Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

When Hanzō heard Jiraiya's arrogant words, he unusually did not refute him and fell silent.

It formed a sharp contrast with how confidently he had retorted before.

Without a doubt, he had already lost his confidence.

The poison he was so proud of had not taken effect after so long.

And under Natsuki and Tsunade's attacks, he had been injured, especially since the injured parts were his hands.

Although his strength was formidable, he still needed both hands to form seals.

But even if he wanted to run now, escaping would not be that easy.

In an instant, Hanzō changed his strategy.

A massive amount of chakra surged out as if it cost nothing, finally transforming entirely into water.

Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!

All kinds of water currents scattered outward.

"Be careful!"

Tsunade recognized it instantly. "This is Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave. It can form a water prison as vast as the sea."

As soon as she finished speaking, the wave-like water enveloped them.

Chakra Enhanced Strength!

Tsunade punched out.

The water waves scattered in all directions.

"Get on!"

Orochimaru controlled the water snake and made it swim toward the surface.

Natsuki and the others immediately jumped onto it.

Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave was very powerful, but not powerful enough.

Its main purpose was to create a sea.

In the sea, Water Release shinobi would receive the greatest boost.

After the four of them reached the surface, both Hanzō and Ibuse had disappeared.

"Watch out for Hanzō's ambush."

Orochimaru immediately said, "Spread out."

When Tsunade and Jiraiya heard that, they split to the left and right, opening up distance.

If they gathered together, all four of them could be ambushed at once. But if they separated, then if one person was ambushed, the other three could provide timely support.

Orochimaru subconsciously looked at Natsuki.

Because he had not left.

Just as Orochimaru was about to speak, he saw Natsuki leap up.

Electromagnetic Wave Sensing!

In an instant, Natsuki discovered Hanzō's location.

He jumped into the air and gripped Kurosawa with both hands.

Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux!

This sea boosted Hanzō, but it also boosted him.

The sea immediately became turbulent.

Under Natsuki's guidance, the seawater rose and quickly formed a water dragon.

Because the surrounding seawater did not have time to fill in the place where the water rose, a gap appeared.

And beneath that gap, a figure vaguely emerged. It was Hanzō.

At this moment, when Hanzō saw that his location had been exposed, an expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face.

One had to know that while he was underwater, most sensory ninjutsu could not determine his position.

What kind of sensory ninjutsu was Natsuki using?

But there was no time to think about that now.

After several slashes from Natsuki, the enormous water dragon tore through the air and descended from the sky.

The moment it touched the seawater, it forced the water to surge toward both sides.

The water dragon carried sharp blade light as it smashed toward Hanzō.

As Hanzō was exposed, Orochimaru also began to move.

Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!

Orochimaru bent down and spat out countless poisonous snakes.

They burrowed into the water like fish and quickly swam toward Hanzō.

Hanzō gripped his flying sickle and swung it with force.

His slash struck the water dragon, but only cut one-third of the way through.

The remaining water dragon still crashed down on him.

When Orochimaru's poisonous snakes were halfway there, Ibuse appeared.

It swallowed the poisonous snakes in one bite.

"I was waiting for you!"

Seeing this, Jiraiya slapped his hand against the ground.

Summoning Technique!

A giant toad descended from the sky.

While still in midair, it drew the short blade from its back and stabbed fiercely toward Ibuse.

Although it was called a short blade, it was actually an enormous blade.

The blade split the water waves like a mountain and struck Ibuse with enough force to pierce through everything.

Ibuse let out a miserable scream.

A large amount of blood flowed out.

But the blood that flowed out still carried deadly poison.

The poison spread through the water.

Jiraiya quickly released the Summoning Technique, not daring to let his summoning beast touch the poisoned water.

Although he had the Curse Antidote, with such a huge body, he was not sure whether feeding it one bottle would be effective.

Feeding it several bottles would also waste time. To be safe, it was better to send it directly back to Mount Myōboku.

Orochimaru also released the Summoning Technique, making the water snake beneath his feet disappear.

"No!"

Hanzō glanced over and was immediately filled with grief and rage.

Half of his reputation had been built by Ibuse.

Now that he saw it heavily injured, he was naturally furious.

He formed hand seals with both hands and once again forcibly mobilized the chakra in his body.

The entire sea began to shake.

The water dragon that was advancing suddenly stopped, was directly flattened, and turned back into water.

But his attack did not stop there.

Under his control, the seawater surged violently and turned into four giant dragons, attacking Natsuki and the other three.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

A scorching aura spread.

Jiraiya spat out a giant fire dragon.

The collision of water and fire immediately produced a deafening sound.

A large amount of mist formed out of thin air.

Geppo!

Tsunade headed straight into the sky, avoiding Hanzō's attack.

Wind Release: Gale Palm!

Orochimaru clapped both hands together.

A large amount of wind enveloped his entire body, making his speed extremely fast as he dodged directly across the water's surface.

Natsuki was completely different.

With one Soru, he plunged straight into the water.

When Tsunade saw this, she subconsciously shouted.

Although they all had the Curse Antidote and did not need to worry about Hanzō's poison, the problem was that Natsuki had now dived into poisoned water.

This meant that he was being poisoned at every moment.

The Curse Antidote could neutralize poison, but could it neutralize this much poison?

"How dare you!"

When Hanzō saw this, he immediately said angrily.

Sword Technique: Iai Slash!

He gripped his flying sickle, and his entire body disappeared.

Even underwater, his speed was not affected in the slightest.

But what he did not know was that Natsuki had Poison-to-Medicine.

The stronger the poison was, the more it nourished him.

Mana Burst!

A layer of chakra covered his body and the two Kurosawa in his hands.

Reinforcement Magecraft!

Armament Haki!

Two more layers of chakra covered his body and the two Kurosawa in his hands.

The Eclipse!

Natsuki swung both blades at once.

With a clang, his twin blades blocked Hanzō's flying sickle.

"How is that possible?"

Shock appeared on Hanzō's face.

What shocked him was not that Natsuki had blocked his Sword Technique: Iai Slash, but that Natsuki was in the poisoned water and still looked completely fine.

This simply shattered his understanding.

But he no longer had time to think, because The Eclipse was a twenty-seven-hit combo.

Hanzō screamed miserably and discovered that his right arm had been severed.

A large amount of blood surged out from the severed arm, dyeing the seawater red.

Facing an unprecedented crisis, Hanzō endured the pain and erupted with a terrifying will to survive, instantly forming a one-handed seal.

Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique!

His body turned into a puddle of water and merged into the seawater.

Natsuki reacted quickly as well. Knowing that swordsmanship could no longer take effect, he immediately threw the two Kurosawa in his hands.

Broken Phantasm!

Before the explosion occurred, he shot out of the seawater in one step.

With a muffled crash, an underwater explosion followed.

Countless fragments and splashes formed a firework beneath the sea.

The sea surface trembled violently, and ripples spread outward one circle after another.

"Natsuki, how are you?"

Tsunade reached Natsuki with a Soru and said unhappily, "What you just did was far too dangerous!"

"I'm fine."

Natsuki smiled and said, "Our Curse Antidote is still very effective."

"Is Hanzō dead?"

Jiraiya examined the situation underwater and could not help asking.

"I'm afraid not."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said, "He used Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique at the end."

"Even with Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique, your explosion should have made things very unpleasant for him."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and reminded them, "He might think of a way to escape. Be careful."

"After fighting to this point, there's no way we'll let him leave safely!"

Jiraiya clenched his fist and said.

The explosion completely disappeared.

Hanzō reappeared.

He had not escaped. More accurately, he had no way to escape.

Avoiding Natsuki's attack had already taken everything he had. How could he have any energy left to flee?

The Hanzō who reappeared felt unfamiliar to Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade.

Because the man who had always been confident and invincible now looked extremely miserable.

His entire body was covered in blood, which kept dripping down and made the seawater even redder.

Especially that empty right arm, which caused all three of them to show surprise at the same time.

None of them had expected Natsuki's attack to be so effective that it directly cut off Hanzō's right arm.

As a shinobi, losing one arm naturally caused his combat strength to drop greatly.

"I'll send you on your final journey!"

Jiraiya directly formed hand seals with both hands.

Fire Release: Big Flame Bullet!

A giant fireball smashed toward Hanzō like the sun.

Before it even touched him, the sea surface caved in, and a large amount of seawater evaporated.

Hanzō moved. He formed a one-handed seal, and seawater surged up, turning into water bullets that slowed the fireball's descent.

Orochimaru and Tsunade exchanged a glance and disappeared from where they stood.

Tsunade appeared behind Hanzō.

She clenched her fist and smashed it toward his head.

Orochimaru appeared to Hanzō's left.

He held the Kusanagi sword and swung it.

Tsubame Gaeshi!

Natsuki followed closely behind and swung his sword.

But Hanzō did not resist at all. Three blades struck together, and his head fell to the ground.

The three of them froze slightly, all feeling somewhat confused.

Natsuki's heart suddenly shook. Mind's Eye made a chilling sensation rise within him.

He immediately pushed Orochimaru and Tsunade away.

Boom!

Sparks ignited on Hanzō's body, then all of the explosive tags detonated at once.

The flames tore through the air.

Countless chakra currents shot into the sky.

Tsunade and Orochimaru's expressions changed drastically at the same time. Filled with anxiety, they subconsciously rushed toward the center of the explosion.

In the next second, a figure entered their sight.

It was Natsuki.

Tsunade and Orochimaru could not help but freeze.

He was actually fine?

Natsuki was still somewhat shaken.

Mind's Eye, combined with the reaction speed from the Kirigaya Kazuto Template, allowed him to instantly find the weak point of the explosion.

He then used Mana Burst, Reinforcement Magecraft, Armament Haki, and Tekkai in one breath.

During the explosion, his defense had not been broken, so he had not been injured.

He had originally planned to use the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit, but what Hanzō used was explosive tags combined with Fire Release, not a purely physical attack.

To be safe, he used four defensive abilities.

Natsuki could not help but shake his head.

With one careless mistake, he almost ended up like Nawaki in the original work.

He had never expected that after all his calculations, he would be the one to experience the explosive tag treatment.

Tsunade quickly stepped forward and placed her hand on his forehead.

Chakra flowed in, rapidly checking his condition.

Only after confirming that there was no problem did she let out a sigh of relief.

But after coming back to her senses, she felt that Natsuki being completely unharmed was far too bizarre.

After all, Hanzō had used quite a number of explosive tags.

With the intention of mutual destruction, he had detonated all the explosive tags at once.

Was Tekkai's defense really this high?

Tsunade had already learned Tekkai, so she had noticed that Natsuki had used it.

No matter what, it was a good thing that Natsuki was not injured.

"Don't be so reckless next time."

Orochimaru reprimanded him, "I have my own means to avoid damage."

He did not have many other things, but he had plenty of life-saving ninjutsu.

"Natsuki was also worried about us."

Tsunade quickly said.

Orochimaru did not say anything more after hearing that.

After all, Natsuki's action just now had caused his emotions to fluctuate, and it was rare for him to feel moved.

"In any case, Hanzō is dead. That's what matters."

Natsuki said with a smile.

He had not thought too much at the time. He only felt that he had many defensive methods, so he pushed the two of them away.

Although he also knew that Orochimaru had many life-saving ninjutsu, if he had only pushed Tsunade away, it would definitely have made Orochimaru feel cold inside.

Fortunately, he withstood Hanzō's Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation.

But thinking about it carefully, it was also normal.

Although Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation was powerful, in the original work, Jiraiya had been able to withstand it with Ninja Art: Needle Jizō.

Ninja Art: Needle Jizō was Jiraiya hardening his hair and wrapping it around his body.

Natsuki had used four defensive abilities, far surpassing Ninja Art: Needle Jizō.

In reality, he estimated that using two defensive abilities would have been enough to withstand Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation.

Strictly speaking, this exchange was not a loss.

He had risked himself to save them, so Tsunade and Orochimaru owed him a favor. His life in Konoha would become even safer.

Although with his strength, he no longer needed to worry too much about safety.

"Hanzō truly lived up to being a ruthless hero."

Jiraiya sighed and said, "He used himself as bait and tried to kill all four of us together."

Natsuki nodded slightly.

The younger Hanzō still had courage.

If it were the older him, he most likely would have found a way to run instead of choosing mutual destruction.

"Is Ibuse dead?"

Natsuki suddenly thought of something and asked.

"I'm not sure."

Jiraiya answered, "It released the Summoning Technique on its own."

"Although that blade wound was very serious, a giant summoning beast like Ibuse won't die that easily."

Tsunade pondered for a moment and said.

"It's good if it isn't dead."

Natsuki stated his plan. "After the war ends, I want to find it and make it my summoning beast."

Of course, he had another purpose, which was to stay in the Land of Rain for a little longer and teach Konan and the others.

"Although we already have the Curse Antidote, Ibuse's poison is still an excellent weapon for wide-range attacks."

Orochimaru nodded and said.

"It would be best for such a wide-range weapon to be in our hands."

Jiraiya agreed.

"Among the Amegakure shinobi, someone might know where Ibuse lives."

Tsunade said thoughtfully.

Generally speaking, summoning beasts usually stayed in a fixed place while waiting for their contractor's summons.

Even the summoning beasts of the Three Great Sacred Lands were the same.

Of course, a small number of summoning beasts would live together with their contractors.

For example, the Inuzuka clan and their ninken.

"Hanzō is dead. Next, we end the war with Amegakure."

Orochimaru said after hearing that, "We'll head to the battlefield immediately."

Natsuki and the others nodded.

The four of them turned and headed toward the distant battlefield.

But they soon discovered that there was nothing left for them to do.

Because this war had already come to an end.

Most of the Amegakure shinobi had already been defeated and killed. Only a small number were still putting up stubborn resistance.

They were not surprised.

Aside from Hanzō, Amegakure only had the strength of a small shinobi village. The gap between it and the Five Great Villages was enormous.

The Konoha shinobi led by Sakumo had twice their numbers in terms of quantity alone.

It would have been strange if they had lost.

Nawaki noticed their arrival and quickly ran over, asking, "Are you all okay?"

"Do we look like something happened to us?"

Natsuki asked back with a smile.

Following Nawaki's shout, Sakumo and the others also saw Natsuki's group.

At first, they were puzzled, then shocked.

They were puzzled because after fighting Hanzō, Natsuki's group was actually unharmed.

They were shocked because since they were unharmed, that meant they had defeated Hanzō, and they might have even killed him.

When they thought of that almost invincible Hanzō dying at their hands, they could not help but feel dazed.

There was no helping it. Hanzō's reputation right now was simply too great.

There were even many people who called him a demigod, meaning a shinobi second only to Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi.

Although Natsuki knew this title was hardly deserved, at least in the current shinobi world, there was indeed some reason for it.

"Where is Hanzō?"

Nawaki asked subconsciously.

Sakumo and the others also looked at Natsuki.

After all, guesses were ultimately still guesses.

"Hanzō is dead."

Natsuki answered.

"Great!"

Nawaki immediately said excitedly, "The war is finally over!"

"He's really dead?"

"I didn't hear that wrong, did I?"

"In the end, we Konoha won!"

The other Konoha shinobi could not help but start discussing it one after another.

Orochimaru and the others did not stop them.

To be honest, even for them, killing Hanzō felt somewhat unreal.

Before they set out, the goal Sarutobi Hiruzen had given them was only to repel Amegakure, not to kill Hanzō.

Thinking about it carefully, the greatest contributor was still Natsuki.

He had provided the Curse Antidote, breaking through the poison of Hanzō and the salamander.

This also meant that the salamander had not played much of a role in the battle.

If not for Hanzō's Water Release and swordsmanship being strong enough, their battle time could have been cut in half.

"Clean up the battlefield immediately!"

After waiting for a moment, Orochimaru spoke.

"Yes!"

Everyone answered excitedly.

Natsuki looked around and found Yakushi Nonō and the others.

They were all unharmed, just like Nawaki.

The Second Shinobi World War ended here.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Emiya Shirou Template Ability Five: Unlimited Blade Works.]

A line of text promptly appeared before Natsuki's eyes.

He could not help but nod.

After so long, Unlimited Blade Works had finally been unlocked.

In the future, when he used Broken Phantasm, he would no longer need to go through so much trouble. He could take weapons out and use them whenever he needed.

As long as he stored enough blades and swords inside Unlimited Blade Works, it would be fine.

He could use it even without deploying Unlimited Blade Works.

Of course, deploying Unlimited Blade Works was another way to use it.

(To be continued.)