Time Traveler

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the orange Family Trait—[Time Traveler]."

[Time Traveler]: All clan members can seamlessly adapt to the rules of any world. They can also normally acquire and cultivate all foundational powers of that world, such as the Three Types of Haki in the One Piece World, physical body-tempering methods, and Devil Fruit abilities. All can be adapted to without any prerequisites.

"This is supposed to be orange—" Natsu glanced at the trait description, and his first instinct was to complain. But the words caught in his throat. It was as though a bolt of lightning had struck his mind, and he instantly grasped the most crucial point of this trait.

Chakra and Haki were originally two entirely unrelated power systems.

The reason people in the Ninja World could refine chakra was because the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, had divided the Ten-Tails' chakra and spread it among all living beings.

Even ordinary people who could not become ninja had seeds of chakra hidden within their bodies.

But now, their entire clan had come to the One Piece World.

The clan members currently alive still carried those chakra seeds within them, but what about children born in this world in the future?

Would they still retain the foundation of their bloodline?

This question had been weighing on Natsu's mind ever since they crossed through time and space, but there had been too much going on for him to think deeply about it.

The second point was this world's absurdly exaggerated physical strength.

Just those pirates from earlier—even the weakest lackey possessed physical strength comparable to a Genin from the Ninja World.

In a one-on-one battle of ninjutsu, a Genin would naturally win without question. But that innate physique alone was enough to overturn everything he knew.

Not to mention Har, the man with a bounty of eight million Beli. At most, his strength was only at the level of an Elite Genin, yet Natsu could clearly sense that his physical strength was already not much weaker than that of an ordinary Jonin in the Ninja World.

Following this line of thought, Natsu formed a clear comparison of their strength: his current power roughly corresponded to a naval officer in this world;

Naval field-grade officers were roughly equivalent to Chunin or even Elite Chunin in the Ninja World;

A Jonin's strength would at most be on par with a Navy rear admiral, perhaps only enough to match a seasoned colonel;

And Kage Level experts from the Ninja World would probably only be on the same level as Navy vice admirals in these seas.

If that was the case...

Natsu's breathing paused slightly.

What was the Uchiha Clan's greatest weakness?

It was the severe mismatch between their mental strength, ocular power, and physical bodies.

The Sharingan could see every movement of an opponent and predict every attack, but if the body could not keep up with the mind's reactions, even the finest ocular techniques could not unleash their full power.

This was a common flaw etched into Uchiha bloodlines. Since the first generation of ancestors, it had never been completely resolved.

But this [Time Traveler] trait had directly broken that deadlock!

The entire clan could adapt to the world's rules and normally obtain this world's powers—in other words, not only could every clan member cultivate the Three Types of Haki and body-tempering methods without hindrance, they could even use Devil Fruits normally, without any incompatibility.

More importantly, with this trait, the Uchiha bloodline could take root in any world. The chakra seeds of future descendants would not disappear, and they could also gain this world's naturally powerful physiques.

If their ocular techniques and physical bodies improved together, if their mental strength and physiques were raised in tandem, what kind of explosive growth would the Uchiha Clan experience?

Natsu leaned against the ship's rail, his fingers tightening slightly. A flash of Feihong passed through his eyes, and an irrepressible smile curled across his lips.

Good grief, he had just complained that this trait seemed unremarkable. How was this an ordinary orange trait?

How was this an ordinary orange enhancement trait? It was clearly an invincible cross-world cheat for the entire Uchiha Clan!

However, the wild joy only churned within him for a moment before Natsu quickly calmed down.

Once a trait was activated, it would take effect across the entire clan. Later, he would need to compile the strength of ninja at every level throughout the clan and understand everyone's weaknesses and strengths.

He suppressed the urge to activate the trait immediately, lightly tapping his fingers against the cool ship's rail as he made up his mind—once they returned to camp and thoroughly assessed the entire clan's strength, he would officially activate the [Time Traveler] trait.

The two ships sped toward the deserted island on the sea breeze. In less than half a day, they could already see the coastline covered in dense ancient trees from afar.

The anchor chain plunged into the seabed with a rattling crash, and the heavy gangplank was laid steadily across the beach. Natsu was the first to leap down, the hem of his clothes still carrying the faint salty tang of the sea breeze.

The ninja responsible for guarding the coastline had noticed the ships long ago and immediately sent the news back.

Before long, Uchiha Kei arrived at a sprint with more than thirty fully armed ninja. Only after his Three-Tomoe Sharingan recognized Natsu at the front did the Feihong fade from his eyes. He hurried forward and bowed. "Young Master Natsu, you've returned."

Natsu gave a slight nod and pointed his chin at the two ships behind him. "Keep an eye on the pirates aboard. Don't let a single one escape. Unload all the supplies from the merchant ship and transport them back to camp."

"Yes!"

Kei responded and raised a hand. The ninja behind him immediately split into two groups.

One group leaped onto the ships, pressing kunai against the trembling pirates and escorting them off one by one like chickens. They bound them tightly with chakra threads, leaving them unable to move even a finger.

The other group entered the cabins and found them piled high with grain, cloth, spices, and crates of gold, silver, and coins. They did not waste a moment.

Chakra steadily wrapped around the heavy wooden crates. Cargo boxes that would normally require more than ten strong men to lift were easily carried on the shoulders of two young ninja, who walked steadily toward the camp without even disturbing their breathing.

The surviving crew members and their families from the merchant ship also disembarked. Watching the scene before them, they were all dumbfounded. They had spent half their lives at sea and had never seen anything like it—these young-looking people not only possessed monstrous strength, but the threads that appeared from thin air bound people so tightly that they could not budge. It completely surpassed their understanding of what a "human" was.

Nina clutched the corner of her mother's clothes tightly and secretly looked up at Natsu. The lightning that had split the air and the water dragon that had churned the sea on the ship earlier had already been deeply etched into her mind.

Natsu paid little attention to the gazes behind him. He led Yashiro and Yakumi along the newly cleared, level path through the woods toward the temporary camp.

After only a dozen minutes of walking, the sight before him made him raise his brows slightly.

In just one day and one night, the originally empty clearing in the forest had completely changed.