"The sky's bright enough. It's time to get moving."
Kuzan looked up at the morning sky, then rose from the white chair made of ice.
"Understood."
Liva, with silver hair tied into a ponytail that reached his legs and a pair of silver whiskers around his mouth, hurriedly stood from the flattened tree stump beneath him.
He first carefully straightened his slightly wrinkled black suit and white Coat of Justice.
Then he lightly waved his right hand, which wore a peculiar silver ring.
A stream of water immediately surged from the river behind them, which was roughly five meters wide, and flew toward the still-burning campfire between the two men.
Liva intended to put it out.
But before he knew it, he felt a gust of cold wind brush past him.
Then he saw that the water in midair had completely frozen, crashing to the ground with a bang and shattering into pieces.
"Admiral Aokiji?"
Liva scratched his head in confusion and looked toward Kuzan.
"I'll go on alone from here. You stay here and wait for me."
Kuzan said calmly, one hand tucked into the pocket of his white trousers.
Liva froze for a moment, but immediately understood what Kuzan meant.
Though he had never met Hashirama Senju, anyone capable of defeating Army General Aramaki had to possess terrifying strength.
With his current strength, if Kuzan fought that man, he would not merely be unable to help—he would not even be qualified to watch from nearby.
He looked around at the surroundings.
They were in a clearing by a river within a forest.
It was less than ten kilometers from the Land of Rivers to the west.
This was an ideal place for his Teigu, Water Dragon Possession, to display its power.
The ability of this Teigu was to