Chapter 128: Kenpachi?
The battle with Hanzō had taken place at the entrance of Konoha's headquarters.
Now that the battle was over, Konoha's headquarters had been completely destroyed, or rather, submerged.
Fortunately, Orochimaru had anticipated this in advance.
When they evacuated last night, they had already taken away all important supplies.
Especially the Blue Healing Potions and Red Healing Potions.
With Amegakure's complete defeat, the war also came to an end.
Under Tsunade's command, both kinds of healing potions were all used to treat the wounded.
After all, there were far too few medical shinobi, and they could not treat all the wounded at the same time.
The wounded were not only Konoha's wounded, but also Amegakure's wounded.
Under normal circumstances, after the captured Amegakure shinobi had all their intelligence value squeezed out, they would be used in negotiations between shinobi villages.
But Hanzō was dead, and Amegakure was only a small shinobi village. Its strength was far inferior to the Five Great Shinobi Villages, so it would be difficult to obtain too many benefits through negotiations.
However, those were matters Konoha needed to worry about. They had nothing to do with Natsuki.
He only cared about one thing, the place where Ibuse usually lived.
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were all busy clearing the battlefield.
So Natsuki was not in a hurry to ask for the time being.
He found a place to sit and rest with Nawaki, Minato Namikaze, Yakushi Nonō, and the others.
"Natsuki!"
Nawaki could not wait to ask, "How did you defeat Hanzō?"
Minato and the others also showed curious expressions.
Hanzō's reputation was illustrious. In their hearts, he was a powerhouse on the level of the Five Kage.
They were naturally interested in the defeat and death of such a powerhouse.
Natsuki smiled and briefly recounted the battle process to them.
"Why do I feel like you were the greatest contributor?"
After listening, Nawaki revealed an incredulous expression.
Minato and the others felt the same way.
Hanzō's first injury was because of Natsuki's Railgun plus Broken Phantasm.
The second injury was because of Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength plus Shigan.
But Tsunade's Shigan came from Natsuki.
And Hanzō's third injury was even more serious. His right arm was directly cut off by Natsuki.
When he finally died, it was also Natsuki who cut off his head and pushed Orochimaru and Tsunade away, forcibly withstanding the explosive tag blast.
Of course, there was also the most crucial Curse Antidote.
Without it breaking through Hanzō's poison, they would not have defeated Hanzō completely unharmed.
"There's no such thing as the greatest contributor."
Natsuki shook his head and said, "Everyone played their proper role, and that's how we smoothly defeated Hanzō."
"You're right."
Nawaki changed the topic and said enviously, "How nice. After this battle, the four of you will become famous throughout the shinobi world."
"Sensei and the others already have the title of the Konoha Sannin."
Minato suddenly thought of something and said, "I wonder what title Natsuki will get."
"That's right, there's also the title."
Nawaki became even more envious. "In the end, you got a title before me."
"I feel like Natsuki's title won't be easy to decide."
Kosuke said with a chuckle, "He's skilled in too many ninjutsu."
Generally speaking, a shinobi's title was decided based on the ninjutsu they specialized in.
For example, Minato's Yellow Flash was closely related to his Flying Thunder God Technique.
Another example was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, which was related to the seven ninja swords.
Of course, there were special cases as well.
For example, Hashirama Senju's God of Shinobi referred to his strength standing above the shinobi world.
And Hiruzen's Professor of Ninjutsu referred to him being proficient in all kinds of ninjutsu and secret techniques.
Natsuki had displayed too many abilities.
Archery, taijutsu, swordsmanship, Lightning Release, and other ninjutsu.
If he only used swordsmanship, then there was a high chance he would receive a title related to swordsmanship, just like Sakumo Hatake.
If he only used archery, the title would also be easy to decide.
But mixed together, it became more troublesome.
"How about I come up with one for you?"
Minato raised his brows, looking eager to try.
"Titles are given by the people of the shinobi world."
Natsuki quickly refused and said, "Even if you come up with one, it won't be useful."
When Minato heard that, he immediately showed a regretful expression.
But Natsuki was right.
As a Chunin, even if he gave Natsuki a title, it would not gain recognition at all.
Unless one day his strength reached the level of Hanzō and the other Kage-level shinobi. Then the title he gave might spread.
Just like how Hanzō had given Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru the title of Konoha Sannin.
[You have awakened the Unohana Retsu Template.]
At that moment, the system finally arrived late.
Natsuki looked at the line of text that appeared before his eyes and could not help but feel surprised.
Unohana Retsu, in his impression, was a character from Bleach.
Her original name was Yachiru Unohana, and she was the first Soul Reaper to possess the title of Kenpachi.
Kenpachi, this title represented the strongest Soul Reaper of each generation.
She was the captain of the Fourth Division of the Gotei 13, the chairwoman of the Female Soul Reaper Association, and the president of the Ikebana Association.
During the Thousand-Year Blood War, she died in battle while training Zaraki Kenpachi.
Without a doubt, the Unohana Retsu Template had been triggered because of Hanzō.
Thinking about it carefully, the two of them did have certain similarities.
Of course, this only referred to the young Hanzō.
First, both of them were skilled in swordsmanship.
Second, when Unohana's Zanpakutō used Bankai, it would seep out a liquid that dissolved everything, which was equivalent to Hanzō and Ibuse's poison.
Third, both of them held appreciation and the intention to cultivate talented members of the younger generation.
Natsuki steadied himself and looked at the newly awakened Unohana Retsu Template.
[Name: Unohana Retsu.]
[Period: Wandenreich Invasion.]
[World: Bleach.]
[Rank: S-rank.]
[Ability One: Spiritual Pressure, Unlocked.]
[Effect: Spiritual pressure is converted into chakra. When chakra is released, it will produce a certain suppressive effect.]
[Ability Two: Minazuki, Locked.]
[Effect: A biological Zanpakutō shaped like a katana, though slightly more curved.]
[Unlock Condition: Become Ibuse's contractor and have a blade absorb it.]
[Ability Three: Minazuki, Shikai, Locked.]
[Effect: After Shikai, Ibuse becomes a one-eyed giant creature similar to a manta ray, gaining the abilities to fly and heal.]
[Unlock Condition: Have a true student who inherits flying and healing reach Jonin-level strength.]
[Ability Four: Minazuki, Bankai, All Things End, Locked.]
[Effect: The blade of the Zanpakutō and the surrounding environment will seep large amounts of blood. If it strikes a target, it will dissolve them into white bones.]
[Unlock Condition: Have a true student who inherits swordsmanship reach Jonin-level strength.]
[Ability Five: Bakudō, Locked.]
[Effect: The Bakudō mastered by Unohana Retsu has various binding effects.]
[Unlock Condition: Defeat five Genjutsu Jonin.]
[Ability Six: Hadō, Locked.]
[Effect: The Hadō mastered by Unohana Retsu has various attack effects.]
[Unlock Condition: Become the captain of ANBU's Fourth Division.]
[Ability Seven: Kaidō, Locked.]
[Effect: The Kaidō mastered by Unohana Retsu has various healing effects.]
[Unlock Condition: Kill three Medical Jonin.]
Before looking at it, Natsuki had always been wondering how Unohana Retsu's Zanpakutō, Minazuki, would be given to him.
He had thought it would be similar to the Sorcery Clima-Tact from the previous Nami Template, giving him blueprints and having him make it.
But he had not expected it to actually be related to Hanzō's Ibuse.
Perhaps it was precisely because Ibuse was similar to the one-eyed giant ray after Minazuki's Shikai that he awakened the Unohana Retsu Template.
Ability One, Spiritual Pressure.
In battle-type works, every work had its own specific worldview and combat system.
And in Bleach, the combat system was undoubtedly based on spiritual pressure.
In Naruto, spiritual pressure was equivalent to chakra, and releasing spiritual pressure became releasing chakra.
The effect of Ability One was a passive effect.
In the future, when Natsuki released chakra, he could produce a suppressive effect on his target.
If the gap between the target's strength and his was too great, he would not need to make a move. He only needed to release chakra to make them lose the ability to move.
This ability would be very useful on the battlefield or in group battles. It was a perfect tool for crushing weaker enemies.
Ability Two, Minazuki.
Minazuki, also called Minazuki, meant the sound of flocks of fish and birds feeding on meat broth.
It was a biological Zanpakutō.
Zanpakutō were also part of Bleach's combat system, and they were weapons exclusive to Soul Reapers.
Every Soul Reaper's Zanpakutō was different.
Unohana Retsu's Zanpakutō was Minazuki.
Its unlock condition was not difficult either, and it was related to Ibuse.
The only issue Natsuki needed to consider was which blade to seal it into.
But in theory, it did not matter which blade he chose, because the key point was Ibuse.
Putting aside Projection Magecraft, Natsuki currently had three blades.
The Kusanagi sword, the Sword of the Thunder God, and Nekokiri.
After losing the Lightning Release chakra crystal, the Sword of the Thunder God had already lost its proper blade.
Natsuki thought for a moment and planned to seal Ibuse into the Kusanagi sword.
After all, the Kusanagi sword could be considered the sturdiest sword in the shinobi world.
Ability Three, Minazuki, Shikai.
Zanpakutō in Bleach had two forms.
The first was Shikai, which required calling out the true name to activate the basic form.
Minazuki was a biological Zanpakutō. Its basic form was a one-eyed giant creature similar to a manta ray.
It had two abilities, flight and healing.
There was no need to say much about flight.
As for healing, it required being swallowed into its stomach.
But its healing ability was quite frightening, and it could completely be considered equivalent to a Jonin-level medical shinobi.
Its unlock condition was relatively troublesome. He needed a true student who inherited flying and healing to possess Jonin-level strength.
Since it emphasized a true student, that meant Tsunade and Yakushi Nonō could not satisfy the condition.
At present, the only ones who could be considered Natsuki's students were Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato.
In the original work, neither Konan nor Yahiko had ever displayed medical ninjutsu.
Nagato had not either, but he had the Yang attribute and could learn medical ninjutsu.
As for flying ability, learning Geppo would be enough.
Thinking about it carefully, this unlock condition completely overlapped with the unlock condition for the Sage Mode of the Jiraiya Template.
It was just more subdivided.
Aside from Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato, Natsuki, as a Jonin, could also return to Konoha and find three more students.
It was just that finding a student comparable to Nagato was basically impossible.
Ability Four, Minazuki, Bankai, All Things End.
It was closely related to Ability Three.
Bankai was the second form of a Zanpakutō. It required subduing the sword's soul and materializing it, and its power was five to ten times that of Shikai.
Minazuki's Bankai could use All Things End.
The feeling All Things End gave Natsuki was that it created a blood domain.
The blade of the Zanpakutō and the surrounding environment would seep large amounts of blood, and the blade would also become a blood blade capable of extending and bending.
And within this blood domain, anyone struck by Minazuki would be dissolved and turned into white bones.
Its unlock condition was about the same as Ability Three, which was also to have a student possess Jonin-level strength.
But they had to inherit Natsuki's swordsmanship.
The first person Natsuki thought of was Yahiko.
However, he did not know whether Yahiko had outstanding talent in swordsmanship.
If it really did not work, Natsuki could return to Konoha and find a student, such as Kakashi Hatake or Shisui Uchiha.
Ability Five, Ability Six, and Ability Seven all belonged to Kidō.
In Bleach, aside from Zanpakutō, the combat system also included Kidō.
In Naruto, it was equivalent to ninjutsu.
Kidō had three types, divided into Hadō, Bakudō, and Kaidō.
Hadō was characterized by destruction and was an offensive ability.
Bakudō focused on sealing and was a binding ability.
Kaidō specialized in healing and did not require chanting.
Chanting was also one characteristic of Kidō. It was similar to forming hand seals for ninjutsu, and using chants could increase its power.
Unohana Retsu was a rare Soul Reaper who had mastered all three types of Kidō.
Especially Kaidō.
Very few Soul Reapers could master it.
For Natsuki, Kaidō was also the one that surprised him the most.
After all, he had quite a few offensive, binding, and control-type abilities.
But his healing abilities could be counted on one hand, and none of them were conventional healing abilities.
He only had three abilities related to healing.
Blue Healing Potion, Red Healing Potion, and Poison-to-Medicine.
Strictly speaking, the first two were not abilities.
As for the latter, it required him to be poisoned first.
After obtaining Kaidō, Natsuki would be able to treat himself or others like a medical shinobi.
Of course, Unohana Retsu did not only have Kaidō. Her Zanpakutō, Minazuki's Shikai, could also heal.
Overall, the unlock conditions for these three abilities were not especially difficult.
One was defeating five Genjutsu Jonin.
Since it was defeat, Genjutsu Jonin from his own village would also count.
Natsuki could unlock Ability Five under the name of sparring.
One was becoming the captain of ANBU's Fourth Division.
ANBU had four divisions in total.
For the current Natsuki, becoming a division captain was not difficult.
He might even become the overall commander without much issue.
The final one was killing three Medical Jonin.
This was the most difficult of the three, because the requirement was to kill.
Since it was killing, he could not kill Medical Jonin from his own village.
Medical Jonin were already rare, and in other shinobi villages, they were treasures protected under tight security. Killing them would not be easy.
And he also had to do it as much as possible without causing a war.
Natsuki thought of Akatsuki.
If White Zetsu was present, he could help him search the entire shinobi world for suitable targets.
But there was no need to rush.
Natsuki did not need healing abilities for the time being.
After all, Konoha had Tsunade, so it was not his turn to heal people.
Overall, the Unohana Retsu Template was still very good. Taken as a whole, it was definitely Kage-level.
Time slowly passed.
After a busy morning, the battlefield had already been cleaned up, and a new headquarters had been established on the spot.
Under normal circumstances, building a new headquarters required careful selection.
But now that the war had ended, Amegakure no longer had the strength to fight again, and Sunagakure had also signed a peace treaty with Konoha.
Unless Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure suddenly appeared, there was no need to worry about a surprise attack.
As for the other three shinobi villages, the possibility of them suddenly appearing was almost zero.
After all, Konoha's intelligence system was not just for show.
"Sensei."
Seeing Orochimaru walk over, Natsuki, Nawaki, and Nonō immediately greeted him.
"You all worked hard in this war as well. Now that it's over, you can return to your tent and rest properly."
Orochimaru nodded slightly and said.
"Then when are we returning to Konoha?"
Nawaki could not help asking.
"Although the war is over, Amegakure still needs to be dealt with. It will take at least a week."
Orochimaru pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to return early, you can go back with the wounded tomorrow."
"What about you?"
Nawaki did not answer directly and looked at Natsuki and the others.
"I'm not in a hurry to return."
Natsuki shook his head and said, "I have something I need to do."
"Then I'll wait a week."
When Nawaki heard that, he said, "In any case, I can rest and train anywhere."
Nonō, Minato, and the others also nodded.
"In that case, you may move freely during this week."
Orochimaru paused and said, "I need to go handle some matters. Come find me if anything happens."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Natsuki and the others returned to the tent.
Time reached the next day.
Since there was nothing to do, Nawaki, Minato, and the others began training after breakfast.
Natsuki did not train. Instead, he went to find Orochimaru.
Before he could speak, Orochimaru threw out a scroll.
Natsuki subconsciously caught the scroll.
He opened it and discovered that it was a map.
"This is a map drawn by an Amegakure Jonin. The red dot is the place where Ibuse resides."
Orochimaru took the initiative to explain.
Yesterday, Natsuki had said that he wanted Ibuse as his summoning beast.
So Orochimaru had instructed the shinobi responsible for interrogation that when interrogating Amegakure shinobi, Ibuse's location should be treated as key intelligence.
"Thank you, Sensei."
Natsuki glanced at the map.
The red dot was located in the western part of the Land of Rain, close to the Land of Birds.
But it was still within the borders of the Land of Rain.
What Natsuki feared most was Ibuse having an independent space like the Three Great Sacred Lands of summoning beasts.
Because that would make it especially difficult to find.
In the original work, it was mentioned that Jiraiya had entered Mount Myōboku by accidentally stumbling into it.
Simply put, without guidance, it was impossible to reach the Three Great Sacred Lands of summoning beasts.
"Do you need me to send a shinobi squad with you?"
Orochimaru asked casually.
"No need. I can go by myself."
Natsuki shook his head and said.
If it was only to make Ibuse his contractor, it would not matter if he brought a squad.
But he also had to unlock the Unohana Retsu Template's Minazuki.
When Orochimaru heard that, he did not say anything more.
With Natsuki's current strength, unless he encountered one of the Five Kage, there would not be any danger.
(To be continued.)