Chapter 8

Crocus had been chilling inside Laboon, when he had an explosion outside. He could somewhat tell that there were people fighting on top of the giant whale.

He wanted to ignore the matter, but the thought of someone being rammed against the red line because they stepped on the mark Luffy left on Laboon, bothered him.

He walked out though the pathway he made on top of Laboon, and that's when he spotted a good-looking man with medium-sized straight black hair dressed in a white cloak, coughing up blood.

'What kind of sickness is that?'

From a doctor's point of view, Crocus could tell that the young man's sickness wasn't normal, and he had lived with it all his life.

What made him shocked was the person underneath his feet. He was a fishman. No, his hands were nothing like that of a fishman.

'...a half fishman?'

He himself had never heard about such a thing happening. The idea of it being a devil fruit that gives a person fish properties did cross his mind, but that fruit would give him the ability to swim, so that thought quickly went away.

Crocus was about to head back inside Laboon since there was no problem, but when the sickly man picked up the half-fishman, and walked over to the giant whale's face, he had no choice but to stop him.

Now faced with Itachi's questioned, he was reminded about a certain green haired swordsman who had just left.

"Isn't it proper etiquette to introduce yourself before you start asking questions?"

"... Oh, sorry about that."

"My name is Crocus. I'm the keeper of the Twin Capes lighthouse. I'm 71, a Gemini, and my blood type is AB."

"...I am Itachi Uchiha an aspiring Emperor."

The young man had managed to keep his cool, it was like Crocus interrupting him didn't do much to him. His collectivizes was amazing.

Now that the introductions were done, Itachi was about to walk in the other direction, there was nothing more to benefit from staying any longer, but Crocus called him again.

"Itachi, right?"

"Hmm?"

"Your illness let me check it up for you, I am a doctor. I can't just let a sick person walk away untreated, can I?"

With his hand in his cloak, Itachi took a step followed ignoring the old man.

"Seeing that you are able to talk to me like that. I assume you used to be a pirate, right? Even so... I am turning down the offer, as I am not a pirate. You can already tell that I don't have much time left to live."

'He is right. There is nothing I can do to help.'

Crocus could tell Itachi's condition was in his darker days, but as a doctor he had to at least do something.

"Ope Ope no Mi."

"...."

"If you find that Devil fruit, you might be able to heal yourself."

Itachi walked over to his ship. It had landed on Laboon, but everything about it was still fine. Its name was Scorpio because it was shaped like a scorpion, it was also given to him as compensation.

Lending on board Itachi, checked if Deidara had taken anything, but after confirming that nothing was missing, he started to sail the ship.

He didn't have much knowledge about ships, but he knew how to make them stay on course, and he had already won an Eternal Log pose.

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Eternal Log Pose: Alabasta Kingdom – [It will direct you to the Desert Kingdom of Alabasta, which is currently being taken over by Sir. Crocodile one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.]

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Nothing would make him closer to being an Emperor than killing a Warlord. From the memories he got, the warlords were pirates who worked with the Government.

He could easily become one thanks to his background, but...

'Pirates and the World Government are just different sides of the same coin.'

Not all pirates were evil, and not everyone in the World Government is good either. He needs to become an Emperor, so he can make a place similar to Konohagakure.

The Leaf wasn't all good, especially when it had people like Hiruzen leading it, but Konoha was a place that would nature dreams, and he also wants to see if other people could use chakra.

"You are awake." He looked over at the man who had just woken up from the Tsukuyomi, "Change your clothes and take the wheel."

"Ordering me like a slave as soon as I woke up, huh, Itachi?"

Kisame just grinned, as he stood up from the ground he was sleeping. His was still feeling some pain in his body, but he had spared with the Uchiha back when there were in the Akatsuki countless times not to be affected by this.

Seeing that Itachi didn't answer him, and just sat laying his back on the edge of the ship. Kisame changed his clothes. He put on a black turtleneck cloak similar to the one Yahiko used to wear.

When he was able to head over to the wheel, his captain threw something at him, and he observed it a little.

"What is this?... Some kind of compass with no directions?"

"It's a log pose. It will take us to the island written there. All you have to do is follow where it is pointing."

"So this is a log pose. What an unfitting name, for something this grand."

Itachi ignored Kisame, he always liked to run his mouth on everything he sees, but he was confident in his ability to navigate the sea. 

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Used Normal Life Revival card [Life span increased by 1 month] 

Chakra 15 → 20

Lottery – Each draw cost 200 MP

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The chances of getting something valuable from the Lottery were a hundred to one, and Itachi only decided to use half of his remaining 4, 200 MP.

No Item received – Try again.

No Item received – Try again.

....

30 minutes later.

Congratulations! Samehada received!

The sword popped up next to him, and at the moment Kisame called him, as he maintained his eyes on the sea.

"Itachi don't you agree that you were wrong."

"Hmm...?"

"That I am actually a shark instead..." Kisame smiled more than his usual self.

"...."

Itachi just looked at samehada that was wiggling around next to him, before going to sleep.