Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 190 Unlocking the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, Tsunade's Ripples (Third and Fourth Updates)

the next day.

Mizukage's office in Kirigakure.

A sense of oppression was spreading.

The ANBU ninja kneeling on the ground was filled with anxiety and was already drenched in sweat.

He had just reported to the Third Mizukage what happened at the Kuja Pirates' base last night.

What does it mean that all eighteen people have disappeared?

An old man spoke.

He is an elder of Kirigakure, a master of the Yuan Dynasty.

In terms of status, he is no less than the Third Mizukage.

In the original work, after the death of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, he took over the administration of Kirigakure.

It was also his support that led to Mei Terumi becoming the Fifth Mizukage.

His current appearance is due to the disappearance of two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

This is an unprecedented event for Kirigakure.

Besides Master Yuan, other high-ranking members of Kirigakure were also present.

"With their strength, it's impossible for them to disappear without anyone noticing."

The Third Mizukage said slowly, "But if something like this happens, there's only one possibility: they've all been captured or killed."

Upon hearing this, a commotion inevitably broke out among the crowd.

"Eighteen people, plus two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Unless the Five Kage themselves arrived, how could they all have been captured or killed?"

Kushimaru Kurishari asked, looking puzzled.

As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, he naturally had a good understanding of the strength of Suigetsu Hozuki and Biwa Juzo.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Perhaps that's really possible."

The Third Mizukage narrowed his eyes and said.

Everyone couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

"Lord Mizukage, are you saying that the Kuja Pirates are backed by one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"

Master Yuan gripped his cane tightly and asked thoughtfully.

"That's right. If it really is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, then everything makes sense."

The Third Mizukage nodded and said.

Why are they targeting us?

Yagura frowned and asked, "Does this mean they want to start a war against us?"

Although the Second Shinobi World War had ended, the leaders of the Five Great Villages knew that the Third Shinobi World War was inevitable.

Because ambition can never disappear.

Especially now that the ninja world no longer has incredibly strong ninjas like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

The five great ninja villages are all pretty much the same, so war is only a matter of time.

"Which ninja village could it be?"

After a moment's thought, Master Yuan asked, "The Hidden Cloud Village?"

The practices of the Hidden Cloud Village are well-known.

Furthermore, since it didn't participate in the Second Shinobi World War, it certainly wouldn't miss out if there were a Third Shinobi World War.

Moreover, it will most likely be the first ninja village to participate in the Third Shinobi World War.

"Possibly."

The Third Mizukage agreed.

"But we have no evidence."

Yagura said in a deep voice, "Even if we go to confront Kumogakure, it won't have any effect."

"The Kuja Pirates have abandoned their base, and their current whereabouts are unknown."

The Third Mizukage said expressionlessly, "If they really are backed by the Five Great Villages, then there will definitely be new moves."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The Third Mizukage raised his head.

Everyone looked toward the door to the Mizukage's office.

"I'm late, I'm sorry."

A young man walked in and explained, "I was delayed because I went back to get the ninja sword summoning scroll."

His name is Hozuki Yoshitsuki, and he is the current head of the Hozuki clan.

The Hozuki clan holds a pivotal position in Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

Because the second Mizukage is called Hozuki Gengetsu.

In addition, the Hozuki clan has kept the summoning scrolls that can summon the seven swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist for generations.

In the original work, the Hozuki clan had declined, leaving only Hozuki Suigetsu.

Hozuki Suigetsu was also captured by Orochimaru and used for experiments.

Ultimately, it was Uchiha Sasuke who saved him and got him to join Team Taka.

"Now summon the Severing Blade, the Decapitation Blade, and the Blunt Blade, the Helmsman."

The Third Mizukage gave the order.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Hozuki Yoshitsuki immediately opened the ninja sword summoning scroll.

He placed his hands on it and used psychic magic.

With a bang.

A puff of smoke flashed by.

But to Hozuki Ryotsuki's astonishment, the two ninja swords he had expected did not appear.

Without hesitation, he used the psychic technique once again.

The smoke dissipated, and there was still nothing there.

"Lord Mizukage."

Hozuki Yoshitsuki stood up and said in a heavy tone, "Those two ninja swords are most likely sealed."

"A sealing technique that can block a psychic summoning jutsu is not simple."

The Third Mizukage analyzed, "In the current ninja world, only the sealing techniques of the five great ninja villages can achieve this."

"This is clearly an insult to Kirigakure!"

"We'll teach the Kuja Pirates a lesson when they show up again!" Kurosuki Raiga said viciously.

"If you dare to use our Hidden Mist Village as a point of attack, you must be prepared for failure!"

"Kurihara Kushimaru said sternly."

The others were also filled with righteous indignation.

Of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure was chosen out of the list, which undoubtedly implies that they are the weakest.

"Elder Yuan, I would like to trouble you to go to the metropolis of the Land of Water and explain the situation to the Daimyo."

The Third Mizukage raised his hand to stop them and ordered, "The Hidden Mist Village will do everything in its power to find the Kuja Pirates."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Master Yuan and the others answered in unison.

Meanwhile, in Sunagakure, the Land of Wind.

What do you think?

The Third Kazekage asked the question.

"The Kuja Pirates must be very powerful to have managed to make two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and four ANBU ninja squads disappear."

Gravel thought for a moment and said, "We'll need at least ten Jonin."

"If there were a Kage-level expert, one would be enough."

Luo Sha added.

"Whether it's ten Jonin or one Kage-level shinobi, neither is a configuration that a pirate crew should have."

Maki said in a deep voice, "I suspect that the Kuja Pirates are backed by the Five Great Ninja Villages."

"Yakura".

The Third Kazekage looked at Yekura, who had remained silent, and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"This could be a good opportunity for us."

Ye Cang snapped out of his daze and said, "We can watch them fight."

"good."

The Third Kazekage nodded and said, "No matter who targets Kirigakure, a fight will eventually break out, and it may result in mutual destruction."

""

Although Sunagakure suffered heavy losses in the Second Shinobi World War, it has recovered considerably.

This is thanks to the rainwater business in Yekura and the Land of Rain.

Of course, Sunagakure has not fully recovered yet.

However, they have already gained the strength to participate in the war again.

"But we must be careful of other ninja villages."

Chiyo cautioned, "They'll probably have the same idea as us."

"Um.

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The Third Kazekage responded and then said, "I just don't know who is targeting Kirigakure. It would be best if it were Iwagakure or Konoha."

The village of Sunagakure is bordered by Iwagakure to the back, Konoha to the east, and Kirigakure to the south.

The Third Kazekage said this because Sunagakure was close to all three of these ninja villages.

They can take advantage of the situation more quickly once they start fighting.

Of course, based on personal grudges, he hoped it was Konoha Village.

Upon hearing this, Ye Cang thought to himself, "You guessed right."

She met the three great orchid princesses at the Akatsuki's fourteen-month gathering.

At the time, they introduced themselves as the leaders of the Kuja Pirates.

It was clearly Natsuki who killed Suigetsu Hozuki and Hibiki Juzo.

After all, he has Kage-level strength.

Besides Sunagakure, Iwagakure and Amegakure also received the relevant information almost simultaneously.

As Chiyo said, Onoki, the Third Raikage, and others shared similar thoughts.

Everyone believes that the Kuja Pirates are backed by the five great ninja villages.

At the same time, they all felt that they could wait and see how things developed in order to find a suitable opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Finally, there's Konoha Village.

This information also reached Orochimaru's hands.

His thoughts were similar.

But he was busy with experiments, so he ordered Xia Mu to investigate the matter.

Meanwhile, Natsuki had already arrived at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of the Sea.

[Congratulations, host, for unlocking Boa Hancock's second template ability: the Love-Love Fruit.]

Xia Mu raised an eyebrow, sensing a surge of information.

He thought to himself, "Just as I suspected."

After overcoming the Hidden Mist Village's targeting, he successfully unlocked the Love-Love Fruit.

In the ninja world, if you want to become famous quickly, you have to find a way to get involved with the five great villages.

The only problem is that the risk is very high.

If the Kuja Pirates were an ordinary pirate crew, they would only face annihilation when facing Suigetsu Hozuki and Juzo Biwa.

Xia Mu quickly digested the information.

Just as he guessed, it only had the Sweet Fruit, but no corresponding abilities.

This means he needs to develop his own capabilities.

But it's alright.

Hancock demonstrated many uses of this technique in One Piece, so he can just copy it directly.

"Master, I feel like you've suddenly become a lot more handsome."

Princess Ichikishima's eyes lit up, and she subconsciously licked the corner of her mouth.

"Although her appearance hasn't changed, her temperament is different from before."

Tuanjin looked Natsuki up and down and gave her assessment.

Xia Mu was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.

He stretched out his hand and used Ice Release to condense a mirror.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Xia Mu could indeed feel the change.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This kind of thing can be traced back to "One Piece".

The most classic one is the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.

Alvida was originally a fat woman covered in freckles, but after eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, she transformed into a tall and stunningly beautiful woman.

And the sweet fruit can charm men, women, young and old.

Although Hancock is beautiful, she's not so stunning that she could captivate men, women, and children at first glance.

The most likely explanation is that the sweet fruit amplified her charm.

Xia Mu casually dispersed the ice mirror.

How so?

An increase in charm is not a bad thing.

Anyway, her appearance hasn't changed.

If his appearance changes, it will be difficult for him to explain to Yakushi Nonou and the others.

Furthermore, the Love-Love Fruit is ineffective against people who are innocent, unaffected by beauty, or whose attention is not on the Devil Fruit user.

In One Piece, Luffy is immune to the Love-Love Fruit because he is not interested in beautiful women.

In other words, those who can sense a change in him probably have opinions about him.

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

Xia Mu thought for a moment and said, "The Kuja Pirates will suspend their raids on merchant ships from now on."

With the deaths of Suigetsu Hozuki and Kizuna Juzo, the Kuja Pirates and Kirigakure are now locked in a life-or-death struggle.

If the Kuja Pirates resurface, they will inevitably face a devastating blow from Kirigakure.

However, apart from the three Snake Princesses, the Kuja Pirates had no strength to withstand the counterattack from Kirigakure.

Xia Mu can't possibly take action every time.

Most importantly, he has unlocked the Love-Love Fruit, thus achieving his goal of establishing the Kuja Pirates.

The remaining task was to liberate the slaves of the Water Kingdom.

Natsuki plans to do this along with another matter: establishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea and gaining the approval of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.

Without resorting to illusionary control, there is only one way left: to incite conflict between the Daimyo of the Land of Water and Kirigakure.

Make the Seven Warlords of the Sea similar to the Daimyo's Guardian Shinobi, or directly replace the Daimyo's Guardian Shinobi.

In a sense, it's also a good match for their major.

After all, the Seven Warlords of the Sea in One Piece are subordinate to the World Government.

It's not particularly difficult to stir up conflict between the Daimyo of the Land of Water and Kirigakure.

As a daimyo, the thing he hates most is Kirigakure not obeying his orders and not doing things properly.

There are many things we can do by focusing on these two aspects.

For example, after the ninjas of Kirigakure accepted a mission from the daimyo of the Land of Water, they deliberately sabotaged it, causing the mission to fail.

If this happens a few more times, the daimyo of the Land of Water will naturally become dissatisfied.

Ideally, there should be missions that incur significant losses.

Even a strongman like Sakumo Hatake was punished.

As for liberating the slaves of the Land of Water, Natsuki plans to control the ninjas of Kirigakure to do this.

Alternatively, you could start with a mission where they fail at their mission and accidentally release the slaves of the Water Kingdom.

Besides that, there is another extremely important matter.

After the Daimyo of the Land of Water repeatedly reprimanded Kirigakure, Natsuki was able to manipulate Kirigakure ninjas to assassinate him.

Even if Kirigakure severs ties and distances itself from the village in time, the Daimyo of the Land of Water will definitely lose trust in Kirigakure.

At this point, the Seven Warlords of the Sea can make their appearance.

"Go and find out who the guardian ninja of the Land of Water's daimyo is."

Natsuki looked at Tashin Shinki and said, "Also, find out how they joined the Guardian Ninja."

"Yes, Master."

Princess Tianxin immediately spoke.

"Your mission is to control or manipulate the ninjas of Kirigakure."

Natsuki then looked at Tsuratsuhime and said, "This will prevent the important mission related to the daimyo of the Land of Water from being completed smoothly."

"Yes, Master."

Princess Tsuratsu puffed out her chest and said, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

"Master, what about me?"

Princess Ichikishima asked impatiently.

"Go and investigate what slaves are in the Land of Water."

Xia Mu said casually.

"Yes, Master!"

Princess Ichikishima immediately replied, "I'm sure I'll do a better job than Princess Takitsu!"

"Hmph, little brat!"

Princess Tsuratsu retorted without hesitation.

"Don't make a sound."

Xia Mu stopped them and said, "The name 'Kuja Pirates' is no longer suitable. Let's change it to 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'."

"Yes, Master."

The three snake princesses spoke in unison.

"You leave your crew in the Sea Kingdom, and through the daimyo, you will gain control of the Sea Kingdom."

Xia Mu added.

The situation faced by the Seven Warlords of the Sea is far more dangerous than that of the Kuja Pirates.

Of the previous three thousand crew members, apart from two special Jonin, none of them were able to deal with the Hidden Mist Village ninjas.

In short, the Seven Warlords of the Sea need to recruit more Jonin.

Although we could transfer Jonin from the Akatsuki, the Akatsuki had just taken control of Amegakure and also needed Jonin.

Moreover, the number of Jonin is already small, and they are basically concentrated among the fourteen months of the Akatsuki's high-ranking members.

Xia Mu touched his chin.

Where can we find Jonin?

Fortunately, he has a blood curse, so he doesn't need to worry about the loyalty of these Jonin.

After careful consideration, it would be best to choose ninjas from outside the Five Great Villages.

Because the ninjas of the Five Great Villages are all known to Kirigakure.

However, it's not impossible.

Natsuki can go find ninjas from Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

Then we can sow discord.

"Go and carry out your mission."

Xia Mu raised his hand, opened a spatial portal, and said, "If you encounter any problems, use the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique to summon me."

After he finished speaking, he walked into the portal.

Natsuki arrived at Sunagakure.

There's no rush to find a Jonin.

After all, it can only be used when the Daimyo of the Land of Water and Kirigakure have a crisis of trust.

He had another thing to do.

Xia Mu walked towards the sofa.

Yecang returned home not long after.

When she saw Xia Mu, she was slightly taken aback, noticing a change in his demeanor.

It has to be said, he was indeed the most handsome ninja she had ever seen.

"I just finished a meeting."

Ye Cang suppressed his thoughts and spoke up, "It's related to the Kuja Pirates."

She then briefly recounted the contents of the meeting.

"You don't need to worry about this."

Xia Mu shook his head and said, "I have another task for you. Help me find some precious materials."

"What materials?"

Ye Cang paused for a moment, then asked.

"Materials that can be used to forge ninja tools."

Xia Mu added, "The more precious, the better."

"I understand, I will send someone to do it."

Ye Cang nodded and said.

"It seems you haven't forgotten my orders."

Xia Mu changed the subject, looked her up and down, and said, "You're not wearing that backless dress today."

Ye Cang fell silent.

"Next time you come, I'll buy you some clothes."

Xia Mu stood up and walked into the spatial portal again.

He arrived at the metropolis of the Land of Rain.

He repeated the same order to Yahiko and Kakuzu.

Both Sunagakure and Akatsuki have sufficient manpower and funds.

They can definitely find plenty of forging materials.

It's worth mentioning that neither Yahiko nor Kakuzu noticed any change in him.

Xia Mu did not linger and turned back to the Senju clan's encampment.

"summer----"

Kushina Uzumaki had just uttered one word when she suddenly stopped.

Looking at Xia Mu, she felt her heart race.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Mu stepped forward, pinched her cheek, and asked.

You seem different today.

Kushina Uzumaki looked up at him and said.

"Have I become more handsome?"

Xia Mu couldn't help but laugh.

"There are some."

Kushina Uzumaki said with a puzzled look, "That's strange, your appearance hasn't changed at all."

"Perhaps it's just your imagination."

Xia Mu patted her head and said, "Alright, don't dwell on such meaningless things."

"Um.

""

Kushina Uzumaki responded.

But during her subsequent cultivation, she became somewhat distracted, occasionally stealing glances at him.

At dusk, Tsunade and Yakushi Nonou returned from Konoha Hospital.

Both of them were taken aback when they saw Xia Mu.

Yakushi Nonou didn't think much of it.

She's currently in the throes of new love and thinks this is normal.

Tsunade, however, had some doubts.

Am I already at the age where I'm feeling romantic?

Seeing Xia Mu today actually stirred a ripple in my heart.

However, she was not a young girl after all, and she quickly returned to normal.

After all, Xia Mu was not the same age as her peers, and reason brought her back to reality.

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