บท 166: The Third Template

In the middle of August, the steadily rising Prosperity finally reached 2000.

The third template that Nagasawa had been waiting for was also available now.

[Current binding: Konohagakure]

[Current status: Good]

[Prosperity: 2,000]

[Congratulations! The Prosperity of the place you're bound to have reached 2,000. ]

[As a reward, you can choose any template from the following three templates. ]

[Tobirama Senju - the Second Hokage]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi - the Third Hokage]

[Minato Namikaze – the Fourth Hokage]

Seeing the three templates, Nagasawa was stunned for a moment.

What was going on? Why were they all from the Naruto Universe? And they were all from Konoha! And they were all Hokage!

Was this Konoha's special template? It was too convenient.

[Beep! New function! Click on the template and check the Biography. ]

Nagasawa tried to click on the first template, which was Tobirama Senju.

Previously, once he clicked the template, at most, there would only be a pop-up whether he'd choose that template or now, but now there was an additional option.

Nagasawa assumed that the system wanted him to understand more about the template and make a suitable choice. At the same time, he could understand the template's personality better to raise the fusion rate easier.

Nagasawa clicked on the Biography option.

Soon, a message from a cold-faced, silver-haired, red-eyed man echoed in his mind.

Then, a paragraph of introduction popped up.

[Tobirama Senju, born during the Warring States period. He is the second son of the Senju Clan's Leader, Butsuma Senju. He is good at Time/Space Ninjutsu, Water Release, and developing Forbidden Techniques...

During the Warring States period, he stood fearless even when facing thousands of Uchiha Shinobi. He stood at the front and used the Flying Thunder God Technique and killed so many Uchiha Shinobi with his katana. He was known as 'The Fastest Shinobi in the Shinobi World'.

After his big brother, Hashirama Senju, died, he succeeded him as the Second Hokage.]

Nagasawa touched his chin as he read the Biography. Judging from the Biography, this should be when Tobirama was at his peak, and he should be stronger than when he was summoned with the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. After all, even though those who were resurrected with Impure World Reincarnation Technique had infinite Chakra, their strength was limited.

Nagasawa did not bother to read Minato's Biography. No one knew Minato better than him, even the system.

After all, Minato had only been a Hokage for a year, so there wasn't much change in his strength.

Then, Nagasawa opened the Third Hokage's Biography.

[Hiruzen Sarutobi, a member of Sarutobi Clan, who was born at the end of the Warring States Period with the innate ability to use all five Nature Types. He could already combine various Nature Types when he was young. His talent in Ninjutsu was outstanding...

After the Second Hokage was injured in an ambush, he was appointed as the Third Hokage in the face of danger, and he led Konoha to win the Second Shinobi World War.]

As Nagasawa read this Biography, he realized that this was the template of the Third Hokage during his peak as well.

It was safe to say that these three templates were at their prime.

Of course, Minato was an exception because Minato soon died, so he wasn't in his prime yet in theory.

Nagasawa thought for a moment and finally chose the Second Hokage template.

Among these three templates, the Second and the Third Hokage could be used as a glass cannon mage, which bombarded the enemy with all kinds of powerful Ninjutsu from a long range.

Minato was a little inferior in comparison. Besides, Minato's and his fighting style overlapped quite a beat.

Minato could use Rasengan, and so did he. Minato could use Sealing Technique, but so did he. Except for the Flying Thunder God Technique, the two of them were basically the same.

However, the Second Hokage could also use the Flying Thunder God Technique like Minato and many more.

Therefore, Nagasawa chose the Second Hokage template.

For the record, he hadn't completed Whitebeard's challenge mission.

The Second Hokage's Water Release in Marineford, which was surrounded by sea, would be phenomenal.

[Binding successful, current fusion rate is zero.]

[Due to the template being the leader of the host's bound location, fusion rate +40%, using points to increase the fusion rate also required 50% less points. ]

Nagasawa's eyes instantly widened in disbelief.

When did the system become so generous? He directly got 40% fusion rate, and he required 50% less points to raise the fusion rate with points.

However, it was a pity that only the characters who were from the place binding to Nagasawa got this special benefit. It was unknown when he'd get the next time template that originated from Konoha.

Some characters from Konoha like Naruto and Sasuke, were very strong once they've obtained a portion of Sage of the Six Path's power, but he did not know that Obito and Madara who had obtained the Six Path power were considered to be part of Konoha.

Nagasawa checked the amount of points he got. He had spent 60,000 points to raise Whitebeard's fusion rate to 90%, leaving him with 70,000 points.

As time went by, his points now reached 150,000.

Nagasawa tried to raise Second Hokage's fusion rate with points and realized that he only required 6,000 points to raise it by 1% because of the 50% discount. In other words, raising 1% of the Second Hokage's template originally required 12,000 points.

Without hesitation, Nagasawa directly spent 60,000 points to raise the Second Hokage's fusion rate to 50%.

Once it reached 50%, the required point to raise the Second Hokage's fusion rate by 1% became 9,000 points.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, then spent more than 50,000 points to increase the fusion rate to 56%!

He decided to save the remaining 30,000 points.

At this time, Nagasawa sensed the Chakra in his body increased drastically because of the Second Hokage's template.

Moreover, his understanding of Water Nature Transformation also far surpassed his knowledge in the past. With his current Water Release alone, he could be considered a Kage-level Shinobi.

Various knowledge about Forbidden Techniques also entered his mind.

His knowledge had increased, too! Now he was no longer a theoretical Emperor like before.

Although he had obtained the template of the Second Hokage and his Water Release had been significantly improved, Nagasawa was still not in a hurry to complete the challenge mission.

A failure would cost him 20,000 points for another attempt.

He wanted to wait until the Second Hokage's fusion rate got higher before trying to clear the challenge mission in one try.

There was still a month and a half before October. He should get at least 120,000 points before then from the Prosperity alone, and if he got more points, he should be able to reach 70% fusion rate.

By that time, he would like to see whether Aokiji could still freeze the Water Release that he used in the middle of the sea. Whether Akainu could defend against the combination of his Color of Arms Haki and Flying Thunder God Technique or not. Whether Hawkeye's attack was stronger than his Sun Breathing or not.

...

After a discussion between Kakashi, Hanabira, Nagasawa, Minato, and Kushina, it was decided that Kakashi and Hanabira's wedding would be held on August 23rd.

When Minato first heard that Kakashi was going to have a child, he was very confused, but he still encouraged Kakashi.

Since they did not have any relatives, Kakashi and Hanabira believed they could invite some good friends.

Hanabira only invited Kushina and Mikoto were invited.

Because Hanabira was close with Kushina, she eventually met Mikoto at some point and became friends.

Kakashi had more people to invite. Minato and Nagasawa went without saying, and since Nagasawa was invited, he'd have to invite Nono as well.

He certainly didn't forget to invite Guy as well.

He also invited Midori Inuzuka and Ensui Nara, as they had been teammates for quite some time. Even if they weren't close at first, they were in the same boat when it came to being beaten up by Nagasawa.

He was also quite close with Asuma and Kurenai, so he could also invite them, but that might be all.

Nagasawa and Minato had already known about it, as they had discussed a lot about the wedding in the past few days.

Next, Kakashi wanted to inform Guy first.

Guy often practiced next to a river. Kakashi once asked Guy why he kept practicing there instead of the training ground, to which Guy answered that it was where Nagasawa took him as an apprentice and taught him Taijutsu.

If he practiced there, it would be easier for him to remember the scene where Nagasawa taught him Taijutsu.

In order to not forget Nagasawa's expectations, he would work even harder in training.

So, Kakashi planned to look for Guy there during the day.

But before Kakashi could get there, he ran into Guy, who was running spiritedly.

"Guy, is there something urgent?" Kakashi could not help but ask.

"Kakashi!" When Guy heard Kakashi's voice, his eyes lit up, and he immediately dashed toward Kakashi.

"I was looking for you. Let's have a hot-blooded battle." Might Guy said with his signature pose.

Kakashi was speechless and then said, "Let's talk about the battle later. I have something important to tell you."

"Don't worry, if you're not up to a spar today, let's have an eating competition instead!" Guy said confidently.

Kakashi: …

"I have something to tell you today." Kakashi felt strange in his heart.

Guy would always ask Kakashi for a spar whenever they met, and if Kakashi refused, he would challenge Kakashi to all kinds of strange competitions.

Seeing Kakashi's serious expression, Guy felt that there was something really going on, so he shut his mouth.

"I'm going to get married soon. August 23rd. Be sure to come!" Kakashi said.

"Ah, it just marri…" At first, Guy didn't think the word marriage would come out of Kakashi's mouth, but his eyes widened once he fully processed what Kakashi had just said, "What! Kakashi, you are going to get married?"

Guy's loud voice successfully attracted the attention of many passers-by, and everyone looked at Kakashi curiously.

Kakashi quickly pulled Guy to a corner and said helplessly, "Guy, lower your voice."

Guy nodded quickly and then asked: "Why so sudden? You are only 15 years old. What's with the rush?"

"Long story short, I just want to get married." Kakashi did not tell Guy the reason.

Getting married because his girlfriend was pregnant sounded bad.

"Who is the woman?" Guy asked curiously.

"Uzumaki Hanabira, you probably don't know her. Well, I still have some more people to inform. Let's talk about the challenge later. I don't have much time recently." After that, Kakashi turned and left.

"Ka..." Might Guy raised his hand and was about to call Kakashi, but after a careful consideration, he didn't.

Not long ago, he finally could do Life Return which Nagasawa mentioned. Now, he could quickly digest the food and turn it into energy to store in his body for some time.

At first, he wanted to show this technique in front of Kakashi, which was why he challenged Kakashi to an eating competition.

"Kakashi must be very busy with such a big thing like marriage. The competition will have to wait... Might Guy thought.

Kakashi's next stop was Kurenai's home. He actually wanted to inform Kurenai last, and not because he hated her or anything, but because he was a little embarrassed. Before, he lied to her by saying that it was his friend who got his girlfriend pregnant just because he wanted to ask her how to be a good father.

If he went to invite Kurenai to the wedding now, wouldn't that be suicide?

But Kurenai's home was too close, and if he didn't go now, he would have to make a detour.

When he arrived at Red's home, Kakashi took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

He was ready to use Soru once he had said everything he wanted to say.

As long as he ran fast enough, she wouldn't be able to catch up with him!

"Who is it?" To Kakashi's surprise, it was not Kurenai who opened the door, but her father, Shinku Yūhi.

Shinku Yūhi was a serious-looking middle-aged man.

"Yūhi-senpai, I'm looking for Kurenai." Kakashi was the first to speak.

"She is inside. Come in!" Shinku Yūhi nodded.

He knew Kakashi as all of Konoha's Jonin knew each other.

When there were important things in the village, they would often hold a Jonin meeting, so they generally knew each other.

Even if they were not familiar with each other, they would at least know each other's names.

Kakashi tiptoed into Kurenai's home.

When Kakashi entered the living room, he saw Kurenai playing with a jigsaw puzzle in the living room.

Sensing Kakashi's footsteps, Kurenai turned her head and saw Kakashi tiptoeing as if he was entering a tiger's den.

"I don't have any booby trap at home. You don't have to tiptoe around." Kurenai complained.

"August 23rd, my wedding. Be sure to come!"

"Soru - Thunder Flash!"

With that, Kakashi turned into a blue lightning bolt and left, while Kurenai was left in a daze.

Was she a rude host? Why was Kakashi in such a hurry?

Moreover, as she expected, the friend that Kakashi mentioned last time was himself. No wonder he acted so strange and bashful.

Kakashi, who quickly escaped the awkward scene, was glad that he didn't slack off in his training as it came in handy just now.

Afterward, Kakashi headed to Anbu Base. Kakashi knew that this one would not be easy.

The problem was not Ensui but Midori Inuzuka.

Midori Inuzuka would definitely pester him about the reason why he got married so early, and if he told her the reason, the news about a the leader of a Squad in the training team got his girlfriend pregnant before marriage would spread throughout the whole Anbu.

Therefore, Kakashi had to avoid Midori Inuzuka at all costs. He'd just inform Ensui and then ask Ensui to inform Midori Inuzuka.

But things, of course, didn't always go as planned, as Kakashi met Midori Inuzuka, who was humming while walking her dog as soon as he entered the training area!