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Chapter 1424: Esdeath and Kushina Uzumaki! (Two-in-One)
For Mihawk.
The day after arriving at Noah's Ark passed quickly.
After defeating Longinus in a sparring match that lasted about two hours, he had a brief meeting with Lord Imu.
Then he returned to his courtyard to enjoy dinner with Gion.
He suddenly found that the food on Noah's Ark was much more delicious than before.
According to the chef, the ingredients they were using now came from various worlds.
Among them, the ingredients from the Empire Arms world were the most premium.
Especially the large quantity of ingredients Longinus had recently brought back.
There was a lot of meat, vegetables, fruits, and spices that couldn't be found within the borders of the Empire, Shen He, or Alkemi.
These chefs were currently researching how to better prepare them.
As for Shanks, who remained on the first deck, this period of time was incredibly grueling.
Even teaming up with Gyuki, he found it incredibly difficult to face Kukulkan's fierce attacks.
The man and the beast were kicked away countless times and spat up blood just as often.
During the combat, Gyuki even got desperate and unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb, only for it to be kicked back like a ball!
Fortunately, Kukulkan held back.
He specifically kicked the Tailed Beast Bomb just over their heads, off the deck of Noah's Ark, causing a nuclear explosion-like blast in the distant void!
This made Gyuki afraid to use the Tailed Beast Bomb again, fearing it would be kicked back and affect Shanks.
Shanks was also greatly astonished by the kicking technique Kukulkan displayed.
He could recognize the shadow of the 'Red Leg' style within it, but the style also carried a strong personal flair.
Serpent!
To Shanks, Kukulkan's leg movements were like a massive snake tail, wrapped in air currents, roaring through the sound barrier.
Even when he tried to imitate Captain Roger's 'Divine Avoidance', he could only barely negate most of the force from the leg movements before being blasted away by the remaining impact.
Fortunately, this could no longer cause significant damage to his body.
Moreover, Shanks could feel that Kukulkan had already held back.
They fought from day to night, and then from late night until the next morning.
Until Stussy descended from the sky, spreading a pair of blood-formed wings.
"Lord Imu's divine oracle: Figarland Shanks Saint has passed the trial and is granted the qualification of an Elite Celestial Dragon. He is to proceed to Mary Geoise on his own and receive training from the Commander of the God's Knights, Figarland Garling, until he possesses Admiral-level combat power recognized by the latter!"
At this moment, Kukulkan had stopped moving, lowering his head to listen to the divine oracle that didn't concern him.
Meanwhile, the heavily injured Shanks, enduring the pain, supported Gyuki's massive body, gritted his teeth, and half-knelt, replying in a deep voice, "I shall obey Lord Imu's divine oracle!"
But just as Stussy was about to leave, Shanks quickly spoke up to ask:
"Excuse me, what about Tavilyat, Illya, and the others I brought?"
Stussy tilted her head and smiled, "Lord Imu didn't mention them, so it probably means they are free to do as they please. How about this, I'll help you ask when I get back?"
Shanks was immediately filled with surprise, "That would be a great help, Miss Stussy!"
"Saint Shanks, you can just call me Secretary Stussy. Please tell me your Den Den Mushi number, and I will inform you then."
"Okay, okay!"
Shanks hadn't expected Stussy's attitude towards him to be so friendly.
In fact, Stussy had already seen that Im regarded Shanks with some favor.
Otherwise, an ordinary Celestial Dragon, especially one who had broken out of the Holy Land, couldn't possibly come to this Noah's Ark and even have Kukulkan test him.
At the same time, Esdeath was actually called to Im's study room, which showed a look of surprise on her face.
"Take a look, this is the intelligence Longinus brought back, regarding your Empire Arms world..."
After speaking, Im played a holographic virtual image, showing various scenes from the Schrade Continent that Longinus had filmed over three years, as well as the detailed content he had previously described verbally.
Over the next nearly twenty minutes, Esdeath gained knowledge of various scenery from the other side of the Empire Arms world and learned a lot of information about that place.
Such as Dondurma, Shureido City, Ratio Active Volcano, Lock Ruck Great Desert, and Ilufa Snow Mountain.
Of course, what most attracted the woman's beautiful blue eyes were the Danger Beasts living in these places, as well as the warriors called Hunters.
It should be known that the Baltars Tribe, where Esdeath had her origin, was a tribe of Hunters living in the Northern Empire, specializing in hunting Danger Beasts for a living.
When she was a child, she even went out alone to hunt a gregarious B-Rank Lizard-type Danger Beast!
Unfortunately, after a thousand years of relentless sweeping by the Empire, within its borders, aside from a few zones designated as extremely dangerous areas where Special-Grade Danger Beasts resided...
...hardly any powerful Danger Beasts could be seen anymore.
But through the footage filmed by Longinus, she saw many Danger Beasts she had never seen or even heard of before.
Especially the Velkhana he encountered at Ilufa Snow Mountain.
Its proud posture, with white and blue intertwined, surrounded by surging ice and snow, made it impossible for Esdeath to take her eyes off it.
Beautiful, truly astonishingly beautiful!
In that instant, she felt that the Azure Fire Dragon seemed quite ordinary in comparison...
Im was also admiring Esdeath's exquisite face: "How about it, are you interested?"
"You mean..." Esdeath was both surprised and delighted.
"Yes, Im plans to have you establish and take over an organization called the World Ecology Association, and then go to this Schrade Continent and bring the local Hunter's Guild into it through absorption."
"From now on, the Hunters, Danger Beasts, and the balance of the natural ecosystem in the Empire Arms world will all be under your jurisdiction."
"If you do well, in the future you can also be responsible for maintaining the natural ecosystems of all the worlds under the World Government."
Im expressed his idea. Ever since Esdeath nearly died at the hands of the Twin Devils, he no longer wanted her to participate in frontline war.
But he also couldn't let Esdeath stay cooped up on Noah's Ark all the time.
So he wanted to find something for her to do, just like Historia.
The intelligence Longinus brought back this time made him realize that he had finally found a place where Esdeath's ability could be utilized.
She loved combat, hunting, and raising powerful Danger Beasts, and she had understood natural law since she was a child.
A woman with wildness in her bones, managing Hunters and Monsters, couldn't be more suitable!
And incidentally, the World Ecology Association could curb the tendency of various worlds to excessively cause destruction to the natural ecosystem for the sake of development.
After all, whether it was the Magic Beasts in the Zero Magic World or the Danger Beasts in the Empire Arms world, the biological material on their bodies possessed extremely high utilization value.
"I am willing!"
"I am willing!"
Esdeath was ecstatic, immediately stood up, and shouted loudly at Im, who was sitting in the chair.
Asking if she was interested, how could she not be?
In her opinion, the Schrade Continent was the most suitable paradise for her!
While enjoying hunting, she would make an effort to maintain the balance of the ecology, ensuring that every Danger Beast could procreate normally!
And incidentally, she would go catch that Velkhana to be her mount!
"Thank you, thank you very much, my husband..."
Esdeath's gaze towards Im was now filled with love.
Or rather, it was from this moment on that she truly began to love this man.
"Hehehe, in that case, you should first go to the world and find the World Government to establish the association, then go to various places in the Empire Arms world to observe, and incidentally take over the Hunter's Guild there."
Im smiled slightly, "As for how to subdue the Hunter's Guild, I suppose Im doesn't need to teach you, right?"
"Of course!"
Esdeath nodded heavily, then gave a charming smile:
"But there's no need to rush, it won't be too late to leave in a couple of days. Then, this concubine will wait for you in the palace..."
After speaking, she turned her beautiful body and quickly left the study room, leaving only a speechless Im behind.
Well, at least Esdeath was satisfied with this arrangement, and he could be considered to have used the right person.
However, recalling the gaze she had just given the Velkhana, Im suddenly also developed an interest in raising dragons.
In fact, there were already quite a few dragons in the 'Celestial Dragon Realm' under his control.
Most of them were Wind Dragons, Fire Dragons, Blue Dragons, as well as Thousand Year Dragons from the Sea Star mainland.
But in terms of appearance, temperament, or strength, none of these could compare to the Elder Dragons on the Schrade Continent.
Speaking of which, he really hadn't expected it.
That Monster Hunter would actually merge with Akame ga Kill.
He had to say, this world was truly strange.
Im now wanted to get an Elder Dragon for himself to raise.
This made him search his mind for relevant memory while simultaneously bringing up the 'Star Map' to view the Schrade Continent in the Empire Arms world.
The Empire Arms world had long been covered by 'Star Fate', essentially becoming his backyard garden, allowing him to observe any corner at any time.
Soon, Im found Ilufa Snow Mountain and had the 'Star Map' display high-energy targets.
As expected.
The Velkhana that Longinus had encountered was sound asleep in an ice cave.
It was indeed very beautiful, and an absolute perfect match for Esdeath.
However, Im's line of sight was quickly drawn to a small object nearby.
Inside a nest made of root-like, crystal-clear ice crystals...
...there was a deep blue eggshell with white star-shaped patterns covering its surface.
This should be a Velkhana's egg, but Im wasn't interested in it.
Instead, it was the peculiar fruit next to the dragon egg. Its overall color was similar to the egg, like a large ice sphere.
However, the patterns on its surface were individual black whirlpools, and two emerald-green branches and leaves extended from the top.
A Devil Fruit!
Im's expression was strange. He knew that the Empire Arms world, like the Titan world, had begun to see various kinds of Devil Fruits appearing in various places.
But witnessing a Devil Fruit appear next to an Elder Dragon still filled him with a bit of surprise.
And judging by its shape, it was most likely a Devil Fruit in the form of the Velkhana!
Next, Im continued his detection of the locations of Elder Dragons in various places.
He indeed successively found Devil Fruits with similar forms in or near the nests of Lunastra, Kushala Daora, and Malzeno!
At the same time, he also noticed that Devil Fruits were rarely seen around monsters that were not Elder Dragons.
The reason he said "rarely" was because it wasn't absolutely zero, but the probability was much, much lower compared to the certainty of seeing them near Elder Dragons.
This was enough to show that Devil Fruits not in the form of Elder Dragons were likely completely random.
Just like the Zinogre Fruit that Ay ate appeared in the world.
"Interesting, interesting, truly too interesting!" Im was incredibly joyful at this moment.
He really hadn't expected that Elder Dragons and Devil Fruits would have some kind of connection.
If the Hunters of the future were fortunate enough to hunt these Elder Dragons...
...then in addition to the harvest of biological material, they should also be able to obtain a Devil Fruit corresponding to the form.
Of course, stealing one could also be considered an ability/skill.
It's just that these Elder Dragon form Devil Fruits, should they be considered Danger Beasts, or Mythical Zoans?
Im thought about it and felt they were closer to Mythical Zoans.
Because he remembered that Elder Dragons were called 'embodiments of natural world phenomena and disasters'.
In terms of ability, they indeed possessed various elemental powers and could even influence or control the climate within a zone.
This already exceeded the scope of regular Danger Beasts.
Continue searching.
Im wanted to choose an Elder Dragon for himself that had enough face/reputation/status, such as the Black Dragon, Alatreon, Valstrax, or Heavenly Soaring Dragon.
Among them, the name Heavenly Soaring Dragon was quite good.
With the help of the 'Star Map', he could easily find these Elder Dragons, whose energy levels were far higher than other Danger Beasts.
A few days later.
The afterglow of the sunset sprinkled overhead the large school.
Outlining every contour of the campus with gentleness and quiet beauty.
Looking up, the sky was gradually turning from blue to purple, and the sunset glow scattered like fine sand.
The school bell had already rung.
Students of different ages, like a group of cheerful little beasts, ran out of the classrooms, ran to the training ground, and then ran out of the school gate.
This was the Sealing Barrier Specialist Ninja High School in the Land of Eddies.
"Goodbye, Principal!"
"My mama is here to pick me up, see you tomorrow, Principal Kushina!"
"Alright, alright, goodbye, everyone be careful and stay safe."
Uzumaki Kushina, with her red hair, responded to the greetings of the students while walking out of the school gate with the crowd.
This meant the people she needed to deal with changed from students to their parents.
And this was a process Kushina was very familiar with, something she experienced every day when going home.
So Nagato, who was by her side, just watched all of this quietly.
Ever since he was taken in by Kushina as her brother, he had been living at her house, and they would walk to and from school together every day.
According to her, she wouldn't feel lonely with Nagato around!
Because Minato Namikaze spent most of his time at the Space Research Institute in the world, only coming back for a few days during his vacation.
Of course, for him, this process wasn't complicated either, only requiring two uses of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The first time was to teleport from Punk Hazard to Wano Island, and after passing through the Star Gate, he could just teleport directly home.
So sometimes, as soon as they got home, they would see Minato Namikaze already standing in front of the stove wearing an apron and cooking curry.
Because that was the only thing he knew how to cook, but it tasted quite good, Nagato truly thought so...
A moment later, the two were far from the school, causing the number of people they encountered on the road to gradually decrease.
This was mainly because there weren't many residents on the island, most were Uzumaki Clansmen who had recently moved here with the students or returned from various places in the Ninja World.
But there were simply too few people with talent in Sealing Jutsu and Barrier Ninjutsu.
This resulted in their student numbers being the lowest among the Ten Great High-Level Ninja Schools in the Ninja World.
Second to last was the Genjutsu Specialization Ninja High School, and third to last was the Puppet Specialization Ninja High School.
And the Uzumaki Clan, who had experienced large-scale massacres and national destruction, was even more so.
This caused Uzumaki Island, which wasn't very large, to still appear sparsely populated...
"Nagato, I heard you've already gained control of the Sealing Fire Seal?"
Kushina walked along, turning her head to look at Nagato, a gentle smile on her face.
Nagato nodded calmly, his expression serene: "Yes, it feels a bit easier than the Sealing Evil Seal."
"Haha, how could that be? Although both are B-Rank, the Sealing Evil Seal targets the chakra inside the human body, so it's definitely harder than the Sealing Fire Seal, which targets flame. It just goes to show that Nagato is truly a genius!" Kushina praised him without reservation.
"Then teach me Adamantine Chains," Nagato said, looking up.
"That's still too early for you, because it requires you to have a very high level in both Sealing Jutsu and Barrier Ninjutsu..."
Kushina had just slightly shaken her head when her steps suddenly stopped, her gaze also becoming solemn as she quickly scanned the surrounding forest.
Because she felt waves of killing intent assailing them from the surroundings, and it was completely undisguised.
Nagato also fell into silence, his body tensing up.
As an orphan who had grown up hiding in the Country of Rain, he also possessed sensory ability for killing intent and malice that was different from ordinary people.
Or rather, this was a talent of the Uzumaki Clan!
"Older Sister, not here, there are too many people..." Nagato endured his discomfort and reminded her in a low voice.
Kushina nodded, her mood heavy.
There were quite a few students and parents on this road. If a ninja combat were to occur, they would definitely be affected.
The other party's killing intent was clearly also a threat to them.
What frustrated her the most was that in this situation, she didn't dare let Nagato go ahead either...
For Mihawk.
The day after arriving at Noah's Ark passed quickly.
After defeating Longinus in a sparring match that lasted about two hours, he had a brief meeting with Lord Imu.
Then he returned to his courtyard to enjoy dinner with Gion.
He suddenly found that the food on Noah's Ark was much more delicious than before.
According to the chef, the ingredients they were using now came from various worlds.
Among them, the ingredients from the Empire Arms world were the most premium.
Especially the large quantity of ingredients Longinus had recently brought back.
There was a lot of meat, vegetables, fruits, and spices that couldn't be found within the borders of the Empire, Shen He, or Alkemi.
These chefs were currently researching how to better prepare them.
As for Shanks, who remained on the first deck, this period of time was incredibly grueling.
Even teaming up with Gyuki, he found it incredibly difficult to face Kukulkan's fierce attacks.
The man and the beast were kicked away countless times and spat up blood just as often.
During the combat, Gyuki even got desperate and unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb, only for it to be kicked back like a ball!
Fortunately, Kukulkan held back.
He specifically kicked the Tailed Beast Bomb just over their heads, off the deck of Noah's Ark, causing a nuclear explosion-like blast in the distant void!
This made Gyuki afraid to use the Tailed Beast Bomb again, fearing it would be kicked back and affect Shanks.
Shanks was also greatly astonished by the kicking technique Kukulkan displayed.
He could recognize the shadow of the 'Red Leg' style within it, but the style also carried a strong personal flair.
Serpent!
To Shanks, Kukulkan's leg movements were like a massive snake tail, wrapped in air currents, roaring through the sound barrier.
Even when he tried to imitate Captain Roger's 'Divine Avoidance', he could only barely negate most of the force from the leg movements before being blasted away by the remaining impact.
Fortunately, this could no longer cause significant damage to his body.
Moreover, Shanks could feel that Kukulkan had already held back.
They fought from day to night, and then from late night until the next morning.
Until Stussy descended from the sky, spreading a pair of blood-formed wings.
"Lord Imu's divine oracle: Figarland Shanks Saint has passed the trial and is granted the qualification of an Elite Celestial Dragon. He is to proceed to Mary Geoise on his own and receive training from the Commander of the God's Knights, Figarland Garling, until he possesses Admiral-level combat power recognized by the latter!"
At this moment, Kukulkan had stopped moving, lowering his head to listen to the divine oracle that didn't concern him.
Meanwhile, the heavily injured Shanks, enduring the pain, supported Gyuki's massive body, gritted his teeth, and half-knelt, replying in a deep voice, "I shall obey Lord Imu's divine oracle!"
But just as Stussy was about to leave, Shanks quickly spoke up to ask:
"Excuse me, what about Tavilyat, Illya, and the others I brought?"
Stussy tilted her head and smiled, "Lord Imu didn't mention them, so it probably means they are free to do as they please. How about this, I'll help you ask when I get back?"
Shanks was immediately filled with surprise, "That would be a great help, Miss Stussy!"
"Saint Shanks, you can just call me Secretary Stussy. Please tell me your Den Den Mushi number, and I will inform you then."
"Okay, okay!"
Shanks hadn't expected Stussy's attitude towards him to be so friendly.
In fact, Stussy had already seen that Im regarded Shanks with some favor.
Otherwise, an ordinary Celestial Dragon, especially one who had broken out of the Holy Land, couldn't possibly come to this Noah's Ark and even have Kukulkan test him.
At the same time, Esdeath was actually called to Im's study room, which showed a look of surprise on her face.
"Take a look, this is the intelligence Longinus brought back, regarding your Empire Arms world..."
After speaking, Im played a holographic virtual image, showing various scenes from the Schrade Continent that Longinus had filmed over three years, as well as the detailed content he had previously described verbally.
Over the next nearly twenty minutes, Esdeath gained knowledge of various scenery from the other side of the Empire Arms world and learned a lot of information about that place.
Such as Dondurma, Shureido City, Ratio Active Volcano, Lock Ruck Great Desert, and Ilufa Snow Mountain.
Of course, what most attracted the woman's beautiful blue eyes were the Danger Beasts living in these places, as well as the warriors called Hunters.
It should be known that the Baltars Tribe, where Esdeath had her origin, was a tribe of Hunters living in the Northern Empire, specializing in hunting Danger Beasts for a living.
When she was a child, she even went out alone to hunt a gregarious B-Rank Lizard-type Danger Beast!
Unfortunately, after a thousand years of relentless sweeping by the Empire, within its borders, aside from a few zones designated as extremely dangerous areas where Special-Grade Danger Beasts resided...
...hardly any powerful Danger Beasts could be seen anymore.
But through the footage filmed by Longinus, she saw many Danger Beasts she had never seen or even heard of before.
Especially the Velkhana he encountered at Ilufa Snow Mountain.
Its proud posture, with white and blue intertwined, surrounded by surging ice and snow, made it impossible for Esdeath to take her eyes off it.
Beautiful, truly astonishingly beautiful!
In that instant, she felt that the Azure Fire Dragon seemed quite ordinary in comparison...
Im was also admiring Esdeath's exquisite face: "How about it, are you interested?"
"You mean..." Esdeath was both surprised and delighted.
"Yes, Im plans to have you establish and take over an organization called the World Ecology Association, and then go to this Schrade Continent and bring the local Hunter's Guild into it through absorption."
"From now on, the Hunters, Danger Beasts, and the balance of the natural ecosystem in the Empire Arms world will all be under your jurisdiction."
"If you do well, in the future you can also be responsible for maintaining the natural ecosystems of all the worlds under the World Government."
Im expressed his idea. Ever since Esdeath nearly died at the hands of the Twin Devils, he no longer wanted her to participate in frontline war.
But he also couldn't let Esdeath stay cooped up on Noah's Ark all the time.
So he wanted to find something for her to do, just like Historia.
The intelligence Longinus brought back this time made him realize that he had finally found a place where Esdeath's ability could be utilized.
She loved combat, hunting, and raising powerful Danger Beasts, and she had understood natural law since she was a child.
A woman with wildness in her bones, managing Hunters and Monsters, couldn't be more suitable!
And incidentally, the World Ecology Association could curb the tendency of various worlds to excessively cause destruction to the natural ecosystem for the sake of development.
After all, whether it was the Magic Beasts in the Zero Magic World or the Danger Beasts in the Empire Arms world, the biological material on their bodies possessed extremely high utilization value.
"I am willing!"
"I am willing!"
Esdeath was ecstatic, immediately stood up, and shouted loudly at Im, who was sitting in the chair.
Asking if she was interested, how could she not be?
In her opinion, the Schrade Continent was the most suitable paradise for her!
While enjoying hunting, she would make an effort to maintain the balance of the ecology, ensuring that every Danger Beast could procreate normally!
And incidentally, she would go catch that Velkhana to be her mount!
"Thank you, thank you very much, my husband..."
Esdeath's gaze towards Im was now filled with love.
Or rather, it was from this moment on that she truly began to love this man.
"Hehehe, in that case, you should first go to the world and find the World Government to establish the association, then go to various places in the Empire Arms world to observe, and incidentally take over the Hunter's Guild there."
Im smiled slightly, "As for how to subdue the Hunter's Guild, I suppose Im doesn't need to teach you, right?"
"Of course!"
Esdeath nodded heavily, then gave a charming smile:
"But there's no need to rush, it won't be too late to leave in a couple of days. Then, this concubine will wait for you in the palace..."
After speaking, she turned her beautiful body and quickly left the study room, leaving only a speechless Im behind.
Well, at least Esdeath was satisfied with this arrangement, and he could be considered to have used the right person.
However, recalling the gaze she had just given the Velkhana, Im suddenly also developed an interest in raising dragons.
In fact, there were already quite a few dragons in the 'Celestial Dragon Realm' under his control.
Most of them were Wind Dragons, Fire Dragons, Blue Dragons, as well as Thousand Year Dragons from the Sea Star mainland.
But in terms of appearance, temperament, or strength, none of these could compare to the Elder Dragons on the Schrade Continent.
Speaking of which, he really hadn't expected it.
That Monster Hunter would actually merge with Akame ga Kill.
He had to say, this world was truly strange.
Im now wanted to get an Elder Dragon for himself to raise.
This made him search his mind for relevant memory while simultaneously bringing up the 'Star Map' to view the Schrade Continent in the Empire Arms world.
The Empire Arms world had long been covered by 'Star Fate', essentially becoming his backyard garden, allowing him to observe any corner at any time.
Soon, Im found Ilufa Snow Mountain and had the 'Star Map' display high-energy targets.
As expected.
The Velkhana that Longinus had encountered was sound asleep in an ice cave.
It was indeed very beautiful, and an absolute perfect match for Esdeath.
However, Im's line of sight was quickly drawn to a small object nearby.
Inside a nest made of root-like, crystal-clear ice crystals...
...there was a deep blue eggshell with white star-shaped patterns covering its surface.
This should be a Velkhana's egg, but Im wasn't interested in it.
Instead, it was the peculiar fruit next to the dragon egg. Its overall color was similar to the egg, like a large ice sphere.
However, the patterns on its surface were individual black whirlpools, and two emerald-green branches and leaves extended from the top.
A Devil Fruit!
Im's expression was strange. He knew that the Empire Arms world, like the Titan world, had begun to see various kinds of Devil Fruits appearing in various places.
But witnessing a Devil Fruit appear next to an Elder Dragon still filled him with a bit of surprise.
And judging by its shape, it was most likely a Devil Fruit in the form of the Velkhana!
Next, Im continued his detection of the locations of Elder Dragons in various places.
He indeed successively found Devil Fruits with similar forms in or near the nests of Lunastra, Kushala Daora, and Malzeno!
At the same time, he also noticed that Devil Fruits were rarely seen around monsters that were not Elder Dragons.
The reason he said "rarely" was because it wasn't absolutely zero, but the probability was much, much lower compared to the certainty of seeing them near Elder Dragons.
This was enough to show that Devil Fruits not in the form of Elder Dragons were likely completely random.
Just like the Zinogre Fruit that Ay ate appeared in the world.
"Interesting, interesting, truly too interesting!" Im was incredibly joyful at this moment.
He really hadn't expected that Elder Dragons and Devil Fruits would have some kind of connection.
If the Hunters of the future were fortunate enough to hunt these Elder Dragons...
...then in addition to the harvest of biological material, they should also be able to obtain a Devil Fruit corresponding to the form.
Of course, stealing one could also be considered an ability/skill.
It's just that these Elder Dragon form Devil Fruits, should they be considered Danger Beasts, or Mythical Zoans?
Im thought about it and felt they were closer to Mythical Zoans.
Because he remembered that Elder Dragons were called 'embodiments of natural world phenomena and disasters'.
In terms of ability, they indeed possessed various elemental powers and could even influence or control the climate within a zone.
This already exceeded the scope of regular Danger Beasts.
Continue searching.
Im wanted to choose an Elder Dragon for himself that had enough face/reputation/status, such as the Black Dragon, Alatreon, Valstrax, or Heavenly Soaring Dragon.
Among them, the name Heavenly Soaring Dragon was quite good.
With the help of the 'Star Map', he could easily find these Elder Dragons, whose energy levels were far higher than other Danger Beasts.
A few days later.
The afterglow of the sunset sprinkled overhead the large school.
Outlining every contour of the campus with gentleness and quiet beauty.
Looking up, the sky was gradually turning from blue to purple, and the sunset glow scattered like fine sand.
The school bell had already rung.
Students of different ages, like a group of cheerful little beasts, ran out of the classrooms, ran to the training ground, and then ran out of the school gate.
This was the Sealing Barrier Specialist Ninja High School in the Land of Eddies.
"Goodbye, Principal!"
"My mama is here to pick me up, see you tomorrow, Principal Kushina!"
"Alright, alright, goodbye, everyone be careful and stay safe."
Uzumaki Kushina, with her red hair, responded to the greetings of the students while walking out of the school gate with the crowd.
This meant the people she needed to deal with changed from students to their parents.
And this was a process Kushina was very familiar with, something she experienced every day when going home.
So Nagato, who was by her side, just watched all of this quietly.
Ever since he was taken in by Kushina as her brother, he had been living at her house, and they would walk to and from school together every day.
According to her, she wouldn't feel lonely with Nagato around!
Because Minato Namikaze spent most of his time at the Space Research Institute in the world, only coming back for a few days during his vacation.
Of course, for him, this process wasn't complicated either, only requiring two uses of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The first time was to teleport from Punk Hazard to Wano Island, and after passing through the Star Gate, he could just teleport directly home.
So sometimes, as soon as they got home, they would see Minato Namikaze already standing in front of the stove wearing an apron and cooking curry.
Because that was the only thing he knew how to cook, but it tasted quite good, Nagato truly thought so...
A moment later, the two were far from the school, causing the number of people they encountered on the road to gradually decrease.
This was mainly because there weren't many residents on the island, most were Uzumaki Clansmen who had recently moved here with the students or returned from various places in the Ninja World.
But there were simply too few people with talent in Sealing Jutsu and Barrier Ninjutsu.
This resulted in their student numbers being the lowest among the Ten Great High-Level Ninja Schools in the Ninja World.
Second to last was the Genjutsu Specialization Ninja High School, and third to last was the Puppet Specialization Ninja High School.
And the Uzumaki Clan, who had experienced large-scale massacres and national destruction, was even more so.
This caused Uzumaki Island, which wasn't very large, to still appear sparsely populated...
"Nagato, I heard you've already gained control of the Sealing Fire Seal?"
Kushina walked along, turning her head to look at Nagato, a gentle smile on her face.
Nagato nodded calmly, his expression serene: "Yes, it feels a bit easier than the Sealing Evil Seal."
"Haha, how could that be? Although both are B-Rank, the Sealing Evil Seal targets the chakra inside the human body, so it's definitely harder than the Sealing Fire Seal, which targets flame. It just goes to show that Nagato is truly a genius!" Kushina praised him without reservation.
"Then teach me Adamantine Chains," Nagato said, looking up.
"That's still too early for you, because it requires you to have a very high level in both Sealing Jutsu and Barrier Ninjutsu..."
Kushina had just slightly shaken her head when her steps suddenly stopped, her gaze also becoming solemn as she quickly scanned the surrounding forest.
Because she felt waves of killing intent assailing them from the surroundings, and it was completely undisguised.
Nagato also fell into silence, his body tensing up.
As an orphan who had grown up hiding in the Country of Rain, he also possessed sensory ability for killing intent and malice that was different from ordinary people.
Or rather, this was a talent of the Uzumaki Clan!
"Older Sister, not here, there are too many people..." Nagato endured his discomfort and reminded her in a low voice.
Kushina nodded, her mood heavy.
There were quite a few students and parents on this road. If a ninja combat were to occur, they would definitely be affected.
The other party's killing intent was clearly also a threat to them.
What frustrated her the most was that in this situation, she didn't dare let Nagato go ahead either...
