Under Hiruzen’s orders, five ANBU shinobi broke off from the squad, and in less than twenty minutes, they returned with the five suspects Izumi had identified—the shinobi with the highest likelihood of being involved in the murder.
Suddenly, Izumi felt a light tug at her sleeve.
S...
2025-07-15 00:36:09 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you think of your new nickname, Lann?”
Across the round table, Geralt grinned at Lann, drawing a round of laughter from the witchers nearby.
Lann waved his hand dismissively. “It may just be a nickname the common folk are tossing around for now, but sooner or later, it...
2025-07-14 23:58:07 +0000 UTC View Post[Polu-purupuru, Polu-purupuru] As Oven watched the Gate of the Underworld, the Den-Den Mushi in his coat pocket began ringing. Without givin
[Polu-purupuru, Polu-purupuru]
As Oven watched the Gate of the Underworld, the Den-Den Mushi in his coat pocket began ringing. Without giving it...
2025-07-14 19:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Sigh… I wonder how things are going on their end now.”
Inside Konohagakure, Hiruzen was pacing anxiously, waiting for Jiraiya and the others to return.
It had already been quite some time since their last communication.
And yet they still hadn’t made it back to the vill...
2025-07-14 03:44:43 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next few days, Imu remained in the Underworld rather than returning to the world of the living to check on the latest developments of the World Government.
Because there was still one final matter here that required his full attention—possibly even his personal involvement.
...
2025-07-14 03:23:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Hokage-sama, what should we do now?” one of the ANBU asked in a low voice, glancing at Uchiha Keizumi’s retreating back.
The warm, kindly smile on Hiruzen’s face stiffened and faded. In a solemn tone, he replied, “Follow him. We absolutely cannot let Naruto walk down the same ext...
2025-07-14 02:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post“What does our king intend to do?”
Kal had found Tyrion and couldn’t even be bothered with pleasantries. He went straight to the question that had been gnawing at him.
In the original timeline, after the sudden death of Jon Arryn, Duke of the Eyrie and Hand of the King, Robert h...
2025-07-14 00:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the indicator on the HUD inside Augustus’s power armor turned green, he started sprinting across the blood-red sands of Mar Sara. The servo system, wired through a network of cables and precision sensors, gave him an explosive burst of power. He covered the 800 meters to the riverbed with ...
2025-07-13 23:53:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fourth Raikage immediately had a bad feeling when he heard that Jiraiya intended to let him go.
'That bastard… he’s planning to release me in front of the people from Takigakure, then have that brat come and finish me off, isn’t he?'
The Fourth Raikage wasn’t afraid of bat...
2025-07-13 23:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnother three days passed like this in the search for the Alpha Zinogre.
In the lower layer of the Ancient Forest, within the Zinogre territory, there lay a semi-enclosed woodland surrounded by trees and vines, with a hidden underground stream nearby. Atop the highest boulder in the area, t...
2025-07-13 22:53:14 +0000 UTC View PostUpon seeing how the situation was unfolding, Uchiha Fugaku realized he no longer had a place in the conversation.
Just a minute ago, he’d taken a firm stance in support of the Hokage.
He’d decisively rejected Uzumaki Naruto’s 'recklessness', hoping to show Hiruzen and Koharu tha...
2025-07-13 21:56:16 +0000 UTC View PostEnns was running ragged—coordinating the needs of all the Northern kings at once was, without doubt, the greatest challenge of the old steward’s life.
Meanwhile, Lann stood in a side chamber that had been converted into a conference room, his feet planted firmly as he scanned the figure...
2025-07-13 19:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Imu and Enma arrived at the estuary of the Western Styx River—
The place was already in complete ruin.
The wreckage of nine underworld ships and the charred corpses of countless Pure Titans were being slowly swallowed by the churning underworld waters, flames still licking at t...
2025-07-13 16:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 8, Year 1503 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
Starfish Underworld.
The entire world was divided by two River Styx currents.
Thus, in overall layout, it closely resembled the human world of the Starfish Planet, which was split into four seas by the Red Line and the Calm Belt. 2025-07-13 04:54:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Before Hiruzen could even begin to think of a response to Jirō’s words, Uchiha Keizumi spoke—his voice calm and dispassionate: “Uzumaki Naruto, choose what you truly want in your heart. Don’t worry about anything else. Even if your choice goes against my expectations, I won’t kill you....
2025-07-13 03:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostFringilla Vigo’s voice slowly flowed out from the shimmering screen before him.
Things hadn’t been going well for Nilfgaard lately—or rather, not for Emhyr var Emreis.
He was the supreme emperor of the Black Sun Empire, and it was he who had expanded Nilfgaard from a mere provin...
2025-07-13 01:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the ancient elves split into factions, they did not all go to the same world. Instead, they divided into two different ones—and there was a reason for that.
The two worlds were fundamentally different.
Lann’s world was vaster and richer in resources. It was harder to conquer,...
2025-07-13 00:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground trembled slightly beneath him. Lann knelt and placed his hand against the soil.
He knew this vibration all too well—
Cavalry.
Not many—barely a hundred. Most likely a patrol or scouting party.
Lann scanned his surroundings again, reconsidering.
This wa...
2025-07-13 00:31:02 +0000 UTC View PostAt dawn, as the insects’ chirping gradually faded, a chorus of crisp birdsong seamlessly took over the baton.
In a secluded corner of the once-quiet forest, the air suddenly rippled, followed by a flicker of light—then, a human figure appeared out of thin air.
But the moment the f...
2025-07-12 23:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Augustus and Kerrigan spoke, barely ten minutes passed before Faraday’s armored vehicle returned—three local cowboys in tow, disarmed and standing at his side.
The three of them were remarkably composed. It seemed they were convinced that Augustus and his men weren’t slavers or ...
2025-07-12 22:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post"This kid…"
The Fourth Raikage swallowed hard. Even though the two had taken their battle far off into the distance, he had still chased after them.
He wanted to see for himself what this brat was all about—and to figure out some of the chaos swirling in his mind.
But the mo...
2025-07-12 22:01:12 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the very beginning, the pace and initiative of the battle had been firmly in Logan’s hands.
Unable to fly and lacking sufficient long-range attacks.
In the face of airborne creatures with strong ranged capabilities, any numerical advantage meant nothing—just a bad joke.
“Why was the Uchiha clan forced to relocate to this remote compound? Wasn’t it because of your weakness as clan head?”
“Faced with the village’s constant pressure, your response was to keep retreating. When confronted by the higher-ups of Konoha, you chose to become their obedient...
2025-07-12 20:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post[Whoosh!]
With a powerful beat of her wings, Keltullis sliced through the clouds.
After riding atop the Ice Giant, Johnny now sat excitedly on the red dragon’s shoulder, gleefully shouting once again.
Fortunately, both the red dragon and the giant were remarkably tolerant of t...
2025-07-12 18:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Now that Nahamah and Lilith are dead, yet the ‘Gate of the Underworld’ still remains, it suggests there isn’t much of a direct connection between the two. I believe if we want to shut it down, we should try to find whoever opened it in the first place.”
Mars stretched his legs st...
2025-07-12 18:06:45 +0000 UTC View PostMaybe I should try asking those three vampires. I remember their children turn out to be gargoyles, and they also know blood magic...
No, no good. Those vampires are dark creatures. Can’t mess around with them!
Or maybe the temple might have a solution. And those well-traveled elves...
2025-07-12 05:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe rust-colored sandstorm that had blotted out the sky dissipated just as suddenly as it had arrived. The gradually chilling sun cast a mag
The rust-colored sandstorm that had blotted out the sky dissipated just as suddenly as it had arrived. The gradually chilling sun cast a magnificent i...
2025-07-12 02:59:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you done with your questions?”
Pain judged that enough time had passed, and spoke flatly.
“Then it’s time to bring this to an end. I’m sorry, but like Jiraiya-sensei, you’ve chosen the wrong path. You—”
“Hold on. I think you’re the one who’s got someth...
2025-07-12 02:38:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs for the Fire Wyvern Grimalkynes reaching out to the Felyne Sita, Logan wouldn’t mind.
At that moment, he was out hunting alone—a rare occasion. His massive form moved freely through the clouds, occasionally diving into flocks of wingdrakes, scattering them in panic. Watching them fle...
2025-07-12 02:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn the other side, Uchiha Setsuna and the other radical elders had also heard from the younger shinobi about the arrival of the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki.
“The Jinchūriki has been brought into the Police Force again?”
Uchiha Setsuna frowned deeply. Though he too coveted the power...
2025-07-12 01:51:58 +0000 UTC View Post