"Is this Tatashina? We shouldn't have arrived yet, right!"
Yahiko stopped in his tracks, staring in disbelief at the scene before him.
The Tatashina before his eyes was completely different from what he had imagined.
The peace and tranquility of Kikyōhara had given him a genuine fantasy about Tatashina as well.
With its ...
2025-09-09 15:20:27 +0000 UTC View Post"How… how did you master it?"
Nagato's voice was hoarse. He didn't want Shiratori to abandon him.
"Too many companions have died on the battlefield…"
The sorrow in Shiratori's voice was like the storm clouds hanging over the Land of Rain, never dispersing.
"I didn't want them to die. I wanted to save them… The will ...
2025-09-09 15:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Dawn represents hope."
"The dark era of the shinobi world is about to end, and a new era filled with peace, understanding, and light is about to arrive."
"We are the ones who will bring the light of dawn to the shinobi world."
"We will protect peace through dialogue, mutual understanding, and great strength, naturally dispersi...
2025-09-09 15:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post"My loved ones all died in the war. I too have personally experienced war. I know how war destroys both the soul and the body. If possible, I hope that the entire shinobi world will never again experience war. Just like all of you, I wish for peace to last forever on this land."
Shiratori looked at Himura, brows slightly furrowed, expressi...
2025-09-09 15:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostHimura's voice echoed inside the small wooden hut. Yahiko's pupils widened, staring blankly at him, as if he had just received a revelation.
Shiratori heard these words and clicked his tongue inwardly.
So soon, already beginning Yahiko's enlightenment education?
Could it be that the inspiration for Akatsuki came from Y...
2025-09-09 15:17:18 +0000 UTC View PostNo updates for a few days. I’m not in the mood. A family member passed away.
2025-08-30 19:13:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe seagulls cried as they soared into the sky, while white waves and sandy shores appeared in the distance.
Mithlond, the Grey Havens, was built at the mouth of the river Lhûn in the Gulf of Lhûn, and had stood for more than six thousand years since its founding.
The lord here was Círdan the Shipwright, an Elf said to have been b...
2025-08-30 19:11:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Greetings."
Garrett dismounted from his horse, tethering it to a small fence at the base of the tower.
"Garrett, Lord of Wayfort, has come to pay a visit."
"We know of you. Your deeds in recent years are without equal, thunderous as storm clouds gathering. Every Elf dwelling here has heard tell of them."
The Elf before t...
2025-08-30 19:11:12 +0000 UTC View PostAfter delivering the gift, Garrett didn't stay any longer. Instead, he returned to his stronghold, where he continued his underground construction work.
Renovating the tower at Wayfort, building high-speed transit tunnels through the Nether, constructing safe houses in Gondorian territory... It seemed that in this life, he could never esca...
2025-08-30 19:10:27 +0000 UTC View Post"Still alive!" Usopp touched his own head, looking around in a complete daze.
The same thought crossed every crew member's mind, and they all let out sighs of relief.
"Row! Quickly! This isn't the time to just sit around being grateful we're breathing!" Zoro reacted the fastest, already grabbing for an oar.
But before anyone el...
2025-08-30 19:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus decided to speak up before the two bounty hunters could make up their minds.
"If you guys are just worried about being too weak, then after these past few days you should already know what I'm capable of, right?"
Johnny and Yosaku both nodded slowly.
Johnny cleared his throat, looking a bit embarrassed. "The thing is, yo...
2025-08-30 19:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostBack on the ship, the entire crew had gathered on deck, waiting for answers.
"You guys... what the hell happened back there?" Sanji asked, cigarette dangling from his lips as he stared at the four crew members who had descended from the sky moments earlier.
Luffy scratched his head.
Zoro remained silent.
Usopp looked conf...
2025-08-30 19:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostLuffy was pressed down onto the execution platform.
Many people below witnessed this scene and stood frozen in shock. Some had been expecting entertainment, others had been curious about the commotion, but nobody had anticipated seeing an actual execution about to take place.
After struggling for a moment against the specially made r...
2025-08-30 19:02:58 +0000 UTC View PostOn the other side of town, Usopp was trudging through the shopping district, loaded down with bags and packages. Walking beside him was Luffy, who seemed to be in his own little world.
"Hey, what's been up with you these past few days? Weren't you the one who really wanted to come to Loguetown to see the Pirate King's execution platform?"<...
2025-08-30 19:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostMario stood next to Blade in front of an apartment building, craning his neck to count the floors one by one. Just another ordinary high-rise in Manhattan.
"2803? You sure these bloodsuckers are living on the 28th floor? Shouldn't they be hiding in dark basements or abandoned warehouses?"
The fact that these monsters had better livin...
2025-08-30 19:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostWith Cipher taking the lead, the signing went smoothly. Even Janna, perched on Cipher's shoulder, guided currents to inscribe her name upon the contract.
It was clear to anyone paying attention that refusing at this moment would be fatal
This magical contract doesn't bind overly powerful beings; someone like me can survive its ba...
2025-08-29 00:58:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Mother, what's so urgent that we need to rush to Zaun in the middle of the night?"
In the House Medarda manor, inside Mel's private bedroom, she rubbed her bloodshot eyes, exhausted from sleepless hours, and asked Ambessa sleepily.
"This is our family's opportunity to ascend from the ashes. The grudge of your brother's attempted ass...
2025-08-29 00:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostA new day had begun in the city that never slept.
Mario sat in Garcia's car with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, blowing smoke out the cracked window. His clothes still smelled like gunpowder and blood from the night's work.
"Alright, boys," he said, flicking ash onto the street. "Take me to Central Park. These bloodsucking basta...
2025-08-29 00:55:50 +0000 UTC View PostMario's involvement didn't bother the three thugs at all; if anything, it only seemed to fuel their strange excitement.
"You go first, man!"
"Nah, nah, you go first!"
"How about the new guy goes first? Show us how it's done!"
The three kept deferring to each other as they followed Eva deeper into the side street.
Ma...
2025-08-29 00:55:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Still need to figure out how to get more bones. Without bone meal, these plants grow slower than paint drying. And where the hell am I supposed to find a cemetery in this city anyway?"
Mario sat on a cobblestone slab. He twirled a sharpened wooden stake between his fingers. His mind drifted back to the previous night, when he'd been nothi...
2025-08-29 00:54:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe lighter's pathetic flame was the only thing standing between Mario and complete darkness. He held it steady, studying the earthen walls around him.
This is the real world. What if I dig too deep and suffocate myself down here?
The thought made him pause. In Minecraft, you could dig straight down to bedrock without worryi...
2025-08-29 00:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post[Stark Industries CEO Tony Stark went missing today in Afghanistan...]
"Mamma Mia..."
Mario crumpled the newspaper he'd grabbed from a street vendor and shoved it into his pocket. Now he finally knew exactly where he'd landed, and it wasn't good news.
Manhattan, New York. 2008. And to make things worse, he was standing in the m...
2025-08-29 00:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe night air hit Mario.
One second he'd been yelling at his roommate through their cramped apartment's bathroom door "Dude, hold up! I gotta take a leak!" and the next, he was standing in some alley between two buildings, staring a dumpster.
"What the hell?"
He spun around, expecting to see the familiar chaos of their shared l...
2025-08-29 00:52:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the aroma of mushroom soup began wafting through the air... wait, was that truly an aroma?
Garrett felt as though his sense of smell had abandoned him.
Regardless, when the scent of mushroom soup drifted out from the kitchen, Morwen emerged from her chamber. After feeding the child and coaxing him to sleep, and giving strict ins...
2025-08-29 00:47:05 +0000 UTC View PostClack.
After placing the letter into the stronghold's special sorting chest, Garrett rose to his feet and exchanged brief pleasantries with the Gondorian messenger outside.
"I'll be waiting for you in Gondor."
"...I beg your pardon?"
The messenger looked somewhat confused.
What could he mean, waiting fo...
2025-08-29 00:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe evening wind carried away the songs from Wayfort.
Feast or celebration, no matter what form it takes, all noise eventually comes to an end.
With a start, the captain of the Woodland Realm awoke at the table and slowly stood up.
"I won."
At this moment, no Dwarves were still standing, nor were any other Elves.
Ye...
2025-08-29 00:45:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Welcome, welcome!"
At the stronghold gate, a guest arrived fashionably late.
"I can't believe it, Garrett. In the past, I never would have traveled after dark. But now, not only do I journey at night, I can even rest right beside the roadside, and sometimes when I wake the next morning, I find someone's even covered me with an extra...
2025-08-29 00:44:23 +0000 UTC View PostLoguetown.
Zoro walked down the streets, dragging a long chain of prisoners behind him. The metal links clinked against the cobblestones, drawing curious stares from every direction.
"Is that a fishman?!"
"Look at the front, that's Arlong! 20 million berry bounty! Someone actually caught him?!"
"Behind him, that's Kuroobi...
2025-08-29 00:42:45 +0000 UTC View PostAt first, Johnny and Yosaku had been on edge every time the imprisoned fishmen tried to get Hatchan's attention. They'd tense up, hands moving to their weapons, expecting some kind of breakout attempt.
But after watching Hatchan just sit there with his eyes closed, completely motionless, they gradually relaxed. The guy was either the world...
2025-08-29 00:42:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, Luffy managed to finish the entire pot of spaghetti bit by bit, relying on the hunger debuff from those nasty rotten flesh strips to reset his appetite every few minutes.
Marcus just rolled his eyes at the whole ridiculous display.
After a while, Luffy sat back rubbing his stomach with a satisfied but slightly confused ex...
2025-08-29 00:40:55 +0000 UTC View Post