Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The matter of the three squads eating together to celebrate becoming Chunin ultimately did not happen.

Because less than a week after the Chunin Exam ended, on the first day of June, Suna officially declared war on Konoha.

Although Suna, Konoha, and Ame had been fighting in the Land of Rain for a long time, there had been no formal declaration of war.

Only Ame had declared war on Suna, Konoha, and Iwa.

Hokage's Office.

"Suna ultimately chose to declare war instead of seeking peace."

Homura slowly spoke.

"It was within expectations. Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law alone were not enough to stop the Third Kazekage."

Koharu snorted coldly and said, "His ambition was exposed long ago."

"Orochimaru, return to the Land of Rain at once and take charge of the overall situation."

Hiruzen said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Sensei."

Orochimaru nodded, his tone calm.

"Suna is coming aggressively. Let me and Root handle the intelligence!"

Danzō said with a righteous expression.

"Root will assist the Anbu."

Hiruzen thought for a moment and did not refuse.

In a large-scale war, intelligence would become complicated. The Anbu alone was far from enough, and Root's help was necessary.

Danzō secretly thought it was a pity.

If he were in charge of intelligence, he could use this chance to gain the corresponding authority.

Many things he had been unable to do before would become possible.

But no matter what, as long as he could go, there would be opportunities.

"After Suna's declaration of war, they will definitely send reinforcements."

Hiruzen continued, "Tsunade, take five thousand ninja and go support the front."

"Yes, Sensei."

Tsunade replied.

Hiruzen had mentioned this matter before, so she was not surprised.

"Tsunade, the selection of these five thousand ninja and the logistics will all be decided by you."

Hiruzen added, "All departments will cooperate with you."

Hearing this, Danzō could not help falling silent.

Hiruzen would never give him such great authority.

His position was very clear. He was Hiruzen's shadow, the Root buried in the darkness, unable to stand openly on the stage.

Danzō sighed inwardly.

That moment of hesitation back then had caused him to miss the Hokage's position.

The brief meeting ended.

Tsunade and Orochimaru came to Mito's residence.

Natsuki, Nawaki, and the others were training.

"Come here."

Tsunade spoke.

Hearing this, Natsuki stopped practicing the D-rank genjutsu, Mist Servant Technique.

Last month, he had already learned Water Release: Water Binding and Water Release: Water Prison Technique.

As long as he learned three more genjutsu, he could unlock Bickslow Template's Figure Eyes.

"Just now, Suna officially declared war on Konoha."

Tsunade got straight to the point.

"Declared war?"

Nawaki asked in confusion, "Haven't we been fighting Suna all this time?"

"The scale of the war will rise again after a declaration of war."

Tsunade paused and said, "I will serve as commander and lead five thousand ninja to the Land of Rain."

"What about us?"

Nawaki quickly asked.

He was worried that Tsunade would not take them.

Because previously, they had not been allowed to go find Orochimaru and join the war.

"You were originally supposed to go to the Land of Rain with Orochimaru, but for now, you will follow me first."

Tsunade explained, "I want to use Chiyo's poison to break down Hanzō's poison."

Nawaki understood.

Tsunade wanted to borrow Natsuki and Nonō's help.

As for him, he knew nothing about detoxification and was just coming along.

However, he did not mind. As long as he could go to the battlefield, that was enough.

"Does that mean I can't go?"

Kushina asked unwillingly.

"Sorry."

Tsunade nodded and said, "You really can't go."

"We'll be back soon."

Natsuki reached out, took Kushina's hand, and comforted her.

Kushina froze for a moment and subconsciously looked at his hand.

She lowered her head in embarrassment and softly responded.

"Prepare as soon as possible. Before we depart, I will notify you."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she looked at Orochimaru.

"I have nothing much to say."

Orochimaru swept his gaze over his three students and said, "Be careful."

"Yes, Sensei."

Natsuki, Nawaki, and Nonō answered in unison.

After the matter was discussed, Tsunade and Orochimaru turned and left.

Orochimaru went straight to the Land of Rain.

As for Tsunade, as the commander, she had many things to handle. After all, she had to be responsible for the deployment and arrangements of five thousand ninja.

"Let's go."

Natsuki took the initiative and said, "We'll go to the ninja tool shop."

He had Projection Magecraft and did not need to buy ninja tools, but Nawaki and Nonō needed them.

"I'll go too."

After Kushina finished speaking, she looked at Natsuki.

"Of course."

Natsuki smiled and said, "You can buy some ninja tools too. You'll definitely use them in the future."

The meaning of a Nine-Tails jinchuriki's existence was to go to the battlefield.

But if the Nine-Tails jinchuriki appeared in a war, it meant Konoha had reached a critical moment of life and death.

Kushina's gloom over being unable to go to the battlefield lessened a little.

The four of them arrived at the nearest ninja tool shop.

The ninja tool shop did not only sell common ninja tools, such as kunai, but also special ninja tools, such as explosive tags.

"You should take more explosive tags."

Natsuki said very generously, "I'll pay. Don't hold back."

The usefulness of explosive tags was undeniable.

If one was lucky, a single explosive tag could kill a ninja.

Its only flaw was that it was expensive, but being expensive was not Natsuki's flaw.

He had so much money now that he could not spend it all.

Natsuki suddenly had an idea.

Could he project explosive tags?

But after thinking about it, Broken Phantasm could make any ninja tool equivalent to an explosive tag, so there was no need for him to project explosive tags.

"Since you said that, I definitely won't be polite!"

Hearing this, Nawaki revealed a happy smile.

Natsuki glanced at him.

He wondered whether Nawaki would still have the possibility of dying to an explosive tag trap when they went to the Land of Rain battlefield this time.

After the four of them bought ninja tools, they returned to Mito's residence.

The only thing they could do next was wait while training.

The next day.

Natsuki saw an unexpected visitor, Might Duy.

"Duy, why did you come here wearing hospital clothes?"

Nawaki asked in confusion.

"I ran out of Konoha Hospital."

Duy scratched his head and said.

Nawaki could not help freezing.

He never would have imagined that this thick-browed, wide-eyed guy would actually have such courage.

"Konoha Hospital is very busy right now, preparing medicine for the war. No one has time to watch me for the moment."

Duy paused, then stated the reason he had come. "Natsuki, these are the three taijutsu techniques you wanted."

He took out three taijutsu scrolls and handed them to Natsuki.

After hearing that Suna had declared war, he guessed that Natsuki and the others would most likely go to the Land of Rain.

"Thank you."

Natsuki put away the three taijutsu scrolls, then took out two taijutsu scrolls and said, "I'll give you these two taijutsu techniques."

What he gave him were Zeff Template's Head Chef Flying Kick and Head Chef Drop Kick.

As for the Shuzo Template's abilities, there was no rush.

He planned to teach the Rokushiki to Tsunade, Nonō, and the others in the future.

But before that, he needed time to create ninjutsu on his own so they would be convinced.

"I still have to stay in the hospital for a while."

Duy gave a thumbs-up and said, "Your youth will go ahead first, and I will follow soon!"

After saying that, he did not stay long and turned back toward Konoha Hospital.

"Duy really is one of a kind."

Nawaki said with emotion.

A normal ninja would never hand over the ninjutsu or taijutsu they had learned so casually.

"It's just that his behavior is sometimes too strange."

Kushina shook her head and said.

"Natsuki, why do you want to learn taijutsu again?"

Nawaki glanced at the taijutsu scrolls in his hands and asked.

Hearing this, Natsuki could not help thinking that it was a good question.

He had been worrying that he would not have a chance.

"My battle with Duy made me realize that my taijutsu has major shortcomings, so I want to learn a few taijutsu techniques to improve it."

Natsuki paused, then said, "And while I'm at it, I'll see if I can create a few new taijutsu techniques."

Nawaki looked at him with a face full of question marks.

What did he mean by creating a few taijutsu techniques while he was at it?

"Then I want to learn the taijutsu you create!"

Kushina's eyes lit up as she said.

"Shouldn't you at least doubt whether he can create them first?"

Nawaki retorted.

"What is there to doubt?"

Kushina asked in return.

"Natsuki will definitely be able to create them."

Nonō agreed.

Nawaki raised his head and looked at the sky, feeling as if he were the abnormal one.

But the abnormal one was clearly Natsuki.

As expected, even among geniuses, there were differences.

As a genius, he was really not worth mentioning in front of Natsuki.

"Forget it. I'm going to train."

Nawaki waved his hand and said.

He had to learn Water Release and Water Breathing, so time was still very tight for him.

Natsuki also wanted to learn the three genjutsu before going to the Land of Rain, but unfortunately, war waited for no one.

By the third day, they received a notice from the Anbu telling them to gather at Konoha's village entrance immediately.

"Kushina, we'll be leaving first. You don't need to worry too much about us. Even if you don't trust us, you should trust Tsunade-sensei."

Natsuki reached out, pinched her cheek, and said.

Kushina said reluctantly, "Be careful."

"Maybe it won't be long before you hear our names!"

Nawaki clenched his fist and said.

He was going to participate in the war for the sake of peace, but he was still young, so he also wanted to make a name for himself on the battlefield.

After all, the reputation of the Senju clan had to be supported by him and Tsunade.

After saying goodbye, the three of them arrived at Konoha's village entrance.

At this moment, densely packed ninja had already gathered there.

They quickly saw Tsunade.

She stood in front of the five thousand ninja, reading a scroll.

"Tsunade-sensei."

Natsuki walked forward and greeted her.

"When are we setting off?"

Nawaki asked curiously.

"We can depart now."

Tsunade put away the scroll and said, "I just confirmed that there are no issues with the list of deployed ninja."

Natsuki looked around and spotted some familiar faces, such as Hatake Sakumo and Hyuga Hizashi.

His heart stirred, and he thought that he could find a chance to spar with Sakumo.

With his current strength, he already had a certain degree of confidence in winning.

At that time, he could unlock Sasaki Kojirō Template's Mind's Eye.

Mind's Eye gave him a feeling similar to Observation Haki, which could just make up for the regret that the Shuzo Template did not have Observation Haki.

(To be continued.)

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