Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 103 Finger Gun Unlocked, Xia Mu's First Rise to Fame (Fourth Update)

Night was replaced by daylight, and a new day finally arrived.

The area in front of the outpost where Xia Mu and the others were stationed was now a mess.

The flames engulfed everything, but were quickly extinguished by the rain, leaving only charred marks on the ground.

"This mission, though dangerous, was surprisingly easy."

Looking at the corpses of the Sunagakure ninjas in the distance, Maruboshi Kosuke sighed.

First, there was one Sand Village Jonin, then two Sand Village Jonin plus six Special Jonin.

In a direct confrontation, even if he and Natsuki possessed the strength of Jonin, they would be outnumbered.

In particular, Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou's strength is not yet at the level of Jonin.

But Kosuke Maruboshi never expected that Natsuki's archery skills would be so strong.

Relying on long-range attacks, they managed to repel the enemies from Sunagakure without suffering any losses.

"There's just no chance to make a move."

Rope Tree said with some regret.

His only contribution during this mission was setting up the explosive tag trap with Maruboshi Kosuke.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Xia Mo casually put away the bow and said.

"We have already repelled two attacks from Sunagakure."

Nawaki's mind raced, and he asked, "Will the Sand Village have even more troops for their next attack?"

"It won't be much more."

Maruhoshi Kosuke chuckled and said, "Like I said, we, the people of Konoha, will hold them back in other places."

"If there are really a lot of them, then we'll abandon the outpost immediately."

Xia Mu said in a deep voice.

"give up?"

Rope Tree was momentarily stunned.

Kosuke Maruboshi was also somewhat surprised.

After all, in this day and age, for ninjas, the mission comes first, and their own safety comes second.

Sakumo Hatake failed his mission because he saved his teammate, but his teammate turned around and blamed him.

This may also be one of the reasons that led to his suicide.

"This outpost is important, but not enough to affect the war."

Xia Mu explained his reasoning: "If something happens to us, the impact might be even greater."

"Very good analysis."

Kosuke Maruboshi praised, "As a ninja, one cannot simply follow orders."

He wasn't the kind of ninja who was determined to finish something no matter what.

After all, he had caused the death of his teammates due to a mission error in his early years.

From then on, his teammates became more important than the mission in his mind.

If Xia Mu were to evaluate whether the mission or the teammates were more important, that's a question that doesn't need discussion.

After all, some tasks can be abandoned, while others cannot.

Just like how Matt Day paid the ultimate price to save Matt Kay.

But guarding this outpost is far from being something we can't abandon.

Rope Tree seemed lost in thought.

After becoming a ninja, most of the things he experienced were beyond his expectations.

Ninja academies don't teach these things, and he gradually developed his own way of the ninja.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the Sunagakure headquarters was extremely heavy.

"I underestimated Tsunade, this junior. In just two days, we have suffered heavy losses."

Chiyo rubbed her temples and said.

"Chiyo-sama."

A ninja with short brown hair spoke up, "They only had the advantage of a sneak attack; we'll defeat them quickly."

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"Luo Sha is right!"

Many Jonin from Sunagakure echoed this sentiment.

"Lady Chiyo, Lady Yokura requests an audience."

Just then, the voice of an Anbu ninja came from the entrance of the main tent.

"You're back so soon?"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It seems she brought good news."

As the commander, Yekura was naturally aware that she had led two ninja squads on a mission.

Luo Sha frowned involuntarily.

How did she manage to achieve something again?

Yecang walked in.

Chiyo looked at her and immediately sensed something was wrong.

Her expression didn't suggest that she had successfully completed the task.

"Chiyo-sama."

Ye Cang took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't complete the mission."

Many of the Sand Village Jonin immediately showed surprised expressions.

Yekura is one of the best among the younger generation in Sunagakure, especially since she has mastered the bloodline limit, Scorch Release.

In terms of strength, he is already stronger than most Jonin.

Moreover, she had completed all her tasks perfectly before that.

How could she fail her mission?

Luo Sha was surprised but also somewhat relieved.

At least it didn't allow her to perform any meritorious service.

"What happened?"

Chiyo asked, puzzled.

It should be noted that the weakest member of each of the two squads led by Yekura was a Special Jonin.

With this configuration, it's more than enough to take down five outposts, let alone one.

"We encountered a very special Jonin."

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Yekura said in a deep voice, "His ninjutsu has a range of up to three kilometers, and his accuracy is very high."

"That's impossible!"

Luo Sha snorted coldly and asked, "The mission has already failed, are you still going to make up excuses?"

"You'll know whether it's true or not when you go there."

Ye Cang glanced at Luo Sha and said.

"Lady Chiyo, allow me to lead a team to capture this outpost!"

Provoked by Ye Cang, Luo Sha immediately spoke up.

Of course, his main motivation was youthful arrogance and self-confidence.

"Explain yourself."

Chiyo looked at Yekura, then waved to Rasa, signaling him not to act rashly for the time being.

Yecang immediately recounted the entire mission in detail.

After speaking, Luo Sha calmed down.

Because he discovered that Yekura had not made any mistakes during the mission.

Even if it were him, he couldn't have done better than her.

But she still suffered a crushing defeat, losing six special Jonin, with only herself and an Earth Release Jonin escaping.

"This sounds very unreasonable."

Chiyo frowned and said.

A ninja not only possesses attack methods with a range of three kilometers, but he can also clearly see targets within three kilometers?

It should be noted that the vast majority of sensory ninjutsu have a range of less than three kilometers.

The most outrageous thing is that the attack power is so great at such a long distance?

But Yekura would never lie, nor would she need to.

Moreover, besides her, there was also an Earth Release Jonin who came back with her; asking him would confirm her statement.

"Let's abandon this outpost for now."

After pondering for a long time, Chiyo said, "Let's investigate this Jonin first; his attack methods are very disadvantageous to us."

With its extremely long-range strikes and immense power, it can play a significant role in a war-like environment.

For example, he could hide in a safe place and launch a sneak attack on them.

As for this outpost, it is no longer considered particularly important as Konoha Village continues to advance.

Even if you take it, you'll lose it very quickly.

The main reason is how much they would have to pay to take over this outpost.

Six special Jonin and three Chunin have already sacrificed their lives.

How many more people will have to sacrifice to take this outpost?

And would this person be foolish enough to just wait to die?

When he realized the situation was not good, he could have simply run away.

The three days passed quickly.

"It's been unusually quiet these past two days."

Rope Tree shook his head and said.

"Quiet is a good thing."

Xia Mu said casually.

These past two days, he has been practicing Leaf Whirlwind, Leaf Great Whirlwind, and Leaf Power Whirlwind.

After he had barely grasped it, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations, host, for unlocking Shuzo's Template Ability 3: Finger Pistol.]

It has to be said that Xiu Zuo's template abilities are unlocked very quickly; three have already been unlocked in the blink of an eye.

He also mastered three of the six naval techniques.

In terms of physical skills alone, his strength has increased dramatically.

Next, he can try to unlock the Armament Haki of the Shuzo template.

Once he unlocks Armament Haki, he will then go back and unlock Iron Body.

There was no other way; the iron block had to stand still and take the beating.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it.

"This shows that Sunagakure is very rational."

Maruhoshi Kosuke said with a smile, "We didn't recklessly organize a third attack just because of two failures."

"It's highly likely that the recent battle situation in Konoha Village is quite good."

Xia Mu guessed.

In the Second Shinobi World War of the original work, the war between Sunagakure and Konoha ended in victory for Konoha.

"But you've definitely been targeted by Sunagakure."

Maruhoshi Kosuke reminded him.

"That's nothing."

Xia Mu said nonchalantly, "We'll be targeted sooner or later."

Putting aside his strength, his very identity as Orochimaru's student would make him a prime target for Sunagakure.

If Chiyo knew that he had also arrested her son and daughter-in-law, she probably would have sent people to arrest or assassinate him long ago.

"You might get a title soon."

Rope Tree said with a hint of envy.

Xia Mu was slightly taken aback.

In war, ninjas who performed exceptionally well were usually given titles.

For example, Sakumo Hatake (the White Fang of Konoha), Minato Namikaze (the Yellow Flash), and Shisui Uchiha (the Body Flicker).

Not to mention the legendary Sannin of Konoha: Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

What titles could he possibly have?

Natsuki stopped thinking about it, because the ninja team that was replacing them had arrived and was making the agreed-upon hand gesture as they approached.

Once they got closer, Kosuke Maruhoshi and the others confirmed the coded signal for their contact.

"I'll leave the rest to you now, we'll be going ahead."

After finishing his sentence, Natsuki left the outpost with Maruhoshi Kosuke and the others.

Upon returning to the Konoha Village headquarters, he was immediately summoned to the main tent.

"You've made quite a commotion these past three days."

Tsunade said with a smile.

"Sis, you knew all along?"

Rope Tree asked curiously.

"I understand the general outline, but you'll have to explain the specific process to me."

Tsunade nodded and said.

"Let me speak!"

Rope Tree volunteered and recounted what had happened in the past three days.

"No wonder Sunagakure used spies."

After listening, Tsunade looked at Natsuki and said.

"spy?"

Xia Mu asked with a smile, "Do I have that much influence?"

"Just yesterday, we caught a spy who had infiltrated Konoha five years ago and had been a law-abiding Chunin ever since."

Tsunade explained, "The reason he was exposed was to try and find a Jonin who was skilled in long-range attacks."

Tsunade immediately guessed who it was. There was only one ninja in Konoha Village recently with such a long-range attack method, and that was Natsuki.

"Your projection magic combined with illusion collapse, when used as a ranged attack, actually possesses such terrifying power."

Tsunade smiled and said, "If I were Chiyo, I would also have to find out the truth."

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