Chapter 2: I've Found a Powerful Backer, But Unfortunately, It's a Bit Too Early

“The Senju Clan! You’ve really hit the jackpot!” Pirate Chu Yang said with great envy. Even though they were both "himself," their circumstances were worlds apart.

“Big brother, it’s the Warring States period right now, not the first year of the Naruto era. We’re practically beating the brains out of the Uchiha clan next door. Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?” Naruto Chu Yang spread his hands helplessly.

“That’s still better than me.” Pirate Chu Yang asked curiously, “Who is the current head of the Senju clan? Have you met the First Hokage yet?”

Naruto Chu Yang smiled quite proudly, “The First just took office, and he’s taken in a group of young people from the clan as disciples to teach them his unique Wood Release. I’m one of them.”

Hearing this, the envy in Pirate Chu Yang’s eyes was practically overflowing, though he knew that as a Kekkei Genkai, the chances of mastering Wood Release were slim.

Wood Release is formed by fusing two different chakra natures: Earth and Water.

It sounds simple, but it is actually very difficult to achieve.

More importantly, fusing different chakra natures carries huge risks; if you fail, you suffer a terrifying backlash.

As members of the Senju clan, the similarity in their genetic material allows them to better avoid such backlash.

Naruto Chu Yang continued, “I am the only one among that group who has mastered Wood Release. Coincidentally, just as I mastered it, my consciousness entered this palace.”

“Can I see it?” Pirate Chu Yang looked at Naruto Chu Yang with hope.

Some Kekkei Genkai ninjutsu do not require hand seals. Naruto Chu Yang simply smiled and clapped his hands together. A special energy surged from his body, and a large number of branches and vines sprouted from his upper body.

“How about that?” Naruto Chu Yang smiled triumphantly.

“Awesome…”

Pirate Chu Yang was just about to offer some praise when he suddenly felt his own body undergoing some inexplicable change.

Instinctively, he mimicked the other’s hand gesture, and a shocking scene occurred!

A large number of branches were also sprouting wildly from Pirate Chu Yang’s body!

He was using Wood Release!

Naruto Chu Yang stared at this scene, dumbfounded!

Naruto Chu Yang said in surprise, “You can use my power, so conversely, I can use yours.”

Pirate Chu Yang nodded, “That should be the case. It’s a pity I don’t know how to do anything else right now.”

“That’s not right.”

Naruto Chu Yang felt the changes in his body and became even more shocked, “My chakra is more active than usual—it’s almost doubled.”

Pirate Chu Yang guessed, “The more of us there are, the faster our strength grows?”

Naruto Chu Yang nodded excitedly, “That must be it. If we find all of ‘ourselves,’ wouldn’t we be able to reach the heavens in a single bound?”

The two were still excitedly imagining the future when suddenly, a thick mist appeared inside the palace, and they simultaneously felt that they were about to leave.

“I don’t know when we’ll meet again, but you must hurry up and improve your strength!” Naruto Chu Yang warned earnestly.

Chu Yang had just nodded when, the next second, his consciousness returned to his body. A sharp pain brought him back to reality; the jailer had just removed the branding iron.

Chu Yang had spent a long time in the palace, but in the pirate world, it had only been an instant.

Seeing that Chu Yang had woken up shortly after falling unconscious, the jailer sneered and raised the branding iron again, “Woke up pretty fast, then let’s have another taste.”

The jailer didn’t notice…

The brand on Chu Yang’s chest was healing rapidly—a self-healing ability difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

Chakra flowed slowly…

Chu Yang’s entire body was filled with power. With a roar, he broke free from his chains.

In the jailer’s terrified gaze, Chu Yang grabbed him by the throat. Countless vines spread from Chu Yang’s body, instantly wrapping around the jailer.

*Crack! Crack!*

As the vines tightened, a clear sound of bone fractures came from the jailer’s body.

“A… ability user.”

The jailer looked at Chu Yang in disbelief.

His face was filled with regret, and before long, he breathed his last.

Time to go!

Killing the lackeys of the Celestial Dragons right under their noses was undoubtedly a serious provocation to their majesty.

Chu Yang certainly couldn’t stay in Mary Geoise; the longer he stayed, the greater the danger.

“But, escaping without a plan like this—the chances of success are too slim.”

To protect the safety of the Celestial Dragons, an Admiral is stationed in the Holy Land year-round, and the number of experts in the naval base is countless, not to mention perverted organizations like CP0.

Chu Yang understood that with his current abilities, there was no way he could evade their pursuit.

“I need to make some noise and cause as much chaos as possible.”

Chu Yang suddenly remembered Fisher Tiger’s feat of burning down the Holy Land. Deciding to go all the way, he prepared to follow suit.

Walking out of the dim torture chamber, Chu Yang ran back by memory until he neared the slaves’ cells, where he stopped.

When the three sisters saw that Chu Yang was safe and sound, they were first pleasantly surprised, but were immediately overwhelmed by panic.

Chu Yang hadn’t been brought back by the jailers; he had returned on his own.

There was only one explanation for this situation.

Sandersonia, the second eldest, shouted in terror, “You!!! Could it be that you… killed the jailer?”

Chu Yang nodded.

Marigold, the third, trembled all over in fear.

They had been trapped here for several years, and although they often had thoughts of killing the jailers, they had never dared to act on them.

On the other side, Hancock, the eldest sister, was also looking at the young man in front of her in shock.

From the first moment she saw him, she felt there was something different about him.

But she never expected that Chu Yang would dare to do something so shocking.

Fear aside, Hancock felt an incomparable sense of relief in her heart, because Chu Yang had done what she had always wanted to do but never dared.

Hancock quickly warned Chu Yang, “Take advantage of the fact that no one has discovered this yet and run away. If you are caught by the Celestial Dragons, your fate will be worse than death.”

Chu Yang nodded, “I know, but before I go, I’m going to save everyone.”

“What?” Sandersonia and Marigold exclaimed at the same time. They didn’t expect that in such a critical moment, Chu Yang would still be thinking of the others in the dungeon.

“Don’t try to be a hero. You have no idea how many slaves are locked up here. How long would it take you to save them one by one?”

Although Hancock was moved, she still scolded Chu Yang loudly, hoping he would leave quickly.

The Celestial Dragons had ruled for so many years, and an incident of such a heinous nature had never happened before; Chu Yang’s fate was easy to imagine.

However.

She didn’t know that Chu Yang was saving people only to distract the Navy, giving himself a better chance to escape Mary Geoise.

Chu Yang had no intention of leaving. Under the confused gazes of the three sisters, he crouched down and pressed his hands to the ground.