Time Traveler

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

[Time Traveler]: All clan members can seamlessly adapt to the rule systems of any world. At the same time, they can normally acquire and cultivate all fundamental powers of that world, such as the Three Types of Haki from the One Piece World, methods of physical tempering, and Devil Fruit abilities. All can be adapted to without any threshold.

"This is supposed to be orange..." Natsu glanced over the trait description, and his first instinct was to complain. But just as the words reached his lips, he suddenly froze. It was as if lightning had struck his mind, and he instantly grasped the most critical point of the trait.

Chakra and Haki were originally two completely unrelated power systems.

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

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

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

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

Would they still retain this bloodline foundation?

This question had been hanging over Natsu's heart ever since they crossed through time and space. There had simply been too much to deal with, leaving him no time to think deeply about it.

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

Take those pirates from earlier. Even the weakest lackey had raw 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 such innate physiques were already enough to overturn his understanding.

Not to mention Har, who had an eight-million-Beli bounty. At most, his strength was on the level of an Elite Genin, yet Natsu could clearly sense that Har's physical toughness was already not much weaker than that of an ordinary Jonin in the Ninja World.

Following that line of thought, Natsu had already formed a clear comparison of power levels: his current strength was roughly equivalent to a naval warrant officer in this world;

naval commissioned officers were generally comparable to Chunin or even Elite Chunin of the Ninja World;

a Jonin's strength would, at best, be on par with a naval rear admiral, and perhaps only equal to a seasoned colonel;

while Kage Level experts of the Ninja World would probably only be on the same level as naval vice admirals on 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 mental power, ocular power, and the physical body.

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

This was a common flaw carved into Uchiha blood. Ever since their first 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 the entire clan cultivate the Three Types of Haki and methods of physical tempering without obstruction, they could even use Devil Fruits normally, without any incompatibility.

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

If ocular techniques and physical strength rose together, with mental power and physique strengthened in tandem, what kind of explosive growth would the Uchiha Clan achieve?

Natsu leaned against the ship's railing, his fingertips tightening slightly. A flash of crimson passed through his eyes, and an irrepressible smile curved his lips.

Well damn. He had just complained that the trait looked plain and unremarkable, but how was this an ordinary orange trait?

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

But the wild joy surged through his heart for only a moment before Natsu quickly calmed down.

Once the 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 each person's weaknesses and advantages.

He suppressed the urge to activate the trait immediately, lightly tapping the cold railing with his fingertips as he made up his mind—once they returned to camp and thoroughly assessed the entire clan's strength, he would formally activate the [Time Traveler] trait.

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

The anchor chains sank into the seabed with a clattering splash, and thick planks were steadily laid across the beach. Natsu was the first to leap ashore, the hem of his clothes still carrying the faint salty tang of the sea breeze.

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

Moments later, Uchiha Kei rushed over with more than thirty fully armed ninja. Only after his Three-Tomoe Sharingan saw Natsu at the front did the crimson in his eyes slowly fade. He stepped forward quickly and bowed. "Young Master Natsu, you have returned."

Natsu nodded slightly and pointed his chin toward the two ships behind him. "Keep a close watch on the pirates aboard. Do not 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 dragging 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. Seeing the heaps of food, cloth, spices, and crates upon crates of gold, silver, and currency, they did not waste a moment.

Chakra firmly wrapped around the heavy wooden crates. Cargo boxes that would normally require more than a dozen strong men to lift were effortlessly shouldered by two young ninja, who walked steadily toward 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, yet they had never seen anything like this—these people, who did not look very old, not only possessed monstrous strength, but could also bind others so tightly with threads that appeared out of thin air. It simply exceeded their understanding of what a "human" was.

Nina tightly clutched her mother's clothes 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 were already deeply carved 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 forest toward the temporary camp.

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

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