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Ch210. Hinata's new title

"I see you've made yourselves comfortable." An amused voice suddenly interrupted Ren, Ino, and Hinata's peaceful time as they sat cuddled together with their eyes closed.

Ren opened his eyes and turned toward Hiruzen, who stood in the open doorway leading to his new office, looking at them with fond but mild exasperation that gave off a vibe of a caring and disappointed elder.

How the old man managed to give such an impression with a simple look was a mystery to Ren, but he was ve...

Ch209. The survivability of S-rank ninjas

With a rising trepidation, Ren walked toward Sarutobi's new office. Finding its whereabouts was not hard. Ino and Hinata were already supposed to be waiting for him in front of it, so he simply asked them through the telepathy seal.

As he arrived, he found his girls sitting on the chairs for visitors. Ino instantly sprang to her feet, and Ren found himself hugged as his arms subconsciously snaked around her small frame, fondly returning the embrace.

"You good?" Ren whispered as he...

Ch208. If you won't play ball with me...

"Come in!" Resounded from the Hokage office, and Ren, who was in the waiting room, stood up with a bored sigh before he walked in through the door.

His eyes instantly fell on the busty blonde woman sitting behind the desk, scowling at the paperwork as if it were her staunchest enemy. Tsunade had arrived at the village just a few days ago, and her inauguration to the Hokage seat happened yesterday.

Ren went to watch it with Hinata and Ino, and they enjoyed the ensuing festivities. ...

Ch207. Ren's woes

Ren put a small bowl with fresh tomatoes on the night table next to Sasuke Uchiha's bed in the hospital, and with a sigh, he sat in the chair prepared for visitors. The same chair that Sakura spent most of her time in this past month.

The girl was neglecting her training again in favor of watching over Sasuke.

'Now that is one unintended consequence of my inaction.' Ren wryly mused. And the girl was doing so well so far, only to start reverting back when her resolve was shaken. It...

Ch206. At least nobody died

As Ino and Itachi once again stood further apart from each other, and their fight entered a small state of reprieve, Ino decided to briefly check on her comrades.

She first glanced at Kurenai, who stood in the back to her right. The woman looked grave, and her determined eyes held an undertone of helpless frustration.

Ino inwardly sighed. She did notice the genjutsu support Kurenai tried to give her. But Itachi pretty much swatted every single one of Kurenai's attempts as if they ...

Ch205. Ino vs Itachi

As Ino stared at the bewildered Itachi Uchiha, she couldn't help but feel absolutely giddy. She didn't lie to him, but she didn't tell him the whole truth either.

The Yamanaka clan specialized in control of the mind. Control of their own mind. Control of their target's mind. But it was always control. Defense could and was devised from that. Yamanakas practiced against each other how to defend their minds from intrusion.

But offense?

Why would Yamanakas try to control their ...

Ch204. Tsukuyomi

Ino's world melted when she heard "Tsukuyomi", and as if with a blink of an eye, she suddenly found herself strapped to a cross in a strange black and white world.

Out of nowhere, a sword was plunged into her abdomen by Itachi as he appeared in front of the cross that was restraining her.

Ignoring the sword, Ino spoke just as Itachi was about to open his mouth.

"Is this technique what you used to fuck up your brother's mind so expertly that he won't recover in his lifetime?"...

Ch203. A forgotten encounter

The moment of reluctance for Ren and Ino lasted only a few seconds before they moved. And when they moved, they blitzed through the distance so fast that the battle had barely started.

Ren and Ino stopped on the edge of a treeline, hiding as they observed the situation. Three of Konoha's most Elite Jonin and Kurenai were facing two men in black cloaks with red clouds in a momentary, tense silence as both parties measured each other up.

As Ren saw them and understood that it was It...

Ch202. An outing with Ino

Ren and Ino happily walked through the bustling streets of Konoha with intertwined fingers, enjoying their date. After Inoichi, the Yamanaka Cockblocker, interrupted them yesterday in Ino's office, they decided to take a day off and have fun.

The Danzo situation was not going to be resolved anyway, so Ino's investigation into it was a moot point, while Ren simply sent Shadow Clones to his work. They both had the time and could slack off for a day.

They had been in a sushi restaura...

Ch201. Meeting Ino in her job

Ren stood in front of the door to Ino's office and, surprisingly, during his short stroll through the T&I department, nobody bothered to stop and question him about the reason for his presence. Blending in and pretending to belong clearly worked out in the ninja world, too.

He was a bit exasperated, though. The village had just survived an invasion. One would think the Konoha ninjas would be more vigilant.

Shaking his head, he heard, 'Come in,' in his head through the telepath...

Ch200. Well, it is what it is

Ren watched Temari with veiled displeasure as his stomach sank. His preferred future was falling to pieces right in front of his eyes, and he had no way to do anything about it.

"I just did what you advised me. It's not my fault that this is the result!" Temari coldly bit back, glaring at Ren because she noticed a hint of his disapproval at Gaara's proclamation.

"It's none of your or Konoha's business anyway!" She protested and crossed her hands on her chest with a 'hmph!', signif...

Ch199. Gaara and Naruto

"Well, this is awkward." Naruto said as he stared at the silent Gaara, who was patiently looking at him with a blank face full of clear disinterest while he sat on the ground in his cell.

Unfortunately, Naruto did not receive any answer.

He was at a loss. He usually didn't have trouble talking to people. He could deal with disinterest. It was one of the better alternatives he normally got from people during his childhood. The problem was that the old man Hokage expected these talk...

Ch198. Meeting Temari again

Ren led Naruto through the corridors of the T&I department as they followed their guide, who was escorting them to the area with more VIP cells.

As they walked, they passed a procession of ten chained and manacled Otogakure ninja, looking downtrodden and resigned, which garnered Naruto's curiosity.

But as the boy was about to open his mouth to ask, Ren suddenly put his hands on his shoulders and whispered, "Ninja protocol."

Naruto's eyebrows furrowed, but then he brighte...

Ch197. The situation in the village

Several days had passed since the invasion, and Konoha was on the right track to heal. Today, Ren walked next to Naruto as he led the boy to the T&I department, where he was supposed to talk to Gaara. It was something Ren could plainly see that bothered Naruto. Something he both wanted and did not want to do.

He was conflicted, scared, and had no idea why he had gotten this job other than being a jinchuuriki. But at least, the boy hid his apprehension well underneath his usual exube...

Ch196. Kinslayer

When the exhausted Hinata returned home in the evening after a long shift in the hospital, she was honestly a bit surprised that she was not greeted by a full gathering of angry and prissy elders trying to stare her down for killing one of their own. She was half of the mind that their pride was going to override their common sense in this situation.

Instead, everything looked normal. Well, except for the air of unease and worry permeating the entire clan compound. The branch house memb...

Ch195. Shop and exploits of others

Ren stood in front of the entrance to his store, the skin around his eyes involuntarily tightening as he glanced over the half-demolished door and the broken sign announcing, 'Yotsuba seals.'

Stifling an angry curse, he vindictively kicked the corpse of a Suna ninja in front of him. That one obviously died to one of his earliest anti-burglary traps in his store, so the dipshit deserved it.

Balling his fists and taking a deep breath to calm himself, Ren walked into the store, only ...

Ch194. Prisoners and the situation between the villages

After Hinata delivered Hanabi home, Ren and she continued on their way, and soon enough, they arrived at Konoha's T&I department. It was buzzing with activity as ninjas came in and out almost every second, flooding the place with prisoners.

Ren chuckled. The clerks seemed to be going crazy from all the work dumped on them.

Unexpectedly, to the side, Ren spotted Hiruzen Sarubobi with a few of his ANBU around him as he was pestered by a bright ball of orange sunshine. The old ma...

Ch193. Huyga issue 3

"Here we are. You should be safe here, Hanabi." Hinata said as they arrived at the gates to the Hyuga compound, guarded by several vigilant branch family members.

With great reluctance, Hanabi left Hinata's arms and disgruntledly said, "Un." while avoiding Hinata's eyes.

Hinata chuckled and patted her sister on the head. "Be a good girl and stay in your room until father comes home, alright?"

"I can fight, too." Hanabi mumbled while blushing and looking at her feet in embarr...

Ch192. Youthful arrogance

Ren and Hinata arrived on a street where Ino was helping several ninjas with a certain situation.

"Three Oto ninjas. Four hostages. Two children." Hinata instantly reported to Ren what her Byakugan was seeing before he even asked. Then her face scrunched. "It's the family of Councilor Utatane."

"So, nothing of value lost? Good. We can go home." Ren quipped, getting a huff in response.

Sadly, it was just a small joke. Utatane Koharu was an old, unpleasant hag, but that didn't...

Ch191. End of invasion 2

Ren and Hinata walked side by side at a slow, relaxed pace toward Konoha's gate in good cheer. Hanabi refused to leave Hinata's arms, so with a massively exaggerated sigh, Hinata eventually agreed to carry her.

But not before she teased her sister a bit about acting like a child. Honestly, Ren imagined that Hinata was certainly happy about it. She was just too shy to show it.

Of course, like a proper boyfriend, he teased her about it through their telepathy seal, and when she gave...

Ch190. End of invasion 1

Ren teleported back to the grassy plain of his secret training ground and instantly fell down in laughter as he unstrapped the orange mask and pulled it away from his face.

Part of it was the relief at Orochimaru's demise. Part of it was the relief that the invasion was almost over and Konoha was still standing. Part of it was the delight that his goals were met. 

But he would be lying if he said that Hiruzen's expression was not another major part of why he was laughing like...

Ch189. vs Orochimaru 2

Ren's belt swished through the air toward Orochimaru, but unfortunately, the Snake Sannin managed to twist his body and evade the strike as he leaped away with some inhumanly flexible movements.

Silently clicking his tongue, Ren glanced at Guren. 'Oh, well. You win some and you lose some.' He decided, as he activated the seal put on her back, that his clone put on her with his belt.

A quick explosion rang out through the rooftop, followed by a pain-filled female screech as flesh, ...

Ch188. vs Orochimaru 1

Ren, in his guise of Tobi, preened under the wary looks the other ninjas threw at him. It was a part of his act, and in his humble opinion, he was starting to get somewhat good at acting childishly. It was unexpectedly a lot of fun, too.

He thought long and hard about this encounter against Orochimaru. At first, he wanted to appear as himself. That would have allowed him to use some heavy-duty, destructive seals to completely raze his ass into oblivion.

It would enable him not to ...

Ch187. Back in town

In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi was valiantly fighting against his most disappointing student. The restriction on the summoning techniques limited Orochimaru's arsenal immensely. It gave Hiruzen the advantage.

But nevertheless, Orochimaru was still a master at kenjutsu and ninjutsu while also having two subordinates fighting on his side against the lone old man.

Hiruzen evaded several balls of flames hurled at him with apparent ease before he spun around and punched forward, hitting K...

Ch186. Talk no Jutsu?

Back in Ren's secret training ground, Ren finally relaxed after an entire hour and a few minutes passed, and his shoulders slumped in relief when the last remnants of Shukaku's chakra were finally sucked into Gaara's seal.

That... didn't go according to the plan at all.

With a wry smile, Ren inspected his chakra pool and slightly grimaced when he found out he only had half of it remaining. He couldn't even replenish it as his chakra storage seal was already empty.

An indescr...

Ch185. Garan, the Suna commander

Garan, a proud Sunagakure Jonin and honored to be one of the commanders during the Konoha invasion, looked to the right wing of his forces with furrowed eyebrows and a frown on his purple painted lips.

Some blonde-haired Konoha cunt smashed straight into the middle of the right wing's forces out of nowhere and started reaping his men like a sandstorm.

Needless to say, Garan didn't like it.

As he witnessed the cunt be pelted with various techniques from his brave men and wome...

Ch184. Hanabi's kidnapping

Kaito Kan considered himself a competent, yet ordinary ninja in the service of Kumogakure. He was a chunin, an elite one. He served his village for over a decade and was immensely proud of it.

And when he finally hit twenty-five, his chance at promotion to Jonin had finally arrived. He could have refused, of course. He was given that option. But why would he do that?

He was full of joy! After all, he spent the last five years trying to accumulate enough accomplishments and a good ...

Ch183. Ino's chaos

Ino arrived near the defense point where the main Sunagakure force was supposed to be besieging the wall, only for her heart to sink when she realized she was almost too late.

The battle was nearly won, and only some Konoha stragglers were still alive, desperately fighting a lost battle. The Sunagakure ninjas were experienced and numerous, too many for the few hundred defenders that originally guarded the wall. They quickly overwhelmed the resistance and were now already crossing into K...

Heads up.

Sorry, guys. I was busy today. You will get the remaining 2 chapters on Saturday and Sunday this week.

Have a nice weekend.

Ch182. You d...!?

After Hinata and Ino both headed in different directions, Hinata ran toward the place where the Oto ninja were currently besieging the western wall.

She tried to help wherever she could on her way, throwing needles left and right as long as the intervention didn't necessitate using chakra or slowing down.

Sometimes her needles helped the defenders or saved the poor, defenseless civilian victims. But most of the time? No matter Hinata's peerless accuracy. No matter that she could n...