Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

July 4th, Saturday.

Mikoto had the day off.

After breakfast, she went to Konoha Hydroelectric Company.

She was the person in charge of this company.

But because she was also a Hokage secretary and had to work, Uchiha Hazuki and her husband usually handled the company's daily operations.

After such a long period of effort, hydroelectric power transmission had finally entered its trial phase last month.

Mikoto had come today to check the results of June's trial run.

"Mikoto."

When Hazuki saw her, she said happily, "The hydroelectric power business has far exceeded our expectations."

"Let me see the details."

Hearing this, Mikoto felt much more relieved.

This was a task Natsuki had entrusted to her.

If she messed it up, it would affect their relationship.

Hazuki handed her a set of documents.

"Thank you."

Mikoto accepted the documents and began reading.

She was a shinobi and did not understand business matters very well.

But she could still read revenue numbers.

She quickly found the income from June's hydroelectric power business.

When she saw the enormous figure, Mikoto's eyes could not help widening.

How could it be this much?

And this was still only the trial phase. The customers were limited to the residents of Konoha and Amegakure.

"Is this income accurate?"

After losing focus for a moment, Mikoto asked.

"We have calculated it several times. There is no mistake."

Hazuki smiled and said, "The main reason is that we have many customers."

The hydroelectric power business was an official business between Konoha and Amegakure.

With the support of both shinobi villages, all residents had quickly switched to their power provider.

Mikoto bit her lip.

She knew that this hydroelectric power business would not only involve Konoha and Amegakure in the future, but also the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.

When that time came, how much would the income be?

Just thinking about it made Mikoto feel dizzy.

Although the Uchiha clan was already wealthy, compared to the hydroelectric power business, there was still a great difference.

She suddenly remembered that Natsuki had given her ten percent of the profits.

She had not cared much about it before, but now it seemed that this ten percent might one day exceed the entire income of the Uchiha clan.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hazuki."

Mikoto came back to herself and said.

"It is not hard work."

Hazuki shook her head and said.

"I will take these documents and show them to Natsuki."

Mikoto did not stay long. She took the documents and left.

She soon arrived at the Hokage building.

Although today was Saturday, there were still many people working.

Especially the Hokage Guard and Hokage Secretariat.

Of course, working every day would be too inhumane.

The Hokage Guard and Hokage Secretariat used a rotating day-off system.

Mikoto raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Natsuki's voice rang out.

Mikoto let out a breath of relief.

She had not known whether Natsuki was in the office or not.

"Natsuki."

Mikoto walked up to him, handed him the documents, and said, "This is the trial run report for Konoha Hydroelectric Company from last month."

Natsuki accepted the documents and began reading.

When he saw the income, he nodded slightly.

As expected, the future of the hydroelectric power business would not be inferior to the rainwater business.

"You have done very well."

Natsuki praised, "Keep it up."

"Natsuki."

Mikoto hesitated for a moment and said, "You previously gave me ten percent of the profits. I hope you can take it back."

"Why?"

Natsuki raised his head, looked at her, and asked.

"It is too much. I do not deserve it."

Mikoto took a deep breath and said.

She was not lying.

Because from beginning to end, she had not done much for the hydroelectric power business.

Whether it was building reservoirs, constructing hydroelectric power stations, or setting up substations, none of it had much to do with her.

The only thing she had done was help Natsuki open a company.

But anyone could have opened that company. It did not have to be her.

Natsuki could not help laughing.

Mikoto blinked, not understanding why he was laughing.

"Since I gave it to you, there is no reason to take it back."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

Mikoto hesitated, wanting to speak.

"Be good."

Natsuki raised a finger.

Mikoto looked at his movement, and her heart trembled slightly.

She lowered her head and obediently answered.

"I have nothing else to do today."

Mikoto suddenly thought of something and immediately said, "I can stay and help you."

"You are resting today. There is no need for you to help me work."

Natsuki waved his hand and said, "Besides, I do not have much work left here. I can handle it alone."

"You must be tired after working for so long. I can give you a massage."

Mikoto did not want to leave and quickly came up with another suggestion.

Natsuki looked at Mikoto's serious expression.

It seemed that the ten percent profit really had made her feel uneasy.

But it also showed Mikoto's character.

If it were someone else, they might have accepted it without a second thought.

"Thank you."

After thinking for a moment, Natsuki agreed.

Hearing this, Mikoto immediately walked behind him.

She stretched out both hands and placed them on his head.

Her fingers slowly pressed against his scalp.

Natsuki closed his eyes.

It was already July.

But Genji and the others had still not made a move.

The reason was that Hiruko had not left the Land of Water metropolis.

They wanted to act outside the city so they would not alert the other guardian shinobi.

But Natsuki wanted them to make their move inside the Land of Water metropolis.

Because of that, both sides had remained in a stalemate.

However, Natsuki knew very well that Genji and the others had almost reached the limit of their patience.

Because both the daimyo of the Land of Water and the Third Mizukage were urging them.

It was only a matter of time before Genji and the others took a risk.

"I want to rest for a bit."

Natsuki opened his eyes and asked, "How about we continue on the sofa?"

"Mm, all right."

Mikoto subconsciously answered.

But she quickly realized the problem, and her heart trembled.

She hesitated briefly, then walked toward the sofa.

After she sat down, she looked at Natsuki.

Natsuki did not stand on ceremony. He lay down and rested his head on her lap.

Mikoto's face warmed slightly.

She stretched out her hands and continued massaging him.

Natsuki smiled, then closed his eyes.

Mikoto's heart gradually settled.

Without Natsuki looking at her, she no longer felt as shy.

Mikoto lowered her head while carefully massaging him.

At such a close distance, she could see Natsuki's face clearly and could not help feeling that he was far too handsome.

Her heartbeat quickened slightly. After a while, she felt that Natsuki seemed even more different than before.

Mikoto quickly looked away and focused on the massage.

At the same time.

Somewhere in the Land of Water metropolis.

Kushimaru Kuriarare walked inside.

He had rushed over from Kirigakure.

Just as Natsuki had expected, after waiting for a month, Genji decided not to wait any longer.

For this, he had specifically called Kushimaru over.

Kushimaru was powerful and possessed the Longsword, Nuibari, making him the most suitable for a surprise attack.

Because the Longsword, Nuibari, was long and thin like a needle.

This special ninja sword made Kushimaru's swordsmanship famous for its speed.

Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he often carried out assassination missions as well.

Genji had him assassinate Hiruko because he wanted to eliminate him without alerting the guardian shinobi.

"Elder Genji."

Kushimaru walked into the living room.

"You are finally here!"

Genji's spirit lifted as he spoke.

"I already know the mission. When do we begin?"

Kushimaru asked expressionlessly.

"Tonight."

Genji said in a deep voice, "When the time comes, you will assassinate Hiruko, while we guard against the other guardian shinobi."

Kushimaru nodded.

He did not think there was any problem with assassinating Hiruko alone.

Before coming, he had investigated Hiruko.

Although Hiruko was a jonin, his strength was very average.

Night fell.

High above Hiruko's residence.

Natsuki stood on the giant manta's back.

Although Genji and the others were acting very secretly, Kushimaru's arrival had exposed their intentions.

The moment he left Kirigakure, he had already been discovered by the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.

And his appearance had also made Natsuki rush over.

Originally, Natsuki had not planned to interfere and would have left the matter to the three great snake priestesses.

But the Longsword, Nuibari, on Kushimaru's back was one of his targets.

It had to be said that Kirigakure was truly bringing him gifts one after another.

Time slowly passed.

Natsuki's spirit lifted from the boredom of waiting as he saw nine figures suddenly appear.

It was Kushimaru and the two Kirigakure shinobi teams he had brought.

Genji did not come.

But that was normal.

As an elder, there was no need for him to personally take risks.

And with Kushimaru leading two Kirigakure shinobi teams, using this much force against Hiruko was already excessive.

Clearly, they had also considered the possibility of other guardian shinobi coming to support him.

Mist spread through the night.

Kushimaru sneaked into the courtyard alone.

The other two shinobi teams kept watch in the surrounding area.

They paid particular attention to the east side.

Because the east side was where the daimyo's estate was located.

The twelve guardian shinobi were inside the daimyo's estate.

Natsuki immediately opened a spatial door.

He walked through it and arrived inside Hiruko's room.

At this time, Hiruko was sleeping.

Natsuki glanced at him, then used Shadow Assassin and hid within the shadows.

In the darkness of night, shadows were completely unremarkable.

At that moment, mist poured in through the window.

Kushimaru entered the room like a ghost.

He looked at Hiruko on the bed and slowly took out the Longsword, Nuibari.

Longsword Ninja Art: Spider Stitching!

Kushimaru suddenly moved.

The Longsword, Nuibari, stabbed out.

In an instant, countless steel wires surged out with it.

The steel wires crisscrossed, centered on the Longsword, Nuibari, forming a spiderweb.

Even if Hiruko woke up and avoided the Longsword, Nuibari, he would not be able to avoid the blade-like spiderweb.

But in the next second, Kushimaru stiffened in place.

Because Natsuki appeared behind him and pierced his heart with Minazuki.

Kushimaru subconsciously turned his head.

The moment he saw Natsuki, he understood everything.

No wonder Fuguki Suikazan, Jūzō Biwa, and Raiga Kurosuki had died.

So the force behind the Kuja Pirates was Konoha.

And Kirigakure had thought of Kumogakure first.

No.

Kushimaru was filled with a powerful will to survive.

He had to return alive and tell the Third Mizukage the truth.

But a flash of scarlet passed.

He fell into a daze.

Natsuki activated the Mangekyō Sharingan and erased this section of his memory.

He withdrew Minazuki and took the Longsword, Nuibari, then looked at Hiruko, who had awakened.

Sounds of fighting had already come from outside.

The twelve guardian shinobi had engaged the remaining Kirigakure shinobi.

"I will leave the rest to you."

Natsuki opened a spatial door, walked into it, and disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Ichikishimahime.

"Master."

Ichikishimahime quickly walked forward.

"Begin the operation."

Natsuki nodded and raised his hand, opening a spatial door.

However, this spatial door was larger than usual.

Ichikishimahime turned and walked toward a building not far away.

This building was where the largest slave owner in the Land of Water metropolis kept his slaves.

Soon, a large group of slaves was released.

They were overwhelmed with emotion and bowed to Natsuki one after another, thanking him.

When Ichikishimahime had investigated this place earlier, she had told them that the Kuja Pirates would soon come to save them.

Because of the reputation the Kuja Pirates had built by robbing the rich and helping the poor, they all believed her and had been waiting.

Now that it had finally come true, they were naturally filled with gratitude.

"Save the words for later. Leave first."

Natsuki pointed at the spatial door and said, "Enter in order. Someone will receive you on the other side."

The slaves stood up and walked toward the spatial door.

The other side of the spatial door was the Land of Sea.

The members of the Kuja Pirates had already been waiting for their arrival.

"To the next place."

After they left, Natsuki brought Ichikishimahime to the next city.

By the next morning, most of the slaves in the Land of Water had been sent to the Land of Sea.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Three of the Boa Hancock Template: Conqueror's Haki.]

Natsuki could not help exhaling.

It seemed he truly did not need to liberate every slave in the Land of Water.

If that had been the case, this ability would have been very difficult to unlock.

Unless he occupied the Land of Water and changed its system.

Fortunately, it was not that exaggerated.

Natsuki stood in place and absorbed the information about Conqueror's Haki.

Its effect was very simple. It could use one's own spirit to intimidate, pressure, and knock out targets.

In terms of effect, it was very useful in war.

Because most shinobi would be unable to withstand Conqueror's Haki.

Natsuki returned to the Land of Water metropolis.

The daimyo of the Land of Water had already woken up and was currently questioning Genji in a furious rage.

Genji stood before him, gripping his cane. He was both shocked and aggrieved.

He had not expected Kushimaru's assassination of Hiruko to fail.

Not only had it failed, Kushimaru had died, and the remaining eight Kirigakure shinobi had all been captured by the guardian shinobi. They had been caught red-handed.

"Daimyo-sama."

Genji forced himself to calm down and argued, "Hiruko's background is unclear. We only wanted to understand his purpose."

"What purpose could he have?"

The daimyo of the Land of Water said with great dissatisfaction, "If not for his timely appearance, I would have been killed by Raiga Kurosuki long ago!"

"That was definitely not Kirigakure's Raiga Kurosuki."

Genji complained inwardly, but he had no choice but to continue. "Kirigakure would never do anything to harm you."

"The facts are right in front of me. How do you expect me to believe you?"

The daimyo asked with an ashen expression.

"Daimyo-sama, please give me time. I will definitely investigate this clearly!"

Genji quickly said.

"Enough!"

The daimyo of the Land of Water said coldly, "Return to Kirigakure!"

Genji subconsciously raised his head and looked at him in disbelief.

"I will give Kirigakure one final chance."

The daimyo said expressionlessly, "Repel Kumogakure. Otherwise, your funding will be cut in half."

In the end, he still did not break with Kirigakure.

After all, if they broke away, he would have no power capable of contending with the other four great nations.

"Yes, Daimyo-sama."

Genji remained silent for a long time before finally answering.

This was already the best result.

Kirigakure could not find out who was behind everything. If they continued, they would only make the daimyo of the Land of Water even angrier.

But repelling Kumogakure would also be difficult.

Genji bowed slightly and turned to leave.

"Daimyo-sama."

Hiruko stepped forward and said, "To prevent Kirigakure from acting against you, I suggest strengthening your guardian shinobi."

"I agree."

The other twelve guardian shinobi spoke one after another.

They had all already been controlled by the three great snake priestesses.

"How should they be strengthened?"

Seeing this, the daimyo of the Land of Water asked.

"Recruit more shinobi, or even establish a shinobi force in the Land of Water metropolis."

Hiruko said in a deep voice, "This shinobi force will take on the duties of a shinobi village, protecting you and carrying out missions for you."

"I will leave it to you, then."

After thinking for a long time, the daimyo of the Land of Water said.

To him, it was nothing more than spending more money.

And Raiga's assassination attempt had indeed frightened him.

Although Kirigakure obeyed his orders, the Third Mizukage's orders held higher priority.

In that case, he would establish a shinobi force that only obeyed him.

"This shinobi force can be called the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Based on Kirigakure's Anbu structure, it can be divided into seven shinobi divisions."

Hiruko said with a smile.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? That name is quite good."

The daimyo of the Land of Water nodded in satisfaction.

Three days later, Genji returned to Kirigakure.

He immediately went to the Mizukage building and met the Third Mizukage.

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

After listening, the Third Mizukage was not angry, but confused. "Why are all of our movements known by the enemy in advance?"

His first reaction was that a traitor had appeared in Kirigakure.

But in Kirigakure, only a handful of shinobi knew all of these operations, and they were all high-ranking officials.

They could not be traitors.

"Do not pay attention to the daimyo for the time being."

The Third Mizukage sighed and said.

The enemy possessed intelligence far beyond theirs.

Every step they took had ended in failure.

If they did not figure out the reason, then continuing would only lead to the same result.

Although Kirigakure had deep foundations, losing so many shinobi in succession, especially members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, had already become unbearable.

"Should we fight fire with fire?"

Ryōgetsu Hōzuki said fiercely, "We can also send people to deal with the daimyo of the Land of Lightning."

"No."

The Third Mizukage frowned and said.

Because there would only be one consequence of doing that, completely enraging Kumogakure.

Although Kirigakure did not fear Kumogakure, Kumogakure's strength was indeed superior.

In addition, the daimyo of the Land of Water had already explicitly demanded that Kirigakure repel Kumogakure.

Enraging Kumogakure would clearly be even more disadvantageous to them.

Suddenly, a knock sounded on the door.

A Kirigakure Anbu shinobi walked in.

"We just received news. The daimyo of the Land of Water has ordered the establishment of a shinobi force called the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the Third Mizukage and the others changed sharply.

They were not worried about this shinobi force itself.

Because in the entire shinobi world, the five great villages had always stood at the top.

Even if the daimyo of the Land of Water gathered all other shinobi in the Land of Water, they still could not compare to Kirigakure.

What they were worried about was the daimyo of the Land of Water's attitude.

This clearly meant he no longer trusted them.

If they could not repel Kumogakure, having their funding cut in half would become reality.

(To be continued.)