Chapter 86 – Arrival Near Dressrosa
In the New World, about two hundred kilometers away from Riel Callander, Freys carefully guided the ship forward.
Using his ultra-long-distance vision together with the Dressrosa Eternal Pose that Law had given him, he directed the vessel through the currents.
Nearby, Law stared quietly at the Eternal Pose.
Memories long buried in his heart began surfacing.
Corazon…
I'm moving forward, step by step.
Itachi's New Power
On the deck, Itachi sat cross-legged.
His mind was still focused on the words of the crooked old man.
The changing world.
The fate of Wano Country.
And the mysterious Spirit of the Tree World that now existed inside his chest.
Itachi looked down at his chest.
The old man had said the power inside him possessed more than just the abilities Law had described.
According to the explanation, the Spirit of the Tree World could also produce roots.
Itachi attempted to control it.
He focused on letting roots grow from his body.
But nothing happened.
"…It doesn't work?"
He tried again.
Still no change.
Then suddenly, a memory surfaced.
In the ANBU laboratory, he had once seen the cells of the First Hokage—Hashirama Senju.
And the power of Wood Release.
If simple root growth doesn't work…
Then try something else.
Itachi stood up and began forming hand seals.
His chakra flowed naturally.
"Wood Release!"
The moment the technique activated—
The wooden deck beneath him began to twist and grow.
In seconds, the deck transformed into a huge leafless tree.
Shock on Deck
"What the hell?!"
"Why did the deck turn into a tree?!"
The pirates on deck jumped in shock.
One unlucky pirate was knocked over when the tree burst upward beneath him.
Law hurried over.
He stared at the massive tree, stunned.
"You've already learned to use the fruit's power?"
"Not yet," Itachi replied calmly.
"I still lack information about this ability."
"I don't know how to control it properly."
Law frowned.
"But the Root-Root Fruit shouldn't have this kind of ability."
Then he suddenly remembered something.
"Wait."
"Master Itachi… didn't you go into the sea earlier?"
Something clicked in his mind.
"You just touched seawater, didn't you?"
"Yes."
Itachi raised his hand.
"It seems… this is not a Devil Fruit."
When he entered the sea earlier, he hadn't felt any weakness.
No loss of strength.
Itachi then explained the entire story of obtaining the Spirit of the Tree World.
Law listened carefully.
The more he heard, the more unbelievable it sounded.
"An ability that gives power…"
"…without the side effects of a Devil Fruit?"
"That's unheard of."
Itachi nodded slightly.
"According to the old man, this power is far more complex than a Devil Fruit."
If Wood Release could be used…
Then he would begin developing the ability the same way he had once studied Wood-Style ninjutsu.
Law crossed his arms thoughtfully.
"I'll need to study how this power has altered your body."
"But we'll deal with that after we destroy Doflamingo's SMILE factory."
He then added:
"And about what you mentioned earlier."
"The Kozuki Clan of Wano Country."
"I don't know much about them."
"But Wano is currently connected to our plans."
"What do you mean?" Itachi asked.
Law exhaled slowly.
"In our plan, the Yonko we eventually intend to defeat…"
"Kaido of the Beasts…"
"…currently occupies Wano Country."
"It's essentially his territory now."
When Law mentioned that Wano had fallen under Kaido's control, Itachi suddenly remembered the old man's furious words.
"So foolish… so foolish…"
"Because of their sins, countless people are enslaved."
"They allowed Wano to become what it is today!"
Itachi fell silent.
So… Wano fell into Kaido's hands because of the Kozuki Clan's failures?
Two Days Later – Outside Dressrosa
Two days later, the Thousand Sunny floated quietly near Dressrosa.
Meanwhile…
Sanji, Brook, and Luffy had secretly formed a temporary alliance.
Brook whispered dramatically:
"Nami-san has been deceived by that little pervert's pitiful act."
"This cannot continue."
Sanji's eyes burned with fury.
"We cannot allow that disgusting samurai brat to get close to Nami-san…"
"Or Robin-chan!"
The two men nodded seriously.
"So we form an alliance!"
"If that brat tries to approach them again…"
"One of us distracts Nami…"
"And the other beats him up."
"Sounds good!" Luffy agreed immediately.
His face already had several bumps.
"That stupid eel!"
"I'm going to punch him a hundred times!"
Luffy didn't even understand the perverted situation.
He just disliked Momonosuke.
If not for Kin'emon's request, Luffy would have kicked him off the ship already.
Thus, their ridiculous alliance was formed.
Luffy would handle the beating.
Sanji and Brook would handle Nami's anger.
Meanwhile on the Sunny
The result was chaos.
Two normal people—Nami and Usopp—were trembling nervously.
Another supposedly normal person—Sanji—was secretly plotting with Brook.
Meanwhile Robin lay calmly on the deck, staring out toward the sea.
She had been doing this for two days.
Nearby, Franky finally spoke.
"All right!"
"Even if this plan isn't SUPER… it's the only option."
Kin'emon had already explained that one of his companions was lost somewhere in Dressrosa.
They needed to search for him.
So Franky decided:
He, Kin'emon, and Zoro would go to the island first to gather information.
The rest would stay with the ship.
"Oh right, Kin'emon!"
Franky suddenly asked.
"Can't you create disguises?"
"Something good for infiltration?"
"Of course!"
Kin'emon waved his hand.
In an instant, Franky and Zoro were transformed into black suits.
They added fake beards.
Perfect disguises.
"Nice!" Franky laughed.
But when he turned back—
He froze.
Everyone on the ship had suddenly rushed to the deck.
Even Zoro, who had just been asleep.
Franky quickly joined them.
They were all staring out at the sea behind the Sunny.
A large ship was approaching.
"The enemy?" Zoro asked, placing his hand on his sword.
Usopp adjusted his goggles.
"Let me see…"
"…No signs of attack."
Then suddenly—
He gasped.
"Wait!"
"That's—!"
Two familiar figures appeared on the approaching ship.
"Trafalgar Law…"
"…and Brother Itachi!"
End of Chapter 231
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