Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Night fell.

Konoha instead lit up.

The streets and alleys were filled with lights, as well as dense crowds of villagers and shinobi attending the New Year festival.

Natsuki and the others had not set out yet. They were still at home changing into kimono.

"Natsuki."

Nonō looked at the wardrobe and asked, "Which kimono suits me better?"

"They all look good."

Natsuki walked forward and hugged her from behind.

Nonō felt her heart tighten.

She raised her head, and tenderness appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Natsuki raised an eyebrow, sensing the contrast in her.

She was clearly usually very gentle.

"Let's attend the New Year festival first."

Natsuki withdrew his hand from her clothes.

Nonō answered softly and took a black kimono from the wardrobe.

She turned around and handed the kimono to Natsuki.

Natsuki paused slightly and accepted it.

Nonō looked at him, and a shy smile appeared on her face.

Then she stretched out her hands.

Her clothes slipped to the floor, and her fair figure appeared before Natsuki's eyes.

Natsuki could not help recalling her soft voice from last night and her warm skin.

Seeing him staring at her without blinking, Nonō felt happy, but also lowered her head shyly.

Even so, she spread her arms.

Natsuki immediately understood.

She wanted him to help her put on the kimono.

But in her current state, this was truly a great test for him.

With terrifying willpower, Natsuki helped her put on the kimono.

"Thank you."

Nonō said softly.

"Wait for me a moment."

Natsuki returned to his own room and soon changed into his kimono as well.

The two went out.

Tsunade, Kushina, and Nawaki had already changed into kimono and were waiting for them.

Natsuki instinctively looked at Tsunade.

She was wearing a white kimono.

But the important point was that even the kimono outlined a full curve on her body.

In comparison, Kushina looked somewhat plain.

Of course, she was not truly plain. It was only because traditional kimono were loose, making her figure less obvious.

"Let's go!"

Nawaki waved his hand and said.

The five of them immediately left the Senju clan compound.

Once they reached the street, the lively scent of the festival rushed toward them.

The small food stalls everywhere and the noise from all directions merged together, placing everyone fully within the atmosphere of the New Year festival.

"Let's try that!"

Kushina grabbed Natsuki's hand and walked toward a nearby food stall.

Nonō calmly followed behind them.

"Minato!"

Nawaki suddenly noticed a familiar figure not far away and quickly shouted.

Minato instinctively turned around.

Together with him were Jiraiya, Kae, and Suzume.

"Yo, Tsunade, what a coincidence."

When Jiraiya saw Tsunade, his eyes lit up, and he quickly spoke.

"It is the New Year festival today. I do not want to hit you, so behave yourself."

Tsunade immediately warned him.

"I am not that kind of person."

Jiraiya said without changing expression.

"One skewer of grilled meat for each person."

Natsuki reappeared with Nonō and Kushina.

"Thanks."

Nawaki immediately accepted a skewer.

"Where is your sensei?"

After Jiraiya accepted the grilled meat, he asked.

"We did not come with him."

Natsuki shook his head and answered.

"Let me see where he is."

Nawaki looked around and searched for Orochimaru.

Seeing this, Natsuki activated Observation Haki.

"He definitely has not arrived yet."

Tsunade took a bite of grilled meat and said, "He is the Hokage. If he came, it would most likely cause a commotion."

"That makes sense."

Hearing this, Nawaki stopped looking for Orochimaru and focused on the grilled meat.

Natsuki nodded.

Orochimaru had indeed not arrived.

His Observation Haki did not find him, but it did find Mikoto.

She was shopping with several female shinobi from the Uchiha clan.

"Forget about him. Let's continue walking."

Tsunade waved her hand and said.

Hearing this, the group continued forward.

Before long, they heard cheers break out in the distance.

"Is it Sensei?"

Nawaki instinctively looked over.

But the distance was too far, and there were people everywhere, so he could not see Orochimaru at all.

"It is him."

Natsuki activated Observation Haki, confirmed Orochimaru's position, and said, "Let's go over."

The group walked over.

Orochimaru soon shook off the enthusiastic villagers and shinobi and met up with them.

"Since everyone is here, let's go eat to our hearts' content!"

Tsunade said boldly, "Better yet, let's drink until we drop!"

"Can I drink?"

Nawaki asked expectantly.

"You cannot!"

Tsunade glared at him and said.

"Why?"

The expression on Nawaki's face froze. "I am already old enough to drink!"

"You are a shinobi."

After Tsunade said this, she also felt that the reason was not very convincing, so she spoke forcefully, "In any case, you cannot drink!"

"It is fine. We can just drink soda."

Natsuki smiled and said.

He understood Tsunade's thoughts.

She was simply afraid Nawaki would develop a habit of drinking.

Especially since drinking during missions could easily cause trouble.

As for why Tsunade was using a double standard and not requiring herself to stop drinking, that was simply human nature.

After all, self-discipline was difficult.

However, Natsuki also felt it was better for Nawaki not to drink.

Orochimaru also did not speak up for Nawaki.

Compared to Tsunade and Jiraiya, he was the truly outstanding shinobi who strictly followed the shinobi code.

Only when pulled along by those two for gatherings would he drink a little symbolically.

Because it was the New Year festival, they naturally could not look for an izakaya to drink as usual.

The group walked through the streets, buying many snacks and foods.

In the end, they found a food stall and sat around it together. It was very casual, much like eating barbecue in Natsuki's previous life.

The night gradually deepened.

The New Year festival approached its end.

Tsunade and Jiraiya were both already drunk.

Orochimaru frowned deeply.

Because after getting drunk, Jiraiya had been clinging to his shoulder and spouting nonsense.

Tsunade was about the same.

But the ones taking care of her were Kushina and Nonō.

"Sensei."

Natsuki looked around and asked, "The New Year festival is about to end. Should we go back now?"

Orochimaru said concisely, "I will send Jiraiya back."

If this continued, Jiraiya would start making drunken trouble, which would be even more troublesome.

"I leave Tsunade to you. Be careful."

After giving that instruction, Orochimaru supported Jiraiya and left.

Kushina and Nonō helped Tsunade along, and the group returned to the Senju clan compound.

"See you tomorrow."

Natsuki waved his hand and returned home with Nonō.

Kushina stayed at Tsunade's house.

Natsuki casually closed the door and looked at Nonō.

"What is it?"

Nonō looked down at herself and did not find anything wrong.

"Let's bathe together."

Natsuki smiled.

Nonō froze when she heard this, and a blush quickly appeared on her face.

But she did not refuse and nodded instead.

Natsuki held her hand and brought her to the bathroom.

Hot water flowed into the bathtub, and steam immediately rose.

It was January, and Konoha was in winter.

Natsuki walked up to Nonō and reached out.

Her kimono loosened, and she was released from its restraint.

Natsuki admired her for a moment, then stepped into the bathtub.

He looked at Nonō.

Nonō's face was red with shyness. She lightly bit her lip before lifting her slender leg and entering the bathtub.

She quickly sat down. The hot water covered her fair skin, leaving only her shoulders above the surface.

"I will wash you."

Natsuki stepped forward and embraced her gently.

Nonō's heart immediately trembled.

Soon, she felt Natsuki carefully washing her.

He was very thorough and did not miss any part.

Nonō felt her mind grow blank, and her eyes became hazy.

She straightened slightly and raised her head, then instinctively wrapped her arms around Natsuki.

Natsuki let out a breath and continued helping her wash.

An hour later, Nonō, who had been thoroughly washed, was carried out of the bathroom by Natsuki.

Because she had soaked for too long, she had already fallen asleep.

The New Year holiday passed quickly.

During these few days, Natsuki did not train and simply had fun.

Nonō was the same, spending the days in a very fulfilling way and barely having time to rest.

After the holiday ended, aside from Kushina, Natsuki and the others began the new year's work.

Natsuki first went to the Anbu base.

Even during the New Year, the Anbu, as an intelligence department, would not have everyone resting. One-third of its members would still be working.

But it was done through rotation, not by having the same one-third work through the entire New Year holiday.

After Natsuki sat down, he began reading the intelligence reports on the desk.

The first report was the one he cared about most, related to Shinnō.

He had already left Konoha and returned to Soragakure.

According to the Anbu's investigation, he was preparing to create the Zero-Tails and had captured many nearby villagers.

The Zero-Tails was formed from dark chakra.

So-called dark chakra was essentially Yin Release.

Because dark chakra came from the darkness deep within people's hearts. To put it simply, it came from negative emotions.

The villagers Shinnō captured would be used as batteries for the Zero-Tails.

By tormenting them, he would make them produce negative emotions, thereby supplying power to the Zero-Tails.

The second intelligence report was related to the Kuja Pirates.

The Anbu reported that a pirate group called the Kuja Pirates had appeared in the Land of Water. They had been robbing passing ships and causing considerable losses to the Land of Water and Kirigakure.

Natsuki became thoughtful.

It seemed he would soon be able to unlock the Love-Love Fruit.

After all, even the Konoha Anbu now knew of the Kuja Pirates' existence.

On the other hand, as the Kuja Pirates' reputation grew, Kirigakure would absolutely not tolerate their existence.

Because the Land of Water was Kirigakure's territory.

Everything the Kuja Pirates were doing now was undoubtedly a slap to Kirigakure's face.

Moreover, if the Land of Water suffered too many losses, it would alarm the daimyo of the Land of Water.

At that point, who the daimyo of the Land of Water would send to deal with the Kuja Pirates went without saying.

After Natsuki finished reading the remaining reports, he opened a spatial door.

In the next second, he appeared in the captain's room of the Kuja Pirates.

The first things he saw were the extremely relaxed Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, and Tagorihime.

Ichikishimahime was lying on the bed, her soft legs swinging back and forth.

Tagitsuhime was lying on the sofa, with a book floating before her eyes.

The title of the book was Teach You to Understand Human Men in Depth.

Only Tagorihime was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, her eyes closed as she trained.

The corner of Natsuki's mouth twitched. He thought to himself that the three of them truly knew how to enjoy themselves.

"Master!"

Ichikishimahime's nose twitched, and she immediately jumped up.

She quickly flew toward him.

Tagitsuhime put away the book, and together with Tagorihime, stood and bowed to Natsuki.

Natsuki turned his head slightly.

Ichikishimahime missed, and her fair feet flew past his eyes.

"How is the current situation of the Kuja Pirates?"

Natsuki stepped forward, sat on the sofa, and asked.

"It is quite good."

Tagitsuhime crouched down and massaged his legs as she said, "At present, half of the Land of Water already knows about the Kuja Pirates."

"Those humans all treat us as saviors. Every time they see us, they kneel to welcome us."

Ichikishimahime turned around, landed in front of Natsuki, and continued.

Natsuki was not surprised.

The people the Kuja Pirates helped were the poor and slaves of the Land of Water.

They had originally lived in despair. To them, the Kuja Pirates were no different from saviors.

"What else?"

Natsuki asked again.

"The Land of Water and Kirigakure have both set their sights on us."

Tagorihime said coolly, "But for now, they do not pose a threat."

"The shinobi Kirigakure sent to deal with us are no match for us!"

Ichikishimahime smiled brightly and said, "Master, we are very strong. You do not need to worry about us!"

"Kirigakure has not brought out its true strength yet."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

"Even if the Third Mizukage comes, we are not afraid."

Ichikishimahime said unconvinced.

"You may not be afraid, but what about the others?"

Natsuki glared at her, raised his hand, and lightly slapped her in reprimand.

"Master, if you want to punish me, you can do it a few more times."

Ichikishimahime froze for a moment, then said coyly.

As she spoke, she even turned around.

"I can do that too!"

Tagitsuhime immediately pushed Ichikishimahime aside and said.

Tagorihime suddenly did not know what to say.

She could not quite understand what was going on with her two younger sisters.

As the three great snake priestesses, they had been chosen by the White Snake Sage since childhood and had never had partners even now.

They did not need them either.

But why were they so attentive toward Natsuki now?

Could it be the influence of the blood curse?

"That is enough. I came here to remind you to be careful of Kirigakure."

Natsuki frowned and said, "Once you discover any major movement from Kirigakure, notify me."

After saying that, he opened a spatial door and returned to the Hokage building.

The New Year holiday had just ended, and he had work to do. He did not have time to play with them.

Aside from that, there was also Akatsuki's most important operation since its establishment, attacking Amegakure.

Natsuki walked into his office.

He pushed open the door and saw Mikoto.

"Natsuki, good morning."

Mikoto stood up and called softly.

"Mikoto."

Natsuki nodded and asked curiously, "You came so early. Is there something important?"

"It is nothing major."

Mikoto's eyes moved slightly as she said, "I came to give you a New Year gift."

"You are always so thoughtful."

Natsuki could not help smiling as he said.

"It is not an expensive gift. It is only a small token of my feelings."

Mikoto quickly said.

After saying that, she took out an omamori.

"This is a protective charm I bought when I went to the shrine to pray for blessings."

Mikoto held the omamori with both hands and offered it to him. "I hope you do not dislike it."

Natsuki's gaze lowered and fell on her hands.

Her fingers were fair and smooth, looking soft and delicate.

Her nails were not long, and she had not painted them. They looked very clean.

Natsuki reached out and held her right hand.

Mikoto could not help freezing.

She could clearly feel the warmth from Natsuki's palm.

"Nat. Natsuki?"

Mikoto's heartbeat quickened, and she became so nervous that her eyelashes kept trembling. But she did not pull her hand back and allowed him to hold it.

"Sorry. I was just thinking about what New Year gift I should give you in return."

Natsuki accepted the omamori and said calmly.

Mikoto withdrew her hand, then unconsciously clasped both hands together.

Suppressing the unease in her heart, she said softly, "It is fine. You do not need to give me anything in return."

"I have already thought of a return gift."

Natsuki smiled and said, "Your hands are very beautiful. I will give you a bottle of nail polish when the time comes."

"Thank you."

Mikoto wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only express her thanks.

She was a traditional female shinobi.

In her view, painting her nails was somewhat too showy.

But since Natsuki wanted to give her nail polish, she could not refuse.

"I will give it to you once I buy it."

Natsuki said with a smile.

Mikoto nodded and said, "I will go back to work first. See you tomorrow."

After saying that, she left Natsuki's office almost as if fleeing.

The door closed.

Mikoto could not help patting her chest.

She took a deep breath, then looked at her right hand.

Mikoto's face reddened. She quickly shook her head and suppressed her wandering thoughts.

Natsuki lowered his head and glanced at the omamori Mikoto had given him.

It was a safety charm.

The words on it wished him safety wherever he went.

Natsuki put away the omamori. After finishing his work, he went to the Land of Rain metropolis.

"Natsuki-sensei!"

When Yahiko saw him, he said, "We have already made the battle plan!"

Natsuki accepted the battle plan and read it.

Simply put, it could be summarized in four words, create a diversion.

Yahiko planned to have Akatsuki's jonin infiltrate Amegakure in advance and destroy important locations.

That way, Amegakure's shinobi would have to run all over the village.

The remaining Akatsuki members could then take advantage of the chaos to attack Amegakure.

"Not bad."

Natsuki nodded and said, "We will carry it out according to this battle plan. The time will be tomorrow."

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei!"

After letting out a breath of relief, Yahiko said happily.

Nagato, Yukina, and the others also showed expectant expressions.

After all, this would be the first time Akatsuki moved out in full force.

"Natsuki-sensei."

Yahiko suddenly thought of something and asked, "Didn't you say before that you would introduce the other members of Akatsuki to us?"

"Wait here for a moment. I will bring them over."

Natsuki chuckled and said.

(To be continued.)