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Chapter 194 Return to the Ninja World

I guess so.

Uchiha Hikaru remained noncommittal.

Although it hadn't been explicitly discussed, she knew that Esdeath definitely had some doubts about her identity.

—In the world of Akame ga Kill!, there exists the "World Encyclopedia," meaning the Empire, while not entirely knowledgeable about other countries and regions, at least has some understanding of them. Yet, for over a thousand years prior, abilities such as "Ninjutsu," "Haki," and "Flying Technique" had never existed.

If Uchiha Hikaru were the only exception, that would be one thing.

But now Yamato and others have appeared...

From any perspective, Yamato, who is 2.63 meters tall and has two horns on his head, doesn't seem like a normal human being in this world.

of course.

It's not a normal human; it could also be a biological Imperial Arm. After all, Najenda's "Susanoo" also has the characteristic of having two horns on its head. But... a Marine Admiral? Aokiji?

"Is that guy named Aokiji a general from another country? Is his ability similar to mine?"

Esdeath casually remarked, "He must be a pretty strong guy. I'd really like to meet him."

Don't worry, there will be opportunities.

Uchiha Hikaru smiled slightly.

Once Bulma's envisioned "pirate crew" is established in the pirate world, she and Yamato will definitely be among the first crew members, Erii will most likely join as well, and among those outside the crew...

Esdeath would be a good choice for a crew member.

If we encounter Aokiji and face him, we can consider leaving him as Esdeath's opponent to see who is stronger between these two equally powerful individuals.

……

The day after fighting Esdeath, Yamato challenged Brand to another fight.

Speaking of which...

She and Brand didn't get along very well from the moment they joined the group, because of their different opinions on Kozuki Oden.

During this time, Yamato heard and witnessed the stories of Minato Namikaze and others, which broadened his horizons considerably, and he no longer regarded Kozuki Oden as his sole belief in life. However, he could not completely deny the ideas he had accumulated over more than twenty years all at once.

Therefore, whenever topics related to Oden are brought up, it's the time when she and Brand will have another argument.

This one now has a bit of a "real-life" feel to it.

"Huff, huff..."

"I didn't expect your pompadour to be so strong, actually able to withstand my 'Thunderous Eight Trigrams'."

"Hmph, I've killed a hundred men before, I've seen plenty of guys stronger than you..."

Brand, nicknamed "Airplane Head," emerged from his "possessed by evil spirits" state, took a moment to catch his breath, and finally gave a serious assessment: "Your strength is indeed formidable. Without 'possessed by evil spirits,' I'm afraid I would have been defeated by you very quickly... And you probably haven't even used your full strength yet, have you? If you used the power of your 'Devil Fruit'..."

"That ability is for dealing with enemies."

Yamato put down his spiked club, stretched out his arm, and casually put it on Brand's shoulder: "I admit you're my partner now, let's go for a drink... Miss Hikari, are you coming?"

"No, you should go find Leone..."

Above the earthen slope not far away.

Uchiha Hikaru casually declined.

Once Yamato and Brand were out of sight, she stretched and cleared the three-tomoe from her eyes, replaying the scene she had just witnessed in her mind.

Yamato's Haki level is quite good, ranking among the strongest in the entire One Piece world. However, her skill was honed passively through long-term beatings by Kaido, and she's not particularly adept at teaching others. Therefore, if you want to learn Haki from her, you'll need to observe more actual battles.

After a while.

Uchiha Hikaru snapped out of his reverie, dusted himself off, and stood up.

"Let's go, Xiao Ai. It's time for us to have dinner."

"..."

next to.

Esdeath didn't correct the issue of calling him "Little Ai" anymore. Instead, she looked at Uchiha Hikaru's back thoughtfully and asked, "You... haven't known that Yamato lady for very long?"

Why do you ask that?

"Because it seems you haven't learned 'Haki' at all before, and only started in the last few days. If you were really from the same country, this shouldn't be happening... But her attitude towards you is unusually respectful, which is strange."

"Huh?"

Unexpectedly, this military princess possesses remarkably keen observation skills.

Uchiha Hikaru paused for a moment, then carefully chose his words and slowly asked, "Aiolia, do you know the concept of 'world'?"

"world?"

"Yes."

Uchiha Hikaru paused, pointing one finger to the sky and the other to the ground: "The so-called world is the earth beneath our feet, the sky above our heads, and all things in the world—the sum total of all of these. But have you ever considered that besides the world where the Empire is located... there are actually other worlds?"

"...So, this is your true origin? That Marine Admiral named Aokiji must also be from another world, right?"

Esdeath narrowed her eyes, a playful expression on her face: "That sounds interesting."

"That's really interesting."

"There are quite a few experts like him and me in other worlds."

"?!"

Esdeath was clearly tempted when she heard those words.

Uchiha Hikaru smiled and said, "So, how about it? Interested in coming with me to see other worlds?"

"...Is it possible?"

Esdeath's lips twitched, and she asked somewhat uncertainly.

"sure."

"However, it might take a few days. And if we're going to go, I'll have to seal you up first, put you in a box, and there might be some risks involved... If you don't mind, we can try."

"……good."

……

The plan to take Esdeath to other worlds has been temporarily finalized.

Over the next two days, Uchiha Hikaru went to Dr. Fashion again, explained the situation in Tokai County to him, and then used "Shangri-La" to send him, Dortya, and Kosmia there.

As for the "fashionable squad" composed of cyborgs under this guy's command, as well as those experimental devices, Uchiha Hikaru used sealing techniques to pack them up and then made several trips to send them all to the East Blue.

—To make room for these things, she took out dozens of boxes of gold and silver treasures and buried them in the territory of the East Sea Cloud Dragon, leaving the latter to guard them.

after that.

Uchiha Hikaru greeted Brand and Bulma's group and then temporarily left the world of Akatsuki.

They returned to the Naruto world they had been away from for many days.

I'm having a bit of a writer's block today.

(End of this chapter)