Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Konoha's Anbu base.

Natsuki looked at the intelligence in his hand and could not help revealing a smile.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea had finally been established, and it had received the recognition of the daimyo of the Land of Water.

However, he still had not unlocked Ability Four of the Senji Muramasa Template, Tsumukari Muramasa.

Natsuki guessed it was because the Seven Warlords of the Sea was currently only an empty shell.

Once its members were complete, it would naturally unlock.

Aside from the intelligence from the Land of Water metropolis, there was also intelligence from Kirigakure.

With the daimyo of the Land of Water's order issued, Kirigakure had already shifted its focus to the war with Kumogakure.

Perhaps this would lead to the full outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War ahead of time.

But Kirigakure was not Kumogakure's match.

If Kumogakure invaded the Land of Water, it would also affect the Seven Warlords of the Sea that he had established.

However, those were matters for the future.

To Natsuki, the most urgent task was still unlocking his character templates.

He thought of the last two swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the Blast Sword, Shibuki, and the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

Since Kirigakure had already given up on dealing with the Kuja Pirates, these two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would no longer appear in the Land of Water metropolis.

But they would most likely appear in the war against Kumogakure.

After all, they were members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

The battlefield was extremely chaotic.

After they appeared, Natsuki could disguise himself as a Kumogakure shinobi, kill them, and take the Blast Sword, Shibuki, and the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

Once he unlocked Flame from the Senji Muramasa Template, he could forge seven special ninja tools.

Natsuki came back to himself and opened his system again.

There were not many character templates left with locked abilities.

Natsuki swept his gaze over them, and his eyes stopped on Excalibur from the Artoria Template.

Its unlock condition was rebuilding a nation.

The nation Natsuki was rebuilding was naturally the Land of Rain.

The current Land of Rain could already be said to have been reborn.

But why had it not unlocked yet?

Was the degree of reconstruction still insufficient?

Thinking of this, Natsuki picked up a pen.

He knew a little about national development.

In the end, it was mainly economy and military.

In terms of military strength, there was Amegakure and Akatsuki, so he did not need to worry about that.

That left the economic issue.

The economic issue could be divided into national economy and personal economy.

The current national economy of the Land of Rain was already quite good.

The main pillars were the rainwater business and the hydroelectric power business.

But personal economy was still somewhat lacking.

The simplest way to improve personal economy was to provide employment.

Natsuki's idea was to expand the rainwater business and hydroelectric power business while introducing new businesses.

For example, road construction, mining, and farming.

Aside from that, once personal income improved, quality of life also had to keep up.

For example, education, entertainment, and elderly care.

After Natsuki finished writing, he arrived at the Land of Rain metropolis.

The current person in charge of the Land of Rain metropolis was Kakuzu.

The daimyo of the Land of Rain had already become a puppet.

"Kakuzu."

Natsuki handed him the completed scroll. "You and the daimyo will handle the matters written above."

Kakuzu opened the scroll and glanced at it. A strange expression immediately appeared on his face.

What was this situation?

Was Natsuki suddenly feeling charitable and planning to develop the Land of Rain so that its residents could live better lives?

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

After reading it, Kakuzu asked, "Should we remove some of the projects?"

In his view, road construction and building schools were all a waste.

He could understand building a ninja academy.

But why build schools for people who were not shinobi?

"Just do as written."

Natsuki shook his head and said, "Although these projects look expensive, they will play a role in the future."

Kakuzu hesitated, but eventually agreed.

After all, Natsuki was the boss.

And with the rainwater business and hydroelectric power business, they had already earned enough money. Wasting a little was not a problem.

Natsuki opened a spatial door and arrived at the leader's office in Amegakure.

"Natsuki-sensei."

When Yahiko saw him, he quickly greeted him.

"This is a plan I made for the future development of the Land of Rain."

Natsuki handed him an identical scroll and said, "I have already given one to Kakuzu and asked him to handle it."

Yahiko opened the scroll with a curious expression.

After reading for a while, his face became somewhat dazed.

All this time, he had been searching for the path to peace.

But limited by his perspective and knowledge, he did not know what to do.

At most, he could learn how other shinobi had done things.

But the more he learned, the more confused he became.

Among shinobi who wished to bring peace to the shinobi world, the most famous was none other than the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju.

He had made many efforts, such as distributing the tailed beasts and establishing the system of one nation and one village.

But it still had not been very useful.

The shinobi world remained trapped in war, and many nations and villages had been poor for years because of conflict.

Now, seeing Natsuki's scroll gave Yahiko a sudden feeling of clarity.

Perhaps the path to peace was hidden within it.

"Natsuki-sensei."

After Yahiko finished reading, he took a deep breath and asked, "What does Amegakure need to do?"

"Economic development requires a stable environment."

Natsuki answered, "Unstable factors in the Land of Rain, such as wandering shinobi, bandits, and raiders, should all be dealt with."

"I will have Nagato handle this tomorrow."

Yahiko immediately answered.

"Aside from that, there is one more matter. Have shinobi skilled in Earth Release help with road construction and mining."

Natsuki reminded him, "Shinobi should not only be used for fighting."

If ordinary people were used for road construction and mining, progress would be very slow.

But if shinobi did it, a few Earth Release techniques could solve many problems.

"I will arrange it."

Yahiko nodded thoughtfully.

"I look forward to your performance."

Natsuki chuckled and said, "I will leave first. See you next time."

He opened a spatial door and walked into it.

In the next second, he arrived at Pakura's home in Sunagakure.

Because it was working hours, Pakura was not there.

While waiting, Natsuki suddenly remembered that he had previously said he would buy her some clothes.

So he used Perfect Mimicry to turn into an ordinary-looking young man and went out onto the street.

Time arrived at noon.

Pakura got off work and returned home.

The moment she opened the door, she saw Natsuki.

Pakura paused slightly and thought of the meeting that morning.

Kirigakure had suffered a heavy blow in the Land of Water metropolis, and another member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had died.

Adding the previous deaths of members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, only two people remained from the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Jonin were already rare, let alone five elite jonin.

Now that Kirigakure also had to go to war with Kumogakure, it could be said to be making things worse for them.

Although everyone believed that Kumogakure was responsible, Pakura knew the real culprit was Natsuki.

She had also come to understand another side of Natsuki.

He was unlike a normal shinobi.

A true shinobi would not target a daimyo.

"Natsuki."

Pakura closed the door, walked forward, and asked, "What did you come to see me for?"

"Before we talk business, change into this."

Natsuki took out a set of clothes and said, "I bought it for you."

Pakura glanced at the outfit and discovered that it was an evening dress.

Who wore an evening dress at home for no reason?

But since Natsuki wanted to see it, she could not refuse.

She accepted the dress and walked into her room.

Natsuki sat on the sofa and waited.

Before long, Pakura reappeared.

His eyes could not help lighting up.

Pakura had changed into a black evening dress.

The dress was extremely fitted, making her waist look slender and graceful.

But what stood out most was her pale shoulders and collarbones, which gave her a calm yet striking elegance.

"Turn around."

Natsuki said.

Pakura did as instructed without changing expression.

The hem of the dress shifted slightly, revealing the matching shoes beneath.

But Natsuki's gaze fell on her smooth, exposed back.

This was a low-cut, backless evening dress.

"It suits you very well."

Natsuki praised.

"It does not suit a shinobi."

Pakura's tone was calm.

"When you return home, you can temporarily stop being a shinobi."

Natsuki chuckled.

"Can we talk about the actual matter now?"

Pakura walked to the sofa across from him and sat down.

"There are two things I need you to do today."

Natsuki nodded slightly and said.

Because of their positions, he could clearly see her composed yet elegant appearance.

"Do you know Loulan?"

Natsuki did not hide his gaze as he looked at her.

"I do."

Pakura answered, "It is a small nation deep in the desert of the Land of Wind."

"Help me investigate Loulan's current situation."

Natsuki instructed.

Loulan involved the Ryūmyaku storyline.

The Ryūmyaku referred to the dragon vein running beneath the earth, which hid a vast amount of chakra.

In the original story, the main characters of this plot were Minato and Naruto.

The young Minato brought the young Kakashi to Loulan to carry out a mission.

But they encountered Yamato, Naruto, Sakura, and the others, who had traveled back from the future.

The two sides worked together to defeat Anrokuzan, the villain who endangered Loulan.

At the end, both sides erased each other's memories.

Naruto and the others also returned to the future.

Natsuki had no interest in time travel.

He had already traveled once, and his current life was quite good. There was no need to change it.

Besides, because of his butterfly effect, Yamato no longer existed. Whether Naruto would exist or not was also uncertain.

Even if Naruto still existed, he would not be the Naruto from the original story.

In other words, the plot of them traveling from the future to the present would most likely never happen.

Natsuki's goal was naturally the chakra contained within the Ryūmyaku.

The Third Shinobi World War was about to begin, and he needed to replenish the Black Holy Grail with enough chakra.

"You want the Ryūmyaku?"

After thinking for a moment, Pakura asked.

"You know about the Ryūmyaku?"

Natsuki smiled. He was not surprised.

Because the villain of the Loulan storyline, Anrokuzan, was originally a Sunagakure shinobi named Mukade.

After obtaining information about the Ryūmyaku from Sunagakure, he chose to defect and successfully found it.

"I heard that the Third Kazekage went to Loulan before, but returned empty-handed."

Pakura guessed, "Most likely, he had no way to use the Ryūmyaku."

"I see."

Natsuki understood.

In his previous life, he had always felt that it was strange.

With Sunagakure's strength, dealing with a small nation like Loulan would not have been difficult.

But in the original story, Sunagakure ignored it, while Konoha, thousands of miles away, ran to the Land of Wind to deal with the matter instead.

"Even the Third Kazekage could not use the Ryūmyaku. Do you have a way?"

Pakura asked curiously.

"Secret."

Natsuki paused, then said, "Once you truly become mine, I will tell you."

Pakura could not help stiffening.

She shifted her gaze away and subconsciously crossed her legs.

Her long legs overlapped, and the tips of her shoes swayed slightly in the air.

"There is no need to be so startled."

Natsuki said directly, "It is only a matter of time."

"What is the second matter?"

Pakura was silent for a moment, then asked.

"Pay attention to the Third Kazekage's movements. If he leaves Sunagakure, notify me."

Natsuki admired her composed posture as he spoke.

"What are you planning to do?"

Pakura's gaze sharpened, and she subconsciously asked.

"Help you become the Fourth Kazekage."

A smile appeared on Natsuki's face as he asked, "Is that not what you hope for?"

"He is the Third Kazekage. Are you truly confident you can kill him?"

Pakura suppressed the stirring in her heart and asked.

"Naturally."

Natsuki said confidently, "When the time comes, you will see it."

"I have to go too?"

Pakura asked in surprise.

"If you do not see him die with your own eyes, will you be at ease?"

Natsuki asked in return.

"You want me to truly stand on your side?"

Pakura suddenly thought of something and asked very calmly.

"That is indeed part of the reason."

Natsuki admitted it.

"I am already under your Blood Curse. I will not betray you."

Pakura lowered her legs and brought them together slightly as she spoke.

"I know."

Natsuki spread both hands and said, "The body's surrender does not mean the mind's surrender."

"You really are a devil."

Pakura tugged at the corner of her mouth and said.

"Then you have misjudged me. I am actually quite restrained."

Natsuki said seriously, "After all, even facing a beauty like you, I have still controlled myself."

Pakura could not help freezing.

From that perspective, it did seem to make sense.

But it was also very direct and realistic.

"If I can become Kazekage, then I will accept you."

Pakura looked at him and slowly spoke.

"Why say that all of a sudden?"

Natsuki could not help feeling somewhat surprised.

"Nothing."

Pakura raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I just need to find a reason to keep living."

Before, as a shinobi, she had lived for Sunagakure.

Now Sunagakure had betrayed her, and she had also been placed under the Blood Curse. Her reason to live had become Natsuki.

Simply put, she had accepted reality.

Just as Natsuki had said, it was only a matter of time.

"You are very smart. It seems I did not choose the wrong person."

Natsuki nodded and said, "Do not worry. The future will be very interesting. If you live, you will see a shinobi world different from everything before."

Pakura looked at him in a daze.

For some reason, she always felt that Natsuki carried a kind of confidence, as if there was nothing he could not do.

If Natsuki knew what she was thinking, he would have told her four words.

I have cheats.

"How should I notify you?"

Pakura composed herself and asked.

"Crush this."

Natsuki stretched out his hand and used Blood Demon Art: Eyeball Clone.

"No wonder you can grasp Kirigakure's movements in real time."

Pakura looked at the moving eyeball clone and said.

"Not you. We."

Natsuki smiled, then said, "Your Blood Demon Art: Void Weeping Divine Passing should most likely be able to achieve a similar effect."

Blood Demon Art: Void Weeping Divine Passing could control the flesh and bones of the entire body and create an eyeball clone. In theory, it was feasible.

"I will study it when I have time."

Pakura felt that Blood Demon Art: Eyeball Clone was quite useful.

"You need to be prepared."

Natsuki stood up and reminded her, "After the Third Kazekage dies, if you want to become the Fourth Kazekage, you will still have to compete with Rasa, Reki, and the others."

"I understand."

Pakura smiled faintly and said with confidence.

Because of the rainwater business, she had not only earned money, but also expanded her connections in the Land of Wind and Sunagakure.

More importantly, wealth moved people's hearts.

Most shinobi risked their lives for money, did they not?

If she used money to open the way, many shinobi would support her.

"It seems you have not been idle during this period."

Seeing this, Natsuki said with satisfaction, "When the time comes, I will look forward to your performance."

After speaking, he opened a spatial door and walked inside.

Pakura withdrew her gaze only after the spatial door disappeared.

She looked down at her dress, and a thought surfaced in her mind.

With Natsuki's status and strength, he would never lack women.

For him to take interest in her meant she still had charm.

Pakura shook her head and drove away the strange thought.

There were still many things she needed to do next.

After all, she had to compete with Rasa and Reki for the position of Fourth Kazekage.

Natsuki returned to the Hokage building in Konoha.

He opened the door and walked into his office.

Suddenly, his heart stirred as he felt someone hug him from behind.

It was Kushina.

"Why did you come?"

Natsuki asked with a smile.

"I was waiting for you to come back for lunch, but you did not return, so I came to your office to look for you."

Kushina explained, "You were not here, so I stayed and waited."

"Sorry. Something delayed me."

Natsuki turned around and hugged her.

His gaze fell on Kushina's fair face and soft pink lips.

"I can make it up to you."

Natsuki blinked and said.

"What kind of compensation?"

Kushina asked curiously.

Natsuki did not answer.

He pulled Kushina over to the desk.

Then he held her gently from behind.

Kushina realized what he meant, and her face flushed.

She turned her head and glared at him.

But with her face red, her glare carried no threat at all. Instead, it had an indescribable charm.

"Kushina."

Natsuki spoke softly.

Kushina lightly snorted, but did not refuse.

The two stayed together in the office for a while.

A peaceful and pleasant noon passed just like that.

After lunch, Kushina, feeling tired, returned to her room and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Time arrived in August.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Ability Four of the Senji Muramasa Template: Tsumukari Muramasa.]

The sudden line of text made Natsuki's spirit lift.

This meant that the Seven Warlords of the Sea had been officially established.

The Land of Water had entered an era of two shinobi forces.

Of course, the Seven Warlords of the Sea definitely could not compare to Kirigakure.

Its members all came from the shinobi forces behind the daimyo of the Land of Water's Twelve Guardian Shinobi.

Natsuki had the three great snake priestesses control all of the jonin in the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

As for the chunin and genin, there was no need.

After all, they would definitely obey the jonin's orders.

(To be continued.)