Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

“I am not anyone’s protector; I come from the Uchiha clan.”

"Still denying it? What an insincere junior! Well, whatever, you're going to become the Ten-Tails' food anyway."

"You're still just as self-righteous as ever."

"Don't compare me to him. He's just a native. If it weren't for that so-called Heavenly King, I wouldn't have been trapped in his mental world for so long."

"who are you?"

"Hehe, my name is Otsutsuki Zero-Shiki. If you haven't heard of this name, you definitely know my master's name. He is Otsutsuki Yame!"

"Otsutsuki Yame?!"

Upon hearing this name, Chiga was truly shocked. Who was Otsutsuki Yame? He was the Otsutsuki clan member who had consumed the most Devil Fruits and was known as the Otsutsuki God. His abilities were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

However, judging from the information in the manga, it seems that Yamete Otsutsuki has died, leaving only his body. Of course, it is also possible that he has evolved to the extreme and broken free from the constraints of his physical body to go to other worlds.

This guy who calls himself Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki is actually Yameteor Otsutsuki's guardian? And judging from his words, he betrayed Yameteor Otsutsuki?

Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki looked extremely proud of his betrayal of Yameteor Otsutsuki, and said smugly as he looked at the Ten-Tails at his feet.

"My master ate too many fruits from the Divine Tree back then, and his body was on the verge of collapse. I took advantage of this opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to him. What I didn't expect was that his body would transform into this Ten-Tails. I can feel that the energy within this Ten-Tails is far superior to that of the other Ten-Tails. As long as I can eat its fruit, I can gain unimaginable power!"

Chiga looked again at the Ten-Tails under Zero's feet. This Ten-Tails was indeed very special. Most of the other Ten-Tails were white, but this one was completely black.

But there's still one question he doesn't understand: how did Zero Otsutsuki travel to the One Piece world? And why is he trapped inside Im's body?

While Zero was still in a state of self-absorption, Chiga voiced her doubts.

Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki made no attempt to hide anything and spoke directly.

"My master had already evolved the ability to travel between dimensions. The moment his body transformed into the Ten-Tails, he opened a dimensional rift and brought me to this world. However, this Ten-Tails was very hostile towards me. I almost exhausted my energy just controlling it, so I could only temporarily reside in the body of this person named Im."

"But it seems like you haven't managed to gain control of your body."

Zero Ōtsutsuki snorted coldly and suddenly stretched out his hand, a mini straw hat appearing in his palm.

He looked at the straw hat in his hand and said through gritted teeth,

"It's all because of this damned thing! Im calls it the Heavenly King. If it weren't for it, I wouldn't be trapped inside this native's body!"

Chiga was also surprised that Uranus, one of the Ancient Weapons, was just a small straw hat, and wondered if it had any connection to the one Luffy was wearing.

However, Chiga didn't have time to think too much right now. The appearance of Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki was completely unexpected. If he didn't take it seriously, he might really become food.

Chapter 287 The Birth of a Devil Fruit

Zero-Shiki put away Uranus and looked up at Chiga.

"Uchiha Chika, I hope your body can provide enough nourishment for this Ten-Tails!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ten-Tails beneath his feet let out a deafening roar, then opened its huge mouth towards Chiga, and a blood-red energy ball appeared around its mouth, its size continuously increasing.

Chiga's expression changed. This attack was clearly a Tailed Beast Ball. After Zero took over the body, his control over the Ten-Tails was more than twice as strong.

A wicked smile crept across Rei's face.

"Try this!"

After the Ten-Tails finished charging up, it fiercely spat out the Tailed Beast Ball from its mouth. However, Susanoo did not make any defensive stance, and wisps of black smoke emanated from Chiga's left eye, who was standing above it.

A huge dark vortex immediately appeared in front of Susanoo, and the Tailed Beast Ball plunged into it and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki curled his lip.

"Tch, it's just a defective product of the Divine Tree fruit."

Chiga was very interested in this statement, and he asked,

"So Devil Fruits are the fruits of the God Tree?"

"I guess so. As I said before, this Ten-Tails is very special. When it first came to this world, it absorbed a lot of unknown energy and produced many fruits, which the natives called Devil Fruits."

"If that's the case, why don't you eat them all? You shouldn't have a limit on the number of Devil Fruits you can eat, right?"

"Hmph, Devil Fruits disappear immediately after they grow on the Ten-Tails, only to reappear somewhere in the world. Collecting them is too troublesome, and eating Devil Fruits does nothing to increase my power."

Chiga nodded. He could also feel that after absorbing twelve Devil Fruits, his eye power had reached a saturation point, and absorbing more Devil Fruits would not have any effect.

Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki called Devil Fruits "defective products of the God Tree Fruits" because they couldn't promote the evolution of Otsutsuki like the real God Tree Fruits.

However, it was of great benefit to Chiga, who had not yet become an Otsutsuki at the time, because it allowed Chiga's bloodline to successfully revert to its ancestral form, making her a true Otsutsuki.

Of course, this is because Chiga possesses the Rinnegan. If other members of the Uchiha or Senju clans came to this world, they would only be able to eat one Devil Fruit at most, just like the original inhabitants of the One Piece world. Otherwise, they would die from exploding due to the inability to withstand the energy within.

The Rinnegan plays a crucial role in this.

Thinking of this, Chiga felt fortunate. If he hadn't accidentally traveled to the pirate world, he probably would have had to rely on becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to evolve to his current level.

However, the Ten-Tails in the Naruto world possesses the will of Kaguya Otsutsuki. Even if Chiga knew the plot and eliminated the threat of Black Zetsu in advance, he might not be able to prevent Kaguya from possessing him.

For Chiga, absorbing the power of a Devil Fruit to complete his evolution is the most perfect way. Chiga, who evolves into an Otsutsuki in this way, will definitely be stronger than Madara, who became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, in terms of both power and ability.

Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki also thought of this, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"But I really didn't expect the Devil Fruit to have such a good effect on you. When you first came to this world, you were pitifully weak, but now you are so strong. Even compared with some of the outstanding juniors I know, you are not much inferior."

Upon hearing the word "junior" again from Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki, Chiga couldn't help but ask...

"You mean Momoshiki and Urashiki?"

Rei-shiki Otsutsuki was taken aback and asked in confusion,

"I've heard of Momoshiki, but I don't really remember Urashiki. The one I remember most from the younger generation is Otsutsuki Isshiki. My master originally planned to feed me to the Ten-Tails and then make him the next guardian. Do you know him? How is he now?"

"..."

Chiga was speechless for a moment. Of course he knew Otsutsuki Isshiki. In Boruto, he was truly a major boss, with power that was despair-inducing.

In the end, if Kurama hadn't sacrificed himself to help Naruto activate Heavy Particle Mode, and if Isshiki Otsutsuki hadn't been limited by his container and couldn't exist for long, he would never have lost to Naruto.

Moreover, his experience was quite tragic. Although he escaped the fate of becoming a guardian, his fate was similar to that of a guardian. Kaguya attacked him from behind, and half of his body was fed to the Ten-Tails. If he hadn't encountered Jigen who happened to be passing by, he would probably have died on the spot.

Kawaki finally found a suitable vessel, but then he encountered Naruto and Sasuke, a pair of "bad guys," and in the end, he still couldn't escape the fate of dying.

Seeing Chiga standing there speechless, Ōtsutsuki Reishiki pressed for an answer.

"You really want to know about him, don't you? What happened to him?"

"he died."

"What?! There are life forms in the universe capable of killing the Otsutsuki clan?"

"No, he was ambushed by his own guardian and became food for the Ten-Tails."

Chiga didn't mention Naruto, since the cause of Otsutsuki Isshiki's death was ultimately Kaguya Otsutsuki's fault.

When Zero-Shiki heard this reason, he couldn't hold back anymore. Good heavens, Isshiki Otsutsuki was someone who almost became his successor. How come he didn't have any of the good qualities he had?

Not only did he fail, but he also pulled off a counter-attack and was ambushed by his guardian.

Although Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki wasn't very familiar with Isshiki, he still felt a sense of disappointment and frustration at the moment.

At the same time, he became curious about the guardian of Shiki, wanting to know which outstanding junior had inherited his excellent qualities.

Who is the guardian of the One Style?

"Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"It's her? That pitifully weak woman?"

"......Yes."

Zero was quite surprised that Kaguya had become Isshiki's guardian, and he had a deep impression of Kaguya.

However, unlike Isshiki, who he remembered because of his excellence, Kaguya was remembered because she was too weak.

The Otsutsuki clan also has genders, but the male-to-female ratio is severely imbalanced. Kaguya, as a female Otsutsuki, is already a very rare existence, and her power was only considered to be at the bottom of the Otsutsuki group at that time.

The Otsutsuki clan doesn't give any preferential treatment just because you're a woman. For "weak" Otsutsuki like Kaguya, their fate is already sealed: to become the guardians of other powerful Otsutsuki, and ultimately be fed to the Ten-Tails as food.

Weakness is the original sin, no matter where you are.

Chapter 288 Door vs. Barrier

Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki pondered life for a while atop the Ten-Tails' head, then controlled the Ten-Tails to flick out one of its tails, launching an attack on Chiga without warning. He had truly mastered the art of surprise attacks.

Fortunately, Chiga was on guard against him. He manipulated Susanoo to raise his sword to block his head, and then reached out to launch Shinra Tensho at the Ten-Tails.

The Ten-Tails' towering body, reaching a thousand meters in height, was blown away like a balloon in front of Shinra Tensei. However, Zero Otsutsuki was no less adept at manipulating repulsive force. He also released a repulsive force to counteract Shinra Tensei, thereby stabilizing the Ten-Tails.

Chiga gave him no chance to catch his breath. Susanoo swung its sword and unleashed a sword beam. If it were Im who was controlling the Ten-Tails, he would have had no choice but to dispel the sword beam and let the Ten-Tails recover on its own.

However, Zero-Shiki Otsutsuki obviously wouldn't use such a low-level method. A mocking smile appeared on his face, and then with a wave of his hand, a transparent barrier was erected in front of the Ten-Tails.

Meanwhile, a gang war is raging in Loguetown, led by a man with a grass-green mohawk and an arrogant expression.

Standing opposite him was a burly man with a bald head and a face full of scars, who was shouting at the man with the rooster-like haircut.

"Bartolomeo! Have you been getting a little too arrogant lately?! Do I need to teach you a lesson?!"

Bartolomeo impatiently picked at his ear, then made a move that shocked everyone present.

He actually pulled down his pants in front of everyone and started urinating.

Bartolomeo's audacity in brandishing his gun enraged the bald man opposite him, who now wished he could disarm Bartolomeo on the spot.

He yelled at his underlings behind him.

"Shoot this bastard to death!!!"

The underlings had long disliked Bartolomeo, and upon hearing this, they immediately pulled out real guns and opened fire on him.

Bartolomeo's underlings were already used to this and showed no sign of panic, as if they didn't care about their boss standing in front of them facing the gunfire.

Bartolomeo raised his hands, interlacing his middle and index fingers in a strange pose, and a transparent barrier appeared in front of him, blocking all the incoming bullets.

He is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit ability, capable of creating barriers to defend against all attacks. So far, no one has been able to break through the barriers he creates.

However, this did not deter the bald leader; instead, it fueled his anger even more.

He pulled out a dagger and charged at Bartolomeo. Bartolomeo looked at the bald man running towards him with the eyes of someone looking at a clown, and with a slight twitch of his fingers, the barrier was pushed out.

This was an attack method he developed using the Barrier Fruit. Just when he thought the bald man was about to be smashed into pieces by the barrier, the transparent barrier disappeared into thin air halfway through its path.