Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Time arrived at the next day.

After Natsuki got up, he walked out of the tent.

Once last night's battle ended, Team One's mission also came to an end.

Of course, to mislead Suna, the necessary defenses were still indispensable.

But that was the mission of another shinobi team.

Team One was rewarded with one day of leave.

However, the leave was not really leave. Natsuki still had other things to do.

Kosuke, Nawaki, and Yakushi Nonō stayed behind to train in his Soru.

After breakfast, Natsuki entered Tsunade's tent.

But at this moment, quite a few shinobi were standing inside her private resting tent.

They were all medical-nin.

The reason was very simple.

Before tonight's decisive battle, they needed to put on a show.

"Natsuki."

After Tsunade saw him, she said, "Distribute the Curse Antidotes to them."

Natsuki nodded.

He took out a stack of storage summoning scrolls and handed one to each of them.

"Do as I just told you."

Tsunade said in a deep voice, "Whoever dares disobey orders will not be spared!"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama!"

Everyone's expressions tightened, and they hurriedly answered.

"I will send Anbu to protect you."

Tsunade added.

Protection was one aspect, and surveillance was another.

Although the possibility of spies being mixed among the medical-nin was very small, it was not impossible.

Since it concerned victory in this war, Tsunade would not allow any accidents.

After everyone bowed slightly, they turned and left. In the end, only Natsuki remained.

"You've worked hard these past two days. When this war ends, you can all rest for a while."

With no outsiders present, Tsunade relaxed.

"Aren't we going to support Sensei and the others?"

Natsuki asked in confusion.

"Naturally, we will support them."

The corners of Tsunade's lips rose as she said, "But the Curse Antidote isn't only meant to counter Hanzō's poison. We have to make it play its greatest role."

"Tsunade-sensei, you mean using the Curse Antidote to defeat Hanzō and settle Amegakure once and for all?"

Natsuki asked thoughtfully.

"Back then, when I praised you for being able to think from a Hokage's perspective at such a young age, I really wasn't exaggerating."

Tsunade smiled and said, "It's not just me. Sensei, Orochimaru, and the others are probably thinking the same thing."

Natsuki nodded slightly.

It was normal for Tsunade and the others to have this idea.

After all, between countering Hanzō's poison and killing Hanzō, it went without saying which had greater value.

Natsuki thought of another issue.

In the original story, Hanzō did not die during the Second Shinobi World War. In the end, he became the key to Akatsuki's transformation.

It was precisely because he kidnapped Konan and killed Yahiko that Nagato fell into darkness, causing Akatsuki to rush toward becoming the final villain.

If Hanzō died ahead of time, what would happen to Akatsuki?

But Natsuki could be certain that Nagato had to fall into darkness.

Because Madara and Black Zetsu, who were hiding in the shadows, would make that happen.

Natsuki had every reason to suspect that Nagato's parents had been killed by them, and Hanzō being able to kidnap Konan might also have been because they sold her out.

If that was the case, whether Hanzō died or not would not change Nagato's outcome.

Natsuki shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

There was no need to worry too much about the future.

Killing Hanzō would benefit him more.

And only by becoming stronger would he be more qualified to fight Madara and Black Zetsu in the future.

"How do you think we can use the Curse Antidote to defeat Hanzō?"

Tsunade stretched, then lay directly on the carpet and asked casually.

"First, we definitely can't let Hanzō know the Curse Antidote exists."

Natsuki looked at Tsunade lying on the carpet and slowly spoke.

"Mm."

Tsunade looked like a salted fish as she asked lazily, "And second?"

"We have to use it at the most critical moment of the war."

As Natsuki spoke, he sat down on the carpet.

When he looked over, he could just happen to see her clothes pulled taut at an angle.

Natsuki thought of the battle between Hanzō, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru in the original story.

If they had the Curse Antidote at that time, they most likely could have reversed the situation and defeated Hanzō.

"Very smart."

Tsunade looked at the top of the tent and said, "At least for now, we still haven't reached the most critical moment."

"With Sensei's ability, he will definitely be able to judge the situation."

Natsuki expressed his trust in Orochimaru.

Whether he had fallen into darkness or not, there was no doubt about his ability.

"He can indeed do that."

Tsunade agreed.

This was also why she had said earlier that Natsuki and the others would have time to rest.

Of course, the premise was that they could win this war against Suna.

"Go handle your business."

Tsunade waved her hand and said, "I need to hide for now and pretend to be working on cracking Chiyo's poison."

"Alright, Tsunade-sensei."

Natsuki stood up, withdrew his gaze, and left the tent.

The sun set in the west.

A peaceful day came to an end.

The shinobi in Konoha's main camp began eating dinner one after another.

While eating, Natsuki heard panic outside the tent.

"Everyone, stop eating!"

Soon, an Anbu shinobi quickly spread the news throughout Konoha's main camp.

"That old woman's poison really is terrifying!"

Nawaki's face had already turned pale, and both hands were pressed against his abdomen.

"Fortunately, the poison has been diluted."

Kosuke was experienced and immediately judged, "We can probably hold out for one hour."

Nonō also showed symptoms, but she silently endured it and said nothing.

"Remember our mission."

Natsuki put down his lunch box and said.

Kosuke, Nawaki, and the others nodded.

"Tsunade-sama has ordered all Jonin to go to the main tent for a meeting immediately!"

A moment later, an Anbu shinobi walked in and said in a solemn tone, "All poisoned shinobi are to head to the medical tent at once!"

"We're all poisoned."

Natsuki struggled to stand and said, "We'll go to the medical tent now."

The so-called medical tent was the place where medical-nin treated the wounded.

The four of them supported each other all the way to the medical tent.

But by now, the medical tent was already packed with people, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

To mislead Suna, Tsunade had not told anyone about the Curse Antidote except for a small number of people.

The poisoned shinobi were not stupid.

The only person who could poison them silently like this was Chiyo of Suna.

Now that so many shinobi had been poisoned, how would they resist if Suna attacked?

It was precisely because everyone was thinking this way that the morale of the shinobi in the medical tent was extremely low.

"Let's find a place to sit down."

Natsuki swept his gaze around and said.

Nawaki and the others nodded with gloomy expressions.

They were all acting.

Among them, Kosuke's acting was the best. No flaw could be seen.

Fortunately, the medical tent was crowded now, so no one studied Nawaki and the others' acting.

All the medical-nin had already started working.

Before long, Sakumo, who had gone to the meeting, appeared in front of them.

There were also many Jonin with him.

"The heavily poisoned shinobi will be escorted by us to the other main camp."

Sakumo shouted loudly.

As soon as these words came out, the shinobi inside and outside the medical tent became even more worried.

The other main camp was the main camp where Orochimaru and the others were located.

Clearly, too many people had been poisoned, and Tsunade had already decided to move them.

"Natsuki."

Sakumo walked up to him and said in a low voice, "I will lead a group around to the rear of Suna's forces and surround them from both sides."

This was his true purpose.

Escorting the heavily poisoned shinobi was only an excuse.

"Leave the rest to me."

Natsuki nodded and said.

Sakumo did not say more and began organizing the retreat of the heavily poisoned shinobi.

At this time, Tsunade led some unpoisoned shinobi to Konoha's main camp to take up the defense.

But in secret, she arranged for a group of Earth Release shinobi to bury explosive tags underground.

The wind howled.

Rasa leaped down from the sky and entered Suna's main camp as fast as possible.

"How is the situation?"

Chiyo, who had been waiting the entire time, asked impatiently when she saw him.

"We succeeded!"

Rasa said excitedly, "At least half of Konoha's shinobi are poisoned!"

"What about Tsunade?"

Chiyo felt slightly relieved, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and asked again.

"She personally led people to guard the entrance of Konoha's main camp, and Hatake Sakumo is transferring the wounded."

Rasa paused for a moment and said expectantly, "Chiyo-sama, I suggest launching an all-out attack immediately!"

"We cannot let them escape! You and Pakura will attack Konoha's main camp immediately!"

Chiyo no longer hesitated and gave the order.

As early as daytime, most of Suna's shinobi had quietly moved closer to Konoha's main camp.

From their current distance, if they moved at full speed, they could reach Konoha's main camp very quickly.

"Yes, Chiyo-sama!"

Rasa turned and left.

After leaving the tent, he immediately formed hand signs with both hands.

Magnet Release: Sand Cushion!

The ground trembled, and a large amount of sand formed a cloud shape in front of him.

He stepped onto it and turned into a streak of yellow light as he flew into the sky.

As soon as he arrived at the location of Suna's main force, he immediately descended to the ground.

"Pakura, prepare for a direct assault!"

Rasa got straight to the point.

Pakura's heart shook, and she knew Chiyo's poisoning plan had already succeeded.

She nodded and immediately passed down the order.

A moment later, more than four thousand Suna shinobi rushed toward Konoha's main camp at their fastest speed.

With such a huge commotion, they were naturally discovered very quickly by the Hyuga clan's shinobi.

"Tsunade-sama!"

Hyuga Hizashi immediately reported, "Suna's shinobi will arrive in three minutes!"

"Zō, notify the medical-nin to start detoxifying everyone."

Tsunade ordered.

An Anbu shinobi named Zō nodded and disappeared from where he stood.

"It's a pity Chiyo didn't come."

Hizashi said with a regretful expression.

"It's normal that Chiyo didn't come. She needs to guard Suna's main camp."

Nara Shikaku spoke, "And under normal circumstances, more than four thousand Suna shinobi could easily take down us while we're poisoned."

"It's better that she didn't come. If Suna came out in full force, they would have one thousand more people than us."

Tsunade looked into the distance and explained, "Even if we have the advantage because of the Curse Antidote, defeating them would still come at a significant cost."

"I see."

Hizashi immediately said, "I did not think it through."

"It's nothing."

Tsunade smiled and said, "Rasa and Pakura's value is not lower than Chiyo's."

Both of them were Suna's future, and both possessed kekkei genkai.

In addition, Chiyo's son Reki was still imprisoned in Konoha, so the outstanding members of Suna's younger generation might be wiped out in one sweep.

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Boom, boom, boom!

Continuous explosions rang out.

These were the traps set near Konoha's main camp being triggered.

"Prepare to defend!"

Tsunade shouted loudly.

Although there were many traps near Konoha's main camp, they could not stop Suna's main force at all.

In less than ten seconds, all the traps were destroyed.

Rasa, Pakura, and the others entered the sight of everyone from Konoha.

Under the night sky, the seemingly endless mass of Suna shinobi made many people from Konoha's expressions change sharply, and their faces turned heavy.

After all, even now, they still did not know the truth behind this battle.

From their perspective, most of Konoha's shinobi had been poisoned, while Suna had launched an all-out attack. They were completely at a disadvantage.

"Attack!"

Rasa shouted loudly.

The sky was immediately filled with colorful ninjutsu.

Invisible wind blades, scorching flames, and ninja tools like a rainstorm poured down.

It had originally been night, but now everything was completely lit up, with chakra currents everywhere.

Konoha's shinobi also completed their defenses in time.

In an instant, they released all kinds of defensive ninjutsu.

But their numbers were ultimately too few. Even reaching one thousand was difficult.

The collision of ninjutsu produced an ear-piercing sound.

Countless chaotic chakra currents raged through the air like a violent storm.

Most of Konoha's shinobi revealed expressions of despair.

Because the defensive ninjutsu they used was already on the verge of collapse.

The ninjutsu used by Suna's shinobi mixed together, like ocean waves about to swallow them up.

"Everyone, retreat!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth and shouted, pretending to be extremely helpless.

After hearing this, Konoha's shinobi retreated while continuing to use ninjutsu.

"Hmph, where can you retreat to?"

Seeing this, Rasa's face was filled with pride.

After just the first round of confrontation, Suna had gained an absolute advantage.

At present, the number of combat-ready shinobi Konoha could organize was only around one thousand.

Four thousand against one thousand. There was absolutely no possibility of Suna losing.

Most of Konoha's shinobi were in the medical tent.

Although Hatake Sakumo was already moving them, there had been too little time. Being able to take away several hundred was already good.

This meant Tsunade did not have much room to retreat.

She could not abandon the Konoha shinobi in the medical tent.

The only thing she could do was fight to the death and stall for time, allowing Sakumo to transfer as many people as possible.

But he did not know that at this time, the people inside Konoha's medical tent had already swept away their earlier lifelessness and become extremely excited.

Because with the help of the medical-nin, they had already been detoxified.

"Everyone, prepare for battle."

Natsuki said loudly, "Once the explosive tag trap goes off, immediately go support them."

Since turning the enemy's plan against them had already succeeded, naturally they would not stop at luring Rasa and Pakura in.

The explosive tag trap was a gift for Suna's shinobi.

Tsunade had used all the explosive tags they brought this time, and even Natsuki had contributed quite a few.

In only a short while, Tsunade led everyone back to the middle of Konoha's main camp.

By now, they were already not far from the medical tent.

Rasa waved his hand.

Everyone from Suna rushed excitedly into Konoha's main camp.

Just then, many Suna Jonin's expressions changed drastically, because they smelled a familiar scent.

In the next second, the large number of explosive tags buried underground all exploded.

Firelight shot into the sky, like a pillar of smoke rising straight into the clouds.

An incomparably huge firework exploded from the ground, and flames danced wildly in every direction like fire dragons.

The Suna shinobi at the center of the explosion died tragically on the spot.

Blood splashed out, then was instantly evaporated by the omnipresent heat.

The Suna shinobi slightly farther away were swallowed by the aftermath of the explosion and screamed.

"No!"

Seeing this hellish scene, Rasa's eyes nearly split open.

Pakura was so frightened that she took a step back.

At this moment, even if she were slow, she understood that this was a trap.

"Leave quickly!"

Pakura reacted and hurriedly shouted.

"No!"

Rasa gritted his teeth and said, "We have to save them!"

At this time, more than one thousand Suna shinobi were within the explosion range of the explosive tags.

If he abandoned them and turned to run.

Not only would his conscience not allow it, but the position of Kazekage would also move farther away from him.

The only plan now was to save a portion of them first, then retreat.

Magnet Release: Gold Dust Waves!

Rasa raised both hands.

The ground suddenly trembled, and countless grains of gold dust surged out like waves toward the flames.

Wherever they passed, the flames were quickly extinguished.

"Magnet Release really is powerful."

Shikaku could not help but praise.

"No matter how powerful it is, he still fell into our trap!"

Hizashi said excitedly.

"Attack!"

Tsunade glanced at Natsuki and the others rushing over from not far away, then immediately shouted.

After the explosive tags went off, the difference in numbers between the two sides was reversed.

Instead, Konoha now held the numerical advantage.

Aside from that, Suna also had a large number of shinobi injured by the explosive tag trap.

Although they had not died, their strength would definitely be affected.

The two sides clashed at close range.

Konoha's shinobi collided with Suna's shinobi.

Shadow Assassin!

Natsuki disappeared from where he stood.

Such a chaotic battlefield was the perfect opportunity for him to unlock character template abilities.

He quickly arrived behind a Suna Tokubetsu Jonin.

The Suna Tokubetsu Jonin, who was fighting a Konoha shinobi, did not notice that a shadow had appeared behind him at all.

Water Breathing, Second Form, Water Wheel!

Natsuki released Shadow Assassin, leaped up, and spun in the air.

Water flowed around him, rotating like a water wheel.

Kurosawa in his hand spun, and the current carried the blade light as it easily cut off the Suna Tokubetsu Jonin's head.

The Konoha shinobi could not help but freeze.

Fortunately, he recognized Natsuki, nodded at him, and then threw himself back into the battle.

Natsuki withdrew his gaze and continued sneaking up on the next Suna Tokubetsu Jonin.

[Congratulations, host. Nami Template Ability Three, Cat Burglar, has been unlocked.]

After he silently killed three Suna Tokubetsu Jonin, a system notification appeared in front of his eyes in time.

Natsuki glanced at it, then looked around to search for his next target.

He planned to unlock Nami Template Ability Five, Weather Arts.

Because it was already two-thirds complete. He only needed to defeat one Lightning Release Jonin and one Water Release Jonin to unlock it.

(To be continued.)