NYP: Dark Passenger
Kenji's sensory technique had been running at maximum capacity for the past hour. Every fluctuation or unusual signature got logged and analyzed. Most were false positives, like ANBU patrols moving through their routes, small animals in the forest...
2025-12-26 02:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus stared at the Goatman form the Shichiseiken had transformed into.
This had nothing to do with the original Goatman. That thing had been horrifying. You could've dropped it into a horror movie as the final boss and nobody would've ques...
2025-12-25 02:24:38 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus watched as the Shichiseiken rejected the offer, then gently pushed the Goatman Devil Fruit forward a bit.
The result was predictable. A tiny ghostly hand formed from the sword's spectral energy and nudged the fruit back toward him. Bu...
2025-12-25 02:23:50 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus' soul drifted quietly through the laboratory, changing direction to test something.
The Goatman's gaze followed him perfectly, tracking every movement.
In his possessed state, nobody had ever been able to see him before. He was ...
2025-12-25 02:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post"What exactly did you want to discuss?"
Mario showed no surprise that Batman knew his real identity. After all, both he and the Ghost Rider had appeared at the same time, spoken to him at the same party. He'd never bothered disguising his vo...
2025-12-25 02:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostSteam rose from Gordon's body like he was a walking sauna. Mario watched from across the desk.
"You got anyone in mind for the remaining doses?"
Gordon's frown deepened as he stared at the case containing eleven more vials of serum. "O...
2025-12-25 02:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Interested in facing your own judgment?"
Mario stared at Batman. Honestly, he wanted to know what the Dark Knight would see under the Penance Stare's effect. What sins haunted Gotham's greatest detective?
"Penance Stare."
Batman...
2025-12-25 02:20:16 +0000 UTC View PostWhen that blazing figure appeared in midair, his whole body wreathed in fire, streaking across the sky, and shattered one Ringwraith after another, the very beings that inspired terror in all hearts, it was as though people beheld a radiant sun. T...
2025-12-25 02:18:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe banner of Rohan fluttered in the wind, upon it a white horse galloped across a green field, but Théoden rode even faster. He spurred his horse forward, and none could overtake him. The marshals followed close behind, the white plumes on their...
2025-12-25 02:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the orcs were still assembling their siege engines, Gondor had already launched a preemptive attack. The defenders operated their catapults, hurling stones continuously into the orc ranks, aiming especially at the siege engines under constru...
2025-12-25 02:17:09 +0000 UTC View PostCobblepot's "get well soon" bouquets lined the windowsill, sent by people who probably hoped he wouldn't get well at all.
Marco stood at the foot of the bed, peeling a tangerine. The bodyguard, some thick-necked enforcer whose name he had ne...
2025-12-25 02:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostEdward braced himself with a green walking cane, stepping across slick rocks carpeted with moss that felt more like slime than vegetation. Beneath his feet lay the accumulated filth of decades.
His brow was furrowed in concentration as he he...
2025-12-25 02:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostThree box trucks sat bumper-to-bumper along the curb outside Express Movers. A group of armed men were hauling crates and duffel bags out of the stairwell and loading them onto the vehicles.
Marco barely had time to register what he was seei...
2025-12-25 02:13:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Didn't I tell you cops don't get weekends?"
Marco looked up from the case file he'd been reviewing and raised an eyebrow at Darnell, who was slouched in a chair looking like he'd just rolled out of bed. Which, knowing Darnell, he probably h...
2025-12-25 02:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostMarco woke up to the persistent throb of pain in his side.
He lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling.
Fuck it. I'm too fragile for this city.
The ache had been reminding him of that all night, breaking his sleep ...
2025-12-25 02:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostQingxue's consciousness drifted as she pushed her spiritual energy through Alexei's body, mapping the pathways. And then, between one breath and the next, the treehouse disappeared.
She stood in a vast, open landscape under a perfectly squar...
2025-12-25 02:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostOne punch.
That's all it took.
Vander's uppercut looked ordinary enough, the kind of basic strike you'd see in any boxing ring. But when his cybernetically-enhanced fist connected with the air itself, a crimson tornado of raw kinetic f...
2025-12-25 02:04:38 +0000 UTC View PostSome months later...
Kenji still didn't know that Kakashi had joined ANBU, just like in the original timeline. Right now, he had more immediate concerns.
Honoka was pregnant.
Two lifetimes, and this was the first time he was goin...
2025-12-25 01:54:22 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few weeks, things shifted in ways Kenji couldn't quite identify.
It started small. Honoka had always brought him food when he worked late. But instead of leaving a plate on his workbench and retreating, she'd pull up a stool an...
2025-12-25 01:53:45 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days after the training ground incident, Honoka knocked on Ikkaku's door.
Things with Kenji had become a bit awkward. They'd had breakfast together, but the conversation had been stilted. He'd asked if she was feeling better. She'd said ...
2025-12-25 01:52:50 +0000 UTC View PostTwo weeks after Minato's inauguration party.
"Much better."
Ikkaku set down his tea cup and nodded approvingly as Honoka successfully completed a complex chakra flow exercise without wavering. The green glow around her hands remained s...
2025-12-25 01:52:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe workshop was quiet except for the soft scrape of metal on wood and the occasional click of mechanisms being tested.
Honoka stood in the doorway, holding a tray with rice, grilled fish, and miso soup. Steam rose from the bowls.
Kenj...
2025-12-25 01:51:19 +0000 UTC View PostGiven the timeframe, this is the best I could come up with. Romance isn't my strong suit, so this may be a bit cliché and possibly cringey for some. For those who'd prefer to skip this, Chapter 96 is where the story from Chapter 90 (OLD) will con...
2025-12-25 01:50:17 +0000 UTC View PostSpoiler! You gave me some good arguments. I never intended for Kenji to have a FL, but I don’t mind changing that. If you want him to have a kid who joins Naruto, the best option would be Honoka, because they already know each other.
My cu...
2025-12-21 03:12:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the old version.
There are some important changes. You can visit the NYP poll to see the general changes. Read this chapter only if you are curious.
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The celebration at Minato and Kushina's apartment was in ful...
2025-12-21 01:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostThey'd been traveling for two hours when Kenji called for a halt.
"We'll rest here for a bit," he said quietly, scanning the small clearing they'd entered. "The Konoha camp is still several hours away, and we need to coordinate our story bef...
2025-12-21 01:18:02 +0000 UTC View PostTime ticked by, second by second.
The chakra flowing from the Kiri ninja's palms grew weaker. When the final wisp of chakra merged into Rin's body, his figure went completely slack. His eyes rolled back, showing only whites. The chakra that ...
2025-12-21 01:16:55 +0000 UTC View PostVander's fist came up in a wicked hook. The shockwave rippled outward, yanking Teneff, her four warhounds, and even Marit on her struggling mount straight toward him.
They had maybe half a second to register what was happening before he was ...
2025-12-21 01:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the darkness along Dixon Docks came the mournful cry of a foghorn.
A figure in black leather moved through the abandoned factory, slipping between corroded steel beams and shattered windows without making a sound. She scaled the side of...
2025-12-21 01:14:17 +0000 UTC View Post