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

Tamura Hao flew to the side of the sacred tree and placed his palm on the trunk to sense it. He sensed a strong and rich vitality in the sacred tree, which was somewhat similar to the Wood Release Chakra and also somewhat similar to the power of the tailed beasts.

This discovery made him more certain that this sacred tree was related to the Ten-tailed Divine Tree from ancient times.

After confirming this, he took out the Immortal Lotus of Creation in the sealed space, controlled the roots to penetrate into the sacred tree, and devoured the vitality and original power within.

The Creation Lotus, which has integrated the power of Wood Release, really likes this kind of power. Once it comes into contact with it, it will actively take root and absorb it.

"Wood escape?"

Kakuzu walked over on the water and looked at the strange plant with a serious expression, feeling the power of the First Hokage from it.

"It has incorporated some of the Shodaime's chakra, and has a certain amount of Wood Release power."

Tamura Hao didn't hide anything, but he didn't say too much either. Kakuzu was tactful enough not to ask any more questions, but just looked at him curiously.

“It’s grown so big.”

Nara Shikaku and the other two were very shocked when they looked at the fairy lotus. They knew that this person had nurtured the lotus seeds they got from the Fire Temple to sprout, but they didn't expect that it had been cultivated to this level.

"Senior, do you mind if I swallow this sacred tree?"

Tamura Hao looked towards Kakuzu and wanted to swallow the sacred tree whole to maximize the improvement of the Immortal Lotus of Creation.

"Whatever. I'm no longer a ninja from Takigakure."

Kakuzu didn't care about this at all. He thought it would be better to destroy this place so that Haruko could sleep here forever without being disturbed.

Hearing Kakuzu say this, Tamura Hao felt relieved.

This sacred tree had survived for thousands of years and had accumulated a great deal of vitality. It was not until the second day that the leaves on the tree began to turn yellow and fall. On the third day, all the leaves had fallen. On the fourth day, it began to dry up. On the fifth day, the entire tree could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed.

This space in Takigakure Village was originally supported by the sacred tree, which held up the surrounding rocks. Now that the sacred tree has withered and its strength has greatly decreased, it can no longer bear the weight of those rocks, and collapse is inevitable.

These were naturally not dangerous for Tamura Hao and his four companions. Even Kakuzu dived underwater and used earth-style ninjutsu to seal all the water outlets, causing the lake inside to continue to rise and eventually completely submerge the tiankeng. The entire Takigakure Village and the cemetery were sealed under water.

"Senior Kakuzu, you can come to work after the Fourth Hokage of Konoha takes office. During this time, you can travel around the gambling houses throughout the world and get familiar with the existence of gamblers and gambling techniques."

After dealing with everything, Tamura Hao and Kakuzu parted ways.

We cannot bring Kakuzu back now, as that will only alert Sarutobi Hiruzen and others and lead to their targeting. The best option is to let him hide outside.

"It looks like the Fourth Hokage will be the one you support."

Kakuzu understood and knew that the Fourth Hokage must be supported by the Ino, Shika and Chou families.

"I will go there when the time comes."

After saying this, he turned and left, preparing to go to those famous gambling houses.

He is a ninja with strong professional ethics. Seeing the other party's sincerity, he has to give his all, otherwise he will not feel safe holding the gold.

"Such a powerful person is so obsessed with money."

Yamanaka Haiyi sighed. After getting to know each other over the past few days, they knew the old senior's character and his extreme obsession with money.

"After all, he is a person who lived through the Warring States Period. Everything in his era has disappeared, and all the people he was familiar with have died. It is inevitable that there will be some emptiness in his heart. It will be very difficult to endure if he does not find something to fill it.

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

Nara Shikaku felt that the amount given was a bit too much. You have to know that the profits of Thousand Hands Casino had been distributed long ago. Squeezing out 5% of the share now would affect the planning and operation in many aspects.

"How much do you think someone like Kakuzu-senpai actually spends every year?"

Tamura Hao asked back.

He knew that the man was a real orphan with no children. After he became like that, he probably lost the ability to have children.

Besides, he was not a person who spent money lavishly. At most he spent one million taels a month.

The dividends will be sealed in the vault of Thousand Hands Casino, so it was only given to that person in name.

"You are still cruel!"

Nara Shikaku understood and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza couldn't help but twitch their faces and observed a moment of silence for the old senior.

"Let's go, Senior Jiraiya must be waiting anxiously."

After looking at the flying Xiao Hei, Tamura Hao leaped up, followed by Nara Shikaku and the other two. They caught the low-flying Xiao Hei, and spread their wings to fly towards the Grass Kingdom in the south.

Xiao Hei was very fast and arrived at the Konoha Ninja Army's camp in the Land of Grass that night. After his identity was verified, he was led to Jiraiya.

"You guys are finally back. I was about to ask Minato to look for you."

Jiraiya finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the four people return safely.

Before borrowing the boy, he had repeatedly assured Tsunade that if anything unexpected happened, he would definitely be beaten to death by Tsunade.

"Jiraiya-senpai!"

"Minato-senpai!"

Tamura Hao nodded to the two of them, and then talked about the results of the investigation into Takigakure Village.

"The Takigakure Village has been massacred, and the remaining ninjas have left. The Takigakure Village has completely disappeared."

"Were they really massacred?"

Jiraiya sighed, but was mostly relieved.

Compared to the speculation that Takigakure Village participated in the Ninja World War, it would be better for it to be massacred by Sand Village, otherwise the war here would be difficult to fight.

"How's the fighting going here?"

Nara Shikaku asked about the battle situation in the Land of Grass. He estimated that Sarutobi Hiruzen and others would definitely not let the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans of ninjas rest, and would definitely transfer them to other battlefields.

The only nearby battlefields are the Grass Country Battlefield and the Eastern Front, among which the Grass Country Battlefield is the most likely.

Since it was Orochimaru who was leading the eastern front, the Third Hokage would definitely not let them come into contact with Orochimaru, so it could only be the battlefield in the Land of Grass.

To do this, he had to make plans here early, and the first thing he had to do was to understand all the circumstances here.

"Minato, bring me the information that I have compiled over the past few days."

Jiraiya signaled Minato to hand over the sorted information to Nara Shikaku, as this had been agreed upon before, and then said in distress.

“Not so good. Four days ago, the Iwagakure Village attacked us with all their might, and we lost two lines of defense.

There are now a total of 15,000 ninja soldiers gathered here from the Rock Ninja, including many strong ones.

There are the Four-tailed Jinchūriki, the son of the Tsuchikage, the leader of the blasting corps, Explosion Hunter, and the Iron Warrior, the Boulder. Among them, the Four-tailed Jinchūriki has developed the half-tailed beast to the extreme, and can burst out four tails, which is very difficult to deal with. "

"Is it just half-tailed beast transformation?"

Tamura Hao asked further, saying that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki had transformed into a complete tailed beast during the big bang, and perhaps it was the Four-Tails' active help that time. After all, once the Jinchuriki died, the tailed beast would also die once.

Although it is unknown what price the tailed beasts will have to pay for their resurrection after death, they definitely don't want to die, otherwise they would have swallowed the Tailed Beast Balls and committed suicide while sealed.

"It's a half-tailed beast. If it was a full-tailed beast, we would have been defeated long ago."

Jiraiya was troubled by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. He had used all his strength to defeat it before.

The defensive power of the tailed beast coat was too strong. He tried every means to break it but failed. Moreover, the opponent was already able to initially release the tailed beast ball.

Even though its power is not as strong as the complete form, it is still deadly to ordinary ninjas.

The previous two lines of defense were broken by the opponent's Tailed Beast Ball.

Only by truly facing the tailed beasts can one understand the horror of their existence.

I really can't understand how powerful the first Hokage was.

Tian Cun Hao thought for a moment, then raised his hand and formed a seal to create a soundproof barrier that enveloped the few people.

"If it's just half-tailed beast, I should be able to resist it. If I can obtain the power of the five-tailed beast to bless the secret technique, I can hold it back on the battlefield."

Each of his current tailed beast forms can last for three minutes. If he gains the power of the Five-Tails, he will be able to seal the power of the Six-Tails, Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails that he already has.

Moreover, the sacred tree of Takigakure Village was swallowed up before, which greatly enhanced the foundation of the Creation Fairy Lotus. It can well assist the tailed beast's Dharma image in absorbing the blessing of natural energy, and even one of the imagined methods can be tried.

"Has Hao-jun obtained the power of the Four-Tail?"

Hearing that Tamura Hao did not mention the power of the Four-Tails, Namikaze Minato guessed that the other party should have obtained it, probably when the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village were fighting.

"The Five-Tails Jinchuriki has been in the Iwagakure Village. If you want to get his power, you have to fight to the Iwagakure Village."

Jiraiya did not refuse, but it was not easy to attack the Iwagakure Village. "We don't need to attack, we just need to lure it out. We only need the power of the Five-Tails, we don't need to kill it. As long as we are fast enough, plus Minato-kun's Flying Thunder God Technique and our Ninja Hawk's assistance, it won't be difficult to retreat unscathed."

Tamura Hao's goal was only to gain the power of the Five-Tails and he had no intention of attacking the Iwagakure Village.

"Then let's go to Iwagakure Village now without further ado."

Jiraiya decided to charge to the Iwagakure Village immediately. The sooner this kid gets the power of the Five-Tails, the sooner he will be able to adapt, and the more stable their battle line will be.

As long as they can hold back the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, it will not be difficult to stop the offensive of other strong men from the Iwagakure Village. As for the huge Iwagakure Ninja Army, they can rely on defensive fortifications to resist it.

And with the speed of that Ninja Hawk, it can go back and forth from here to the Iwagakure Village in a day, so it can definitely keep up.

"Teacher, you are still injured."

Minato Namikaze was not quite agreeing to go now, after all, his teacher was seriously injured in the previous war.

"It's just a little burn, nothing serious."

Jiraiya glanced at the bandages on his body and didn't care.

"Just a superficial burn?"

Tamura Hao also noticed the medical bandages on Jiraiya, which covered half of his body.

"Tsunade seemed to have said that you were also talented in medical ninjutsu."

Jiraiya reacted and realized that he had talked a lot with Tsunade before, and he had praised this student a lot, even commenting that he was a monster.

"The secret technique of our Akimichi family is to practice Yang escape, which has a lot in common with medical ninjutsu, so practicing medical ninjutsu will be twice as effective with half the effort. I can handle common injuries."

Tamura Hao was being modest. His medical ninjutsu was only average, but when mixed with life force it was extraordinary and definitely not worse than that of Teacher Feiyang.

"Then straighten it out for me when you go over there."

Jiraiya was overjoyed. He had been suffering from injuries on his body for the past two days. The numbness and itching were too uncomfortable.

"I'll go find Senior Zixiao and Senior Zhenhong."

Seeing that his teacher's injuries could be healed, Minato Namikaze said something and turned away.

In addition to himself and his teacher, the other Kage-level masters on their side include two seniors, Yuhi Shinku and Mitarai Shishao. It is precisely because of this that they can withstand the repeated attacks from the Iwagakure Village.

The fighting power of a Kage-level warrior is far beyond the reach of a jonin. As long as he can use his full strength, he can almost slaughter all the jonin.

Therefore, the key is to stop the opponent's Kage-level strongman, especially the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.

"I'll go to Kuro's back and use the Flying Thunder God Kunai to lead the way."

Nara Shikaku also left, using the Peacock Technique to spread his chakra wings and quickly rise into the air to meet up with Xiao Hei high in the sky. He still carried the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Namikaze Minato had given him.

After a while, Minato Namikaze arrived with Mitarai Shishao and Yuhi Shinku. The three of them immediately looked at Tamura Hao who was checking Jiraiya's injuries.

"It's not a big problem. I can help you heal quickly, but you'll still need some medication to help you recover. Otherwise, there will probably be some sequelae."

After the inspection, Tiancun Hao gave a positive response.

"Then let's go!"

Jiraiya looked at his disciples and signaled that they could set off.

Namikaze Minato understood and, sensing the Flying Thunder God Kunai on Nara Shikaku, took his teacher over first, and then returned to take the others away one by one.

After everyone got on, the ninja eagle in the sky took advantage of the cover of night and quickly flew towards the direction of the Iwagakure Village.

At Xiao Hei's current speed, he can arrive in thirteen hours at most.

Tamura Hao used the Palm Fairy Technique mixed with some life energy to speed up Jiraiya's recovery from his injuries. Yuhi Shinku and Mitarai Shishao watched from the side and sized up the young man.

They were not unfamiliar with this child. Their daughter was in the same class with him, and they also said that this child was the strongest freshman in that class.

They had heard Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya talk about this child before, and they both praised him highly.

He has already reached the level of a jonin, and can even harness the power of the tailed beast to unleash the combat power of a Kage. This is truly incredible for a twelve-year-old child.

During this continuous treatment, Xiao Hei flew quickly and arrived one hour earlier than the expected thirteen hours because there was a tailwind section, so the speed was even faster.

When they approached a certain range from the Iwagakure Village, they were detected by the perception barrier. The village immediately sounded the alarm, and the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki took off into the air at the first opportunity.

"You youngsters, you really dare to seek death!"

Looking at the people on the back of the ninja hawk, Ohnoki was filled with murderous intent.

The ninjas in the Iwagakure Village also rushed out of the village, ready to deal with the enemy outside. They could not fight inside the village, otherwise they would suffer heavy losses even if they won.

Yamanaka Inoichi immediately locked onto the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. He had seen the other party's appearance in the memories of those Rock Ninjas last time and had always remembered it.

After locking onto the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Yamanaka Inoichi shared it with others through his spiritual secret technique.

"Quick victory!"

Jiraiya was the first to jump down, followed by the others. Akimichi Choza and Tamura Hao spread their butterfly wings and flew down at the same time, pulling everyone with them and diving quickly towards the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Their target is the tailed beast."

Ohnoki reacted and realized that the target of the few people was the Five-Tails, so he immediately prepared to fly down, and formed seals with his hands even faster, preparing to use Dust Release to decompose the few people.

But before it could be released, an outsider broke into the spiritual space.

"Junior!"

Immediately realizing that this was a spiritual secret technique, Ōnoki used all his chakra to counter it.

Although he does not know illusion techniques and does not have Yin-attribute chakra, he is strong enough to disrupt the opponent's techniques simply by bursting chakra.

This did have a significant impact on Yamanaka Inoichi's spiritual state. After all, he had not yet broken through to that level and was one level lower than Ohnoki, not to mention that Ohnoki was a bloodline elimination owner and the quality of his chakra was higher than that of an ordinary Kage-level powerhouse.

But it's still possible to hold it back for a while.

The Five-tailed Jinchuriki on the ground was not afraid when he saw several people swooping towards him. He immediately burst out with the Tailed Beast Chakra and five tails quickly condensed behind him.

He has also practiced the half-tailed beast transformation to the limit. Although he still cannot obtain the complete tailed beast transformation, he has reached this level and can ignore the attacks of ordinary Kage-level strongmen.

"Psychic art!"

Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals and summoned Gamabunta and Gamaken. On the other side, Namikaze Minato summoned Gamahiro. The master and disciple joined forces to block the other Iwagakure.

Yuhi Shinku and Mitarai Shishao also assisted, while Akimichi Choza and Nara Shikaku provided protection on the left and right. This was the battle plan they had agreed upon on the way.

The mission of this attack is to assist in obtaining the power of the Five-Tails. We just need to hold those people back so that they don't interfere with Tamura Hao's acquisition of the Five-Tails' power.

And Tamura Hao even manifested and condensed Shukaku's Dharma image in mid-air, and released the gold dust he got from Rasa, shaping Shukaku into the form of gold dust, the amount of which was even more astonishing, and he even added the amplification of the rock technique.

After it was shaped, it pounced directly at the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Instead of standing there and resisting foolishly, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki used Boiling Release to explode his chakra, forming a stream of steam that spewed out, accelerating the impact, preparing to break away from the opponent's encirclement.

Although he was confident in his tailed beast defense, the opponent had too many people, and the power of the tailed beasts was not invincible. At least the sealing technique could resist them.

But just as the steam was just starting to be ejected to increase the explosive speed, he fell to the ground with a tumble, smashing a large area of ​​the ground.

I saw a purple-black shadow wrapped around his legs at some point, it was Nara Shikaku who made the move.

But after all, he was the Five-Tails Jinchuriki who had transformed into a tailed beast. This one blow alone consumed nearly half of Nara Shikaku's chakra, and his face turned pale.

Tamura Hao took the opportunity to pounce forward, first relying on the falling momentum and the Sand Gold Shukaku Dharma Image to deliver a heavy impact.

Like a falling meteorite, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was smashed into the ground, and his tailed beast coat was almost blown apart. The ground within a hundred meters around it shook and exploded, which shows how terrifying the impact force was.

"Gold Sand Seal!"

This is not over yet. He controlled Shukaku's Dharma image to quickly condense into a pyramid shape, and used Shukaku's curse seal to forcefully seal it. Moreover, the weight of the gold sand was even greater, and with the blessing of the weighted rock technique, the suppression of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was even stronger.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki didn't expect the opponent to use such a method, and was suppressed and surrounded without paying attention.

However, he would not give in. He released stronger tailed beast chakra to fight back and try to break free.

But this is exactly what Tamura Hao wanted. The roots of the Creation Lotus extended from the seal in the abdomen and quickly absorbed the tailed beast chakra burst out by the Five-tailed Jinchuriki.

Of course, it would be even better if we could take the opportunity to kill the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

When the Rock Ninjas outside saw that their own Tailed Beast Jinchuriki was suppressed by the opponent's seal, they immediately became anxious and attacked with all their strength, trying to break in and destroy the seal.

Jiraiya and his men were also blocking with all their might, because they were planning to fight quickly and decisively, and would retreat immediately regardless of success or failure, so they did not care about the loss of chakra, and defended tightly, not letting a single Rock Ninja get through. (End of this chapter)