Chapter 861: Pure Land of the Underworld!
No one expected.
Clearly, the cause of everything originated from the Land of Wind, and the ones who first took major action were the Cloud Hidden Village of the Land of Lightning and the Stone Village of the Land of Earth.
But the great battle actually broke out first over in the Land of Fire.
The commotion from the battle between Aramaki and one hundred Konoha Elite Ninja was truly too great.
Although the Ninja from other Ninja Villages couldn't be said to have discovered it immediately.
But after roughly one night passed, Ninja from the Villages successively came to check, and then quickly transmitted the more or less complete Intelligence back to their own villages.
Especially the Rain Hidden Village, which was the closest in distance.
At the same time.
Just as the undercurrents on the Ninja World's side gradually erupted from the ground following Aramaki's move.
Over in the Netherworld.
Which is also the place called the Pure Land by the people of this Ninja World. The Scenery there is actually similar compared to the Netherworld of Other Worlds.
The Sky Color was dim and hazy, the night sky was without any Starlight, and surprisingly, clusters of Dark Clouds were floating.
Yet in the air, there was also a faint Green Light whose source was unknown, gently illuminating every corner here.
However, the Temperature here was not as hot as the Hell of the World.
And what was spread on the ground was also not like the endless White Sand of the Netherworld in the Titan World.
Instead, it was a large expanse of black soil that was somewhat soft, even carrying a bit of Soil fragrance.
That lush, verdant Dark Forest, visible everywhere, surprisingly didn't have any strange or terrifying Feeling; instead, it was full of a peaceful and harmonious Atmosphere.
And within these Dark Forests.
Looking down from above, one could see one, no, it should be said to be a large area, of Wooden Buildings that appeared extremely ancient for the Ninja World.
This place was like a Town about the same size as Konohagakure.
From time to time, one could see some figures walking between the flat Paths.
Looking at the whole, it was hard to make people believe that this was actually the World of the Deceased.
"Crocodile, Aramaki?"
Located within the wooden Palace that was in the central position of the entire Town and was the largest in Scale.
The Sage of Six Paths, who was revered as a Deity by the people of the Ninja World and passed down through generations in Legend.
At this moment, was sitting cross-legged in Mid-air, observing through the large Crystal Ball in front of him, which had a Diameter reaching two meters.
Secretly observing Crocodile, who had already returned to Sunagakure and was preparing to meet the enemy together with Rasa, and Aramaki, who was currently standing on top of a Wooden Ox, aggressively speeding through the Sea of Trees in the Land of Fire.
"Who exactly are they?"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression was startled and doubtful.
He had already learned quite a bit about them through the Souls of the Ninja who died in battle.
But what was frustrating was that this Crocodile not only claimed to be the King of the Land of Wind, a title he had never heard of before.
He also kept saying that he had fought against him, and even implied in his words that he himself had sealed him in Rōran.
Slander!
It was completely slander!
Moreover, Otsutsuki Hagoromo had never seen a Giant reaching three meters in Height at all, but now the Fact was placed before his eyes, indicating that it was possible he truly was uninformed.
But how could this be possible?
Back then, he had walked through the Ninja World Continent once on foot. Could it be a Giant Race newly born in the last hundred years?
But that's not right either.
As long as the Living Beings of the Ninja World die, their Souls will definitely come here to report to him, and then be sent into the Six Paths of Reincarnation after being managed and put through Trial by the Powerhouses of past generations whom he left behind.
Of course.
If it is discovered to be a Powerhouse, then as long as they pass the test, they can also stay behind to live in the Pure Land, preparing well for the future to Resist other invading Otsutsuki Clan Members in the Ninja World.
"It seems all the mysteries must be unraveled from Rōran."
Otsutsuki Hagoromo muttered to himself.
However, before this, he was thinking about whether he should find a way to stop Crocodile and Aramaki.
Because he had already noticed that the Strength of these two people completely exceeded the Upper Limit that the current Ninja World could Resist.
If this continues, the Five Great Ninja Villages will definitely be suppressed.
"But what is the Situation with those Holy Lands?"
At this time, the Souls of the Konoha Ninja who died at Aramaki's hands also arrived at the Pure Land.
As the Lord of the Pure Land, he could check their memories from before death at any time as long as there was a need.
Therefore, he keenly noticed the Screen Feed of Minato Namikaze's Summoning Jutsu failing from the Viewpoints of several Souls.
Otsutsuki Hagoromo was thinking about whether he should make a trip to Mount Myōboku.
"As for the Ninja World over there, just leave it to them."
--- World Divider ---
Im, who had finally gotten to know the Military High Command of the World Government.
After using the Star Fate Function to glance at the newly born Luffy, did not continue to stay, and returned to the Noah's Ark in the Imperial Arms World, taking the 'Giant God Soldier' with him.
Then, what awaited him was the Government Reports that had accumulated over several days in the 'Star Den Den Mushi'.
There was no other way.
Im could only extract a portion from his continuously increasing Training Time to quickly read through them once, to ensure that he himself would not be too far behind regarding the World Government's Situation.
Actually, he was also enjoying this process, after all, Authority is actually embodied in this kind of place.
It was mentioned before.
The World Government is currently intentionally migrating the Islanders from Various Places to the Red Line.
Besides this.
Several Major Projects are also underway.
For example, the 'Red Line Tunnel Project' originally proposed by Doflamingo.
At this time, under the efforts of the Push-Push Fruit Ability User Morley and a group of Alchemists, it is advancing day and night with unimaginable Efficiency.
According to the Report from the Construction Department, it is said that the tunnel connecting the East Blue and the North Blue will be completed in about two years.
This Speed is simply incredible.
As for why only one is being completed, it's because Morley is only one person, and the Quantity of Alchemists is also not enough.
Then there is the 'Sea Train Project'.
Following the successful research and development of the Sea Train, the World Government naturally also must, according to the original plan, lay down Train Tracks towards the surroundings with Water Seven as the Core Station.
The first phase's Project Target is connecting Enies Lobby and the Sabaody Archipelago.
For this, the Construction Department hired a large Quantity of Fish-Man Tribe and Merfolk Tribe members as Workers on Fish-Man Island.
And then let Tiger, Jinbe, and others lead the Fish-Man Special Forces to provide Guard, while also being responsible for driving away the approaching Sea Beasts.
On the Sea Surface, there are also varying Quantities of Steel Warships patrolling for it.
After finishing reading these Matters about the World, Im only then began to open the Reports about those several Otherworlds.
First is the Kabaneri World with the sequence number No.0001.
The Content of this World is nothing more than how much Grain was harvested, how much Meat was butchered, how much of various types of Minerals, Timber, or other Resources were extracted.
Then there is how large an area of Cultivated Land was opened up, how large an area of Fruit Trees was planted, and so on and so forth.
It looks very dry, but Im, as a Transmigrator, is very clear that these are very important; these are one of the foundations for the World Government's continuous outward Conquest.
Therefore, in order to ensure that no Accidents occur on this 'Resource Planet'.
Im has already requested the Five Elders to move all the Kabaneri World and the Kabaneri Resource Processing Plants to the South American Continent in the Titan World.
Even if it's troublesome, it must be done well!
The Level of Civilization Development in the Titan World is exactly the opposite of the Modern World in his Memory.
Because Marley and other Great Countries are mainly concentrated in Africa and parts of Central Asia and West Asia, all developed Facilities and Buildings are concentrated there.
Instead, North America and South America have become extremely backward and wild Earth.
Given that the World Government has already taken the Canberra Continent (Australia) area as the Frontline Base Camp for Combat against Otherworlds.
Therefore, Im made the Decision to build North America into a 'Monster Paradise' specifically used for large-scale Troop Training.
Which means throwing into it various types of Otherworld Monsters that have appeared in the past, are appearing now, and will appear in the future.
Both letting them kill each other and also ensuring their basic Quantity, to serve as Hunting Targets for the Military's Soldiers.
And South America, as mentioned before, serves as a large Factory for processing Monster Resources, where all overly bloody Matters are centrally handled.
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Chapter 862: Reincarnation Paradise!
"But the name Monster Paradise doesn't sound very good."
Im's hobby of naming things surfaced again.
He even stopped reviewing the screen content for this, leaning back in his chair and thinking seriously.
"This place is destined to be filled with slaughter and gore, the screams of monsters, the roars of soldiers, life and death endlessly repeating..."
After a long while, Im's eyes lit up, and he blurted out four words.
"Reincarnation Paradise!"
He immediately instructed the Star Sea System, which was the Intelligent Consciousness of the Super Den Den Mushi.
He told it to replace Monster Paradise with this name before sending it to the Five Elders.
Next was World No. 0002, the Demon Slayer World.
Because this World was conquered relatively early, it provided a massive amount of Laborer, countless Weapon Factories, and a large number of Troops who joined the Auxiliary Legion to serve. For these reasons, the World Government has been intentionally focusing on supporting them in recent years.
Among these, the most valuable aspect should be in the Medical field.
Most Diseases in the Demon Slayer World posed little difficulty for the World Government's Medical Academy. Especially after the appearance of Biological Alchemists, the Efficiency of treating Diseases became even higher.
Of course.
The first to reap the benefits were definitely the Higher-Ups of the various countries in the Demon Slayer World.
They found that no matter what problems appeared in their own bodies or the bodies of people they knew, they could be perfectly resolved very quickly. This was possible as long as they could contact the Second Special Zone (formerly the Foot Basin Rooster Island Country) and have one or two Doctors dispatched.
This filled these Officials and Nobles with Favor towards the World Government. They had long forgotten the previous War Casualties and the hardships of the Commoners.
At the same time.
Ever since they were allowed to engage in Commercial Trade with the Royalty of the various countries in the World, many Strange and Bizarre Things and Mysterious Figures began to appear in the Demon Slayer World. Even Devil Fruits could occasionally be seen at the top-tier Auction Houses.
Of course.
According to the latest Bill issued by the World Government, anyone who ate a Devil Fruit would voluntarily register.
As for the problem of weak physiques being unable to activate Devil Fruit Abilities, these Higher-Ups in the Demon Slayer World also found two Methods.
One was to buy the somewhat outdated 'Perfect Type-I Cell Serum' from the Second Special Zone at an exorbitant price.
The other was to find a way to contact the Spokesperson of the Ubuyashiki Family and request Lord Muzan Kibutsuji, the current Chairman of the 'Demon Slayer International Alliance', to Enhancement their physiques for them.
Both of these Methods were actually very difficult.
But despite the difficulty, a small portion of people could achieve them. Coupled with the large-scale Popularization of Breathing Styles, the current Demon Slayer World now has a bit more of a Supernatural Art Style.
On the Streets of various countries, one could occasionally see Wind, Fire, Thunder, and Water swiftly passing by, causing many Citizens to Exclaim and discuss. Those were the children of Dignitaries who had learned Breathing Styles and couldn't help but show off. These people wouldn't choose to act low-key like the Demon Slayer Corps.
Let's look at Sequence No. 0003.
This was the Titan World, which Im had just brought under the control of the Star Fate.
Hmm... there doesn't seem to be much to say.
The various countries of Marley are still in a state of 'Absolute Freedom' in their Society.
It's already been three years. According to the Report from CIPHER POL-7, the people who have survived until now seem to be unable to bear the complete disorder any longer. They have begun to huddle together for warmth and form Group (Unit)s one after another.
Then, in order to compete for the scarce Survival Resources, they clash fiercely with each other, even engaging in bloody Slaughter.
According to the Rules, CIPHER POL-7 only observed in secret during the early and middle stages, letting them devour each other like Wild Beast.
Only when a relatively large-scale Influence appeared in a region would they dispatch a four-person Squad to Assassinate its Leader and Higher-Ups. This caused many large Group (Unit)s that had finally taken shape to disintegrate overnight.
Following that, the middle and lower levels would once again kill each other for Interests.
At the same time.
CIPHER POL-7 had actually received a highest-level Mission. This was to secretly search for the Devil Fruits of the Ability Users who had sacrificed themselves in this World during the War of Conquest in the Past.
Among them, the most important was the Paramecia System Momo-Momo Fruit of the former Army Headquarters 'Ink Rhino' Admiral, Byrnndi Ward. Because he was the first 'Highest Combat Power' to die in an Otherworld, he was very famous and was even recorded as Historical Records in the latest version of the War Military Academy's Textbook.
Since the World Government still doesn't know whether the Devil Fruits of these Ability Users will return to the World or be Rebirth somewhere in that World, CIPHER POL-7's search is more about verification.
Therefore, whenever they hear about a suspected Supernatural phenomenon somewhere in the Titan World, they must dispatch Personnel to travel thousands of miles to investigate.
Unfortunately, they have had no success until now. This has made Im begin to suspect whether those Devil Fruits have returned to the World.
Of course, it's also possible that because only three Ability Users died, the Probability of finding them on a Planet is too low.
Regarding the Titan World.
The last thing to pay attention to, of course, is Paradis Island, where the Eldians are located.
For them to Recovery their Freedom as soon as possible, Historia is truly Training/Exercise her Tennis Skills with all her might. It's not that she hopes to defeat Im, but rather that she hopes Im will feel Compassion and be Moved after seeing her Effort. Only then might she have a chance to gain that precious point on the Tennis Court.
Hmm... this Thought isn't wrong either.
Sometimes Im really does consider whether to lift the Eldians' Forced Labor because he feels Touched. But each time, he dismisses the Thought because he feels that only three years is too short. It needs to be at least five years.
So, although he often plays Tennis with Historia to Relax his Mood, he calmly chooses to ignore Historia's pitiful gaze. After all, this is something he has already decided in his Heart.
But speaking of the Titan World.
After Ymir was taught a lesson by Little Enma, she finally agreed to open up a few new Authority levels for the Eldians.
This means that from now on, Eldians can actively Transform into Pure Giants by biting their finger and drawing Blood. At the same time, before transforming, they can decide in their minds the Operation Target after transforming into a Pure Giant and the Time to Restore Human Form.
Then, as long as they are not dead by the set Time, they can Recovery Rationality and Human Form.
Consider it carefully.
These three newly added Abilities can be said to have greatly Improvement the Value of the Eldians.
So, on Paradis Island now, one can see the magnificent scene of Pure Giants in groups, holding various specially made Large Tools, tirelessly Labor in the Ice Burst Stone Ore Vein and the Black Gold Bamboo Forest.
Then, when the Sunset Glow appears, they all Transform back into normal Human Form and line up to return to a place no different from a Concentration Camp. They eat, wash up, sleep, and after a night, they wake up, wash up, eat, and Transform into Pure Giants again, repeating the cycle.
Im actually asked if Pure Giants could maintain normal Consciousness. But Ymir, even facing Little Enma's Flame Threat, nervously stated that there was no Method for this.
Well, it seems there really is no Method then.
And the Increased Value of the Eldians made Im feel that using them as pure Laborer was a bit too wasteful. He could completely let a portion of them join the Military, serving as Cannon Fodder to be paradropped behind enemy lines to cause Chaos. Or perhaps add a type of Practice Target for the future 'Reincarnation Paradise'.
After all, as long as a Pure Giant's neck is not attacked, other parts will Self-Recovery no matter how much Destruction they suffer.
How good is that?
Chapter 863: Shanks!
Sea Star Mainland, Mary Geoise.
"Hoo—"
"It's time!"
Within the Figarland Family Area of the Land of the Gods.
Inside a luxurious villa with a large green manor.
A red-haired young man, nearly two meters tall, was touching the end of the hilt of the Long Saber at his Waist.
His sharp eyes looked out through the huge Floor-to-Ceiling Window at the clear blue sky.
This person was none other than the former Trainee of the Roger Pirates.
Shanks.
Figarland Shanks!
He had been living here for five years now, just turning twenty this year.
At first, Mihawk would occasionally come to spar in Sword Skill.
But ever since Mihawk was ordered to go to Wano Country back then, he had never returned.
So, Shanks could only face the overly respectful Butlers and Servants every day.
And the Celestial Dragons whose every posture and word filled him with deep-seated disgust.
In the beginning, he felt immense Suffering and even tried to escape.
But each time, he would be brought back by the Guardians outside – the Knights of the Holy Land Garrison and the Men in Black of Cipher Pol 5.
This made him feel Despair for a time.
But Shanks was Shanks after all.
His experience of traversing the Four Seas with the Roger Pirates prevented him from being defeated by temporary Despair.
He began to force himself to adapt to this place while also thinking of a way to leave.
Shanks believed that because he was too young and too weak in Strength, he would never succeed in escaping no matter what.
Therefore, even if Mihawk didn't come anymore,
He still trained his Swordsmanship and Martial Arts desperately in the Manor, come Wind and Rain.
He completely disregarded the strange gazes of those around him, and even the cold mockery of some Celestial Dragons.
But it was clear that those Celestial Dragons wouldn't stop at just words.
They were already resentful because they were ordered never to leave the Land of the Gods for life.
Now, there was this little wild seed who was supposedly brought back from the outside.
And he was annoyingly doing something only lower-class people would do... Training?
This caused some Celestial Dragons with extremely malicious personalities to take out their collected Famous Swords/Blades.
Or Pistols inlaid with various Gems and Gold.
Holding the thought that there would be no trouble as long as they didn't kill anyone.
They recklessly slashed and shot at Shanks.
At that time, Shanks was nervous for a moment.
He thought that Counterattacking would cause greater trouble, so he could only passively dodge and flee.
But as he gradually realized that he was also a Celestial Dragon,
Since the other party could attack him without anyone stopping them,
Then hitting back would probably be the same.
Just like that.
Shanks, who was less than sixteen years old at the time, severely beat dozens of adult Celestial Dragons holding Weapons with his bare hands.
Incidentally, he also confiscated a Blade he particularly liked.
Which was the Rapier named 'Griffon' hanging at his Waist.
And the Benefits of this 'Combat' were that for a long time, no Celestial Dragons dared to come and disturb him.
The reason for saying this,
Was because later, some Young People appeared in this Land of the Gods who were said to be Dropouts from the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy.
In other words, Celestial Dragons who failed the Graduation Assessment of the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy twice.
This reminded Shanks of the Scene when he saw a group of Celestial Dragon children being forcibly taken away.
He thought to himself that these children had grown up and returned.
But these Dropout Celestial Dragons were unable to accept that they would never be able to leave this place again in their lives.
This caused their Spirit state to be very Excited at first.
In the middle of the night, one could often hear their desperate Screams towards the moon disk in the night sky.
Or the sounds of various intense Arguments.
Shanks also discovered that these Celestial Dragons who had studied at the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy for several years looked down upon the older generation of Celestial Dragons immensely.
Even if they were their own parents or grandparents.
Those with better personalities would simply ignore them, no longer having any Communication or interaction. Those with worse personalities would either constantly curse or resort to physical violence.
This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the older generation of Celestial Dragons.
They were people who had been arrogant since childhood, how could they tolerate their juniors being so arrogant?
So.
They once again picked up their collected Blades and Firearms, wanting to teach these Bastard juniors who didn't know their place a lesson.
Then.
They were collectively beaten up again.
After all, Dropouts from the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy had received several years of the World's highest level of Education there.
Their level of Breathing Style, Martial Arts, and Swordsmanship was not inferior to many Officers in the Military.
The Scene of children and grandchildren mercilessly beating their parents and grandparents made Shanks secretly click his tongue and feel his Heart pound.
Because he found that these people were much more ruthless in their actions than he had been before.
Although it didn't reach the point of killing, it was truly just short of killing. Being 'filial' to this extent was truly unprecedented.
Too ruthless!
These Dropouts seemed to not view the older generation of Celestial Dragons as the same kind of people?
But the problem was that their failure to graduate meant that, to the World Government, they were essentially the same existence as them.
They naturally understood this Principle, but it was precisely because they understood that they were even more filled with Anger and madness.
Because they had seen a wider World and a life that should have been more exciting.
But there was nothing they could do; this was the cruelty of reality, and even more so, the Rules set by Im.
After some Time, these Dropouts calmed down slightly.
At the same time, they also noticed Shanks, who trained in the Manor every day.
With nothing to do and in a depressed Mood, they watched Shanks' daily and nightly Effort and gradually developed Doubt.
That is, why was he doing this?
In the eyes of these Dropouts, their lives were already set, which was to muddle along in this place, wasting their Life boringly.
So some people with ill intentions tried to provoke Shanks, wanting to Vent their Mood by beating him up, and incidentally wanting to stop him from continuing.
Because it was an eyesore!
However, the Result was predictable; one after another, they were covered in injuries.
For those few days, Screams rose and fell in the Manor, leaving the other Celestial Dragons dumbfounded.
But Shanks didn't care at all, treating it as a high-quality Sparring session. Afterwards, he continued his various Training.
Incidentally, he practiced the different Styles of Breathing Style he had learned during their exchanges, and after some testing, he chose the Thunder Breathing that had the best Compatibility with him.
And his behavior gradually influenced many Dropout Celestial Dragons, who also began to rouse their Spirit and train their Swordsmanship and Martial Arts daily.
Or they would have people find Books in their preferred Domain. Even though they knew the Knowledge they gained might never be used in this Life, they still quietly read and Researched.
Just like that.
Shanks began to have some friends around him. Over these past few years, they trained together, learned together, sparred together, and communicated together...
At this very moment.
Behind him, in the Hall.
Thirteen young men and women, dressed in black Long Capes, possessing noble temperaments, and looking very capable, fixed their determined Gaze on Shanks' Back View.
When Shanks exhaled a long breath and spoke the four words, "It's time".
Each of their eyes showed noticeable Ripple, more or less.
Because today was the day they decided to abandon their Celestial Dragon Identity, fight to the death to leave the Land of the Gods, and even this Red Line.
They wanted to fight their way out, and then leap towards the Great Sea that Represent Freedom!
Even death was better than being raised like livestock in this place!
"Let's go."
"For Freedom!"
Shanks, holding the 'Griffon' at his Waist, turned around and revealed a brilliant Smile, seemingly full of confidence in the upcoming Operation.
This also inexplicably relaxed their originally Nervous Mood.
But the Blood that had already heated up within them still made their Hearts surge, and they shouted in unison, "For Freedom!!"
Marine Calendar 1503, May 5th, 3 AM.
The day Monkey D. Luffy was born.
Shanks led thirteen Celestial Dragons who had dropped out from the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy in causing a great Commotion in Mary Geoise.
They successfully fought their way out of the Land of the Gods by exploiting the Weakness that the members of the Holy Land Garrison and Cipher Pol 5 dared not use heavy force against them.
Finally, they resolutely leaped from the cliff edge of the Red Line.
The fourteen people laughed heartily with immense exhilaration.
Falling from a High Altitude of over six thousand meters towards the Ocean...
Hahahaha! Hahahaha!
(End of Chapter)
# Chapter 864: Esdeath's Request!
"Hmm?"
Im, who was in the Imperial Arms World, had just finished reading the Report on the Demon Slayer World.
He saw a Report marked as 'Major Event' pop up on the Holographic Image.
When he clicked on it and quickly scanned it, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
Shanks had actually left Mary Geoise in the middle of the night, shortly after he left the World.
And he had taken thirteen Celestial Dragons who hadn't been able to graduate from the Celestial Dragon Holy Academy!
This was too much of a coincidence, wasn't it?
Even if these brats had acted a few hours earlier, they wouldn't have succeeded.
Because if he had been there, it would have been impossible for him to turn a blind eye.
Im didn't believe Shanks could have known in advance when he would leave.
So it could only be a matter of Fate, as if Shanks was destined to luckily escape Mary Geoise.
"Eh—forget it, let him go."
Im thought for a moment, then finally gave a Shake Head, deciding not to Dispatch powerful Combat Power for the Pursuit.
With the current World Government and the current World, he was confident he didn't need to care about Monkey D. Luffy, let alone a single Shanks.
Moreover, as a former One Piece Fan, he didn't really want to imprison Shanks for life.
It was better to let him go out and see the World.
As long as he didn't do anything too outrageous, he would turn a blind eye.
However, since Shanks and the others had broken the Rules, their Identity as Celestial Dragons would definitely be canceled.
Even if they died outside in the future, he would absolutely not let anyone interfere.
[Knock knock knock]
Just as Im was accessing the Report concerning the Imperial Arms World he was currently in, the Study Room's Door was suddenly knocked upon.
Stussy?
No.
It was actually Esdeath!
Im instantly distinguished the Aura and Identity of the person outside The Gate.
But why would Esdeath come here? This was her first time.
"Come in."
As the Door was pushed open, Esdeath, dressed in a white short skirt, walked in with her long, snow-white legs.
"Why did you come?"
Im waved his hand, dispersing the Holographic Image on the Tabletop, leaned back in his chair, and asked softly.
Although he could use Haki to probe Esdeath's thoughts at any time.
But so many years had passed, and he had long lost his novelty for such things.
Knowing everything was actually quite uninteresting.
So now, unless necessary, he would communicate with people normally.
"Hmm..."
A brief hint of hesitation flickered in Esdeath's Gaze, but it was immediately replaced by determination.
Then, she placed her hands on the Tabletop, leaned forward, and bent down.
While revealing a large expanse of her fair skin, she revealed a Queen-like Charm and Smile.
"Lord Imu, this one heard that the Ninja World is a powerful World no less than this one, with many, many Powerhouses. I want to go and experience it~~"
"You want to participate in the Conquest?"
Im raised an eyebrow: "But according to our Promise, you must first possess the Strength to defeat an Admiral. Do you think you can do that now?"
This Requirement of his was actually quite unreasonable.
Although Esdeath's Strength had been greatly Improved.
The problem was that the Strength of those Admirals was also Improving.
Moreover, he hadn't said he would give her the Authority to freely choose her Challenges.
So, whether Esdeath would challenge Garp, or Newgate, or Sakazuki, would depend on his Mood.
Mainly, he didn't want his woman to participate in War, as he didn't lack a High-Level Enforcer like her right now.
"Lord Imu, this one doesn't want to participate in the War. I just want to go there for a visit in my personal capacity and spar with some Powerhouses in the Ninja World along the way."
Esdeath quickly gave an Explanation, but Im listened and said calmly.
"There is still some Danger there right now. If you want to spar with Ninjas, I can have someone make Arrangements for you after the Conquest is complete."
Esdeath was not discouraged at all. She leaned on the Tabletop, using her extremely alluring figure and sweet voice to continuously Plea.
"Arranged Combat is so boring, Lord Imu. You should understand this one~~"
"This one begs you, please let me go. It would be best if you could give me a Mission or something. This one guarantees completion!"
Although Im's Expression was blank, he was actually a little moved.
After all, such a charming and coy Esdeath, acting spoiled in such a charming and coy manner.
Indeed had a huge 'killing power', and it was truly difficult to refuse.
"What level has your Strength reached now?"
"You can test me!"
Seeing Im's Attitude soften, Esdeath quickly made a Proposal.
She was quite confident in her current Strength.
It was no longer the level it was when she fought Admiral Aokiji back then.
Indeed.
The current Esdeath, on top of her original Imperial Arms 'Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract'.
Not only did she gain the Animal System Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Qilin Fruit Ability, but she could also cultivate Natural Energy.
These were the Ability aspects.
As for Martial Arts and Swordsmanship.
Because she had already received the Injection of the 'Perfect Type-II Cell Strengthening Serum'.
Her Physique was considered excellent even among Sea Star People.
And she trained daily in the Star Pressure Palace using the Gravity Field, so her Physical Ability in all aspects had been greatly Improved.
Coupled with her self-created 'Ice Breathing' and complete Life Return.
A full set of Advanced Six Styles, and a Sword Dao level infinitely close to the Great Swordsman Realm.
And the Armament Haki and Observation Haki she had already proficiently mastered.
Although her Kirin Fruit had not yet undergone Awakening.
The Mass of her Armament Haki had barely reached the level of a Vice Admiral.
But her overall Combat Power, even when placed in the current Military, was enough to be considered an Admiral Rank existence.
Oh right.
The Admiral here didn't refer to Admirals like Crocodile or Aramaki; they were special.
"Tomorrow noon, I'll arrange a fight between you and Doflamingo."
Im thought for a moment and decided to give Esdeath an opportunity.
And also see Doflamingo's current Strength.
"If you win, I will allow you to go to the Ninja World. If he wins, I will change his Condition of having to defeat three 'Giant God Soldiers' to two."
"Doflamingo..."
Esdeath was stunned. She was naturally Familiarize with this person.
After all, they both lived on Noah's Ark.
She could see him training desperately every day.
She could also see him sparring with those few 'Giant God Soldiers' every day; the Commotion was truly not small.
But she had never actually exchanged a single word with him until now.
However, through his past performance, she could also tell that his Strength was very Strong.
But she still had full confidence!
"Also."
"Even if you win, you must bring Akame and Kurome with you."
"You are not allowed to refuse, and you are not allowed to shake them off. Otherwise, you won't get a second chance in the future."
Im calmly looked directly into Esdeath's incredibly beautiful azure eyes.
"Then what about this one's Mission?"
Esdeath nodded as she listened, then asked with quite a bit of expectation.
Her Habit of being a General had reappeared.
She always hoped to be given a Combat objective.
"Mission..."
Im slightly furrowed his brow, considered for a moment, then slowly said: "There's a Nation in the Ninja World called the Land of Snow..."
"This Nation should currently be Researching and developing a large-scale Geothermal Device that can make the Ice and Snow World Climate Environment become spring-like with flowers blooming in a short period of time and sustain it long-term. It can also be called an Environment Remodeling Machine."
That was all the Content he remembered. The specific details would require Esdeath to go and understand personally.
"Your Mission is to temporarily Occupy the Land of Snow and have them continue Researching this Environment Remodeling Machine until the World Government conquers the entire Ninja World."
In his opinion, the small Land of Snow was just right for Esdeath to play around in.
However, to prevent her from running around randomly, he had to add another Restriction.
"Remember, during this period, if the Environment Remodeling Machine is Destroyed, your Mission will be considered a failure."
"Okay!"
Esdeath was very excited now. Then, she suddenly thought of something and asked with an embarrassed purse of her lips: "Lord Imu, can this one bring one more Human?"
Im said in surprise: "Tell me about it."
"Hong Lian!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 865: Stone Hidden and Cloud Hidden Attack Sunagakure!
Ninja World.
The East Side border of the Land of Wind.
The ten thousand-strong Stone Village Army led by Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki surged out from within the Land of Birds like a vast, overwhelming flood covering mountains and plains, pouring towards the golden, boundless Sand Sea.
The entire Team was divided into three parts: front, middle, and rear.
At the very front was the Scout Unit responsible for Reconnaissance, mostly in the form of four-person Teams, spread out over a large area.
This was because Sand Hidden Ninja were very skilled at hiding in the Sand.
Or perhaps burying Traps with Potent Poison or similar things in the Sand.
They had to be extremely cautious.
The middle Team was the Main Battle Force led by Kitsuchi, also the largest in number.
Most were Genin skilled in using Joint Ninjutsu.
This was the War Style of Stone Village; they didn't rely much on individual Powerhouses, preferring to powerfully suppress the enemy through Team Cooperation.
The rear Team was considered the Command Center, with Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki personally overseeing it.
The main Personnel consisted of several special units like the Stone Hidden Village Anbu, Explosion Unit, Medical Unit, and Sealing Unit, and of course, there were also some Regular Unit Ninja responsible for Guarding.
At the same time.
Over in Amegakure.
The young Ay, also leading the five thousand Cloud Hidden Troops he brought and the nearly eight hundred Waterfall Hidden and Grass Hidden Ninja who joined later, aggressively charged towards where Roran was located.
Beside him.
There was also a man wearing a Metal Helmet with Poison Protection Effect.
Hanzo!
A powerful helper Ay exchanged for the Two-Tails, a man regarded by most people in the current Ninja World as the 'Ninja Apex'!
Actually, according to the Original Copy of the Operation Plan, they should have set off days ago.
However, Hanzo insisted on first possessing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
Ay, having no choice, had to communicate with Ōnoki's side to delay the departure by a few days.
Although Ōnoki's side complained a bit, they also Understand that Hanzo's Strength gave him the Qualification to be willful, and could only agree, quite displeased.
Fortunately, their Luck was good.
The Announcement Hanzo released actually successfully attracted Talent.
A Genius Young Man named Yahiko, who was twelve or thirteen years old this year.
His determined Gaze and the ideal of peace he spoke of were so sincere that even Ay, who found it too naive, couldn't bring himself to say words of ridicule.
The following Result was also not unexpected.
After the Young Man Yahiko was injected with the Two-Tails' Chakra, although there was initially a phenomenon of him about to lose Rationality, he quickly recovered his calm.
The entire process was so smooth that both Hanzo and Ay showed surprise.
Of course.
Their Moods were completely different; Hanzo was naturally extremely delighted and immediately accepted Yahiko as his closed-door Disciple, while Ay wasn't very happy.
As for Konan and Nagato, who came with Yahiko, they were unnoticed.
It wasn't that Nagato's Rinnegan wasn't attractive, but he had used Transformation Technique in advance to hide his Rinnegan so as not to cause trouble.
So, Yahiko was now an Amegakure Jonin.
As for Nagato and Konan, because they didn't use their full Strength in the test, they were only Amegakure Chunin.
At this moment.
The three of them were running together in the Desert, following behind Hanzo.
Around them were one hundred Amegakure Ninja responsible for Guarding.
The reason they only brought this many people was that Hanzo felt there was no need to bring most of the Village's Ninja.
After all, he was only assisting in Combat; there was no need to Pay too much regardless of win or loss.
If an Accident truly occurred, he could also take Yahiko and leave quickly.
Moreover, Amegakure also needed enough Ninja to guard against other Ninja Villages.
"Ugh, it's so hot..."
Konan ran along, looking up at the Scorching Sun overhead that looked enormously exaggerated.
The Sunlight pouring down felt like every ray was burning hot like Flame.
It wasn't just her.
All the Amegakure Ninja, including Hanzo, were more or less uncomfortable; the Temperature here was indeed too hot for them.
To be honest.
This was truly their first time coming to the Land of Wind, and naturally, their first time seeing the Desert.
"Endure it, make an Effort to adapt. We will be in Combat soon, we must get used to this Environment," Yahiko said with a serious expression in a deep voice.
Nagato nodded, understanding what Yahiko truly wanted to say: "Okay, we will protect ourselves."
"Right, Yahiko, you don't need to worry about us!" Konan firmly echoed from the side.
Hanzo in front heard the Dialogue of the 'three little ones' behind him and said with a chuckle: "As long as you stay by This Old Man's side, nothing will happen."
The main reason he had the confidence to say this was that he had already learned that Crocodile, who had Captured Alive the Third Raikage, was no longer in Roran.
So, how could Roran possibly stop them then?
Oh.
He heard there was an Expert skilled in using some kind of Sound Release, who could even Resist the Third Raikage for a short Time.
But if it was just this level, Hanzo felt it wouldn't be difficult to deal with.
After all, he considered his own Strength to be a bit Stronger than the Third Raikage's.
"Yahiko, how are you getting along with the Two-Tails?"
"Quite well. It just looks fierce on the surface, but I can tell from its Gaze that the Two-Tails is actually very gentle inside."
Yahiko replied with a soft chuckle and a gentle expression.
However, he still doesn't quite recognize Hanzo as his Teacher.
Not only because of Teacher Jiraiya, but also because the Time they've known each other is too short.
Of course.
He also wasn't foolish enough to say everything on his mind.
At the same time.
A Big Cat sealed within Yahiko's body, its entire body burning with Blue Flames.
It was originally lying on the ground with its eyes closed, resting, but when he said that sentence.
It suddenly opened its eyes with one yellow and one green Vertical Pupils.
"Interesting naive kid..."
Before, this kid actually talked at length about his ideal with it.
Saying he wanted to create World peace without relying on extreme Military Power.
He looked directly into its Gaze the entire Time without any Fear.
To be honest.
The Two-Tails felt very inexplicable, thinking, "What does your ideal have to do with me?"
It even let out a Roar in annoyance and fiercely ordered him to shut up quickly.
But who would have thought Yahiko completely ignored it and continued giving his endless Speech.
The key was that every sentence he said sounded so sincere and serious.
As if he was truly pouring out his Heart to it from the bottom of his Heart.
This Touched the Two-Tails, whose true Personality was indeed like a gentle older Sister.
It actually subconsciously quieted down and silently listened to Yahiko's words.
Hmm.
This was roughly the process of Yahiko becoming a Jinchuriki.
He completely relied on his mouth and sincere Gaze to persuade the Two-Tails.
Over in Sunagakure on the other side.
Rasa, Chiyo, and other Higher-Ups had already received News of Stone Village and Cloud Hidden Village's large-scale invasion.
Of course, these past few days, they had also made ample preparations.
At this moment.
Including the current Fourth Fukurokuju Rasa, all the Hidden Sand Elders all focused their Gaze on Crocodile, who was sitting in the Fukurokuju chair, holding a thick, long Cigar in his mouth.
"Lord, Roran side, do we need to..."
"Hehehehe, no need to worry about that side. Just let them go."
Crocodile said with a cold smile.
You know, even he wasn't sure what kind of Monster would come out of Roran.
Compared to that, those Idiots from Cloud Hidden might as well run towards him instead.
"Alright, since that... Third Tsuchikage has arrived, then you guys entertain him first. When the Timing is right, This King will make his move."
Crocodile didn't plan on going first himself.
Otherwise, what's the meaning of conquering this Sunagakure?
Compared to that, he preferred to see these Ninja World people kill each other.
And incidentally learn what Means Stone Village has.
He wasn't like a certain Idiot who only charged forward blindly, underestimating the Means of this Ninja World.
His brain isn't even good, and he still dares to compete with him for Admiral?
Ridiculous!
(End of this chapter)