In a corner of the Mogara Kingdom, inside a laboratory.
"I told you! Such a small problem is no challenge for me, the greatest scientist in the world! Caesar!"
Caesar stood in the center of the laboratory, gesturing wildly as he looked at the ceiling.
There, a large bat, more than two meters tall, was hanging upside down on the roof, staring at everyone in the room with its blood-red eyes.
Perhaps it was because Caesar was too noisy and annoyed it, or perhaps it thought Caesar was the weakest among those present, but the large bat suddenly swooped down from the roof, pinning Caesar down and baring its long fangs.
Caesar was nearly scared to death. He hurriedly activated his Devil Fruit power, turning into gas and fleeing, cursing as he did so:
"Damn it, how dare you treat your creator like this..."
"Alright, Caesar."
Meikyō's footsteps approached slowly, accompanied by a powerful sense of oppression that surged towards the bat.
Although Caesar confidently asserted that adding his own blood during the creation process would make this creation, born from the Ama-no-Ohabari and the Vampire-type Bat Fruit, inherently obedient to his commands, Meikyō still needed to confirm whether the weapon that had been with him for over a decade could still be held in his hand.
Sensing Meikyō's arrival, a glint of clarity flashed in the giant bat's eyes. It then shrunk its body into a small bat no bigger than a palm and landed on Meikyō's shoulder.
It was very familiar with the smell of the Meikyō.
"Can you understand what I'm saying, little one? Nod if you can."
The little bat squeaked and nodded repeatedly.
"Very good, now return to your original form."
The bat flapped its wings and took flight, its form shifting rapidly until it transformed into a longsword that bore a striking resemblance to the Ama-no-Ohabari of the past.
The length and weight of the sword have not changed, and it still feels the way Meikyō is most familiar with. The difference is that the hilt has been transformed into an inverted V-shape, which looks like a pair of outstretched bat wings.
Meikyō gripped the new Ama-no-Ohabari, twirled her sword, and then went to the open space outside, unleashing a sword aura into the sky.
"The power has indeed been improved, and it can also be combined with the ultrasonic attack of bats, which is very good."
Meikyō was like a child who had received a new toy, constantly playing with the new Ama-no-Ohabari.
Suddenly, a thought emanated from the Ama-no-Ohabari.
A look of great joy immediately appeared on Meikyō's face.
"Want a name like a human's? Since you're designed like a bat, how about Bruce?"
A wicked sense of humor led Meikyō to choose this name.
I don't know if I'll ever end up in that world someday.
What made Meikyō happy was not just that she could communicate with Bruce when she held the Ama-no-Ohabari.
Besides the name request, Bruce also sent a message about one of his important abilities.
It absorbs blood and infuses a portion of the power from the absorbed blood into the user to enhance the user's physical energy and blood circulation.
With this thing, Meikyō can finally embark on the path of leveling up by defeating monsters, just like the protagonists in those novels.
With a thought in mind, Meikyō decided to go to the ocean and find a Sea King to test his skills against.
But now, he doesn't have to travel on his own.
He tossed the Ama-no-Ohabari in his hand into the air, and the slender sword instantly transformed into a bat.
"Big, big, big!"
Following Meikyō's command, Bruce's size rapidly increased, eventually transforming into a giant bat over four meters tall with a wingspan exceeding ten meters, carrying Meikyō soaring through the sky.
"Wow! That's amazing, Caesar! You actually managed to turn Teacher Yuan Yi's weapon into such a giant bat!"
Underground, Sabo raised his hand and looked into the distance, marveling at the giant bat that had turned into a small black dot and disappeared into the distance.
"Hmph, I'm the world's most outstanding super scientist. This little thing is no big deal!"
Caesar raised his head, puffed out his chest, and said with a smug look on his face.
"Indeed, this sissy does have some skills."
Enel nodded in agreement.
A single fruit and a single weapon could actually create such a creature. Even Enel, who grew up on Sky Island and had little experience, was astonished.
Hey! Long-eared guy, who are you calling a sissy?!
"Whoever answers will be called a sissy!"
"Long ears!"
"Sissy!"
"Long ears!"
"Sissy!"
Koala stroked his chin, observing Caesar and Enel arguing in front of him.
Robin strode slowly to Koala's side.
"What, you want to recruit this effeminate scientist into your team?"
Robin asked Koala.
"Well, while he's certainly not as good as Vegapunk, according to Dragon's information, he's almost second only to Vegapunk as a top-tier scientist in the World Government's Science Department. Now it seems he does have some skills. Most importantly, he was previously hailed as a leading expert in high-powered weapons development. Having such a talent can definitely bring a lot of good things to the Revolutionary Army. What I'm worried about now is the World Government..."
"With Vegapunk around, the World Government won't pay too much attention to Caesar."
Robin was absolutely certain.
No one knows these things better than her.
In the original timeline, the fact that Caesar was able to return to Punk Hazard and continue his experiments within a year of the incident shows that the World Government did not take him too seriously.
They believed that with Vegapunk around, their research capabilities were comparable to those of all scientists.
Caesar and Enel, both Logia Devil Fruit User, fought again, and in the end, Caesar was beaten black and blue.
Meanwhile, on the high seas...
Bruce had switched to weapon mode and was being held in Meikyō's hand.
With his powerful Observation Haki, he quickly searched for signs of life in the ocean, and soon, Meikyō found his experimental target.
A sea creature that resembles a loach.
Although not as impressive in size as those Sea Kings, it is still twenty or thirty meters long, which is not small.
A flash of sword light, and the entire body of the mudfish sea beast was instantly split in two, and a large amount of blood stained the nearby sea red.
Meikyō used Chakra to adhere to the soles of her feet, walking on the sea surface, and the Ama-no-Ohabari in her hand switched to its third form.
Vampire form!
The sword became longer, with two sharp Thornn resembling bat fangs emerging from the tips.
The longsword pierced the body of the mudfish sea beast, and streaks of red blood light flowed along the sword and into Meikyō's body.
Glug, glug, Meikyō seemed to hear the sound of blood ties boiling.
His blood was indeed boiling, and wisps of crimson steam were rising from Meikyō's body.
The essence of the mudfish sea beast's blood and qi flowed into Meikyō's body through the Ama-no-Ohabari, and then transformed into Meikyō's body, thus creating this strange phenomenon.
"It can indeed enhance my physical strength with this stuff, but the conversion efficiency doesn't seem to be very high? And some of the resentment and mental fragments of the absorbed person will also be transferred into my body."
Meikyō sensed it for a moment and frowned slightly.
Bruce filters out most of the resentment and mental fragments before they enter his body. With his current mental strength, these things won't have much of an impact on him.
But Bruce is not.
It will be affected by the Vampire-Vampire Fruit, eventually becoming increasingly bloodthirsty and brutal. Even if Bruce's consciousness disappears one day, this sword will still become a demonic blade.
However, I can still use this weapon to strengthen myself in the short term, but I need to manage the time intervals and minimize the impact as much as possible.
As for what's next, Meikyō believes it's time to start a new world.
Although his strength has not yet reached the upper limit of the Pirate World, if he wants to reach the level of Admiral Four Emperors, he only needs to spend time honing his Sword Intent and continuing to strengthen his Haki. He will definitely be able to reach that level, but it will probably take quite a while.
In the next world, Meikyō prefers a world with sufficiently advanced biotechnology, preferably genetic technology, that would allow his Mangekyō Sharingan to be upgraded into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
As for the Pirate World, he will stay in the Mogara Kingdom for the time being, letting his Shadow Clone train the crew. When the time comes on the high seas, he should have the ability to stir up the world situation.
The Naruto World.
As a high-ranking official in Konoha, it wouldn't be difficult for Meikyō to find a legitimate reason to visit Rōran.
The war between Konoha and Suna has been over for some years, and as an important link between the two countries, Rōran, with the deliberate support of Konoha, has become a force to be reckoned with.
Caravans from all over the world gathered here, and the population and economy of Roran City continued to grow, providing a large amount of mission resources for the neighboring Konoha and Sunagakure.
These mission resources are a bonus for the wealthy and powerful Konoha, but for Sunagakure, they are an important channel for the village to recover its vitality.
It is precisely for this reason that Sunagakure and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind have repeatedly tried to incorporate the Country of Roran into their territories.
The former is for the abundant mission resources and the plentiful economic and material resources here, while the latter is coveting the large amount of tax revenue that the population and economy of Country of Roran can provide.
This is something Konoha naturally does not want to see.
Although Country of Roran is geographically closer to the Land of Wind, the Queen of Roran is willing to be close to Konoha and is considered to be under Konoha's protection and within Konoha's sphere of influence.
"In other words, I am here on behalf of Konoha to support Rōran."
Inside a luxurious hotel suite, Meikyō said this to Oomuro Castle Flame.
This restaurant is owned by Oomuro Castle Flame.
This future super-rich businessman in the Ninja World has become one of the top ten businessmen in the Land of Fire in the past year or two with the support of Konoha, and is currently expanding his business outside the Land of Fire.
"I understand, Lord Meikyō. This is all the relevant intelligence that the Oomuro Castle Merchant Association has collected in the past three months. According to the information my subordinates have gathered, the high-ranking official sent by Sunagakure this time is Scorching Release Pakura. Her style of doing things is not as aggressive as Rasa's. Sunagakure sent her here, probably intending to take a conciliatory approach."
"To me, there is no difference between radicalism and appeasement."
Meikyō took a sip of tea and indifferently turned her gaze to the window.
Roran City was bustling with activity, a truly lively place.
"That's true. For you, as long as they're not that legendary mysterious person, there's really not much difference between everyone else in the Ninja World."
Oomuro Castle Flame pushed up his black Glasses and complimented him.
He now needs to latch onto Konoha's coattails in order to make his chamber of commerce grow and thrive. Clinging to Meikyō's coattails is equivalent to clinging to Konoha's coattails.
His current goal is to develop his business guild into every aspect of Konoha, to the point that no one can do without him, so that he can provide his daughter, who is currently living in Konoha, with a sufficient status.
With a goal in mind, you'll naturally work harder.
"Next, you can shift part of the Chamber of Commerce's focus to Rōran. Don't worry about insufficient strength. Konoha's Anbu, Root, and Intelligence Analysis Unit will secretly provide you with support. What Konoha needs now is an Rōran with a certain level of strength that is friendly to Konoha while also being able to control Sunagakure. This is a long-term plan with a ten-year goal. If another Shinobi World War breaks out in the future, Rōran will either become Konoha's strongest barrier in the west, or... become a springboard for Konoha to attack Sunagakure!"
Oomuro Castle Flame's heart skipped a beat, but he accepted the task with a serious expression.
"I understand, Lord Meikyō. However, according to my information, although Pakura and Rasa have been at odds for many years, Ye Cang's strength has grown rapidly. You are naturally fearless, but you should still be careful with the subordinates you brought."
"Yes, I'm aware of Pakura's situation, as Konoha has also gathered information about it. Alright, someone's here, you can leave now."
Meikyō picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp.
"Then I shall take my leave."
Oomuro Castle Flame stood up, bowed slightly to Meikyō, turned around and knocked on the wall next to him, opening the mechanism and entering the secret passage.
"Teacher Meikyō!"
"The Queen of Roran has arrived!"
"Teacher Meikyō, there are rumors circulating that you and the Queen of Roran are having an affair. Is that true?"
Might Guy, Yūhi Kurenai, and Asuma barged into the room where Meikyō was.
Asuma, who asked the last question, looked at Meikyō with admiration.
"Me and the Queen of Roran? Who told you that?"
Meikyō almost couldn't hold back and nearly spat out the tea she had just drunk.
"That's what everyone's saying outside, isn't it? Could it be that you, Teacher Meikyō, started something and then abandoned me...?"
Meikyō was speechless for a moment.
Although he did nothing at the time, the Queen of Roran and her maids thought he did, and that he did it very vigorously. In just five minutes, the Queen of Roran could not withstand it and fell into a coma.
Meikyō also knew that there was a high probability that these rumors were spread by the Queen of Roran herself.
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