Naruto: Multiverse Character Templates Chapter 115: Challenging Sakumo

Suna's shinobi delegation soon arrived at Konoha's village entrance.

"Chiyo, welco."

Tsunade walked forward and said with a smile, "I did not expect that we would et again in Konoha."

"I hope next ti we et, it will be in Suna."

Chiyo said expressionlessly.

"Perhaps that day will co."

Tsunade answered without backing down.

They were both talking about eting in Suna, but what she ant was sothing else, fighting her way into Suna.

Chiyo felt a sharp pain in her heart, but she did not say anything else.

Tsunade raised her hand.

With complicated emotions, Chiyo walked into Konoha.

"Everyone must be tired from the journey. Konoha has already prepared accommodations for you."

Nara Shikasuke reminded them, "Please rest well tonight. Our negotiations will begin tomorrow morning at nine."

"Thank you."

Chiyo nodded and said.

"Follow ."

Tsunade walked at the front and led the way for Suna's shinobi delegation.

Natsuki and Nawaki followed Shikasuke on her left side.

"Tsunade, I have a question for you."

Chiyo suddenly thought of sothing and asked, "How long did it take you to crack my poison?"

The other Suna shinobi also subconsciously looked at Tsunade.

The reason they had lost this war was that Chiyo's poison had been neutralized.

"One day."

The corners of Tsunade's mouth lifted as she said it.

Chiyo's expression imdiately stiffened.

The poison she had been so proud of had actually been cracked in one day?

Tsunade glanced at her.

Chiyo's poison had been cracked by the Curse Antidote.

The Curse Antidote ca from Natsuki.

It had originally been prepared to counter Hanzō's poison, but by coincidence, it had also countered Chiyo's poison.

Naturally, Tsunade would not explain that to her.

Letting her imagine things on her own would make her fear Konoha even more.

If there was another Shinobi World War in the future, and Suna fought Konoha again, they definitely would not dare rely on her poison anymore.

"When can we see Reki, Rasa, and the others?"

Chiyo was experienced after all and quickly steadied herself.

"If you want to see them, you can go now."

Tsunade paused, then said, "But not all of you can go. Three people at most."

This was Konoha.

Even if the entire Suna delegation went, they would not be able to cause much trouble, but to avoid unnecessary problems, she still limited the number of people.

"After we settle in, we will trouble you to take us there."

Chiyo nodded and said.

"Shikasuke, arrange it."

Tsunade said casually.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

Shikasuke imdiately replied.

As Natsuki listened to their conversation, he thought of a question.

Were they really going to hand Reki, Pakura, and Rasa back to Suna just like that?

Although Suna would pay a huge price this ti and might not be able to invade Konoha again for many years, Natsuki suddenly had an idea.

That was to cooperate with Pakura and support her in becoming the Fourth Kazekage.

He had his reasons for choosing Pakura.

First, in the original work, she was directly sold out to Kiri by Rasa and Suna.

Second, she was not part of the Kazekage faction.

Third, her strength was weaker than Rasa's.

If she beca the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa definitely would not accept it. At that point, Suna would easily split into two factions.

Why did he feel so much like a villain?

Natsuki raised an eyebrow and thought that maybe this might actually trigger so villain character template.

As for whether the thod was despicable, that did not matter much in a chaotic era.

The one to bla was this chaotic era.

A mont later, the group arrived at the accommodations prepared for Suna's shinobi delegation.

"Chiyo, if you need anything, you can contact Shikasuke. He will handle it."

Tsunade stopped and said, "I need to go to the Hokage's office. See you next ti."

After saying that, she left with Nawaki and Natsuki.

"Sis, aren't you going to the Hokage's office?"

Nawaki looked around and found that they were not going the right way.

"That was just an excuse for Chiyo."

Tsunade said casually, "Shikasuke is in charge of the negotiations. There is nothing for to discuss with Sensei."

"Then what are we doing next?"

Nawaki asked expectantly, "How about we go out and do a mission?"

"You have only been back for less than half a month, and you already cannot sit still?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and said, "Then you will train taijutsu with today."

"Huh?"

Nawaki froze, not understanding.

Had they not always been training taijutsu together?

"Sparring."

Tsunade added.

Nawaki's eyes suddenly widened.

Spar with you? Was that really sparring? Wasn't that just getting beaten one-sidedly?

But under Tsunade's gaze, he did not dare argue and could only agree through tears.

Natsuki could not help smiling.

After arriving at the Senju Clan compound, Tsunade took Nawaki to the nearby open space.

She always did what she said. If she said she would spar with him, then she would spar with him.

Besides, sparring more had no downside and would help him learn taijutsu.

Natsuki walked into Mito's residence.

Of course, it had now beco Kushina's residence.

He entered the courtyard and saw Kushina sitting on the steps, propping up her small face with both hands, looking completely bored.

"Natsuki!"

Kushina imdiately stood up and ran in front of him, saying, "You're finally back! I was so bored by myself!"

Ever since becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, her range of activity had been limited to this courtyard for the ti being.

At most, she could move around inside the Senju Clan compound.

But once she left the courtyard, Anbu shinobi would follow her.

On top of that, there was not much to do in the Senju Clan compound, so she rarely went out.

"Why are you sitting directly on the steps?"

Natsuki reached out and patted her short skirt twice.

The dust on her skirt was brushed away.

Kushina had not expected him to do that. She felt her hips tremble, and a blush appeared on her face.

"How are you feeling today?"

Natsuki withdrew his hand and asked.

He was referring to the Nine-Tails.

After discovering that its Jinchuriki had changed, the Nine-Tails had beco restless and had tried several tis to break through the seal.

"No problems."

Kushina shook her head and said.

"What do you think of the Nine-Tails?"

Natsuki thought briefly and asked.

"It feels very fierce and very evil."

Kushina tilted her head and said.

"Have you seen it?"

Natsuki thought of the Nine-Tails' treatnt in the original work and could not help smiling.

Fierce? It certainly was fierce, but miserable was also truly miserable. It had always been treated as a tool.

"I saw it once."

Kushina replied, "But as soon as it saw , it bared its claws and said it would eat . I was startled, so I ran."

At the end, she lowered her head in embarrassnt.

"It is normal to be scared."

Natsuki paused, then asked, "Have you ever thought about communicating with it?"

"Mito-sama told not to communicate with it. She said it would manipulate my emotions and make go berserk."

Kushina raised her eyes to look at him and replied.

"I see."

Natsuki suggested, "I actually think you can try communicating with it when you have nothing else to do."

"Why?"

Kushina asked blankly.

"Have you heard of a perfect Jinchuriki?"

Natsuki brought up a reason and explained to her what a perfect Jinchuriki was.

"It can actually be like that?"

Kushina asked in confusion, "Why did Mito-sama never tell ?"

"I guess it was because Mito-sama did not need it."

Natsuki thought for a mont and said, "Besides, the Nine-Tails is the strongest tailed beast. Even without becoming a perfect Jinchuriki, she was strong enough."

Most importantly, after Mito beca the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Hashirama had still been alive for so ti.

With the God of Shinobi present, whether there was a perfect Jinchuriki or not made little difference.

It was only after the Third Shinobi World War that Konoha's situation took a sharp turn downward.

This might have been one of the reasons Konoha helped Naruto beco a perfect Jinchuriki in the original work.

"Getting stronger is always the right choice."

Natsuki added.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was indeed very powerful. At this stage, it could be called an invincible existence.

But in the later stages, even as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it would be hard to keep going without becoming a perfect Jinchuriki.

"Since you say so, I will talk to it next ti."

Kushina nodded and said.

"There is no need to rush. There is still plenty of ti. Take it slowly."

Natsuki touched her head and said.

Kushina looked around and asked, "Why are you the only one here today?"

"Tsunade-sensei and Nawaki went to train taijutsu. Nonō went to Konoha Hospital."

Natsuki paused, then asked, "Does Hokage-sama allow you to train now?"

"He did not say."

Kushina said gloomily, "I can only watch you all train every day. It feels so boring."

"You can learn taijutsu. As long as you do not use chakra, it will not affect the Nine-Tails."

Natsuki thought of Naruto in the original work.

In the early stage, because of the Nine-Tails' interference, learning ninjutsu had been very difficult for him.

But taijutsu was not ninjutsu. In theory, it could be used without chakra. It was just that its power would be weaker.

"Really?"

Kushina's eyes lit up.

"I will teach you Soru."

Natsuki smiled and said.

If he taught Kushina taijutsu, he definitely could not hide it from Hiruzen.

If it was not allowed, he would appear soon.

If it was allowed, then Natsuki could keep teaching her.

Kushina nodded.

Natsuki's gaze moved downward to her legs wrapped in dark red over-the-knee socks.

"What is it?"

Kushina noticed his gaze and asked, "Do I need to change shoes?"

She had seen Nawaki and Nonō train in Soru, so she knew it was a kind of Body Flicker Technique that worked through the legs.

"It might be better to take off the over-the-knee socks."

Natsuki pondered for a mont and said.

"Then I will take them off."

Kushina sat down on the steps again.

Natsuki did not even have ti to stop her.

Soon, Kushina had taken off the over-the-knee socks and stood up again.

She stuffed the socks into her shoulder bag, patted the dust off her short skirt again, and then looked at Natsuki.

"I will explain it to you first, then demonstrate it with you. After that, you will start training."

Natsuki coughed lightly and began explaining.

Ti reached afternoon.

Kushina took a deep breath. Her jade-like legs imdiately trembled as she stepped on the ground in an instant.

But she did not succeed. She was still standing in the sa place.

"The chance of succeeding on the first try is very small."

Seeing this, Natsuki comforted her.

Kushina nodded. She was not discouraged and continued training.

Natsuki withdrew his gaze and also began training his Lightning Release: Earth Flow.

The sun set in the west.

Tsunade and Nawaki, who had finished training, walked into the courtyard.

Natsuki subconsciously raised his head and saw Nawaki looking half-dead.

His face was full of exhaustion, and there were quite a few fist marks all over his body.

Clearly, Tsunade had not held back.

"Tsunade-sama."

Kushina stopped training and greeted her, "Nawaki."

Tsunade nodded and did not say anything about her learning Soru.

Her thoughts were the sa as Natsuki's. If Hiruzen did not agree, he would naturally co to stop it.

"Natsuki, when are we eating?"

Nawaki said weakly, "I feel like I can eat ten more bowls than usual."

"I will go cook now."

Natsuki said with a smile.

Not long after, Nonō also returned from Konoha Hospital.

During this period, they trained together, so they also happened to eat here together.

The main reason was Tsunade and Nawaki's request.

They both wanted to freeload als.

The group soon gathered around the dining table.

"Natsuki."

Tsunade picked up her chopsticks and suddenly asked, "Do you want to beco a Jonin?"

"What?"

Nawaki was even more shocked than Natsuki, "Natsuki is already able to beco a Jonin at such a young age?"

"Natsuki's strength has already surpassed many Jonin."

Kushina said in support, "I think it is only natural for him to beco a Jonin."

"But strength is only one aspect of becoming a Jonin."

Nawaki looked at Tsunade and asked, "Sis, didn't you say before that they also need abilities in intelligence, analysis, command, leading a team, and so on?"

"Did Natsuki not show those abilities during the war against Suna?"

Tsunade asked back.

Nawaki was imdiately stunned.

But after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with that.

During the war against Suna, Natsuki had been their team captain.

He had been involved in intelligence, analysis, command, leading the team, and other such abilities.

"Then wouldn't Natsuki beco Konoha's youngest Jonin?"

Nawaki ca back to his senses and said unwillingly, "Damn it! I wanted that achievent too!"

Natsuki blinked.

To him, whether he was a Jonin or not was actually not important.

After all, his current strength and identity were already clear.

Naruto could beco Hokage as a Genin, and he could do the sa.

"After Natsuki becos a Jonin, will he still be on a team with us?"

Nonō asked with so concern.

"Of course he has to stay on our team!"

When Nawaki heard this, he imdiately spoke.

"He will."

Tsunade smiled and said, "Konoha has no rule saying that after becoming a Jonin, you must leave your original team and lead a new one."

"That is pretty good."

Nawaki relaxed, then said with a smile, "Natsuki, the youngest Jonin. If you do not want it, it will be mine!"

In the original work, the youngest Jonin was twelve years old, a record set by Kakashi.

Naturally, that record had not appeared yet.

"What does the Jonin assessnt test?"

Natsuki asked curiously.

"It is just a formality. They have you spar with an Anbu Jonin."

Tsunade explained, "The real assessnt cos from Sensei. If he thinks you are qualified to beco a Jonin, then that is enough."

Natsuki nodded. That was not unexpected.

Jonin were very important to every ninja village.

In Konoha, without the Hokage, or rather Konoha's higher-ups, giving approval, it was impossible to beco a Jonin.

"Can I designate a Jonin?"

Natsuki's thoughts moved, and he thought of Sakumo.

His Sasaki Kojirō Template still had one ability that had not been unlocked.

Ability Four, Mind's Eye, defeat a shinobi whose swordsmanship is stronger than his own.

Natsuki was not sure whether his current swordsmanship had already surpassed Sakumo's.

But if even Sakumo did not et the condition, then it would be very difficult to find a second one in the shinobi world.

In short, fight him first.

If he dragged it out any longer, he might really beco the strongest swordsman in the shinobi world.

"Although there is no precedent, Sensei most likely will not refuse."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who do you want to designate?"

"Sakumo."

Natsuki explained.

"You want to witness his swordsmanship? That does fit your personality. If Sakumo agrees, then naturally there will be no problem."

Tsunade nodded and said, "Then co with to the Hokage's office tomorrow."

"Okay."

Natsuki was still very much looking forward to fighting Sakumo.

After all, the effect of Mind's Eye was very strong.

"Can we go watch when the ti cos?"

Nawaki quickly asked.

"I can take you."

Tsunade said without concern.

Although under normal circumstances, the Jonin assessnt had no audience, there were always exceptions.

Another new day arrived.

After Natsuki ate breakfast, he ca to the Hokage's office with Tsunade.

"What brings the two of you here together?"

Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand and asked.

"Didn't you previously ask to tell Natsuki about the Jonin assessnt?"

Tsunade said directly, "He has agreed, but he hopes to designate Sakumo as his opponent."

"As expected of a young man."

When Hiruzen heard this, he laughed.

When others participated in the Jonin assessnt, they all hoped to encounter a weaker opponent, but Natsuki had chosen a strong opponent instead.

It could only be called youthful spirit.

"With Sakumo's personality, he should agree, but you will need to wait for so ti."

Hiruzen explained, "Sakumo requested leave because his child is close to the due date."

His child?

Kakashi?

Natsuki could not help freezing.

He carefully recalled that Kakashi's birthday was September 15th.

In other words, there were still thirteen days.

"That is fine. I am not in a hurry."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"I will send Anbu to inform Sakumo later."

Hiruzen thought for a mont and said, "If he does not agree, then I will personally conduct the assessnt."

Good grief!

Was the one-second triple staff strike coming?

But Natsuki was indeed very curious about what character template would be triggered if he defeated Hiruzen.

Of course, with his current strength, it would be very difficult to defeat him.

He was confident in defeating Sakumo because Sakumo only used swordsmanship.

On top of that, he had various sword-related abilities, especially the abilities of the Sasaki Kojirō Template, which restrained him sowhat.

Hiruzen was different. He could absolutely be called the most well-rounded shinobi in the current shinobi world.

He knew everything and was proficient in everything.

Natsuki was actually sowhat similar to him.

Because of his various character templates, he was also an all-round shinobi.

Precisely because of that, when his strength was inferior to Hiruzen's, he would be restrained by him.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Natsuki imdiately replied.

(To be continued.)

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