Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Thinking of the guy who used to follow him around calling him "Master" all the time, Chiga smiled knowingly.

To be honest, he was a rather incompetent master; he didn't teach Yamato anything at all. Yamato's real master should be Zephyr.

I wonder if this girl's personality has changed at all. Is she still the same as before, a tomboy?

Thinking of this, Chiga really wanted to go see Yamato. He told Gion about it and then disappeared from the spot.

Training ground on the back mountain

boom!

With a loud bang, two humanoid beasts, one white and one black, emerged from the smoke and stood facing each other.

The two were Zephyr and Yamato, who had entered a half-beast state.

A look of approval appeared on Zefa's bull face as he spoke.

"Yamato, you've made great progress lately, that deserves praise!"

Yamato touched the spiked club in his hand and said,

"That's because Master is back, and I have to show him my progress!"

"You mean Chika? Come to think of it, you've never called me 'Master' before."

Yamato stuck out his tongue and said,

"Hey, calling you Teacher Zephyr is the same thing!"

Zefa didn't really care about that. Since having a family, his personality had become more and more gentle, and he would often joke with people.

He stretched his neck and said with a smile.

"Call me whatever you want, but I'm getting serious now, so watch out."

After saying that, Zephyr's bull horns instantly turned black, and he charged towards Yamato like a black heavy truck.

Yamato's gaze also turned serious. She gripped the spiked club in her hand and charged towards Zephyr.

Just before the collision, Yamato swung his spiked club, aiming for Zephyr's head.

"Divine Speed, White Serpent Body!"

With a bang, Yamato was sent flying by Zephyr. Zephyr stopped in place, touching the horns on his head. Yamato's attack had worked; his head was buzzing.

Yamato landed back on the ground, barely managing to stop herself by pressing the spiked club in her hand against the ground. In fact, she could have easily avoided the confrontation with Zephyr.

But she had been trying to find Qianhe several times in the past few days without success, and she was feeling frustrated, so she wanted to vent her frustration in this way.

Zephyr shook his head, placed his hands on the ground, and then suddenly lifted the ground up like a carpet, sending it crashing towards Yamato in a wave-like motion.

Yamato stomped one foot, and a tall ice wall rose up, protecting her behind it.

Both Zephyr and Yamato have mastered the additional abilities of their Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, and this battle is a clash between earth and ice elements.

Seeing his attack blocked by the ice wall, Zephyr once again expressed his admiration.

"Not bad! This ice control ability is almost on par with Kuzan's!"

Yamato didn't seem pleased at all upon hearing this. She pouted and said,

"That means you're still far from it. My goal is my master. No one can surpass him in ice control. Even Aokiji himself admitted that he was completely defeated by my master in this aspect!"

Yamato made no attempt to hide his admiration for Chiga, mentioning "master" almost constantly. Zephyr couldn't help but ask,

"As far as I know, Chiga didn't really teach you anything, did he? Why do you like calling him 'Master' so much?"

Yamato fell silent. And you know what? When Yamato was quiet, she gave off a completely different vibe, especially against the backdrop of the snow and ice, which made her look like she had a very ethereal quality.

After a while, she slowly spoke.

"Because this name is unique, only in this way can I get his attention!"

Zefa paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something, and spoke hesitantly.

"I see. It seems you also have feelings for Chiga..."

"Enough, Zephyr-sensei! Let's continue our battle! Ice Fang, you warrior!"

Yamato interrupted Zephyr abruptly, exhaling a stream of extremely cold air that instantly covered the path with a thick layer of ice crystals.

Zefa was startled, narrowly dodging the attack, and laughed and cursed.

"Damn! You really are just like Chika back then, attacking without even a warning!"

These words sounded much better to Yamato than the previous compliments. She raised her chin and said with a smug look,

"Of course! I'm Master's favorite little disciple!"

"Um, I remember that Qianhe only has you as his apprentice, right?"

"Hmph! So what's wrong with what I said? Take this, Professor Zephyr!"

Yamato pushed off with both feet, leaping high into the air. She raised her spiked club high and slammed it down hard on Zephyr's forehead once more.

This time, Zephyr won't choose to fight head-on. Although he is a user of the Ox-King Fruit, his most powerful feature is still his fists, even more so than his horns.

It was with those fists that he earned the nickname "Black Wrist"!

He brought his fists together at his waist, his powerful Armament Haki swirling around them, and then he delivered a punch to Yamato as he fell from the sky.

Zephyr used at least 80% of his power in this attack. Even though Yamato had the advantage in the air, he was directly knocked out of his hand by this blow, and his body was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

Zefa thought to himself, "Oh no!" He had indeed been a bit too heavy-handed. Just as he was about to step forward to catch Yamato, a figure suddenly appeared behind Yamato and pulled her into his arms.

The newcomer was Chiga. Looking at the dazed Yamato in his arms, he scolded him.

"Why are you showing off your abilities? Do you think you're that resilient?"

Chapter 396 Yamato's Little Grievance

Yamato stared at Chika with his big eyes and muttered to himself,

"Master?"

Chiga carried Yamato back to the ground, while Yamato remained nestled in Chiga's arms, showing no intention of being separated.

Zefa stepped forward, adjusting his waist, and said,

"You're finally back! Your disciple keeps calling me 'Master, Master' all day long. I'm so tired of hearing it."

Chiga smiled helplessly. He looked down at Yamato, who was usually very outgoing. Yamato was actually a little shy. She shrank her neck and buryed her head in Chiga's arms like an ostrich.

She looked much bigger than Chiho, but at this moment she looked like a 2.6-meter-tall child.

Qianhe ignored her for the time being, looked at Zefa, and said with a smile,

"Teacher Zefa, it's been a long time! You seem to be in good health lately; that punch you just threw was really powerful!"

Zephyr pursed his lips and said,

"Forget it, what does that punch of mine mean to you now?"

As he spoke, he looked curiously at Chihiro's golden Tenseigan and asked,

"What's wrong with your eyes? This isn't the Rinnegan, is it?"

Yamato also looked up at Chiga's eyes. He had noticed the difference in Chiga's eyes earlier, but now that she had finally snuggled into Chiga's arms, she wanted to stay quietly for a while.

Chiga explained briefly.

"This is the Tenseigan, which is one of the gains I made on this trip."

"The Tenseigan? It seems to be another powerful pair of eyes. Can I see its power?"

Chiga nodded, then turned to look at the distant sea. Two beams of golden light shot out from his eyes, instantly splitting the entire sea surface in two. The evaporated seawater was not filled for a long time, forming a deep crack.

"hiss......"

The power of this attack made both Zephyr and Yamato gasp in shock, with Zephyr even taking a jab at Kizaru.

"It's the same light, but this is much better than Borsalino's. Compared to this, his can only serve as a lighting unit at a birthday party!"

In an office,

"Ah!"

Kizaru rubbed his nose, looked at his split nails, and muttered,

"Is Professor Zephyr scolding me again? Tch, what a stubborn old man!"

Back at the training ground, Yamato looked at Chiga with admiration and shouted,

"As expected of my most admired master! He's truly amazing!"

Yamato's current admiration for Chiga is much greater than her admiration for Oden back then. She clings to Chiga, her hands tightly gripping Chiga's clothes.

Chiga tried several times to get rid of the sticky bug, but each time the bug cleverly evaded her.

Just as Chiga was considering whether to use a miniature Shinra Tensei, Yamato suddenly went down on her own. She stood firmly in front of Chiga, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

This confused Chiga. He used his Tenseigan to scan Yamato's body, and finally touched Yamato's forehead to confirm that she was alright.

Yamato felt a strange sensation arise as Chiga's gaze swept over her, but she didn't dwell on it. She paused, then slowly began to speak.

"Master, where did you go? You didn't even tell me. It was Sister Kalifa who told me..."

Speaking of this, Yamato felt incredibly wronged. Being a bit oblivious, she didn't think she was any worse than Kalifa and the others. Chiga's "departure without saying goodbye" really saddened her for a long time.

Zefa couldn't help but interject,

"Actually, even I, as a teacher, don't know, so you don't need to worry about it too much!"

"What do you know, Teacher Zefa! How can my relationship with my master be the same as yours!?"

"Uh...cough cough!"

Zefa choked on his words, coughed violently twice, and pressed for an answer.

"What's the difference? Aren't they all master-disciple relationships?"

"It's different! I don't want to just be an apprentice... Hmm!"

Yamato suddenly covered her mouth, staring at Zephyr without saying a word.

Chiga reached out and patted Yamato's head, unusually speaking to him in a gentle tone.