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Chapter 16: Attention From Another World, The Man In The White Suit
Marine Admiral Kizaru made his move.
It was a stunning blow.
To the Marines, it wasn't overly shocking. Some soldiers at Naval Headquarters had already witnessed the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit. However, for the vast majority of ordinary people in the Pirate World—and even the pirates scattered across the seas—such a terrifying ability left them stunned for a long time.
While these people discussed Admiral Kizaru's horrific attack in shock, the most amazed viewers were actually those from the world of ninja.
The audience watching the live broadcast of this battle was not limited to the Pirate World. In the Ninja World, the sky was shrouded by a massive light curtain, identical to the one in the Pirate World. No matter where one stood, simply looking up revealed the projection.
The image displayed was the real-time battle situation at Naval Headquarters, Marineford.
Every move made by the Konoha Village shinobi who had entered the Pirate World for the invasion mission was being broadcast live to the entire Ninja World. Consequently, the Marines—including the Vice Admirals, Admirals, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku—also appeared before the eyes of the ninja residents.
Initially, the people of the Ninja World were satisfied with the performance of Kakashi and the others, who had successfully infiltrated using the Transformation Technique. However, when Yuichi made his move and attacked Kakashi, forcing him to reveal himself, the Ninja World erupted in disbelief.
How did this man discover Kakashi Hatake, who had infiltrated using the Transformation Technique? That was the famous Copy Ninja of the Ninja World! How could his Transformation Technique be seen through so easily?
Following the surprise, the fight between Aokiji and Kakashi shocked the people of the Ninja World once again. That bizarre freezing ability was simply too terrifying. How could the people of that world be so monstrous? Unleashing attacks required no hand seals and no special preparation. They could release abilities at will—a method far more convenient than ninjutsu.
The people of the Ninja World were envious of the convenience of Devil Fruits. Conversely, the people of the Pirate World were envious of the strange versatility of ninjutsu. Both worlds coveted the abilities of the other.
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Konoha Village.
A group of people stood atop the Hokage building: Shikaku Nara, a squad of Anbu ninjas, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing in their center.
Hiruzen wore his Hokage robes and hat. It appeared that the current Ninja World was still in the era of the Third Hokage's reign. However, strangely, a stone face of the Fourth Hokage was carved onto the Hokage Rock behind him.
The existence of the Fourth Generation's stone face indicated that Minato Namikaze had already taken over the position of Hokage. Yet, Hiruzen was the one in power, implying the Fourth Hokage should be dead. This made the appearance of the Fourth Generation's name on the list of invaders into the Pirate World very strange indeed.
"The power of that world should not be underestimated!" Hiruzen sighed.
Beside him, Shikaku Nara looked at Kizaru on the screen with a grave expression. The Admiral had knocked Kizaru away from the ninja team with a single blow.
"Lord Third, this person's ability is terrifying!" Shikaku analyzed. "He turned into light in an instant. The Devil Fruits mentioned by the strange light curtain earlier were categorized into Logia, Zoan, and Paramecia. Among them, Logia types can transform into various natural elements. I believe this guy, and the ice user before him, are so-called Logia ability users!"
Hearing this, Hiruzen nodded. "Yes. You're right. That Devil Fruit is indeed amazing. It is merely a fruit, yet eating it grants one abilities directly!"
This method of gaining power made Hiruzen somewhat envious. Their ninjas gained strength through arduous training, while the people in the opposing world simply needed to eat a fruit—even if it looked unpalatable—to instantly gain great power. It felt unfair; why was acquiring ability so easy in that other dimension?
In a war between two worlds, did their world have any hope of winning?
"Lord Hokage, there are still three minutes left. It seems Plan A cannot be completed regardless!" An Anbu ninja pointed to the countdown timer on the light curtain.
With so little time remaining, it was likely too late to snatch that strange golden flag.
Hearing this, Shikaku smiled. "Don't worry. Until the last second, nothing is certain! Don't forget, the Fourth Hokage is there!"
Speaking of this, Shikaku's smile was filled with pride.
Previously, the light curtain had allowed them to select the intruders. It was only at the crucial moment that he discovered he could send the deceased as invaders.
[Please specify the candidates for the first invasion. S-class combat personnel are limited to three, and A-class combat personnel are limited to...]
At that time, the light curtain provided a list of candidates for each power level. Because they were unsure what the light curtain was or if the fusion of worlds was real, the Third Hokage had chosen Kakashi and the others to be safe.
However, Shikaku had noticed that the list could be scrolled through with one's mind. Crucially, even famous ninjas who had died in Konoha's history were on the list. Thus, Shikaku chose the late Fourth Hokage.
However, when the Fourth Hokage was selected, a special condition arose.
[Candidate Determined: Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze (Note: Due to combat power limitations in the first world war, the Fourth Hokage's Tailed Beast Chakra will be removed!)]
Although Shikaku didn't quite understand what removing the Tailed Beast Chakra meant, right now, the Fourth Hokage was slowly approaching the top of the Marine building. The Fourth Generation in the picture was undoubtedly the late Minato Namikaze. Under these circumstances, avoiding everyone's eyes and ears, he had successfully reached the middle levels of the Marine building.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Fourth Hokage had a chance, even if only one second remained.
But right now, the most notable factor was the man who had stood beside the golden banner from the very beginning.
He wore a white suit with a cherry blossom flower on his chest, a Vice Admiral's cape, and a long sword hanging from his waist. This was the man who had first discovered Kakashi. If he remained there, his strength must be astonishing. The commotion below had not caused him to move a single step.
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