XX-level Hokage

"There's actually a place like this deep inside Pangu City? Interesting?" Muttering to himself, Mashiro walked in. It was more of an unusual garden than a room.

All sorts of flowers were blooming at once, along with several small trees and vines twining around them. Suddenly, Mashiro noticed something strange.

A huge straw hat, with a curved knife stuck beside it and several scattered newspapers. "This straw hat..." The straw hat was enormous, almost as tall as Mashiro.

Gently stroking it, I wondered what kind of plant it was woven from; it was incredibly smooth and resilient.

Passing the straw hat, I continued walking forward. A wisp of white mist appeared in the distance. A man-made lake came into view.

As Mashiro approached, a black figure emerged from the lake. Long black hair, snow-white skin, and a voluptuous figure.

Turning her head, a pair of scarlet, wavy eyes met Mashiro's. Both of them were stunned for a moment.

"Can you tell me where the other historical texts are stored?" Mashiro walked on the water, came up to the woman, placed her hand on her wet hair, and asked.

The woman seemed to have not expected Mashiro to make such a bold and offensive move, but the situation was beyond her control, and there was nothing she could do.

She stretched out her hand and pointed in one direction. "Thank you," Mashiro said with a smile. She turned and left.

Watching Mashiro's departing figure, the woman stepped out of the artificial lake.

Her eyes lit up, and instantly, the Five Elders scattered throughout Mary Geoise sensed it. Saturn, directly above Pangaea, and Jegalsiye Satan Saint, immediately rushed towards the depths of Pangaea.

"How dare you?!" Satan was furious and shocked. Black flames ignited around him, and he instantly transformed into a half-spider, half-human bull demon. Unlike the anxious Satan, Mashiro was slowly walking in the direction Im had pointed.

Just as she had guessed, Im's own abilities were not strong, and even if they were, they were greatly limited. As for the Ancient Weapon Uranus, such a wide-range weapon was unlikely to be effective against enemies at close range.

In fact, if it weren't for the restriction of the Void Stone, Mashiro would have planned to kidnap Im directly.

The ruler of a world—that's an exciting existence, just like Kaguya. But the internal structure of Pangaea is far more complex than Mashiro imagined.

Before Mashiro could find the location of the Poneglyphs, she encountered Saint Satan, who was fuming. "Long time no see, Saint Satan," Mashiro waved and greeted him.

"You are... Quan Gong? That arrogant young man who suddenly disappeared four years ago?" Saint Satan asked.

"It's rare to see one of the Five Elders, Lord Satan, still remember me after four years," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"Were you involved in the chaos that occurred in Mary Geoise? Did you even disturb Lord Im?" Satan said, his eyes icy cold.

"Perhaps." Mashiro offered no further explanation. She had already changed her mind.

She plans to return to Mary Geoise after going back to the future. Since she'll be coming back anyway, it doesn't matter whether she can take all the historical texts with her now.

"How dare you!"

Satan's expression twisted, and he instantly charged towards Mashiro. Mashiro didn't care at all.

White flames drifted from her hands, spreading instantly through the air and freezing Satan Saint into a block of ice. But in just a moment, the ice evaporated, and raging black flames continued to spread around him.

Satan's body will become even larger, his hands will disappear, his eyes will become strange, and several streams of black liquid will spread out, forming a poisonous rain that drifts towards Mashiro.

Mashiro extends a finger: "Wind Release: Heaven Breakthrough"

In an instant, all the poisonous rain vanished with the wind.

Seeing this, Satan Saint instantly vanished from his spot and appeared behind Mashiro, his sharp spider legs stabbing straight at Mashiro.

Mashiro reached out and grabbed Satan Saint's lower limb as he thrust it at her, then threw his massive body away, slamming it heavily against the wall. Satan Saint's strength wasn't as great as Mashiro had imagined; it wasn't even as strong as the elderly Rayleigh or Caroline Anmiya.

"Is that all? Lord Satan," Mashiro said calmly. Satan's expression was extremely gloomy.

He hadn't fought anyone for many, many years.

Moreover, being deep within Pangu City, he was unable to unleash all of his Devil Fruit abilities, otherwise his body would have directly caused the entire Pangu City to collapse.

"If you've got the guts, come with me to the outskirts of Pangu City," Saint Satan said coldly.

"Of course," Mashiro said with a light laugh. They arrived outside Pangu City.

Satan Saint instantly expanded and grew to a height of tens of meters. Then, four magic circles appeared, black lightning flashed, and the other four Five Elders appeared.

Mashiro floated in the air, watching all of this with great interest, without making any attempt to stop it.

The other four Elders also unleashed their abilities the moment they saw Satan in his complete Ushioni form. Izanbaron V. Nassjuro Sei's horse bone form.

A massive horse, its face and back covered in horsehide, its body shrouded in black smoke—the sandworm form of Shepard X Pittor Saint.

A gigantic, spiky, and hideous sand worm, its body shrouded in black smoke. The sealed form of Topman Vochuli Saint.

A massive warthog with four tusks and spotted fur, wreathed in black flames. This is Marcus Mazsan's Itsuki form.

A gigantic monster with a bird's head, wings, claws, and a snake's body, its body shrouded in black smoke.

Including Jaigolusia Satan Saint's Oni form, five enormous monsters confronted Mashiro.

Everyone in Mary Geoise, including the Celestial Dragons and the Marines, could clearly see the five monsters. In an instant, they felt as if they had seen sealed demons.

Tiger and his crew, who were holding a Celestial Dragon hostage and confronting the Navy, also witnessed this scene.

He now fully understood the meaning behind his encounter with the white-eyed woman; if he continued, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Of course, he didn't know that even if things continued, he could still escape Mary Geoise. The Five Elders wouldn't show their fighting spirit because of a group of slaves.

Even this so-called uprising was carried out with the tacit approval of the Five Elders.

This can be seen as a warning to the Celestial Dragons living in Mary Geoise. As long as no Celestial Dragon's life is threatened, the Five Elders have no time to bother with them.

Chapter 79: The Dream of Freedom

Looking at the five gigantic monsters before him, Mashiro formed a hand seal. "Fusion Release: Burial"

Flames rose from the ground, water dragons came from all directions, lightning struck from the sky, fierce winds swept everything up, and a huge meteorite fell from the sky.

But neither flames, water dragons, nor lightning strikes had any effect on the Five Elders, leaving not even a mark. Meanwhile, the massive meteorite falling from the sky was cleaved into fragments by the blade spat out by Nasujuro.

Seeing this, Mashiro was surprised for a moment, then stretched out her hand and drew a "well" shape. Instantly, invisible slashes appeared out of thin air and landed on the Five Elders. Still, they had no effect.

"While its attack power isn't great, its defense is truly astonishing," Mashiro muttered to himself. So, when the Five Elders launched their attack, Mashiro instantly made his choice: to run away.

Without divine magic, having Mashiro face the Five Elders simultaneously would be somewhat tricky, but not entirely impossible, though it would definitely take a very long time.

Even if Mashiro defeats the five of them, she won't be able to kill them due to Sora's restriction, so running away is the best option.

"Goodbye for now." Mashiro easily dodged the attacks from Satan Saint and Maz Saint, and said with a smile before instantly transforming into a pair of black crows and disappearing from the spot.

Seeing Mashiro escape, the Five Elders exchanged glances but did not try to stop her.

They were forced to reveal their true forms today, and if they want to keep Mashiro, they will absolutely need to go all out regardless of the cost. Once they go all out, the entire Mary Geoise will inevitably be destroyed beyond recognition.

When Shiro reappeared, he was already in the side hall of the Sassarian family. After breaking the seal, Shiro took Amaterasu and flew towards the special route port.

At this moment, in the direction of the port, Tiger was holding a Celestial Dragon hostage and confronting the Navy surrounding them with a group of slaves. Coincidentally, the Celestial Dragon they had kidnapped was none other than Mashiro's older sister, Morimi.

"I said I wanted a ship to leave this place. Once we're on board and out of here, I'll release her. Although I hate the Celestial Dragons, I'm different from them. I'm a man of my word," Tiger said firmly.

"Fishmen, give up resisting. This is your only chance to survive. Even if you manage to escape Mary Geoise by sheer luck, you will not be able to escape the encirclement by the Navy's inescapable net," a rear admiral wearing a hat said earnestly.

“That’s impossible. We can’t give up,” Tiger said seriously.

Meanwhile, Jasmine Palace, who had been kidnapped, was also quite agitated, and said urgently: "You guys, listen to them! Can't you tell whether these people are more important or my life is more important?!"

Upon hearing this, the rear admiral wearing a hat found himself in a dilemma.

The order to capture the group that caused the chaos was given by the Navy Headquarters, but protecting the safety of the Celestial Dragons is a duty that every Navy officer must fulfill. At this moment, he was in a dilemma.

Just then, a woman's voice came.

"Do as they say." The sailors turned to look.

The crane walked over calmly.

"Lieutenant General Que!" the Major General said with utmost respect.

“Give them the boat and let them leave,” Crane said softly as she approached the major general.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the Major General breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to prepare the ship. With the new Chief of Staff, He, in charge, he no longer needed to worry about anything.

As a high-ranking officer in the Navy, and one of the few who can interact with the Celestial Dragons on an equal footing, Tsuru's insight is far more profound than that of ordinary Navy personnel.

She understood the Five Elders' thoughts very well. Losing some slaves was nothing, and the death of some minor nobles and commoners in Mary Geoise was nothing, but the death of a Celestial Dragon was absolutely unacceptable.

The number of Guan Longren is extremely small, and every one that dies is one less. This is what the Five Elders truly care about.

The slaves breathed a sigh of relief when the navy agreed to their request, but Tiger remained cautiously observing his surroundings. Soon, the navy sailed the ship to the port.

"Now, all the marines on board, come out!" Tiger ordered. The marines hesitated for a moment upon hearing this.

“Do as he says,” Crane said nonchalantly.

The reason Naval Headquarters sent her instead of Garp or Sengoku was because only she could handle this situation best. "Yes, Vice Admiral Tsuru!"

Soon, all the sailors on board disembarked. "Go and see," Tiger said to a slave.

Upon hearing this, the slave hurriedly ran into the ship, and a moment later emerged, confirming that there were indeed no sailors hiding inside. Seeing this, under Tiger's organization, all the slaves boarded the ship.

After all the slaves were on board, Tiger prepared to take Jasmine Palace up with him.

At this moment, Crane spoke up: "Now you can release Jasmine Palace, right? We have fulfilled your request."

"No, I still don't trust you. I'll let her go once we leave Mary Geoise," Tiger said.

“Just as you don’t trust us, we don’t trust you either. I can assure you that the Navy will not pursue you before you leave Mary Geoise. This is my utmost sincerity,” Tsuru said earnestly.

Tiger remained silent, seemingly deep in thought. The situation reached a stalemate once again.

Just then, a clear voice rang out. "Looks like I've arrived at just the right time."

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro descended with Amaterasu Toki.

"It's you?!" "It's you!"

Crane and Tiger spoke at the same time.

The difference was that Crane frowned, while Tiger looked somewhat surprised.

Even Morrigaya looked at Mashiro with disbelief. Izumiya?! How could this be?!

“Leave her to me, you take Ashi and get on the ship first,” Mashiro said to Tiger.

Tiger hesitated for a moment, then nodded, handed Morimia to Mashiro, and led Amaterasu to the ship. "You two go first, I'll be there in a bit," Mashiro said to Tiger and Amaterasu on the ship.

"This..." Tiger wanted to refuse as soon as he opened his mouth. He was a very loyal and affectionate person, and he would not agree to let his companion stay behind to cover the retreat.

“I believe in Mashiro Ryujin, she won’t be in danger. Have you forgotten who dealt with those huge monsters just now?” Amatsuki Toki said.

Upon hearing this, Tiger instantly understood Tianyue's meaning, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Set sail!" Instantly, all the slaves cheered.

Some wept, some shouted with excitement, and some wept bitterly. They were finally about to escape hell!