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Chapter 797 : A warm and not-so-warm Welcome!

“Deidara died on your watch?” Nagato asked emotionlessly. However, Obito could feel a sense of disdain directed at him in Nagato's voice. The image of ‘Uchiha Madara’ he created in Nagato's and Konan's minds long ago was slightly shaken. After all, if Madara couldn't stop a teenager, was there any reason to treat him like he was in his prime?

Obito understood it. Unfortunately, there wasn't much he could do considering that something else had happened during the battle which wa...

Chapter 796 : Hiruzen's substitutes?

[A/N: 180 votes for dashed lines against 59 votes for 3 line space. I'm going with dashed lines from here onwards. However, since several of you listen with text-to-speech, I'll limit the number of dashed lines.]

“Another tiresome day…” Shikaku sighed as he let out a yawn. His wife looked at him and chuckled, “Your work won't decrease just because you sigh and complain. In fact, it always has the opposite impact.”

Shikaku tiredly replied, “It's all that brat's fault...

Poll: Formatting

Had comments regarding this earlier. Thought I'd do a poll to decide what to follow in the future.

Do you prefer 3 line space between paragraphs when the scene changes to something very different or would u prefer a dashed line between such paragraphs like in chp 795 instead?

PS: This doesn't affect me in any way. I'll just follow what most readers find convenient/pleasing.

Chapter 795 : Explode on sight???

Two individuals exited the Sunagakure Council Room while deep in thought. As they walked, one of them sighed and muttered, “To approach the Wind Daimyo at this time. Sigh, will it work? It's no secret that the Daimyo doesn't like Sunagakure and prefers good relations with Konoha instead.”

The lady next to him replied, “He may prefer Konoha, but he is the Daimyo of the Land of Wind. He wouldn't like to see his country being invaded by Konoha. He'll be even more desperate than us ...

Chapter 794 : Shikaku makes a move!

Just like in Sunagakure, the council met in Konoha. In the absence of Hiruzen and his successor, the head seat was left empty. Fujin's seat was also empty, as were the seats of the civilian council members.

Koharu started the meeting by asking, “Did Suna receive the message?”
Shikaku nodded, “They should have received it by now. Their reply should come in a few hours. There isn't much suspense as to what it'd be.”

Everyone agreed. Under the current circumstances, t...

Chapter 793 : Sand Slayer

Silence engulfed Sunagakure's council room as the council members pondered seriously. While Konoha was attacking Otogakure and the rebels in the Land of Grass, Sunagakure was continuously preparing for an all-out assault from Konoha. They had deployed thousands of ninjas strategically throughout the desert and planted tens of thousands of traps. Sunagakure had been transformed into a fortress.

When the news of Otogakure's destruction arrived, they believed Konoha would turn their forc...

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Sorry guys, wasn't able to complete the chapter. I'll do a double tomorrow

Chapter 792 : Losing a 'few' hairs

Konomi's eyes twitched as she insisted, “Yes, them. You know what I am talking about!”
Fujin indifferently answered, “I really don't know.”

Speechless at Fujin's indifference, Konomi could only stare at him continuously. It was almost as if she wouldn't leave until Fujin answered her. The situation was too serious to be ignored in her opinion. Finally, Fujin sighed and said, “Tell me, were they cremated?”
Konomi nodded.
Fujin replied, “Good, were their ashes d...

Chapter 791 : Human Puppet Obito!

‘What place is this? Is this even the real world?’ Sasori looked around the Kamui dimension once he appeared there. The unknown dimension raised his curiosity. He had a strong feeling that the place was different from the ninja world and he couldn't return by himself.

Sensing a disturbance, he immediately turned his gaze to the crack in the space. He was left speechless and shocked as Obito's dead body fell into the dimension! Sasori froze as he continued looking at Obito. Unfortu...

Chapter 790 : Betrayal!

“Now, Deidara!” Fujin's laughter roared as he called his new ‘friend’ to make a move!

Obito, whose hand was moving towards Deidara, faltered! His eye observed Deidara's hands which were still eating clay. While Obito didn't consider anyone present there a threat, he didn't dare underestimate anyone.

Deidara may be young, but his reputation for blowing things up was well known. Additionally, Obito was also informed that he had a jutsu to blow his entire body up...

Schedule Update

Hey guys 👋

Tried to not take this step for as long as I could, but I've been struggling to maintain my schedule for quite some time now. So, unfortunately I'm kinda forced to take it 😓

Going forward, we'll be dropping back to 6 chapters per week. I'll be taking the Saturdays off. Hopefully, this will allow me to maintain my schedule and perhaps build up some additional chapters. It'll also give me some time to reevaluate the story or keep my mind completely off the story f...

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Chapter 789 : A Shameless Battle Maniac!

“What's the status? Is Commander alright?” Konomi asked a Hyuga Jounin. The Hyuga Jounin frowned and answered, “A third person appeared out of thin air. However, my view got blocked. It looks like they have applied some seals in the area.”

Konomi frowned and wondered, ‘Should we interfere? However, the opponent is too strong. I'm afraid we'll just get in Commander's way…’

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“Sasori, Deidara, let’s set aside our differences for now. We’ll kill th...

Chapter 788 : Confusion!

“What's that?” Deidara exclaimed as he saw something he had never seen. Even Sasori was surprised. As for Fujin, the scene was oddly familiar even though it was his first time seeing it in this lifetime.

Around a meter behind Sasori and Deidara, a crack opened up in space! A man, wearing an Orange mask began appearing. It was none other than Uchiha Obito, the successor of Uchiha Madara and the one who impersonated him following Madara's death!

Ever since the day he awakene...

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Sorry guys, won't be able to complete the chapter today. I'm almost done though, so we should have two chapter tomorrow.

Chapter 787 : Losses pile on...

“You call those lousy explosions as art? Look there, that is art!”

Deidara looked in the direction Fujin's Wind Clone was pointing in. Deidara squinted and raised an arm to shield his eyes as the intense flare burst in that direction, momentarily forcing him to look away. Moments later, a searing wave of heat washed over him, prickling his skin and making the air around him feel heavy and suffocating.

Deidara tried to look in that direction again as he wondered, ‘What was...

Chapter 786 : That is Art!

‘Magnet Release: Iron Sand Gathering Assault jutsu’

Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage's puppet and unleashed enormous amounts of iron sand, transforming them into highly dense shapes and launching them at Fujin. Fujin looked at the weapons and thought, ‘Not bad, the dense nature of these blocks means that there isn't much my Wind jutsus can do against it. Even though the Vacuum jutsus can poke a few holes, it wouldn't be much help… Oh well…’

Massive palms appear...

No chapter today

Sorry guys, hit a block and couldn't write much today 😓
Gonna rest and continue again tomorrow.

Chapter 785 : Chaos in the Ninja World (3)

Deidara was feeling helpless and annoyed at Fujin's Wind Domain. He couldn't help but recall the events that landed him in this situation. He and Sasori were looking for Orochimaru to eliminate him at Nagato's orders. They successfully found his main base even before Konoha's forces located it. However, they were misled just like Konoha's forces by Orochimaru's little scheme.

Since they weren't as good as the Konoha ninjas at tracking, their speed was slower. Before they could find th...

Chapter 784 : Chaos in the Ninja World (2)

“Heh, I didn't think I'd run into Sasori of the Red Sand here. What an honor.”

Fujin was genuinely happy. He couldn't even hide the glint in his eye! The last time they met, Sasori had given Fujin quite a gift. Fujin had even traded some of it with Hiruzen and got his hands on a very useful rank S jutsu. Even though he still wasn't very comfortable with handling the other puppets, there was no reason to decline another generous gift. He couldn't help but wonder whether Sasori woul...

Chapter 783 : Chaos in the Ninja World! (1)

Everyone understood Shikaku's words. While Fujin's sudden decision to attack the Land of Rice was very good, it had several pitfalls. Any one of them could force Konoha into a difficult position.

The first pitfall was information. Konoha's army was vulnerable in the Land of Grass as a far stronger Iwagakure army stood close to their location. So, it was important that no one knew about Fujin's maneuver and the fact that he was in the Land of Rice. Considering that even Konoha's counci...

Chapter 782 : Annexing the Land of Rice?

“Is everything alright, Orochimaru-sama?”

While Fujin read the memories of the Otogakure ninja, Orochimaru's group was focused on running away. However, Kimimaro noticed a sudden change in Orochimaru's expression.

Orochimaru answered, “The group we left behind was eliminated.”

The mood of the group dulled a bit. In the last few days, their forces had suffered extensively. Not only was the attack unexpected, but Konoha ninjas hadn't shown a shred of mercy du...

Chapter 781 : Pity

Hiroshi shook his head and said, “It means they were sure Iwagakure wouldn't make a move. Either that, or they have a different arrangement to take care of Iwagakure in case they attack.”

Kusagakure’s council members glanced at each other, confirming that they weren't the only ones having such a hard time believing it. Even so, no one had any point to disprove their leader's words. In mere seconds, they experienced a range of emotions. Strangely, the last emotion they felt was r...

Chapter 780 : Konoha's Outrageous Move!

[A/N: Sorry guys. Fell asleep while writing last night 😅 Was gonna upload the chapter earlier today, but had a few ideas and I kept writing. Anyway, today's chapter will be out later as well. Hope you guys been doing well :)]

Thick smoke rose into the sky as four figures moved swiftly through burning rice fields. Waves of flames had devoured the entire landscape in every direction around them, casting an orange glow. The figures weren't phased by the rampant destruction caused by an...

Chapter 779 : The Second Shocking News!

[A/N: Still haven't completely recovered, but could write today. Anyway, it ended up being one of the longer chapters. Enjoy :)]

‘Water Release: Vapor Gale jutsu!’

Kagero exhaled mist, which quickly surrounded him and his students, concealing them from the Konoha ninjas. The mist expanded towards Illumi and his subordinates. Without a moment's hesitation, the Konoha Jounins retreated.

One of them muttered, “The intel was accurate. The mist is not only hiding them ...

No Chapter today

Sorry guys. Had a headache earlier. Thought I'd take rest and write later. Unfortunately, it has just worsened. I'm going to call an early night tonight. Hopefully will be better tomorrow. Have a good day and stay safe and healthy.

Chapter 778 : Paying the Price!

On the other side of the valley, Illumi's division was moving down as well. The sensors under his command reported, “General Hoka's division is under attack by 300 ninjas. It's difficult to say who has the upper hand from here.”

Illumi thought, ‘We don't need to worry about the upper hand. Even if his group is caught off guard, there is sufficient backup. However, this is rather surprising. To think that they would ambush us instead of hiding.”

“General, should we re...

Chapter 777 : An Ambush!

Hoka led his division down the valley while observing it with his Byakugan. He thought, ‘To think I thought that this would be an easy mission… These guys are remarkable. They set up hundreds of fake trails and dozens of traps on each of those trails! We searched all the good hiding places thoroughly without any success. To think that they'd hide in such an inconspicuous place… Even now, I can't spot a suspicious detail with my Byakugan!’

Even though Hoka didn't battle even on...

Chapter 776 : Hide & Seek

The movements made by Iwagakure and Konoha were quickly picked up by other hidden villages. In Sunagakure, the council met again to figure out what to do.

Ryusa muttered with a frown, “Instead of targeting us, Konoha went to the Land of Grass. What are they intending?”
Goza replied, “This should be Kusagakure's doing. They want to prevent Konoha from being weakened by attacking us. Even if Konoha wins against us, a weak Konoha will put Kusagakure in a lot of danger.”
R...

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Sorry guys, wasn't able to complete the chapter today. I'll get back to it tomorrow. Have a nice day :)