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 ov...
2025-07-22 22:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhite 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.
Bu...
2025-07-22 22:33:07 +0000 UTC View PostIn 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 childre...
2025-07-22 22:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostAt 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...
2025-07-22 22:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post"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, ther...
2025-07-22 22:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post"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 ...
2025-07-22 22:28:44 +0000 UTC View Post"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.
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 tan...
2025-07-22 22:27:41 +0000 UTC View Post"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."
Th...
2025-07-22 22:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostThere 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 ...
2025-07-22 22:26:48 +0000 UTC View Post"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...
2025-07-22 22:26:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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.<...
2025-07-22 22:25:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 ...
2025-07-22 22:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhat 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, ...
2025-07-22 22:24:50 +0000 UTC View Post"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...
2025-07-21 21:59:40 +0000 UTC View PostBang.
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 drawe...
2025-07-21 21:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostUnder 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 ...
2025-07-21 21:58:38 +0000 UTC View PostAs 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 per...
2025-07-21 21:57:51 +0000 UTC View PostHiruzen 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 ev...
2025-07-21 21:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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 ...
2025-07-21 21:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostDorwinion?
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," bu...
2025-07-21 21:54:02 +0000 UTC View PostNot 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.
"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 ...
2025-07-20 23:40:54 +0000 UTC View PostTobirama 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?
Ho...
2025-07-20 23:38:01 +0000 UTC View PostWasn'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: la...
2025-07-20 23:36:54 +0000 UTC View PostFor 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 ...
2025-07-20 23:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post"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 t...
2025-07-20 23:35:56 +0000 UTC View PostReliable.
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 no...
2025-07-20 23:35:24 +0000 UTC View Post