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270 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"East Blue, huh… this time I definitely won't get it wrong."

"But which direction is Foosha Village again? The kingdom it belongs to… was it called Goa?"

Orin held several Eternal Poses in one hand and an East Blue map in the other, rubbing his chin as he tried to figure out the direction.

Tired from swimming, he decided to drop the act altogether, sitting cross-legged on the surface of the sea as if walking on solid ground.

After walking for a while, Orin's Observ...

269 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Bang—"

The trigger was slowly pulled.

That same pistol, the one that had once killed his own father, was now aimed by Doflamingo at his younger brother—Rosinante.

Why...

Why!!!

He was my dearest brother!

He had even thought more than once that, when the time was right, he would bring Rosinante back with him to the Holy Land.

All their past pain and suffering would be left behind—they would still be noble Celestial Dragons.

As long as they...

300 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"We'd better run, nya!"

Scar's rolls of fat trembled violently with fear. It was just a ninja cat with no combat ability whatsoever—facing a Tailed Beast meant only one thing: death.

"That damn Sunagakure, actually using a Tailed Beast against me!" Renya growled, looking unhappily toward the distant, roaring Shukaku. "Good thing I left a Flying Thunder God mark beforehand, or I'd be buried here today."

Although his current strength wasn't bad, he had no confidence in winni...

299 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Land of Wind, Sunagakure.

"Kazekage-sama, bad news!"

A Sunagakure ninja burst into the office in a rush, not even bothering to knock.

"What happened?"

The Third Kazekage, Shamon, frowned as he asked.

Normally, the guards wouldn't be this flustered—unless something truly serious had happened.

"Kazekage-sama, the seal has loosened! The jinchūriki is about to go berserk!"

"What?!"

Shamon shot up from his chair in alarm.

He...

398 Starting from One Piece

"Alright, got it. Thanks, Makino!"

Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi and turned toward Dragon, his face dark.

Under Dragon's puzzled gaze, Garp opened his mouth and roared furiously,

"Just look at how you've raised your son! Do you even know that Luffy's become a pirate? Huh!?"

Dragon narrowed his eyes and endured the spit flying at his face. When Garp finally finished venting, Dragon spoke calmly,

"Father, you know Luffy barely saw me growing up. Compared to me, it...

397 Starting from One Piece

Night had fallen, and the palace of Kaito was lively and filled with laughter—especially with the addition of Conis and Yamato.

When Conis first arrived, she was a bit shy. But with Yamato's naturally open and cheerful energy, she gradually relaxed, and after dinner, she even played her beloved harp for everyone.

Gion listened in surprise—she had never once heard her student play before. Nudging Kaito playfully in the side, she teased,

"Looks like I'm benefiting from you...

353 Scourge of the Ninja World

"The Sage Arts of Ryūchi Cave are mainly focused on Genjutsu and enhancing one's own abilities."

"Floating is just one of them—there's also invisibility and transformation."

"Invisibility won't be of much use to you, since you already possess the Transparent Release."

"As for transformation, you can start trying it out yourself. I'm curious to see what form you'll be able to assume."

The small emerald-green snake that Tagorihime had turned into flicked her tongue as...

352 Scourge of the Ninja World

The entire Land of Grass was now marked by traces of Iwagakure's presence.

Even with his Transparent Release activated, Gekko Chizan moved with his heart pounding in his chest.

There were just too many people...

As soon as he entered the Land of Grass, temporary outposts appeared one after another in his sight.

Gekko Chizan carefully weaved between the countless Iwagakure encampments, each step as cautious as walking on thin ice. Suddenly, he caught the sound of low co...

325 The Shimura Has Ice Release

"Do you have any idea how dangerous this mission was? I had to take on Uchiha Yōwan and the Fourth Raikage by myself, and I even used Kamui to toy with them..."

On the path where Konoha's couples loved to take evening walks, Obito had just met up with Rin after her shift and was enthusiastically bragging about his so-called heroic exploits.

Listening to Obito's story full of holes, Rin didn't expose him. She simply covered her mouth and laughed softly now and then, humoring him.<...

324 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Inside the dungeon, Yashamaru's hands were bound tightly behind his back, his eyes covered by a thick blindfold. His lips were swollen and bruised — clearly, he'd been beaten.

Outside, one of the Internal Affairs shinobi responsible for capturing him grumbled irritably to his comrade,

"Don't let that soft skin fool you — he looks like a delicate girl, but when he fights, he's brutal. I almost lost my arm because of him."

His teammate glanced at the blood-soaked bandage w...

399 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

"Wait, I didn't do anything! Kiyosuke-san, you have to believe me!" Naruto shouted from inside the cage.

Kiyosuke crouched down and said,

"Naruto, I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. This has already become a diplomatic issue between the villages. Kumogakure and Iwagakure both need an answer. Don't worry—I'll investigate and find out the truth."

Tsunade said, "Send Naruto to Hōzuki Castle!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Two ANBU appeared, lifted the cage containing Naruto, a...

398 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

After more than a day, Ao from Kirigakure arrived with Kakashi and the others to take Yukimaru and others back. Afterward, Kiyosuke brought Hinata and the rest to Kirigakure for a short stay.

Before long, they returned to Konoha.

Peaceful days came once again—until one day, Tsunade suddenly summoned Kiyosuke to her office.

The atmosphere inside was heavy. Tsunade sat at her desk and said,

"Kiyosuke, there's a problem."

"What happened?" Kiyosuke asked.

"Na...

298 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"Madara, how much do you think Renya stole from the exchange house?"

Senju Hashirama curiously leaned toward his best friend and asked.

The white cat had only said that the money Renya robbed from the exchange house was "immeasurable," but never mentioned exactly how much it was.

Was it a hundred million? Three hundred million? Five hundred million? Or even a billion?

That kind of money could get his head sold several times over—though no bounty hunter would dare to ...

297 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

"Why are you still following me?"

In a forest within the Land of Rivers, Renya finally couldn't hold back his irritation as he looked at Kakuzu, who had been tailing him the whole way.

He'd treated him to a meal out of good mood — and now this guy was clinging to him?

If he'd known it would turn out like this, he would never have treated him to dinner in the first place.

Kakuzu's expression darkened. "Give me some money, and I'll leave."

All the cash he had was...

268 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Ugh..."

Orin leaned lazily against the side of the ship, honestly surprised that he'd somehow swum all the way to the North Blue by pure coincidence.

From the looks of it, there was quite a crowd gathered here.

And among them—he recognized quite a few familiar faces.

Before Vergo could respond, Orin asked again,

"Why does it look like so many people from the underworld are here? Almost all of them used to be the leaders of forces that once worked under me… e...

267 Roger Pirates Apprentice

"Today really is a great day~"

Sea Circle Calendar, Year 1509.

After spending quite some time handling most of the affairs from his tenure as [Emperor], Orin was finally free.

During that period, the tyrannical image of the [Black Emperor] gradually faded in the world's eyes, replaced instead by the legendary pirate known as [Black Gun]—a symbol of power and myth.

Part of that was thanks to Orin deliberately directing Morgans to shift the focus of hi...

231 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After listening to the assassin ninja's confession, Shinju finally understood everything.

In short, all of this evil… was done by Mōsō!!

Years ago, Mōsō, leader of a group of wandering shinobi, came to the Land of Birds disguised as a monk and deceived the former daimyō into trusting him.

Later, in order to seize full control of the country, he assassinated the previous daimyō Ōwashi and the prince, Sagi.

When he discovered that "Sagi" was still alive, he deli...

230 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju didn't answer right away.

Instead, he watched quietly as the Ghost Samurai flew off into the distance.

During their brief fight earlier, he had secretly placed a Flying Thunder God mark on his opponent.

Once the Ghost Samurai returned to wherever he came from, Shinju would only need to teleport over — and the man's true identity would naturally be revealed.

Beside him, the man they'd just saved — Kōmei — bowed repeatedly in gratitude.

"You must be t...

188 With the Justice System

Holy Land.

Between the seats of power.

Five aged figures sat in a deathly silence.

On the screen before them, the final scene was frozen.

Shanks... dead?!

That man who carried the Celestial Dragons' bloodline — reduced to nothing by a single punch?!

"...."

"Figarland Shanks..."

Saint Warcury was the first to break the silence. "He's dead."

"Didn't Garling say earlier that if Shanks won, he'd have two sons?" Saint Mars's ...

187 With the Justice System

Marineford.

"Rattle—rattle—rattle—"

A torrential downpour scourged Marineford, washing the coagulated blood and shredded flesh from the plaza into dark red streams that finally ran out to sea.

"..."

Countless Marines worked in silence, clearing the battlefield, hauling the bodies of comrades and foes alike.

The air reeked of gunpowder, blood, and rain — heavy and solemn.

Soon the battlefield was cleared.

One hundred thousand e...

397 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A violent fit of coughing. Yukimaru had never been this close to death before; that brush with oblivion left a chill in the air.

"How was it? What does dying feel like? Have you grasped the true meaning of living?" Kiyosuke crouched down to meet Guren's eyes. Even after she'd used a crystal to cleave his head in two, his smile hadn't faded.

"You're disgusting." Guren said.

Her subordinates didn't dare move, afraid Kiyosuke would kill them. Even t...

396 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

The Three-Tails simply stayed put like a fat couch potato, lying at the bottom of the lake without moving.

Although it was a tailed beast shaped like a turtle, its habits were the same as a turtle's — motionless, curled up at the bottom of the lake as if it were hibernating.

Kiyosuke didn't waste words. He made a subtle hand signal to Obito, then said,

"Retreat. Our target is Orochimaru's subordinates; we don't want to get involved with the Akatsuki right now."

"Is t...

323 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Obito's sudden, unplanned trip truly opened Yōwan's eyes.

He had mobilized the full power of Amegakure, yet still failed to find any trace of Obito.

When he lowered his head to report this to Jigen, Yōwan had already braced himself mentally for death.

A too shared that sentiment.

Within the organization's inner circle, Yōwan's actions as of late were hardly a secret. After several failed infiltrations, most had already branded this arrogant Uchiha as someone doomed ...

322 The Shimura Has Ice Release

Mifune looked toward the Five Kage, a trace of hope flickering in his eyes.

Ōnoki frowned deeply but didn't speak.

Dodai, meanwhile, was quietly calculating how much benefit this decision might bring to Kumogakure.

Yagura and Pakura both turned their eyes toward Takeshi, while Takeshi himself watched the center of the meeting room nervously.

According to unspoken convention, this was the moment when someone would usually jump up and shout something like, "I refuse!" t...

351 Scourge of the Ninja World

Tsunade remained silent for a moment.

The idea of an assassination operation was good, but given the current situation, the level of danger was far too high.

Iwagakure's forces were already fully mobilized, and the Kamizuru clan was hidden among them — that made things much more difficult.

There was no other choice. She could only turn her gaze once again toward Gekko Chizan.

"Chizan, this is your area of expertise. You've handled missions like this before, whether i...

350 Scourge of the Ninja World

Watching Ōkiiro devour a handful of soldier pills like a starving beast, Gekko Chizan grinned slyly, while Tagorihime could only shake her head helplessly.

[Ding! Detected that host has stolen another's love! You've snatched Inuzuka Gaku's beloved companion Ōkiiro, driving him into fury and heartbreak. Special reward: Taijutsu +1.]

[Ding! Detected that host used Ryūchi Cave's Sage Illusion Technique to bully a dog! How shameless! That's a battle-hardened warhound! How could you...

396 Starting from One Piece

Yamato stared wide-eyed at Kaito, mumbling,

"...Sensei?"

Kaito landed back on the ground with Yamato still in his arms. She showed no intention of letting go, curling herself even tighter against him.

Zephyr walked up, resting his hands on his hips.

"You finally came back. This disciple of yours has been going on and on about her sensei all day long—I thought my ears would fall off from hearing it."

Kaito gave a helpless smile and looked down at Yamato. Normall...

395 Starting from One Piece

On the way back, Gion kept chattering beside Kaito's ear.

"You were really generous this time. I bet those cadets will start pushing themselves like crazy after this!"

Kaito shrugged and replied casually,

"Isn't that better? They'll be your subordinates in the future anyway. No point letting outsiders reap the rewards."

"That's true, but what about that Conis girl? I get the feeling she's kinda… into you?"

"What can I do?" Kaito smiled helplessly. "I told her t...

186 With the Justice System

"Pffft—!"

A mouthful of scorching blood, mixed with fragments of organs, spurted out from Shanks's mouth.

"This... this can't be possible?!"

He looked down in horror at his empty right shoulder...

His arm—along with his famed blade, Gryphon—had been blown into nothingness by a single punch from Hawke.

This wasn't even a contest of the same level of power!

Absolutely not!

If Hawke had possessed this kind of strength from the beginning, there's no...

185 With the Justice System

[Rayne Hawke]

[Marine G-3 Branch Commander & Headquarters Rear Admiral]

[Observation Haki: Top-Tier (Headquarters Admiral Level)] (Requires 1,000,000 Justice Points to advance.)

[Armament Haki: Top-Tier (Headquarters Admiral Level)] (Requires 1,000,000 Justice Points to advance.)

[Physique: Top-Tier (Headquarters Admiral Level)] (Requires 1,000,000 Justice Points to advance.)

[Martial...