Naruto: Fire-Release system

Chapter 222: The Failed Extraction Experiment!

"Brat, do you realize what you've done?"

"You've just made an enemy of Baroque Works!"

"From now on, you'll be hunted down endlessly!"

Despite having his limbs broken, Mr. 5 still refused to submit, resorting to threats instead.

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Yi, however, merely chuckled.

"Is that so?"

"That sounds fun."

"I hope they send more people after me."

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If more people came, it would save him the trouble of hunting them down himself.

More souls meant more power.

This was exactly what he wanted.

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"You ignorant fool!"

"Baroque Works is far beyond your imagination!"

"Just you wait! You—"

Mr. 5 kept rambling, but Yi had lost interest.

To him, the man was nothing more than an annoying fly buzzing in his ear.

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"Awakened Skill: Kyouka Suigetsu – Mirror Painting Illusion!"

Yi activated his Devil Fruit ability, warping the entire area into a surreal, painted world.

In an instant—

Yi, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine all turned into painted figures within a canvas-like realm.

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Why do this?

Yi was about to conduct an experiment.

A crucial test—

To determine whether he could extract and claim a Devil Fruit before its user died.

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The Mystery of Devil Fruit Rebirth

It was common knowledge that when a Devil Fruit user died, their fruit would reappear somewhere else in the world, attached to a random nearby fruit.

But Blackbeard's actions had proven something different—

The rebirth was not random.

It could be controlled.

Many assumed that Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit was responsible for this.

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However—

Yi had his own theory.

Why did Devil Fruits only respawn within this world?

Why did they not appear outside the planet?

Did some force restrict their rebirth to this realm alone?

If so—

Could he create a barrier to restrict where a Devil Fruit reappeared?

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This was his hypothesis.

And now—

He was going to test it.

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Yi first created several fruits using his AI Painting Skill—

Apples

Pears

Cherries

Oranges

Pineapples

Grapes

One of these should become the new host for Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine's Devil Fruits.

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"Amaterasu."

A single black flame erupted.

The two agents were consumed instantly—

Burned to nothing but ashes.

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Yi then focused his Observation Haki, trying to sense if any of the nearby fruits had changed.

However—

Nothing happened.

Not a single fruit transformed.

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The experiment had failed.

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"Tsk. So it doesn't work like that?"

Yi furrowed his brows.

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If his theory was correct, then the painting world itself had isolated the Devil Fruits—

But it still wasn't enough to force them to rebirth within a specific location.

Did the Dark-Dark Fruit truly have a unique effect on Devil Fruits?

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It seemed that he would need to study Blackbeard's methods.

Though he was disappointed, this failure only made him more curious.

If he could master Devil Fruit rebirth manipulation, he could—

Create an army of Devil Fruit users!

Imagine—

A single person wielding multiple Devil Fruits, a fleet where every soldier possessed powers beyond imagination.

He would no longer need to rely on others.

The world itself would belong to him!

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However—

The rules of Infinite Tower Missions were still unclear.

Would the system count it as a success if he simply weakened the Four Emperors and Admirals, letting Nami defeat them easily afterward?

Or did Nami have to personally become strong enough to fight them herself?

Until he had concrete answers, he couldn't take shortcuts.

For now—

He had to raise Nami's strength the hard way.

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"Let's move on."

Yi shrugged, exiting the painted world and leaving the corpses behind.

Soon, their ship set sail once more.

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Meanwhile…

A new ship approached Whiskey Peak.

A tall, tan-skinned woman in a white cowboy hat stepped onto the bloodstained shore.

She scanned the aftermath of Yi's massacre, her expression unreadable.

"So they're all dead, huh?"

"Even the high-ranking agents?"

"What a monster…"

Her gaze lingered on Mr. 5's broken corpse.

Even from here, she could feel the overwhelming power of the one who killed him.

She was not stupid enough to chase after him alone.

Instead—

She picked up a transponder snail and contacted her boss.

"Sir, the target is beyond our agents' capabilities."

"Awaiting further orders."

A deep, gravelly voice responded.

"Understood. Continue tracking them."

"I'll send someone stronger."

Click.

The call ended abruptly.

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She sighed.

For now, she would follow quietly.

After all—

She had no desire to die just yet.

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Aboard Yi's Ship…

Yi turned to Nojiko, calling her over.

"Nojiko, I have a special ability."

"I can grant you power."

She raised an eyebrow.

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"But first, I need to know—"

"What kind of strength do you want?"

"Preferably something for combat."

"This journey will only get more dangerous."

"Without power, you won't last long."

His tone was serious.

This was not a game.

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Nojiko paused, caught off guard.

She had suspected Yi had some mysterious abilities, but she had never expected this.

If he could truly grant her power—

What should she choose?

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Yi saw her deep in thought and didn't rush her.

She needed to make the right decision.

And he would make sure she got exactly what she needed.

To be continued…

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