Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

"I came here this time because I have a mission for you."

Natsuki looked at Yahiko and the other three as he spoke.

"What mission?"

Yahiko asked impatiently.

Nagato, Konan, and Yukina also looked toward Natsuki.

The main reason was that Natsuki rarely assigned them missions.

Most of their time was spent training in the courtyard.

Akatsuki's affairs were all handled by Kakuzu, Chino, and the others.

Now that a mission had suddenly appeared, they were surprised, but more than that, they wanted to complete it perfectly and not betray Natsuki's years of guidance.

"Investigate Hōzuki Castle and find the location of the Box of Ultimate Bliss," Natsuki replied.

"Where is Hōzuki Castle?"

Yahiko scratched his head and asked, "And what is the Box of Ultimate Bliss?"

"Hōzuki Castle is in the Land of Grass. Although it belongs to Kusagakure, it is actually a public prison that holds criminals from various shinobi villages."

Natsuki patiently explained, "The Box of Ultimate Bliss is said to be one of the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools. It is hidden inside Hōzuki Castle."

As shinobi, they needed to understand the details of a mission before carrying it out, in order to avoid unexpected situations.

After being taught by him for so long, Yahiko and the others could already be considered qualified shinobi.

"A ninja tool of the Sage of Six Paths?"

Surprise flashed in Nagato's eyes.

"What does it look like?" Yahiko asked after thinking for a moment.

"It is a huge cube-shaped box with human faces carved on all four sides."

Natsuki paused before saying, "The person in charge of Hōzuki Castle, Mui, knows its exact location."

"Is Mui a Jonin?" Konan asked.

Natsuki patted her head and said, "He specializes in Fire Release."

"Is there a time limit?" Yahiko asked again.

"No."

Natsuki reminded them, "Your mission is to find the Box of Ultimate Bliss, not to force your way into Hōzuki Castle or fight Mui."

If Yahiko and the other three worked together, defeating Mui would not be a major problem.

However, aside from Mui, Hōzuki Castle also had many capable guards.

Once they were surrounded, escaping would be difficult.

Though that was not necessarily certain.

After all, if Nagato erupted and used the Rinnegan, they would naturally be able to escape.

"With Yukina's Blood Demon Art, we'll definitely complete the mission!"

Yahiko promised.

Yukina had Blood Demon Art: Eyeball Clones, which was very suitable for this type of mission.

In fact, that was also the reason Natsuki was sending them to Hōzuki Castle.

They were capable of completing the mission.

Aside from that, he also wanted to train them.

If they only stayed in the courtyard learning ninjutsu, they would never accumulate real experience.

Now that their strength was quite good, they could begin taking on more missions.

"Be careful."

Natsuki nodded, then said, "The New Year is almost here. Go to the Land of Grass after the New Year."

"Natsuki-sensei."

Hearing this, Konan looked at him and asked expectantly, "Will you celebrate the New Year with us this year?"

"I can this year."

After thinking briefly, Natsuki said, "Wait for me then. I'll use space-time ninjutsu to come over."

Yahiko and the others all showed pleasantly surprised expressions.

"Alright, continue training."

Natsuki smiled lightly.

The four of them resumed their respective training.

Yahiko had already learned Water Breathing and was now learning Water Release.

Nagato was currently learning the five basic chakra natures while also studying how to use the Rinnegan.

Konan was still learning Weather Arts.

Yukina was learning Ice Release while also studying the Six Powers and Armament Haki.

That evening, Natsuki returned to Konoha.

The New Year always arrived quickly.

In the blink of an eye, December arrived.

One of the things Natsuki had planned earlier could finally be carried out.

Back when he had become captain of the Fourth ANBU Division, he had used the excuse of familiarizing himself with his subordinates' strength and fought the Jonin of the Fourth Division.

Now he could use the same method and fight all the Jonin in ANBU, while unlocking some of his abilities along the way.

Natsuki had not done so earlier because ANBU had been too busy.

Gathering all the Jonin rashly would have seriously affected their missions.

But as the New Year approached, the number of missions dropped sharply, giving them a chance to gather in Konoha.

ANBU training ground.

Under Natsuki's orders, most of ANBU's Jonin arrived on time.

Only the Jonin from the Fourth Division were absent.

After all, Natsuki had already fought them before, so there was no need to invite them again.

The remaining Jonin came from the other three divisions.

Including the deputy commander, Elephant, there were twenty Jonin in total. It was an astonishing number.

But this was ANBU. Every shinobi who could join was an elite.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Natsuki, the newly appointed commander."

Natsuki smiled and said, "Although I already know all of your names, this is my first time meeting many of you."

Only then did everyone understand why they had been called over.

Natsuki wanted to meet them.

That was understandable.

As the commander, he needed to know his subordinates.

"To better understand each other, we will now have a simple sparring exchange."

Natsuki spoke calmly.

"We will begin with the First Division."

A sparring exchange?

Everyone was inevitably stunned.

Did that mean he intended to fight all twenty of them by himself?

Many of them also remembered a rumor.

It was said that after Natsuki became captain of the Fourth Division, he had defeated every Jonin in that division by himself.

Now it seemed the rumor had not come from nowhere.

"Lord Natsuki, please guide me."

The captain of the First Division, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, stepped forward.

Natsuki nodded.

He had already reviewed the information on these twenty Jonin in advance.

If nothing unexpected happened today, he could unlock four abilities.

Lightning Spear, Fire Sealing Method, Concealing Barrier, and Tekkai: Steel.

Their requirements were respectively Lightning Release Jonin, Fire Release Jonin, sensory Jonin, and withstanding the strongest attacks of three Jonin.

Among them, the progress for Lightning Spear and Fire Sealing Method was already two out of five. He only needed two more Lightning Release Jonin and two more Fire Release Jonin.

For sensory Jonin, he needed five.

Although sensory Jonin were relatively rare, they were standard in ANBU.

ANBU regulations required every squad to have at least one shinobi capable of sensory ninjutsu.

Most ANBU missions involved infiltration.

Without a sensory shinobi, it would be difficult to complete infiltration missions perfectly.

As for withstanding the strongest attacks of three Jonin, there was no need to say much. All twenty Jonin here met the condition.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"

At the start of the battle, Shinnosuke used a classic Fire Release ninjutsu of the Sarutobi clan.

He opened his mouth and spat out a fierce stream of flames.

The fire surged like a wave, rushing toward Natsuki.

Natsuki leaped into the air.

"Bakudō #61: Six Rods Prison of Light!"

He abandoned the incantation, and six sheets of light immediately appeared around Shinnosuke.

Shinnosuke instantly sensed that something was wrong.

The light surrounded him, leaving him unable to move.

Shinnosuke quickly gathered chakra and sent it outward, trying to destroy the six sheets of light.

Although his speed was already fast, Natsuki was even faster.

"One Sword Style, Iai, Lion Song!"

Natsuki drew his blade.

His body suddenly appeared in front of Shinnosuke.

Shinnosuke froze in place.

The sharp edge of Minazuki was already pressed against his neck.

"I admit defeat."

Shinnosuke immediately sighed and said, "Lord Natsuki's strength truly lives up to its reputation."

Although he knew Natsuki was strong, he had not expected him to be this strong.

He had only used one Fire Release: Great Flame Technique before losing at lightning speed.

The others were also shaken.

Shinnosuke being captain of the First Division was not only because he was Hiruzen's son.

His own strength was not weak either.

"Thank you for the match."

Natsuki smiled faintly and released Bakudō #61: Six Rods Prison of Light.

Shinnosuke regained his freedom, then stood up and left the field.

The second Jonin from the First Division stepped forward.

Natsuki changed his method of victory again, using Blood Demon Art: Frozen Lotus Princess to freeze him.

Time passed slowly.

By the afternoon, Natsuki had fought all twenty Jonin.

Shinnosuke, Elephant, and the others all stared at him with extremely shocked expressions.

Across twenty battles, Natsuki had used all kinds of chakra natures and secret techniques.

These included swordsmanship, the Konoha Six Powers, Blood Demon Arts, Lightning Release, Water Release, Wind Release, Fire Release, and more.

Aside from that, there was another point that they found unbelievable.

Natsuki had fought twenty consecutive battles, yet his chakra did not seem to have been consumed at all.

No matter how many doubts they had, one thing was certain.

Natsuki's strength was even more terrifying than the rumors suggested.

Shinnosuke even had the illusion that he was facing Hiruzen.

Especially when Natsuki used ninjutsu of all five chakra natures.

Although the power of his five chakra natures could not compare to Hiruzen's.

Natsuki had not learned many techniques from the five basic chakra natures.

He knew the most Water Release techniques.

The other chakra natures were mainly learned to unlock character template abilities.

[Congratulations. Misaka Mikoto Template Ability Two has been unlocked: Lightning Spear.]

A line of text appeared before Natsuki's eyes at the right moment.

Lightning Spear, as the name suggested, allowed him to release a blue-white spear of light formed from a powerful electric current.

Its power was considerable, but compared to Lightning Giant and true lightning strikes, it was still weaker.

With Lightning Spear unlocked, the Misaka Mikoto Template had only one ability remaining: hacking ability.

Its unlock condition was the birth of the internet.

Natsuki had already had the research department in the Land of Snow establish a computer and internet division, specializing in researching computers and the internet.

However, when they would succeed remained unknown.

[Congratulations. Jiraiya Template Ability Four has been unlocked: Fire Sealing Method.]

Strictly speaking, Fire Sealing Method was a sealing technique.

It was not very useful in ordinary situations, but if he encountered flames that could not be dealt with, such as Amaterasu, it would be able to play a role.

At this point, the Jiraiya Template only had one remaining ability left to unlock, Sage Mode.

[Congratulations. Blueno Template Ability Four has been unlocked: Tekkai: Steel.]

Tekkai: Steel was the strongest form of Tekkai and possessed the greatest defensive power.

However, strongest did not mean there was no upper limit.

If it encountered an attack that exceeded that limit, Tekkai: Steel's defense could still be pierced.

With Tekkai: Steel unlocked, all of the Blueno Template's abilities had now been unlocked.

Of course, the most valuable ability was still the Door-Door Fruit.

[Congratulations. Kikyo Template Ability Five has been unlocked: Concealing Barrier.]

Natsuki nodded in satisfaction.

This had been a huge gain.

"Everyone worked hard today. I hope we can work together from now on and make greater contributions to Konoha."

After saying a few formal words, Natsuki turned and left.

Shinnosuke and the others watched him disappear, standing in place for a long time without recovering.

After the New Year, ANBU became busy again.

In the first week back at work, Natsuki received a pleasant surprise.

ANBU had found Hiruko's location.

He was currently hiding in a valley in the Land of Rice Fields.

Natsuki thought that this explained why Hiruko had taken so long to find.

The Land of Rice Fields had no shinobi village.

Konoha's ANBU mainly focused on monitoring and gathering intelligence on other shinobi villages.

The Land of Rice Fields, which had no shinobi village, was a secondary area.

Under normal circumstances, it would not receive much attention.

Perhaps it was also for that reason that, after Orochimaru defected, he chose the Land of Rice Fields and established Otogakure there.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

Should he learn from his Sensei and establish Otogakure himself?

Otogakure had quite a few talented individuals.

However, there was a problem.

Those talented people were not necessarily natives of the Land of Rice Fields. Many of them had been abducted by Orochimaru from various places throughout the shinobi world.

Still, he could have Chino go there and see if she could recruit any useful shinobi.

Within Akatsuki, Kakuzu handled finances and oversaw the Daybreak Company's operations in the Land of Rain, as well as the rainwater business with Pakura.

Honoka was in charge of the research department, developing various useful devices.

Fūshin handled the Daybreak Company's branch in the Land of Demons.

Chino was responsible for orphanage training and recruiting members for Akatsuki.

Natsuki returned to his senses and decided to make a trip to the Land of Rice Fields.

He had never been to the Land of Rice Fields, so he could not use the Door-Door Fruit to go there directly.

Fortunately, he had been to the Land of Iron.

The country bordering the left side of the Land of Iron was the Land of Rice Fields.

By making the trip personally, Natsuki could also create a new destination for the Door-Door Fruit.

With that thought, he stood up and raised his hand.

A spatial door soon opened.

After he supplied enough chakra, it stabilized.

Compared to the Flying Raijin Jutsu, the Door-Door Fruit had one drawback: opening a door for long-distance teleportation required time.

If he was in battle, it would be difficult to use it for long-distance teleportation.

However, short-distance teleportation could create an effect similar to blinking and could be used in combat.

Natsuki walked through the spatial door and arrived in the Land of Iron in the blink of an eye.

After finding the direction of the Land of Rice Fields, he leaped upward, used Geppo, and flew into the air.

Once he was in the sky, he used Magnet Release to fly.

He could also have used the Door-Door Fruit continuously for short-distance teleportation.

However, flying felt better.

Following the location provided by ANBU, Natsuki soon arrived at the valley where Hiruko was hiding.

He landed outside the valley, then activated electromagnetic sensing.

He immediately understood the situation inside.

Aside from Hiruko, there were three other shinobi. They were most likely his subordinates or assistants.

Natsuki formed hand seals and created three shadow clones.

He wanted to make sure none of the four escaped.

After the three shadow clones headed in three different directions, Natsuki walked in.

Deep within the valley was a laboratory.

After Natsuki had taken only a few steps, Hiruko and the others noticed him.

The four of them walked out of the laboratory.

"A Konoha shinobi?"

When Hiruko saw Natsuki's Konoha forehead protector, his expression darkened.

"Hiruko."

Natsuki spoke calmly.

"Surrender."

"Kill him!"

Hiruko immediately ordered.

The three shinobi behind him rushed toward Natsuki as soon as they heard him.

Before they even got close, they formed hand seals and used the Chimera Technique.

And so, for the first time in the shinobi world, Natsuki saw half-beast men.

One shinobi fused with a lion, one fused with a snake, and one fused with a ninja hawk.

Although they became much stronger after fusing, their strength still did not reach Jonin level.

"Railgun!"

Natsuki flicked a kunai forward.

Countless arcs of lightning spread outward.

In the blink of an eye, the kunai struck the lion's leg.

The shinobi fused with it did not even have time to react before being sent flying backward and pinned to the laboratory wall.

"Bakudō #62: Hundred Steps Fence!"

Natsuki swung his left hand.

Multiple hexagonal rods flew out at incredible speed, striking the shinobi fused with the snake.

His body was pierced in several places, pinning him to the ground and leaving him unable to move.

The shinobi fused with the ninja hawk had already flown into the air. He pressed both hands against the hawk, and a large number of feathers began falling.

The feathers were like kunai, gleaming sharply as they completely enveloped Natsuki.

"Blood Demon Art: Wintry Icicles!"

Natsuki clenched his fist.

Countless icicles appeared above the head of the shinobi fused with the ninja hawk.

The icicles crashed down, causing him to fall rapidly to the ground and lose consciousness.

The feathers reached Natsuki, but they were blocked by the barrier formed from his Armament Haki.

At this point, Hiruko's eyes widened, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

From the moment he gave the order to the moment Natsuki defeated his three subordinates, less than three seconds had passed.

Even for Hiruko, defeating those three subordinates in such a short time would be difficult.

There was no doubt that Natsuki was extremely strong.

Hiruko immediately thought of fleeing.

"Your subordinates have already used the Chimera Technique. What about you?"

Natsuki asked casually, "How many kekkei genkai have you fused with?"

"How do you know so much about the Chimera Technique?"

Hiruko's gaze sharpened, and he could not help asking.

"My Sensei is Orochimaru," Natsuki replied.

"You're Orochimaru's student?"

Hiruko's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

The reason he researched the Chimera Technique was because he envied the talents of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.

Yet now, his Chimera Technique had not been completed, while the Legendary Sannin had already become famous throughout the shinobi world.

Even in the Land of Rice Fields, he had heard of their achievements.

And now even Orochimaru's student was this powerful.

Wait.

"You're Kira Natsuki?"

Hiruko suddenly realized something and blurted it out.

"I am indeed Kira Natsuki."

Natsuki smiled.

Hiruko froze.

After recovering, he turned and ran without hesitation.

Although he hated Orochimaru and the others, he still knew his own limits.

Natsuki raised his hand toward him.

"Bakudō #81: Dankū!"

A massive defensive wall descended from the sky and blocked Hiruko's path.

Hiruko failed to dodge in time and crashed straight into it, leaving his head spinning.

"Bakudō #63: Sajo Sabaku!"

Before he could react, chains had already bound him tightly.

Natsuki walked forward and separated out a drop of blood.

Hiruko had decent research ability, so Natsuki planned to keep him.

But as for strength, he was fairly average.

Natsuki had no intention of making him one of the Twelve Kizuki. Giving him a little blood to control him would be enough.

(To be continued.)