The tavern owner, who had been trembling with fear, saw that Aoki before him seemed not to be lying and finally relaxed. He then stood respectfully, waiting for Aoki to ask his questions.
"First question—"
"Do you know about the Straw Hat Pirates?"
For this question, the tavern owner felt his mind racing rapidly. From planetary destruction to recent tavern renovations, bounty notices flashed through his mind one after another. Soon, a bounty notice featuring a straw hat appeared in his thoughts.
"I know, I know!!"
"This bounty notice was updated recently!"
"A pirate crew from the East Blue!"
Hearing this answer, Aoki nodded satisfactorily. It seemed that at this point in the timeline, Luffy had already formed the Straw Hat crew and set sail. The only question was how far the plot had progressed.
"Second question—"
"How much is Straw Hat Luffy's latest bounty since the last bounty update?"
Upon hearing this, the tavern owner hurriedly pulled out the bounty notices stored under the counter. Fortunately, these things were kept at the bar and hadn't been discarded. The tavern owner remembered that Straw Hat Luffy's bounty notice had been updated recently and should be among them. Thinking this, he quickly began searching and soon found Straw Hat Luffy's bounty notice, respectfully placing it before Aoki.
Looking at Luffy's grinning face on the bounty notice and the one billion Berries bounty beneath it, a sense of familiarity surged in Aoki's mind.
"One billion Berries~"
This one billion Berry bounty indicated that the plot should currently be at the Enies Lobby arc. After the Enies Lobby storyline concludes, Luffy's bounty would rise to three billion Berries.
Knowing the precise plot timeline, they no longer needed to stay on Sabaody Archipelago.
"Thank you."
Having obtained the desired answer, Aoki naturally had no reason to trouble a tavern owner. He casually tossed down a bag containing previously stolen gold, Berries, and other miscellaneous items before directly leaving the tavern, which had already become ruins.
Seeing Aoki depart and then looking at the large bag of treasures before him, the tavern owner slumped to the ground with relief. With these treasures, he could reopen his tavern—and even decorate it more lavishly.
After leaving the tavern, Aoki arrived beside the two Tsunades. At this moment, the two had already bought piles of items, large and small. Seeing this, Aoki felt helpless—indeed, shopping and buying things were inherent traits of women.
"Let's go, we've pretty much figured out the location~"
"We can set off now!"
Upon hearing Aoki's words, the two women quickly sealed all the clothes and jewelry in their hands using scrolls.
Meanwhile, Aoki promptly activated the Flying Thunder God Mark. Everyone still gathering intelligence on the island sensed the mark's movement and knew they were preparing to leave.
Area 1,
Aoki's figure instantly appeared beside Madara and Hashirama. Seeing Area 1 engulfed in flames, Aoki couldn't help but pause—quite the spectacle, causing such a commotion right from the start. Watching the navy rapidly closing in from all sides, Aoki didn't want to waste time and directly used the Flying Thunder God to bring the two to Area 41.
Tobirama and Minato also quickly returned using the Flying Thunder God. However, looking at what Tobirama brought back, everyone was speechless. Beside Tobirama's bag were firearms, ammunition, and even a large pile of books from this world.
"Since we've come, naturally we should find some useful things~"
Facing everyone's gaze, Tobirama replied earnestly, sealing away all the items.
Soon,
Aoki's figure vanished again. When he returned, two more figures accompanied him—Obito and Kakashi from the original Third Hokage's world, whom Aoki had just brought back. Now, only Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke remained.
Without wasting time, Aoki once again activated the Flying Thunder God and disappeared from the spot. When Aoki reached the two, he found the situation somewhat unusual.
All the civilians on the street trembled as they knelt on the ground, while Kakashi and Sasuke glared displeasedly at a procession ahead.
"Wow! What ability is this?!"
"He appeared instantly, and he looks much better than these two!"
"Father, hurry, take them all back for me! I want them as my playthings!"
Seeing Aoki appear suddenly, Shalria delightedly begged Saint Rosward beside her. Facing his daughter's request, Saint Rosward naturally endeavored to fulfill it. In his view, they were merely three lowly commoners—if his daughter wanted them, he would take them back; they were just toys she would tire of after a few days.
"You there!"
"Go, capture those three for me! [013104325 Faloo 154413571]"
"Remember to teach Shalria to be obedient!"
As Saint Rosward finished speaking, the guards protecting the Celestial Dragons immediately stepped forward, swiftly surrounding Aoki and the others.
This sudden scene made the civilians kneeling around tremble even more, afraid to move.
"It's over, it's over! These three are doomed!"
"Exactly! Once they go to the Celestial Dragons, they'll be toyed with until they die sooner or later."
"Ah, I just hope we aren't implicated~"
"Stop talking! Don't accidentally bring trouble upon yourselves!"
The voices of the surrounding civilians discussing reached the ears of Aoki and the others. Regarding this world, the three felt exasperated. Looking at the Celestial Dragons before them, who resembled pigs—utterly powerless yet enjoying such superior status—Aoki suddenly realized these creatures were quite similar to the Daimyo in the Naruto World: equally useless, equally pig-like.
Thinking of this, Aoki felt disgusted; he truly had no goodwill toward these beings.
Before Aoki could act, Sasuke beside him took initiative.
As a proud prodigy of the Uchiha Clan, the Hokage of the Leaf, and possessor of the Eternal Mangekyō, how could he be gazed upon by such pigs? Currently, Sasuke might feel beaten down among the Hokages like Aoki, but facing these creatures, Sasuke suddenly felt capable again.
His Mangekyō eyes began to rotate, and a giant purple skeletal hand instantly appeared, sweeping away all the guards blocking the path. Looking at the three Celestial Dragons, Sasuke controlled the Susanoo Skeleton, grabbing all three Celestial Dragons.
"Ahhh!! Father!! It hurts!!"
"Father, Father, save me!!"
"Cough cough! What do you lowly commoners think you're doing?!"
The three Celestial Dragons gripped by the Susanoo Skeleton emitted cries of agony. Hearing Saint Rosward still shouting arrogantly, Sasuke gradually increased the grip strength of the Susanoo Skeleton.
"Crack!"
The helmets originally used to block the lowly outside air instantly shattered, and the bones of the three Celestial Dragons—Saint Rosward and his companions—creaked loudly at this moment.
Now, the three had no strength left to shout; the intense pain from their bodies nearly caused them to faint. Hearing the piercing cries of agony, Sasuke unhesitatingly controlled the Susanoo Skeleton to tighten its grip completely.
"Boom!!"
The three Celestial Dragons were instantly crushed into a mass of minced flesh, a mist of blood exploding from the Susanoo Skeleton.
After accomplishing this, Sasuke's face revealed a satisfied smile—finally making these three pigs shut their mouths, and permanently so.
At this moment,
the world seemed to stand still. The surrounding civilians raised their heads, staring blankly at the gruesomely deceased Celestial Dragons. In this instant, they seemed to see their departed grandmothers waving to them, saying, "You'll be coming down soon; I'm waiting for you."
Suddenly,
"Ahhhhh!!"
Accompanied by a scream, the crowd instantly erupted.
"Damn it! They killed Celestial Dragons!!"
"Run, run!! We're doomed!"
"This is completely over!! This area will become history from now on!"
"Escape!! Leave this area!!"
At this moment, those originally kneeling scrambled away in panic, rolling and crawling, no longer caring about anything else. The entire scene instantly turned chaotic.
Seeing this, Sasuke was bewildered.
"It's just killing three pigs~"
"What could happen?"
Observing Sasuke's confusion, Aoki glanced indifferently at the minced remains of the three Celestial Dragons and slowly said, "You'll know soon~"
"Let's go! First, regroup!"
After speaking, he directly brought Kakashi and Sasuke back to Area 41.
Meanwhile, at the navy garrison in Area 60,
"Emergency!!!"
"Celestial Dragons have been killed!!"
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