Seeing the two still trying to escape, Shinju immediately unleashed Wood Release: Wood Dragon Jutsu!
A massive dragon surged forth, chasing right after Kisame and Itachi!
At the critical moment, Kisame spun around, clapping his hands together.
"Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Jutsu!"
A massive water shark rose from the torrent, charging straight toward the woo...
2025-08-21 17:38:00 +0000 UTC View Post"Impressive as expected of Kakashi-sensei, your battle awareness is incredible."
After seeing his Fireball Jutsu blocked by Kakashi's Water Dragon Bullet, Itachi gave a rare word of praise.
But Kakashi would never lower his guard just because of an enemy's compliment. Instead, he carefully pulled up the forehead protector covering his left eye, revealing the Sharingan beneath.
S-rank criminals—extremely dangerous!
Just like Orochimaru, who infiltrated Konoha two days ago!
But at the same time, capturing an S-rank criminal brings an enormous reward.
Each capture guarantees at least one million ryo from the village!
Although Shinju currently has some money on hand, in the long run, that amount of ryo is far from enough...
On the black ma...
2025-08-21 17:36:57 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing that Jiraiya really handed over the telescope, the Third Hokage raised his fist in irritation and smacked it down on Jiraiya's forehead!
"Bang!"
A huge lump swelled up on Jiraiya's head.
"Jiraiya, you're not a kid anymore. It's time you started acting your age!"
The Third Hokage scolded him sternly.
"Sensei, no matter how much you pretend, you can't cover up...
2025-08-21 17:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finishing those things, Shinju heard Naruto calling from below.
"Shinju!"
"Can you take us up there to play?!"
In all his life, Naruto had never seen a wooden giant that towered hundreds of meters tall!
"Sure."
With that, Shinju descended and used the Flying Thunder God to bring Naruto and Sasuke up to stand on the giant wooden man's head.
The moment he...
2025-08-21 17:35:42 +0000 UTC View PostEvery tailed beast has lived in this world for countless ages, their chakra exceeding that of hundreds of shinobi combined.
Back in the day, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, ended the chaos by dividing the tailed beasts among the villages. Since then, each beast has been treated as a strategic weapon.
Gaara is the current jinchūriki of the One-Tail, Shukaku.
Becoming Shukak...
2025-08-21 17:35:15 +0000 UTC View PostFaced with the constant chatter from all the surrounding shinobi, Kakashi had a full-on headache.
They always say "a mother is honored because of her son", but today it seemed he was the one honored because of his student.
It's just… the way these uncultured jōnin were saying it was not pleasant to hear at all.
Not far from the Four Purple Flame Formation,...
2025-08-21 17:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostCrocodile won't be in danger for now. Maybe she actually likes the atmosphere in Impel Down?
Orin didn't know,
But he was certain that under his protection, as long as Crocodile agreed to join the [Seven Warlords of the Sea], she would never face a life-threatening risk at the hands of the Marines.
Maybe she's just stubborn. In time, she'll come around.
Right after that,...
2025-08-21 05:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostAt this moment, even Orin himself didn't quite understand...
What exactly was Lip referring to?
Why should he care? And besides...
The luxurious, sprawling villa was decorated in a creamy-white style.
Led by Lip, Orin and the others slowly stepped inside—only to see that the place was filled with...
Little girls?
Or rather, little girl slaves.
Though ...
2025-08-21 05:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the canyon, fierce winds howled as lightning and flames intertwined.
Renya and a Kumogakure elite jōnin clashed at high speed between the rock walls, blades flashing, sparks flying.
Their speed was astonishing; every exchange came with the ringing clash of steel.
"Clang—!"
Renya's katana, "Immaculate," collided hard with the opponent's ninjatō. Using the rebound, ...
2025-08-21 05:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Daimyō's residence, Land of Lightning.
Inside the lavish, gold-and-jade palace, candlelight flickered, casting shadows over the grim face of the Land of Lightning's Daimyō.
As the days passed, his anxiety only grew.
If Senju Tobirama were to arrive in the Land of Lightning alive, and he was forced to lower himself to negotiate with the Hokage, then where...
2025-08-21 05:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhat should I do?
Should I tell Kiyosuke-sama that in the future he dies in battle?!
In the final fight against Kaguya, Kiyosuke sacrificed himself to save him and Naruto, blocking a fatal strike. In the end, he died in that battle.
Although they managed to seal Kaguya, the price was far too great.
Konoha lost a hero, and Naruto lost an elder who had been like a father t...
2025-08-21 05:07:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Sasuke-san, is this really Konoha from more than ten years ago?"
The spiky-haired boy stared at the Hokage Monument, where only five faces were carved.
Beside him, the adult Uchiha Sasuke said,
"That's right. I just don't know exactly which point in time this is. What matters most is finding Urashiki."
He tried to guess their enemy's intent.
"His target is Naruto ...
2025-08-21 05:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you sure your intel is solid?"
Inside a massive stone-built tomb, Takeshi pinched his nose and whispered to Kakuzu beside him.
"Are you doubting my intel?"
Casting Takeshi a sidelong glare, Kakuzu extended his tendrils, probing for possible traps within the tomb.
Seeing Kakuzu's movements, Takeshi raised an eyebrow. "Pretty skilled at this, huh."
This trip to ...
2025-08-21 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostUnder Seki's control, massive seawater rose into towering waves and came crashing down toward Kakuzu and Takeshi.
"Ice Release."
Takeshi didn't even bother to dodge, generating an immense chill. Just as the waves were about to touch him, he froze them solid.
With the advantage of having Isobu supplying him with chakra inside his body, Takeshi simply froze the entire stretch of...
2025-08-21 05:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Urokohane, hold this altitude."
"I'm making my move!"
Urokohane had already heard Jinlin and the others lavishly praising Gekko Chizan's strength, and for a moment, she was curious. She quickly stabilized her energy output, keeping her massive body floating steadily in the air.
The Fire Release hand seals were completed in a blur.
In the blink of an eye, Gekko Chizan ha...
2025-08-21 05:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Don't ever pull something like that again. Sneaking into enemy lines alone—do you have a death wish?"
For some reason, when Orochimaru heard that Gekko Chizan had acted alone, his mind suddenly flashed to his former disciple, Nawaki.
That was a boy full of life and spirit...
Life is fragile. Even someone as cold as Orochimaru felt a flicker of tension in that moment.
...
2025-08-21 05:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostShalria was frantically slapping the statue of her maid Fiona.
Seeing this, Hancock kindly reminded her,
"If you keep slapping like that and crack it, she really will die."
"Eh?"
Hearing that, Shalria's hand froze midair.
In truth, Hancock's words were completely unnecessary. With Shalria's strength, even if she slapped at it for a year, the statue wouldn't show a ...
2025-08-21 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThat day, a pirate ship arrived at the Navy Headquarters port, yet the Marines stationed there showed no alarm at all.
Because it was the Kuja Pirates' ship, and its captain was none other than one of the Shichibukai—the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock.
Hancock could be considered a frequent guest of Headquarters. In a single month, she would come at least five or six times. Accountin...
2025-08-21 05:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Hokage-sama, I didn't call you out here for a reunion."
Orochimaru's face twisted with malice as he spoke.
The moment he finished, the First and Second Hokage's pupils went dull.
They had clearly lost their self-awareness, reduced to mere puppets under Orochimaru's control.
Immediately after, the two former Hokage unleashed their overwhelming power!
First, the Fir...
2025-08-20 20:36:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe surrounding shinobi, after hearing the exchange between Shinju and Kakashi, all showed puzzled expressions.
Could it be that Shinju was still holding back his true strength?
But he had already displayed the strongest Flying Thunder God Technique and multiple elemental jutsu—what else could he possibly be hiding?
While they were still in doubt, Shinju's hand seals began t...
2025-08-20 20:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostAt the highest viewing platform of the Chūnin Exam arena.
The Third Hokage had just received a report from the Anbu.
After listening, the old man's eyes widened in shock.
"Are you sure Kakashi told you this? That what Shinju said is true?!"
As he spoke, the Third Hokage turned his head slightly toward the Kazekage sitting not far from him.
The Anbu nodded. "Yes."<...
2025-08-20 19:05:19 +0000 UTC View PostDuring the preliminaries, Gaara once fought against Lee.
In that battle, Lee opened the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates, proving his youthful spirit through sheer strength.
But in the end, he was defeated by Gaara, his sand crushing half of Lee's limbs.
That fight left Gaara with a deep impression of taijutsu.
It also planted a sense of fear in his heart.
Although he...
2025-08-20 19:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Shinju's earlier words had been a slap in the face to the Third Hokage, this was still the middle of the exams, and since Shinju was just a kid, no one could really do anything about it.
On the other side, in the stands, Shinju seemed to hear the Kazekage's faint whisper and instinctively looked up.
His gaze landed on the Kazekage, and his brows furrowed immediately.
...
2025-08-20 19:04:33 +0000 UTC View PostNaruto faced off against Hyūga Neji, and the battle began.
It was, without question, a one-sided fight.
After all, Neji Hyūga had been the top graduate of last year's Ninja Academy, while Uzumaki Naruto was nothing but the dead-last.
Aside from Shinju, not a single person in the arena believed Naruto could win.
Only Shinju knew—after a month of Sage training, Naruto ...
2025-08-20 19:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Besides, Shinju has Flying Thunder God. If he didn't make it to the arena in time, it's probably because he overslept..."
And just as Kakashi had guessed, that was exactly the case.
After spending more than twenty days at Mount Myoboku without realizing it, Shinju and Naruto had completely forgotten that today was the day of the Chunin Exams!
In the end, it was Jiraiya who sl...
2025-08-20 19:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostAt the instant Shinju snatched the blade, Gamabunta reached out to grab it back.
But Shinju clutched the short blade tightly and slammed it forward with brute force!
Smack!
The strike knocked Gamabunta's hand away.
Beside the battlefield, Gamabunta's two brothers, Gamahiro and Gamaken, were watching the fight with rapt attention.
"That kid's strength after...
2025-08-20 19:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostShinju and Naruto: ∑(っ °Д °;)っ
Even though they were utterly repulsed by the bug cuisine, this was still a token of Lady Shima's goodwill.
So Naruto and Shinju had no choice but to force a smile and say,
"Thank you. You're way too kind to us!"
After expressing their thanks, the two of them realized that Shima had no intention of leaving.
They had originall...
2025-08-20 19:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostAt last, under the boost of Sage Chakra, Shinju slowly but surely lifted the stone toad that weighed over a hundred tons!
Jiraiya: (⊙o⊙)
WTF?
This kid's been training for only four hours, and he's already able to control Sage Chakra?!
When he himself had trained in Sage Arts at Mount Myōboku, it had taken him more than a week just to sense natural energy.
And ...
2025-08-20 19:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day.
Shinju and Naruto's Sage Mode training officially began.
Although Naruto still wasn't very skilled at controlling his basic chakra with precision, the elder toads of Mount Myōboku didn't want to repeat their lessons twice. So, the two of them were arranged to train together.
The only difference was that Naruto still had to put in extra training ...
2025-08-20 19:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post