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For Amegakure, a monumental day was approaching.

First, the village would officially be renamed to the Village of Heaven. Then, Nagato's inauguration as the First Ten Shadow would take place.

After all, Amegakure had essentially unified the entire shinobi world. The Five Great Villages had been absorbed into it, leaving only a few small villages and rogue ninjas scattered on the outskirts of the map. But if the Akatsuki had the time to spare, bringing them under control would be n...

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Mount Myoboku.

Faced with Fukasaku and Shima, Jiraiya found himself at a loss for words.

"Little Jiraiya, how did the battle go?" Shima asked.

Jiraiya's face was heavy with guilt, and for a long moment, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Instead, Fukasaku let out a sigh. "You lost, didn't you?"

Jiraiya nodded, his voice strained as he finally spoke. "Not only did I lose, but..."

The rest of the words caught in his throat. This wasn't just ...

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Deidara, Hashirama Senju, and Jiraiya returned to the battlefield. The scene remained chaotic, with members of Akatsuki bearing various injuries. Fortunately, the fight had been called off before it escalated into a full-blown tragedy.

"Yo! Everyone!" Hashirama, as thick-skinned as ever, greeted them as if nothing had happened.

Tobirama Senju, on the other hand, stood with his arms crossed, his face cold and unapproachable.

"Grandfather, what exactly happened?" Tsunade asked...

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Jiraiya was speechless.

Hashirama continued, "Let me tell you a story first."

"You're all familiar with the chaos of the Warring States Period, right?"

Deidara and Jiraiya both nodded.

"Actually, by the time I was in my early twenties, I had already reached the pinnacle of the ninja world." He crossed his arms, speaking as if recounting something trivial.

"Even then, I was always pursuing peace, but I never succeeded. Do you know why?"

"Because of another m...

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"Sir, how should I address you from now on?"

High in the sky, Fu looked at Uchiha Mirai, a little nervous as she asked the question.

Mirai patted her head gently. "Fu, just call me Mirai-sama from now on."

Fu obediently nodded. "Yes, Mirai-sama."

Seeing how tense she was, Uchiha Mirai spoke softly. "Fu, there's no need to be so nervous."

Just as Fu was about to reply, he continued, "After all, it's not like I'm a good person…"

"Eh?!"

Fu looked up in...

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"The Ōtsutsuki Clan possesses the power to cultivate the Divine Tree."

"They traverse the universe, planting these trees on various planets to drain them of their energy."

"The fruit borne by the Divine Tree grants chakra to the Ōtsutsuki, and once harvested, the tree transforms into the Ten-Tails, further enhancing their power."

As Mirai slowly explained, all the Tailed Beasts present displayed expressions of shock.

Although they themselves were fragments of the Ten...

278 Naruto: Snatching the Mangekyō

As thoughts raced through his mind, the black and red spheres behind Akira floated into his hand.

He spoke calmly, "This is something similar to Truth-Seeking Balls, but different. These are highly condensed stellar energies. If someone hasn't mastered the power of a star, merely touching it would mean death."

"Once I've fully mastered it, I want to see how it compares to the Six Paths power of the Ten-Tails," Tsunade mused, stroking her chin. She trusted Akira's words.

"Com...

140 Naruto: Starting with Infinite Chakra

The Root Jonin who had lost an arm had their strength reduced by more than half. They could no longer fight at full Jonin level.

Kakuzu had only managed to kill one Jonin with his chakra beam, which was somewhat underwhelming. However, the mission was still accomplished—Root's forces had been severely weakened.

One Jonin was dead, another critically injured, and even an elite Jonin had sustained wounds.

By the time Isamu arrived to join forces with Kakuzu, they could wipe ...

139 Naruto: Starting with Infinite Chakra

The elite Jonin from the Root, along with two other Jonin, moved at blinding speed, leaving only afterimages as they drew their katana and charged at Jiraiya.

They didn't use any ninjutsu—they aimed for close-quarters combat to suppress Jiraiya and deny him the chance to form hand signs. Once they pinned him down, Danzo would lead the other Root shinobi in long-range ninjutsu attacks.

The plan was to overwhelm Jiraiya before he could counter. If executed perfectly, Jiraiya would...

174 Naruto: Reborn as Kakuzu

A gentle breeze stirred, carrying waves of yellow sand through the air.

Inside an abandoned, ancient structure somewhere in the Land of Wind, Hidan was crouched down, poking at a small hole in the ground with his black spear. Kakuzu stood nearby with his arms crossed, offering technical guidance. White Zetsu sat leisurely atop a rock, one leg crossed over the other, watching the two of them work with a laid-back expression.

"Ugh, why the hell is this thing so damn hard to push thr...

173 Naruto: Reborn as Kakuzu

[September 14th. After leaving the Land of Hot Water, I used my Earth Grudge Fear technique. What surprised me was that no matter the condition, this heart kept beating persistently. Eventually, something I hadn't anticipated happened—it refused to integrate with my technique. The constant pulsation seemed to be telling me that this thing belonged solely to Hidan. When I returned the container to his body and simply pressed it against his blood vessels, the wound sealed its...

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"Just a bunch of black-market ninja who don't even understand their own place. Your failure to recognize your limits has sealed your tragic fate today." A stepped on the body of a fallen assassin, delivering his final verdict on the ambush.

Two minutes later.

"B! What the hell is going on with you? Taking half an hour to deal with a third-rate ninja? Have you forgotten everything I taught you? You're making Kumogakure look bad!" A's forehead veins bulged, his fury...

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"Damn it! Just my luck!" At the dining table, A tore off a chunk of pork elbow with a savage bite, chewing furiously as he cursed.

"Big Brother, what happened?" B asked, puzzled.

A ripped off another large piece of meat, barely chewing before swallowing it down. Then, with a scowl, he growled, "That useless Daimyō of the Land of Hot Water—his pretentious, scholarly demeanor makes me want to tear him apart!"

A had gone to negotiate war reparations on behalf of Kumogakure. ...

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"So eager to get rid of me, huh? You must be desperate. Well, that works just fine for me."

Jiraiya thought to himself, fully aware that Danzo had sent him on this mission to create an opportunity to eliminate him. He nodded slightly, not showing any resistance to the task.

"I'll head to Tetsuishi Town alone and scout the situation there," Jiraiya announced.

Danzo's lips curled into a cold smile. How naïve. Seeing Jiraiya agree to go alone only confir...

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"Let's move."

Danzo glanced at Jiraiya and the group of ANBU members behind him, his voice cold and indifferent.

Even though Jiraiya had a large group of shinobi with him, Danzo still had many ways to separate Jiraiya from them. It wouldn't stop him from eliminating him.

Danzo and his Root shinobi set off, but the ANBU didn't move—standing still as if they hadn't heard a word Danzo said.

"Let's go."

Jiraiya's tone was calm as he gave the order. Only then did th...

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"This village cannot be erased just yet, otherwise, the Hokage in Konoha will definitely notice something is wrong!" Kaguya Ōtsutsuki thought, her chakra surging as it merged into the Divine Tree.

In the next moment, numerous White Zetsu emerged from the massive roots of the tree.

In the original timeline, Obito Uchiha was able to use the power of the Tailed Beasts to create a hundred thousand White Zetsu. For Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, achieving the same was a mere trifle.

As soon...

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"Fifth Hokage, the burden on your shoulders has grown even heavier," Senju Tobirama remarked, shaking his head. He almost felt relieved that he was merely a reanimated corpse.

If he'd been this busy back then, he might have died even sooner!

"I can still manage," Akira replied, shaking his head.

His physique had long since surpassed human limits—this level of exhaustion was nothing to him.

"Once we fully develop a Sage Mode based on stellar energy, everything else wi...

279 Naruto: Stealing Attributes

With a sense of unease, Shuto arrived at the underground cell where the Seven-Tails was being held.

The current jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails was a middle-aged man named Yamamoto Shou. He had been sealed within this dungeon ever since he was chosen as the host in his teenage years.

When Shuto stepped in front of him, Yamamoto Shou merely glanced up before lowering his head again, muttering to himself.

Years of imprisonment had shattered his mind, reducing him to a deranged ...

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The crazed expression on Suien's face had long since vanished. His eyes were filled with panic as he kicked frantically, struggling to free himself from Mirai's grasp.

But no matter how hard he tried, Mirai's right hand was like an iron vice, holding him firmly in the air.

"P-please forgive me! I'll give you the Hero Water…!"

Gasping for air, Suien pleaded desperately.

Mirai's voice was indifferent. "Forgiveness is up to the gods. My job is to send you to meet them."...

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Three dark shadows sped through the dense forest, weaving between the trees. Suddenly, one of them hesitated.

"What's wrong?..." Danzo gritted his teeth, pressing a hand to his hastily bandaged wound while astride his mount, the dire wolf.

"Lord Danzo... the scouting hawk was shot down three kilometers behind us. There are six of them... most likely six members of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist..." The intelligence transmitted through the secret technique provided more than enoug...

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As Suikazan Fuguki charged in at high speed, leaping high to slash at Danzo—

"...Longsword...Ninja Art...Earth Spider Web..."

On the battlefield, wires resembling a spider's web, charged with electricity, suddenly lashed toward Ringo Ameyuri and the others behind him.

"Kuriarare Kushimaru… Are you insane…?"

The four in the back quickly leapt away to evade the deadly trap.

Meanwhile, the two airborne attackers' charged strikes had already reached their targe...

038 Naruto: The Hidden Danzo

Amidst the dust and debris kicked up by the Wind Release technique—

"Pfft... That old man's crazy..." Kuriarare Kushimaru spat out a mouthful of dirt as he pushed himself up from the ground, grumbling in irritation.

A large-scale jutsu like that, when anticipated, hardly had any real effect on enemies. All it did was waste chakra needlessly.

"It was likely meant to cover their retreat," the leader of the Yuki Clan remarked as he stepped out from the ice, a trace of admirat...

037 Naruto: The Hidden Danzo

The intense battle between two Kage-level shinobi created an unspoken agreement among the surrounding ninja—they instinctively distanced themselves from the battlefield.

Hundreds of meters in every direction, the aftermath of their fight was evident: scorched trees from blazing flames and lingering patches of frost from icy techniques.

The clash grew fiercer, with Uchiha Kade launching relentless attacks while the Yuki Clan leader focused on defense.

Forced back once again...

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[ Ding: Please gain the recognition of a key figure in the storyline—Uchiha Itachi. ]

After a long period of silence, the system finally reacted again when Danzo visited Fugaku's tent for discussions.

To his surprise, the system considered the approval of six-year-old Uchiha Itachi to be valid.

But thinking about Itachi's deeds in the anime, Danzo quickly understood—this was a boy forced to mature early by the harshness of the world.

Despite his yo...

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After returning to the main camp in the Land of Water with his Root members, Danzo quickly noticed a significant change in the attitudes of the other clans' jonin toward Uchiha Fugaku, the commander. Compared to three months ago, their respect had grown considerably.

Such was the power of strength.

Despite the various conflicts between clans within the village, a strong commander on the battlefield was someone everyone could acknowledge.

...

Inside Uchiha Fugak...