126: Chapter 126 Shared! The Strongest MageSeeing that Naruto and Luffy had already gotten up and quickly accepted the newcomer, Ichigo couldn't help but want to share his joy at the success of his prank.
He stopped laughing, walked up to the two men, and extended his hand.
"Come on!Let's see who's closest to becoming the boss!" Ichigo's eyes were filled with a smile and a hint of anticipation.
Naruto and Luffy understood each other and extended their hands as well.
The three hands gently touched each other.
Buzz—!
Invisible ripples spread instantly!
A massive flow of information, larger than ever before, flooded into each other's minds like a burst dam!
Those are fragments and essences of their recent experiences, insights, and growth in strength!
Ichigo and Luffy stared wide-eyed at Naruto in shock almost simultaneously!
Compared to Ichigo's exciting but somewhat predictable Substitute Shinigami daily life, and Luffy's adventurous but initially limited early sea voyages of drifting and searching for crewmates, Luffy's story is a stark contrast.
Naruto's recent experiences are nothing short of a thrilling and intense war movie!
Wow!
Ichigo couldn't help but swear as he processed the memories Naruto had shared—the Land of Waves mission, Zabuza's oppression, Haku's Ice Release, Sasuke's Sharingan, Kakashi's Lightning Blade, the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the intense battle, the life-or-death choices, the struggle of humanity…
He looked at Naruto's face, still somewhat childish but now remarkably resolute, his eyes filled with disbelief and deep worry: "Hey, hey, hey!Naruto!I know you have ninjas around, and life certainly isn't peaceful, but this."
This is way too much!That level of fighting and killing.for a twelve-year-old child.isn't it a bit too cruel?
What kind of twisted and deformed world do you live in?
Having grown up in a relatively peaceful world, Ichigo, though also involved in battles, focused more on "protection" than "slaughter," gained a direct understanding of the cruelty of the ninja world.
"Yes, yes!"
Luffy, unusually, also put away his playful grin and nodded vigorously, a hint of lingering fear on his face."If I were your age and dared to go out and fight on the sea where there are tough guys everywhere, I would definitely get beaten up by Grandpa's iron fist and have bumps all over my head!Then I would be locked up in solitary confinement until I die of old age!"
Luffy's grandfather Garp's "iron fist of love" parenting style clearly left a deep impression on him.
Subsequently, Ichigo, as the most "reliable" strategist among the three, immediately grasped the key information:
"Wait a minute.Naruto, Luffy, have you noticed?The flow of time between us seems a little different?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Luffy continued to nod in agreement.
He carefully compared the shared memory fragments of the three, "Naruto, Luffy, the density of events and the time span of the events you experienced are obviously much faster than mine!"
It feels like you've been through so much, while I've only just gotten through a short time.
"Yes, yes!"
Luffy nodded vigorously again, even though he probably didn't fully understand what "time flow" meant, but he felt that Ichigo was right.
Seeing Luffy's expression, Ichigo couldn't help but clench his fist and slammed it into Luffy's rubber head.
"Yeah, yeah, what are you saying?Besides 'yeah, yeah,' can you say anything else?"
Naruto wasn't paying much attention to Ichigo and Luffy's "interaction"; his curiosity was more drawn to their new companion, Natsu.
He looked at the cherry-haired boy who had recovered slightly from the initial pain and confusion, and was now clutching his buttocks, looking at them with a face full of anger but also intense curiosity.
The Dragon Slayer's formidable physique has clearly allowed Natsu's "trauma" to heal rapidly.
At the same time, Natsu also received a shared memory fragment from Ichigo—although the amount of information was enormous and bizarre, his core understanding was:
For unknown reasons, I found myself connected with these three people from completely different worlds.
And that "sneak attack" that had just caused him such heartache, even igniting a fire within him instinctively, was actually.a wedding ceremony?
A.special.way of welcoming?
"Huh?A wedding ceremony?"
Natsu finally realized what was happening, and flames erupted from his hair again.He angrily pointed at Ichigo, "So it was you, you orange-haired bastard, who did this!Fire Dragon—"
But at that moment, more fragments of memories from Naruto and Luffy flooded in—about their own first experience of being "cannoned up," the shame and helplessness of sharing the same fate, and the strange "brotherly bond" that followed.
Natsu stopped moving.
He looked at Naruto's apologetic and friendly smile, at Luffy's carefree, radiant smile that seemed to say, "Welcome to the Get-Killing Club," and then felt the lingering, faintly aching "memory" in his buttocks.
The flames on his body slowly died down, but his face was still puffed up with anger, like a fire dragon whose food had been stolen.
"Hmph!Next time.next time I'll definitely burn you!"
Natsu waved his fist at Ichigo, but the murderous intent in his tone had diminished considerably, replaced by displeasure and a sense of awkwardness from being forcibly dragged into the group.
Naruto found it particularly amusing to watch Natsu's flustered yet restrained expression.
Through the shared memories of Ichigo, he has come to understand that Natsu is a mage who uses fire magic and comes from a guild called "Fairy Tail".
Naruto immediately stepped forward, a bright smile on his face, trying to defuse the awkward situation:
"Hello!I'm Naruto Uzumaki!I'm the man who's going to become Hokage!" He habitually announced his dream.
Natsu paused for a moment upon hearing "Hokage," but was immediately drawn in by this straightforward declaration of a dream.Forgetting the pain in his buttocks for the moment, he put his hands on his hips and responded just as loudly:
"I am Natsu!Natsu Dragon"Neil!He's a mage from Fairy Tail!The man who's going to find the fire dragon Igneel!But…"
Recalling the three people's grand ambitions from his memories, Natsu added, "If you're talking about the ambition to become the boss, I won't bully you.Just call me boss when I become the strongest mage!"
The dream declarations of two hot-blooded idiots instantly ignited the atmosphere.
Ichigo looked at the two guys and couldn't help but smile.
His eyes lit up, and that "brilliant" idea popped into his head again—it could both deepen the connection and.
Hmm!Let's experience that wonderful "synchronization" again, this time with four people!
Hey!I'm talking to you guys!
Ichigo interrupted their "mutual oath-taking" segment, a sly smile playing on his lips."The four of us have finally reunited, and we even have a new partner!How about."
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