Because hunting elite bosses wasn't as dangerous as facing a floor boss or the dragon Kanna, and for efficiency, everyone had split up to hunt elite field monsters separately.
Asuna left first, as she still needed to inform the Knights of the Blood Oath’s leader, Heathcliff, via email.
Kaguya, unusually, followed Kiriko for a distance. Kiriko was curious but didn't stop her.
As everyone split up, and Yusei and Shiro were finally out of sight, Kaguya called out to Kiriko.
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Massive ballistae fired volleys of bolts, the sharp arrows piercing towards the sky.
Seeing this, Kanna did nothing at first. But those giant bolts seemed to hit an invisible wall around her.
The arrows crashed against the barrier one after another, completely useless, falling down one by one.
A hint of disdain flashed in Kanna's eyes. A beam gathered in her mouth, and almost instantly, it shot out, directly sweeping over those ballistae.
Boom!
Explosions rang ou...
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Asuna, Kaguya, and Shiro were grinding monsters when they heard the discussions from the surrounding players... and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Asuna and Kaguya exchanged a glance, then looked at Shiro.
"Should we also head to the Dragon's Lake first?"
"Mhm. That idiot, forget about him for now."
A trace of discontent appeared on Shiro's cute little face. Puffing her cheeks, she was quite angry at her Nii for abandoning her.
Asuna smiled amusedly and patted...
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The frontline battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure had reached a stalemate.
Thanks to Rin's Zeus successfully suppressing the Kumogakure’s signature Lightning Release, coupled with several Warlords of the Sea and Commander-level powerhouses, the twenty-thousand-strong Kumogakure’s army was consistently unable to breach the Land of Fire's borders.
However, the disparity in numbers was just too great.
It wasn't easy for Jin's side to gain the upper hand either.
...
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A few days later, at Jin's private residence.
The area was even more exaggerated than the Hokage Building beneath the Hokage Rock, by a third.
Inside the new Hard Shell Tower, seemingly modeled after Fish-Man Island's Hard Shell Tower, the silver moon hung high, its pure moonlight streaming through the window into the tower.
This was the new Hard Shell Tower Jin specially built for Shirahoshi.
Under Shirahoshi's astonished gaze, as Jin's aura suddenly changed and he lo...
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"So, where are we going next?"
Jiraiya voiced the key question on everyone's mind, and Naruto, as expected, provided an answer.
"Do you even need to ask? Of course, we're going to that [Roran] place!"
"According to Hoshigaki Kisame’s words, there seems to be a legend about a [Ryumyaku] possessing enormous Chakra in that ancient kingdom. So, is that masked man planning to use the Ryumyaku as a substitute for the Nine Tailed Beasts?"
Sasuke rested his chin on his hand,...
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Under the dim sky, the group was still camping outdoors.
But because there were quite a few people, and everyone was a high-level Ninja who could perform various Ninjutsu with a casual gesture, the surrounding environment didn't feel like roughing it.
In fact, Naruto had even specially used Earth Release to create temporary separate toilets and a bathhouse.
Hot water was provided by Zabuza and Roshi.
These two didn't talk much between themselves.
For one, they ha...
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Leaving Asuna and the others behind to act alone, Yusei arrived at the town on the 26th floor.
He didn't choose to go directly to the Dragon's Lake because the Dragon's Lake was located on the outskirts of the 26th floor's labyrinth area, not far from the labyrinth zone.
To get there, one needed to pass through the fields. And right now, the fields were undoubtedly filled with players searching for and killing elite bosses.
They were all looking for clues about the Dragon Kn...
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However, Asuna stopped them with a calm expression.
"Look at the boss's HP."
The Capture Group’s players preparing to attack were stunned, then looked over. It was only then they noticed the HP bar of the giant spider boss.
The originally nearly full HP bar was now rapidly decreasing, dropping continuously without pause, quickly bottoming out.
The moment it hit zero, the [Dragon's Bite] ice dragon coiled around the spider, tearing and biting, also dissolved into spec...
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Watching the low-level players show expressions of fear, terror, and apprehension, some high-level players looked on coldly, some even sneering.
Among the crowd, a young man sneered, looking disdainfully at the frightened players.
"You're all so low level. Completely useless, yet you snatched up the spots for the Boss Raid instance."
"Right now, it's all you low-level players raiding the Boss... not a single member of the Capture Group is inside. Do you really think you can ...
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Aincrad, 20th Floor, Wilderness Church Area.
As Kaguya, clad in the Knights of the Blood Oath’s uniform, delivered the final, fierce Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu sword strike that pierced the special boss, causing it to dissipate into the air, a yellow transparent crystal was left on the ground.
[Revival Crystal: Can be used on a player within 10 seconds of their death to revive them.]
Kaguya glanced at the attribute, her eyes flickering uncertainly as they swept over Yusei and Shi...
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The Kumogakure’s army was blocked.
That's right, three days after the war began, the first battle between Konoha and Kumogakure ended.
Kumogakure, which had dispatched a full twenty thousand troops, was actually held back within the borders of the Land of Hot Water, unable to advance even a single step further.
And the forces Konoha sent numbered only just over ten people.
When the reconnaissance Ninja sent by the various villages brought this intelligence back, whet...
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In the original story, Deva Path, controlled by Nagato, said this when attacking Konoha Village-
"Your great nations' peace is built upon the suffering of us smaller nations."
He wasn't wrong at all.
Because the territories of the Five Great Nations aren't directly connected.
They are mostly separated by one or two smaller nations in between.
The most typical example is the Second Great Ninja War, where the Land of Fire, Land of Wind, and Land of Earth, three gre...
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Naruto helped Sasuke to his feet and tried to use Medical Ninjutsu to treat him, but was stopped.
Sasuke shook his head at him.
"Don't bother. I'm just drained. I'll be fine after some rest."
Seeing this, Naruto also relaxed, then started pulling various foods out of his sealed space, stuffing them into Sasuke's arms.
Halfway through the action, he suddenly realized something and quickly asked.
"So... you avoided that Genjutsu?"
Through the foresight of his...
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"Uchiha Itachi, your words are pale and powerless, and your death is meaningless."
After saying this, a few blood vessels also appeared in Sasuke's eyes, but he didn't shed bloody tears like Itachi.
The Calamity Flames began repairing the damage to his eyes the moment he used his Dojutsu.
[Magatsuhime!]
When stared at by those lotus-patterned eyes, a chill from the inside out completely enveloped Itachi's entire body.
It was a malice from all things.
The ma...
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Even Kaguya and Asuna, at this moment, found their breathing becoming heavy, their eyes blazing red... as if they could see the excitement and agitation in each other's eyes.
Other players in the restaurant were also cheering excitedly, so now the restaurant and the streets outside were incredibly chaotic.
Only Yusei felt somewhat disoriented and dazed. He blankly pulled up his own system's quest.
While his SAO’s quest was the same as all other players', the system in his ...
2025-10-23 23:24:11 +0000 UTC
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But right now, these two Vice-Leaders of the Knights of the Blood Oath had temporarily separated from their teams and come to the giant Christmas tree in the center of town, seemingly waiting for someone.
After a few minutes, a voice slowly reached their ears.
"Long time no see, Kaguya-sama, Asuna."
The newcomers were none other than Yusei and Shiro.
The people Kaguya and Asuna had arranged to meet here were precisely Yusei and Shiro.
It was Christmas Day. Althou...
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A gentle breeze brushed the lake's surface, stirring faint ripples. This was a beautiful grassland, stretching as far as the eye could see, a vast expanse of lush green.
In the center of the grassland lay a crystal-clear lake. There were no signs of human presence here.
Suddenly, the tranquil lake began to show layers of disturbance. The ripples grew increasingly intense, finally erupting violently.
A pure white, beautiful, winged bird-like creature burst forth from the lake...
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Tokyo. A standard residential area.
Below the apartment building where Yusei lived, Kasumigaoka Utaha stood holding an umbrella in one hand and a get-well gift in the other.
The weather in Tokyo lately had been terrible, raining continuously without end. Although it was summer, such prolonged rainfall was still rare.
Utaha's recent mood was just as gloomy and overcast as the incessant rainy weather, equally dispirited and melancholy.
In recent days, her surroundings ha...
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When they saw the fleshless skull in Jin's hand, everyone in the room was stunned for a full half minute.
"You, you killed A-sama…?"
Dodai was the first to regain his composure, pointing at Jin, his voice trembling.
"Is there any need to be so surprised? He came to kill me in the first place. Isn't it normal that I killed him instead?"
Jin casually tossed the head back.
Dodai instinctively reached out and caught it.
He nearly fainted on the spot.
Th...
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Jin transferring people from the One Piece World to replace Konoha's original inhabitants did indeed make management much more convenient.
After all, this group really had few demands.
Having a place to live that sheltered them from wind and sun, and a job that could support themselves and feed their families…
That was enough.
But there was another problem.
That was, these people from the One Piece World couldn't practice ninjutsu.
After all, they weren't...
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The divine hound, its four paws treading on flames, floated in the sky wreathed in flame-clouds.
Above him, more than ten meteors, each only three or four meters in diameter, were crashing downward.
These stones naturally couldn't compare to techniques like Chibaku Tensei or Tengai Shinsei created by the Rinnegan.
But that didn't mean they weren't powerful.
It was important to know that generating this kind of ‘natural disaster’ was merely a side effect of the Huod...
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Squeak… Creak…
It was a sound similar to leather being squeezed and rubbed.
The source of the sound was precisely the werewolf burning with black flames.
At this moment, Sasuke, due to the effect of his own Karma, was experiencing his physical qualities growing without limit towards a terrifying direction.
His entire body's muscles were also swelling because of this enhancement.
The teeth-grating sound just now was actually the noise produced by the friction ...
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"Can it be blown now?" Lupin asked, looking at the seemingly unchanged whistle.
Severus, however, had no doubts about it.
"If Nicolas says it's repaired, then it's definitely functional now."
"Then what are we waiting for? Don't you want to find that legendary Fountain of Fair Fortune?"
Hearing this, Severus shook his head.
"The Fountain isn't the goal. The key is to find another person who is clearly interested in the Fountain, using the clues left in the underg...
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The players celebrated and cheered, hugging each other, rejoicing that they had survived, rejoicing that they were one step closer to escaping SAO.
At the same time, the players expressed sincere admiration for the sword technique Yusei had displayed at the end. Even Kiriko and Asuna were full of admiration.
But only Kaguya was still lost in thought, seemingly unable to come back to reality.
Others might not know or have seen clearly what happened, but Kaguya knew.
Und...
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Kibaou and the others stared blankly at Yusei, their throats moving. Unbeknownst to them, they were already drenched in cold sweat.
They were truly terrified. If before they might have scoffed at Yusei's threats, after witnessing his speed just now, only fear remained.
Yusei paid no more attention to the thoroughly frightened group. He’ll just properly 'see them off' next time they meet in the wild.
If Kiriko and the others had been even slightly more careless, they really...
2025-10-23 00:14:25 +0000 UTC
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Kiriko, listening nearby, felt quite depressed, ‘He wastes Col like this and still reached level 30? Does this guy not upgrade his equipment before grinding in the wild?’
She felt that if she didn't eat a full, satisfying meal tonight, she would feel somewhat wronged.
The next day, the raid team stood before the entrance to the Boss Room. The massive bronze door made the players feel exceptionally small, as if declaring the power of the Boss within.
Diabel took a deep br...
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"Don't... don't think of others as so petty! And I wasn't angry at all, okay? I just wanted to become stronger on my own." Kaguya immediately bristled like a little lion, strenuously refuting.
Yusei looked at Kaguya with amusement, then sent party invitations to her and Asuna.
"Want to join us?" This question was directed at Asuna.
Asuna hesitated, glancing at Kaguya as if waiting for her decision.
Kaguya snorted cutely, "Fine, let's accept. Although this guy is very a...
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"You love your son so much, couldn't you taste it?"
Hearing Shikaku's words, Hiruzen’s movements abruptly halted.
Not just him, but also Hashirama and Tobirama nearby, Tsunade present, the little girl trio, and even the Sweet Commanders from another world were stunned.
"Ugh!"
The little girl, Kurenai, couldn't hold back and immediately ran to the corner of the street to dry heave.
Just moments ago, she had actually wanted to taste that meat pie.
Now, thin...
2025-10-23 00:13:35 +0000 UTC
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The fighting inside the village continued incessantly, and the situation outside wasn't any better.
Jin's move had truly struck a major artery of Konoha Village.
He directly threw over eighty percent of the original residents out of the village.
The intermediate-level Ninja Clans led by the Ino-Shika-Cho, who had been holed up at home waiting quietly for the war to end, were completely dumbfounded.
"Get out! Get out! The great Jin-sama of One Overlord and Three Emperor...
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