Chapter 60: The Navy Is Shocked, Pain Team Unlocked!
Previously, when Chrollo fought against Gion, he had secretly left a trace of his telekinesis on her.
At the same time, he activated a unique restriction ability—Chain of God.
As long as Gion appeared in front of him again, the Chain of God would trigger automatically. Once activated, it would strip away her control for one hour and transfer it to Chrollo's mind.
Of course, such a powerful and restrictive ability came with limitations.
First, it could only be used on one person once. Second, after one hour, the control would end. And finally—the most important condition—the target had to approach Chrollo of their own will.
That was why Kuroro made the move to hijack the warship when he saw Gion on the opposing ship.
He wasn't some dumb brute charging into a fight with a Navy admiral without a plan.
No—he understood the Navy now.
He knew full well that capturing a Vice Admiral, especially someone like Gion, would cause far more disruption than simply seizing a warship.
Besides, there was something special about Gion's identity.
So, Chrollo played his cards right—timing, setting, all of it—and lured her in perfectly.
He had tricked Kuzan.
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Back on the warship...
"Brother Kuzan... I'm sorry. The warship was taken because of me," Gion said, voice low with guilt. "I'll get it back myself."
"This isn't your fault," Kuzan replied calmly. "That guy's dangerous—strong, composed, smart. Exactly the kind of pirate the Navy doesn't want running loose."
He sighed. "Let's report what happened here."
Kuzan felt frustrated—not because of a lack of strength, but because he'd underestimated Kuroro.
If he had just unleashed his full power—Ice Age, Ice Blast—right from the start, none of this would've happened.
As the commanding officer, he had to take responsibility for the failure.
When the report reached Marineford, Sengoku fell silent.
Even Kuzan got outplayed.
If Sakazuki had been there instead, Gion might've been killed.
And this was just the Second Division Captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates.
What if they faced the entire crew?
They couldn't treat these guys as rookies anymore.
Not only were they powerful—they were cunning as hell.
"What are the chances we win if we go head-to-head with the Dragon Hunter Pirates?" Sengoku asked after a pause.
"The Second Division Captain acts alone," Kuzan replied. "If we prioritize hunting the main crew now, I'm 80% confident we can take them down."
"Eighty percent, huh?"
Sengoku nodded slowly. "Alright. Continue with your plan. I'll handle the missing 20%."
Then he hung up the Den Den Mushi and immediately made another call.
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Out at sea...
"What?! You robbed Kuzan?!"
"Haha, I knew something wild was happening!"
Ryuunosuke laughed out loud, nearly blurting out the secret behind his system's reputation points.
Just moments ago, he'd received 10,000 reputation points out of nowhere—then Chrollo called.
Hearing Chrollo had bested an admiral? That made his day.
They were just a pirate crew with a total bounty of 100 million—and now, they'd repelled a Navy HQ admiral and jacked one of their warships.
That was a slap to the Navy's face.
"Captain, if possible, let Hisoka join us next time," Chrollo said, finally making a request.
He'd earned it after pulling this off.
"Hisoka?" Ryuunosuke checked the unlocked members list of the Phantom Troupe. "He's not even on here. Not a real member, huh?"
"No?" Chrollo paused, then chuckled. "Heh... That guy really is something else."
"Whatever, do what you want," Ryuunosuke shrugged. "You've earned it. Go sell the warship. Maybe trade it for some Devil Fruits. That'd be a hell of a haul."
Chrollo laughed. "Got it, Captain. Time to go treasure hunting!"
Apparently, Chrollo hadn't even realized Hisoka wasn't an official Troupe member when he brought him up.
Ryuunosuke opened his own system panel.
Right now, he had 80,000 reputation points stored up.
Over time, his rep had kept increasing nonstop.
He could use 1 Designated Recruitment, and 8 Random Recruitments, but... he wasn't pulling the trigger just yet.
He had something more important to unlock.
"System," Ryuunosuke called, "Use 50,000 reputation points to activate the Pain Team!"
The moment he said it, the interface changed—and a new list appeared under the Naruto World - Pain Team:
Deva Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
Hell Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
Human Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
Animal Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
Asura Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
Preta Path Pain [Not recruited – 50,000 reputation points]
This was the team he had unlocked after acquiring the Rinnegan last time—but back then, he didn't have enough rep to activate it.
Now, though... the timing was perfect.
The threat from the Navy was growing.
After losing a Buster Call-level warship, the Navy wouldn't just sit around. A counterattack was guaranteed.
It wouldn't be long before Kuzan showed up again—and Ryuunosuke wasn't confident he could win with his current lineup.
Maybe it wouldn't be just Kuzan, either.
So, he needed to prepare.
As for Chrollo's obsession with collecting rare items and Devil Fruits? Let him enjoy himself.
The more Chrollo conquered other pirates, the more rep Ryuunosuke would earn in return.
That was a win-win.
Later, with enough rep stacked up, he planned to recruit a few more Phantom Troupe members anyway. Chrollo had earned it.
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"Captain, the Navy's targeting us now?" Najenda approached after overhearing Chrollo. "That seagull in the sky is collecting intel on us, right? Should I take it down?"
She glanced up sharply.
Being watched in a situation like this... didn't sit right.
"News birds from Morgans?"
"Yeah."
Ryuunosuke narrowed his eyes. "If we wanna become a super pirate crew—one that rules above the rest—then it's time we put Morgans in his place."
He looked up, locking eyes on several news birds soaring overhead.
"Banshō Ten'in."
His Rinnegan spun—and in the next instant, the news birds were yanked from the sky by an invisible force.
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