"Wow, the Giant Race's kingdom is on a huge tree!"
"Wow, the Elephant Lord walking on the sea actually has a furry kingdom on its back!"
"Wow, there really is a Fish-Man Island in this world, and it's ten thousand meters deep in the sea!"
Naruto read the contents of Kozuki Oden's diary, occasionally exclaiming in surprise. It had to be said that the adventures recorded in the diary were indeed extremely exciting.
By the way, most of the content in Kozuki Oden's diary was illustrated, with illustrations accounting for nearly eighty percent, which was why Naruto could mostly understand it by guessing.
Because of this, Naruto was only interested in the adventures recorded in the diary and had no particular feelings about Kozuki Oden's personal thoughts written within it.
After all, he couldn't understand the writing of this world.
"Right! Right!"
Seeing Naruto shocked by the contents of Kozuki Oden's diary, Yamato immediately showed a proud expression and said triumphantly, "Oden is the best man!"
"The best man…"
Naruto closed the diary in his hand, somewhat disagreeing with Yamato's assessment, and said,
"Kozuki Oden's adventures are indeed wonderful, but as for being a man… I just feel like that word doesn't quite fit him."
Naruto didn't know much about Kozuki Oden. At most, he had heard about his experiences and deeds from Yamato. The only time he had directly seen him was during the execution.
The impression Kozuki Oden left on him at that time was… like a fool—completely unrelated to Naruto's understanding of what a 'man' should be.
Naruto genuinely couldn't understand what there was to admire about such a person.
"What's wrong with that?"
Yamato heard Naruto's words and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you think Kozuki Oden is cool?"
"Not at all."
Naruto shook his head decisively, returned the diary to Yamato, and said seriously, "Although I don't know how to explain it, I also don't want to become someone like him."
"Eh? Is that so?"
Yamato took the diary, looked at Naruto in surprise, then wrinkled her face slightly. In the end, she shook her head, put the diary aside, and excitedly said,
"Oh, right! I have something else to show you!"
After speaking, she stood up. Her eyes narrowed slightly, her pupils turning ice-blue as chilling cold air began to emanate from her body. White fur rapidly spread across her skin.
In the blink of an eye, she transformed into a massive white wolf shrouded in frost, stunning Naruto.
"So cold!"
The cold air snapped Naruto out of his daze. He stared at Yamato's transformed form with shining eyes and exclaimed, "Wow, Yamato, you turned into a wolf!"
"Not a wolf. It's an Animal-type Devil Fruit—Dog-Dog Fruit, Okuchi no Makami form!"
Yamato spoke proudly in her giant wolf form. "It's a Mythical Zoan, just like Kaido's. Because I ate this, Kaido beat me up for it!"
This Devil Fruit had been obtained by Kaido with great effort, but Yamato, being hungry at the time, had eaten it by accident.
Although Kaido beat her severely afterward—and she became a landlubber—Yamato quickly accepted the ability and developed it extremely well.
"So amazing!"
Naruto exclaimed as he circled Yamato's Okuchi no Makami form, reaching out to touch the soft, cool fur on her leg. A thought immediately popped into his mind, and he asked expectantly, "Yamato, can you let me ride you for a bit?"
Yamato in her Okuchi no Makami form was taller than an ordinary horse and constantly emitted cold air. Riding her would definitely be very comfortable.
"Eh?!"
Yamato was startled by Naruto's request. She hesitated for a moment, then, seeing his hopeful gaze, struggled briefly before kneeling down halfway and saying reluctantly,
"Then… okay, but only for a little while!"
"Mm-hmm!"
Naruto nodded eagerly, then jumped onto Yamato's back. The soft, cool sensation made him exclaim, "So comfortable!"
Then he patted Yamato's hip excitedly and said, "Quick, take me out for a run!"
At this point, Naruto had completely forgotten the promise of "only a little while."
Fortunately, Yamato forgot as well.
"Mm!"
Sensing Naruto's excitement, Yamato stood up and galloped off with him toward the outside.
"Hmm? Was that Yamato-dono just now?"
A little girl over three meters tall watched Yamato rush past in her Okuchi no Makami form and said curiously, "What is she doing? And… I think I saw someone riding on her back. Was I imagining it?"
Because Kaido was now the "Protector King" of Wano, Yamato, as his child, was addressed with the honorific -dono.
"No, you weren't imagining it."
Another child, also over three meters tall and wearing an iron mask, spoke calmly. "Someone was definitely riding on Yamato-dono's back."
"Who would dare ride on Yamato-dono's back?"
The girl turned to the masked child and asked excitedly, "Jack, should we follow and take a look?"
"Let's go."
Little Jack nodded, and the two immediately chased after Yamato.
On the other side—
Yamato carried Naruto straight to the edge of Onigashima. Even as they approached the sea, she showed no signs of slowing down.
"Yamato, stop! You're going to fall into the sea!"
Naruto wasn't afraid of water, but he remembered Yamato saying that Devil Fruit users became landlubbers. Seeing her about to leap off the island, he immediately warned her.
"Hehe!"
Yamato chuckled mischievously. Reaching the edge, she suddenly jumped straight toward the sea.
"!!!"
Naruto instinctively began gathering Chakra to save her, but then he saw frost spread from Yamato's feet, instantly freezing the seawater beneath them into solid ice.
"Haha, were you scared?"
Yamato laughed triumphantly as she galloped across the frozen surface. "My ability lets me control cold air. I can freeze the sea instantly—no need to fear the ocean!"
"Yeah, you startled me!"
Naruto nodded, then stood up on Yamato's back, clasped his hands together, and said loudly, "I also have something to show you!"
With that, he leaped from Yamato's back and landed steadily on the surface of the sea.
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