Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 126 The Emergence of Akatsuki (Third and Fourth Updates)

As the meeting ended and Natsuki was about to leave with the other Jonin, his wrist was grabbed.

He turned around and saw it was Tsunade.

"You stay here, I have something to tell you."

Tsunade met his gaze and released her grip.

Xia Mu nodded.

Before long, all the other Jonin had left, leaving only Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

"Among the supplies delivered this time, there are many materials for the antidote to the curse."

Orochimaru looked at Natsuki and Tsunade and said, "Before the final battle, you need to make as many antidotes for the curse as possible."

"Yes, teacher."

Xia Mu understood and immediately responded.

"Your team will stay at base camp for the next few days."

Orochimaru took out a summoning storage scroll and handed it to him, saying...

Xia Mu put away the spirit storage scroll and returned to his tent.

"How's it going? Any new missions?"

When Rope Tree saw him, he asked curiously.

"no."

Xia Mu replied, "I'm resting these few days to prepare for the final battle."

"Has the final battle finally arrived?"

Rope Tree's eyes lit up.

"If you want to play a greater role in the final battle, you need to seize the time to cultivate."

Xia Mu smiled and reminded him.

"Aren't we cultivating ourselves in the process?"

Nawaki clenched his fist and said, "We will definitely learn Moonwalk before the final battle!"

He, Kosuke Maruboshi, and Nono Yakushi have already learned how to shave and finger gun.

Minato Namikaze only learned the Finger Pistol technique, but because he had only been learning it for a month, he hadn't fully mastered it yet.

After talking with them, Xia Mu went to the laboratory.

He thought for a moment and then used the Shadow Clone Technique.

He had his shadow clones create the antidote to the curse, while he left the Konoha Village headquarters.

Soon, he arrived at Yahiko's secret base.

Xia Mu raised an eyebrow and noticed that there were many traps set up around them.

Without a doubt, this was arranged by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.

Although it looks crude, it's more than enough to deal with ordinary people, and even if it can't hurt the enemy, it can still serve as a warning.

Xia Mu nodded slightly and then avoided the trap and went inside.

"Ms. Natsuki!"

The three people who were cultivating saw him and shouted in unison.

This includes Nagato.

Nagato had previously been somewhat dismissive of him because he was a ninja from Konoha, but his attitude changed after Nagato taught him ninjutsu.

After all, he was essentially a child, and not a bad person.

He only appears indifferent because his parents were killed by ninjas from Konoha.

"I've been teaching you for almost a month, so today I'll check on your progress in cultivation."

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then said, "Yahiko, you go first."

Yahiko nodded and walked to the center of the field.

He first used the Transformation Technique to become Nagato, and then used the Shadow Clone Technique and the Substitute Technique.

After performing the Three Body Techniques one by one, he looked at Xia Mu with anticipation on his face.

"very nice."

Xia Mu praised.

He mastered the Three Bodies Technique in just one month; anyone who saw him would call him a genius.

Of course, he still can't compare to a genius like Kakashi Hatake.

"Thank you, Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko breathed a sigh of relief and said happily.

Natsuki thought to himself that the children of the ninja world were indeed far too precocious.

Yahiko acted this way because he was afraid of displeasing him and causing him to give up teaching them ninjutsu.

"Xiao Nan".

Xia Mu looked at Xiao Nan and said with a smile, "Don't be too nervous, I'm not going to eat people."

Xiao Nan was slightly taken aback, but her anxiety lessened considerably.

She walked into the center of the arena and demonstrated the Three Bodies Technique once more.

Xia Mu nodded in agreement.

Konan's talent is higher than Yahiko's, and she is also more proficient in the Three Bodies Technique.

"Very good, keep up the good work."

Xia Mu reached out and patted Xiao Nan's head.

Xiao Nan smiled, feeling very happy.

"Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll never guess Nagato's training progress."

Upon hearing this, Nagato subconsciously raised his head.

"Then show me."

Natsuki looked at Nagato and said.

Nagato walked into the arena and used the Shadow Clone Technique.

Another Nagato appeared, looking no different from the original.

"I only learned the technique of creating clones."

Nagato deactivated the clone technique and spoke in a detached tone.

Xia Mu's lips twitched.

As expected of Nagato.

In just three days, he learned how to refine chakra and create clones.

Even in the Five Great Villages, such speed would be considered the speed of a super genius.

"You have great talent. Train hard and you will become a top-notch ninja in the future."

Xia Mu said with a smile.

"Can he surpass Hanzo?"

Nagato asked instinctively.

He was a resident of the Land of Rain, so in his mind, Hanzo was the most powerful.

In particular, his declaration of war against the three great ninja villages single-handedly propelled his reputation to the pinnacle of the Land of Rain.

"I think it's okay."

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then asked, "If your strength surpasses Hanzo's, what do you want to do?"

Nagato was stunned upon hearing this.

Firstly, he never expected to surpass Hanzo, and secondly, he never thought about what he would do in the future.

"That amazing?"

Yahiko's eyes widened in surprise as he asked, "Natsuki-sensei, what about me and Minami?"

"If you work hard enough, you might even surpass Hanzo."

Xia Mu thought for a moment and then said.

In the original work, Yahiko is definitely not as good as Hanzo, but Konan can put up a fight with her God Paper Technique.

However, with his guidance now, everything is uncertain.

"If we could all surpass Hanzo, we could completely restore peace to the Land of Rain!"

Yahiko's tone was both serious and excited.

"If you have such a wish, I can help you."

Nagato responded upon hearing this.

He was rescued by Yahiko and Konan, so he wanted to repay them.

"It will take a long time to realize such a dream, and it cannot be done by the three of you alone."

Xia Mu didn't say much, then changed the subject and said, "Let's begin our cultivation."

"Natsuki-sensei, what ninjutsu will I be learning next?"

Yahiko asked impatiently.

"From now on, you will learn water escape techniques and swordsmanship."

Xia Mu thought for a moment and said.

Swordsmanship was added because Yahiko could learn Water Breathing, just like Nawaki.

"Xiao Nan, you should learn physical skills first."

Natsuki continued, "Nagato, you can learn all five elemental jutsu. So, together with Yahiko, start by learning Water Release."

He had originally planned to have Xiao Nan learn the Star Chart Magic: Puppet Possession.

However, it is a Yin Release ninjutsu, which is quite difficult and not suitable for learning at the beginning.

There shouldn't be any problem learning physical skills.

After determining their direction, Xia Mu began to teach them.

Time quickly passed and it was noon.

"Next, I will tell you some essential knowledge for ninjas."

After lunch, Xia Mu spoke.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato nodded.

This was not their first time taking a theory class.

Xia Mu had previously taught them how to set up traps.

"Today I'm going to talk to you about the one country, one village system."

Xia Mu thought for a moment and said, "The story begins with Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi."

He also gave the three of them a brief introduction to the history of the ninja world.

"Teacher Natsuki."

After listening, Yahiko asked, "Then if we want peace to be restored in the Land of Rain, wouldn't we have to cooperate with the Daimyo of the Land of Rain?"

"I don't like the Daimyo of the Land of Rain."

Nagato said unhappily.

"I don't like the Daimyo of the Land of Rain either."

"He won't send anyone to help us, leaving us to wander aimlessly," Yahiko said with disgust.

Under normal circumstances, wars between ninjas would not affect ordinary residents.

However, as the scale of the war expands, the five major powers may still be able to maintain this principle, while smaller countries will simply give up.

This is the case with the daimyo of the Land of Rain.

After the Second Shinobi World War began, he ignored everything and found a safe place to hide.

But if we really want to intervene, we can still save a lot of residents.

However, for him, it has no impact on a small number of people.

"Once you have enough strength, you won't need to cooperate with the Daimyo of the Land of Rain; you can just control him directly."

Xia Mu said casually.

"ah?"

Yahiko asked, puzzled, "Won't doing this break the rules?"

"As long as you maintain the surface rules, no one will criticize you."

Xia Mu said meaningfully.

Yahiko scratched his head, still not quite understanding.

You'll understand later.

Xia Mu said with a smile.

"Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko nodded, then asked a different question, "What do you mean by saying that the three of us can't restore peace to the Land of Rain?"

"To what extent do you mean by restoring peace?"

Xia Mu countered with a question.

"Let there be no more war in the Land of Rain."

Yahiko replied without hesitation.

"Is that all?"

Xia Mu shook his head and said, "I think it's about ensuring that the residents of the Rain Country can have enough to eat and live a prosperous life."

Yahiko was momentarily stunned.

He really hadn't thought about such a thing.

That's normal, though.

Although he was precocious, he didn't have much knowledge in his mind, so naturally he couldn't have thought of it.

"To achieve that level, the three of you are naturally not enough; you need more like-minded partners."

Natsuki concluded, "The goal is to rebuild Amegakure."

"Rebuild Rain Village?"

Yahiko immediately exclaimed excitedly, "I think it's a good idea!"

Upon hearing this, Nagato also had many thoughts running through his mind.

Only Xiao Nan didn't think that much about it.

Her initial wish was simply to survive, and that hasn't changed much since.

But Natsuki and Yahiko have other wishes, and she will definitely help them.

"The current leader of Amegakure is Hanzo."

Yahiko quickly realized the difficulties of reality: "We want to rebuild Amegakure, but Hanzo will definitely not agree."

"Hanzo is nothing to fear; Konoha will take care of him."

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then said, "Konoha will eventually return to the Land of Fire, and that will be your chance."

Yahiko and the other two immediately realized that he was a ninja from Konoha Village.

However, they all had some doubts.

It's not that I doubt the second half of the sentence, but rather the first half.

Can Konoha really defeat Hanzo?

After all, what they know now is that Hanzo has already defeated Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

Xia Mu smiled and didn't explain anything further.

After all, they are all too young and don't understand many things.

"What should we do after Konoha leaves?"

Yahiko quickly asked.

"The Land of Rain is leaderless and will be in chaos for a while. You can set up an organization and recruit soldiers."

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then said, "Let me tell you how to create an organization."

Yahiko and the other two immediately became serious.

The content that Xia Mu talked about, combined with some knowledge from his previous life, will definitely be more specific than the Akatsuki organization in the original work when they create it.

After all, the Akatsuki organization in the original work only had one unrealistic organizational goal: to achieve peace through dialogue.

That's all for today.

Xia Mu spoke for two hours before stopping.

Yahiko nodded, still wanting more.

In comparison, Konan and Nagato were not as interested.

The former, in particular, was quite confused.

"Teacher Natsuki, have some water."

Xiao Nan immediately handed Xia Mu a bottle of water.

Of the three, she was the most meticulous.

"Thanks."

After taking a sip of water, Xia Mu said, "Rest for ten minutes, then you can continue your cultivation."

But neither Yahiko nor Nagato rested.

Xiao Nan hesitated for a moment, then decided to join them in cultivation.

"A balance between work and rest is essential for better cultivation."

Xia Mu shook his head and said.

Xiao Nan paused for a moment, then sat down again.

sunset.

After bidding farewell to Natsuki and Yahiko, the three returned to the Konoha Village headquarters.

After a week of this mundane life, things finally changed.

"Lord Orochimaru requests your presence at the main tent."

An ANBU ninja appeared in front of Natsuki.

"I'll go right away."

Xia Mu immediately responded.

This is clearly another Jonin meeting.

"It seems the final battle is not far off."

Minato Namikaze said thoughtfully.

This week, although their two teams did not go out on missions, the other teams were still very busy and completed a lot of tasks.

"This is a perfect opportunity to let the ninjas of Amegakure witness my Moonwalk!"

Nawaki said confidently, "They'll be very surprised then!"

His progress has surpassed that of Yakushi Nonou.

After all, he belongs to the Thousand Hands clan, and his physical abilities are superior.

But he still can't compare to Tsunade.

Tsunade has already learned how to use the Iron Body technique.

At this point, she had mastered four of the Six Styles of the Navy, or rather, the Six Styles of Konoha, and was on par with Natsuki.

Minato Namikaze felt slightly disappointed upon hearing this.

He started learning too late; he only learned finger pistol and didn't learn shave, moonwalk, or iron block.

Xia Mu suddenly thought of something.

Hanzo is very skilled at using explosive tags.

He even combined explosive tags to create a fire-style ninjutsu called Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation.

In the original work, Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation injured Jiraiya and also injured Nagato's legs.

After thinking it over carefully, Xia Mu felt that Rope Tree should be fine.

Although it's impolite, given his strength, he most likely wouldn't be able to get close to Hanzo.

"I'll go to the main tent first."

Xia Mu told them what was going on and then went to the main tent.

There are already quite a few Jonin in the main camp.

When they saw Xia Mu, they all greeted him.

This is clearly not the treatment a newly appointed Jonin should receive.

Both strength and status are indispensable.

Not long after, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and the others all arrived.

"During this period, Amegakure has completely retreated under our offensive."

Orochimaru slowly said, "Under Hanzo's orders, all the remaining Amegakure ninja have gathered at the Amegakure headquarters."

Under normal circumstances, Amegakure is their main base.

But Hanzo wasn't stupid; he deliberately set the battlefield far away from Amegakure.

This is how Amegakure established its headquarters.

"According to intelligence from the Anbu, Hanzo plans to launch a surprise attack on our headquarters."

Orochimaru added, "The goal is to poison most of our people first, so that they will have a better chance of winning."

No one was surprised to hear this.

This is the only way Hanzo can defeat them.

After all, in terms of strength, Amegakure is far inferior to Konoha.

"Lord Orochimaru, shall we launch a preemptive counterattack?"

Nara Shikasuke asked.

"Attack the main camp is not a wise choice, especially the Amegakure main camp, which is full of traps and poison."

Orochimaru revealed his plan: "We'll wait for Hanzo to launch a sneak attack."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Hanzo will use poison in the first wave."

Jiraiya interjected.

"We need to withdraw from the main camp completely, leaving only shadow clones for disguise."

Orochimaru nodded and said, "That way, we can dodge Hanzo's first attack."

Although they already have the antidote to the curse, it is too precious to have one for everyone.

In short, save money wherever possible.

"The other ninjas from Amegakure are nothing to fear; you will be the ones to counter-encircle them when the time comes."

Orochimaru continued, "We need to isolate Hanzo, prevent him from coming into contact with too many ninjas, and then deal with him."

Everyone immediately understood.

No wonder they sent Hanzo to launch a sneak attack.

Only Hanzo in the entire Amegakure village can release large-scale poison.

This deadly poison can injure not only Konoha ninjas, but also Amegakure ninjas.

That's why he usually wears a gas mask.

In other words, when launching the sneak attack, Hanzo would be largely disconnected from Amegakure.

In this way, we can carry out separate encirclements and attacks.

"Sakumo, you're in charge of leading the men to deal with the main force of Amegakure."

Orochimaru gave the order.

"Yes."

Sakumo Hatake immediately responded.

"Hanzo will be dealt with by me, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Natsuki."

Orochimaru continued.

Everyone was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

They didn't expect Orochimaru and his group to take the risk themselves.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense.

Apart from them, everyone else would be outmatched by Hanzo.

Moreover, a very small number of them knew that Tsunade and Natsuki had already broken Hanzo's poison, and that Hanzo was simply a sitting duck.

"The next step is evacuation."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice, "We must keep the noise down so that the ninjas of Amegakure don't notice anything."

"yes!"

The crowd answered in unison.

Night was falling.

Inside the tent.

Natsuki, Maruboshi Kosuke, Yakushi Nonou, and Nawaki all used the Shadow Clone Technique.

After each leaving behind a shadow clone, they left the Konoha Village headquarters along the pre-arranged retreat route.

The other ninja squads followed the same procedure.

If you don't know the Shadow Clone Technique, using the Clone Technique will have the same effect.

However, using clones entirely would be inappropriate, as it would be easily detected.

Of course, the remaining shadow clones wouldn't be foolish enough to get poisoned.

The shadow clone can be dispelled remotely; just dispel it before Hanzo launches his sneak attack.

the next morning.

Rain Village Headquarters.

"Lord Hanzo."

A ninja from Amegakure reported, "All the ninjas from Konoha have returned to Konoha's headquarters and are reinforcing the defenses."

"It seems they guessed what I was going to do next."

Hanzo stood up and said confidently, "In that case, I'll grant their request!"