Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

After resting for a few more days, Tamura Hao arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory to visit Uchiha Fugaku, who had also returned a few days earlier.

Because a visiting card had been sent yesterday, Fugaku Uchiha had come out to greet him early, accompanied by two children, one eight or nine years old and the other four or five years old. They were Shisui Uchiha, a rising star in the clan, and his eldest son, Itachi Uchiha.

As for the last child, he's still inside Uchiha Mion's belly.

Tamura Hao was warmly welcomed by Fugaku Uchiha and led to a seat in the hall of the mansion. There, he saw Uchiha Chiri lying on a rocking chair, his fair feet swinging back and forth.

"Little Hao is here, come and sit down."

He lifted a slice of cucumber that was covering his eyes to show his eyes, then put it back on and continued shaking it.

The time hasn't come yet, we can't stop.

Uchiha Mion, who was also covered in cucumber slices, smiled apologetically, looking somewhat helpless.

This person's personality changed drastically after that incident, and he often acts like a child.

Tamura Hiroshi smiled politely, walked over, and sat down cross-legged.

He doesn't like sitting cross-legged, but it's still slightly better than kneeling.

As for the older sister, he had heard about it from Teacher Fei Yang. It happened during the Second Shinobi World War, also on the battlefield of the Land of Hot Springs.

That battle was extremely fierce. All the Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan users perished there, including the Uchiha Kagami Child, who died not long after returning. They had overexerted their bodies by forcibly activating the Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, that person left behind a posthumous child, who is now Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Chiri, on the other hand, was Uchiha Meikyo's fiancée. She survived the great battle, and her severely injured body drifted to the sea along the river. It is unknown what she went through before she returned.

Then when I came back, I learned that Uchiha Myōkyō had gotten married and even had a child.

According to Teacher Feiyang, Uchiha Meikyo's death seems to be related to this matter, because Uchiha Meikyo committed suicide, otherwise he could have lived for several more years. His wife also committed suicide after giving birth to Uchiha Shisui.

After that, his personality changed a bit.

No one knows exactly what happened between the three of them back then, and this person has never said anything about it.

"You've opened your eyes at such a young age, can your body handle it?"

Turning his gaze to the young boys kneeling on either side of Uchiha Fugaku, Tamura Hao could feel the power in their eyes.

Itachi Uchiha's was probably at the one-tomoe level, while Shisui Uchiha's was at the three-tomoe level, which is a bit exaggerated.

Although awakening the Sharingan is a testament to one's aptitude, and the earlier one awakens it, the greater one's potential, the consumption of the Sharingan is considerable. For young children, this is undoubtedly a huge burden, and if not handled properly, it can lead to physical exhaustion.

"It is a bit too heavy, and we need Haojun's help to replenish it."

Fugaku Uchiha did not hide it and admitted it.

Although they used many secret medicines to help their two children recover, these medicines were not a panacea.

"Alright, here's a little gift for you today. Take off your shirts."

Tamura Hiroshi did not refuse and gestured for the two children to unbutton their shirts.

The problem of physical exhaustion can be minor or major. Mild exhaustion is easy to solve; you just need to give it a bit of life force to slowly nourish it. But if it's like the First Hokage, there's nothing you can do; you can only wait to die.

The fact that the First Hokage didn't die suddenly but returned and held on for several years already shows his formidable strength.

Itachi Uchiha looked at his father, while Shisui Uchiha looked at Chiri Uchiha.

After all, it was their first time meeting this person, and although they had been told beforehand, they were still a little reserved.

"Just take it off when I tell you to. What are you looking at? That's your teacher, would she harm you?"

As if sensing Shisui's gaze, Uchiha Chiri didn't even peel off the cucumber slices to look, but directly instructed him to do as he was told.

Fugaku Uchiha nodded to his eldest son, also eager to see what he could do.

Actually, it was Senior Zhili who suggested that the three children become his apprentices when he brought him to the camp, and he didn't know much about this man's methods.

The two quickly took off their shirts. It has to be said that they are indeed geniuses of the Uchiha clan. Even though they are both very young, their body management and physique are excellent.

Uchiha Shisui has developed abs and pecs, and Uchiha Itachi has developed abs.

After examining it for a moment, Tamura Hao raised his hand and made a gesture, using chakra to directly construct a simplified Bagua seal, which he then imprinted on Uchiha Shisui's heart gate, sealing in a portion of his life force.

As the Eight Trigrams Seal operated and transformed, the pure life force flowed into his body, giving Uchiha Shisui a feeling of comfort. His originally pale cheeks regained their rosy hue, and his three-tomoe Sharingan was activated.

After confirming that the simplified Bagua seal on Uchiha Shisui's side was functioning properly, Tamura Hao then created one for Uchiha Itachi.

That wasn't all. Finally, the Eight Trigrams Seal was created again, but this time it was a complete Eight Trigrams Seal, branded onto the abdomen, and a Flame Release Lotus Seed was sealed inside.

Both of them possessed Flame Release Lotus Seeds, which were the most suitable bloodline limit for them.

Uchiha Chiri had taken off a cucumber slice at some point and was looking at it with the curiosity of a child. In the end, she even unbuttoned her clothes to reveal her smooth belly.

"Give me one too, and the one in the chest area as well."

Tamura Hao couldn't stand his proactive attitude, so he had no choice but to give him a taste of his own medicine. His Immortal Lotus Seed also possessed the Flame Release Bloodline Limit.

"It's definitely different. No wonder Tsunade's skin has improved so much."

Feeling the life force nourishing his body's cells, Uchiha Chiri was very satisfied.

She had noticed her best friend's difference before. When they slept together, she would touch her skin and could clearly feel its smoothness, something that couldn't be achieved with medical ninjutsu skincare.

Now it seems that this is the reason.

"Hao Jun has actually cultivated Yang Escape to this level; even the First Hokage was probably only at this level."

Fugaku Uchiha was deeply shocked. Only when this person displayed that kind of life power did he feel the vigorous and vast life power within the other person.

Could it be that the other party truly has the potential to reach the level of the First Hokage?

"I have only fused with the First Hokage's chakra; I am still far inferior to the First Hokage."

Tamura Hao modestly admitted that he was far from being good at this.

Hashirama Senju not only mastered Yang Release to its extreme, but also used the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest to transform himself.

Then there's the blessing of the Senju bloodline, which is the bloodline of the Otsutsuki.

Finally, there's the boost from Wood Release and Ashura Chakra. Compared to that truly overpowered guy, I'm still far behind.

Even if one cultivates Yang Escape to its ultimate level, it cannot compare. At least in terms of the Thousand Hands bloodline, he really cannot create it. There are also hidden dangers in fusing it with external forces.

Unless he can transform into that kind of Yang power.

"Hao-jun is too modest. At least at this age, the first generation and that person are definitely not as good as you."

Fugaku Uchiha sighed, deeply impressed.

Sometimes the gap between people is indeed huge. For example, there is a huge gap between Uchiha ninjas and ordinary ninjas. In a one-on-one fight, an Uchiha ninja will always win.

He was already considered a genius in his clan, but he was far inferior to this person.

Even if the opponent didn't rely on the power of the tailed beast, I might not be able to defeat them. I really don't understand how they trained.

"Meiyin, go cook."

He turned to his wife and gestured, indicating that it had been prepared by Fugaku Uchiha beforehand, and that they wanted her to stay for a meal.

"Most of the food has already been prepared; it can be cooked in half an hour."

After saying a few words, Uchiha Mion got up and left. Uchiha Chiri, however, did not get up. She was still feeling the nourishment that life force was giving her, and she was even more craving her best friend's little disciple.

If I could keep such a young man by my side, wouldn't I be able to stay young forever?

Tamura Hao was unaware of the terrifying thoughts of the older sister. He was chatting with Uchiha Fugaku, and the conversation gradually turned to the future of the village and the clan.

"Is the Ino-Shika-Cho trio disbanding their clan?"

Fugaku Uchiha was shocked. Would the Ino-Shika-Cho trio disband in the future, or would they be integrated into the village like the Senju clan?

"There are too many conflicts between the ninja clan system and the ninja village system, which is also a major source of corruption. They must be dissolved. Let our Ino-Shika-Cho trio take the lead and guide all the ninja clans in the village to merge into one."

Tamura Hao was well aware of this issue, but the suggestion to disband the family was not his; it was suggested by his grandfather, Torifu.

It's just a suggestion, and it's still under discussion.

Although dissolving the clan will cause many problems, not dissolving it will cause even more problems. The biggest problem is that it will create interest groups, promote conflicts, and be detrimental to the unity of the village.

For example, the Uchiha and Senju clans from before later joined Hiruzen Sarutobi's group.

"This kind of thing can't be accomplished just by taking the lead. It seems that the First Hokage made a similar proposal back then, saying that he wanted to turn the whole village into one big family."

Uchiha Chiri, who was resting his cheek on his hand, talked about the First Hokage, saying that it was not an easy task to accomplish.

"Leading by example alone is not enough; there must also be incentives. I plan to promote my Sage Mode power. In addition to the necessary tests, there will be restrictions based on identity; those with ninja clan identities will not be eligible."

Tamura Hiroshi also hopes to disband all the families in the village and merge the entire village into one big family, so that all forces can be united.

Otherwise, the constant infighting and power struggles will be too stressful. Don't wait until you become the Fifth Hokage and have to spend your time dealing with all those messy things every day.

Of course, that's secondary. The key is to find an excuse to expand the power of the immortal arts, or rather, the lotus seeds of the immortal lotus.

He discovered that the chakra within the body of a ninja who obtains the Immortal Lotus Seed is purified, and the chakra dissipated after using external ninjutsu is returned to the Immortal Lotus of Creation.

Just like the law of conservation of energy in the previous life, energy will not disappear or appear out of thin air, but will only transform from one form to another.

The same applies to chakra. Chakra is transformed into ninjutsu and released, but afterwards, this chakra disappears into thin air.

He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but this characteristic of the Creation Lotus gave him a dangerous suspicion.

However, that's still a long way off for him. What he's planning now is to use the ninjas of Konoha to assist him and provide energy for the growth of the Creation Lotus.

Otherwise, relying solely on his own chakra and the chakra of the tailed beasts, it would take countless years to elevate the Genesis Lotus to the level of the Ten-Tails Divine Tree.

The best option is to rely on the strength of others, and the chakra that ninjas can continuously provide is quite considerable.

Look at the chakra that Black Zetsu drew upon after tearing out Madara Uchiha's heart during the Fourth Shinobi World War; it was far greater than the chakra of the Ten-Tails.

"You're willing to unleash your divine power!"

Fugaku Uchiha was shocked once again. Although he had never experienced the power of the celestial lotus seeds, he had just heard this person explain that it was the foundation for cultivating sage techniques.

Furthermore, this is an immortal technique inheritance independent of the three holy lands, and its cultivation requirements are even lower.

He knew the power of Sage Mode; the First Hokage had used Sage Mode to defeat Madara Uchiha, who was riding the Nine-Tails, and to create the Valley of the End.

That is the most powerful force in the world, in no way inferior to the power of the tailed beasts.

Most importantly, it is said that Sage Mode can perfectly amplify the three aspects of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, making it far more universally applicable than the power of the Tailed Beasts.

"Do you want us to help you cultivate the lotus seeds, and then take them back?"

Uchiha Chiri had a guess. This little man wasn't exactly a kind soul. He must be doing this for personal gain. After thinking it over, he figured he just wanted them to help cultivate the lotus seeds.

"That's true, but it will only be taken back after the bearer passes away."

Tamura Hao did not deny that although the focus was on continuously harvesting chakra, the lotus seeds could eventually be recycled and integrated into the Creation Lotus.

"We Uchiha can join your plan, but we need that seal from before."

After pondering for a while, Fugaku Uchiha suddenly spoke up, indicating that he could join the plan.

He was quite supportive of the proposal to disband the clan and integrate into the village. Although he was the head of the Uchiha clan, being the head of the clan was really difficult, especially when dealing with the elders, he would be scolded and treated like a grandson.

If it weren't for the support of Senior Zhili and Senior Jing's faction, his situation would have been even worse; being the clan leader was too frustrating.

Therefore, integrating his family into the village was beneficial to him, or at least more beneficial than harmful.

Not to mention that he also craves that immortal power, which is one of the few top-tier powers that can enhance himself at this stage.

However, this power must be fully in our hands. We cannot change the lotus seeds of the immortal lotus, but we must master this sealing technique. Only in this way can we suppress the immortal lotus in the seal at critical moments and prevent it from being affected in the opposite way.

In the ninja world, it is absolutely essential to be wary of others.

"Yes, but can Clan Chief Fugaku make the decision regarding the Uchiha clan?"

Tamura Hao was curious, knowing that the Uchiha clan members were notoriously difficult to manage.

"The Uchiha clan believes more in power."

Fugaku Uchiha appeared very confident. During this time, he had been familiarizing himself with the transplanted First Hokage cells and the Mangekyou Sharingan, which greatly improved his strength. Most importantly, with the assistance of the First Hokage cells, the side effects of using the Mangekyou Sharingan were greatly reduced.

In order to avoid being targeted by those people, he had always hidden his kaleidoscope, which was only discovered by his senior, Chiri.

Now that everyone has fled the village, Tsunade and the others in power will no longer care about these eyes. It's time to reveal them and suppress the entire Uchiha clan.

While it's impossible to suppress them all, suppressing most of them will suffice.

"Welcome Uchiha to our Grand Integration Project."

Seeing Fugaku Uchiha's confidence, Tamura Hao smiled broadly.

Of course, he understood that Fugaku Uchiha made these choices not only because of his own and his clan's reasons, but more importantly because he had demonstrated invincible strength.

Even if that strength was borrowed, it was still unmatched.

Faced with such invincible strength, they had no choice but to submit and join.

Just like when the First Hokage was in power, the Uchiha were very well-behaved. It wasn't until the First Hokage passed away and the Second Hokage took over that they gradually began to have some ideas.

The key point is that the Second Hokage did not have the absolute power to suppress everything. The Uchiha believed more in strength. As long as you are strong enough, they will listen to you. If you are not strong enough, then sorry.

"First, select some peaceful members of the clan to fuse with lotus seeds and obtain magical power."

Uchiha Chiri offered a reminder: although they had joined the plan, they still needed to be careful with their actions. Some members of the clan had very bad personalities and beliefs, so they definitely couldn't be given the Immortal Lotus Seeds.

Not to mention that those people would never pass the test mentioned by the little man.

"When will you be able to use that Susanoo again?"

Suddenly, she turned to look at the little man, thinking that she could use him to intimidate those people.

Although Fugaku's strength has improved considerably, he is not yet absolutely powerful. However, the power that this kid displayed back then was very strong, definitely no less than that of Uchiha Madara back then.

"Three years!"

After glancing at the older woman, Tamura Hao paused for a moment before stating a time.

Now that he's in the village, he doesn't need to worry about these people having any bad intentions towards him.

It would be good if something were to be brought to light early, so we could take the opportunity to eliminate it.

"Then let the Uchiha clan show us what they've got."

Uchiha Chiri glanced at Uchiha Fugaku, wanting to use the power of the little man to shatter everyone's thoughts, including Fugaku's.

This was also Uncle Jing and Mingjing's wish back then: to lead the Uchiha to truly integrate into the village and no longer be isolated and rejected.

"I will do my best to adjust the mentality of my people over the next three years. I hope that Lord Hao will grace us with his presence three years from now."

Fugaku Uchiha didn't show any particular change in expression; he simply made a promise.

He genuinely didn't have any particular thoughts.

After undergoing the transplant surgery, he immediately left the camp on the Grass Country front, but he left behind a ninja cat. The ninja cat watched the battle and, through the ninja cat's memories, also saw the battle and witnessed the terrifying strength of this boy.

Even if those forces are just external forces, they are still invincible.

The three-headed, fully-formed tailed beast was swiftly and cleanly killed. Madara Uchiha back then was probably only at that level.

Faced with this power, he had long since lost the will to resist.

Not to mention that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio is also very strong now, and with Tsunade and others added in, the Uchiha clan alone cannot resist them.

"I'll come."

Tamura Hao nodded in agreement. He would not only intimidate the Uchiha clan, but also the other ninja clans.

Having three years to assist the Ino-Shika-Cho clan in cultivating sage techniques is enough to widen the gap between them and other ninja clans.

Not to mention that he only spread the power of immortal techniques, but the cultivation secrets developed based on immortal techniques will not be passed on to outsiders, or at least the teaching will be much stricter.

For example, the Vajra Indestructible Technique and its simplified version, the Iron Shirt Technique, as well as the accompanying Golden Bell Cover Technique.

In addition, these secret techniques will be further optimized to suit the physical characteristics of the three races, ultimately forming exclusive cultivation techniques.

Just like the original secret techniques passed down by the three races of pig, deer, and butterfly, only the three races themselves can achieve twice the result with half the effort and perfectly match them when they cultivate them. If outsiders cultivate them, they will only achieve half the result with twice the effort.

This is because through the continuous cultivation of generations of ancestors, subtle changes have occurred in their physique, which have accumulated over generations to form a special physique.

Although it is not as good as a bloodline limit, it is much stronger than an ordinary ninja.

Even though he practiced the spiritual techniques of the Yamanaka family and the shadow techniques of the Nara family, he found it very difficult and could not apply them to actual combat. He could only use them as an auxiliary method of Yin Release training.

So even though the family may disband, its traditions will still be preserved.

(End of this chapter)