Konoha Anbu Base.
Entering autumn, the weather had beco much cooler.
Outside the window, a light, pattering rain was falling.
Listening to the sound of the rain, Natsuki opened a file in front of him.
This was the recent situation in Agakure sent by Team Haru.
Just like before, it maintained a surface-level calm, but there were many struggles in the dark.
However, the intensity of these struggles was not high.
In addition, Amayadori ntioned one thing related to the Akatsuki organization.
They had noticed the Dawn Company and felt that they had gathered quite a few ninjas, suspecting that there must be other forces supporting them behind the scenes.
Before this, the Daimyo of the Land of Rain had never created any other ninja organizations.
Of course, this was most likely out of fear of Hanzo.
Now that Hanzo was dead, Amayadori and the others who inherited Agakure did not want to see a second ninja organization appear in the Land of Rain.
Natsuki was not surprised.
Nowadays, the Dawn Company had recruited many rogue ninjas.
And many of these rogue ninjas were once Agakure ninjas.
It was completely normal for Amayadori and the others to notice.
This matter was very easy to handle.
He just needed Haru to inform Amayadori and the others to ignore the Dawn Company.
Natsuki put down the file and began to ponder.
Right now, the Dawn Company had entered a developnt bottleneck.
The reason it happened so quickly was that the Land of Rain was too poor. Even the Daimyo and the nobles did not have much money.
Kakuzu had also made a suggestion before, saying they could consider expanding to the next country.
First of all, the Five Great Nations definitely had to be excluded.
The Stamina Recovery Potion was too profitable. If the Daimyos of the Five Great Nations beca greedy, it would be very troubleso.
After all, they could mobilize the power of the Five Great Villages.
Of course, being discovered was only a matter of ti.
But the later, the better.
As for Konoha, he had already thought of an excuse to deal with them.
In short, starting with small countries was undoubtedly the best.
The Five Great Nations and the Five Great Villages treated other small countries as buffer zones.
As long as a powerhouse like Hanzo did not appear, they would not care about the life or death of other small countries.
Two small countries quickly surfaced in Natsuki’s mind.
One was the Land of Demons.
It was one of the few neutral countries.
Of course, the reason it could remain neutral was that it was relatively far from the Five Great Nations and did not share a border with them.
A special thing about the Land of Demons was that it had no ninjas, but it had priestesses.
The plot related to the priestess involved Moryo.
Moryo was an otherworldly demon with an immortal army. Every ti it broke free, it would cause utter devastation to the living beings in the Land of Demons.
The aning of the priestess’s existence was to seal it with her own life.
In the original work, the priestess Shion asked the Five Great Villages for help, and eventually, Uzumaki Naruto and others arrived.
With the efforts of both sides, they successfully defeated Moryo.
But at this point in ti, the priestess Shion had not yet been born. The current priestess should be her mother, Miroku.
Miroku also died because of sealing Moryo.
Natsuki felt that she might beco one of the targets he transford into a demon.
After all, no one wanted to die.
Besides, the na Land of Demons sounded very suitable for him, the Progenitor of Demons, and his Twelve Kizuki.
It was simply the Infinity Castle of the ninja world.
The other was the Land of Snow.
The Land of Snow was in the north of the ninja world, a small country where it snowed all year round.
There were two plots related to it.
The first was the young Hatake Kakashi executing an Anbu mission.
At that ti, the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sosetsu, had his throne usurped by his younger brother, Kazahana Doto. Hatake Kakashi rescued his daughter, Kazahana Koyuki.
The second was Hatake Kakashi and Team Seven.
After fleeing, Kazahana Koyuki hid her identity and beca a female movie star.
She t Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto, and the others again.
With their help, she successfully restored her country and beca the Daimyo of the Land of Snow.
Natsuki’s reason for choosing the Land of Snow was the sa.
Kazahana Koyuki might be able to be transford into a demon.
When the ti ca, he would be able to secretly control the Land of Demons, the Land of Snow, and the Land of Rain.
Maybe in the end, there would be a small country counterattacking a great nation.
Acting as the mastermind behind the scenes, he might even unlock a major villain character template.
The only problem was that it was too early, and the plot had not yet reached that point.
But it was not impossible.
Natsuki planned to investigate the situation in these two countries first and see if there was any room for manipulation.
Even if there wasn’t, he could let the Dawn Company go there to develop first.
Thinking of this, Natsuki decided not to use Anbu forces and directly let Kakuzu take people there.
The main reason was that Sarutobi Hiruzen only put him in charge of the Land of Rain.
Using Anbu forces could not be hidden from him.
It would be quite troubleso if he asked about it later.
After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others still had traditional ninja thinking.
After Kakuzu left, the Land of Rain would lack a heavyweight powerhouse.
Natsuki stroked his chin. It seed it was ti to chat with Chino and the others to see if they were willing to be transford into demons.
But before that, he still had one thing to do, and that was Nawaki’s Jonin exam.
Originally, he was just going to be a spectator. Who knew Sarutobi Hiruzen would make him the examiner, which ant being Nawaki’s opponent.
Natsuki stood up and left the Anbu base.
He soon arrived at the Forest of Death.
He was not going to fight Nawaki in the Forest of Death. He ca here to test his newly unlocked ability.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Misaka Mikoto Template Ability 3: Iron Sand Sword]
The condition for unlocking the Iron Sand Sword was to develop five Magnet Release ninjutsu.
After so much effort, he finally t the condition today.
Natsuki raised his hand.
Electromagnetic force surged out.
The nearby ground shook violently, and iron sand flew out from underground.
In the blink of an eye, a giant Iron Sand Sword ford in front of him.
The Iron Sand Sword was not fixed. It could change shape and length.
With a thought from Natsuki, it turned into a chainsaw.
Then he waved his hand, and the chainsaw reverted, turning into dense iron sand.
The iron sand flew out like bullets, sinking into the ground and leaving deep bullet holes.
Natsuki thought of the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release: Iron Sand Drizzle.
Its effect was that the iron sand ford countless fine needles and shot toward the enemy at extre speed.
He waved his hand, and the iron sand flew out, turning into countless slender senbon.
Natsuki nodded slightly.
Unlocking the Iron Sand Sword was equivalent to mastering Magnet Release: Iron Sand.
As for those Magnet Release ninjutsu, they were just different application thods.
If he were to fight the Third Kazekage now, he could even copy his Magnet Release ninjutsu on the spot during the battle.
Nine o’clock in the morning.
Anbu Training Ground.
Natsuki arrived at the entrance ahead of ti.
After a short while, he saw Tsunade, Nawaki, Yakushi Nonou, and Uzumaki Kushina.
Ever since Uzumaki Kushina stopped going berserk, the supervision over her had relaxed a lot.
When Tsunade was around, she could go out.
"Natsuki, do you know which Anbu is my opponent today?"
Seeing him, Nawaki asked impatiently.
Under normal circumstances, an Anbu ninja would serve as the examiner, unless a specific request was made.
For example, Natsuki had specified Hatake Sakumo.
"Which other Anbu is here?"
Natsuki asked in return.
"Ah?"
Nawaki froze and asked. "My opponent is you?"
"It’s ."
Natsuki said with a smile. "I had no choice. The Hokage appointed , and I couldn’t well refuse."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised, but it was fine.
She knew very well that the Jonin exam was just a formality.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to let Nawaki take the Jonin exam, he was already a Jonin.
If he hadn’t agreed, it would an he hadn’t received Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval.
As for choosing Natsuki as his opponent, it was most likely to make Nawaki go all out.
"Nawaki, you have to do your best. Don’t lose too ugly."
Tsunade’s mouth curled up as she spoke.
Nawaki hesitated to speak.
Who is your real brother?
"Since everyone is here, let’s start the Jonin exam."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had rushed over from the Hokage’s office, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"Just show your respective strengths!"
Uzumaki Kushina waved her hand and said.
Nawaki walked into the field, reached out, and grabbed Sahada.
Fighting Natsuki, he didn’t need to worry about hurting him with Sahada.
If it were an ordinary Anbu, he wouldn’t use Sahada.
Seeing this, Natsuki took out Minazuki.
Water Breathing: First Form — Water Surface Slash!
The two stepped forward at the sa ti and swung fiercely.
Water currents appeared out of thin air, tearing through the air and colliding together.
What followed was a muffled sound.
Minazuki slashed onto Sahada’s body.
Sahada was essentially a living creature, so when the two blades collided, there were no sparks, nor was there a clanging sound.
Nawaki imdiately raised his left hand.
Shigan!
Natsuki’s reaction speed was faster than his.
When he raised his hand, Natsuki guessed what he wanted to do.
Armant Haki surged out from his body, forming a barrier in front of him.
Nawaki’s index finger poked it, unable to advance an inch.
Armant Haki!
His index finger was imdiately covered with a layer of invisible armor.
Crack!
Natsuki’s Armant Haki was pierced through just like that.
Soru!
Natsuki retreated, opening up the distance.
Water Breathing: Second Form — Water Wheel!
He spun his body, and the water flow rotated in the air along with Minazuki, slashing toward Nawaki.
Water Breathing: Third Form — Flowing Dance!
Nawaki gripped Sahada and increased his swinging speed.
In an instant, he slashed at Natsuki from different directions.
Natsuki’s Minazuki was first knocked off course, and then Sahada opened its mouth, biting toward his vital spots.
Geppo!
Natsuki leaped into the air.
While dodging Sahada, he launched a spinning attack.
Water Breathing: Sixth Form — Whirlpool!
A torrent of water poured out, hitting Sahada dead on.
Nawaki felt a heavy weight.
What followed were blade lights sweeping toward him from all directions.
Tekkai!
Nawaki gritted his teeth, stood his ground, and chose to take it head-on.
The blade lights landed on his body, emitting collision sounds.
The air distorted, and the respective air currents splashed down like water droplets.
Natsuki narrowed his eyes and used Armant Haki.
Minazuki imdiately broke through the Tekkai defense.
Nawaki’s heart jolted, and a sense of danger surfaced.
Soru!
He hurriedly canceled Tekkai and disappeared from his spot.
Natsuki did not pursue.
He could have even pierced Nawaki’s heart with Minazuki the mont he canceled Tekkai.
But Nawaki was not an enemy, so there was no need to do so.
"When facing an opponent stronger than yourself, you need to be careful when using Tekkai."
Natsuki said with a smile.
Nawaki deeply agreed.
If it had been an enemy just now, he would definitely be dead.
The drawback of being unable to move while using Tekkai was still too great.
Holding Sahada, Nawaki stepped forward again.
Natsuki also used Water Breathing to strike back.
The two blades constantly collided, making muffled sounds.
And around the two figures, streams of water bit at each other like ferocious beasts.
"A battle between this kind of ninja-taijutsu is indeed quite rare."
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke up.
Battles between sword-wielding ninjas involved hacking at each other with swords.
Battles between ninjutsu ninjas involved bombarding each other with ninjutsu.
The battle between Natsuki and Nawaki was a mixture of both.
"Natsuki’s strength is much higher than Nawaki’s."
Tsunade looked at the completely at-ease Natsuki and comnted.
"To be able to fight Natsuki to this extent, Nawaki is already a qualified Jonin."
A smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s face as he said. "Given ti, it is also possible for his Water Release to catch up to my teacher."
Tsunade nodded.
Although Nawaki was very talented, there would always be ninjas more talented than him, such as Natsuki and Senju Tobirama.
In her opinion, being able to rival Senju Tobirama in Water Release was already enough.
Going any higher would just be a tornt for Nawaki, and there was no need for it.
Neither of them were the type of ninjas to obsess over a dead end. They knew when to stop.
Water Breathing: Tenth Form — Constant Flux!
The battle between Natsuki and Nawaki reached its fiercest mont.
In an instant, Water Release chakra turned into countless water streams.
The water streams collided in the air, and amidst the splashing water, two water dragons ford.
The two water dragons carved out several blade lights in the air, flying toward each other at maximum speed.
A deafening sound rang out.
Nawaki only felt as if Sahada had crashed into a mountain.
The terrifying rebound force caused his body to slide backward uncontrollably.
Two marks appeared on the ground.
"You’re still the amazing one."
Nawaki steadied his body and sighed.
He knew that Natsuki had gone easy on him in this battle, or rather, held back an ocean.
Throughout the whole process, he only used the Rokushiki and Water Breathing.
As Natsuki’s teammate, he was very clear that his strength went far beyond this.
Two-Sword Style, Sorcery Clima-Tact, Broken Phantasm, and so on were not used.
"You both perford very well."
Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward, looked at Nawaki, and said. "Nawaki, you passed. From today on, you are a Jonin."
"Thank you, Lord Hokage!"
Nawaki imdiately beca excited.
As for losing to Natsuki, that didn’t matter at all, because he never thought he could win.
"Don’t get carried away."
Tsunade imdiately reminded him. "Although your strength has reached the Jonin level, your other abilities still need to be improved."
A large part of the reason Nawaki could beco a Jonin at such a young age was the rits he established during the Second Great Ninja War.
"Tsunade, you need to have confidence in Nawaki. I believe he will beco an excellent Jonin."
Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Nawaki’s shoulder and said. "Alright, go and collect your Jonin flak jackets."
After he finished speaking, he disappeared from his spot.
The Jonin flak jackets had been prepared in advance. The group collected the Jonin flak jackets and returned to the Senju clan compound.
Just like last ti when Yakushi Nonou beca a Jonin, Natsuki cooked a huge feast for them again.
Two days later.
Natsuki returned to the capital of the Land of Rain.
Although the Akatsuki organization had grown a lot now, the core stronghold was still that courtyard in the south of the city.
However, very few mbers knew about this place.
Only Kakuzu, Chino, Fuushin, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.
At this mont, they were all gathered here.
"Kakuzu."
Natsuki spoke up. "The Dawn Company’s next target is the Land of Demons."
"Neutral countries are indeed safer."
Kakuzu understood his aning as soon as he heard it.
"Tomorrow, you will take a group of people to the Land of Demons to establish a branch company."
Natsuki nodded and said.
"Then will they be in charge here?"
Kakuzu glanced at Chino and the others, feeling uneasy.
The main reason was that they were all too young, and their strength was only at the Chunin level.
What if the money he earned was robbed by evildoers?
"I will watch over them."
Natsuki guessed his thoughts and said with a smile.
"That’s good then."
Kakuzu felt a little relieved and said. "I will go prepare now."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked outside.
"I won’t be staying in the Land of Rain all the ti."
Natsuki looked at Chino and the others and said. "This place still has to be entrusted to you, but your strength is indeed a bit lacking."
"Sorry."
Yahiko said with a look of sha.
"No need to apologize. You are young, so it is normal for your strength to not keep up."
Natsuki shook his head and added. "I recently studied the Chinoike clan’s blood secret jutsu and discovered a secret jutsu to beco stronger."
"What is it?"
Yahiko asked impatiently.
Chino, Konan, and the others also looked at him.
"The blood secret jutsu is centered around blood, and the blood of a powerhouse contains more chakra."
Natsuki explained. "I can share my blood with you to make you stronger."
Yahiko and the others imdiately looked at each other, not understanding what Natsuki was saying for a mont.
How could there be such a way to beco stronger?
"Natsuki-sensei."
Konan couldn’t help but ask. "Then if you share your blood with us, will you be affected?"
"There will be an impact, but not much. Blood can regenerate. With a certain amount of ti, I will recover."
Natsuki patted her head and said. "On the contrary, you are the ones who will have side effects."
He then did not hide anything and explained the side effects of demonification.
Yahiko and the others were stunned after hearing this.
Fuushin, in particular, felt resistance in his heart.
His relationship with Natsuki was not deep, and he was unwilling to hand his life and death over to him.
"I am willing."
Konan said with a firm tone.
In her opinion, without Natsuki, she would have died long ago.
Even if Natsuki wanted to kill her, she would not resist.
Since that was the case, accepting the blood curse had no disadvantages.
"I am also willing."
Yahiko said closely following her.
"Nagato, you don’t need it."
Natsuki interrupted Nagato’s words and looked at Chino and Fuushin again.
"I... I need to consider it."
Chino hesitated for a mont and gave her answer.
"I also have to consider it."
Fuushin quickly followed suit.
"It doesn’t matter if you are unwilling."
Natsuki did not force them and chuckled. "Having Konan and Yahiko is already enough."
In his plan, the Twelve Kizuki would be the core mbers of the Akatsuki organization.
Just like the original Akatsuki organization mbers with code nas like Vermilion, South, North, and Jewel.
If Chino and Fuushin ultimately proved unwilling, they would lose their core status.
Natsuki looked at Konan and Yahiko.
His original targets were Yahiko and Chino, but Konan replaced Chino.
Actually, in terms of results, it was better.
With Nagato around, Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu would definitely make a move on Yahiko and Konan.
But if they were transford into demons, it would be very difficult for them to die.
Natsuki was deep in thought.
Among the Twelve Kizuki, their strengths were not on the sa level. So were high and so were low.
Switching to the ninja world, their strengths could not be identical either.
But Yahiko and Konan would definitely be the core among the core.
Natsuki made a decision.
He planned to divide the Twelve Kizuki into two tiers.
The forr could receive more of his blood, for example, one-fifth.
The latter would receive less of his blood, for example, one-tenth.
Because the strength of the transford demon depended on two factors.
One was their own talent and strength, and the other was the amount of blood received, which in other words ant it depended on Natsuki’s strength.
With Natsuki’s current strength, one-fifth of his blood was enough to make Yahiko and Konan Elite Jonin.
Coupled with them learning their respective abilities, they might barely beco Kage-level powerhouses.
Receiving one-tenth of his blood would basically make them a pretty good Jonin.
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