Naruto: Reborn with the Template System

Author Note:

Here's the BONUS CHAPTER as promised—thanks for the support, and let's keep this energy going!

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A dark purple, nearly black chakra sphere condensed into a massive orb at the mouth of the Three Tails.

The scene was all too familiar for the Konoha shinobi who had survived the Nine Tails' rampage a decade ago.

From behind Kakashi, Shiranui Genma's eyes widened in horror.

"Tailed Beast Bomb?!"

But just as that was shocking enough, something even more jaw-dropping happened.

As the Three Tails began gathering energy, its previously blank, natural pupils began to change… revealing three Tomoe.

Sharingan!

No...this wasn't the Three Tails awakening a new dojutsu. This was the unmistakable sign of external control.

Back when the Nine Tails attacked Konoha, many had seen the same phenomenon, those eerie Sharingan in the beast's eyes.

But at the end, the Nine Tails' pupils had returned to normal, signaling it had broken free.

This time, it was the opposite.

The Sharingan had appeared.

"Why is Sharingan showing up in Three Tails' eyes?!" Terumi Mei shouted in disbelief.

Kakashi's face was grim.

"It's almost certain now… the one behind this is from the Uchiha clan. Just like during the Nine Tails incident. Could it be... the same person?"

Watching from the battlefield, Guts narrowed his eyes at the tailed beast.

"So… the visual prowess is weakening, and the illusion can't hide the Sharingan anymore."

He wasn't a master of ninjutsu, but as a Reincarnator, he could read the signs well.

The appearance of the Sharingan in the Three Tails' eyes meant one thing...Obito's control was slipping.

Unlike Madara or Sasuke who later gained the Rinnegan, Obito's strength alone wasn't enough to dominate a full Bijuu's will.

In the Fourth Ninja War, he'd used black chakra rods to reinforce his control.

Right now? He didn't have that luxury.

But unfortunately, that didn't mean Yagura had regained control.

Because at that moment

The Tailed Beast Bomb was launched.

Guts cracked his neck.

"This guy… does he really think that'll work? Even the Nine Tails couldn't beat me with that. This is just pathetic."

He could feel the energy in the blast. It was strong, but nowhere near enough.

And this wasn't even his full strength yet. He hadn't opened the Eight Inner Gates. He didn't need to.

"Hahahahaha," Guts laughed as he stepped forward, fists glowing red with advanced Armament Haki.

Facing the enormous, glowing sphere that dwarfed him by a hundred times, he smirked.

"Let me show you what real power looks like."

"GALAXY DIVIDE!"

Kakashi, Terumi Mei, and the others, who had already retreated to a safe distance, stared in disbelief.

Back during the Nine Tails attack, Guts had punched the Tailed Beast Bomb like a ball. But seeing him punch it once again still left them dumbfounded.

Even Might Guy, master of taijutsu, was shaking.

"He hasn't even opened the Gates… this is insane!"

"Guts… your youth shines so brightly, it brings tears to my eyes!" Guy cried, wiping his face as tears streamed down.

The Tailed Beast Bomb, pure yin and yang chakra fused into destructive perfection, collided with Guts's punch.

The explosion that followed distorted the air, split the sky, and collapsed the space around it.

Kakashi and Terumi Mei didn't need to say a word, the vibrations in the air alone shouted:

Run.

The Three Tails, whose eyes now shimmered with fear despite the Sharingan overlay, sensed what was coming.

A moment later, his diamond-hard carapace shattered from the inside out, and the massive beast was once again sent flying, this time not by a throw, but by the shockwave of Guts's punch.

BOOM!

The Three Tails slammed into the ground, creating a crater so deep that even the veteran Jōnin turned pale.

Its form shrank rapidly as it reverted back into Yagura's human body.

[Special Achievement Unlocked: "Defeated the Controlled Fourth Mizukage"]

[Template Character: Monkey D. Garp – Completion Rate: 100%]

[New Abilities Gained: Advanced Conqueror's Haki and Prime Garp's Strength]

Guts froze for a second—then broke into a wide grin.

"Finally. The Garp template's complete."

He'd waited years for this moment, pushed through countless battles, and now… he felt it.

But his smile faltered as he noticed something odd.

Yagura, barely alive and back in human form, had taken his special ninja staff and, stabbed it into his own heart.

Blood poured from his chest and mouth like an open faucet.

Guts leapt to his side.

"Are you insane?!"

Yagura coughed violently, blood sputtering between each word.

"A-Akatsuki…"

"The masked man… has a Sharingan…"

With every ounce of strength, he raised a trembling hand and whispered:

"Warn… everyone… be careful of him…"

The moment the words left his mouth, his hand dropped.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura… was dead.

Guts exhaled slowly and stood up, fists clenched.

But before he could move again

[Template Complete: Monkey D. Garp]

[Initiating Unlock of Second Template Character…]

And in that instant, Guts felt it...

An invisible shackle around his body snapped.

The power he had only tasted before now surged through him without restriction.

This… was Prime Garp's strength.

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