XX-level Hokage

At this moment, Tsuru was already a naval staff officer, reporting her recent work to Kong. "It's Nasujuro Sei," Kong said somewhat helplessly.

"The Five Elders? Could it be related to the Celestial Dragons?" Tsuru continued to ask.

“That’s right. A member of the Guanlong clan is leaving Mary Geoise to go out and has to ask our Sea Chariot to send someone to protect him,” Steelbone Kong replied.

"The Fleet Admiral should be quite adept at this kind of thing. How many times have the Celestial Dragons needed our Navy to clean up their messes? Just send a Rear Admiral with a warship, fly the Celestial Dragon flag, and I don't think anyone would dare to cause trouble for both the World Government and the Navy at the same time," Tsuru said calmly, tidying up the reports in her hands.

"This time is different. It was personally notified by the Five Elders. It seems to be a person of high status among the Guanlong people. Logically, in this situation, an admiral should be sent, but he specifically requested a female vice admiral and a warship." Steelbone sighed.

It's important to understand that female vice admirals are extremely rare in the entire Navy Headquarters, let alone female vice admirals with experience and contact with the Celestial Dragons. The personalities and temperaments of the Celestial Dragons are generally unacceptable to most Navy personnel.

"Marshal, do you mean... you're plotting against me?" Tsuru put down the report in her hand, looked at Sora, and asked. "As expected of Tsuru, you're so clever," Sora said with a smile.

“But I’ve already completed my tasks for this month, and now it’s my time to rest,” He said in a somewhat indifferent tone.

"Consider this a temporary task. After this task is completed, we won't assign you any new tasks next month. You'll be given a month's leave."

There's no other way. If you think about it carefully, you're the only one in the entire headquarters who meets the criteria. As the future Chief of Staff, a naval hero, and a close friend of a naval admiral.

Even the Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare to do anything excessive to you, and the Celestial Dragon who went out this time was a woman; she's probably just looking around, so you can treat it as a publicly funded trip. "Steel Bone Kong said with a smile.

He Si hesitated for a moment, then sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go tomorrow." "Thank you for your trouble," Steelbone Kong said with a smile.

It's important to know that as the Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and a Fleet Admiral known for his toughness, Kong is an extremely serious person. There are very few people in the entire world who can speak to him in such a gentle manner.

Or perhaps it's because Tsuru's identity is too special—she's the future Chief of Staff of the Navy, and a close friend of both the Navy hero Garp and Admiral Sengoku. It can be said that she is one of the future controllers of the Navy.

"Alright, this is the warship we'll be on next. My room is right next to yours. Feel free to ask me anytime if you have any questions," Tsuru said as she led Mashiro and Toki to the room prepared for them.

"Anytime is fine?" Zhen Zi asked meaningfully.

“Of course, it would be best if you didn't come looking for me tonight,” Tsuru said, seemingly understanding Wen but not quite. To this, Masashi smiled but remained silent; she quite liked Tsuru's personality.

"Also, where should we go first from Taoquan Palace?" He asked calmly.

"Let's go to the Sabaody Archipelago first, the closest place to here, and buy some things we need." Mashiro said with a smile. "Okay, I'll arrange it." With that, Tsuru turned and left.

After Tsuru left, Tenzuki said with some curiosity, "Is this the Navy? It's a bit different from what I expected. I thought it would be more lenient." "If it were just facing you, her attitude would definitely be much gentler, but Guan Longren's reputation is extremely high," Mashiro said with a smile.

“That’s true. I really can’t say anything good about the world’s nobles. I never imagined that the descendants of the 20 kings, whom I thought were so respected, would turn out like this.” Amatsuki said with some emotion, thinking about what she had seen and heard in Mary Geoise these past few days.

“Toki is still very young,” Mashiro said with a smile, gently stroking Toki’s hair. “Heh heh, but Mashiro shouldn’t be much older than me either,” Toki said with a laugh. “Age isn’t something you can tell from appearances,” Mashiro said softly.

"Okay, anyway, I sometimes don't understand what you're saying, but anyway, Mashiro is always reliable." Jumping up and lying on the bed, Amatsuki Toki said softly.

The Sabaody Archipelago is located below Mary Geoise. Through a special shipping route, warships can reach the special shipping port of the Sabaody Archipelago in just four or five hours.

They disembarked from the warship.

Tsuru followed beside Mashiro and Toki. The other Marines spoke from the front and back.

The civilians of the Sabaody Archipelago, upon seeing Mashiro in her signature skysuit and transparent helmet, all knelt on the ground, too afraid to look up. "Oh dear, this is truly terrifying," Mashiro said.

"What, even someone as noble as Izumi-no-miya can be concerned with the plight of ordinary people, or is it just a passing fancy?" Tsuru said with a hint of sarcasm. Mashiro looked at Tsuru; the girl she was at this age was far from being comparable to the girl she would become later, after all, she was still young.

"I've only been a Celestial Dragon for a little over a week, so it's normal to feel a bit out of sorts. But soon, this feeling of unease will become normal," Mashiro said softly.

"So, it turns out that only after passing through several trials did one become a Guanlongren (a high-ranking official) under the Taoquan Palace? That's truly surprising," Crane said, her tone unusually surprised.

Although she had heard Fleet Admiral Kong mention that the Celestial Dragon she was responsible for protecting had not been a Celestial Dragon for very long, she did not expect it to be such a short time. But, didn't the Fleet Admiral say that the other party was a very high-ranking Celestial Dragon? Had he already reached such a high rank in such a short time as a Celestial Dragon?

"Are you wondering why someone like me, who's only been a Celestial Dragon for such a short time, could have a Celestial Dragon personally call Marine Headquarters?" Mashiro asked with a smile, looking at Tsuru.

The crane remained silent, which implied acquiescence.

“Perhaps it’s because I’m very strong,” Mashiro said softly. “Strong?”

He was stunned for a moment. She considered many reasons: noble status, strong bloodline, innate intelligence, or being a member of the Five Elders family. But the only one she didn't think of was Qiang.

Mashiro gently patted Tsuru's shoulder.

The crane lowered its head to look at Mashiro. In an instant.

Mashiro's eyes suddenly turned into light blue tomoe Rinnegan, and then into light green tomoe Rinnegan.

Immediately afterwards, an irresistible force filled Crane's mind. Fear, despair.

The crane's body froze instantly, leaving only a slight, uncontrollable tremor. Overwhelmed by intense fear, the crane briefly lost control of its body.

At that moment, she seemed to see a pair of enormous eyes looking down at her in her mind. This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

That feeling that threatened to reduce her to nothing, stripping her of even the courage to run away or scream, was now being used on Tsuru, just as Mashiro had used on Tsuru's granddaughter in the future.

This is the captivating power of the Rinnegan with its tomoe. It instills immense fear in others through its powerful eye energy. Mashiro calls it "Eye Technique: Fear".

This ability has a major drawback: it's useless to the weak and unusable by the strong. At this point, the crane belongs to the category of the strong.

Therefore, the crane regained its senses in just a moment.

The feeling she experienced earlier left a deep impression on her, but it didn't cause her the same psychological trauma as the peacock. For Mashiro, however, it was enough.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Mary Geoise (Part Six)

“That was…” Crane swallowed hard.

Mashiro pointed to her eyes and said with a light laugh, "You should be able to tell from my eyes that I'm a special race." Tsuru paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Although many people in the world are born with unique eyes, she had never seen one as special as Mashiro's before. Calling it a special race was completely within her acceptable range.

"My eyes are called Byakugan, and they possess a special ability: soul-capturing." Mashiro chuckled lightly, speaking with a hint of feigned sincerity. "Soul-capturing?" Tsuru murmured to herself.

"This is a special power that can instill fear from the depths of one's heart. Once I grow a little more, these eyes will even be able to detach from a person's soul," Mashiro said softly, looking at Tsuru.

Thinking back to the fear and despair he had felt just now, and looking at the sparrow's milky white eyes, Tsuru suddenly understood what Mashiro meant by "powerful".

"Such powerful strength? I've never even heard of such a race before. I'm so ignorant," Crane said softly.

"My race is reduced to just me now, it's normal that you haven't heard of me." Mashiro chuckled, holding up one finger, her tone tinged with sadness.

"I'm so sorry to have brought up your painful memories," He said with a hint of tenderness. People have always held two kinds of people in high esteem: the powerful and the noble.

For Tsuru, although Mashiro was a noble person before, in a sense, she was also a noble person, and she was also a powerful person.

Therefore, she had no respect for Mashiro. But now it's different.

Mashiro is also a strong person, and even stronger than her.

Tsuru had no choice but to place Mashiro in a position equal to her, or even superior to her.

After buying some daily necessities and food, Zhenbai returned to the warship. "Where to next, beneath Taoquan Palace?" He asked.

"Then let's go to Ohara. I'm quite interested in the legendary land of scholars," Mashiro said softly.

"Is Prince Izumi a scholar?" Tsuru asked curiously. "What? Is that not allowed?" Mashiro looked at Tsuru and said with a half-smile.

Under Mashiro's gaze, Tsuru felt inexplicably nervous, lowered her head, and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, but it's really surprising that someone of Prince Izumi's status would be interested in knowledge."

"The yearning for knowledge is a human instinct," Mashiro said calmly. Upon hearing this, Tsuru paused, momentarily stunned.

She strongly agreed with this statement. As a naval staff officer, she did not believe that excessive force could solve everything. However, this was a world where force was supreme, and even in the navy, the number of civilian positions was far less than one percent of the number of marines.

“You’re absolutely right,” Tsuru said, looking up earnestly. In Mashiro’s room.

Mashiro was sitting on the bed, while Amatsuki Toki was sitting on Mashiro's lap.

She and Mashiro have read many novels together, but the plots are all pretty much the same, always involving fighting and killing.

"They are indeed all the same, but they're just for passing the time anyway, so there's no need to take them too seriously." Mashiro gently stroked Tenzuki's belly.

He said softly,

"It seems that a life that's too peaceful isn't so good either; it's too boring," Amatsuki said softly, nuzzling Mashiro's face.

That's because you've had too many experiences. After experiencing great upheavals, it's easy to get bored when you suddenly find yourself in a quiet place, free from worries about food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and without having to think about the world situation.

"It'll get better in a while, you'll find new ways to pass the time," Masashi said with a smile. "Alright," Amatsuki Toki sighed softly.

"Of course, if you're really bored, I do have something interesting that can cheer you up," Mashiro suddenly said in a somewhat profound tone.

"Something interesting? What is it?" Amatsuki asked curiously.

Zhen didn't say anything, then suddenly pushed Guan Yueshi down onto the bed. "Zhen, Zhen Shiro?!"

Tian Yueshi was inexplicably startled.

"Ah Shi, I'm going to teach you some interesting things now."

After saying that, Mashiro kissed him. Their lips touched.

Tenzuki's eyes gradually became unfocused.

She came from a large family and received a traditional education from her mother from a young age.

In this situation, her understanding of gender was limited to books. So, it turns out, girls can be like this too?

For some reason, Amatsuki Toki didn't refuse, letting out a soft moan as she wrapped her arms around Makoto's waist.

Tsuru arrived near Mashiro's room; it was already time for dinner.

Mashiro hadn't specified whether she wanted to eat at the restaurant or have the food delivered to her room, so she came to ask specifically.

As He approached the door, about to knock, he suddenly heard some strange noises. Out of curiosity...

He quietly pressed her ear against the door, and after a moment, her face turned red.

She's utterly shameless; she truly is a despicable Celestial Dragon. A scourge upon women.

But after hesitating for a moment, Tsuru realized she had no reason to blame Mashiro. That was a privilege reserved for the Celestial Dragons.

Crane wanted to leave as soon as possible, but she was afraid of being discovered by other navy personnel, so she could only stand silently at the door.

Having already stood at the door, Tsuru hesitated for a moment, then pressed her ear close again and silently activated her Observation Haki. Night fell.

Mashiro walked out of the room alone.

He was standing on the deck not far away.

"Is there any more food? Send some to my room," Mashiro said softly.

“Okay, I understand,” Crane replied without turning around, her tone somewhat strange.

"Is Lieutenant General Tsuru ill? Her voice sounds a little hoarse." Mashiro walked lightly to Tsuru's side and said with a smile, "No, no, maybe she's been exposed to the sea breeze too much." Tsuru said calmly.

Mashiro smiled, reached out, and gently placed her hand on Tsuru's forehead. "What are you doing?!"

Crane hurriedly retreated, speaking cautiously.

"It's nothing. I just noticed that Vice Admiral Tsuru's forehead was a little red, and his voice was hoarse, so I was wondering if he had caught a cold and was going to check his temperature," Mashiro said calmly.