Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 93 A Gift for the Land of Water

At this moment, the group of Sky Ninjas showed expressions of astonishment after hearing Suzuki's words.

They thought that once they arrived in this metal spaceship, they would never be able to leave and would be locked up here forever by Suzuki for research.

I never expected Suzuki to be so kind!

They had just received the money and hadn't even had time to think about how to spend it, since money is useless if you can't spend it. Suzuki had already given them the answer in advance.

They can go out later! And as long as they don't leave the Land of Waves, they'll be fine.

Thinking back to their life in that dark and gloomy underground fortress, they lived in constant fear, hiding like rats, terrified that Konoha would send people to hunt them down.

Then, thinking of Suzuki, who is now far stronger than the First Hokage of Konoha, yet so kind to them, they realized that under Suzuki's leadership, they no longer had to live such a rat-like life, and could even enjoy a good life.

The ninjas' gazes toward Suzuki instantly shifted from awe to admiration and gratitude.

Just by doing research, you get so much money and even vacation time—what amazing benefits!

The Sky Ninja even felt that coming here with Suzuki was the best decision they had ever made in their lives.

Thinking of this, the group of Sky Ninjas looked at Suzuki with gratitude and admiration, cheering from the bottom of their hearts:

"Long live Lord Suzuki!"

Suzuki smiled, pressed his right hand down to stop the escalating noise, and then said gently:

"Alright, take me to see those sea monster embryos."

"yes!"

Yakushi Nonou and the Sky Ninjas quickly brought Suzuki to the culture dish where the Sea Kings had been cloned.

The glass tank, about ten meters in size, was already eight-tenths full of seawater. A strange octopus, larger than an adult, stayed inside, occasionally swimming around in the water.

Suzuki looked at the sea king embryo in the petri dish, which was still a juvenile but had already grown to several meters long, and a smile appeared on his face.

He turned back to Yakushi Nonou and asked:

"How long ago was it cloned?"

Pharmacist Nonou replied earnestly:

Today is exactly the tenth day.

Suzuki nodded upon hearing Nono's answer.

He had just overheard the conversation among the Sky Ninja and learned that these researchers had also fed the Sea King some chakra.

However, it is quite rapid that it has grown to several meters in size from being cloned in just ten days.

Suzuki remained calm and asked again:

"Can these sea monsters be cloned in large quantities?"

"How long do you expect it will take to complete the goal of cloning one hundred animals?"

Yakushi Nonou glanced at the Sky Ninjas standing beside her, silently calculated for a moment, and then replied to Suzuki:

"If we temporarily stop other research work and focus all our efforts on cloning research, we can probably clone one hundred sea monsters in about two weeks."

Upon hearing that it would take about two weeks, Suzuki nodded slightly, then calmly said:

"Alright, let's put other research work on hold for now."

"First, clone one hundred sea kings."

Upon hearing Suzuki's command, Yakushi Nonou and the other Sky Ninja quickly and respectfully replied, "Yes!"

Suzuki smiled gently and finally encouraged the air ninjas: "Good luck. After you finish this research, I'll have Nonou give you a three-day holiday."

"Yes! We will definitely work hard and ensure the mission is completed! Thank you, Suzuki-sama!"

The air ninjas answered in unison, filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

Suzuki smiled, then returned to the observation room with Yakushi Nonou.

The sea outside remained calm and still, with seagulls occasionally landing at the window.

Yakushi Nonou stood quietly to the side, a conflicted look on her face. She seemed to want to say something to Suzuki, but kept hesitating.

Suzuki ignored her dilemma, calmly sat in his chair, casually grabbed a handful of birdseed from a bag on the table and tossed it out, watching with interest as the seagulls frolicked and competed for the food.

Seeing Suzuki's calm demeanor, Yakushi Nonou finally couldn't help but ask softly:

"Suzuki-kun, isn't it a bit inappropriate to let those Sky Ninjas go out?"

"They've only been here a short time. Once they're out, I'm sure some of them will run away."

Suzuki smiled gently, slowly picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and then poured a cup for Pharmacist Nono. He then pointed to another table:

"Sit down and have a cup of tea, Nono."

Upon hearing Suzuki's words, Yakushi Nonou pursed her red lips, obediently sat down, and respectfully accepted the tea Suzuki offered her, holding it with both hands.

Suzuki lowered his head slightly to taste a sip of tea from the world of One Piece, then looked up at the azure sea outside the window.

He smiled gently and said:

"Don't worry, Nono."

"Let those who want to leave go. It's their loss that they can't see a new world, not yours or mine."

"As for informing..."

"Betrayal is something that never existed in the first place."

As he spoke, a silvery-white light flashed in Suzuki's pupils, and in an instant, he took in everything in the entire Ark Maxim.

The Ark Maxim had become transparent, making all the actions of the people on the entire spaceship crystal clear.

Suzuki looked at the extremely obvious silver-white lightning marks on the Sky Ninjas' bodies. He had engraved them on their souls with lightning nets when they first met. It was an invisible shackle combined with a cursed seal, a soul bomb that could be detonated instantly.

Suzuki continued calmly:

"If they want to live a peaceful life, I have no objection, but if they have bad intentions, it only shows that they have no respect for life."

"It doesn't really matter if it's the Land of Waves or even further away."

"..."

Although she didn't know what preparations Suzuki had made, Yakushi Nonou always trusted Suzuki's words without question. So, without any doubts, after finishing her tea, she quickly returned to supervise the cloning experiment.

Less than two weeks later, just ten days later, Yakushi Nonou knocked on the door of the observation room again.

She was wearing a white lab coat. After entering, she first bowed to Suzuki, then reported with a joyful expression:

"Suzuki-kun, the task of cloning one hundred sea kings that you mentioned before has been completed."

Suzuki gently placed his teacup on the table and said with a gentle expression:

"Really? That's good."

He slowly stood up, looked out the window at the boundless blue sea, and a smile appeared on his face.

Then he slowly said:

"Nonou, let those researchers put all these sea monsters back into the sea."

"Our friends in the Land of Water have been longing for summoning beasts for a long time, and I'm sure they'll be very happy to receive this gift."

"Oh, by the way, call Kakuzu here for me."

(End of this chapter)