Killing Jiraiya would bring far greater benefits than drawbacks.
Of course, doing so would plunge Amegakure into a dire crisis. The Land of Fire would retaliate with unrelenting fury. But even if they refrained from taking action against Jiraiya, the Land of Fire would not simply let Amegakure be.
There was no reason to hesitate.
Things couldn't possibly get worse than they already were.
As for the threat posed by the Land of Wind should they take the Tailed Beast, Han...
2025-03-21 06:06:01 +0000 UTC
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"Summoning Jutsu! Gedo Statue!"
With Mirai's low shout, the husk of the Ten-Tails instantly appeared in the open-air base.
Gazing at the massive form before him, its nine eyes tightly shut, a thrill of excitement surged in Mirai's heart.
After all this time, the moment had finally arrived—the Ten-Tails would be revived.
Without hesitation, Mirai summoned all nine Tailed Beasts from within himself.
Staring at the imposing Gedo Statue, Gyuki couldn't help but sig...
2025-03-21 06:05:01 +0000 UTC
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After successfully restraining Black Zetsu, Mirai activated Kamui and shifted out of the Kamui dimension.
With a brief moment of thought, he immediately activated Yomotsu Hirasaka.
A few flickers later, Mirai arrived at a massive open-air base.
This base was located on a remote island near the Land of Water—the headquarters of Uchiha Obito. It held the legacies left behind by both Obito and Uchiha Madara.
Countless invaluable scrolls, training insights, superior ninj...
2025-03-21 06:04:00 +0000 UTC
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The land of Roran had long since changed. With the sands no longer encroaching upon it, the people had returned to a peaceful way of life.
Politically, it had once again become part of the Land of Wind, though it remained under the rule of Queen Sara.
With her assistance, Danzō attempted once more to absorb the power of the Ryūmyaku.
"It's working."
Feeling the natural energy strengthening his body, Danzō's eyes lit up.
However, before even fifteen minutes had...
2025-03-21 06:03:00 +0000 UTC
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Half a month passed quickly.
During the inauguration ceremony of the Fifth Hokage, Danzo handed over the Hokage hat—the symbol of power—to Tsunade.
He then stepped back, silently watching as Tsunade received the villagers' cheers and acceptance.
"Danzo-sama, how did you convince her?"
Turning his head, Danzo saw that Jiraiya had somehow appeared beside him, looking at him with curiosity.
"I told her that if she refused, you would have to take...
2025-03-21 06:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Yagura did not follow the ship all the way back.
Traveling by ship was too slow. The journey from the Land of Artisans to the Land of Water would take another two or three days.
He couldn't afford to wait even a single day.
After confirming that the people of the Land of Artisans were mentally committed and wouldn't go back on their word, Yagura leaped off the ship. Utilizing Lightning Release for propulsion and Wind Release for support, he pushed himself to the fastest poss...
2025-03-21 06:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Throughout history, weak nations have never had a say in diplomacy.
Before attempting to gain anything from negotiations, one must first ask whether their army has the strength to assert itself on the battlefield.
If Yagura had still been just an ordinary Jōnin, the leaders of the Land of Artisans and the Artisans Village might have entertained thoughts of resistance and revenge. However, upon learning that Karatachi Yagura was the designated Fourth Mizukage and seeing Isobu firs...
2025-03-21 06:00:07 +0000 UTC
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"Woohoo~! Hit me with another figure-eight maneuver, then go into a high-speed dive and pull up!"
Yamanaka Shinno firmly adhered his feet to the hawk's back using chakra, spreading his arms wide as the wind roared past him, the world flipping upside down.
In that moment, he felt truly free.
Vast lands stretched beneath him—dense forests, secluded villages, and winding rivers cutting through the greenery. The breathtaking scenery was only slightly marred by the absurd sight...
2025-03-20 18:57:04 +0000 UTC
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The sun shimmered on the ocean's surface as the three-masted ship sailed forward, its sails billowing in the wind. They were steadily making their way toward the borders of the Land of Fire.
At the ship's bow, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Honoka stood hand in hand, sharing childhood stories and reminiscing about their past. Even though they had been at this for three days now, it still felt like there was no end to their conversation.
Meanwhile, on the aft deck, two crows were loud...
2025-03-20 18:56:34 +0000 UTC
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The moment the trait fusion began—
That sensation from when he first activated the "Call It Out!" trait returned. It was as if every chakra pathway in his body became vividly clear in his mind.
Only this time, it wasn't just the chakra pathways.
Every densely packed cell, every muscle fiber and tendon, every bone in his body, even the rhythm of his internal organs—
[Fusion complete. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the red-tier trait: "Zero-Frame Startup...
2025-03-20 18:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Yamanaka Shinno was feeling pretty pleased with himself after the strength boost from the purple trait [Water Release Mastery].
Then his failed attempt at the Water Release smacked him back to reality like a bucket of cold water.
But Shinno had never been the type to give up easily.
Sitting cross-legged on a rock, his gaze drifted blankly toward the horizon. As he slowly recovered his chakra, he kept running through the mechanics of the Water Release: Rasengan in his mind.
2025-03-20 18:55:24 +0000 UTC
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Outside the research facility, atop the massive boulder blocking the entrance, Yamanaka Shinno sat cross-legged. He opened his personal system panel, which he hadn't checked in detail for quite some time.
...
Host: Yamanaka Shinno
Profession: Shinobi
Activated Traits: Transmigrator (Red), Yin Release Master (Purple), Call It Out! (Purple), Spatial Awareness (Purple), King of Knowledge (Blue), ...
2025-03-20 18:54:50 +0000 UTC
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"What a shame—no Senjutsu inheritance."
Yamanaka Shinno clicked his tongue in disappointment, then casually dispelled the Mind-Body Clone Technique that had been controlling Hozuki Fuzuki.
From Fuzuki's memories, Shinno had confirmed that while the Clam Clan wasn't as vast as Mount Myoboku or Ryuchi Cave, it still outnumbered most summoning beast clans. Some of its members even had abilities that could rival the dazzling techniques of the toads from Mount Myoboku.
There we...
2025-03-20 18:54:13 +0000 UTC
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"Hozuki Fuzuki... Fuzuki? What kind of ridiculous name is that...?"
"Wait, this guy is actually a descendant of the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu?"
"Did he pull some strings to get a long-term assignment outside the village? Makes sense—who wouldn't run if they could, considering how things are in the Bloody Mist?"
"Yo~ This guy actually knows quite a bit! So, the Hydration Technique works like this? They call it a secret jutsu, but it's practically a Kekkei Genkai at t...
2025-03-20 18:53:41 +0000 UTC
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Uzumaki Honoka stared in a daze at the young man holding her, his smile warm and radiant like the sun.
Her slender arms, wrapped around Namikaze Minato, instinctively tightened slightly.
The sudden rush of emotions made her act without thinking—she leaned in closer.
???
What the hell?!
Luring the bird to kill it?
Yamanaka Shinno watched as Minato, stunned at first, awkwardly started to respond.
His fists clenched and unclenched multiple times, his t...
2025-03-20 18:53:06 +0000 UTC
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"Quite the spectacle!"
Standing atop the volcano at the center of the island, Yamanaka Shinno shielded his eyes with one hand as he observed the chaos engulfing the Summoning Island, clicking his tongue in amusement.
The ultimate summoning beast housed in the research facility must have triggered some kind of primal survival instinct in the island's wildlife on a genetic level.
The moment its first roar echoed, the entire island descended into madness.
The weaker creat...
2025-03-20 18:52:22 +0000 UTC
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It all happened in less than ten seconds.
The moment Uzumaki Honoka's voice echoed in everyone's hearts for the second time—
A golden flash burst forth like the moon emerging from behind the clouds, a fleeting brilliance that, in an instant, appeared right in front of Uzumaki Honoka.
Her Adamantine Sealing Chains had already reached their limit.
The golden chakra chains fractured inch by inch, dissipating into specks of golden light.
And within that shimmering ...
2025-03-20 18:51:43 +0000 UTC
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"Let's move. If we delay any longer, they'll probably destroy all the research data."
Yamanaka Shinno scoffed, his disdain for Kirigakure's obsession with "secrecy" evident in his expression.
For a village that was one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure's operations always carried an inexplicable small-mindedness.
Take this Summoning Island, for example.
On paper, it belonged to the Land of the Sea. But due to its remote northeastern location, with nothing ...
2025-03-20 18:51:05 +0000 UTC
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"Caw~ Caw~ Caw~"
Several nautical miles off the coast of Summoning Island in the Land of the Sea, two crows from Yamanaka Shinno's summoning contract perched on the ship's railing, flapping their wings and cawing furiously.
Even without understanding bird language or having the Yamanaka Clan's mind-link techniques to sense emotions, Minato Namikaze could tell these two were cursing up a storm.
"Alright, alright, I get it. Those guys scared you. I'll make sure to beat them up...
2025-03-20 18:50:34 +0000 UTC
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Most people in the ninja world today have no real sense of how powerful Uchiha Madara truly was.
After all, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had heavily revised the curriculum at the Ninja Academy to solidify his own position, distorting history in the process.
He even had the audacity to call himself the strongest Hokage.
Even someone like Namikaze Minato, who had heard the real history from Yamanaka Shinno, only had a fragmented understanding of it.
Uchiha Madara....
2025-03-20 18:50:03 +0000 UTC
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Buzz~
The moment [Water Release Mastery] activated, a faint buzzing sound echoed in Shinno's mind.
A flood of training memories and jutsu experience surged forth, pouring into the depths of his memory palace all at once. The overwhelming influx made his head throb, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
"Ugh..."
"Shinno, um, I remember you saying... 'It's never too late to turn back from the edge of a cliff, and admitting your mistakes is a great virtue…'"...
2025-03-20 18:49:32 +0000 UTC
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The Kirigakure ninja were reduced to lifeless husks, their bodies drained of all moisture under the scorching power of Scorch Release.
The Sunagakure shinobi fared no better—some were pierced clean through by water bullets, while others had their internal organs crushed by the sheer force of Water Release. The blood streaming into the raging currents turned the battlefield into a crimson nightmare.
In mere moments, everyone had fallen silent—except for Pakura, whom Yamanaka Sh...
2025-03-20 18:48:56 +0000 UTC
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The nature of Yamanaka Shinno and Namikaze Minato's mission dictated that they couldn't reveal their identities.
At the very least, they couldn't let the upper echelons of Kirigakure and Sunagakure find out that Konoha was involved in their conflict. Otherwise, with Konoha's natural tendency to attract hostility, they'd instantly become the primary target.
Every past Shinobi World War had seen Konoha at the center of attacks from other villages. If their interference was exposed, ...
2025-03-20 18:48:20 +0000 UTC
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The helpless screams of women, the terrified cries of children, the weak pleas for help from the elderly...
In just a few short breaths, chaos engulfed every corner of the town.
Buildings that were already fragile crumbled under the impact of powerful jutsu. Razor-sharp wind blades and surging waves of water annihilated everything in their path.
The dense mist from the Hidden Mist's Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique continued to spread.
Unde...
2025-03-20 18:47:41 +0000 UTC
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Five kilometers outside the town—
Six Kirigakure shinobi, led by Fuguki Suikazan, had barely managed to repel the Sunagakure forces under Pakura's command. Now, they had returned to the site of their original ambush.
"Captain, there are no signs of a prolonged battle. Every kill was executed in a single strike. Judging by the wounds on their necks, the attacker was likely a master of Wind Release."
A Kirigakure shinobi, skilled in battlefield analysis, rep...
2025-03-20 18:47:11 +0000 UTC
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After engraving his Flying Thunder God seal onto two teacups, Shinno formed a seal with both hands, maintaining precise sensory control over the spatial markers as he attempted to perform the Flying Thunder God Technique.
By channeling chakra through a specific meridian pathway and utilizing the assistance of his personal Flying Thunder God markings—combined with his natural talent in ninjutsu, the bonus from his "Call It Out" trait enhancing his chakra control, and t...
2025-03-20 18:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Yamanaka Shinno mentally noted down the coordinates of his exclusive space marker, committing them to memory.
Feeling elated, he once again examined his personal system panel.
Spatial Awareness!
Once he fully mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would be unstoppable—able to advance or retreat at will, attack or flee, cover for allies, and break through enemy lines. His survival abilities would skyrocket!
Why should he even worry about the Th...
2025-03-20 18:46:08 +0000 UTC
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The increasing distance and the fierce, drawn-out battle left both Sunagakure and Kirigakure shinobi with no time to check on their injured comrades who had been left behind.
Suddenly, three crows shot down from the sky at high speed.
A Kirigakure shinobi, who was hurriedly tending to his own wounds, instinctively looked up.
Before he could even pull out a kunai to defend himself, one of the crows locked eyes with him.
In that instant, his mind was thrown into disarray...
2025-03-20 18:45:21 +0000 UTC
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A laboratory filled with intricate, precision instruments.
Obito sat casually on the experiment table, one leg crossed over the other, staring at Orochimaru while shaking his head and sighing.
"Orochimaru, I only asked you to cultivate a suitable body for me, yet you took a full twenty years to do it. You've really let me down."
Orochimaru let out a wry chuckle, his expression somewhat helpless as he explained,
"Obito-sama, your cellular activity is too powerful. The r...
2025-03-20 06:11:00 +0000 UTC
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Konoha Hospital. Inside a VIP ward.
Obito narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the newborn blond brat before him, a fleeting murderous intent flashing through his mind.
"Damn it! Boruto still ended up being born right on schedule!"
But then he thought about how he had already defied fate and rewritten the story.
Obito figured that this brat wouldn't grow up to be as troublesome as before.
Naruto, oblivious to his friend's thoughts, grinned ...
2025-03-20 06:10:01 +0000 UTC
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