Konoha's task master

Deep sea, within the unknown barrier.

The two sides faced off quietly, and the atmosphere in the air was very tense, but Yakumo knew clearly... that was the resuscitated skinny old man, and his time was very limited!

After realizing that Yakumo could not understand what he was saying, the skinny old man stopped talking.

"There are several wooden boxes in the last sunken ship. That is the target of the two of you, his treasure... I am responsible for holding this old man back."

In the explosion just now, almost all the sunken ships were used by the old man as weapons to test and attack the three people. Only the deepest sunken ship was safe and sound.

That sunken ship is where the wooden boxes were stored.

"Okay." Qianxue Qianxue and Masako Mori began to take action.

The three of them cooperated and quickly rushed towards the sunken ship behind. The skinny old man did not launch an attack, but stood quietly on the spot, while the bodies of several people rushed towards the sunken ship behind.

Yakumo held the long knife and walked up to the skinny old man, listening to his incomprehensible words, while his body was gradually withering away, like broken porcelain, turning into ashes piece by piece.

The old man's eyes were a little sad, unwilling but no longer angry.

He has determined that the three of them are humans and not those smelly animals.

This is a slow but irreversible death process.

Obviously, he had died a long time ago, and was only briefly revived through the power of the Devil Fruit. This time was very short, and he has even lost the ability to fight now.

Yakumo was a little hesitant, mainly out of curiosity. Why did the old man want to briefly revive himself through the Devil Fruit? Were those snake people his pursuers who were killed by him, or were they his subordinates from a thousand years ago?

"You seem disappointed?" Yakumo asked.

As a result, the skinny old man once again spoke with unclear meaning.

"never mind."

Yakumo shook his head and walked towards the final sunken ship. Behind him was the skinny old man. The speed of collapse was gradually accelerating. Let him carry his secrets and stay buried at the bottom of the sea forever.

If Yin Yang Feng Jue cooperates with the art of reincarnation from the dirty land, he may be able to resurrect the old man in a sense and find a historian who has mastered ancient pronunciation to translate it.

This would unlock the secret of the shipwreck, but it's not necessary.

There are countless secrets hidden in the sea, waiting to be explored.

Click, cracks appeared on the surface of the barrier, the old man behind was completely dead, and Yakumo officially stepped into the final sinking ship.

Masako Mori and Qianxue Qianxue had already put away the treasure, leaving only a somewhat empty cabin, three wooden chairs with missing legs, and...three dusty coffins.

These three coffins are quite simple, as if they were randomly spliced ​​together with wooden boards. They have become dilapidated under the erosion of moisture.

At this time, they had all been opened. There was no bones inside one of them, which was obviously the original position of the skinny old man. The two adjacent ones had two white bones covered with stab wounds inside.

"Master, these two corpses are both human."

Yakumo nodded. Next to the sunken ship, he found a large number of snake-human bones, piled randomly at the bottom of the pit.

From this point of view...the snake people and these three old men should have a hostile relationship, or even pursuers.

Another piece of evidence is that the last undamaged shipwreck has a completely different style from other shipwrecks.

Snake-like patterns or wood carvings can be seen on the surface of those sunken ships. Even if the color is very severe, the characteristics of snakes are still faintly visible.

The last ship did not have the characteristics of a snake, and was smaller, completely overpowering other sunken ships in terms of craftsmanship.

These clues allowed Yakumo to deduce the general truth. Among the three people, they were running away, and the Snake Tribe was not the only pursuer. As a last resort, they could only rely on the ability of one of their partners to escape to the bottom of the sea to avoid disaster.

The plan was good, and they also defeated the pursuers.

Unfortunately, the partner who mastered deep-sea navigation died in the hands of the enemy, which resulted in... They were trapped on the bottom of the sea.

So... until I die of old age.

"Yakumo, you can retreat." Masako Mori said.

The two of them had packed up all the curious-looking things, and even the burial objects of the three old men had fallen into Masako Mori's storage scroll.

"Okay, let's go."

Yakumo carried the two of them and flew towards the barrier full of cracks. In almost a second, they had already touched the barrier full of cracks.

With a bang, the three of them reappeared on the dark seabed.

Masako Mori: "Now I really want to go back to the sea to sort out the harvest."

Yakumo held their hands. "Then float up quickly!"

The blood-colored vines wrapped the three people, and after draining the seawater, they formed a streamlined wooden cocoon. Yakumo used water escape chakra to connect with the seawater, forming the power for the wooden cocoon to float up.

The seawater surged violently to form a storm of hundreds of meters. The sound of water flow could be clearly heard in the center of the whirlpool, and the wooden cocoons floated upwards like cannonballs.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Yakumo and Kitou fixed the three bodies to the inner wall of the wooden cocoon, and then they were relieved to speed up. The energy of the arc and the wind formed upward momentum.

At the fifth second, the wooden cocoon broke through the sea surface and completed its ascent.

"Uh-huh, exciting...yuck."

Masako Mori's face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground and began to retching. Although Qianxue, who was beside her, did not retching, her face looked very ugly.

"It seems like I've gone a little overboard."

Yakumo felt a little guilty and his eyes gradually became evasive. Fortunately, the two recovered quickly and returned to the deck happily, taking out many trophies from the storage scroll.

Several large wooden boxes. Two long knives.

Yakumo's eyes moved slightly as he took the long sword. Thousands of years have passed, and the blade is still full of coldness. The slightly purple blade seems to be infected with blood.

"This weapon is of the level of a good sharp knife, so it can be considered a good harvest."

After discovering that the weapon was only at the level of a good sword, Yakumo lost interest. After all, the worst weapon in his hand was comparable to a great sword.

Then, he picked up a second weapon.

This was actually a broken sword, but it was at the level of a sharp sword. You can imagine how dangerous the original battle was. Even a weapon of this level ended up broken.

"It's a big sharp knife, but it's a pity it's broken."

"Ah ah, this is such a pity."

Yakumo informed Masako Mori about the weapon levels in the One Piece world, and the sword is already considered a relatively precious weapon, a sword that can only be carried by the truly strong in the sea.

"Now just look at these wooden boxes."

After obtaining the wooden box, Yakumo did not force himself to observe it with the eyes of his soul. After all, the matter of opening the box... was a ritual.

"I'll be the first one!"

Masako Mori looked forward to the first wooden box.

The box is just a very ordinary box, made of wooden boards and iron sheets, with iron nails on many connecting locations, and it is now rusty.

Along with the first box, it was opened.

The golden luster caught the eyes of the three people. Inside the wooden box were placed a golden crown and golden armor. Even though they had been placed in a humid place for thousands of years, they were still brand new and exuded a lustrous brilliance.

In particular, the crown is unpretentiously inlaid with three natural diamonds the size of eggs. The three colors of red, yellow and blue look extremely noble.

"I like this!" Masako Mori's eyes were full of excitement.

"From today on... you are the noble noble of Yellow Diamond, Blue Diamond, and Red Diamond." Yakumo replied with a smile.

"What are you saying again?" Masako Mori rolled her eyes.

"Nothing."

Masako Mori stretched out her hand and took out the neatly folded armor.

The whole thing seems to be made of gold, and the inner layer is like armor made of gold, and it has strong hardness due to the addition of other metals.

The inner layer of the golden armor is very soft, fluid, as smooth as silk, and has extremely strong toughness.

This is worn on clothes, which is not only beautiful... but also plays a strong protective role during combat. Inside the box, there are two golden wrist guards and two pairs of golden gloves.

Most parts of the gloves look like flowing gold, except for the fist joints, where a few pieces of metal are inlaid to increase the strength of the blow.

"Want to try it on?"

Yakumo asked Mori Masako that this golden armor was specially designed for women. Not only did it leave a protruding chest armor, but even the hem looked like an ethereal gauze skirt.

While being luxurious, it provides powerful defense without losing beauty. It is obviously the pinnacle of human craftsmanship.

"No."

Masako Mori shook her head. Wearing such clothes would definitely become the focus of the entire street. Not only would it destroy concealment, but it would also go against the low profile that ninjas must have.

Finally, Yakumo sealed the set of golden armor with yin and yang, and then stuffed it into the storage scroll.

"The second box will be given to Yougu Qianxue."

"good."

Masako Mori looked expectant, and Yakumo was also a little curious. After all, the profit from the first box was very good, and he could sell it for a large sum of money, and then exchange it for gold and take it back to the ninja world... to make a fortune.

Yougu Qianxue opened the second wooden box very simply and neatly... Several people immediately looked over and saw a large number of gold coins placed in the box. The patterns and words on these gold coins were very unfamiliar to Yakumo.

This is obviously a box of... antiques.

Yakumo transferred these antique gold coins to the container.

Masako Mori had already reached for the third box and opened it directly.

There was no golden light that caught my eye this time, only a few very thick books. These books, which had been stored in a humid environment for nearly a thousand years, could not be made of paper, but some kind of metal.

Only metal can survive thousands of years without decaying.

Yakumo picked up a book and flipped through it casually. This kind of book had about twenty pages, and each page was engraved with extremely unfamiliar small characters.

In short, it is of little significance, but Yakumo still uses the storage scroll to preserve it, intending to give it to the revolutionary army for study.

Yougu Qianxue reached for the fourth box and opened it directly. Inside was a piece of ore with a diameter of about thirty centimeters. Inside this piece of ore...contained a powerful breath of life and an explosive energy.

When Yakumo saw this piece of light green ore, he immediately thought of how to use it.

"This ore should be very suitable for making the gloves used by Masako Mori. This explosive energy... should be used as a source to make the already terrifying attack explosive." Yakumo said.

"This is great! My shortcomings of insufficient attack can finally be made up for. When the time comes, I will watch my lady kill everyone."

Masako Mori clenched her fists excitedly and sighed.

"You don't have enough attacks?" Yakumo asked in surprise.

"Am I wrong? Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

"You're right, your girlfriend is always right!"

Yakumo put the ore into the storage scroll, and Qianxue Qianxue didn't have any objections to this.

After all, he already has the sorrow of the Nile River, which is countless times more precious, but until now...he has not been able to figure out where the Nile River is.

"Fifth, fifth!" Masako Mori was still very excited, as if girls were born to like the sport of unboxing.

"Come on, Masako Mori." Yakumo said.

"good!"

This is also the final harvest of this exploration activity.

Masako Mori opened the box very carefully.

Yakumo immediately looked at it, but unfortunately it was not a devil fruit, but a black crystal full of ominous aura. This crystal gave people a very depressing feeling.

"Don't touch it, this black crystal can swallow life."

Yakumo can clearly feel that when the box is opened, the activity of his own cells seems to be gradually being withdrawn. Although this speed is not fast, one day next to this crystal will consume two days of life.

"Master, I feel that the sadness of the Nile River can swallow up this crystal." Yougu Qianxue suddenly spoke, and the weapon in his hand trembled slightly, as if the will of the weapon itself was reviving.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Masako Mori, please stay back." Yakumo waved his hand. If there was any danger during this devouring process, he would immediately evacuate with Qianxue.

But at that moment, he could only take one person away.

"Okay, you two, please be safe."

Masako Mori stayed away from the deck very obediently. When she reached a safe position, Qianxue took out the Sorrow of the Nile and pointed the tip of the knife on the surface of the black crystal.

When the two came into contact, a strong reaction immediately broke out. Thick black mist gushes out from the crystal, and penetrates into the sadness of the Nile.

Yakumo is observing and thinking.

This energy is very similar to the black energy on those snake people. It is the energy crystal created by the skinny old man. If it is a devil fruit, is it a death fruit?

Can death be classified as natural or superhuman?

At the very least, the old man didn't show any natural characteristics.

It can’t be the Renren Fruit, Phantom Beast Species, and Death Form, right?

While Yakumo was thinking wildly, the enhanced absorption in the field was coming to an end. The black crystal was now as big as a sesame seed and could disappear completely at any time.

The evolution degree of Nile Sorrow has reached 15%.

The next second, the absorption enhancement was completely over, and Yakumo also figured out the evolution conditions of Nile's Sorrow...absorbing the energy of death.

"Thank you, master." Yougu Qianxue took back the weapon. Although its appearance had not changed, he was still sure...this weapon had become stronger.

"It doesn't matter." Yakumo waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Qianxue, prepare lunch and then continue sailing."

"As commanded."

Yakumo and Masako Mori were lying on the wicker chairs and enjoying the sea breeze. Next to them, Qianxue, a worried man, separated into three shadows and prepared lunch. For a while, everyone was doing their own duties and everyone was filled with happiness.

Not long after, Yakumo, who couldn't sit still, took the initiative to help, which successfully aroused Masako Mori's enthusiasm for work, and the three of them started preparing lunch together.

The most delicious parts of the Neptune species were made into delicacies by several people. Even Masako Mori also came up with her signature dishes, cold lettuce, kelp miso soup, and... pineapple stew.

After the meal, Angu Qianxue put away the dishes, while Yakumo put his hands together and began to build the ship that would set sail later.

At this time, the phone bug in my arms began to vibrate slightly.

"Bolo, bomb, bomb, bomb."

"It's me, good brother, I'm sorry to tell you."

"Your whereabouts,

It has been learned by the Whitebeard Pirates."

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