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107 With the Justice System

"Alright."

Hawke looked at Cobra, who was solemnly taking his oath in front of him, and nodded slightly.

This outcome was well within his expectations.

He extinguished his cigar, interlaced his fingers, and stared steadily at Cobra.

"Cobra-san, since we're allies now, I'll get straight to the point…"

"The Marines are undergoing a transformation."

"The Fleet Admiral and the high command have reached a consensus—the kind of justice that used to bow to oth...

234 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"Hey, old man, I brought you lunch."

Inside the Hokage's office, Renya walked in right on time, carrying a food box.

Senju Tobirama glanced at the clock on the wall and nodded in satisfaction.

The kid was punctual today — not a second late.

Renya placed the food box on the desk and lifted the lid. Instantly, a wave of fragrant steam escaped.

He took out a plate of grilled salmon, a plate of stir-fried beef, and a bowl of miso soup.

These were the same dis...

233 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"Boss, this fish—remove the scales and guts."

The morning market in Konoha was bustling with people. Renya squatted in front of a seafood stall, gently picking up a plump salmon with his fingertips.

All the ingredients that Senju Tobirama bought last night had already been devoured by Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

To avoid raising suspicion, he had no choice but to come to the market and buy some fresh ingredients again.

That way, he could cook lunch for Tobiram...

204 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Is that so…"

With light steps, as if without any effort at all, Orin's expression remained relaxed.

The frost that had spread from his pants up to half his body slowly began to fade away.

The ice that had subdued countless pirates without fail couldn't even leave his clothes dirty.

"If you think you can do it, then by all means, give it a try, Kuzan."

"But like I said before, I've never seen you as a mortal enemy. If you ever change your mind, you're welcome t...

203 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Ha??? Isn't that way too arrogant of you!!!"

For Orin's straightforward words, the still-young Doll couldn't really understand his meaning at all.Instead, she felt that Orin was trampling all over the justice she had sworn to uphold.

But faced with the young girl's indignant anger, Orin didn't bother to explain himself right away.

"Tszz…"

He silently lit one of Doll's ridiculously expensive cigars, the kind worth ten months of her salary,and blew out a stream of smo...

154 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After settling two members of the Akatsuki with overwhelming force, the search-and-rescue squad pressed forward.

...

Inside a cave somewhere in the Land of Rivers.

On top of the finger statue.

The recently departed Kakuzu and Hidan reappeared as projections.

"Zero" said, "So you dealt with them this quickly? Seems that red-haired kid from Konoha wasn't much after all."

Hidan's face stiffened awkwardly.

"Actually, we w...

153 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju carefully studied the two unfamiliar shinobi standing before him, frowning slightly as he muttered,

"The chakra from these two… it's a bit strange."

"It's chaotic."

"Should I try forming a chakra shuriken to test them out?"

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, near Kakashi's squad, stood Guy's team.

When Guy saw that there were only two enemies, he immediately raised an arm in front of Tenten and Lee to block them.

"This is your first encounter ...

324 Starting from One Piece

Kisame tilted his head back. Even from a great distance, he could see Kaito's Rinnegan glowing with a faint purple light in the night.

He couldn't believe it. Another pair of Rinnegan appearing in Konoha—how could such eyes even exist twice in the world?!

He didn't even notice that Itachi was already standing right beside him.

Itachi helplessly patted him on the shoulder and said,

"Kisame, didn't I tell you not to act rashly? Why did you force your way in?"

Kis...

323 Starting from One Piece

Itachi had gone off to chase Sasuke, completely forgetting about Kisame, who was still standing guard outside the Konoha gates.

Kisame, the ever-loyal one, had no idea that Itachi had already "defected." He stayed there alone until well into the middle of the night.

He truly couldn't wait any longer—not out of impatience, but out of worry for Itachi's safety.

Muttering to himself, he said,

"Has something happened to Itachi-san? But with his strength, there shouldn't ...

259 The Shimura Has Ice Release

"What's this?"

Rasa noticed a senior official walking toward him with a notebook in hand and asked impatiently in a low voice.

"It's Fujiwara Kōya's dietary habits and the ingredients he avoids."

The senior official helplessly handed over the notebook, grumbling as he did so: "And he even demanded that the samurai he brought along be given the best standard of meals. Yet not long ago, he was still looking down on us."

In the official's opinion, if the man was really s...

258 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Hearing Takeshi's words, Nanashi suddenly turned her head. Her gaze carried a chill and hatred, the Mangekyō patterns in her eyes slowly rotating under the surge of emotion.

Takeshi stared back at her without the slightest hint of fear.

If he didn't untie the knot in her heart, she would become an extremely unstable ticking time bomb.

However, Takeshi's inner feelings were far less firm than what he showed on the surface.

After all, the other party possessed Tsukuyomi...

287 Scourge of the Ninja World

Ten days later, the Land of Rain.

Gekko Chizan, together with Yugito, had already stepped into the borders of the Land of Rain.

This was a land that had suffered through countless wars, shrouded in drizzle, carrying a sense of desolation.

"This is the Land of Rain? The rumors were true—it really does rain all the time."

"I hate getting rained on. Sensei, let's hurry up and get moving."

Yugito wore a bamboo hat and a raincoat, but she was still ...

286 Scourge of the Ninja World

"Land of Rain? Isn't that the place where Hanzō the Salamander is?"

"What are we going there for?"

Yugito stopped attacking and began adjusting her breathing.

This was also an ability one had to master—whether in battle or at rest, one must perfectly regulate their breathing to keep the body at its peak, ready to respond to any sudden situation.

This was something Tagitsuhime had taught her—an essential skill for a snake.

A cold-blooded killer was always in ...

325 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

After leaving the Hokage Building, Kiyosuke went home to eat, take a bath, and rest for the night.

The next day, he wandered around Konoha. That evening, he went drinking at an izakaya with Jiraiya and Kakashi.

The third day, he rested.

The fourth day, he rested.

On the fifth day, he was dragged out of bed by an impatient Naruto, and only then did he finally prepare to head to Orochimaru's hideout to bring Sasuke back.

This time, he didn't bring his own team. Mor...

324 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Everyone returned to Konoha exhausted and covered in dust. The squad disbanded on the spot. Kiyosuke and Kakashi sent the others home to rest, while the two of them went straight to the Hokage's office to report to Tsunade.

They reported on the Akatsuki situation and also mentioned Naruto's Nine-Tails rampage.

Jiraiya happened to be in the office. Hearing them bring it up, he said,

"About that… back then, in order to help Naruto learn to control the Nine-Tails' chakra more...

152 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

With Kankuro's condition finally stabilized, the Konoha and Sunagakure teams sat down together to discuss how to retrieve Gaara.

Inside the meeting room, Kakashi said,

"I've already released my ninken to track Gaara's scent. We should be getting information back soon."

However, not long after Kakashi spoke, his talking ninken, Pakkun, returned with news.

Kakashi's expression turned grim as he explained,

"Pakkun says the Akatsuki took Gaara to the Land of Rivers."...

323 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

As Chiyo continued pouring her chakra and life force into Gaara's body, color slowly returned to his face, his skin softened, and his body gradually regained warmth.

At that moment, Kiyosuke and Karin looked up.

"So many people."

"Yeah… it must be Sunagakure's shinobi."

They could sense a large group of ninja approaching, and before long, they saw Kankurō and Temari leading a squad of Sunagakure shinobi running toward them.

Meanwhile, Chiyo's breathing grew he...

202 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"That's so much… Are you sure you can finish all of this?"

Marineford, inside one of the most luxurious, high-end restaurants.

Orin sat back lazily on a leather chair, one leg crossed over the other, holding a menu in his hand.

As his gaze swept across the list of expensive dishes, Orin tilted his head and glanced at Doll, who was happily devouring her food beside him.

Come to think of it, a restaurant like this… would any Marine really come here to eat?

Even...

201 Roger Pirates Apprentice

After extracting some benefits from Sengoku, Orin was in a pretty good mood.

Leaving the reception hall, he said he wanted to get some fresh air.

Avoiding the reporters crowding outside — all desperate to catch any scraps of information about the Black Emperor or the Shichibukai — Orin took off his cloak, stepped lightly, and in an instant, appeared deep inside Marineford.

The sky was clear, and orderly Marineford was bustling with life.

Obviously, the so-called Sh...

232 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Renya stared at the summoning contract on the table and instantly understood what little scheme Uchiha Madara was plotting.

"This… this is a delivery contract?"

So now, on top of cooking, he had to provide door-to-door service too?

Damn it. Eating is one thing, but why does he have to order takeout as well?

This is too much… eat and take, huh.

Couldn't this wait until he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Once he mastered it, he could just telepo...

231 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Uchiha Madara's eyes lit up slightly — this was actually a pretty good suggestion.

The real reason he'd thought about inviting Renya to leave with him in the first place was because the kid's cooking was excellent. If he kept him by his side, he could enjoy good food every day.

Since Renya wasn't willing to leave with him, Madara could accept the alternative — having the kid come over occasionally to cook for him…

With his strength, sneaking into Konoha was a simple ma...

151 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Seeing the frail old woman charging toward their position, Temari quickly reacted, realizing that this reclusive elder had misunderstood the situation, and rushed to block her in the middle of the corridor.

"Granny, wake up! Sunagakure and Konoha are allies now!" Temari hurriedly explained.

Chiyo's narrowed eyes opened slightly.

"To think Sunagakure would actually form an alliance with Konoha, once our enemy… how pathetic this village has become."

The next moment, he...

150 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After Shinju's group departed, Jiraiya pushed open the door to the Hokage's office.

"You know full well that the Akatsuki are targeting the Nine-Tails, so why are you still letting Naruto go on this mission?"

"Isn't this the same as handing him over to them?!"

Tsunade shot him a glance, crossing her arms.

"The number of active shinobi we can deploy right now is limited."

Jiraiya's voice rose in frustration. "Limited or not, you can't just send the two of them out...

285 Scourge of the Ninja World

Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Jūzō Biwa was furious.

A whole group of them had surrounded and attacked just two people, yet one still managed to escape. Though one was killed, the most important Sharingan was nowhere to be found.

What a headache.

"Jūzō-sama, what now?"

A Kirigakure shinobi beside him asked for his opinion. Jūzō Biwa spat in annoyance.

"What else can we do? Retreat. The opportunity is fleeting."

"Let's go, head back."

284 Scourge of the Ninja World

Unlike Iwagakure's defensive fallback, the situation in Kirigakure was instead filled with madness.

The five remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen also joined the battle.

What they did not know was that, at the same time, Kirigakure itself had fallen into a state of anxiety over the disappearance of its Mizukage.

"Suisei! Where on earth did the Mizukage-sama go?"

"As the Mizukage-sama's bodyguard, how could you make such a grave mistake?"

Several Mizukag...

257 The Shimura Has Ice Release

"Go on, tell me—where did you find this Uchiha?"

Having vented his anger, Danzō finally had the patience to hear Takeshi explain himself.

By this time, under Danzō's signal, Yamato had already led Nanashi to the backyard to look at the small hut built entirely with Wood Release.

From structure to style, it was completed by Yamato alone.

Even the furniture inside was made with Wood Release.

"How did you know she was an Uchiha?"

Takeshi thought to himself...

256 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Because Aburame Tatsuma was wearing sunglasses, Takeshi couldn't catch the details hidden in the man's eyes.

He only found it strange why the other stared at him for so long before finally leaving.

As Aburame Tatsuma closed the door, Takeshi relied on the memory transmitted back by his Shadow Clone and began looking through a piece of intelligence that had caught his interest.

"Found it..."

Fortunately, Itachi had the good habit of categorizing documents, which made it...

322 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Sasori's fury was boiling over.

Every word from Kiyosuke seemed to strike at his nerves.

The one thing he could never allow anyone to touch was the memory of his parents. Yet Kiyosuke never failed to bring them up. Sasori knew this was deliberate, a ploy to enrage him, but even so, he couldn't suppress the anger burning inside.

Crack, crack, crack!

The joints of his human puppets creaked and groaned as they moved. Under Sasori's control, one after another flew...

321 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Chiyo glanced over.

"From Iwagakure, Explosion Release, huh? Truly troublesome."

With her vast combat experience, Chiyo knew just how much of a headache Explosion Release could be. So many unpredictable detonation methods—she couldn't fathom why that old man Ōnoki had ever let such a kid leave Iwagakure. To let a talent like him slip away was a huge loss.

After all, she knew this boy had single-handedly attacked Sunagakure, even defeating and abducting Gaara. His strength...

322 Starting from One Piece

"Itachi!!!"

A shout rang out from afar.

Itachi wiped the tears from his face. That voice was all too familiar to him—it was Sasuke's.

He turned toward the sound and instantly caught sight of Sasuke.

Itachi froze for a moment, wondering to himself—when did Sasuke return to Konoha? Wasn't he still training under Orochimaru?

Kaito, standing nearby, spoke,

"Sasuke was already brought back by me. Just now, he even wanted to take me as his teacher."

"Ta...