Chapter 109: Chapter 83.3: Gojo Satoru's Trial
As long as they returned within a set time, it wasn't an issue.
However, considering Chu Yang's age, Shanks asked him the reason for his departure.
"I want to visit Fish-Man Island to see a friend."
"You mean the adventurer Tiger?"
"Yes."
"They're also on the move. You might not meet them if you go now."
"I'll take my chances. If they're not there, I'll come back."
Shanks pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement and turned to Benn Beckman.
Beckman gave a knowing smile and said, "Yang, when you return from Fish-Man Island, head straight to Water 7. We'll be waiting for you there."
Curious, Chu Yang asked, "What are we going to Water 7 for?"
Beckman stroked the mast next to him and said softly, "The Red Force has been sailing for quite a while. We need to make some modifications; otherwise, this old companion might not be able to keep traveling with us."
Chu Yang's eyes lit up, and he excitedly said, "Are we expanding the ship? I heard you guys talking about it last time! Let me just say, make sure to give me a room—I want to sleep alone!"
Shanks and Beckman exchanged glances and burst into laughter.
Without waiting for the next day, Chu Yang took a small boat and left the Red Force.
Moments later...
Once Chu Yang could no longer see the Red Force in his view, he abandoned the small boat, performed the Ultra Lightweight Rock Technique, and soared into the sky, flying straight toward the North Blue.
"This feels amazing!"
Chu Yang shouted excitedly in the air.
The dream of flying freely was deeply embedded in human genes.
With Chu Yang's immense chakra, even flying from the New World to the North Blue wouldn't deplete him.
As the sky darkened and stars began to emerge one by one, Chu Yang successfully crossed the Twin Capes.
He pulled out a map, searching for the location of Germa Kingdom.
Not the fleet of ships that would later become the floating kingdom, but the actual island.
From his vantage point in the sky, Chu Yang could easily match the features of the islands below with those on the map.
It only took a few minutes to locate the Germa Kingdom.
Once he confirmed the direction, Chu Yang resumed his flight, reaching his destination within half an hour.
But when he looked down, he was shocked.
The island that was supposed to be Germa Kingdom was engulfed in a sea of fire.
The raging flames illuminated the night as if it were daylight.
Chu Yang suddenly recalled what Yasopp had said earlier in the day—the war between the Vinsmoke family and the Donquixote family was still ongoing!
The scene before him suggested that Doflamingo was currently leading his family in an attack on Germa.
"Looks like I arrived at the perfect time."
Chu Yang planned to steal Judge's lineage factor technology amidst the chaos. Right now, Judge was likely preoccupied with Doflamingo, leaving other matters unattended.
With this thought, Chu Yang immediately descended, flying straight toward Germa's royal palace.
Below was a sea of fire, and who would notice the dark night sky above?
The intense fighting nearby provided Chu Yang with perfect cover.
He smoothly flew into the depths of the palace.
Listening to the sounds of battle outside, Chu Yang kept his Observation Haki active, avoiding the soldiers constantly heading out to reinforce.
Germa Kingdom had a large army, but their weakness was a lack of high-level combat power.
Relying on sheer numbers alone would not be enough to defeat Doflamingo.
Doflamingo's String-String Fruit allowed him to control others at will, which perfectly countered large armies.
What was even more convenient was that Chu Yang's puppet techniques neutralized the String-String Fruit's ability to control people.
If the plan to steal the lineage factor technology went smoothly, Chu Yang wouldn't mind stirring up trouble for Doflamingo on his way out.
As he ventured deeper, Chu Yang found a room that looked like a laboratory. Inside were rows of cultivation tanks.
Numerous Germa soldiers, all identical in appearance, lay quietly sleeping inside.
"Let's start searching here!"
Chu Yang created Wood Clones.
Soon, the room was filled with Wood Clones.
Chu Yang directed them to search for documents related to the lineage factor.
Time passed, but the clones still hadn't found the target.
The lab only contained some experimental records on cloning.
Although Chu Yang could infer some information from these records, he didn't want to waste time and effort.
He sealed the lengthy experimental records into a scroll using a sealing technique and continued to search the next lab.
The sounds of gunfire and the roar of battle faintly echoed from outside.
Chu Yang had to speed up his actions, quickly searching through three identical labs in a row.
The result was the same—aside from experimental records, nothing else was found.
"If this keeps up, I'll have to rummage through Judge's nightstand!" Chu Yang cursed softly, burying his head as he entered the final laboratory. He and his Wood Clone searched tirelessly, but still found nothing.
Just as Chu Yang was genuinely considering rifling through Judge's nightstand, he caught sight of a small room in the laboratory out of the corner of his eye.
It appeared to be a private archive room.
Chu Yang walked inside.
And then…
He finally found documents related to the Lineage Factor technology!
Meanwhile, outside, the battle raged on.
Germa was bombarding the Donquixote Family with advanced weaponry, achieving overwhelming superiority on the battlefield.
However, as Doflamingo gained control over more and more of Germa's soldiers, the tide of the battle began to shift.
Judge was growing anxious, realizing that defeat was imminent.
He even considered deploying his four children, who hadn't yet fully matured.
But in the end, reason prevailed.
Reiju and her siblings were still too young, unable to fully control their powers, and without their battle suits, forcing them to fight would be pointless.
"Retreat!"
Judge gritted his teeth and gave the order. Though unwilling, he had no choice but to abandon Germa's stronghold on land.
As the order was issued, countless clones poured out of the castle, launching suicide attacks against the Donquixote Family.
The young Doflamingo was just about to mock Judge's actions when he suddenly realized that the clone soldiers he had been controlling were also charging forward.
Doflamingo's expression changed dramatically.
The Donquixote Family officers beside him were stunned.
"Young Master, stop joking around, this is terrifying," Trebol exclaimed, snot running everywhere as he glanced at Doflamingo in a panic.
"My ability seems to have failed," Doflamingo said with a grim smile. "That bastard Judge actually managed to pull one over on me before running away."
"When I catch him, I swear I'll kill him!"
Diamante drew his sword and said coldly, "Protect the Young Master!"
At his words, all the officers formed a circle, shielding Doflamingo.
"Hey, hey, doesn't this make me look completely useless!" Doflamingo scoffed before shouting, "Get out of my way!"
The crowd cleared a path.
Doflamingo stomped his foot forcefully, and the ground instantly turned into a vast field of white threads.
Upon closer inspection, the ground was entirely composed of thin threads.
The white threads surged like towering waves, engulfing everything in their path—whether smoke, flames, or clone soldiers, everything was annihilated by Doflamingo's power.
Standing atop the royal palace's tallest tower, Chu Yang silently observed the scene.
He had been considering whether to take out Doflamingo, but now he dismissed the idea altogether.
Doflamingo's Devil Fruit ability had awakened, and with his officers around, fighting him would be extremely troublesome and yield little benefit.
Since he already had the Lineage Factor technology in hand, there was no need to take on a thankless task.
After watching the grand spectacle of fire and destruction for a while, Chu Yang left, satisfied. It was time to thoroughly study the technology behind extracting the Lineage Factor.
...
In the Naruto World.
Chu Yang here was also preparing to obtain the Six Paths Sage Mode.
Aside from researching the power of the Sage of Six Paths through bloodlines, he also needed to acquire Sage Mode.
Ryuchi Cave, Mount Myoboku, Shikkotsu Forest—the three holy places of sage training. What qualifications were needed to enter and train there?
Chu Yang didn't know, but the only thing he could do was use a shortcut.
The shortcut through Hashirama Senju.
So, Chu Yang had been shadowing Hashirama day and night, sticking as close as possible, hoping to find out when Hashirama had learned Sage Mode.
The cost was getting severely beaten.
He was almost mistaken for a pervert by Hashirama.
It made sense, though. Hashirama was newly married, and with Chu Yang hovering around constantly, anyone would have beaten him.
However, it was worth it.
Chu Yang finally saw Hashirama using Sage Mode during training.
Judging by how clumsy he was, it seemed like he'd only just learned it.
But Chu Yang didn't care about that. He immediately ran over excitedly.
"Teacher, I want to learn this!"
Hashirama, by now used to Chu Yang's sudden appearances, was unsurprised. He'd been acting like this for some time now.
"You want to learn what?" Hashirama asked, puzzled.
Chu Yang gestured at his face, poking it a few times. "I want to learn this flashy stuff."
"Flashy…" Hashirama instinctively touched his face, suddenly realizing, "Ah, Sage Mode. That's not easy to learn."
Chu Yang grinned.
As Hashirama's only direct disciple, he was treated indulgently. After all, it was already decided that Chu Yang would become the next clan leader.
Hashirama thought for a moment.
Then, in meticulous detail, he recounted the entire process of how he had learned Sage Mode.
It was nearly identical to Jiraiya's experience.
The only difference was that Jiraiya trained at Mount Myoboku, while Hashirama trained in Shikkotsu Forest.
Shikkotsu Forest was where the Slug Sage resided.
Compared to Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest specialized in healing.
In Sage Mode, this ability was greatly enhanced.
This was why Hashirama's healing abilities were so terrifying when he activated Sage Mode.
After explaining the general situation of Shikkotsu Forest, Hashirama said solemnly, "I can teach you how to sign a contract with the Slug Sage, but remember, once you start training in Shikkotsu Forest, you can't switch to the other two training grounds."
Chu Yang nodded.
Hashirama then took out a summoning scroll and slowly unfurled it. The scroll was filled with a dense list of names.
On the last page, Chu Yang saw Hashirama's bold signature. Under Hashirama's guidance, Chu Yang used chakra to inscribe his own name.
Once that was done, Hashirama performed the Summoning Technique. After a puff of smoke, a slug the size of a basketball appeared on his shoulder.