Chapter 76

After the spatial-temporal shift, everyone except those who had prior experience with Bo Fengshui Sect, such as Xuanwozhang Sect, were utterly disoriented.

"Is this the One Piece world?"

When he regained his composure, Xuanwozhang Sect looked around.

Behind him, pushing his wheelchair, was Konan; the Six Paths of Pain surrounded them, their Rinnegan eyes devoid of any emotion.

Finally, Xuanwozhang Sect looked up at Bai Hu Zi: "I am Xuanwozhang Sect!"

It was a very brief statement, yet no one in attendance spoke.

After all, those who chatted in Duiyugong Society had mostly seen Naruto; even if Xuanwozhang Sect didn't introduce himself, no one would fail to recognize him.

Wugeng Liuli wore a black gothic lolita dress and now looked slightly uneasy. After glancing around, she spotted Su Han standing not far away, her eyes flickering with interest. She walked over.

"You're… the Guild Master?"

Wugeng Liuli was surprised, "I always thought you'd be an old man like Bai Hu Zi or Marquis Wo Ban, seventy or eighty years old, but you look so young."

Marquis Wo Ban: "???"

Am I old? Though I've lived two or three centuries, do you believe I could still borrow five more hundred years from heaven?

Su Han smiled faintly, "I never claimed to be any particular age."

The next moment, Su Han turned his gaze toward the crowd, his expression carrying deep meaning: "Aizen Sōjirō, where are you hiding? If you're careless, won't you slip into the sea and enter the One Piece world to pursue your grand ambition?"

This single sentence jolted everyone in attendance awake.

Everyone, including Bai Hu Zi, turned to look at the man in a white feathered robe, standing at the edge of the crowd, wearing a gentle smile.

"Captain of the Fifth Division?"

A mechanical voice emerged from a steel armor, then the armor clanged sharply and began to autonomously disassemble.

Tony Stark stepped out from the scattered Iron Man armor, stretching his body.

Tony Stark fixed his gaze tightly on Aizen Sōjirō, revealing a slightly defiant smile as he steadily approached him.

Then, Tony Stark whispered softly into Aizen Sōjirō's ear: "Aizen Sōjirō, I'll be watching you closely!"

Aizen Sōjirō smiled in return: "Then I look forward to your surveillance! I hope your intellect matches the brilliance you displayed in the movie instance."

Aizen Sōjirō was also eager—he looked forward to seeing whether Tony Stark, who had demonstrated exceptional wisdom in the Iron Man movie instance, could grow into a worthy opponent.

A strange spark seemed to ignite between the two geniuses.

On the other side, Bo Fengshui Sect rubbed his nose, his lips twitching slightly; he stared at his nose, then his heart, saying nothing.

"Water… Water-Min."

Jiraiya stood beside Bo Fengshui Sect, glancing around occasionally; outwardly calm, inwardly stunned.

"Is this another world?"

"Yes. The One Piece world." Bo Fengshui Sect replied softly, "It's utterly different from our world. During our time here, we'll likely spend it all drifting on the sea."

Jiraiya fell silent.

As always, though he trusted his disciple Bo Fengshui Sect, actually encountering world-traveling had shaken him deeply.

"…Did the Great Toad Sage's prophecy mention time travel? If not… does that mean the fate of the Naruto world has changed? And that memory instance marking Naruto's future—will Minato's son truly be the child destined to change everything?"

Jiraiya's mind was a mess.

Bai Hu Zi strode forward through the crowd: "My old friends, come join the feast! And…"

Bai Hu Zi stopped before the crowd.

Though everyone present had some special skill, upon seeing Bai Hu Zi's towering, overwhelming height and his body riddled with scars, they all fell silent.

Bai Hu Zi looked at Wugeng Liuli, bent down, and gently stroked her head: "Welcome, my daughter."

The feast began.

Though Jiraiya initially struggled to adapt, once he truly mingled with the bold pirates of Bai Hu Zi's crew, he fully let loose.

He grabbed Captain Sachi, poured him drink after drink, and began boasting about his heroic exploits in the brothels.

Xuanwozhang Sect and Konan wore cold expressions; although pirates occasionally came to drink with them, seeing the six Pain Paths standing like gate guardians, they said nothing and quietly slipped away.

The Six Paths of Pain were too oppressive.

Iron Man Tony Stark, however, kept his promise.

On the ship, he followed Aizen Sōjirō everywhere, and had JARVIS hidden within his Iron Man armor lock onto Aizen Sōjirō, alerting him instantly at any sign of movement.

Aizen Sōjirō was now at his wit's end.

He had finally realized: his Tsukuyomi or hypnosis abilities had absolutely no effect on the members of Duiyugong Society.

He had tried hypnosis on Tony Stark countless times.

Yet not only could he not make Tony Stark ignore him—even JARVIS, the AI on Tony Stark's person, couldn't be deceived.

If Aizen Sōjirō hadn't quietly tested his hypnosis on the other Bai Hu Zi pirates and found it worked on them, he might have suspected Tsukuyomi had failed entirely.

…

Su Han was now drinking with Bo Fengshui Sect, Marquis Wo Ban, and All Might, alongside Bai Hu Zi.

Standing beside Bai Hu Zi was Ma Erke, who stared at these men before him, his emotions churning.

Bo Fengshui Sect and Marquis Wo Ban each moved with an undeniable aura of strength; even he felt immense pressure.

Especially Marquis Wo Ban.

The danger radiating from the Hou Jue nearly made Ma Erke think he was facing another of the Four Emperors.