Suddenly, Uchiha Itachi felt an inexplicable chill, as though so ominous premonition had settled over his heart, and he could not help but sneeze, his brow furrowing slightly.
Kisa grinned, baring his signature sharp teeth, and said in a teasing tone, "Itachi-san, with a body like yours, you actually sneeze? Now that is a rare sight."
Itachi's expression remained calm, and he replied flatly, "It's nothing."
His tone was as composed as ever, as though the strange mont just now were a trivial matter of no consequence.
Yet deep inside, he felt a vague unease.
He had no way of knowing that Sasuke, in another world far away, had already arranged a very particular fate for him, that of becoming a ans to continue the Uchiha bloodline.
If he had known he was about to be locked away by Sasuke and forced into the role of a prized stud, even soone as unflappable as Itachi would likely have felt a wave of alarm.
At the sa ti, in the world of One Piece, Roy saw that the group had settled their discussions and prepared to leave.
He raised his hand, the power of the Rinnegan swirling in his eyes, and the space around him warped as a dark crimson portal slowly opened.
Roy glanced back at Sasuke, the corner of his mouth curling into a faint smile.
"Sasuke, be careful not to get yourself killed."
Sasuke did not respond, and Roy shrugged, then stepped into the portal and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.
At this point, aside from Orochimaru, the other three were all Edo Tensei bodies.
Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Sarutobi Hiruzen stood at Sasuke's side, and their presence lent the atmosphere a decidedly eerie quality.
Tobirama in particular swept his cold gaze over Sasuke from ti to ti, as though assessing just how much trouble this descendant of the Uchiha clan might bring.
Sasuke felt a sense of strangeness that was difficult to put into words.
He was not accustod to standing side by side with these legendary figures who had long since passed from the world, least of all in their Edo Tensei forms.
Fortunately, their destination, Wano Country, was now nearly within reach.
In the distance, the coastline of Wano Country gradually ca into focus, and towering cliffs and massive waterfalls filled their view.
Senju Tobirama glanced at Sasuke and said in a cold tone, "Little Uchiha brat, find yourself a place to stay out of the way, we have no energy to spare looking after you."
Sasuke let out a cold snort and paid no attention to Tobirama's jab.
He did not need anyone to look after him, least of all in the great battle that was about to unfold.
Hashirama patted Tobirama on the shoulder, his tone gentle but carrying a faint note of reproach.
"Tobirama, don't talk like that."
Tobirama said nothing more.
'Just what kind of power does a Yonko actually have?'
anwhile, on Onigashima in Wano Country, Kaido sat in his enormous throne, gripping a massive jug of sake and pouring it furiously into his mouth.
Liquor trickled from the corners of his lips, but he paid it no mind, his eyes blazing with wild rage and the fury in his heart refusing to be quelled.
Suddenly, Kaido hurled the sake jug to the ground with full force, and it shattered instantly, sending liquor splashing in all directions.
He raised his head, his gaze ferocious as a wild beast, and his voice was laden with overwhelming pressure.
"Has the progress on the artificial Devil Fruits picked up?"
Beside him, Queen and Jack of the Three Disasters imdiately straightened up, their expressions grave.
Queen said carefully, "Boss, the factory is already running at full capacity, but the success rate of the artificial Devil Fruits has consistently been low and more ti is needed."
"Too slow!" Kaido let out a furious roar, and his voice thundered across the entirety of Onigashima.
His fist slamd down hard on the armrest of his throne, crushing it to pieces in an instant.
"This sea is about to start boiling, and we have no ti to waste!"
Kaido's mind turned over the various upheavals that had recently been stirring across the seas.
That Senju Hashirama who had suddenly appeared had brazenly killed a Celestial Dragon and had even fought Whitebeard to a standstill.
The entire pirate world had co to regard him as the fifth Emperor of the Sea, and so had even begun to debate whether he had already surpassed the four Yonko in standing.
And what surprised Kaido even more was that even the Marine Admiral Roy had crossed blades with Hashirama and fought him to a draw.
'When did this many powerful figures appear on these seas?' A shadow of darkness flickered through Kaido's eyes.
He felt an urgency unlike anything he had experienced before.
Originally, he had believed his own strength was already enough to look down on these entire seas, and that he even had a chance to surpass Whitebeard and beco the world's strongest man.
Yet the appearance of Senju Hashirama had thrown his plans into disarray.
'Hmph, if the chance cos, I'll have to test just what Senju Hashirama is made of.'
Kaido let out a cold laugh, and a blazing fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
In his view, Whitebeard was already old and his strength was a shadow of what it once was, and he had no right to continue holding the title of world's strongest man.
As long as he could defeat Senju Hashirama, Whitebeard would naturally be trampled underfoot as well.
"Boss Kaido, Senju Hashirama's whereabouts are still unclear, but according to intelligence, soone has spotted him appearing to move in the direction of Wano Country."
Queen reported in a low voice, his tone carrying a note of wariness.
"Oh? He dares to co to Wano Country?" A savage grin spread across Kaido's face.
"Good, saves the trouble of going to find him, pass the order down, tighten our guard, and if he truly dares to co, I will make sure he never leaves!"
"Yes, Kaido-sama!"
Kaido rose to his feet, his towering fra like a mountain, radiating a pressure that made it hard to breathe.
"These seas ultimately belong to the strong, Senju Hashirama, Whitebeard, and all those self-important fools, I will make you understand who the true king is!"
Kaido continued drinking, and then suddenly his movents began to slow.
His massive fra swayed a few tis, and his eyes gradually fell shut as he let out a slurred mutter.
"Mmm, sake, good sake."
The mbers of the Beasts Pirates let out a collective sigh of relief at this sight, for they knew Kaido's temperant all too well, and while this most powerful creature was terrifyingly strong, he had one fatal weakness, an obsessive love of sake and a disastrous tolerance for it.
Every ti he got drunk, he would fall into a deep sleep and sotis carry on in ways that were equal parts ridiculous and alarming.
"Boss Kaido is drunk again," Ulti said, shaking her head helplessly.
Queen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and laughed in relief.
"Well, that's fine."
Jack clenched his fist and said in a low voice, "Those samurai seem to be stirring again lately, we need to find an opportunity to deal with them."
At the sa ti, in the Flower Capital of Wano Country, the figures of Sasuke, Hashirama, and the others had already appeared quietly on the streets.
The splendor and bustle of the Flower Capital was utterly unlike anywhere else they had passed through, and on either side of the streets stood elegant Japanese-style buildings, lanterns hung high, cherry blossoms drifted down, and the air was suffused with a faint fragrance.
People dressed in traditional kimonos walked with smiles on their faces, seemingly completely unaware that their country was still shadowed under Kaido's grip.
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