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Chapter 365 Naru

present.

Uchiha Hikaru first used the Capsule of Omnipotent to store the spaceship, and then together with Esdeath, they used the Flight Technique to fly towards the location marked by the detector.

Along the way, they saw lush green forests, the trees much taller and larger than those on Earth, seemingly due to the higher oxygen content in the air. However, it wasn't so tall that they would need respirators, since Bulma, Krillin, and others had visited this place in the original work.

About ten minutes later.

Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath stopped and found a figure entirely green in a forest.

The other person was a typical Namekian, about 1.5 meters tall, with green skin and two antennae on his head. He looked somewhat similar to Dende from the original work, but was a bit older than Dende. Judging from the appearance, he was a Namekian boy.

The Namekian was clearly stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth and uttered a string of obscure and incomprehensible words:

"@*!￥)..."

"...What is he saying?"

Esdeath frowned.

"They asked us where we came from."

Uchiha Hikaru pressed the translation button on the detector and spoke in Namek: "Hello, we are Earthlings from the Milky Way galaxy... Could you please introduce us to your noble leader?"

……

Just like in Dragon Ball, these green-skinned Namekians were originally kind and easy to talk to.

Even though it was her first time meeting Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath, this young Namekian who was out gathering ingredients immediately trusted their words. Things became even simpler after Uchiha used the translator to "speak" Namekian.

—The Namekian language is actually quite difficult to learn, so it's quite ingenious that Bulma was able to create such a translator.

soon.

Hikaru Uchiha and Esdeath met the village elders from the nearby village. These Namekians all looked basically the same, and she couldn't tell who was who. She could only guess from their clothes that this person might be one of the cannon fodder killed by Frieza's army in the original anime.

The village elders on the other side were quite surprised after hearing about their origins and the existence of the Earth God. They sent someone to inform the Grand Elder and arranged for Uchiha Hikaru and the other person to rest in the village for the time being.

During this process, Uchiha Hikaru tentatively asked about "borrowing the Dragon Balls".

"this……"

The village elder hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Our Namek clan has a rule that the Dragon Balls cannot be used lightly. If there is any reason why they must be used, it must be tested by all seven elders, and only after passing all of them can it be used. However, you are guests from outside the village, so if the Grand Elder agrees, perhaps an exception can be made."

"yes……"

Uchiha Hikaru nodded slightly and began to think of a way to persuade the Grand Elder.

Esdeath, standing nearby, stretched her neck and then asked with interest, "How do you usually conduct your assessments? Are they intellectual or physical?"

"Yes, there are different tests. Each elder has a different personality, so the tests they arrange are different too. In our village, they usually choose a martial arts contest, meaning only by defeating the strongest person in the village can you obtain the Dragon Ball..."

Listen to what the elder said.

Esdeath's smile widened: "Then, how about we give it a try?"

……

The Namekians are actually quite powerful in combat.

Especially those combat-oriented members of their clan, whose combat power is generally several hundred or more, would be on par with Master Roshi or even Piccolo Daimaō on Earth. And the "Nail" next to the Grand Elder has a combat power of 4, which is higher than Vegeta in his normal state.

Moreover, Namekians possess numerous amazing superpowers, ranging from basic regeneration to gigantism, creating weapons out of thin air, extending and retracting arms, and even creating Dragon Balls and splitting and fusing—theoretically, the Namekians' fusion abilities are almost on par with a fusion dance.

If they weren't generally less combative, they might even be able to compete with the Saiyans for the title of a warrior race.

At this moment, with the consent of the village elders, Esdeath engaged in a friendly match with a Namekian warrior.

Uchiha Hikaru watched the whole thing from the sidelines.

Well...

Based on the probe results provided by Bulma, this Namekian's combat strength is approximately 1000 to 1500.

If it were Esdeath from the original One Piece world, and he were to have a one-on-one duel with her without using "Mochapotmo", the result would likely be a 50/50 split.

However, after a month and a half of training under 10 times the gravity on the spaceship, Esdeath's combat abilities improved significantly, and she seemed to handle the Namekians with ease. After a somewhat intense battle, she finally suppressed the Namekians who had activated their gigantic abilities by using a super-sized version of "Ice Demon".

This result made Esdeath a little proud.

"Hikaru, are you sure these Namekians are really strong? They are definitely a bit stronger than those in the One Piece world, but... they seem just so-so, right?"

"...You haven't seen the most powerful fighter in their tribe yet."

Uchiha Hikaru smiled and said, "When you see their elder later, be sure to be polite. Don't speak before I do."

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Esdeath raised an eyebrow.

Although she was skeptical of this claim, she still obeyed Uchiha Hikaru's orders and did not refute it at this moment.

After waiting in the village for two or three days...

Early on the fourth day, Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath sensed an extremely powerful "qi" rushing towards them from the north of the village. Within minutes of sensing the "qi," a tall, green figure appeared in the sky above the village.

"!"

"This 'qi'... is so strong!"

With a combat power of 4, even if it's just a little bit of aura that's intentionally or unintentionally released, it's far more astonishing than any enemy that Uchiha Hikaru had ever encountered before.

Even Esdeath narrowed her eyes, a rare look of shock appearing on her usually calm face, as if she had never expected her opponent to be this strong. It was as if they existed in a completely different dimension.

"You are visitors from Earth?"

midair.

Nail looked down at Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath with a slightly indifferent gaze: "Hmph! Although I'm not particularly welcoming of your arrival, but... come with me. The Grand Elder summons you."

(End of this chapter)