Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 120 Returning to the Land of Rain, Teaming Up with Minato (Third and Fourth Updates)

The Hokage's office was unusually lively today.

Besides Hiruzen Sarutobi, there are also Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Tsunade.

"I just received information from Orochimaru."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "He believes that Amegakure is already at its last gasp and that we can consider sending more ninjas to prepare for the final battle."

"This long war is finally coming to an end. Hopefully, it will end before the Lunar New Year."

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Yan sighed.

"It's good that it's over; there's no need to rush it."

Koharu shook her head and said.

"The Root members can accompany us and be responsible for intelligence gathering."

Danzo Shimura wanted to seize this last opportunity to gain more power for Root.

"The Anbu are more than enough to deal with Amegakure."

Tsunade glanced at Shimura Danzo and asked, "When are we leaving?"

It would be difficult to find a second suitable candidate besides her to go to the Land of Rain to support Orochimaru.

After all, she can deal with Hanzo's poison.

That's why Shimura Danzo and the others didn't ask who Sarutobi Hiruzen would send.

"This is the final battle, and I think it would be more appropriate for the entire Root group to go together."

"Shimura Danzo said in a deep voice."

"I don't need roots that don't obey my commands."

Tsunade retorted without holding back.

"Disgrace!"

Danzo Shimura clenched his fists in anger and retorted, "My Root ninjas are all elites, how could they disobey orders?"

"Now is not the time to argue. Since Tsunade is the commander, let her make the selection."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed and said, "Make preparations immediately, preferably tomorrow."

"Yes, teacher."

Tsunade immediately responded.

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

He couldn't do anything to Hiruzen Sarutobi, nor could he do anything to Tsunade.

After the brief meeting, Konoha Village resumed its operations.

However, this time we don't need too many ninjas.

After discussion among Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, the number of additional ninjas to be dispatched this time was only two thousand.

To be honest, if it weren't for Hanzo in Amegakure, two thousand ninjas could have taken over Amegakure directly.

10:00 AM.

While Natsuki and Rope Tree were training, they suddenly saw an ANBU member appear.

As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki was protected by an ANBU squad, but this ANBU ninja was clearly not one of them.

Because Xia Mu knew him.

He was an ANBU member working for Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his name was Zō.

In the original work, he was the ANBU commentator wearing a white coat who stood outside the Four Purple Flame Formation during the Konoha Collapse Plan.

"Natsuki, Nawaki, and Yakushinono."

Elephant spoke up, "Lady Tsunade asked me to tell you that you should meet at the entrance of Konoha Village at nine o'clock tomorrow morning to head to the Land of Rain."

Where's my sister?

Rope Tree quickly asked.

"Lady Tsunade is currently managing personnel at the Hokage Building and is temporarily unavailable, so the Anbu will be notifying her."

"It answered."

"Thanks."

Rope Tree nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, the elephant vanished from its spot.

I want to go too.

Kushina Uzumaki sighed, looking like a wilted eggplant.

"We'll work hard together, including yours!"

Rope Tree clenched his fist and said with a serious expression.

"Don't worry, we'll be back soon."

Natsuki reached out and pinched Kushina Uzumaki's cheek, saying...

Because Nawaki and Yakushi Nono were there, Kushina Uzumaki paused for a moment and responded somewhat embarrassedly.

"Let's go buy some ninja tools now."

Xia Mu suggested, "Especially the explosive tags, you can buy more of them."

"Explosive tags are indeed very useful."

Nawaki thought of the time when Yekura and Rasa attacked Konoha's headquarters, and the explosive tag traps directly rendered a thousand Sunagakure ninjas incapable of fighting.

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

After saying goodbye to Kushina Uzumaki, Natsuki, Nawaki, and Nono Yakushi headed towards the entrance of Konoha Village.

Tsunade had already arrived and was conducting pre-departure checks and confirmations.

"have not seen you for a long time."

A familiar voice rang out.

"Kousuke-senpai!"

Rope Tree turned his head and shouted happily.

After all, they were teammates with Maruboshi Kosuke during the previous war between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Furthermore, Kosuke Maruboshi taught him quite a few water-style ninjutsu.

"Kousuke-senpai."

Natsuki and Yakushi Nonou followed closely behind and greeted them.

"Looks like I'll be fighting alongside you again this time."

Maruhoshi Kosuke said with a big smile.

He still really enjoys teaming up with them.

Not only are they strong, but the atmosphere is also great.

"I just didn't expect that Natsuki would become a proper Jonin this time."

Maruhoshi Kosuke exclaimed, "The younger generation is truly formidable."

"Whether it's a genin or a jonin, it's just a title."

Xia Mu said nonchalantly.

This statement seemed particularly appropriate when spoken to Maruboshi Kosuke.

Because he is a genin with the strength of a jonin.

"really!"

Nawaki immediately retorted, "I, a Chunin, might even be able to fight a Jonin!"

"It sounds like you've made a lot of progress lately."

Maruhoshi Kosuke said with a smile.

"That's right!"

Nawaki said smugly, "It's hard to find a Chunin stronger than me!"

This is not an exaggeration.

He learned Tobirama Senju's Water Release technique, as well as Water Breathing, and recently he's been learning the Six Styles of the Navy.

Not to mention Chunin, even Jonin are not qualified to learn like him.

"I definitely want to see it for myself when the time comes."

Maruboshi Kosuke looked at him with great satisfaction, as if he were a junior.

"Everyone, line up! Let's go!"

Just then, Tsunade shouted loudly.

Two thousand ninjas quickly lined up.

The same applies to Xia Mu and others.

But since they were Tsunade's students, they were positioned at the very front of the group, following behind Tsunade.

Two thousand ninjas quickly set off for the Land of Rain.

Xia Mu looked around and spotted many familiar faces.

For example, Hyuga Hizashi.

Two days later, Tsunade and the others successfully arrived at the Konoha Village headquarters.

"Tsunade, you've finally arrived!"

Jiraiya laughed and said, "The three of us can fight side by side again! It's truly a rare treat!"

"Then you better not hold us back."

Tsunade chuckled and said.

"You should say that to Orochimaru!"

Jiraiya immediately boasted, "I never hold anyone back! When has our team ever failed to contribute the most?"

"teacher!"

Nawaki quickly ran to Orochimaru's side.

You seem to have grown quite a bit taller.

Orochimaru smiled faintly and said.

"I'm at the age where I'm growing."

Nawaki changed the subject and boasted, "My strength has also increased quite a bit."

Natsuki spotted Minato Namikaze, Kaori Uzumaki, and Suzume Inuzuka behind Jiraiya.

However, since there were many people around, they didn't go up to greet them.

"You must be tired from your journey, go and rest first."

Orochimaru returned to the main topic and instructed, "Shinku, take them there."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

A young ninja stepped out.

Xia Mu subconsciously looked at him.

Kurenai Yuhi, Kurenai Yuhi's father, was a rare genjutsu jonin in Konoha.

Genjutsu ninjas are more troublesome than the other five elemental ninjas.

Because illusions are impossible to defend against, once controlled, one will lose the initiative and thus be defeated.

Especially the ninjas of the Uchiha clan.

With their Sharingan, they can easily become top-tier genjutsu ninjas.

There is a legend in the ninja world that the Uchiha clan is invincible in one-on-one combat.

On the other hand, ordinary genjutsu ninjas also find it very difficult to deal with Uchiha clan ninjas.

"plz follow me."

Yuhi Shinku raised her hand and said.

Tsunade and her two thousand ninja followed him to the tents that had been set up for them beforehand.

After they left, Minato Namikaze, Kaori Uzumaki, and Suzume Inuzuka greeted Natsuki and the others.

"Didn't Kushina come?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but ask.

"The Hokage has other plans for her."

"That's what Xia Mu replied."

"I see."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

He is currently unaware that Kushina Uzumaki has become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki because he lacks the strength to do so.

"Let's go to the main tent."

Orochimaru finished speaking and turned to leave.

The group followed him into the main tent.

"How is the situation now?"

Tsunade's gaze fell on the map in the center of the main tent.

Although Orochimaru relayed the information back to Konoha in a timely manner, the situation on the battlefield could change drastically in an hour.

"As a small ninja village, Amegakure's fighting style is different from Sunagakure's."

Jiraiya began to talk about the recent battle situation.

Because Amegakure has a small number of ninjas, they mainly rely on surprise attacks.

Moreover, their sneak attacks are often accompanied by poisoning, which is very troublesome.

There are exceptions, such as Hanzo.

Hanzo is very elusive, but every time he appears, he seizes the opportunity to reverse the decline of Amegakure.

After listening, Natsuki finally understood why Amegakure was able to fight Konoha and Sunagakure for so long.

The main reason is still Hanzo.

He's somewhat like Minato Namikaze in the Third Shinobi World War, constantly putting out fires.

However, due to his powerful strength and the wide range of his poison, it did indeed have a good effect.

"Orochimaru, how do you plan to make Hanzo fight us in the final battle?"

Tsunade looked at Orochimaru and asked.

"If we push him to the brink, he will fight us in a final battle."

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then uttered two words: "Logistics."

Tsunade immediately understood.

The reason why Amegakure was able to fight back and forth with the major ninja villages in the Land of Rain, apart from Hanzo, was because they had the advantage of terrain.

They know the Land of Rain very well.

The terrain not only facilitates surprise attacks, but also logistics, namely the transportation of supplies.

Orochimaru's idea was simple: cut off Amegakure's logistics.

Hanzo either has to fight them in a decisive battle or retreat back to Amegakure.

But given his personality and abilities, he will inevitably choose the former.

"Have you figured out the logistics bases and routes of Amegakure?"

Tsunade asked again.

"Although they have the advantage of terrain, we have the advantage of numbers, and after this period of reconnaissance, we have confirmed the majority of them."

Orochimaru then took out another map.

The map is marked with many red dots and red lines.

"However, there's a very troublesome aspect."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "The ninjas of Amegakure will obtain supplies on the spot."

What does "obtaining supplies locally" mean?

Rope Tree asked, puzzled.

"They will rob local residents of their supplies."

Jiraiya replied.

"How could this happen?"

Nawaki's eyes widened as he asked, "Shouldn't the ninjas of Amegakure protect the residents of the Land of Rain?"

"That's the cruelty of war."

Jiraiya sighed and said.

The Land of Rain, with its constant rain, has very few resources, and this is especially true for Amegakure (the Hidden Rain Village).

Rope Tree fell silent.

Natsuki suddenly thought of Nagato.

The original work mentions that his parents were killed by Konoha Jonin who were plundering food resources.

Nagato thus awakened the Rinnegan and defeated the ninjas of Konoha.

Based on Natsuki's understanding of the Konoha Jonin, it's highly unlikely that they would plunder supplies from the homes of residents in the Land of Rain.

After all, Konoha Village would guarantee logistical support.

And would Jonin lack food resources?

If they are genin or chunin, the possibility is higher.

Natsuki suspects that this was orchestrated by Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu in order to make Nagato awaken the Rinnegan.

Nagato had the Rinnegan implanted in him by Madara Uchiha when he was very young, but he never activated it.

Of course, doubts remain.

There is also the possibility that Nagato's parents were killed by the Jonin of Konoha.

The original work doesn't specify anything, so anything is possible.

Natsuki remembered that Nagato only met Konan and Yahiko after he killed a Jonin from Konoha.

The three of them then relied on each other for survival in the Land of Rain, making a living by scavenging or stealing.

It wasn't until they learned of the existence of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha that they conceived the idea of ​​finding them and becoming their disciples.

They did eventually find the three legendary Sannin of Konoha.

After seeing Nagato's Rinnegan, Jiraiya believed that he might be the child of prophecy, so he stayed and taught them for three years.

"You all go and rest first."

Orochimaru looked at Nawaki and the others and said, "After we finalize the mission, we will assign you a task tomorrow."

"Minato, take them to the tents."

Jiraiya interjected.

"OK."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

He then left the main tent with Xia Mu and the others.

"Minato, how have you guys been lately?"

Rope Tree asked as he walked.

"It was very fulfilling."

Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "We've already carried out quite a few combat missions."

"I remember your previous assignments were mostly secretarial?"

Rope Tree raised an eyebrow and asked.

"That was true before, but it didn't improve our strength, so the teacher assigned us combat missions."

Minato Namikaze nodded and explained.

"That's great!"

Nawaki said expectantly, "Maybe our two teams can team up for a combat mission!"

"Very likely."

Xia Mu casually said, "Neither your teachers nor our teachers are able to go out on missions, so it will be easier for us to form a team."

"That's true."

Minato Namikaze explained, "Before you arrived, if our teacher was too busy to teach us, he would assign us a Jonin."

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"Then you don't need to designate anyone now, because Natsuki is a Jonin."

Rope Tree said with a smile.

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but feel envious upon hearing this.

He already knew that Natsuki had become a Jonin, so he wasn't too surprised.

"These are your tents."

Minato Namikaze stopped and said, "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Xia Mu and the others entered the tent.

They didn't chat much; after a quick dinner, they crawled into their sleeping bags and went to sleep.

a new day.

The entire Konoha Village headquarters has been awakened.

As soon as Natsuki and the others got up, they saw Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze.

"I'm here to assign you tasks."

Jiraiya took out a mission scroll and handed it to Natsuki, saying, "You're the captain, and Minato and the other two will go with you."

"OK."

Xia Mu hadn't expected that his words, spoken just yesterday, about possibly working on a mission together, would come true so soon.

However, he didn't have any objections, and Rope Tree was quite happy.

Yakushi Nono and Maruboshi Kosuke didn't seem to care much.

The former only wants to be on the same team as Natsuki.

The latter will try their best to complete any task they are given.

Be careful in everything.

Jiraiya gave a word of advice and then turned to leave.

"What mission?"

Rope Tree quickly asked.

See for yourself.

Xia Mu opened the scroll and let him watch it too.

The mission is related to the logistics of destroying Amegakure, which we discussed yesterday.

However, their team's mission was to defeat a team from Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) that was scavenging for supplies in the Land of Rain.

"Eight people: one Jonin, three Special Jonin, and four Chunin."

Natsuki looked at Minato Namikaze and the others and said.

"With our strength, defeating them shouldn't be difficult."

Maruhoshi Kosuke analyzed, "The difficulty lies in finding them."

Their two teams together consist of seven people: one Jonin, five Chunin, and one Genin who is comparable to a Jonin.

In terms of ability alone, he is just right for this task.

That's normal, though.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru would never betray their own students.

"These people even plunder the supplies of their own residents; we must not let them get away with this!"

"I can't believe my sense of justice," said Rope Tree, bursting with righteous indignation.

Xia Mu glanced at it but said nothing.

Their Konoha Village was actually invaded.

But that's how chaotic times are; there's no such thing as justice or injustice.

"Let's go."

Xia Mu put away the mission scroll, and the group headed towards the designated area.

Once outside the Konoha Village headquarters and the barrier was removed, the rain began to fall.

Instead of wasting their chakra on rain protection, they put on raincoats.

As Xia Mu traveled, he pondered what abilities he could unlock during this mission.

Nami's navigator abilities will most likely be unlocked in one go.

Its requirement is to defeat three special Jonin who are skilled in Water Release techniques.

The vast majority of ninjas in Amegakure are skilled in water-style techniques.

After all, it rains every day, so water escape techniques have an added bonus.

The group moved slowly, worried about suddenly encountering ninjas from Amegakure.

Fortunately, they have many means of perception.

Three hours later, they successfully arrived at their mission area, located in the southwest of the Rain Country.

Everyone looked around and fell silent.

Before them lay a village, but numerous corpses came into view.

These residents all died because of the war.

They entered the village and found that all supplies had been looted.

Although Nawaki had participated in the war in the Land of Rain before, he had only dealt with ninjas from the Sand Village and had never seen such a situation before.

In that instant, he felt both sorrow and anger, and once again understood how difficult it was to achieve peace.

Minato Namikaze and the others had seen it all before, so they weren't as emotionally affected.

"Let me check the situation."

Xia Mu leaped up and landed on the roof, using his clairvoyance.

However, no trace of Amegakure ninjas was found, which clearly indicates that they had all left.