String-String Fruit

"What's the use of a pretty face?!"

"I want power! Do you understand what power is?!"

Hearing the unfamiliar, sultry voice, Yu sensed a hint of mockery in its tone.

Yu had been wondering if he was under a genjutsu, but now he suddenly felt himself growing restless.

"In this world of ninjas, without power, you're worth less than a pile of dog shit. Do you understand?!"

Ever since he had arrived in this world, Yu had known how the story would unfold. He hadn't dared slack off in his training for even a moment.

After being brought back to Konoha from the battlefield of the Battle of Kikyo Pass, Yu had spent a year working hard.

He had finally succeeded in extracting and combining physical and spiritual energy, setting foot on the path of chakra cultivation.

But he was simply too young. Although he could successfully extract chakra, his physical limitations meant that his chakra reserves still couldn't reach Genin level.

The Third Shinobi World War had just begun. In the future, Pain would single-handedly destroy all of Konoha. Then there was the Fourth Shinobi World War, which would decide whether the world itself continued to exist.

Faced with events that had already happened and those yet to come,

Yu had been carrying this weight in his heart for far too long ever since arriving in this world.

"Of course I understand."

"But this isn't a genjutsu, so you don't need to waste your time searching."

Sensing Yu's emotions on the verge of boiling over,

the sultry voice grew languid. "I'm hidden deep within your soul. Your desire for power awakened me."

"Deep within my soul?"

"No wonder your voice doesn't sound like it's coming from outside. I thought I was under a genjutsu."

Listening quietly to the voice that came from deep within his soul,

Yu narrowed his amber eyes slightly, his thoughts beginning to race. "Then what exactly are you? And what can you give me?"

"I am a Demon."

Sensing the intense desire for power within Yu,

the voice, like opium poppies, paused softly, as if trying to drag him into the endless abyss of hell. "Give me your soul, and I can give you the power to control everything!"

"A Demon, huh..."

"Tch. How cliché."

After making an instinctive remark,

Yu clenched his small fists. His eyes glimmered with a deep longing for power. "You want my soul, right?"

"Take it! As long as you give me enough power to rule this world, you can have all of it!!"

Ever since he had arrived in this world of iron and blood,

Yu's desire to grow stronger had burned as fiercely as a drowning man's need to breathe.

"Very good!"

Seeing Yu accept the deal without hesitation, the Demon deep within his soul nodded with satisfaction. "Then I'll give you the Devil Law!"

The Devil Law??

What the hell??

Listening to the Demon deep within his soul,

Yu was still wondering what it meant when he suddenly felt a completely unfamiliar power surge into his body.

This unfamiliar power was entirely different from the chakra he was currently cultivating.

Yu felt as though his entire body had been reforged, and it began to undergo a complete transformation.

"What is this?!"

"My body feels different from before!"

Looking at his hands and body in astonishment,

Yu couldn't shake the feeling that he had changed, though he couldn't say exactly how.

"Ah, looks like you've got pretty good luck. You actually drew the String-String Fruit's law."

At that moment, the Demon inside Yu grew excited.

The String-String Fruit?!

Yu froze, and a bolt of realization flashed through his mind.

Giving it a try, he suddenly swung his small hand forward with all his might.

"Bang!!"

An astonishing sight unfolded!

A thin, transparent, almost invisible string shot from Yu's finger.

Carrying the full force of his swing, it struck the wooden target with a thud and sliced it in half!

The cut was smooth and even, as if made by an invisible, razor-sharp blade.

"What is this?!"

After seeing what happened when he swung his hand,

Yu froze in place. But he quickly came to his senses. "Th-this is the String-String Fruit from One Piece?!"

The first thing that came to mind was the ability of Donquixote Doflamingo, the "Heavenly Yaksha," one of the Shichibukai in One Piece, who had eaten the Paramecia String-String Fruit.

Now Yu understood what was going on. His amber eyes widened in shock. "What Devil Law? Isn't this just the power of a Devil Fruit?!"

"In essence, there's no difference between the two."

"Though I am a Demon, I have no body right now, so I can't directly create Devil Fruits for you."

Facing the overjoyed Yu, the Demon within his soul seemed to smile. "So I gave you the power of a Devil Fruit directly in the form of a law."

"You should know that this power is even purer than a Devil Fruit."

"At the very least, you won't have to fear seawater for being rejected by the sea."

A Devil Fruit power that didn't make him fear seawater?!

Hearing the Demon speak from deep within his soul, Yu's young face went blank.

If that was the case, then wasn't this so-called Devil Law even stronger than a Devil Fruit??

"Hmm... That does sound pretty good."

Coming back to himself, Yu nodded with satisfaction as he stroked his smooth chin. "That means I won't have to taste the famously disgusting flavor of a Devil Fruit, which is said to be worse than shit..."

"That's not all."

Sensing Yu's barely contained excitement,

the Demon deep within his soul continued speaking slowly. "In the future, every time your chakra increases by one level, I'll give you a brand-new Devil Law."

"What??"

Hearing what the Demon inside him had said, Yu's handsome young face lit up with excitement. "There's actually a deal like that?!"

"But don't get excited too soon."

Sure enough, nothing in the world came that easily. The Demon deep within Yu's soul immediately doused his enthusiasm. "Just like with Devil Fruits, a person's body can't contain two different Devil Laws at once."

"If that's the case, what's the point of giving me more Devil Laws?" Yu's smile instantly froze.

"That's why we'll need to use a medium." The Demon deep within Yu's soul patiently guided him. "For example... there's a profession in this ninja world called a puppeteer."

"A puppeteer?"

Hearing the Demon's words, Yu furrowed his brows slightly and asked in confusion, "Why? Can't you just give the Devil Law to the target I choose??"