Once someone like that appeared on the seas, how could they vanish without a trace, leaving no information behind?
It made no sense!
After all, even the Rocks Pirates, who had once dominated the seas, the isolationist Wano Country, and the Void Century, which the World Government had gone to great lengths to conceal, had left traces on the seas.
Though there was little information, anyone determined to search could always find some relevant records and follow the clues to uncover the secrets behind them.
Yet this so-called Uchiha Empire was different. There were no clues to be found at all.
Then, once every impossibility was ruled out, only one answer remained. However incredible that answer might be, it had to be the truth-the Uchiha Empire, that ancient and mysterious nation, did not belong to this world at all.
Sure enough, Naruto's next words thoroughly confirmed the bold theory in Whitebeard's mind.
"Come on, the food's here too! Guests from another world-or rather, friends-come, let's have a toast!"
With those hearty words, Whitebeard casually grabbed the enormous bottle beside him and raised it high toward Sasuke and the others.
Meanwhile, as they chatted, Fourth Division Commander Thatch and his team of cooks had finished preparing the food quickly and efficiently.
In this Pirate World, cooking was all about speed and efficiency.
The spread before them might not have been refined, but every dish came in generous portions and looked mouthwatering.
Naruto, in particular, had already been hungry, and now he could not help swallowing several times.
When it came to drinking, however, they had different views.
"Sorry, but we ninja have three prohibitions, and alcohol is one of them. Drinking dulls our minds. So I'll have to toast our new friends with juice instead of wine!"
The speaker was Minato