XX-level Hokage

"Let's forget about it. Lord Neptune hasn't fully awakened yet."

"Yes, Lord Neptune is not Lord Neptune yet!" A moment later, all the enormous eyes closed.

As Shirahoshi was about to leave the seabed with the warship, she seemed to sense something and looked towards the seabed in confusion. "What's wrong?" Mashiro asked softly.

"It's nothing. I think I heard some strange noises," Bai Xing shook her head and said.

Soon, the Seastone warships surfaced, but this time they didn't appear in the Sabaody Archipelago; instead, they were in the New World. Mashiro planned to go to Wano Country to meet Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

As the membrane shattered, Bai Xing excitedly looked around. Blue sky, white clouds, the sun.

Bai Xing was incredibly curious about all of this.

Originally, Mashiro wanted to find a town, buy some clothes for Shirahoshi, and then take her to eat some local delicacies, but until nightfall, all they could find was a vast expanse of sea.

However, the Seastone warships also possess Vegapunk's technology—unmanned cooking machines.

Using the automated cooking machine, Mashiro still managed to prepare several delicious dishes for Shirahoshi that made her eyes light up. After gazing at the stars, it was time for bed.

In the room, York, having finished his bath, sat on the boat, panting and anxious, waiting for Mashiro to arrive.

But Mashiro didn't come even by nightfall. This made York breathe a sigh of relief.

For her, Shirahoshi is like a pet she's raising; she doesn't plan to do anything to Shirahoshi too early.

If she really has any needs, there's York, right? And if all else fails, there's Shakky.

Just then, Shirahoshi reached out and gently tugged at Mashiro's sleeve, then buried her head in Mashiro's shoulder and said in a soft, gentle voice, "Mashiro-sama, my chest feels so tight..."

Upon hearing this, Mashiro instantly understood Shirahoshi's condition, as she was very familiar with it—Shirahoshi was seasick.

If you haven't been on a boat for more than ten years, and then suddenly get on one, you'll experience discomfort after a while, such as dizziness or chest tightness, no matter how stable the boat is.

When Mashiro first arrived in this world, she experienced mild seasickness for a while. "So, would you like me to rub your chest?" Mashiro said with a light laugh. "Yes," Shirahoshi replied, completely oblivious to gender.

Immediately afterwards, Mashiro placed her hand on Shirahoshi's... Mashiro was indeed coaxing Shirahoshi, gradually doing things that would offend her, but it didn't matter, just consider it a way of getting used to it in advance, as long as she didn't do those things.

Shirahoshi's... Incredibly soft, perhaps not very elastic, but the softness and comfort were unlike anything Mashiro had ever experienced. "Mashiro..." Shirahoshi whimpered softly, like a kitten.

"Is it because of the actual movement or because of seasickness?" Mashiro asked softly.

Shirahoshi shook her head, whispering in Mashiro's ear, her lips brushing against Mashiro's earlobe, "Shirahoshi loves Mashiro-sama, loves Mashiro-sama hugging me, kissing me, and loves Mashiro-sama rubbing my chest."

Upon hearing this, Mashiro looked at Shirahoshi with some disbelief. The young girl, who was only a few years old, was speaking incredibly erotic words without a trace of lewdness. The contrast between her childlike innocence and her allure was quite striking.

She could almost be taken as a love confession from a loving couple.

Then Shirahoshi leaned against Mashiro, her soft breasts pressed against Mashiro's arm, and Mashiro dared not look at her anymore. She was now worried that she had ruined the original training plan.

Shirahoshi's lips were very close to Mashiro's ear, her voice right beside him. "Mashiro-sama, aren't you going to hold me?" Shirahoshi whispered.

Mashiro looked up at the ceiling and tried to speak in a steady voice, "Well, is it because the weather isn't very hot?"

"But the room is clearly cool. Is Mashiro-sama hot?" Shirahoshi leaned against Mashiro, her body almost completely pressed against him, and said with a smile.

Yes, it's a bit hot. "Mashiro already feels like she's sweating."

"Really, Mashiro-sama, you're sweating." Shirahoshi gently touched Mashiro's forehead with her hand and said with some surprise, "Are you that afraid of the heat?" Shirahoshi asked curiously.

“I have a strong constitution and plenty of energy, so I’m more sensitive to heat.” Mashiro sighed, instantly calming down as she spoke. “I see…” Shirahoshi’s tone was somewhat disappointed.

Although being on land filled her with immense excitement, it also frightened her somewhat. Especially after experiencing a bit of seasickness, she was terrified of sleeping alone.

Sighing inwardly, Mashiro knew she simply couldn't refuse Shirahoshi.

Shirahoshi really resembles Izumi from that time, the younger Izumi named Uchiha Zero, who is also the white moonlight in Mashiro's memories. "Okay, come here, I'll hold you while you sleep," Mashiro said softly.

Shirahoshi visibly cheered, a smile spreading across her face. However, she didn't immediately lean closer. Instead, she asked with some concern, "Aren't you hot?" "Your body temperature is a bit low. Holding you will cool me down," Shirahoshi replied.

Hearing Mashiro say that made Shirahoshi even happier. She snuggled into Mashiro's arms and said repeatedly, "Mmm, it's so nice to sleep with Mashiro-sama."

Because of the size of the fruit, Shirahoshi's body is small and soft, and also warm and cool, making it incredibly comfortable to hold.

Shirahoshi nestled contentedly in Mashiro's arms and let out a soft breath, which sent shivers down Mashiro's spine as it brushed against her neck.

Shirahoshi was wearing a nightgown hastily altered from Nami's pajamas; it was thin and short, barely reaching her waist, and the pink fishtail tail kept slapping against her white breasts.

Shirahoshi was satisfied and snuggled against Mashiro, calling Mashiro's name as she did so. "Mashiro-sama..."

Then, Mashiro closed her eyes. She had a very long dream.

"Zero, hold me while we sleep, I'm scared." "Please, really."

"Does this dress look good on me? I had Chiori and the others make it for me." "Hehe, I knew it."

I woke up in the middle of the night.

"Dreams from the past are indeed very short-lived." Muttering to herself, Mashiro covered the sleeping Shirahoshi with a blanket, then used her escape technique to leave Shirahoshi's body.

Then he went into York's room.

Chapter 124: The Artificial Devil Fruit Caravan

After two days of sailing, the Seastone warship carrying Mashiro and the others arrived at the Sea of ​​Time. Wano Country is located in the center of the Sea of ​​Time.

Along the way, Mashiro stopped at several ports, taking Shirahoshi and Shirley to buy some island specialties and experience the local customs. She then specially ordered [something] for Shirahoshi.

I made a few pieces of clothing.

Unlike Shirley, who can conjure human legs, Shirahoshi is a virgin and only 16 years old, so she has no way to conjure a fishtail and therefore her clothes have to be custom-made.

On the deck, Shirahoshi was chatting with Shirley, while York quietly steered the ship. Even for a Seastone warship, it was only necessary to plan the course and there was no need to steer the ship.

Unlike Shirahoshi and Shirley, York was extremely taciturn.

As one of the six incarnations of the once most intelligent person in the world, she has far more ideas in her mind than Shirahoshi and Shirley.

"A gifted mermaid, a Sea King, a Poneglyph, and even a Celestial Dragon for a time—Taoquan Palace, or rather, Mashiro—what exactly does she want?"

These are questions that Yorke has been pondering.

As Vegapunk's embodiment of "desire," she desperately craved power and money, but also the unknown and knowledge. Just then, a hand caught her waist.

"York, as Vegapunk, you should know Kaido very well, right? Can you tell me about him?" Mashiro leaned close to York's ear and asked softly.

Feeling Mashiro's breath on her ear, Mashiro's recent... made her heart tremble immediately.

Suppressing his fear, York spoke: "Kaido, also known as Kaido of the Beasts, is the captain of the Beasts Pirates and one of the Four Emperors of the New World. He is extremely powerful, possessing unimaginable defense and vitality, and is known as the strongest creature. His bounty is 4,611,100,000 Berries."

Legend has it that he is the incarnation of a dragon, capable of transforming into one, but in reality, he is a user of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form. He has only been known as one of the Four Emperors for a short time, being the second youngest of the Four Emperors after Shanks.

He was born in the Kingdom of Woka and was once an apprentice pirate in the Rocks Pirates. After leaving the Rocks Pirates and disbanding, his strength increased rather than decreased, and he made many pirates submit to him with his own powerful strength.

He was defeated seven times, and was captured 18 times when he challenged the Sea Chariot and the Four Emperors alone. He was tortured more than a thousand times and sentenced to death 40 times. Even when he was hanged, he could break the chains. Even when he was taken to the guillotine, he could shatter the steel sword. Even when he was stabbed by a spear, the spear would break. He sank as many as nine huge prison ships. No one could kill him, not even himself. Therefore, he was ranked as one of the original three Four Emperors.

During the time he was captured, Vegapunk extracted Kaido's bloodline factor and, after 20 years of research, created the first artificial Devil Fruit. However, he publicly claimed that the fruit was a failure.

From what I understand, Kaido was a very shrewd and resourceful guy when he was young. However, as his strength and power grew, his mind became increasingly dull, and he basically became accustomed to solving problems with force. "At this point, York couldn't help but reveal a slightly mocking expression.

Previously, Vegapunk himself had discussed the Four Emperors with them.

From Vegapunk's perspective, the difficulty level of the Four Emperors is ranked as follows: Whitebeard > Shanks > Kaido > Charlotte Linlin. As scientists, their approach to problems is always imbued with wisdom.

York then continued, "28 years ago, at the suggestion of Kurozumi Higurashi, Kaido partnered with the Wano Country Shogun Kurozumi Orochi to turn Wano Country into a weapons-producing country."

Three years later, Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country and stormed the Flower Capital to fight Kurozumi Orochi. He was stopped by Kurozumi Semimaru, and Kaido and Orochi made a pact with Oden: they had captured many people as hostages, and if Oden abandoned his dignity and jumped off Orochi's castle every week, they would release 100 people. Furthermore, they would build a ship within five years so everyone could sail away from Wano Country.

Two years later, Kaido led the Beasts Pirates to clash with Gecko Moria in Ringo, Wano Country, defeating the Gecko Pirates and killing all of Moria's crew members. This incident dealt a significant blow to Gecko Moria.

Moria's current state is largely due to that battle.

Three years later, having learned of the deception, Kozuki Oden led the Nine Red Scabbards to attack Kaido. They were severely injured by Oden's Oden Two-Sword Style: Togen Ten-Fist Combat.

Oden was left with a permanent X-shaped scar on his abdomen. However, Kurozumi Higurashi used the Imitation Fruit to transform into Oden's son, Kinosuke, distracting Oden. Kaido took the opportunity to ambush Oden from behind and defeat him. Kaido then killed Kurozumi Higurashi. Afterward, Oden was sentenced to be boiled alive. Oden made a bet with Kaido that if he could survive in the boiling oil for an hour, he would let them go.

Following this, Miyu survived an hour in the boiling oil, but Orochi changed his mind and decided to shoot him. Ultimately, Kaido killed Miyu. (Because Toki was taken away by Mashiro, Oden's wife became someone else, and Momonosuke became Kinosuke. However, since Toki was no longer with them, Kinosuke was truly dead.)

After Oden's death, Kaido came to Oden Castle in Kuri and threatened Oden's son, Kozuki Kinosuke. In the end, he did not kill him, but left him in the burning castle to perish in the flames. Afterward, Kaido defeated the other rebels in Wano Country, including the daimyo of the other four regions of Wano Country.

Through these means, Kaido was able to rule Wano Country, which was also Kaido's peak moment. He was brave, resourceful, and shameless.

Later, in order to strengthen his subordinates and create the "strongest pirate crew," Kaido formed a cooperative relationship with Donquixote Doflamingo and Caesar Clown. Caesar Clown created artificial Devil Fruits (ILE) for Doflamingo and provided them to Kaido, who in return offered weapons in exchange...

York was speaking when he was suddenly interrupted by Mashiro.

"So, does that mean there are a large number of artificial Devil Fruit users in Kaido's camp?" "That's right."

York nodded and explained, "Caesar is a very capable scientist, the founder of the research team NEOMADS, a former member of the research team MADS and the World Government's science class. He worked with the original body, ranked second in the science class, and was called the highest authority on weapons of mass destruction by the World Government."

His main research areas are artificial Devil Fruits, human gigantification, and weapons of mass destruction.

Kaido is called Kaido of the Beasts not only because he is the captain of the Beasts Pirates, but also because his crew has many artificial Devil Fruit users. You should know that artificial Devil Fruits are only of the Zoan type.

Upon hearing this, Mashiro began to ponder.

If it were possible to mass-produce artificial Devil Fruits, it would definitely elevate the combat power of ordinary people to a whole new level.

After all, most ordinary ninjas, apart from those who specialize in taijutsu, are weak in both taijutsu and physical strength. If they could eat a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, their combat power would definitely increase significantly.

Artificial Devil Fruits and Kumi are very promising.

"What kind of guy is that Caesar?" Mashiro asked.

"A coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong, who is afraid of death, will not dare to act rashly if someone seizes his vital points. He will beg for mercy and obey the other party's orders."

He was also a very crazy scientist, a cruel, arrogant, cunning, and insidious scoundrel.

To achieve his research goals, he would use children as lab rats, controlling their actions and disregarding the devastating environmental impact. To test the scarring effects of weapons, he would use his subordinates as test subjects.

York was incredibly clever and instantly understood what Mashiro meant. He then began to explain Caesar's personality to Mashiro.

Chapter 125: The Beasts Pirates

"Do you know where he is right now?" After thinking for a moment, Mashiro asked.

He should be conducting experiments on artificial Devil Fruits and Giant Drugs on Punk Hazard right now.

Several years ago, he was arrested for causing a scientific weapon explosion accident on Punk Hazard. After escaping from the prison ship, he returned to Punk Hazard with the covert help of Doflamingo and Kaido. "York replied.

"Since you know about this, the Navy must know about it too, right? Why hasn't the Navy sent anyone to arrest him?" Mashiro asked with great interest.

After Kaido arrived at Punk Hazard, he began to cooperate with Donquixote Doflamingo to produce SAD and artificial Devil Fruits for Kaido. At the same time, he also accepted funding from Big Mom and began research on giantification.

"They're connected to two of the Four Emperors and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Unless something major happens again, the Navy won't want to get involved in this trouble," York explained.

"I knew it! Tell me, what would happen if I forcibly kidnapped this guy named Caesar?" Mashiro asked with a smile.

After a moment's hesitation, York replied, "It would be an unwise move. Caesar is currently conducting research for three factions. Kidnapping him would offend two Yonko and a Shichibukai at the same time, and the value he can offer is far from worth the price."