7 hours later :
With the sun rising for a new day, Akira's new journey in search of revenge begins. First, he opened the backpack his father had given him to see what was inside.
When he saw what was there, he was slightly surprised by the quantity of food for long periods and bottled water. In another pocket of the backpack were two letters; one was addressed to him, and the other had no identification. Decided, he opened the letter addressed to him:
" Akira, if you are reading this, it means that I was fortunately able to fulfill my role as a father and protect you from what was happening. I know it will be difficult from now on, but don't give up on anything in life, my son, because when you give up on something in life, regret will appear soon after. That is why I left something prepared for you. On the back of the sheet, there will be a map with the markings "X1, X2." Go to the first marking; there will be an old family friend who will teach you how to master the Haki techniques from the basic to the advanced form. But remember, the only way to truly improve Haki is on the battlefield. Afterward, you will proceed to the second marking; that is where you will master your Crash power. But be careful, those guys can be very biased, so when you get there, call the number below, and he will help you with some things. So, here is my goodbye, son, and don't worry, I will be watching you from where I am."
Having finished reading his father's letter, Akira turned the page and found the map his father spoke of and found the two markings, one of which was on a small island called Okinowa, and the second marking was in Tokyo. Seeing what he needed, he decided to look at what else was in the backpack and found:
1000 US dollars.
7 energy bars.
10 bags of 500g military rations.
10 bottles of 500ml water.
3 boxes of matches.
1 military knife.
1 compass.
1 sleeping bag.
Having finished checking the backpack, he decides to start his path to Okinowa.
3 days later :
A 12-year-old boy was under a bridge checking the food in his bag. Seeing that he still had enough for his trip, he decided to make a bonfire and sleep there.
until a voice interrupted him:
"I never thought the target would be a homeless kid. Too bad for you, boy."
In a flash of speed, he snapped his neck towards the voice, where he found the owner of the voice: a man about 1.80m tall with straight black hair. He was white, and if Akira had to guess, his appearance looked European, perhaps German. His Japanese could be considered basic fluent, and in his hand was a gun whose model Akira did not recognize.
The man, observing the boy, said:
"Come on, kid, don't make this difficult for me. There are two paths we can follow now:
You surrender, and I take you alive.
You resist, I kill you, and I take your body.
Think carefully. I will count to five; if you don't answer, you can be sure I will kill you.
— 1"
Akira closed his eyes and observed the man to gather more information about the stranger in front of him.
— 2"
Akira looked around to see what he could use as a weapon.
— 3"
In his mind, a plan was already beginning to form for what he could do to defeat the man in front of him.
— 4"
His hand closed on the ground, grabbing a handful of dirt and small stones.
— ..."
Before finishing the count, the boy threw the dirt he had gathered when he closed his hand into the man's face. The man yelled because dirt and small stones hit his eyes. Taking advantage of the distraction, Akira ran toward the man and hit him with a punch to the chin, followed by another punch to the kidneys and a knee to the groin, making him kneel in pain.
30 minutes later:
The man was tied to one of the bridge pillars with the rope he had brought to tie up his target.
"Now explain to me, who are you, and what do you want?"
At that moment, the young Akira was sitting under the bridge in front of the man who tried to kidnap him.
"My name is Thomas. I'm a mercenary who saw a bounty on you. You can guess the rest, brat."
Hitting Thomas across the face with a punch, Akira's voice came out in an irritated tone:
"Show some respect! Didn't your mother teach you to respect children? Now, explain properly about this bounty on me."
With a furious glare of anger at the boy in front of him, he sighed and said:
"The papers explaining it better are in my backpack. Take them and read."
Hitting the man in the face with another punch, Akira's voice came out:
"Watch how you talk to me. Next time, it won't just be one punch."
Grabbing the man's backpack, Akira opened all the clasps and turned it upside down, dumping everything onto the ground.
"Hey! Be careful, you miserable brat! If you break anything, I'll kill you!"
Ignoring the man, he picked up a paper with a picture of himself and read what was written, a frown creasing his face.
Jaguar D. Akira
Alive or Dead
US$100,000