Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The Land of Rain's metropolis.

Today was another day of continuous rain.

But when the rain fell over a courtyard in the southern part of the city, it was blocked by the canopy and flowed down both sides to the ground.

"That concludes this morning's theory lesson."

Natsuki smiled and asked, "After listening, what thoughts do you have?"

"If an organization wants to develop, it needs to make money."

Konan stared at Natsuki and spoke.

"Our Akatsuki can make money by taking missions in the future!"

Yahiko immediately said.

"Only by taking missions?"

Natsuki asked in return.

"Then what other ways are there to make money?"

Yahiko scratched his head and asked, "Don't shinobi all make money by doing missions?"

"The shinobi of the Five Great Villages can, because they have enough missions."

Natsuki reminded him, "But the Land of Rain itself is poor. There won't be many missions for you to do."

"We can go compete with the shinobi of the Five Great Villages for missions."

Nagato suddenly said.

"No."

Yahiko quickly said, "If we offend the Five Great Villages, it'll be hard for us to survive."

Nagato paused slightly, then fell silent again.

"We can do business."

Konan tilted her head and said, "I heard doing business makes a lot of money."

"That is indeed possible."

Natsuki reached out, rubbed her head, and asked, "Do you have any bolder ideas?"

Encouraged by him, Konan's thoughts immediately became active.

She soon thought of something.

"Control the daimyō of the Land of Rain."

Konan blurted out.

With her reminder, Yahiko and Nagato also remembered that Natsuki had said something similar before.

"It seems Akatsuki's finances should be handled by you in the future."

Just as Natsuki finished speaking, his eyes suddenly moved.

Speaking of Akatsuki's finances, one person had to be mentioned, Kakuzu.

Kakuzu's experience could be called legendary.

He was originally a shinobi of Takigakure and had been sent to assassinate Senju Hashirama. After failing, he was punished by Takigakure.

In a fit of anger, he directly stole Takigakure's secret technique, Earth Grudge Fear, and defected from the village.

From then on, he became a bounty hunter, specializing in accepting bounties from the underground black market.

Until Akatsuki was established, and he joined the organization.

Kakuzu was a rare shinobi who could use all five nature releases.

Because Earth Grudge Fear could steal the hearts of other shinobi and use that shinobi's nature release.

As a result, Kakuzu possessed five hearts corresponding to Earth Release, Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, and Wind Release.

Natsuki felt he could invite him to join the current Akatsuki.

First, Kakuzu loved money and was also proficient in financial management.

Second, his strength was very high. After joining Akatsuki, he could help Natsuki with many things.

Third, he was a rare five-release shinobi. Natsuki wanted to spar with him, and that could increase the progress of two abilities at once.

It might even trigger a new character template.

Fourth, he came from Takigakure, and the Hero Water was Takigakure's secret treasure.

Just as they had discussed earlier, if an organization wanted to develop, it had to make money first.

Although Natsuki was already very rich, Akatsuki's goal was to rebuild the Land of Rain.

His personal wealth alone was still not enough to support the entire Land of Rain.

After thinking it over, Natsuki felt that the most suitable way to make money was Nfirea Template's Stamina Recovery Potion.

The Stamina Recovery Potion required two key things, Hero Water and tailed beast chakra.

Takigakure was different from other small shinobi villages.

Its location was extremely remote and hidden. Non-Takigakure shinobi had no way to find it.

As a missing-nin from Takigakure, Kakuzu naturally knew where it was.

Time arrived in the afternoon.

After lunch, Natsuki had Yahiko and the others train, while he went to an underground money exchange.

The underground black market was a very special existence.

No one knew how long it had existed or who was behind it.

But it was like an independent shinobi village, providing a large number of missions for wandering shinobi and missing-nin.

Compared to the missions from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the underground black market's missions were much bolder.

In the original work, Kakuzu had accepted a mission to assassinate Sarutobi Asuma.

Natsuki did not know where the underground black market was, but ANBU did.

After asking, he learned that the underground black market had a base in the Land of Rain's metropolis. It was the underground money exchange he came to today.

Natsuki put on a mask and walked into the underground money exchange.

After explaining his purpose, he was led into a room.

"Accepting a mission or posting one?"

A middle-aged man was not surprised to see him and asked.

"Posting a mission."

Natsuki answered, "I have an enemy. His strength is Jonin-level, and I want to hire someone to assassinate him."

"Which shinobi village's Jonin?"

The middle-aged man asked again.

"Amegakure's."

Natsuki casually said, "His name is Amayado."

"So it's Amegakure's acting leader."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Considering his identity, the price will be high."

"As for the exact price, I hope to discuss it directly with the shinobi who accepts the mission."

Natsuki explained, "I don't have enough money, but I have something of equal value to trade."

After saying that, he stuffed ten thousand ryō into the man's hand.

"Very well."

The middle-aged man accepted the money and said, "But I have to remind you, the shinobi who work with us are all very dangerous."

His meaning was that Natsuki should not lie or refuse to pay, or he might lose his life.

"I understand."

Natsuki smiled and asked, "Can I designate Kakuzu to accept the mission?"

"You certainly know how to choose. You picked the strongest one. In that case, you need to be even more careful. If you deceive him, the only outcome is death."

The middle-aged man froze for a moment, then said, "You can designate him. It costs extra."

"Thank you for the reminder."

Natsuki nodded and asked, "When can I meet him?"

"In one week."

The middle-aged man thought briefly and said, "We will contact him first. If he is willing to accept the commission, he will come over."

"Please tell him that he will definitely be interested in what I have, and that it is very valuable."

After saying that, Natsuki left the underground money exchange.

He returned to the courtyard and trained with Yahiko and the others.

It was now April.

After nearly two months of training, he had unlocked two more abilities.

One was Artoria Template Ability Two, Invisible Air.

Its requirement was to learn five Wind Release ninjutsu.

The other was Jiraiya Template Ability Two, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

Its requirement was to learn seven Fire Release ninjutsu.

Because Natsuki had the Fire Release talent brought by the Jiraiya Template, he learned Fire Release very quickly.

By comparison, learning five Wind Release ninjutsu took more time.

Of these two abilities, Invisible Air was undoubtedly more useful. It could prevent the target from seeing his ninja tools and create misjudgments.

With these two abilities unlocked, Natsuki temporarily no longer needed to train in Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu.

His current training tasks were only two, learning Lightning Release and developing Magnet Release.

One week later.

Natsuki once again arrived at the underground money exchange.

"Kakuzu arrived in the Land of Rain's metropolis two days ago."

The middle-aged man handed him a map and said, "This is his current address. Go find him yourself."

Natsuki nodded, accepted the map, and left the underground money exchange.

Kakuzu lived nearby, not far from the underground money exchange.

Natsuki arrived at his residence and raised his hand to knock on the door.

Soon, the door opened.

Kakuzu appeared before him.

Since he had not yet joined Akatsuki, he naturally did not have that iconic black cloak embroidered with red clouds.

"You're the employer who hired me to kill Amayado?"

Kakuzu sized him up and asked.

"That's right."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"Why are you wearing a mask?"

Kakuzu asked bluntly, "Do you have a bounty in the underground black market?"

The corner of Natsuki's mouth twitched. He thought to himself that Kakuzu truly was obsessed with money.

In the original work, Kakuzu was so obsessed with money that he would kill his teammates to collect bounties.

In the end, Akatsuki assigned him the immortal Hidan, which stopped this behavior.

Kakuzu asking this clearly meant he was interested in Natsuki's head.

But as it turned out, Natsuki really did have a bounty in the underground black market, and it was worth two Sarutobi Asuma.

Asuma's bounty was thirty-five million, while his bounty was seventy million.

After all, he was not an ordinary Jonin.

In terms of strength, he had already reached Kage-level, and his achievements in the Second Shinobi World War were outstanding. He had even helped kill Hanzō.

On top of that, he was Orochimaru's student.

As for the Kage of the Five Great Villages, their bounties were even higher, all starting from one hundred million.

They were high, but there was basically no one who dared accept such bounties.

"First tell me what that very valuable thing is."

Kakuzu changed the topic and asked.

The reason he had accepted this mission was because Natsuki's words had piqued his interest.

"Please take a look."

Natsuki handed him a scroll.

Kakuzu casually opened the scroll and began reading.

After glancing over it, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Natsuki.

"You're this comfortable showing me the formula?"

Kakuzu asked in confusion.

The contents recorded on the scroll were precisely the formula for the Stamina Recovery Potion.

The moment he saw the potion's effect, he knew it could definitely sell for a sky-high price.

After all, he knew very well that many men, especially daimyō and nobles, had problems in marital affairs.

They would spend money desperately to buy it.

"If I can let you see it, then naturally it means you can't take it away."

Natsuki smiled slightly and said.

"Are young people this arrogant nowadays?"

Hearing this, Kakuzu snorted coldly and said, "Be careful, or you might lose your life because of your boasting."

The reason he called Natsuki young was because his build, height, and voice did not seem like those of an adult.

Of course, it could also be some kind of secret technique.

But Kakuzu was very confident that there were not many people in the shinobi world older than him.

After all, he was a shinobi from the same era as Senju Hashirama.

His Earth Grudge Fear not only gave him all five nature releases, but also allowed him to extend his lifespan by replacing his hearts.

"No wonder you came looking for me."

When Kakuzu reached the end of the formula and saw that it required Hero Water, he immediately understood.

Natsuki must have learned from somewhere that he was a Takigakure missing-nin, which was why he had come to find him.

"You're not a Takigakure shinobi, so you can't find Takigakure."

Kakuzu put away the scroll and asked, "Now that I know the formula, why should I cooperate with you?"

"This is not cooperation."

Natsuki shook his head and said, "I hope you join Akatsuki."

"Why have I never heard of this organization?"

Kakuzu asked in confusion.

Aside from accepting missions, the underground black market was also an intelligence organization.

Its intelligence capabilities were second only to the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

If Akatsuki were famous, the underground black market would have notified them to pay attention.

"It was just established."

Natsuki answered.

Kakuzu was immediately speechless.

What did Natsuki think he was, some random nobody?

In the underground black market, he was a famous bounty hunter. His reputation and strength were enough to rank first.

"On account of you giving me a formula, I won't kill you."

Kakuzu directly ordered him to leave and said, "While I'm in a good mood, hurry up and go."

"As expected, I'll still have to invite you with strength."

Natsuki's expression did not change as he asked, "How about we fight?"

"I never fight shinobi who aren't worth money."

Kakuzu raised a brow and said.

"It just so happens that my head is worth a lot."

Natsuki chuckled and said.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Kakuzu immediately took out a small booklet and asked, "What's your name? How much is the bounty?"

Natsuki glanced at the booklet's cover and immediately revealed a strange expression.

The title on the cover read, Underground Black Market Bounty Collection.

"Seventy million ryō."

Natsuki said casually.

"What did you say?"

Kakuzu instantly froze and raised his head, staring fixedly at him.

Natsuki felt as though his eyes were glowing red.

"Among all bounties in the shinobi world, there are fewer than twenty people worth seventy million ryō."

Kakuzu flipped through the booklet and said, "But none of these twenty people would possibly join a newly established Akatsuki."

"Let's leave aside who I am for now."

Natsuki asked calmly, "Am I qualified to be your opponent now?"

"Yes."

Kakuzu closed the booklet and said.

To be honest, among the shinobi with seventy-million bounties, there were a few he was not absolutely confident against.

"If I defeat you, you join Akatsuki and make money with us."

Natsuki nodded slightly and said, "If I lose, you take my head and exchange it for money."

"Straightforward!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Kakuzu's eyes as he said, "This is the first time I've met someone who delivered himself to my door like this!"

And no matter whether he won or lost, he would not suffer a loss.

"Let's fight outside the city."

Natsuki turned and left.

Kakuzu followed closely behind.

The two quickly left the Land of Rain's metropolis and arrived at an extremely open area.

"Since you said you have a seventy-million-ryō bounty, I'll give you some face."

Kakuzu clapped his hands together.

His body suddenly sprouted dense black tendrils.

Among the black tendrils, four masks appeared.

This was the Earth Grudge Fear mode.

Beneath the four masks were four hearts, representing Water Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release, and Wind Release.

His own heart was Earth Release.

Lightning Release: False Darkness!

Kakuzu did not hesitate at all. The Lightning Release mask opened its mouth.

In an instant, violent lightning surged out and transformed into a giant lightning spear in the air.

The lightning spear was like an arrow released from the bowstring, wrapped in scattered lightning as it rushed toward Natsuki.

Natsuki stood in place without moving and only raised his hand.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall!

The nearby ground suddenly trembled, and a large amount of iron sand flew out, forming a wall in front of him.

"Magnet Release?"

A stunned expression appeared on Kakuzu's face. "Are you the Third Kazekage? No, that's not right. The Third Kazekage's bounty is more than seventy million ryō."

Rasa was about the same, but his Magnet Release controlled gold dust, not iron sand.

Could he be a hidden Magnet Release expert from Sunagakure?

The lightning spear struck the iron wall.

A piercing sound rang out.

Circles of lightning spread outward.

Natsuki raised his hand again.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rectangular Prism!

More iron sand flew out, blocking the scattering lightning. Then it gathered together and transformed into a rectangular prism that smashed toward Kakuzu.

Kakuzu did not take it head-on. With a Body Flicker Technique, he dodged the rectangular prism.

He looked at Natsuki and formed hand seals.

The Fire Release mask suddenly spat out flames.

After landing, the flames rapidly expanded, forming a sea of fire in the blink of an eye.

The air distorted, and countless flames swept out like a fierce storm.

Natsuki only felt his entire field of vision filled with flames.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

He suddenly inhaled and spat out flames no weaker than Kakuzu's.

Five enormous fire dragons soared into the air and charged into the sea of fire.

Kakuzu's pupils could not help contracting.

He became increasingly certain that Natsuki was not the Third Kazekage.

Because judging from this Fire Release ninjutsu alone, Natsuki could already be considered among the top ten Fire Release shinobi in the shinobi world.

The Third Kazekage had never used Fire Release.

While thinking, Kakuzu's movements were not slow. He immediately used Water Release: Water Curtain.

The Water Release mask opened its mouth, and a water cannon flew out.

It struck one of the fire dragons and exploded directly, blasting the fire dragon apart.

At the same time, Kakuzu formed hand seals again, and the flames on the ground surged toward Natsuki like ocean waves.

Railgun!

Natsuki raised his hand, and lightning spread out.

The Sword of the Thunder God turned into a streak of lightning, tore through the sea of fire, and arrived in front of Kakuzu in the blink of an eye.

Kakuzu quickly formed hand seals.

Water Release: Water Formation Wall!

The Sword of the Thunder God suddenly exploded when it hit the water wall.

Countless fragments and lightning howled toward Kakuzu.

Kakuzu had not expected the Sword of the Thunder God to explode at all.

Fortunately, he was no ordinary Jonin. In that rushed moment, he clapped his hands together.

Earth Release: Earth Spear!

This Earth Release ninjutsu sounded like an offensive type, but it was actually defensive.

The skin all over his body suddenly turned black.

The massive impact crashed into him.

His entire body was sent flying backward.

But while still in midair, he stabilized himself in time and landed smoothly.

Only the pain spreading through his body still made him frown.

However, he was now more concerned about another matter.

"You're Natsuki?"

Kakuzu asked seriously.

"That's right."

Natsuki admitted it.

After Kakuzu joined Akatsuki, he would definitely learn his real name.

After all, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan called him Natsuki-sensei every day. It would be strange if it did not get exposed.

"You established Akatsuki to bypass Konoha and make money?"

Kakuzu asked curiously.

With Natsuki's identity and status, if nothing unexpected happened, he would become one of Konoha's higher-ups, perhaps even Hokage.

Establishing Akatsuki seemed unnecessary.

If it was for money, it barely made sense.

After all, the Stamina Recovery Potion involved Hero Water, and Takigakure was also Konoha's ally. Without changing identities, it would be difficult to obtain it through normal means.

"In my view, all shinobi act for money."

Natsuki went along with it and said, "Money stands above shinobi villages."

"You're very different."

Kakuzu laughed and said, "It's rare to meet someone who shares the same faith as me. It would be a pity to kill you."

"Only if you can beat me."

Natsuki said unconcernedly.

(To be continued.)

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