Konoha: The Female Ninja Fell Apart After the Diary Was Exposed

After all,

what it recorded

might very well concern the future of the Shinobi World.

As for Naruto Uzumaki,

everyone had mostly just been curious about him.

But now,

as long as Naruto Uzumaki mentioned them enough times in his diary, they could earn rewards!

The rewards might not be as outrageous as the Perfect Sage Body, but they were more than enough to tempt the women.

Double their Chakra!

Double their physical fitness!

For Ninja,

rewards like these were incredibly enticing.

After all,

for the vast majority of Ninja, their total Chakra was fixed. Unless they sealed a Tailed Beast inside themselves, it would barely change.

Even a talented Ninja like Kakashi Hatake could not increase his total Chakra.

Otherwise,

given Kakashi Hatake's strength and standing in Konoha, he would never have ended up as a unit of measurement for Chakra.

Doubling one's physical fitness was just as formidable a reward.

Once someone had trained their body to a certain point, further improvement became difficult.

In short,

both rewards

would tempt any Ninja.

And now,

all they had to do was get mentioned a few more times in Naruto's diary to gain such power. How could they not be tempted?

In a dense forest somewhere in the Land of Hot Water, Tsunade and Shizune exchanged a look. Neither could hide the shock in her eyes.

"Lady Tsunade..."

Shizune looked at Tsunade, excitement on her face.

If the voice that had suddenly appeared in her mind was telling the truth, the implications were terrifying.

The Shinobi World

might be on the verge of upheaval!

"Shizune, it looks like we need to pick up the pace."

Even Tsunade, who had survived countless battles to the death, sounded a little shaken.

If she received the reward this time...

Double her physical fitness, double her Chakra...

With that kind of power,

who in the entire Shinobi World could stand against her?

For now, the urgent thing was to return to Konoha and find out whether the diary's contents were true.

If they were,

she would stay by that kid's side no matter what.

After all,

the diary had already told Tsunade a great deal about the Shinobi World's future.

Konoha's destruction, the Fourth Shinobi World War, Madara Uchiha, the Ten-Tails...

Compared with what lay ahead,

her current strength hardly seemed enough.

The Land of Rivers.

Yugakure.

"Tell me your decision."

Deva Path Pain looked coldly at Hidan, who lay on the ground unable to move. His voice held no emotion.

"Hmph!"

"I'll join you, but I'll never betray Lord Jashin!"

Hidan gritted his teeth as he spoke to Deva Path Pain.

The man before him was terrifyingly strong, and Hidan's Death Controlling Possessed Blood had no effect on him.

Faced with an enemy like that, even a madman like Hidan had no choice but to yield.

"All you need to do is complete the organization's missions. Beyond that, we won't interfere with anything you do."

Deva Path Pain spoke evenly.

"Deal."

Hidan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth as his body gradually returned to normal.

Joining an organization called Akatsuki would cost him some freedom. But as long as it did not stop him from offering sacrifices to Lord Jashin, it was no great loss.

"Konan?"

"Huh?"

"Give him a robe and a ring."

Seeing that Konan had drifted off again, Pain spoke softly.

"Oh."

Konan came back to herself and handed Hidan an Akatsuki robe with red clouds on black, along with a ring.

"Pain."

"Hmm?"

"I want to go to Konoha."

"..."

Deva Path Pain studied Konan for a moment. He asked no questions, merely nodded.

"Konoha has many powerful fighters. Be careful."

"I know."

Konan watched Pain walk away, then slowly followed him.

She had to find out the truth about the diary.

The Hyuga Clan Compound.

At a training ground.

"Begin!"

At Hyuga Hiashi's command, Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga charged at each other.

Smack!

A sharp crack rang out, and Hanabi Hyuga cried out in pain.

The next instant,

her vision blurred, and the world spun around her.

By the time she realized what had happened, Hinata Hyuga had pinned her to the floor.

"S-sister..."

Hanabi Hyuga stared at Hinata Hyuga in shock.

She had been defeated before she could even react.

Hanabi knew her older sister sometimes held back when they sparred, but the gap between them had never been this wide.

So what

had just happened?!

"Ah... Hanabi, a-are you all right?"

Hinata helped Hanabi Hyuga up and asked with a worried look.

"Sister, how did you get so strong?"

Hanabi Hyuga asked curiously.

"I..."

Hinata Hyuga panicked.

She could not tell anyone why she had grown stronger.

"Hinata, have you been hiding your strength all this time?"

Hyuga Hiashi's voice was stern.

"Father, I..."

At his words, Hinata Hyuga lowered her head, unsure what to do.

"Attack me with everything you have!"

Hyuga Hiashi ordered.

"Yes!"

Hinata Hyuga gritted her teeth and attacked Hyuga Hiashi with all her strength.

Smack!

Smack!

Smack!

As Hinata pressed her attack, Hyuga Hiashi grew more and more surprised.

Hinata was stronger than he had expected.

With strength like this,

she was hardly inferior to Neji Hyuga, the Hyuga Clan's young prodigy.

"That's enough. We'll stop here."

Having gained a fair idea of Hinata Hyuga's strength, Hyuga Hiashi called an end to the match.

"Yes, Father."

Seeing Hyuga Hiashi's stern expression, Hinata Hyuga lowered her head and waited, as she always did, for the criticism to come.

"Hinata, you did well."

"Keep up the good work."