Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The Kazekage's office in Sunagakure, Land of Wind.

Pakura took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in her heart, raised her hand, and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The Third Kazekage raised his head and spoke.

"Kazekage-sama."

Pakura walked in and bowed slightly.

"Pakura. What brings you here?" the Third Kazekage asked, putting down the document in his hand.

"There is something I would like to report to you."

Pakura explained, "This matter began some time ago, but it was only this month that we finally achieved results."

"Oh? What is it?"

The Third Kazekage's interest was piqued.

"The details are all inside."

Pakura handed over a scroll.

"Kazekage-sama, please look it over."

The Third Kazekage immediately opened it and began reading.

The moment he saw the first line, his eyes narrowed slightly.

A rainwater business with the daimyō of the Land of Rain?

The moment he saw the word water, he immediately sensed that this matter was far from ordinary.

The Third Kazekage continued reading.

The general content stated that in January of this year, the daimyō of the Land of Rain had sent someone to contact Pakura.

The Land of Rain had developed rainwater collection and purification systems and now had a large amount of water resources available for sale.

Pakura had immediately agreed and sent people to construct an underground pipeline.

By June, the underground pipeline had already been completed and put into operation.

Many residents of Sunagakure had already reached purchase agreements with her, agreeing to buy a fixed amount of rainwater resources at regular intervals.

The Third Kazekage reached the end and saw the number of residents who had signed purchase agreements.

There were more than two hundred households.

The total amount involved was already close to one percent of the Land of Wind's financial support for Sunagakure.

Although the Land of Wind's support was a large sum, water in the Land of Wind was extremely expensive.

Especially in desert regions, where it was comparable to gold.

Sunagakure was considered an area that did not suffer from an especially severe water shortage, but even there, water was still very expensive.

The Third Kazekage immediately realized that this business could become a key factor in Sunagakure's rise.

During the Second Shinobi World War, Sunagakure had suffered a crushing defeat against Konoha. Even Rasa, Pakura, and the others had been captured.

In order to ransom them back and pay war reparations, Sunagakure's reserves had been nearly emptied.

The village was currently in an extremely difficult financial situation.

The Third Kazekage had even given up on his ambitions. Even if another shinobi world war broke out, Sunagakure would not participate.

After all, the village needed time to recover.

But the appearance of this rainwater business reignited his ambition.

Only two hundred households already brought in this much money.

What about all the residents of Sunagakure?

And not only Sunagakure. Vast regions of the Land of Wind suffered from water shortages.

If they could sell water to those places, Sunagakure's wealth would pour in endlessly.

With money, Sunagakure could restore its glory and even surpass Konoha.

"You handled this matter very well."

With that thought, the Third Kazekage immediately praised her.

"It was what I should have done," Pakura said calmly, though joy rose in her heart.

"Sunagakure's financial situation has not been good. With this business, the village will recover much faster."

The Third Kazekage sighed.

"You have given me a great surprise."

"It is Sunagakure's good fortune."

Pakura made up a reason.

"When I previously went to the Land of Rain for a mission, I happened to have some contact with the daimyō."

"I see."

The Third Kazekage did not doubt her.

After all, Pakura had indeed gone to the Land of Rain for missions.

Although Amegakure had been brought under Konoha's control after the Second Shinobi World War, that control was limited to Amegakure.

The Land of Rain itself was still under the authority of the daimyō.

This was a rule established by the daimyō. Shinobi wars could not involve daimyō or nobles.

"Has Amegakure reacted?" the Third Kazekage asked after thinking for a moment.

The underground pipeline ran from the Land of Rain to Sunagakure.

It would be very easy for Amegakure's shinobi, or Konoha ordering Amegakure's shinobi, to destroy the underground pipeline.

"Not for the time being."

Pakura paused before saying, "I hope Kazekage-sama can assign more shinobi to me to protect the underground pipeline."

"Even if you had not mentioned it, I would have increased the manpower."

The Third Kazekage smiled.

"That underground pipeline is now one of Sunagakure's lifelines."

"Thank you, Kazekage-sama."

Hearing this, Pakura knew that the matter had succeeded.

The more importance the Third Kazekage placed on this business, the more importance he would place on her.

When the time came, her status in Sunagakure would rise accordingly. She might even surpass Rasa and become the next Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage looked at her and fell into thought.

Naturally, he knew about the open and hidden struggles between Pakura, Rasa, and the others.

But he had no intention of retiring so early.

After all, he had yet to achieve anything truly significant.

Ideally, he would retire after Sunagakure won the next Shinobi World War.

Only then would his prestige in Sunagakure reach its peak and match his title as the strongest Kazekage.

However, allowing Pakura and Rasa to compete was not necessarily a bad thing.

It could improve their strength.

In any case, with him watching, their struggles would not go too far or affect Sunagakure itself.

In truth, when it came to the candidate for the next Kazekage, he leaned more toward Rasa.

After all, Rasa was his student and had mastered Magnet Release.

The Third Kazekage was considering a question.

Should he leave this rainwater business entirely in Pakura's hands?

After all, for the current Sunagakure, this business was far too important.

But Pakura had only just reported the matter. If he immediately stripped her of authority, it would seem heartless.

Especially since this was a major achievement.

Whether from reason or sentiment, he could not do that.

"You may choose shinobi yourself to help you manage this rainwater business," the Third Kazekage finally said.

"Yes, Kazekage-sama!"

Pakura's spirit lifted, and she quickly answered.

If she was allowed to choose them herself, those people would half become members of her faction.

When she competed for the Kazekage position in the future, they would be useful.

"What are your plans for the later stages of this rainwater business?" the Third Kazekage asked.

"First, we will focus on business within Sunagakure. After that, we will expand to the Land of Wind," Pakura immediately said.

She had already thought this through in advance, so there was no need to consider it further.

"That is also what I think."

The Third Kazekage nodded.

"When the business expands to the Land of Wind, come to me again. I will speak with the daimyō."

"With Kazekage-sama personally handling it, the business in the Land of Wind will certainly proceed smoothly," Pakura said.

Contacting the daimyō of the Land of Wind was indeed most suitable for the Third Kazekage.

In all of Sunagakure, aside from him, no other shinobi had much contact with the daimyō.

"I look forward to your performance," the Third Kazekage said with a smile.

"Yes, Kazekage-sama."

Pakura turned and left the Kazekage's office.

The moment the door closed, she could not help smiling.

Although more than seventy percent of the rainwater business's profits would go to Natsuki, the remaining thirty percent was still a huge amount.

The Third Kazekage looked at the closed door and made his decision.

Once the business expanded to the Land of Wind, he would divide Pakura's authority.

He could use the excuse that she could not handle everything alone and split the rainwater business into two or more parts, adding one or two more people in charge.

For example, Rasa.

After receiving the Third Kazekage's support, Pakura immediately took action.

With such large movements, it was naturally impossible to hide them from Rasa and the others.

At Rasa's home in Sunagakure.

Quite a few Jonin had gathered, all of them supporting him.

Among them were Maki and Karura.

In the original story, Maki was the teacher of Gaara and his siblings, while Karura married Rasa and gave birth to Gaara and his siblings.

"We have already investigated the reason," Maki said.

He briefly explained the rainwater business between Pakura and the daimyō of the Land of Rain.

"What Sunagakure currently lacks most is money. Pakura's actions can be considered a great achievement."

"This is very unfavorable for us. We must find a way to stop her."

"No. Kazekage-sama has already made it clear that he supports Pakura. If we stop her, it will be dangerous."

"Indeed. If Kazekage-sama finds out, we will only lose more than we gain."

"Then what should we do? Let her expand her influence freely?"

Everyone began discussing the matter.

"Naturally, we cannot simply ignore it."

Rasa slowly spoke.

"Rasa, do you have a plan?" Maki could not help asking.

"I understand Sensei."

Rasa thought for a moment.

"He will not allow Pakura to monopolize authority."

"Basing everything on a guess is still risky," Maki suggested. "I think you should speak with Kazekage-sama and probe his thoughts indirectly."

Rasa nodded.

"After some time, I'll ask about the situation."

If things truly reached a point where there was no other choice, he would find a way to eliminate Pakura.

After all, accidents happened to shinobi all the time.

However, he had to be certain before acting. If he failed, he would face retaliation.

In truth, things unfolded just as he expected.

Three months later, a high-level meeting was convened in the Kazekage's office.

The attending shinobi included the Third Kazekage, Chiyo, Ebizō, Pakura, Rasa, Gravel, and others.

"During this period, Sunagakure's financial difficulties have eased considerably. Pakura's contribution is immense," the Third Kazekage said.

"You praise me too highly, Kazekage-sama," Pakura said humbly.

Not far away, Rasa frowned in displeasure, but he quickly regained his calm.

That was because he had already learned the Third Kazekage's intentions in advance.

"Next, the focus of the rainwater business will shift to the Land of Wind."

The Third Kazekage nodded.

"I have already discussed this matter with the daimyō. He is very pleased and has entrusted the matter to us."

The corners of Pakura's lips rose slightly.

The money they could earn from the Land of Wind would be at least ten times what they earned from Sunagakure, perhaps even more.

"Many regions of the Land of Wind lack water, so Sunagakure will become very busy from now on."

The Third Kazekage continued, "To avoid any oversight, I have discussed this with Elder Chiyo and the other senior officials. We have decided to add two more people in charge."

Pakura's expression instantly froze.

She instinctively looked at the Third Kazekage, feeling stunned.

"The two people in charge will be Rasa and Maku."

The Third Kazekage met her gaze without changing his expression.

"However, Pakura will remain the overall person in charge and continue communicating with the daimyō of the Land of Rain."

He had actually sent people to contact the daimyō of the Land of Rain.

However, the reply he received was that the representative could not be changed.

With no other choice, he could only allow Pakura to remain the overall person in charge.

"Kazekage-sama!"

Pakura could not help saying, "I can handle this alone. Besides, Rasa and Maku are unfamiliar with this business."

"They can become familiar with it."

The Third Kazekage glanced at her.

"This is the decision of Sunagakure's leadership."

Pakura wanted to speak but ultimately had nothing to say.

If she continued refusing to accept the decision, she would be opposing the entire leadership of Sunagakure.

Pakura suddenly felt disappointed.

Sunagakure was not as good as she had imagined.

She thought of Natsuki's words.

Perhaps Rasa and the others really would make a move against her next.

Within less than a week, Natsuki received the relevant information.

After all, Sunagakure was not doing business with the daimyō of the Land of Rain. It was doing business with Akatsuki.

Although Pakura had gained momentum and then had her authority divided, she was still the overall person in charge.

In addition, the Land of Rain held the resources, so the profit split remained unchanged.

For Natsuki, as long as the money had not decreased, there was no real impact.

On the contrary, he was happy to see this happen.

Only in this way would Pakura eventually seek his help.

Natsuki put down the document in his hand and fell into thought.

The current Akatsuki no longer lacked money.

After all, the rainwater business was earning a great deal.

Once the business in the Land of Wind fully opened up, money would become even less of a concern.

Because of this, the Daybreak Company had not expanded during this period and had focused only on developing in the Land of Rain, the Land of Demons, and the Land of Snow.

On top of that, the production of Stamina Recovery Potions was limited.

However, Akatsuki itself was developing well.

Using the name of the daimyō of the Land of Rain, Akatsuki had begun recruiting wandering shinobi from the Land of Rain.

The number of shinobi had already surpassed one hundred.

For now, there were no Jonin among them. Most were Chunin, with a small number of young Genin.

These members had all been carefully selected and still possessed some potential.

Of course, in Natsuki's view, the most important parts of Akatsuki were still CP9 and the Twelve Kizuki.

Among them, CP9 was still an empty shell.

After all, its members were still orphans undergoing training.

As for the Twelve Kizuki, there were currently six members, which was already decent.

There were five who had awakened Partial Demonization: Konan, Yahiko, Miroku, Chino, and Fūshin.

Miroku had surpassed expectations despite joining later.

The main reason was that, as a priestess, she possessed special power from the start.

After unlocking Partial Demonization, all five of them had reached the level of Tokubetsu Jonin.

Natsuki had not neglected his own training either.

Two months ago, he had learned five sealing techniques and unlocked Sealing Arrow from the Kikyo Template.

Aside from that, he had also unlocked Bakudō from the Unohana Retsu Template.

Bakudō referred to techniques that bound the target.

In Bleach, Unohana Retsu had used five Bakudō.

However, just like Hadō, unlocking it gave him more than only five.

After all, Unohana's strength spoke for itself.

After learning five sealing techniques, Natsuki still did not give up on continuing to study sealing techniques.

His main reason was to accompany Kushina.

Aside from that, he had two shadow clones learning Four Red Yang Formation and Impure World Reincarnation.

He had not fully mastered either of them yet.

What Natsuki was looking forward to most now was unlocking the Door-Door Fruit.

After Akatsuki gained money, the orphanage had expanded again. He estimated that it would be unlocked soon.

Time passed, and October arrived.

Inside the Senju clan compound.

Natsuki was learning sealing techniques from Kushina.

Suddenly, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations. Blueno Template Ability Six has been unlocked: Door-Door Fruit.]

It had finally arrived.

Natsuki's spirit immediately lifted.

With the Door-Door Fruit, he would be able to save a tremendous amount of time no matter where he went.

"Kushina, something came up with ANBU. I'm going out for a bit."

Natsuki casually found an excuse.

"Come back soon."

Kushina did not suspect anything and nodded.

Natsuki turned and left.

He went to an empty corner, raised his hand to touch the air, and used the Door-Door Fruit.

A spatial door appeared in front of him.

Natsuki walked inside. When he reappeared, he was already in the Forest of Death.

Compared to the Flying Raijin Jutsu, the Door-Door Fruit did not require a Flying Raijin mark for positioning. He only needed to think of a location in his mind.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Natsuki had been there before.

He could not simply imagine a place out of nowhere.

Natsuki raised his hand and placed it on a tree.

In an instant, a door appeared on the tree.

In the original story, Blueno could even open a door on Luffy's face.

The only pity was that, judging from its performance, it could not cause damage.

Luffy's head had been opened like a revolving door, yet he had remained completely lively.

Even so, it could still be used in battle.

For example, Natsuki could open a door with the other end beneath the target's feet, then slip through the door and ambush them from underground.

However, to Natsuki, the Door-Door Fruit's most important use was still travel.

After localization, just like the Flying Raijin Jutsu, the Door-Door Fruit's teleportation distance depended on how much chakra the user supplied.

Minato's chakra reserves were already outstanding among Jonin, but even he could not cross an entire country in one jump.

For example, going directly from Konoha to Amegakure.

However, Natsuki could try.

Because he had the Black Holy Grail.

Natsuki casually closed the door, and the tree returned to normal.

He touched the air and opened another door, while activating the Black Holy Grail.

The Akatsuki courtyard in the capital of the Land of Rain appeared in his mind, and his chakra rapidly flowed into the door.

In the end, after absorbing nearly nine times Kakashi's chakra reserves, the spatial door stabilized.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow.

That really was a lot.

But after calculating it carefully, it was reasonable.

After all, a journey of two or three days had been reduced to a single second.

Natsuki estimated that if Minato wanted to travel from Konoha to Amegakure, he would need to stop and recover chakra seven or eight times along the way.

If he could arrive instantly, the Third Shinobi World War would not have been so difficult.

Obito also would not have said that classic line: Minato-sensei, you are always one step too late.

Of course, that could not be blamed on Minato.

He had already done his best.

With that thought, Natsuki walked through the spatial door.

After passing through a green corridor, he arrived in the Akatsuki courtyard in the capital of the Land of Rain.

"Natsuki-sensei?"

Natsuki's sudden appearance surprised Yahiko and the other three.

"This is a space-time ninjutsu I created."

Natsuki smiled.

"With it, I can come here often."

Fortunately, he had the Black Holy Grail.

Otherwise, he would not dare say something like that.

However, the Black Holy Grail recovered slowly on its own. He would have to find time to obtain the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

While he was at it, he could also unlock Priestess Purification from the Kikyo Template.

"That's great!"

Yahiko immediately became very happy.

Konan nodded, and a smile appeared on her face.

"A self-created space-time ninjutsu?"

Nagato could not help saying, "Natsuki-sensei, you really are amazing."

After spending so much time with Natsuki, he was no longer as distant as before.

Besides, he was sincerely impressed.

Natsuki had displayed far too many abilities in front of him, and his strength could only be described as unfathomable.

(To be continued.)

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