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

Chapter 290 Otsutsuki Orochimaru
The massacre in the Hidden Rain Village and the horrific scene of destruction attracted the attention and vigilance of various forces, especially the Four Village Alliance.

We were already at the critical point of the outbreak of the Ninja World War, and with this incident, our nerves were stretched even tighter, and war mobilization has even begun.

Especially after the survivors of the Hidden Rain Village fled to the Hidden Cloud Village for help and confirmed that it was Konoha that was behind the attack, the Four Village Alliance immediately launched the Four Kage Talks and formally prepared for war.

After getting this information, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was in charge of Konoha, was overwhelmed and his face was so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out of it.

"After all that they've been through, why is Danzo still so radical in his actions?"

Utane Koharu was also feeling a headache. Now that the evidence was solid, she couldn't get rid of it even if she wanted to.

"Why did Danzo suddenly destroy the Hidden Rain Village? It wasn't just to kill Hanzo, right?"

Mizuto Menen felt that it was not easy for his old friend to go to such great lengths to destroy the Hidden Rain Village, and there must be some hidden story behind it.

"We don't know yet, but he must have gone to the Hidden Cloud Village at this time to avoid us. He doesn't want us to know his plans there."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was smoking a cigarette, and was guessing in his heart what his old friend was planning.

The fact that Danzo took advantage of the time when he sent Minato and the others out to attack shows something in itself, that the other party is hiding something big from him.

Moreover, the operation in the Wind Country also failed. Although it is not known whether the Hidden Cloud Village can obtain the dragon vein, it is not a good thing for them.

"Hokage-sama, this is a detailed mission report!"

At this time, a figure walked in. It was Orochimaru who had just returned.

Orochimaru sent over the prepared mission report. Although he had already used summoning to send the information back, he still had to do the mission report.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say anything. He took the mission report and read it carefully. When he saw the words about Senju Nawaki's revenge, his face darkened.

Sure enough, what is coming will come.

"When was the last time you had contact with Shimura Danzo?"

After reading the mission report, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru.

Ever since the last Ninja World War, the old friend had fallen out with him. In the past few years, he was only nominally the Hokage's assistant, intimidating Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi and helping him maintain the balance in the village.

He was not clear about the specific circumstances, and he did not get any information about the destruction of the Hidden Rain Village in this surprise attack.

By the time we realized something was wrong and sent people over, it was already too late.

"That was too long ago. The last time we met was five years ago. The Root had already completely mastered the bloodline ninja limb transplant surgery, and even did it better than me. I was no longer useful to him, and he had nothing new to attract me, so we never contacted each other again."

Orochimaru seemed very frank. Since the body change, Danzo Shimura had never contacted him again and seemed very low-key. He was also very surprised by the sudden attack on the Hidden Rain Village.

If I hadn't been careful and kept an eye on it with my other body, I would have missed the show.

I was originally confused about the sudden appearance of the Rinnegan, but after seeing Uchiha Madara's arrival, I understood that it must be the awakened Rinnegan, and then for some reason it was placed on the body of the Uzumaki boy.

In other words, in the battle of the Valley of the End that year, Uchiha Madara came back not only to challenge the Shodaime for a decisive battle, but also to seize the Shodaime's power and thus awaken the Rinnegan.

His research direction was indeed correct. Only by gathering the power of the Thousand Hands Whirlpool and the Uchiha could he construct a perfect body, infinitely close to the legendary Six Paths Sage.

Of course, he wouldn't say these.

After hearing that it was five years ago, Sarutobi Hiruzen lost interest in asking further. Moreover, Orochimaru also went to the Land of Wind this time, which proved that it was not only unrelated to the incident in the Hidden Rain Village, but also that the old friend might want to avoid Orochimaru.

My old friend has been hiding a lot of things from people.

"When will Jiraiya recover?"

He asked about the injury of another disciple. That was the only person he could use with confidence now, and he was also the key person who indirectly bound Minato Namikaze.

"I have a stock of the first generation's heart, but it will take a month to cultivate the steel style bloodline arm. However, we can transplant some cells to him first to help him adapt."

Orochimaru said one month was the maximum time for limb development, any faster would easily leave hidden dangers.

"Get Jiraiya back to health as soon as possible."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, signaling Orochimaru to do it as soon as possible.

Orochimaru didn't say anything more and turned around and walked out of the Hokage's office.

"Orochimaru is becoming increasingly indifferent to you."

Mizuto Menyan was a little worried. The relationship between the master and the disciple was becoming increasingly cold, which was not a good thing.

"As long as he chooses to stay in the village, he is a member of the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not force anything. He could still use the master-disciple bond to keep Jiraiya under control, but he really had no way to deal with Orochimaru. It would be good if he could stay in the village.

This is also a key to balancing Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi. Now Konoha is like a carriage that may disintegrate at any time. It may collapse without anyone, and it is difficult to maintain this balance.

"Prepare for war!"

Sighing, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the war was about to begin, and this time would definitely be more difficult than the last time.

Not to mention the depressed Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru on the other side came to the hospital to look at the various examination reports of Jiraiya and others. Although they were examined on the way, these professional instruments were more accurate in comparison.

"Did something happen?"

Sitting on the hospital bed, Jiraiya felt that the atmosphere in the village was weird, and something must have happened.

"Shimura Danzo led his men to destroy the Hidden Rain Village. Only one person survived and fled to the Hidden Cloud Village. The war is about to begin."

Orochimaru replied casually while looking at various examination reports, causing the faces of several people in the ward to change drastically.

"Is there anything special about the Hidden Rain Village?"

Nara Shikaku, who was taking care of his good friend Yamanaka Inoichi on the hospital bed on the other side, asked, and he keenly realized that things must not be that simple.

"I'm not sure, but there was a large-scale battle there, and the ground was broken up a lot."

Orochimaru still answered casually, and he was not very interested in what had happened.

"Lord Orochimaru, I want to become stronger, and our Yamanaka clan also needs to become stronger."

At this time, the pale-faced Yamanaka Inoichi suddenly spoke. This mission made him deeply realize the gap between him and those super strong ones. Even if he wanted to interfere, he couldn't do it and was almost killed by the backlash.

And Ding Zuo also died. He couldn't even withstand the aftermath of that kind of battle.

"And I, Lord Orochimaru, please help us become stronger. We, the Nara clan, are willing to give everything."

Nara Shikaku clenched his fists. He also longed for strength. If he could be stronger, perhaps Ding Zuo would not have died.

"Your foundation is limited, but it is no problem to strengthen to the level of Kage. However, I need the secret techniques of your two clans for reference so that I can choose the most perfect bloodline combination."

Orochimaru glanced at the two of them and did not refuse. He was somewhat interested in the secret techniques of the two clans.

As for performing blood transplants for people of the two clans, it’s nothing. We have plenty of materials. Even the Sharingan can be cloned and cultivated now.

Jiraiya next to him opened his mouth but said nothing in the end.

After all, he himself had the transplant, so it was hard to say anything. Besides, the war was about to begin and many people would surely die. Increasing his strength would also help him save his life.

After looking at many medical examination reports here, Orochimaru returned to his residence. When he came to the basement, a giant python opened its mouth and swallowed him, then turned into a mist and disappeared.

When they walked out of Shekou, they had arrived at a secret underground base. The other body was now studying the arm that had been captured.

As they got closer, the two Orochimaru's thoughts slowly merged, and Orochimaru also learned the preliminary research results of this arm.

"She has the perfect ability to carry the chakra of the tailed beasts, and can even devour them. Could she be the mother of the nine tailed beasts?"

Looking at the huge arm, Orochimaru guessed in his heart.

This thing must be closely related to the tailed beasts, and it can even be said to be the source of the tailed beasts.

"Show me what you are."

After some thought, Orochimaru controlled the many giant pythons guarding here and soon swam over with nine huge nutrient tanks.

Those nutrient tanks contained tissues that he had cultivated using the flesh and blood of the nine tailed beasts. After these years of careful cultivation, they had grown many times larger.

Unfortunately, no matter what method I use, I can only make it stronger, but I cannot form a complete tailed beast. It's almost the limit now, so I might as well get it and give it a try.

Following the order of the tailed beasts, Orochimaru first took out the flesh and blood of the one-tail and brought it close to the arm. As the flesh and blood of the one-tail approached, the instinct of the arm of the Outer Path Demon Statue was aroused, and tentacles extended to wrap and devour the flesh and blood.

After devouring the Four Tails for several years, the Outer Path Golem has recovered some of its instincts. It is much more lively than its initial lifeless appearance, which is why it can devour on its own.

Of course, it can only devour this kind of flesh and blood. It is powerless against the real tailed beast, and can only devour the main body.

The swallowing speed was slow at the beginning, but as it continued to swallow, the arm's activity and instincts continued to improve, and the swallowing speed became faster and faster.

This took more than an hour, and finally the large piece of flesh and blood was devoured, and the withered arm also changed a lot.

Orochimaru was very excited when he saw this scene, and immediately put the flesh and blood of the Two-Tails on it. This time it only took him half an hour to complete the devouring.

He successively attached the flesh and blood of the cultivated tailed beasts to it. After devouring the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox, the arm finally transformed completely, becoming a grayish-white color and even growing a head, hands and feet.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the monster instinctively attacked Orochimaru, and the next moment it was tightly entangled by the Nine-Strike Diamond Seat.

But even so, it still couldn't be completely restrained. The monster opened its mouth, chakra emerged, and a purple-black sphere quickly took shape.

"Tailed beast jade!"

Seeing the purple-black sphere, Orochimaru became even more excited. He immediately controlled the Diamond Seal to tightly wrap the monster's mouth, interrupting the condensation of the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Even the Diamond Seal can't limit your chakra. You are indeed much more advanced than the tailed beasts."

Looking at the monster that was still struggling, Orochimaru became more and more satisfied.

The Diamond Seal can even seal and restrict the tailed beasts. His body can condense nine Diamond Seals, so even the strongest Nine-Tailed Fox will be suppressed.

However, this monster is not affected by the seal of the Diamond Seal. Even after being entangled so much, it can still mobilize chakra to condense the Tailed Beast Ball. It is obviously much more advanced than the Tailed Beast.

"Perhaps I can use you to gain a higher level of Yin-Yang escape power."

With a guess in mind, Orochimaru raised his hand to form a seal, and controlled the Diamond Seal to slowly pull the monster into his body.

He studied and discovered the power of Yin-Yang Release in Uchiha Fugaku and Uzumaki Kyuubi. It is a very magical power, and it is also the power transformed from the fusion of immortal blood.

He has always wanted to master that kind of power, but unfortunately he lacks the key tailed beasts, and the flesh and blood of those tailed beasts alone are not enough.

I had been thinking about taking down the three tailed beasts that were still in the Iwagakure Village, the Sand Village, and the Mist Village, but now I have a better choice.

Moreover, the Uzumaki boy from the Rain Country also sealed the main body of the monster into his body, causing his body to change and his strength to increase greatly. Obviously, this can be sealed into the body just like the tailed beast.

As the monster entered the body, the chakra inside was transmitted into the body through the seal. Orochimaru could clearly feel the strong resonance of the blood in this body, and even some kind of transformation began to occur.

The transplanted first-generation cells and the Mangekyō Sharingan in the eye sockets were more closely integrated with the body. The original blood-red hair turned white, and the skin became exceptionally fair, even pale.

This is not the end. Bone horns began to grow on the head, which seemed to be a symbol of the essence of blood.

"Sure enough, my guess was right."

Feeling the transformation of his body, Orochimaru was even more excited. After studying for so long, he finally crossed that threshold.

He raised his white palm and a black stick extended out, which was created using the Yin-Yang Escape Technique.

Although it was only the most basic Yin-Yang Release, it was much more powerful than the little bit that was fused together by Uchiha Fugaku and Uzumaki Kyupin, and was also more stable.

This is not the end yet, ten white chains extended out and danced behind him.

"Evolved!"

Looking at the white chains, Orochimaru could feel the power of these chains now. It was not just that there was one more chain, but there was also an essential improvement. The sealing power on them was much stronger than the Diamond Seal, and the intensity was much higher.

Then a branch grew out from the palm of his hand and turned into a living sapling, rather than the simple Wood Release creature it had been before.

This is also a qualitative improvement, and it has reached the level of Wood Release that the first Hokage achieved.

Obviously, the monster's power can also strengthen Wood Release, or allow the power of Wood Release to return to its ancestral state. This is the source of Wood Release.

"It is indeed from the same origin, but it has mutated. Is it because of the influence of this monster?"

After taking a look at his own changes and then looking at the other self with the same white hair standing beside him, Orochimaru further confirmed his guess.

By studying the deep level of genes, he discovered that the underlying genes of the two major bloodline systems are the same, and even the bloodline genes of the Otsutsuki, Hyuga and Kaguya lineages are more stable.

The blood genes of the Senju Uchiha and Uzumaki seem to have mutated and integrated with external forces.

It had been speculated before that the external force might be related to the tailed beasts. After all, both Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kyuubi had their bloodline powers greatly increased due to the power of the Nine-Tails. Uzumaki Mito even developed the Diamond Sealing to an unprecedented nine lines.

And now the King Kong Blockade has evolved further because of the power of that monster, further proving the speculation in my mind.

The change in this bloodline system was due to this monster, or rather, the Six Paths Sage sealed the monster and allowed its power to infect himself, which caused the bloodline power to change and gave birth to powers such as the Sharingan, Wood Release and Diamond Seal.

Although it is only speculation at present, Orochimaru believes that it is very close to the truth. After all, these powers cannot deceive people.

"Master Danzo, what have you gained?"

Thinking of the other arm taken away by Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru was very excited.

On the other side, Danzo Shimura, who was far away in the overseas base, was watching the black lotus devouring the arm. His previous idea was to devour the entire Outer Path Statue.

But the previous battle situation did not allow it, as there were too many strong people.

Uchiha Madara and the Ōtsutsuki relic alone are difficult to deal with, and the mysterious strong man who took away the lower body of the Outer Path Statue seems to be equally strong.

Finally, it was Uzumaki Nagato who evolved by sealing the Outer Path Statue, and the strength he displayed was so terrifying that he had to retreat.

Now the Dark Phoenix alone is far from enough to support that level of battle, and it is necessary to obtain more powerful strength.

The Black Lotus of Destruction swallowed the arm of the Outer Dao Demon Statue smoothly, and it also evolved and became even bigger.

"It's your turn!"

Seeing that the Black Lotus of Destruction had indeed evolved, Danzo Shimura raised his hands and formed a seal to unlock the seal on his abdomen, releasing the Dark Phoenix sealed inside.

As soon as it came out, before the Dark Phoenix could take off, it was wrapped up by countless tree roots. The tree roots even penetrated into the body of the Dark Phoenix and devoured it.

"damn it!"

Realizing that his own strength and life were being rapidly devoured, Zero Tail roared in anger and struggled hard, but unfortunately to no avail.

The evolved Black Lotus of Destruction has an overwhelming advantage over him, and he cannot resist.

Danzo Shimura ignored all this. He was in a very bad condition at the moment. The release of the Dark Phoenix put him in a near-death state. If this body had not been cloned from Hashirama's cells, he would have died long ago.

"Master Danzo, everything is ready."

Yakushi Nono hurried over to support the weak Shimura Danzo and walked towards the fusion altar prepared not far away.

There are already five perfect materials there, carefully selected.

"Did he resist?"

Arriving at the center of the altar, Danzo Shimura looked at the red-haired boy covered in scars.

This was the Uzumaki boy who had pledged allegiance to him and brought him information about the Ninja Clan. At that time, he was chosen by him as the carrier of the Kidome no Kizuna technique.

"It was expected, and there was no trouble."

Pharmacist Nono replied calmly, then after hesitating for a moment, decided to persuade.

"Master Danzo, the Kigera technique still has many shortcomings. If we proceed now, there will be considerable risks. Even if these bloodlines are of the same origin, it will be very difficult to fuse them together."

The Ghost Bud Art was originally just a semi-finished product. The roots have been researching and improving it over the past few years, but it still has many flaws and defects.

"There is no perfect technique in the world, and it is impossible to achieve perfection. I have ways to solve the remaining problems."

Looking at the black lotus of destruction that was devouring the dark phoenix, Danzo Shimura naturally knew the shortcomings of the Kisara technique, but he was confident that he could make up for it.

With the help of external forces, guide those bloodlines to merge perfectly.

(End of this chapter)