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251 Scourge of the Ninja World

In Urokohane's snake-like eyes, a trace of surprise flashed, but she quickly understood Gekko Chizan's intent.

The best way to deal with a Tailed Beast—was with a Tailed Beast itself.

Others knew, but she was the one who truly knew Gekko Chizan's real identity.

"Give me 2 minutes."

"No problem."

Gekko Chizan once again turned his gaze toward the One-Tail, Shukaku. At this moment, the giant tanuki was already half-berserk, yellow sand filling the skies.

Th...

110 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju and Naruto were so excited they nearly jumped on the spot.

But since there were a lot of people around, they held it back.

Shinju suppressed his excitement, opened his palm to reveal a small ball marked with [1], and asked the shop clerk:

"What's the first prize?"

The clerk looked at the [1] ball and smiled.

"Oh, this is something so many people wanted. Didn't expect you two kids to draw it. How lucky."

Then, the clerk pulled out a finely packaged bo...

109 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.

The news that all the assassins sent out had been captured alive was delivered back to the village.

Inside the Raikage's office, A was furious!

"Damn it! Those useless fools! Worthless trash!"

"To think they got humiliated so badly by a boy who just graduated from the Ninja Academy!"

"And every single one of them was captured alive!"

"What's worse, Konoha shamelessly demands we pay a million ryo just to ransom...

250 Scourge of the Ninja World

"Boom!"

The ground trembled. Even though it was buried beneath golden sand, the shaking of the earth was still clear.

At this moment, even Orochimaru's eyes showed a trace of shock.

All along, he had only had a rough idea of Gekko Chizan's strength—Flying Thunder God, Transparent Release, Crystal Release. He thought at most Chizan was at the level of an elite jōnin.

But today, that impression was completely shattered.

Fivefold Rashōmon surged up from the grou...

108 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

As a law-abiding shinobi who followed all three principles of a "model ninja," Shinju knew very well: embezzling village funds carried extremely heavy consequences. If he wasn't careful, he could end up spending the rest of his life rotting in Konoha's prison.

So, Shinju laid down a condition with Tsunade:

"Alright. But the public funds? You're the one shifting them. This has nothing to do with me."

Tsunade agreed without hesitation, nodding firmly.

"You're one slipper...

107 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Afterward, the old Third began handing over administrative duties to Tsunade.

A few days later, the succession ceremony for the Fifth Hokage began.

At the ceremony, Tsunade solemnly declared that from this day forward, she would protect Konoha with her very life, and treat every villager of Konoha as her own family.

It should have been a deeply moving, heartfelt declaration—but at that very moment, Shinju sensed an unusual chakra presence among the crowd.

Following t...

249 Scourge of the Ninja World

Scorching flames, laced with crystal senbon, bore down on Rasa with immense pressure.

Under his control, gold sand condensed into a protective sphere, shielding him within.

But Gekko Chizan's crimson eyes showed no concern for chakra consumption.

At this moment, he finally understood the thrill Uchiha Madara must have felt when spewing fire—turning a B-rank ninjutsu into something that resembled an S-rank.

That was exactly what he was experiencing now. With Chōmei's...

196 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"So, you agreed?"

...

Tobirama Senju's words made the Raikage clench his fists, unwillingness and anger flashing in his eyes.

"I had no choice!" he growled. "After the war, the village was already severely weakened! If we cut the military budget any further, how are we supposed to train the next generation of shinobi?!"

There was a suppressed fury in his voice, but even more helplessness.

With such a foolish daimyō in charge, what could they possibly do?

"...

195 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

A massive water curtain, dozens of meters in diameter, exploded open deep within the canyon.

At its center stood Senju Tobirama, silver hair flying.

On the opposite cliff wall, the Second Raikage's body was covered in wounds of varying depth, blood staining his clothes crimson.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

The high-pressure water blade sliced through the air, but the Second Raikage sidestepped at an even faster speed.

Behind him, the rock was neatly seve...

166 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Wow~"

"Ugh…"

"Hey——"

On the Red Force of the Red-Haired Pirates, a tense atmosphere spread.

Not because of anything major, but simply because of a little one.

"Oi, Shanks, are you sure you can handle this? If you don't know how to coax her, then stop trying."

Orin sat cross-legged nearby, watching as Shanks kept pulling funny faces and even sticking his fingers in his nose to make little Uta laugh. He mocked him mercilessly.

"Shut up!!! Orin, y...

165 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Hey, Shanks."

South Blue, in some unknown sea.

A red ship with a simple dragon head carved into its prow slowly sailed forward. At the bow, a young man in a straw hat was reading a newspaper.

Hearing someone call him, he raised his head in surprise.

"What is it, Beck?"

"Nothing," the tall, broad-shouldered man with slicked-back hair and a cigarette dangling from his lips walked over and snatched the paper from his hands.

"Is it about that Orin?"

"Eh?...

279 Starting from One Piece

Kaito felt that this incident was most likely inseparable from Imu.

When he left Mary Geoise back then, the aura of the blond Elder also vanished without warning—and very suddenly at that.

If this really was related to Imu, then Kaito truly wanted to see what exactly he was up to.

Kalifa's efficiency was always high. Before long, she had already notified the Vice Admirals still stationed at headquarters. They had received the summons and were heading to the conference room...

278 Starting from One Piece

Hancock didn't deal with Lizville right away. Instead, she first sat down to eat with Kaito and Shalria.

After the meal, she summoned a few of her subordinates, had Lizville stuffed into a black bag, and carried away.

This time, Hancock didn't choose to stay the night either. But judging from the hatred in her eyes before she left, Lizville likely had no chance of surviving this ordeal.

...

After Hancock left, Shalria leaned in close to Kaito and asked,

"Kaito, w...

248 Scourge of the Ninja World

"It's just gold sand, isn't it? Let's see if I can chop your gold sand into powder."

Wielding the Sword of the Thunder God, Gekko Chizan suddenly felt like he could do it again.

After all, this was the Sword of the Thunder God!

Facing the sharp spikes of gold sand rushing toward him, Gekko Chizan swung his blade down, shattering them into dust.

Feeling the energy of the Sword of the Thunder God, Gekko Chizan's whole body seemed to soar.

"Urokohane! Charge!"

247 Scourge of the Ninja World

"Chizan, are you alright?"

"Let me help repair your body."

That strike from Shukaku's arm just now had directly injured Gekko Chizan's internal organs, and that mouthful of blood he spat out was precisely because of it.

Chōmei's worried voice, along with the surging chakra, made Gekko Chizan laugh out loud.

"Don't worry, Chōmei, I'm fine."

"Just a bit annoyed, that's all."

The injuries weren't really a problem. After all, he was a Jinchūriki—with Chōm...

221 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Seeing his old man about to train him in Wind Release, Takeshi hurriedly shouted:

"Dad, Haku's bloodline limit is Ice Release, and Kimimaro's is the Shikotsumyaku!"

Danzō, who had been about to channel Wind-nature chakra into a kunai, froze mid-action when he heard that. He turned his head to look at the two little ones beside him.

"Where did you bring them back from?"

Noticing that Danzō wasn't making another move, Takeshi finally gathered his courage, forcing a smi...

220 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Takeshi couldn't care less about the mess left behind by their actions.

At this moment, completely ignoring Kakuzu's objections, he found a decent-looking cruise ship in the Land of Craftsmen and bought four tickets, each costing twenty thousand ryō.

As expected, after buying the tickets, Kakuzu immediately began his endless grumbling.

"You brat, you've pocketed all the money from Craftsmen Ninja Village, and you're still stingy about the price of these few tickets?"

...

281 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Following the address Naruto had left in his letter, Kiyosuke and his group set out immediately after leaving Konoha.

On the way, Boruto wouldn't stop complaining.

"So tired... why don't we have some kind of convenient transport, like a train or something?!"

"You kids really are spoiled," Kiyosuke frowned. "It's just traveling, and you're already whining nonstop. Sasuke, the future of Konoha looks grim."

"No. My daughter's not like that."

Sasuke coughed lightly. ...

280 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Looking at the Shinigami mask in Kiyosuke's hand, the adult Sasuke twitched at the corner of his mouth and asked, "You're not planning on us

Looking at the Shinigami mask in Kiyosuke's hand, the adult Sasuke twitched at the corner of his mouth and asked,

"You're not planning on using Edo Tensei to summon the Hokage, are you?"

In the original timeline, Kiyosuke would only call forth the Hokage during the Fourth Shinobi World War. But now, in order to deal with the Ōtsutsuki,...

106 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

"Tsunade-sama really came back! The Tsunade-sama I admire most has finally returned to the village! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

Tenten said excitedly.

Tsunade, the symbol of strength and beauty, was the ideal all kunoichi dreamed of becoming!

"Shinju is actually by Tsunade-sama's side too?"

Ino said in surprise.

Ever since the Chunin Exam preliminaries, Shinju had become the village's rising star.

Just like Shikamaru said back then, Shinju was growing at a terrifying pa...

105 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After questioning the debt collector's identity, Tsunade firmly said:

"If it's the Akagi family, then I already paid them back!"

"You're sure?"

Shinju looked doubtful.

Tsunade nodded. "Because of all my gambling debts, the Akagi family is the only one I've ever actually repaid. That's why I remember it so clearly! ୧⍢⃝୨"

Shinju: "(||๐_๐)"

"Hey, when you become Hokage, you're not planning to use the village's money to pay off your gambling debts, ...

104 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Over here.

After convincing Tsunade to return to the village as Hokage, Shinju and Jiraiya's group set out on the journey back.

To save the most time, Shinju suggested using the Flying Thunder God to teleport everyone directly back.

"Hey, kid, why the rush to get back?"

Tsunade immediately spoke up: "Just thinking about going back to Konoha and facing a mountain of paperwork already gives me a headache. 〒_〒"

"Wouldn't it be better to stay out...

103 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju shook his head.

"The Edo Tensei… I saw Orochimaru use it once, during the chaos of the Chunin Exams."

"Since this jutsu requires two living sacrifices, I've never tried it myself…"

The implication was clear—given enough preparation time, using this forbidden technique wouldn't be difficult for him.

"If Tsunade-sama truly wishes to see those two again, we can use death row prisoners to try."

Shinju said seriously.

Jiraiya and Tsunade both fell s...

102 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After Tsunade slammed her palm down and crushed the table, everyone nearby turned their heads toward them.

A large group of waiters quickly surrounded Shinju's group.

The one leading them said, "You're ninja, aren't you? Breaking things inside the restaurant puts us in a really difficult spot."

Jiraiya gave an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, my friend here got a little carried away. How much? I'll pay for it."

After paying the damages, Shinju, Naruto, and the others—...

101 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Jiraiya might as well have written the words "need money" right across his forehead.

Even Naruto couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and said,

"Pervy Sage, you're shameless! How can you ask your own disciple for money? (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)"

"I'm not asking you for money. I'm just worried that at your young age, you might lose yourselves in the temptation of wealth!"

Jiraiya's face was perfectly serious.

To that, Shinju only had two words in reply:

100 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju noticed something—just like Kakashi-sensei, Danzo also possessed an Uchiha eye!

And the eye hidden beneath those bandages gave off an incredibly unsettling feeling.

There was a strange, indescribable power lurking within it!

Danzo caught Shinju's gaze on him, lowered his head, and asked in a hoarse, commanding voice:

"What is it?"

Shinju withdrew his gaze, face calm and unreadable.

"Nothing."

"I was just thinking, this whole ransom deal with ...

099 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

These Kumogakure assassination-nin had already heard rumors, during their mission, about Shinju using Wood Release.

They'd heard that his Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands was said to rival the legendary God of Shinobi himself.

And what kind of figure was the God of Shinobi? A man who, almost single-handedly, ended years of war across multiple nations.

His Wood Release was so powerful, it wasn't an exaggeration to say one man could stand against an entire c...

098 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju stared speechlessly at Jiraiya, who was still indulging himself in pleasure.

So the safety of his disciple wasn't as important as his current enjoyment, huh.

Shinju didn't want to look anymore. He turned and left.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, lying in the arms of a woman, silently watched Shinju's retreating back.

It wasn't that he didn't care about Shinju—he knew very well that in the entire shinobi world, only a handful of people could actually touch Shinju.

Or...

097 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

"Join Orochimaru?"

Shinju turned, asking calmly.

With his refined chakra sensing, he already knew the black-robed man standing before him was none other than Yakushi Kabuto—the same man who had forfeited during the Chunin Exams.

Back then, Shinju had noticed plenty of suspicious things about him but hadn't bothered to dig deeper.

Later, during the chaos of the Chunin Exams, Kabuto had openly sided with the Sunagakure shinobi to attack Konoha.

Shinju held no goo...

096 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Two days later.

After a brief explanation to Kakashi, Jiraiya took Naruto and Shinju and set off on the journey to find Tsunade.

"Hey, Pervy Sage, what kind of person is this Tsunade we're supposed to be looking for this time?"

On the road, Naruto was like a never-ending stream of questions, asking nonstop.

Hearing Naruto's words, Jiraiya—rarely patient—actually began explaining:

"Tsunade is also one of the 'Three Legendary Sannin.' She's a m...