The sea sparkled under the moonlight, it was a beautiful night. Atop the mast of the Moby Dick, Itachi sat alone, holding a bottle of rum in his hand. Having spent many days in this world, he had grown increasingly fond of the sailors' drink here.
When one's will was numbed by alcohol, the torment inside always seemed to lessen a bit.
"Getting used to the taste?" Marco's voice came from nearby. He casually tossed his empty bottle into the sea; under the moonlight, the glass traced...
2025-06-07 22:41:46 +0000 UTC
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Without sparing a thought for anything else, the Third Raikage immediately entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode and shot out through the window, rushing at full speed toward the source of the Eight-Tails' chakra rampage. However, by the time he arrived, the Eight-Tails had already completely broken free from its seal. Its massive body rolled casually, crushing a large number of buildings into rubble.
"Ah! The Eight-Tails is rampaging! Run!"
"How... how could this happen?"
"...
2025-06-06 23:34:21 +0000 UTC
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After leaving the Raikage's office, A finally let out a sigh of relief. But in the very next moment, a surge of intense resentment and anger welled up in his heart.
Some things didn't hit you immediately, but the more you thought about them afterward, the more infuriating they became.
Shin… Tsunade… don't think this matter is over just like that.
From now on, I will train even harder, keep pushing myself to become stronger and stronger.
The mo...
2025-06-06 23:33:54 +0000 UTC
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On the road from Konoha to Yu, a long convoy of carriages belonging to nobles from the northern countries stretched out like a snake. These nobles, both great and small, hailed from the Lands of Rice Fields, Hot Water, Frost, and Lightning.
This Chunin Exam, which brought together the five great villages and all their allies, also attracted visitors from every country surrounding Konoha. They were both the targets to be protected by the ninjas and bargaining chips for Konoha.
Neut...
2025-06-06 23:32:48 +0000 UTC
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---Third POV---
"But…" Shukaku tried to persuade further, seeing its suggestion had been rejected.
"No buts." Its words were forcibly interrupted by Ryouma. "Besides, if you get completely sealed, you won't be able to eat your favorite dried fish anymore, right?"
"That kind of thing isn't important."
Actually, it was quite important, but compared to the safety of its partner, the latter clearly mattered more. Seeing that Ryouma wasn't willing to accept his proposal, ...
2025-06-06 23:31:34 +0000 UTC
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On the moss-covered stone wall, the banner bearing the message "Reform and Start Anew," personally inscribed by the Third Hokage, had already begun to fade.
Why hasn't Hiruzen come to see me yet?
Staring with his single eye at the faint light coming through the vent, Danzō felt increasingly suffocated and uneasy in the monotony of prison life.
The world is about to descend into chaos. I made the situation with Akatsuki very clear in my letter to Hiruzen. Now is...
2025-06-06 23:30:08 +0000 UTC
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Just as previously mentioned, after Obito put on the mask, he could comfortably separate his identity.
The hero Obito had already died beneath the rocks. The one who inherited his will was another hero, Kakashi.
The one who survived was Madara. It was Madara who killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife, and it was Madara who slaughtered the Uchiha clan.
All the evil deeds were committed by Madara.
Obito was already dead.
Only when the Eye of the Moon Plan was realiz...
2025-06-06 23:29:37 +0000 UTC
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"Doesn't the construction site over there have a sign that says work is only allowed during the day? Why are they still working now?" Swain
"Doesn't the construction site over there have a sign that says work is only allowed during the day? Why are they still working now?" Swain continued chatting casually with the apprentice.
"Hey, if that construction is for a factory, it's not too bad. The workers usually get off by 10 PM. But if it's a collective housing project, then the sher...
2025-06-06 23:28:06 +0000 UTC
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"You mean that? Of course, the City Council centrally regulates food prices now. As long as you're willing to work, you'll definitely have enough to eat in Zaun."
When this topic came up, the apprentice became animated, eyes shining with excitement that went beyond mere politeness. There was genuine conviction in his voice.
As a native-born Zaun local, before the City Council took over, life in Zaun was extremely hard.
He, being one of Zaun's typical orphans, used to survive...
2025-06-06 23:27:28 +0000 UTC
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The conversation could no longer continue, and Jiraiya could only leave helplessly, his figure gradually disappearing into the torrential rain.
Pain and Konan stood silently in place, cold rainwater sliding down their outlines, staring in the direction Jiraiya had vanished for a long time before snapping out of it. The next time they met, it might very well be a matter of life and death.
Konan spoke in a low voice, "That sneaky guy is definitely not Madara."
Their long-held ...
2025-06-05 18:01:35 +0000 UTC
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Black Zetsu found Obito and conveyed Nagato's conditions. He also mentioned that, judging from Nagato and Konan's reactions, it didn't seem like they were the ones who leaked information. Perhaps Tobirama left behind some kind of unknown reconnaissance-type jutsu before he died, and now Konoha has perfected it.
This was his speculation and analysis.
Obito was deeply annoyed. Why should Nagato get all the attention? How is your nuclear deterrence plan better than the Eye of the...
2025-06-05 18:01:06 +0000 UTC
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Danzō was truly disappointed in Hiruzen. He had worked so hard for so long, yet Hiruzen was utterly defeated in just one exchange.
Now, Shin and Tsunade had become heroes of Konoha, while Hiruzen's prestige had fallen once again, he was dangerously close to becoming a public disgrace.
He had repeatedly advised Hiruzen to eliminate Shin. Although he had personal motives, he never thought he was in the wrong. To him, the one at fault was always the indecisive Hiruzen, who refused t...
2025-06-05 18:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Tsunade was stunned for quite a while before she reacted. She grabbed Shin's ear and shouted in embarrassed anger, "You've gone too far!"
"Ow ow ow! That hurts!" Shin immediately begged for mercy. "Take it easy, you're about to rip it off!"
"Even better if I rip it off! Serves you right for fooling me!" Tsunade got even angrier seeing that Shin had the nerve to plead, but her grip subconsciously loosened a bit out of concern.
"When did I fool you? You misunderstood, okay?" S...
2025-06-05 17:59:08 +0000 UTC
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When Masashi withdrew his hand, Obito's body slumped, his entire figure seemingly shriveled. Everything about Obito had come to an end. And this manner of death was not actually painful.
It was like having one's chakra extracted, the same method Akatsuki used to remove a tailed beast from a jinchūriki. The person would experience a gradual decline in physical strength, growing drowsiness, and eventually, unconsciousness.
For a missing-nin with countless crimes, this method c...
2025-06-05 17:55:44 +0000 UTC
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---Third POV---
Hiruzen woke up to find that the sky had fallen. The Uchiha clan had produced yet another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan. If he had known, he would never have let the Uchiha onto the battlefield.
Good grief, he had only opened two battlefronts for the Uchiha, and they somehow managed to give him two Mangekyō in return. There was still the Kusa front near Iwa coming up. He absolutely couldn't let the Uchiha take that one too. Maybe they could handle it, but ...
2025-06-05 17:54:34 +0000 UTC
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In A's eyes, filled with despair, Shin controlled the right arm of his Susanoo, drew the long sword from his waist, and brought it down straight toward him.
The reason Shin struck with the flat of the blade instead of slashing was because he was afraid he might accidentally kill him.
A instantly activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to dodge. But in the next moment, he realized that after dodging, his body had somehow returned to its original position.
Then, the flat o...
2025-06-05 00:30:53 +0000 UTC
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Seeing this scene, everyone, except for Tsunade and Orochimaru, was stunned.
Even Minato and his group were no exception.
A single thought popped into the minds of all the onlookers, but they didn't dare believe it was true.
It wasn't until Shin finished unwrapping the bandages and slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of vivid Mangekyō Sharingan, that everyone realized, he wasn't blind at all.
Hiruzen felt a sudden jolt in his heart, his legs nearly giving out ben...
2025-06-05 00:30:16 +0000 UTC
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---Third POV---
Bard was a magic swordsman who unexpectedly rose to prominence after discovering his magical talent among the ranks of displaced refugees. Although his talent wasn't extraordinary enough to get him into the church or the Warriors Guild, having grown accustomed to hardship, he cared little for the so-called dignity.
After encountering a terrifying necromancer and members of The Watchers who defied all the legends he'd heard, as well as the mysterious opportunities f...
2025-06-05 00:29:27 +0000 UTC
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Rain. The never-ending rain.
Jiraiya stood on a rusted iron bridge, his special raincoat shielding him from the chakra-laced downpour. He tilted his head up, looking at the towering steel skyscraper looming in the rain. He figured Nagato was probably there.
The entire Ame was composed of towering metal spires and countless pipes, a visual straight out of a cyberpunk setting.
"Finally, I'm back here again."
Memories surged like a wave... Yahiko's cheerful laughter, Kona...
2025-06-05 00:28:19 +0000 UTC
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Konoha's shopping district bustled with life.
Mei's high heels clicked to a stop in front of a dessert shop. The tricolor dango in the paper bag she had just picked up was still steaming. She gazed at the massive construction site in the distance, soon to be completed, the experimental building was having a giant metallic plaque hoisted up by crane.
At that moment, she felt like a girl from the shogunate era who had suddenly found herself in Las Vegas, not that she knew what or ho...
2025-06-05 00:27:30 +0000 UTC
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The meeting room next to the Hokage's office was put to use once again, this was already the day after Hashirama returned to the Hokage Building. For wars between ninja villages, a single day was already considered a luxury. And this time was earned by Masashi, who used the association's channels to constantly sabotage several villages.
In this world, the field of economic warfare was still a complete blank. It wasn't that people didn't consider it, but rather that before the rise of th...
2025-06-04 18:24:27 +0000 UTC
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---Ryouma's POV---
I let out a soft sigh, sweeping my hand across the little girl's face to make her expression more peaceful. That way, when we brought her back to Yu, at least her family would suffer a little less.
Kakashi had the same thought. As he approached a small grey-haired boy who looked to be around the same age, he was about to move the boy's body to a nearby clearing. But suddenly, the boy opened his eyes and shot up into a sitting position.
"Ahhh—!"
He ...
2025-06-04 18:23:48 +0000 UTC
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Swain stopped in his tracks.
What lay before him was a vast construction site that defied everything he thought he knew about large-scale projects. He read the signs aloud.
Each site was surrounded by makeshift fences, with conspicuous signs posted outside that spoke to a level of organization he hadn't expected: [Construction Site. Danger. Keep Away.]
There were even official construction permits posted, clearly stating who the site supervisor was, who had approved it...
2025-06-04 00:49:04 +0000 UTC
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---Ryouma's POV---
Ghatanothoa's lethal beam, a surefire killing move powered by its countless eyes, shot through the black sea straight at me as I hovered in mid-air next to the creature's pulsating head.
But in that split second, I had already begun my counterattack. Lostvayne gleamed as I spun in the air, and I slashed horizontally just as the beam reached him.
A counter-type skill was meaningless if not used for a clutch reversal.
"Full Counter!"
The sickly y...
2025-06-03 20:57:49 +0000 UTC
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---Viktor's POV---
"There's no need to say it," I awkwardly interrupted his humblebrag.
Lack of manpower had always been an ongoing issue in Honeyvale Town. Recently, players' reliance on quest points had been diminishing as they spontaneously established their own hiring systems. The number of independent professionals, well, NPCs, was also steadily growing.
Soon, I planned to increase the frequency of onboarding new players. However, it would still take time for everything...
2025-06-03 18:30:05 +0000 UTC
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Fugaku didn't follow Hashirama into the prison cell. He waited outside.
Hashirama had once been willing to strike down even Madara for the sake of the village. Precisely because of that, everyone believed that the decisions he made were genuinely fair and just. From a procedural standpoint, having him conduct the interrogation would clear the Uchiha clan of all suspicion.
Fugaku didn't hide his intent and directly told him about this line of thinking.
Hashirama immediately e...
2025-06-03 18:28:47 +0000 UTC
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It wasn't just Hiruzen and Danzō, almost everyone who heard the news immediately dropped whatever they were doing and rushed toward the eastern training ground. This was no small matter.
As members of Konoha, how could they miss out on the excitement?
At the very front of the eastern training ground, four people had arrived earlier than anyone else. These individuals were Orochimaru, Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki.
An hour ago, they had already heard from Shin that he would be...
2025-06-03 18:27:31 +0000 UTC
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When A heard the last sentence, he thought Shin had taken the bait. He continued provoking him with words. "Don't you want to shed that reputation of yours? If I were in your position, I'd prove to everyone that I deserve someone like Tsunade. Now I understand why she barely acknowledges you exist."
Shin, however, remained completely unmoved by A's taunts. Looking at him with something resembling pity, he replied, "Someone with your limited intelligence... If Kumo's future rests on peop...
2025-06-03 18:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Masashi was telling the truth. When the reincarnation began, this was the first question that came to his mind. After all, being reincarnated into his own descendant would feel awkward. But after his investigation, it turned out that his family didn't seem to be descendants of Aoi.
As for what eventually happened to that girl named Aoi, he didn't know, mainly because it was impossible to investigate. The Uchiha clan only kept records of the ninjas in the family, and she wasn't a kunoich...
2025-06-02 23:59:52 +0000 UTC
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---Viktor's POV---
Although 50 players had left, the influx of 200 new ones completely made up for the gap. The town showed no signs of being sparsely populated. Players and townsfolk alike bustled about in an orderly fashion, busy mining and transporting resources. The clanging and banging sounds filled the place nonstop.
I quickly found the person I was looking for among the crowd.
Hawkes was standing with some players, wielding a shovel and spitting words in anger as his ...
2025-06-02 23:58:44 +0000 UTC
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