chsdbacks Chapter 277 Character Swap: Akatsuki - Whitebeard!
Chapter 277 Character Swap: Akatsuki - Whitebeard!
"Why are you looking so dejected? Did you get beaten up badly?"
Allen looked at Sasuke, who refused to look up, stepped forward, and lifted his chin.
grin.
"Wow, that's amazing. Your eyesight dropped by eight degrees after just one trip outside."
He held up three fingers: "How many is this?"
"snort!"
Sasuke shook off his hand, indignantly saying, "I didn't lose! That guy ran away!"
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"If that's how you put it, Naruto can use that phrase too." Allen was still laughing, having the kind of fun of teasing a pet.
"Naruto?!"
Sasuke is the switch that unlocks Naruto's emotions, and the same applies to him.
"You...you saw that guy, and you killed him?"
Sasuke himself didn't realize that his voice was trembling slightly.
"Talking to you is such a hassle."
Allen reached out and ruffled Sasuke's hair: "I was scared by the Konoha bond and ran away."
"Hey, I brought back a replacement, your old classmate."
Old classmate...
Sasuke squinted at Allen's back, his expectation turning into disappointment.
What... it's Hinata.
"Sasuke-kun, it's been a long time."
Seeing someone she was somewhat familiar with, Hinata relaxed a little: "Naruto was worried about you... and so were we."
"I don't need this kind of meaningless thing."
Sasuke tried to shake off Allen's hand, but he couldn't; he just swung his head around like a ball.
"Let go! I'm going to cultivate!!"
"What are you going to practice? A three-day crash course in blindness?" Allen grabbed Sasuke's hair, forcing him to face him.
"If you don't want to use Itachi's eyes, then you'd better do something to prove yourself."
"Given your current capabilities, I see absolutely no possibility of you replicating my path!"
Leveraging Allen's gaze, his smile faded, and he said in a deep voice, "You think you're so great just because Aokiji spared your life out of courtesy?"
"Three months, I'll give you three months."
"No matter what method you use, you must awaken Conqueror's Haki."
"If you can't even do this, then get back to the ninja world! I don't need trash like you!"
Bang——! !
Allen casually tossed Sasuke aside, paused, and spoke slowly.
"If you can do that, I will tell you who the mastermind behind the Uchiha's annihilation is. I've left him for you to deal with."
"Even if I have the patience to wait for you to grow, the enemy doesn't, do you understand?"
Sasuke's indignant expression froze, and he slowly lowered his head.
"I……"
"I see……"
……
"Yes, just ask Dor and the others for anything you need. Take good care of your eyes."
"You are the only clansman I acknowledge. Don't let me down again, Sasuke."
Sasuke looked up and saw Allen's blurry profile. He gritted his teeth and said, "I will absolutely... I will never let you down again!"
……
Allen certainly had high hopes for Sasuke.
It's not about expecting him to become powerful after obtaining the power of the Six Paths, but rather...
Allen hoped that Sasuke, whom he had trained, would surpass the Ashura lineage, which was favored by the Sage of Six Paths, in order to prove the Sage of Six Paths' folly.
After all, strictly speaking, he wasn't a pure-blooded Uchiha; he also had half Yuki clan blood.
……
Hinata followed them through the magnificent palace, and couldn't help but compare it to her own family's territory.
The Hyuga clan, a thousand-year-old powerful family, is considered one of the wealthiest families in the ninja world, but compared to this place...
"Why are you being so quiet? Just say a few words, it's not like I'm going to eat you."
Allen suddenly stopped, and Hinata, who hadn't reacted in time, almost bumped into him.
Hinata quickly took a few steps back and composed herself:
"I can see that you care about Sasuke-kun. Since you don't dislike Naruto-kun... why did you say those things to him?"
Hinata is rather introverted, but she only gets shy and can't speak a complete sentence when she's with Naruto; otherwise, they have no problem communicating.
"Because it's convenient."
Allen said calmly, "Instead of encouragement or anything like that, it's much simpler to beat him up and tell him that if he wants to get back at you, he has to become stronger."
"I'm very lenient with young people who have potential."
Allen turned to look at Hinata, his sharp gaze making Hinata, who possessed the Byakugan, feel as if he had been seen through.
"Just like you."
"Such a pure Byakugan, it's such a waste that it was born into that rotten Hyuga clan."
Toneri's bloodline is so pure that even the Otsutsuki clan from beyond the heavens couldn't bear to kill him, and Hinata has the Byakugan with the highest purity certified by Toneri.
Years later, her child with Naruto awakened the Jōgan, known as the Eye of Destiny!
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"No……"
Hinata crossed her arms over her chest and said firmly, "The Hyuga clan is not rotten! Father, Neji, Hanabi... they are all good people!"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Allen led Hinata into a spacious hall: "I didn't mean to target any particular person. To be precise, it's not just the Hyuga clan..."
"I think the ninja world created by the Sage of Six Paths is absolutely terrible."
"Haha, although this world isn't much better."
Allen pointed to the giant round table in the center of the hall: "Anyway, you don't need to worry about those things. Since you're new here, let's have a good meal first!"
……
Five hours later.
Allen looked at the small mountain of plates piled up next to Hinata; it was almost half of his own...
"Thank you for the meal, I'm full!"
Hinata's face was rosy, and she wiped her mouth with a tissue, looking satisfied.
"Honestly, did you ever get a full meal over there?"
Hinata lowered her head shyly: "I'm sorry, did I eat... too much?"
Allen shook his head. Even if he was stingy, he wouldn't complain about the young girl eating a lot: "Anyway... you can come here to eat every day, eat as much as you want."
Being able to eat is also a rare talent, especially in this world.
The more you eat and the faster you digest, the higher your chances of regaining control of your life.
Hinata originally trained in physical techniques, so perhaps the orthodox naval training methods would suit her better.
"I'll take you to visit Professor Zephyr tomorrow, and you can join the training camp."
"Just focus on your work and wait for the brave Naruto Uzumaki to come and save you."
Allen ate as he spoke, though he was only about three-tenths full: "Look on the bright side, if all the Hyuga clans in Konoha were to die, you'd still be alive and could retain the Byakugan bloodline, wouldn't you?"
Is this... is this what you call thinking positively...?
Hinata mustered her courage and asked softly, "What...will you do to Konoha?"
……
"It's not that I want to do anything to them... but..."
A faint smile appeared on Allen's lips: "It's very difficult to control the force when stepping on an ant without crushing it."
"The battle has begun, and only those who survive will be qualified to compete against me!"
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stab-
The trees' disguise was torn away, and sunlight shone on Nagato's face.
"Aren't you from that world? Why don't you go back with him? There are many important people to you there."
Nagato, surrounded by strange equipment, raised her head, her chapped lips trembling as she spoke.
The white-bearded man looked down at Nagato, his eyes reflecting that emaciated figure.
thump--
The white-bearded man sat down with a thud and laughed, "Gurarararar! It's good to know the children are still alive; it's time to let them sail on their own."
"Allen is right. Staying under my protection all this time, they've lacked real experience!"
……
"snort……"
Nagato scoffed, "Then why did you come to me? Do you want to continue the fight?"
"No……"
The white-bearded man shook his head and smiled faintly: "You guys seem a bit reserved, maybe Allen is the same way."
"I plan to spend some time with you before asking that question."
"Gurararararar! I'm not going to leave! Give me a set of your matching outfits too!"
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"Hmph... whatever you want."
Xiao Nan approached the white-bearded man with a faint smile, feeling his powerful yet warm aura.
"You need a lot of fabric, let me take your measurements."