"You... Shisui?"
Itachi's voice trembled slightly. He stared in disbelief at the young man standing from inside the coffin before him.
"...Itachi, long time no see!"
Shisui smiled and stepped out of the coffin. Though he had been dead for years, he had learned everything through the knowledge given by the Gold List.
The relationship between Itachi and Shisui always existed between teacher and best friend; they were already like real brothers. Tears flowed from Itachi's eyes, slightly mixed with red color.
"Your eyes!" Shisui looked worried.
As a member of the Uchiha clan, he certainly understood that was the result of excessive use of ocular power (doujutsu).
"It's fine. Now that you're back, everything will improve!" Itachi answered.
No one could understand the burden Itachi carried—massacring his own clan, bearing sin and lifelong responsibility. The burden on his shoulders was as heavy as thousands of quintals, making him barely able to breathe. Even his own younger brother made his life's purpose to kill him.
"Everything will improve!" Shisui held Itachi's shoulder and nodded firmly.
In his eyes, the Mangekyou pattern like a windmill slowly rotated; those cursed eyes now radiated extraordinary warmth.
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In another dark place. A heavy and gloomy voice sounded: "Shisui... Yin-Yang Coffin... That's what I want! I must obtain it, must—!"
Not just him; almost everyone was very interested in this reward. Just need remaining body parts to rise again to peak condition?
Though it was a consumable item, this was the same as having extra lives!
This coffin had three uses; one was already used by Shisui, two remained—two lives left.
"Shisui rose again! Damn it! So those eyes were obtained by Itachi. But that doesn't matter; that coffin is the real treasure!"
In a dim secret room, Danzo stared at the burning candle with a vicious expression. Just risen, Shisui was already targeted by many people in the three realms.
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[Rank 19: Sanji]
[World of Origin: One Piece World]
[Description: Third son of the Vinsmoke family, from North Blue. A chef with Knight Spirit. Very hates people who hurt women or waste food. Womanizer but very polite. Easily loses reason before women even opponents. His dream is to find All Blue. Currently following his captain, Luffy, in a great battle to overthrow the World Government.]
[Abilities: Busoshoku Haki (Beginner Level), kick expert. As a chef, he's also very proficient using knives. Kenbunshoku Haki (Beginner Level), Cooking Skills (High Level).]
[Potential Value: 638,957]
[List Reward: Paladin Set (Equipped with helmet, armor, war robe, boots, and war sword. When wearing this set, all abilities of the knight spirit owner will explode 10 times, training speed rises 10 times, and intuition rises 10 times. When facing crisis to save women, these attributes will double again. Has Knight's Sacrifice ability once every 10 days: invincible status for 5 minutes.)]
Beside the list appeared a blond-haired youth, wearing a suit, slender body, with cigarette in mouth and curled eyebrows. He looked handsome and free-spirited.
Golden light fell from the sky toward a pirate ship. Luffy's group stared enviously at Sanji who was already wearing that Paladin Set. The eyes of Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper sparkled full of admiration.
"Wow, Sanji, you're so cool!" they shouted.
Sanji looked very proud: "Actually I was already cool; this set is just decoration. Nami-san, look, am I handsome?"
He danced before Nami.
Nami, who was studying her own Gold List reward, answered casually: "Yes, handsome, handsome!"
Their pirate group was truly like Heaven's Chosen Children. Several people had already obtained rewards, making other surrounding pirates stare enviously.
Was this ship filled with the Gold List's biological children?
Zoro snorted cynically: "Cool what? Still just curly eyebrows!"
Sanji raged: "Moss head, want me to kick your face crooked? I'm now a knight!"
Zoro laughed coldly: "Try it; I'll split that armor of yours!"
The two immediately quarreled fiercely with faces pressing against each other. Luffy and the others instead cheered them to fight.
*WHACK!* *WHACK!* *WHACK!*
After several hard impact sounds, Sanji and Zoro crouched in the ship's corner while holding their bumped heads.
Nami, with veins bulging on her forehead and steaming fist, snapped: "CAN YOU BE QUIET?!"
Robin just chuckled covering her mouth.
"By the way, what about that Vinsmoke family?" Nami asked back to the important topic.
Sanji's face instantly changed. He stored his Paladin set, lit a cigarette, and exhaled smoke slowly with a melancholic face: "The story is very lon—"
*THWACK!*
"Don't act cool, speak clearly!" Nami delivered one more punch.
Sanji nodded while smiling wryly: "Actually..."
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The Hidden Expert List was announced one by one. The rewards given by the Gold List made everyone envious; some could even make people go crazy. Even peak figures like Whitebeard and Roger felt pressure.
Items from the Gold List were too overpowered. Though not all about direct combat power, their supporting effects were very tremendous and could make someone grow rapidly in a short time, potentially threatening current rulers' positions.
They finally understood why there was a one-month protection period. For these Heaven's Chosen Children, one month's time was enough for them to grow drastically as long as they weren't trash. At least to protect themselves, that was more than enough. It could be certain that before long many new experts would emerge in the three realms.
Soon, the list reached the top 10.
[Rank 10: Marshall D. Teach]
[World of Origin: One Piece World]
[Description: Has a very cruel and dark heart. Hid in the Whitebeard Pirates to plan stealing the Dark-Dark Fruit. After succeeding, he was seriously injured by Whitebeard and fell into the sea, but was saved by someone. Used his ability to escape pursuit. Currently hiding on the Mary Geoise battlefield seeking opportunities to pursue Gold List rankings. Has very great ambition.]
[Abilities: Busoshoku Haki, Kenbunshoku Haki, Yami Yami no Mi ability, Lurk in Darkness (List Reward).]
[Potential Value: 1,283,872]
[List Reward: Darkness Demon Sword (One of the darkest demon swords in the world. Good-hearted owners will lose sanity when holding it; only those with very dark hearts can control it. Increases intuition +200%, all attributes +50. This sword has soul-cutting ability, also called Soul Splitter. Can be combined with Lurk in Darkness technique to kill without trace.)]