Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

"This is Akatsuki's base?"

Kakuzu glanced at the courtyard and immediately felt something was off.

Although the courtyard was fairly large, it only had four rooms and one living room. As the base of an organization, it seemed far too simple.

"Didn't I say so?"

Natsuki smiled and said, "Akatsuki has only just been established."

"Natsuki-sensei!"

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, who were training in the courtyard, noticed them and quickly came forward to greet him.

"Then where are the other members of Akatsuki?"

Kakuzu was silent for a moment. Ignoring the three of them, he asked again.

"What you see here is all of Akatsuki."

Natsuki blinked and said.

"You mean Akatsuki is just you and three little brats?"

The muscles on Kakuzu's face twitched.

Even with all his experience, he still felt as if he had been tricked.

"Natsuki-sensei, who is he?"

Yahiko sized Kakuzu up and felt that he did not look like a good person.

The main reason was that Kakuzu wore a mask, and there were stitch marks around the joints of his exposed arms.

"Kakuzu, Jonin-level strength, skilled in all five nature releases."

Natsuki introduced him, "He is Akatsuki's new member."

The three of them immediately looked at one another.

They had not expected Natsuki to go out once and return with a new member for Akatsuki.

And from how it sounded, he was very strong.

After following Natsuki for some time, they already had some understanding of shinobi.

A shinobi skilled in all five nature releases was extremely rare in the entire shinobi world.

"You three go train first."

Natsuki waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."

The three turned and left.

"Although Akatsuki has only just been established, it has great financial potential."

Natsuki looked at Kakuzu and reminded him, "The Stamina Recovery Potion."

Hearing this, Kakuzu's expression eased somewhat.

If the Stamina Recovery Potion could be promoted, it could indeed make a great deal of money.

"How much Hero Water does the Stamina Recovery Potion need?"

Kakuzu thought for a moment and asked.

"Only a very small drop for one bottle."

Natsuki answered.

The key to the Stamina Recovery Potion was the Hero Water's ability to transform tailed beast chakra.

As long as there was Hero Water, that was enough.

"That's fine, then."

Kakuzu nodded slightly and said, "Hero Water's production is very low. If too much is needed, mass production would be impossible."

"Have you drunk Hero Water before?"

Natsuki asked curiously.

"I have."

A trace of reminiscence flashed through Kakuzu's eyes. "Back then, I was known as Takigakure's future."

"Then after drinking it, you were sent to assassinate Konoha's First Hokage-sama?"

Natsuki raised a brow and said, "You were really unlucky."

Kakuzu fell silent.

To be honest, before truly seeing Senju Hashirama, he had been confident.

After all, in Takigakure, he had been a genius among geniuses, the strongest of the younger generation.

But after seeing Hashirama, he finally understood what it meant for an insect to try shaking a tree.

Only then did he realize that Takigakure's higher-ups wanted him to die.

Because if he died, he would no longer compete with them for power.

When he luckily returned to Takigakure and was about to receive severe punishment, he simply stole Earth Grudge Fear and defected.

"After drinking Hero Water, chakra increases, but it shortens your lifespan, and you can only drink it once."

Kakuzu did not hide anything and explained the Hero Water's effects and side effects.

After all, he was no longer a Takigakure shinobi. There was no need for him to keep Takigakure's secrets.

"How is Hero Water produced?"

Natsuki asked with interest.

"There is a divine tree in Takigakure. Hero Water condenses from it."

Kakuzu answered truthfully, "No one knows where that tree came from. It existed before Takigakure was founded."

Natsuki subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

This divine tree was definitely not the Ten-Tails, but it was very likely related to it.

Thinking carefully, that made sense.

Hero Water's effect was to increase chakra.

In the shinobi world, everything related to chakra came from the Ōtsutsuki clan and the divine trees they planted.

Anything related to natural energy was the native power of the shinobi world, such as Sage Mode.

"I can go get the Hero Water."

Kakuzu had already accepted his identity as an Akatsuki member. "I'll return to Takigakure tomorrow."

"That's fine."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

He had originally planned to go with Kakuzu, but after thinking about it, there was no need.

Takigakure was a very special small shinobi village.

Because aside from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, it was the only small village that possessed a tailed beast.

The tailed beast it possessed was the Seven-Tails, Chōmei.

Natsuki had wanted to go with Kakuzu because of the Seven-Tails.

However, he ultimately chose to give up.

Although his current strength was not afraid of the Seven-Tails, defeating it without revealing his identity would still be somewhat troublesome.

Takigakure was Konoha's ally.

If his identity was exposed and the news reached Konoha, it would be difficult to explain.

Natsuki had no intention of defecting from Konoha, so he naturally had to consider the consequences.

If he worked together with Kakuzu, they could defeat the tailed beast, but cooperation might prevent him from triggering the related character template.

The best method was to wait for a while.

After unlocking abilities such as Sage Mode, Mangekyō Sharingan, or Excalibur, challenging a tailed beast would not be a problem.

Moreover, Natsuki was also thinking about another issue.

Would the nine tailed beasts trigger nine character templates, or only one?

If there was only one, then he would definitely have to challenge the strongest Nine-Tails.

However, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was Kushina, so there was no need to hurry for now.

After all, he already had enough character templates. Ordinary templates would only waste his time.

"I've bought the houses around this courtyard."

Natsuki took out a key and said, "Kakuzu, you can live next door."

The Land of Rain was a place plagued by constant war, so housing prices were not high.

Wealthy nobles and merchants usually bought houses in the Five Great Lands because they were safer.

Kakuzu nodded, took the key, and went to the house next door.

"Come here."

Natsuki walked forward and said, "I have a mission for you."

"What mission?"

Yahiko's eyes immediately lit up.

They had followed Natsuki for so long, but this was the first time he had assigned them a mission.

Konan and Nagato also showed expectant expressions.

"It has to do with Akatsuki making money."

Natsuki explained, "The three of you will use the Transformation Technique to disguise yourselves as ordinary merchants and register a company in the Land of Rain's metropolis."

Companies existed in the shinobi world.

In the original work, Kakashi and Team Seven's first C-rank mission involved Gatō, who occupied the Land of Waves.

He owned a shipping company.

Yahiko and the others could not help feeling a little disappointed.

"Although this matter does not involve fighting, it is tedious. If you are even a little careless, mistakes can happen."

Natsuki smiled and said.

"Natsuki-sensei, leave it to us. There definitely won't be any problems!"

Yahiko immediately promised.

Nagato and Konan also nodded in agreement.

Natsuki thought of another issue.

After the company was established, they would need to recruit people.

However, the Stamina Recovery Potion could only be made by him, so they only needed to hire some ordinary employees.

The more troublesome problem would come after the Stamina Recovery Potion became famous.

Restoring stamina and relieving fatigue were also extremely useful to shinobi.

When that time came, some shinobi would inevitably target them.

The best solution was still recruitment.

Of course, not ordinary employees, but shinobi similar to Kakuzu.

But loyalty would be difficult to guarantee.

Kakuzu had the weakness of loving money, which could be used.

As for other shinobi, they could only be subdued through force.

However, with that method, it was inevitable that they might seize an opportunity to betray him later.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

If he unlocked the Mangekyō Sharingan from the Kakashi Template, he could use it to control his subordinates.

But that method was still inferior.

Natsuki's thoughts moved, and he thought of Kibutsuji Muzan from Demon Slayer.

As the progenitor of demons, his blood had special effects.

First, he could give his blood to humans and turn them into demons, granting them a certain degree of enhancement.

Second, when giving them blood, he could also place a curse in their bodies.

Through the curse, he could know their location.

Demons who leaked information about him would also be killed by the curse.

Of course, aside from Kibutsuji Muzan, other works had similar demons or vampires.

For example, Krul Tepes from Seraph of the End.

Natsuki fell into thought.

Speaking of blood, in Naruto, the first person related to it that came to his mind was Hidan.

Because of the Jashin cult, Hidan had gained an immortal body and mastered a curse that used blood as a medium.

This was almost exactly like Kibutsuji Muzan.

Muzan also possessed a near-immortal body and Blood Demon Arts that used blood as a medium.

But the problem was that Hidan had not been born yet.

The Jashin cult might already exist, but the original work had said Hidan was the only one who successfully obtained an immortal body.

This meant it would be difficult for Natsuki to recreate one before Hidan was born.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Time arrived at the next day.

Kakuzu left the Land of Rain's metropolis and headed toward Takigakure.

Takigakure was in the Land of Waterfalls. The Land of Waterfalls was not far from the Land of Rain, with only the Land of Grass between them.

Natsuki thought of the Box of Ultimate Bliss in the Land of Grass.

It was said to be one of the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools, and its effect was somewhat similar to the Black Holy Grail.

Making a wish to it could fulfill the wish in a twisted way.

The way it fulfilled the wish was by releasing the Yin Release monster inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Satori.

Opening the Box of Ultimate Bliss required an enormous amount of chakra.

In the original work, it only opened after devouring Uzumaki Naruto's chakra.

Natsuki felt that after unlocking Artoria Template's Infinite Mana, he could come and try it.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato went out early in the morning.

Natsuki created a shadow clone to follow them in case an accident happened.

Although the current Land of Rain should not be dangerous.

Natsuki himself went to the daimyō's mansion.

He wandered nearby and eventually chose a shop.

After a conversation with the shop owner, he successfully bought it.

Next, he went to a place similar to a labor market and hired four employees.

Although he now had a shop and employees, Natsuki did not plan to sell the Stamina Recovery Potion through normal means.

Keeping the Stamina Recovery Potion in the shop was also dangerous.

His idea was to use the shop as an intermediary and have customers make reservations and participate in auctions.

Things became precious when they were rare.

The Stamina Recovery Potion especially had the qualifications for that.

Natsuki returned to the courtyard.

"Natsuki-sensei!"

When Yahiko saw him, he impatiently took out a document and said, "Mission completed perfectly!"

Konan and Nagato stood behind him. All three of them had expressions that more or less seemed to be asking for praise.

Natsuki accepted the document.

It was an official document issued by the Land of Rain, proving that their company had been established.

Yahiko and the others had named the company Daybreak, which sounded connected to Akatsuki.

"You did very well."

Natsuki nodded and praised them.

Yahiko and the others immediately smiled.

"I'm going back to Konoha tomorrow."

Natsuki continued, "If Kakuzu returns and I haven't come back yet, have him wait for me."

He had two reasons for returning to Konoha.

First, he needed to buy the other ingredients for the Stamina Recovery Potion and obtain a portion of tailed beast chakra.

Second, he needed to return and get five ninjutsu for each nature release to unlock the Kakashi Template's Sharingan.

"Will it take a long time?"

Konan quickly asked.

"It won't take long."

Natsuki rubbed her head and said.

The next day.

Natsuki said goodbye to Yahiko and the others, then left the Land of Rain's metropolis.

After spending more than a day traveling, he returned to Konoha.

The bright, sunny weather made him let out a breath.

Finally, it was no longer raining.

Just as Natsuki was about to enter Konoha, he heard the sound of air being cut behind him.

He turned around, and four figures landed in front of him.

The newcomers were Mikoto's squad.

When they saw Natsuki, they could not help pausing.

"You three go back first."

After Mikoto reacted, she said.

"Natsuki-sama, we'll take our leave first."

Her three teammates nodded, then looked at Natsuki and spoke.

With their current status, they no longer dared to call Natsuki by name directly.

"What a coincidence."

Natsuki smiled and asked, "Mikoto-senpai, did you just return from a mission?"

Mikoto responded, then asked, "What about you?"

"Same here."

Natsuki walked while chatting with her.

Their relationship could not be considered especially close. They were only casual friends.

At the intersection, Mikoto said goodbye and left.

Natsuki withdrew his gaze. After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped.

Because he had thought of a clan related to blood, the Chinoike clan.

The Chinoike clan possessed the Kekkei Genkai Ketsuryūgan, as well as secret techniques that used blood as a medium.

Long ago, before the Five Great Villages were established, the Chinoike clan's reputation was no weaker than the Uchiha clan's.

Because the Ketsuryūgan, like the Sharingan, excelled in genjutsu.

Until the daughter of the Chinoike clan head married the daimyō of the Land of Lightning as a concubine, and the situation changed drastically.

Not long after she married him, the daimyō of the Land of Lightning died of illness.

The daimyō's legal wife directed her anger toward the Chinoike clan, exiling them to the Valley of Hell and hiring the Uchiha clan to watch over them.

Afterward, internal conflict broke out in the Chinoike clan. A man named En Oyashiro wiped out the clan after his wife died and escaped.

The only problem was that Natsuki did not know where he was now.

(To be continued.)