Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 163 Xia Mu Gets Promoted to Head of the Dark Division (First and Second Updates)

Maitreya subconsciously looked at his body and found that nothing had changed.

She had thought that after transforming into a ghost, her body would develop ghostly characteristics, but thankfully, it didn't.

Otherwise, she would definitely have to find a reason to explain to the other people in the Land of Demons.

Maitreya clenched his fist again.

She soon felt her body becoming stronger.

If she was only slightly stronger than an ordinary human before, her physical abilities are now comparable to those of a Chunin.

Xia Mu also noticed this.

After she transformed into a demon, her physical abilities were stronger than those of Konan and Yahiko, who had just transformed into demons.

Xia Mu suspected it was because she possessed a special power from the lineage of priestesses.

This special power remained effective even after she transformed into a demon.

Judging from the original work, this power is no less than that of the demons.

Xia Mu currently has six demons.

But he felt that the demon with the greatest potential was Miroku, who would most likely become a Kage-level demon in the future.

He could at most guarantee that Yahiko, Konan, and the Ice Maiden would become Jonin.

"What do you need me to do?"

Maitreya raised his head and met his gaze.

"Just be a good priestess in the land of demons."

Xia Mu said casually.

"————?"

Maitreya was momentarily stunned.

"You don't understand business. Dawn Corporation's business in the Land of Demons is still managed by Feng Xin."

Xia Mu thought for a moment and added, "If he encounters any difficulties, I will tell him to ask you for help."

"Yes—yes, Master."

Maitreya hesitated for a moment, then changed his form of address.

Xia Mu subconsciously looked at her.

You are a priestess, after all.

Who taught you to shout like that?

"You don't need to call me master."

Xia Mu shook his head and said, "You should call me 'Master,' just like Feng Xin and the others."

He didn't care.

But if others overheard, especially Yakushi Nono and Nawaki, he would be in deep trouble.

"Yes, Natsuki-sama."

Maitreya breathed a sigh of relief.

Based on the brief contact, nothing happened that made her resist even when she was controlled by Xia Mu.

It seems he truly is a man of his word.

"The mission is complete, and we will return to Konoha Village tomorrow."

Xia Mu instructed, "Write a letter to our Hokage about what happened in the Land of Demons."

"Going back tomorrow?"

Maitreya's face showed surprise.

"What? You want me to stay?"

Xia Mu chuckled and asked.

"Lord Natsuki, I will follow your arrangements."

Maitreya shook his head subconsciously, but then felt something was amiss, so he said...

"Don't write that the demon has been eliminated; just write that I have taken control of it and you have temporarily sealed it away."

Xia Mu patted her head and turned to leave.

He wasn't exactly a gentleman; Maitreya was good-looking and threw herself at him, so naturally he couldn't remain unmoved.

But they're too young; we'll talk about it later.

The next day arrived.

Natsuki asked the pharmacist Nono and Nawaki to wait at the door while he went into the Shrine of the Goddess of the Mage.

"Natsuki-sama."

Maitreya came forward and handed him a letter.

"Thanks."

After reading the letter, Natsuki said, "I'll go back to the Land of Demons when I have time. See you next time."

He put away the letter, then left the Temple of the Witch Goddess and headed towards Konoha Village with Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki.

Maitreya ran to the door in a few steps, and looked at their disappearing figures, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.

So much had happened during this period that she was caught off guard.

Fortunately, the result was perfect.

She finally brought an end to the tragic fate of the priestess lineage, which had lasted for nearly a thousand years.

Maitreya came to his senses, but was somewhat unsure of what to do.

Four days later, at the entrance of Konoha Village.

"You all go back first, I'm going to see the Hokage."

Xia Mu stopped and said.

"Then we'll wait for you at home."

Nawaki nodded and walked down another path with Yakushi Nonou.

Natsuki then went to the Hokage's office.

After receiving permission, he pushed open the door and came in.

"You're back?"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Natsuki, he smiled and asked, "You've been gone for so long this time, what task did the priestess Miroku give you?"

Miroku's mission to Konoha was simple: to send Natsuki to the Land of Demons.

But this trip will last for a month, so there must be other tasks involved.

"Lord Hokage, this is a letter from the Priestess."

Xia Mu handed over the letter from Maitreya and said, "The specific tasks are explained in the letter."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the letter and began to read it.

When he saw the demon escape, his face showed surprise.

Because of the previous escape of the demon, Konoha Village also sent ninjas to support the Land of Demons.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was well aware of the strength of the demon; it was at least equivalent to half a tailed beast.

The most troublesome thing is that it is immortal and indestructible, and can only be sealed with sealing techniques.

Moreover, ordinary sealing techniques are useless; only sealing techniques used by priestesses whose power originates from the same source as the demon are effective.

Soon, Hiruzen Sarutobi witnessed the battle between Moryo and Nawaki and Natsuki.

He felt surprised when he saw Xia Mu suppressing Kui Liang.

Blood Demon Art: Ice Crystal, judging from the description, seems to be a blood secret technique of the Blood Pool Clan.

But it must have been modified by Xia Mu.

The Thunder Giant and the Iron Sand Sword are not blood-related secret techniques of the Blood Pool Clan.

The former looks like a lightning release ninjutsu, but the latter looks like a magnet release ninjutsu.

"You've learned Magnet Release?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head and looked at Natsuki.

"The Hokage has keen insight."

Xia Mu admitted it.

"How is this possible?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "How did you learn that?"

"I had an idea after fighting Rasa."

Xia Mu said without changing his expression, "Magnetic force is usually related to electricity. I mastered electromagnetic force by starting with lightning release."

He raised his hand, grasped a kunai, and then used the Railgun.

Lightning flashed around the kunai.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about the Railgun before, but he only thought of it as a lightning release technique.

Now, reminded by Xia Muyi and after a closer look, he finally noticed the difference.

It's called lightning release, but it's actually electromagnetic force.

Xia Mu dispelled the Railgun and then casually waved his hand.

Metal objects on the Hokage's desk flew up.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.

He really wanted to complain when the process of mastering Magnet Release was described as so simple.

It has to be said, geniuses are just that unreasonable.

"After I mastered the five elements, I tried to fuse them together in an attempt to learn the bloodline limit, but unfortunately I failed."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and said, "In the end, I settled for second best and combined them to form a composite ninjutsu."

"The Hokage's combined ninjutsu is no less powerful than a bloodline limit."

Xia Mu immediately said.

He wasn't flattering him.

Judging from the portrayal in the original work, this is indeed the case.

His Five Elements Great Combo Technique is particularly powerful.

"You really know how to talk."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh. "I'm really looking forward to seeing the expressions on Sunagakure's faces when they find out you've mastered Magnet Release. It'll be quite a sight!"

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Magnet Release is the signature bloodline limit of Sunagakure.

Natsuki is a ninja from the Hokage's lineage in Konoha.

In addition, he had captured Rasa and Yekura, making him a mortal enemy of Sunagakure.

He mastered Magnet Release, a skill that anyone who knew would find quite mysterious.

"You did a great job on this mission. Miroku also promised in his letter that he would give Konoha Village more missions in the future."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then said, "I've decided to make you the Captain-Commander of the Anbu."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Xia Mu raised an eyebrow and quickly said.

He hadn't expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would make him the Captain-Commander directly.

After all, there is a deputy commander between the squad leader and the commander.

"Go to the Dark Division base tomorrow and complete the handover with Elephant."

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and said, "I'm looking forward to your performance next."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Xia Mu said in a serious tone, "I definitely won't let you down."

"You've worked hard for a month, now you can go and rest."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu turned and left.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then conveyed Natsuki's appointment as the captain of the Anbu to the Anbu.

The Anbu are subordinate to the Hokage and only obey his orders.

Furthermore, since Xia Mu was indeed qualified to become the captain, this appointment did not cause too much of a stir in the Anbu.

However, within Root, upon hearing this order, Shimura Danzo rushed to the Hokage's office.

the reason is simple.

The root belongs to the dark area.

After Natsuki became the captain of the ANBU, he was also able to influence Root.

Previously, when Xiang was the captain of the ANBU, Danzo Shimura could ignore him.

Because he has no powerful backing.

Xia Mu is different.

He was Orochimaru's student and had a good relationship with Tsunade.

If he insists on targeting the root, it will cause him a lot of trouble.

"Hiruzen!"

Danzo Shimura immediately questioned, "Why did you make Natsuki the captain of the Anbu?"

"Is there a problem with him becoming the captain of the ANBU?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi countered with a question.

"He's too young!"

Danzo Shimura said with great dissatisfaction, "The Captain-Commander of the Anbu needs experienced ninjas!"

"Youth and experience are not mutually exclusive."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said.

"How can there be no conflict?"

Shimura Danzo revealed his purpose: "I suggest we consider this matter carefully!"

"Enough! The Anbu is under my jurisdiction, not yours!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened, and he said, "My order has been given, and it will never be withdrawn!"

Danzo Shimura stood frozen in place, furious.

He hadn't expected Hiruzen Sarutobi to be so insistent, not even giving him a chance to discuss it.

Could it be that making Xia Mu the captain of the Dark Division was a way to target him?

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but think of a possibility.

His heart tightened, and he realized he had to suspend the Wood Release experiment for a while.

Because of Natsuki's butterfly effect, Orochimaru did not cooperate with Shimura Danzo on the Wood Release experiment.

However, Danzo Shimura still embarked on the path of restarting the Wood Release experiments.

Natsuki returned to the Senju clan's residence.

He was unaware that Danzo Shimura had approached Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Even if I knew, I would just laugh it off.

After all, he now has enough strength to fight against Shimura Danzo.

With the help of Orochimaru, Tsunade, and others, he had the upper hand.

Early the next morning.

Xia Mu then arrived at the Dark Division base.

"Natsuki-sama."

The elephant that was waiting at the door came forward to greet us.

"This is troublesome, elephant."

Xia Mu nodded and said.

Although he seized the position of Captain-Commander of the Elephant Guard, that's how the ninja world works—strength reigns supreme.

"plz follow me."

The elephant led the way.

Before long, they arrived in front of an office.

"This is the captain's office."

As Xiang explained.

Xia Mu looked around and saw that it was much larger than the squad leader's office.

But the furnishings in the office look pretty much the same.

That's normal, though.

The secret service is not an administrative department; most of the time they are out on missions.

Since the time spent sitting in the office is very short, there is no need to make many arrangements.

"Lord Natsuki, this is a list of members from the Dark Division and Root."

Xiang pointed to the documents on the desk and said.

Upon hearing "root," Xia Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.

After he sat down, he started looking at the documents.

The Dark Division has four squads, each with seventeen members.

The root unit is the fifth detachment, which, in terms of organization, also has seventeen people.

However, despite the official structure, the actual number of root members is quite large.

After all, there can be unofficial members.

The unofficial members of the Root are actually similar to the official members; they are all brainwashed and possess considerable strength.

"Although the root belongs to the dark part, under normal circumstances, we in the dark part do not give direct orders to the root."

As the elephant explained, "If we want the Root to cooperate with the Anbu, we need to ask the Hokage for permission."

Xia Mu nodded slightly, not surprised at all.

"But the Dark Side has the power to monitor the Root."

Elephant added, "If we discover any important activities by Root, we need to report to the Hokage."

Xia Mu couldn't help but smile slightly.

This power was crucial to him.

Perhaps we'll need it to bring down Shimura Danzo in the future.

After all, he knew very well what Danzo Shimura had been doing behind the scenes.

Xia Mu quickly finished reviewing the list.

He also saw a familiar name: Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son, he is the captain of the first squad of the Anbu.

Natsuki remembers that in the original work, he eventually became the captain of the Dark Division.

The reason I'm currently a squad leader is because I lack the ability and merit.

In truth, it was Xia Mu who took his place.

In addition, it was mentioned that Xiang's position had changed from captain to deputy captain.

The former deputy commander went to the fourth squad to become its commander.

The deputy chief's main job is to assist the chief.

"You can go now."

Xia Mu waved his hand and said, "I'll come to you if I have any questions."

Upon hearing this, Xiang turned and left.

Xia Mu put down the documents in his hand and fell into thought.

Should we place his subordinates in the shadows?

Now that he has become the captain of the Dark Guard, he has this authority.

But thinking about it carefully, how could he possibly have that many subordinates?

Should we bring Chino, Kazeshin, and Ice Maiden back? There's no need.

The remaining Miroku, Konan, and the others were not suitable to join the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu.

Xia Mu shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Next, we'll continue unlocking his abilities.

Especially with the Kikyo template that recently awakened, he has to learn a lot of ninjutsu.

Moreover, these ninjutsu belong to the category of secret techniques and advanced skills, and are extremely difficult to learn.

Even if he had the Sharingan, he wouldn't be of much help.

Xia Mu plans to learn sealing techniques first.

Sealing techniques don't require a level; he can learn low-level sealing techniques.

In addition, he has a ready-made teacher, Kushina Uzumaki.

After becoming the captain of the Anbu, the clown's job was similar to that of a squad leader: to organize intelligence and select important information to report to the Hokage.

By the afternoon, Natsuki had become quite familiar with the Dark Division Captain Kou, and then returned to the Senju clan's encampment.

"Kushina."

Natsuki found Kushina Uzumaki and said, "I want to learn sealing techniques."

"Learn sealing techniques?"

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes immediately lit up, and she exclaimed, "Great! I won't be learning sealing techniques alone anymore!"

"Xia Mu, why did you want to learn sealing techniques?"

The rope tree, which was not far away, heard the two talking and asked curiously.

"After fighting the demon thief, I found that sealing techniques are still effective against such large creatures."

Xia Mu casually made up a story, saying, "Therefore, I want to learn sealing techniques."

"————?"

Rope Tree looked completely bewildered.

You clearly suppressed the demon so much that it couldn't move, yet you say that sealing techniques are the most effective?

I was there!

"We're going to learn sealing techniques now. Goodbye."

Kushina Uzumaki pulled Natsuki into the living room.

Why did you go back to the living room?

Xia Mu asked in confusion.

"Sealing techniques are different from ordinary ninjutsu; they require patterns, or sealing formulas, to be manifested."

Kushina Uzumaki said with a smile, "Our first lesson is to learn how to draw these sealing incantations."

Xia Mu thought about it for a moment, and it was indeed so.

Most sealing techniques involve complex spells.

The most classic example is the pattern on Naruto's abdomen, which is the seal of the Eight Trigrams.

Kushina Uzumaki took out a summoning storage scroll.

After she opened it, the table was soon filled with blank scrolls.

"I'll teach you how to draw the first sealing technique first."

Kushina Uzumaki dipped her index finger in ink and began to draw on the blank scroll.

Soon, a double arc appeared.

"You bastard."

Kushina Uzumaki looked at him expectantly and said.

Xia Mu nodded and extended his index finger.

He glanced at the pattern drawn by Kushina Uzumaki and then began to draw.

"Exactly the same? You've studied painting?"

Kushina Uzumaki asked with a surprised look.

Xia Mu was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized the reason.

He had never studied painting, but he possessed a natural talent for it, thanks to his Nami template.

"no."

Xia Mu replied, "The reason I have such a good talent for drawing is because I'm quite skilled at it."

"Having a talent for drawing can save a lot of time when learning sealing techniques."

Kushina Uzumaki said with a smile, "Maybe you're half as good as me."

"Why is it only half?"

Xia Mu pinched her cheek and asked.

"I am a super genius of the Uzumaki clan!"

Kushina Uzumaki snorted and said smugly.

"Then I can't embarrass you either."

Xia Mu smiled and said.

"You believe my magic!"

Kushina Uzumaki said, puffing out her chest.

Xia Mu glanced at it and thought to himself that it was hard to believe.

"Next, we'll learn how to draw the second sealing technique!"

Kushina Uzumaki said with a very confident air.

As she had said before, she was naturally very happy to have someone accompany her to learn sealing techniques, especially Xia Mu.

"I'll learn five sealing techniques first."

Xia Mu withdrew the test light and reminded him.

"Um.

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Kushina Uzumaki nodded and said, "Sealing techniques are too difficult; we can't learn too many at once."

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