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139 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

Shinju responded with an innocent expression ┓( ´∀` )┏:

"I didn't do anything special, just adjusted the energy collection device inside the castle."

"Now the castle can be controlled using chakra."

The entire room erupted in shock.

One of the Konoha research ninja standing behind Tsunade couldn't hold back and blurted out:

"How did you manage that?!"

Realizing his outburst, the elderly researcher lowered his voice and continued more politely:

...

312 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

"So strong!"

Hearing Kiyosuke's description, Naruto and the others looked stunned.

Chiyo pursed her lips in displeasure and said,

"Nothing but a coward who took his own life."

She still held deep resentment over Konoha's White Fang killing her son and daughter-in-law. The fact that she couldn't take revenge herself made her suffer all the more.

Every time she faced her grandson, she never knew how to act. As a result, her grandson grew increasingly withdrawn, and...

138 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

After Shinju dragged that gigantic steel castle back to the village, Konoha immediately dispatched the research division to study both the castle and the Stone of Gelel.

Before long, they came to a conclusion: to activate the steel castle, the power of the Stone of Gelel was essential.

Thus, the village decided not to touch the castle for now and instead focused their efforts on further researching the Stone of Gelel.

As for Shinju — who had somehow brought back an entire ...

137 Learning Ninjutsu in a Glance

The matter was finally settled.

Temujin led the group from the Shinju and made another trip to the castle.

They rescued the other children inside the castle who had been used by Haido.

Now, Temujin stood in the control room of the castle, speaking to Shinju and the others.

"I'll be traveling with these children, wandering along with the merchant caravans from now on. As for this castle and the Stone of Gelel inside it… they're useless to us."

"If you don't mind...

222 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Senju Tobirama quickly finished the noodles in his bowl.

This kid's cooking really wasn't bad. Even a simple, shabby-looking bowl of noodles could taste that good in his hands.

Without realizing it, he had slurped everything down in just a few mouthfuls.

Thinking that one needed a full stomach to have the strength for experiments, he decided to have the boy make him another bowl.

This little portion—who could it possibly fill?

He hadn't eaten enough at noon, an...

221 Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Senju Tobirama sat at his desk, pen scratching the last character onto the document.

Outside, the final glow of the sunset slowly faded, and one by one the lights of Konoha lit up.

He set the pen down, rubbed his brow, and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already long past dinnertime.

One hour and twelve minutes.

—He was late by a full hour and twelve minutes!

At this time, Renya usually would have already cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, but toni...

192 Roger Pirates Apprentice

The atmosphere instantly fell into silence.

The rowdy, arrogant fishman thugs who had always boasted about trampling humans beneath their feet now looked as if online bullies had just run into a real-life monster.

One by one, they froze like frightened birds, trembling, too terrified to utter a single word.

Even Arlong, who was currently being targeted, had lost his usual cocky "Shahahahaha!" laugh. Cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Orin narrowed his eyes slightly, ...

191 Roger Pirates Apprentice

No wonder future Shyarly once said it:

The future… is something better left unknown.

Because if you knew everything ahead of time, wouldn't that be far too boring?

At least for now, no matter what name Shyarly mentioned — whether it was Pirate King Luffy, Buggy, or any other random nonsense —

Orin wouldn't be happy about it.

He'd just feel bored, knowing his fate had already been decided.

That rebellious part of him would even start acting up.

F...

247 The Shimura Has Ice Release

The two of them joked around in front of Itachi like they did when they were kids, before finally getting to the main topic.

"Those three towns... that was your doing, wasn't it? You might be able to fool the officials of the Daimyō residence, but you can't fool me—I spent nearly ten years in Root."

Asuma came straight to the point, calling out Takeshi's act of blatant disrespect.

Attacking the nobility was one of the ironclad rules of the shinobi world.

"Evidence, ...

246 The Shimura Has Ice Release

While Takeshi was carrying out sweeping reforms, Yōwan of the Land of Rain was not idle either.

After a period of recovery, the fatal wounds he had suffered had already healed.

With the addition of more than thirty Uchiha, the efficiency of Akatsuki's mission commissions improved greatly, and their funding issues were somewhat alleviated.

More importantly, the curse mark in his heart had also been destroyed by mistake, thanks to Sakumo.

It was time to consider initiat...

275 Scourge of the Ninja World

Just a few days ago, Gekko Chizan had confidently declared that his strength had already reached Kage-level.

But looking at it today—heh—he was still some distance away from a true Kage. Not that it mattered, because he wasn't fighting alone.

Inside him, Chōmei was his partner. Not enough chakra? Use Chōmei's. Not enough attack power? Use Chōmei's.

As long as Chōmei was there, Gekko Chizan brimmed with confidence.

If he said counterattack, then there had to be ...

274 Scourge of the Ninja World

"The ocean is my battlefield."

"The seawater is my strength."

"Summoning Jutsu!"

The Third Mizukage murmured softly, then bit his finger directly within the sea water, instantly activating the summoning technique.

A burst of white smoke exploded beneath the waves, and a jet-black creature appeared.

The moment it emerged, a faint sense of satisfaction flashed across the Third Mizukage's eyes.

"Begin, Kaiga, devour him!"

"Roar!"

On the surface of ...

311 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

The sandstorm finally subsided, though no one knew how much time had passed.

Kiyosuke pushed against his protective gear, shaking off the heavy layer of sand that had piled on top. He flung it aside, only for the sand to immediately shift and flow back toward their position, as if trying to swallow them whole.

The group quickly leapt out of the pit. Naruto, unable to contain himself any longer, bolted off in one direction. Kiyosuke stored away his gear, watching Naruto's back as t...

310 Naruto the Flame-Flame Fruit

Because of what had just happened, Hinata fainted the moment she saw Naruto.

Naruto panicked as well, flustered at the sight of her collapsing. Kiyosuke then told Neji to take Hinata home, while Naruto and Jiraiya headed to Tsunade to report.

"Hey, Kiyosuke-san, when's Sasuke coming back?"

Naruto had always been concerned about Sasuke training under Orochimaru. He was against it to begin with—after all, Orochimaru had his eyes on Sasuke's body. If something happened, it wo...

311 Starting from One Piece

Konoha Village, Hokage Building,

Inside Tsunade's office, Kakashi and Yamato stood guard beside Naruto.

Naruto listened to the rumbling outside and saw the giant deep-purple figure in the distance. His face was full of anxiety as he shouted,

"Kakashi-sensei! Captain Yamato! Let me out already! Kaito-senpai is in danger!"

Kakashi sighed helplessly and said,

"Naruto, you heard it too. This is Hokage-sama's order. She told us to keep an eye on you�...

310 Starting from One Piece

Danzō had been pummeled by Kaito's giant rodent for nearly seven minutes straight. Finally, the last Sharingan on his arm closed shut.

The ground around them had already been smashed apart by Susanoo. The shinobi of Konoha had long since leapt onto the rooftops in the distance, watching the scene unfold.

Two of Danzō's subordinates, Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū, were being restrained by their respective clan leaders, who refused to let them rush in to help.

One of the A...

046 With the Justice System

On the sea restaurant, Baratie.

"Scrape—"

Zoro rowed his little boat right over without hesitation. He planned to go up and ask for directions to the 16th Branch.

The moment he stepped onto the restaurant's deck, he was instantly wrapped in a dense fragrance.

The charred aroma of roasted meat, the sweet creaminess of thick soups, and the rich scent of top-tier malt beer.

"Grumble—"

Right on cue, Zoro's stomach rumbled.

Before aski...

045 With the Justice System

"Da—da—"

Steady footsteps echoed across the docks of Marineford.

At the center of the send-off procession stood Fleet Admiral Sengoku, with Vice Admiral Tsuru by his side.

Behind them followed the three Admirals, and further back Vice Admirals Yamakaji, Onigumo, and a host of other Headquarters officers.

"..."

Every soldier on the docks held their breath.

The upper echelon of Marine Headquarters… all here!

"!!!"

Standing on the dock, ready...

044 With the Justice System

"Hu——"

Smoker lit a cigar. Once again, it was one good piece of news and one bad piece of news.

Last time Kuzan had said the same thing.

The good news then was that Hawke survived.

The bad news was that he was promoted to Commodore!

This… had really left Smoker miserable!

Calming himself, Smoker asked,

"Kuzan, are you sure this time it's really good news?"

"Yes. Very good."

"Say it."

"You're being transferred back to the Grand ...

043 With the Justice System

Hawke stared at the Golden Den Den Mushi inside the box and asked, confirming, "Hibari, this is from Admiral Akainu?"

"Mm-hmm!"

Hibari was busy wrestling with the Sea King steak on her plate.

Hearing his words, she looked up, her little face puffed up in frustration.

"You don't know!"

"I spent the whole morning talking my lips off, just to get Dad to give me more stuff."

"But Dad is so stingy! He wouldn't even give me a single giant battleship and just made...

042 With the Justice System

"Come back, Sengoku!"

"Hawke is the hope of the new generation of Marines, that's true!"

"But if you keep him locked up here at Headquarters, how is he supposed to grow?!"

Tsuru's voice wasn't loud, but it made Sengoku slam on the brakes.

"What he wants is to cleanse the seas of sin and slaughter, not sit in the Fleet Admiral's office sorting through paperwork!"

"If you force him to stay here now, you'll only wear down his edge… and crush his future!"

".....

041 With the Justice System

Staring at Aokiji, a flood of information about Robin flashed through Hawke's mind.

Nico Robin, 27 years old this year, known as the "Devil's Child," has a World Government bounty of 79,000,000 Belly.

Robin of Wano.

She is the sole survivor of the archaeologists' sanctuary — Ohara — and the only person capable of deciphering the "Poneglyphs."

At present, she serves under one of the Shichibukai, "Sand Crocodile" Crocodile, acting as the vice president of Baroque Wor...

040 With the Justice System

"Ah?"

Hibari tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion.

"Clack—"

Akainu pulled open the heavy drawer of his desk and took out a golden Den Den Mushi, its entire shell shining brilliantly.

"This… is something Vice Admiral Tsuru can't give you."

"What is this?"

Hibari leaned forward curiously, reaching out as if to poke the glittering Den Den Mushi.

"..."

Akainu raised his hand and gently patted Hibari's head with his broad palm.

"This...

039 With the Justice System

"Vice Admiral Yamakaji, you've got an eye for good stuff."

Hawke admitted generously, "This was a gift from Admiral Akainu."

"For the sake of this taste, I'm taking responsibility for training Ensign Hibari."

"Every two months of hard work… only enough to exchange for one box."

"No wonder…"

"This is a premium cigar."

Yamakaji's eyes couldn't hide his shock and surprise.

"Even Admirals only get one box per month in their allocation."

He had t...

038 With the Justice System

"Don't worry, there's no way I'll get lost!"

"Oh... okay."

Seeing Zoro's confident face, the soldier finally put away his doubts, turned the rudder, and steered the small boat away.

Zoro turned around, his gaze falling on the familiar yet somewhat strange-looking village before him.

Shimotsuki Village.

It was as peaceful and serene as ever, with thin trails of smoke lazily rising from chimneys.

On the paths between the rice paddies, villagers greeted each o...

037 With the Justice System

Marine Headquarters.

"..."

"What's wrong, little Hawke?"

"You're unwilling?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru looked calmly at Hawke, whose expression showed hesitation, and asked softly.

In her opinion, her granddaughter Kujaku was twenty-three this year, and Hawke was just in his early twenties as well.

Young people should interact more.

Back in her own day, she, Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr had all supported each other through trials and hardships ...

036 With the Justice System

"Well…"

Akainu turned toward Hawke and said, "Hibari will be in your care, Hawke."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away without another word.

He still had military affairs to handle. If the one Hawke had been assigned wasn't Hibari, he wouldn't have personally come here.

"Uh…"

Hawke stared at Akainu's retreating back, a bit speechless.

Two sentences to make the introduction, then he just turns around and leaves…

That really was Ak...

035 With the Justice System

"..."

"Dane, you're telling the truth."

Hawke confirmed, "Roronoa Zoro?"

"Yes!"

"..."

"Green-haired? Three-Sword Style?"

Hawke clarified, giving more specific details.

He still couldn't believe it. He had only been away from the branch for a few days, and Dane had already recruited Zoro into the Navy.

"Yes!"

Dane replied a little awkwardly, then glanced at Zoro standing nearby, ears perked and listening intently.

Zoro was curious whe...

034 With the Justice System

"Zoro, you want to join the Navy?"

Dane lifted his eyes, scrutinizing Zoro carefully.

"Mm."

Zoro nodded heavily. He saw things very clearly.

The Navy offered abundant meals and complete training equipment.

And there were swordsmanship masters like Dane, who could fight him to the fullest.

Joining the Navy meant he could reach the power called "Armament Haki."

Joining the Navy meant he could set sail for the Grand Line, challenge formidable foes, and r...

033 With the Justice System

Marine Headquarters.

The moonlight spilled across the massive fortress walls, casting a silver-white glow.

In the distance, the rhythmic footsteps of patrolling soldiers and the occasional cries of seagulls blended into a soundscape unique to the nights of Marineford.

"Tap—"

Hawke stepped out of Aokiji's office and lit a cigar.

The things he'd just said… if he had said them to Admiral Akainu or Admiral Kizaru instead, they would have been mea...