Another afternoon had arrived.
It was rare for Ame to be free of rain.
Chiba removed a scroll from the leg of a ninja falcon, it was from Suna.
"Hanzō-sama."
He presented the scroll.
Seeing the insignia of Suna on the scroll, Hanzō's brows furrowed slightly. He unrolled it and quickly scanned the contents.
Bang.
The scroll slammed against the wall and tumbled to the ground.
Startled, Chiba looked at Hanzō.
He took a deep breath...
2025-08-02 23:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostCurrent Cursed Spirits:
- Orimoto Rika (Activated - 67.9%)
- Sukuna Ryomen (Activated - 52.6%)
- Smallpox Deity (Activated - 52.6%)
- Choso (Activated - 50.6%)
- Hanami (Activated - 20%)
- Guilt (Activated - 13%)
- Jogo (Activated - 30%)
- Kenjaku (Activated - 30%)
From the rankings, Rika, Sukuna, and the Smallpox Deity, each above the 50% threshold, already possessed power equivalent to a normal jonin in the shinobi world.
But without a do...
2025-08-02 00:42:39 +0000 UTC View PostThree days later, in the Kazekage's office, the Third Kazekage asked incredulously.
"The mission failed?"
He stared at Akasuna in disbelief.
Akasuna was incredibly powerful, capable of taking down an entire village alone, yet he had failed a mission to assassinate a few ninjas from Ame?
"Did Hanzō personally go to the border?"
According to the information relayed by Suna's intelligence ninja, there was no sign of Hanzō among the group from Ame who went to the b...
2025-08-02 00:42:09 +0000 UTC View Post[Affection detected]
[Multiple sources: +1000 points each]
[Total accumulated: 3,000 points]
[Energy transferred to Rika]
[Development progress: 67.6%]
Chiba suddenly realized just how much suffering Shiratori had gone through before coming to Ame.
A war orphan struggling with everything he had just to survive in the chaos of war...
He gently rubbed Shiratori's head.
"Come on, let's go home."
Shiratori smiled at him.
"Yeah!"
... 2025-08-02 00:41:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe forest, shrubs, and grasslands were left behind.
Shiratori's footsteps stepped onto scorched, pitch-black ground.
The air was filled with a metallic, blood-like stench.
He looked out, what spread before him was a completely dead wasteland. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but endless black-brown scorched earth, cracked and dry.
No grass.
No trees.
Not even a single intact stone.
Only rusted, unrecognizable kunai and shuriken, half-bu...
2025-08-02 00:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post[Affection detected]
[Multiple sources: +5000 points each]
[Total accumulated: 15,000 points]
[Energy transferred to Rika]
[Development progress: 65%]
"That's enough!"
"Shiratori!"
Kuroi couldn't stand to hear any more.
He got up from the ground, crouched beside Shiratori, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said to Chiba, "He's already exhausted. Stop questioning him. Everything he's done is for us."
"Are we more important than the fu...
2025-08-02 00:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostAfter defeating a Wither, Garrett didn't stop.
Moments later, another Wither was summoned, then personally destroyed by the one who had called it forth.
Using obsidian as the base, placing a Nether Star on top, and enclosing it with a glass pyramid, that was how a beacon was created.
[Achievement Unlocked: Bring Home the Beacon]
Clack.
Inside the castle, he placed the newly crafted beacon onto a fully layered pyramid base, then replaced ...
2025-08-02 00:39:39 +0000 UTC View PostA fine staff core naturally deserved a fine staff cap.
Garrett eagerly attached a Primal Charm to his mallorn staff core. This component reduced vis consumption by 10% and was one of the most thaumically compatible materials.
An even better option would be the Void Metal cap, which offered a 20% reduction in vis usage. However, as its name suggested, crafting it required unlocking forbidden knowledge from beyond the world.
The "Void"... this term usually referred to places b...
2025-08-02 00:39:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe northern regions of Middle-earth had been quite eventful in the past two years.
Smaug was slain, the King under the Mountain had returned, the vast orc armies from the Misty Mountains and Moria were defeated, and a shadow rose above Dol Guldur, surging into Mordor.
Soon after the return of the King of Erebor, a new realm was established, known as the Free Settlements, spanning many towns on both sides of the Misty Mountains. Its people lived in prosperity and peace, content an...
2025-08-02 00:38:37 +0000 UTC View PostHiruzen was abruptly awakened by several members of the ANBU.
"Hokage-sama, Sakumo left in the middle of the night. His whereabouts are unknown."
"What happened?"
He hurriedly threw on his clothes and rushed to the study, where Danzō was already waiting.
"Danzō! Was this your doing?" Hiruzen glared at him, fuming with anger.
Danzō felt a twinge of guilt but maintained a calm expression as he stared back at Hiruzen.
The rumors and even the sabotage of Sak...
2025-08-02 00:37:43 +0000 UTC View PostEver since Pakura started following Chiyo, she had nurtured her carefully, and she had made great strides in all areas. Her performance in this war had been especially impressive.
Much better than Rasa, who had once boasted that he would defeat Tsunade but was punched away by her three months ago and had to lie in bed for over a month.
Suddenly being called on, Pakura was momentarily stunned. Then she spoke up, "Chiyo-sama, though I hate to admit it, I'm afraid our chances of winn...
2025-08-02 00:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostHiruzen had secretly felt relieved more than once that he had sent Orochimaru to the battlefield this time.
Otherwise, once the war ended, his position as Hokage would have completely come to an end. And he had also secretly cursed Danzō more than once.
He had placed high hopes on that idiot, but it wasn't just foolishness, it was downright idiocy.
However, whathe didn't know was that the reason Shin allowed Orochimaru to continue operating in the shadows was to fully inves...
2025-08-02 00:36:19 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
Ryouma truly didn't expect Shisui to say something like that.
"Calm down first. I don't think things are so bad that you need to destroy your own eye."
"No, you're wrong." Shisui raised his hand and lightly touched his eye.
"At this point, I can't hide it anymore. My dōjutsu is called Kotoamatsukami. The abilities of my Mangekyō Sharingan are different in each eye. I believe what Danzō covets is probably my left eye."
"It can permanently alter ...
2025-08-02 00:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Caitlyn, resign from Piltover Wardens. You're simply not suited for the role of an enforcer."
"Come back home. Help manage the family business by my side where you belong."
Cassandra pinched the bridge of her nose. She knew exactly what Caitlyn was planning.
If it were just a minor issue, she might have let Caitlyn have her way for once. But the indentured labor system was far too significant to disrupt.
Aside from the Hextech factories, which required highly trained ...
2025-08-02 00:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostAs the most hardcore and solid sealing technique in the entire Naruto world, Six Paths - Chibaku Tensei was a jutsu that constantly reminded one whether they were serving a regular sentence or life imprisonment.
After being imprisoned for over a thousand years, Kaguya finally found a chance to breathe. But once she took that breath, there was no going back.
At first, she was content just "watching videos online."
Masashi was like a "video library," with a vast and rather ent...
2025-08-01 00:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
Even the man with the full beard was no exception. He clapped forcefully, as if he couldn't feel pain.
"This is the best trial I've ever seen!"
The person next to him laughed even harder. "Hahaha! Anyone who survives this trial isn't an opportunist anymore!"
Even the patrolling security captain stopped to offer his congratulations, eyes full of admiration. Such a brilliant performance was enough to go down in the history of the Scarlet Casino.
He ...
2025-08-01 00:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post---Third POV---
Staring at the horrifying scene before him, Hiruzen closed his eyes, slightly tilted his head back, and gritted his teeth.
"They even went as far as to harm children… Danzō, Orochimaru, just how insatiable is your ambition?"
It wasn't just him who felt deeply pained; due to humans' innate empathy toward children, the ANBU who had come with him shared the same grief.
For most ninjas, there would be no hesitation in killing enemy genin around that age ...
2025-08-01 00:34:28 +0000 UTC View PostCaitlyn immediately returned to the House Kiramman estate after obtaining search and arrest warrants from the Piltover Wardens, which had previously been ignored.
However, the butler informed her that her mother had not yet returned from her evening obligations. But Caitlyn knew that was merely an excuse to avoid an uncomfortable confrontation.
Just like the revolutionary Hexgates, the communications industry pioneered in Zaun had spread throughout the bustling cities.
Natur...
2025-08-01 00:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post"Shin?" Before long, Hanzō came out with his men after receiving the report.
"Hanzō, hello!" Shin greeted him warmly.
Hanzō snorted coldly and said with a frosty tone, "We're not that familiar. If you have something to say, get to the point."
"Straightforward as expected." Shin didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I'm here for only one reason, to give Ame a chance to continue existing."
"How arrogant!" a jonin standing beside Hanzō shouted in fury, "Shin...
2025-08-01 00:32:54 +0000 UTC View PostLately, Fukuyama had been in an exceptionally good mood.
When he heard that his son had actually accepted Minato's invitation to form a team, he almost jumped up in joy.
That kid, he was really grown up!
He already knew how to let go of his pride and helped share his father's burdens.
In the shinobi world, the bond between teammates is sometimes even stronger than blood relations. After all, they spend years fighting side by side, putting their lives on the line togeth...
2025-08-01 00:32:22 +0000 UTC View Post"The good news is, I had a showdown with the Balrog. It was a tough fight and we destroyed a lot of buildings, but it didn't gain the upper
"The good news is, I had a showdown with the Balrog. It was a tough fight and we destroyed a lot of buildings, but it didn't gain the upper hand."
"And the bad news?"
"We fought in your ancestral home."
"Well, I suppose that is good news. At least after we reclaim Moria, we won't have to worry about having nothing to rebuild for qu...
2025-08-01 00:31:26 +0000 UTC View PostUpon hearing that name, Bard froze for a moment.
As a Man living in the late Third Age, he truly didn't know much about Balrogs, ancient creatures that had last been active before the First Age ended.
But... a being that could single-handedly destroy an entire thriving dwarven kingdom and even fight Garrett for several days without decisive outcome... That had to be something even more terrifying than a dragon.
"Very well then."
"But I'll say it again: if there's need,...
2025-08-01 00:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostKenjaku had the ability to forcibly seize another's body, inherit their techniques and memories, and achieve soul transfer and immortality.
Right now, Kenjaku wasparasitizing Akasuna's body, and as a result, has inherited Akasuna's puppet manipulation techniques.
Shiratori ordered Kenjaku, "Demonstrate Akasuna's puppet manipulation technique."
He was about to begin copying.
Yuta's Copy range was within three meters, so he moved closer.
Kenjaku raised an eyebrow.<...
2025-08-01 00:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostA three-pronged assault, airtight and impenetrable.
Kuroi was breathing heavily, staring nervously at Shiratori. The poison was gradually invading his system, and he could barely lift the upper half of his body.
Sakikawa had collapsed beside Kuroi. Like him, he was staring intently ahead at Shiratori, who was fighting against the puppet master from Suna.
Chiba's vision had gone completely dark, he couldn't see anything. But he could roughly assess the situation based on the ...
2025-08-01 00:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostChiba propped himself up with his katana, his back against the rough tree trunk. The poison had already begun to blur his vision.
Kuroi and Sakikawa lay in front of him, gasping for breath, blood spreading from their ankles.
Sakikawa pushed himself up with both hands, eyes filled with utter despair and unwillingness.
A dense swarm of puppets had surrounded the three of them so tightly that not even air could pass through. A Suna ninja stepped out from among the puppets. He l...
2025-08-01 00:28:37 +0000 UTC View PostShiratori followed far behind Chiba.
The distance between them had already exceeded the range of perception for an ordinary ninja. He wasn't worried about being discovered by Chiba, nor was he worried about losing track of him.
If he could lose the trail,could all those crows he deployed lose it too?
He was currently checking his personal information.
After returning from the cabin, he had activated two cursed spirits: Jogo and Kenjaku.
Having activated two curse...
2025-08-01 00:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Wait!"
Unknowingly, Konan's face was already drenched with tears. She stood at the doorway, shouting at the figure growing more distant.
Unfortunately, the person ahead never looked back.
Tears streamed continuously from her eyes.
How could this happen?
They were just fine a moment ago!
"Please..."
[Pain detected: Konan +5000 points]
[Energy transferred to Kenjaku]
[Development progress: 15%]
Her legs went weak. A terrify...
2025-08-01 00:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostNagato pressed his lips together and smiled.
Shiratori reached out and hugged him.
[Affection detected: Nagato +2000 points]
[Energy transferred to Rika]
[Development progress: 62.9%]
That hug was worth something.
He let go of Nagato.
"Since he's back today, how about we have a seafood feast tonight?" Jiraiya exclaimed excitedly.
"Yeah!" Yahiko jumped up and shouted.
Konan and Nagato nodded happily as well.
Jiraiya's hand ...
2025-08-01 00:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostA cursed spirit was created, so today wasn't entirely fruitless, but Shiratori still didn't accomplish his main goal.
That goal was to join Chiba's mission.
It was nearly impossible to gain Hanzō's approval openly and honestly.
He understood his own value very clearly. There was no way Hanzō would agree to let him take such a risk.
Not only Hanzō, but also Chiba, Sakikawa, and Kuroi would not agree either.
So... should he sneak out again like last time?
...
2025-08-01 00:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostNo way!
I must find a way to force myself into this mission.
Shiratori was in the training grounds, while Chiba was in Hanzō's office.
As the sky overhead turned deep blue, he immediately ran out of the training grounds, heading in Chiba's direction.
To find a way to join the mission, he had his crow monitor Chiba from above Ame ever since Chiba left Hanzō's office.
Knowing Chiba's exact location, he planned carefully to stage a "chance" encou...
2025-08-01 00:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post