The sun hung low over the bustling town of Shinsenchou, casting an orange glow across the winding streets. Amidst the fading energy of the day, Shin Mirai, a young man plagued by self-doubt and a sense of failure, shuffled down a narrow alley. Shin had always felt like an outsider in Shinsenchou, a place where abilities were celebrated and power revered. His lack of any special talents had earned him the self-deprecating title of "Humanity's Greatest Loser."
Shin's chance encounter with a group of thugs would soon set in motion a series of events that would challenge his perception of himself and the world around him. To the thug's surprise, he was able to perfectly mimic the fighting techniques of the town guards, effortlessly defending himself. This unexpected display of skill piqued the interest of Zento Dassou, the heir to the prestigious Dassou clan, who had been struggling to master his family's signature technique.
Meanwhile, in the Kasetsu clan stronghold, Raito Kasetsu grappled with his own philosophical crisis. Blessed with the ability to detect lies, Raito had grown disillusioned with the world, believing that the future was nothing but a series of false promises. His nihilistic worldview was challenged, however, when reports of disturbing phenomena began to surface - entire villages vanishing without a trace, leaving behind only perfect, empty voids.
In a tense and awe-inspiring ceremony, Shin, Raito, and Zento combined their abilities and knowledge, successfully reforging the Divine Covenant. The divine judgment ceased, and the disappeared lands and people began to return, though altered by their experience. Shin, Raito, and Zento, forever changed by their shared ordeal, parted ways, each facing an uncertain but promising future, bound by the renewed covenant between the mortal and divine realms.
Not even five years have passed since the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, a pivotal conflict where all of the Five Great Nations united in a desperate effort to rid the world of the Akatsuki's malevolent influence. Eighteen-year-old Akazo Nimiah, an elite member of the Hidden Leaf's Anbu, truly believed that peace had finally settled over the world, that the long years of bloodshed were behind them. But that fragile hope shatters when a man named Gyatsō Mataba suddenly emerges, plunging the entire ninja world into turmoil.
Gyatsō, a mysterious shinobi with a dark and charismatic presence, leads a newly formed, independent nation known as the Hidden Dark. He is surrounded by a group of seven incredibly loyal and ruthless shinobi, each of whom is capable of unimaginable feats of destruction. On top of this, Gyatsō has managed to secure the allegiance of notorious figures, Orochimaru among them, alliances that were thought to be impossible just a short time ago.
With all of these powerful elements working in his favour, Akazo and his comrades are left to wonder: What exactly is Gyatsō plotting? As the situation intensifies, the stakes grow higher, and the very existence of the Five Great Nations begins to hang in the balance. The world, once again, teeters on the edge of war.