One Piece: The Will of Conqueror is the strongest!

Furthermore, Kuzan's presence is too obvious. Observation Haki might not be as effective at sensing the presence of others, but Brando also has the sensory talent of the Uzumaki clan, which allows him to more accurately sense and distinguish the presence of others.

We've already unlocked Sage Mode on Kuzan, so there's no need to target him for the time being. Our other objective is the Celestial Dragons. If we're exposed, they'll just run away, which is more important.

Today, when fighting Rayleigh, I didn't use any of my usual techniques except for Water Release, just to avoid revealing my true identity.

However, Rayleigh ignored him and tried to unleash his ultimate attack, but Brando used Body Flicker Technique to quickly escape and disappeared from Rayleigh's sight.

"Oh my gosh, isn't that Rayleigh, the Dark Lord?"

Kuzan, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, strolled towards Rayleigh, as if he had just been woken up and was quite impatient.

"The Blade of the Other Shore!"

Seeing that Brando had run away, Rayleigh unleashed his powerful attack directly at Kuzan.

A V-shaped, blood-red sword aura crackling with electricity shot directly toward Kuzan.

"Hey Hey hey."

Kuzan was also stunned. Was it going to be this exciting right from the start?

"Oh!"

Brando listened to the explosion behind him without any reaction.

He was thinking of finding a place to relax tonight.

Chapter 51 Deceiving Shukaku

"Were these powerful figures from the old era all chased and beaten by Garp-sensei back then?"

Kuzan crawled out of the ice, looking rather disheveled.

If he had been even slightly slower, he would have taken the full damage from the Other Shore Blade.

By the time he came out, Rayleigh had already run away. He had no interest in fighting the new admiral. Although he didn't understand why Brando, a Celestial Dragon, would run away, he was certain that he wouldn't stay.

"General Kuzan, both targets have disappeared. We are arranging for the rescue of the wounded."

A major general came over and reported the situation to Kuzan.

"Okay, you can make the arrangements from here on out."

"Then tell me the intelligence you've gathered."

Kuzan nodded, gave instructions to the major general, found a sunshade chair in front of a shop, sat down, and pulled down his blindfold.

About half an hour later, the major general informed Kuzan of the intelligence he had gathered.

"A naval officer who looks remarkably like Shanks is fighting Rayleigh?"

Kuzan was stunned when he heard this.

Because he clearly knew that Shanks had also been a member of Roger's pirate crew and should know Rayleigh.

So is it the one from the Holy Land?

However, Kuzan remembered someone who seemed to be able to transform into other people, and he also sensed a familiar aura from his Observation Haki.

Could it be him?

Kuzan feels there's a high probability.

However, Kuzan did not reveal that Brando might be the one in question, and simply instructed the major general to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku as usual.

He was on his way back from vacation when this happened, and Sengoku remotely ordered him to come and resolve the trouble.

I heard that Conqueror's Haki had been unleashed, which is why I rushed over.

"Previous intelligence said he would appear in the New World, but now that he's in Sabaody, his target must be the Celestial Dragons."

Kuzan remained lying in the chair, but his mind was filled with complex emotions.

He seems to have begun to resist the world government, to resist this false justice.

Then I'll just pretend I don't know, like before. The Celestial Dragons won't appear for a few more days, and by then I'll already be at Marine Headquarters, so it'll have nothing to do with them.

Let Tianlong experience this despicable brat's insidious tricks.

.......

News of Rayleigh's reappearance made the newspapers, but because Rayleigh activated Conqueror's Haki from the start, stunning those around him, no photos were taken. Instead, patrolling marines noticed something was wrong and reported it to the Marine Headquarters.

The person who fought Rayleigh was described as a Marine, so the news became "Naval rookie battles Dark Lord Rayleigh."

There was no news about Brando, and the World Government didn't seem to care much about Rayleigh, even though they knew he frequently appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago.

However, since Rayleigh didn't continue to be a pirate and instead worked as a coating craftsman in Sabaody Archipelago, everyone tacitly accepted the situation and ignored him as long as he didn't cause trouble or attract attention.

After all, getting rid of Rayleigh isn't easy. Only by not interfering with the World Government's rule can they avoid having time to deal with him.

Sengoku also saw the report, but he assumed that the Celestial Dragon from the Holy Land had just encountered Rayleigh in Sabaody Archipelago and wanted to test his strength, which led to the fight.

Since it didn't cause any serious consequences, the Warring States period ignored it.

The Five Elders wouldn't care about such a trivial matter, so the Navy handled it internally.

Meanwhile, Brando was enjoying a massage from a beautiful woman at a brothel, while simultaneously creating five shadow clones that used transformation techniques to change into different appearances and go out to gather intelligence.

Brando flipped through the newspaper in his hand, not taking it lightly. Who knew if it was a trap set by the World Government? He thought it best to have his shadow clone investigate further.

This encounter with Rayleigh earned him the B-rank ninjutsu, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, also known as Lightning Release Armor, which was recognized and granted by the villagers!

"I feel like my stats are getting more and more insane. I have the Tailed Beast Cloak Mode for chakra, Sage Mode for physical abilities, plus the speed boost from Lightning Release Chakra Mode."

Brando counted his stats and felt they were a bit overpowered, bordering on being a stat monster.

The items dropped by old things have high stats.

Although Lightning Release Chakra Mode is only a B-rank ninjutsu, its improvement is far greater than that of Cell Activation. Moreover, the stronger one's physical condition, the better it will be, making it a ninjutsu with the potential for growth.

However, to maximize the effectiveness of these status buffs, Shukaku's help is still needed.

"Shukaku, when we fight, can you help me absorb natural energy to provide me with chakra?"

While lying down and enjoying a massage from two beautiful women, Brando entered his mental space to communicate with Shukaku.

Under normal circumstances, Brando can also use tailed beast chakra to enter Sage Mode because he has mastered Perfect Sage Mode, which can balance the fusion of tailed beast chakra and natural energy.

But what Brando wanted more was a Sage Mode like Naruto's Kurama Mode, with cross-shaped eyes and a Tailed Beast Cloak, a state where stats were stacked up in large numbers.

"Clam?"

"Who do you take me for?"

"I would never do such a thing."

"Also, where did you get this Sage Mode? Why didn't you use it when you fought that shaved ice kid?"

Shukaku breathed out.

It hasn't even reached a special CG agreement with Brando yet, how could it possibly do such a thing? It has a lot of dignity.

Secondly, it also sensed that Brando was acting strangely. When it used Magnet Release before, it thought that Brando was affected by its chakra, but later it found that this was not the case at all.

Moreover, this guy has Uchiha blood, but also Uzumaki blood. The strangest thing is that he suddenly mastered Sage Mode. It suspects that there is something wrong with this. Is this kid pretending to be innocent and deceiving it, trying to trick it into giving him its power?

"Actually, it's information that the Sage of Six Paths hid in my soul. He suspected that the people of this world wanted to invade the ninja world, so he sent me here to scout ahead, to gather intelligence, and to see if I could stop it."

"As my strength increased, the memories in my soul also awakened, allowing me to master the ninjutsu and sage techniques that were suitable for me back then."

"Moreover, the Sage of Six Paths also sent the tailed beast he considered the most intelligent. He believed that none of the other tailed beasts were as intelligent as you, and he needed you to help him make a judgment."

"Back then, the Sage of Six Paths always kept the defenses of the Ninja World planet very tight. You should know that."

Brando started lying.

Nine of them are false and one is true. The true one is that the Sage of Six Paths always had the idea of ​​guarding against visitors from outer space. The rest are false, but they are reasonable.

Why do I have no memory of anything?

Shukaku naturally didn't believe it. If such a thing were true, Hagoromo would definitely tell it.

But then again, I feel that what Brando said makes a lot of sense.

"Because you are a clone, not the real original. You were recreated using the Ten-Tails' husk and Shukaku's chakra. After all, Hagoromo doesn't want to truly lose you, does he?"

Brando said without changing his expression, his face very tense.

"Hagoromo is long dead, how could he do these things?"

Shukaku, in the mental space, squinted with eyes similar in size to Li Ronghao's, looking at Brando with suspicion.

“His soul has always existed in the Pure Land. I saw him there after I died.”

Brando felt no remorse for deceiving a Haki Crane.

Shukaku wanted to ask more questions, but Brando didn't want to say anything more and quickly left the mental space to avoid saying too much and not being able to explain himself. He let Hakikaku fight it out on its own!

Chapter 52 The auction begins, the venue is warmed up.

"What a scumbag, Doflamingo."

Brando has already infiltrated the auction that the Celestial Dragons will be attending.