Naruto: Fire-Release system

Chapter 204: The World Is Vast—Do You Want to See It?

"Hah..."

"Just dealing with three small fry took half my stamina!"

"This body's endurance is pathetic."

After eliminating another three Fishmen, Uchiha Yi immediately began recovering his stamina.

For now, Arlong was unlikely to realize what had happened.

Once he fully recovered, taking down the last three members of the Fishman Pirates would be an easy task.

Unless they sensed the danger and fled early—but if they stayed, their fate was sealed.

Seeing Uchiha Yi resting, Kenju swallowed the words he was about to say.

Time passed.

Thanks to the food he had prepared in advance, Uchiha Yi quickly replenished his stamina.

Once he felt ready, he set out to finish the job.

This time, there was no need for stealth.

He walked openly toward Arlong's base.

"Let's take a gamble!"

"If worst comes to worst, I die!"

Watching Uchiha Yi's distant figure, Kenju couldn't help but recall Bell-mère's tragic death.

Grief surged through him, fueling an overwhelming sense of resistance.

Gripping a shovel as a makeshift weapon, he followed behind.

"Arlong, you scum—get out here!"

Before long, Uchiha Yi arrived at Arlong's base and shouted his challenge.

"Heh heh heh..."

A cold chuckle echoed from inside as Arlong and his two remaining Fishmen emerged from the building.

Seeing that his challenger was a human with no visible combat training, Arlong laughed openly without a care.

"Human, you—"

"Die."

Amaterasu!

Wasting words on Arlong would be disrespecting himself!

As soon as the three Fishmen stepped outside, Uchiha Yi unleashed Amaterasu without hesitation.

The sudden attack caught them completely off guard.

In an instant, black flames engulfed them.

The 10,000-degree heat was unbearable.

"You bastard!"

The two weaker Fishmen lasted less than two seconds before being burned to ashes.

Arlong, still standing, was utterly enraged.

Realizing his inevitable death, he charged at Uchiha Yi, determined to take him down before he perished.

Bang!

Uchiha Yi calmly drew a flintlock pistol, aimed at Arlong, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The shot ended Arlong's remaining life force.

His body, still ablaze with Amaterasu, crumbled into ashes.

"D-did that really just happen?"

"Arlong is dead?"

The Fishmen's strength had been deeply ingrained in the villagers' minds.

Many had even started believing Arlong's claims that Fishmen were superior to humans.

They had come to think that humans could never resist Fishmen.

Because of this, Kenju was utterly shaken after seeing Uchiha Yi effortlessly slaughter Arlong and his crew.

He couldn't believe what he had just witnessed—it felt like a dream.

Someone else who was equally stunned was Nami.

She had heard the commotion when Uchiha Yi arrived to challenge Arlong.

Fearing that more villagers might die, she wanted to stop him.

But locked inside a small room, she had no way out.

So, stacking a chair and a table together, she peeked through a high window to see what was happening.

Before she could even call out to stop him, she watched in horror as the powerful, terrifying Arlong and his crew were suddenly set ablaze by black flames.

And within just two or three seconds, they melted into nothing but charred remains.

The sight shook Nami to her core.

"That's it."

"Once the last three Fishmen are taken care of, Cocoyasi Village will be free!"

Uchiha Yi spoke casually, but Nami was stunned.

She couldn't stop staring at him, her mind racing.

Was that black fire really his ability?

Her curiosity grew stronger.

Unable to contain herself, she watched closely as Uchiha Yi violently broke down the door and rescued her.

"Yi-nii, how did you do that?"

"You're amazing! You killed Arlong so easily!"

Freed from the room, Nami immediately bombarded him with questions.

"This is the power of the Devil Fruits, the treasures of the sea."

"Whoever eats one gains a special ability—but they also lose the ability to swim."

Uchiha Yi patiently explained.

After all, Nami was his mission target.

She needed to become strong enough to punch a Yonko, kick the Three Admirals, defeat Imu in a one-on-one battle, and ultimately become the King of the World!

But Nami was just an ordinary girl with exceptional navigation talent—she lacked the monstrous battle potential of other powerful races.

The task ahead seemed impossibly difficult.

Even now, Uchiha Yi had no idea how to train her to reach the required level.

It was no wonder that, for centuries, no one had ever completed a Conquest Mode mission.

Even getting through the random soul transfer phase had already eliminated countless challengers.

"That's incredible!"

"I want to be as strong as you, Yi-nii!"

"That way, I can protect everyone!"

"But... I don't want to lose my ability to swim..."

Hearing Uchiha Yi's explanation, Nami was torn.

Even though she was only eight years old, Bell-mère's death had made her realize that without power, she couldn't protect anyone.

But if she gained that power by eating a Devil Fruit, she would no longer be able to swim.

That meant she might not be able to fulfill her dream of drawing a map of the entire world.

She felt trapped between two choices, unsure of what to do.

Her big, hopeful eyes looked at Uchiha Yi, silently begging for a better solution.

"Power isn't just about Devil Fruits.** There are many other ways to get stronger."

"And even if you do become a land-dweller, there are ways to overcome it."

"The world outside is far more exciting than you can imagine."

"I've met a man whose entire body is made of rubber, and I've seen a whale as big as a mountain..."

"Little Nami, the world is vast—don't you want to see it?"

Uchiha Yi didn't go into deep details.

At her age, she wouldn't fully understand everything anyway.

Instead, he painted a vivid picture of the outside world, igniting her curiosity.

He wanted to awaken her desire to explore.

"I do!"

At that moment, Nami's heart was completely captivated.

Her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

She longed to grow up quickly, to set sail, and see the world with her own eyes.

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