First Encounter

"These Kirigakure bastards sure knew how to pick their timing." Xi Yan said irritably.

On the way to the mission site, he had run into a small skirmish.

Although he had wiped out the Land of Water ninjas, the boat he had been riding had been damaged by them, leaving him no choice but to run there.

Fortunately, as a mixed-blood of the Uchiha and Senju clans, his Chakra reserves were ridiculously abundant. Running all the way to the destination would not be a problem.

"Once I get through this fog, it should be close, right?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing a faint sound, Xi Yan stopped and turned to look behind him.

The area was obscured by fog, making it impossible to see what was there. All he could hear were some... strange noises.

"Why does that sound like a train?"

"And those two lights..."

Could there really be a train that could run across the sea? How was that possible?

In the world of Naruto, technology had not advanced that far.

Still, to avoid whatever dangerous thing that might be, Xi Yan chose to retreat and planned to observe from a safer distance first.

Soon, a gust of wind swept in, dispersing the fog blocking his view and revealing what lay beneath.

It also allowed Xi Yan, with his Sharinggan activated, to see exactly what it was.

"A train really running on the sea?!" Xi Yan said in disbelief. "Since when could trains run on the sea?"

"Honglonglong!"

A massive Sea Train came charging from the distance, kicking up enormous sprays of water at astonishing speed!

"Damn, did I transmigrate again?!"

Hmm?

Why had he said again?

"Kimone, are you all right?" Nami asked Kimone worriedly.

This little one had clung to the outside of the Sea Train just now and had nearly been flung off to her death.

If she had not landed near the Franky Family, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"I... I thought I was going to die," Kimone said, sitting beside Luffy with her tongue hanging out.

"Yeah."

"You two..." Zoro did not even know what to say for a moment.

Luffy was one thing. That guy loved doing dangerous things like this.

But what was going on with this little girl?

Sneaking aboard was one thing, but she had actually climbed onto the roof of the train?

"Forget it. What's done is done." Nami rubbed her eyebrows.

She was already on this Sea Train, so there was no way she could get off now.

All they could do was keep this little one safe as best they could from now on.

"Never mind that. Let's eat first."

After saying that, Luffy immediately started eating rice, leaving Barry and the others speechless.

He had nearly died outside just moments ago, yet he was still in the mood to eat. He really had nerves of steel.

Was that what one would expect from Straw Hat?

"Hmm?"

"Wait..."

"Look outside. Is that someone running on the sea?!" Barry stood up and pointed outside.

Zoro, who had been about to make a sarcastic remark, froze when he heard that. He instinctively got up and looked in the direction Barry was pointing, his pupils shrinking at once. "There really is someone!"

Instinctively, Zoro placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

He had no idea why someone could run across the surface of the sea, nor why that person had appeared here.

But the sudden appearance of a stranger at a time like this was not necessarily a good thing.

Who knew whether this guy was an enemy?

"Where?"

"Where?"

Luffy stood up with a huge piece of meat in hand, moved beside Barry, and looked out over the sea. He immediately spotted the figure running across the water.

His eyes instantly lit up.

"That's so cool! He can run on the sea!" Luffy said.

"Could he be one of those people?" Nami's expression turned grave.

She remembered that those people from earlier could fly. If so, running on the sea was probably nothing unusual for them.

The other party was already not far from them. They had to find out who he was as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the figure vanished in an instant, as though he had never been there at all.

This scene scared Nami green.

She was not afraid of people, but what did suddenly disappearing mean?

Could it be... a ghost?!

If she remembered correctly, there had been some fog outside just now.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Zoro's gaze immediately sharpened, and his muscles tensed.

Just then, a man opened the window and said, "Yo, hello, everyone~"

The moment he spoke, everyone looked over in shock.

Zoro immediately assumed a fighting stance, ready to attack at any moment.

"Who are you?" Zoro asked.

Zoro sized Xi Yan up and found his outfit extremely strange.

A green... vest?

He wore a strange Headband with a leaf symbol on it, and a long sword hung at his waist.

What kind of bizarre outfit was that?

A swordsman?

"Me?" After jumping in through the window, Xi Yan stroked his chin. "I'm just a Ninja passing by."

"You don't mind giving me a ride, do you?"

While speaking, Xi Yan swept his gaze over everyone in the room.

Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Chopper... The others were unfamiliar, but that alone was enough for Xi Yan to realize where he was.

This was the world of One Piece!!!

So I really transmigrated again?

Xi Yan had not expected this. Who would have thought this thing allowed a second transmigration?

Still, he had only read One Piece up to the part where they went to Water Seven to repair the Going Merry. He had no idea how the story developed afterward.

Thinking about that made Xi Yan feel miserable.

He should have read One Piece first.

"You're a Ninja?!" Luffy said excitedly.

Even Chopper, who had been lying on the floor, stopped playing dead and immediately climbed up.

This was a Ninja!

"Yeah, a Ninja." Xi Yan nodded.

Seeing Luffy and Chopper's reactions, Xi Yan was a little confused. Did they really need to be this excited?

"You were running across the sea earlier because you're a Ninja?" Barry asked.

"Yeah. It's a special Ninja ability."

"Ninja..." Koko Luo Po Po walked out from the driver's cabin and looked Xi Yan up and down. "I have heard some rumors about Ninjas."

She just did not know whether this strangely dressed young man before her was what she imagined him to be.

"Koko Luo Po Po knows about them?"

"Yes. I heard that Wano Country in the New World has Ninjas." After speaking, Koko Luo Po Po hesitated before asking, "Are you... from Wano Country?"

After all, she was an old resident of Water Seven and had known quite a few legendary figures, including people like Roger. It was not strange for her to know some things about the New World.

"Though I don't know where that is, unfortunately, I'm not from there." Xi Yan spread his hands.

Xi Yan had not expected there to be Ninjas in this world as well. It was truly... something that piqued his curiosity.

Were they Devil Fruit Users?

Or did this world also possess some kind of special power?

After all, something as unscientific as Devil Fruits already existed. The appearance of other strange things was hardly impossible.

"Then... then can you use the Clone Technique?!" Luffy asked.

"And, and can you breathe fire?" Chopper asked while waving his arms excitedly.

"And, and..."

"Stop, stop. Hold on." Xi Yan raised a hand. "I can do all of that, but aside from clones, I can't demonstrate anything else in a place like this."

"There isn't enough room."

If he really used Fire Release inside this train car, everyone else would suffer. Fire Release was not harmless!

During the Second Shinobi World War, plenty of people had died to his Fire Release.

"Then show us the clones!" Luffy looked at Xi Yan expectantly.

While speaking, he did not forget to take another bite of the meat in his hand. Xi Yan's eyelid twitched at the sight. Was this really Luffy?

"Clone!"

"Clone!"

"Wait!" Zoro suddenly spoke.

"What is it?"

Xi Yan, who had been about to show Luffy a Shadow Clone, stopped and looked at Zoro in confusion.

Zoro did not answer Xi Yan. Instead, he looked at Luffy and said, "Hey, Luffy, don't you think it's suspicious that someone suddenly appeared during such a sensitive time?"

"We don't even know his name."

More than seeing the other man's ninjutsu, Zoro wanted to know who he really was. The word Ninja was not enough to convince him.

Luffy blinked, then looked at Xi Yan. "What's your name?"

"My name is Xi Yan."

"Will you hurt us?"

"No."

Luffy nodded, then looked at Zoro with a wide grin, as if to say: See? I told you there was no problem.

Zoro: ...

Wasn't that a little too casual?

"Let's start already!" Luffy said.

"Fine."

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Poof~"

A puff of white smoke flashed, and an identical clone appeared beside Xi Yan.

"It's actually real..."

Nami stared at Xi Yan in stunned disbelief. He really could use this kind of ninjutsu?

"So that means the stories in those Romance Novels were real?"

"The proof is right in front of us."

"Then it looks like they were real."

"It really is a clone!" Chopper stepped forward and pinched Xi Yan's thigh. Finding that both figures were solid, he became incredibly excited.

Little did he know that his action made Zoro extremely tense.

"Don't worry. I won't harm you." Xi Yan said to Zoro. "If I really wanted to do it, you would be dead before you even saw me."

Zoro did not believe that at all. Who was he looking down on?

Xi Yan did not care. If there was a chance, he could naturally let Zoro witness his ninjutsu.

"That's amazing!"

Luffy swallowed the meat in his hand in one bite and stepped forward to start feeling Xi Yan all over, startling Xi Yan's Shadow Clone into immediately forming hand seals and dispelling itself.

"Poof~"

The Shadow Clone vanished, and Xi Yan's expression changed.

"What are you doing?" Xi Yan took a step back.

"Why did you dismiss it?" Luffy scratched his head. "Oh, well."

"Xi Yan, become my companion!"

A Ninja was just too cool!

"Huh?!"

"Hey, how could someone possibly agree so easily..."

"Sure."

"You actually agreed?!!"