*Chapter 182: Mikoto Becomes an e Fallen*

Most of the members of the Akatsuki have been dealt with by Raijin, leaving only a few insignificant ones remaining.

Now, in the Akatsuki organization, Sasori of the Red Sand and Orochimaru are considered important by Raijin.

As for Kisame and his executioner’s blade, they can be left to act as henchmen for now.

After all, for an organization that advocates peace, not having subordinates is out of the question.

Regarding Raijin supporting two researchers, he feels no pressure about it. After all, he is backed by the gold from the Sky Island. They have built Dressrosa and some surrounding islands using just a tiny portion of the Sky Island's gold, and there is still much left for Raijin to excavate.

The Uchiha clan lacks nothing now, except for important people—those who can be entrusted with major responsibilities and the development of Dressrosa.

"What are you trying to do to Nagato?" Konan asked.

Raijin grabbed Konan and walked toward a cage.

Konan struggled to break free, but it was futile. This guy's strength was terrifying.

As for using ninjutsu, her chakra had already been sealed upon entering, and she didn’t even know where she was.

She just wanted to hear some news about Nagato.

"Your ideals are too naive. I think they need some correction."

"So, I plan to give you a hand. Don't worry, I won't do anything to Nagato."

"He's the savior of this world!"

Raijin threw Konan into a cage and locked her up.

"What?"

Konan looked at Raijin, bewildered. She sensed something strange in his words.

She immediately thought of that masked man. Could this guy intend to use Nagato?

But Konan had no idea about Raijin's plans and couldn't figure out how he would use Nagato.

Raijin ignored Konan's shouts and turned his gaze toward another cage nearby.

“Hancock, have you thought it over? I'm standing in front of you now, which means I’ve already succeeded in repelling Rayleigh.”

“Not a scratch on me. This alone demonstrates my power. Even if you resist again, it won’t change anything.”

“Why not consider becoming my concubine? I won’t mistreat you; you’ll still be the Empress of Amazon Lily.”

“And on top of that, we can form an alliance with Dressrosa, and giving up the Shichibukai won't be a burden to you.”

“Also…”

Raijin's gaze was fixed on Hancock as he ignored the bars in front of him and walked right in.

Seeing Hancock curled up in a corner, desperately trying to cover her back with her clothes, even if some of her body was exposed, she still tried not to expose her weaknesses.

Slap!

Raijin pushed Hancock aside, exposing her back.

His fingers gently traced over the "Heavenly Dragon’s Hoof" brand.

“You...”

Hancock's face was filled with humiliation as she glared at Raijin. She wanted to resist, but the Seastone chains on her wrists left her powerless.

Before Raijin, she had no chance to resist and could only glare at him with resentment.

"I can erase the Heavenly Dragon’s Hoof mark on you. Even if you want to strike against the Celestial Dragons, it won't be a problem."

“Don’t you want to tear apart the shadow the Celestial Dragons have cast on you? This might be your only chance.”

Raijin gently caressed Hancock's skin, feeling its delicate texture.

When he touched the Heavenly Dragon’s Hoof mark on her back, Hancock began trembling all over.

Raijin knew he had reached Hancock's limit. This was the weakness deep in her heart.

“Do you dare to go against the Celestial Dragons?”

Hancock looked up at Raijin, enduring the disgusting feeling coursing through her.

At the moment, Raijin was a Shichibukai, and he had a complicated relationship with the Navy. How could he dare to go against the Celestial Dragons?

“Celestial Dragons? A bunch of trash dare to call themselves gods. In the future, the sea will only have one god.”

“And that is Uchiha. Uchiha’s power will rule the sea and drag those false gods, the Celestial Dragons, down from their pedestal.”

“Would you like to take a few kicks at them? This might be the only chance in your life.”

Raijin whispered to Hancock.

He already sensed that Hancock was starting to waver.

Using the Celestial Dragons as a breakthrough point had an unexpectedly good effect.

“How many from Amazon Lily were killed or injured?”

Hancock didn't answer directly. Instead, she questioned Raijin.

The invasion of Dressrosa had caused heavy losses to Amazon Lily.

Hancock had been captured, so she was unclear about how many had been lost.

“Your warriors from Amazon Lily are not bad. A fifth of them died, and the rest were captured.”

“As for your elder and your two sisters, they are fine.”

Raijin looked at Hancock with appreciation and said, "Amazon Lily's strength is indeed formidable. It’s just that we didn’t use enough force this time. Dressrosa’s methods still lack something."

"The top combatants didn't do much; only some of the middle-tier ones did."

"Although the destruction caused by ninjas is immense, Observation Haki on the sea is equivalent to having the Byakugan, so fewer died than expected."

“If I agree to your terms, will they be allowed to return to Amazon Lily?”

“I hope this doesn't drag Amazon Lily into it.”

Hancock said.

"As expected of the Empress of Amazon Lily, even at this moment, you're still thinking about your people."

“But I must apologize; you’ve overestimated yourself.”

“My target has always been Amazon Lily; you’re just an accessory to it.”

“By controlling you, I can better control Amazon Lily, which is why you’ll become my concubine.”

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Raijin stood up and looked down at Hancock with disdain.

He was the leader of the Uchiha clan, so he couldn't just think for himself.

"You want an alliance with Amazon Lily, right? I have no objections as long as it’s not forced."

"I just hope you can control your people. If they don't like it, don't force them."

Hancock lowered her head as she spoke; she had no bargaining power now.

It seemed that the only thing useful in front of Raijin was her status as the Queen of Amazon Lily.

What's more, things were already set in stone. Even if she wanted to resist Raijin, it would be useless.

At that point, it would only cause the unnecessary death of her people. It would be better to survive under Uchiha Raijin.

She was willing to sacrifice herself, but that alone wouldn't be enough.

"If you had been like this earlier, it would have been better, right?"

Raijin's face immediately showed a smile as he reached out to help Hancock up.

The shackles on her hands were naturally to be opened, as Hancock posed no threat to him now.

After all, Hancock didn't have the energy to fight at this point.

Hancock had been in the cage for ten days and nights, barely keeping herself from starving to death each day.

So, she had little strength and stood up only with Raijin's support.

"From now on, you will be the Queen of Dressrosa. I won't interfere much with the Amazon Lily throne."

"You can set your own rules, but I hope you can make the Uchiha clan grow larger."

"So, I don't want you to limit the number of wives. As long as everyone is willing, that’s enough."

Raijin supported Hancock as they walked out of the cell, still instructing her.

"Yes!"

Hancock didn't want to say more, picking up some clothes from the ground to cover her back.

Even though Raijin said so much, she couldn't let go of the scar on her back.

Unless Uchiha Raijin could truly remove the mark from her back.

Or, kill a few Celestial Dragons in his hands.

A flash of something crossed Raijin’s eyes, and he took Hancock directly out of Kamui Space.

They appeared in a hot spring inn in the Land of Springs.

Raijin had already bought the hot spring inn.

This would be their temporary residence!

As soon as Raijin appeared, Genma Shiranui noticed and quickly lowered his head to look at the ground.

"Prepare a room, have the kitchen make some food, and let the new Queen of Dressrosa have a good rest."

Raijin said as he looked at Genma Shiranui.

"Yes!"

Genma Shiranui immediately nodded and led Raijin to a large room.

Hancock quickly cleaned herself up and changed into new clothes before coming out.

Now, the table was already filled with food, with a long line behind it waiting to bring more food.

Raijin waved Hancock over to sit.

Hancock didn’t hold back and sat down next to Raijin, starting to eat heartily.

Now that she had accepted her new identity, there was no need to resist anymore.

Hancock also didn’t think resisting would do any good; it might even lead to her country’s downfall.

"Where have Zephyr and Mihawk gone?"

Raijin used Observation Haki to search the Land of Springs and found that Mihawk and Zephyr were not there.

Raijin hadn’t assigned them any tasks, so why had they disappeared without a trace?

"Lord Zephyr went to the Land of Earth, and Lord Mihawk..."

Genma Shiranui had a strange expression on his face.

He wasn't sure if he should say what was on his mind.

"What about Mihawk?"

Raijin frowned at Genma Shiranui's expression. Did that guy cause some trouble somewhere?

But now the ninja world didn’t need Mihawk to stir things up.

A storm was brewing in the ninja world, ready to erupt at any time.

"It seems Lord Mihawk went to track down Uchiha Fugaku. It appears he has some connection with Sasuke."

"But I’m not clear on the details. Lord Kakashi seems to know something."

Genma Shiranui didn’t want to gossip, so he pushed this matter onto Kakashi.

If he spoke nonsense, he might face a slash to the face later.

After all, Mihawk held a special position in Dressrosa.

He might not die, but losing a limb or two would be a given.

"Fugaku?"

Raijin almost forgot that there was still a group of remaining Uchiha.

He didn't even know how many of them were left.

Nor did he know where they had settled in the ninja world.

After arriving in the ninja world, Raijin had not bothered with the remaining Uchiha.

Anyway, Uchiha Fugaku couldn’t cause much trouble.

"Alright, keep a close eye on the friction between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village during this time."

"If Kaido makes any moves, report to me immediately."

"If Zephyr returns, have him go to the Land of Water."

Raijin waved his hand to let Genma Shiranui leave.

After Genma left, Raijin took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed Kakashi's number.

Hancock just glanced at him without asking any questions.

If Raijin needed her to act, he would definitely tell her.

"Moshi Moshi."

Kakashi lazily sat on a tree branch in the Forest of Death, flipping through a page of "Icha Icha Paradise" with one hand.

After coming back, Kakashi immediately went to buy the new book that was released while he was away.

But he felt like something was missing.

In the Grand Line, everything was so unrestrained.

It felt like the ninja world was still too conservative.

After all, a pirate’s logbook at sea was more exciting than this.

The ninja world was too conservative, and Jiraiya-sama hadn’t experienced the best.

Now it’s just at this level. How lonely it is.

I'm really disgusting myself now.

Who would've thought that my standards would become so high?

"What’s up with Mihawk?"

Raijin directly asked on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Mihawk?"

Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then immediately remembered something about Mihawk.

But it was really hard to talk about!

The level of shamelessness had already reached that of what Kizaru experienced.

"Uh, you remember Sasuke wanting to be Mihawk's apprentice, but Mihawk refused him."

"It seems Sasuke's talent in swordsmanship isn’t great, so Mihawk wouldn't care about him at all."

"But when Sasuke returned to Dressrosa, he didn’t give up and kept pestering Mihawk to take him as a student."

"And this matter reached Uchiha Mikoto!"

"Uchiha Mikoto invited Mihawk to her house!"

Kakashi swallowed, feeling a vivid scene in his mind.

He felt like he could write a novel about it, and if he seriously sold it, it might even surpass Jiraiya-sama’s work.

His experiences in the ninja world had made Kakashi feel less innocent.

"So? What happened?"

Raijin immediately became interested. How could he miss such juicy gossip?

He didn't expect such an exciting story to unfold.

This was beyond what Raijin had expected; it looked like a peak drama was about to unfold.

"It’s not what you think. Uchiha Mikoto knelt on the ground and begged Mihawk to take Sasuke as his disciple."

"But Mihawk remained unmoved and just left."

"But somehow, Uchiha Mikoto heard about what happened with Kizaru!"

"So, she sought out Miss Shizune, and using Uchiha swordsmanship as bait, she lured this innocent boy Mihawk to her house."

"And then, well, I’m sure you can imagine what happened next. Now Mihawk has taken Sasuke as his disciple."

"You Uchihas… you’re really something else."

Kakashi finally gave Raijin this assessment.

He felt the Uchiha clan was too extreme; how could they use such tactics?

Moreover, their Hatake clan’s swordsmanship…

Kakashi decided to stop his thoughts.

Such thoughts were inappropriate!

If he kept thinking this way, he might end up like Jiraiya-sama tonight! Hmm! Jiraiya-sama goes to the hostess club, and he follows.

What if he bumped into Jiraiya-sama head-on?

This was Kakashi’s current concern.

"That's our Uchiha for you!"

After a long while, Raijin gave this comment.

Uchiha Fugaku was still alive.

It turned out that anyone who could become the clan leader’s wife wasn’t simple.

But he didn’t expect things to go to this extent.

(End of Chapter)