Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

In the dim night, there was only endless rain.

Natsuki raised his head and looked into the distance.

There was a lake.

At the center of the lake was a small island.

The Ame shinobi on the island were their target.

Natsuki finally understood why this stronghold was so important.

This stronghold was undoubtedly one of Ame's water sources.

Aside from that, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Especially since Ame shinobi were all skilled in Water Release.

Water Release already received a boost in rainy weather, and with this lake added in, the boost would increase even further.

Moreover, this lake was located inside a valley and was rather secluded.

For Konoha's sensory and reconnaissance shinobi to find this place, they had probably spent quite a lot of effort and time.

"Kosuke-senpai, Katsuhisa-senpai, what are your sensory results?"

Natsuki asked.

Aside from his team and Minato's team, there were two other teams.

One team was led by Mikoto Uchiha, and the other was led by Katsuhisa Aburame.

The Uchiha Clan and Aburame Clan were both major clans of Konoha, and there was no need to say much about what they specialized in.

"According to what my kikaichū bugs sensed, there are five squads on the island."

Katsuhisa replied, "Among them are three Jonin."

"I sensed a ninja turtle in the lake."

Kosuke frowned slightly and said, "It is most likely the summon of an Ame shinobi."

"No wonder I did not sense any hidden sentries or patrols."

A look of realization appeared on Katsuhisa's face.

But it was normal that he had not sensed the underwater situation.

The Aburame Clan's sensory abilities all came from the insects they controlled.

Insects had very poor sensory ability underwater.

And he had not sent insects into the water.

"One ninja turtle? Or a group?"

Natsuki's heart stirred, and he asked.

He had previously planned to find an aquatic summon, but he had never found one.

If possible, this ninja turtle could be physically persuaded to switch sides.

Although most summons had intelligence, they were not necessarily loyal to their contractors.

The most typical example was the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.

When they encountered danger, they ran away and never cared whether their contractors lived or died.

Kosuke paused, then said, "But there are many fish surrounding it. This may be its ability."

"If we want to infiltrate, we have to deal with this ninja turtle first."

Mikoto thought for a moment and said.

"That will be difficult."

Kosuke shook his head and said, "This ninja turtle is at the bottom of the lake. The moment we enter the water, it will definitely notice us."

"I do have a method."

Natsuki looked at Nawaki and said, "The great sword Samehada."

"Oh, right!"

Nawaki suddenly realized and said, "Samehada is essentially an underwater creature, not a sword."

"Tell it to keep the turtle alive."

Natsuki reminded him.

Nawaki paused briefly and understood.

Natsuki had most likely taken a liking to this ninja turtle.

"Do not worry."

Nawaki immediately said, "If it does not listen, I will teach it a proper lesson."

"Mm."

Natsuki continued, "We will prepare. If the ninja turtle sends out a warning, we will attack by force."

Everyone answered in unison.

After confirming their attack strategy, Natsuki and the others headed toward the lake.

When they got close, Nawaki took off Samehada and let it enter the lake.

After entering the water, Samehada dived toward the bottom at high speed.

As it went deeper, the ninja turtle immediately sensed something.

It was just that it did not send out a warning right away and instead became confused.

Its contractor had told it to inform him immediately if it discovered any Konoha shinobi.

But the problem was, what appeared now was not a Konoha shinobi. It was not even human, but a special kind of fish.

In that brief moment of hesitation, Samehada arrived in front of it.

Just as the ninja turtle was about to communicate with it, Samehada opened its mouth and bit at it.

The ninja turtle was startled and quickly withdrew its four limbs into its shell.

Samehada bit down on the shell, but the ninja turtle was completely unharmed.

The problem was that it could not escape or send a warning either.

"It looks like it succeeded. We are going onto the island."

After Natsuki waited for a moment and saw that nothing happened, he waved his hand.

Everyone immediately disappeared from where they stood.

Using the rainy night as cover, they quickly crossed the lake and reached the island.

After landing on the island, they found places to hide.

"There are traps around the buildings."

Kosuke reminded them.

"I will sneak in first."

Natsuki paused, then said, "Once the battle begins, use long-range ninjutsu to attack the buildings directly!"

"Be careful."

Kosuke, Nawaki, and the others immediately said.

Natsuki nodded and used Shadow Assassin.

A mass of shadow moved toward the buildings.

Because it was only a mass of shadow, it did not directly trigger the traps.

There were five buildings, all quite large. Clearly, each squad had one building.

Natsuki thought for a moment and approached one of the buildings.

He quickly heard sounds coming from inside.

This group of Ame shinobi was actually playing cards?

Was it because Konoha shinobi had never been to this stronghold before?

Natsuki did not waste any more words. He took out five Swords of the Thunder God and threw them in through the window.

"Where did those come from?"

Before the Ame shinobi inside could finish speaking, the five Swords of the Thunder God suddenly exploded.

Boom!

Firelight tore through the building.

Of the four Ame shinobi, two Chunin were killed on the spot.

The sound of the explosion immediately echoed across the small island.

"Enemy attack!"

A warning rang out right after.

"I will destroy the traps."

After Kosuke finished speaking, he directly threw out a shuriken.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!

One shuriken turned into countless shuriken.

They fell to the ground and immediately triggered the traps.

Boom, boom, boom!

More explosions rang out.

Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!

Minato quickly formed hand seals after aiming at an Ame shinobi.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Without Samehada, Nawaki could only use Water Release ninjutsu.

Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

Mikoto took a deep breath and spat out a huge fire dragon.

Katsuhisa's method of attack was the simplest.

He raised both hands, and countless kikaichū bugs flew out.

The other Konoha shinobi also used their own long-range ninjutsu.

For a time, all kinds of ninjutsu streaked through the air at high speed before landing on the five buildings.

Explosions erupted again. Countless chakra currents swept outward, and all five buildings were destroyed.

But naturally, the Ame shinobi would not be killed so easily.

They quickly organized a counterattack, and an intense battle began.

After using Broken Phantasm to launch his sneak attack, Natsuki immediately took out Kurosawa.

"Damn it! He is over there!"

An Ame Jonin discovered him.

Natsuki leaped up like an arrow leaving the bow and swung his sword.

Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Striking Tide!

The rushing water struck the Ame Jonin like blade light.

The Ame Jonin immediately realized that this was not an ordinary shinobi.

Although he was young, he was very strong.

He quickly took out a flying sickle and met the attack.

Sparks scattered.

A terrifying force came through, and the Ame Jonin's expression changed drastically.

He immediately retreated and formed hand seals with one hand.

Water Release: Water Formation Wall!

A wall rose and blocked Natsuki's Kurosawa.

The Ame Jonin did not dare be careless in the slightest.

In an instant, he stepped on the wall and flew into the air.

With a hard swing, the flying sickle shot out with its chain, spinning like a boomerang as it cut toward Natsuki's neck.

Natsuki did not use Soru, Armament Haki, or Tekkai.

Because he wanted to unlock Artoria Template's Mana Burst, he could only use swordsmanship.

Natsuki activated Sasaki Kojirō Template's Mind's Eye.

In an instant, a mysterious feeling surged into his heart.

He suddenly lowered his head and avoided the Ame Jonin's flying sickle.

"What?"

The Ame Jonin's sure-hit strike missed, and it had been dodged so easily. He found it unbelievable.

Water Breathing, Sixth Form, Whirlpool!

Natsuki gripped Kurosawa with both hands and slashed upward.

The water spun, forming a powerful whirlpool.

The Ame Jonin was still in midair and quickly threw out the handle in his hand.

The handle was connected to the chain, and it wrapped toward Natsuki's Kurosawa.

But in the next second, it was knocked away.

The Ame Jonin took the opportunity to form hand seals with both hands.

Water Release: Wild Water Wave!

In his haste, he spat out a stream of water toward Natsuki.

Starburst Stream!

Natsuki grabbed with his left hand and projected another Kurosawa.

Both Kurosawa came out together.

The water stream was instantly cut apart.

Countless blade lights rushed toward the Ame Jonin.

The Ame Jonin sensed danger, his eyes widening in alarm.

He instinctively took out two kunai and held them in front of himself.

The two kunai trembled violently several times before being cut apart.

Blood sprayed.

What was cut apart was not only the kunai, but also the Ame Jonin.

His body crashed heavily to the ground, dyeing the nearby earth red.

Good.

The progress for Mana Burst had increased by another fifth.

Natsuki looked around. Everyone had fallen into intense battle.

Konoha only had four squads, while Ame had five squads.

Fortunately, they held the advantage of a sneak attack, and Ame had lost one squad first, so the number on both sides was now even.

Natsuki quickly locked onto his next target.

The Ame Jonin fighting Mikoto.

Mikoto had indeed awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan.

But clearly, she had not awakened it long ago and was not fully used to it yet. Her current strength was at the lower end among Jonin.

The Ame Jonin was stronger than her and was also skilled in poison, leaving her restrained at every turn.

Water Breathing, Seventh Form, Drop Ripple Thrust!

Natsuki seized the opportunity and joined the battle.

He used the fastest technique among the Water Breathing forms and launched a thrust aimed at the Ame Jonin.

The Ame Jonin immediately noticed him.

Mikoto also saw him.

Her heart instantly relaxed.

The Ame Jonin quickly pulled away from Mikoto and took out a black umbrella in an instant.

Ninja Art: Raining Senbon!

The black umbrella spun, and a large number of senbon flew in every direction.

Mikoto immediately took out kunai and knocked down the senbon one after another.

Although the senbon were fast, they could not escape her Sharingan.

Natsuki did not dodge at all.

Kurosawa trembled, and the water current swept up the senbon and sent them flying into the distance.

The blade light reached him.

The Ame Jonin immediately used the black umbrella to block Kurosawa.

The instant the black umbrella was torn apart, he let go and used the Body Flicker Technique.

Water Release: Water Shotgun!

The Ame Jonin reappeared, and both his hands shot out water bullets like shotgun pellets.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Mikoto seized the opening and tilted her head back, spitting out a huge fireball.

The dense water bullets struck the fireball.

The fireball quickly broke apart.

Seeing this, Mikoto was not surprised.

Water Release already countered Fire Release. Especially in rainy weather and a lake environment, Fire Release was even harder to make effective.

But her goal was simple, to help Natsuki block part of the attack.

Water Breathing, Tenth Form, Constant Flux!

Natsuki seized the chance and leaped up, avoiding the remaining water bullets.

In midair, he gripped Kurosawa.

Several rotating slashes were unleashed in an instant.

A massive water dragon poured down.

The Ame Jonin's pupils shook.

Such a shocking strike made his hair stand on end.

The most deadly part was that he had just used Water Release: Water Shotgun and could not instantly use another powerful Water Release ninjutsu.

Body Flicker Technique!

The Ame Jonin chose to dodge.

But he only avoided the water dragon.

The sound of bones breaking rang out.

Natsuki's rotating slashes all landed on the Ame Jonin's back.

The Ame Jonin could not help letting out a scream, almost fainting from the pain.

One-Sword Style, Thirty-Six Pound Phoenix!

Natsuki pressed the advantage, and Kurosawa suddenly slashed down.

A sword wave struck the Ame Jonin.

His scream stopped abruptly, and his whole body flew backward. He landed on the ground, rolled more than ten times, and finally stopped.

Natsuki glanced at the progress for Mana Burst. Three-fifths.

That meant this Ame Jonin was already dead.

"Thank you."

Mikoto walked forward and spoke.

"We are all teammates. There is nothing to thank me for."

Natsuki casually put away Kurosawa.

With the deaths of the two Ame Jonin, this stronghold had already fallen into Konoha's hands.

Kosuke had dealt with the other Ame Jonin, while Nawaki, Minato, and the others had killed the remaining Ame shinobi.

Mikoto nodded, unable to stop herself from sighing inwardly.

Natsuki's current strength was truly terrifying.

She wondered whether Fugaku, the genius clan head of the Uchiha Clan, could be his match.

"Medical-nin, treat the wounded."

After chatting briefly with Mikoto, Natsuki began issuing orders as the captain.

Although this sneak attack had been a great success, the three squads still had members who were injured.

Fortunately, there were no casualties.

"Katsuhisa-senpai, your squad will clean up the battlefield."

Natsuki continued, "Kosuke-senpai, you and Nawaki reset traps around the area."

"What about the ninja turtle?"

Nawaki remembered Samehada and the ninja turtle at the bottom of the lake.

"Bring it up. Just do not let it escape."

Natsuki paused, then said, "Minato and Kae, come with me to check the situation outside the valley."

After the tasks were assigned, everyone moved.

Natsuki left the lake island with Minato and Kae.

This lake was located within a valley, and both the left and right sides were covered in dense forest.

Under normal circumstances, there would be patrols in the forest.

But Ame had not arranged any.

The reason was simple.

This entire area belonged to Ame, and there were other Ame shinobi outside the valley.

However, that was not something Natsuki and the others needed to worry about. Orochimaru had already sent other Konoha shinobi to handle it.

Their mission was to defend this core lake island.

The three of them made a round through the outside of the valley and found no problems.

They returned to the lake island.

Natsuki saw the ninja turtle at a glance. It was not very large.

In the original work, Might Guy's summon was also a ninja turtle. His ninja turtle was larger, big enough for one person to stand on it.

Natsuki suddenly thought of Kumo's Turtle Island, a turtle as large as an island.

There was also a Falls of Truth on Turtle Island, which could help a Jinchuriki become a perfect Jinchuriki.

Natsuki did not spend much effort before signing a new summoning contract with this ninja turtle.

[When the ninja turtle Iwashi is summoned through the Ten Shadows Technique, its defense is permanently increased by 30%.]

After Natsuki signed his name, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

The ninja turtle's name was Iwashi.

The enhancement it received was increased defense.

After communicating with it, Natsuki discovered that it had two abilities.

The first was withdrawing into its shell to protect itself.

The defense increase clearly corresponded to this ability.

The second was that it could communicate with underwater creatures.

This ability was somewhat useful to Natsuki.

In the future, in places with rivers, seas, or lakes, he could summon it.

After this brief interlude ended, everyone gathered in front of the tent.

"Our next mission is to guard this stronghold for three days."

Natsuki said, "We will split into four teams. Two teams will patrol outside the valley, and two teams will patrol inside the valley. We will rotate regularly."

Everyone nodded, and no one had any objections.

The night passed without incident.

On the second day, Natsuki and Minato's two squads went to patrol outside the valley.

The two squads did not move together, but split left and right to patrol separately.

"Nothing is happening for now. You can use the time to train."

After Natsuki used Clairvoyance and confirmed that there were no Ame shinobi nearby, he spoke.

"You train. I will keep watch for you."

Kosuke said with a chuckle, "You are still young. This is the time to increase your strength."

Natsuki thought for a moment and created a shadow clone, then had it use Clairvoyance to monitor the surroundings.

Aside from that, he also summoned the crow Kurohane and the ninja hawk.

After doing all this, he finally trained together with Nawaki and the others during this brief lull.

Time reached afternoon.

"There is a battle four kilometers to the northeast."

Natsuki's shadow clone suddenly spoke, "Four Konoha shinobi and two Ame shinobi."

"It must be another squad carrying out a mission."

Kosuke immediately said.

"I will go check the situation."

Natsuki stopped training and headed northeast.

But by the time he arrived, the battle had already ended.

Natsuki's appearance made the four Konoha shinobi wary.

But once they saw who he was, they relaxed.

Natsuki walked forward and exchanged a few words with them.

They had chased the Ame shinobi here from another location.

After the exchange ended, they did not stay and soon said goodbye before leaving.

Natsuki, who was about to return, suddenly stopped.

His Clairvoyance had not been turned off.

So he saw two children hiding in the grass three kilometers away.

One had orange hair, and the other had blue-purple hair.

(To be continued.)

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