Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 137 Sweeping Yellow Minato

"It's from Ryuchi-dong."

"How do you possess the magical powers of Ryuchi Cave?"

Uchiha Retsuyo wondered, could this kid also be a contractor of Ryuchi Cave?

"We fought Orochimaru before and left behind his summoning beast Manda. We obtained this from Manda's memories."

Afterwards, we created a celestial magic seal based on the flesh and blood of the ten thousand snakes, as a medium for initial cultivation of celestial magic.

Tamura Hao gave a brief explanation, stating that they had all developed the technology themselves and had absolutely not made any deals with Orochimaru.

"Is it the one on your back?"

As if lost in thought, Uchiha Retsuyo had just noticed a purple snake scale on the boy's vest, surrounded by intricate and complex magical patterns, which should be the cursed seal he was talking about.

"Yes."

"Only one serving?"

I'm dissatisfied; one serving is too little.

"The materials for making the medium are limited, and I can't explain this to my superiors. One copy is already the limit. Moreover, you can't openly use the immortal magic seal after you get it; you can only use it as a medium for cultivating immortal magic."

Tamura Hao explained helplessly that this was a private transaction between them and they couldn't go too far.

"How much of an improvement?"

Although he was unhappy, Uchiha Retsuyo had no choice but to accept it. Now it was just a matter of seeing how much the Sage Art Seal would improve.

"It's hard to say. It mainly depends on the compatibility and control. My current use of Sage Art Seals is mainly to improve my physical attributes. The combat power I unleash is greater than the boost from Seven Days Breathing Technique and Chidori Speed. I should be able to barely contend with Might Guy who has opened the Seven Gates."

It's really hard to give an accurate answer; the power of magic spells and seals depends on fate.

"What about my relationship with Mikoto..."

Tamura Hiroshi displayed a mixture of trepidation and hope, truly like a young man experiencing his first love.

"Let's see how you perform today!"

Uchiha Retsuyo coldly said something and then got up to leave. He would have to wait and see how this kid performed before making a decision about the Sage Art Curse Seal.

If the improvement is significant enough, it's not impossible, and I believe Fugaku would understand.

Moreover, this opportunity could stimulate Fugaku, and perhaps he could awaken his kaleidoscope.

"I promise you won't be disappointed!"

Tamura Hiroshi responded that he would give this performance a nine out of ten.

The task given by Lord Danzo is 66.6% complete; now it's time to show our skills on the field.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face in the bathroom, Tamura Hiroshi happily went to the kitchen to make breakfast with Mikoto. After the three of them ate, they headed to the competition venue located outside the village.

That's right, it's a competition. The first two rounds were exams, but this third round is a real competition with extraordinary significance.

The venue was large, and there were many spectators around, mostly from Konoha and the surrounding area, with the remainder being important figures from all over the world.

Even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire came and sat in the main seat, with Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, sitting beside him. On the other side sat Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the First Hokage, and behind them stood Tsunade and Nawaki, the siblings.

"Uncle Dai, you look much younger today, you look about thirty years old."

Standing in the center of the field, looking at the completely renovated Might Day, Tamura Hao grinned.

At this moment, Might Guy's clothes were much more normal, his hair was trimmed into a neat buzz cut, his eyebrows were made much thinner, and his beard was shaved off, making him look much younger.

Matt Day seemed a little uncomfortable with his current image and clothing, but he still returned the boy's smile and thumbs up.

He acknowledged the boy's strength; he was truly impressive.

Especially since they were both skilled in physical techniques and possessed explosive secret arts, he felt like he had met a kindred spirit.

"Are you the examiner/judge this time?"

Seeing Jiraiya approaching, Tamura Hiroshi realized that this must be the referee for this exam competition.

"It is I, the sage boy of Mount Myōboku, the future supreme literary master, the hero Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya twisted his body in a strange dance, his face full of arrogance, but he was met with ten blank faces.

"It's pretty boring!"

Tamura Hao couldn't appreciate it, and even the usually hot-blooded Might Guy thought the dance moves were a bit awkward. Even Jiraiya's smile looked a bit lewd, especially when he was talking about the Supreme Writer.

"A bunch of brats who don't know how to appreciate things."

With a disgruntled pout, Jiraiya read out the competition rules as required, leaving behind Vanilla Uzumaki for the first match and a candidate from Kirigakure.

"Don't be nervous. It doesn't matter if we lose. They are our allies. Fighting to the death will only damage our relationship."

After offering a word of comfort to the tense Uzumaki Vanilla, Tamura Hao left with Uchiha Hikaru and Uzumaki Kushina, while the others also left the arena to watch the battle from above.

The group of people above, including Mito Uzumaki, were also keeping a close eye on the two people in the arena below, especially Mito Uzumaki, wondering how this junior would perform.

"Little sister, you'd better admit defeat, otherwise the wound from my ninja sword will leave a scar."

The examinee from the Mist Village opposite him revealed his serrated fangs, grinned menacingly, and even stuck out his tongue to lick his gleaming ninja sword.

"I will not admit defeat!"

Suppressing her inner tension, Vanilla Whirlpool said resolutely.

She will not lose for her master.

"Then don't blame me!"

The examinee from Kirigakure's smile gradually turned sinister, then he planted his ninja sword in the ground and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Hidden Mist Technique!"

A thick fog was rapidly expelled from its mouth, quickly enveloping the surrounding area.

This is their Hidden Mist Village's signature ninjutsu; combined with the Silent Killing Technique, it becomes the perfect art of killing.

"The human body has eight vital points that can cause instant disability or death: the throat, spine, lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, carotid artery, and subclavian artery. These are all easy targets. So, where should we start?"

The examinee muttered under his breath, using this to put psychological pressure on his opponent. Combined with the visual concealment provided by the Mist Concealment Technique, it was a tried and true method.

The thick fog and the low voices made Vanilla Whirlpool even more nervous, but she had a way to deal with it.

"Spiritual communication!"

He pierced his palm with a kunai, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and slammed it hard on the ground, mixing his blood with chakra to form a summoning jutsu.

"Bang!"

A burst of mist exploded out, revealing a colossal figure whose immense chakra even dispelled the dense fog.

The examinee from the Hidden Mist stared blankly at the enormous object, his mind going blank for a moment.

"Chūryōmaru-senpai, please help me defeat that person."

Whirlpool Herb, standing atop Tadashimaru's head, spoke.

Tadashimaru looked down at the Hidden Mist boy and remained silent. He had never imagined that his first time being summoned would be to deal with such a weak human. He had thought there would be a big battle.

Too lazy to even use illusion magic, it flicked its long tail to send the opponent flying, and then automatically deactivated its psychic state.

They can hardly be called rivals.

"Here comes the ultimate move!"

Tamura Hao, who was watching the battle from above, grinned. It can only be said that he is indeed a member of the Uzumaki clan. Everyone has so much chakra that they can do whatever they want.

"What a powerful summoning beast! It's just as strong as Bunta and the others."

Jiraiya, acting as the referee, was surprised. Although the summoning beast appeared for only a short time, he had already seen it clearly.

Judging from her size alone, it was clear that she was no weakling. He then stepped forward to announce the girl's victory and announced the next fighter.

The audience above was equally surprised, even shocked.

The enormous summoning beast clearly possessed extraordinary strength, which made the ninjas even more solemn.

The more powerful the summoning beast, the more chakra is required to summon it. Even a Jonin would find it difficult to summon such a massive beast.

That girl's chakra reserves were truly astonishing; she truly lived up to her reputation as a Uzumaki ninja.

"Vanilla also has such a powerful summoning beast."

Rope Tree was quite surprised; he had never heard of it before.

"That's really generous of you!"

Mito Uzumaki glanced at a white-haired boy in the distance and guessed that the summoning beast was probably related to him.

Based on their previous conversation, it was clear that Vanilla was closest to the little guy. Such a powerful summoning beast wouldn't be easily given away by the Hidden Cloud Village; it must have been obtained through someone else's scheme.

It's unlikely that Yu Ye and Kushina are either suitable; the only candidate is that little guy.

My second uncle's judgment is as sharp as ever; he's really good at judging people.

In contrast, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not in a good mood, since Uzumaki Kasugai was now a member of Kumogakure.

"Are they from the lizard race?"

He muttered to himself, Hiruzen Sarutobi had some guesses about that summoning beast.

Since losing his contract with the ape clan, he has been searching for powerful summoning beasts. The lizard clan has summoning beasts that are no weaker than the ape clan, and they are special summoning beasts that are skilled in illusions. He has some knowledge of them.

Now that it has been acquired by the Hidden Cloud Village, this is not a good thing.

His bad mood made him lose interest in the upcoming matches, and indeed, the matches weren't very interesting.

The main reason is that Tamura Hōmight Dai, Uchiha Kō, and Uzumaki Kushina are all too strong. Even the weakest one, Uzumaki Kushina, is now considered a special jonin. The combination of Rasengan and Adamantine Sealing Chains is extremely powerful.

Compared to this level of strength, everyone else is far inferior.

Everyone knows that the real excitement will come in the second round, and any two of the remaining five players facing off will be a thrilling match.

Tamura Hiroshi had no interest in watching this battle and went to Namikaze Minato's side.

"Minato, we meet again!"

The familiar voice and the pressure on his shoulder startled Minato Namikaze. He instinctively tried to break free by gathering and releasing his chakra, but the chakra he gathered was instantly swallowed up by the other's palm.

This surprised Minato Namikaze even more, and he hurriedly gathered more chakra in an attempt to break free.

He was so traumatized by this despicable guy that he didn't want to associate with him, fearing that the guy might say something that could ruin his life.

Tamura Hao smiled broadly; he needed Minato Namikaze's chakra, the more the better.

Last time, we only managed to get a small piece of its flesh, which was far less effective.

Seeing that he couldn't break free despite refining so much chakra, Minato Namikaze had no choice but to resign himself to stopping the chakra refining and looked at someone with frustration.

Can't you stay away from me?

We're really not that close!

"I forgot to give you a gift last time, so I'll make it up to you this time. This is the most powerful girl-chasing manual in the world. It's guaranteed to make you completely submissive to Kyuhin."

Tamura Hiroshi took out a book and handed it to Namikaze Minato, along with a knowing look that every man would understand.

Upon hearing that description, the people around couldn't help but look over, but their expressions changed instantly when they saw the text on the cover and the eye-catching illustrations.

The women looked at them with disdain and disgust, while the men gave them ambiguous smiles.

The works of those teachers have been very popular in recent years. This book is Qin Shou's latest masterpiece. Qin Shou's works have always been on the dark side. I wonder if that young man can handle it.

Minato Namikaze was somewhat bewildered, not understanding what this book was.

"Don't show Minato this filthy stuff!"

Before Minato Namikaze could figure out what was in his hand, he was grabbed and shattered by chakra. The person who grabbed him was none other than Tsunade.

Tsunade glared at someone with great hostility, clearly annoyed.

She naturally knew about this, and many of the characters in it were subtly alluding to herself, especially Qin Shou's works.

She couldn't stand these filthy things.

"That was a gift from Jiraiya. It's said to be a collector's edition, very valuable."

Tamura Hiroshi looked pained and promptly shifted the blame to Jiraiya.

"Damn Jiraiya!"

These words made Tsunade's eyes almost spit fire, and her fists clenched tightly. She had no doubt whatsoever that the lecherous man was capable of doing such a thing.

While Tsunade's gaze turned to Jiraiya in the arena, Tamura Hiroshi slipped a small sealing scroll into Minato Namikaze's ninja tool pouch and gave him another knowing look.

He's opening a new world for Minato Namikaze. I really hope Minato can become as great as Jiraiya and become the true Yellow Flash.

This change will definitely bring a wave of income from the power of destiny.

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze, still bewildered, glanced at the person beside him, then at Tsunade, who was seething with rage and about to punch someone. He wisely kept quiet, while also feeling somewhat curious about the situation.

Jiraiya, unaware that he had been tricked by a certain boy, continued to faithfully perform his duties as examiner and judge, while his mind was preoccupied with those massage techniques.

He has been studying diligently for the past month, and now all that's left is to put it into practice.

Once you have complete control, the door to happiness will open wide for you.

"The second round of the third session of this Chunin Exams begins. Please welcome Konoha ninja Might Dai and Kumogakure ninja Tamura Hiroshi."

After the first round of ten-person battles ended, Jiraiya announced the start of the second round and read out the names of Might Guy and Tamura Hiroshi.

There was no way around it; two of the remaining three were Uzumaki ninjas. Normally, random pairings wouldn't be a problem, but this was a rigged operation.

That Uchiha Hikaru was too much of a counter to Might Guy, especially with that Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique.

Even if Might Guy opens the Eight Gates, he might not be able to withstand it; he can only face that kid first.

Upon hearing these two names, everyone perked up, even the daimyo put down his fan.

"You shameless bastard, I hope you get beaten to a pulp."

In the audience, Uchiha Mikoto watched someone's figure and cursed inwardly.

"Today, Matt Damon would probably be able to defeat Hao Jun with just six gates."

Fugaku Uchiha's expression was solemn. He had just taken a moment to observe Might Guy up close, and his condition was very different from what was described in the intelligence report.

Clearly, the Third Hokage and others had made significant adjustments to their physical condition, which would undoubtedly make them even stronger when they unleashed their power.

Hao Jun is in trouble this time.

"uncertain."

With an inscrutable look in his eyes, Uchiha Retsuyo harbored expectations for that kid.

He originally thought the opponent's trump card was a deeper, explosive secret technique, but he only found out this morning that it was a celestial art.

The First Hokage had already proven the power of Sage Mode; it was the most powerful force in the world.

Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha were puzzled, but they couldn't ask at this moment because the next battle was about to begin.

"Uncle, Konoha is doomed to lose this time. You definitely won't get past the next challenge with Hikaru."

Tamura Hao, wielding a sword, laughed without any attempt to conceal his presence, indicating that he was there to wear down Might Guy's strength.

He currently possesses the Kusanagi sword that belonged to both Da Miao and Orochimaru. As for Xiao Miao, which was broken by Tsunade, he didn't bother to repair it, but the Kusanagi sword is still usable.

Upon seeing the Kusanagi sword, many people's expressions changed, especially those familiar with Orochimaru, such as Jiraiya.

How did that sword end up in that kid's hands?

"I'm betting my youth on the Will of Fire; victory is certain."

Might Guy's fighting spirit surged, accompanied by a resolute determination.

I will definitely not let the Hokage and everyone down!

Without much talk, he opened the Eight Gates Formation up to the sixth gate in one go.

After a month of careful recuperation, his physical condition improved significantly, allowing him to unleash even greater power, which he was confident was enough to defeat the young man.

After encountering the girl, he used an even stronger seventh gate, bringing victory to the village.

Tamura Hao also activated the Seven Days Breathing Technique to the fourth level in one go. Compared to Might Guy's ferocious appearance at this moment, his appearance did not change significantly, and there was no chakra leakage.

This demonstrates perfect control over chakra. His Seven Days Breathing Technique differs from the one created by Violet in the future. Violet's technique was a forced burst of power that would still harm the body, especially the lungs and heart.

After Zi Luo uses the Seven-Day Breathing Technique, her blood vessels will bulge, which is caused by the increased blood flow. This is obviously to further oxygenate the body's cells by increasing the blood flow.

Tamura Hiroshi, on the other hand, used medical techniques to enhance the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells, thus enabling them to carry more oxygen without changing the blood flow rate.

Of course, Tamura also increases his heart rate to speed up blood flow, but it is not obvious, at least not enough to cause blood vessels to bulge. Everything is kept within safe limits.

This means that he can unleash bursts of power for extended periods without taking damage, and can even transform this burst state into normal combat strength, making him best suited for protracted warfare.

Without hesitation, the two unleashed their strongest attacks.

"The Morning Peacock!"

"Unrivaled Frenzy!"

Matt Daly's high-speed punches created an air cannon, and the air fist imprints rubbed violently against the surrounding air, generating flames, truly resembling a flaming peacock spreading its tail.

Tamura's attacks were not as flashy, but rather the purest form of flat slashes, yet they were extremely fast, more powerful, and more precise.

Compared to Chidori, which focuses on increasing speed, his Seven Days Breathing Technique emphasizes boosting explosive power, making his strikes more powerful.

From afar, a screen of light, a blur of swords and blades, formed before them, blocking all of Might Guy's air fist imprints and shattering them into violent currents of air.

"This explosive power is already comparable to that of an elite Jonin."

Huang Tu was very surprised. Although he had heard about the battle in the second round of the exam, he was still very surprised to see it with his own eyes.

Is this still the Chunin Exams?

That Matt Dai is one thing, but that Tamura Hiroshi is only twelve years old, not even thirteen.

"That kind of burst of power has actually surpassed the level of a Jonin, it's just that it's not as flashy as ninjutsu."

The man standing to the side, Kusa no Yato, said in a deep voice that he himself was an elite Jonin, specializing in taijutsu and swordsmanship, and had a deeper understanding of the clash between these two styles.

Night Moon Ai and Fukai smiled broadly, both looking quite proud.

On the other side, Rasa had a gloomy face and remained silent. Although allying with Kumogakure was advantageous, Kumogakure was simply too strong.

Even if they join forces to defeat Konoha, Kumogakure might very well grow into a second Konoha.

In some respects, the Hidden Cloud Village has even greater potential and poses a greater threat than the Hidden Leaf Village.

Ye Cang, who was not far away, had mixed feelings, but mostly she was pleasantly surprised.

"That lecherous brat is getting stronger and stronger. I need to improve faster too. I can't let him carry me back."

She thought to herself, Ye Cang really didn't want to be forcibly carried to Kumogakure by that lecherous brat; it would be a laughingstock.

(End of this chapter)