Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Hokage's office.

Hiruzen sat behind his desk, reading the document in his hand.

This document came from Natsuki's Fourth ANBU Division and detailed the recent situation in Amegakure.

It included the matter of Natsuki killing the Iwa ANBU team.

However, he did not mention Konan, Nagato, or Yahiko. He only wrote that he had killed them alone.

Hiruzen put down the document and nodded slightly.

It had to be said that Natsuki and his Fourth ANBU Division had done quite well.

It could not be called perfect, but considering Natsuki's age, it was already outstanding.

Looking across the Five Great Shinobi Villages, there was no genius of Natsuki's age who could accomplish something like this.

Hiruzen picked up the pipe on his desk and took a puff.

He was considering whether he should promote Natsuki.

With Natsuki's strength, he was more than qualified to serve as ANBU commander.

The only issues were his age and experience.

While Hiruzen was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Hiruzen raised his head and looked toward the door.

"Hokage-sama."

An ANBU shinobi walked in and said, "We just received a mission issued by Miroku, the priestess of the Land of Demons."

"Priestess Miroku?"

Surprise appeared on Hiruzen's face.

"Has Mōryō broken free again?"

Back when the priestess of the Land of Demons was still Miroku's mother, she had once issued a mission to the Five Great Villages requesting assistance in sealing Mōryō.

"No."

The ANBU shinobi replied, "Priestess Miroku specifically requested Lord Natsuki to come to the Land of Demons."

"Why?"

Hiruzen frowned.

"She did not state the specific reason."

The ANBU shinobi paused before adding, "According to ANBU's investigation, there are currently no signs that Mōryō has broken free."

Hiruzen tapped his pipe, unable to understand the situation.

If Mōryō had not broken free, why was she asking Konoha for help?

And why specifically request Natsuki?

"Go call Natsuki here," Hiruzen finally said.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

The ANBU shinobi turned and left.

At the same time, in the Senju clan compound.

Natsuki watched Kushina and Nawaki as they trained, falling into thought.

He had returned last week.

The document shown to Hiruzen had been written by Asahino under his instructions.

After all, having authority and not using it would be a waste.

There was less than a week left before the New Year.

Another year had passed in the blink of an eye.

Overall, the shinobi world was still in a relatively peaceful state.

However, Natsuki knew that things were not calm beneath the surface.

Especially Kumogakure.

It could start a new war at any moment.

The Third Shinobi World War was different from the Second Shinobi World War. It lasted for a long time, and in a sense, its opening moves began very early.

The most typical example was Minato's first clash with Kumo's A-B Combo.

The so-called A-B Combo referred to the combination of each generation's Raikage and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki.

The ones who fought Minato were the future Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki, Killer B.

At that time, Might Guy and the others had not yet participated in the Chunin Exams.

By the time the Third Shinobi World War reached its most intense stage, all Five Great Shinobi Villages were locked in a chaotic conflict.

Konoha, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure all fought for themselves, turning the battlefield into a disaster.

Its brutality far surpassed the Second Shinobi World War.

Although Natsuki often said there was still plenty of time, in reality, there was not that much left.

Fortunately, his progress in unlocking character template abilities was quite good.

All the abilities that required him to learn ninjutsu or secret techniques had already been unlocked.

As a result, after returning to Konoha, he had found himself with little to do.

Natsuki's next plan was to continue unlocking his character template abilities.

The main focus was the four abilities that required defeating Jonin.

The Misaka Mikoto Template's Lightning Spear required him to defeat five Lightning Release Jonin.

The Jiraiya Template's Fire Sealing Method required him to defeat five Fire Release Jonin.

The Unohana Retsu Template's Bakudō required him to defeat five genjutsu Jonin, while Kaidō required him to kill three medical Jonin.

The Hatake Kakashi Template's First Gate of the Eight Gates required him to defeat three taijutsu Jonin.

In addition, there was the Blueno Template's Tekkai: Steel, which required him to withstand the strongest attacks of three Jonin.

Several of these abilities already had more than half their progress completed.

Natsuki felt that he could finish all of them next year.

The remaining matters were teaching Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and the others, as well as developing Akatsuki.

A thought occurred to Natsuki.

There was one more very important matter.

The Infinite Mana from the Artoria Template, in other words, the creation of the Black Holy Grail.

Natsuki's current chakra reserves were enough for ordinary use.

However, when it came to abilities with high chakra consumption, they were still insufficient. At the very least, he could not use such abilities as freely as he wished.

There was one key requirement for creating the Black Holy Grail.

He needed a chakra aggregate.

Natsuki felt that Mōryō from the Land of Demons would work.

Judging from the original story, Mōryō possessed immortality and nearly endless energy.

Of course, it was only nearly endless, not truly infinite.

However, Natsuki had also studied the blueprint of the Black Holy Grail.

He discovered that it had the function of absorbing chakra.

Simply put, even after using Mōryō to create the Black Holy Grail, it could continue absorbing chakra aggregates such as the Dragon Vein and the tailed beasts.

At that point, it could truly achieve Infinite Mana.

After thinking for a moment, Natsuki informed Nawaki and the others before heading toward Granny Cat's ninja tool shop.

Although Granny Cat and the ninja cats lived in the abandoned district, she maintained a fixed ninja tool shop inside the Uchiha clan compound.

During workdays, she would usually be inside the shop.

The Black Holy Grail required many materials.

If Natsuki bought them himself, it would be extremely troublesome.

Leaving the task to an intelligence broker and ninja tool merchant like Granny Cat would save him a lot of effort.

The only question was whether she could gather everything.

One of the most important materials, moonstone, was especially troublesome.

Natsuki soon arrived at Granny Cat's ninja tool shop.

He and Granny Cat were already familiar with each other and had completed several large transactions, so he did not stand on ceremony. He directly handed her the materials list.

After reading it, Granny Cat felt somewhat speechless.

She had been able to roughly guess the purpose of the materials for the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

But these materials felt completely disorganized to her. She could not tell what they were supposed to be used for at all.

"I'll do my best to gather them for you."

Granny Cat paused before adding, "But I expect it will be difficult to find everything. Some of these materials are far too rare."

"That's fine. Gather whatever you can."

Natsuki did not mind.

He would first let Granny Cat search for the materials.

For whatever remained, he could use the Daybreak Company and ANBU's resources.

After its development, the Daybreak Company could already be considered a major force.

The only issue was that it had too few products. At present, it only sold Stamina Recovery Potions.

Fortunately, the rainwater collection device and rainwater purification system were already more than halfway complete.

Natsuki estimated that they could be put into use next year.

At that time, he could begin cooperation with the Land of Wind and Sunagakure.

"I'll send a ninja cat to notify you when the time comes," Granny Cat said with a nod.

Working with Natsuki had always been pleasant.

After all, he was wealthy.

Natsuki turned and left Granny Cat's ninja tool shop.

At that moment, he raised his head and looked toward the alley on his left.

An ANBU shinobi appeared there.

Natsuki walked over.

"Lord Natsuki."

The ANBU shinobi approached him and said, "Hokage-sama requests your presence."

"I'll go right away."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, feeling puzzled.

Why had Hiruzen suddenly called him?

The New Year holiday was almost here. Logically speaking, he should not be assigned a new mission now.

While thinking, Natsuki went to the Hokage Building.

After knocking and receiving permission, he entered the Hokage's office.

"Natsuki."

Hiruzen looked at him and asked, "Do you know Miroku, the priestess of the Land of Demons?"

"No."

Natsuki's expression remained calm.

"I've heard her name, but I've never met her."

"That makes this rather strange."

Hiruzen explained, "Miroku has issued a mission and specifically requested that you go to the Land of Demons to meet her."

"Why?"

Natsuki paused slightly and asked instinctively.

Had Kakuzu been exposed?

But with Kakuzu's strength and experience, there was no reason for Miroku to discover him.

Even if he had been discovered, it should not have led back to Natsuki.

Kakuzu still had that much professionalism.

"I don't know."

Hiruzen shook his head.

"However, the priestess of the Land of Demons holds a position equivalent to a daimyō. Her status is special, so it would be difficult for us to refuse a mission she personally requested."

"I understand."

Natsuki nodded.

"I can make a trip to the Land of Demons."

That worked out well.

He had already planned to visit the Yomi Cult in the Land of Demons after the New Year.

Natsuki's eyes suddenly narrowed.

He thought of a possibility.

In the original story, it had been mentioned that Shion possessed the ability to foresee the deaths of others.

Aside from Naruto, none of her prophecies had ever been wrong.

Then did Miroku, as Shion's mother, also possess that ability?

Most likely, she did.

After all, the power of the priestesses was passed down from generation to generation.

The reason Natsuki had not thought of this earlier was because the original story had not mentioned that Shion's mother also possessed this ability.

However, there was one problem.

The ability to foresee someone's death required the priestess to see that person face to face before it could trigger.

Miroku had never seen Natsuki, so why had her prophecy been triggered?

Or perhaps Miroku's ability to foresee death differed from Shion's.

Could she foresee someone's death without seeing them in person?

That would be far too powerful.

Natsuki felt it was unlikely.

Even the Great Toad Sage's prophecies from Mount Myōboku were not that precise.

His prophecies came through dreams, and he could only see vague fragments.

That was why Jiraiya had spent so many years searching throughout the shinobi world for the Child of Prophecy.

The Great Toad Sage only knew that the Child of Prophecy existed. He did not know where that person was, how old they were, or whether they had even been born.

"Did she specify a time?"

Natsuki asked, "If not, I'll go after the New Year holiday ends."

"She did not mention a specific time."

Hiruzen paused before saying, "That should be fine."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said, "Then we can have ANBU reply to Miroku first."

"That works. I'll make the arrangements shortly."

Hiruzen changed the subject and smiled.

"Remember to leave a good impression on Miroku."

Natsuki immediately understood what he meant.

The Land of Demons was very special. It had no daimyō and no shinobi.

All authority was concentrated in the priestess.

As long as Miroku was satisfied, she could issue more missions to Konoha.

For Konoha's shinobi, that would undoubtedly be excellent news.

After all, shinobi made their living through missions. The more missions there were, the better.

The opposite example was Sunagakure.

After the Third Shinobi World War, the Land of Wind reduced its financial support, forcing Sunagakure onto its so-called elite path.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, even had to mine gold in the desert to maintain Sunagakure's daily operations.

"You still need to accumulate more prestige within ANBU," Hiruzen said meaningfully.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Natsuki's heart moved, and he accepted the advice.

Hiruzen was hinting that Natsuki needed to accumulate more prestige, or rather more achievements, so that promoting him would be easier.

However, outside of wartime, doing so was not simple.

This trip to the Land of Demons was a good opportunity.

He could use it to build prestige.

If he resolved the matter well, it would accomplish what Hiruzen hoped for most, making the Land of Demons issue more missions to Konoha.

Natsuki accepted the mission scroll and left the Hokage's office.

He returned to the Senju clan compound.

When he saw Nawaki, an idea flashed through his mind.

He could bring Nawaki with him to the Land of Demons.

When the time came, he could have Miroku predict Nawaki's fate.

Although Nawaki had not died in the Second Shinobi World War due to Natsuki's butterfly effect, Natsuki still felt somewhat uneasy.

In addition, Nonō could also go with them.

It had been some time since their team had gone out on a mission together.

"Natsuki, why were you gone for so long?"

Kushina came over and asked.

She leaned toward him like a little cat, almost as if she were about to pounce into his arms.

"I ran into an ANBU shinobi and went to meet Hokage-sama. He gave me a mission," Natsuki replied.

"What mission?"

The moment Nawaki heard the word mission, he became interested. He immediately stopped training and asked.

"It's a mission from Miroku, the priestess of the Land of Demons. I don't know the details yet."

Natsuki looked at him.

"After the New Year, we can go together."

"Great!"

Excitement appeared on Nawaki's face.

"Too bad I can't go."

Kushina grabbed Natsuki's hand.

"Then you have to spend the New Year holiday with me."

"Alright."

Natsuki nodded.

He still remembered Kushina wearing a maid outfit last year.

He wondered whether there would be a similar surprise this year.

[Yukina has unlocked Blood Demon Art: Infinity Castle.]

A sudden line of text appeared before Natsuki, making him feel delighted.

Infinity Castle had finally been unlocked.

A large amount of information flowed into his mind.

Blood Demon Art: Infinity Castle was undoubtedly a spatial ability.

Its effect was to create an alternate dimension large enough to contain an entire castle.

Natsuki had originally thought the ability would directly give him an Infinity Castle, but after unlocking it, he realized that was not the case.

It only gave him an empty alternate dimension. There was nothing inside.

On the other hand, that also meant he could design and build his own Infinity Castle according to his preferences.

It could even be used as a private hideaway.

Natsuki cleared his throat inwardly.

Infinity Castle reminded him of a common concept in fantasy novels, a small world or pocket dimension.

He could farm and live inside it, and he could also invite others in.

Although the space was limited and could not hold an especially large number of people, a few hundred should not be a problem.

In the shinobi world, this was equivalent to possessing an alternate dimension comparable to the Three Great Summoning Lands.

Entering and leaving this dimension required his control.

However, he still needed to be cautious of shinobi with spatial abilities.

They might be able to ignore his control and enter the dimension directly.

The only unfortunate part was that it was fixed in place.

If he could carry it with him, it would become a true strategic-level ability.

In the future, whenever Natsuki fought, he could summon an entire group of allies at any time.

"What's wrong?"

Kushina noticed that he had zoned out and asked.

"Nothing."

Natsuki returned to his senses.

"Continue training."

Kushina and Nawaki had both learned the Konoha Six Powers and Armament Haki.

Now, they were respectively studying sealing techniques and Water Release.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

He planned to place his Infinity Castle in Konoha.

However, there was no need to hire a construction crew to renovate it.

As a shinobi, he could completely renovate it himself. Earth Release was especially suitable for that kind of work.

In addition, he could invite Kushina, Nonō, and the others to help.

A week passed quickly, and the new year arrived.

On the first day, they followed their usual routine, visiting the shrine to pray for blessings before strolling around the village.

On the second day, Natsuki called Tsunade, Nawaki, Nonō, and Kushina to his room.

"Why did you call us to your room?" Nawaki asked curiously.

Nonō and Kushina were also puzzled.

Tsunade looked around and vaguely sensed something unusual.

However, she could not tell what was strange.

"Didn't I try learning the Flying Raijin Jutsu before? Unfortunately, I don't have the talent to learn it."

Natsuki spoke.

"But I didn't give up. I decided to try modifying the Flying Raijin Jutsu."

"You're probably the only one who would dare say something like that."

The corner of Nawaki's mouth twitched.

"You succeeded?" Tsunade asked in surprise.

"How should I put it? I succeeded, but not completely."

Natsuki explained, "I accidentally opened an alternate dimension. It is connected to this room."

"Really? Where?"

Kushina immediately became interested.

"Right here."

Natsuki raised his hand, and a spatial door appeared.

Tsunade was the first to walk in.

She looked around and confirmed there was no danger before saying, "All of you can come in."

Nawaki and the others entered after hearing her.

"It's so empty."

Kushina could not help speaking.

Everything within sight was barren. There were no animals or plants.

"But the space is very large, and sunlight can enter."

Tsunade thought for a moment before saying, "It isn't much different from the Three Great Summoning Lands."

"Unfortunately, it is fixed in place," Natsuki said after a pause. "But it can be modified and used as our hideout."

"I think that's great!"

Kushina's eyes lit up.

She could modify it according to her own ideas, no longer worry about being watched by ANBU, and spend time alone with Natsuki here.

"As a secret base, it's quite good."

Tsunade agreed.

"And since the space is so large, you can train here normally."

(To be continued.)

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