Chapter 4
At midnight, when the moon was in its highest position, was the time for Snow and the crew to strike. Too bad the clouds covered the moon, he couldn’t act cool under the moonlight. And Snow was looking forward to being perceived as some legendary moonlight thief. What was the point of doing anything if he wasn’t perceived as cool?
If he were a pirate, he must be the most infamous one. He didn’t like the idea of killing innocents, and even though he hated the Marine...
2023-11-30 07:42:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30
Utakata’s blood was boiling, and not in the manner of him being excited. The heat of his body made his blood boil, burning from the insides. The chains holding his arms and legs made it impossible to move, and he had a difficult time writhing in pain. But he still held it, even when his boned broke and his skin peeled off as five red chakra tails appeared from behind him.
Utakata has put a lot of work in the past few years in training himself. He ignored the pain as h...
2023-11-28 15:39:49 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 4
Hiruzen wished he was a fast reader. Even with four shadow clones working together, it took an enormous amount of time to go through the paperwork. The piles seemed never to end, and every time he started to hope that he could finish it, his secretary brought another pile of paper he needed to look over, sign, and evaluate.
He was out of his depth. He had to read every document carefully and understand from whom it came and what it meant. And after the Demon Fox attack, ...
2023-11-27 19:01:49 +0000 UTC
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As planned
Theon POV
I would have smiled if I could. Looking down from the sky, I saw hundreds of men leave the city through the broken and burned-down gates. They were the former slave soldiers of Yunkai. Neither New Ghis nor Volantis cared about the slave soldiers and let them go. It was clear that they didn’t think that they would be defeated by me even when losing eight thousand men.
No, their arrogance didn’t even think of me. All they could think was that without t...
2023-11-27 08:07:44 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 67
Sasuke looked at the sprawling city before him. Sasuke and the rest of the team waited outside the city for the Suna team. He didn’t know who the Suna would send, and he only knew the sand siblings. While waiting, they watched over the city, looking for anything suspicious. But Sasuke couldn’t find anything and didn’t even know what to look out for.
“They have arrived,” Kakashi-sensei said as four shinobi appeared.
“Tch, so it is the loser’s team,”...
2023-11-25 15:17:48 +0000 UTC
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Familiar places
Edmure POV
Arianne looked at herself through the mirror with her new earrings made of silver. Her eyes seemed to shine as she inspected herself. I was satisfied that she liked it. But I wasn’t ready to get up from the bed just yet as I enjoyed the view before my eyes. Arianne knew where I was looking very well, and I could tell she enjoyed the attention as she smiled widely.
It was easy for me to be lost looking at her. I have missed waking up with my loved...
2023-11-24 15:24:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3
Even the night sky was beautiful. He had forgotten how marvelous the moon was. How extraordinary the stars were. The sky felt so warm and colorful. He wished he could have shared it with the rest. Tell them that it wasn’t that far from their imagination. But he knew he couldn’t do it now, so he would experience even more things first before he would be on the way to tell them.
“Captain!” Caribou yelled out from the deck
“What is it?” Snow asked as he sc...
2023-11-22 18:54:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29
Today, Utakata celebrated his thirteenth birthday. It was almost three years since the Demon Fox attacked Leaf and signed a peace agreement with the Mist. He didn’t celebrate it. He only made sure to remember it as nobody besides him knew it. Or, more likely, nobody cared to know it as it wasn’t hard to access the orphanage's documents and find his date of birth.
The years passed fast, going from one mission to another. A bandit group always threatened some nobles o...
2023-11-21 19:08:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3
Name: Hiruzen Sarutobi
Age: 55/76
HP:100%
Chakra: 100%
Strength: 8
Speed: 8
Stamina: 8
Intelligence: 9
Charisma: 7
Ninjutsu: 8
Taijutsu: 8
Genjutsu: 8
Fuinjutsu: 8
These numbers stil...
2023-11-20 18:26:24 +0000 UTC
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By the command of the Supreme Commander
Theon POV
Well, in a way, I was fucked. Even though we held advantageous positions. The pyramids were easy to defend, and we had enough hostages to last us the winter. But without the supreme commander in my hands, I couldn’t disperse the slave army. Neither could I hold back the Iron Legions from New Ghis and the men from Volantis.
It might be best to wait for reinforcements, but it didn’t feel right. I risked a lot and have proba...
2023-11-19 17:20:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 66
Hiashi wasn’t impressed with the main family meeting. He might share that Hyuga needed a strong successor and weakness wasn’t allowed in the clan, but that was how far he agreed with the rest of the family. He knew well that they were stuck in the past, bound by traditions. If the clan was to get stronger, they needed to look forward, not cling to the past.
Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the clan, sat at the head of the long table. He didn’t need to activate his Byukug...
2023-11-18 14:12:16 +0000 UTC
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Family first
Edmure POV
I couldn’t hide my pride as I watched my sons spar with each other. They were younger than usual children who started training in swordsmanship, but they were no worse than other children. Axel and Geralt showed great talent. They were like sponges absorbing everything Ser Robar Royce taught them.
I did not need to interfere, as Ser Robar was a good and patient teacher. From only one glance, I could tell he knew basics like the back of his hand. He ...
2023-11-17 14:14:54 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2
It has been forever since he tasted such crisp air. The North Blue was cold, but the coldness didn’t bother Snow. Lying on top of the crow nest of the Marine warship, he couldn’t help but enjoy the freshness he breathed in. It was nice, so the cold didn’t bother him even a bit. He did find a white shirt in a black west on the ship to put on, but his cloak kept him warm enough.
Yet, there was one thing that Snow didn’t account for. There were barely any sweets. Th...
2023-11-17 07:37:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2
After he had memorized the layout of Konoha, it was already dawn. As the sun's first light started to get through the window, Hiruzen knew there was no point in getting into his house. Even if he found where he lived, he didn’t think he could fool Asuma or other family members. He didn’t even know the layout of his house. What if he couldn’t find his room?
He was out of his league, playing a game he didn’t know the rules of. But even so, he refused to roll over a...
2023-11-14 17:43:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28
Utakata couldn‘t move. When he regained consciousness, he stared at the ceiling in his room. The last thing he remembered before red consumed him was him fighting the Three-Tails. Now, he felt like his limbs were broken in five different ways. It was even more challenging to breathe as with each long breath, he felt pain in his ribs.
It wasn’t hard to conclude what happened. Seeing as he was still alive and lying in his bed, it only meant that Harusame managed to se...
2023-11-14 13:31:39 +0000 UTC
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War of one night
Supreme Commander of the Armies and Allies of Yunkai POV
This must be the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened to me. That bitch Daenerys spat at our offer previously. But we knew she would regret it, or we would make it regret it, and now she probably got a hint of what it means to oppose us. Yet, she still didn’t come herself to grovel beneath me and send that savage Ironborn.
Those half-witted fools I have to call fellow Wise Masters would eager...
2023-11-12 14:29:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 65
As a Hokage, there comes a time when one would hit a wall. That wall was called the budget. And Kaen just hit it. Money always runs out sooner than later, so add a few lessons and teachers at the academy, plan for a few more hospitals, and strengthen the village‘s defenses in the same week, and everybody without exception will hit the cap of the budget.
Kaen has already spent enormous amounts of money to support Kirigakure. Yet he still had a lot of plans for the acad...
2023-11-11 14:50:09 +0000 UTC
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Home
Edmure POV
If someone asked me where was my home, I definitely wouldn‘t say King‘s Landing. But seeing the city that part of me despised, I felt relieved, for I would finally see my family. Yet, I couldn‘t help myself from touching the scarred side of my face and wondering if I should hide it. But chose not to, as there was nothing to hide.
My warship should have arrived a few days ago and brought the news to them of my arrival with Queen Shireen‘s. So, it wasn...
2023-11-10 14:19:42 +0000 UTC
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War it is
Theon POV
Impatience was the word I was looking to describe the mood of everyone in the small council meeting room. Aside from Strong Belwas, who was satisfied eating, as Ser Barristan, who was guarding the Queen, the rest bore ugly faces before me. We were called at the moment I was deemed in acceptable condition from the poisoning.
They weren’t feeling bad for me, though. They were mad that another assassin got close to the Queen, and just imagining that it was...
2023-11-07 16:43:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 64
Hiruzen walked up to the Hokage office with papers in his hands. He wanted to talk about new lessons he wanted to teach the students. It would take until the following year to finalize things, but he didn't have any objections to making medical ninjutsu mandatory. But the rest of the council didn’t see it that way. Well, dealing with them wasn’t that hard, even though he wished Kaen hadn’t left it to him and done it himself.
“Kaen…” Hiruzen stopped at the do...
2023-11-04 17:44:13 +0000 UTC
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The Last Stormlord
Beric POV
I waited for the signal in the distance, but it never came. All I could see were the plains of grassland. And the army of the new king at my doorstep. I knew the group he had sent to seek help from other houses wouldn’t return, yet he had to try. King Stannis has ordered me to stay and protect the Stormlands from Dorne.
So, even though King Stannis is dead and the Stormlands are falling into Oberyn Martell’s hands, I still defend it. I was gi...
2023-11-04 08:08:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 1
He looked up at the grey sky. It has been that way for as long as he can remember. Sighing in defeat, he dug up the rough ground from the mound next to him and poured it down the hole he dug earlier. He was very familiar with this action. He had it done more than a thousand times. More specifically, one thousand and eight-hundred fifty-two times.
Before he had help, there were others with him. But it didn‘t take long before they disappeared one by one. And finally, he ...
2023-11-02 08:49:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27
Utakata stopped his training as he sensed his master coming to him. He put down his sword and cleaned up the mess he made of the dummies. Five straw dummies were sewed together; three had dozens of finger-sized holes, and the rest were cut into pieces. It was quite the mess, but he got used to cleaning it up.
“Very impressive,” Harusame commented as he looked over Utakata’s work. “You have improved a lot.”
“Is it another mission?” Utakata asked, as e...
2023-10-31 14:45:16 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 1
The Hokage office was in chaos. It only has been one hour since the attack of the Nine-Tails Demon Fox. Every clan head and every available jonin of Konohagakure were inside the Hokage‘s office, making a ruckus with questions and exclamations. Uncertainty and fear pressured everyone as the Third Hokage sat silently before them all, holding a baby.
The Hokage's office, once a place of solemn authority and calculated decisions, now resembled a swirling vortex of disarray...
2023-10-30 14:40:28 +0000 UTC
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To the South
Tyrion POV
The first night I spent outside King’s Landing was restless. Every sound every shadow made me think that it was an assassin sent by my father or Cersei. The heat didn’t help. The nights in the barns of the farmers were warmer than I expected. Sweat ran down my short, black-dyed hair. It didn’t seem like anyone had suspected me, and I did wear a straw hat to cover my head.
Most people who asked about us thought I was Podrick's cousin, and we trav...
2023-10-29 14:37:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 63
Kaen looked at the boy before him. The boy had translucent-looking pale skin that contrasted with his dark-as-night hair and eyes. The boy had a total lack of emotions. His face had a permanently blank face. Kaen knew who the boy was, but he didn’t exist in the records. He had no name, no home, no family. It was a perfect background for an assassin.
Kaen could tell the boy was personally tailored by Danzo. The conditioning suppressed all of the boy’s emotions while ...
2023-10-28 14:01:33 +0000 UTC
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Going home
Edmure POV
I looked at Meereen from the balcony of Daenerys’ chambers. The city stretched out as far as I could see. It was bustling with activity. It was peaceful. Without the Sons of the Harpy and the Golden Company to threaten it, the city didn’t have anything to worry about for now. Yet, I knew that if Daenerys wanted to keep it that way, she had plenty of work left to do.
I felt the cool morning breeze against my skin as a shadow fell on me. Looking at th...
2023-10-27 14:28:27 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26
The last year was peaceful for Mist, at least as calm as Mist could get. After the losses in the Third Shinobi World War, many expected that the Leaf would demand more than the Mist could afford. Yet, the Mist got lucky, and the Leaf didn’t. The Nine-tailed demon fox attacked the Leaf as negotiations continued after the war.
Losing the Fourth Hokage was enough of a hit to the leaf that it made them back off the Mist as they feared the repercussions that might have fol...
2023-10-25 08:20:24 +0000 UTC
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Poison to my liking
Theon POV
It was tiresome to attend the court. Every time, it was the same. The slavers would try to outshine the former slaves. But no, it was even worse, as even the slavers couldn’t agree with each other. If one thing were said, three others would argue with it. It was an endless shouting contest, and nothing would be accomplished.
The talk of economics turns into talks of war. Just mentioning taxes creates dozens of groups that argue with each other...
2023-10-23 09:45:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 62
Kaen was furious. He let Itachi use Tsukuyomi on him on purpose, as it would be the best way to communicate with him. Yet the bastard didn’t have any intention of talking with him. Itachi put Kaen in genjutsu, which lasted seventy-two hours for him. He counted every second as he was tortured. And Kaen was furious now to let Itachi do this to him.
It was hard to keep his eyes open. Even though his body was fine, he still could feel pain lingering. He was awake for thre...
2023-10-21 13:37:39 +0000 UTC
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