"A flying ninja, huh? So you're the real pirate leader!"
"Exactly. Those two are just my lackeys. If you think beating them means you can walk all over us pirates, you're dead wrong. Today, I'll teach you a lesson! Kōton: Taiyō Fushō!"
As the true pirate leader made his move, the ordinary sunlight in the sky fused into a blazing beam of light.
In an instant, it pierced through the ship's deck and even punched a hole straight through the seawater below.
"No wonder he's the pirate leader—using sunlight itself as a weapon!"
Kazama, far from intimidated, was thrilled. No matter how powerful the attack, he could absorb it all.
And seeing how formidable this Kōton was, he was determined to make it his own.
"As long as there's sunlight, I can unleash endless attacks. Next, I'll roast you Konoha ninja into jerky!"
"Kazama, watch out!"
Guy, Yamato, and Naruto, sensing the extraordinary nature of this Kōton, shouted warnings to Kazama.
"Too late for warnings!"
At that moment, four beams of light appeared around Kazama, boxing him in from all sides.
"You're tough, kid, I'll give you that. But you've met me now, and no one in this world has ever survived my Kōton!"
Seeing Kazama engulfed by his Kōton, the pirate leader burst into maniacal laughter.
But his laughter stopped cold mid-cackle.
When the Kōton dissipated, not only was Kazama unscathed, but he was unleashing an even more powerful Kōton of his own.
Ding! Successfully absorbed Kōton: Taiyō Fushō. Congratulations, host, for acquiring Kōton: Taiyō Hissatsu!
"Impossible! This can't be happening!"
The pirate leader, seeing Kazama wield a Kōton stronger than the one he'd honed for decades, collapsed in terror.
With Kazama's Kōton: Taiyō Hissatsu unleashed, every pirate in the ship's cabin was incinerated into charred corpses—except for the leader and his two lackeys.
Kazama spared them because he needed to know the whereabouts of Hoshigakure's sacred treasure.
"You three are still breathing, but don't think it's because you're tough. I'm keeping you alive for now. If you don't want to die in agony, answer my questions honestly!"
"Got it! We get it, little brother—no, big boss! All our gold and treasures are yours, take them!"
The three so-called pirate leaders, utterly broken by Kazama's overwhelming power, didn't dare act tough anymore.
"Cut the flattery! Where's the sacred treasure you stole from Hoshigakure?"
"Right here!"
The pirate leader hurriedly pulled a pendant from his neck.
Kazama took it and examined it closely, realizing the necklace contained a meteorite from beyond the stars.
It radiated an incredibly potent chakra, strikingly similar to Kazama's own Yurei Shinen.
"This meteorite must boost cultivation speed. No wonder these three pirate leaders are so strong!"
With that thought, Kazama handed the item to Natsuhiboshi to verify its authenticity.
"It's real! This is our Hoshigakure clan's sacred treasure!"
Overwhelmed with gratitude, Natsuhiboshi's eyes welled with tears as he thanked Kazama profusely.
"Just a small favor, no big deal!"
"Kazama, I'll never forget your kindness! Now, you rest—let me row and set sail for you!"
"No need."
Kazama waved it off and led all the sailors from their small ship onto the massive pirate vessel.
"Since we've got this big ship, why bother with the small one?"
"Right! How'd we overlook that?"
"Pirate ships are crazy fast!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Usually, pirates were the ones stealing their ships. Now, they finally got a taste of what it was like to seize a pirate ship for themselves.
"Jōren Yōka!"
Kazama then turned the three pirate leaders into fire slaves, absorbing them into his alternate dimension for future use.
Seeing Kazama pull off such a move left Guy, Yamato, and Naruto even more stunned.
With the pirate ship speeding along, it didn't take long to reach their destination: Paradise Island.
But just as Kazama and the others prepared to dock, a massive rhinoceros suddenly appeared on the island, charging toward them with a thunderous roar.
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