After my triumphs and defeats, I created multiple aliases across countless worlds.

"Heh...that guy ran away from his wedding, right?!"

Terumi Mei stared at the letter in her hand with a sinister look, and at that moment she wished she could tear Bai Ye, that scumbag, apart with her bare hands.

They said they were coming to find him, but so much time has passed and they haven't seen him. He's even disappeared, and even the cats they used to communicate with can't find Bai Ye anymore.

"Lord Mizukage...but aren't you...aren't you not married?"

Beside him, Chojuro, who had just been promoted to a Mizukage guard, spoke somewhat timidly.

Didn't you say it wasn't a marriage at all?

"Heh... Chojuro, do you want to die?"

marry?!

The scene in Mei Terumi's mind instantly collapsed. Originally, she didn't have many thoughts about marriage, but with the disappearance of Byakuya, she found that she seemed to have developed a slight obsession.

...

Xiao organization.

Kisame has completed another mission.

"Where the hell are my teammates?!"

Having been in Akatsuki for so long, Pain had told me before that I would have a teammate, but I haven't had a single one. My teammate said he went to train and then just disappeared.

"Is there still no news from Bai Ye?"

Nagato frowned as he looked at Konan.

"Without news, there's no way we can find it."

Xiao Nan shook her head. She had asked Jue to look for news about Bai Ye, but Jue couldn't find it either.

It felt like Bai Ye had vanished into thin air.

"Defection? No... there's no reason for him to defect, and what's the point of him hiding? It's highly unlikely he's defecting. What has he been cultivating for so long?!"

Nagato frowned, feeling that he couldn't understand what was going on with Byakuya either.

Xiao Nan, however, also carried a hint of sorrow that she couldn't shake off.

...

"Could it be that they encountered an Otsutsuki? Impossible... How could someone suddenly disappear from the ninja world...?"

Black Zetsu frowned, sensing that things weren't quite as he had imagined.

Could it be that Byakuya encountered an Otsutsuki who came to the ninja world? Otherwise, based on his estimation of Byakuya's strength, he shouldn't have disappeared like that.

As the White Night disappears, time in the ninja world is passing rapidly...

Chapter 131 - Pirate Arc - Rocks Invites Roger to Join His Ship?!

"Bai Ye, where have you been these past few days?!"

Wang Zhi grabbed Bai Ye directly, also very curious about Bai Ye's disappearance over the past few days.

Although pirates are generally quite free, when there's nothing to do, Byakuya can leave this place at will without having to report to anyone.

But Bai Ye hasn't been around for the past few days.

Wang Zhi was also very curious as to why Bai Ye, who was usually quite diligent, had disappeared without anyone noticing. As for leaving the pirate crew, he hadn't thought about it, since everyone in the New World knew that the Rocks Pirates were the strongest.

Similarly, Bai Ye hasn't had many conflicts of interest with the people on the ship.

There's absolutely no need to leave here.

"They're secretly training."

Bai Ye had already prepared her explanation before leaving.

He didn't know when he would come back here again.

At first, Byakuya thought it would be a long time before he came to the One Piece world again.

Now, the timeline seems to show that it hasn't been long since I left.

They could only try to fool him by mentioning their secret cultivation practices.

"Well then, don't wander around during this time, since we'll be on a mission soon!"

Wang Zhi nodded thoughtfully, then gave Bai Ye a meaningful look, but didn't say anything more.

Regardless of whether Bai Ye is cultivating or has other secrets.

For Wang Zhi, there was no need to ask too many questions, as he, as the captain, did not necessarily have to control all the crew members.

Therefore, he generally doesn't interfere with the crew members' own little secrets.

Wang Zhi had only one rule regarding the people on the pirate ship: never lay a hand on your own people.

This is something that almost any pirate crew has.

After all, nobody wants to be stabbed in the back by their own people while fighting the enemy.

In fact, even the Rocks Pirates were always in chaos and followed a law of the jungle.

In the end, these were just some unofficial members. Generally speaking, Lox planned to let these people fight each other and then select a group of decent elites to join the official crew.

Regular crew members are not allowed to easily engage in combat; otherwise, the captain of each squad will punish or kill the person who makes the move according to the rules of their squad.

"Task?"

Bai Ye turned his head and looked at Wang Zhi with some surprise. He hadn't expected to have a mission so soon.

"That's right, chasing after the Roger Pirates. That guy has come to the New World again recently!"

Roger?!

Bai Ye's eyes lit up when he heard the name Roger.

Unexpectedly, it turned out they were going to chase after him.

Come to think of it, there doesn't seem to be any history of conflict between the Rocks Pirates and the Roger Pirates.

"Captain, do we really need to make enemies right now?"

If Bai Ye hadn't known that Rocks was about to start the God Valley War, he wouldn't have asked that question.

Although it's unclear whether Wang Zhi and the others know about this, Bai Ye believes that Wang Zhi is most likely aware of it.

As captain, if Rocks didn't tell them about this plan...

Then it would be absolutely impossible to get so much support.

Most of them are ambitious people. What brought them together?

Could it be Rocks' charisma?

He admitted that Rocks had charisma, but it was absolutely impossible for him to make this group of people submit to him so easily.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Rocks has already told everyone about his plan.

In other words, it's highly likely that Rocks' plan is not far off.

"You don't understand... Rocks actually wanted to recruit Roger!"

Wang Zhi shook his head. He actually understood Bai Ye's thoughts to some extent, but in the end, Lockes' attack on Luo Jie was not something he had just started now.

In other words, Roger was seen as a talented individual, and Rocks spared him once; otherwise, Roger would not have left when he first met Rocks.

Later, Roger left the New World and began traveling the world. Rocks wasn't in a hurry; he also wanted to see if Roger had grown.

Now that Roger has returned to the New World, Rocks is naturally not going to let him go so easily.

He was about to make a move against Roger. If Roger submitted to him this time, he would naturally not say anything more. But if Roger acted as he did last time, then Rocks would not let Roger off the hook.

"That guy probably won't join."

Roger knew exactly what he wanted from the moment he set sail.

Therefore, Bai Ye felt that Roger could never have joined the Rocks Pirates.

The Rocks Pirates' attempt to overthrow the world was not something Roger actually wanted to see.

Moreover, if Roger wanted to become the Pirate King, then the Rocks Pirates would definitely be the biggest obstacle in his path.

How can one become the Pirate King if they join the Rocks Pirates?

Be the first to reach the final island.

Therefore, Roger was destined not to join the Rocks Pirates.

Hearing Bai Ye's confident words piqued Wang Zhi's interest.

A hint of curiosity flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes as he asked, "How did you know?"

There are no permanent enemies in this world. As long as interests are aligned, enemies can still become allies.

Just like many members of the Rocks Pirates, they initially had grudges against each other, but for their own purposes, they eventually joined the Rocks Pirates together, didn't they?

So in Wang Zhi's view, Roger, who had no grudge against Rocks, joined the Rocks Pirates later, which was a natural thing, right?

Back then, Rocks even let Roger go once.