Akihara Kagura did not leave the restaurant; she sat here quietly eating her meal. Karin could only accompany her supervisor, sitting here with her Kagura Heart Eye directly activated, sensing potential danger.
However…
Ultimately, the restaurant could not escape its fate.
On the coast of this small island.
A pirate ship bearing a skull with a red nose docked ashore.
The great pirate Buggy, with a red nose and a captain's hat, along with a crew that seemed like circus performers, landed on the island.
They even…
Brought along a circus lion.
These pirates set up a tent as a temporary base for Captain Buggy, though the base itself seemed like a circus performance.
If not for the pirates rapidly setting up a cannon beside the tent and continually firing cannonballs with clown faces toward the town, they would appear like a traveling circus.
Understandably.
This constant bombardment would inevitably harm the innocent.
In the skies above the island.
As the great pirate Buggy continued to recklessly fire cannonballs, a large sea bird carrying a straw hat boy became collateral damage.
The bird was struck by a cannonball as it passed by; a cloud of black smoke appeared in the sky, and the straw hat boy fell onto the island!
Coincidentally.
An orange-haired girl holding a sea chart was fleeing, chased by three pirates. Their purpose in landing was this treasure map!
"Ah~"
Suddenly, a straw hat boy descended from above!
The moment he landed, he hardly noticed the pirate crisis around, merely rubbing his stomach: "I'm so hungry…"
This straw-hatted guy seemed foolish, and was instantly utilized by the orange-haired girl. She shouted at the straw hat boy and ran away!
"Boss, I'll leave these pursuers to you!"
"Huh?"
The three pirates surrounded the straw hat boy: "Hey, are you her boss? Did you come to rescue your subordinate?"
Fortunately.
The straw hat boy was strong.
The three pirates wielding swords were knocked away with two punches from him.
The orange-haired girl, seeing the straw hat boy's formidable strength, rolled her eyes and came back, inviting this seemingly silly yet capable guy to join her for a meal.
Boom! Boom!
The cannonballs over the town still hadn't stopped.
A cannonball fell outside the restaurant.
Akihara Kagura remained unmoved, lifting the pear juice in her hand.
A pebble shattered the restaurant's glass, causing a piece of glass to inadvertently fall into Akihara Kagura's cup of pear juice, splashing a small bubble.
At this moment…
It was like a domino effect of fate.
"Tsk, looks like I can't drink it now…"
Akihara Kagura shook the pear juice in her hand.
The restaurant's pear juice looked good; the rich-colored juice in the glass didn't even reveal the fragment of glass inside.
"I'll go kill them."
Karin gripped her ninja sword.
"Sit down."
"You're too extreme, Karin."
Akihara Kagura released the pear juice, stopping her from taking extreme action, speaking softly: "Such a small matter, it's just a cup of pear juice. There's no need yet to provoke unknown enemies in this world…"
"But…"
Karin suppressed her killing intent, lowering her head reluctantly: "I seldom have the chance to dine with Lord Kagura…"
"Awei, Mr. Black Zetsu."
Akihara Kagura ignored Karin, speaking as if to the air: "Help me steal a crate of their cannonballs, as compensation for damaging this cup of pear juice!"
"Alright."
A black-and-white figure emerged from the ground, responded, and then quickly sank back into the earth, disappearing from their sight.
"Hmm? Is Lord Kagura researching the powers of this world?"
Karin suddenly recalled the serious matter, never doubting Akihara Kagura's actions. She pondered the cannonball's power and nodded to herself: "Unexpectedly, a random weapon could equate to our Explosive Tags…"
"Indeed…"
Akihara Kagura nodded, speaking softly: "That cannonball's power is immense, with considerable scientific research value…"
"However…"
The research on cannonball data is secondary…
Akihara Kagura glanced at the table, which still had a newspaper about the Heavenly Celestial Dragon visiting the East Sea.
"Let's go."
Akihara Kagura wiped the corner of her mouth with a paper.
Just as Akihara Kagura and Karin were leaving, the orange-haired girl and the straw hat boy walked in, seemingly surprised that anyone was dining in the restaurant.
"Eh? Are there really people unafraid of pirates?"
The orange-haired girl stared, astonished, at the calm-faced Akihara Kagura and Karin.
However…
Her gaze focused more on Karin.
Karin appeared only a year or two older than her, wearing sleek gear, carrying an unremarkable ninja sword on her back, with a short sword at her waist and a ninja pouch on her belt, several kunai inserted outside the pouch.