Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Time reached August.

After more than a month of offense and defense, Suna and Konoha temporarily fell into a stalemate.

To be precise, Konoha held the upper hand.

Because Suna had one thousand more ninja than Konoha.

Six thousand against five thousand, yet they fought to an even match. It was obvious who had the advantage.

War was the fastest way for a ninja to make a name for themselves.

Among Konoha's five thousand ninja, the one whose reputation had risen the most was undoubtedly Tsunade.

Before this, Tsunade's fame mainly came from her identity, the granddaughter of Senju Hashirama and the student of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Aside from that, there was the title of Konoha's Sannin after the Uzumaki clan's destruction, and her capture of Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law.

But now, things were different.

Because Suna's battlefield commander was Chiyo. She had been famous for a long time and was Suna's Kazekage advisor and number one puppet master.

The fact that Tsunade could contend with her for so long naturally proved her ability.

Stepping on Chiyo's reputation, she had also become famous throughout the ninja world.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya were similar.

They resisted Hanzō of Ame without falling behind at all, and their fame had gradually spread through the ninja world.

Aside from Tsunade, Natsuki had also gained fame.

Ever since entering the battlefield, his main attack method had become the bow.

There was no helping it. The bow was truly useful on the battlefield.

A range of up to four kilometers, combined with power no weaker than B-rank or A-rank ninjutsu, truly gave him every advantage.

However, Natsuki had not earned a title yet. It was only that everyone in Suna knew there was such a ninja skilled with a bow.

In the open space outside the tent.

Natsuki looked at Nonō not far away.

She was practicing Soru.

After more than a month of study, her Soru was already taking proper shape.

Natsuki nodded slightly and projected a Kurosawa.

This past month had not been without gains for him. He had already unlocked Armament Haki.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Shuzo Template Ability Five, Armament Haki.]

Its unlock condition was to defeat five Tokubetsu Jonin or Jonin with taijutsu.

Natsuki had already mastered Soru, Geppo, and Shigan.

Especially Shigan, which could pierce through the human body.

He specifically found five Suna Tokubetsu Jonin as enemies and defeated them with taijutsu, quickly meeting the condition.

Armament Haki!

Kurosawa in Natsuki's hand was immediately covered by an invisible layer of armor, increasing both its defense and attack.

He had always felt that the power of Broken Phantasm was insufficient.

Now that he had Armament Haki, its power could rise to another level.

Armament Haki had three methods of application.

The first was coating and hardening.

Natsuki had just strengthened Kurosawa using coating and hardening.

It could also be used to strengthen the body.

The second was flowing outward.

Simply put, it meant using Armament Haki like chakra.

It could be released outward as a shock wave to attack enemies.

It could also be released outward as a protective wall to defend oneself.

The third was internal destruction.

This usage could be considered an advanced form of the second method.

Armament Haki was released outward, and after striking an object, it entered inside and destroyed it from within.

It also sounded somewhat similar to Broken Phantasm.

For Natsuki, the most useful one was the first method.

After all, it could strengthen Broken Phantasm.

However, there was no way to test it right now, so he put away Kurosawa.

"Come eat."

Natsuki glanced at the sky and called out.

Nonō stopped training and walked up to him.

There were faint beads of sweat on her fair skin, and her golden hair stuck together, giving her a somewhat different charm.

"You should take a bath first."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

During missions, logically speaking, they should not waste time bathing.

But this was war, and a war could last half a year or even a full year. Going that long without bathing would be unreasonable.

For this reason, there were dedicated logistics personnel who prepared tents for bathing.

Simply put, they bathed in wooden tubs.

Nonō nodded.

The two arrived in front of the tent used for bathing.

Nonō went in to bathe, while Natsuki waited outside.

A long while later, footsteps sounded.

When Natsuki turned his head, he saw Nonō, who had changed into fresh clothes, her hair still slightly damp.

The two returned to their own tent.

Natsuki took out a bento box.

Nonō accepted the bento box.

She walked across from Natsuki, lightly pressed down her clothes with her hand, and then sat on the carpet.

Unlike Natsuki, who sat cross-legged, she sat very elegantly.

Her long legs were together and bent, her fair calves straight, and her feet rested on the carpet.

Nonō opened the bento box, placed it on her lap, and picked up her chopsticks with her right hand.

Natsuki glanced at her.

From his angle, he could see the smooth curve of her legs.

Natsuki took out another bento box and began eating.

As he ate, he thought about which ability he should unlock next.

Now that he had Armament Haki, he could try unlocking Tekkai.

Aside from that, there was Bickslow Template's Doll, Heavy Child Formation, which required him to defeat five Jonin.

In war, although there were many Jonin, they were not that common.

Fortunately, he had already defeated four Jonin and only needed one more.

Bickslow Template's Figure Eyes was also about to be completed.

Its unlock condition was to learn five control-type ninjutsu.

After Natsuki learned Duy's three taijutsu techniques, he had been learning three genjutsu.

Now, only the C-rank Fox Mind Technique remained.

The only thing Natsuki felt was a pity was that the Gordon Template had made no progress.

There was no need to mention Curse Antidote for the time being, since he still could not prepare it.

Poison Cloud's Dwelling required poisoning thirty targets at once.

During this period, all the battles between Konoha and Suna had been small-scale battles. Battles involving more than ten people were rare.

Poison-to-Medicine required using poison magic to save three Jonin.

In Natsuki's squad, only Kosuke could be considered to have Jonin-level strength.

But their recent missions had not been especially difficult, so there was no need for him to save anyone.

After eating, Natsuki continued practicing the C-rank Fox Mind Technique.

Another week passed, and he finally learned it.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Bickslow Template Ability Six, Figure Eyes.]

Figure Eyes, simply put, allowed him to cast genjutsu through his eyes.

With his current strength, ordinary Genin and Chunin could be controlled by him as he wished.

But Jonin were harder to say. Even if he controlled them, they would quickly break free.

However, in battle, even a moment of control could play a considerable role.

At that moment, an Anbu ninja appeared in front of him.

"Is there a new mission?"

Natsuki paused slightly and took the initiative to ask.

Although their squad had just completed a mission, and their permitted one-day rest had only passed halfway, war was that unpredictable.

Many times, they would receive a new mission not long after resting.

Being able to rest for half a day was already quite good.

"Tsunade-sama wants you to go to her tent."

The Anbu ninja answered.

"I'll go now."

Natsuki nodded, then greeted Nonō before heading to Tsunade's tent.

Tsunade had her own tent.

As for the main tent, it was not used for sleeping or resting, but for meetings and assigning missions.

"Tsunade-sensei."

After receiving permission, Natsuki walked into the tent.

What entered his eyes was Tsunade's completely unrestrained sleeping posture.

She was lying on her side on the carpet, her straight legs drawn together, her mature figure forming graceful curves.

Especially the way her clothes had shifted.

Natsuki blinked, feeling that she already had eighty to ninety percent of her outline from the original work.

Tsunade had always been like this in front of him.

It was probably because they were very familiar with each other, and also because he was young.

"You're here?"

Tsunade sat up and yawned.

As the commander, although she rarely went out to carry out missions, her physical and mental exhaustion was no less than that of the other ninja.

After all, she had to oversee the entire situation.

"Ever since the war with Suna began, I have been trying to obtain Chiyo's poison."

Tsunade spoke. "But until now, she has never personally made a move."

"Is there some kind of scheme?"

Hearing this, Natsuki asked.

"We just obtained a piece of intelligence related to her."

Tsunade nodded and said, "Chiyo is making a new poison. She plans to poison us."

"How will she poison us?"

Natsuki asked again.

Chiyo's poison was usually used on puppets, but the range affected by puppets was very narrow.

Even if she controlled ten puppets to fight, she could only poison a small number of ninja.

"I don't know."

Tsunade shook her head and said, "My guess is through logistics. The most likely targets are the water source or food supplies."

Logistics included ninja tools, medicine, food, and water sources.

The first two would be difficult for Suna to reach.

The latter two were undoubtedly the easiest.

Of course, saying they were easy did not mean they were actually easy.

Konoha would definitely strictly control water sources and food supplies.

However, if Chiyo's poison was colorless, odorless, and a new type of poison, then Tsunade might not notice it in the early stages either.

"Fortunately, we have another gain."

Tsunade stood up and opened a map.

Natsuki subconsciously looked at the map.

Within Suna's range of activity on the map, there was a red dot.

The location of the red dot was very far back, closer to the Land of Wind.

"This red dot is one of Suna's logistics points."

Tsunade explained, "According to the intelligence we received, this is also where Chiyo is making the poison."

"Are we going directly over to assassinate Chiyo?"

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and asked.

"What nonsense are you saying?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him and said, "This place is very close to their main camp. Unless you can kill Chiyo instantly, you'll fall into a siege."

Killing Chiyo instantly was naturally impossible.

At this time, probably only Uchiha Madara could do it.

Natsuki coughed lightly and asked, "Then are we sneaking in to steal the poison Chiyo made?"

"That is my plan."

Tsunade nodded and said.

"I can try."

Natsuki immediately said.

Since Tsunade had already called him over, there was a high chance that she wanted him to carry out this mission.

But to be fair, he was indeed quite suitable.

He had infiltration methods, concealment methods, and combat methods.

"This mission is extremely dangerous. I will send three Jonin with you, and they will assist you."

Tsunade paused, then said, "I will also assign missions to hold back most of Suna's ninja and buy you time."

Natsuki paused slightly.

This sounded as if all five thousand of Konoha's ninja would be participating.

However, the target was Chiyo's poison, so it was worth it.

As long as they cracked her poison, Suna's defeat would only be a matter of time.

After all, judging by the current situation, her poison was their only chance to turn things around.

"The operation will begin tomorrow night."

Tsunade looked at him and said, "Make your preparations."

"Yes, Sensei."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"The reason I'm sending you is because you have the highest chance of success."

Tsunade reached out, touched his head, and said with some emotion.

Natsuki had only graduated half a year ago, yet he had already become an indispensable ninja of Konoha.

Originally, she had not wanted him to take such a risk, but after thinking it over, there was no Jonin more suited to the mission than him.

Thinking of their first meeting, when Natsuki had still been an ordinary first-year student, Tsunade felt a little dazed.

"I understand."

Natsuki actually felt it was fine.

It was dangerous, but with Tsunade and the others delaying the enemy, and since there was no need for a direct fight, once he obtained the poison, he could just flee.

Time quickly reached the next night.

When Natsuki entered the main tent, he heard Tsunade assigning missions in an orderly manner.

He did not interrupt and stood in place, waiting for orders.

"Natsuki."

After Tsunade finished assigning missions, she looked at him and said, "You depart in fifteen minutes."

"Yes, Sensei."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"Sakumo, the three of you will go with him."

Tsunade paused, then emphasized, "He is the captain."

"Understood."

Hatake Sakumo had no objections.

But quite a few Jonin inside the main tent felt surprised when they heard this order.

In terms of fame and strength, Sakumo was definitely above Natsuki.

The only explanation was that Natsuki was the main executor of this mission.

The quiet night became lively.

Chiyo and the others from Suna completely did not understand why Konoha had suddenly increased its offensive.

They could only heighten their vigilance while blocking Konoha's attack.

Fifteen minutes later.

Natsuki and the others left Konoha's main camp.

The three Jonin Tsunade had assigned him were all quite strong.

There was no need to say much about Sakumo.

Of the other two Jonin, one was from the Hyuga clan, while the other was a rare ninja skilled in sealing jutsu and barriers.

There was no need to say much about the Hyuga ninja. He could both fight and carry out sensing and reconnaissance.

As for the other Jonin, his main task was to break Suna's barriers.

They traveled without any real danger and smoothly passed through Suna's area of activity.

"Further ahead is our target."

Sakumo said in a deep voice, "But Suna's main camp is right nearby. Our safe time is at most one minute."

"You stay here and wait for me."

Natsuki paused, then said, "Once I'm discovered, immediately throw out a large number of smoke bombs."

"Be careful."

Sakumo nodded.

Shadow Assassin!

Natsuki entered the shadows and swiftly headed toward the rear of Suna's main camp.

It was deep night right now, and heavy rain poured down. No one noticed the shadow on the ground at all.

"Can he really do it?"

The Hyuga Jonin asked.

Although Natsuki had already gained quite a reputation, infiltrating Suna's main camp alone still made him doubtful.

"I believe in him."

Sakumo said in a deep voice.

As for the reason, he had always had sharp instincts.

Hearing this, the Hyuga Jonin did not say anything more.

Natsuki quickly arrived before their target for this mission, a huge tent.

Although the rain covered many scents, he could still smell a faint medicinal odor.

Clearly, this was where Chiyo made poison.

Natsuki swept his gaze over the area and immediately felt that it was troublesome.

There was a Suna Anbu ninja standing at each corner of the tent.

The only good news was that there was only one squad, meaning four Anbu ninja.

They probably felt that since this place was in their rear, they did not need too many ninja guarding it.

However, four Anbu ninja were already more than enough.

Ninja who could join the Anbu were at least Chunin in strength, and they were not ordinary Chunin either.

Natsuki touched his chin.

He decided to enter the tent from underground.

The only problem was whether traps had been set underground.

But this was Suna's rear, so they most likely had not set traps.

Natsuki could not help sighing. If only he had the Byakugan. That way, he could easily see the situation underground.

He released Shadow Assassin, then used Presence Concealment before forming hand seals.

Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique!

This Earth Release ninjutsu had been left behind by Natsuki's parents.

When he previously learned Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique, he also learned this along with it, because it was very useful.

Its effect was to turn solid ground underground into fluid, allowing the user to move quickly beneath the earth.

Natsuki burrowed into the ground and swam toward the tent.

Just as he had expected, there were no traps underground, and he smoothly entered the tent.

Natsuki emerged in the corner, only showing his head.

There was still a medical ninja inside the tent, but it was not Chiyo.

He leaped up without hesitation.

The medical ninja subconsciously looked toward him.

Figure Eyes!

Natsuki's eyes trembled, and he immediately controlled her.

He walked forward and knocked her unconscious.

Natsuki let out a breath of relief.

Medical ninja were not combat ninja. They did not have that much resistance to genjutsu, or rather, they could not immediately react and release it.

Natsuki immediately began working.

He did not know which bottles and jars in the tent contained Chiyo's poison, so he simply packed everything up and took it all away.

After putting them into a summoning storage scroll, Natsuki threw it into his Shadow Space.

Once he finished all this, he used Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique again.

But not long after he left, the two Suna Anbu ninja at the entrance discovered that something was wrong.

Because the inside of the tent was far too quiet.

When a medical ninja was conducting experiments, there would be some movement to some extent, and the medicinal smell in the air had also faded significantly.

They immediately entered the tent and discovered the unconscious medical ninja.

The two looked at each other, then immediately shouted, "Someone broke in!"

When the nearby Suna ninja heard this, they immediately took action.

Especially the sensory ninja, who all began using sensory ninjutsu.

Underground, Natsuki's body stiffened as he sensed an invisible chakra fluctuation sweep past him.

He immediately knew that he had been exposed.

Natsuki did not hesitate and drilled out of the ground, then used the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit.

After he transformed into smoke, Sakumo and the others also followed his earlier instructions and threw out a large number of smoke bombs.

For a time, smoke rose everywhere, blocking the Suna ninja's vision.

Natsuki, transformed into smoke, moved through the smoke and finally appeared in front of Sakumo and the others.

"How did it go?"

Sakumo asked.

Although they were very curious about the ninjutsu that let Natsuki turn into smoke, the urgent matter was still their mission.

"Mission complete. Retreat."

Natsuki said decisively.

Sakumo and the others immediately nodded.

(To be continued.)

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