"Captain, there's a question we have to ask! You gathered all of us from Akatsuki here… so what exactly is our ultimate mission?"
"Ultimate mission?"
Someone had the audacity to ask, and the moment Tsuneo heard it, he furrowed his brow tightly. This… was actually a tough question!
In a chaotic age of rising pirates, with a roster of all-star powerhouses like his, what should their ultimate mission even be? He really had to think about it.
Pursue the title of Pirate King?
Or…
Climb to the very top of the world?
Search for the ultimate treasure?
Or…
Collect endless wealth?
No!
After careful thought, Tsuneo realized that none of these missions were what he wanted. The reason was simple—these options were far too troublesome!
What he truly wanted…
Was freedom. To sail the vast seas without restraints, to do whatever he pleased, whenever he pleased.
Take a nap if he wanted.
Bask in the sun on deck.
Wasn't that glorious?
"Hey, is that even a question? Captain, with your wisdom and might, combined with the strength we bring, there's no doubt that gathering us together means we're meant to accomplish something great!"
Whoa.
These super-powered veterans…
You guys are overthinking it.
"No! In fact, I, as captain, simply prefer the feeling of freedom on the open sea. Whether we achieve grand feats or not… it doesn't matter at all!"
"Ah!!"
The Akatsuki members froze on the spot. Seriously? Their captain, holding the ultimate trump card along with four prodigies in hand…
He's telling them he only wants to fly free?
For a moment, the atmosphere became incredibly awkward.
Here he was, commanding a group of supervillain elites, yet he just wanted to live leisurely and enjoy the moment. To them, it felt like the ultimate sacrilege of life!
But everyone has their own path. To ease the tension, Tsuneo wisely ended the topic and looked around.
At this very moment, the sun was setting, and on the endless sea, only their tiny ship drifted aimlessly.
The ocean truly was vast.
Freedom felt… wonderful.
"Alright, Captain, you are the boss of this ship, and we'll follow your orders. But at least tell us—where are we exactly? And where are we headed next?"
Honestly, this wasn't too much to ask.
But… it was a little embarrassing.
Despite knowing everything about the Pirate King, Tsuneo was directionally challenged!
Staring out at the endless ocean, his mind spun. East Blue? South Blue? West Blue? North Blue?
The Grand Line?
The New World?
To be honest…
He didn't even know where he was!
"Haha, who cares where? Just drift along—we'll land eventually! Uh, I'm feeling a bit sleepy, so I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when we reach land!"
Saying that, Tsuneo, a little drowsy, stretched, yawned, and went straight into his cabin to nap, leaving the entire Akatsuki crew behind.
These legendary villains from the Naruto world exchanged bewildered glances, kneeling awkwardly in the wind.
What the hell?!
We're out at sea!
This is completely reckless!
What if we never reach land?
How did we end up with a captain like this?
Are truly powerful people always so unreliable?
In fact, these details didn't matter. They were all elites themselves—could they really be drowned out here?
The important thing…
Even if the captain acted carelessly, he could have at least told them before going to nap.
A group of supervillains was still kneeling in the wind!
Didn't they deserve some respect?
At that precise moment, just as the Akatsuki members were still kneeling in a line, staring at each other in disbelief…
A faint silhouette of an island appeared ahead.
Their eyes all lifted, and every single one of them was dumbstruck.
Before the captain even spoke…
There was indeed a small island not far ahead.
Tsuneo's words—"we'll land eventually"—had come true!
And it happened so quickly?
What could they even say?
Uchiha Itachi: "As I suspected! Without a doubt, our captain foresaw all of this!"
Foresaw?
Truly worthy of being called a godlike captain.
As Itachi spoke, even the leader Pain and the entire Akatsuki nodded in agreement. Every single member now had even more respect for Tsuneo.
"Captain, come out! We've reached the shore!"
Someone dared to shout again. Tsuneo, who had just closed his eyes, hadn't even fallen asleep yet, immediately stood and walked out.
"Yo! You're all still kneeling?"
Oh, you just noticed?
The Akatsuki collectively fell silent.
"Alright, alright, get up! Wow, there really is an island ahead! Haha, looks like our luck's pretty good!"
Pretty good? Seriously?
Captain, stop pretending. We can all see that you knew there was an island ahead!
You had us, a group of elites, worried for nothing!
At this moment, as the Akatsuki finally stood up, each member keeping their distance and watching him with a strange glow in their eyes, Tsuneo felt that something was off.
"Hey, I really don't know! I'm not pretending—this was pure luck!"
Too bad…
Do you think this group of Akatsuki members would believe him?
Fine. Alright. I admit it—I was pretending. I can foresee the future. Happy now? Believe what you want!