Chapter 923 : Preparing for the Divine War!
Added 2025-06-24 19:28:58 +0000 UTC‘A war that'll bring an end to the era… What scale would such a war reach? To think there would be something more devastating than the Great Ninja Wars… A Divine War…’ Kakashi thought solemnly. In the past year, his strength had grown phenomenally, but he still felt insignificant in the face of what lay ahead.
He was broken out of his daze when Danzo suddenly spoke aloud, his voice full of passion and aggression, “We'll prepare for this possibility too. I may have fallen, but those bastards are sorely mistaken if they think we'll simply roll over for them. Giving me so much intel will prove to be their undoing!”
The look on Danzo's face had changed. There was no longer any regret and sorrow of meeting his end on his face, nor were there any signs of the confusion related to the circumstances of his death. His entire focus had shifted to Konoha's survival!
Before anyone else could say anything, Danzo continued, “Under normal circumstances, such preparations would attract backlash from the other Great Villages. Luckily, they aren't in a condition to make a move. Even though you didn't involve me in the preparations against Orochimaru's assault, you did a fabulous job back then.
Sunagakure won't be in shape to wage a war for at least another 7 to 8 years. Kirigakure is in the same situation. Even though I still suspect him, Fujin did a marvelous job against Kumogakure. Ay can't afford to waste the opportunity Inazuma gave him by sacrificing his reputation. Even Iwagakure is slightly destabilized due to the incident a couple of months ago…”
He turned his gaze towards Tsunade and added, “An incident I had nothing to do with!”
Tsunade didn't reply but cursed internally, ‘Hmph, do you want to bring up past conflicts?’
Tsunade had blamed the incident on Danzo despite having no proof simply because she wanted to suppress him more. Danzo may have some complaints towards her due to it, but Tsunade's complaint list was far longer than his.
Shizune put forth her queries, “That's the reason why we have been increasing our forces. However, that was to prepare for the next Great Ninja War. Will that be sufficient to survive the Divine War?”
Danzo shook his head, “Of course, it won't be enough. It'll be suicidal if we think so. Akuro claimed that the sons of Sage of Six Path couldn't compete with him and the others. He also referred to Lord First as Ashura's reincarnation.
I'm not sure exactly what he meant by it, but it's safe to say that Akuro's power would exceed Lord First's once he recovers completely.”
Danzo looked at Hiruzen and said, “Even if we were both at our peak strength, if Lord First were to attack Konoha, I'm afraid the only result would be complete and utter destruction of our village…”
Hiruzen didn't deny Danzo's statement. Even though he was the second ninja to be called the ‘God of Shinobi’, Hiruzen knew clearly how massive the gap between him and Hashirama was. Even at his peak, he'd be nothing more than an annoying fly to Hashirama.
However, the other three, including Tsunade, were stunned. Everyone had heard how powerful the First Hokage was, but no one imagined it would be this absurd. The village didn't just include Hiruzen and Danzo. There were several other rank S ninjas along with hundreds of Jounins and thousands of Chunins. Yet, Danzo claimed they wouldn't stand a chance!
Kakashi couldn't help but wonder, ‘Exactly how strong was Lord First?’
Tsunade thought bitterly, ‘I thought I was sufficiently strong. But, compared to you grandfather, I'm still…’
Hiruzen noticed their expressions and said, “Lord First was in a completely different league. Even Lord Second could never compare to him. No matter how much I trained to reach his level, I never succeeded in closing the distance. It was almost as if there was an invisible limitation that I could never surpass. The only one who could compete with him was Uchiha Madara. That is why I said the Akatsuki Member who claims to be Madara is lying.”
Kakashi nodded in agreement. Fujin was strong, but he couldn't imagine Fujin forcing such a person to use Izanagi.
Hiruzen looked at Danzo and asked, “Is this what Akuro could be referring to as Ashura's reincarnation? By extension, Madara could be Indra's reincarnation. Can only their reincarnations surpass the limits of a ninja and reach that level? Or, are the ninjas who reach that level and contain their bloodline considered their reincarnation?”
Danzo thoughtfully replied, “The first case isn't in our hands. We can't identify who they reincarnated into, assuming they did so in the first place. We can only place our bets on the second scenario.”
Hiruzen nodded, “Uzumaki and Senju clans descended from Ashura, while Uchiha clan descended from Indra. We need to focus our resources on them. Only by having both their reincarnations in our village will we have a chance to survive the war…”
Danzo replied, “Unfortunately, even that may not be enough…”
Hiruzen agreed, “It's also unreliable. We obviously can't place all our bets on them. At this point, our most reliable bet is…”
Both Hiruzen and Danzo spoke at the same time, “Forbidden techniques…”
Tsunade sighed, “It seems like there's no other choice…”
Hiruzen sighed as well, “This is the only way to make up for the difference in strength. Without the Reaper Death Seal, I couldn't have sealed all the former Kages and defeated Orochimaru. From all the techniques I know, this is the only one that has any remote possibility of succeeding against Lord First.”
Danzo said, “The Eight Inner Gate technique isn't bad either. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to reach the Gate of Death. There are significant differences at that level as well. From what I have observed, Guy, with the Gate of Wonder opened, is nearly as strong as Duy with the Gate of Death opened. Perhaps he'll exceed your peak when he opens the Gate of Death.
Unfortunately, both Eight Inner Gates and Reaper Death Seal have severe limitations. Both are one-time use techniques and will cost the life of the user. Only a Fuinjutsu Grandmaster can learn the Reaper Death Seal. And, to have any chance of using it successfully, the ninja will have to at least be a rank S ninja. Similarly, for the Eight Inner Gates to show its true strength, the ninja will need to be a rank S ninja like Guy.
Even so, these two techniques have the highest chance of turning our fortunes. By the time the Divine War breaks out, we'll need at least a dozen masters of the Eight Inner Gates technique for it to be a trump card in the Divine War. Same for the Reaper Death Seal.
Another forbidden technique that you shouldn't ignore is Edo Tensei…”
Hiruzen frowned and asked, “Do you imply we should reanimate the dead ancient experts to gain more information from them?”
Danzo shook his head, “Who knows what they can do if they're reanimated? That's too risky. No, Edo Tensei can be our strongest trump card if we can improve it to reanimate the ninjas with their peak strength. When you capture Orochimaru, learn how he improved the jutsu and work upon it. If you can perfect it and free Lord First's soul from the God of Death's belly, we'll finally have a card that can put us on equal standing against one of them!”
Hiruzen's frown deepened. Others may gain hope from Danzo's idea, but no one knew better than him the difficulty of accomplishing either of the tasks. Despite possessing the jutsu for over half a century, Konoha had failed to improve Edo Tensei. Hiruzen thought, ‘Even my research over the past year has failed to bring any advancements. Orochimaru is our only hope…’
Kakashi muttered, “Edo Tensei, Reaper Death Seal and Eight Inner Gates together might give us a chance to survive the wa…”
Hiruzen interrupted him, “It wouldn't be enough.”
Danzo agreed, “At the end of the day, forbidden techniques are just tools to close the gap. The only way to truly stand a chance against them is when some of our ninjas can face them without being overpowered.”
Kakashi frowned. It wasn't that he disagreed with Danzo, but it was easier said than done. He couldn't help but wonder, ‘How can some of us suddenly become as strong as Lord First?’
To his surprise, Danzo continued in a softer tone, as if he could read his thoughts, “Kakashi, don't sell yourself short. Your strength has grown phenomenally since you met with your father. Yin Lightning suits you well. However, you still haven't reached your true potential…”
To say Kakashi was surprised was an understatement. He never expected to hear such words from Danzo. Danzo continued, “Your talent exceeds even Hiruzen's. Apart from perhaps Lord First and Madara, I have never seen anyone whose talent surpasses yours.
If you continue clinging onto the regrets of your past, you'll regret your insufficient strength in the future wars. Konoha cannot afford you wasting your talent anymore.”
Narrowing his eyes, Danzo said without any mercy, “Your eye puts too much of a strain on your entire chakra network. It limits your potential. Obito gave you his eye to survive the third war, not limit your potential. Get over your sentiments and seal your eye. If you don't, the eye is more of a curse for you than a blessing.”
Both Hiruzen and Tsunade agreed with Danzo, though they never could be as harsh and direct since they understood the tragedies Kakashi suffered in his past. Not to mention, Kakashi had handled his losses better than Tsunade.
Danzo didn't insist any further. With his decades long experience in manipulating young ninjas, he knew he had created enough impact. The remaining convincing will be done by Kakashi himself. In order to not allow Kakashi to make any arguments on the spot, Danzo said something that stunned all four ninjas in the base.
He continued, “Whether you surpass Hiruzen's peak or not will play a big factor in whether Konoha survives or not. However, there's another who'll play a bigger role. I may not like to say this, but I'm afraid the future of the village rests majorly on Fujin's shoulders…”
[A/N: No break tomorrow.]
Comments
Danzo didn’t like dying and came for hex
Sully
2025-06-29 00:27:47 +0000 UTCLink?
a
2025-06-28 23:05:27 +0000 UTCThis is why you don’t mess with Danzo…
Ren
2025-06-28 23:03:08 +0000 UTCAlmost 4 days...is he okay? Are there any moderators that can do wellness checks?
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-28 17:53:03 +0000 UTCRubén López
2025-06-28 17:16:07 +0000 UTC8 hours fr fr
Ren
2025-06-28 13:10:23 +0000 UTCEta
WildHunter
2025-06-28 12:16:50 +0000 UTCI think for fairness, fewer chapter frequency is fine. But subs for tier should also be lowered
Bagus Putra Perdana
2025-06-28 00:53:13 +0000 UTCHoly shit i never thought of it like that. If thats true and hiruzen knew i seriously think he was a fool.
YHBA
2025-06-27 16:40:06 +0000 UTCDanzo acting like he had nothing to do with Kakashis dad dying lol Although it's never confirmed, The reality is that the only person in the village who could have forced the village against sakumo was danzos faction. People forget that Sakumo was more popular and influential than the sannin at that point, he was a hero and legend, yet somehow he was cyber bullied into commiting suicide And we're expected to believe danzo had nothing to do with it?😂 Sakumo would have been a hokage candidate
Slade
2025-06-27 16:16:43 +0000 UTCthe crazy thing is that Kakashi should have already known this and should have done this long ago but kishi didn't think too far ahead when he made this lore😂 Kakashi is a genius and he already knew he was being drained by use of the sharigan and his chakra reserves couldn't grow because of it, yet not once did he think to seal his eye or have his mask be a seal to lock his eye until he needed it? lol even if he didn't know he could grow his chakra reserves, he should have known that it's better to fight with a full reserve and then unseal the eye only when he needs it😂
Slade
2025-06-27 16:10:54 +0000 UTCHex, maybe you should start a new story. You could have upload it when writer’s block hits you, as long as you have inspiration with “the wind calamity “ you can still keep uploading 5 chapters a week.
Disa
2025-06-27 15:40:46 +0000 UTCHey author-nim, just wanted to say hope all is well, appreciate everything you’ve done, and regardless of what is to come with writing schedule or the future of this novel, I wish you the best. Understand life hits and it can be hard to roll with the punches. I know you’re trying your best to give us accurate communication and updates but can hard to estimate what’s coming and definitely disheartening when it takes longer than expected to publish or the circumstances pile up. Life may have this cycle but there’s always light after the dark and life slowly grows amidst. Enjoy the world you’re creating and take care of yourself, let yourself thrive. Wishing you all the best.
Omar Khan
2025-06-27 11:13:38 +0000 UTCIt’s official… Devil Hex has clearly died. We shall always remember the brave old writer. May the afterlife be free of deadlines and filled with ninjutsu.🙏🙏🙏
Ren
2025-06-27 09:22:56 +0000 UTC🤣🤣🤣
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-27 05:28:07 +0000 UTCWhen is the next chp he said “no break “ 2 days ago lol
Kronos
2025-06-27 04:56:59 +0000 UTCYea I’m also a avid reader and supporter but I can’t justify the price for what I’m getting but if it ever goes back up or I let the chapters built I’ll buy again 🤷🏽♂️
Reggie Haynes Jr
2025-06-26 20:54:08 +0000 UTCI don't know if I'm the only one who has thought about this but I really like this fanfic but I don't know if at this rate it's worth paying 25 dollars to have chapters like every 2 or 3 days, I mean when they used to release at least 5 chapters a week it was worth it but now I don't think so, I don't want to sound mean but if they are going to have this rate of releasing chapters it would still be great if they lowered the price of the membership.
Mat
2025-06-26 20:45:45 +0000 UTCBy the time we get the chapter today, everyone will forget it's technically yesterday's chapter
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-26 19:46:05 +0000 UTCETA
WildHunter
2025-06-26 16:13:29 +0000 UTCI'd honestly like to see how Naruto's foundations will influence, or not. Though, to be honest, in the first arcs of the second part, Naruto seems to be superfluous in terms of contributing anything.
Rubén López
2025-06-26 14:13:28 +0000 UTCGuess he fell asleep 😴😴
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-26 03:53:42 +0000 UTCAny updates on next chapter?🙏🏾
Abz_jm
2025-06-25 21:41:03 +0000 UTCKakashi can be a ninja like minato without sharingan.
Antonio Fazio
2025-06-25 20:00:09 +0000 UTCI still don't understand how sharingan restricts Kakashi. Doesn't constant chakra drain somehow helps with increasing chakra reserve? Didn't Kakashi just become S rank without sealing his Sharingan. Shouldn't be focus on training rather than sealing?
Marimo
2025-06-25 19:54:42 +0000 UTCJashin and the shinigami can count as “members” of these “gods”
Aaftab Kang
2025-06-25 19:48:02 +0000 UTCIt would be fun if the bullshit Fujin made up actually comes true😂😂
Marimo
2025-06-25 19:13:41 +0000 UTCNot sure. Will update later
Devil Hex
2025-06-25 15:03:59 +0000 UTCETA
WildHunter
2025-06-25 14:56:27 +0000 UTCYeah, this divine war thing is very interesting—sadly, most of it is just bullshit. The only ancient expert that's somewhat on the level of Mushigami, Gale Sovereign, etc., is God Jashin and the Otsutsuki clan. Personally, I think the Otsutsuki clan is a very lame concept, but well, since this is a Naruto fanfic, the Otsutsuki should probably be the final boss. Maybe in the future, someone will make a Naruto fanfic where the plot twist is that the divine war is actually going to happen and everything Fujin made up is true. That would be very funny. The closest thing to that is a Chinese Naruto fanfic where the twist is that the world is full of main characters from different Naruto fanfics, and the protagonist gets stronger by killing the MCs of those fanfics. Also, I just remembered that Devil Hex also had an idea to make a Naruto fanfic with a lot of transmigrators.
Yamir
2025-06-25 02:36:32 +0000 UTCCrazy how this divine war plot is looking way more interesting than the rest of the naurto plot we have yet to go through. And its all fake even. Insane work.
Melegant
2025-06-25 00:49:46 +0000 UTCNow I see why Fuijin didnt use the eyes he got from Akihiko...I always figured he'd keep him just cause why not...but to use em cud affect his chakra growth...I completely forgot about that...shisui eye getting kept in a jar for a while.
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-25 00:03:51 +0000 UTCI wonder if this was Fujin's plan, or a welcome surprise, hahaha. Fujin is intelligent, but he's often been surprised that the things he says are believed by people and come back to him in a strange way. The one that could create the most conflict between parties would be if it's between Obito, Zetsu, and Pain. A few words: although it would be easier to eliminate Black Zetsu directly and not plot so much. You eliminate the variable Madara and Kaguya.
Rubén López
2025-06-24 23:09:08 +0000 UTCHonestly, I really tried to read it, but I couldn't. For me, the ending of the base story was bad and in itself it felt rushed, unconvincing in terms of the thematic axis of the story, questions that were never resolved but simply avoided. And even the axis of Shippuden, which was Sasuke, felt forced, especially so that in the end Team 7 would spend more time apart than together. And I don't want to talk about the couples (who am I kidding, that was the part I hated the most because of how they want to justify themselves), I hate NaruHina and SasuSaku with every fiber of my being, by default I couldn't see the result with good eyes, in fact, in the anime the ending is a wedding, a wedding, in Naruto. I have to convince myself that it's touching and all that, as if I didn't know the story of the characters, and who they were before that chapter, they want to sell me a happy ending, where they no longer skip the development of the main plot, but even what would be an important moment for Naruto being more something for Hinata, add to that that not even in his commemoration of Hokage, they do him justice, for a somewhat commemorative joke it became ridiculous. And I don't want to think about Naruto Gaiden. Apart from that, the drawing of Boruto repels me, the change of the characters makes it even more so, I couldn't stand Boruto, I half liked Sarada, and from what I see of Mitsuki I think it's simply something that in the first place shouldn't have existed second, it doesn't seem like it's going to be very relevant. And the subject of aliens and Androids is something that in itself causes me rejection. Adding to that, Wind Calamity's FTG is a gem, and Boruto's seems to me to be something closer to Sasuke's Rinnegan jutsu, and the story has been going on for so many years that I honestly don't see any reason for it to be worth the time to follow it.
Rubén López
2025-06-24 23:01:47 +0000 UTCI preface this question, knowing how much hate Boruto got for its earlier days but... Have you guys read the Boruto Manga and by that I mean not Boruto but 2_Blue_Vortex because that shit is Peak and makes me pray for the day Fuijin bust out the FTG fr
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-24 21:59:46 +0000 UTCGood
Yamir
2025-06-24 21:28:41 +0000 UTCYeah, Kakashi's talent is truly against the heavens... Even if this divine war isn't real and most of the efforts of the higher-ups end up wasted (since in the end Naruto and Sasuke carried the world heavily), it would be interesting to look toward the future—especially if you change the Otsutsuki clan a bit, like making it not a small clan but more of like a vast empire.
Yamir
2025-06-24 21:28:32 +0000 UTCWith the sealing of Kakashi's eye, the dream of a person who constantly commented on Webnovel basically came true, XD, although I suppose this is the only scenario that would see that as possible because unless Kakashi is like a reincarnated or something like that, it didn't seem like something he would have done on his own initiative.
Rubén López
2025-06-24 21:15:36 +0000 UTCI got one word for this chapter : PEAK
Kronos
2025-06-24 21:03:14 +0000 UTC❤️
Devil Hex
2025-06-24 20:42:02 +0000 UTCAh yes this is the devilhex quality. Great chapter as always. Saw you planned to skip your break, love chapters just don't push to the point of burnout. I'm willing to wait.
nivlek
2025-06-24 20:36:13 +0000 UTCOnly with half of Kurama's chakra though. Without Nine Tails, I'd say Minato is slightly weaker than Tobirama (despite being better at FTG). At best, he could escape from Hashirama and Madara, or perhaps keep doing assassination attempts and hope he gets lucky once.
Devil Hex
2025-06-24 20:01:27 +0000 UTC😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ren
2025-06-24 20:00:47 +0000 UTCNo doubt 😅🤣🤣
Devil Hex
2025-06-24 19:58:44 +0000 UTCHahaha, if Fuijin knew Killing Danzo would have him convincing everyone to plunge their efforts into him he wudnt have made it to the chunin exams 😂😂😂
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-24 19:55:42 +0000 UTCIt seems to me that in this conversation about Fujin, we can point out to Minato that he was the only one who could be on equal terms with Hashirama and Madara. To hear this from Danzo is worth a lot. Weaving intrigues in the dark, he, like no one else, should know the potential of his opponents and competitors. I imagine how everyone will be shocked. In short, to present it in such a way that Fujin is very similar to Minato, but even better :D
Aldar
2025-06-24 19:55:31 +0000 UTCDamn we‘ve gotten to danzo glazing fujin lol!
Kenan Ustalic
2025-06-24 19:50:09 +0000 UTCDanzo hyping fujin lmfaooo
Burntliquid
2025-06-24 19:47:22 +0000 UTCI realized a chapter dropped while loading groceries into the car, guess they'll have to wait in the cart outside as I read this chapter.
Stefan_Ov3rdose
2025-06-24 19:46:03 +0000 UTCAnd with this Fujin is truly a mastermind
BlazeAero4793 .
2025-06-24 19:45:56 +0000 UTCCan't wait for the next chap. Thanks for the chapter btw
2nd_Most_Handsome
2025-06-24 19:41:53 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter. 👏 love the hype on hashirama!!
Malo Thomas
2025-06-24 19:39:13 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Aaftab Kang
2025-06-24 19:29:19 +0000 UTC
