Malphegor

Naruto: IY Ch. 12

In the office building, Yahiko slumped tiredly into a chair, completely exhausted.

At times, he couldn't help but wish he'd paid more attention to his own studies back in school, instead of binge-watching shows and playing games.

These past few days, he had been busy compiling educational materials, his brain constantly running in overdrive as he drew inspiration from the only source he knew: Anime.

All of it was in hopes of preventing more "problem children" like Orochimaru...

Naruto: IY Ch. 11

White Zetsu ran off again.

The elderly residents of the nursing home were dreaming about White Zetsu disguised as an old man asking them about bodily functions.

This gave Yahiko a massive headache when he heard the news.

He had planned to quietly develop for a while, then shock Madara during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

But now... he had already been targeted by Madara?

Fortunately, the village was currently protected by a barrier, if any unfamiliar chakra entered...

Naruto: IY Ch. 10

In the shinobi world, only children with ninja talent could enter a ninja school.

Some kids start licking blood off the blade at the age of five and were even sent to the battlefield.

Yahiko didn't like that.

In Yoake, there was nine-year compulsory education. As long as the parents paid some textbook and meal fees, the children could enroll.

By the time this group of students graduates from elementary school, the education department would almost have enough funds to ...

IUTT: Ch. 172

At that moment, Hiruzen felt an unprecedented disgust toward Koharu. He had never expected that she could be such a heartless and venomous shrew.

All these years, she had been the one he doted on the most, and he had always watched over her. The two of them had once been so close that even Biwako suspected there was some unspeakable secret between them. But to think that after all his efforts to protect her, she would turn on him so ruthlessly... every word stabbing straight into his he...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 116

"I have a plan."

Garrett held up a finger and looked at Bard.

"Don't you think the roads around here are a bit too difficult to travel?"

"I think... they're adequate?"

Bard thought back carefully. Although the roads around here couldn't be called smooth, it took less than a day to travel from Lake-town to Dale. Plus, there were no enemies nearby who would risk approaching. Whether transporting goods or simply traveling, everything went smoothly.

"Some merchants h...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 115

"So much has changed."

Looking at the bustling city center, Garrett couldn't help but marvel at the transformation.

Compared to Wayfort, there were far more people in Dale. With enough resources and housing, they had immediately settled in and formed a fully functioning city, operating all its facilities smoothly.

There was no shortage of merchants in the market, no shortage of guards on the walls, no shortage of residents in the houses, and no shortage of children playing i...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 114

"You really ought to pay more attention to your appearance, Gandalf. Look at you, dusty and disheveled like a vagabond on the roadside."

In the hall of Orthanc, the stone tower in Isengard, Saruman observed Gandalf standing at the doorway with a calm expression. Without even a greeting, he immediately began critiquing his appearance.

Truly condescending.

Gandalf puffed on his pipe and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Though Saruman's attitude was far from welcoming, he still...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 113

Under Wade's guidance and assistance, Legolas found something he genuinely enjoyed doing.

Farming.

Walking among the wheat stalks, stepping on tilled soil, harvesting ripened crops, and watching them gradually accumulate, it felt fulfilling.

There was a certain satisfaction in seeing the fruits of his labor become something tangible. Of course, it also helped that these crops grew quickly and were easy to harvest. The rapid planting and harvesting meant that the results of h...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 112

"Achoo!"

Far across the other side of the Misty Mountains, Gandalf wiped his nose and pulled his grey robes tighter around him. He crouched beside a piece of rotted wood, warming himself by a small fire.

"The weather grows warmer, spring approaches, yet there's still no sign of the Ring. Perhaps it truly isn't here anymore."

This place had lost its value for investigation.

He stood up, gazing eastward toward the dark forest, then south toward the end of the mountain ra...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 111

There were many more inhabitants in Dale, certainly far more than in Wayfort.

They needed more time to adapt.

After entrusting Bard with the management of all the new development affairs there, Garrett began his journey home through the Nether portal.

If anyone knew he covered a distance of over 1,100 kilometers from Dale back to Wayfort in just two hours, their jaw would surely drop.

However, for the residents of Wayfort, this had already become routine. From their pe...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 110

"This is iron."

"This is a stick."

"This is a pickaxe."

Clack.

Just like that, an iron pickaxe appeared on the crafting table, leaving Bard beside him completely astounded.

"How... how did you do that?"

"You could think of it as a unique form of magic I possess."

"...All right then, magic. Magic it is. If all tools can be made this way, then we can get many of our projects started quickly."

Bard accepted it immediately.

The word "...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 109

The construction of the Nether highway was destined to take a lot of time.

Not only because of the long distance, while building, Garrett also had to clear various obstacles along the way. For this, he didn't hesitate to tunnel through nether fortresses and bastion remnants multiple times, or even blast through entire stretches of basalt.

Anywhere he laid down the road, if a ruin or fortress didn't block his path, it could remain as scenery. But any structure standing directly in ...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 108

The Shire, a region inhabited almost exclusively by hobbits, could be considered one of the few truly peaceful places remaining in all of Middle-earth.

It was also the kind of life Eru Ilúvatar had originally intended for His children when this world was first sung into being. But in this age, very few could enjoy such a life.

Even those at the pinnacle of powe, the royal families and great nobles, were often so troubled by powerful enemies or the forces of darkness that they cou...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 107

What was unlocked alongside the wine barrel was the brewing system.

By placing different ingredients into the barrel, various types of alcoholic beverages could be brewed. For example, wheat could be used to brew ale, and adding a bit of honey would transform it into mead.

Water and apples made cider, adding plums created plum wine, and there were also carrot wine, corn whiskey, grape wine, rum, vodka, and many others, the variety of possible brews was quite extensive.

Diffe...

GSiN: Going Super Saiyan

Gates of Yoake

Naruto: IY Ch. 09

"Madara-sama, if you tell me what pooping feels like, I'll tell you."

The swirl-faced White Zetsu was squatting on the ground, trying hard to experience the feeling of needing to poop.

Upon hearing Madara's questioning voice, he excitedly ran toward him.

"..."

Madara slightly opened his mouth and indifferently uttered one word: "Scram."

"It's been a year now," he said, lifting his head in the direction of the voice.

A year ago, he was living in the cave ben...

Naruto: IY Ch. 08

Bang.

In the Hokage's office, the door was kicked open with a loud noise.

The man entering had one eye wrapped in bandages and a grim, stern face.

"Hiruzen, what do you want with me?" he barked loudly as soon as he entered, trying to seize the initiative.

Hiruzen calmly slid a forbidden scroll back into his drawer, without so much as looking up.

He said blandly, "You're here, Danzō. Next time, knock."

Danzō had already caught a glimpse before ent...

Naruto: IY Ch. 07

Under a plastic canopy, Konan used a sealing scroll to summon a large pot and some food supplies.

Yahiko lit a fire and used a water jutsu into the pot.

The refugees immediately understood that these two kind-hearted people were here to serve simple porridge, and they rushed to inform their friends and family. Of course, some people were uneasy about him using a Water Release technique in the cooking pot and couldn't bring themselves to eat it.

He couldn't be bothered with t...

HSU: Ch. 307

As Kaguya's colors faded away, Masashi's mindscape returned to complete darkness.

Only he remained, seated in a chair. He stood up, and the chair behind him was instantly swallowed by the dark.

Looking around at the pitch-black surroundings, he was quite satisfied.

Don't get him wrong, he wasn't some twisted or dark-hearted person. It was just that long ago, he had begun building mental defenses for his own psyche.

At first, he didn't even know where to start, but the ...

IUTT: Ch. 171

Hiruzen truly didn't dare admit that it was his own personality and actions that led to all these terrible consequences. So he actively blocked it all out and gave himself an unassailable excuse.

That excuse was, he only did those terrible things because Tsunade was forcing him. He didn't want to do them; he was pushed into it!

In everyone's own world, they see themselves as the righteous protagonist, no exceptions.

So what does a person do when they start to realize they mi...

Arcane: TTB: Ch. 107

The wind had risen.

The gentle breeze flowing around the siblings suddenly surged into a violent gale. It solidified into a wall of compressed air, deflecting the incoming bullets.

"The bullets, they just bounced off! What the hell is that?"

"Who cares what it is, keep shooting! It's Progress Day today. We absolutely can't let these troublemakers reach the Upper City."

"You three, get to the front and block them with riot shields!"

The scene before them surpassed...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 106

Dorwinion?

Garrett tried to recall what he knew of that distant realm.

If he remembered correctly, this land should lie east of the Sea of Rhûn, in the far reaches beyond Lake-town, bordering the territories of the Easterlings

In Middle-earth, it was common for kingdoms to experience the cycle of "rise–fall–rebuilding," but Dorwinion had always remained untouched, never experiencing conquest or turmoil.

As a realm whose prosperity was built upon foreign trade, Dor...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 105

Not long after, Garrett and Bilbo walked out of the Sackville residence. No one pursued the matter of him entering a private home uninvited.

Not to mention the Shire's constables, there probably wasn't anyone in all of Middle-earth bold enough to interfere in such a matter.

Still, Garrett hadn't actually harmed the two hobbits.

Although the Sackville-Bagginses had behaved poorly, at the end of the day, it was mostly about property disputes and moral misconduct. So far, their...

IUTT: Ch. 170

"Don't panic!" Shin spoke up again. "I'm a medical-nin. Let me examine the Hokage."

After speaking, he squatted down and began checking Hiruzen's condition. It wasn't anything serious, just a sudden surge of anger. He would recover soon.

But with the prey delivering itself to his doorstep, how could he not take the opportunity to do something extra? And he was going to do it right in front of everyone.

Two minutes later, Hiruzen regained consciousness. When he saw Shin touch...

IUTT: Ch. 169

Tobirama had given countless warnings and instructions: once war broke out, the strategic reserve warehouse would be Konoha's greatest guarantee of victory, it absolutely could not be compromised. Yet only nine years after his death, substandard supplies had appeared in the strategic reserve warehouse.

How could this be tolerated?

Homura's eyelid twitched violently. He rushed forward, picked up a military ration pill, and examined it carefully. He would have rather not looked, bec...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 104

Wasn't I just afraid you'd suddenly pull that thing out?

Garrett thought, turning around with a helpless expression as he retrieved several bottles of milk from his inventory.

That ring was like a beacon, definitely needed extra precautions.

The small experiment targeting the One Ring began promptly.

Step one: lava.

"Bilbo, do you see that block of lava?"

"I see it, but do you mean with 'block'?"

"It's a unit of length I'm used to using, abou...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 103

For Garrett, there were only two truly valuable items to trade with the piglins.

One was ender pearls, which could be used for teleportation. The other was enchanted books, but the odds of obtaining those were extremely low, completely left to chance.

He traded two stacks of gold ingots and received an enchanted book only once. Even then, it was rather useless: Soul Speed, which increases movement speed on soul sand and soul soil.

It made him wonder if the piglins were doing...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 102

"Underground Transport Infrastructure Project."

Looking at the short stretch of road just beyond his territory, Garrett conceived an ambitious plan.

Since structures built by the citizens could also count as territorial expansion, there was no need for him to handle everything personally.

Take mining, for example, he was long tired of doing it himself.

The iron ore deposit outside could easily be handed over to the townspeople for extraction, with transport and storage...

LOTR: TMCP Ch. 101

Reliable.

When Gandalf agrees to something, it's usually as good as done.

"Your journey may face many dangers."

As Garrett spoke, he retrieved several golden apples from his inventory.

"Take these. You know what they do."

Gandalf didn't accept the apples immediately. Instead, he studied Garrett and asked, "You're not accompanying me?"

"No, I plan to focus on developing my territory for now. I won't be adventuring for a while."

"Maybe in some time, nex...