That punch was really heavy.
Shisui rubbed his slightly swelling stomach, his hand freezing in place as if he had eaten a bit too much.
Itachi followed Shisui's comment and added, "I encountered a particularly strong old man. His Armament Haki was extremely powerful—he could even use an external release technique to blow away the black Amaterasu flames on his arm. His willpower was incredible too; even after being tortured by Tsukuyomi, he was still full of spirit.
"His appearance: a broad chest, tan skin, white hair and beard shaped like the character 'mountain', very muscular."
"I've seen that old man too. His Observation Haki was also excellent."Minato, having a tailed beast sealed inside him, had the most chakra among them and therefore lasted the longest—long enough to also see that old man.
"A fighter whose abilities are all well-balanced? That's difficult to handle."Gojo Satoru said while eating fried noodles, "Someone developed in every area has no obvious weakness. To beat that type, you need strength that simply exceeds theirs."
Minato and the others: "..."
After a moment of silence, words burst out like an explosion.
"Damn!!"
"Where did you come from?!"
"Why are you eating?! And where did the bowl, plates, and cutlery come from?!"
"There are three more people in the room—how did I not notice?"
Gojo Satoru waved a fork skewering a piece of octopus tentacle and said, "You should thank Ms. Ancient One's magic. It let us slip in quietly without alerting anyone."
"Wow! Magic from another world is amazing."
Gojo bit off a chunk of octopus tentacle and praised with a muffled voice.
"Thanks for the compliment."The Ancient One ate with graceful etiquette, cutting steak in a visually pleasing manner. She nodded politely toward Minato's group and greeted them with a smile."Hello, I'm the Ancient One, from the Pirate Faction."
"Hello, I'm Minato Namikaze. This is Uchiha Itachi…"Minato went down the line introducing everyone.
"Hi, hi! My name is Gojo Satoru!"As soon as Minato finished, Gojo raised his right hand energetically, waving it."You may affectionately call me Satoru-kun, or Gojo-kun!"
"And this guy…"Right after introducing himself, he instantly teleported to Yuji Itadori's side and hooked an arm around his neck."His name is Yuji Itadori, age 15—your typical sparkling high school youth! Girlfriend: currently accepting applications…"
"Gojo-sensei, I'm not thinking about getting a girlfriend right now."Hearing that, Yuji paused mid-bite, seeming to catch some important point, and raised his head to correct him.
Sensei?
Minato and the others side-eyed Gojo waving his fork in greeting—their gazes were subtle.He really didn't look like a teacher.Not at all.
"So, what's your purpose for being here?"Introductions finished, they moved to business.
"No purpose."Gojo spread his hands. "I'm just here to watch the fun."
"Passing through while traveling."The Ancient One lifted her camera."The scenery of Sabaody Archipelago is beautiful. Want to see the photos?"
Unexpected answers!
Minato and the others had complicated expressions.They thought both factions were full of players focused entirely on farming points—but unexpectedly, there were slackers hiding among them.
Worst of all, the slackers were on their side.
Hopefully the Marine faction has even more slackers!
[Hands clasped in prayer]
After three seconds of prayer, Minato's group silently drank their sweet fruit juice.
Being inside enemy territory, no alcohol.
With outsiders present, they discussed their next plan in the temporary team group chat.
Obito:"Are we acting tonight? There seem to be a lot of patrolling guards outside."
Nagato:"What does more patrol have to do with us? Shadow clones will handle the assassinations—exposure means nothing."
Itachi:"How many Celestial Dragons are we killing?"
Shisui:"Five. One per person. There aren't many Celestial Dragons, so we need to use them sparingly."
Their plan was simple:
Once Celestial Dragons get assassinated, the World Government will increase security inside Mariejois.
Then they'd continue assassinating Celestial Dragons and clearing out the evil guards.
The World Government would continue increasing security…
A positive cycle.
Minato:"Action is at nine o'clock."Everyone else:"Understood."
After dinner, they rested to recover energy.
The Ancient One browsed scenic photos on her camera.
Under a cognitive-blocking spell, Yuji and Gojo strolled around the estate.
"This kind of place is practically a breeding ground for curses," Gojo said as he looked at a prison within the estate.
Curses were the overflow of humanity's negative emotions.
And Mariejois had far too much negative emotion.If conditions for curses to manifest existed, the curses born here would be terrifying.
"Maybe even stronger than Sukuna…"
The king of curses, now reduced to a measurement unit, immediately surfaced to object:"Cursed energy might surpass mine, but it would never be stronger than me."
"Oh~~?"Gojo looked at the mouth on Yuji's left cheek and laughed lightly."So confident?"
Sukuna retreated after one line, ignoring the follow-up question.
"Good grief~"Gojo shook his head when he didn't get an answer and led Yuji elsewhere.
As Yuji walked away, he stared at the prison holding slaves.It was easy to guess what a good person was thinking—he wanted to save them.
"You want to save them? I don't mind," Gojo said, raising his right index finger."But you need to wait for the right moment.A moment when Mariejois is too preoccupied to notice anything else—so the slaves can escape smoothly."
Hearing that, Yuji looked at him in surprise.His expressive eyes seemed to say:How did you know exactly what I was thinking?!
"Kid, your face is too easy to read."Gojo lightly patted Yuji's head.
Yuji tugged at his left cheek, confused.Is my expression really that obvious?
Time flowed as the two wandered around.
The moon hung high, stars glittered across the sky—a sight impossible to see in neon-lit cities.
Gojo and Yuji admired the night sky.The Ancient One took pictures.Minato and the others gripped their blades and went out to kill.
During the daytime battle, Minato had scattered Flying Thunder God markers everywhere and now vanished instantly to who-knows-where.
Obito followed with a space jump to his target location.
The remaining four didn't have space-movement abilities, so they honestly used Transformation Jutsu to disguise themselves as patrolling guards and headed to other areas.
At the same time, Black Zetsu also began moving.
As stated earlier, Black Zetsu monitored almost all Celestial Dragons in Mariejois.The moment Minato's group moved into a Celestial Dragon's estate, they fell under his surveillance.
It didn't take long for Black Zetsu to receive word of their actions.
He was simply waiting for the doomed Celestial Dragons to die—so he could inherit their property and empty those vaults overflowing with rare treasures.
Earning points? Important?Not at all!
Making money is much more important.
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