Chapter 18 Memory!
018 Memories!
Not dead?
Kakashi was startled.
He suddenly turned his head, only to find that the masked young man was carrying Zabuza and fleeing rapidly!
It was a trap!
Kakashi's expression turned grim as he finally realized.
The masked young man and Zabuza were allies!
In that moment of delay, the masked young man had already carried Zabuza a considerable distance.
Just as he was about to order a pursuit, a wave of dizziness inexplicably washed over him.
Did I overuse my Sharingan just now? After this thought flashed through Kakashi's mind, he completely fainted.
Kizaru, Er Zhu Zi, and the others were shocked when they saw this, and quickly rushed over to support Kakashi.
At this point, chasing them was almost impossible; they had to settle Kakashi first.
However, Zabuza on the other side was also severely injured and should be unable to fight again for a short period.
There was no longer any need to worry about being attacked at their doorstep.
Kizaru and Sasuke supported Kakashi, while Sakura guarded old man Tazuna, heading to Tazuna's home.
Along the way, Kizaru's heart was pounding.
The combat style of Ninja was indeed different from that of Pirates; life and death were often decided in an instant, and Kakashi's Sharingan was too powerful.
It could copy any skill it saw.
Moreover, it also possessed powerful insight. He wondered if Kakashi's Sharingan could copy his Glint-Glint Fruit abilities when he used them.
However, he thought it likely couldn't; if it could even copy the Glint-Glint Fruit's abilities, then the Sharingan's power would be too overpowered.
Hmm, if there's a chance to obtain a Sharingan, I must study it thoroughly.
Although the team had lost Kakashi, their backbone, their traveling speed had slowed considerably.
Fortunately, they were not far from Tazuna's home.
Before long, the group arrived at Tazuna's house.
After settling Kakashi, Kizaru, Sasuke, and Sakurawere about to discuss what to do next when Kizarusuddenly felt a wave of dizziness.
His head uncontrollably tilted, and Kizaru fainted!
"Naruto!"
Sasuke and Sakura shouted in unison.
Kakashi had fallen, Naruto had also fallen, and now only the two of them remained.
Zabuza, who hadn't died, might attack again at any time... How would the two of them face him alone?
...The unconscious Kizaru only felt unfamiliar knowledge coming in like fragments.
These were things he had never encountered before... All this knowledge seemed to be someone's memory.
Whose memory was this?
It didn't seem like the little blond Naruto's, nor was it his own, so how did these memories get into his mind?
Kizaru was a bit confused.
Although the memory was complete enough, the events within it were simply unbelievable to him.
What happened in the young man's childhood was fine, but everything that happened since he entered adolescence made Kizaru feel quite incredible.
Televisions that used electricity instead of visual Den Den Mushi, mobile communication little boxes, all sorts of firearms, all sorts of tanks, and even flying airplanes, aircraft carriers... Such memories, although the young man had only seen pictures and not the real things, were enough to indicate that this was definitely not the memory of a person from his original world, nor could it be the memory of a person from the Ninja World... Whose memory was this, exactly?
Kizaru fell into deep thought.
As time went on, this young man also grew into a youth, found an ordinary job, and was constantly exploited by his boss for unpaid Gaban... yet his salary was pitifully meager.
Kizaru felt a bit of sympathy for this guy, and also a bit of admiration.
Pay me well, and I'll take down the Four Emperors!
This guy, with such a small salary, often working unpaid Gaban, still managed to do his job so well... He was truly a talent.
Memories continued to pour in.
Finally, after one Gaban until two in the morning, this guy, dragging his drowsy head and exhausted body, walked towards his rented apartment.
While crossing the road, in his dazed state, he was actually hit and killed by a speeding car.
This guy's soul was still alive.
The next memory was actually in... his, Kizaru's, office before he came to the Ninja World!
Then that unforgettable scene happened.
He finally understood whose memory this was... It was the memory of the guy who had taken over his body!
But in this memory, that guy was clearly an ordinary person, so how could he have the means to seize his body?
And... how did that guy know his name was Kizaru, and seem so knowledgeable about the Pirate World he was in?
Just as he thought of this, a memory of this young man watching an anime came through.
Pirate King... Eiichiro Oda... What exactly was going on?
How could someone in that world know so clearly about the events happening in his world?
Or was his world actually non-existent, but a virtual world from Oda's pen?
Kizaru was horrified!
No!
It absolutely couldn't be like this; he was a truly existing person, not just a virtual character created by someone.
Moreover, judging from that person's memory, although the anime called Pirate King recorded the events of his world clearly, there were many significant actual events that were not included in it.
This meant... Oda in that world might have a way to observe his world, but it wasn't comprehensive.
And, he was certain that he was indeed a real human being!
Hmm, the memory he received from that guy wasn't complete; it should only be a part of it.
A large part he hadn't received... But why could he receive that guy's memory?
While he was pondering, another wave of memories slowly came through... This feeling... Could it be that... his current soul and his original body's connection hadn't been completely severed, and there were still faint threads of connection?
It must be so!
Otherwise, it couldn't be explained how he, with only a soul remaining, could use the Glint-Glint Fruit's abilities, even though almost all of the fruit's power was spent suppressing that smelly fox~
After a long while, the memories stopped coming, and Kizaru's consciousness began to return.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a white-haired man with a mask reaching out to touch his forehead... "Kakashi-sensei? What are you doing?"
Kakashi gave an awkward smile, "Naruto, after my Chakra recovered, I realized you had also fainted and hadn't woken up for a long time, so..."
"So?"
"So I wanted to check your physical condition and find out the reason~"
"No need, Kakashi-sensei, I just overused my Chakra, and I've already recovered..."
"Is that so? Then you continue to rest. Come for dinner in the evening to replenish yourself well." Kakashi finished speaking, turned, and walked out.
Watching Kakashi leave, Kizaru gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He had woken up just in time. If he had been a few minutes later, and Kakashi had examined him and discovered he wasn't the original Naruto... that would have been a huge problem!
...However, some interesting phrases from that guy's original memory are now all mine.
To use the words from that memory, this kind of thing should be called — freeloading?
Hmm, freeloading is truly wonderful!