I'm dead for sure!
That was all Kiyosuke could think. He never imagined Black Snake would be such a bastard, insisting on going through with this. Now he was stuck, with no way out.
Forget it. I might as well start drafting my will. And prepare myself for the inhuman torture that's bo...
2025-06-05 13:55:22 +0000 UTC View PostA massive black snake emerged from the water, its golden eyes cold and emotionless.
"Black Snake, everyone is an enemy."
Standing atop its head, Kiyosuke gave the order.
The snake opened its jaws and spewed a thick cloud of poisonous mist. Caught off guard, several shinobi insti...
2025-06-05 13:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostKiyosuke picked up his pace. The figures behind him were growing clearer, and the mist around him was getting thicker by the second.
Someone from Kirigakure was using the Hidden Mist Jutsu to disorient him.
Did they really think his sense of direction was that bad? What a joke!
...
2025-06-05 13:54:28 +0000 UTC View PostKaito quickly stopped Kalifa from finishing her catchphrase—Ain was still in the room. If Kalifa actually said that out loud, where would his image go?
Kalifa, always one to maintain Kaito's dignity, shut her mouth the moment he interrupted. But she still glared at him with her wide eyes....
2025-06-05 05:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Room of Flowers, Imu fell silent after using some unknown method to suppress the other consciousness. His figure gradually blurred until it completely vanished from the throne.
However, what he didn't know was that when his eyes glowed red, a flash of purple light flickered through K...
2025-06-05 05:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostA plump orange tabby crouched on a treetop, watching Samui and her team with a helpless shake of its head.
"Hopeless."
When the three of them first arrived in Village Hidden in Hot Water, it was late spring. Now, it was snowing heavily. For over half a year, they had been repeating th...
2025-06-05 05:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing Samui's furrowed brows, Omoi asked, "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing." Samui forced a smile and turned to look out the window. A few cats were lazily lying under the shade of a tree, basking in the fading warmth of the summer sunset. The scene felt peaceful and natural.
The sense of ...
2025-06-05 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostShukaku of the One Tail, Matatabi of the Two Tails, Isobu of the Three Tails, Son Gokū of the Four Tails, Kokuō of the Five Tails, Saiken of the Six Tails, Chōmei of the Seven Tails, Gyūki of the Eight Tails, and Kurama of the Nine Tails.
You count each of the nine Tailed Beasts now tra...
2025-06-05 05:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis was a rule of death!
The fact that the Shinigami had casually extracted the power of this rule and handed it over to you left you utterly shocked.
Only after asking did you learn that while rule power is rare even for gods, it is not unique:
Given the right environment and ...
2025-06-05 05:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou never expected this: the Shinigami, relying solely on his physical body, was able to unconsciously tear through space.
As expected of a true god—between him and a demigod like you who has fully mastered a single law, there still exists a massive chasm.
Even now, with your curren...
2025-06-05 05:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post"You're overestimating yourself."
With that, his figure blurred—so fast he skimmed across the ground like a shadow—and closed the distance between himself, Ōnoki, and Mu in an instant.
Madara's speed was overwhelming. Ōnoki and Mu had no time to react.
With a fierce sweep ...
2025-06-05 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn the eastern front, the Allied Shinobi Forces quickly sealed away all the Reanimated shinobi, thanks to the Third Raikage regaining control over his body.
Just as the group was beginning to relax, the space in front of them suddenly twisted. Slowly, Obito's figure emerged from the distort...
2025-06-05 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again disguised as a nurse, Kiyosuke had spent a few more days working in the Kirigakure Hospital. He noticed that the number of injured had been steadily increasing lately. It looked like war had broken out again—and this time, it was on a massive scale.
There were more maimed and m...
2025-06-04 20:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt took quite a while, but he finally managed to calm down the crying Terumi Mei.
Sure, she would be the Fifth Mizukage in the future, but right now, she was just a little girl.
The apple she'd been chewing on was taken away and set aside. Eyes still red from crying, she glared at Kiy...
2025-06-04 20:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe Second Mizukage son had gone missing.
No one really cared—he was a bastard anyway—but still, he was the clan leader's brother. The youngest son of the Second Mizukage. Sure, he was a bit of a loser, but that didn't change the fact: he had to be found.
And right now, t...
2025-06-04 20:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Fire! Water Release! Use Water Release, quick!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A water dragon surged into the flames—but it also smashed straight through the wooden buildings.
"You idiot! You don't know how to use Water Colliding Wave? Why would you use Water...
2025-06-04 20:09:25 +0000 UTC View PostCough! Cough! Cough!
The smoke from the explosion cleared, revealing the figure of Jinpachi Munashi, his body wrapped in bandages and a twisted grin on his face.
"Dead already, huh?"
He'd rushed here the moment he got word from the men below, crashing in through the win...
2025-06-04 20:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Kiyosuke heard the name "Ao," his entire body tensed up.
The future bodyguard of the Fifth Mizukage, and aside from the Hyūga Clan of Konoha and the Ōtsutsuki clan of the moon, the only person known to possess the Byakugan.
"How is it? Does the Hyūga's Byakugan suit you?...
2025-06-04 20:08:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Mmm… I have to admit, Kirigakure's fishballs really are delicious."
Wandering along the streets of Kirigakure, Kiyosuke munched on a skewer of fishballs he'd picked up after slipping out of the hospital. To be honest, the flavor was exceptional.
As for the view?
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The hospital entrance was in complete chaos. Injured shinobi were being rushed in by their "comrades."
The operating room light flickered on quickly. After an initial examination, the attending medical-nin was shocked to find that the patient had no injuries at all. Alarm bells rang in his ...
2025-06-04 20:07:43 +0000 UTC View PostKirigakure – a forest somewhere near the village
A snake slithered up from the soil and opened its mouth. From within, a hand emerged, covered in a thick layer of slimy mucus. Kiyosuke climbed out, visibly shuddering with disgust.
No matter how many times he used th...
2025-06-04 20:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostDue to the shifting tides of war, Konoha had already relocated its main base to the borders of the Land of Waves, positioned across the sea from the Land of Water—an ideal location for both offense and retreat.
Some Konoha shinobi had even crossed into enemy territory, stirring up no smal...
2025-06-04 20:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostJust as the group was deep in discussion, Anko suddenly came running up, shouting:
"Orochimaru-sensei is looking for you. He said to bring your teammates and head to the Hokage's office right away!"
"Huh?"
Kiyosuke and the others exchanged puzzled glances. A sense of unease crep...
2025-06-04 16:08:15 +0000 UTC View Post"By the way, Kakashi, shouldn't you be getting promoted to jōnin soon?"
Kiyosuke asked while slurping his ramen.
"Oh, yeah, something like that," Kakashi replied with his usual calm expression, glancing at him curiously. "How did you know?"
"You're strong enough," Kiyosuke said...
2025-06-04 16:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Kiyosuke once again visited Hiruzen Sarutobi and received another jutsu from the Second Hokage: Water Release: Water Blade.
...
By the waterfall near the Konoha training ground
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Stand...
2025-06-04 16:07:26 +0000 UTC View Post"You seem to be getting along quite well, Kiyosuke. How's the war going in Kirigakure?"
Orochimaru asked casually.
Kiyosuke grinned. "Orochimaru-sensei, I made a huge contribution this time."
"Oh?"
"I took down four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist all by myself! H...
2025-06-04 16:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostKonoha – Hokage's Office
Kiyosuke and the others handed over the classified letter and sealed intelligence scroll to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After opening the letter Mitokado Homura had sent him, Hiruzen looked at Kiyosuke with surprise.
"Homura and Koharu....
2025-06-04 16:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Kiyosuke most of the day to find the way back to the main Konoha encampment.
And another whole day to actually locate the camp.
Asuma, Kurenai, Torifu, and Hizashi all watched him closely, making sure everything was fine before finally letting out a collective sigh of relief.<...
2025-06-04 16:06:10 +0000 UTC View PostThinking of Obito… I wonder how that idiot is doing.
Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the battlefield near Iwagakure. I need to make sure that idiot doesn't end up as Madara's puppet. At the very least, I have to save Rin.
Obito only fell to the dark side because of Rin's deat...
2025-06-04 16:05:43 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Terumi Mei woke up, she found a wet cloth—ripped from Kiyosuke's clothes—laid over her forehead, and a slightly scorched animal pelt covering her body.
A fire crackled nearby, and Kiyosuke sat beside it, roasting meat over the flames.
Seeing her awake, he handed her a coconut...
2025-06-04 16:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post