Naruto: Fusion of Multiverse Character Templates

Chapter 196 The Prelude to the Third Shinobi World War (Third and Fourth Updates)

After Raiga Kurosuki's death, the remaining four Kirigakure ninja did not last long before being killed by the Guardian Shinobi.

Hiruku whistled, and the giant bird in the sky fell down.

He quickly stepped forward and helped the daimyo of the Land of Water down.

"Can anyone tell me why Kurosuki Raiga suddenly attacked me?"

The daimyo of the Land of Water stared at Raiga Kurosugi's corpse, his face ashen.

The twelve guardian ninjas looked at each other, but none of them could answer.

If they were ordinary Hidden Mist Village ninjas, they could say they might be spies from other ninja villages.

But Raiga Kurosuki is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, so he couldn't possibly be a spy from another ninja village.

Should we say that it was the Third Mizukage who ordered it?

"Immediately send the order to the Third Mizukage. I need an explanation."

The daimyo of the Land of Water did not make things difficult for them, and said in a cold voice.

"Yes, your name!"

The twelve guardian ninjas spoke in unison.

"Daimyo."

Hiruko suddenly spoke up, "I suggest issuing another order, forbidding the Third Mizukage from coming to Metropolis."

You're right.

The daimyo of the Land of Water paused slightly before agreeing.

The prime suspect in Raiga Kurosugi's assassination attempt is the Third Mizukage.

"Who are you?"

The daimyo of the Land of Water let out a breath, calmed himself down, and looked at Hiruko.

Beiliu Hu immediately told him the truth about his origins.

He became a rogue ninja of Konoha Village because of his human experimentation.

But he did not give up the experiment.

However, the experiments were too expensive.

Because he had no money, he came to the metropolis of the Land of Water in hopes of earning some.

Hearing the sounds of fighting, they rushed to Daming Prefecture.

"So, you saved me because you wanted to come and join me?"

After hearing this, the daimyo of the Land of Water asked a question.

"Exactly."

Hiruko nodded in agreement.

The daimyo of the Land of Water looked at the twelve guardian ninja.

"There is indeed a rogue ninja in Konoha named Hiruko."

One of the guardian ninjas immediately spoke up.

The daimyo of the Land of Water nodded slightly.

Since what Hiruko said is true, then it can indeed be used.

"If you join my Guardian Ninja, I will provide you with funding."

The daimyo of the Land of Water thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Thank you for your kind name!"

Hiruko immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Daming Prefecture is destroyed; let's go to the other residence first."

The daimyo of the Land of Water glanced at the daimyo's residence and said.

Under his guidance, the group arrived at a separate courtyard, a slightly smaller version of the Daming mansion.

The next day arrived.

The Water Shadow Building in Misty Village.

"What did you say?"

The Third Mizukage looked at the daimyo's envoy with a puzzled expression.

"Even though you are an envoy of a daimyo, you cannot speak nonsense!"

Yagura warned.

"Lord Mizukage, this is absolutely true."

The daimyo's envoy said in a deep voice, "Kurosuki Raiga attempted to assassinate the daimyo last night, but has been killed by the guardian ninja."

"This is utterly absurd!"

Master Yuan gripped his cane tightly and asked, "Why did Raiya attempt to assassinate the daimyo?"

"That's exactly what the Daimyo wants to know."

The daimyo's messenger conveyed the message, "The daimyo says he needs a reasonable explanation."

"What exactly is going on?"

Hozuki Yoshitsuki asked, puzzled, "Although Raiga acts eccentrically, he is an excellent ninja and never—"

He paused abruptly at this point.

This sounds like it's saying that Raiga Kurosuki's assassination of the Daimyo was orchestrated by the Third Mizukage.

"No matter what happened, Kirigakure would never assassinate a daimyo."

The Third Mizukage took a deep breath and said, "I will personally go to the Metropolis to investigate this matter."

"Lord Mizukage, the Daimyo says you cannot go to the metropolis."

The envoy immediately replied.

The Third Mizukage's expression immediately froze.

The daimyo of the Land of Water clearly no longer trusted him, and even felt that he was the one who orchestrated this matter.

But he couldn't produce any proof.

"Then I'll go."

Upon seeing this, Master Yuan quickly spoke up.

"Elder Yuan, I'm troubling you. Please be sure to prove the innocence of Kirigakure."

The Third Mizukage suppressed his emotions and spoke.

Regardless of the attitude of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, they could not break with him.

Once the alliance breaks down, without financial support, it will be difficult for Kirigakure to continue its development.

"I see."

Master Yuan said with a serious expression.

"Envoy, you may go and rest now. Tomorrow, Elder Yuan will return to the metropolis with you."

The Third Mizukage looked at the Daimyo's envoy and said.

The envoy bowed slightly and turned to leave.

"Liangyue, immediately summon the Thunder Blade Fang."

The Third Mizukage gave the order.

Hozuki Yoshitsuki opened the ninja sword summoning scroll.

He formed a hand seal and pressed it onto the scroll.

A puff of smoke flashed by, but nothing appeared.

"Just as I thought."

The Third Mizukage narrowed his eyes and said, "The assassination attempt on the daimyo is inextricably linked to the Kuja Pirates."

He knew all twelve of the guardian ninja of the Daimyo of the Land of Water.

There were no ninjas skilled in sealing techniques among them.

In particular, sealing techniques that can block spirit communication are extremely rare.

Only the five great ninja villages possess sealing techniques with similar effects.

"If the daimyo cuts off financial aid to Kirigakure as a result, other ninja villages can take advantage of the chaos to launch a war."

The Third Mizukage continued.

"Which ninja village is so unruly that it dares to challenge a daimyo?"

Master Yuan frowned and asked.

Not attacking the daimyo is an unspoken rule among all ninjas.

If someone breaks this unspoken rule, the next Shinobi World War will become even more dangerous.

After all, someone would definitely try to assassinate the daimyo of the five great nations.

"The village with such courage is most likely Kumogakure."

"I'm thinking," said Yagura, a man named Goji Tachibana.

Everyone agreed upon hearing this.

"We must take precautions."

The Third Mizukage rubbed his temples and said, "Sitting idly by and waiting to die is not our style."

"Lord Mizukage, I am willing to go."

Yagura immediately said.

"Yes, tomorrow you will lead a group to patrol the sea area where the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water meet, to prevent a sneak attack from the Hidden Cloud Village."

The Third Mizukage pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Konoha Village must also be on guard."

Master Yuan reminded him.

"Yoshiki, have the Anbu keep a close eye on Konoha's movements."

The Third Mizukage then spoke up.

Konoha Village is more rule-abiding than Kumogakure Village.

Since its founding, the village has never initiated a war.

The most important village of Konoha is bordered by Iwagakure to the north, Sunagakure to the left, and Kumogakure and Kirigakure to the right.

It dared not move rashly, for any movement would have far-reaching consequences, triggering a reaction from the other four ninja villages.

But the Hidden Cloud Village is different.

Because the Land of Lightning is a country surrounded by the sea on three sides.

It won't be easy for other ninja villages to attack it.

It then has a greater degree of freedom.

The Raikage Building in Kumogakure.

The Third Raikage put down the document in his hand and nodded.

This document is related to the two Yukito.

She is the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails from Kumogakure.

Not long ago, she was able to successfully use the half-tailed beast transformation.

And she's only seven years old.

If things continue like this, she will definitely become a perfect Jinchūriki.

A perfect Jinchūriki is much stronger than an ordinary Jinchūriki, and can play a more important role in war.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The Third Raikage raised his head and spoke.

"Lord Raikage, here's some information we just received."

Tsuchida walked in and got straight to the point, saying, "Kirigakure's attempt to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Water has failed."

"What's going on?"

The Third Raikage wore a puzzled expression.

"I don't know."

Tsuchitai said uncertainly, "Perhaps it's related to the fact that Kirigakure was repeatedly punished by the Daimyo of the Land of Water in the past."

"Keep a close eye on this matter."

The Third Raikage gave the order.

This is truly bizarre.

He suspected that someone was sabotaging him.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

Tu Tai turned and left.

But just before he was about to leave work, he appeared in Raikage's office again.

"The Hidden Mist Village has made a move."

Tsuchida said in a deep voice, "In addition to sending a master to the metropolis of the Land of Water, we also sent Yagura Karatachi to the northwestern border of the Land of Water."

"So, Kirigakure suspects that Kumogakure is behind this?"

The Third Raikage couldn't help but ask in a cold voice.

The Land of Lightning is located to the northwest of the Land of Water.

The appearance of Yagura was undoubtedly to guard against their Hidden Cloud Village.

"Most likely."

Tu Tai nodded, then asked, "Do we need to issue a statement?"

"No need to send it."

The Third Raikage narrowed his eyes and said, "Since they believe we did it, so what if we did?"

"Lord Raikage, what do you mean—?"

Tu Tai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked.

"This is a good opportunity."

The Third Raikage instructed, "Have A and Bee train a bit."

"I'll go and inform them right away."

Tu Tai understood.

On one hand, they are training the next generation of the AB combination in Kumogakure, but on the other hand, they are looking for an opportunity to start a war.

If we can severely injure Yagura and the others, we might be able to take advantage of the situation to provoke a war with Kirigakure.

The next day.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Konoha Village Anbu Base.

Xia Mu looked at the intelligence report in front of him and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He hadn't expected the Third Mizukage to send Yagura Karatachi to guard against Kumogakure.

The Hidden Cloud Village acted even more recklessly, offering no explanation whatsoever.

Furthermore, they dispatched the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, also known as the AB duo, to deal with Yagura and others from Kirigakure.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will most likely start fighting.

However, it must be said that this is very much in line with the style that Hidden Cloud Village has always maintained.

This also shows that the Hidden Cloud Village had long wanted to start a war.

There is actually a similar plot in the original work.

Before the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War, the A-B duo from Kumogakure had fought against Minato Namikaze from Konoha.

Xia Mu let out a breath.

The Third Shinobi World War is imminent.

In a sense, he was the one who set the stage for this.

Although it was a result of a series of unforeseen circumstances.

Also normal.

Even without this incident, Kumogakure would have taken the initiative to attack anyway.

After all, the Third Shinobi World War is not far off.

Once Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, and the others become Chunin, their full potential will be unleashed.

These two years are the preparation time for the five major villages.

Because a full-scale war involves preparations in all aspects, especially logistics.

Xia Mu put down the intelligence in his hand and took out the Thunder Blade Fang again.

Thunder Blade Fang is a rare dual-wielding sword.

Moreover, judging from its performance, it is more like the use of a magic weather wand.

Simply put, he's not a warrior, he's a mage.

The greatest function of the Thunder Blade Fang is to attract lightning.

Xia Mu examined it after obtaining it.

As he expected, the reason it could attract lightning was because the blade contained crystallized lightning chakra.

In other words, it's the same as Thor's sword.

Natsuki plans to use the flames from the Senji Village template as raw material to create a new ninja tool after unlocking them.

The previous Broken Blade - Executioner's Blade and Blunt Blade - Helmet Slash will also be handled in this way.

Xia Mu put away his Thunder Blade Fang and went to the research department.

The actions of Kirigakure and Kumogakure need to be reported to Orochimaru.

Konoha Village can make plans early.

"So, the assassination of the Water Country daimyo by Kurosuki Raiga was orchestrated by Kumogakure?"

After listening, Orochimaru asked a question.

"Perhaps Raiga Kurosuki is already dead, and this Raiga Kurosuki is an imposter from the Hidden Cloud Village."

Xia Mu made it up.

He did not intend to tell Orochimaru about this.

The main reason is that assassinating a daimyo violates the code of ninjas.

Although Orochimaru might not care, it's better to avoid trouble.

"It was expected that the Hidden Cloud Village would do this."

Orochimaru nodded slightly and said, "Konoha needs to prepare for war. You will be in charge of this."

"Yes, teacher."

Xia Mu turned and left.

He then went to the Hokage's secretary's office.

Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara, and Mikoto Uchiha were all present.

"I have something to inform you."

Xia Mu began, "Starting tomorrow, we will purchase supplies in large quantities, especially ninja tools and medicines."

"What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze immediately asked, "Is war coming?"

"It's not certain yet, but it's always good to be prepared."

Natsuki then recounted the actions of Kirigakure and Kumogakure.

"No wonder."

Nara Shikaku nodded and said, "Once the Hidden Cloud Village takes action, it probably won't be a small-scale operation."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mu couldn't help but think to himself that the Cloud Village's style was truly well-known.

Another week has passed.

Natsuki received information from Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

They all began preparations for war.

It is no exaggeration to say that the ninja world is now rife with undercurrents, just waiting for the right moment for the third great ninja war to officially begin.

The metropolis of the land of water.

Natsuki appeared at Hiruko's residence.

Since Hiruko became the guardian ninja of the Land of Water, he has been granted a large courtyard.

"Natsuki-sama."

When Beirut saw him, he quickly bowed.

"What did you find out, Master?"

Xia Mu asked.

Master Yuan arrived in the metropolis of the Land of Water three days ago.

"They just finished extracting the memories from the bodies of the five people, including Raiga Kurosuki, yesterday, but they got nothing."

Hiruko paused for a moment, then said, "Besides that, he also inquired about the whereabouts of Raida Kiba."

"How did it go?"

Xia Mu asked again.

Although Raiga Kurosuki had seen him, he had erased that memory.

There are many ways to erase memories.

For example, sealing techniques.

In the movie "The Lost Tower", Naruto Uzumaki travels back in time through the Dragon Vein and sees Minato Namikaze.

When they parted, in order not to affect their future, they erased their memories.

In addition to sealing techniques, there is also the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Erasing memories is easy, but rewriting them is difficult.

In Natsuki's memory, only Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami could rewrite memories.

Otherwise, rewriting Raiga Kurosuki's memories would achieve a better effect.

"Neither the Daimyo nor the twelve Guardian Ninjas said they saw Raito Kiba."

Hiruko changed the subject, saying, "But he asked me several times, so he's probably already keeping an eye on me."

"That's normal."

Xia Mu was not surprised.

Although Hiruko had his own reasons for appearing in Daimyo Prefecture, Yuan Shi and the others certainly wouldn't believe it.

"They most likely want to secretly capture you, extract your memories, and investigate the specifics."

Xia Mu seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "This is a good opportunity."

He could use this opportunity to make the Daimyo of the Land of Water completely lose trust in Kirigakure, thereby gaining his agreement to support the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

However, there is one more condition.

The daimyo of the Land of Water, Hiruko, trusted him and sent him to form the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Xia Mu's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered something.

The original work mentions that if the Oni-Garara Technique can be perfectly fused with the five bloodline limits, it can achieve the effect of immortality.

To be honest, Xia Mu didn't quite believe it.

But it might be useful for deceiving the daimyo of the Land of Water.

For ordinary people of high rank and power, the greatest weakness is naturally their fear of death.

If there were any hope of immortality, he would definitely try it no matter what.

"Hiruko, did you inform the daimyo about your experiments?"

Thinking of this, Xia Mu asked.

"He hasn't said yet."

Hiruko replied.

"Find an opportunity to talk to him, especially emphasizing that if the experiment succeeds, you will gain immortality."

Xia Mu reminded him.

"Yes, Natsuki-sama."

Beiliu Hu immediately responded.

Xia Mu then opened a spatial portal and stepped inside.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of the Sea.

"Owner!"

Princess Ichikishima immediately posted it.

"Summon Princess Tsuruzu and Princess Takokoro."

Xia Mu pressed down on her head and pushed her away.

"Yes, Master."

Princess Ichikishima stopped and turned to leave.

A short while later, she entered with Princess Tsuratsu and Princess Tashin.

Three things.

Xia Mu got straight to the point, saying, "The first thing is to send the snakes from Ryuchi Cave to monitor the Genji and the others in Kirigakure."

"Yes, Master."

Princess Tianxin nodded.

"The second thing is to lure the other guardian ninjas to deal with them after they make their move."

Xia Mu continued.

The only requirement for unlocking the Senji Village template's Unbound Sword Style is not to use illusion magic to control the Daimyo of the Land of Water.

Guardian ninjas are not included.

He could then control these guardian ninjas to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, saving him the trouble of searching for Jonin everywhere.

"The third thing is to take this opportunity to prepare for the liberation of the slaves of the Water Kingdom."

Xia Mu continued.

He had previously instructed Princess Ichikishima to find out which areas in the Land of Water had large numbers of slaves.

The region was primarily composed of major cities, with a total of seventeen large cities housing a large number of slaves.

When the daimyo of the Land of Water is overwhelmed with problems because of Kirigakure, he certainly won't bother to investigate where these slaves went.

After all, slaves can be found again.

The ninja world is generally a feudal society, and slavery is impossible to eliminate.

The Hidden Mist Village, too, would not care about these slaves.

Because of their more troublesome things.

Xia Mu doesn't need to do the first two things himself.

The third thing he needs is the Door-Door Fruit.

After all, it would be impossible to send so many slaves to the Sea Kingdom without teleportation.

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