Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

At the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.

Natsuki stopped.

He sensed Konoha shinobi in the distance.

Their two teams had also already been noticed by the other side.

Because within Natsuki's Electromagnetic Wave Perception range, a swarm of kikaichū bugs had appeared.

Without question, they came from a shinobi of the Aburame Clan.

"I will go negotiate."

Kosuke had also sensed the Konoha shinobi in the distance and took the initiative to speak.

"I will trouble you, Kosuke-senpai."

Natsuki nodded and agreed.

If both of their teams went over together, it would easily cause a misunderstanding.

During wartime, anything could happen.

There had been incidents before where Suna shinobi disguised themselves as Konoha shinobi to make contact with other Konoha shinobi.

Natsuki and the others stood where they were.

A few minutes later, Kosuke returned with a group of Konoha shinobi and arrived in front of them.

Natsuki glanced over them. There were quite a few people, nine shinobi teams, thirty-six people in total.

But that was understandable.

This batch of supplies was the final batch for this war.

In other words, it was what Orochimaru had prepared for the final decisive battle against Ame.

Of course, it would only be the final batch if they won.

If they lost, they would have to keep fighting.

However, since they had already cracked Hanzō's poison, the possibility of losing was not high.

"Natsuki."

A middle-aged shinobi stepped forward and introduced himself, "I am the person in charge of escorting these supplies. My name is Shogo Yamanaka."

He was very polite, because he knew about Natsuki's achievements.

"Shogo-senpai."

Natsuki greeted him with a smile.

"Natsuki."

Shogo said without hesitation, "Next, we will follow your command."

When Minato and Nawaki heard this, they both felt envious.

In the mission scroll Orochimaru had given, there had been no mention of Natsuki serving as commander.

This was clearly Shogo's personal decision.

There was only one reason for such a decision. He believed Natsuki would do better than him, and that Natsuki's strength and status were both higher.

This was one of the benefits brought by war.

Because of his outstanding performance, Natsuki's fame had soared, and he was gradually becoming part of Konoha's upper ranks.

Nawaki could not help feeling that this was exactly the version of himself he had dreamed of.

Before participating in the Second Shinobi World War, he had dreamed of making a name for himself in one stunning move.

Minato had also had similar thoughts.

Unfortunately, reality was not as he had imagined.

"Welcome."

Natsuki nodded slightly and said, "There is no need to say anything else. We will escort you to Konoha's main camp."

A team of over forty people merged together and headed toward Konoha's main camp.

Natsuki walked at the very front, keeping Electromagnetic Wave Perception active the whole time.

Although Electromagnetic Wave Perception consumed chakra, to him, it was not worth mentioning.

Half an hour later, Natsuki's gaze suddenly sharpened.

He sensed a massive chakra approaching them.

"Defend!"

Natsuki shouted without hesitation.

Kosuke and the others could not help freezing.

They had also kept sensory ninjutsu active, but they had not sensed anything unusual.

But in the next second, all their expressions changed drastically.

Natsuki raised his head and saw all the rainwater rapidly gathering in midair.

Soon, a wave over twenty meters high formed.

It swept toward Natsuki and the others with enough force to swallow everything.

"The only shinobi in the Land of Rain who can use such terrifying Water Release is Hanzō!"

Kosuke immediately said.

The expressions of the other Konoha shinobi changed sharply.

If Hanzō had come in person, could they escape?

But after all, they were elites. After hearing Natsuki's command, they all used defensive ninjutsu.

However, facing the overwhelming wave, they had no confidence.

At that moment, Natsuki took out the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Although he now had many character templates, he did not have many large-scale abilities.

The Sorcery Clima-Tact was currently the best solution.

Especially here in the Land of Rain.

You use Water Release, and I use Water Release too.

Weather Egg: Rain Tempo!

Natsuki raised the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Under everyone's astonished gazes, one dark cloud after another rose into the sky.

Natsuki swung it forcefully.

A large amount of chakra poured into the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

In the sky, heavy rain poured down.

But when it neared the ground, it turned as if being controlled and flew straight forward.

"What kind of Water Release ninjutsu is this?"

Kosuke could not help exclaiming in amazement.

A torrent of water descended from the sky and crashed into the huge wave at extreme speed.

Soon, the two collided.

Everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shaking constantly.

Water splashed everywhere as countless streams collided and scattered apart.

"How spectacular!"

Nawaki looked at the land within his vision being completely submerged by water and could not help blurting it out.

Minato subconsciously looked at the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

His instincts told him that the thin blue staff was the key.

"When did Konoha gain such a powerful Water Release shinobi?"

A figure suddenly appeared.

He stood on the surface of the water, wearing a poison mask. His left hand held a chain, and his right hand held a sickle-like ninja sword.

This was the special ninja sword Hanzō specialized in, the Flying Sickle.

After he appeared, more figures landed.

In the blink of an eye, there were more than fifty people.

Seeing this, Shogo and the others felt even more uneasy.

They felt they might die here.

"Shogo-senpai, take the supplies and retreat first."

Although Natsuki was surprised to encounter Hanzō here, fortunately, with his current strength, even if he could not defeat Hanzō, he could still escape.

However, he did not intend to fight him head-on, because that would expose the fact that he was not afraid of poison.

If Hanzō knew he was immune to poison, he would definitely misunderstand and think that Konoha had cracked his poison.

At that point, he might not gather all of Ame's strength for a decisive battle against Konoha.

"Natsuki, this..."

When Shogo heard this, his heart shook, and hesitation appeared on his face.

In his view, Natsuki was planning to sacrifice himself to buy time for them.

"You all saw it just now. My Water Release is not much worse than his."

Natsuki shook the Sorcery Clima-Tact in his hand and said, "This is a Water Release ninja tool I spent a large amount of money to create. You do not need to worry."

"Be careful!"

Shogo finally made his decision.

After all, the supplies were the priority.

"You all leave too."

Natsuki looked at Minato, Nawaki, and the others and said, "Kosuke-senpai will stay."

"No, I am not leaving!"

Nawaki quickly refused.

Minato did not speak, but his determined eyes made his meaning clear.

The same was true of Nonō.

Natsuki immediately felt both amused and helpless.

He truly had a way to deal with Hanzō.

In fact, the Sorcery Clima-Tact alone was enough for him to achieve his goal of buying time.

"I am the captain right now. Obey orders!"

Natsuki said coldly.

"I..."

Nawaki wanted to speak but stopped.

Minato opened his mouth, his heart full of unwillingness.

He had always felt that he was a genius and that he was strong.

But when he encountered a true powerhouse, there was still nothing he could do.

"You want to leave? It will not be that easy."

Seeing this, Hanzō formed hand seals again.

The water on the ground and the rain in the sky suddenly trembled, then transformed into water dragons under his control.

One water dragon after another roared out, looking extremely spectacular.

At the same time, he slapped both hands onto the ground.

Boom!

The salamander Ibuse appeared.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, suddenly realizing something that was very favorable to him.

Their Water Release had just collided, and with the ever-present rain, the ground was covered in standing water.

At a time like this, aside from Water Release ninjutsu receiving a boost, there was another type of ninjutsu that could move unhindered.

That was Lightning Release ninjutsu.

Lightning Release ninjutsu could spread rapidly through Water Release ninjutsu.

Weather Egg: Thunder Breed Tempo!

Thinking this, Natsuki immediately raised the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

A white egg appeared and cracked open, and thunderclouds flew into the sky.

In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.

Countless bolts of lightning tore through the air and poured down.

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Hanzō quickly shouted, "Retreat!"

At this moment, all the Ame shinobi were standing on the water. If the dense lightning descended, many of them would suffer.

Ibuse did not dare move forward either.

With so much lightning striking its body, it would not feel good either.

Hanzō leaped up.

Holding the Flying Sickle, he poured a large amount of chakra into it and swung his blade.

A huge blade light appeared in the air and fell into the water.

Soon, the water was split apart.

When Natsuki's lightning reached that point, because there was no longer water, it stalled.

"You are skilled in both Water Release and Lightning Release. Who are you?"

Hanzō looked at Natsuki, interest rising in his heart.

"Do you believe me now?"

Natsuki did not answer. With his back to Nawaki and the others, he said, "Only after you leave can I run without worry."

Seeing this, Nawaki and the others stopped insisting and turned to run.

"I am Kira Natsuki."

Natsuki looked at Hanzō and smiled, "I have long heard of you Hanzō. It is an honor to meet you."

"Orochimaru's student?"

Hanzō was somewhat stunned and asked, "Aren't you skilled in archery and swordsmanship?"

"You flatter me. I only learned these recently."

Natsuki blinked and said.

Hanzō snorted coldly and immediately ordered, "I will stop him. You go after them!"

Naturally, Natsuki and Kosuke would not let the Ame shinobi catch up to Nawaki and the others.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!

Kosuke immediately threw out a shuriken.

Dense shuriken spread out, instantly forcing many Ame shinobi into confusion.

"Ibuse!"

Hanzō called expressionlessly.

Ibuse immediately jumped up.

In midair, it opened its mouth.

A large amount of poison gas surged out.

Natsuki did not want to expose his Poison-to-Medicine ability, so he immediately used Soru and retreated with Kosuke.

Hanzō clearly had not expected their Body Flicker Techniques to be so fast, and he could not help frowning.

At the same time, Natsuki raised the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Cool Ball!

A large number of cloud balls flew out.

After they landed, they rapidly expanded, forming towering cloud walls.

The poison gas was immediately blocked.

"What an annoying ninja tool."

Hanzō had already realized that Natsuki's Water Release and Lightning Release were both related to the thin blue staff in his hand.

He immediately gripped the Flying Sickle in his hand and swung it forcefully.

With one slash, the cloud wall was split in two.

But behind the cloud wall was a long string of lightning balls.

Thundercloud Rod!

Natsuki swung it fiercely.

All the lightning balls connected to the Sorcery Clima-Tact lit up and released electricity in every direction.

When the lightning met the water, it immediately crackled and exploded continuously.

Many Ame shinobi were caught off guard and struck by lightning, screaming in pain.

Ibuse, which had been about to move forward, retreated again.

Kosuke subconsciously glanced at the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

He had lived for so long, but this was the first time he had seen such a powerful ninja tool.

Compared to the Sorcery Clima-Tact, other ninja tools had far too simple functions.

He did not know where Natsuki had obtained such a miraculous ninja tool.

But to Hanzō, it was extremely unpleasant.

If he could not even deal with Orochimaru's student, a little brat, where would his dignity go if word spread?

Swordsmanship: Iaido Slash!

Hanzō leaped up, his speed reaching an extreme.

His entire body disappeared from where he stood.

Natsuki immediately felt an indescribably sharp aura lock onto him.

Mind's Eye!

Natsuki's body flashed, and he brushed past Hanzō.

Hanzō immediately looked surprised.

This was the first time he had seen someone dodge his Swordsmanship: Iaido Slash.

But his current speed was too fast, so he had no way to change direction and could only pass by Natsuki.

Natsuki pulled away and flung his left hand.

The Sword of the Thunder God flew out.

Hanzō naturally knew he had a secret technique that could make ninja tools explode.

He directly used Body Flicker to dodge the Sword of the Thunder God.

At that moment, the nearby water was drawn around Kosuke.

Water Release: Water Shockwave!

Water spun upward rapidly like a tornado.

In an instant, it spread outward like a waterfall.

The Ame shinobi were forced to stop and defend themselves.

"Senju Tobirama's Water Release."

Hanzō glanced over and realized that Kosuke was no ordinary shinobi.

But he had no time to think further before he felt a chill.

A large amount of snow fell from the sky.

Hanzō reacted very quickly and immediately opened a black umbrella.

Chakra surged out and knocked all the snowflakes away.

When the snowflakes landed, every place covered in water immediately froze over.

"Kosuke-senpai, retreat!"

Natsuki immediately shouted.

Hearing this, Kosuke used Soru and disappeared from where he stood.

Hanzō stood still and did not pursue them.

Because their mission this time had already failed.

Shogo and the others had already fled with the supplies.

If he chased them, it would not take long before Konoha's reinforcements arrived.

Hanzō understood Orochimaru's ability very well.

Every time Hanzō appeared, Orochimaru would quickly discover it and make arrangements.

Since Hanzō did not pursue, the other Ame shinobi also stopped.

"Konoha truly has no shortage of talent."

Hanzō sighed.

Judging from Natsuki's current performance, in a few more years, he would be another Kage-level powerhouse.

Konoha was thriving, but Ame only had him holding up the front.

He did not dare imagine what Ame would become after he died. Most likely, it could only be trampled repeatedly by the great ninja villages.

Hanzō had long guessed what Orochimaru wanted to do.

And after such a long period of fighting, Ame was also finding it very difficult to continue.

Especially with the extreme shortage of supplies.

He had originally wanted to seize this batch of Konoha supplies to ease Ame's difficult situation.

But who knew Natsuki, this anomaly, would appear and use the Sorcery Clima-Tact to stop them?

Hanzō had also considered bringing more Ame shinobi, but once the number grew too large, Orochimaru would inevitably notice.

At that point, he would have even less of a chance.

For him, only the final decisive battle remained.

But it was not as if he had no chance of winning.

Because he and Ibuse alone could stand against an army.

Group battles were what they specialized in.

A personal battle like this one against Natsuki, on the other hand, made it impossible to fully display Ibuse's advantage.

"They did not chase us."

Natsuki let out a breath and said.

"Your performance today has made me see you in a new light again."

Kosuke asked curiously, "What is the story behind that ninja tool of yours?"

He remembered that during the previous war against Suna, Natsuki had not used this ninja tool.

"I had Granny Cat make it using Lightning Release chakra crystal and Water Release chakra crystal."

Natsuki did not hide it and said it directly.

After all, this matter could not be hidden.

"No wonder it is so powerful."

Kosuke could not help clicking his tongue.

Lightning Release chakra crystal and Water Release chakra crystal were, without exaggeration, priceless treasures.

Even the Five Great Shinobi Villages would have difficulty finding a few pieces.

For Natsuki to use two pieces to create a single ninja tool was simply extravagant.

However, its power did indeed live up to that price.

"Natsuki!"

Nawaki and the others came forward.

Although they had left, they had not gone far.

Only Shogo and the others had escorted the supplies back to Konoha's main camp.

"We are fine."

Natsuki smiled and said, "Hanzō probably saw that you had already run far enough, so he chose to give up."

"That is good."

Nawaki let out a breath of relief.

"You escaped from Hanzō unharmed. Your fame will probably soar again soon."

Minato sighed.

Natsuki paused slightly.

That sounded exaggerated, but it was indeed true.

Because in the original work, the Legendary Sannin first became famous largely because the three of them survived against Hanzō.

"Escaping is nothing impressive. Once we kill him, then our fame will truly soar."

Natsuki chuckled and said.

Minato froze when he heard this.

He heard the confidence in Natsuki's words.

Thinking of Natsuki's current strength, he indeed deserved to have that confidence.

Before long, the sound of air being torn apart rang out.

It was Orochimaru, Shogo, and the others.

"Good, none of you are injured."

It was Orochimaru, Shogo, and the others.

"Good, none of you are injured."

Only after Orochimaru looked them over did he relax.

Shogo and the others were deeply shocked.

They had thought that even if Natsuki and the others could escape, they would definitely be injured. Yet they looked completely unharmed.

"Tell me the details of what happened."

Orochimaru thought for a moment and said.

He was also very curious about how Natsuki and the others had escaped from Hanzō.

Natsuki explained the process and also introduced the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Only then did Shogo and the others understand that the powerful Water Release had come from the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

"This ninja tool is indeed quite good."

Even Orochimaru felt astonished, or rather, curious.

Everyone returned to Konoha's main camp.

After that, a Jonin meeting was held in the main tent.

Natsuki and Kosuke attended this Jonin meeting.

The content was simple.

With the final batch of supplies having arrived, Konoha would begin preparing for the decisive battle.

At that time, one battle against Ame would decide victory or defeat, ending this Shinobi World War.

Of course, the decisive battle would not begin with the entire army attacking at once. Certain deployments were necessary.

However, all of that was Orochimaru and the others' responsibility. Natsuki only needed to carry out his missions.

(To be continued.)