Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Good morning, everyone."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Good morning, Konan-neesan."
Curly-Haired Boy: "What the hell do you mean 'morning'? It's the middle of the night here! Dammit!"
Book Artist: "If it's late, then go to sleep already!"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Indeed, go to bed. Staying up late is detrimental to your health."
Curly-Haired Boy: "You're doing this on purpose! You know today is the day of Konoha's final battle, so you're trying to sideline me? You two evil women have such devious minds!"
Book Artist: "Oh? You actually caught on?"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Gintoki has grown sharper, it seems."
Curly-Haired Boy: "Hey! What's that supposed to mean? Am I usually stupid? Gin-san is wounded!"
Book Artist: "Not just stupid—astoundingly so. To put it simply, your IQ is probably somewhere between 0 and 5."
Curly-Haired Boy: "Bullshit! My IQ is at least 66!"
Book Artist: "Konan-neesan, has the enemy reached Konoha yet?"
Curly-Haired Boy: "Trying to change the subject again?!"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "I'm not changing the subject, Gintoki-san. It's just that... an IQ of 66 is actually quite low. The average human is around 90, with a standard deviation of 15."
Curly-Haired Boy: "..."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Not yet. The main forces of Sunagakure and Kumogakure were intercepted by Konoha shinobi lying in wait. However, the Kazekage and Raikage have each broken through the encirclement with their elite units. They appear to be planning a direct decapitation strike on Konoha's headquarters. As for Iwagakure, they are still biding their time."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Ōnoki seems to want to reap the benefits once the others have exhausted themselves."
Curly-Haired Boy: "Tsk, that old fox! It turns out people really do get more cunning with age!"
Book Artist: "No matter how sinister he thinks he is, he's just Aizen's puppet. That man is playing with the entire ninja world by himself."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Yes, everyone is dancing in the palm of his hand."
Shark Face: "Well, he is Aizen-san, after all. But it will take some time for the war to reach the heart of the village."
This is an Actor: "Do not be impatient. We only need to wait."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "I'm so nervous! I'm still in class, but I haven't heard a single word the teacher said!"
Book Artist: "Me too!"
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Focus on your studies. I can upload my memories later. Education is the most important thing."
Book Artist: "You're a ninja yourself, yet you're lecturing us on priority! This is so distracting! Besides, a memory upload isn't the same!"
Curly-Haired Boy: "Yeah, how can it be the same? A live stream is way more exciting than watching a recording after the fact!"
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Konan-neesan, you must provide text commentary with the images. It makes it feel much more immersive!"
Book Artist: "Yes! We're counting on you, Anchor Konan!"
Curly-Haired Boy: "Damn, it would be even better if we had a real live-broadcast function. This group needs to upgrade to unlock more features! It's frustrating!"
This is an Actor: "There are still 13,021 points required. Please work harder."
Book Artist: "I've been working incredibly hard! Aside from sleeping, I spend basically all my time chatting in the group."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "To be honest, I've even been dreaming about the group chat lately."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "It's been tough on both of you. Mostly because Misaka-san has been pestering me lately, or I'd have more free time to contribute."
Shark Face: "Even if you want to flood the group, there are speech limits. You can't just spam the screen indefinitely, or we'd have leveled up ages ago."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "The core issue is that there are too few of us."
Curly-Haired Boy: "What can we do? The invitation mechanism is completely random. No one knows when a new member will join."
Book Artist: "Yeah, that's the annoying part."
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Take your time. There's no use rushing. By the way, Eriri, how is the situation in your world?"
Book Artist: "I'm not entirely sure, but it's definitely getting more dangerous. With the increasing sightings of those giant creatures, I feel like the status quo is about to shatter."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Be careful!"
Book Artist: "Don't worry, I'm a martial arts master now."
Though her points were few, they had been enough for her to exchange for all the martial arts techniques uploaded by Li Mochou.
Angel of the Hidden Rain Village: "Even so, do not be reckless. We still lack specific data on those giant creatures."
This is an Actor: "Eriri-chan, try practicing the internal energy breathing method. See if you notice anything unusual."
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "Oh? What are you implying?"
This is an Actor: "Since animals are undergoing gigantism and mutation, can humans do the same?"
Book Artist: "Wait... that is strange. I feel a sense of bloating in my abdomen after just a few breaths."
Curly-Haired Boy: "Are you overeating? Try hitting the bathroom first."
Book Artist: "Go away! I track my diet every day! I'm not overeating!"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "A bloating in the abdomen? That should be your Dantian. Just a few breaths filled it? Try to guide the energy and distribute the Qi through your meridians."
Book Artist: "Got it!"
Scarlet Snake Fairy: "And the result?"
Book Artist: "I... I think I just had a breakthrough?"
This is an Actor: "It seems to be as I suspected. Eriri's world is undergoing a spiritual resurgence. Fascinating."
Skirt-Lifting Maniac: "Spiritual resurgence?"
This is an Actor: "Spiritual energy—or 'Aura'—is a form of extraordinary energy. A resurgence means that this energy, which once vanished, is returning to the world."
So, is this resurgence natural or artificial? if the latter, who is the perpetrator? And what is their objective?
Aizen rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. On the monitor before him, the scene shifted to the area near the Memorial Stone.
Kakashi was currently standing in front of Aizen's tombstone, striking a match. Shisui, standing beside him, frowned. "Kakashi-kun, is this really appropriate? I don't think Aizen was that kind of person."
"You can't judge a book by its cover, Shisui," Kakashi replied, his tone that of a cynical veteran. "He might have looked gentle with those glasses, but there's no guarantee he wasn't a closet pervert. Besides, we've already burned plenty of standard offerings for him. Only this will make it complete."
"Is that so?" Shisui looked hesitant. "Will Aizen be angry?"
"Don't worry, I'm a good judge of character." With that, Kakashi pulled a book from his back pocket. The four large characters on the cover read: Icha Icha Paradise.
What a divine operation!
Watching from her seat, Konan was stunned. A pervert's heaven for Aizen, the mastermind behind everything? Damn, you people really know how to play!
No, she had to post this in the group.