Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Kakashi's addition did not change Natsuki's life much.

According to Konoha's rules, newly graduated genin could only accept D-rank missions.

Kakashi was no exception.

Natsuki had him train at the Senju clan compound in the morning, then follow Nawaki or Minato to do missions in the afternoon.

Because Minato had to train in Sage Mode, Kakashi mostly went on missions with Nawaki.

Nawaki was very enthusiastic about becoming a team instructor ahead of time, and he taught Kakashi with great dedication.

Natsuki planned to teach Kakashi Lightning Release.

But not yet.

For the time being, he did not need to worry about him.

In October, Konoha entered autumn, and the weather became much cooler.

But the Land of Rain was still covered by endless rain.

"The rainwater business has returned to normal."

Kakuzu spoke unhurriedly.

Natsuki nodded.

Pakura had already been transformed into a demon by him, so there was no longer any need to stir up internal conflict between her, Rasa, and Reki.

"Not long ago, Yahiko and the others sent back news."

Kakuzu continued, "Their plan has gone smoothly. They have already completed the first step."

The first step of the plan was simple.

They would first have Mui gain the support of the Fruit of the Grass faction.

He would use opening the Box of Ultimate Bliss as bait to make the Fruit of the Grass help him become leader.

The second step was to win over the Flower of the Grass faction.

They would explain the current state and truth of the Box of Ultimate Bliss to the Flower of the Grass to gain their trust.

He would also make his stance clear. After becoming leader, he would stand on the side of the Flower of the Grass and suppress the Fruit of the Grass.

After all, the Fruit of the Grass advocated using the Box of Ultimate Bliss to rule the shinobi world.

Of course, a plan was only a plan.

The execution would not go so smoothly.

Yahiko and the others would secretly use some violent methods to ensure the plan's success.

Fortunately, Kusagakure was a small shinobi village, and it did not have many powerful shinobi.

With Mui's own maneuvering added in, becoming leader was only a matter of time.

"Notify me immediately if there is any further news."

Natsuki turned and left.

He then found a place and used a spatial door.

After walking through it, he arrived at Pakura's house.

But she was not there.

Seeing this, Natsuki was not in a hurry. He sat down on the sofa and fell into thought.

The main thing he was doing now was still training.

Not long ago, he had learned the Four Red Yang Formation and unlocked the Defensive Barrier from the Kikyō Template.

But aside from training, what else could he do?

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

He thought of Shinnō from Soragakure.

Shinnō was a rare medical jonin.

The Kaidō ability of the Unohana Retsu Template required him to kill three medical jonin.

He had killed Yomi before, so he still needed two more.

Shinnō undoubtedly met the condition.

In theory, he was also a taijutsu jonin.

Because he knew the Eight Gates.

The first gate of the Eight Gates from the Hatake Kakashi Template required him to defeat three taijutsu jonin.

He had defeated Mui before, so he still needed two more.

Aside from that, Soragakure itself was also valuable.

Soragakure was a shinobi village skilled in flight.

However, their flight did not rely on ninjutsu, but on ninja tools.

For example, ninja tools similar to gliders.

They used Wind Release chakra as propulsion, launched themselves into the sky, then attacked with shuriken and other ninja tools.

But that was not the main point.

The main point was that they had built an airborne fortress called the Ancor Vantian.

This Ancor Vantian used the Zero-Tails as its power source.

The Zero-Tails was a tailless beast created by Shinnō, a physical entity formed from dark chakra.

Although it was no match for a tailed beast, it still had a great deal of chakra. It could be considered on the same level as Mōryō and Satori.

He could absorb it into the Black Grail, or leave it inside the Ancor Vantian as a power source.

The premise was that the Ancor Vantian could play a sufficiently useful role.

Natsuki then remembered something else.

In the original story, Soragakure had been destroyed by Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War.

Had it been destroyed now?

Natsuki remembered that he had not encountered any Soragakure shinobi during the Second Shinobi World War.

However, he had not participated in the entire war. He had spent a considerable amount of time in Konoha.

Perhaps Soragakure had still been destroyed by Konoha.

In any case, he could just have the Anbu investigate and find out.

At that moment, the sound of a door opening rang out.

"I thought an enemy had entered my house."

Pakura walked in.

"What enemy would be bold enough to sneak into your house?"

Natsuki chuckled and asked in return.

"Did you come to see me for something today?"

Pakura walked over and poured him a glass of water.

"Have Rasa and Reki made any moves recently?"

Natsuki took a sip of water and asked.

"No."

Pakura sat across from him and said, "I strengthened my defenses. It is already very difficult for them to get close to me."

As she spoke, she removed her Sunagakure forehead protector.

Her bangs fell, and she shook her head.

Her mature figure swayed with the movement, and her backless, fitted outfit rose and fell with her curves.

"That is good."

Natsuki openly appreciated the sight.

Pakura noticed his gaze, and her heart trembled slightly, but she said nothing.

"You can try cultivating a few trusted subordinates in Sunagakure."

Natsuki suggested.

"Subordinates who both trust me and are willing to betray Sunagakure will probably be difficult to cultivate."

Pakura said without changing her expression.

"Try it. It does not matter if you fail."

Natsuki said indifferently.

"I will do my best."

Pakura paused, then asked in confusion, "Why don't you continue using the blood curse to control other Sunagakure shinobi?"

"My blood is very precious. I cannot waste it so casually."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

Pakura paused slightly and thought to herself that it was just as expected.

With an effect as incredible as the blood curse, the price was definitely high.

Because of that, Natsuki could only control a small number of shinobi.

Was she lucky? Or unlucky?

Natsuki did not know what she was thinking.

If he had known, he could only say she was thinking too much.

In theory, as long as he had chakra, Natsuki could create blood, and the cost was practically nonexistent.

But he definitely would not explain that to anyone.

"I'll leave first. Be careful. Rasa and Reki will not give up so easily."

Natsuki stood up, opened a spatial door, and walked inside.

When he appeared again, he was already at the Anbu base.

"Zō."

Natsuki got straight to the point and said, "Help me investigate Soragakure."

"Yes, Natsuki-sama."

Zō asked nothing and turned to leave.

Natsuki then returned to the Senju clan compound.

The crisp sound of metal clashing rang out.

Natsuki was not surprised.

Kakashi often sparred with Nawaki in swordsmanship.

"Natsuki."

Kushina ran over.

She was wearing a dress, and as she ran, her long red hair swayed in the wind.

Natsuki looked her over twice and secretly thought that she really had grown up. She was already a graceful young woman.

But that was only natural.

After this year passed, she would officially enter adulthood.

"Aren't you training?"

Natsuki pinched her cheek and asked.

"I have already trained for so long. Of course I can rest for a while."

Kushina snorted softly.

"Let's chat somewhere else."

Natsuki glanced at Kakashi and Nawaki, who were in the middle of a spar, and said, "It is a little noisy."

"Let's go to our alternate space!"

Hearing this, Kushina grabbed his hand and ran into his room.

The two of them passed through a spatial door and entered the alternate space.

After their efforts, the alternate space already had quite a few buildings.

Aside from that, there were all kinds of flowers, grass, and trees.

The mysterious part of this alternate space was that it was still within the shinobi world, so it could receive sunlight from the outside.

From that point of view, it was very similar to Mount Myōboku.

Mount Myōboku also had dense vegetation.

"I think we should give our alternate space a name."

Kushina walked among the flowers, spread her arms, breathed in the fragrance, and smiled.

"What name do you want to give it?"

Natsuki asked with a smile.

"I don't know."

Kushina shook her head.

"You can take your time thinking about it."

Natsuki did not mind.

[Konan has unlocked Full Demon Transformation.]

The words that suddenly appeared made Natsuki pause slightly.

Konan had unlocked Full Demon Transformation so quickly?

Natsuki became thoughtful.

Calling it quick was not exactly accurate.

Konan had already been transformed into a demon for quite a long time.

She was currently in the Land of Grass.

Perhaps she had unlocked it while fighting Kusagakure shinobi.

But no matter what, it was a good thing.

After Konan unlocked Full Demon Transformation, along with Weather Arts and the Sorcery Clima-Tact, her strength was already no weaker than an ordinary jonin's.

Next, he only needed to wait for Yahiko and Nagato to reach jonin-level strength.

At that time, Sage Mode, Minazuki's Shikai, and Bankai could all be unlocked.

Natsuki's strength would also rise another step.

"I thought of one!"

Kushina suddenly said, "Let's call it Rose Castle!"

Natsuki came back to himself, looked at the roses among the flowers, and guessed where she had gotten the name from.

He smiled and said, "I think it is good. Roses are red, just like your hair. Both are very beautiful."

Kushina froze for a moment, then turned around with her back facing him. A blush appeared on her face.

"Kushina."

Natsuki walked forward and casually asked, "How is your relationship with the Nine-Tails now?"

"Pretty good."

Kushina suppressed the fluttering in her heart and said, "I can borrow its chakra at any time now."

Natsuki nodded slightly.

It seemed Kushina had already mastered partial tailed beast transformation.

A Nine-Tails jinchūriki capable of partial tailed beast transformation could fight almost any shinobi in the current shinobi world, aside from Uchiha Madara.

Of course, it would be even better if she could take a step further and achieve full tailed beast transformation.

But that was very difficult.

In the original story, even Uzumaki Naruto needed the help of the Waterfall of Truth on Kumogakure's Turtle Island.

Kushina would probably need the same.

But now was not the period of the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Kumogakure would definitely not let her use the Waterfall of Truth on Turtle Island.

"Why did you suddenly space out?"

Kushina turned around, waved her hand in front of his eyes, and asked.

"I was thinking about what I should teach you."

Natsuki grabbed her hand and said.

"I have already learned the Konoha Six Powers and Armament Haki. I do not need to learn anything else for now."

Kushina shook her head and said, "You do not need to feel troubled over that."

"I would not call it trouble."

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and said, "I will teach you Weather Arts."

"Doesn't Weather Arts require the Sorcery Clima-Tact?"

Kushina asked in confusion.

"I asked Nekobaa to make two more."

Natsuki lied with a serious expression.

"It was that simple?"

Kushina tilted her head and asked, "Aren't Lightning Release and Water Release chakra crystals very rare?"

"Rare does not mean impossible to find. As long as there is enough money, they can always be bought."

Natsuki spoke very boldly.

"How much money did that business of yours actually make?"

Kushina asked curiously when she heard this.

The Stamina Recovery Potion required tailed beast chakra.

She had heard Natsuki mention that back then.

But she did not know it was used for the Stamina Recovery Potion, nor did she know who he sold it to.

"I don't know."

Natsuki spread his hands and said, "In any case, I cannot spend it all."

"That much?"

Kushina cried out in surprise and asked.

"If you need money, come to me. Any amount is fine."

After saying this, Natsuki handed her a summoning storage scroll. "Before learning Weather Arts, you have to study meteorology."

"That sounds troublesome already."

Kushina accepted the summoning storage scroll, raised her head, stared at him, and said, "You teach me."

Natsuki looked at her beautiful face and nodded.

Kushina immediately smiled.

She turned around, quickened her pace, and skipped forward as she said, "Let's sit on the roof and study."

Two months passed quickly.

During the New Year period, Yahiko gave Natsuki another surprise.

He had unlocked Full Demon Transformation.

Aside from that, Pakura unlocked Partial Demon Transformation and Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure.

Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure was not that useful to Natsuki.

Because the Kibutsuji Muzan Template could also control flesh and bones.

Especially the Progenitor of Demons from the Kibutsuji Muzan Template. It could be considered an enhanced version of Blood Demon Art: Hollow Cry, Divine Departure.

Its unlock condition was to establish the Twelve Kizuki.

There were eight members now.

The Upper Moons were Konan, Miroku, Yukina, Yahiko, and Pakura.

The Lower Moons were Chino, Fūshin, and Mui.

There were two more people who could also be transformed into demons, Honoka and Guren.

Honoka was a researcher, so after considering it, Natsuki did not plan to make her one of the Twelve Kizuki.

Guren, on the other hand, was suitable. She was just a little young.

As for the remaining three, Natsuki had already set his sights on the three great snake priestesses of Ryūchi Cave.

The three great snake priestesses were very strong, and in the original story, they had even used senjutsu.

Natsuki was also very curious whether Blood Demon Art could be used together with senjutsu.

If it could, how powerful would it become?

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Natsuki came back to himself and said.

"Natsuki-sama."

Zō walked in and said, "These are the investigation results on Soragakure."

"Thank you."

Natsuki took the file and began reading.

The contents were very detailed.

Soragakure had been destroyed, just like in the original story.

But this time, it had not been Konoha. It had been Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

In the original story, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure had fought fiercely in the Land of Rain.

After Natsuki's butterfly effect, during this Second Shinobi World War, Konoha had not directly gone to war with Iwagakure.

Because of that, Konoha had not encountered Soragakure.

The main reason was that Soragakure had been located in the Land of Birds, to the left of the Land of Rain.

It was positioned right between Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

Of course, it had formerly been called the Land of Sky.

The Land of Sky was very small, somewhat similar to the Land of Whirlpools.

After Soragakure was destroyed, the Land of Sky also disappeared and was absorbed into the Land of Birds.

The current Soragakure had already become ruins.

However, according to Konoha Anbu's investigation, they discovered that the surviving Soragakure shinobi had moved underground and were building the Ancor Vantian.

As for Soragakure's leader, Shinnō, he was not in Soragakure.

After a long investigation, Konoha Anbu discovered that he was currently disguised as a physician and traveling through various shinobi villages.

He was now in Kumogakure.

After reading it, Natsuki nodded slightly.

Shinnō's travels were fake. Stealing secret techniques was the real goal.

His Eight Gates had been stolen.

Natsuki suspected that he had come into contact with Might Duy and Might Guy.

After all, father and son were rather simple-minded and easy to deceive.

Aside from that, the formula Shinnō used to create the Zero-Tails also came from Konoha.

But he did have genuine ability.

He had created two medical kinjutsu on his own.

One was Medical Kinjutsu: Body Revival, which could activate the body and draw out greater power.

The other was Medical Kinjutsu: Body Regeneration, which could restore the body even if it had been torn apart.

When both medical kinjutsu were used together, they could form a third medical ninjutsu called Body Revival Technique.

Its effect was remarkable. It allowed Shinnō to open the Eighth Gate of the Eight Gates without dying.

Unfortunately, even with all Eight Gates opened, the power of his Eight Gates was far inferior to Might Duy and Might Guy's.

However, these two medical kinjutsu were still quite good.

Natsuki felt that Tsunade and Nonō could learn them.

At critical moments, they could be used to save their lives.

As for him, he did not really need them.

Only Medical Kinjutsu: Body Revival was somewhat useful to him.

As for Medical Kinjutsu: Body Regeneration, he had the Kibutsuji Muzan Template and had no need for it.

Judging from the file, Shinnō had not yet been to Konoha.

This was somewhat troublesome.

Because if he did not come to Konoha, he would not learn the Eight Gates, and he would not be able to create the Zero-Tails.

After thinking about it, Natsuki decided to wait until Shinnō arrived in Konoha.

Only then could Shinnō's value be maximized.

In any case, he was not in a hurry.

Compared to Shinnō, he cared more about when Nagato would gain strength comparable to a jonin.

Natsuki put away the file and returned to the Senju clan compound.

Time passed to March, another graduation season.

Asuma and the others had also advanced to their second year.

However, this year, there were no students like Kakashi who applied for early graduation.

"Kakashi, what's wrong?"

Nawaki pushed open the door and saw Kakashi staring into space, so he asked.

"Nawaki-senpai."

Kakashi came back to himself and asked, "With my current strength, can I participate in the Chunin Exams?"

"You are still so young, and you already want to take the Chunin Exams?"

Nawaki could not help retorting, "Are you trying to break Konoha's record?"

"Because genin can only take low-level missions."

Kakashi answered, "After becoming a chunin, I can take higher-level missions."

The corner of Nawaki's mouth twitched, and he was left speechless.

Natsuki suddenly thought of something.

In the original story, Sakumo's suicide had happened after Kakashi became a chunin.

Could it be this year?

That would be a troublesome matter.

The original story did not say which mission caused Sakumo to take his own life.

It was impossible for Natsuki to watch him every day.

After all, with Sakumo's strength and status, he often carried out secret missions.

Moreover, high-difficulty missions also took a long time. They could take ten days, half a month, or even a year or longer.

(To be continued.)

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