Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

"That Mangekyou Sharingan is definitely real."

Kakashi felt guilty and remorseful. Although what happened back then was a scheme by someone behind the scenes, Rin did die at his hands, and Obito must have changed at that time.

"I have failed so badly in my life. As a teacher, I failed to take good care of my students. As Hokage, I failed to protect my wife. As a husband, I failed to protect Kyu-nin. As a father, I am not even qualified to be a father."

Minato Namikaze felt that his life was full of failures and that he was a complete failure.

"Naruto, I'm sorry."

Finally, looking at his son who was still hiding behind Kakashi, Minato Namikaze was filled with guilt.

It was because he entrusted the wrong person that his son suffered so much. Perhaps the village really was wrong.

"Nine-Tails, let's end our feud here."

Turning his gaze to the shrunken Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze knew he couldn't resist. Even if he disagreed, these people had the ability to break the seal that bound the Nine-Tails' soul.

"snort!"

With a cold snort, Kurama harbored considerable resentment towards this human, just as shameless as Hashirama Senju back then.

Minato Namikaze didn't say much, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and finally slapped it on his abdomen to release the seal.

The Nine-Tails' soul then burst forth and merged with its body.

Nine-Tails hurriedly guided the fusion, especially in terms of consciousness; he didn't want to create two consciousnesses.

It took quite a while to complete the fusion, and then I found myself being masturbated by that stinky woman again.

"You stinking woman!"

"You stinky fox!"

Kushina Uzumaki retaliated, unleashing her Adamantine Lock to entangle him, forcibly attacking him, and even riding him in the end.

Enraged by having its limbs and mouth bound, the Nine-Tailed Fox immediately performed a death roll in the room, trying to throw that stinking woman off.

"Is that Kushina?"

Minato Namikaze then vaguely recognized Kushina. He had never forgotten her all these years, after all, she was his first love and his white moonlight.

Unfortunately, Kushina, who was petting the fox, had no time or mood to pay attention to him.

"Your existence is quite dangerous. I will now seal your soul permanently, otherwise Orochimaru will control you using the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

After saying this, Tamura Hao began to seal Minato Namikaze's soul. Among the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, there are many that can target the soul level, and the Reaper Death Seal is one of their ultimate moves.

There are also weaker ones, enough to seal Minato Namikaze's soul.

He dared not leave this person's soul outside, otherwise it would be disastrous if Orochimaru took control of it.

Not only his soul, but also the souls of the First Hokage and the Second Hokage were summoned and sealed using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

After obtaining those materials, they resurrected and sealed the souls of the deceased. In any case, many death row inmates in the village had been imprisoned since the last trial, all for this purpose.

Having been tricked and targeted by Orochimaru last time, he didn't want to be targeted again.

"Naruto Uzumaki, would you like to become my disciple?"

After completing the seal on Minato Namikaze, Tamura Hiroshi knelt down in front of Naruto Uzumaki and looked into the little guy's eyes.

Rather than having Kakashi become Naruto's teacher again, it would be better to do it myself. This would be a change, and it would also allow me to gain some luck.

"Lord Mizukage!"

Kakashi was shocked; this guy actually wanted to take Naruto as his disciple.

"Kakashi-nii-san, is he very strong?"

Blinking, Naruto looked up at Kakashi; he was now only familiar with and trusted his older brother Kakashi.

"He's very strong. He should be considered the strongest ninja in the world today, and also the youngest Kage."

Recalling this person's achievements, Kakashi gave an affirmative response: this person is definitely the strongest in the ninja world today.

He is already very strong, and with the added advantage of numerous ninja tools and equipment, no one in the current ninja world can rival him.

Not to mention that this person also mastered Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, making him even more unbeatable.

"Can you help me defeat that big fox in the future? He used to scare me when he was asleep."

Naruto pointed at the Nine-Tails, which was writhing in agony, harboring deep resentment towards the giant fox.

"Yes, with my guidance, you will definitely be able to defeat the Nine-Tails in the future."

Tamura Hiroshi answered very affirmatively and with great confidence.

He possesses far more techniques than Kakashi and Jiraiya, and Naruto Uzumaki also has Ashura Chakra, which, if developed, would absolutely not be a problem to suppress a Nine-Tails.

With that cheat code, even if he lost the Nine-Tails, he could still become a top powerhouse.

"teacher!"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Naruto quickly called out to his teacher and glared hatefully at the big fox, vowing to beat it to a pulp someday.

"You?"

The Nine-Tails, which was writhing in agony, stopped and sneered, before Kushina seized the opportunity to put her mouth shut again.

"You stinking woman!"

Nine-Tails was furious. He not only cursed the stinky woman riding on his back, but also Mito Uzumaki, that stinky woman, and even left her Adamantine Locket.

That's right, Kushina has taken out the ninja tool made by Tamura Hao and used her own chakra to activate the Adamantine Sealing Chains to help bind the Nine-Tails. Today, she is determined to give it a good beating.

Tamura Hao watched from the side. He deliberately had Kushina summon that ninja tool, hoping to temper Kurama's temperament and prevent it from causing trouble for them later.

"Has Might Guy agreed to join the village yet?"

Suddenly, the topic of Matt Kai came up. He's a talented individual, worth nurturing.

"I'm afraid you'll need to resurrect his father to persuade him."

Kakashi suggested reviving Might Guy, but Guy, being the way he is, is single-minded and doesn't always understand things easily.

"This isn't difficult. After I revive him, please help persuade him."

Tamura Hao agreed to the matter, but Might Guy was not someone who was easy to persuade, so he had to find someone he knew in this matter; Kakashi should be able to handle it.

"Um!"

Nodding in agreement, Kakashi also hoped that his close friend could put the past behind him and join Kirigakure as soon as possible.

After chatting for a while, Tamura Hiroshi went back to take a shower and go to bed.

I've been traveling a long and tiring journey with hardly any rest, so I need to get a good night's sleep.

Then at seven o'clock, Mei Terumi dragged me out of bed, dressed me, and washed my face before dragging me all the way to the Mizukage's office.

"Can't I sleep in a little longer?"

He yawned; Tamura Hiroshi had intended to take a nap.

"Who told you to cause so much trouble? You have to handle and sign all these documents yourself."

Dressed as a secretary, Terumi Mei placed a large stack of documents on the desk. There were many things to do in the village, especially the assessment and appointment of various positions. They couldn't sign off on them, so they had to let that naughty younger brother do it.

"Sigh! We need to develop artificial intelligence as soon as possible."

With a sigh, Tamura Hiroshi thought of artificial intelligence.

He had always wanted to create an artificial intelligence, like the demon Babata in the movie Swallowing Star.

He plans to use the black technology of the ninja world to work on this, and he should be able to figure it out.

Of course, it's not easy to make it, at least not in the short term.

He sighed and picked up a document to read.

After a busy morning, Nine-Tails suddenly pushed open the office door and walked in looking quite respectable at lunchtime.

Tamura Hao stared in astonishment at the Nine-Tailed Fox, who had its front paws on its back, was wearing sunglasses, and had a cigar in its mouth, looking like a big boss on an inspection tour.

What's going on with this guy?

"Give me the money."

Nine-Tailed Fox slammed its claw on the desk, signaling for the money to be paid quickly.

"What money?"

Tamura Hiroshi was completely bewildered. What was this guy trying to do?

"You're asking me to protect your village without paying you?"

The Nine-Tails was very dissatisfied. "I am the strongest tailed beast, yet they make me work without paying me!"

You little brat, do you have a death wish?

"What do you need the money for?"

Tamura Hao was even more confused. What would a tailed beast like you need money for?

"Free meals? Free milk tea? Free hot springs? Free full-service massage?"

Kurama rattled off a long string of words, explaining that he had originally planned to enjoy human life in Kirigakure, but he realized that money was needed everywhere he went, and in the end, he had no choice but to come here to collect his hard-earned money.

These words silenced Tamura Hiroshi. He had never even drunk milk tea or soaked in a hot spring, let alone had a big sword.

"Nine-Tails, you've fallen!"

His tone was somber, suggesting that he felt the Nine-Tails was no longer pure.

"Stop talking nonsense and pay up."

With another slam of its paw on the table, Nine-Tailed Fox was determined to get the money this time so it could enjoy life.

"Senior Master Yuan, how is the salary calculated for hiring a Kage-level expert to perform a long-term guardian mission?"

Seeing that Nine-Tails was determined, Tamura Hao turned to look at Master Yuan, who was drinking tea in his office.

"That's an S-rank mission, which pays about one million taels a month."

Master Yuan gave the Nine-Tailed Fox a strange look and then stated a price.

He knew that his Mizukage had abducted the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from Konoha, and that the Nine-Tails had been released, but he didn't expect the Nine-Tails to be so human.

"Give him an advance of one million taels."

With another sigh, Tamura Hao gestured to Terumi Mei, who was using a secret technique, to transfer the money, and finally gave Kurama a word of advice.

"Spend wisely. This is an advance payment; your next salary won't be paid until the beginning of next month."

"So verbose!"

After uttering a long-winded reply, Nine-Tailed Fox once again carried its front paws and left.

"I've been the Mizukage for several months now, why hasn't anyone paid me a single salary?"

Tamura Hao pondered his own problems. The Nine-Tails' antics reminded him that he hadn't seen his salary yet.

"This feature wasn't there before."

Yuan Shi paused for a moment, then responded that there was no salary for being the Mizukage.

"How can there be no salary? Are you expecting me, the Mizukage, to embezzle and skim off the top?"

With an expression more serious than ever before, Tamura Hiroshi felt this was a big problem.

"We need to compile a list of all the salaries for all positions in the village, then assess them in light of current prices, and make adjustments accordingly."

Even if we don't live a life of extreme wealth, we should at least reach a comfortable standard of living.

This issue must be taken seriously. Only by paying reasonable wages will people not embezzle or take advantage of others, and only then will there be sufficient justification to kill them after they have done so.

"It needs to be assessed; with the current fiscal situation, things should be stable."

After some thought, Master Yuan agreed with the suggestion.

After assigning someone to handle the matter, Tamura Hiroshi continued processing the documents; there had indeed been a backlog of things to deal with these past few days.

But before it was even time to leave work, two more uninvited guests arrived.

"Don't take the door down; it'll cost money to rebuild it."

Tamura Hao quickly stepped forward and lifted the Three-Tails, which was struggling against the door frame, to one side, allowing it to enter the office. The Six-Tails, which had also shrunk in size, followed behind.

"Why do the Nine Lamas receive a salary, but we don't?"

Upon entering the office, Mio expressed her dissatisfaction.

Kurama had previously boasted to them from afar, and they were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred at how he was living such a good life. After discussing it with Saiken, they came together to demand an explanation and to settle down in Kirigakure.

Living in the wilderness can never compare to the joy of living in the human world.

"I knew this would happen."

Tamura Hiroshi covered his face; he had expected this to happen.

It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality!

"Take them to get their wages."

He gestured to Mei Terumi, the author of the Secret Technique, indicating that now they had no choice but to pay these two salaries.

"We also need to make up for the previous ones."

The rhinoceros dog spoke up, saying that all previous wages had to be made up, not a single ounce less.

That's our hard-earned money, our blood and sweat; we have to get it back.

"Fix it, fix it, fix it all!"

Tamura had no choice but to compromise, and it was indeed what he deserved.

Paying a tailed beast a monthly salary of one million taels to protect the village is really a good deal, especially since it's from the village's public funds, not from my own pocket, so I don't feel too bad about it.

"Please come with me, gentlemen."

With amusement, Mei Terumi led the two tailed beasts away. When they passed through the door, Tamura Hao had to step forward again to help the Three-Tails sideways to get through.

"This will put a strain on the village's finances."

After the two tailed beasts left, Master Yuan brought up the village's financial problems.

This person initiated a major reform in the village, which required money in all aspects. In addition, it was during the period when the Ninja World War had just ended, and the village was short of money.

"Money, oh money!"

Tamura Hiroshi slumped in his chair. This was indeed a big problem. Many of his projects had been delayed due to funding issues, and some couldn't even be started.

"Stop some projects that are unlikely to show results in the short term and focus on operating the core ones. The Ninja Kingdom plan also needs to be pushed forward as soon as possible."

His eyes gleamed; he didn't want to cling to the old system of a ninja village forever.

This system is terrible; it completely blocks the source of the economy, making it impossible to achieve significant development.

The Daimyo Prefecture is even stricter with funding allocations, clearly also trying to prevent their ninja village from becoming too powerful.

"The Daimyo and the Daimyo's Mansion do not trust us ninjas. They have always treated us as tools. The Fourth Shinobi World War has just ended, and all five of our great ninja villages have suffered heavy losses, especially Konoha."

This is a good time for us to plan for progress.

Master Yuan approved of the plan, and they had discussed and refined it many times before.

He came from the Warring States period and was well aware of the flaws in the ninja village system. He believed that transitioning to the ninja country system was inevitable, as only in this way could great development be achieved.

Unfortunately, the First Hokage distributed the Tailed Beasts and created a balancing plan to counterbalance them. Coupled with the many problems within Kirigakure, the stalemate continued.

Now they finally see an opportunity. As long as Kirigakure is the first to establish a ninja nation, they can take the lead, and then step by step, they can become the most powerful ninja nation.

If the Fourth Hokage's strength had reached the level of the First Hokage, it wouldn't be impossible for him to sweep across the entire ninja world and achieve unification.

Perhaps by then, war can be permanently eliminated.

Konoha originally had the strength and opportunity, with the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, two super strong individuals beyond comprehension, enough to sweep across the entire ninja world.

Unfortunately, the two had a falling out and ended up dying together.

However, this is a good thing for Kirigakure; otherwise, Kirigakure would probably have been wiped out long ago.

Only those who truly experienced that era can understand the terror of those two. There's a reason why the First Hokage is called the God of Shinobi.

Fortunately, the opportunity of this era has fallen on their side, Kirigakure, so they must seize it and never become the next Konoha.

"I hope Senior Master Yuan will take good care of this matter."

Tamura Hao entrusted this matter to this operator, who first found out where the private coffers of the powerful and wealthy merchants of the five great nations were located. Once the plan was launched, they would quickly sweep them away and seize all the resources and funds before the other ninja villages could react.

Incidentally, they also destroyed the daimyo prefectures of the five great powers, plunging them into chaos.

Once they have used the resources they have plundered to complete a period of stealthy development, they can then announce the establishment of the Ninja Kingdom.

"This intelligence is easy to investigate. The key is to train enough people. Once the plan is launched, we must obtain all the set targets as quickly as possible."

This matter could not be kept secret, and it would inevitably be targeted by the four major ninja villages, or even besieged by them.

Although we have the sea as a barrier, the defensive perimeter is too large, requiring a lot of manpower to maintain order.

So, we'll need at least 50,000 ninja troops, and then there's the sealing scrolls; the demand will be huge.

Master Yuan revealed the key to the plan: speed was the core of the entire plan. The goal was to seize the target assets before anyone could react, which required a large number of people.

The five major powers plus those smaller countries would require at least 50,000 people, and they would all be equipped with complete puppet armor.

Besides that, there are a lot of sealing rolls, especially those extra-large sealing rolls.

"My chakra can be transferred into ordinary people, giving them the ability to refine chakra. Although the efficiency of refining is much lower than that of ninjas, it is enough to power the puppet armor."

Tamura Hao condensed a ball of chakra in his palm, intending to transform ordinary people into ninjas, just as the Sage of Six Paths passed on his chakra to ordinary people thousands of years ago, thus establishing the Ninshu sect.

"Is this why you secretly recruited war orphans?"

The master seemed to be deep in thought. His first order upon taking the stage was to secretly recruit war orphans, regardless of whether they had the aptitude to be ninjas.

This isn't difficult. Just go to those former war zones, especially those small countries, and you'll see nothing but refugees caused by war, many of whom are orphans.

Over the past few months, they have secretly recruited over 100,000 orphans and placed them on a deserted island for training.

I was wondering about it before, but now I understand. This is about artificially creating ninjas.

"How many have you taken in now?"

He put away the chakra and asked about the number of people who had been included.

"Nearly 140,000, and the final estimate is that we can take in 200,000 war orphans."

Master Yuan replied and gave a rough estimate.

"Increase the number of orphans we take in; I want to see millions of war orphans by the time we finish taking them in."

He was very dissatisfied with that number. In his previous life, Tamura Hiroshi's concept of population was in the hundreds of millions. He felt that a country with less than 100 million people was not a great power.

"Inclusion is not a problem, but it's difficult to obtain food and other supplies."

Master Yuan frowned. Increasing the number of records was not difficult; at most, it would just require sending more people over.

However, the daily consumption of a million people is not a small number, not to mention that those million people need to be secretly trained, and many of the resources cannot be traded openly.

"Then let's borrow from the Land of Fire. Konoha was badly hurt in this Shinobi World War, especially after the Nine-Tails' attack, but the Land of Fire itself did not suffer much damage from the war. It wouldn't be difficult to borrow supplies to support a million people for several years."

Tamura Hao suggested borrowing from the Land of Fire, where the powerful and wealthy merchants are all rolling in money, especially the large landowners whose grain reserves are so large they're practically moldy.

This is mainly because the Land of Fire has a good environment, suitable for growing various crops, and also has the largest population, exceeding one hundred million. (End of Chapter)