Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

"Mui."

Natsuki came back to himself and looked at Mui, who was still in a daze. He asked, "Do you believe what I told you now?"

Mui opened his mouth, then stopped. He did not know what to say.

He had heard the legend of the Box of Ultimate Bliss when he was young, so his dream since childhood had been to open it.

But now that he had discovered the true nature of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, his dream had become a joke. It no longer had any meaning.

It was not just him. Kusagakure's years of conflict had also been for nothing.

There were two major factions within Kusagakure, the Fruit of the Grass and the Flower of the Grass.

The two factions were incompatible with each other. Even the position of leader was rotated between them.

The reason these two factions had formed was related to the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

The Fruit of the Grass advocated opening the Box of Ultimate Bliss and using it to rule the shinobi world.

The Flower of the Grass was the complete opposite. They believed the legend of the Box of Ultimate Bliss was not necessarily true and opposed taking the initiative to start a war.

After all, Kusagakure was only a small shinobi village.

If the legend of the Box of Ultimate Bliss turned out to be false, or if it was not as powerful as claimed, then Kusagakure would certainly be destroyed by the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Mui sighed inwardly.

He belonged to the Fruit of the Grass faction.

But now, it seemed the Flower of the Grass faction had been correct.

"The matter of the Box of Ultimate Bliss is already in the past."

Natsuki reminded him, "Your next task is to become the leader of Kusagakure."

"Yes, Natsuki-sama."

Mui was silent for a moment before answering.

He had already accepted his fate.

His dream had been shattered, and he was now under control. He could only obey Natsuki's orders.

Thinking about it carefully, becoming the leader of Kusagakure was not bad.

"Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, after you return, each of you will write a proposal."

Natsuki gave another instruction, "The contents of the proposal will be how Akatsuki should help Mui become the leader of Kusagakure."

As for Yukina, she did not need to.

Her role was Akatsuki's steward, managing the Infinity Castle, or rather, Akatsuki's secret base.

Besides, she had joined later and had missed many of his lessons.

Natsuki had previously combined knowledge from his past life and taught Yahiko and the others many lessons about running an organization.

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."

The three of them answered in unison.

Yahiko, in particular, was especially excited.

Akatsuki had been established for so long, and it had finally gained a chance to show what it could do.

Natsuki smiled and looked at the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

Now, how to deal with the Box of Ultimate Bliss had become a problem.

He walked forward, raised his hand, and placed it on the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

Chakra flowed into it, and he thought to himself, just as expected.

With Satori's death, all of the chakra inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss had also drained away.

The Box of Ultimate Bliss had become an empty box.

Perhaps if it was left alone for hundreds or even thousands of years, a second Satori might be born, but that would take far too long to matter.

An idea suddenly occurred to Natsuki.

Leaving everything else aside, the material of the Box of Ultimate Bliss was top-tier in terms of durability.

In the original story, Naruto and the others had no way to deal with it. In the end, they could only let it sink to the bottom of the sea together with Satori and seal it there.

He wanted to use the material of the Box of Ultimate Bliss to forge a bow.

A single bow would not require too much material. The remaining material could be made into arrows or other ninja tools.

The bows Natsuki currently used were all created through projection.

In essence, they were ordinary bows with nothing special about them.

The arrows he used were also projected, and their special traits depended on what sword or blade he projected.

Using projected arrows was not a problem.

After all, he could project blades like the Thunder God Sword.

But he really did need a special bow.

That way, its power would be greater.

The Kikyō Template's Sacred Arrow required him to kill five jonin from long range.

With a good bow, completing that task would be easier.

The only issue was whether the Box of Ultimate Bliss could be dismantled.

After thinking about it, Natsuki decided to bring it back to Konoha.

He would let Nekobaa in Konoha think of a way.

Natsuki raised his hand and opened a spatial door.

After pouring in enough chakra, he locked onto the alternate space inside his room, the Infinity Castle, as the destination.

Natsuki pushed the Box of Ultimate Bliss inside.

After placing it there for the time being, he walked back out.

"Mui, return to Hōzuki Castle and wait for our notice."

Natsuki opened another spatial door.

"Yes, Natsuki-sama."

After saying that, Mui walked into the spatial door.

"Let's go. We're returning to the Land of Rain metropolis."

After closing the spatial door to Hōzuki Castle, Natsuki opened another spatial door leading to the Land of Rain metropolis.

They had come by ship because he had never been to Hōzuki Castle before.

Returning did not need to be so troublesome. He could simply use the Door-Door Fruit.

It had to be said, the Door-Door Fruit was truly convenient.

The group returned to the Land of Rain metropolis.

"You three should finish your proposals as soon as possible."

Natsuki reminded them, "When the time comes, we'll use the best proposal as the main plan and begin the operation."

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."

After hearing this, all three of them were immediately filled with fighting spirit.

Even Nagato and Konan, who were not particularly interested in this matter, became motivated.

Because they wanted to prove to Natsuki that they were the most outstanding.

Although their relationship with one another was very good, when it came to their priorities, Natsuki was still first.

There was no helping it. Natsuki had treated them too well.

Not only had he given them a comfortable life, but he had also taught them various ninjutsu and secret techniques.

Natsuki smiled.

He would not personally interfere in the matter of making Mui the leader of Kusagakure. Yahiko and the other two could handle it.

With help from Chino, Yukina, Fūshin, and even Kakuzu, it should be possible.

Yahiko and the others moved quickly.

One week later, they had written three proposals.

"Konan's proposal is the most detailed."

After reading them, Natsuki gave his evaluation and said, "But Nagato's and Yahiko's proposals are also good. The main steps are more or less the same."

Konan immediately smiled when she heard this.

Yahiko and Nagato felt somewhat regretful.

Had they known, they would have written theirs in more detail as well.

"I'll leave the rest to you."

Natsuki paused, then said, "But you must not neglect your training."

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei."

The three of them quickly answered.

Natsuki did not stay long. The next day, he returned to Konoha.

After awakening the Angra Mainyu Template, the number of ninjutsu he needed to learn had increased again.

Yin Healing Wound Destruction, Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, and Dead Demon Consuming Seal were all either A-rank or S-rank, and they were all very difficult.

Adding the Four Red Yang Formation and Impure World Reincarnation from before, there was no way he could learn them without one or two years.

Mid-July.

Natsuki was handling work in his office when he heard a knock on the door.

He put down the document in his hand and raised his head.

The door opened, and the person who entered was the Anbu vice commander, Zō (Elephant).

"Natsuki-sama."

Zō bowed slightly and said, "Hokage-sama wants you to go to his office."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.

But he did not ask anything. He stood up and left the Anbu base.

He soon arrived at the Hokage's office and walked in after receiving permission.

"Natsuki."

Hiruzen smiled and said, "I called you here because there is something I would like to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

Natsuki asked curiously.

Mainly because Hiruzen rarely used the word "discuss."

"It is July now, and the first semester at the Ninja Academy has just ended."

Hiruzen sighed and said, "We have a little genius who is already eager to apply for early graduation."

"Is it Kakashi?"

Natsuki's heart moved, and he asked.

In the original story, Kakashi entered the academy at five years old and graduated at five years old.

In other words, the amount of time he spent at the Ninja Academy was not even a full year.

"That's right."

Hiruzen nodded and said.

"What is your opinion, Hokage-sama? Will you allow him to graduate early?"

Natsuki asked again.

"I feel that he does not need to graduate so early, but his attitude is quite firm, and I cannot simply force him to give up."

Hiruzen paused and said, "The problem is that he is too young and too talented, so finding a suitable shinobi team for him is difficult."

Natsuki nodded slightly, showing that he understood.

Kakashi was only five years old and had no teammates of the same age.

But he was also a genius. He could not simply be assigned to any random shinobi team. He had to be placed in a team led by a powerful shinobi.

The problem was that teams like that usually did not lack members.

Wait!

Natsuki suddenly realized something.

Was Hiruzen trying to place Kakashi in their team?

"At Kakashi's age, his focus should be on learning more ninjutsu."

Hiruzen continued, "I want him to temporarily join your team and Minato's team."

"Minato?"

Natsuki was somewhat surprised.

He had guessed correctly, but only halfway. He had not expected Minato's team to be involved as well.

"Your team often goes out on missions with only three people, and Minato's team is the same."

Hiruzen smiled helplessly and said, "With Kakashi joining, it would be just right."

Natsuki's team often had only three people because Tsunade was lazy.

Minato's team often had only three people because Jiraiya spent every day traveling the shinobi world, gathering material and searching for the Child of Prophecy.

Natsuki thought about it carefully and felt that Hiruzen's arrangement was indeed reasonable.

Nawaki was fairly enthusiastic about doing missions.

But Nonō was a medical ninja and had to work at Konoha Hospital.

Natsuki was the Anbu commander, so he also had to work. On top of that, he was responsible for Akatsuki's development.

Because of this, their team rarely went out on missions.

They could let Nawaki and Kakashi join Minato's team, forming a five-man group for missions.

Of course, as Hiruzen had said, Kakashi's main task at his age was learning ninjutsu.

And Natsuki, Nawaki, Minato, and the others could all teach him.

Especially Natsuki, who knew all seven chakra natures.

In a certain sense, he was even more suitable than Minato to be Kakashi's team instructor.

"I have no objections."

Natsuki came back to himself and said.

"I asked Minato about it yesterday, and he agreed as well."

Hiruzen smiled when he heard this and said, "Next weekend will be the final exam for this semester. You and Minato can go meet him then."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Natsuki nodded.

After the matter was settled, he turned and left the Hokage's office.

He was just about to return to the Anbu base when he suddenly stopped.

If an eyeball clone created by Blood Demon Art: Eyeball Clone was destroyed, he could sense it.

Using this feature, he had specially placed two eyeball clones in the Land of Rain metropolis.

And now, the eyeball clone he had placed with Kakuzu had been crushed.

Without hesitation, Natsuki went to a corner and opened a spatial door.

After pouring in enough chakra, he walked inside.

When he came out, he arrived in his office at Dawn Company in the Land of Rain metropolis.

Natsuki quickly went to Kakuzu's office.

"I just received intelligence. Pakura was attacked by unknown individuals and escaped with heavy injuries. Her current whereabouts are unknown."

Kakuzu got straight to the point.

"The shinobi capable of wounding Pakura that badly are most likely Rasa and Reki."

Natsuki narrowed his eyes and said.

"I think so too."

Kakuzu nodded and said.

"Where was Pakura attacked?"

Natsuki did not dare delay and immediately asked.

If Rasa and Reki found her first, Pakura would definitely be doomed.

Even if they did not find her, with injuries that severe, the possibility of death was still very high.

In short, they had to find her first.

"Near the underground transport pipeline she was responsible for."

Kakuzu then took out a map and said, "Right here."

This map marked the transport pipelines that had been laid since the rainwater business began.

Natsuki glanced at it, then turned and left.

He first opened a spatial door to Sunagakure, then hurried toward the transport pipeline.

After arriving at the location, he raised both hands. A large amount of blood surged out and fell to the ground, turning into countless eyeballs.

At first glance, the sight was rather terrifying.

The eyeball clones spread out in all directions.

Natsuki formed hand seals again and used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

If he still could not find Pakura like this, then he could only say she was unlucky.

Natsuki flew into the air, activated Clairvoyance and electromagnetic sensing, and began searching.

Somewhere in an oasis within the desert of the Land of Wind.

Pakura lost her footing and fell to the ground, rolling into the river.

The river was immediately dyed red, and the color spread outward.

"Is this as far as I go?"

Pakura lay in the water, her gaze fixed on the sky.

Her hair spread through the river, and her clothes were soaked by the water.

The water rippled gently and flowed over her pale skin.

Pakura could feel her back pressed against the river. The chill it brought also intensified the stinging pain.

But on the other hand, it kept her conscious and prevented her from passing out.

Pakura recalled what had happened earlier.

As usual, she had been inspecting the safety of the transport pipeline.

At that moment, two shinobi disguised as her subordinates suddenly attacked her with killing intent.

Ordinary shinobi would naturally not scare her.

But she immediately realized that the two shinobi were Rasa and Reki.

Caught off guard, she was gravely injured.

Rasa used Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spear to pierce through her abdomen.

Maku controlled two puppets, leaving cuts on both her arms and legs.

The most fatal part was that the puppet blades were poisoned.

Although Pakura had taken an antidote in time, Maku had clearly expected that and used a new poison.

Her antidote only had half its intended effect.

Fortunately, her strength was not inferior to Rasa and Maku's.

At the brink of life and death, she unleashed tremendous potential. With her other subordinates rushing over to help, she barely managed to escape.

But Pakura knew it was only temporary.

Her injuries were too severe. She would not survive.

Pakura sighed.

Did she hate them? She did, but more than that, she felt a deep sense of sorrow.

Sunagakure had completely disappointed her.

"You really are in a miserable state."

A familiar voice rang out.

Pakura instinctively turned her head and saw Natsuki.

She could not help freezing.

"You. Why are you here?"

Pakura endured the pain and asked in confusion.

"I heard you were attacked, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect I would actually find you."

Natsuki smiled and said, "Looks like your luck is pretty good."

"You can't save me."

Pakura paused slightly, then shook her head and said, "Even if Tsunade were here, she couldn't save me."

Natsuki instinctively looked her over.

In her drenched state, there was no beauty to speak of, only blood flowing from her body.

The most terrifying wound was on her abdomen. It was badly mangled, and even her internal organs could be seen.

Aside from that, there were her arms and legs. The poisoned wounds had already begun to rot.

"She truly could not save you, but I can."

Natsuki crouched down and said.

"You can save me? No. Impossible."

After Pakura finished speaking, she coughed up more blood.

"Nothing is impossible."

Natsuki's finger brushed across the blood on her soft lips, and he said, "It depends on what price you are willing to pay."

"What price can I still pay?"

Pakura looked at him, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Was it you who leaked the location of the transport pipeline?"

"How clever."

Natsuki admitted it.

Pakura suddenly began coughing.

More blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"What's so surprising about that?"

Natsuki smiled faintly and said, "We were enemies to begin with."

"Then. why are you saving me?"

Pakura asked in confusion.

"Because we will no longer be enemies soon."

Natsuki extended his hand. A drop of blood emerged and pressed against Pakura's forehead.

With Pakura's identity and strength, she naturally deserved to become an Upper Moon of the Twelve Kizuki.

In addition, she was heavily injured, so Natsuki gave her a little more blood than usual.

Pakura immediately noticed the changes in her body.

Her body, which had been weak from severe injuries, was rapidly recovering and strengthening.

But that was not enough.

Natsuki took out a Curse Antidote.

He pried open her mouth and poured it in.

Mystical Palm Technique!

Natsuki reached out and placed his hand on her abdomen.

Pakura had two fatal problems.

One was the poison, and the other was her abdomen.

Now that the poison had been neutralized, only her abdomen remained.

Under normal circumstances, even after neutralizing the poison, it would still be difficult to save her because the wound on her abdomen was too severe.

But now things were different. The blood curse was rapidly turning her from a human into a demon.

Her fatal wound was no longer as fatal.

Along with Natsuki's Mystical Palm Technique, he successfully saved her.

Before Pakura could recover from the shock of surviving, she received the information from the blood curse.

Only then did she understand what Natsuki had meant earlier.

They were indeed no longer enemies. She was now under Natsuki's control.

[Name: Pakura.]

[Race: Human, Demon.]

[Ability One: Partial Demon Transformation, locked.]

[Effect: Become half-human and half-demon, increasing attack power, speed, and regeneration.]

[Unlock condition: Comprehend it on your own.]

[Ability Two: Full Demon Transformation, locked.]

[Effect: Completely transforms into a demon, further increasing attack power, speed, and regeneration, but also increasing consumption.]

[Unlock condition: Comprehend it on your own.]

[Ability Three: Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure, locked.]

[Effect: Manipulate your own flesh and bones to attack.]

[Unlock condition: Comprehend it on your own.]

[Note: After Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure is unlocked, you will also obtain this Blood Demon Art.]

After reading it, Natsuki could not help feeling surprised.

The effect of Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure looked very similar to the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku.

Moreover, Shikotsumyaku could only control bones, while this could control both flesh and bones.

(To be continued.)

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