Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The moon was high overhead.

Natsuki yawned.

He and Nonō were keeping watch.

Although Hizashi and the others were outside the tent, they still did not dare let down their guard.

After all, Suna's shinobi could appear at any moment.

In theory, no one could escape the Byakugan's detection.

But in reality, that was not always the case.

There were far too many strange ninjutsu, secret techniques, and kekkei genkai in the shinobi world.

Natsuki knew that the Byakugan's counter was the Red Eye.

The Red Eye could create chakra images and completely interfere with the Byakugan's judgment.

In the original story, the owner of the Red Eye was named Ranmaru.

Because of the Red Eye, he was rejected by the villagers in his childhood. After meeting Kurosuki Raiga, he became his eyes, helping him with reconnaissance and battle.

Natsuki reached out and gently stroked Nonō's cheek.

She was resting her head on his lap and had already fallen asleep.

Natsuki was thinking about when Suna would make their move.

He had stolen the poison back the night before last, and now it was already the third night.

If they kept waiting, Natsuki would start suspecting that Chiyo planned to switch to a new poison.

But even for her, creating another new poison was not a simple matter.

Just then, a deafening explosion rang out.

Nonō, Nawaki, and Kosuke were all awakened.

Natsuki instinctively turned his head.

The explosion had come from the direction of Konoha's main camp.

"Enemy attack?"

Nawaki asked as he tightened his grip on the greatsword Samehada.

"It sounds like Suna is attacking our main camp."

Kosuke frowned and asked, "What are they trying to do?"

"A diversion."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said, "This is the same tactic we used the night before last."

"Then someone will take advantage of the chaos to sneak in?"

Kosuke reacted and asked, "Is their target us?"

"It's not clear for now."

Natsuki shook his head and said, "But we need to prepare for battle."

"Our mission is to protect the medicine and food supplies inside the tent."

Kosuke glanced at Natsuki and suggested, "Nawaki and I will protect the medicine. You and Nonō protect the food supplies."

The tent was very large, and food and medicine were different supplies, so they were stored separately.

But Natsuki knew that was not what Kosuke meant.

He intended to lure out any enemies who might be hiding in the dark.

"Alright."

Natsuki stood up and walked to the left with Nonō.

Kosuke and Nawaki walked to the right.

Just as Natsuki and Nonō stood firm, the ground suddenly split open, and two puppets burst out from underground.

Each of them had four arms, and every arm was covered with poison-coated blades.

The moment they appeared, they stabbed toward Natsuki and Nonō.

Natsuki and Nonō disappeared from where they stood at the same time.

The two puppets' attacks missed.

The two puppet masters hiding in the dark were shocked.

Neither of them had expected their foolproof sneak attack to fail.

At the same time, Kosuke and Nawaki were also attacked.

The ground beneath them suddenly rose up and turned into countless earth spikes that stabbed toward them.

Kosuke's focus had remained highly concentrated the entire time.

In an instant, he did two things.

First, he grabbed Nawaki and threw him out of the range of the earth spikes.

Second, he leaped up, grabbed the large pot on his back, and threw it out.

The dense earth spikes all struck Kosuke's pot, producing crisp ringing sounds.

Nawaki also reacted.

After landing, he grabbed the greatsword Samehada and spun his body.

Water Breathing, Second Form, Water Wheel!

The greatsword Samehada slammed into the earth spikes while carrying a stream of water.

In an instant, the earth spikes exploded, and a large number of them broke apart.

When Nawaki lifted Samehada and prepared to do it again, a figure emerged from the ground behind him.

Wind blades tore through the air and flew out like a dense barrage of kunai.

Nawaki's expression changed slightly.

Water Release: Water Formation Wall!

Fortunately, he was not fighting alone. A wall of water rose up and blocked the wind blades.

However, just after Kosuke used Water Release: Water Formation Wall, he heard the sound of something cutting through the air behind him.

He looked back and saw another Suna shinobi appear, controlling four earth spears that stabbed toward him.

Clearly, he was the Earth Release shinobi who had attacked them with the earth spikes earlier.

And he was also a Jonin.

"Kosuke-senpai!"

Nawaki shouted instinctively.

In the next second, under the Earth Release Jonin's surprised gaze, Kosuke pulled out a ninja blade at extremely high speed.

Flashes of blade light appeared, and all four earth spears were cut apart.

The Earth Release Jonin immediately understood that Kosuke was not an ordinary shinobi.

On the other side, after using Soru to dodge the attacks of the two puppets, Natsuki raised his hand and threw out two Swords of the Thunder God.

Broken Phantasm!

Before the two Swords of the Thunder God could hit the two puppets, they suddenly exploded.

The two puppets had only just raised their blades when they were swallowed by the explosion.

Firelight mixed with chakra currents surged in every direction.

The two puppets were immediately torn apart.

"You're Kira Natsuki?"

A surprised voice rang out.

Natsuki looked toward the puppet master who spoke.

He was a middle-aged man.

Suddenly, the sound of intense fighting came from outside the tent.

Natsuki thought, as expected.

He had just detonated two Swords of the Thunder God, and the commotion was so loud that Hizashi and the others would have heard it as long as they were not deaf.

But clearly, they had also encountered enemies.

Before Natsuki could speak, a faint stinging sensation came from behind him.

The other female puppet master had taken out a new puppet.

The puppet ran behind Natsuki, raised both hands, and swung down two ninja blades.

Armament Haki!

An invisible barrier blocked the twin blades.

Water Breathing, First Form, Water Surface Slash!

Natsuki turned around, gripped the projected Kurosawa, and swung it out.

The puppet's head immediately fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the female puppet master moved all ten fingers.

The headless puppet was controlled again, and its arms suddenly trembled before firing a large number of shuriken.

Natsuki's body blurred, and he vanished from where he stood.

What a fast Body Flicker Technique!

Seeing Soru again, the female puppet master's expression could not help but change slightly.

She had no time to think and instinctively looked around.

The middle-aged puppet master took out two new puppets and positioned them defensively on both sides of him.

Only after finishing this did he begin looking for Natsuki.

The two puppet masters both tacitly ignored Nonō.

First, because Natsuki was putting too much pressure on them.

Second, because Nonō had retreated into the distance and was keeping a certain distance from them.

If they went over to kill her, they would likely be ambushed by Natsuki and fall into danger instead.

"Behind you!"

The middle-aged puppet master's gaze suddenly sharpened as he shouted.

The female puppet master turned her head and saw a blade light like flowing water.

Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Striking Tide!

Natsuki's fairly powerful slash struck the female puppet master.

But he immediately realized something was wrong.

The female puppet master had turned into a real puppet.

She had switched places with her puppet.

Natsuki immediately thought of Kankurō.

He had used a similar method in the original story.

"Die!"

The female puppet master raised her arm.

The needle tube on her arm fired countless senbon, covering all the vital points on Natsuki's body.

Armament Haki!

Shigan!

Natsuki ignored the senbon, suddenly accelerated, and thrust out his index finger.

"What?"

The female puppet master had never expected Natsuki to dare take the senbon head-on.

After all, shinobi were famously strong in offense and weak in defense.

She froze for a moment, and Natsuki's index finger struck her forehead.

The female puppet master opened her mouth. Intense pain spread from between her brows, but it only lasted for an instant.

Because a moment later, she lost consciousness and fell backward.

"How is that possible?"

The middle-aged puppet master witnessed everything and revealed an expression of disbelief.

Natsuki had first taken the senbon head-on, then pierced the female puppet master's head with one finger.

What kind of ninjutsu was that?

[Congratulations, host. Bickslow Template Ability Five, Doll, Heavy Child Formation, has been unlocked.]

Natsuki glanced at it, then looked toward the middle-aged puppet master.

With Ability Five unlocked, all six abilities of the Bickslow Template had now been unlocked.

He had completed the fusion of another character template.

One Sword Style, Iai, Lion Song!

Natsuki took a step forward and turned into a flash of blade light.

The middle-aged puppet master's hair stood on end.

Fortunately, he had been watching Natsuki the whole time. The instant Natsuki moved, the two puppets blocked in front of him.

The two puppets raised both arms.

Four ninja blades swept out.

Wherever they passed, even the air seemed to tear.

Not only were they powerful, they were also fast.

With a clang, Natsuki blocked all four ninja blades with one slash.

The two puppets pushed forward, forcing his body to retreat.

Seeing this, the middle-aged puppet master could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But in the next second, his vision blurred, and five fist-sized dolls suddenly appeared.

Doll, Heavy Child Formation!

The five dolls formed a pentagonal formation in the air.

Their bodies trembled, and a pentagonal laser shot out at high speed.

The middle-aged puppet master's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly tried to dodge.

But because it was too sudden, he did not have enough time to react.

The pentagonal laser struck his left arm, making him scream.

Blood sprayed out.

His left arm temporarily lost all feeling.

At the same time, the puppet controlled by his left hand also stopped moving.

With one puppet gone, most of the pressure on Natsuki disappeared.

Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Striking Tide!

Natsuki steadied himself and swung his blade fiercely.

Both puppets were sent flying by his slash.

The water current struck the two puppets and tore them apart.

The middle-aged puppet master realized something was wrong. Gritting his teeth, he took out another puppet.

He raised his right arm, which could still move, and controlled the puppet to charge toward Natsuki.

Natsuki went around the puppet and arrived in front of the middle-aged puppet master.

Figure Eyes!

The middle-aged puppet master met his eyes, and his expression suddenly froze.

It was genjutsu!

He realized the problem immediately, but with his left arm gone, he could no longer form hand signs and dispel the genjutsu.

Natsuki raised Kurosawa. With one clean swing, he cut off his head.

He then looked toward Kosuke and Nawaki.

Although their opponents were two Jonin, they had still blocked their fierce attacks.

More accurately, Kosuke was fighting two opponents by himself, while Nawaki supported him from the side.

For the first time, this eternal Genin had revealed his true strength.

At this moment, he did not have time to change the direction of the greatsword Samehada.

(To be continued.)

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