Zeenon

You Thought It Was a Political Thriller But It Was a Cooking Show All Along

Since everyone in the room already understood the state Ren was in, no one really expected him to contribute much to tonight’s gathering, even though he was technically the one who planned it.

Yugao looked around at the group and asked, “Alright, he wants barbecue. What about the rest of you? Or should we just order a full set and everyone can pick what they like?”

No one voiced any objections. Kakashi gave a lazy nod without looking up from his book. Itachi gave a slight hu...

Ren Gets Carried into Dinner Like a Deity Too Lazy to Walk

After everything that happened, Ren finally made his way back home.

He stood in front of the house for a while, looking at it in silence. He tried to feel something, nostalgia maybe, or sentiment but it was still just the same old house. Nothing had changed. He shrugged and went inside.

First thing, he took a long bath, then cooked himself some simple food. Ate in silence. After that, he cleaned the dishes, dried his hands, walked to his bedroom, and dropped face-first onto the be...

Koharu Beat Two Senju, Then Got Cancelled by the Third

Homura sat alone in his study, as silence filled the room.

Today had been... overwhelming, to say the least. In one day, he had seen more chaos than he had in the last decade. Council chambers torn apart by words sharper than blades, Danzo humiliated, Koharu crushed.

Ren, with that infernal smile, had spun the whole village around his finger like it was nothing.

Homura exhaled slowly, his gaze distant as he poured himself a cup of tea he didn’t drink.

Danzo... well, ...

Shikaku Knows Everything and Pretends to Be Tired to Avoid Eye Contact With Fate

There was a heavy silence after Danzo’s venomous warning. A silence that felt heavier than the crater he lay in. Then Yoru’s voice cut through, calm and almost casual.

“You must think you’re the only smart and capable person in this world, don’t you?”

There was no malice in his tone, not even dry amusement, it was like he was stating a simple fact. Yet, in his presence, that detachment made the words sting all the more.

Danzo turned his head slightly, blood dripp...

Konoha Daily: The Hokage’s Advisor Tried to Kill the Senju Heir but The Senju Heir Turned Him Into Street Decoration

The shockwave had barely faded when the air cracked with chakra.

Hundreds of shinobi flickered into view around the smoldering outskirts, jonin, Chunin, even a few off-duty ANBU. The explosion had been too loud, too violent, too close. It felt like a declaration of war and now they had come in force, expecting an enemy.

What they found instead was Ren Takahashi, standing at the edge of the blast zone with a relaxed posture, sunglasses perched on his nose, and Noi slung casually ...

Utakata Rage Quit His Job and Took the HR Department With Him

Back in the council hall, silence hung heavy in the air, broken only by the faint creak of chairs as people shifted uncomfortably. The aura Ren had left behind was still thick, and a phantom pressure lingered in everyone's minds.

Homura sighed and bent down to help Koharu to her feet. “I told you,” he muttered under his breath as he hoisted her up. “You shouldn’t impose your views on powerful children. They may not understand politics, but they’re strong enough to ignore it an...

Danzo’s Vibes Were Off So I Collapsed His Entire Career

Ren kept his cold gaze fixed on Danzo, his posture as relaxed as it had been at the start, but inside, he was giddy.

‘This is so fun. No wonder the fanfic seniors always wanted to deal with Danzo. I’m having the time of my life right now, I can’t even imagine how fun it’ll be to kill him.’

As he was thinking this there was a light tap on the back of his neck. Ren blinked once and realized it was Yoru. Somehow, the man always knew when his thoughts were drifting.

Re...

I Said What I Said and Then I Said It Again Louder With Corpses

The polished wooden doors of the council chamber loomed ahead as Hiruzen and Ren came to a stop, the old Hokage straightened his back and let out a slow exhale, his weathered hand brushing over his robes in one final act of composure. An ANBU shinobi appeared beside him with a flicker and, with practiced formality, pushed the grand doors open.

“The Third Hokage has arrived.”

All heads turned. Inside, the full council had assembled, and the moment Hiruzen entered, everyone rose...

Sasuke Will Never Know Peace (Because of Ren)

As Ren and Itachi came to a halt just before the Hokage’s raised platform, the air grew still again. All eyes now turned to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who stood calmly in his formal robes. His aged face carried a gentle smile, and his hands were clasped behind his back as he looked over the crowd, then back to the two boys standing before him.

“Hoho,” he began with that familiar grandfatherly chuckle, voice echoing through the entire area, “It is truly a joyous occasion...

Senju Drip, Uchiha Calm, and a Whole Village Watching

Outside the Hidden Leaf Village’s Main Gates

The air was still, filled with quiet anticipation. The shinobi lined up just beyond the gates weren’t civilians or merchants, but survivors, agents of the Hidden Leaf who had infiltrated the Hidden Mist, and the team that had brought them home.

They were arranged in a clean, intentional formation. At the forefront stood Ren, no longer dressed in his usual shinobi attire. Instead, he wore a deep blue yukata, its light inner lining ju...

Hey Guys! Welcome Back to my Channel! It's Reaction time~~

Konohagakure 

ANBU Command Centre

Commander Yoru’s Office

The office was dimly lit, quiet but heavy with presence. Stacks of sealed reports and scrolls lay neatly arranged along the far wall. Behind the dark wood desk, Commander Yoru sat in silence reading a report.

This wasn’t a debrief from Ren or even a direct village report.

It came from the ANBU spy network, a small but still-functioning collection of operatives embedded deep within Kirigakure....

Ren Gets Called Short and Declares War on Danzo

It took Ren only a few seconds to reach the ship.

The moment his feet landed on deck, a collective sigh of relief passed through the shinobi on board as his return meant one thing, the worst was over.

They’d seen the giant toad. Felt the earth-shaking chakra in the distance. They all knew exactly who had arrived.

Jiraiya of the Sannin.

Whatever anyone said about his personal habits, especially the women of the Leaf, his strength wasn’t up for debate....

Notice

Hey hey heyyyyy, degenerates!

Zeenon here.

You did it.

You survived.

The Ghosts in the Mist arc is finally, mercifully, over and yes, it was long. Like “I blacked out at chapter 181 and woke up at 200” long.

The final part of the arc was Part 23. Which means this one arc alone took a tenth of the entire fic. 

A TENTH!

I basically wrote a whole damn short story inside the fanfic.

But it had to be done. ...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-23) (END) [Ren’s Wiggle Seals the Deal]

The moment his foot landed on a shallow patch of sand, the seals below activated.

A deep, slow chakra pulse activated beneath the surface. Like something breathing underground and then it happened.

Roots shot up from beneath Kisame's feet.

[Root Bind Activation]

Dozens of chakra-hardened roots burst from the sand, wrapping tightly around Kisame’s ankles, knees, and forearms in a fraction of a second. The tendrils spun up around Samehada, coiling around its hilt and s...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-22) [Ninjutsu Spam Makes the Battlefield Cry]

{The total length of this and the next chapters is almost 8k words so take your time and read it, don't just skim through it.}

~

Kakashi was locked in close combat with Raiga Kurosuki, their movements sharp and practiced. Unlike the more overwhelming battle happening nearby, theirs felt like a standard shinobi fight, just faster, heavier, and cleaner.

Neither of them relied on flashy bloodline techniques or tailed beast chakra. It was pure skill, tactics, and speed. Raiga ha...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-21) [Welcome to Nanohai Shore]

Kakashi and Itachi moved fast, the treeline thinning out as the scent of saltwater filled the air. The sound of crashing waves in the distance told them they were close so neither slowed. They could still feel the pressure behind them as dozens of hunter-nin giving chase, but after several skirmishes along the way, their numbers had finally thinned. Maybe ten or fifteen remained now but they were still too many to turn and fight.

As they reached the final rise overlooking Nanohai Shore,...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-20) [Zetsu Is Just Here for the Drama and He’s Winning]

The rendezvous point Ren had chosen was the Nanohai Shore, located at the southwestern edge of the Land of Water’s main island. From there, if they moved quickly and without delays, they could head straight into open sea without having to pass by any other landmass or patrol-heavy routes. That was exactly why Ren had picked it, it was the most direct line out of the country, the cleanest exit path possible.

But just because it sounded simple didn’t mean it actually was.

For sh...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-19) [Wind Style: Spinjutsu : Wind Tornado Ultra Fast Claws Attack]

It took Mo about thirty minutes to return, fluttering in through a narrow crack in the rocky ceiling with a faint shimmer of golden light trailing behind. By then, Ren had already recovered around eighty percent of his stamina. His body had been more exhausted than injured, and with Utakata's healing chakra and a bit of rest, his recovery had moved along quickly.

The small butterfly landed on Ren’s shoulder and gave a tired flap before speaking in its soft, fluttery voice.

“Re...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-18) [When the Shark Stops Chasing You But the Government Doesn’t]

{Got a bit lazy since it's sunday and couldn't complete the second chapter so I added whatever I wrote in the next chapter and combined it with this one making this one almost 3k words long.}

~~~

Even though Ren was fairly sure Kisame wouldn’t chase him any further, he didn’t relax. Not even a little.

His instincts were sharp enough to know when danger had passed, but caution wasn’t about what you felt, it was about what you knew. And until he was well beyond the range...

Ghosts in the Mists (Part-17) [Samehada Hates This One Weird Trick]

Ren didn’t wait for the chakra spike to peak. The moment Kisame’s grin widened and his chakra flared, Ren moved, his feet blurring against the cracked terrain, dodging to the side just as Kisame slammed into the spot he was standing a breath ago.

The earth cratered beneath Kisame’s fist, chunks of stone flung into the air.

Ren’s legs coiled and exploded in a blur as he pushed off again, circling the shark-like man in a wide arc, dust kicking up with every step. He couldn�...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-16) [Who Needs Jutsu When You Can Launch Yourself Like Artillery?]

As Ren continued to launch himself forward with bursts of raw speed, he couldn’t help but think, ‘I’ve really been under using chakra stability.’

Right now, it was doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Without it, there’s no way he’d be able to combine chakra-enhanced strength and the Eight Gates like this.

Normally, the two techniques weren’t supposed to mix at all. Chakra-enhanced strength required extreme precision and control, while the Eight Gates threw that complet...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-15) [Blue shark goes brrrr.......]

"DAMNED BRAT!"

~

{A few hours earlier}

~~~

By now, Kakashi had already returned to the main island. He was on the move again, darting through the trees at full speed with his mask low and his eyes sharp. The hunter-nin had found him faster than expected.

It had to be said, they were really damn good at tracking. Kakashi had barely set foot on the island and they were already closing in. But to be fair, part of i...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-14) [Sealed With a Kiss (of Death)]

{Read my comment}

Utakata had spent days layering seals across the entire mountain, etched into stone, inked beneath snowdrifts, burned into roots, hidden behind moss. From the outside, nothing looked different. But from the moment the first hunter-nin entered the range, he knew. The moment the last one crossed the threshold, he moved.

In one smooth motion, he finished his sequence of hand seals and slammed both palms against the ground. Instantly, the seals hidden across the four...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-13) [Utakata Sensei >> Professor McGonagall]

{3 chapters in a day for the first time, hope there would be more such instances in the future.}

While Ren was off playing tag with the Mist’s hunter-nin, Four, Noi, Yugao, and one more from the sensing squad were moving carefully through the mountains on the main island. Floating just ahead of them was a single pink butterfly, its wings flickering in the thin mountain air as they followed it up the slope.

Ren had given Ko and the other butterflies a simple but important job: fi...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-12) [Tag, You’re Dead]

While the others were busy with their missions, Ren, of course, couldn’t just sit around doing nothing. He was constantly leaping through the trees and darting across swamps, leading the hunter-nin on the wildest chase they’d probably ever had. At least fifty or sixty of them were on him at all times, and every so often, more would spring from hidden spots hoping to catch him off guard. Not a single one came close.

Ren didn’t even need to tap fully into his Hyperfocus, his regular...

Ghosts in the Mist (Part-11) [Bleeding Hounds and Boiled Elders]

In the rough seas around the main island of the Land of Water, Kakashi skimmed across the surface, his sandals slapping against the waves as he moved. A few hundred meters behind him, the hunter-nin of the Mist were still on his trail relentless as ever.

Every so often, Kakashi ducked under the surface, swimming low in the cold depths to shake his pursuers off. When they got too close, he’d pop up again and fire off a simple jutsu which would be just enough to buy himself a few more s...

Ghost in the Mist (Part-10) [Prey That Bites Back]

Terumi Clan Compound

Private Meeting Room

Inside a shadowed meeting hall of the Terumi clan compound, five of the strongest bloodline clan heads sat in a circle, there was a pitter-patter of rain on the tiled roof above them. This room, with its dark wood and paper walls, felt more like a war bunker than a noble clan’s chamber.

At the head sat Shinjiro Terumi, broad-shouldered and scarred Terumi clan head and one of the few S-Rankers left to the bloodline side.

To hi...

The White Fang’s Son

Kakashi froze at Ren’s quiet words, like really froze as his shoulders went stiff as a board. Ren didn’t pull back; he leaned in and continued.

“Kakashi,” he said evenly, “I know you still can’t accept what happened. But let me make one thing clear to you, right now. Your father did nothing wrong. The White Fang was the hero of the Leaf, he should be remembered as such, and it’s your responsibility to make sure future generations know it.”

Ren raised a hand and tap...

If The Daimyo Knows, We’re All Dead

{I've finally settled everything and from tomorrow I will be able to write multiple chapters in a day, so wait for it and I'll bombard you with chapters.}

~

Back in the Leaf’s mountain base, a crowd was gathered near the entrance. Yugao had already returned with all the handlers and operators, and was standing near Four, quietly explaining everything that had happened at the swamp. Just then, the cave’s entrance seal shifted again with the stone scraping as it opened and Ren s...

The Real Stone Shinobi

In the swamp where Kakashi and Tenzo had collected the Leaf agents before, the Hidden Leaf team led by Kakashi arrived once again. The swamp was as silent as before and the stillness broken only by the quiet splash of their landing. But they weren’t alone for long.

Almost as soon as they touched down, the attack came from all sides. Waves of kunai and shuriken sliced through the air toward them, but the entire combat unit reacted in sync. Each member turned to cover one side, weapons ...