Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

"Your Blood Demon Art is related to shadows."

Natsuki smiled and reminded her.

Guren nodded.

After becoming a demon, she automatically understood what demons were and what Blood Demon Arts were.

She had also seen the Blood Demon Arts of Konan, Yahiko, and the others.

Her Blood Demon Art being related to shadows was somewhat unexpected.

Personally, she preferred Yahiko's Blood Demon Art: Ice Crystals.

It had some similarities to her Crystal Release.

"Work hard."

Natsuki patted her head, then turned and left.

Guren was still young, and her strength was not enough yet. The most important thing for her now was to become stronger.

Only after she grew up would she truly be able to help.

Natsuki returned to Konoha.

After Guren became a demon, the number of members in the Twelve Kizuki had reached nine.

Only the final three remained.

Next, he simply had to wait.

Another week passed, and Natsuki learned the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, successfully unlocking a new ability.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Three of the Angra Mainyu Template: All the World's Evil.]

Bringer-of-Darkness Technique was an A-rank genjutsu with extremely high difficulty, so it had taken him quite some time.

As for All the World's Evil, its effect was to mentally corrupt the target and reverse their personality.

In a certain sense, this ability was quite useful.

The only problem was that if the target's willpower was too strong, they could not be corrupted.

A range immediately appeared in Natsuki's mind.

That would be shinobi below elite jonin level.

Especially young people.

Young people who had just stepped into the world often did not possess exceptionally strong willpower.

Thinking of this, Natsuki's thoughts immediately became active.

He could make the geniuses of other shinobi villages fall to corruption.

Natsuki thought it over and found it somewhat unfortunate.

Because the geniuses of other shinobi villages he remembered were either still very young at this time or had not been born yet.

For example, people like Terumī Mei.

Natsuki shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Time passed to June.

While training at the Senju clan compound, Natsuki suddenly paused.

A line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Five of the Jiraiya Template: Sage Mode.]

Natsuki froze for a moment, then felt pleasantly surprised.

The unlock condition for Sage Mode from the Jiraiya Template was for Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to possess jonin-level strength.

Now that it had unlocked, it meant Nagato had finally reached jonin level.

Natsuki guessed that he had mastered the abilities of the Deva Path, such as Shinra Tensei or Banshō Ten'in.

As long as he mastered either one, he could possess jonin-level strength.

Unlike Nagato in the original story, his legs had not been blown up by Hanzō, so he did not need the Six Paths of Pain.

Natsuki stood where he was and absorbed the knowledge of Sage Mode from the Jiraiya Template.

As expected, it inherited Jiraiya's flaw in Sage Mode. The duration was limited.

If he wanted to use it in battle, he would need to summon Fukasaku and Shima of Mount Myōboku to assist him.

But Natsuki was not a contractor of Mount Myōboku, so he could not summon them.

That left only one method.

He had to learn the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave and summon the three great snake priestesses to assist him.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Three of the Unohana Retsu Template: Minazuki, Shikai.]

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Four of the Unohana Retsu Template: Minazuki, Bankai, All Things End.]

It came!

Natsuki's spirit shook.

The unlock condition for Minazuki's Shikai was having a jonin-level student who had inherited flying and healing abilities.

Nagato satisfied this condition.

The unlock condition for Minazuki's Bankai, All Things End, was having a jonin-level student who had inherited swordsmanship.

Both Nagato and Yahiko satisfied this condition.

Natsuki let out a breath.

He spoke to Nawaki and the others, then opened a spatial door and arrived near the Forest of Death.

Natsuki took out Minazuki.

Shikai!

Minazuki immediately flew out of his hand like a living creature.

In midair, the blade trembled, and flesh suddenly began growing from it.

A moment later, it transformed into a giant one-eyed manta-like creature.

Natsuki estimated that it was five meters wide.

With its wings added, it reached ten meters.

Natsuki leaped up and stood on its back.

Its back was like a large round platform. Even ten people could sit on it without issue.

"Fly."

Natsuki spoke.

The giant manta immediately spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Only after reaching an altitude of three hundred meters did it stop rising.

"Fly at your highest speed."

Natsuki instructed again.

The giant manta immediately accelerated, drifting into the distance like a gust of wind.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, feeling the strong wind rushing toward him and blowing his hair and clothes backward.

He immediately used the Defensive Barrier from the Kikyō Template.

The barrier spread out and instantly blocked the wind.

Natsuki nodded slightly.

It was fast. At full speed, it was comparable to an ordinary jonin.

It was quite good for travel.

Moreover, its back was wide and stable, with no sense of shaking at all.

While traveling, he could even sleep or eat on its back.

The only pity was that Natsuki already had the Door-Door Fruit.

If he truly needed to travel, the Door-Door Fruit was naturally more convenient.

However, if he went out with Kushina, Nonō, or the others to relax, he could use the giant manta and enjoy the scenery.

"Return."

After finishing his test, Natsuki said.

The giant manta immediately stopped, turned around, and returned near the Forest of Death.

"Wait for me a moment."

Natsuki used electromagnetic sensing and immediately found a wild bird nearby.

He leaped up and caught it.

The wild bird struggled desperately in his hand.

Natsuki used a little force and injured its internal organs.

He looked at the giant manta and said, "Heal it."

Natsuki threw the wild bird from his hand.

The giant manta immediately opened its mouth and swallowed the bird into its stomach.

A moment later, it opened its mouth again, and the wild bird instantly flew out and escaped.

Natsuki shook his head.

The only bad part was that the target being healed had to be swallowed into the giant manta's stomach.

He definitely would not be willing to do that himself.

Just thinking about it made it hard to accept.

Fortunately, he now knew quite a few medical ninjutsu.

Unless there was no other choice, there was no need to use the giant manta's healing ability.

Natsuki extended his hand, and the giant manta changed back into Minazuki.

He took a deep breath and used Bankai.

In an instant, he felt the area centered on him turn completely dark.

Countless streams of blood fell from the sky, making the scene look especially chilling.

At the same time, Minazuki's snow-white blade was dyed red, turning into a blood blade.

With a thought from Natsuki, Minazuki quickly bent and twisted into a spring-like shape.

With another thought, the blade returned to normal, and the blood-red edge extended continuously.

In this regard, it was similar to Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.

All Things End!

Natsuki swung his blade at the nearest tree.

The tree was instantly cut in half. At the same time, the cut section was rapidly corroded and dissolved into ash.

"Not bad at all."

Natsuki released Bankai, and Minazuki returned to normal.

He casually put it into the alternate space of Unlimited Blade Works.

Natsuki stood where he was and thought for a moment before quickly making a decision.

Since he had already unlocked Sage Mode from the Jiraiya Template, there was no need to waste time. He would go straight to Ryūchi Cave.

Natsuki thought it over and planned to go alone.

Nawaki was also a contractor of Ryūchi Cave.

Under normal circumstances, he could bring him along and let him participate in the Sage Mode trial of Ryūchi Cave as well.

But if he brought Nawaki, Natsuki was worried that he might not be able to protect him.

After all, this trip to Ryūchi Cave also involved turning the three great snake priestesses into demons, so conflict was inevitable.

After the three great snake priestesses were turned into demons, he could bring Nawaki there safely.

Even if Nawaki failed in cultivating Sage Mode, the three great snake priestesses would not dare kill him.

Natsuki arrived at Orochimaru's residence.

Ever since the Second Shinobi World War ended, Orochimaru had been conducting Wood Release experiments.

Because of that, the team instructor for Natsuki, Nawaki, and Nonō had become Tsunade.

However, after leading them for a while, Tsunade also became lazy and let the three of them go out on missions by themselves.

Natsuki, Nawaki, and the others would visit Orochimaru during holidays.

Normally, if there was nothing important, they would not come over.

After all, it would disturb him.

"Sensei."

Natsuki knocked on the door and walked in.

"Wait a moment."

Orochimaru did not turn his head as he spoke.

Natsuki looked at him.

He was wearing gloves and conducting an experiment.

In front of him was an operating table, and on the table was an unconscious gorilla.

Natsuki thought to himself that this really was not Orochimaru's usual style.

If it were Orochimaru from the original story, he would definitely have used living people directly.

"Why are you here?"

Orochimaru took off his gloves and asked.

"I want to go to Ryūchi Cave."

Natsuki explained, "There has not been much going on recently, so I want to see if I have the talent to learn Sage Mode."

"You should indeed try."

Orochimaru thought of how Jiraiya had once shown off in front of him that Minato had the talent to learn Sage Mode.

If Natsuki also had the talent, he could regain some pride.

"I will go with you."

Orochimaru said casually, "Ryūchi Cave is too far away if we go there directly. The best method is to have them summon us with Reverse Summoning Technique."

After saying that, he bit his thumb and pressed his hand to the ground, summoning a small white snake.

"Go find Iwaji and have him use Reverse Summoning Technique to summon us."

Orochimaru looked at the small white snake and gave the order.

With a puff, the small white snake disappeared in smoke.

"Not all snakes can use Reverse Summoning Technique."

Orochimaru explained, "Only the three great snake priestesses and a small number of large snakes can use it."

"So that is how it is."

Natsuki was not surprised.

After all, Reverse Summoning Technique was already a ninjutsu.

Summoning beasts capable of mastering ninjutsu were already rare.

"Iwaji is a large snake I often use. It has decent strength."

Orochimaru continued explaining, "Although it is not as strong as Manda, it has a better temper. Summoning it does not require a sacrifice."

Natsuki thought of the large snake Orochimaru had summoned in the original story.

It had no listed name, but its skin was gray. Perhaps that was Iwaji.

"Sensei."

Seeing that there was still time, Natsuki asked, "Has there been any progress with the Wood Release experiment?"

Orochimaru did not hide it and smiled faintly. "I have already begun experiments on gorillas. Once those succeed, I can attempt human trials."

"If it comes to human trials, I can have the Anbu find some condemned criminals from outside the village for you."

Natsuki said when he heard this.

"That was exactly what I was thinking."

Orochimaru nodded and said.

The current Orochimaru had not fallen into darkness, so naturally, he would not use Konoha shinobi, or even infants, for experiments like he had in the original story.

Natsuki was just about to say more when he suddenly sensed a summons.

He did not resist it, and immediately felt as if he were passing through a spatial door.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in front of a giant snake.

Its skin was gray.

"Orochimaru-sama, it has been a long time."

Iwaji took the initiative to speak. "And the new contractor, Natsuki-sama."

Natsuki thought to himself that it was quite polite.

He remembered Sasuke Uchiha's summoning beast, Aoda.

As for Manda, it was arrogant every time it appeared.

"Let's go."

Orochimaru nodded and said.

Natsuki followed behind him, moving through the complicated passages of Ryūchi Cave.

Compared to Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest, Ryūchi Cave appeared far darker.

"To learn Sage Mode, you must pass the trial of the three great snake priestesses."

Orochimaru said casually, "But whether you can learn it after passing depends on your talent."

"What is the trial of the three great snake priestesses?"

Natsuki remembered that Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest had no additional trial. One could begin learning directly.

"They use genjutsu to test your willpower."

Orochimaru answered, "With your willpower, passing the trial should not be very difficult."

Willpower?

Natsuki did not think he had especially strong willpower.

If he faced powerful temptation, he felt he might not hold out.

Fortunately, it was genjutsu.

He had the Miko Purification from the Kikyō Template, so he did not need to worry about genjutsu.

"The new contractor. Today, I finally get to meet you. You are quite beautiful, and I imagine your taste must be excellent."

A sudden, clear voice rang out.

A young woman wearing a white robe descended from above.

She had dark red hair and wore a necklace with three magatama-shaped ornaments.

"I am Tagitsuhime."

Tagitsuhime licked her lips, looked at Natsuki, and said, "Should you fail the trial, I will be the one to eat you."

Her tongue was blue, extremely thin, and forked at the tip.

"Do not frighten our new contractor."

Another voice rang out.

Unlike Tagitsuhime, this voice carried a childish tone.

The next second, a young girl appeared.

She wore a white robe and blue-green magatama-shaped earrings.

Calling her a young girl was not exactly accurate. Natsuki felt that she was so short she barely reached his waist.

She was Ichikishimahime.

Then, a woman who appeared more mature than both Tagitsuhime and Ichikishimahime appeared.

She had long green hair and wore a magatama necklace around her neck.

She was the last of the three great snake priestesses, Tagorihime.

Natsuki glanced over the three of them.

All three had very pale skin, even deathly pale.

Anyone could tell at a glance that something about them was not normal.

In fact, it was not normal, because the three great snake priestesses were snakes, not humans.

The three great summoning sage regions each had their own unique senjutsu.

The senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave involved techniques such as transformation, floating, and invisibility.

These were also the senjutsu mastered by the White Snake Sage and the three great snake priestesses.

On ordinary days, the three great snake priestesses would take human form to meet Ryūchi Cave's contractors.

"Orochimaru."

Tagorihime glanced at Natsuki and asked, "Has the new contractor come to take the trial to learn Sage Mode?"

Orochimaru nodded.

"I will explain the rules first."

Tagorihime said expressionlessly, "There are three stages in the trial. If you fail any one of them, we will eat you."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed not far away.

Natsuki followed the direction she pointed and saw piles of white bones.

"Are you certain you wish to participate?"

Tagorihime withdrew her hand and asked.

"You must participate."

Tagitsuhime blinked and said, "When it reaches my stage, I will make sure you enjoy yourself."

"Hmph, he will not last until the final stage."

Ichikishimahime revealed her pink tongue. "I will eat him during the second stage."

"I am certain."

Natsuki's tone was calm.

"Follow me."

Tagorihime turned and walked toward a nearby door.

She walked step by step, her slender waist swaying with snake-like flexibility.

The door opened.

Tagorihime looked at Natsuki, signaling for him to enter.

Natsuki glanced inside and found that it was completely empty.

He walked in.

His vision blurred, and it felt as if he had stepped into a dreamlike castle.

A large amount of food was placed in the center of the castle.

"Before taking the trial, you may fill your stomach first."

Tagorihime was quite polite as she said, "If you have any requests, you may ask me."

Natsuki walked forward and reached out, picking up a cake from the table.

He keenly noticed a change in Tagorihime's expression.

Since appearing, she had carried herself with dignity.

But now, she showed the expression of someone looking at delicious food.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and used Priestess Purification.

In an instant, the castle and the food vanished completely.

He was standing in an empty room.

"Congratulations, you have passed."

Tagorihime frowned slightly, but soon regained her calm.

"Thank you."

Natsuki smiled.

Tagorihime turned and walked outside.

"Not bad. You did not disappoint me!"

A smile appeared on Ichikishimahime's small face, making it seem as if she was happy that Natsuki had passed.

But Natsuki knew that her so-called innocence was all an act.

She looked childlike, but in reality, she was a snake spirit that had lived for more than a thousand years.

"Follow me."

Ichikishimahime skipped toward another door.

Natsuki followed her.

The door opened.

Inside was a cave.

Natsuki walked in and found that the surrounding walls were covered with countless small holes.

The door closed.

Natsuki looked back and found that the door was also covered in countless small holes.

"Fill the small holes with your chakra, and you will pass."

Ichikishimahime's voice rang out.

As soon as Natsuki heard it, he knew what this stage was testing, chakra reserves.

A shinobi with too little chakra could not learn Sage Mode.

Natsuki extended his hand, and a vast amount of chakra surged out.

"So much?"

Ichikishimahime opened her mouth wide and said, "It would have been wonderful if I could eat that much. What a pity."

Natsuki opened the door and walked back out.

"Wonderful!"

Tagitsuhime laughed charmingly and said, "I can hardly wait to eat you!"

She walked up to Natsuki and breathed lightly toward him.

A faint fragrance rushed over him.

Then, Tagitsuhime leaned closer and bit his neck.

Natsuki immediately felt his body grow hot and numb.

It was snake venom.

He had already judged it.

At the same time, hallucinations appeared before his eyes, as if he were seeing Kushina, Nawaki, and the others.

But in the next second, both the genjutsu and the poison vanished.

"How is that possible?"

Seeing this, Tagitsuhime could not help crying out in shock.

She had never seen a shinobi pass her trial in under three seconds.

Natsuki smiled.

Priestess Purification helped him break the genjutsu.

Poison-to-Medicine helped him neutralize the venom.

The three trials of Ryūchi Cave were no challenge to him at all.

(To be continued.)

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