Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Tsunade-sensei, there's still a chance I can be saved."

Tamura Hao quickly grabbed his fat sheep teacher's leg, indicating that he could save him.

"You really know how to cause me trouble!"

Tsunade was incredibly frustrated. She should have reneged on the bill that night and not taken in that lecherous brat.

"How much longer can you hold on?"

Looking at the little wings on the traitor's back, he could tell that this kid could still rely on the Butterfly Transformation Technique to hold on, but he didn't know how long he could hold on.

"Ten minutes."

He quickly replied that if he didn't use the multiplication technique and simply maintained the butterfly mode, the energy consumption would be much less, and he could last for ten minutes without any problem.

After all, this Hashirama chakra is currently ownerless and not directly implanted into the body's Hashirama cells, so its corrosive and phagocytic properties are not that exaggerated.

"Go to my lab and absorb star energy to strengthen your chakra. That should help you last a little longer. I'm going to find Orochimaru; he should have more knowledge about this."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade left a message and used the Body Flicker Technique to quickly leave to find her friend.

She only specializes in medicine, while that guy has done much more research, and may even have been involved in that area of ​​research, so he should be able to come up with a solution.

For the sake of his life, Tamura Hao quickly removed the three layers of armor from his body and ran towards Fat Sheep Teacher's laboratory. He grabbed the star energy that was full of holes and fused the energy inside with his own chakra.

Although doing so will cause another kind of erosion, the priority now is to deal with Hashirama's chakra, so it can be considered fighting poison with poison.

With the infusion of star energy, Tamura Hao's green butterfly chakra quickly turned purple, greatly improving its quality and making it more resistant to Hashirama's chakra.

"It should last at least half an hour."

Having experienced the intensity of the confrontation, Tamura Hao breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least he had survived a little longer.

"Are you going to die?"

Xia Rixing, who had been staying there, watched curiously, and was also a little happy.

Is this bastard finally going to die?

"I'm not going to die anytime soon, sorry to disappoint you."

He rolled his eyes at the passerby and continued to ponder the Hashirama chakra.

We can't put all our hopes on Snake; we also have to work hard ourselves.

After all, he was a man with a cheat code.

After some sensing and contemplation, Tamura Hao quickly sensed the state of Hashirama's chakra with the help of his cheat ability; there seemed to be two forces within it.

One of them was the smallest in quantity and was pure Yang Release chakra, but it was far superior to his own Yang Release chakra. It should be the Yang Release that Hashirama Senju had cultivated himself, or the Yang Release power inherited from the bloodline of the Senju family.

It's even possible that Ashura's chakra is hidden inside.

The other one should be Wood Release chakra, which has the strongest devouring ability.

"If these three can be separated, it should be much easier to deal with."

I came up with a plan, but I couldn't do it on my own because Hashirama's chakra was too strong, far beyond what my own chakra could handle.

As she pondered this, Tsunade returned after an unknown amount of time, followed by a man with long, straight black hair—Orochimaru.

"The First Hokage's chakra!"

Orochimaru immediately focused on the chakra on Tamura Hao's body as soon as he entered. He was very familiar with that kind of chakra, and at present, he was conducting Hashirama cell transplantation experiments with Shimura Danzo.

"Snake, help!"

Upon seeing Orochimaru arrive, Tamura Hao was overjoyed, for now he was counting on this powerful figure to save his life.

"Snake Uncle?"

Orochimaru was stunned, then laughed.

What an interesting little rascal.

"Can it be saved?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes at the rebellious disciple and turned to look at her friend.

"It's not easy to deal with. The main problem is that the First Hokage's chakra has already invaded his body, so some methods can't be used. Otherwise, his body would definitely collapse."

After looking him over, Orochimaru's expression became more serious.

"Can it be suppressed? I feel that my chakra after butterfly transformation can resonate with the Yang Release portion of the First Hokage's chakra. As long as I suppress this chakra activity, I can try to use my own chakra to draw out the Yang Release chakra within."

Tamura Hao quickly explained his thoughts, explaining that his chakra was very special, especially in terms of control, which enabled him to accomplish many things.

"Separating Yang Release chakra?"

Orochimaru was surprised; he had never thought of this before.

"I can help you suppress it."

Without refusing, he immediately created three shadow clones to quickly draw a sealing technique. This sealing technique was developed by him and was specifically used to suppress the activity of Hashirama's cells in conjunction with the Sharingan, in order to assist the fusion of the experimental subjects.

Looking at the ten three-tomoe Sharingan that Orochimaru had taken out, Tamura Hao couldn't help but think that Orochimaru's art style was a bit off.

However, it is indeed feasible to use the Sharingan to suppress the power of the First Hokage. For example, Danzo Shimura's future arm relied on the transplantation of many Sharingan to suppress the activity of Hashirama's cells. After all the eyes were closed, the Hashirama cells went berserk.

Tsunade also saw the ten Sharingan eyes, but didn't say anything.

After setting up the spell array, Orochimaru withdrew.

"Use your chakra to activate the technique, guide the power of those eyes into your body, and you can suppress the First Hokage's power."

He was very interested in the theory of separating the power of the First Hokage, and paid a considerable price for it. Even he didn't have many Sharingan at the three-tomoe level.

Tamura Hao didn't dare to delay. He injected his own butterfly chakra into the surrounding jutsu array. Soon the array floated up, drawing the ocular power of the ten Sharingan eyes. Finally, it turned into ten blood-red chains that bound Tamura Hao. Sure enough, the activity of the First Hokage's chakra on his body was suppressed by more than half.

Sensing that the activity of the First Hokage's chakra was suppressed, he quickly merged his own Butterfly Transformation chakra into it, attempting to extract that portion of Yang Release chakra, and Ashura's chakra was within that Yang Release chakra.

As for Wood Release chakra, I'm sorry, he doesn't have Water and Earth Release, so he can't fuse with it.

As a form of activated Yang Release chakra, the Butterfly Transformation Chakra has a high compatibility with the First Hokage's Yang Release chakra, and at least it does not repel it.

Using the power of the First Hokage's Yang Release, the butterfly chakra was first absorbed into it. Because its activity was reduced, it could not be assimilated in a short time.

After the two were mixed together, Tamura Hao decisively manipulated his own chakra back, thereby bringing out the mixed First Hokage Yang Release chakra.

When the First Hokage's Yang Release chakra and Wood Release chakra separated, the power of both was greatly reduced. Clearly, the two complemented each other, and the power of either one would drop sharply if either one were missing.

"We've really separated."

Orochimaru was surprised; he hadn't expected his maneuver to actually succeed.

"You're lucky to be alive, kid."

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief; if this brat had died, she would have been in real trouble.

"Do you want this Wood Release chakra?"

Tamura Hao inquired, saying that he would naturally leave the Yang Release chakra behind, but he really couldn't handle the Wood Release chakra.

"Give me half!"

Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade beside him and only asked for half of her Wood Release chakra.

He was very interested in this pure Wood Release chakra. If he could also separate Hashirama's cells and simply transplant Wood Release, the success rate would definitely be greatly increased.

"Tsunade-sensei, you also have Earth and Water Release, why don't you try using that to fuse them into Wood Release?"

Tamura Hao looked at his beloved teacher and recommended fusing Wood Release.

If Teacher Feiyang can master Wood Release, then becoming the Fourth Hokage will be a certainty.

The First Hokage's prestige in Konoha was unimaginable to ordinary people. Even after decades of weakening by people like Hiruzen Sarutobi, he still maintained considerable prestige.

Wood Release is the representative of the First Hokage and also has extraordinary significance for Konoha.

"Wood Release!"

Tsunade's expression was complicated. Wood Release held special significance for the Senju clan. In the past, the clan had tried every means to replicate Wood Release, and even sacrificed many people for it.

Orochimaru took out two sealing scrolls from his mouth and sealed them in two after Tamura Hao forced the Wood Release chakra out of his body.

He swallowed one sealing scroll into his mouth and tossed the other to Tsunade, thus completing the transaction.

His gaze then shifted to the stone that Tamura Hao had been holding, and he became very interested in the purple energy on it.

"Is this the legendary meteorite from the Star Ninja Village?"

On the way here, Tsunade told him about the situation here, including mentioning this meteorite.

He was very interested in this special energy.

"Yes, this thing's energy can activate chakra and enhance the intensity of form transformation, but it's not good for the body and will continuously erode it."

As Tamura Hao spoke, he handed the meteorite to Orochimaru.

It would be even better if Orochimaru could join in; he's also very envious of Orochimaru's cursed seal.

"Will it also damage the body?"

Examining the meteorite in his hand, Orochimaru used his own chakra to fuse with it and carefully sensed its properties, recalling his research on cursed seals.

The curse mark he made with the blood of ten thousand snakes is also highly corrosive to the body, and he is currently looking for a replacement.

The energy from this meteorite feels similar to natural energy; both can erode the body and enhance the power of chakra.

"Its properties are somewhat similar to natural energy, and perhaps it can be perfectly integrated using the fusion method of immortal techniques. It should be able to serve as the medium for the curse seal I have developed."

Unfortunately, this kind of energy can only induce chakra changes and enhance the intensity of form transformations; it is far less powerful than natural energy.

After experiencing it, Orochimaru was a little disappointed.

It was thought that this energy could be used as a medium for Sage Mode seals, but unfortunately its potential is limited; it can only enhance the strength of chakra.

What he wanted was Sage Mode, the power of Sage Mode like that of the First Hokage.

"A cursed seal? Snake, can I learn that cursed seal from you?"

Tamura Hao showed a hopeful and expectant expression, saying, "Coach, I want to learn to play basketball."

"sure."

Orochimaru did not refuse. He had a good impression of the little guy and was also a bit surprised by his abilities.

"Thank you, Uncle Snake!"

Tamura Hiroshi was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Don't you dare put that lecherous brat on the operating table."

At this moment, Tsunade, who had come to her senses, warned that this teammate had changed a lot over the years and was becoming more and more abnormal.

"You lecherous brat."

Orochimaru was quite surprised by that title and immediately thought of another old friend.

Is this little guy just like Jiraiya?

"Tsunade-sensei, I've already explained that it was a misunderstanding. I didn't expect Jiraiya-senpai's writing style to change so much. His last book, 'The Strong-Willed Ninja Chronicle,' was so exciting and inspiring, but the second one has become an 18+ novel. It doesn't feel like it was written by the same person."

Tamura Hiroshi put on a wronged expression and promptly shifted the blame to Jiraiya.

I'm just a cute little boy who's not even ten years old. What bad intentions could I possibly have?

"But you still watched it."

Tsunade's disdain remained; he was just a lecherous brat like Jiraiya.

"That idiot went and wrote that kind of book?"

Orochimaru was starting to lose his composure. After all, the reputations of the three of them were intertwined, especially after Hanzo bestowed upon them the title of the Legendary Sannin.

If Jiraiya does something like that, they will also lose face.

Before, it was just peeping, but now they've even published a book about it. Are they trying to embarrass themselves in the entire ninja world?

What do you think?

Tsunade also felt embarrassed, wondering how she ended up as a teammate with that guy.

"I hope he sacrificed himself in the Land of Wind."

After offering a blank blessing, Orochimaru turned and left, preparing to immediately study that pure Wood Release chakra.

Of course, before leaving, she didn't forget to take the cursed seal secret technique out of her mouth and hand it to a certain burly young boy who was eager for it.

He will be doing research at the root for the next period of time and will not have time to teach people.

"Kid, you better behave yourself from now on."

After Orochimaru left, Tsunade punched one of her traitorous disciples on the head, who was happily reading the scroll, and smashed him into the ground.

That lecherous brat is such a troublemaker!

Such a heavy blow naturally led Tamura Hao to go to a hotel with the Duke of Zhou's daughter, while Xia Rixing, who had been watching from the side, suddenly lit up and took out a kunai to give someone a haircut.

Tsunade glanced at it but didn't pay much attention. She picked up the scroll of the cursed seal secret technique that someone had dropped and began to look at it.

During this time, she has been studying the Peacock Magic and Star Energy, and has made some progress, but it is not yet enough to perfectly utilize them and avoid their erosion on the body.

Perhaps Orochimaru's cursed seal technique could inspire me, or even allow me to incorporate it into my own understanding.

She is also researching magic arts, and even has notes left by her great-grandfather as a reference.

Unfortunately, the cultivation requirements for immortal arts in the Wet Bone Forest are too high, and only my great-grandfather was able to master them. Even my second great-grandfather couldn't cultivate them.

She even gave up cultivating Sage Mode, but the Wood Release chakra she obtained this time gave her some ideas. She also had Water and Earth Release attributes, so perhaps she could use her great-grandfather's pure Wood Release chakra to guide and fuse it into Wood Release.

Tamura Hiroshi, who was in a coma, was unaware of all this. He slept for a long time before waking up, and when he did, he was already lying on the bed with Shizune lying next to him.

"Haojun, you're awake."

Sensing the movement, Jingyin, who was resting on her stomach, raised her head and was very happy to see her boyfriend wake up.

"How long did I sleep?"

"Huh? Where's my hair?"

Tamura Hao touched his head and could feel the big bump, which showed that Teacher Fei Yang was really angry this time, but then he realized that something was wrong.

His head was bald; his once flowing hair was gone.

"When I came back, you were lying there, and you had been sleeping soundly all night when I carried you back."

Shizune replied that she didn't know what had happened and hadn't seen Tsunade-sensei.

These past few days, Tsunade-sensei has sent me to the hospital for an internship, where I'll be in contact with various patients and apply the medical knowledge I've learned. When I came back in the evening, I found my boyfriend embedded in the floor of Tsunade-sensei's laboratory.

"Hao-jun, did you make Tsunade-sensei angry?"

Shizune asked curiously, "Only Tsunade could have beaten Hao Jun up like that in the lab."

It must be that Hao Jun has angered Tsunade again.

"It's nothing serious."

Tamura Hiroshi didn't say anything; now that the crisis was over, there was no need to tell his girlfriend and make her worry.

"How's your training in medical ninjutsu going lately?"

"I'm improving very quickly; even Tsunade-sensei praised me for my talent."

Speaking of this, Jingyin became very excited, as her skills have improved very quickly during this period.

His cultivation of mental techniques is also progressing well; he can already use the Mind Transfer Technique to a basic level.

These are the foundations for her future learning of spiritual arts, and she values ​​them all highly.

"Focus on improving your skills. The war is about to begin. We will be traveling with our clan to the Land of Rivers to fight against Sunagakure."

Tamura Hiroshi took a deep breath. War is no child's play; he had to be extremely careful.

"Are we going to the battlefield?"

Silent was completely stunned; that was a battlefield.

They barely survived the previous mission, and now they have to go to the battlefield again.

What's the difference between that and sending someone to their death?

"We're not going directly to the battlefield, but training in the rear areas. We're not old enough to go to the battlefield yet."

Tamura Hiroshi certainly didn't want to go directly to the battlefield; that was too dangerous, and he was afraid of losing his life.

"Then why not cultivate in the village?"

Silent wondered, wouldn't it be safer to cultivate in the village, and wouldn't there be more resources to utilize?

"Because the village is too dangerous for us, maybe even more dangerous than the battlefield."

After first forming hand seals to sense his surroundings, Tamura Hao then whispered the essence of the problem.

With Grandpa Wind and the elites of the three clans in the village, there's naturally no problem. But once war breaks out, Grandpa Wind will take the elites away, and then our side won't be very safe.

Moreover, he hoped to lure Teacher Fei Yang to the battlefield as well, so that he and his three clans could be better protected.

Furthermore, once they are no longer hampered by the villagers on the battlefield, they will have more room to maneuver.

These words silenced Shizune, who then asked a question.

"Is it because of the Hokage position?"

She's not stupid; she knows a lot of things, even that her uncle's death back then was suspicious.

It was because of her uncle's death that Tsunade left the village, and she stayed away for several years, even showing a kind of disgust towards the village.

All of this points to some issues, and now that Haojun is saying this, there must be a big problem.

Tamura Hao paused for a moment before finally speaking: "This involves the power struggle within the village, especially since the Third Hokage has passed his prime and should, in principle, be passing on the Hokage position. He has been in that position for too long, which has caused dissatisfaction among many people."

However, not just anyone can gain his approval. To have the opportunity to compete for the position of Hokage without his approval is a capital offense.

Tsunade's younger brother was Orochimaru's disciple and the grandson of the First Hokage. He was very talented and had a great chance of competing for the Hokage position when he grew up. He himself aimed to become Hokage. However, he was killed right under Orochimaru's nose.

Your uncle also wanted to become Hokage back then, and he had Tsunade's support. At that time, the Senju clan was still around and had great prestige in the village. Your uncle was also strong enough, but then he died, right in front of Tsunade.

These are things that must be said to your girlfriend so that she can clearly distinguish between friend and foe, and know who her friends are and who her enemies are, so that she won't be fooled or schemed against in the future.

"My uncle was indeed murdered."

Shizune clenched her little fists, feeling very angry inside.

There was definitely something fishy about my uncle's death; those people all deserved to die!

"I'm not saying this to incite your hatred, but to warn you to be more careful in the future."

He pinched his girlfriend's soft, smooth face, then got out of bed, picked Shizune up, and placed her on the bed, covering her with a blanket.

"Don't sleep face down on the edge of the bed anymore, it's bad for your health."

He was touched that his girlfriend was lying by his bedside watching over him, but he also felt a little sorry for her.

"Um!"

This gesture made Shizune blush, but she still responded softly, feeling even sweeter inside. (End of Chapter)