Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The occasion was not suitable, so Natsuki did not test Broken Phantasm.

He bent down and picked up Kurosawa, which had broken into two pieces.

Taking advantage of that brief moment, he used Projection Magecraft, and chakra flowed into Kurosawa's blade.

"The younger generation is truly formidable."

Mifune said slowly, "I have to thank you today. You made me understand that my swordsmanship still needs to improve."

He had become the general of the Land of Iron and the leader of the samurai at a young age, so he was naturally proud.

Even though the strength of the Five Great Villages far surpassed the Land of Iron, when it came to swordsmanship, he believed he should be number one in the shinobi world.

Natsuki's appearance had shattered his perception.

He had indeed been somewhat narrow-minded before.

"My swordsmanship is inferior to yours. I defeated you using ninjutsu."

After Natsuki finished understanding Kurosawa's materials, he handed it to Mifune.

"A loss is a loss. There is no difference between swordsmanship and ninjutsu. They are both part of your strength."

Mifune took Kurosawa and said this very frankly.

Natsuki nodded slightly.

No wonder Hanzō had spared Mifune in the original story because he admired his spirit of sacrificing himself to protect his comrades.

In a certain sense, the young Hanzō also had the bearing of a strong person.

But after he grew old, that became another matter.

"Today's battle was truly splendid."

The Daimyō of the Land of Iron stood up and said with a smile, "The two of you have worked hard as well. The exchange match ends here. Everyone, go rest."

"Yes, Daimyō."

Mifune bowed slightly and said.

Seeing this, Tsunade felt a little relieved.

It seemed that the Daimyō and Mifune could accept defeat. As expected of the Land of Samurai.

The Daimyō left first.

Mifune and the other samurai did not stay long either, but all of their gazes were on Natsuki, as if they were reluctant to part.

In truth, they still had not recovered from the shock of him defeating Mifune.

"Natsuki!"

Nawaki said excitedly, "You've become famous in the Land of Iron this time!"

"Mifune is the number one samurai and number one swordmaster of the Land of Iron."

Tsunade said with a smile, "You defeated him. In less than a day, your name will be known throughout the Land of Iron."

"He lost to me because he didn't understand my ninjutsu."

As Natsuki spoke, he undid the Summoning Technique and let Sarushizu return to the monkey clan's residence.

"What was that flying ninjutsu you used just now?"

Hearing this, Nawaki quickly asked, "Was it a ninjutsu you created yourself?"

"Mm."

Natsuki nodded and said, "It's a ninjutsu I modified based on Hiding in Mist Technique. It's called White Blow."

"What a pity I don't have the talent to create my own ninjutsu."

Minato said with great envy.

Natsuki's mind stirred, and he thought of the Rasengan.

The Rasengan was powerful and did not require hand seals. If it was created, he could use it too.

He could try it when he had time.

But creating the Rasengan required extremely high chakra control.

After all, the Rasengan was known as the pinnacle of chakra shape transformation.

"That isn't called modifying a ninjutsu. It's basically changing it into another ninjutsu from the root."

Tsunade said in astonishment, "White Blow already looks like it has nothing in common with Hiding in Mist Technique. It's more like a Kekkei Genkai."

"A Kekkei Genkai? Isn't that a little exaggerated?"

Nawaki widened his eyes and asked.

Minato and Nonō also showed surprised expressions.

Because they all knew what a Kekkei Genkai was.

A Kekkei Genkai was not an ordinary ninjutsu. It was a new release created by fusing two chakra nature transformations.

For example, Wood Release was Earth Release plus Water Release.

Another example was Ice Release, which was Wind Release plus Water Release.

Of course, there was also another kind of Kekkei Genkai inherited through bloodline, such as the Sharingan and Byakugan.

Kekkei Genkai were often stronger than ninjutsu using a single chakra nature transformation.

But being strong meant they were uncommon.

Among the Five Great Villages, there were not many ninja who possessed Kekkei Genkai.

However, aside from a few individual Kekkei Genkai, most Kekkei Genkai ninja were very strong.

"The Iburi clan living in the Land of Fire has the ability to turn into smoke, but their ability is very unstable."

Tsunade shook her head and said, "They cannot freely control their smoke transformation, and they can even die because they are unable to return from it."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and remembered the plot involving the Iburi clan.

To sum it up, it was extremely tragic.

After Orochimaru defected, he went to the Iburi clan and helped them stabilize their smoke transformation ability.

The Iburi clan thought they had found a savior, but in reality, they were all Orochimaru's test subjects.

In the end, they were wiped out by Orochimaru.

It had to be said that Orochimaru, in his pursuit of immortality, truly stopped acting human.

Fortunately, the current Orochimaru had not yet fallen into darkness.

"Then it sounds worse than the ninjutsu Natsuki created."

Nawaki commented.

"It really can't compare."

Tsunade paused for a moment, then said, "Their smoke transformation also has a fatal weakness. If the wind blows them away, they die."

"Ah?"

Nawaki scratched his head and asked, "Then what use does this smoke transformation ability even have?"

"Precisely because its flaws are too great, the Iburi clan did not join Konoha and instead hid away in windless caves to survive."

Tsunade explained.

As a ninja, extensive knowledge could bring a considerable advantage.

After all, knowledge was intelligence.

Now that she had explained the Iburi clan's intelligence, if Natsuki and Nawaki encountered them in the future, they could easily win by targeting their weakness.

"You all did well today. Three matches, three victories."

Tsunade changed the subject and said, "It's about time. Let's return to our rooms."

Nawaki and the others nodded, then each returned to their own rooms.

After the door closed, Natsuki extended his hand.

Projection Magecraft!

A katana exactly the same as Kurosawa slowly appeared in the air.

Natsuki gripped this replica of Kurosawa and could not help nodding.

Because the system had recognized Kurosawa as a famous ninja tool.

With this, he only needed to project one more famous ninja tool to obtain the enhanced version of Projection Magecraft.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

Orochimaru had previously promised him that he would find him a Kusanagi Sword.

Should he wait for him, or should he find one himself?

But if he went to find one himself, he could not think of a suitable target for the time being.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were an option.

However, they were all currently in Kirigakure. On top of that, Natsuki had a grudge with them, so going to find them would be no different from walking into a trap.

Natsuki suddenly thought of the Uchiha clan.

Unfortunately, when Madara left, he had taken the Uchiha Gunbai with him.

Although he knew Madara was not dead, the aged Madara was still Madara.

In the entire shinobi world, including Mito, there was probably no one who could defeat him.

[You have awakened the Sasaki Kojirō Template.]

The sudden line of text startled Natsuki out of his thoughts.

Sasaki Kojirō, he was not unfamiliar with this name.

In the Pokémon series, he was a member of Team Rocket.

Ahem, wrong series.

Sasaki Kojirō was a very famous great swordsman. After studying Chūjō-ryū swordsmanship, he traveled across various regions and founded the Ganryū swordsmanship school.

But his most famous deed was his duel with Miyamoto Musashi, where he was defeated and died.

Compared to Sasaki Kojirō, Miyamoto Musashi was even more famous.

He created the Niten Ichi-ryū swordsmanship school, which was also known as two-sword style.

Natsuki fell into thought.

The fact that he had awakened the Sasaki Kojirō Template was definitely related to defeating Mifune.

He just did not know which work this Sasaki Kojirō came from.

After all, there were many works related to him.

As Natsuki thought this, he looked at the Sasaki Kojirō Template he had just obtained.

[Name: Sasaki Kojirō.]

[Period: Fifth Holy Grail War, Assassin-class Servant.]

[World: Fate/stay night.]

[Rank: A-rank.]

[Ability One: Presence Concealment, Unlocked.]

[Effect: Erases one's presence and hides within the environment, making one's existence difficult to detect.]

[Ability Two: Clear and Serene, Locked.]

[Effect: Allows one to maintain a clear and tranquil heart at all times.]

[Unlock Condition: Experience six consecutive battles without any emotional fluctuations.]

[Ability Three: Knowledge of Sōwa, Locked.]

[Effect: When using the same swordsmanship repeatedly against a target, the attack will not be easily seen through.]

[Unlock Condition: Master six kinds of swordsmanship from the shinobi world.]

[Ability Four: Mind's Eye, Locked.]

[Effect: A sixth sense used for combat, a danger perception ability based on natural talent.]

[Unlock Condition: Aside from Mifune, defeat a target whose swordsmanship is stronger than your own.]

[Ability Five: Tsubame Gaeshi, Locked.]

[Effect: A sure-kill sword technique that simultaneously cuts down an opponent from three directions and takes their head.]

[Unlock Condition: Fight a gatekeeping battle against an opponent of the same level.]

So it was the gatekeeper.

In the Fifth Holy Grail War of Fate/stay night, he was illegally summoned, so he could only guard Ryūdō Temple.

Furthermore, the catalyst used to summon him was Ryūdō Temple's mountain gate. Unable to leave the gate, he became a gatekeeper.

But that did not mean he was weak.

As someone rated A-rank, in Naruto, he had strength roughly equivalent to a Jonin.

If judging by swordsmanship alone, Natsuki felt he could be rated S-rank.

The Sasaki Kojirō Template was relatively special.

Because out of his five abilities, four were essentially passive abilities.

Ability One, Presence Concealment.

As an Assassin-class Servant, commonly known as an assassin, Presence Concealment could be considered essential.

But his Presence Concealment rank was not high. It was more like a swordmaster blending himself into the environment, lowering his sense of presence.

However, for Natsuki, it was still very useful.

After all, ninja often carried out infiltration missions.

Ability Two, Clear and Serene.

When Natsuki saw this ability, he thought of Ainz's forced calm.

In terms of effect, it was indeed very similar.

How should it be put?

Although it could not directly increase his strength, it could help the user better bring out their strength.

In competition, or rather, in battle, mentality had a great influence.

If one could remain calm even in a desperate situation, it would be easier to reverse the outcome.

Its unlock condition was not difficult either.

When Natsuki fought, he generally did not experience much emotional fluctuation.

Ability Three, Knowledge of Sōwa.

To be honest, this ability was a little absurd. It was like a conceptual ability.

The first time it was seen, it was unknown, but the second time, it became known.

In the shinobi world, it was still the same saying, ninja battles were intelligence battles.

The effect of Knowledge of Sōwa was that even if the user repeatedly used the same swordsmanship, it would not be easily seen through.

Of course, to do that, it meant the user had to be thoroughly familiar with many kinds of swordsmanship.

Therefore, its unlock condition was to master six kinds of swordsmanship from the shinobi world.

Natsuki currently only mastered Konoha-style swordsmanship, Uchiha-style swordsmanship, and Orochimaru-style swordsmanship.

Ability Four, Mind's Eye.

It was somewhat similar to Ability Three and leaned toward being a conceptual ability.

But its effect was equally powerful, like an enhanced version of instinct.

Ninja, or rather humans, would sometimes inexplicably feel something at certain moments. That was instinct, or the sixth sense.

With Mind's Eye, Natsuki would be even less likely to get injured in battle.

But its unlock condition was very demanding. He had to defeat a target whose swordsmanship was stronger than his own.

For now, the only person Natsuki could think of was Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo.

He most likely could not beat him.

However, as more and more abilities from his templates were unlocked, sooner or later, he would defeat Sakumo.

Mifune counted too.

However, he had already triggered the Sasaki Kojirō Template, so there was no way for him to help unlock the ability again.

Ability Five, Tsubame Gaeshi.

Tsubame Gaeshi was Sasaki Kojirō's signature technique.

Its unlock condition was somewhat confusing to Natsuki.

What did a gatekeeping battle mean?

Did he need to find a place similar to Ryūdō Temple and guard the gate there, just like Sasaki Kojirō?

Natsuki fell into thought.

The system's text had always meant exactly what it showed.

It seemed he did not need to guard the gate of a place similar to Ryūdō Temple.

Theoretically, guarding Konoha's gate would also work. It could even be extended to fighting in front of a gate.

Natsuki yawned and did not continue studying it.

Since he had already awakened the character template, unlocking all of its abilities was only a matter of time. There was no need to rush.

The next morning, Tsunade signed the alliance agreement with the Daimyō of the Land of Iron on behalf of Konoha, and Natsuki and the others' mission was completed.

The group did not stay any longer. After the signing was finished, they returned to Konoha.

"We won't train today. Go home and rest. I'm going to see Sensei."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she walked toward the Hokage Building.

"Are you going to rest?"

Nawaki stated his plan, "I'm going to Grandmother Mito's place to train."

"I'll go too."

Minato said without hesitation.

His current strength could not compare to Nawaki and Natsuki, so naturally, he did not dare slack off.

Because the moment he slacked off, the gap would become even wider.

For example, Natsuki's battle with Mifune this time had made him realize that point.

Natsuki had actually modified a flying ninjutsu without making a sound.

In theory, if he could fly, then as long as he opened enough distance, he would already be in an unbeatable position.

Because Minato had no ninjutsu that could counter it.

Nonō did not speak and only looked at Natsuki.

"You two go first. We'll come over later."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

If he returned to the village and did not go, Kushina would probably be unhappy if she did not see him.

"Alright."

Nawaki nodded and said, "Come over soon."

"See you later."

Minato did not say much and left with Nawaki.

"Let's go. We're going to the training ground."

Natsuki glanced at Nonō and said.

In truth, he simply wanted to test the ability he had just obtained, Broken Phantasm.

Although Nonō did not know what he intended to do, she still agreed.

(To be continued.)