Holidays always fly by. After a week of rest in the village, they were once again back on the battlefield.
Danzo, that shady bastard, really was a master of the game. When it came to slinging mud, no one did it better.
News had spread like wildfire through the Sunagakure ranks: Chiyo's grandson had assassinated the Third Kazekage, and Chiyo herself was suspected of plotting to seize the Kazekage seat. The rumors even reached Sunagakure, thousands of miles away.
Although Chiy...
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Leave during wartime was a rare luxury. After nearly half a year of constant combat, Kiyosuke and his team finally returned to Konoha.
Unlike the front lines, filled with the roar of battle and lurking dangers, time in Konoha seemed to have frozen. The village looked exactly the same as it always had—only with fewer pedestrians and merchants on the streets.
The three of them said their goodbyes at the village gate. Once home, Kiyosuke and his shadow clone spent some time cleanin...
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Kiyosuke sighed helplessly at Black Snake's blatant blasphemy. Then again, most of the snakes from Ryūchi were like this—arrogant and unruly. Still, he had to admit, without Black Snake, he wouldn't have been able to escape at all.
But now Black Snake was going to confront the Third Kazekage and Sasori?
That had him genuinely worried.
"Hold your breath," Black Snake said abruptly.
Kiyosuke obeyed without hesitation.
Black Snake took in a deep breath, its body ...
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After confirming it wasn't a mirage, Kiyosuke picked up the pace. In the desert, an oasis meant hope—and the presence of life.
As long as the people here weren't from Sunagakure, things would be fine.
He crossed the dunes and stepped into the oasis. Taking cover under a poplar tree, he immediately felt cooler. Slumping to the ground with a deep breath, he muttered,
"I'm alive! Seriously though, how do Sunagakure shinobi survive in this place?"
If he had to live in th...
2025-06-03 17:22:46 +0000 UTC
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"Tch. A sensory-type ninja, huh?"
Shinnosuke instantly realized what had happened—those types could detect chakra, which meant their group had been discovered.
Still, the guy in front of them had to be unusually sensitive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sensed them only at such range.
A torrent of mud surged forward. One of the four Sunagakure shinobi immediately stepped out and formed hand seals, slamming his palms together.
"Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!"
A sto...
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The Sunagakure camp had descended into chaos. There was no better time to take advantage of the confusion.
"We're going in, Kiyosuke," said Shinnosuke.
"Got it!"
The two of them darted into the chaotic camp like phantoms.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, flames erupted. Kiyosuke appeared behind one of the Sunagakure shinobi, cloaked in fire. The flames on his hands compressed into a circular saw with jagged, spinning teeth. He gripped it tight and swung it straight f...
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Kiyosuke was completely stunned when he received the assassination mission—especially since he was assigned to work with Shinnosuke.
He couldn't believe that someone like him, with his current ability, would be placed in an assassination unit… let alone partnered with Shinnosuke. But he accepted the mission regardless. After all, the one who issued the order was Orochimaru—his own teacher. Sending both him and Shinnosuke out was clearly meant to silence some critics.
"The Th...
2025-06-03 17:21:36 +0000 UTC
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The relationships between the various daimyō and the leaders of the hidden villages were always complex.
Before the Warring States Period ended, ninja were merely mercenaries struggling to make a living.
They were hired by nations and wealthy merchants to wage wars, conquer fortresses, and seize territory. Among them, the Senju and Uchiha clans were the most outstanding.
Later, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara founded the Hidden Leaf Village. Once they g...
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"Quick! Stop them! The Konoha shinobi have gone mad!"
The Sunagakure ninja were panicking. Faced with such a ferocious assault, the younger, war-inexperienced ones were completely thrown into disarray. A middle-aged ninja barked furiously at them,
"What are you panicking for?! You're shinobi of Sunagakure! Get in there and attack! Attack!"
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
Though Sunagakure was located in a desert region, that didn't mean they were incapable of usi...
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The three of them climbed to the top of the clock tower and looked over at Shinnosuke, who had just taken down the last of the puppet masters.
When he saw the medic-nin behind his younger brother, he looked satisfied. None of the three had sustained injuries—just as he had guessed. Aside from those puppet masters, the rest had only been Chūnin, and a few of them had clearly been promoted straight from Genin in a hurry.
With their current abilities, completing this mission was n...
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As the eldest son of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shinnosuke might not possess the same legendary strength as the Sannin, but he was still a formidable jōnin in his own right. Alongside his wife, they were known as "Hiruzen Sarutobi's right and left hands."
Shinnosuke sprinted and leapt across the rooftops without a hint of caution, openly charging through the battlefield, completely ignoring the presence of the Sunagakure shinobi.
One of the Suna-nin posted on the clockto...
2025-06-03 17:19:56 +0000 UTC
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After dinner, Shalria summoned a man in black—he was holding an ornate little box.
Once she took the box from him, she dismissed the black-clad man. Holding the box in her arms, she approached Kaito with a deliberately mysterious tone.
"A gift for you! Try guessing what's inside."
Kaito gave it a quick glance and immediately knew—it was definitely a Devil Fruit.
He wasn't all that interested in Devil Fruits anymore. He already had someone in mind for the last open ...
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Shalria didn't take Kaito directly to see the Five Elders. Instead, she dragged him off to her palace.
Since it was getting late anyway, she figured they might as well rest at her place for the night, have dinner or something.
Of course, she had no plans to invite her brother or her father to this dinner.
Kaito didn't know that this was all Shalria acting on her own. He assumed it was part of the Five Elders' arrangements, so he simply followed her.
As they stepped int...
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Chino no longer attacked the giant wolf. Instead, she darted about the battlefield, relying on her nimble movements to evade every blow. The ground was cracked and cratered, clouds of dust rising everywhere, but none of it hindered her dodging. Again and again, the frying pan missed its target.
The giant wolf grew increasingly agitated. Chino's expression also darkened—prolonging this any further would only put her at a disadvantage. Still, she refused to give up and kept going.
2025-06-03 05:06:01 +0000 UTC
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This so-called Blood Mist Amusement Park randomly selects one or more "lucky" participants from various villages to take part in its twisted challenge games.
When all the participants from a particular village die, the game simply draws a new batch of "lucky ones" from the same village to keep the nightmare going.
No one really knows when this game started. Kankurō had already managed to slack his way through two of the games. As long as someone participates in the challenge...
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〖Year Nine〗
With the successful fusion of your Mangekyō Sharingan, your eyes have officially evolved into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Your Ocular Power is now progressing in a direction that even surpasses the Rinnegan.
During this time—
You've remained on the Floating Island, conducting research on the Five-Tails, while also preparing for the synthesis of the Kekkei Genkai Boil Release.
Surrounding you are flames of...
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After succeeding once, replicating the process became significantly easier.
Once you finished recovering, you performed the Fission Technique again and transplanted the last Mangekyō Sharingan with Kamui into a blind clone.
Out of caution—and to better focus—you chose to fuse only one Sharingan into your right eye this time.
Thanks to your prior mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique and your resonance with the Void God, you quickly locked onto Kamui's ocular power...
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After careful consideration, you chose the two left-eye Kamui with the highest quantity, one Amaterasu, and two Kotoamatsukami stolen from Danzō.
A total of five Sharingan to use as experimental material.
Everything was ready.
You took the initiative to separate a clone with only Uchiha blood and no eyes.
Using medical ninjutsu, you implanted one Kamui and one Kotoamatsukami into its eye sockets.
Once you sensed that the clone's eyesight had fully recovered and ...
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While the First, Second, and Third Hokage, along with Sakumo Hatake, were all intercepted, no one had stepped forward to face Minato Namikaze.
With a flicker of his figure, Minato appeared in the midst of the Allied Shinobi Forces. His golden hair fluttered in the wind, but his gaze was cold and unfeeling.
"Watch out for my kunai—they're marked for the Flying Thunder God Technique!" he warned, though his voice was edged with urgency. Yet his form blurred again and again, every r...
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Across all fronts of the battlefield, several coffins suddenly erupted from the ground and burst open. From within stepped figures—some familiar, some not—leaving every member of the Allied Shinobi Forces wide-eyed with shock.
Seeing these powerful Edo Tensei shinobi appear, a chill ran through the hearts of the Allied Forces.
On the eastern front, the Raikage clenched his teeth as he stared at the Third Raikage standing before him.
"Damn it... Even my father's been summ...
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Several puppets shot forward, absorbing the flames into special devices in their mouths, neutralizing the danger.
Watching from atop the giant serpent's head, Orochimaru looked down at the fleeing figures and said,
"The assassination failed. There's no point in dragging this out. Smoke screen!"
The puppets expelled thick smoke, blocking everyone's line of sight. Taking advantage of the cover, Ebizō and his people vanished.
"They got away? Old fox... That Ebizō really...
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"You're dead, brat!"
With a furious roar, the puppet master launched his puppet forward. Hidden mechanisms sprang open, unleashing a barrage of steel needles, fine as hairs and laced with poison. The volley flew like a rainstorm of plum blossoms, riddling Kiyosuke's body with countless holes.
But the attack was useless against someone like him, whose body had become elemental. With a swing of his arm, a massive fist of flame lashed out, engulfing both the puppet and its master in ...
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Year 44 of the Hidden Leaf.
It was supposed to be a year of peace. But an unexpected upheaval erupted in Sunagakure.
The Third Kazekage had gone missing.
If it had just been a regular jōnin vanishing for a week or two, that would have been manageable. But this was the Kazekage—the head of the entire village. A Kage doesn't just disappear for no reason.
Every single day, a Kage has a mountain of affairs to handle. They can't simply dump their duties ...
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From here on out, the rest of the battles had nothing to do with Kiyosuke. He had already secured his promotion to Chūnin.
Unfortunately, both Kurenai and Asuma weren't as lucky. They each lost to their respective opponents and would have to try again in the next Chūnin Exams.
Out of the fifteen available spots, Konoha only saw Kiyosuke promoted. The rest were allocated to other villages. It was a diplomatic gesture—Konoha earned high praise for it. To maintain good relations,...
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"What a pain... Wind Style: Wind Cutter Jutsu!"
The wind blade sliced through Water, but another one came flying in. Kiyosuke wasn't about to block it head-on.
"Blazing Barrier!"
A wall of fire surged up, intercepting the Water Bullet. Just then, Kakashi charged in with his blade.
Kiyosuke immediately pulled out a kunai, and the two clashed head-to-head.
Their fierce battle left many spectators stunned. No one expected two bratty genin from Konoha to be this stro...
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For a long stretch after, Kiyosuke was resting. As for the other ninja, battles that ended in stalemates were rare—most matches wrapped up quickly with a clear victor.
Take Obito, for example. Today, he was ready to show off his skills, but the moment Rin smiled at him, he lost his focus and got kicked flat.
Asuma faced off against a ninja from the Village Hidden in the Rain and won with ease. Meanwhile, Kurenai and Rin were evenly matched in strength, but because of Kurenai's g...
2025-06-02 16:57:54 +0000 UTC
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The Wind Release: Wind Reversal Technique—this jutsu uses chakra to return an enemy's Wind Release attack back at them, forcing them to taste their own jutsu.
This move has its pros and cons. If your strength is lower than your opponent's, it can easily backfire—fail to counter their jutsu properly, and you'll end up dead instead. On the other hand, if you're significantly stronger, there's usually no need to use a move like this in the first place. It becomes redundant when you can...
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"Oh my, oh my! This kid really has talent!"
Jiraiya was the first to speak, clearly enjoying the show. He laughed and said,
"Orochimaru, this kid should be my student!"
Orochimaru replied, "Then I won't let him near you anymore. You idiot, Jiraiya—you'd just corrupt Kiyosuke."
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on. Kids these days were getting ahead of themselves way too early...
"What the hell is that idiot Kiyosuke doing?" Asuma asked in confusion.
2025-06-02 16:57:08 +0000 UTC
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The final stage of the Chūnin Exams had begun.
At the entrance to the Konoha arena, Kiyosuke turned to his two teammates and asked,
"What the hell have you two been doing these past few days? How did you end up like this?"
Kurenai and Asuma were both covered in scrapes and bandages wrapped around their hands.
Scratching his nose, Asuma said, "You don't get it. Scars are the marks of a true man!"
Kiyosuke rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, but those s...
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Training continued—but now, Kiyosuke was doing it all on his own.
Orochimaru had given him a few pointers before disappearing back into the lab, as if there were something particularly fascinating inside. Well, in Orochimaru's case, there probably was.
An invisible blade of wind shot from Kiyosuke's hands after he completed a series of hand signs. It sliced clean through a small tree as thick as a bowl, the cut smooth and even. The little tree didn't even have time to suffer.
2025-06-02 16:56:20 +0000 UTC
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