Two days later, Tenten received a mission.
However, the mission content was: she had to complete an escort mission together with a small team composed of Sakura, Ino, and Choji.
Of course, this mission wasn't simple. It was said that this team's coordination wasn't great, leading to frequent mistakes during missions, so Tenten was assigned to observe them specifically.
Originally, this team was Asuma's squad, so it should have been him supervising them, but currently all the jōnin were very busy, so they could only have a chūnin take over temporarily.
Tenten's task was to follow them, observe the actions of the three members, point out their strengths and weaknesses, and offer advice when appropriate. If danger arose, she could also assist them.
However, Tenten's evaluation carried considerable weight. For example, if Tsunade felt this team's strength and coordination were too poor, she might disallow them from taking the next Chūnin Exams, or even reorganise the team entirely. In any case, the consequences were significant.
Additionally, Tenten wasn't the only one assigned to this kind of mission. Neji and Shino also received similar tasks.
Neji was assigned to supervise Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata's team, while Shino was assigned to supervise Lee, Rinya, and Megumi's team.
When Natsuki heard about it, he wasn't worried at all, since he often kept in touch with Rinya and Megumi and knew their team performed very well. They coordinated excellently with Lee and often received praise from Tsunade.
As for Naruto's team, Natsuki didn't bother to care.
After all, Neji was there.
Natsuki himself wasn't assigned any missions, which was understandable.
Even though he was only a newly promoted jōnin, his strength was already enough to defeat Orochimaru and a tailed beast, plus he could use Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique). With such combat power, it would be wasteful to assign him to casual missions. If he was sent out on random tasks and an emergency arose, where would Tsunade find someone else to handle it? It was better to let him rest for now.
Taking advantage of this free time, Natsuki began updating his plans.
His current strength should be at Kage-level, but it was still far from enough.
Before Pain invades Konoha, he wanted to raise his power to at least Super Kage-level. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to defeat Pain. Natsuki wasn't about to place his hopes on Naruto's talk-no-jutsu; at the very least, he needed to protect the village.
After all, Tenten's family owned many businesses within Konoha. That essentially made them his as well, didn't it?
"If worst comes to worst, before Pain invades, I'll have my future father-in-law sell off those businesses. We can't afford to take a loss!"
And before the Fourth Great Ninja War, Natsuki hoped to reach Rikudō-level (Six Paths-level).
However, that was much harder. He felt his greatest chance lay in enhancing his physical body. If he could increase his physical strength by another tier above Might Guy, then by opening the Seventh Gate, he could kick Madara Six Paths to death.
There were still around four years until the Fourth Great Ninja War, so perhaps he needed to further increase the multiplier of his gravity training.
Of course, if possible, Natsuki still hoped the ninja war wouldn't happen at all.
Maybe he could secretly reveal some truths to prevent it.
"My physical training will never stop. As the gravity multiplier increases, my body will continue to strengthen. I don't believe I can't surpass Might Guy within four years!"
"Also, I can't neglect my ninjutsu training. I have finishing moves now, but clearly they're not enough. In the future, I'll have to fight Uchiha Madara. His Susanoo isn't easy to deal with."
"So next, I need to pilot a Gundam too! Since I came to the Naruto world, how can I not pilot a Gundam? That's the ultimate romance!"
"Although Susanoo Gundam is the power of Sharingan's dōjutsu, piloting a Gundam doesn't necessarily require dōjutsu. As long as one has enough chakra, it's possible. Senju Hashirama's Mokuton Daibutsu (Wood Release: Great Buddha) wasn't a dōjutsu technique either, and he used it excellently. So, I'll develop a Rock Gundam and a Water Gundam, suitable for land and sea combat respectively. As for Lightning nature, it's too unstable to build a Gundam out of."
Thinking this, Natsuki couldn't wait to try it out.
He immediately entered the gravity training room, adjusted the gravity back to normal levels, and then used his mind to conjure a vast ocean, standing atop the water as he began controlling chakra to gather it into a water giant.
Normally this would require hand seals, but Natsuki wanted to train his precise chakra control by abandoning the inefficient use of seals.
He hoped that someday, like Senju Hashirama, he could just clap his hands and summon whatever he wanted.
At first, the operation was quite troublesome, as he had to design the form of the water giant, completely control the water, and ensure its durability. If the water giant shattered after a single attack, it would be pointless, so it needed to be dense and solid enough not to be easily destroyed.
This required understanding the special properties of water nature chakra – like high density and viscosity.
High-density water wouldn't break easily, but it was crucial to control the water chakra properly.
After a round of difficult experimentation, Natsuki finally condensed a three-meter-tall water giant. The giant could perform basic attack and defense movements according to his control, but he needed more practice so it could move as flexibly as a person. Also, it wasn't big enough yet. It needed to be at least fifty meters tall to fight Susanoo.
Moreover, Natsuki thought that perhaps a humanoid form wasn't the best choice.
Since it was on water, other forms might be better for combat, like a giant dragon, an octopus, or a whale.
In any case, there was plenty to play with here.
Three days later, Natsuki's experiments yielded remarkable results.
Inside the gravity training room, he clapped his hands together and shouted:
"Suiton: Suigyojin!" (Water Release: Water Giant)
Whoosh—! The water surface surged violently, and under his vast chakra control, a sixty-meter-tall water giant condensed. Natsuki stood atop its head.
The water giant looked imposing, like an ancient demon god.
Under his command, the giant raised a massive water blade and swung it down, sending out a huge water slash that cut a distant mountain ridge clean off.
Then it punched down at the ground, creating a massive crater, and its fist remained undamaged, showing its impressive strength and durability.
Natsuki was very satisfied, then clapped his hands again:
"Suiton: Suiryū!" (Water Release: Water Dragon)
Whoosh—! A gigantic water dragon formed on the water surface, immediately coiling around the water giant. Under Natsuki's control, the two began battling fiercely.
Natsuki clapped his hands once more and shouted:
"Again, again! Suiton: Kraken! Suiton: Whale Incoming!"
Whoosh—! A colossal whale leapt from the water, crashing into both the water giant and the water dragon. A thunderous roar erupted as all three were knocked aside. Just as they were about to continue fighting, three enormous tentacles suddenly shot up from underwater, binding them all.
Next, a massive octopus head surfaced – it was the Kraken.
Natsuki was actually most satisfied with the Kraken. Not only was it massive, but it also had many tentacles, making it ideal for sea combat and even underwater ambushes. Compared to the water giant and water dragon, it was far more practical.
As for the whale… well, aside from ramming attacks, it didn't have much else going for it.
(End of Chapter)
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