“It’s me!”
A slender figure emerged from the bushes.
Seeing her, Zhao Wuji froze, and Dai Mubai, along with the others, was equally dumbfounded.
Only Tang San’s body trembled slightly, a mix of excitement and disbelief surging through him. It felt unreal.
“Xiao Wu?!”
“No way… Fatty must be seeing ghosts!”
Ma Hongjun rubbed his eyes repeatedly, unable to believe what he was seeing.
The figure who had suddenly appeared w...
"Ice Empress, it's time to go," Qian Renjue called out to her from the side.
"Got it!"
The Ice Empress nodded and turned around, walking over to stand beside Qian Renjue and Xiao Wu.
Her face flushed slightly as she glanced at Xiao Wu.
Then, to Qian Renjue's surprise, she boldly grabbed his hand that had been resting on Xiao Wu’s head and placed it on her own, as if declaring her dominance.
"Huh?"
The little rabbit covered her now cool head ...
"I could sue you for slander, you know!"
Uchiha Gin, who was initially hoping to bond with the two injured Raikages, turned visibly annoyed upon hearing the First Raikage's words. His expression darkened immediately, and he almost started pointing fingers. As someone who prided himself on his integrity, how could Gin, of all people, be associated with such scandalous places?
"Could it really not have been you?"
Seeing Gin's exasperated reaction, the First Raik...
The ninja who came to deliver a message swiftly departed after finishing his task. Uchiha, feeling somewhat puzzled, rubbed his chin in confusion.
At this point in time, instead of preparing for the upcoming meeting, why was Senju Hashirama looking for a laid-back person like him?
"Haruka, put these kids' expenses on my tab. I have to leave for something urgent."
The little ones who thought Uchiha Gin might abandon them immediately felt reassured by his comforting...
“I’ll heal you,” Hanekawa said, stepping toward Kakashi Hatake.
“No need,” Kakashi replied, shaking his head.
“You’re sparring with Might Guy next. Save your chakra.”
“I still have plenty of chakra,” Hanekawa said, raising his hand.
Mystical Palm Technique!
A soft green glow of chakra emanated from his hand, enveloping Kakashi’s abdomen.
Hanekawa wasn’t lying.
Though he hadn’t fully mastered the Yin Seal, his ...
"Hanekawa!"
Kurenai Yuhi jogged up to Hanekawa, clenched her fists, and said, "You have to avenge me!"
"Don’t worry," Hanekawa replied with a smile.
"I’ll make him kneel and beg for mercy!"
"That’s what I wanted to hear!"
Kurenai’s lips curved into a sly smile, her eyes forming crescent moons.
"..."
Kakashi Hatake stood silently, speechless.
Saying this right in front of me—is that really appropriate?
"Kakashi, let ...
“Shisui was so strong, and he still lost?”
Uchiha Obito looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Both he and Shisui possessed the two-tomoe Sharingan, yet Shisui was far superior to him in strength. Even so, he was defeated by Hanekawa.
Was the three-tomoe Sharingan the only way to stand a chance?
But how long would he have to wait for that?
Obito glanced at Nohara Rin.
She was smiling brightly, congratulating Hanekawa.
His chest tightened, an...
Uchiha Shisui walked to the center of the arena. After exchanging greetings with Hanekawa, he activated his Sharingan without hesitation.
The scarlet glow of his eyes lit up, revealing two tomoe spinning within.
“Shisui has already reached the two-tomoe stage?”
Kakashi Hatake couldn’t help but express his surprise.
“That’s normal,” Asuma Sarutobi said with a smile. “While there are many Uchiha prodigies, Shisui is undoubtedly the top talent of...
Hanekawa?!
Uchiha Obito stared at the name displayed on the large screen, and his heart skipped a beat. However, he quickly composed himself.
In the year following graduation, under the guidance of Minato Namikaze, his strength had grown by leaps and bounds.
More importantly, he had a reason he absolutely could not lose.
Obito instinctively glanced at Rin Nohara.
"Do your best, everyone!" Rin said with a gentle smile.
"Rin, I will definitely w...
"Become a god?!"
Xiao Wu stared blankly at Qian Renxue, her eyes filled with awe, without the slightest doubt.
Da Ming’s large bull eyes reflected the golden light, and he seemed both startled and enlightened.
The golden, divine six-winged angel stood tall, radiating majesty.
Six black and three red—nine dazzling spirit rings surrounded Qian Renxue.
She directly entered her martial soul form, displaying her strength while secretly observing the L...
“Consider yourself lucky, you clever little rabbit!”
Qian Renxue's lips curved slightly, clearly satisfied with the honest answer.
She reached out and pinched Xiao Wu's cheek.
"Ow~"
Xiao Wu’s expression showed a hint of pain.
Er Ming immediately stood up, thumping his chest and arching his back, letting out an angry roar.
"Roar—"
"Hmm?"
Qian Renxue raised her gaze and frowned, displeasure flashing in her eyes.
...
"Sigh~ Little Haruka really bullied me for being old and powerless!"
Uchiha Gin let out a sorrowful sigh, disheartened after failing to score a second bowl of honey-drenched shaved ice. His gaze shifted to the excited Chiyo, who was happily holding her red bean ice cream.
Since even Chiyo has arrived, that means Sunagakure's people are in place. Add to that the ones I saw from Kirigakure and Kumogakure today...
He thought back to the mysterious bandaged man and th...
As one dish after another, with a presentation that seemed to embody "manly tears and feminine silence," was brought into the private dining room, the diners at the barbecue restaurant, regardless of gender, exchanged knowing glances and quietly murmured amongst themselves. It was clear: tonight, a hard battle lay ahead.
Inside the private room, two burly, dark-skinned men were devouring their meal with such gusto that it stunned the smaller companions, who were still gnawi...
Three days later, in the morning.
Hanekawa prepared breakfast while waiting for Tsunade to wake up.
His thoughts wandered to the attack on Rin Nohara during the second round of the Chūnin Exams.
Though he was already highly capable, he realized he still lacked proficiency in sensory ninjutsu.
Could the Uzumaki clan’s Kagura Mind’s Eye be learned by outsiders?
From what he recalled in the original story, the Kagura Mind’s Eye didn’t seem like...
“It’s been taken care of—a toad,” Hanekawa said as he reappeared in front of Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi.
“As expected of you!” Rin said in amazement as she put away her kunai.
“With Hanekawa around, we don’t even need to lift a finger to take first place,” Kurenai said with a smile.
“The third round is a one-on-one battle. I won’t be able to help you there,” Hanekawa replied, lightly tapping Kurenai’s forehead.
“Let’s go. Don...
“He’s Lord Jiraiya? One of the Legendary Sannin from Konoha?”
“He’s nothing like what I imagined.”
“He doesn’t seem very reliable.”
After a few moments of silence, the room burst into hushed commentary.
In their minds, the Legendary Sannin were supposed to be heroic figures. But Jiraiya’s antics shattered that image.
Hanekawa shook his head.
In the shinobi world, strength is what matters most. That’s how the Legendary Sannin came...
At the entrance of Tsunade's house, Hanekawa stood gazing at the snowy sky, momentarily lost in thought.
He recalled the Chūnin Exam rules that Asuma Sarutobi mentioned last week. They were not much different from the rules in the Chūnin Exam that Naruto participated in.
The only major difference lay in the second stage, the team battle.
In the original series, the goal was to collect Heaven and Earth scrolls and reach the tower in the Forest of Death. However, ...
Early Morning.
Hanekawa took out a key and opened Tsunade’s house door.
He glanced at the overcast sky, closed the door, and exhaled a puff of warm breath.
After December arrived, Konoha’s temperature had plummeted.
It probably wouldn’t be long before the first snow of the year fell.
Hanekawa removed his shoes and walked into the living room.
Unsurprisingly, Tsunade wasn’t up yet.
“Sensei!”
Hanekawa knocked on her door an...
Outside Uzumaki Kushina’s house, Hanekawa stood at a distance, observing Kakashi Hatake.
As Kakashi completed a series of hand seals, a sharp, piercing sound filled the air, reminiscent of countless birds chirping in unison. It was both chaotic and awe-inspiring.
A surge of chakra enveloped Kakashi's body, crackling with intense lightning. In an instant, the flashing light and thunderous sound surrounded him, making him appear like a thunder god.
After a month o...
Tsunade suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and turned toward the bathroom.
By the time she finished washing up, breakfast was ready—lean pork congee.
"Thank you."
Tsunade knew it was prepared specially for her by Hanekawa.
"It's nothing," Hanekawa replied with a shake of his head.
Tsunade stared at him for a couple of seconds before looking away and taking a sip of the congee.
The warm and delicious taste made her eyes narrow slight...
Since they didn’t drink alcohol and their appetites were small due to their age, Uchiha Shisui, Kurenai Yuhi, and the others quickly finished eating.
“It feels like they’ll take a while to finish,” Hanekawa remarked casually, glancing at Tsunade.
“Do we need to wait for them?” Kurenai followed up.
“You don’t have to,” Hanekawa thought for a moment before replying. “I’ll just take my sensei back myself.”
He was worried that Tsunade mi...
The Chunin Exams are one of the most important milestones in a ninja’s career.
Unless there are special circumstances, no one wants to remain a Genin for life.
More importantly, Genin cannot take on missions alone. Only by advancing to Chunin or Jonin can they do so.
In other words, it directly affects their income.
As Genin, the missions they undertake are low-level and require splitting the rewards with the village and their supervising teacher, leaving...
"Tang San!"
Zhao Wuji shouted, his eyes filled with a mix of shock and horror as he looked at the blood-soaked figure lying in the pool of blood.
He quickly moved closer to check if Tang San was alive or dead.
"Ah! Zhuqing..."
Ning Rongrong gasped at the sight of Tang San's injuries, almost letting out a scream. Instinctively, she turned and buried herself in Zhu Zhuqing's chest for comfort.
"Gulp~"
Ma Hongjun's chubby face turned pale as he s...
Staying alive was what mattered most!
Tang Hao endured the humiliation, watching Ah Yin's sycophantic demeanor before him. His heart ached so much that it felt suffocating.
Once again, he had traded Ah Yin for a chance to survive!
But the weight on his shoulders was unbearable, and guilt and self-reproach consumed him.
In truth, Qian Renjue was merely feeding blood to Ah Yin.
Pop!
As Qian Renjue withdrew his finger, the suction sound was sligh...
"Master?!"
Seeing Ah Yin kneeling respectfully before someone else, Tang Hao froze in shock.
Ah Yin... has she become someone else’s possession?!
As Tang Hao stood there in a daze, strange laughter echoed from the treetops.
"Jie Jie Jie..."
"Who?!"
Tang Hao writhed painfully on the ground, struggling to lift his head and search for the source of the laughter.
The sound was oddly familiar.
As his clouded eyes looked upward, he s...
“Are they really going to fight?”
Sensing an intense and chilling atmosphere, a group of small kids shrank their necks nervously, casting worried glances at Uchiha Gin, who was at the center of the impending storm. Despite Gin-san's habit of tricking kids out of their pocket money, he was, after all, a good person.
“You all stay here; I'll go find the Security Squad,” said Sarutobi Hiruzen, gritting his teeth as he watched the situation escalate.
He was u...
For some reason, ever since Uchiha Haruka awakened a new ocular technique, she had been avoiding Uchiha Gin, either intentionally or unintentionally. Even when they ran into each other, she would lower her head and leave in a hurry, leaving the curly-haired man rather puzzled.
"Hey, you and Haruka are close. Do you know if anything has happened to her recently?"
Early in the morning, Uchiha Gin, holding a steaming cup of milk, looked up at Senju Itama, who was we...
"Do you think Rin misses me?" Obito Uchiha asked with a goofy smile as he thought of Rin Nohara.
"I don’t know," Kakashi Hatake replied calmly.
Compared to six months ago, Kakashi had become noticeably steadier and colder. Unlike other squads, their team hadn’t gone through a long period of D-rank missions. Instead, upon graduation, Minato Namikaze had taken them to the Land of Lightning.
Although Konoha wasn’t officially at war with the Hidden Cloud Village...
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Hanekawa didn’t follow Tsunade to the casino but instead trained in Water Release with Kurenai Yuhi.
At this point, he had already unlocked Chunin-level attributes for Wind, Water, Lightning, Earth, and Fire.
However, to advance to the Special Jonin attribute, he needed to raise his proficiency to mastery level.
Previously, he had primarily focused on Lightning Release, so the B-rank attribute "Special Jonin in Lightning Re...
"Hey, where are the two Anbu assigned to watch me?"
Uzumaki Kushina stood at the door, holding the medicine list, and shouted.
The next second, two figures appeared, both wearing masks.
"Lady Kushina, how can we assist you?"
The Anbu on the left asked respectfully.
"Give this list to Lord Hokage," Kushina said seriously. "Make sure he delivers the medicinal ingredients today."
"Understood."
The Anbu glanced at Tsunade, who wasn’t far away...