Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"Still so violent!"

Outside Konoha Village, Tamura Hao glanced at the fist mark on his chest and couldn't help but mutter a comment.

He did indeed deliberately provoke Teacher Fat Sheep, and he was prepared to respond by using the Golden Escape technique to enhance his defense. Even so, he still left a fist mark one centimeter deep, which shows how fierce Teacher Fat Sheep was.

"We need to develop the Gold Release Chakra Mode as soon as possible."

He was thinking about developing the Gold Release Chakra Mode, but he was currently using the Steel Release Chakra Mode developed by Fat Sheep Teacher, which could not be perfectly applied to his own Gold Release.

Because his Metal Release is primarily based on Yang Release, he needs to develop a Yang Release chakra mode first, which is much more difficult than other attributes.

The essence of chakra modes is to activate chakra. Some chakra properties can act on the body and also activate the body. For example, the Lightning Release chakra mode can stimulate the activation of body cells, especially in terms of nerve conduction.

Yang Release, on the other hand, has a more comprehensive effect on the body and is more complex. Most importantly, Yang Release must be cultivated to its limit, which means reaching the level of Yang Release of Hashirama Senju.

After thinking for a while, Tamura Hiroshi returned to the village's clan territory.

He didn't pay much attention to village affairs; those were handled by professionals.

Several days later, Nara Shikaku and his two companions arrived for a meal, looking exhausted. Judging from their appearance, they were clearly very tired from the past few days.

"Didn't they catch them?"

Judging from the expressions on the three men's faces, Tamura Hao knew that the effect was definitely not ideal.

"This was expected, but they have always been a hidden danger, knowing too much about the village."

Moreover, there must be other people of theirs in the village, people outside the family, who are difficult to distinguish.

Nara Shikaku was well aware of those people's abilities, and they had been in charge of the village for decades, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their influence was deeply entrenched.

Those people had made preparations well in advance and were not in the village. They also took away the core members of their respective families, and their whereabouts are currently unknown.

Then, all of Danzo Shimura's Root members disappeared, taking with them many of the Root base's research findings.

These people are definitely thinking of making a comeback, so we need to be on guard at all times.

"Then let's start with a thorough review of the job positions and weed out those with problems."

Tamura Hiroshi also knew the principle that curing disease is like pulling silk from a cocoon, and that people's hearts are the most difficult thing to judge.

Now we can only start by cleaning up the upper echelons of the village. At this stage, they have absolute power, enough to suppress all those who are disobedient. So we have to act swiftly and decisively, and first clean up the upper echelons.

Of course, it's not a random execution; those who haven't made mistakes in their duties and whose stance and ideology are sound will naturally be spared.

"An investigation is already underway, but the impact will definitely be significant. We are preparing to set a term limit for those positions, and after the term expires, we will conduct investigations from various aspects to decide whether to extend the term or to arrange for a new person to take over."

The Hokage even suggested that the Hokage position should also have a time limit, specifically one year.

Yamanaka Inoichi added a complaint at the end, saying that the other person had also been quite exhausted these past few days, spending all his time in the Hokage's office cleaning up the mess left behind by those people. He was overwhelmed with all sorts of tasks, and several of his desks had been smashed.

"Why doesn't she set a one-month term?"

Tamura Hiroshi also complained that a year is too short, it should take at least five years.

What do the tribespeople think about those positions?

His expression turned serious as he inquired about the thoughts of those tribesmen, hoping they wouldn't be too much of a rip-off.

"We don't have many interested parties here."

Choza Akimichi spoke first. The Akimichi family members were more passionate about food, including eating and cooking, and didn't care much about power.

"Then let's set up a food safety and hygiene inspection department and have someone from the family take charge of it. With the family's obsession with and seriousness about food, they should be able to do a good job."

Tamura Hao thought of his tragic past life. It was a real trap. Technology and ruthless skills were secondary. What he feared most was that inferior products were passed off as superior ones. Some people were truly heartless and insane.

"That's a good option."

After thinking about it, Akimichi Choza decided it was feasible.

Not everyone in the Akimichi family has the talent for cultivation, or rather, not everyone has a good talent for cultivation. Some of those who are less talented in cultivation focus their attention on eating and cooking. The family's restaurants outside the village were previously run by these family members.

Setting up a food hygiene and safety inspection is appropriate and beneficial to the whole village, allowing everyone to eat out with peace of mind in the future.

"Then we could set up a drug safety monitoring department."

Nara Shikaku then thought of his family's characteristics; they were in the medicinal herb business and had a deeper understanding of medicinal herbs and drugs, making them very suitable for this field.

"Then we need to do a good job of supervision and management, and not mix it with the family business. We must treat them equally, and not ruin the family brand."

Tamura Hao offered a word of caution, fearing it might turn into a farcical drama of collusion between officials and businessmen.

"That's for sure. Power is dangerous when it's allowed to run rampant. Necessary oversight is necessary, and these departments need to be subject to oversight from the shadows."

And it can't all be our people; we need to recruit some, otherwise things could easily go wrong.

Nara Shikaku naturally understood this principle, and with the Senju family and the Sarutobi group serving as cautionary tales, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio naturally did not want to repeat their mistakes.

Everything should be done in moderation. Going too far will inevitably backfire, and if you become the target of public criticism, your family will come to an end.

Xiao Hao is very talented, but he will eventually grow old and pass away, just like the first generation. Back then, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had to rely on themselves to continue, so some things had to be arranged in advance.

"Fugaku-kun has persuaded the Uchiha clan to relinquish control over the police department and agree to recruit people there. At the same time, other departments will also be open to Uchiha clan members, and anyone who passes the assessment can compete for a position."

The Uchiha problem is now mostly solved; as long as they continue, it's only a matter of time before they integrate into the village.

"I'll visit Chief Fugaku in a few days to see my two students."

Tamura Hao recalled his deal with Uchiha Fugaku and planned to bring Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi over first to mislead and shape their minds, so they wouldn't go to extremes like in the original story.

As for Sasuke Uchiha, he is probably still pregnant, or even just conceived. Fugaku Uchiha only confirmed the pregnancy before his last trip to the Land of Grass, and he himself doesn't know the gender yet.

This is something to admire about Fugaku-kun's audacity; he sent his entire family to the front lines, including his son and daughter-in-law, before she became pregnant again.

Sasuke Uchiha is already in the womb, and Naruto Uzumaki should be coming soon too.

"The core members of the family should still focus on cultivation; only strength is the most real thing."

Yamanaka Inoichi didn't want to be distracted by anything else; he was still young and it was the perfect time for him to focus on his cultivation.

Although he has broken through to the Shadow level, this is not the end.

Especially with Xiao Hao's Immortal Lotus, they have even more possibilities.

"Strength is indeed fundamental."

Tamura Hao strongly agrees with this, believing that many major events will occur in the future ninja world, especially the Fourth Shinobi World War, where the level of combat power is too high. Even Kage-level powerhouses don't have the qualifications to play a minor role and will eventually be temporarily removed from the story.

"How is your recovery going?"

After chatting for a while, Nara Shikaku brought up the topic of recovery, which he said was the foundation and future of all their plans.

Although the family's strength has improved considerably, it is still not enough to be intimidating. At this stage, it mainly relies on the combat power deterrence formed by Xiao Hao's Susanoo and the nine tailed beasts.

"It's not going to be easy. All those forces are mixed together now, and we need to slowly separate and extract them. It will take two or three years."

Tamura Hiroshi was a little frustrated; the problem was more difficult than he had imagined.

Now that the power of the nine tailed beasts and the power of Susanoo are mixed together, it is too difficult to separate them precisely.

"Don't rush, take your time!"

Choza Akimichi offered a comforting remark, saying, "You really can't rush this, or you'll easily make a mistake."

"The war is over, and there's no need to demonstrate our power for the time being. Besides, we still have the Hokage and Orochimaru."

Yamanaka Inoichi joined in the persuasion, while inwardly sighing that this child carried so much on his shoulders, and he was not even fourteen years old yet.

"I know."

Nodding, Tamura Hao knew that the remaining issues were minor. After all, the four great ninja villages had been severely damaged, and only the Two-Tails from Kumogakure remained as a Jinchuriki. The Fourth Shinobi World War had officially ended, and the next step was peace talks.

That's something he doesn't need to worry about; there are dedicated people to handle it.

"By the way, gather all the children in the clan. I will create a Bagua seal for them and seal it with the Immortal Lotus Seed. They will fuse from a young age, especially before refining their chakra, so that their compatibility will be higher."

When Tamura Hao mentioned the plan for the Immortal Lotus Seeds, it was something that had been planned long ago.

Through his research and experiments, he discovered that fusing the power of the Immortal Lotus Seed before refining chakra can affect the chakra refining process, allowing all types of chakra to fuse more tightly.

Then, the lotus seeds of the Immortal Lotus will continuously absorb natural energy. The cleansing effect of natural energy on the body will also improve the children's physique and compatibility with natural energy to a certain extent, making it easier for them to cultivate immortal arts in the future.

"No rush. First, restore your chakra to full. We will arrange for the children from the clan to come over one by one later."

Nara Shikaku nodded; Xiao Hao had told them about this before.

However, Xiao Hao has exhausted his chakra this time, and there is no reserve in the Yin Seal, which poses a significant threat to his safety.

Let's fill up the Yin Seal first, and then work on the plan for the Immortal Lotus Seed. After all, creating the Eight Trigrams Seal also requires chakra.

The three families currently have a total of two thousand direct descendants, over a thousand ninjas, and quite a few children. Sealing the Immortal Lotus Seeds with all of them is no small undertaking.

"It will begin in two weeks."

Tamura Hao set the time for half a month later, because he really needed to fill the Yin Seal as soon as possible, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

The three chatted for a while before parting ways, and then Fat Sheep Teacher and Orochimaru arrived.

The main reason is that things in the village have come to an end, and everyone is finally able to catch their breath.

"You dare to scheme against me?"

As soon as Tsunade arrived, she grabbed the cheek of the rebellious disciple and pulled it. She already knew that this brat and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had been plotting to make her Hokage.

How unlucky I am to have been outsmarted by a lecherous brat.

"You're the most suitable teacher for this role."

Once Teacher Fei Yang relaxed his ravaged cheeks, Tamura Hao smiled apologetically.

"Hmph! This is the last time. If you dare to scheme against me again, I'll beat you to death."

With a cold snort, Tsunade immediately asked with concern, "The kind of eruption that happened the other day must have had quite a few hidden dangers, right?"

She was extremely anxious when she was sent to the Wet Bone Forest by the reverse spirit and suppressed by the Slug Immortal's magic. After coming out and hearing what Uncle Qu Feng had said, she realized that this rebellious disciple had risked his life again.

She was truly afraid that this rebellious disciple was forcing a burst of power by overdrawing his body, just like her great-grandfather back then, who completely overdrawn his body to defeat Uchiha Madara, and then passed away a few years after returning.

The main reason I rushed back that night was because I was worried that something had happened to that traitor. Fortunately, I was relieved to see that he was still standing when I got back.

Hearing the concern in Teacher Fei Yang's voice, Tamura Hao felt a warmth in his heart; his teacher still cared for this student of his.

"It doesn't affect me much; it's just that those forces are mixed together, making it difficult to separate them."

This is indeed a bit of a trap. The power of the nine tailed beasts and the power of Susanoo are very closely mixed, even with his own Gold Release chakra, as well as natural energy, star energy, and the power of the Rinnegan. It's a complete mess.

It was really difficult to separate them; he could only extract them little by little, which was quite a task.

However, there was an unexpected gain: the mixing of those energies seemed to have produced some kind of deep fusion, perhaps related to the two sources, the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree and the Sage of Six Paths. In the end, there might be unexpected surprises.

"I knew a menace like you wouldn't die."

Only after receiving confirmation did Tsunade finally relax completely, then rolled her eyes at him, thinking that the brat was always a worry.

"What kind of eyes did Haojun create?"

Orochimaru then spoke up, bringing up the matter of those eyes.

What he most wanted to study was the power of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, because that was the highest level known in the ninja world, and the First Hokage was even known as the God of Shinobi.

He had studied the cells and power of the First Hokage, and even had research data on the Second Hokage, but it was data from the First Hokage's research during his lifetime.

Now all that's missing is Madara Uchiha's power, especially those eyes that surpass ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan.

"It was done by sheer luck."

Tamura Hao took out a fleshy head and handed it to Orochimaru. It was a Hashirama face separated from the Enma clone, with the three eyes on it and a skull made of Shikotsumyaku inside.

Of course, it wasn't a real head; there was no brain matter inside, just a cluster of cells.

As for the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it's useless to him now, because almost all of its power is in Susanoo, and even the power of the Rinnegan has been added to it. That's why he was able to unleash such an overloaded burst of power.

These eyes are practically empty shells now, but they are still the essence of the Eternal Eyes. If we hand them over to a research whiz like Snake, he should be able to tinker with them and make something out of them.

Orochimaru's eyes burned with fervor as he took the head.

I held it in my hands and looked at it for a while before taking out a nutrient container, soaking it in the solution, and sealing it for later study in the lab.

"I am also very interested in the immortal lotus seeds that Haojun has cultivated."

His gaze shifted back to his junior apprentice. He had spoken with Tsunade before and knew that what his junior apprentice was working on was even more impressive than he had imagined.

"Snake-kun, what kind of bloodline limit do you want? I can only add one bloodline limit to Renko right now. Currently, I have my Gold Release, the One-Tail's Magnet Release, the Two-Tail's Flame Release, the Three-Tail's Ice Release, the Four-Tail's Lava Release, the Five-Tail's Boiling Release, the Six-Tail's Melting Release, the Seven-Tail's Platform Release, the Eight-Tail's pure Steel Release, and I can't add Yin Release or Yang Release to the Nine-Tail for the time being."

Tamura Hao glanced at his beloved teacher, who nodded slightly, before introducing the immortal lotus seeds, all of which were blessed with bloodline power.

He cannot directly imbue the lotus seeds with external bloodline limits at this stage; he relies on the power of the nine tailed beasts. This is because the Creation Lotus itself has absorbed the power of the nine tailed beasts and integrated it into itself, so the lotus seeds that form can carry the bloodline limits of the nine tailed beasts.

Ice Release.

After some thought, Orochimaru chose Ice Release.

Through previous conversations with Tsunade, I understand that in order to study and understand the immortal lotus seeds in depth, I must first cultivate them, which requires sealing them into my body.

If he could choose a bloodline limit, he would prefer Ice Release, as it better suits his fighting style.

Without wasting any words, Tamura Hao took out a lotus seed with ice-blue patterns, which was the lotus seed with the Ice Release bloodline limit.

"When does Haojun plan to attack Longdi Cave?"

After observing the ice-release lotus seed for a while, Orochimaru brought up the matter of attacking Ryuchi Cave.

He was also very unhappy about the previous scheme, and if given the chance, he would naturally not mind destroying Ryuchi Cave.

He really wanted to study those snake immortals, especially the most mysterious white snake immortal.

Moreover, since they have become enemies, it is only natural to strike first.

"This is not good. According to our intelligence, the three holy lands are not far apart in the spirit world. Given their tacit understanding this time, they will inevitably unite to fight against us in the future."

Tamura Hao looked wary, glancing at his own fat sheep teacher as he spoke.

"Don't worry about me. I won't help you deal with the Slug Sage, but I won't stop you either. That's your personal feud."

Tsunade's expression was complicated. She still had a good relationship with the Slug Sage, but unfortunately, the Slug Sage had schemed against her most beloved disciple last time, and had become her adversary.

Moreover, she was very optimistic about the new immortal techniques created by that traitorous disciple, believing that they could spread throughout the village and greatly enhance its strength, especially its high-end combat power.

Now that she's Hokage, she naturally needs to consider things from the village's perspective.

Furthermore, they discerned the attitudes of the Slug Immortal and the three holy lands towards this new immortal technique. If they've schemed against it once, they're bound to do it a second, a third time…

It might even be a fight to the death, since the power of immortal arts is the foundation of the three holy lands, and the core of the power of immortal arts is natural energy, so naturally they don't want anyone to compete for this power.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction!

"I will begin preparations once I have separated all the power of the Tailed Beasts."

Seeing that Teacher Fei Yang had expressed his opinion, Tamura Hao set a time and then asked Jiraiya about it.

"What are Jiraiya-senpai's thoughts?"

"That idiot is still the same as always, just ignore him."

Tsunade was a little annoyed; that idiot was always the same.

"He went on a journey to gather information, leaving the ninja army there to Senior Tokifu, but he certainly won't become our enemy."

Orochimaru explained his companion's actions, which also represented the other party's thoughts.

Clearly, that idiot was still caught in a dilemma, unable to make a choice, both regarding the teacher and now regarding Mount Myōboku.

That's not wrong, after all, it's because he's too sentimental. But if things continue like this, that idiot will hardly have a good future.

(End of this chapter)