The mansion of the Daimyō of the Land of Fire, though it may sound like a private residence, is actually a grand palace. It houses many of the country's nobility, including the Daimyō himself, the highest authority in the Land of Fire.
Such grandeur. It's easy to forget the power concentrated here. Shikaku observed the opul...
2024-10-05 15:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnko went straight to the washroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She would stand before it and ask herself if the person in front of her was herself or the creature inside her. And every time, she would come to a different conclusion.
"I am so beautiful!"
Beauty is a state of being, and the most beautiful version of oneself is...
2024-10-03 08:40:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe Tcho-Tcho people are small, with little or no hair, and are a cunning, wicked, and extremely sinister race. Though they are reluctant to admit it, they do possess human bloodlines and can be classified as a human race.
Their creator is the Great Old One, Chaugnar Faugn, also known as the Elephant God and the Horror from the Hills. He u...
2024-10-03 08:38:09 +0000 UTC View PostIn the darkness, Kizashi walked forward slowly. The light from the simple torch in his hand swept over every gap between the boulders. In one of the gaps stood an uneven stone, different in color from the surrounding rocks.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a stone—it was a hidden dwarf!
As the torchlight hit it, the dwarf suddenly...
2024-10-03 08:18:37 +0000 UTC View PostDuring his time as a ninja, Kizashi didn't wear the standard headband on his head, as the headband would interfere with his family's exaggerated hairstyle. Instead, his headband was embedded in his clothing, similar to an armband.
However, after retiring, he chose to switch back to the head-worn style of the headband as a keepsake. He thou...
2024-10-01 17:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostNight had fallen, and the Haruno family's carriage was quietly parked beside the forest road. A flickering campfire dispelled the darkness around it.
Mebuki and Sakura slept inside the carriage, while Kizashi sat in the driver's seat, leaning against the wooden beam of the carriage, though unable to sleep. The night brought endless space f...
2024-10-01 17:10:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Dad, where are we going this time?"
"Hmm, we're heading to the southeast of the Land of Fire. There's a place there called Sakuhana. Based on the current season, it should be a vast canyon filled with blooming flowers."
"By the way, your mom and I fell in love there."
"Fell in love?"
The little girl in the carriage tilte...
2024-10-01 17:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostIn the center of Konoha Village's streets, a carriage was slowly pulling a massive rectangular object towards the Hokage Mansion. The entire object was tightly wrapped in a black cloth, so opaque that no one could see inside. From the shape, onlookers could only guess that it might be a cage.
Beside the carriage were several powerful ninja...
2024-10-01 17:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostIn the forest, snakes burst from Orochimaru's sleeves, rushing furiously towards Jiraiya and Tsunade.
Same old tricks, eh, Orochimaru? Let's see how sharp your fangs have grown, Jiraiya assessed the attack.
This was a summoning jutsu, where powerful snakes shot out from his sleeves. These snakes, each possessing indepen...
2024-10-01 17:07:55 +0000 UTC View PostTens of poisonous needles shot out, flying toward the unsuspecting Jiraiya.
He was still entangled with Sasori's scorpion tail. Shit! I can't dodge!
However, just as the needles were about to hit him, Tsunade leaped forward from behind, swinging her arms left and right, knocking all the needles to the ground.
Lo...
2024-09-30 15:33:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe hunched posture and slow movements made the person look like an elderly figure nearing the end of life. However, the mechanical scorpion tail protruding from the back of this 'old man' appeared deadly, making everyone in the cave, except for Orochimaru, feel on edge.
"Who are you?" Jiraiya shifted his body slightly, ensuring he could k...
2024-09-30 15:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostOrochimaru held the scroll and silently walked deeper into the cave, no longer paying attention to Tsunade and the others.
What are you up to now, you snake?
"Tsunade-sama, where are we? What happened?" Anko asked as she slowly stood up.
"Orochimaru's laboratories," Tsunade said plainly.
"Orochimaru?"
"He's...
2024-09-28 15:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Is this a Shoggoth?"
Tsunade murmured softly as she gazed at the unforgettable scene before her.
Indeed, she was aware of the existence of Shoggoths. In Kakashi's story of his experiences in the Land of Snow, the enormous creature at the center of the ancient city was none other than a Shoggoth.
Although he had described it as...
2024-09-28 15:10:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Monkey!"
Startled, Jiraiya lost his grip and fell backwards from the high bamboo fence, his head smacking directly onto the cobblestone ground. The world spun around him.
Either I've hit my head harder than I thought, or those hot springs are serving some potent sake...
After a few seconds, he recovered. He slowly sat...
2024-09-26 22:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostTsunade came out from the isolated island, deep in thought. The salty breeze tousled her hair, but she barely noticed.
Two main points occupied her mind. First, how did Orochimaru know she might need something from him?
Could Orochimaru already be aware of everything that happened on Mount Bikyū?
No, that's impossible. Eve...
2024-09-26 22:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Ladies and gentlemen, this talking brain can not only display the face of its original owner, but it can also communicate with all of you, just like a living person."
"Come on, say hello to everyone," the auctioneer placed the microphone next to a small box.
A monotone voice, devoid of much emotion or variation, emerged from the box...
2024-09-24 21:39:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter handing over all the responsibilities within the cave to Kakashi, Tsunade and Shizune began their journey heading northeast.
Tsunade brought along the three brains in jars, as well as the devices that were paired with the metal cylinders. Shizune couldn't help but shudder as she carefully packed the containers. Even after all thi...
2024-09-23 21:09:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Is it Mi-Go this time?"
In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen placed Tsunade's letter on the table, sinking into thought.
Ever since the Great Toad Sage prophesied that the powers of the Old Ones would soon return, the entire ninja world has been witnessing a series of strange events. The prophecy... it's unfolding faster than we anti...
2024-09-23 21:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostTsunade removed the pin, and Anko's face suddenly disappeared. I'm sorry, Anko. I'll find a way to fix this, I swear.
What she said earlier wasn't meant to comfort Anko—it was because she genuinely wanted to restore Anko to her original state. In fact, Anko's body was still in the Mi-Go's tank, and her brain remained active...
2024-09-23 21:07:56 +0000 UTC View PostTsunade gripped the base of the leg holding the electric gun tightly with both hands, using all her strength to try and pull it off completely. However, the Mi-Go's bio-armor was far stronger than she had expected. Even after unlocking the Reserve Seal, she couldn't tear it off immediately.
Whenever the Mi-Go endured external attacks, it w...
2024-09-23 21:06:59 +0000 UTC View Post"Anko is missing?"
"Yes." Shizune nodded worriedly.
This gave Tsunade a bad feeling, especially since along with Anko, two servants from the Abe family and Heiji had also disappeared.
Most importantly, so did that Mi-Go.
Could it be...
She quickly ran to the entrance and saw that Anko's shoes were also gone...
2024-09-23 21:05:56 +0000 UTC View PostAt that time, Ishitaro was missing, and Tsunade could only begin studying the brain placed inside the strange cylindrical device.
First, she observed the state of the brain. The surgery that had removed his brain was done beautifully, preserving the brain's basic structure completely.
"The surgical precision... it's flawless," she mu...
2024-09-23 21:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostAnko found a relatively dry, thick branch near the entrance of the cave. She looked it over, feeling its weight. It'll have to do.Not ideal, but it'll have to do.
"Fire Release: Torch." A small flame sputtered to life at the branch's tip, casting flickering shadows on the rough stone walls.
The faint light produced by t...
2024-09-23 21:04:26 +0000 UTC View PostOn this night without moonlight, it was incomparably dark and silent. Anko once again dreamt of that man.
"Orochimaru-sama."
"Anko, I've decided to leave the village. Will you come with me?"
Her dream-self hesitated. She wanted to speak, to answer, but no sound came out.
After waiting a whil...
2024-09-21 16:02:28 +0000 UTC View PostIn the swaying carriage, Heiji reintroduced himself, his posture straight and formal despite the uneven road.
"Allow me to properly introduce myself. I am a minister from the Daimyō's court of the Land of Fire, and this village, Bikyū, is my hometown."
"This time, my return serves two main purposes: one is to visit my ill father, a...
2024-09-21 16:01:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you sure about these two?" Hiruzen held his pipe and pointed at the two application forms Tsunade had just submitted.
"Yes," she nodded affirmatively.
"Hmm." Hiruzen exhaled a large puff of smoke and said, "It's understandable for Shizune. After all, she's Dan's niece."
"But this Mitarashi Anko... she used to be Orochimaru...
2024-09-21 16:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostBoom!
Boom!
A series of massive explosions echoed from the direction of the gold transport team, immediately snapping the group of ANBU ninjas out of their struggle with the enemy.
Kakashi turned his head toward the source of the explosions. Those explosions... No, it can't be. The gold transport team! 2024-09-21 15:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Obito didn't waste any more words and directly charged towards Yuki.
Based on his understanding of Konoha, the only person with real combat ability in this ninja squad was the leading jonin. As long as he could quickly defeat this jonin, the entire mission to seize the tribute on the gold transport cart would be as good as won.
"Fire Style: Demon Lantern!"
Kagami made a single tiger hand seal and immediately, a dozen fireballs appeared around him.
These fireballs moved through the air, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, creating a mesmerizing display, though they burned with terrifying heat. As he released the tiger seal, the fireballs vanished, leaving ...
2024-09-21 15:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe town's residents hadn't fled too far. When they realized the sudden appearance of the giant toads wasn't directed at them, they grew bolder and returned.
Standing outside the fence, they couldn't see the creatures on the ground but could see the three largest toad monsters swinging their weapons wildly. The residents were confused.
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