Starting from One Piece with the Rinnegan

Sky Island, Angel Beach

The young girl Conis knelt at the edge of the beach, plucking the strings of her harp. The melodious notes drifted through the air, though there was a subtle thread of worry woven into the tune.

After a while, she stopped playing, gently placing the harp on her folded legs and letting out a sigh.

"That was beautiful. Why did you stop?"

A gentle male voice startled Conis. Normally, no one came here—she was used to playing her harp alone, soothing her emotions in peace.

She scrambled to her feet and turned toward the voice in a bit of a panic.

The man wore a crisp white suit with a long white coat draped over his shoulders, fluttering softly in the breeze. It was Kaito, who had just arrived.

Seeing that Conis stood frozen, clearly nervous, Kaito stepped forward and said softly,

"Did I scare you? I'm sorry about that. I just got here and heard your music. It was really lovely."

"Eh... thank you!"

Hearing praise for her playing made Conis light up inside, and her nervousness around the stranger faded slightly. She looked up at Kaito, and as her eyes fell on his back beneath the cloak, she suddenly gasped.

"You don't have wings!? You're not from Skypiea?"

"Mm, I came from below."

"You're from the Blue Sea? You came up here by yourself?"

"That's right."

"But how did you get up here?"

As Conis fired off questions in rapid succession, Kaito looked a little helpless. Instead of answering, he slowly floated into the air under her disbelieving gaze.

Conis stared up, confirming again and again that there were indeed no wings on Kaito's back. She couldn't help but ask,

"Can all Blue Sea people fly like this?"

"No, only a rare few."

In the world of pirates, flight was a rare ability. Geppo was limited in the air. Most who flew freely relied on special Devil Fruits, usually variants of the Bird Zoan types.

After hovering in the air for a moment, Kaito landed back on the beach. Conis still stared at him with amazement, utterly fascinated by his ability.

Kaito shifted the topic.

"Why did you stop playing just now? I heard you sigh—are you troubled by something?"

At the mention of this, Conis's expression dimmed. Her thoughts turned to the current ruler of Skypiea—Enel.

Ever since the former god Gan Fall was defeated, Enel had taken over as the new god of Skypiea. With his power to control lightning, no one could oppose him.

He could even hear everything spoken across the island from his palace. Anyone who dared speak ill of him would be struck down instantly by divine lightning. The people lived in constant fear.

He had also declared the "Eleven Crimes"—with the lightest being illegal entry into the country.

Thinking of this, Conis suddenly grabbed Kaito's sleeve.

"This is bad! You might've already broken one of the Eleven Crimes! If you can fly, then please—go! Get back to the Blue Sea quickly!"

"'God'? You mean Enel?"

The moment she heard the name, Conis involuntarily trembled. Calling him that so casually was practically blasphemy.

Sure enough, as soon as Kaito finished speaking, a massive thundercloud began to swirl above them, crackling with blue lightning.

Conis looked up and her face turned deathly pale.

She knew Enel had become aware of them. This was his divine punishment descending. She never expected she'd die today—alongside a Blue Sea man she had just met.

She slumped in resignation, letting her arms fall limp. Resting her head against Kaito's abdomen, she closed her eyes.

If I'm going to die, at least this Blue Sea man left a good impression. Maybe we can be companions on the road to heaven.

Kaito silently looked down at her small head. Gently, he reached out and covered her ears, completely ignoring the thunderclouds that grew ever more menacing above them.

At last, a thick bolt of lightning crashed down with a deafening roar, engulfing the two in smoke and sparks.

...

"Am I... dead?"

After who knows how long, Conis cautiously opened her eyes and curiously looked around.

She found herself in a deep purple space. That Blue Sea man was here too.

Looking more closely at her surroundings, she saw scorched black land outside the violet barrier. For a moment, she couldn't even recognize that this was the same place from before.

She looked up at Kaito and saw his resigned expression—then realized her head was still resting against his chest.

Her face flushed bright red. She quickly pulled away, just about to stammer out an apology—when she suddenly noticed a massive purple skull hovering above Kaito's head, staring right at her.

To shield Conis, Kaito had activated his Susanoo. But this lightning strike wasn't even as powerful as Sasuke's Kirin—it only required the first form of Susanoo to deal with it effortlessly.

"Ahh!"

She let out a terrified scream and immediately dove right back into Kaito's arms, wrapping both arms tightly around him.

With a sob in her voice, she cried,

"Waaah! Am I in hell!? But I didn't even do anything wrong!"

Kaito could feel her tears soaking through his clothes. He gently patted her back to calm her, then placed his hands on her shoulders and carefully pushed her away.

He raised a finger to softly wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, then gave a simple explanation:

The giant purple skull was his own power. Neither of them had died—they were both very much alive.

"Eh... really?"

Conis stared at Kaito in a daze. This Blue Sea man was truly extraordinary. She had never seen anyone survive an attack from Enel.

...

Inside a palace, the still-young Enel sat on a luxurious throne, yawning as he dug in his ear. He muttered to himself,

"That Blue Sea man's pretty interesting. He actually blocked 'Divine Judgment'."

Below him, the Four Divine Priests immediately stepped forward, fawning.

"He must've just gotten lucky. We're ready to serve you, my lord! Let us show that Blue Sea man what it means to defy God!"

Enel didn't even glance at them. He waved his hand dismissively in irritation.

"Fine, go. Oh, and there's a local girl with him—take her out too while you're at it."

"Yes, my lord!"

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