Xi Yan's Surprise, The Moku Moku no Mi Can Be Used Like This?

Smoker's thinking was simple: before he defeated the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, he would not lightly lay a hand on that little guy called Merry.

That was his bottom line.

Xi Yan smiled when he heard that. Was this some awkward tenderness unique to a tough guy?

Even if the two sides were enemies, the other man still...

Heh, interesting.

Fine. Since he had said that, Xi Yan would go a little easier when he beat him up later.

Just then, the white smoke around Xi Yan began to change slightly, as if... it was undergoing some kind of special movement.

That change immediately caught Xi Yan's attention.

"Hmm?"

Subconsciously, Xi Yan activated the Sharinggan, and then discovered that the smoke really was undergoing certain changes he could not understand.

Though he could not understand them, he instinctively felt that this thing was quite dangerous.

To be safe, Xi Yan decisively activated his abilities.

Takemitsuhiko no Mikoto!

Kido Mitama Son!

Activate!

"Looks like you noticed the problem too." Smoker, floating in mid-air, looked calmly at Xi Yan and said, "Come to think of it, I have someone to thank."

"Someone to thank?"

"Of course!"

"If it weren't for the Blood-Eyed Ninja, I wouldn't have been able to discover the deeper uses of the Moku Moku no Mi."

As he spoke, Smoker slowly raised his right hand and began controlling the smoke, making it drift toward Xi Yan.

"The Blood-Eyed Ninja, huh..."

Observing the changes around him, Xi Yan slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "Looks like that man had a huge influence on you."

Smoker did not say anything more to that. He merely snorted, which counted as an answer.

Seeing this scene, Xi Yan subconsciously frowned.

This guy couldn't have already recognized me, could he?

Xi