Chapter 5

Uchiha Chisato glanced over the room's furnishings and nodded in satisfaction. Then she asked, "By the way, how much longer until we reach the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Hancock paused, thought for a moment, and answered, "Um... probably another day or two? What is it? Are you in a hurry?"

She had a good impression of the mother and son. If they had not stepped in earlier, everyone aboard their ship would have been captured and sold into slavery. They would not be standing here talking now.

"No, it's nothing. I was just asking. Go take care of your business first. The injured people on the ship are still waiting for you. We can talk after you're done."

Uchiha Chisato waved a hand, signaling that Hancock did not need to stay with them.

Hancock did not refuse. She nodded and replied, "All right, I'll go check on them. I'll have someone bring food over later."

With that, she turned and hurried out.

Uchiha Chisato led her son into the room and shut the door behind them. Only then did she ask, "Xiao Qing, you seem to know quite a bit about that little girl and her pirate crew. Tell Mom about them."

"Sure."

Uchiha Xunjing did not hesitate and told her everything he knew.

After hearing him out, Uchiha Chisato raised her brows. "Oh? Warriors from Kuja Island, where every member is a woman? Most of them can use Armament Haki, and some can even use Observation Haki? This is a force with a Two-Color Haki inheritance?"

Interest appeared on her face. "They're pretty capable."

"This reminds me of a place in the Ninja World called Nadeshiko Village. It's quite similar to Kuja Island—every resident there was a woman too."

The moment Uchiha Xunjing heard the words "Nadeshiko Village," Jiraiya's face immediately flashed through his mind. That guy had apparently become deeply involved with that village later on, and had even dragged Naruto into trouble.

Uchiha Chisato changed the subject and asked tentatively, "What do you think about asking them for the Two-Color Haki cultivation method as compensation?"

She was quite curious about this world's power system and wanted to get her hands on it for study. Based on Xunjing's earlier description and what she had personally witnessed in the previous battle, both Observation Haki and Armament Haki were highly valuable.

"It's better not to ask."

Xunjing shook his head without a second thought. "That's Kuja Island's foundational inheritance. Asking for it outright would not only get us turned down, but could also sour our relationship. It wouldn't be worth it."

"Besides, they're about to pick up their previous captain—the former former empress of Kuja Island, Shakuyaku. That old lady is at least a top-tier Two-Color Haki expert."

"The intelligence network in her hands is as dense as a spider's nest!"

"And the man beside her is Rayleigh—the Pirate King's former right-hand man, a genuine powerhouse!"

"Rayleigh has mastered all Three-Color Haki to perfection. His strength far exceeds that of a Shadow Level expert."

"Even if he can't match monsters like the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, the gap won't be all that great."

"We can ask Rayleigh or Shakuyaku for their Three-Color Haki Cultivation Method, along with their training insights on the Six Powers and Life Return."

"That's far cleaner than touching Kuja Island's inheritance directly. It also won't make them think we're coveting their ancestral legacy. What do you think, Mom?"

Anything involving a race's hidden secrets could easily provoke needless trouble and suspicion.

"Oh?"

Uchiha Chisato lifted a brow, looking surprised. "A powerhouse who can contend with Madara Uchiha? Wouldn't the training insights of someone at that level be more precious than anything else? Would they really be willing to give them to us?"

If it was feasible, she naturally preferred the plan Xunjing had proposed.

At the same time, she began to understand—this world had far more top-tier powerhouses than the Ninja World, and they were far stronger too!

But on second thought, considering this world's enormous population, it made perfect sense.

This world was countless times larger than the Ninja World.

"It won't be a problem!"

Uchiha Xunjing nodded with certainty. "Shakuyaku and Rayleigh aren't petty people, and they're definitely not the type to repay kindness with ingratitude!"

"If that doesn't work, I'll trade them a piece of information they absolutely can't refuse!"

"Whether it's the Three-Color Haki cultivation insights or the Six Powers and Life Return, I won't miss a single word. I'm getting all of it!"

If he let this opportunity slip away, it would truly be gone.

He had originally thought that getting his hands on those treasures would take some effort.

But now that heaven had laid the path right beneath his feet, how could he possibly refuse to walk it?

"As long as you know what you're doing, we'll do it your way!"

After hearing this, Uchiha Chisato said nothing further. Then she asked curiously, "But what exactly are these Six Powers and Life Return you mentioned? Are they really worth wanting so badly? Do they have something to do with this world's navy?"

"Yes!"

Uchiha Xunjing nodded firmly. "They're related to the navy. To put it more plainly, they're inseparable from the world **!"

"In simple terms, they're secret superhuman martial arts that push the human body's potential to its absolute limit and forge it into something monstrous."

"And they can be considered a prerequisite for systematically cultivating Two-Color Haki."

"Once you master the Six Powers, you're only one step away from awakening Armament Haki and Observation Haki."

"Of course, that isn't the important part. The real trump card is that after mastering the Six Powers, you have a chance to touch an even higher-level superhuman martial art: Life Return."

"This technique might accelerate our physical recovery, strengthen our body's foundation, and perhaps even help replenish our depleted Life Origin."

Putting aside the fact that it allowed one's will to permeate every cell of the body, merely its ability to push digestion and recovery to absurd heights, allowing the body to frantically absorb food and convert it into vitality, made Xunjing completely unable to resist it.

Xunjing roughly explained the essentials of the Six Powers and Life Return. Only after hearing it did Uchiha Chisato fully understand.

"So, as long as it can thoroughly strengthen the digestive system and recovery ability, while giving complete control over every muscle and piece of flesh on one's body?"

"This truly is an incredibly formidable superhuman martial art."

"If we master this technique, would it also help replenish cellular energy faster?"

"In other words, would it be greatly beneficial for rapid Chakra recovery as well?"

If they learned this technique, their ability to preserve their lives would surely double.

"That's right." Uchiha Xunjing nodded with certainty after hearing her. "It should help with all of that. That's why I said it's especially important."

"Of course, learning Life Return is also terrifyingly difficult."

"Rumor has it that in the entire Pirate World, only a very small number of top geniuses have been able to comprehend it."

Even though every member of CP9 had mastered the Six Powers, it seemed that only Rob Lucci had ultimately reached the realm of Life Return.

That alone showed just how high the threshold for this technique was.

"A little difficulty is nothing. As long as the cultivation method is correct, Mom believes she can definitely learn it." Confidence shone in Uchiha Chisato's eyes.

Was she not a genius herself?

"Hehe, true." Seeing his mother's reaction, Uchiha Xunjing smiled as well, then changed the subject. "By the way, Mom, you noticed it too, right? The people of this world have absurdly strong physical constitutions. They're more than a level above the people of the Ninja World."

"Yes." Uchiha Chisato nodded without hesitation. "I noticed it long ago. It's probably closely related to the natural environment here."

"I sensed it as well—this world's oceans are filled with enormous creatures possessing massive amounts of life energy."

"And that's only near the surface. If we continue exploring downward, there will most likely be even stronger and larger sea beasts."

"Of course, the physical constitution of this world's humans may simply be fundamentally different from that of the Ninja World's people."