Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 183 The Birth of God

Reported on June 13th, Konoha Calendar 47.

"Breaking news—"

"At the battlefield where the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth clash, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha Village has arrived at the Kannabi Bridge!"

"Upon arriving at the battlefield, she overwhelmed tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninja, forcing Iwagakure to abandon its other strongholds and focus all its efforts on defending and counterattacking her."

"After several defeats, Konoha Village achieved its first victory since the Third Shinobi World War thanks to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

"Furthermore, according to sources, this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the Yellow Flash, who has risen to fame in recent years, are suspected to be in a romantic relationship..."

"In response, Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, stated in an interview with righteous indignation: 'Konoha and Kumogakure are a bunch of shameless bastards! The two villages joined forces to attack Iwagakure for no reason. This is an unjust war, a shameless and despicable act!'"

"However, after my reporter interviewed other people in the ninja world, I found that they all found the Third Tsuchikage Onoki's words unbelievable."

"In response, the Fourth Raikage, A, recently stated in an interview with extreme anger: 'The Tsuchikage is the most shameless and hateful villain in the ninja world! How could he say such things without cause? Wasn't my father's death caused by him? He surrounded and killed our Raikage, and now he shamelessly utters such words. I'll say it right here: Kumogakure and Iwagakure are locked in a life-or-death struggle!'"

"Second news item today—"

"After the signing of a friendship treaty between Kumogakure and Konoha, and the defeat of Iwagakure, Konoha sent a large number of additional personnel to the Sunagakure battlefield. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, both went to the border of the Land of Wind."

"The Sand Cavalry of Sunagakure, who were once invincible on the battlefield and overwhelmed the Konoha forces, were immediately forced to retreat after the two men arrived with their troops."

"Three days ago, the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, submitted a ceasefire agreement to Konoha, but Konoha made a series of harsh demands on him. Sunagakure may become the first major ninja village to suffer a complete defeat and the most severe losses in this war."

In response, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stated very seriously in an interview: "Konoha has always been extremely protective of its allies, and there is absolutely no harsh demands or covert oppression in our treaty with Sunagakure. Those are all baseless rumors!"

"In order to confirm whether it was a rumor, our reporter, adhering to the principle of seeking truth from facts, also interviewed another person involved."

"Unfortunately, Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, remained silent throughout the interview and did not respond to any of the reporter's questions, which is a pity."

"Third news item today—"

"The most intense battle right now is between Konoha and Kirigakure."

"For this reason, our reporters went to great lengths and braved dangers to personally go to the battlefield to obtain the latest news."

"After a series of careful investigations, a surprising discovery was made: the Uchiha clan, once incredibly powerful and considered the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world, suffered unexpectedly heavy casualties in this war!"

"In response, our reporter extended an interview invitation to Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha clan."

"Unfortunately, the chieftain declined our interview."

"Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and Danzo Shimura, an elder of Konoha, who were sent by Konoha to oversee the battlefield in Kirigakure, also refused to be interviewed. They even sent ninjas to drive us away despite our reporter's enthusiastic and earnest invitation. I must say, that was incredibly rude!"

"Fourth news item today—"

"Recently, a force called the 'Akatsuki' has emerged in the Land of Rain. In just a few months, this force has expanded throughout the entire Land of Rain, and as a result, it has caused great conflict with the Amegakure village, which is led by Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod of the ninja world."

"Although the current battle between the two is not as fierce as the battlefield of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it is still very intense."

"As the leader of Akatsuki, the fifteen-year-old Yahiko firmly stated in an interview with our reporter: 'Our Akatsuki and Amegakure should not have any conflict. Our goal is also to save the Land of Rain. We hope that Lord Hanzo can talk to us and work together towards the path of peace!'"

"Fifth news item today..."

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"That Onoki guy, he's really shameless!"

In the Hokage's office in Konoha Village, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sat in a chair reading a newspaper and shook his head with a smile.

After inexplicably acquiring the son of the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he secretly negotiated with Kumogakure using the two. However, he never expected that the powerful Third Raikage would be besieged by Onoki and his men as soon as the negotiations were completed.

It's laughable that Onoki is still writing shameless things in the newspapers.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked down at the newspaper, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"The Akatsuki organization, wasn't it founded by Jiraiya's apprentice?"

"Heh, I didn't expect my grand-disciple to cause such a stir in the Land of Rain. Peace, huh... Good, that's quite something..."

"Bang!"

The sudden slamming of the door startled Hiruzen Sarutobi. He frowned slightly, put down the newspaper in his hand, and turned his head to look.

"Hey, old man!"

"What are you doing?"

"Why did you suddenly submit an application to the Daimyo to make Minato Hokage? There wasn't a single prelude. How is Orochimaru supposed to view Minato, and how is he supposed to view me?"

Jiraiya stormed in, his face contorted with rage.

"Jiraiya, could you please not slam the door next time you come in? You made me think it was Danzo."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, said with a wry smile.

Then, he sighed and answered his beloved student's question:

"well……"

"It's not sudden at all, I'm just getting old."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed lost in memories before slowly opening his mouth:

"As for why it was Minato and not Orochimaru, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Orochimaru was indeed the best choice before, but now he's too close to Danzo. Danzo is a root buried deep in darkness. Alas, perhaps I shouldn't have let Orochimaru come into contact with Root in the first place. Now, Orochimaru has been tainted by darkness!"

"He's no longer suitable to be Hokage."

"Also, you know about the situation of the Uchiha clan on the battlefield in Kirigakure."

"In any case, they were a great ninja clan of our Konoha Village, yet under Orochimaru's leadership, they suffered heavy casualties, and they didn't achieve anything worthwhile in the war against Kirigakure."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Jiraiya with a serious expression:

"In this situation, tell me, who else could I choose?"

"Tsunade? She suffers from hemophobia, and you like to run around. Besides Minato, who else is a suitable young man?"

"How about you just stay in Konoha peacefully from now on? If that's the case, I'll just hand over the Hokage position to you!"

He really wanted to step down.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gradually felt overwhelmed during the war and lost confidence in leading Konoha to continue its rapid progress. Furthermore, the early defeats and the deaths of many Konoha ninjas also caused dissatisfaction among the village towards him.

At this time, for the sake of Konoha's future, he wanted Minato Namikaze to become the Fourth Hokage and lead Konoha forward.

Of course, it would be great if Jiraiya were willing to become the Hokage.

However, Jiraiya seemed somewhat embarrassed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's earnest request.

He scratched his head and said sheepishly:

"Uh... I see. Okay, I understand, old man."

"I think I'll pass on becoming Hokage. Hmm... Minato would be a good choice."

"Hehe." Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled, but inwardly sighed.

Sigh... those toads' words still have a greater impact on him!

"Um... I'm leaving now, old man."

With his initial anger gone and his doubts resolved, Jiraiya, seeing that nothing serious had happened, bid farewell to his teacher.

Knowing that Jiraiya was about to travel the ninja world again, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed:

"Sigh... alright, remember to come back and visit more often in the future. The village is still..."

Just then, an incredibly terrifying aura suddenly descended!

"What's going on???"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged a grave look before quickly running out of the office together.

"What is that?!"

Upon arriving in the outside world, the two immediately narrowed their eyes, their faces filled with horror, and they stared in disbelief at the distant sky.

In the distant sky, a seven-colored light filled the clouds, exuding a majestic and grand aura, as if a god had descended to earth!

……

Meanwhile, in the Land of Wind, Loulan.

[The 52,000th Devil Fruit has been absorbed. There are currently no abnormalities or rejection reactions; everything is normal!]

[The 83,000th Devil Fruit has been absorbed. No signs of satiety detected. Normal!]

[The 17,000th Devil Fruit has been absorbed. To be continued...]

At the deserted Dragon Vein Seal, Suzuki was stuffing Devil Fruits into the Ten-Tails' mouth while conducting tests with a serious expression.

Not long after.

"This is the last one..."

After absorbing 129,600 Devil Fruits, and seeing the Ten-Tails that had grown to over 100 meters tall, Suzuki decisively used the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal.

The Ten-Tails, which was over a hundred meters tall, was absorbed into his body in a short period of time, as if it had been swallowed up.

A flash of seven-colored light followed.

In an instant, the raging wind blew the entire Loulan and even the surrounding desert into a sandstorm!

"That is..."

The residents and base members who had been transferred to the outskirts of Loulan opened their eyes wide and looked up at the seven-colored light in the sky.

The next moment, an indescribable sense of terror suddenly descended!

The people standing in the yellow sand looked terrified.

"So...so strong!" Even Kakuzu, who had already consumed the Gold-Gold Fruit, was horrified. "The boss's aura is still increasing?!"

The light grew increasingly dazzling, gradually becoming even brighter than the sun in the sky.

Then, suddenly.

All the light vanished instantly!

The raging wind suddenly stopped!

Chanting inexplicably arose in the sky, and golden lotuses appeared out of thin air, as if the world itself was celebrating the birth of this great being.

Where Suzuki absorbed the Ten-Tails, only a giant egg shimmering with seven-colored light remained.

At the same time, seven-colored light waves containing eerie energy emanated from the giant egg in a circular pattern and spread outwards.

Everything that came into contact with this light wave—whether it was the people outside the city, the sand ants and white Zetsu lurking underground, the birds flying in the sky, or the tiny dust particles in the air—all froze instantly.

Everything suddenly became incredibly quiet, as if the world had turned into black and white.

Inside the eggshell.

Suzuki's body was constantly changing.

Tiny ants, slender dragonflies, highly venomous snakes...

Agile mountain deer, ferocious tigers, enormous elephants, dinosaurs from ancient times, and more...

All living things in this world, both those that exist now and those that existed in the past, were transformed by Suzuki in an extremely short period of time.

After a while.

All changes converged.

Crack...

The sound of the eggshell cracking rang out.

A figure exuding an indescribable aura emerged from the eggshell.

It resembles an eagle soaring in the sky, or a shark lurking in the sea.

He is one, and also all.

The sky, the land, the ocean, and even the smallest, barely perceptible bacteria—all these things can be felt in Him at this moment.

At this moment, there was no dazzling light, nor any dramatic events.

but……

"Is this my current power?"

Suzuki raised his head and looked calmly at the sky.

With just a glance, a meteorite thousands of meters long orbiting the Ninja World planet exploded without warning!

Large swathes of rubble were drawn by gravity and began to fall toward the Ninja World.

"They've completely surpassed humanity!"

Suzuki pondered his own power for a moment with a profound expression.

Having absorbed a large number of Zoan-type Devil Fruits and the Ten-Tails, he is now, in a sense, the ultimate being.

Just then, because the terrifying aura was contained.

The people outside the city were also able to move around.

"Ugh~ How scary, how scary!"

Even the White Zetsu, lurking underground, though not particularly intelligent, still had lingering fear in their eyes.

For some reason, the aura it had just felt seemed somewhat familiar, as if it had experienced it before.

But Mr. Madara isn't that perverted, is he?

"Hmm...wait, Mr. Madara?" As if remembering something, White Zetsu suddenly realized, "I still need to report to Lord Suzuki. Mr. Madara seems to be a bit down lately!"

(End of this chapter)