Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 188 The Hidden Mist Village Sieges the Kuja Pirates (Third and Fourth Updates)

Mizukage's office in Kirigakure.

The Third Mizukage sat in the Mizukage office chair with his eyes closed.

Before him stood the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are different from those in the original work.

The reason is that Natsuki killed Tsukino Erin.

It was the time when Kirigakure and Kumogakure attacked the Uzumaki clan.

Three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have arrived.

Tongkusa no Yaijin died, and Suigetsuyama Fuguki and Kurihara Kushimaru were captured.

In the end, Kirigakure exchanged Suigetsu Hozuki and Kushimaru Kurihara for their own, but at a great cost.

This includes the Greatsword Samehada.

Without the great sword Samehada, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would be missing a sword.

However, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are a highly distinctive elite ninja group in Kirigakure.

If this is cancelled, it will cause turmoil in Kirigakure.

Because the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist held a very high position in Kirigakure.

After careful consideration, the Third Mizukage decided to include Yagura Karatachi in the group, replacing Kusano Eito.

Yagura Karatachi is one of the best among the younger generation in Kirigakure.

In terms of strength and talent, he is much stronger than Suigetsu Hobutsuki and others.

In the original work, he eventually became the Fourth Mizukage.

Yagura Karatachi is skilled in Water Release and staff techniques, and his ninja tool is the Coral Staff.

Although the Coral Staff is not a ninja sword, at least there's no need to go looking for a second greatsword, Samehada.

"Only five months into the new year, the Kuja Pirates have already successfully robbed fifteen times."

The Third Mizukage slowly began to speak, "My Hidden Mist Village also lost fifteen ninja squads, including two Jonin."

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The Seven Ninja Swordsmen exchanged glances, all understanding why they had been summoned.

"Lord Mizukage."

Suigetsu Hozuki stepped forward and said, "I volunteer to deal with the Kuja Pirates."

He had been captured by Konoha Village before, so he had been trying to earn merit.

After all, even after being released, he was still a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, which drew a lot of criticism.

"The Daimyo of the Land of Water has sent me a message, ordering Kirigakure to annihilate the Kuja Pirates within this month."

The Third Mizukage looked at Suigetsu Hozuki and said, "You go with Juzo Biwa. Don't disappoint me."

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are the elite of the elite.

Furthermore, the Kuja Pirates haven't shown particularly strong strength yet, with most of their members being Chunin.

The reason they are so difficult to capture is because the Kuja Pirates are elusive.

This is mainly thanks to the snakes in Ryuchi Cave, which can be as ubiquitous as White Zetsu and can avoid danger in advance.

After the three Snake Princesses learned Natsuki's concealment barrier, the Kuja Pirates became even more elusive.

The reason why Suigetsu Hozuki was put in charge this time is because he is also the captain of the Anbu and has been carrying out covert missions for many years.

With the assistance of the Anbu, the Third Mizukage believed that the Kuja Pirates would inevitably be found.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon and Loquat Juzo quickly responded.

Meeting adjourned.

The Third Mizukage waved his hand and said.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen bowed slightly and turned to leave.

"When do we leave?"

As soon as Pipa Juzo left the Mizukage's office, he couldn't wait to ask.

"We haven't pinpointed the exact location of the Kuja Pirates yet."

Suigetsu Hozuki remained calm and said, "We'll need to wait at least half a month."

"So slow?"

Pipa Juzo frowned and asked.

"The Kuja Pirates are not that simple. We only have one chance."

Suigetsu Hozuki said without changing his expression, "If we're too hasty, we might alert the enemy."

"Don't forget we only have one month."

Juzo Biwa warned, "If it goes on for more than a month, the Mizukage will definitely make things difficult for us."

"Don't worry, we will find them within the stipulated time."

"Itsuki the Watermelon Pufferfish said calmly."

It's now mid-June.

Since the change of ownership of Amegakure, Xia Mu has mainly focused on cultivation.

Although he was the Hokage's secretary and the captain of the Anbu, he didn't actually have much work to do.

After all, he has subordinates.

Needless to say, he can command the secret service.

On the Hokage Secretariat side, they have the help of Uchiha Mikoto, Namikaze Minato, and Nara Shikaku.

In particular, Mikoto Uchiha often helped him.

Xia Mu felt that she wasn't the Hokage's secretary, but rather his secretary.

No, more accurately, his maid.

After all, a normal Hokage's secretary wouldn't provide services like brewing tea or peeling tangerines.

The large amount of time spent training also allowed Natsuki to unlock two abilities of the Kikyo template.

One is a dimensional seal.

Its unlock condition is to develop a new ability of the Door-Door Fruit or learn a space-time ninjutsu.

Xia Mu chose the former.

He developed a new ability called the Arrow of Exile, which was the one he had envisioned at the Amegakure leader's building.

One is to open the gates of hell.

Its unlock condition is learning the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

How so?

Xia Muxue's Impure World Reincarnation technique was unmodified and its effectiveness was mediocre.

The summoned ninja will be far less powerful than when they were alive.

It's not very useful to Xia Mu.

But it's not useless.

You can resurrect some enemies using Edo Tensei and make them work for free.

For example, the Akatsuki organization needs these free employees.

Besides that, there's the ability to open the gates of hell.

It can open the door to the Pure Land.

Xia Mu's first thought after unlocking it was to give it a try.

But in the end, he managed to stop himself from acting impulsively.

Because Pure Land has a senior figure, the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

The souls of ninjas who die of natural causes in the ninja world go to the Pure Land.

Once you go to the Pure Land, there's no way to return to the Ninja World.

However, there are always exceptions.

For example, the Impure World Reincarnation.

But the Sage of Six Paths is a different case.

He was so powerful that he no longer had a physical body; he could freely enter and leave the Pure Land using only his soul and chakra.

In the original work, he also personally gave Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki a power-up.

Although Xia Mu's strength is already formidable enough, it's still hard to say whether he can stand up to the Sage of Six Paths.

For safety's sake, he decided not to open the gates of the Pure Land for the time being.

However, Pure Land is indeed a very good resource.

It contains countless souls, especially the souls of powerful beings, which, when summoned, still possess formidable combat strength.

Most importantly, if one masters the Pure Land, one achieves a different kind of immortality.

Xia Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

He always felt that this was a scheme by the Sage of Six Paths against Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Even if Kaguya Otsutsuki escapes, he can still use the Pure Land to seal her away again.

Besides, in the Pure Land, the Sage of Six Paths can live forever.

Judging from the original work, Pure Land did indeed play a significant role.

Having mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique and developed the new abilities of the Door-Door Fruit, Natsuki only needed to learn the Reaper Death Seal.

At most, you could add the magic of Ryuchi Cave.

After careful consideration, Xia Mu decided to learn the art of spirit transformation.

Long ago, he used his merits to exchange for the Spirit Transformation Technique with Konoha Village, but he never learned it.

Now that he possesses Kakashi Hatake's talent, he might as well give it a try.

After all, he had already mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

The Corpse Demon Sealing Technique is more difficult because it is a sealing technique.

But he's gotten the hang of it, and it's only a matter of time before he masters it.

The art of spiritification is very special.

Perhaps learning this skill will trigger a character template related to the soul.

Just then, Xia Mu felt a summoning force.

It is clearly derived from the three great snake queens.

He immediately gave up resisting and arrived at the ship where the Kuja Pirates were located in the blink of an eye.

"What is it?"

Xia Mu glanced at Tian Xin Shen Ji, then sat down on the sofa.

As usual, Princess Tsutsu and Princess Ichikishima came over to give him a massage.

"The Hidden Mist Village's Anbu are watching us."

Princess Tianxin replied, "Although they haven't discovered us yet, it's only a matter of time."

"It seems that you have put too much pressure on the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village."

Xia Mu was not surprised to hear this.

He had already guessed that this would happen.

In fact, he was really looking forward to it.

As expected, once they've dealt with Kirigakure's targeting, the Kuja Pirates will be able to make a name for themselves.

He can also unlock the Sweet Fruit from the Hancock template.

"Who is in charge of this matter in Kirigakure?"

Xia Mu asked again.

"It is Suigetsu Hobuki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

Tashin Shinki explained, "I had the snakes of Ryuchi Cave conduct a counter-tracking operation, and they saw the Hidden Mist Village ANBU ninja meeting with him."

"The snakes in Ryuchi Cave are indeed very useful."

Xia Mu praised.

"Master, I am more useful."

Suddenly, Princess Tsuru grabbed his wrist.

Before Xia Mu could react, she had pressed his hand into her bosom.

The soft touch made him pause in surprise.

"What are you doing?"

Upon seeing this, Princess Ichikishima immediately flew out from behind Natsuki and pounced on Princess Tsuruzu.

Princess Tsurugi had no choice but to give way.

Xia Mu withdrew his hand, thinking to himself that the Dragon Earth Cave's Immortal Technique - Transformation was indeed powerful, and the feel of it was extremely realistic.

"Quiet."

Princess Tianxin immediately said, "What kind of behavior is this, playing around in front of your master?"

Princess Tsuratsu and Princess Ichikishima stopped abruptly.

Xia Mu raised an eyebrow.

He actually found it quite amusing to see a legally recognized young girl wrestling with a young woman.

"Let's get back to the main topic."

Xia Mu coughed lightly and said, "Given the capabilities of the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu, they will most likely find our base very soon."

"Do we need to—do we need to transfer?"

Tianxin Shenji's lips twitched, and she asked.

Because she saw Princess Ichikishima and Princess Takitsu run up to Natsuki again.

Each of them grabbed one of their hands and held it in their arms to keep it warm.

"We need to relocate, but not now."

Natsuki glanced at Ichikishima-hime and said.

It was so ordinary that he couldn't even muster any impure thoughts.

"We can turn the tables on them."

Xia Mu thought for a moment and said, "When they surround our base, I will open a portal and let you leave."

"As expected of the master!"

Princess Ichikishima said excitedly, "Then we can counter-encircle them and wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

She gets excited whenever murder is involved.

Or rather, all three of them were very excited.

After all, they are not human and have no feelings for humans.

"That's my idea, but there's no need to cause unnecessary casualties. The four of us can just stay here."

Xia Mu nodded slightly and said, "You can use this time to find a new base."

"Yes, Master."

Princess Tianxin immediately responded.

"Don't choose an island."

Xia Mu suddenly thought of something and said, "Choose a small country."

He's preparing to unlock Conqueror's Haki.

Its unlock condition is to liberate the slaves of the Water Kingdom.

But what should be done with these slaves after they are rescued?

He couldn't possibly bring it back to Konoha.

The best solution is to find a small country in this sea area.

Then we'll let these slaves live and work in peace and contentment on it.

As for the benefits, there are some too.

This small country could provide him with a constant stream of subordinates, much like the orphanages of the Akatsuki organization.

In addition, slaves with ninja potential can be sent to Amegakure to live.

After all, Amegakure is currently in dire need of ninjas.

He could have actually sent these slaves to the Land of Rain.

But it's too obvious.

The Land of Water and Kirigakure will find out about it the day after he sends it there.

At that point, Kirigakure might just come and attack Amegakure, which would be a huge loss.

At least for now, Amegakure is not capable of confronting Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

What Amegakure and the Land of Rain need now is development.

Before the Third Shinobi World War breaks out, we should try our best to improve our overall strength.

"Let me know when you've made your decision."

Natsuki stood up, withdrew his hands from Ichikishima-hime and Takitsu-hime's embrace, opened the portal, and returned to Konoha Village.

Less than three days later, he was summoned to the Kuja Pirates' ship again by the Reverse Summoning Technique.

"Owner."

Princess Tianxin handed him a scroll and said, "We all agree that the Sea Kingdom is quite nice."

Xia Mu immediately felt that this country sounded somewhat familiar.

He thought back for a moment and realized it was related to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru conducted mermaid experiments on the island of the Demon Realm in the Land of the Sea.

Simply put, it's about giving humans the ability to breathe underwater.

The purpose of this experiment was to establish an underwater ninja force.

It was also on Oni Island in the Land of the Sea that Mitarashi Anko was placed under the Heavenly Curse Seal.

But now, mermaid experiments certainly no longer exist.

After all, as the Hokage, Orochimaru had no reason to come to the Land of the Sea to conduct experiments.

However, from another perspective, it proves that the Sea Kingdom is a very remote small country.

Orochimaru is definitely conducting his experiments here so that no one will notice.

Xia Mu opened the scroll and began to read.

This is a map of a sea country.

The Sea Kingdom is an archipelago nation, mainly consisting of four islands.

Ghost Island, Taro Island, Jiro Island, and Strange Island.

Ghost Island is the main island.

This country has no ninjas; it's just a small, unassuming nation.

Most importantly, it's far from Kirigakure.

"The Kingdom of the Sea is indeed a wonderful place."

Xia Mu nodded and said, "Let's choose this place."

"I will have Princess Tsuruzu take control of the daimyo of the Land of the Sea."

Princess Tianxin immediately spoke.

Of the three Snake Princesses, Princess Tsurugi is the most skilled in illusion magic, so she would be the most suitable to do it.

Xia Mu had experienced this before when he participated in the trials of the three great snake queens.

But the daimyo of the Sea Kingdom is just an ordinary person, unlike him who can dispel illusions.

Of course, Princess Tianxin's illusion magic is also quite good.

However, she had to stay with the Kuja Pirates to prevent an attack from Kirigakure.

"After you've robbed the next merchant ship, you'll return to the Kuja Pirates' base."

Xia Mu said with a smile, "The Hidden Mist Village will most likely not be able to resist and will attack you."

"Yes, Master."

Princess Tianxin nodded.

End of June.

The isolated island where the Kuja Pirates' base is located.

Ten kilometers away, there is a small island that looks like a huge stone platform.

There are many oddly shaped stones eroded by seawater inside.

At this moment, Suigetsu Hobutsuki and Hibiki Juzo stood in the rock.

Accompanying them were four ANBU squads, totaling sixteen people, including two Jonin and two Special Jonin.

This configuration is sufficient to wage a small skirmish.

After all, the ninjas who can join the Anbu are all elites.

And there are also two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The reason for choosing this configuration is the decision made by Suigetsu Hobutsuki after a period of investigation.

The Kuja Pirates consist of a total of thirty-three ninjas.

However, only five can be called Jonin, two of whom are Special Jonin.

The other crew members were all Chunin and Genin.

In other words, only the three Orochimaru are Jonin.

The three Snake Princesses didn't make many moves, which gave Suigetsu Hozuki a strange feeling.

But he had never met the three great snake queens, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

the reason is simple.

He had an impression of all the famous and powerful figures in the entire ninja world.

The three great orchid princesses were not among them.

Because the contractors of Ryuchi Cave throughout history have been unable to summon the three great snake princesses.

Xia Mu is an exception.

"All the crew members of the Kuja Pirates have landed on the island."

An ANBU ninja approached from a distance and appeared in front of Suigetsu Hobuki and Biwa Juzo.

"We'll go ashore as soon as it gets dark."

Suigetsu Hozuki nodded and said, "Four ANBU squads are coming to the island from four directions. We can't let a single person escape."

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"yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Night was falling.

The Watermelon Pufferfish Demon, who had been standing still for a long time, suddenly leaped up.

Pipa Juzo and four secret squads quickly followed.

Upon approaching, Suigetsu Hozuki waved.

The four secret service squads immediately dispersed and landed on the island from different directions.

"Walk."

Suigetsu Hozuki went straight to the island and ran towards the Kuja Pirates' base.

With a sinister grin, Juzo Biwa gripped the broken sword, the Executioner's Blade, on his back.

Suigetsu Hozuki's previous weapon was the Greatsword Samehada.

However, due to his arrest, the greatsword Samehada fell into Nawaki's hands.

After returning to Kirigakure, he took over the blunt sword, Helmeppo, from Kusanagi.

In a sense, the blunt sword Kabuto-giri and the great sword Samehada are similar, both being heavy ninja tools.

In addition, Suigetsu Hozuki was very strong and quickly adapted.

Just then, a portal opened at the Kuja Pirates' base.

The members of the Kuja Pirates entered and headed towards the Land of the Sea.

In the end, only the three Snake Queens and Natsuki remained.

"You are to handle the four ANBU squads from Kirigakure."

Natsuki instructed, "I'll deal with Suigetsu Hozuki and Hibiki Juzo."

"Yes, Master."

The three snake princesses turned and left.

Xia Mu stood still and waited.

He had no intention of hiding his identity, since neither Suigetsu Hobutsu nor Hibiki Juzo could possibly leave here alive.

The sound of wind breaking rang out.

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon and Loquat Juzo landed.

The two of them were startled the moment they saw Xia Mu.

What's going on?

Why is Xia Mu here?

Could this be a trap set by Konoha Village?