Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

The Three Snake Princesses returned to the metropolis of the Land of Water, while Natsuki returned to Konoha.

He walked to his desk and sat down. A line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Ability Seven of the Unohana Retsu Template, Kaidō.]

Natsuki nodded slightly.

He had finally unlocked the last ability of the Unohana Retsu Template.

Kaidō was one of the three Kidō arts, specializing in healing without the need for chanting.

In the world of Naruto, it was medical ninjutsu that required no hand seals.

Natsuki could completely heal himself while fighting.

Just thinking about it made him feel a little sympathy for his enemies.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Ability Three of the Sengo Muramasa Template, Flame.]

A new line of text appeared.

This was the ability unlocked after obtaining the Longsword, Nuibari, the Blastsword, Shibuki, the Thunderswords, Kiba, and the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

Flame was a type of fire used to forge ninja tools.

However, Natsuki discovered that the information he received was far more than that. It also included Sengo Muramasa's forging techniques.

In other words, he could now even forge the legendary cursed blade Muramasa.

However, the cursed blade Muramasa was still only a legend. The historical Muramasa was simply a finely crafted blade without any special abilities.

Natsuki let out a breath.

Although disguising himself as Kumo's Toroi had delayed him by nearly two weeks, judging from the results, it was worth it.

After obtaining Flame, Natsuki could unlock Ability Two of the Sengo Muramasa Template, Trial Cutting.

But to be honest, Trial Cutting was not especially useful.

Because he already had Broken Phantasm.

However, the unlock condition for Trial Cutting, forging seven ninja tools with special effects, might produce unexpected results.

He planned to choose seven people and forge seven ninja tools tailored to them.

Natsuki first excluded Kushina, Nonō, and Konan.

Because the three of them already had the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Orochimaru and Nawaki could also be excluded. They had the Kusanagi Sword and the Great Sword, Samehada.

The remaining candidates were Tsunade, Yahiko, Nagato, Minato, Mikoto, Pakura, and others.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

To forge ninja tools with special effects, he would need special materials.

The special materials Natsuki currently possessed were the seven swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

But not all of the swords could be reforged.

After excluding the Great Sword, Samehada, there were only three ninja swords with special effects.

The Kubikiribōchō, the Thunderswords, Kiba, and the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

The remaining Longsword, Nuibari, the Bluntsword, Kabutowari, and the Blastsword, Shibuki, did not count.

The reason was simple.

The Longsword, Nuibari's special point was its needle-like blade.

The Bluntsword, Kabutowari's special point was the combination of a hammer and a giant axe.

The Blastsword, Shibuki's special point was explosive tags.

But the Kubikiribōchō, the Thunderswords, Kiba, and the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, were completely different.

The Kubikiribōchō could absorb the target's blood and regenerate itself.

The Thunderswords, Kiba, could summon lightning.

Aside from releasing chakra balls, the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, could also absorb an enemy's chakra after killing them.

Natsuki quickly came up with an idea.

The Kubikiribōchō could be reforged into a ninja sword for Yahiko to use.

Because a ninja sword that could absorb blood was very suitable for Blood Demon Art.

The Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, could be reforged into special Flying Thunder God kunai for Minato to use.

Flying Thunder God kunai combined with the ability to release chakra balls and absorb enemy chakra would have triple the effect.

The Thunderswords, Kiba, were best suited for a Lightning Release shinobi.

There were not many Lightning Release shinobi in Konoha.

The one familiar to Natsuki was Kakashi.

Since Sakumo had not died, Kakashi had not inherited the White Light Chakra Sabre. It could indeed be given to him.

The remaining ninja tools would be more troublesome to forge.

A flash of inspiration suddenly came to Natsuki, and he thought of the Six Paths ninja tools.

The effects of the Kōkinjō, the Seven Star Sword, and the Bashōsen were all very special.

He could completely take them and reforge them.

The more Natsuki thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

In the original timeline, Kumo's Kinkaku and Ginkaku possessed four Six Paths ninja tools.

Because they had the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, they could use them.

During the First Shinobi World War, Kinkaku and Ginkaku launched a rebellion and killed the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage.

But the two of them were also killed.

In the end, the whereabouts of the four Six Paths ninja tools they possessed became unknown.

It was not until the Fourth Shinobi World War that Kabuto used the Reanimation Jutsu to summon Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Appearing along with them were their four Six Paths ninja tools.

In other words, Natsuki could copy Kabuto's method and obtain the four Six Paths ninja tools through reanimating Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

The only problem was that he needed some flesh or blood from Kinkaku and Ginkaku in order to use the Reanimation Jutsu.

But since Kabuto could reanimate them, it meant their corpses still existed. They were most likely in Kumo.

Thinking up to this point, Natsuki had already planned what he needed to do next.

He would have the snakes from Ryūchi Cave search for Kinkaku and Ginkaku's corpses.

First, he would reforge the three ninja swords.

Natsuki thought for a moment, then stood and went to the Hokage secretary's office next door.

He stood at the entrance and beckoned to Mikoto.

Minato and the others glanced over, then continued working.

Mikoto immediately stood and walked to the door.

"Go to my office."

After saying that, Natsuki turned and left.

Mikoto quickly followed him.

"Mikoto."

Natsuki sat on the sofa and said, "There is something I need you to do."

"What is it?"

Mikoto nodded and asked softly.

"Prepare a ninja tool shop. Buy a full set of forging tools."

Natsuki paused, then added, "Do not let anyone know."

Mikoto could not help feeling puzzled.

Did Natsuki want to forge ninja tools himself?

But why would he waste time forging ninja tools?

It was normal for Mikoto to think this way.

Because aside from the legendary Six Paths ninja tools, the ninja tools in the shinobi world did not have many special effects.

Although Mikoto did not quite understand Natsuki's behavior, she said nothing and agreed.

Natsuki stood and walked toward her.

Seeing this, Mikoto's heart trembled.

She turned her eyes away and stood in place, both shy and expectant.

A moment later, she felt a slight ache in her chest.

Mikoto subconsciously widened her eyes.

The kiss she had expected did not happen. Instead, she was met with an even bolder action.

"Mikoto, you really are considerate."

Natsuki said with implied meaning.

"It is. It is what I should do."

Mikoto lowered her head and said with a flushed face.

"Notify me when everything is ready."

Natsuki withdrew his hand and said.

"Mm."

Mikoto responded.

She turned and walked out of the office.

Only after the door closed did she let out a breath.

She lowered her head and found that faint marks had appeared on the snow-white skin near her collar.

Mikoto tugged at her collar and hurriedly left.

Natsuki sat back at his desk.

After finishing his little teasing, he continued working.

Time arrived at the next day.

Natsuki received intelligence from Kumo and Kiri.

The intelligence from both shinobi villages was related to Toroi, but the contents were different.

Because Toroi had killed two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kumo defined him as a hero of the village and gave him high honors.

On Kiri's side, the report stated that Yuzukirō had successfully avenged Munashi Jinpachi. Unfortunately, he and Toroi had died together.

As for the two ninja swords, the Blastsword, Shibuki, was judged to have destroyed itself, while the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, was believed by Kiri to have been taken by Kumo.

But in reality, Kumo had not taken it.

They had also searched for the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, but found nothing. In the end, they could only assume that Kiri had summoned it back.

In short, through a series of coincidences, the conflict between the two shinobi villages intensified even further.

The Third Mizukage also issued an order. He would select outstanding shinobi from this war to become the second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Without a doubt, this order ignited the enthusiasm of Kiri's shinobi.

After all, the status of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was clear.

Becoming one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen could absolutely be called rising to the top in a single step.

The only awkward part was that all seven swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were gone. Continuing to call them the Seven Ninja Swordsmen no longer truly matched the name.

But in the end, the Third Mizukage still did not change the title.

He wanted to use this name to remind the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to remember their humiliation.

After Natsuki finished reading the intelligence, he stopped paying attention to it.

He cared more about his locked character templates.

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

"Natsuki-sensei!"

Yahiko immediately stood and greeted him.

"Tell me about Amegakure's recent situation."

Natsuki went straight to the point.

"Nagato led people to clean up all unstable factors in the Land of Rain, including wandering shinobi, bandits, and robbers."

Yahiko said with a face full of smiles, "Now, whenever the residents of the Land of Rain mention Amegakure, they are full of praise."

"Create a system for regular cleanups to prevent them from appearing again."

Natsuki reminded him.

Yahiko nodded and said, "I have already asked Nagato to begin establishing Amegakure's ANBU. When the time comes, ANBU will be responsible for this matter."

"You can merge CP9 with ANBU."

Natsuki suggested.

He had originally established CP9 to trigger the corresponding character template.

Now that the goal had been achieved, it could be merged with Amegakure's ANBU.

In any case, the two departments served the same function.

"I was thinking the same thing."

Yahiko agreed and said, "After the merger, Yukina will still be in charge."

"Has Akatsuki's secret base been established?"

When Natsuki heard Yukina's name, he asked.

"It has been established, but we placed it deep beneath Amegakure."

Yahiko explained his reason, "I think Akatsuki's secret base can be used as a shelter."

Clearly, he had considered the most extreme situation.

That would be Akatsuki facing a life-or-death crisis.

"That works."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"Kakuzu has built schools in the Land of Rain, and we have also renovated Amegakure's Ninja Academy."

Yahiko said happily, "Classes have already started."

"You have done very well."

Natsuki paused slightly and said, "I actually forgot about that before."

"Natsuki-sensei, you have too many things to handle. It is normal to occasionally forget something."

Yahiko shook his head and said.

"How is Kakuzu's side going?"

Natsuki asked again.

Yahiko immediately began speaking about the recent situation in the Land of Rain.

Overall, everything was progressing according to the plan Natsuki had given them.

For example, road construction, building schools, and researching crops suitable for the Land of Rain.

Aside from that, there was mining.

A gold mine had been discovered in the Land of Rain. Dawn Company had established a branch company for this and begun mining it.

"Very good."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said, "I will give you another task. Have Earth Release shinobi build and repair houses."

"For whom?"

Yahiko asked in confusion.

"Starting from Amegakure, spread out to the entire Land of Rain."

Natsuki answered, "Let every resident and every shinobi live in a decent house."

Yahiko could not help freezing.

He steadied himself and realized the importance of this measure.

True peace was not only the absence of war. More importantly, it meant having a warm place to live and enough food to eat.

Natsuki's plan was moving toward true peace.

"Yes, Natsuki-sensei!"

Yahiko said with excitement on his face.

Anyone would be this excited when seeing their dream about to come true.

Natsuki smiled and did not stay for long. He turned and returned to Konoha.

One week later, Mikoto had prepared a ninja tool shop.

Under her lead, Natsuki walked into the shop.

The location of this ninja tool shop was extremely remote, and there were not many residents nearby.

"Mikoto, you can go back first."

After looking around, Natsuki said with great satisfaction.

"I can stay and help."

Mikoto hesitated for a moment and said.

"Be good."

Natsuki raised his hand and pinched her cheek. His tone was gentle but allowed no refusal.

Mikoto's body trembled, and she felt a tingling ache in her heart.

She nodded and turned to leave.

Natsuki thought for a while, then took out the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei.

A terrifying flame surged out from his palm.

The hardness of the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, did not need to be explained.

But under the burning of this flame, they were slowly melting.

Natsuki made an estimate.

Reforging these three ninja swords should take him two months.

To be fair, that was already quite fast.

Natsuki remembered that Granny Cat had taken more than three months to forge the Sorcery Clima-Tact.

Time quickly reached March.

The Ninja Academy once again welcomed graduation season.

The students graduating this year were far inferior to those from last year.

Natsuki paid some attention and found that there was not a single familiar name.

At the same time, his three ninja tools were also successfully completed.

"Minato."

Natsuki called out to Minato at the entrance of the Hokage Building.

Minato stopped and looked at him.

"Come over here."

After Natsuki spoke, he walked toward a nearby tree.

"Natsuki."

Minato walked up and asked curiously, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"No."

Natsuki took out seven kunai and said, "A gift for you."

His original plan had been to reforge them into one kunai, but the Twin Swords, Hiramekarei, had too much material, so he made seven kunai.

However, the seven kunai did not unlock the Sengo Muramasa Template's Trial Cutting.

The system most likely regarded these seven kunai as one set.

"Why are you suddenly giving me kunai?"

Minato accepted the seven kunai and asked in confusion.

"Because they suit you."

Natsuki blinked and said.

"Is there something special about these seven kunai?"

Minato reacted and asked.

Natsuki took one kunai and infused chakra into it.

The kunai suddenly trembled, and a chakra beam shot out from its tip.

After it struck the tree in front of them, it immediately left a hole straight through the trunk.

Minato's pupils contracted when he saw it.

If this power hit a shinobi, it would be enough to kill them or seriously injure them.

"It has another function. It can absorb the target's chakra."

Natsuki handed the kunai back to him and said.

"No, this is too precious. I can't accept it!"

Minato said without hesitation.

"It is not that precious."

Natsuki took out a ninja sword and said, "This sword is for Kakashi. It contains Lightning Release chakra crystal."

Minato opened his mouth and was momentarily speechless.

It was no exaggeration to say that Lightning Release chakra crystal was priceless.

And he was giving such a ninja sword to Kakashi?

"All right, accept them."

Natsuki said without minding it.

"Thank you."

Minato hesitated for a moment, then finally said.

"They do not have names."

Natsuki paused, then thought of Minato's naming sense and said, "How about calling them the Sword of Shinobi Love and the Blade of Lightning Fang?"

"How did you know my Flying Thunder God kunai are called the Sword of Shinobi Love?"

Minato asked in surprise.

"I heard about it."

Natsuki said without changing his expression.

As for the Blade of Lightning Fang, it was an imitation of the White Light Chakra Sabre.

Of course, this name easily made people think of the Thunderswords, Kiba.

The names of the two ninja swords were relatively similar.

But it did not matter.

If Natsuki said it was the Blade of Lightning Fang, then it was the Blade of Lightning Fang.

If Kiri said it was the Thunderswords, Kiba, then they could try using the ninja sword summoning scroll to summon it and see whether it responded.

"See you next time."

After Natsuki said goodbye to Minato, he returned to his office.

He opened a spatial gate and arrived at the leader's office in Amegakure, then gave the reforged Kubikiribōchō to Yahiko.

Natsuki named this sword Blood Drinker.

At that moment, he sensed the disappearance of an eyeball clone.

With a thought, Natsuki said goodbye to Yahiko and arrived in Suna.

"The Third Kazekage will head to the metropolis of the Land of Wind in one week."

When Pakura saw him, she spoke directly.

"There is finally an opportunity."

Natsuki nodded, then asked, "Are you ready?"

"Do not worry. I have been preparing during this period."

Pakura said with great confidence, "Once the Third Kazekage dies, I will be able to become the Fourth Kazekage."

"Mm."

After hearing this, Natsuki said, "I will come again next week."

He returned to Konoha again.

"Natsuki-sama."

As soon as he returned to his office, an ANBU shinobi appeared in front of him. "Hokage-sama wants you to come over."

Natsuki went to the Hokage's office with curiosity.

"The conflict between Kumo and Kiri is growing more intense, and Iwa and Suna are also preparing for war. War is not far away."

Orochimaru said, "I want to hold a Chunin Exam before the war begins."

"I will organize it."

Natsuki immediately replied.

In the original timeline, a Chunin Exam was also held around this time.

Asuma, Kurenai, Might Guy, and others all participated.

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Notify me when the time comes."

"Sensei, how is your Wood Release experiment progressing?"

Natsuki suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should succeed this year."

Orochimaru smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps by then, we Konoha will have a Wood Release shinobi unit."

(To be continued.)