Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

In the afternoon, after lunch, Natsuki and Nonō walked into Konoha Hospital.

"Natsuki?"

Tsunade's voice rang out.

"It's rare to see you at Konoha Hospital."

"Tsunade-sensei."

Natsuki turned to look at her and joked, "That just proves I'm in good health."

At this point, Tsunade was already quite similar to her future self in the original story.

Especially her mature figure, which had become increasingly striking.

"Then did you come here today because something is wrong with your body?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and joked, "Come on, let your Tsunade-sensei examine you."

"I came to take a look at Konoha's future outstanding medical-nin," Natsuki said calmly.

"Why weren't you this enthusiastic in previous years?"

Tsunade reacted and asked curiously, "Could it be that there's a student you have your eye on this year? Who is it?"

"I attended the Ninja Academy entrance ceremony this morning and did find a few promising students."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said, "In terms of medical ninjutsu, Shizune and Nohara Rin may achieve something."

"Shizune and Nohara Rin?"

Hearing those names, Tsunade said, "Come to my office. Let's see if they submitted applications."

Natsuki and Nonō nodded and followed her to her office.

Tsunade walked forward and picked up a document from her desk.

She quickly flipped through it and said, "They really did apply."

Natsuki was not surprised.

In the original story, Shizune and Rin had both dreamed of becoming medical-nin from a young age.

"Shizune is still Katō Dan's niece?"

Tsunade glanced over Shizune's information and sighed.

"She's a pitiful child."

Shizune was an orphan and had been raised by Katō Dan since childhood.

That was why, after Dan died, Tsunade took her away.

If Shizune's parents had still been alive, there would have been no need to do so.

After all, she was only Dan's niece.

However, because of Natsuki's butterfly effect, Tsunade was not close to Dan. She had only heard his name.

She was merely sympathizing with Shizune's background.

She would not, as in the original story, immediately think of taking her as a student.

"Why do you think they can become medical-nin?"

Tsunade put down the file and looked at Natsuki.

"I listened to their self-introductions. They both want to become medical-nin. People with dreams are more likely to succeed."

Natsuki paused before continuing, "But if I had to give the real reason, it would be intuition."

"I'll pay attention to them."

Tsunade nodded and did not press further.

"If they truly have talent, that will be a good thing for Konoha."

What Konoha lacked most were outstanding medical-nin.

The medical training class had been running for quite some time, but students with the potential to become medical Jonin were pitifully rare.

"Sensei, it's about time. We should go to the classroom and meet the new students."

Nonō checked the time and reminded her gently.

Hearing this, Tsunade walked outside.

Natsuki and Nonō followed close behind.

Before long, the three arrived at the classroom for the medical-nin training class.

"Rin, do your best! I believe you'll definitely become an excellent medical-nin!"

Uchiha Obito spoke with great seriousness.

"Thank you."

Rin smiled and said, "I'll go into the classroom first. See you later."

"Are children this precocious nowadays?"

Seeing this scene, Tsunade could not help laughing.

She did not pay it much mind and walked into the classroom.

Natsuki stopped outside and watched Tsunade and Nonō step onto the platform.

He was not a teacher for the medical-nin training class, so there was no need for him to enter.

"I am Tsunade."

The moment Tsunade finished speaking, the new students below immediately cried out in surprise.

There was no helping it. She was far too famous now.

Tsunade then introduced Nonō.

Nonō also had some fame.

However, most of it came from the fact that she was Natsuki's teammate.

Next came the new students' self-introductions.

There would be no class today.

After the students finished introducing themselves, Tsunade let them go back and rest, telling them to attend class on time tomorrow.

"I'm going to work. See you later."

Nonō took the initiative to speak.

Natsuki nodded and watched her leave.

"Do you have anything to do?"

Tsunade suddenly thought of something and said, "Good timing. I have a question I want to ask you."

"I'm free."

Natsuki smiled.

"For you to use the word ask, it must be quite a troublesome problem."

"It is troublesome for me."

Tsunade walked as she spoke.

"But maybe it will be simple for you."

"What problem?" Natsuki asked curiously.

"Let's talk in my office."

Tsunade did not answer directly.

The two soon returned to the office.

Tsunade casually closed the door and immediately became much more relaxed.

She took off her shoes and flopped onto the sofa.

As the sofa trembled, her body shifted as well.

Natsuki's eyelids twitched.

Tsunade stretched lazily and noticed his gaze.

She suddenly froze, realizing that Natsuki was no longer the little boy who had once been shorter than her.

He was now quite a bit taller than she was.

Thinking of this, Tsunade instinctively sat up.

But she quickly discovered another problem.

Natsuki was truly bold.

His eyes did not even shift away. He kept looking directly at her.

"You've been learning sealing techniques from Kushina recently. Do you know about the Strength of a Hundred Seal?"

Tsunade returned to the topic and asked.

"I do."

Natsuki replied, "Tsunade-sensei, the diamond-shaped mark on your forehead is the sign that the Strength of a Hundred Seal has been successfully formed."

"Correct."

Tsunade nodded.

"The greatest function of the Strength of a Hundred Seal is storing chakra in advance, but I discovered a problem."

"What problem?"

Natsuki's heart moved. He realized what she was talking about.

"During battle, drawing chakra from the seal is too slow," Tsunade answered.

Natsuki thought that this was exactly it.

The Strength of a Hundred Seal came from the Uzumaki clan.

But Ninja Art: Creation Rebirth, Strength of a Hundred Technique was Tsunade's own creation.

She created that technique because simply drawing chakra from the Strength of a Hundred Seal was too slow.

"I see."

Natsuki asked, "Tsunade-sensei, you want the seal to release chakra instantly whenever needed?"

"That would be best."

Tsunade nodded.

"In battle, saving even half a second can be enough to turn the situation around."

"What is your current idea, Tsunade-sensei?" Natsuki asked after thinking briefly.

"I want to modify the Strength of a Hundred Seal and increase the chakra output," Tsunade replied.

"I think that idea is fine, but you can be even bolder."

Natsuki smiled.

"You can fully release the Strength of a Hundred Seal and let the chakra spread throughout the body."

Tsunade paused slightly and fell into thought.

"Use a method that combines sealing techniques and medical ninjutsu to develop a new ninjutsu."

Natsuki continued, "After spreading the markings and chakra throughout the body, when you are injured, the markings activate and the chakra automatically heals you."

Tsunade's eyes lit up.

She thought of Senju Hashirama's ability to heal without hand seals.

The new ninjutsu Natsuki described was undoubtedly a weakened version of that ability.

"When it comes to creating ninjutsu, you really are better at it."

Tsunade smiled.

"Just talking with you gave me a direction."

"Even without my reminder, Tsunade-sensei would have thought of it soon."

Natsuki shook his head.

"That may be true, but talking to you saves time."

Tsunade stood up.

"I'll try it first. If I run into problems, I'll come find you."

"If Tsunade-sensei needs me, I'll be there even if it costs me my life."

Natsuki said this with a serious expression.

"Why are you making it sound so dramatic? It's not going to kill you."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him.

"Alright, go handle your own business."

"Then I'll take my leave, Tsunade-sensei."

Natsuki nodded slightly and turned to leave.

After returning to the Senju clan compound, he resumed training with Nawaki and Kushina.

Time moved on to April.

In the Land of Rice Fields.

Chino brought eight shinobi to a small town.

These eight shinobi had originally been from Amegakure, but they had all joined Akatsuki.

Chino had come to the Land of Rice Fields because of Natsuki's previous order. He had asked her to search for talented individuals there.

Natsuki's order had been rather flexible. If she could not find anyone, she could give up.

Chino had searched for four months and was just preparing to stop when one of her subordinates brought news.

In a small town in the Land of Rice Fields, they had discovered a little girl who had awakened Crystal Release.

Chino entered the town.

According to the information gathered by her subordinate, the little girl was an orphan.

She survived by begging together with other orphans in the town.

The subordinate had learned that she possessed Crystal Release because another group of beggars had tried to steal her things, causing her power to suddenly erupt.

Before long, they saw the group of orphans inside a dilapidated house.

Chino's gaze fell on the little girl.

She had blue-purple hair and looked around six or seven years old.

"Who are you?"

The little girl stepped forward.

She appeared to be the leader of the orphans.

Although she was somewhat afraid, she already showed signs of leadership.

"We come from the Land of Rain."

Chino went straight to the point.

"We want to invite you to the Land of Rain to join our organization. After that, you'll be able to eat your fill."

The moment they heard that they could eat their fill, the orphans immediately showed expressions of shock and excitement.

"Why are you inviting us?"

The little girl still remained rational.

"Because of you," Chino said honestly.

The little girl froze, then quickly reacted.

Her only value was her Crystal Release.

"I want to know what kind of organization you are," the little girl said after thinking for a moment.

Chino then explained Akatsuki's purpose and goals to them.

"Alright. We'll join!"

After listening, the little girl agreed.

"What is your name?" Chino asked with a faint smile.

"Guren," the little girl replied.

"Guren, welcome."

Chino extended her hand, took Guren's hand, and spoke.

Another week passed.

Natsuki arrived in the capital of the Land of Rain.

He now came here every Sunday at a fixed time.

His main purpose was to see whether Yahiko and the others had returned, as well as to check on Akatsuki's development.

Unexpectedly, Natsuki saw Chino and an unfamiliar little girl in the courtyard.

The two of them were clearly waiting for him.

"Lord Natsuki."

Seeing him, Chino immediately said, "I did not fail you. I brought back a genius from the Land of Rice Fields."

"Her?"

Natsuki looked at the unfamiliar little girl and asked.

"Her name is Guren. She possesses the kekkei genkai Crystal Release, which can crystallize surrounding substances," Chino replied.

Natsuki could not help feeling surprised.

She had actually found Guren?

In the original story, Guren was a shinobi of Otogakure and one of Orochimaru's subordinates.

Her Crystal Release was quite powerful, which led to her becoming Orochimaru's first candidate as a vessel.

It was only after Kimimaro and Sasuke appeared that she fell out of Orochimaru's favor.

Natsuki sighed inwardly.

Unfortunately, she was too young.

If she were already an adult, she could help share Akatsuki's responsibilities.

But at her current age, they could only raise and train her first.

With her talent, however, she was qualified to become one of the Twelve Kizuki.

"You did well."

Natsuki nodded.

"Let her study under you for now."

Chino was currently still responsible for the orphanage.

Guren could develop her Crystal Release while also learning the Six Powers.

After she accepted the Blood Curse in the future, becoming a Jonin would be more than enough.

"Yes, Lord Natsuki."

Chino immediately answered.

Natsuki then went to find Kakuzu.

"The transportation pipelines managed by Rasa and Gravel have been attacked frequently during this period."

Kakuzu smiled faintly.

"Pakura's current situation is not easy."

"It seems what I hoped for will happen soon."

Natsuki felt reassured after hearing this.

One month later, at Rasa's home in Sunagakure.

"This is too much!"

A Sunagakure Jonin spoke angrily.

"Because of the transportation pipelines, we have already lost nearly twenty shinobi!"

Although Sunagakure's shinobi were generally stronger, they could not withstand such frequent ambushes.

"Rasa."

Maki said in a deep voice, "There's no need to investigate further. Pakura is definitely behind this."

"Although we have found no proof that Pakura participated, aside from her, who else knows the locations of our transportation pipelines?"

Another Sunagakure Jonin agreed.

Rasa fell silent after hearing this.

He had not expected Pakura to be so ruthless that she would actually betray the locations of their transportation pipelines.

But it was also understandable.

They had taken two-thirds of the rainwater business from Pakura, so she must have hated them for it.

"Should we report this matter to Kazekage-sama?" Maki asked after thinking for a moment.

"Reporting it to Sensei will only make us seem incompetent," Rasa refused.

The Third Kazekage had already helped him and Maku take authority away from Pakura.

If they still had to ask him for help over something like this, then what qualifications did he and Maku have to compete for the next Kazekage position?

"I will contact Maku," Rasa said in a deep voice. "Since Pakura has shown no mercy, she cannot blame us for being ruthless."

Although his strength was not inferior to Pakura's, quietly killing her would be difficult.

If Maku joined him, it would become much simpler.

Conveniently, the region Maku managed had also encountered the same problem.

At the same time, Pakura was also having a headache.

She had known for a long time that the transportation pipelines managed by Rasa and Maku had been attacked.

She knew very well that she would definitely be suspected, so she had sent people to investigate.

However, the investigation had produced nothing so far.

The only information she had learned was that most of the shinobi attacking Rasa and Maku came from the black market.

The black market involved too many forces.

She could not use violence to force the black market to submit.

She could also guess that the people posting commissions on the black market were most likely merchants from the Land of Wind.

Perhaps even nobles of the Land of Wind were involved.

After all, the rainwater business was simply too profitable.

Pakura had also suspected Natsuki.

But she believed Natsuki would not do this.

Because it would damage his own interests.

The profits brought by the rainwater business amounted to tens of millions.

No matter how she thought about it, Natsuki would not destroy his own business for no reason.

Unless his goal was to provoke internal conflict in Sunagakure.

But there were more direct ways to cause internal conflict in Sunagakure.

For example, assassinating Rasa.

Moreover, if that had been Natsuki's intention, he should not have done business with Sunagakure in the first place.

The rainwater business helped Sunagakure recover its strength. It was essentially supporting an enemy.

And even if Natsuki was behind it, there was nothing she could do.

She had to rely on the rainwater business to accumulate prestige and compete for the next Kazekage position.

In any case, she had to stop the attacks on the transportation pipelines.

Late June.

When Natsuki arrived again in the capital of the Land of Rain, he saw Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and Yukina.

"Natsuki-sensei!"

Yahiko spoke excitedly.

"We completed the mission perfectly!"

"Do you have a mission report?" Natsuki asked with a smile.

Yahiko looked at Konan.

Konan immediately took out a scroll.

Natsuki patted her head, accepted the scroll, and opened it.

There was not much written inside.

After arriving at Hōzuki Castle, Yahiko and the others had gone into hiding.

They monitored Mui while searching everywhere for the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

However, after searching for a long time without results, they eventually tracked Mui and found the location of the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

"Natsuki-sensei."

Yahiko asked curiously, "Are we going to seize the Box of Ultimate Bliss next?"

"If you put it that way, you are not wrong."

Natsuki nodded.

"Then are we going together?"

Yahiko asked with anticipation.

"We can go together."

Natsuki thought briefly before saying, "When the time comes, you will deal with Mui."

His target was the Yin Release monster inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Satori.

In the original story, opening the Box of Ultimate Bliss was very troublesome.

Not only did it require a large amount of chakra, but it also required several people to jointly perform a specific ritual.

That was why Mui had cooperated with the elders of Kusagakure.

But Natsuki did not need to do that.

He had an ability he had never used before, and it was perfect for this situation.

Nfirea Template's Innate Talent allowed him to use all ninja tools without any restrictions.

In other words, Natsuki only needed to pour chakra into the Box of Ultimate Bliss to open it and make a wish.

He did not know whether Satori would unlock a new character template.

But Natsuki felt it might be difficult.

The main reason was that Satori and Mōryō were somewhat similar. Both were Yin Release monsters.

Still, it did not matter. As long as he could unlock an ability from the Kikyo Template and add more chakra to the Black Holy Grail, that would be enough.

Natsuki then thought of the Box of Ultimate Bliss itself.

This ninja tool might trigger a new character template.

After all, its wish-granting function was quite similar to a corrupted Holy Grail.

Of course, when it came to granting wishes, there were not only Holy Grails. There were also things like the Dragon Balls, the Peace Stars, and the Shikon Jewel.

"When are we going?" Yahiko asked impatiently.

"Next week."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said, "You just returned, so rest for a few days first."

(To be continued.)