XX-level Hokage

“Hmph, next time we meet, I won’t lose to him again,” Marco said earnestly.

I hope it's true what you said. As for the little one, let's leave it to fate. If she's willing, I wouldn't mind having such a beautiful woman by my side.

"Son, it's just..." Bai Huzi said, recalling Zhenbai's eyes, which gave him a strange feeling.

"But I'm afraid that another lawless fellow like Yu Yu might appear on the ship," Bai Huzi continued.

Comparing her to Oden, could she possibly possess Oden's strength? You must know, Oden was someone no one in the entire Whitebeard Pirates could control except for you, Father. Marco said, quite surprised.

“Who knows?” the white-bearded man said.

Wano Country, located in the "New World" in the latter half of the "Grand Line," is a closed country that never receives outsiders, does not join the World Government, and even its naval ships...

A country that even ships cannot enter, Wano Country's only ally is "Zou". The Mink Tribe of Zou formed a strong alliance with the Kozuki Family, the rulers of Wano Country, hundreds of years ago, and they address each other as brothers.

The lord of Wano Country is called the Shogun, and the lord of a region is called the Daimyo.

Wano Country has been ruled by the Kozuki family since ancient times. The Kozuki family is also known as the stonemason family. They are the meritorious family that inscribed the historical texts. They are also able to decipher the ancient script of the historical texts. The Kozuki family is served by five daimyo families: Amezuki, Shimotsuki, Fuuzuki, Ugetsuki, and Kurozumi.

Oden belonged to the Kozuki family and was the current shogun of Wano Country, the son of Kozuki Sukiyaki.

Wano Country is also a very special region. It has no open sea coastline, and is surrounded only by cliffs and waterfalls. After going up, there is an inland sea, which contains the main island of Wano Country and Oni Island. The main island is divided into six areas: Kuri, Nozomi, Udon, Ringo, Hakumai, and the Flower Capital.

At the same time, Wano Country is also the origin of Seastone. Seastone, which is found all over the world, was born in this country. However, the forging technology is unique to the craftsmen of Wano Country. They can process it into nail-sized pieces and control the purity of the Seastone in their hands. This allows Devil Fruit users to wear it without being able to use their abilities, but they still have the strength to do hard labor. The Poneglyphs were also made by the Kozuki clan of Wano Country.

Looking at the constantly shifting ground, Guan Yue asked with some curiosity, "Is Sparrow also a Devil Fruit user?" "You could say that. What, is Shiki also a Devil Fruit user?" Mashiro smiled and asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Tenzuki was silent for a moment, then said hesitantly, "That's right, I have the Paramecia-type Time-Time Fruit ability, which gives me the power to travel through time."

"Time travel?" Mashiro asked knowingly.

"Remember when I said I was born into a family in Wano Country? Actually, I was born into the Amaterasu family of Wano Country more than 800 years ago, because of a certain..."

"For various reasons, I wanted to travel to Wano Country in the future, so I kept traveling through the future until I arrived in the present." "Sekigatsuki said."

Chapter 61: Wano Country

"Time travel? That's truly astonishing," Zhenbai said with a light laugh.

"But Makoto's tone didn't seem surprised at all," Tenzuki said, looking at Makoto with some doubt.

“Perhaps it’s because I also traveled back from the future,” Mashiro said with a smile. “Really?! Mashiro!” Toki Amatsuki exclaimed excitedly.

Her parents were dead, and she arrived alone in a strange world eight hundred years in the future. It could be said that Tianyue Shi felt completely lost and without any sense of belonging or identity.

A sense of being out of step with this era.

The fact that Mashiro was also a time traveler gave Amaterasu Toki an invaluable sense of recognition. [Amaterasu Toki's recognition +30]

"But unlike you, I traveled from the future, while you traveled from the past," Mashiro said softly. "The future? What will the future world be like?" Kanzuki asked curiously.

"It's not much different from the world we live in now. The world is divided between pirates and the navy. The navy has one admiral and three generals, while the pirates have four emperors. The Whitebeard we just saw is one of the four emperors who will rule the pirate world in the future," Mashiro said softly.

"Four Emperors, what an imposing title! I never imagined that strange-looking old man would be so powerful." Tenzuki Toki said with some emotion. "You believed me so easily? Aren't you afraid I'm lying to you?" Mashiro suddenly asked with interest.

"I don't think I have anything worth lying to you about. After all, Mashiro-chan is much stronger than me, and she just saved me. Besides, I feel you're a very good person and wouldn't lie to me," Amatsuki Toki said with a smile.

"Maybe," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

At this point, Oden stopped in a village on the island, where there was a boat.

When Mashiro was looking at the moon, she followed Miyu onto the ship, and the ship set sail towards Wano Country.

From Mashiro's perspective, Oden seemed very interested in Toki Amatsuki, constantly talking about his experiences and interesting stories about Wano Country.

However, Toki seemed somewhat wary of him, always responding with a polite tone. When Oden approached her, she would quietly move closer to Mashiro.

Seemingly sensing Amaterasu's aloofness, Oden refrained from pressuring her and toned down his behavior. However, his eyes remained incredibly confident, as if Amaterasu was already his.

Mashiro disliked that look in his eyes, even finding it inexplicably annoying. It was in this strange atmosphere that the ship arrived in Wano Country.

As the ship sailed through the port and entered the gates of Wano Country, Oden swaggered ahead, with almost all the residents of Wano coming out to greet him. Laughter and cheers filled the air, creating a lively and festive atmosphere.

Miyu looked at Mashiro and Kanzuki behind him with great pride.

But Oden noticed that neither of them was looking in his direction. Mashiro was gazing at the surrounding residents, while Amaterasu Toki was excitedly looking around at the buildings. This made Oden feel inexplicably discouraged.

Just then, a cat-like human with predominantly golden fur and brown markings, and a dog-like human with predominantly brown fur and dark brown ears, ran over.

"Boss Oden, you're back. The Shogun has been looking for you for a long time," the cat-person said.

"Cat Snake, don't tell that old man I'm back. I have to leave again in a couple of days. Little White Cheese has already agreed to take me out to sea." Oden hugged Cat Snake tightly and said.

“Of course I won’t tell the general, after all, you are our leader. We two are your retainers, Oden. Nekomamushi and I came here this time to go to sea with Oden.” Inuarashi said.

"You two are really something!" Oden said with a smile, pulling both of them into his arms.

"However, will the Woolly Principality be alright without you?" Oden asked.

"Don't worry, Oden, we've already made arrangements. Besides, with the Lord of Heaven here, what could possibly go wrong?" the cat-snake said with a smile. Thinking of that colossal being nearly 20,000 meters tall, Oden felt relieved.

"By the way, Lord Miyu, who are those two?" Cat Snake asked, glancing at Mashiro and Amatsuki not far away. "They are my two guests. I came back this time specifically to show them around Wano Country," Oden replied. "I understand, Lord Miyu," Cat Snake said with a knowing smile.

At this moment, Mashiro approached with Amatsuki Toki. "Who are these two?" Mashiro asked.

“These two are my retainers, Cat Snake and Inuarashi from the Furry Principality,” Yu Yu introduced. “Hello, beautiful lady, I am Cat Snake from the Furry Cat Clan,” Cat Snake said with a smile.

"Hello, I am Inuarashi, a member of the Mink Clan." Inuarashi said without a smile, as he always was. "Hello, I am Mashiro, a traveler, and she is my companion, Sekitoki." Mashiro said with a light laugh.

“Miss Mashiro, Miss Toki, after you’ve finished visiting Wano Country, would you like to consider coming to our Wool Principality? Our Whale Forest is one of the best in the world in terms of scenery,” Neko-Snake said with a smile.

“Whale Forest? I’ll remember that. Thanks for the invitation.” Zhen Zi replied with a smile.

By the way, Mashiro, Toki, not counting Onigashima, Wano Country's main island is divided into six regions: Kuri, Nozomi, Munenai, Ringo, Hakumai, and Hana no Tokyo.

"Where would you like to begin your tour?" Oden asked.

“Well, thank you, Lord Oden. But we’d like to look around together today, so I’ll trouble you to show us around tomorrow. You can catch up with Lord Nekomamushi and Lord Inuarashi then,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"That's fine then. Let's go, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, let's go to Hanato. The beauties of Hanato must have missed me for a long time," Yu Yu said with a smile.

"Yes, Boss Yu." The three of them smiled and left.

"Oh, they're finally gone." After the three left, Toki said with a sigh of relief. "Does Toki hate Oden?" Mashiro asked with a smile.

I didn't dislike him; in fact, I quite admired him at first. He had the kind of samurai aura that my mother used to tell me about.

But for some reason, the way he looked at me was always a little strange. "Ashi said, frowning his handsome brows. (From now on, all instances of 'Ten-Yuki-Shi' will be replaced with 'Ashi')"

"Didn't you notice, Toki? Miyuki likes you a lot," Mashiro said softly.

"~! Really? He likes me!" A-Shi said in disbelief. "Don't worry about it, I misunderstood," Mashiro said with a smile.

"You startled me! We've only just met." Ah Shi said, patting his chest.

"Alright, let's go, let's see the scenery of the legendary land of samurai." Mashiro said with a smile.

Next, the two wandered around, bought some clothes unique to Wano Country, ate some local snacks, and heard many stories about Wano Country.

Most of these stories are about Oden. According to popular belief...

At age 0, Oden threw his wet nurse away; at age 2, he could catch two rabbits at the same time, showing amazing leg strength; at age 4, he threw a boulder and killed a giant bear; at age 6, he began to frequent brothels; at age 8, he got into a fight with gamblers while drinking; at age 9, he was blacklisted by the yakuza and burned down the yakuza casino in a fit of rage, and was arrested for assault; at age 10, he entered a quarry as a prisoner, and also became the head stonemason due to the Kozuki family's talent.

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Gentle Wind

At the age of 14, he was wanted again for altering a river course due to drought, which caused a major flood.

At the age of 15, he threatened the abbot of a temple and went into seclusion there. Every night, he would abduct women to build a harem. The women were usually free women who were captivated by Oden's charm, but this angered the people and led to a mass attack. Oden gladly accepted the challenge, which was known in Wano Country as the "Harem Rebellion".

At the age of 18, Oden's illegal voyage to sea failed, and Sukiyaki decided to sever his father-son relationship with Oden and banish him from the Flower Capital. At that time, the Mountain God Incident broke out in the Flower Capital, and a giant wild boar rushed into the Flower Capital and caused destruction. Oden stepped in and defeated the Mountain God, saving the Flower Capital and rescuing Kin'emon, the "Foxfire".

After leaving Hakumai, Oden planned to travel around Wano Country. He eventually arrived in Kuri, where he met the brothers Izo and Kikunojo, the former head of the Hanayagi-ryu school.

In Nozomi, he subdued Kurozumi Kanjuro, who was known as a demon. In Udon, he accepted Raizo, a ninja from the Kozuki family who had left the Oniwabanshu.

Later, Oden arrived at Kuri, a lawless area in Wano Country. Oden ventured into Kuri alone and conquered the entire area in just one day, defeating all the villains, including the most notorious monster, "Ashura Doji" Sakegizumaru.

At the age of 20, Oden decided to gather all available resources, connections, and talent to transform Kuri, pacify the area, subdue most of the villains, teach farming and construction techniques, cultivate farmland to provide food, and lead the construction of facilities in the Kuri region, earning the deep respect of the residents. This remarkable achievement led the Shogun, Kozuki Sukiyaki, to rescind his order to sever ties with Oden and bestow upon him the title of Daimyo of Kuri.

At the age of 26, Oden rescued and took in Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi at the beach, and taught them etiquette, knowledge, and self-discipline so that they could become guardian deities of Wano Country.

At age 29, influenced by the Whitebeard Pirates, Oden secretly set sail again. This is Oden's life story up to this point.

Even Mashiro, after hearing this, couldn't help but exclaim, "Blessed by nature, truly extraordinary."

However, Tenzuki Toki still didn't feel any goodwill towards him, only that he was very powerful, but not the kind of samurai she had imagined. The two found an inn and stayed for the night.

Over the next three days, Oden took Mashiro and Toki to explore all the major regions of Wano Country.

They met many people and saw many unique sights. However, Tenzuki felt somewhat uninterested and even melancholy until the evening three days later, when their journey to Wano Country came to an end.

In the inn, Mashiro looked at Toki and asked softly, "What's wrong, Toki? You seem a little unhappy." Toki smiled rather reluctantly and said, "Nothing, it's just that things aren't quite what I expected." "Not quite? Doesn't Wano Country have what you want?" Mashiro asked with a smile.

"The reason I came to Wano Country from 800 years ago is because I have a special feeling that is calling me, as if I will encounter something extremely important in Wano Country."

But, for some reason, once I actually arrived in Wano Country, that special feeling disappeared. "Amazuki Toki said softly. "So, what do you plan to do now? Go back in time?" Mashiro asked, stroking Amazuki Toki's hair.

"I don't know either. I don't have any relatives left in the past," Tenzuki Toki said, sounding very lost. Hearing this, Mashiro didn't say anything, but gently stroked Tenzuki Toki's back.

"By the way, is Mashiro going to leave Wano Country next?" Toki looked up at Mashiro and asked. "Yes, I want to travel around this world," Mashiro replied softly.

"Then, I'll go with you, if you'd like," Toki said softly. "Isn't Toki staying in Wano Country?" Mashiro asked curiously.

“Staying here won’t get me anywhere. I might as well go with you and look around. Maybe we’ll find a reason that drew me here,” Tianyue Shi said firmly.

"That's great! I'm so glad Toki can be with me," Masashi said with a smile, giving Toki a big hug. "Mmm," Toki blushed and nodded with a smile.

The next day, Mashiro told Oden that she was leaving Wano Country. Oden was very happy and invited the two of them to return to Whitebeard's ship together.

Mashiro pondered for a moment, considering why she might have gotten lost at sea, and finally nodded in agreement.

That afternoon, the two followed Oden back to the Moby Dick, accompanied by Oden's two retainers, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi. That night, the Whitebeard Pirates held a banquet for their new comrades.

Mashiro wasn't quite comfortable in this setting. After having a drink, she excused herself and went up to the deck, where she enjoyed the sea breeze and watched the moonlight reflecting on the water. It was truly a shimmering expanse.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're not a so-called traveler, are you?" Just then, an incredibly deep voice came from behind Shinba.

“Disturbing a beautiful woman while she admires the moon is extremely inelegant,” Mashiro said calmly.

"Gurararara... That's not elegant. Pirates don't talk about elegance. No, maybe you and that Stussy guy can get along." Whitebeard said with a smile.

"Stusi Mashiro softly read the name, and Wen recalled the 'Pirate' faction displayed on her panel, and instantly understood something. "I say, kid, what exactly is your self-confidence? Your eyes aren't something an ordinary person can have," the bearded man asked seriously.

As the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and the "father" of his crew, he has the obligation and responsibility to eliminate unreasonable factors for his "sons".

Whitebeard had already slightly raised the Murakumogiri in his hand. If Mashiro's answer did not satisfy him, he would instantly launch an attack to eliminate this dangerous factor.

“My purpose? My purpose is simple: I want to know the truth about this world,” Mashiro said softly. “The truth?” Whitebeard was taken aback.