The restaurant door creaked and swayed, still not fully shut, its wobbly sound bouncing around the sleepy morning air. It only made the silence around the table feel heavier, like time itself had frozen for a moment—sounds and movements both stuck in a stiff pause.
The band members were still reeling, unable to process it. Their first thought was to doubt their ears; the second was to question their own understanding. They all turned to Alice, eyes wide, silently begging for co...
2025-04-30 03:36:42 +0000 UTC
View Post
Chapter 251: Joint Chunin Exams (Part 1)
With Hattori’s decision, the joint Chunin Exams between the Sand Village and Leaf Village were officially set.
Half a month later, a hundred carefully selected Genin from the Sand Village left the Land of Wind, heading toward the Leaf Village in the Land of Fire to participate in the exams.
Similar to previous years, the first exam was a written test, primarily assessing the Genin's reconnaissance and intelligence skills.
Afte...
2025-04-30 03:36:23 +0000 UTC
View Post
*Chapter 296: The Ball of Thread*
As he left home, Kojima's mind was preoccupied with thoughts of the red threads covering his body.
Without a doubt, the sheer number of red stitches on him made it clear that this was not the "Thousand-Person Stitch" his grandfather had mentioned.
Of course, it also couldn’t be the rare skin disease the doctor had suggested.
That left only one possibility—what Miharu had called the "red thread of fate."
The...
2025-04-30 03:35:42 +0000 UTC
View Post
Chapter 376: Choice! The Fate of War Rests in Your Hands!
"You said... Hidan?!"
"Iwagakure wants to use Hidan’s Jashinist curse technique to kill the Raikage?"
Amidst the vast and shattered battlefield of Yunming City, everyone gathered because of Shinji stood before the ruins of the crumbled Tenshukaku.
In front of Shinji stood five individuals—Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Mei Terumi—who had successfully captured the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Roshi....
2025-04-30 03:34:01 +0000 UTC
View Post
"AAAAHHH—!"
The sudden fireball sent the watching students into a panic.
Sure, this was "combat training," but it wasn’t a real battlefield.
Ninja tools? Jutsu? Strictly forbidden for first-years.
Sasuke had just broken every rule.
As the flames roared toward Hikari, some of the girls winced, squeezing their eyes shut.
"Hikari! MOVE!!!"
Naruto screamed, fists clenched, looking like Ash trying to wake up a fainted Pikachu.
Even Iruka a...
2025-04-30 03:31:50 +0000 UTC
View Post
Konoha Training Grounds.
Clear skies.
Sasuke felt like he was hot stuff.
But Iruka? Iruka was done.
He knew exactly how strong Hikari was.
The teacher’s lounge had already buzzed with rumors about her.
Even if Sasuke had awakened his Sharingan—let alone a three-tomoe one—it wouldn’t matter.
A blind girl hard-counters ocular jutsu.
Her sealless water release hard-counters fire.
And her ridiculously fast taijutsu? Even if you ...
2025-04-30 03:31:23 +0000 UTC
View Post
The three boys kept at it for what felt like forever.
They fought until the break ended and the next combat class was about to begin.
They fought until even Uchiha Sasuke, who’d been waiting in vain for Hikari to intervene, grew bored and left the classroom.
They fought until every other student had trickled out.
And they didn’t stop until all three were exhausted—only relenting after snatching the notebook Naruto had shi...
2025-04-30 03:30:45 +0000 UTC
View Post
Shinobi have limits.
This was a truth Hikari had long understood. But as Iruka’s lecture unfolded, her grasp of those limits deepened.
The universal struggle for shinobi? Insufficient chakra.
They trained in taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu—all built upon chakra—yet overlooked the core issue:
How does chakra grow?
Iruka delivered the final verdict: Chakra cannot be artificially increased.
Chakra stems from the chakra nucleus absorbing energy. Physi...
2025-04-30 03:30:17 +0000 UTC
View Post
*Chapter 1351: Closing In Step by Step*
Good news—Dawn of the Dead had a mini box office explosion on Friday!
Absolutely fantastic news.
Despite being hit hard by media reviews, despite facing a complete promotional suppression, and despite retreating step by step under the impact of Eternal Sunshine, Dawn of the Dead had been facing significant challenges.
However, the film overcame all adversities, cutting a bloody path through d...
2025-04-30 03:28:21 +0000 UTC
View Post
January 30, 2000—the NFL’s 1999 season finale, the Super Bowl, kicked off in style at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
It was the St. Louis Rams versus the Tennessee Titans.
The whole game was set to run over four hours—maybe even five. It’s America’s biggest party! During the breaks, ads flash up on the stadium’s big screens, and ABC, with exclusive broadcast rights, slips in commercials too.
Any ad that makes it to the Super Bowl is a total cultural flex—p...
2025-04-30 03:26:49 +0000 UTC
View Post
After seeing Dunn off, Natalie started grumbling. “What an idiot! What’s the point of making all that money if it just goes to taxes?”
Shirley Hershlag laughed, then hesitated before testing the waters. “Nat, uh… how far have you and Dunn gone?”
“We’re dating,” Natalie tossed out casually, clearly not catching her mom’s drift.
Shirley paused. “I mean… like, have you two… you know, hooked up?”
“What?” Natalie blinked, then her fac...
2025-04-30 03:25:03 +0000 UTC
View Post
The Golden Globes afterparty wrapped up close to midnight, and Dunn was driving Natalie home.
Of course, “home” didn’t mean his place—he dropped her off at Shirley Hershlag’s house.
Shirley had quit her gig at WMA and officially joined Dunn Films, where Dunn put her in charge of handling tax stuff.
Dunn had bumped into her a few times at the company, and she was always rushing around like she had a million things on her plate. According to his secretary, Isl...
2025-04-30 03:24:21 +0000 UTC
View Post
The Golden Globe results were no shocker—Natalie didn’t win, and Jude Law and Reese Witherspoon from Wedding Crashers got stuck at nominations too. The only bright spot? Sam Mendes, the director of Girl, Interrupted, snagged Best Director for American Beauty. Nice one!
Mid-May’s Cannes Film Festival was coming up, and Dunn had done his homework—it looked… promising!
Natalie’s Golden Globe loss didn’t dampen her spirits one bit. She...
2025-04-30 03:22:37 +0000 UTC
View Post
Duncan’s Apartment.
“Are you trying to be my sugar daddy?”
MAX asked with a serious expression, posing a deadly question.
Adam was caught off guard.
This was not an easy question to answer.
If he said no...
Most of the reasons he could give would sound like complete nonsense. A little thought would reveal the flaws.
Helping a friend—does it really require this much effort?
Of course not.
In the original tim...
2025-04-30 03:21:22 +0000 UTC
View Post
Duncan’s Apartment.
Late at night.
“Holy shit!”
MAX scrambled to push Adam away with all her strength and shouted, “I was just joking with you! Did you really take me that seriously?”
“I’m an honest man.”
Adam withdrew, lying beside her with a smile. “Whatever you say, I take it literally—no exceptions.”
“Beast!”
Any warmth MAX had felt from Adam’s appreciative gaze vanished completely. She glared at hi...
2025-04-30 03:20:48 +0000 UTC
View Post
At the Channing family’s villa.
Caroline made a dazzling entrance.
The center of attention.
Under Martin’s lead, every step she took triggered a wave of flattery.
If compliments could be cashed in, Caroline would instantly go from a princess to a queen.
"Congratulations, Miss Channing," Adam said with a smile.
"Thank you."
Caroline glanced at Max and replied with a reserved smile, "I love Lord of the Mysteries. Do you...
2025-04-30 03:20:35 +0000 UTC
View Post
At the Channing family villa.
"Wow!"
As soon as they arrived, Monica and Max were both momentarily stunned.
It couldn’t be helped—women naturally have no resistance to shiny things.
And the banquet hall was dazzling.
"This is how rich people celebrate birthdays," Monica sighed.
Her family wasn’t exactly poor, and she had attended some high-society events before, but compared to this, there was simply no comparison.
"I didn...
2025-04-30 03:20:02 +0000 UTC
View Post
*Chapter 196: Absolute Prediction, A Future
2025-04-30 03:19:32 +0000 UTC
View Post
In the blink of an eye, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
Over here, Seimei was still training.
Suddenly, a fragment of memory surfaced in his mind.
Immediately, Seimei halted his training.
The lightning chakra flickering around him dissipated, and with a few swift flashes, he returned to the massive boulder at the center of the island.
Sitting cross-legged, Seimei began sifting through these memories.
As expected, the memories came from ...
2025-04-30 03:17:43 +0000 UTC
View Post
Ahead.
In the sky.
Using his Byakugan, Seimei’s shadow clone observed the movements of the four Konoha Anbu. A slight smirk tugged at his lips.
Just as he’d predicted, even though they noticed something off about him, they didn’t confront him. Instead, they chose to stick to the mission.
That being the case, he didn’t need to keep tabs on them anymore.
Shifting his gaze, Seimei turned his attention to the fleeing group of Iwa-nin.
He could see that ...
2025-04-30 03:16:57 +0000 UTC
View Post
The morning after the school bus left, the gaunt middle-aged man who had brought Roy and the others to Ambras returned in his pickup truck. This time, a woman dressed in a black nun's habit was sitting in the passenger seat.
The woman held a Bible and a crucifix in her hands, clearly a nun.
However, the nun had a very alluring figure. The simple black habit looked particularly tight on her, almost like lingerie.
"We're here, this is Ambras!"
The gaunt middle-age...
2025-04-30 03:15:58 +0000 UTC
View Post
As the demon's power faded, Roy's sanity gradually returned, and then he realized what he had been doing.
"Why did you stop? Keep going!" she couldn't help but urge him to continue after noticing Roy had stopped.
Roy had a strange feeling, like he had turned into some kind of bird. But this rich woman was young and beautiful, wealthy and generous, so it didn't feel like a loss.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, looked very pleased, radiantly conjuring clothes and putting ...
2025-04-30 03:15:27 +0000 UTC
View Post
Chapter 81: Long Time No See, Everyone
"Whoosh!"
A figure hastily dodged backward as a fireball surged forward—no surprise, it was Zabuza!
Seeing this, Itachi Uchiha allowed a faint smile to curl on his lips before hurling several kunai in rapid succession.
The angles were vicious, but just as Zabuza barely managed to evade them all, thinking the assault was over—another kunai came streaking toward him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A sharp metallic chorus rang ...
2025-04-29 02:18:43 +0000 UTC
View Post
"Alright, class. Let’s begin today’s lesson."
Iruka-sensei stood at the front of the room, chalk in hand. "Last semester, we covered Konoha’s history and the Third Hokage’s Will of Fire. Hikari, since you missed it, review the material on your own."
"Today, we’re focusing on the Chakra Core and the three types of shinobi. Take notes—this will be on the exam! And pay attention to a critical misconception you must understand."
The screech of chalk against th...
2025-04-29 02:16:50 +0000 UTC
View Post
The next morning, at the Konoha Ninja Academy—Elite Class, Year 1.
Iruka hadn’t arrived yet, and the classroom buzzed with restless energy.
"Hey, heard the news? Teacher Kazama’s in the hospital."
"They say his sternum’s shattered—multiple ribs broken."
"Ugh… that’s brutal."
Sakura and Ino huddled with a gaggle of Kazama-sensei’s fangirls, chattering away. Meanwhile, Sasuke and Hinata sat stiffly at their desks, expressions grim.
The ...
2025-04-29 02:16:15 +0000 UTC
View Post
Chapter 291: Speculation
"This case has no connection to the previous ones."
Faced with relentless questioning from reporters, Yamamoto instinctively offered an explanation.
However, his response immediately gave journalist Takayama an opening.
"In other words, the previous student deaths were connected to each other?"
As soon as he heard Takayama’s words, Yamamoto realized he had misspoken. Looking at the aggressive journalist before him, his express...
2025-04-29 02:14:15 +0000 UTC
View Post
Chapter 246: Secret Encounters
Upon realizing that the young man who had taken advantage of her just moments ago was none other than Chiyo’s disciple—and the Fifth Kazekage—Ridai couldn’t help feeling a mix of shock and amazement.
“I remember the Third Kazekage was still quite young. I didn’t expect we’d already have a Fifth Kazekage. Did the Third Kazekage fall in battle?” she asked, curious.
“…” Chiyo’s face immediately darkened at Ridai’s questio...
2025-04-29 02:12:41 +0000 UTC
View Post
“…We’re hoping to one day take the stage in front of 20,000 people.”
It was Ollie who answered Wesley.
It might sound like a long story, but the conversation between Ronan and the Shine Band was really just a few quick exchanges. Ollie and Maxim had already snapped out of their daze and stepped closer, while Cliff had slipped off to the bathroom to freshen up. Then, Ollie naturally jumped into the chat.
Compared to Ronan, Ollie oozed confidence.
His on...
2025-04-29 02:12:02 +0000 UTC
View Post
Looking at the band members in front of him, sobbing uncontrollably, Ronan was, honestly, a bit flustered. It wasn’t because he’d never seen anything like this before—he’d witnessed guys cry plenty of times, and he never thought crying was something to be ashamed of. It’s just… he’d never seen three grown men break down into a full-on "thunderstorm" all at once. The scene was so overwhelming that Ronan had no idea how to handle it.
He scratched his head.
Ronan...
2025-04-29 02:11:47 +0000 UTC
View Post
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
A roaring hum pulsed against my eardrums, like I was submerged at the bottom of a deep blue lake. The faint, chaotic noises rippled above the water’s surface, sending subtle tremors through the stillness. My vision blurred, leaving me to rely only on sound and touch to make sense of things.
My steps felt weightless, floating through soft lake water, one deep, one shallow, as I groped my way forward. My exhausted body had lost al...
2025-04-29 02:11:34 +0000 UTC
View Post
