Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Unohana Retsu Template

"Teacher."

Natsuki, who was just about to leave, suddenly thought of something and asked,

"What are the plans for Amegakure?"

"Currently, there are two approaches."

Orochimaru didn’t hide anything and said directly, "The first approach is secret

control, and the second approach is to leave it be."

Since the establishment of the Five Great Countries and the Five Great Villages,

the position of Amegakure in the Land of Rain had already been determined.

That was to serve as a buffer zone for the Five Great Countries and the Five

Great Villages.

Normally, it would just be left alone.

But Amegakure unexpectedly produced a Kage-level powerhouse, Hanzo, catching all

the Five Great Villages off guard.

Because of this, Orochimaru and the others added another direction: secret

control.

This was to prevent the emergence of another Hanzo.

"Then which approach do you plan to choose, Teacher?"

Natsuki asked again.

"I don’t care."

Orochimaru said casually, "Which approach is chosen will be decided and arranged

by Teacher."

"Teacher, can I join the Anbu and become the captain of the Fourth Division?"

Natsuki changed the subject and asked.

"Why do you want to join the Anbu?"

Orochimaru asked in confusion.

Although joining the Anbu is a very honorable thing for most ninjas, given

Natsuki’s strength and status, it was completely unnecessary.

In the original work, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Namikaze Minato had

never joined the Anbu.

Hatake Kakashi joining the Anbu was a special case.

At that time, his father had committed suicide, and his best friend had died.

To help him get out of that state, Namikaze Minato specifically had him join the

Anbu to protect Uzumaki Kushina.

"After this war, I realized the principle that combat makes people progress."

Natsuki explained, "Joining the Anbu will allow me to execute more difficult

missions."

"Even so, I don’t want you to become a ninja who only knows slaughter."

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback and said earnestly.

Some ninjas lose themselves in killing.

"I understand."

Natsuki nodded and said.

"When we return to the village, just tell Teacher."

Orochimaru paused and said, "With your strength and merit, becoming the captain

of the Fourth Division is just a small matter."

"Teacher, I have another unreasonable request."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said directly, "If Lord Hokage chooses to

secretly control Amegakure, I hope to be the one in charge."

He originally planned to support the Akatsuki organization. If Konoha Village

secretly controlled Amegakure, there would eventually be conflicts, which was

unnecessary.

Besides that, there was another reason.

Once he became the captain of the Anbu’s Fourth Division, he would have a

certain amount of power to help the Akatsuki organization develop better.

If he could eventually control the Anbu, he would essentially have two

organizations in his hands.

This would be very helpful for him to find suitable Jonin to unlock

corresponding abilities.

After all, there are many Jonin-level missing-nin in the ninja world.

Outside of Shinobi World War periods, they are the best targets.

Orochimaru subconsciously scrutinized Natsuki.

His first reaction upon hearing this was that his genius student had ambitions

to vie for power and profit.

But that was normal.

Natsuki possessed Kage-level strength at a young age.

It would be too strange if he wasn’t interested in the Hokage position.

Moreover, he had seen Natsuki’s ninja profile. In his self-introduction upon

enrollment, he mentioned his dream was to become Hokage.

Having ambitions now was understandable.

"Okay."

Orochimaru smiled faintly and said, "I will help you fight for it when the time

comes."

Since he was his student, he naturally had to help.

Besides, Natsuki was indeed qualified and capable of competing for the Hokage

position.

The only pity was that Nawaki’s dream of becoming Hokage would have to be

delayed.

After all, besides his background, he couldn’t compare to Natsuki in any other

aspect.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Natsuki actually felt it was a bit strange.

Orochimaru agreed directly without asking for a reason, which was unexpectedly

straightforward.

After saying goodbye to him, Natsuki left Konoha Village’s main camp.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly realized something.

Did Orochimaru think he was preparing to compete for the Hokage position?

Although he gave his reasons, first joining the Anbu and then controlling

Amegakure... no matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t just to experience more

combat.

But Orochimaru was clearly very supportive of him.

After all, before turning evil, he was quite good to his students.

Natsuki couldn’t help but chuckle.

Did he inexplicably step onto the path to becoming Hokage?

The ninja world respects strength; if it was meant to be his, he couldn’t run

away from it.

Natsuki didn’t think any more about it. Following the map’s guidance, he headed

towards the location of the salamander Ibuse.

By the afternoon, he finally arrived at his destination.

What greeted his eyes was an endless swamp.

The swamp looked bottomless and was highly toxic.

Because Natsuki’s Poison-to-Medicine Conversion had triggered.

This meant he was inhaling poison gas.

Natsuki scanned the area but didn’t see the salamander Ibuse.

He wasn’t surprised.

The salamander Ibuse has a burrowing ability.

Currently heavily injured, it must be hiding deep within the swamp.

"Ibuse."

Natsuki spoke directly, "You have two choices: either become my summoning beast,

or I kill you."

His words spread outward with chakra.

But after waiting a moment, the salamander Ibuse still showed no reaction.

Natsuki immediately activated Electromagnetic Wave Sensing.

Soon, he discovered the salamander Ibuse’s location.

As he expected, it was hiding deep within the swamp.

Natsuki took out a Sword of the Thunder God.

Reinforcement Magecraft!

Mana Burst!

Armament Haki!

After triple reinforcement, the Sword of the Thunder God was covered in a thick,

invisible armor.

Railgun!

Natsuki extended his hand.

Chakra surged out, and dazzling electric currents immediately spread outwards.

When Natsuki let go, countless flashes of lightning exploded, and the speed of

the Sword of the Thunder God soared instantly.

It tore through the swamp like a bolt of lightning, heading straight down.

The salamander Ibuse immediately sensed danger.

In an instant, it moved.

Just as it left its spot, the lightning poured down.

Before the salamander Ibuse could breathe a sigh of relief, the Sword of the

Thunder God suddenly exploded.

Countless fragments mixed with lightning struck its massive body.

The intense pain made it scream.

At the same time, fear flashed in its eyes.

Natsuki indeed had the ability to kill it.

Thinking of this, it ignored the pain and quickly burst out of the swamp.

Mud and water splashed everywhere.

The salamander Ibuse appeared.

Natsuki instinctively took a step back.

Many new wounds had been added to its body.

Fortunately, its body was large. What would be a fatal wound for a ninja was not

fatal to it, though pain was unavoidable.

Just as Natsuki was about to speak, he saw the salamander Ibuse open its mouth

and spit out a scroll.

He raised an eyebrow and caught the flying scroll.

"If you had been this sensible earlier, you wouldn’t have had to take that hit

just now."

Natsuki opened the scroll and found it was indeed a contract scroll.

It seemed the salamander Ibuse had no intention of dying with Hanzo.

Actually, it was normal.

The relationship between summoning beasts and ninjas is based on mutual need.

Natsuki took out a pen and wrote his name on the contract scroll.

After completing the contract, he took out the Kusanagi Sword again.

"Don’t move, it won’t hurt you."

Natsuki didn’t know sealing jutsu, but the sealing mentioned by the system was

clearly not the same thing as a sealing jutsu.

It looked more like forcibly transforming the salamander Ibuse.

He placed the Kusanagi Sword on the salamander Ibuse’s head.

In the next second, the Kusanagi Sword trembled suddenly, and green light spread

out, enveloping the salamander Ibuse.

Soon, it disappeared without a trace.

And on the hilt of the Kusanagi Sword, a faint pattern of the salamander Ibuse

appeared.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the Unohana Retsu Template Ability 2,

Minazuki.]

Very smooth.

Natsuki nodded.

He gripped the Kusanagi Sword and felt it was different from before.

Because it had become a living creature.

Of course, from now on, it should be called Minazuki, not the Kusanagi Sword.

Natsuki casually put away Minazuki.

With the matter concluded, he turned and left.

But he didn’t return to Konoha Village’s main camp; instead, he headed towards

Yahiko’s secret base.

As Natsuki walked, he pondered his next plans.

He originally intended to tell Jiraiya and the others about Nagato’s existence,

but now it seemed unnecessary.

As long as he became an Anbu division captain, he could take care of them

without being in the Land of Rain.

The first thing to do in the future was to teach Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan,

making them Jonin.

This would take quite some time.

Fortunately, he had plenty of time now.

After all, it would be a long time before the next Shinobi World War.

The second thing was to establish the Akatsuki organization.

Natsuki planned to combine the early and late stages of the Akatsuki

organization from the original work, taking a dual-route approach.

Both expanding its scale and gathering elites.

Now he actually hoped White Zetsu would join the Akatsuki organization.

That way, he could possess the most terrifying intelligence organization.

The third thing was naturally to unlock his various abilities.

He currently had four S-Rank character templates. If fully unlocked, he

estimated he would have Super Kage-level strength.

But it still wasn’t enough.

After all, he would eventually face formidable enemies like Uchiha Madara, Black

Zetsu, and Otsutsuki Kaguya.

But again, he still had a lot of time and could take it slowly.

"Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko, who was outside the cave, saw Natsuki and shouted happily.

He was practicing Water Release.

The reason he practiced outside the cave was so he could use the rainwater to

enhance the power of his Water Release and save chakra.

He wasn’t Nagato; he didn’t have that much chakra to squander.

With his shout, Nagato and Konan also came out.

"I have some news to tell you."

Natsuki said with a smile, "Hanzo is dead."

"Hanzo is dead? How is that possible?"

Yahiko’s first reaction was disbelief.

"Did you and your team kill him, Teacher Natsuki?"

Konan thought for a moment and asked.

The war between Amegakure and Konoha Village was not a secret; they all knew

about it.

Right now, the only ones who could kill Hanzo were Konoha Village ninjas.

"Mhm."

Natsuki nodded slightly and added, "But for you guys, the most urgent matter is

still training."

"Yes, Teacher Natsuki!"

The three of them said in unison.

"However, your training content needs to change. You will train in taijutsu

first."

Natsuki said with a straight face, "Taijutsu training is simpler. Once you have

a certain ability to protect yourselves, then you can learn ninjutsu."

The three naturally had no objections.

They didn’t know much about ninjas, so they would just do whatever Natsuki said.

Ultimately, Yahiko and Nagato paused their ninjutsu learning and learned

taijutsu together with Konan.

Natsuki planned to teach them the Konoha Whirlwind series first, then the Konoha

Rokushiki, and finally kenjutsu.

The reason he did this was naturally to unlock the Unohana Retsu template’s

Minazuki Shikai and Bankai.

Of course, he could also unlock the Jiraiya template’s Sage Mode along the way.

However, it was also to improve their physical fitness.

After all, they used to go hungry often.

"Teacher Natsuki."

Yahiko thought of something and said, "When we were chatting before, we came up

with an organization name: Akatsuki."

"A very good name."

Natsuki was slightly taken aback, then praised, "Then it will be called the

Akatsuki organization."

"Great!"

Yahiko nodded vigorously.

Nagato and Konan also smiled.

Natsuki felt somewhat emotional. He didn’t expect to be able to participate in

the founding of the Akatsuki organization.

The brief interlude ended, and he led the three in physical training.

The sun set in the west.

He said goodbye to Yahiko and the others and returned to Konoha Village’s main

camp.

Meanwhile, the news of Hanzo’s death and Amegakure’s defeat rapidly spread

throughout the ninja world.

Konoha Village, Hokage’s office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was the first to receive the news.

But his first reaction was that this must be fake news.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very confident in defeating Sunagakure, but killing Hanzo?

He hadn’t even thought about it.

Hanzo’s strength was not inferior to the Five Kage. Killing him was simply too

difficult.

After all, if he couldn’t win, he could run.

In the original work, the vast majority of Kage died from assassination, sneak

attacks, or while covering a retreat.

Sarutobi Hiruzen steadied himself. After reading the message, he couldn’t help

but laugh out loud.

The process was very detailed; Hanzo’s death was not an injustice.

More importantly, Hanzo’s death eliminated a major threat to Konoha Village.

In Sarutobi Hiruzen’s view, Hanzo’s emergence had disrupted the balance of the

Five Great Villages.

After all, ninja villages other than the Five Great Villages had never been

taken seriously and were considered buffer zones.

Now that Hanzo was dead, the original balance could be restored.

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately sent Anbu to notify Shimura Danzo, Mitokado Homura,

and Utatane Koharu.

"Hiruzen, what is it? Has the dust settled on the battlefield in the Land of

Rain?"

Shimura Danzo asked impatiently.

"You’ll know when you read it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen handed them a scroll with a face full of smiles.

Shimura Danzo read it first.

When he saw that Hanzo was dead, his heart jolted.

Especially when he saw that it was Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Natsuki who

killed him, he felt it was even worse.

With such a massive merit, there was no need to say who the Fourth Hokage would

be.

Even the Fifth Hokage was almost decided.

Shimura Danzo felt the Hokage position getting further and further away from

him.

Although it was already very far away, he had once been very close to that

position, and the desire had always lingered in his heart.

"Hanzo actually died?"

Mitokado Homura didn’t have as many thoughts as Shimura Danzo. He smiled and

said, "Orochimaru and the others did very well this time, exceeding

expectations."

"With Hanzo dead, we no longer need to worry about Amegakure."

Utatane Koharu was also very happy. "From now on, we only need to pay attention

to Iwagakure and Sunagakure."

"Amegakure produced one Hanzo; there’s a probability they could produce a second

Hanzo."

Shimura Danzo snapped back to reality, spotted an opportunity, and immediately

said, "I suggest Root take control of Amegakure."

Sarutobi Hiruzen fell into thought.

As long as Amegakure and the Land of Rain remained in chaos, a second Hanzo

wouldn’t emerge.

More accurately, if such signs appeared, Konoha Village could eliminate them in

advance.

The best candidate to execute this mission was indeed Root.

Although Root is part of the Anbu, it follows Shimura Danzo’s orders and acts

more ruthlessly than the Anbu.

This style was suited for the chaotic Land of Rain and Amegakure.

"We’ll decide this after Orochimaru and the others return."

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and said.

Hearing this, Shimura Danzo instantly felt joy in his heart.

He knew Sarutobi Hiruzen. Not refusing directly meant he had already agreed; it

was just a matter of going through the formalities.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also said nothing.

In their view, the Land of Rain had no value; it was dirt poor.

Sunagakure, Kazekage’s office.

If the atmosphere in the Hokage’s office was joyful, the atmosphere in the

Kazekage’s office was silent.

The Third Kazekage, Chiyo, Ebizou, Rasa, Pakura, and Sareki.

The present and future of Sunagakure all had complicated expressions after

receiving the news of Hanzo’s death.

Their thoughts were similar to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s: they thought Amegakure would

lose, but they didn’t expect Hanzo to die.

"Hanzo was majestic for most of his life, but he died at the hands of four

juniors. It’s truly unbelievable."

Chiyo sighed and said.

Her poison battles with Hanzo had wins and losses, and they could be considered

to have mutual respect.

"Judging from the intel, Tsunade deciphered Hanzo’s poison."

Ebizou analyzed, "Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to kill him so

easily."

"Hanzo’s death can also be considered a good thing for us."

The Third Kazekage said slowly.

The Land of Rain borders the Land of Fire and also borders the Land of Wind.

This was why Hanzo declared war on their Sunagakure.

Without Hanzo, they had one less threat.

"Should we intervene in Amegakure next?"

Rasa volunteered, "I can take charge of this."

"There’s no need to clash with Konoha Village."

The Third Kazekage thought for a moment and refused.

"We can just sit back and watch the tigers fight."

Chiyo explained, "Iwagakure hasn’t suffered many losses; they will most likely

intervene in Amegakure."

Their Sunagakure had suffered too much; they didn’t want to be extorted by

Konoha Village again.

"Mhm."

The Third Kazekage agreed, "Our Sunagakure’s top priority is recovery."

"Konoha Village is our Sunagakure’s great enemy."

Ebizou echoed, "Now that four powerhouses have emerged, our Sunagakure needs to

be even more cautious."

"Rasa, Pakura, and Sareki."

The Third Kazekage said in a deep voice, "From today on, you three will

participate in special training."

"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"

The three answered in unison.

Iwagakure, Tsuchikage’s office.

"Konoha Village truly produces talents generation after generation."

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, sighed emotionally.

With his strength, he could also kill Hanzo.

Provided he wasn’t poisoned and could hit him.

Because he possessed a power surpassing Kekkei Genkai: Kekkei Tota, Dust

Release.

Kekkei Genkai is the fusion of two chakra natures.

And Kekkei Tota is the fusion of three chakra natures.

"Amegakure borders three countries, making its location quite important. We can

insert our forces during the upcoming chaos."

Onoki thought for a moment and said, "Kitsuchi, send people to do it."

"Yes, Father."

Kitsuchi bowed slightly, turned, and left.

PS:

[Name: Unohana Retsu.]

[Period: Wandenreich Invasion.]

[World: Bleach.]

[Rank: S-Rank.]

[Ability 1: Spiritual Pressure, Unlocked.]

[Effect: Spiritual Pressure converts into chakra. When releasing chakra, it

generates a certain suppressive effect.]

[Ability 2: Minazuki, Unlocked.]

[Effect: Biological-type Zanpakuto, similar to a katana, but slightly more

curved.]

[Unlock Condition: Become the contractor of the salamander Ibuse and have a

sword absorb it.]

[Ability 3: Minazuki: Shikai, Locked.]

[Effect: After Shikai, the salamander Ibuse transforms into a giant one-eyed ray

similar to a manta ray, gaining flight and healing abilities.]

[Unlock Condition: Have a true student who inherits flight and healing reach

Jonin-level strength.]

[Ability 4: Minazuki: Bankai: Minazuki (All Things End), Locked.]

[Effect: The blade of the Zanpakuto and the surroundings will ooze a large

amount of blood. Hitting a target will cause them to melt into white bones.]

[Unlock Condition: Have a true student who inherits kenjutsu reach Jonin-level

strength.]

[Ability 5: Bakudo (Way of Binding), Locked.]

[Effect: Unohana Retsu has mastered Bakudo, which has various binding effects.]

[Unlock Condition: Defeat 5 genjutsu Jonin.]

[Ability 6: Hado (Way of Destruction), Locked.]

[Effect: Unohana Retsu has mastered Hado, which has various attack effects.]

[Unlock Condition: Become the captain of the Anbu’s Fourth Division.]

[Ability 7: Kaido (Way of Healing), Locked.]

[Effect: Unohana Retsu has mastered Kaido, which has various healing effects.]

[Unlock Condition: Kill 3 medical Jonin.]

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