There was a big discount sale at the supermarket today, something Saitama would never miss.
"Teacher Saitama! Did you see today's video recommendation?"
Genos weaved through the crowded aisles with barely contained excitement, stopping in front of Saitama and holding out his phone.
Saitama glanced over lazily while picking out discounted vegetables.
"'Top Ten Power-Titans of Anime'? Genos, what are you imagining this time?"
"I believe with Teacher Saitama's strength, you will definitely appear on this list! I just wonder who created it."
Before he could continue, Saitama flicked Genos on the forehead. After they paid, he added:
"I'm not interested in rankings. Whoever made this probably just copied the Hero Association rankings."
Saitama waved dismissively and walked out pushing his bicycle.
"Today, I am definitely beating King at games. That guy is way too damn smug. Oh, Genos, you handle any monsters near here."
Genos stayed frozen in place. His teacher's indifference was something he still couldn't fully understand.
Perhaps this was the true gap between them.
Since Teacher Saitama said not to mind it, he naturally stopped caring too much about the ranking.
After all, his teacher was so low-key… it was understandable if he wasn't listed.
Endless waves crashed as a colossal pirate fleet sailed forward. The roaring sea could not shake the massive ships. A skull with a white mustache fluttered proudly atop the flags.
The Whitebeard Pirates, led by one of the Four Emperors, Edward Newgate, the strongest man in the world.
Their crew numbered over 1,600, divided into 16 divisions, each with a powerful commander, along with 43 subordinate New World pirate crews.
Whitebeard
Devil Fruit: Gura Gura no Mi
Bounty: 5,046,000,000 Berries
The mountain-like man sat at the center of the main ship, massive IV bottles hooked to his body.
"Pops! Look at this video! It's hilarious, 'Top Ten Power-Titans of Anime!' Pops, you've gotta be number one! Hahahaha!"
Marco swapped out Whitebeard's IV bag, holding up his phone.
"Any news from Ace chasing Teach?"
Whitebeard's eyes darkened. Nothing enraged him more than someone like Teach, someone who would kill a crewmate for personal gain. He would hunt Teach down no matter what.
"Nothing yet. Ace posted a video three days ago, looked like he found Teach's trail. Haven't heard from him since."
Marco frowned. He'd tried contacting Ace multiple times. No reply.
"Last reported location was Banaro Island."
"Don't worry, Pops!" the Third Division Commander chimed in. "With Ace's strength, capturing Teach should be easy!"
"Even if Pops isn't at his peak anymore, he still crushes the current Admirals with a single punch! If Pops isn't ranked top three, something's seriously wrong!"
"Pops being anything but number one is just nonsense!"
A skull flag topped with a straw hat waved in the wind.
"Luffy! Someday, I, Usopp the Great, will become the strongest sniper in the world!"
Usopp stood with hands on hips, laughing loudly.
Luffy, mouth full of Sanji's grilled Sea King meat, stood up and mimicked him.
"Shishishi! I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"
Chopper, fiddling with his little doctor hat, suddenly saw Blaine's new video on the projection feed and ran screaming.
"Luffy! Luffy! Look! 'Top Ten Power-Titans'! There might be info about the Four Emperors or the Warlords!"
Luffy's eyes turned into sparkling stars.
"Lemme see!! I wanna see!!"
Uchiha Madara was traveling when the video feed appeared in front of him. He snorted coldly.
"If I am not ranked first… I will find the creator and cut him into a thousand pieces."
He tapped open the video, then shook his head.
"Hashirama… what a pity you died. I would love nothing more than another battle with you."
Reanimated Madara continued marching toward the Fourth Great Ninja War battlefield.
Elsewhere, Naruto, fresh from training, was racing to reinforce battlefronts with dozens of shadow clones. Along the way, he too saw the projection.
He couldn't help feeling excited.
He was aiming to become Hokage, and lately he could feel himself growing closer and closer to Kage-level strength.
He sent one clone aside specifically to watch the video.
When the dimensional walls were broken by the projection system, timelines twisted. Characters across universes were watching Blaine's video:
Kaido: "WHO CAN KILL ME?! LET'S SEE WHO ELSE MAKES THIS LIST!! ROOOOAR!!!"
Ichigo: "Power-titans, huh? Wonder if I made it."
Accelerator: "Heh-hahahahaha… Anyone ranked above me? I'll kill them all~."
Mob: "Interesting video… I'll share it."
Weaker characters watched out of curiosity.
Strong ones watched out of pride, hoping to be recognized across dimensions.
The Omni-Anime Projection carried enormous influence in every world.
A barber in a white T-shirt sat down at a street stall.
"One bowl of beef offal noodles, boss. Hmm? This video looks interesting. The top ten assassins should all be here."
"Your noodles! Careful, they're hot."
Wu Liuqi balanced the bowl while tapping Blaine's video.
[Rank #10 , Chief Shadow Assassin of the Xuanwu Kingdom Assassin Alliance, part-time Senior Stylist at the Health & Beauty Salon]
Wu Liuqi froze mid-bite.
"...Huh?"
This had to be a joke video.
He was ranked 17,369th on the assassin leaderboard.
How in the world was he listed as a top-tier powerhouse?
This was too absurd.
The screen faded to black. A sentimental, countryside-style ballad began playing:
"Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang~
On a night without any orangutans~
…"
Wu Liuqi appeared on-screen.
He immediately spat out a mouthful of noodles.
"M-M-Miss Meimei?!"