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Side Story: The Travels of Fugaku and His Wife 2

Side Story: The Travels of Fugaku and His Wife 2

Karin looked at the enemies across from her. Each enemy's chakra was extremely powerful. She had no choice but to brace herself and ask in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"Oh, you don't know us?"

Fugaku Uchiha frowned and glanced at her, then swept his gaze over the battle-ready Kisame, Jugo, and the others, and waved his hand. "Make your move. Take them down first!"

Shing!

The sound...

Chapter 374: Side Story: The Travels of Fugaku and His Wife 1

Chapter 374: Side Story: The Travels of Fugaku and His Wife 1

The sun was setting in the west.

The sky gradually dimmed.

A squad of a dozen or so ninjas advanced in an orderly fashion.

A man and a woman in the middle of the group were dressed rather formally. The middle-aged man's expression was somewhat stern, his face naturally imposing, making it clear at a glance that he had long held a high position.

As for the woman beside...

Chapter 104: In the Storm

Chapter 104: In the Storm

The second week of October brought more than just a chill; it unleashed a full-blown tempest. For days, icy rain hammered against the windows, and a howling wind tore around the castle. Sean watched from a high corridor as a massive figure, bundled in a moleskin overcoat, braved the storm to de-ice the broomsticks in the shed.

The foul weather drove everyone indoors. The Great Hall became the castle's primary social hub, with students cluste...

Chapter 103: Spell Combinations

Chapter 103: Spell Combinations

The Disillusionment Charm was advanced magic, typically not taught until the upper years. Sean's determination to learn it now, therefore, took Professor Flitwick by surprise. His first thought was of illicit night-time wanderings, but he dismissed it just as quickly – Mr. Green's adherence to the rules was well-documented.

That left only one other explanation.

"Oh, my dear boy," Flitwick beamed, his eyes crinkling, "I h...

Chapter 115: The Legendary Swordsman x Giyu Tomioka's Challenge

Chapter 115: The Legendary Swordsman x Giyu Tomioka's Challenge

Sakonji Urokodaki knew Hotaru Haganezuka was searching for a swordsman who could turn his Nichirin Blade red. He also knew it wasn't just him; the entire Swordsmith Village was searching for this swordsman. Legend told of a legendary swordsman from history who could turn his blade red. His very existence was enough to make the rampant demons recoil in fear.

But as the current Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka ...

Chapter 114: Netero's Grand Idea x Giyu Tomioka's Shock

Chapter 114: Netero's Grand Idea x Giyu Tomioka's Shock

When power is overly concentrated in the hands of one person, it's extremely easy for problems to arise. First, the organization's ability to adapt becomes weak, unable to respond quickly to a changing world, leading to information delays or distortions and resulting in poor judgment. Second, a lack of effective oversight means power is excessively concentrated, leading to corruption or even abuse.

Netero was al...

Chapter 43: Expedition Preparations

Chapter 43: Expedition Preparations

News of the coming expedition spread quickly through the ranks. Petros immediately convened a Warband Council.

In the Great Assembly Hall of the Fortress-Monastery, all 21 full Battle-Brothers gathered. The hall was a vast, cavernous space of black and grey iron, broken only by a few massive, cream-colored marble columns. The neophytes were not permitted to attend, which made the chamber feel even more empty.

Petros sa...

Chapter 42: A Manpower Deficit and the Black Crusade

Chapter 42: A Manpower Deficit and the Black Crusade

Back in the Fortress-Monastery, Petros was still brooding over the manufactorum foreman's report. They lacked skilled labor.

In fact, the entire planet was suffering from a severe manpower shortage. The shipyards lacked qualified enginseers. The factories lacked experienced tech-wrights. The new scholas lacked proficient instructors. The Planetary Governor's court lacked adepts with administrative experience. The c...

Chapter 66: The Call for Aid

Chapter 66: The Call for Aid

An earsplitting SHRIIIIEK, not of flesh on metal but of something far harder, echoed through the gas station!

Dorio's forearm, augmented to its absolute peak, had intercepted the high-frequency, vibrating Mantis Blade. Sparks erupted at the point of impact!

The "Scalpel" soldier's e-optics widened in disbelief. Her combat database contained no file for mere flesh successfully parrying a monomolecular-edged weapon! The immense...

Chapter 65: The Ambush

Chapter 65: The Ambush

In the virtual command sanctum, the high-level executives from Biotechnica and Militech were monitoring every detail of the operation.

"Target is pinned within the structure. 'Manticore' gunships are in attack position, weapon systems locked," the operator reported coolly.

"Good. Maintain suppression. Bleed their ammo and their nerve. Force them to break cover," the Ops Commander ordered, his voice calm, projecting absolute control...

Chapter 292: The Marines' Last Stand, the Five Elders Descend!

Chapter 292: The Marines' Last Stand, the Five Elders Descend!

On the shore, near the luxury cruise ship.

"The Marine fleet has been completely annihilated," Smoker said, a cigar in his mouth, as he casually tossed the unconscious Vice Admiral Strawberry onto the sand. "The officers who broke through with Akainu have also been dealt with. The ones who are still alive are basically all here."

"So you were the one fighting Strawberry?" Nojiko asked, rubbin...

Chapter 291: Red-Hair's Confusion, Reiju's Wandering Thoughts

Chapter 291: Red-Hair's Confusion, Reiju's Wandering Thoughts

Meanwhile.

The battle on the outer perimeter had shifted from cannon fire to ship-to-ship combat, reaching a fever pitch! The air was thick with smoke, the sound of cannons replaced by the clash of swords and the cries of battle. The warships of the Curtain Call and the Marines were locked together, their decks a chaotic melee of flashing figures and splattering blood.

"Charge! Take this deck!...

Chapter 302: Larvitar's Self-Destructive Path

Chapter 302: Larvitar's Self-Destructive Path

"No, I'm not continuing. This battle was too frustrating." Finn wore a bitter smile.

Truly, Professor Rowan's years of research had paid off. The Quicksand Domain's effect was easily on par with a Terrain move, if not superior. It had a variety of debuffs for the enemy, multiple buffs for the user, and confused the opponent's underground senses. It was absolutely broken!

"Alright then," Basalt nodded in under...

Chapter 301: The Might of the Quicksand

Chapter 301: The Might of the Quicksand

"You free, Senior Finn?" Basalt found Finn and asked.

After several months of living together, Basalt and the research team members had grown close, and his relationship with Finn was especially strong. Finn, who specialized in Ground-type Pokémon, was Basalt's primary sparring partner for testing his limits. Whenever Basalt was bored or wanted to try out a new move, Finn was the first person he thought of.

"What'...

Chapter 294: The Terrifying 'Toadification'!

Chapter 294: The Terrifying 'Toadification'!

"It's a success! The [Senjutsu Mask]!"

Nara Keisuke gripped the blood-red mask in his hand, a flash of joy on his face.

As for the numerous, trivial warning prompts on the panel regarding the [Senjutsu Mask], he wasn't particularly concerned.

He was very clear on the pros and cons of [Sage Mode: Mount Myōboku]. The Sage Chakra refined through this true S-Rank Senjutsu, which originated from the t...

Chapter 293: A-Rank Ninja Tool: [Senjutsu Mask]!

Chapter 293: A-Rank Ninja Tool: [Senjutsu Mask]!

"Wonderful!"

Gazing at the S-Rank technique [Sage Mode: Mount Myōboku] on the panel, Nara Keisuke was overjoyed.

The entire reason he had accepted Jiraiya's repeated challenges was that he coveted the Sage Art inheritance of Mount Myōboku.

He had never expected that the S-Rank [Secret Ninja Scroll] rewarded from [Sage Jiraiya] would actually contain the core ability of Mount Myōboku's many ...

Chapter 281: You Fething Sold Me Out!

Chapter 281: You Fething Sold Me Out!

Fort Vigilus, within the Void Claw.

The Dark Angels had finally arrived. The Deathwing, as the vanguard, had plunged into the fortress at its most chaotic moment. This was a force of over a thousand Primaris-augmented Dark Angels, equipped with the most elite weapons like Mark X power armour. They had been holding back their frustration during the long negotiations, and now that it was released, it was unstoppable.

T...

Chapter 280: Abaddon: These Primarchs, They Only Think of Themselves

Chapter 280: Abaddon: These Primarchs, They Only Think of Themselves

The sandstorm raged. Fort Vigilus, in an instant, had gone from a smoldering ruin to a raging inferno. From Luvon's betrayal to being besieged by all sides, and now to this chaotic free-for-all, the entire process had taken less than five minutes.

The central control room had long since become a bloody slaughterhouse. Elite Inner Circle knights and Librarians were locked in a tangled melee. From tim...

Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover (End)

Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover (End)

The situation was a bit bizarre.

Over there, Kakashi Hatake and Kisame Hoshigaki were on the verge of beating each other's brains out, while over here, Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha were as harmonious as if they were having afternoon tea!

"…In our world, the Uchiha clan is the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world; Konoha, under the leadership of the Uchiha, is the stro...

Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover 13

Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover 13

Konoha was in ruins.

In Shisui's eyes, this scene was faintly, a little gratifying!

The Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura had both perished in this battle. After eradicating these two cancerous tumors, the remaining people who were hostile to the Uchiha clan were of no consequence…

For example, Koharu Utatane and the like…

Konoha began to rebuild. Bec...

Chapter 102: Filch

Chapter 102: Filch

Sean didn't recognize the intruders—second years, he guessed—but that didn't stop him from effortlessly deflecting their poorly aimed jinxes. Between Sean's counter-spells, Mrs. Norris's enraged hissing, and the menacing shape of a half-transfigured boar (Sean's own creation, ready to charge from the shadows near his feet), the young vandals were trapped, terrified and confused.

After a few moments, Sean, satisfied they had learned their lesson...

Chapter 101: Trust

Chapter 101: Trust

In the Hogwarts corridors, the roaring fires of the common rooms and Great Hall did little to warm the drafty passages. The biting wind rattled the windowpanes. But the corridors were nothing compared to the Potions dungeon. Sean could see his breath misting in the air, and as soon as the cauldron's flame was extinguished, a bone-deep chill set in. His thin, worn jumper offered little protection.

He mused that the only real difference between him a...

Chapter 113: Giyu Tomioka's Crazy Hunter Exam x Eagerly Awaiting Tomorrow

Chapter 113: Giyu Tomioka's Crazy Hunter Exam x Eagerly Awaiting Tomorrow

Ghosts, unlike demons, lack a physical vessel.

Mastering a Breathing Style can enhance one's senses to capture a demon's scent, but it cannot detect ghosts. Perhaps only in the moment of slaying a demon, through their life flashing before their eyes, can one glimpse a fragment of a soul. This was why, after so many years, Sakonji Urokodaki had never been able to sense Sabito, Makomo, or the oth...

Chapter 112: Giyu Tomioka Arrives x The Senior and Junior Disciples Finally Meet

Chapter 112: Giyu Tomioka Arrives x The Senior and Junior Disciples Finally Meet

"A month for the staff, a year for the blade, a lifetime for the spear..." Besides long-hafted weapons that require lifelong practice, the blade, as the 'commander of a hundred weapons', also takes years to master.

Night. Giyu Tomioka, wearing his signature red and yellow-green patterned haori, rushed through the moonlight, one hand gripping his Nichirin Blade. For days, he had been repl...

Chapter 41: The Development Bottleneck

Chapter 41: The Development Bottleneck

Petros and Antonius strode from the landing pad toward the heavy manufactorum sector, their power armor gleaming silver in the sun.

In truth, ever since their supplies had stabilized, all the Battle-Brothers had kept their wargear in pristine condition. They were Iron Warriors by stock, after all; their skills at the forge and in maintenance were superior to most Legions. The veterans were now passing this knowledge to the neoph...

Chapter 40: The Boy from Olympia

Chapter 40: The Boy from Olympia

Petros pressed his ear gently against the woman's slightly bulging belly. He held his breath, listening intently, but he couldn't hear anything except a faint gurgling.

"I can't hear the baby at all," he said, disappointed.

The woman reached out, her hand gently stroking Petros's soft black hair. She bent down and kissed his forehead.

"Silly child," she said, her voice warm. "I'm only three months along. You ...

Chapter 64: Route 66 Gas Station

Chapter 64: Route 66 Gas Station

Within a virtual command center, built from cold data and blue light, several holographic figures of high-level Militech operations commanders and a single, stone-faced female observer from Biotechnica hovered before a massive, wrap-around display. The screen was fractured into multiple feeds, showing real-time drone reconnaissance and satellite overviews of the Route 66 gas station.

"Target vehicle has entered the de...

Chapter 63: The Trap Gig

Chapter 63: The Trap Gig

Kiwi sat in the shadows of the warehouse corner, her deep red jacket blending almost perfectly with the gloom.

Although she had accepted Rebecca's invitation to discuss collaboration with Maine's crew, trust, in Night City, was a commodity harder to acquire than top-tier chrome. It required time, and combat, to forge.

"Alright, stop spacing out." Maine cleared his throat, his voice echoing in the cavernous warehouse. He looked at...

Chapter 290: Lost Your Cool, Old Dog?

Chapter 290: Lost Your Cool, Old Dog?

Akainu considered himself a pure soldier, a man who believed that if you could fight, you shouldn't waste time talking. Therefore, the moment the word "animals" left his mouth, his figure had already shot down from the hillside, pouncing towards Zoro and Sanji like a ravenous tiger!

"Great Eruption!"

With a roar, the searing magma from his arms coalesced into giant fists, whistling through the air! However, Sanji and...

Chapter 289: Are They All Dead?!

Chapter 289: Are They All Dead?!

On the Marine flagship.

"The Curtain Call's top officers are all here. What a terrifying lineup," Kizaru sighed. "The fleet is surrounded. Landing is impossible. Hey, Sakazuki, what's the plan now? Retreat?"

"Do you really think that's an option?" Sakazuki's face was as dark as a thundercloud. "The World Nobles are still on the island. If we retreat, how will we explain this to Headquarters? We'll be court-martialed!"