Showdown: My Master Is Orochimaru!

Qian Ye sat in a corner of the camp, holding that little black booklet in his hand.

He had just been about to summon the Cross-Border Mutual Aid Group interface in his mind.

When the virtual screen suddenly popped up on its own.

Zhao Hai's avatar was bouncing frantically in the upper-left corner of the screen.

A string of messages flooded in.

[Zhao Hai]: "Son! Your old man struck it rich!"

[Zhao Hai]: "Guess what good stuff I've got here!"

[Zhao Hai]: "Sea King meat! A whole thirty kilograms!"

Qian Ye's eyes immediately lit up when he saw those messages.

Sea Kings.

They were the terrifyingly massive rulers of the sea in the Pirate World.

Any random Sea King could be hundreds, even thousands, of meters long.

These creatures lived in the deep sea year-round, and their bodily structure was extraordinarily unique.

Their muscle density was dozens of times greater than that of ordinary fish.

Many of the Pirate World's top powerhouses had built their foundations by eating Sea King meat.

Qian Ye immediately replied.

[Qian Ye]: "Holy shit! Where the hell did you get Sea King meat?"

Zhao Hai immediately replied.

[Zhao Hai]: "That old man Garp was in a good mood today, so he brought us out to train in the waters near the warship."

[Zhao Hai]: "The training was to hunt Sea Kings barehanded."

[Zhao Hai]: "The old man knocked out a three-hundred-meter Sea King with one punch, then had us recruits go deal with it."

[Zhao Hai]: "The ship's cook cut up the Sea King and took the best parts to make food for Garp."

[Zhao Hai]: "The leftover scraps were divided among us recruits."

[Zhao Hai]: "I got thirty kilograms in total."

After reading the messages, Qian Ye cursed inwardly.

Scraps.

The scraps in Garp's eyes were absolutely top-tier nutritional supplements in the Naruto World.

A creature like a Sea King was valuable from head to toe.

Even its ordinary meat had nutritional value far beyond that of common wild beasts.

Qian Ye was just about to ask for some Sea King meat.

When another new message popped up on the screen.

[Zhao Hai]: "Cut the crap. I know you must be short on this stuff right now."

[Zhao Hai]: "Four point nine kilograms. Take it, and I left you some transmission quota."

A system notification sounded.

A tightly wrapped chunk of meat appeared in the transmission box.

Qian Ye hurriedly reached out and took the meat out.

It was heavy, nearly five kilograms.

The oiled paper was still covered in ice crystals and gave off an intensely rich briny smell.

This scent was completely different from ordinary fish.

It carried the heavy, profound feel unique to the deep sea.

Qian Ye's lips curled upward beyond his control.

He quickly replied in the chat box.

[Qian Ye]: "What a filial son!"

[Qian Ye]: "Your dad didn't spoil you for nothing!"

Zhao Hai immediately exploded.

[Zhao Hai]: "Get lost, get lost, get lost!"

[Zhao Hai]: "I knew you'd say that!"

[Zhao Hai]: "If you weren't struggling in the Naruto World like a dog, I wouldn't have bothered giving it to you!"

Qian Ye laughed out loud as he looked at the message.

He carefully stuffed the Sea King meat into the deepest compartment of his Ninja Tool Pouch.

He had to hide this stuff well.

If anyone discovered it, he would never be able to explain where it had come from.

Qian Ye typed into the chat box.

[Qian Ye]: "Do you need anything over there?"

[Qian Ye]: "Explosive Tags? Ninja tools? Or ninjutsu scrolls?"

[Qian Ye]: "Just say the word, and your brother will sort it out!"

Zhao Hai paused for a few seconds.

Then a reply quickly came through.

[Zhao Hai]: "Forget it."

[Zhao Hai]: "I'm now Vice Admiral Garp's personal disciple."

[Zhao Hai]: "What good stuff doesn't Marine Headquarters have?"

[Zhao Hai]: "I really don't care for your little pieces of junk."

[Zhao Hai]: "You, a little cannon fodder from the Ninja World, should focus on growing stronger first."

The smile on Qian Ye's face deepened as he read those messages.

This bastard was getting cocky.

The moment he latched onto Garp's thigh, he started showing off.

Qian Ye slowly typed out a response.

[Qian Ye]: "Oh? Garp's disciple?"

[Qian Ye]: "That really is impressive."

[Qian Ye]: "The Hero of the Marines, one of the biggest names in the entire Pirate World."

Zhao Hai immediately replied.

[Zhao Hai]: "You finally caught on, kid!"

[Zhao Hai]: "Now you know how awesome your dad is, right?"

Qian Ye looked at the screen, his fingers flying across the virtual keyboard.

[Qian Ye]: "But speaking of that."

[Qian Ye]: "I've found myself a powerful backer recently too."

Zhao Hai's response was noticeably slower this time.

[Zhao Hai]: "???"

[Zhao Hai]: "Don't bullshit me, kid."

[Zhao Hai]: "Weren't you being chased so badly by Sunagakure yesterday that you nearly lost your pants?"

Qian Ye's grin widened.

[Qian Ye]: "That was yesterday."

[Qian Ye]: "Today, I have a master too."

[Qian Ye]: "And my master's status in Hidden Leaf is no lower than Garp's."

Zhao Hai paused again for several seconds.

[Zhao Hai]: "Who did you become a disciple of?"

[Zhao Hai]: "Don't tell me it's that Third Hokage who only knows how to talk about the Will of Fire every day."

Qian Ye nearly burst out laughing when he saw the message.

This bastard Zhao Hai knew the Naruto World pretty well.

[Qian Ye]: "The Third Hokage? I wouldn't even give an old man like that a second look."

[Qian Ye]: "Standing before you is one of Konoha's Three Ninja, personal disciple of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, commander of the Kikyo Pass front line, top researcher of forbidden techniques in the Ninja World, a leading candidate for Hidden Leaf's future Fourth Hokage, Lord Orochimaru, the Cold Lord!"

[Qian Ye]: "That's right."

[Qian Ye]: "My master is Orochimaru."

Zhao Hai fell silent for more than ten seconds.

Qian Ye could imagine Zhao Hai's expression right now.

He was definitely dumbfounded and unable to believe it.

At last, a new message popped up.

[Zhao Hai]: "Holy shit?!"

[Zhao Hai]: "You're not bullshitting me?"

[Zhao Hai]: "Orochimaru really took you as his disciple?"

[Zhao Hai]: "You're a civilian Genin. Why would he?"

Qian Ye looked at the screen, typing even faster.

[Qian Ye]: "Because I'm handsome."

[Qian Ye]: "Just kidding."

[Qian Ye]: "Mainly because I gave Orochimaru an idea that happened to strike right at what he wanted."

[Qian Ye]: "Tonight, he personally asked whether I was willing to become his disciple."

[Qian Ye]: "He even gave me two C-rank ninjutsu and one of his research notebooks."

Zhao Hai fell silent again.

This silence lasted even longer.

Qian Ye knew that Zhao Hai was definitely still processing the news.

Nearly half a minute passed before a new message finally appeared.

[Zhao Hai]: "Damn, your luck is way too good."

[Zhao Hai]: "Yesterday, you were still some unlucky bastard about to be sent off as cannon fodder."

[Zhao Hai]: "Today, you've become a disciple of one of Konoha's Three Ninja."

[Zhao Hai]: "That script changed way too fast."

As Qian Ye read the message, an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up within him.

He typed into the chat box.

[Qian Ye]: "So, we both have powerful backers now."

[Qian Ye]: "You're following Garp in the Pirate World."

[Qian Ye]: "I'm following Orochimaru in the Naruto World."

[Qian Ye]: "From now on, neither of us gets to call the other cannon fodder."

Zhao Hai immediately replied.

[Zhao Hai]: "Fine!"

[Zhao Hai]: "Then let's see who makes it big first!"

Qian Ye's lips curved into a smile when he saw the message.

[Qian Ye]: "Deal."

[Qian Ye]: "But seriously, I'll take the Sea King meat."

[Qian Ye]: "Are you sure you don't need anything over there?"