong. He should not be defeated so quickly, or even have an arm cut off.

"I wanted to fight him in Taijutsu, but I didn't expect his body to be as hard as iron and his strength to be inhuman, even stronger than Tsunade's. He was blasted as soon as his arm came in contact."

Jiraiya was very depressed. He thought he had found the right opportunity, but it turned out to be a trap. Not only did he fail to seriously injure the enemy, but his arm was also broken instead.

If Orochimaru hadn't used the Diamond Seat to help him at the last moment, he would have been blown to pieces by that punch.

"That should be Steel Release, a bloodline limit originating from the Hidden Rock Village. It is a bloodline formed by the fusion of earth and yang attributes, which can greatly increase the body's defense and strength."

Orochimaru gave an explanation that he had studied all kinds of bloodlines in the ninja world, naturally including steel escape.

"Do you have a steel escape arm?"

Jiraiya became interested in Steel Release. Although his physical skills had improved significantly, it depended on who he was compared with. If he compared with those guys in the Hidden Cloud Village who had specialized in physical skills and swordsmanship, he would be pitifully weak.

There will certainly be battles with the Hidden Cloud Village in the future, and he must have the power to deal with it.

"Not yet, but I have the cells of a steel-style ninja, and I will cultivate one for you later."

Orochimaru did not refuse. This was not a difficult task for him, and he did not intend to ask for any reward.

If someone else came to me, it would naturally be to make a deal, but forget about this idiot, and I know him inside and out, so there is nothing on him worth my attention.

"Will Steel Release conflict with Sensei Jiraiya's Dust Release?"

Minato Namikaze was quite worried that different types of chakra would inevitably cause conflicts, especially this kind of power transplanted from the outside world.

"There will definitely be a conflict, but the conflict between this bloodline that acts on the inside of the body and the bloodline that acts on the outside of the body like Dust Release will be much smaller.

Moreover, he himself has Yang and Earth attributes. As long as he can fuse Steel Release with his arms, the conflict will be further reduced."

Orochimaru felt that the problem was not big, and even if there was a problem, the old toad in his body would definitely help solve it.

This idiot didn't master the Dust Escape Technique on his own, at least not that fast. He could more or less guess the reason behind it.

"The nature change of Yang Dun is not easy to practice."

Jiraiya suddenly felt a headache. He had already practiced the nature change of earth escape technique to the limit, but he had never practiced Yang escape technique before. It would be even more difficult to practice it to the level that could integrate the bloodline limit.

"Later, I will transplant a heart cultivated from primary cells into your body. It will be much easier to practice Yang escape. According to my research, Steel escape is based on Earth escape and supplemented by Yang escape. It does not require high Yang attribute changes, and it is the kind of changes that amplify the body's explosion, which is easier to practice."

Orochimaru said that the problem was not serious and could be easily solved.

"If I keep doing this, how many parts will I have left that are my own?"

Jiraiya didn't refuse, he just felt that this approach was not right.

He has already had a leg transplant, and now he needs an arm and a heart transplant. If this continues, his entire body will have to be replaced.

After simply treating everyone's injuries, Orochimaru led everyone to continue on their journey.

He no longer let Minato Namikaze use the Flying Thunder God Technique to lead him.

It was already quite exhausting for Minato Namikaze to rush over so quickly. Not only did he have to perform spells continuously over a long distance, but he also had to bring so many people with him, which was very exhausting.

They had fought a fierce battle before, which consumed a lot of energy. The remaining chakra was not enough to lead everyone back to Konoha.

Fortunately, there is no rush now and I can go back slowly.

Because there were injured people, the group did not move very fast. It was not until the afternoon of the third day that they left the desert area and entered a forest, where they rested for a while.

In the late night, Orochimaru, who was resting against a tree, suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head to look towards the northwest.

There he made a nice discovery of his other body.

"So that's where Danzo discovered the Rinnegan. No wonder he's been sending people to keep watch there."

His current state is very strange. His soul is divided into two and integrated into two bodies respectively. His thoughts can consume chakra to be transmitted over long distances, and if the distance is close enough, they can be merged into one.

The body had previously sent a message that it had followed Danzo Shimura to the Land of Rain, where the Root Ninjas raided the Hidden Rain Village and discovered a pair of eyes that were extremely similar to the legendary Rinnegan, and possessed powerful power that far exceeded the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

That should be the Rinnegan.

"Could it be a coincidence that a pair of Rinnegan appeared at this time, and on the body of the Uzumaki clan?" Orochimaru thought to himself and felt that there was something wrong with the appearance of those eyes. At least he didn't think that a young man from the Uzumaki clan could awaken that kind of eyes.

Although the Rinnegan, the Sharingan and the Byakugan are known as the three major eye techniques in the ninja world, he understands that the Rinnegan must be a powerful eye that surpasses the Sharingan and the Byakugan, and at least not worse than the eyes of Hyuga Hiashi.

That kind of eyes hasn't appeared in thousands of years. How could they suddenly appear? There must be something wrong.

Not to mention Orochimaru's thoughts and speculations, Black Zetsu on the other side also sensed the information sent by the clone.

He did not completely merge into the Thunder God's clone and occupy this body. Some of him remained outside, especially leaving clones to monitor Uzumaki Nagato and Uchiha Madara.

Something is happening with Uzumaki Nagato now.

"Shimura Danzo led his men to raid the Hidden Rain Village and severely injured Hanzo. The target seems to be Nagato. The clone over there has arranged for White Zetsu to notify Uchiha Madara."

Black Zetsu looked at his younger brother and wondered whether he should go over and help.

"Can you notify the Otsutsuki Shari?"

Tamura Hao thought about it and thought of the Otsutsuki relic. The other party had also been searching for the Outer Path Statue. This would be a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

"I'll make arrangements right away."

Black Zetsu understood and knew what to do. He raised his Storm Axe and aimed towards the Rain Country. He used the Skysong Technique to teleport himself over. Tamura Haoya attached a chakra to Black Zetsu and teleported him over as well.

“What a big noise!”

As soon as he arrived in the Land of Rain, Tamura Hao's chakra condensed into a shadow clone and looked towards the direction of the Hidden Rain Village. The chakra fluctuations there were very strong, and there was even a lot of noise.

"Where's Madara Uchiha?"

Asking about Uchiha Madara's whereabouts, I don't know how long it will take for him to come.

"He has already used the Impure World Reincarnation. At his speed, it will take him another ten minutes to get here."

Black Zetsu replied that he had a close connection with his clone, and the closer the distance, the more accurate the information transmitted.

"Where's the Otsutsuki relic?"

I asked about the Otsutsuki relic again, and next I have to ask him to cut the Outer Path Demon Statue.

"As long as the Outer Path Golem appears, he will be able to sense it and arrive immediately."

Hei Jue smiled sinisterly. He had already made many arrangements here, and even secretly guided Otsutsuki Shari to leave the coordinates of the pupil technique here.

As long as the Outer Path Demon Statue is summoned out, without the cover of the barrier of the underground base, it will definitely be sensed by the Otsutsuki Relic.

"Then we will just watch the show and not intervene if we can. We will just wait until the end to seize some of the Outer Path Golems."

Tamura Haoying's clone smiled widely and immediately ran towards the Hidden Rain Village, ready to take a closer look.

Of course, he did not forget to use the power of magic to hide himself and avoid being detected.

Black Zetsu also hid himself and lurked, waiting for the opportunity to strike. He even changed his body shape and appearance, and even changed his chakra, using the power of the Ten-Tails to simulate Otsutsuki Isshiki.

That's right, they were planning to frame Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, to further draw Hagoromo Hamura's attention to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and to intensify the search efforts.

Not to mention the plots of the two old sinister men here, the Hidden Rain Village on the other side has become a ruin, Hanzo's Salamander was directly beaten to a pulp, and Hanzo was also seriously injured.

"Nagato, don't worry about me, I can't do it anymore. Take Konan to the Hidden Cloud Village. Only there can you save your lives."

Hanzo, who had lost half of his torso, spoke while trying to hold back the pain. He knew he was beyond help. If the power of the immortal seal had not been strong enough, he would not even be able to hold on.

But it has reached its limit now.

I am finished, and the Hidden Rain Village is finished too, but this is not the end. These two disciples are both very outstanding, and it cannot end here.

"teacher!"

Uzumaki Nagato and Konan were very sad and angry. Those black-clad ninjas were so hateful.

"None of you can leave."

At this moment, hundreds of black-clad ninjas rushed over and surrounded the three people. There were no obvious markings on their bodies, and it was difficult to distinguish their identities for a while.

These people are all ruthless and talkative. Once the encirclement is formed, they will decisively launch an attack.

Ninjutsu, ninja tools, and even swordsmanship were all used together, as if to blow the three people into pieces.

The three were in bad condition. Hanzo was badly injured and on the verge of death. Uzumaki Nagato and Konan also suffered huge chakra losses. They could not help but despair facing the siege of hundreds of jonin.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"

Raising his hands, Uzumaki Nagato overrefined chakra to supply his eyes regardless of the loss, and burst out with a huge repulsive force.

A terrifying repulsive force exploded, forming a sphere that rapidly expanded outward, and all the attacking ninja tools and ninjutsu were crushed to pieces.

Even those black-clad ninjas didn't have time to escape. They were pinned to the ground by the terrifying repulsive force and their bodies were crushed.

The scene was instantly silent, with only the sound of raindrops falling to the ground.

After such an outburst, Uzumaki Nagato was out of breath, his body had become thinner, and his face was as pale as paper. It was obvious that the overload explosion had overdrawn his body.

But the situation just now left him with no choice. If he didn't fight hard, they would all die.

"Nagato!"

Both of them stared at Uzumaki Nagato in a daze. Although they had long known that those eyes were extraordinary and had also seen Uzumaki Nagato unleash this kind of repulsive eye technique, the scale of today's was much more terrifying.

"Nagato!"

Noticing Nagato's weakness, Konan quickly stretched out her left hand to support him.

"Don't let your guard down, there are still many enemies."

After taking a breath, Uzumaki Nagato said vigilantly, looking around with his purple Rinnegan, and using Kagura's mind's eye to stimulate his perception with all his strength. At the same time, he stuffed a handful of military ration pills into his mouth, chewing and swallowing them quickly.

At this moment, more black-clad ninjas jumped over and surrounded the three people again. They were the same as the hundreds of people before. At a rough glance, there were definitely thousands of them.

Seeing the thousands of men in black, the three of them couldn't help but despair once again.

"Clap clap clap..."

At this moment, a slapping sound was heard, and then a black-clothed ninja from one direction made way for a figure to come.

"Shimura Danzo!"

When he saw the person coming, Hanzo immediately recognized him as his old rival Danzo Shimura. He didn't expect that this guy would be the one who raided their Hidden Rain Village this time.

"Bring it up!"

Danzo Shimura ignored Hanzo and after giving an order, two Root ninjas came over with a young man, who was Yahiko whom they had captured.

"Yahiko!"

Seeing the familiar figure, Konan was excited. They had thought that Yahiko had died in the battle, but she didn't expect that he was still alive.

Just stay alive, just stay alive!

But looking at the captured Yahiko, Uzumaki Nagato and Hanzo felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, knowing that the other party must have some ulterior motive in capturing Yahiko.

Sure enough, the next moment Danzo Shimura revealed the target.

"Uzumaki Nagato, I will dig out your eyes, old man..."

Danzo Shimura wanted to threaten with Yahiko's life, but before he could finish his words, Yahiko's chest suddenly exploded. His chest was blown open, and his internal organs were blown to pieces.

With his last breath left, Yahiko struggled to look up at Uzumaki Nagato. He didn't have the strength to say anything, but his eyes conveyed a firm will.

He would not allow his friends to be threatened because of himself.

"You actually sealed a detonating talisman in your body. I admire you a little bit!"

Shimura Danzo, whose body was covered in blood and internal organs, had a grim look on his face. He didn't expect that the young man actually had an explosive talisman sealed in his body to die together with him.

He likes this kind of resolute and ruthless character, which is very suitable for development at the root. It's a pity that he is an enemy and he is going to die.

But now it has become a problem. It will be even more difficult to take the eyes intact. It will be troublesome if the Uzumaki boy would rather destroy the eyes than surrender and hand them over.

"Yahiko!"

The death of his brother made Uzumaki Nagato furious and he gnashed his teeth in hatred. His mind was filled with thoughts of destroying everything.

(End of this chapter)