The five seconds of frozen time passed in a blink.
Far away, Miyuki Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki were still mid-argument, unaware of what had just transpired.
Luo Hao's brows furrowed slightly. She felt something odd in the wind, a subtle disturbance.
"Little girl, what did you just do?"
She eyed Kasumigaoka Utaha with suspicion, unable to understand her sudden activation of time-stopping powers.
Utaha remained silent, her cheeks burning crimson as she averted her gaze.
Meanwhile, Daemon, who felt a soft warmth and a faint fragrance on his cheek, glanced at Utaha with a complex expression.
"She's seriously shy? In the original story, wasn't she way more direct...?"
Still, he couldn't help but smirk inwardly.
"A time-stop kiss, huh? Girl's got some moves!"
He cleared his throat awkwardly to distract Luo Hao and steer the topic away.
"Ahem... So, about Miyuki Uchiha's mission—what's your plan? Going straight for revenge on Iwagakure?"
Luo Hao's face brightened with a devilish grin, completely out of sync with her usual calm demeanor.
"After catching up on this world's info through the chat logs, I've decided—let's crush Iwagakure head-on!"
Daemon gave an impressed nod. It was bold, maybe even reckless—but fitting.
Currently, the world was deep into the Third Ninja World War. Iwagakure's forces were already stretched thin. With Luo Hao's power as a God Slayer, it wasn't impossible to raze a major village.
Even their earlier clash was misleading—Daemon only came out ahead because of his absurdly broken Treasure abilities. Luo Hao's true strength was terrifying. Her "Dragon Roaring Tiger Howl" alone could raze an entire nation if she had enough time to chant.
Back when he first arrived, he'd have clung to her golden thigh and shamelessly asked for protection.
But now, Daemon had his eyes on a different prize.
After knocking Luo Hao out previously, Miyuki had secretly passed him key intel:
Iwagakure was mobilizing an enormous force—for reasons no one knew.
It wasn't exactly a well-kept secret. Such a large-scale movement couldn't go unnoticed, but the motive remained unclear.
Daemon and Miyuki, however, knew the truth.
They had the cheat sheet—the anime.
The legendary battle: Third Raikage vs 10,000 Iwagakure ninja.
One man against ten thousand. Fought until death. A feat carved into history.
Originally, Miyuki had no plans to interfere. Let her enemies tear each other apart—less work for her. But after Daemon and the others appeared, she changed her mind.
In canon, the Third Raikage had massacred Iwagakure forces but ultimately didn't cripple the village.
So… why not help him do it right this time?
Weaken the village, end the war sooner, and return to enjoying life—and flirting with cute girls.
And Daemon? He was hungry.
The man who wielded the strongest spear and the strongest shield—what kind of Treasure would his legend create if slain?
Just thinking about it made his blood boil.
Three days passed.
The fourth day in the Naruto world arrived. Only three days left before the chat group forcibly recalled them.
For Miyuki Uchiha, it had been a miserable stretch.
Uchiha Miyuki: "Why?! Everyone's happy to be here! Senpai's happy, Sect Master's happy, even Kushina's having fun!"
Uchiha Miyuki: "So why is it that I'M the one being ignored and rejected?!"
In reality, Miyuki just wandered around looking dazed, barely reacting to anything. It took several other girls hugging and comforting her before she finally returned to her senses.
Naturally, Esdeath didn't pity her at all. Sakura, being sweet and young, was the only one who tried cheering her up.
Kushina, on the other hand, sighed at her hopeless best friend.
To be honest, with Miyuki's looks and personality, even if she did confess to Kushina, it wouldn't be impossible to consider. But...
Kurenai, Shizune, Mikoto, Tsunade-sama, other village girls... and even Otherworldly girls.
Kushina clenched her fists.
If she wasn't a girl and hadn't failed to land me yet, I'd have punched her into next week!
Scumbag!
Fueled by frustration, she stormed toward Daemon.
"Mr. Daemon, take me with you!"
Her eyes sparkled with excitement. "Tens of thousands against one—if I miss this, I'll regret it forever!"
Daemon blinked.
"Uh... isn't Konoha gonna freak out if their Nine-Tails Jinchuriki goes AWOL?"
Kushina gave a sly smile.
"I Sneaked Out With Miyuki... no one knows where I am."
"…Alright, fair."
Daemon shrugged. "Come along. You can help protect Utaha."
Kasumigaoka Utaha was also joining them—her powers were limited, and she was safer with Daemon than alone or with Luo Hao. After their recent moment, she naturally gravitated toward him.
"Yay!"
Kushina immediately teleported to Utaha's side and hugged her arm.
"Don't worry, Utaha-chan! I'll keep you safe!"
Utaha blinked, then smiled gently.
"Thank you… I'll be in your care."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Kushina... my Kushina... Nooo! Daemon-senpai, you're just like Sanji from One Piece!"
Uchiha Miyuki: "How come YOU get to hug left and right while I go through all the pain?!"
Sakura Tosaka: "Poor Miyuki-senpai…"
Esdeath: "Tch. She's just too weak to fight for what she wants."
Estdeath: "Plus can you hurry up? you are finally going on a mission... I can't wait to watch it live!"
Luo Hao: "Hold on, something just happened."
As Luo Hao spoke, Daemon and the others in the Naruto World suddenly saw a towering, 3,000-meter-tall Vajra Lux appear in the distance, stretching into the sky like a colossal mountain.
Boom——!!
The mountain-sized Vajra Lux swung its fist down. In an instant, mountains crumbled, the earth split open, and a terrifying shockwave swept across the land, flattening everything in its path. The deafening roar echoed for dozens of miles.
Luo Hao: "Alright, it's settled."
Luo Hao: "I was doing rehabilitation training when I ran into a group of ninjas. Looks like they were attracted by the aftermath of my battle with Roy four days ago."
Luo Hao: "Their leader was someone named Hanzo, from Amegakure."
Luo Hao: "He was pretty strong. Even though the 3,000-meter Vajra Lux isn't nearly as powerful as the 20-meter one, it still crushed the other ninjas into pulp. Hanzo survived a direct punch — that's enough to call him a real powerhouse."
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