Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 118 Artoria Template (Third and Fourth Updates)

The strike missed its mark.

Sakumo Hatake quickly steadied himself and looked around.

The moment Xia Mu finished shaving, he lunged forward and thrust out with his knife.

Decisive and swift, it aimed precisely at Xia Mu's heart.

Breath of Water - Second Form - Waterwheel!

Seeing this, Xia Mu turned around and was in mid-air, avoiding his knife.

At the same time, the Kurosawa in his hand fell quickly.

The blade flashed, carrying with it the flow of water, pouring out like a tidal wave.

As Hatake Sakumo retreated, he raised his sword.

The short sword in his hand emitted a bright white light after being infused with a large amount of chakra.

With a clang!

The white light collided with the flowing water.

Natsuki and Hatake Sakumo were startled and retreated simultaneously.

But at this moment, Natsuki was in mid-air and had not yet made any move when Sakumo Hatake seized the opportunity.

His body became a blur, and the short knife stabbed towards Xia Mu's thigh like a venomous snake.

Water Breathing - Land Form - Twisting Vortex!

Upon seeing this, Xia Mu felt a force appear out of thin air and began to rotate upwards once more.

Sakumo Hatake's sword missed its mark.

Xia Mu gripped the knife with both hands and slashed at him.

The water flowed around his sword, like a water dragon biting at Sakumo Hatake.

Sakumo Hatake remained calm and composed, displaying exquisite footwork, and suddenly widened the distance, moving to the left.

He swung his knife backhand and slashed at Xia Mu's arm.

Moonwalk!

Xia Mu stepped on the air with both feet, generating propulsion, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"What kind of martial arts technique is this?"

Upon seeing this, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

Although he was present when Natsuki fought Rasa, he was also in the midst of the battle and didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to the details of their fight.

"Moonwalk".

Xia Mu landed steadily and replied, "It's a physical technique I created myself."

"That's amazing."

Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but praise.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a martial art, one that allowed someone to fly for a short period of time.

"It's truly incredible."

"I can't believe it," said Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was watching the battle from a short distance away.

"Moonwalk is different from the taijutsu of the ninja world."

Tsunade nodded and said, "It doesn't rely on chakra, but on its powerful body."

"yes."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, puzzled, "I really don't know how Natsuki came up with that idea."

"That's probably what genius is."

Tsunade chuckled and said, "Geniuses always think differently."

"Too."

Hiruzen Sarutobi commented, "While most people can't learn Moonwalk, those who can will gain an advantage in battle."

With a clang!

Natsuki and Hatake Sakumo clashed again.

The two men actually have similar styles; their swordsmanship is characterized by speed.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, Sakumo Hatake is the one who suppresses Natsuki.

Because he's faster.

But in reality, when they actually fought, they were evenly matched.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade both noticed something amiss.

Xia Mu reacts quickly.

One was fast at drawing his sword, the other was fast at reacting; like the sharpest spear and the strongest shield, they were locked in a stalemate.

But eventually, there will always be a winner.

However, like Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also unsure who would win.

Sakumo Hatake stepped back, creating some distance between them.

He took a breath and gripped the dagger tightly.

After fighting for so long, he also understood Xia Mu's strength.

Now it's time to show your true skills.

Otherwise, they could have fought for a long time.

Sakumo Hatake narrowed his eyes and suddenly stepped forward.

A brilliant silver light appeared in the air.

His offensive was like a sudden storm, even faster than before.

But Xia Mu still realized what was happening.

One-Sword Style: Thirty-Six Troubles of the Phoenix!

He swung his sword, and a wave of sword energy struck the silver light directly.

Seeing this, Hatake Sakumo increased his chakra input.

He pushed his speed to the limit, and with a powerful swing, he sliced ​​through the sword wave, flying towards Xia Mu like a silver venomous snake.

In the critical moment, Xia Mu immediately released Kurosawa from his grasp.

Fantasy Collapse!

Kurosawa suddenly exploded.

shave!

Xia Mu disappeared from the spot.

Sakumo Hatake's pupils contracted, and in an instant, he slashed his sword towards the center of the explosion.

At the same time, he stepped back.

Even so, the clothes were charred by the aftershocks of the explosion.

He wasn't injured, just felt a faint burning sensation.

But before he could think any further, he saw Xia Mu reappear and leap into the air.

Breathing of Water, Form of Gathering, Flow of Life!

The immense chakra transformed into a swirling water dragon, and Natsuki unleashed several consecutive spinning slashes in an instant.

The flashes of swords filled Hatake Sakumo's field of vision for a moment.

But even with such a terrifying killing move, he was still not defeated.

He stomped on the ground, causing it to crack and sending stones flying.

Sakumo Hatake's speed has reached its peak.

The short sword in his hand disappeared, replaced by countless silver lights.

Xia Mu felt the black swan in his hand tremble countless times in the blink of an eye.

Each time represents the clash of Kurosawa's and Hatake Sakumo's short swords.

The huge water dragon on the top of Xiamutou was also cut into pieces in an instant.

"Is Natsuki going to lose?"

Rope Tree's eyes widened.

This was the first time he had seen Natsuki's Water Breathing: Pick-up Form: Life Flow be broken.

Tsunade frowned but did not answer.

"Sakumo's swordsmanship can indeed be called the best in the ninja world."

Hiruzen Sarutobi praised.

Actually, Xia Mu's swordsmanship is not bad either.

But if the speed is slightly worse, then the difference will be significant.

In today's ninja world, combat power hasn't expanded to the point where giants can bomb each other; speed is still very important.

If Sakumo Hatake had lived to the very end, he would have been subject to many restrictions.

Because his opponent will possess the Mangekyou Sharingan, Wood Release, Sage Mode, and Rinnegan, among other things.

Just then, the situation changed again.

Even after Sakumo Hatake deciphered Water Breathing: Pick-up Form: Life Flow, the outburst did not end.

He suddenly stopped, and then thrust out the final stab.

The dazzling blade light was as blinding as the sun.

Amidst the flashing blades, Sakumo Hatake's short sword moved with incredible speed.

This was clearly his most powerful strike.

Swallows return!

The Kurosawa in Xia Mu's hand quickly grew longer.

Kurosawa is a projection, and he can freely change its length.

The reason it was made longer is because the Swallow Return technique requires a longer blade.

The sword used by Sasaki Kojiro is called Bizen Osafune Nagamitsu, which is 1.5 meters long, longer than most swords.

Xia Mu swung his sword.

In an instant, the entire space seemed to freeze.

Sakumo Hatake's previously calm expression was suddenly filled with shock.

From his perspective, it seemed as if three flashes of light appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.

The three blades blocked all his positions.

Sakumo Hatake felt that no matter where he hid, he couldn't avoid those three stabs.

Left with no other choice, he could only raise his dagger and meet the attack head-on.

The sound of impacts rang out continuously.

After three sounds, there was one crisp sound.

Under his control, Xia Mu's three sword flashes accurately struck Hatake Sakumo's short sword.

In fact, he was after his dagger from the very beginning.

This is a friendly exchange, not a life-or-death duel.

Half of the blade fell to the ground.

Sakumo Hatake stared blankly at the broken sword in front of him.

But the image of the Swallow Return that Xia Mu had just used was still etched in his mind.

That strike was so stunning that he couldn't recover from it for a long time.

"You won?"

Rope Tree was a little taken aback.

"We won!"

Kushina Uzumaki immediately cheered.

Although Yakushi Nonou didn't say anything, she subconsciously swung her fist.

"What kind of swordsmanship was that just now?"

Tsunade looked bewildered.

"That slash—why does it feel a bit like a space-time ninjutsu?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of disbelief.

This is a sword technique that has never appeared in the ninja world before.

"How is that possible?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade instinctively denied it, saying, "Swordsmanship like that is impossible."

"It is indeed possible to unleash three strikes in an instant."

Hiruzen Sarutobi composed himself, took a deep breath, and said, "But Natsuki gives the impression that one strike becomes three."

Tsunade recalled it and realized that it was indeed the case.

One slash turned into three, as if three Xia Mu were wielding their swords simultaneously.

But there is only one Xia Mu.

The most reasonable explanation is that space or time were superimposed at that instant.

Xia Mu slowly sheathed his sword.

Swallow Return is indeed very powerful, but it also carries a heavy burden.

Otherwise, Sasaki Kojiro could have ended the battle immediately upon meeting the enemy with the Swallow Return technique.

Swallow Return is his Noble Phantasm and also his ultimate move.

Most Servants will not use their Noble Phantasms until the very last moment, because Noble Phantasms consume too much energy.

Xia Mu felt as if his body was about to fall apart.

He paused for a moment and looked at Sakumo Hatake.

"Feel sorry."

Xia Mu said, "I will pay for it."

"fine."

Hatake Sakumo shook his head and said, "Being able to witness that final strike makes losing a sword worthwhile."

"Natsuki."

Hiruzen Sarutobi walked over and couldn't help but ask, "Is this a sword technique you created yourself?"

"Um."

Natsuki replied, "It's called Swallow Return, a sword technique created to cut down swallows flying in the air."

Are you sure you've encountered Fei Yan?

Tsunade asked sarcastically, "Whose flying swallow can fly that fast?"

good question.

Xia Mu's lips twitched, and he was speechless.

"The Swallow Return is worthy of being rated as an S-rank ninjutsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remarked with emotion, "Perhaps you will surpass your teacher in the future."

"The Second Hokage created a large number of forbidden techniques, and I am still far behind him."

Xia Mu said modestly.

"Alright, stop aiming too high."

Tsunade tapped him on the forehead and warned, "Creating your own forbidden techniques is good, but you must understand that forbidden techniques are dangerous."

She was worried that Natsuki might become too obsessed with his self-created ninjutsu, which would affect his normal life or even hurt him.

"I see."

Xia Mu nodded and said.

After all, he wasn't the one who created the ninjutsu.

"Natsuki, congratulations on passing the Jonin Exams."

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally remembered the important matter.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

As soon as Xia Mu finished speaking, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations, host, for unlocking Sasaki Kojiro's fourth ability: Mind's Eye.]

Xia Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, the mind's eye has been unlocked.

The description of "Mind's Eye" is a sixth sense used in combat, an innate ability to foresee danger.

Without a doubt, this is a god-level ability.

Xia Mu felt like he had an enhanced version of the Sharingan, or something similar to the Mangekyou Sharingan.

The Mangekyou Sharingan has the ability to see through the target's movements.

The Mind's Eye is a passive form of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

[You have awakened the Artoria Pendragon template.]

Who?

Who are you talking about?

Xia Mu couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

The Artoria template has actually been awakened?

Artoria is one of the heroines in Fate/stay night and its derivative works.

She is the legendary King Arthur and King of Knights, summoned in the Holy Grail War as the Saber class.

Why did the Artoria template awaken?

The only similarity between her and Sakumo Hatake is their swordsmanship; at most, they also share some similarities in chivalry and samurai spirit.

Or is it related to Natsuki using the Swallow Return technique?

Because Artoria and Kojiro Sasaki fought each other during the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Xia Mu quickly looked at the Artoria template.

[Name: Artoria Pendragon (Alter)]

He paused slightly when he saw the first line.

This is not the normal Artoria, but the corrupted Artoria after being tainted by the Holy Grail.

Of course, the corrupted Artoria is still Artoria Pendragon, essentially no different.

[Period: Fifth Holy Grail War, Heaven's Feel route, Saber class Servant.]

Xia Mu saw the second line of secret passages as expected.

Normally, Artoria's Master would be Shirou Emiya.

However, in the Heaven's Feel route, she will turn evil, and her Master will change from Emiya Shirou to Matou Sakura.

Xia Mu continued reading.

[World: Fate/staynight. 】

[Rank: S]

[Ability 1: Magic Resistance, unlocked.]

[Effect: When ninjutsu below rank B directly hits you, its power will be greatly reduced.]

[Ability 2: Wind King Barrier, not yet unlocked.]

[Effect: By using the multiple layers of wind to obscure your ninja tools from the target, your attack power and accuracy will be increased.]

[Unlock condition: Learn five Wind Release ninjutsu.]

[Ability 3: Magic Release, not yet unlocked.]

[Effect: Releases chakra to strengthen the user's physical body and ninja tools.]

[Unlock condition: Defeat five Jonin using only swordsmanship.]

[Ability 4: Infinite Magic Power, not yet unlocked.]

[Effect: Chakra provided by the Black Grail.]

[Unlock condition: Craft the Black Grail according to the blueprints.]

[Ability 5: Excalibur, not yet unlocked.]

[Effect: A Noble Phantasm for destroying cities. It unleashes all the chakra in the user's body through the sword in their hand, with a power sufficient to destroy a city.]

[Unlock condition: After obtaining the Black Grail, rebuild a country.]

After reading it, Xia Mu had only one feeling: utterly dumbfounded.

Although both are S-rank character templates, he felt that the Artoria template was stronger than the Misaka Mikoto template and the Heroic Spirit Emiya template.

Ability 1: Magic resistance.

This ability is relatively useless.

It only takes effect when the enemy's ninjutsu attacks him, and it can only be ninjutsu of rank B or lower.

To be fair, given Xia Mu's current strength, the probability of him being hit by ninjutsu below rank B is extremely low.

However, it's not entirely useless.

He's very useful if he can't react in time when he's ambushed.

Since it came with the product, he wasn't picky about anything.

Ability 2: Wind King Barrier.

Artoria's classic ability is quite effective.

Simply put, it mainly works on ninja tools, making them disappear or invisible to the enemy.

If it applies to swords, Natsuki fights the enemy with an invisible sword.

The enemy will definitely be at a disadvantage because they are not used to it.

This is similar to a normal person suddenly going blind; they will feel very uncomfortable, and their abilities will be greatly reduced.

What if it's applied to ranged ninja tools like kunai, shuriken, senbon needles, or arrows?

Xia Mu only had three words to describe him: Too sinister!

Its unlock condition is learning five Wind Release ninjutsu.

Natsuki unlocked the wind attribute when he obtained the Naruto Uzumaki template.

Learning Wind Release ninjutsu is much simpler than learning Lightning Release ninjutsu.

Ability 3: Release of magic.

Its effect is similar to that of enhancement magic and Armament Haki.

Xia Mu felt that if things continued like this, he would become a ninja with high attack and high defense.

But this is a good thing.

Its requirements are not difficult; one only needs to defeat five Jonin using swordsmanship.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Xia Mu's swordsmanship is now the best in the ninja world.

By the time you get to Abilities Four and Five, both the effects and the unlocking conditions become incredibly powerful.

Fourth ability: Infinite magic.

As Xia Mu's strength increases and his character templates expand, his biggest weakness becomes insufficient chakra.

Because all abilities require chakra to take effect.

For example, Unlimited Blade Works.

Although it hasn't been unlocked yet, the chakra of the four cards is probably not enough.

Now, we've got unlimited mana, which is essentially unlimited chakra.

However, its unlocking ability is also incredibly powerful, requiring the creation of a Black Grail.

When Xia Mu first saw it, he thought it was impossible.

It's worth noting that the Holy Grail in "Fate/stay night" was forged by the three founding families of Fuyuki City over a long period of time.

But after looking at the Black Grail blueprints, he realized that his guess was wrong.

Clearly, the Black Grail blueprints have also been localized.

The two most crucial items are:

One of them is a special material used to forge the Holy Grail.

The other is an almost infinite collection of chakra.

The so-called Black Grail felt to Natsuki like a Tailed Beast, capable of making him a Jinchūriki-like being.

But chakra aggregates are not limited to tailed beasts.

There are many beings in the ninja world similar to tailed beasts, such as the Dragon Vein, the Kui Ryo, and the Zero Tail.

The greater the ability, the greater the difficulty.

Although Xia Mu regretted not being able to give him unlimited magic power directly, he could accept it.

Ability 5: Excalibur.

It is Artoria's Noble Phantasm as a Heroic Spirit, and also a legendary holy sword, one of the ultimate divine weapons.

It's obvious that this ability won't be given to Xia Mu's sword.

But its power is terrifying enough to destroy a city.

In the ninja world, it would most likely be equivalent to Nagato's Super Shinra Tensei, but its unlocking conditions are also terrifying: rebuilding a country.

Xia Mu's first reaction was that this was simply a joke.

Reconstruction means that the country has been destroyed.

But the problem is, which country in the ninja world has been destroyed?

Is he going to destroy a country?

Xia Mu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Suddenly, a thought struck him: the Land of Rain.

If Hanzo dies, Amegakure and the Land of Rain will fall into disintegration, which might meet this condition.

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