Not far away, Abomination roared in fury.
It gathered whatever strength remained within its monstrous frame and hurled its power toward the Destroyer once again, shaking the ground with each strike.
Hawkeye stood beside him, firing arrows in rapid succession.
But in its enraged state, the Destroyer barely reacted.
Their attacks were meaningless—like scratching an itch.
They could no longer inflict any real damage.
Then, without hesitation, Yujin bit down on the tip of his thumb.
Blood welled up.
He slammed his hand against the ground.
A massive Rashōmon Gate erupted from the battlefield, rising just in time to block the Destroyer's second blast of energy.
The beam scorched the gate's surface, but the defense held firm.
Seizing the moment, Tony Stark lifted Thor's broken body and carried him away, jetting to the side of the battlefield.
He laid him carefully onto a chair, hands trembling.
Thor's breath was faint.
His once-radiant face had turned deathly pale.
The flame of life inside him flickered so weakly that it seemed ready to disappear at any moment.
From afar, Yujin watched him, panic rising in his chest.
Only now did realization hit him like a wave.
All those years of torment—mental exhaustion, spiritual strain—yet so few injuries to his body.
"So all the real hardships were saved for now…?"
He stood there, helpless, staring at Thor's fading life.
Suddenly, the calm sky above the battlefield shifted.
Dark clouds swirled and gathered with unnatural speed.
Thunder rumbled across the sky.
From the depths of the storm, a bolt of lightning twisted downward like a silver serpent and struck directly onto Thor's half-destroyed body.
A burst of brilliant light followed.
A mysterious, ancient force surged into Thor—wild, powerful, divine.
Before everyone's eyes, the half of his body that had disintegrated began to regrow.
Muscles reformed.
Bone reknit.
Skin spread over newly healed flesh.
Within mere seconds, Thor's body was restored completely.
Meanwhile, Coulson, still standing beside the hammer, froze in shock.
The hammer that had lain still on the ground suddenly trembled violently.
It pulsed with power, as though responding to a mighty summons.
Then—without warning—it tore free from the earth and shot forward.
Straight toward Thor.
Thor instinctively lifted his hand.
His fingers wrapped around the hammer's handle with perfect familiarity.
In that instant, lightning exploded within his eyes.
His aura surged upward.
The divine might of the God of Thunder erupted from his body once more.
He had returned.
He held his hammer tightly.
With a powerful kick off the ground, his body shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.
Ancient and mysterious syllables escaped his lips, carrying a force that seemed to originate from the distant, primordial halls of Asgard.
The sound reverberated across the entire town.
Thor raised his hammer high and slammed it down mercilessly toward the Destroyer below.
"Boom—"
A deafening explosion shook the sky and the earth.
The overwhelming shockwave radiated outward from the Destroyer like a raging tsunami.
The town's glass shattered instantly, cascading to the ground in a chaotic rain of shards.
Even the hulking, powerful Abomination could not withstand the terrifying impact.
He was sent flying like a weightless leaf, arcing through the air before crashing heavily onto the distant ground.
At the center of the storm, the Destroyer absorbed Thor's hammer strike, infused with the raw power of the God of Thunder.
The eerie glow in its eyes finally extinguished completely.
Its massive body collapsed with a thunderous crash.
This time, it did not move again.
All its energy had been utterly destroyed, leaving it lying there like a heap of scrap metal.
Inside the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf, Loki, cut off from the Destroyer, trembled as he slowly rose to his feet.
He knew he was in for a serious beating.
Tony Stark lifted the oppressive mask, revealing his face, and said to a shocked Yujin beside him,
"Now, I think it's safe to say our so-called useless friend is indeed a god."
The cleanup took a full hour.
This was mainly because Yujin had been arguing with S.H.I.E.L.D. over who should claim the now-defunct Destroyer armor.
Nick Fury shouted, "This is American territory! Every inch of this land belongs to America!"
Yujin retorted, "Do you even know that size matters? You stole land from the Native Americans too. Don't act so high and mighty. Keep talking and I'll cast a spell!"
Thor, however, just laughed.
"Stop fighting. This armor belongs to my father. I'm taking it back to Asgard."
With that, he picked up the Destroyer armor and swung his hammer, ready to ascend to the sky.
"Thor!" Yujin called out. "Don't forget our promise!"
Thor didn't glance at him.
He soared straight into the sky.
Just as Yujin was thinking about how to get revenge on Asgard, a voice echoed across the sky.
"After dealing with Loki, I'll take you to the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf to learn magic!!!"
"Wait for me! Bro~"
Yujin watched as Thor disappeared under the glow of the rainbow light, then opened the group chat.
"Guys, if things go according to plan and Pirate Yujin eats the Thunder Fruit, do you think I could have the same kind of power Thor just showed?"
Yujin replied, "Enel's lightning could cover the entire Sky Island. And the Sky Island is way bigger than this town."
Yujin said, "Then wouldn't we be unstoppable?! I can't think of a fruit more amazing than the Thunder Fruit!"
Pirate Yujin added, "Uh, well… Naruto Yujin, you get the Hashirama cells and Rinnegan. Marvel Yujin, you go through the same path as Dr. Manhattan to gain power. If we do that, then yeah, we're basically invincible."
Pirate Yujin then left the group chat, sighing as he faced the large table of food in front of him.
"Thunder Fruit… in this timeline, that guy Enel has probably already eaten it. Do I go steal it from him? At least I need to train Haki for two more years just to reach Luffy's level."
Lost in thought, a sudden thump hit the back of Yujin's head, leaving a bump.
"Why are you slacking off? If you slack off even one minute every hour, your crush will suffer an extra minute of pain from the Celestial Dragons! Eat! Finish all of this food. Only when your body has enough energy can you learn Armament Haki!"
Yujin held the bump on his head, nodded, and shoveled the food into his mouth.
After Ivankov left, Yujin even pulled out two Earth Grudge Fear masks from his body, eating like a man possessed.
A gust of wind swept across the field, sending fallen leaves flying before landing on the training ground where three ninja waited.
Konoha's weather was average today, but the wind was strong. Standing in the middle of the field, the three ninjas—one tall and two smaller—gritted their teeth, cursing the person who was late.
When a figure finally appeared, Hatake Kakashi sighed.
All his life, people had waited for him, but only Uchiha Yujin understood Kakashi's personality so well that Kakashi ended up waiting for him instead.
Dealing with Kakashi was simple.
If Kakashi said to arrive at 8:00, he'd show up at noon.
If he said 12:00, he'd come after his nap.
If the meeting was at 11:00 p.m., don't expect him until dawn—maybe he'd even buy a bun on the way.
Always predictable.
Yujin suddenly appeared in front of the three, smiling as he greeted them.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Yujin. I was just helping a cat cross the street, so I'm a bit late. Sorry~ Hehehe."
Hyuga Neji rolled his eyes and glared at Yujin.
"You don't need to introduce yourself. I'd recognize you even if you turned to ashes!"
"Ah? Why are you here?" Yujin looked at Kakashi. "Why is he allowed here?"
Kakashi yawned and explained, "It's what the Hyuga clan leader decided."
"What do you mean?"
Kakashi blinked at Yujin, who immediately sensed some hidden meaning behind it.
It seemed the Hyuga elders felt that sending Kakashi, an Elite jōnin, to guide Yujin—a genius brat—was necessary, while their own prodigy, Hyuga Neji, still had to obediently finish five years of the ninja academy. They probably thought Neji was at a disadvantage.
"Huh? Are you sure about bringing him along? Just the two of us on a mission is already life-threatening, and now you want to bring him… oh, and also…"
Yujin's gaze fell on another young girl, not much older than them.
"Add her too… At this rate, our team will only shine on missions like finding lost cats or catching petty thieves."
Kakashi, seeing Yujin belittle his teammates, couldn't resist and gave him a sharp smack on the back of the head.
"What was that for! Ouch!"
Kakashi rolled his eyes at Yujin.
"This is Yakumo Kurama, the eldest daughter of the Kurama clan and the second-best genjutsu user in Konoha. Her talent with genjutsu surpasses even yours! You've always wanted to improve your resistance to genjutsu, right? She's the perfect sparring partner for you."
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