Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates

Natsuki fell into thought.

Among the four abilities of the Aizen Template that still needed to be unlocked, the Hōgyoku could be left for last.

Because its unlock condition was the most difficult.

Absorbing the power of the nine tailed beasts was no easier than directly unifying the shinobi world.

For the time being, he could not do it.

And it was not something that could be done in a short time.

As for the remaining three abilities, he could begin making preparations.

Among Kumo, Iwa, and Kiri, these three major shinobi villages, Kiri was undoubtedly the easiest to control.

Because its overall strength was the weakest.

Aside from that, the Third Mizukage was also currently the weakest among the Five Kage.

In addition, Natsuki still had the unlock condition of killing a Kage-level powerhouse. The Third Mizukage was a good choice.

In the original timeline, after Obito Uchiha fell into darkness, he chose to control Kiri.

Although part of the reason was that Rin Nohara had been killed because of Kiri, the essence of it was still that Kiri was the weakest.

If Obito had chosen to control Konoha, there would have been two problems.

First, he might not have been able to defeat Hiruzen.

Second, Konoha had the Hyūga clan. The Byakugan could see whether a target was being controlled by genjutsu.

For Natsuki, controlling Kiri would be slightly more difficult than it had been for Obito.

Because he still had to establish the Espada.

The Espada required ten Kiri jonin.

Natsuki thought of Pakura.

The best way to control Kiri was still to support a new Mizukage.

Then taking an enemy shinobi as a student could be completed at the same time.

The figure of Mei Terumi appeared in Natsuki's mind.

Mei was the same age as Kakashi. She was about ten years old now.

Her age was very suitable.

Natsuki nodded.

Once the target was confirmed, the rest became much simpler.

The first thing was to wait for the Third Mizukage to leave Kiri.

This matter was not difficult.

Now that the war between Kumo and Kiri was becoming more intense, the Third Mizukage would sooner or later personally go to the battlefield.

The second thing was to take Mei as his student.

This matter was actually more difficult.

The unlock condition clearly stated an enemy shinobi.

If Natsuki hid his identity and took Mei as his student, perhaps it would not count as an enemy shinobi.

But if he did not hide his identity, under normal circumstances, Mei would not become his student.

Natsuki pondered for a moment and came up with an idea.

Then he would force Mei to become his student.

In Bleach, Gin Ichimaru had approached Aizen with the goal of killing him.

Aizen also knew this. Because he was curious about how Gin would try to kill him, he allowed him to stay by his side.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Natsuki returned to himself and said.

The door was pushed open, and Mikoto walked in.

After she approached, she took out a file.

"Natsuki, this is the list of genin who registered for the Chunin Exams."

Mikoto explained.

Natsuki took the file and began reading.

Although this was only a Chunin Exam held by Konoha, quite a few shinobi squads had registered.

The reason was that war was approaching.

If they did not participate this time, no one knew when the next Chunin Exam would be.

A great war that affected the entire shinobi world could easily last several years.

If they waited until then to participate in the Chunin Exams, it would delay them for far too long.

However, although there were many participating shinobi squads, there were likely only three squads that could truly break through.

They were the squads led by Natsuki, Minato, and Nawaki.

"Send the notice. The Chunin Exams will be set for next Monday."

After Natsuki finished reading the file, he said.

"Understood."

Mikoto nodded, then asked, "How should the exam proctors and content be arranged?"

"Have Shikaku handle the exam content."

Natsuki paused for a moment and said, "As for the proctors, have Minato find three shinobi."

Whether it was Shikaku Nara or Minato, they were Hokage secretaries like him. It was in line with procedure to let them handle these matters.

"I will notify them now."

Hearing this, Mikoto immediately replied.

After speaking, she glanced at Natsuki before turning to leave.

But she felt somewhat disappointed in her heart.

After all, Natsuki had not taken advantage of her today.

Thinking this, Mikoto suddenly shook her head.

How had she become this kind of woman?

Mikoto quickly drove the distracting thoughts from her mind and headed to the Hokage secretary's office.

Natsuki could not help smiling.

He had noticed Mikoto's gaze, but unfortunately, he had something to do.

Tagitsuhime was using the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon him.

Very soon, Natsuki arrived at the headquarters of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in the metropolis of the Land of Water.

"Master."

Tagitsuhime bowed slightly and said, "We have already found the location of Kinkaku and Ginkaku's corpses."

"Are they in Kumo?"

Natsuki asked in return.

"They are indeed in Kumo."

Tagitsuhime nodded and said, "But they were hidden away by Kumo."

"Why?"

Natsuki's mind moved, and he thought of a reason.

"Kinkaku and Ginkaku's corpses contain a large amount of Nine-Tails chakra."

Tagitsuhime answered.

Natsuki thought to himself that it was just as expected.

In the original timeline, Kinkaku and Ginkaku had once been swallowed into the Nine-Tails' stomach.

But relying on the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, they not only did not die, they even devoured a large amount of chakra.

In the end, the Nine-Tails could not stand it and spat them out.

The Nine-Tails chakra they devoured remained within their bodies.

Most exaggeratedly, they could even enter a partial tailed beast transformation, making them practically two small Nine-Tails jinchuriki.

However, this was convenient for Natsuki.

He could use the Black Holy Grail to absorb all of this Nine-Tails chakra.

"What is the specific situation? How many people are guarding them?"

Natsuki asked again.

"Only one Kumo shinobi squad is guarding them."

Tagitsuhime paused, then said, "The four of them are not very strong. The captain is a jonin."

Natsuki paused slightly and understood.

Under normal circumstances, no one would have nothing better to do than steal corpses.

Even if Kinkaku and Ginkaku's corpses contained a large amount of Nine-Tails chakra, it was the same.

Because for the vast majority of shinobi, Nine-Tails chakra was far too violent and completely unusable.

The only method was to become a jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails chakra.

But like the Dragon Vein, a mass of chakra without consciousness would continue to rampage, making the losses outweigh the gains.

"After the Chunin Exams end, go to Kumo, then summon me."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said.

He had never been to Kumo, but he was too lazy to travel there himself. Having Tagitsuhime do it for him was the best choice.

"Yes, Master."

Tagitsuhime immediately replied.

"There is one more thing. Have Ichikishimahime do it."

Natsuki suddenly thought of something and said, "Help me monitor Kiri's Third Mizukage and Mei Terumi. Confirm their locations at all times."

After he finished speaking, he opened a spatial gate.

Natsuki arrived at Pakura's home in Suna.

But she was not at home.

Natsuki rubbed his chin and quickly guessed where she would be right now.

The Kazekage's office.

Under normal circumstances, a new Kazekage had to complete the Kazekage succession ceremony before officially taking office.

But Suna's current situation was special.

The Third Kazekage was dead, and the village had no leader.

If Pakura did not begin work ahead of time, many matters could not move forward.

Natsuki quickly arrived near the Kazekage Building.

After seeing the window of the Kazekage's office, he opened a spatial gate.

The condition for the Door-Door Fruit's teleportation was that Natsuki had either been to the place before or that the place was within his line of sight.

Pakura, who was sitting behind the Kazekage's desk, instinctively raised her head.

Space twisted, and a door appeared.

Pakura immediately relaxed her guard.

"Congratulations on becoming the Fourth Kazekage."

Natsuki walked out of the spatial gate and said with a smile.

"The procedure has not been completed yet."

Pakura looked at him and said.

"It is only a matter of time."

Natsuki casually asked, "When is the Kazekage succession ceremony?"

"Next Sunday."

Pakura answered, "We have to wait for the Daimyō of the Land of Wind to arrive."

Natsuki walked toward the Kazekage's desk.

Pakura thought he wanted to sit, so she stood.

But in the next second, she paused slightly.

Natsuki lightly jumped and sat on the Kazekage's desk.

This was the first time Pakura had ever seen someone sit directly on a desk.

Especially the Kazekage's desk.

Pakura felt that Natsuki was displaying his authority.

He was just short of directly saying that the Fourth Kazekage was beneath him.

"Although you have already become Kazekage, you still have to be careful of Rasa, Retsu, and the others."

Natsuki reminded her, "Their influence in Suna is not small."

"I know."

Pakura sat back down, looked up at him, and said, "I already have a plan. I will gradually reduce their influence."

Natsuki's gaze moved downward.

Because he was sitting higher, he could see deeper.

He clearly saw the snow-white skin near Pakura's collar and the distinct outline of her clothing.

"Do you need my help?"

Natsuki blinked and said, "I can help you get rid of Rasa and Retsu."

"There is no need."

Pakura shook her head and refused. "Most importantly, I do not want to start a war with Iwa and Kiri as soon as I take office."

Natsuki nodded slightly.

In fact, she had also overlooked Kumo.

In the original timeline, after learning that the Third Kazekage had disappeared, the first to start a war was Kumo.

However, Kumo attacked Suna once, then chose to leave.

The reason was that the two shinobi villages were too far apart.

Especially with Konoha and Iwa between them.

If those two shinobi villages launched a surprise attack while Kumo and Suna were fighting, it would be very easy to succeed.

Although Kumo's sudden attack seemed very unreasonable, it did have an effect.

That was confirming the rumor of the Third Kazekage's disappearance and exposing the current state of Suna's internal chaos.

After that, Suna chose to attack Konoha in order to shift its internal conflicts outward.

But Iwa and Kiri seized the opportunity and also launched attacks against Suna.

It was under these circumstances that Suna sold out Pakura in order to reduce pressure, ending the war with Kiri.

Of course, the Third Shinobi World War was not a siege against Suna. Rather, the Five Great Shinobi Villages fought each other.

The most miserable one was Konoha, which fought all four other shinobi villages at the same time.

The current situation was different from the original timeline.

Kumo and Kiri had already gone to war.

Most likely, they would not come to attack Suna again.

It was still the same reason. They were too far away, and the gains were not worth the losses.

Although Kiri was close, it was fighting Kumo and would probably not pay attention to Suna for the time being.

The one most likely to take this opportunity to act was Iwa.

"I will keep an eye on Kiri."

Thinking of this, Natsuki reminded her, "You just need to pay attention to Iwa."

Pakura suddenly smiled and said, "Thinking carefully, being controlled by you has actually brought benefits to Suna."

Under normal circumstances, Suna would have to worry about Iwa, Konoha, and Kiri.

But with Natsuki, it only needed to worry about one shinobi village.

"Then how will you thank me?"

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and asked.

"There have been many matters recently. I will pay you some interest first."

Pakura stood, bringing her moist lips forward.

Natsuki immediately lowered his head and kissed her.

Pakura's calm expression instantly changed.

Although she had kissed Natsuki before, that had only been a light touch.

This time was different. The deep kiss made her feel short of breath, and her head became dizzy.

She looked at Natsuki, who was so close to her, and felt her heart beating rapidly.

Pakura suddenly felt that this kind of life was not bad.

Natsuki was powerful, and his appearance was outstanding.

If he were placed in Suna, there would definitely be countless women pursuing him. Perhaps even she would not be able to resist.

After a long while, their lips separated.

Pakura's cheeks were slightly red, and she moved her gaze away with some embarrassment.

"I will come again next time."

Natsuki released Pakura and said with a smile.

He opened a spatial gate and returned to his office in Konoha.

But just as he walked out, he saw Mikoto.

"Natsuki."

Mikoto walked in front of him, brushed the hair by her ear, and said, "All notices have already been sent out."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mikoto."

Natsuki looked at her rosy lips and kissed her.

Seeing this, Mikoto happily moved forward to meet him.

She stretched out both hands and wrapped her arms around Natsuki's neck.

Her graceful body pressed into his embrace.

Feeling his presence, Mikoto's face became dazed.

Natsuki leaned close to her ear and said, "Help me with something."

After being teased by two great beauties in a row, he naturally had some frustration as a man.

"Wh. What is it?"

Mikoto's face was red as she asked subconsciously.

Natsuki immediately said a sentence.

Mikoto froze for a moment, and her entire body instantly became clear-headed.

She subconsciously shook her head.

Natsuki deliberately sighed.

Seeing him like this, Mikoto felt shy, but she also softened. In the end, she nodded.

Natsuki could not help feeling happy.

As expected, only Mikoto would agree to this kind of thing.

Natsuki then let go of her and walked toward the desk.

By the time he sat down, Mikoto had already disappeared from sight.

Natsuki casually picked up a document.

When he was halfway through reading it, he frowned.

But he quickly relaxed again.

Natsuki took out a pen.

He wrote the handling instructions on it.

Natsuki let out a long breath and looked at Mikoto.

Her cheeks puffed slightly, and she did not make a sound.

Natsuki continued working.

Half an hour later, after sitting for a long time, he moved his tense legs.

"Mikoto, your work is already finished. You do not need to accompany me."

Natsuki said without raising his head.

Mikoto raised her eyes, swallowed, and nodded.

She walked out from beneath the desk and subconsciously wiped the corner of her mouth.

For some reason, although she should have resisted it, she felt that this kind of behavior was acceptable.

Mikoto patted her cheeks, forcing herself to calm down.

But after thinking about it, she still decided to go home first and wash up.

A new week quickly arrived.

Although it was Monday, the Ninja Academy was still on break.

The reason was that today was the Chunin Exams.

The first stage of the Chunin Exams was a written test.

The location of the written test was set at the Ninja Academy.

To avoid disturbing the genin participating in the Chunin Exams, the Ninja Academy had specially given everyone a day off.

Of course, the students were very happy to have a day off.

"Why does the Chunin Exam have a written test?"

Obito asked with a gloomy expression.

"Because a ninja who does poorly in studying cannot become Hokage."

Kakashi said calmly.

"Damn Kakashi!"

When Obito heard this, he immediately shouted angrily, "Who said I can't? I can!"

"Is that so?"

Kakashi glanced at him and said, "Pass the written test first."

"It's fine!"

Anko placed her hands on her hips and said, "I already investigated clearly. Cheating is allowed during the written test!"

"Really?"

Obito immediately became interested.

"Obito, cheating is not right."

Rin said gently.

"I'm just curious."

Obito smiled awkwardly, then asked in confusion, "How could cheating be allowed during the written test?"

"Strictly speaking, it is not that cheating is allowed."

Asuma said casually, "It is that if you are not caught, it does not count as cheating."

"That's right!"

Anko said confidently, "With my strength, I definitely won't be caught!"

Obito's eyes turned, and he was also tempted.

If he answered the questions by himself, he truly was not confident that he could pass.

If he failed, would Kakashi not laugh at him for the rest of his life?

He could not accept that!

"I do not need to cheat."

Kurenai said with a smile.

"Me too."

Shizune agreed.

"You honor students really are annoying."

Anko snorted softly.

"I wonder who the chief proctor is."

Asuma looked left and right and said.

"I investigated it. In previous Chunin Exams, the chief proctor for the first stage was always a chunin or Tokubetsu Jonin."

Anko answered.

"No wonder you're so confident."

Asuma's mouth twitched, and he asked, "Why don't you investigate this clearly when we usually do missions?"

"They are all low-level missions. There is no need to investigate."

Anko waved her hand and said, "Anyway, for our squad, they are all easy."

"Why is Minato-sensei here?"

Rin suddenly saw Minato.

"Hello, everyone. I am the chief proctor for your written test, Minato."

Minato walked in and introduced himself.

"It's over!"

Anko immediately felt a headache.

At the same time, Natsuki was in his office, watching Mikoto eat a popsicle.

He had bought it casually that morning.

Although it was now late April and the weather was fairly cool, eating a popsicle could make things even cooler and help lower the temperature.

Natsuki withdrew his gaze and thought again of the Chunin Exams.

The written test was nothing worth watching, so he did not plan to go.

The second and third stages involved actual combat. He could go take a look at them.

(To be continued.)