Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 193: Kai, Obito, Asuma, and others graduate (First and Second Updates)

Natsuki settled Zero in Hozuki Castle.

The current zero tail is too weak.

Even if you absorb it with the Black Grail, you won't have much chakra left.

The best way is to let it grow gradually in Hozuki Castle.

Natsuki returned to Konoha Village.

After thinking for a moment, he went directly to the research department.

Orochimaru's newly built research department is located not far from the Hokage Building.

Although it's called a research department, it's actually just a large building, a bit smaller than the Hokage Building, with three floors.

The third floor is Orochimaru's laboratory, which specializes in researching Wood Release.

The other two floors house other laboratories.

Xia Mu hadn't cared about the specifics of the experiments and didn't know.

After all, the head of the research department was Orochimaru, the Fourth Hokage.

"teacher."

Xia Mu knocked on the door and called out.

A moment later, the door was opened.

"What is it?"

Orochimaru, wearing a white coat, appeared.

"Amegakure has developed a generator that can convert water power into electricity."

Xia Mu briefly explained the benefits of hydroelectricity to him.

"sounds good."

Orochimaru nodded slightly and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Hydropower has many benefits, but in his opinion, the two most useful ones are:

First, it's cheap.

Konoha Village is called a village, but it is actually larger than many cities, so its electricity consumption is naturally high.

Using water and electricity can significantly reduce costs.

Second, the quantity is large.

Electricity is commonplace in many parts of the ninja world.

For example, the five major countries and the five major villages.

If there's really that much hydropower, it can be sold to other places.

"My idea is to cooperate with Amegakure to build two hydroelectric power stations to supply the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire."

"That's what Xia Mu replied."

"You can take care of it."

Orochimaru didn't say anything more after hearing this.

Although he valued experimentation highly, as a ninja, he still leaned towards traditional thinking.

He doesn't care much about business or anything like that.

Of course, the most important thing is that he trusts Xia Mu.

In addition, he was busy with experiments and didn't bother to ask about it.

"Yes, teacher."

Xia Mu was not surprised.

Based on his understanding of Orochimaru, this answer was within his expectations.

Xia Mu didn't disturb him and turned to leave.

He then went to the leader's office in Amegakure.

But Yahiko wasn't there.

He then walked to the office next door.

Xia Mu raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Xiao Nan's voice rang out.

She and Nagato are now both advisors to Amegakure, and their offices are located on either side of the leader's office.

Xia Mu pushed open the door and went inside.

Xiao Nan was stunned when she saw him.

She instinctively stood up and quickly went forward.

"Where's Yahiko?"

Xia Mu sat on the sofa and asked.

"He and Nagato are settling the Sky Village ninjas they brought back today."

Xiao Nan immediately said, "I'll go and call him back."

"No need for that."

Xia Mu looked at Xiao Nan and said, "It's the same if I leave this to you."

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Nan asked with a serious expression.

"The second business after the rainwater business is the hydropower business."

Natsuki explained, "But considering the safety of the hydroelectric power station, this time we are cooperating with Konoha Village."

Xiao Nan didn't react much when she heard this.

She has a very good impression of Konoha Village.

Because Natsuki is a ninja from Konoha Village.

Yahiko was the same; only Nagato harbored resistance towards Konoha.

But out of respect for Xia Mu, he wouldn't object.

"You should tell Kakuzu about this."

Xia Mu continued, "Have Dawn Company set up a branch specifically to handle the water and electricity business."

"Yes, Ms. Natsuki."

Xiao Nan nodded and said.

"After the company is established, it can choose two locations to build a reservoir and a hydroelectric power station."

Xia Mu suggested, "Choose a place that's remote enough."

If it were built in a strategically important location, the hydroelectric power station would definitely be destroyed if the Third Shinobi World War broke out.

Being in a remote location can reduce the probability of being attacked.

"I'll be going now, see you next time."

Xia Mu stood up, walked up to her, patted her head, and said.

"Um."

Xiao Nan lowered her head slightly, letting him stroke her, a smile appearing on her face.

Natsuki returned to Konoha Village.

He thought for a moment and then went to the Hokage's secretary's office.

"Mikoto, come here for a second."

Xia Mu stood at the door and called out.

Mikoto Uchiha was taken aback.

This was the first time Natsuki had come to the Hokage's secretary's office to see her.

She quickly got up and went outside.

"Xia Mu, is there something you need me to do?"

Uchiha Mikoto followed him into his office and immediately asked.

That's right.

Xia Mu told her about building a hydroelectric power station.

"I see."

After hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha immediately said, "I'll go to Amegakure tomorrow to make contact with them."

"No rush."

Xia Mu shook his head and said, "Once Amegakure is ready, they will send someone over."

Mikoto Uchiha was slightly taken aback before she realized what was happening.

It seems she doesn't need to do anything in this matter; she's just there to act as a liaison.

Why did Xia Mu look for her?

Is it because I trust her?

"Mikoto."

Natsuki looked at her, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Aren't there quite a few members of the Uchiha clan who are involved in business?"

"There are some."

Mikoto Uchiha snapped out of her daze and said.

"Could you start a company?"

Xia Mu asked again.

"Start a company?"

Uchiha Mikoto's face showed a look of astonishment.

"Hydropower stations involve the hydropower business."

Natsuki explained, "Sales in Konoha and the Land of Fire require a company to handle them."

Mikoto Uchiha understood.

A thought suddenly occurred to her.

"I have a good friend named Uchiha Hazuki. She is not very talented and is still only a genin."

Mikoto Uchiha began, "She got married recently. Her husband is a resident of Konoha and also a businessman."

Xia Mu felt that the name Uchiha Hazuki sounded somewhat familiar.

"Although her husband is not a ninja of the Uchiha clan, he has a deep relationship with our Uchiha clan."

Mikoto Uchiha continued, "I can use their power to start a company."

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"It certainly sounds trustworthy."

Xia Mu nodded and said, "But there's one thing we need to make clear: I'll only give you 10% of the revenue from the hydropower business."

"I can accept it."

Mikoto Uchiha said without hesitation.

Although she felt that 10% was indeed a small amount, it didn't matter; she didn't care about the money.

Most importantly, it's about her relationship with Natsuki.

Even if the hydroelectric business lost money, Fugaku Uchiha would take money from the Uchiha clan to make up for it.

Xia Mu chuckled softly.

It's obvious that Mikoto Uchiha has absolutely no idea about the plumbing and electrical business.

Electricity, however, is a true pillar industry.

Once developed, it will be no less profitable than the rainwater business.

Even if it's just one percent, it's still a huge fortune.

But Xia Mu didn't say it explicitly.

Given Mikoto Uchiha's personality, she would be even more grateful to him after learning the truth.

And did Xia Mu lose money?

Actually, no, because this 10% will most likely return to him.

At that point, he'll want both the people and the money.

"I'll take care of it right now."

Mikoto Uchiha turned and left.

The door was closed.

Xia Mu walked towards the desk.

After seeing the two documents, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

Because he remembered who Uchiha Hazuki was.

She is Izumi Uchiha's mother.

In the original work, Uchiha Izumi can be considered Uchiha Itachi's childhood friend.

She was very talented, and she awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of thirteen.

And her father was indeed a merchant from another ethnic group.

Unfortunately, he died in the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage.

Because of his death, and because of Izumi Uchiha's talent, Hazuki Uchiha took Izumi Uchiha back to the Uchiha clan.

As it turned out, this choice was even more unfortunate.

Ultimately, both mother and daughter died on the night of the extermination of their clan.

Xia Mu smiled.

That is somewhat of a coincidence.

But it's a good thing nonetheless.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Amegakure and Konoha have successfully reached an agreement and the reservoir has been completed.

The rest is quite simple.

The two main uses are power generation and transportation.

The power generation is self-evident, but transportation will be a bit more troublesome.

Fortunately, the ninja world has power lines, but not the high-voltage kind.

However, it is worth studying.

Even if we can't research high-voltage power lines, being able to get close to them is acceptable.

If Konoha and Amegakure were thriving, then Kirigakure was in complete chaos.

"What exactly happened?"

The usually composed Third Mizukage stood up abruptly, his face contorted with anger, and asked...

The high-ranking officials of Kirigakure standing in front of him fell silent, unsure how to respond.

"Someone must be sabotaging this!"

After a moment, Master Yuan said in a deep voice.

There is only one reason why the Third Mizukage was angry.

That means that during this period, the failure rate for missions related to the Daimyo of the Land of Water was 80%.

This is clearly not a normal probability.

Although most of the missions assigned by the Daimyo of the Land of Water are quite difficult, the failure rate was at most 10% in the past.

After all, the ninjas who carried out these missions were all elites from Kirigakure.

"Of course I know someone's up to something, but five months have passed and you haven't found a single clue?"

The Third Mizukage looked displeased and asked.

"I apologize, Lord Mizukage, it was my negligence."

"Hozuki Yoshitsuki said quickly."

He is now the head of the secret service, and the fact that he couldn't find any clues is clearly due to his incompetence.

"This cannot be blamed on Liangyue."

Master Yuan shook his head and said, "I believe this matter is related to the Kuja Pirates."

Why do you say that?

The Third Mizukage paused for a moment, then asked.

"Because the Kuja Pirates have also disappeared for five months."

Master Yuan paused for a moment, then said, "Most importantly, during this period, our Hidden Mist Village ninjas released a lot of slaves due to failed missions."

The Third Mizukage fell into deep thought.

It is true that some slaves were released.

But he didn't care.

As a ninja, and especially as the Mizukage, he naturally wouldn't care about the lives or deaths of these slaves.

Now, after being reminded by Master Yuan, I realized the problem.

Because the ninjas of Kirigakure wouldn't be idle enough to release slaves.

The most likely explanation is that they were misled.

"As far as I know, after each raid on a merchant ship, the Kuja Pirates would give some of the money away to the poor and slaves of the Land of Water."

Master Yuan added.

"It seems to be the Kuja Pirates after all."

Upon hearing this, the Third Mizukage believed Genji's judgment.

"What is the Kuja Pirates' goal?"

Yagura, puzzled, asked, "Just to release the slaves?"

"There should be more."

Master Yuan said thoughtfully, "With their strength, they could simply release the slaves; there's no need for this trouble."

"Is that to make the Daimyo of the Land of Water unhappy with us?"

Yagura asked again.

"The attitude of the Daimyo of the Land of Water is indifferent."

The Third Mizukage said confidently, "Even if all the missions fail, he still can't leave us."

If the Land of Water wants to establish itself in the ninja world, it cannot abandon the Hidden Mist Village.

This is determined by the one country, one village system.

Once the Land of Water announces its abandonment of Kirigakure, other countries will be eager to make a move.

Especially the other four of the five major powers.

The root cause of the Ninja World War did not lie in the Ninja World itself, but in the Five Great Nations.

The five major powers need war to acquire resources and benefits.

"Whatever the Kuja Pirates' purpose is, we have to find them."

Yuan Shi said firmly, "If this continues, we'll only become a laughing stock for the other ninja villages."

"We should approach it from two aspects."

After a moment of contemplation, the Third Mizukage said, "First, investigate the spies."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Hozuki Yoshitsuki inwardly groaned, but he still had to agree.

They've been investigating spies for a long time; their secret service has been doing so for a while now.

Important missions are all top secret.

Especially missions related to the daimyo of the Land of Water.

The fact that the Kuja Pirates not only knew the details of the mission but also who would carry it out clearly indicates that they had spies within Kirigakure.

"Although the five great ninja villages all plant spies in each other, the Kuja Pirates' intelligence is too accurate and fast."

A thought struck Yuan Shi, and he asked, "Is there a spy among the daimyo of the Land of Water?"

"That's quite possible."

The Third Mizukage tapped on his desk and said, "Raiga, take a ninja squad to the metropolis of the Land of Water."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage!"

Kurozuki Raiga quickly replied.

"Secondly, we need to investigate the whereabouts of these slaves."

The Third Mizukage continued, "Ryogetsu, it's best if your Anbu investigates."

The new year is here.

Xia Mu's New Year holiday was much busier than usual.

After all, he had to accompany Yakushi Nono and Uzumaki Kushina.

After the New Year, Xia Mu continued working and cultivating.

He has added a new item to his current training regimen.

Besides the art of spiritification, there is also the development of sweet fruits.

Early February.

While working, Natsuki felt a mysterious calling.

With the change of environment, he arrived in the land of the sea.

Princess Tashin immediately reported to him on the recent actions of Kirigakure.

"A counterattack as expected."

Xia Mu nodded and said.

"We have suspended the emancipation of slaves."

Princess Tashin said calmly, "The Hidden Mist Village is quite capable, and they have a large number of slaves. If this continues, they will definitely find out."

"You did a great job."

Xia Mu praised.

"The mission to disrupt them continues."

"Princess Tianxin said again."

Although Kirigakure is investigating spies, their actual spy is the snake from Ryuchi Cave.

Investigating spies is ultimately a futile effort.

"Everything else remains the same, except for one new task: monitor Raiga Kurosuki and keep track of his movements at all times."

Xia Mu gave the instructions.

Raiga Kurosuki is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The sword he uses is called Raiga Kiba, which has the ability to attract lightning.

Raiden: Fang is Xia Mu's target.

After all, it's needed to unlock the Senko Village template's capabilities.

The Third Mizukage sent Raiga Kurosuki to the metropolis of the Land of Water, which was actually a good deal for him.

He certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity to be alone.

But Natsuki wanted Kurosuki Raiga to play a bigger role.

For example, controlling him to assassinate the daimyo of the Land of Water.

Of course, we absolutely cannot let him succeed.

Ideally, a stranger, a Jonin, would step in and save the Daimyo of the Land of Water.

This unfamiliar Jonin must be a member of the Kuja Pirates, or more accurately, a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Natsuki had previously investigated the guardian ninja of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.

His guardian ninjas are similar to those of the Fire Country Daimyo, both coming from various ninja factions.

The Five Great Nations are so vast that there are naturally more than just the Five Great Villages as a ninja force.

Under normal circumstances, a ninja of unknown origin cannot become a Guardian Ninja.

Xia Mu had no choice but to take an unconventional approach.

But the problem now is who should be sent to save the daimyo of the Land of Water.

The three Snake Queens are a good choice.

However, they each have their own things to do and are not suitable to stay by the daimyo's side in the Land of Water for a long time.

After regaining his senses, Natsuki returned to Konoha Village.

"Natsuki-sama."

An ANBU ninja appeared and said, "The Hokage requests your presence in his office."

Xia Mu was somewhat surprised.

It was a rare occasion that Orochimaru took the initiative to summon him.

Xia Mu nodded and headed to the Hokage's office.

"Natsuki."

Orochimaru got straight to the point, saying, "Next month is graduation season at the Ninja Academy, and quite a few students have applied to graduate."

Which students?

Xia Mu understood immediately upon hearing this.

"This is the list."

Orochimaru handed him a scroll.

Xia Mu stepped forward, took the scroll, and began to read it.

really.

He saw many familiar names.

For example, Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara.

In the original work, they did not graduate in the same year.

The first to graduate was naturally Kakashi Hatake, followed by Might Guy, and finally Asuma Sarutobi and the others.

Now that they're graduating together, there's clearly a butterfly effect at play here.

In addition, there are some students who are not very familiar but also appear in the original work.

For example, Morino Ibiki, Tobitake, and Mizuki.

"The quality of this year's graduates is very high."

Orochimaru said calmly, "I hope you and Nawaki can be their team leaders."

As Hokage, he not only considered his students' talents but also their future achievements.

Simply put, it's about binding geniuses to the Hokage lineage as much as possible.

Especially those geniuses from humble backgrounds.

"I can be the team leader."

Xia Mu said with a smile, "I think Nawaki and the others would be happy to do so as well."

"Then you will be in charge of assigning the graduating students to classes."

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Once you've made your selections, hand over the list to me."

Should we let him decide who gets assigned to the classes?

Xia Mu was stunned.

Because class assignments for graduating students have always been the Hokage's job.

Orochimaru definitely wasn't slacking off.

Xia Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

The most likely scenario is that he, Nawaki, and Yakushi Nonou will be free to choose their respective students.

It has to be said that this is quite in line with his wishes.

"I understand, teacher."

Xia Mu immediately responded.

He turned and left the Hokage's office.

As he walked along the road, he fell into deep thought.

His previous idea was to have Matt Kay become his student.

My thinking hasn't changed, but who should I choose from the other two students?