"Hmm, these three little brats are surprisingly skilled—they actually forced me to deploy four puppets!" Akasuna Hideki clicked her tongue in silent admiration. This was nearing her limit.
At this moment, Hidan was still locked in combat with "White". However, White no longer retained its initial intimidating aura. Its hat had been knocked off, its pristine white robes were in tatters, the mourning staff in its hand had been broken in half, and its body was covered in scars.
As ...
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"I'm Hidan, a recent graduate of Sunagakure's ninja academy, specializing in taijutsu. Pleased to meet you."
"I'm Suzuya, also a fresh graduate, but from the ninja academy in Lake Tsuki district. My specialties are Crystal Release and medical ninjutsu. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Daichi, also from Lake Tsuki. I specialize in Boil Release. Looking forward to working with you."
Akasuna Hideki closed the folder detailing the three young shinobi in front of him. Shee glanced at them...
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"Madara-sama really has it tough, hiding this deep underground. An old man staying out of the sun for so long must be risking some serious osteoporosis!" Arashi quipped as he observed. He couldn't help but admire its location—it wasn't far from Konohagakure, yet completely remote. Though technically on a peninsula, the area was barren, devoid of any greenery. The desolation extended for miles, ensuring no one would come near. Truly, a masterful use of the concept of "hiding in plain sight."...
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The current situation in the Ninja World could only be described as turbulent. Konoha was on the brink of collapse, but after defeating the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee with the help of Deidara and Sasori, Konoha signed a peace agreement with Kumogakure. This allowed Konoha to focus all its forces on battling Sunagakure, which, of course, couldn't withstand the pressure. Just as Danzo was about to bask in the glory of a great victory, something unexpected happened.
Iwagakure struck, at...
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"Kakuzu, what's going on?" Deidara placed the fruit basket on the table beside him. Kakuzu had been sulking and didn't even glance at it.
"Oh, I guess I don't understand the rules," Deidara said, taking the fruit basket back from Kurotsuchi. He turned to her and said, "Give me your wallet."
"Why?" Kurotsuchi asked, a bit confused, as she pulled out her wallet and handed it to Deidara.
Deidara counted out a stack of cash. "Our fruit basket costs fifteen hundred ryo. Might as ...
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After having lunch with Deidara and training for a short while, Kurotsuchi could no longer hold back.
"Ahh! I'm so tired!"
"Deidara, let's call it a day and go check out the village," she said, feigning exhaustion.
The truth was, their sparring session had been more of a performance. Even a genin wouldn't have been worn out from such a light exchange.
Deidara didn't mind, though. After all, he was just a clay clone. Whatever Kurotsuchi wanted to do, he'd go along with ...
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"Deidara, stop messing with your clay and come practice ninjutsu with me!" A pair of long legs abruptly entered Deidara's line of sight, kicking away the clay sculpture he had been carefully crafting.
Deidara sighed and looked up, exasperation written all over his face.
"Kurotsuchi, could you be a little gentler? I've been working on that all day."
"I don't care! The things you make always look weird, and I don't like them!" Kurotsuchi pouted.
The memory of Deidara's r...
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(A/N: At the end of this chapter, I'll address the "Kushina & Kurama" questions some readers asked.)
Minato and Kushina meticulously controlled their chakra, constructing a series of intricate seals.
With the two working in tandem, a powerful sealing technique swiftly took shape.
[Contract Seal: A supportive jutsu that can sever summoning contracts.]
But just as they were about to activate the seal, a sudden cracking sound echoed through t...
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Kushina's eyes narrowed as the wooden dragon surged toward her.
"I got it, Kurama."
With a quick step back, she clasped her hands into seals.
Her fiery red hair fluttered as the air around her grew wild and restless. Infused with terrifying chakra, hundreds of razor-sharp wind blades materialized in front of her.
With a graceful motion of her slender fingers, the storm of blades tore through the air, crashing toward the wooden dragon.
Shhhk! Shhhk! Shhhk!
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It wasn't just Kakashi who looked puzzled—Minato's expression was equally strange.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt utterly drained.
The claim that he was the "strongest Hokage" puzzled him endlessly.
Just think about it:
The First Hokage could single-handedly subdue the Nine-Tails, and the Second Hokage wielded forbidden jutsu like casual attacks.
How could the title of "strongest Hokage" possibly fall to him?
Yet, somehow, it did.
At first, Hiruzen had been ...
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In the tight confines of Jiraiya's Needle Jizo technique, his expression was one of concern.
"Are you alright, Tsunade?"
Tsunade didn't answer, her face cold as she snapped, "You could've used a Fire Release earlier."
Jiraiya scratched his head, chuckling awkwardly.
"Heh, you caught that, huh?"
Just as he was about to make another quip—or hold onto her a little longer—Tsunade brought her knee up sharply, hitting Jiraiya in the gut.
"Let me out already, ...
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The Next Morning
At dawn, the plaza in front of the Konoha administrative building was packed with tens of thousands of villagers.
Uchiha Mirai led Minato Namikaze and the other Konoha higher-ups to the balcony atop the Hokage Tower.
Below, at the front of the crowd, the Konoha ANBU escorted dozens of Sarutobi clan members into view. Slowly, they were paraded out before the curious and puzzled crowd.
The Sarutobi clan members, eyes brimming with tears,...
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Hearing Mirai's scathing assessment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face turned ashen.
The inherently evil Uchiha...
It was a phrase his father and Elder Danzo had constantly thrown around when they were alive.
But now, the Uchiha was using that very phrase to judge the Sarutobi clan.
Unforgivable!
"Uchiha Mirai, don't think I don't know what you're planning," Shinnosuke snarled through gritted teeth. "You sent our Sarutobi shinobi to the front lines just to wipe us out, ...
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"Hiashi," Akira's voice turned cold as his sharp gaze fixed on Hyuga Hiashi. He spoke in a deep, commanding tone: "There's no denying that the Caged Bird Seal has objectively protected the Byakugan from being leaked. But ask yourself, has the Caged Bird Seal only served to protect the Byakugan?"
"If it's truly about protecting the Byakugan, then why does the Main House hold the ability to control the life and death of the Branch House through the Caged Bird Seal? No matter...
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Hearing Mikoto's question, Fugaku shook his head and said, "No, it's nothing like that. I just ate something... rather unpleasant."
"Mikoto, I'll skip dinner tonight. You all eat without me. My stomach feels a bit off," Fugaku added, forcing a faint smile.
Watching her husband retreat to his study, Mikoto frowned slightly. Something about him seemed off today.
She knew her husband's strength ranked among the very best in the ninja world, and his constitution was equally rema...
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Konoha Prison
A few rays of sunset filtered through the small iron-barred window, illuminating a curled figure in the corner.
Underneath disheveled, graying hair was a pair of hollow, empty sockets. The chakra within his body was sealed, and both his Sharingan and Rinnegan were gone. Uchiha Obito had lost any means to escape from this place.
The life force drained by the Rinnegan had left him resembling a man in his fifties.
"Why… Why did th...
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"Are those Sasori's parents? I have to say, the resemblance is uncanny, hmm!"
Deidara exclaimed, marveling at the woman who looked as though she was sculpted from the same mold as Sasori himself.
Thanks to Tsunade's healing, Deidara's leg, injured by a clay bomb, showed no scars, allowing him to return to his lively self. While he had originally ventured out tonight seeking artistic inspiration, the commotion on the mountainside drew him in. To his surprise, he saw Sasori and lear...
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"Itachi!"
"Brother…"
Mikoto, clutching Sasuke in her arms, rushed forward with urgency. She pulled the pale, bloodied Itachi into her embrace. Her hands trembled as she gently caressed his face, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Even though he had been killed by his own sibling, Mikoto bore no resentment toward Itachi.
She understood.
This was the path he had chosen.
Yet, as a mother, the pain was undeniable.
Fugaku, standing silently as the clan hea...
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"Tsunade! Tobirama! Madara!"
The three voices overlapped, each calling out to stop Hashirama, who was currently embracing Nawaki tightly.
"Huh?"
Hashirama looked up, puzzled, while still patting Nawaki's head.
"Am I seeing things?"
Noticing Tobirama and Madara standing harmoniously behind Tsunade, Hashirama couldn't believe his eyes. He rubbed them vigorously, forgetting about Nawaki still in his arms.
Tobirama… he actually did it!
"Hey, Gr...
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Akira continued his work methodically, obliterating the spiritual essence lingering in the severed palm and tails of the Ten-Tails.
The spiritual energy within the six severed tails of the Ten-Tails was incredibly potent, far surpassing the flesh and severed palm he had dealt with earlier.
It was no surprise—the sheer size of the tails was overwhelming. However, despite their formidable power, the Ten-Tails remained a mindless beast with little intelligence. Even if its raw stre...
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"This thing is massive! No wonder that chunk of flesh and the severed hand we saw earlier were so enormous," Fugaku murmured under his breath.
"A creature of this size… It's truly a harbinger of destruction," Tsunade said to herself.
"What a terrifying existence…" Shisui shook his head, worry etched across his face.
"Terrifying indeed," Akira said, breaking the silence. "The Ten-Tails' power is unimaginable. If it were to charge up a Tailed Beast Ball, it could obliterat...
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With the merger of Konohagakure and Sunagakure, the dynamics of the ninja world began to shift drastically.
The daimyo of various nations, fearing for their safety, started forming alliances and showing goodwill toward their ninjas. After all, the fates of the Fire and Wind Daimyo had made it clear—when ninja revolted, the daimyo were utterly powerless to resist.
In this tense climate, the Three Kage Summit, organized by the Fourth Raikage, A, was being hastily prepared.
<...
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The events in Sunagakure quickly spread across the entire shinobi world.
When shinobi from other villages heard that Sunagakure had submitted to Uchiha Mirai on behalf of the Land of Wind, they were utterly shocked, struggling to come to terms with the news.
Although Sunagakure had been in decline for some time, it was still one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
Now, the fact that Sunagakure chose to submit to Mirai…
Anyone with some knowledge could see that this w...
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Inside Uchiha Madara's base.
A flamboyant young man suddenly appeared, laughing loudly.
"Hahaha! Grandpa Madara, I've brought you a gift!"
Madara, standing with his hands behind his back, turned around at the sound and laughed as well.
"Hahaha, Obito, you silly child."
"You didn't need to bring anything just to visit... so, where's the gift?"
Looking at Obito's empty hands, Madara's tone shifted as he raised an eyebrow.
Obito waved a ...
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"What a bother... Why did it have to be her?"
Orochimaru thought begrudgingly.
Since his identity was already exposed, there was no point in keeping up the disguise.
With a casual tug, he removed his kimono, revealing a brown combat suit underneath. A quick swipe across his face, and his male form returned.
"Hisss... It's been a while, Tsunade," Orochimaru said with a sly smile.
"Why the sour expression? Are you really that unhappy to see an old friend?"
Ts...
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The clash between two colossal entities could only be described as earth-shattering.
The sound of blade meeting staff resounded like thunder, and the terrifying shockwaves were visible to the naked eye.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The armored wooden human charged forward, its heavy steps causing the ground to groan under the immense pressure.
One slash, two slashes, three slashes...
After a while, Obito started to feel bored.
Even though the armored wooden hu...
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As Obito momentarily let his focus waver, Roshi seized the opportunity.
In his hands was a thin lava staff, which he swung down fiercely at Obito.
"Swoosh!"
Obito quickly raised his fan to block the attack, only to realize the imagined brute force never arrived.
What seemed like an overwhelming strike was merely a feint.
In a flash, the lava staff redirected mid-swing, arcing toward Obito's face like a rainbow slicing through the air.
"Swish!"<...
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"Hey, you idiot bro! Switch opponents, then knock them flat! Oh yeah!" Killer B shouted as he leaped closer. Even he had taken a beating from Sasori's Wood Release—it was maddeningly effective at absorbing chakra.
"Hmph!" The Raikage snorted in frustration and charged at Sasori.
Boom!
A massive tentacle smashed down, obliterating hundreds of Deidara's clay clones. Against a tailed beast, those simple clay duplicates were no match. Deidara himself soared in...
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"Bring it on!" Anko straightened her posture, puffing out her chest with a defiant air, as though embracing the inevitability of death.
"What's with you, woman? Are you out of your mind?" Deidara mocked, a sly grin on his face. "I'm only asking you to lead us to the Kumogakure camp. What were you expecting?"
The sky had darkened, making it the perfect time for a nighttime raid.
"Wait... What?" Anko froze, her mind grinding to a halt.
"I said, take us to the Kumogakure ...
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After the corrupted Kakashi and Kisame left, Deidara and Sasori resumed their journey. As payment for dealing with Kakashi, they were tasked with heading to the northeastern front of the Land of Fire to counter the Land of Lightning's assault.
Previously, both the Raikage and Killer B had sought to steal the Rinnegan, but they hadn't personally joined the battlefield, allowing Konoha to hold its ground. Now, with their direct involvement, Konoha was struggling to find comparable high-le...
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