Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 121 The Ripples

"And all of these magical creatures can be found in the Land of Fire."

"Finally, there's the news bird from the Ninja World News. This bird is actually one of the most recently discovered creatures!"

"They were a great helper that we discovered by chance, tamed, and then put to good use!"

"Besides these, there are many more amazing creatures that cannot be described in a single newspaper~"

"Gentlemen!"

"What does this mean? What does it symbolize?"

"So many new lives, so vibrant and thriving!"

"This is a tremendous change that has never been seen in a thousand years!"

"Biological evolution must have a reason, but when so many organisms evolve simultaneously, the only possibility is that the world itself is in motion!"

Countless years ago, our world was incredibly prosperous and thriving!

"And now, it is slowly waking up again!"

"Once evolution begins, it never stops."

"Whether we treat these lives as helpers, enemies, or even as food, it's a good option."

"After all, based on a lot of research and submissions, many people have said that their bodies have gradually become stronger after eating those creatures."

"But all of this is a gift from the world, a present bestowed upon humankind by this vast land!"

"Gentlemen! A new era is about to begin!"

"Are you ready?"

—The above content is brought to you by the Ninja World News!

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Konoha Village, Ichiraku Ramen.

The noodle maker was busy making noodles, and the brightly lit shop was almost full of customers.

At that moment, a Konoha ninja who was about to eat noodles took out a newspaper he had just bought from his pocket and flipped through it for a while. His face was then filled with astonishment.

"Hey, hey, hey, really?"

"Could this be the reason? Is the world about to recover?"

The other customers dining in the restaurant looked over with puzzled expressions. One of them asked, with a look of confusion:

"What happened? What did the newspaper say?"

The ninja excitedly unfolded the newspaper and shouted to the people around him:

"Today's newspaper reported some big news!"

Let me see.

"Let me take a look too."

"Give me a break, I want to see it too, thank you."

Gossip is human nature, as is curiosity.

Many people immediately forgot about their noodles and got up to gather around and read the newspaper.

Holy crap!!!

"Oh my god!!"

"I see~"

"No wonder so many large animals suddenly appeared; it turns out our world is recovering!"

"Yes, we even went hunting all over the Death Forest before."

"A disaster from a thousand years ago? Has the ninja world ever experienced such a disaster before?"

"I don't know, but they probably do. The ninja clans might know a little bit."

"Ducks, crabs, baboons, big fish—it turns out these creatures have appeared in other countries too."

"There's even a news bird that delivers newspapers! I never expected it wasn't a spirit beast. That's amazing, considering how intelligent it seems!"

Do you think we humans might mutate in the future?

"Hahahaha, what do you want to mutate into? A fish-man? A bird-man? Or a transvestite~ Hahahaha"

"Damn it! Stop laughing, you're the transvestite! I want to become a giant, a giant!"

"Hmm, that's true, giants are really cool, tall and big, long and strong!"

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"Hey, hey, hey, aren't you thinking a little crooked?"

"Hehehehe."

A group of people gathered together to discuss the news in the newspaper, and even talked about whether humans would mutate.

"...."

At Ichiraku Ramen, Suzuki sat quietly in a corner chair eating his ramen. When he heard someone mentioning a topic in the newspaper, he slightly raised his head and glanced at the crowd.

Seeing the ninja blushing and saying he wanted to become a giant, Suzuki smiled gently and then continued eating his noodles.

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Land of Earth, Tsuchikage's Office in Iwagakure (Hidden Rock Village).

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The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, who was over fifty years old, sat in a chair, looking at the newspaper in his hand with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Is the world recovering? Is a new era about to begin?

In all his decades of life, Onoki had never seen a newspaper exaggerate things like this before.

but.……

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, narrowed his eyes and turned to look out the window.

In the village of Iwagakure, dozens of enormous house crabs were crawling around.

Each of these crabs is like a mobile fortress, with huge pincers gripping thick trees and several ninjas standing on their backs. They easily stride across rows of low houses, working hard for Iwagakure.

Large summoning beasts do exist in the ninja world, but they are very rare compared to the number of ninjas.

However, these crabs, whose size is comparable to large summoning beasts, suddenly appeared in large numbers in the Land of Earth not long ago. The ninjas of Iwagakure alone have captured and tamed dozens of them recently!

This seems very strange!

Even though Onoki was the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure and knew many secrets of the ninja world, he still found it difficult to come up with a reasonable explanation for this.

Onoki looked at the giant crabs helping Iwagakure build its village, a hint of confusion on his face:

"Is the world really recovering, as this newspaper claims?"

"Speaking of which, the ninja world did indeed suffer a disaster a thousand years ago, and some ninja clans in the village did have records of it."

Onoki turned to look at the newspaper in his hand, and frowned when he saw the creatures from other ninja villages.

They saw baboons in the Land of Lightning who knew ninjutsu, and giant sea creatures in the Land of Water that were larger than crabs.

Onoki squinted, then gave the order to the empty office:

"Send two secret agents to other countries to collect some mutated creatures and bring them back to the village!"

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!"

A member of the secret service suddenly appeared in the office, bowing respectfully in response.

Onoki looked at the newspaper in his hand again, his expression becoming serious.

He had previously sent his son, Huang Tu, to investigate the matter of the Ninja World News Report, but so far there has been no news, and now even Huang Tu himself can no longer be contacted.

Somewhat worried about his son's safety, Onoki gave another instruction:

"Also, find a few strong Iwa ninja to investigate this ninja news report. They absolutely must find out Huang Tu's whereabouts!"

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage!" Then, the ANBU figures in the office vanished instantly.

"Sigh... I hope nothing bad happened to Huang Tu..."

Watching the ANBU members leave, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, rubbed his lower back, leaned back in his chair, and sighed, his expression showing great concern.

(End of this chapter)