Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

After Natsuki chose his summoning beast, he said goodbye to Hiruzen and returned to Orochimaru's residence.

"Natsuki, did you succeed?"

When Nawaki saw him, he asked curiously.

Tsunade also looked at him.

Natsuki nodded.

"That really is rare."

Tsunade said with a smile, "You feel even more like Sensei's student than we do now."

"Tsunade-sensei, logically speaking, with your strength, you should all be able to become contractors of the monkey clan. Why didn't you?"

Natsuki asked in confusion.

Judging from Enma's test for him, it was difficult, yet also not that difficult.

At the very least, it should not have been difficult for Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

"Because our compatibility doesn't match."

Tsunade explained, "I use my fists, Jiraiya uses ninjutsu, and Orochimaru uses swordsmanship. None of us can bring out Enma's true strength."

"So that's how it is."

Natsuki asked again, "Tsunade-sensei, when are we going out on a mission?"

He currently had quite a few template abilities that needed to be unlocked.

"There are too many spies in Konoha during this period. For safety's sake, we'll go out after Sensei has cleaned them up."

Tsunade thought for a moment before speaking.

Natsuki was not in a hurry either.

After they finished talking, he began training.

He used the Shadow Clone Technique to create a shadow clone.

The shadow clone trained in Water Release chakra nature transformation, while he studied a new ability of the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit, White Blow.

The setting sun sank in the west.

An Anbu ninja suddenly appeared.

He walked up to Tsunade, handed her a scroll, and then disappeared.

Natsuki, Nawaki, and Minato, who had finished training and were preparing to leave, instinctively looked at her.

"The Kumo spies in Konoha have all been found."

Tsunade did not hide it and said with a smile, "The Third Raikage will probably be hurting for quite a while."

"This is the price Kumo pays for acting so recklessly!"

Nawaki clenched his fists as he spoke.

As the grandson of Senju Hashirama, his feelings for Konoha naturally went without saying.

In his eyes, Kumo's attempt to kidnap Kushina was utterly despicable.

Tsunade paused for a moment, then said, "Grandmother Mito said that starting tomorrow, you'll all go to her place to train."

"Why?"

Nawaki asked subconsciously.

"Because of Kushina."

Tsunade explained, "First, you can train together so she won't be lonely. Second, Kushina won't need to go out, which will make it safer."

Although all the Kumo spies had already been eliminated, the Third Raikage would definitely send more ninja over.

Kushina was still at risk of being kidnapped.

And it was not just her. The other members of the Uzumaki clan would also have their protection strengthened.

If something happened, Konoha would have no way to explain it to Mito and Keisuke.

The next morning.

Kushina absentmindedly practiced fūinjutsu.

Her gaze drifted toward the entrance from time to time.

Seeing this, Mito could not help but smile.

Ever since Natsuki had saved Kushina that day, she had been in this state.

"Kushina."

Mito teased, "Didn't you just see Natsuki?"

"How was that just now? The last time we met was the day before yesterday."

Only after Kushina finished speaking did she realize the problem.

She could not help puffing out her cheeks.

Mito smiled even more happily.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Natsuki!"

Kushina's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly ran toward the entrance.

"Why are you only greeting Natsuki?"

Nawaki hooked an arm around Minato's shoulder and asked, "What about us?"

"Nawaki-senpai, Minato, welcome."

Kushina added, embarrassed.

"Let's talk inside."

Tsunade raised her hand and knocked Nawaki on the forehead.

Everyone entered the courtyard. After exchanging greetings with Mito, they began today's training.

In the blink of an eye, it was July.

After two months of effort, Natsuki unlocked another ability.

[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking Smoker Template Ability Five: White Vine.]

With that, all five abilities of the Smoker Template had been unlocked.

Of course, unlocking White Vine also meant that Natsuki had successfully mastered White Blow and gained the ability to fly.

White Vine could be considered the strongest among the five abilities.

The previous abilities all released smoke from his arms, but White Vine turned his entire body into smoke to restrain the target.

His binding ability had risen to another level.

On the Ninja Academy's training field.

The students of Class A, Year Four, burst into waves of cheers.

Because Natsuki had once again defeated Minato.

Both involved parties were very calm.

One knew he would not lose, while the other knew he could not win.

With the customary match between Natsuki and Minato over, Class A, Year Four's first semester came to an end.

Unsurprisingly, Natsuki was still first place, while Minato was second.

But third place was not Kushina, because she had not taken the final exam.

However, it was not Onodera either. It was Kushina's good friend, Uzumaki Kae.

In the original story, Karin's mother's talent was not mentioned, but Karin's talent was.

Without any teacher, Karin directly used Adamantine Sealing Chains on her own.

That alone was enough to prove her astonishing talent.

Aside from that, she also mastered the Mind's Eye of the Kagura and the Mystical Palm Technique.

The only pity was that in the original story, she never encountered a suitable teacher.

Otherwise, Natsuki felt that she would not be inferior to Sakura.

Judging from the current situation, Kae's talent was quite good and could be called genius-level.

Though she was still not on the level of Kushina and Minato.

"I wonder if Sensei will come back during summer vacation."

Minato said as he walked.

Although training together with Natsuki, Nawaki, and the others was not bad, since the Sensei was not Jiraiya, he still could not quite get used to it.

"Probably difficult."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

The war between Amegakure and Sunagakure had already reached its fiercest stage.

Once a winner was decided, the spearhead might turn toward Konoha, starting a new war.

War could break out at any time, so Jiraiya and Orochimaru had no way to leave.

"Natsuki! Minato!"

Nawaki's voice rang out.

Natsuki raised his head and saw Nawaki and Tsunade standing at the school gate.

"Go home and get ready. Gather at the village entrance tomorrow morning at nine."

Tsunade said directly, "Sensei has a mission."

"What mission?"

Natsuki's spirits lifted as he asked.

Nearly half a year had passed since the last time he went out to perform a mission with the Uzumaki clan, and he had long since grown somewhat impatient.

"Jiraiya sent back intelligence. Hanzō may be planning to make a move against the Land of Iron."

Tsunade answered, "Sensei wants us to go to the Land of Iron."

The Land of Iron?

Natsuki immediately thought of Mifune.

The Land of Iron was different from other nations. It did not have ninja, but it did have samurai.

Though they were called samurai, in reality, they were more like ninja who used blades.

Because these samurai also possessed chakra.

Mifune was one of the best among them, the general of the Land of Iron and the leader of the samurai.

Natsuki fell into thought.

In the original story, it had been mentioned that Hanzō and Mifune once fought. Most likely, it had happened during the Second Shinobi World War.

In that case, could this trip to the Land of Iron help him unlock a template ability?

(To be continued.)