Kaito used the power of the Op-Op Fruit to give Kalifa and Ain an X-ray, then locked eyes with the two women and said softly:
"Swap."
Shwoop! Kalifa and Ain instantly switched places. The two of them stared at each other in confusion, completely clueless as to what had just happened.
Because Kaito's Op-Op Fruit powers are activated through the Rinnegan, there was no need for hand signs—he only had to lock eyes with his target. It was incredibly convenient.
The gesture he made earlier while using ROOM·Scan was just him playing around—he had just acquired the power, after all—and he felt like teasing Kalifa and Ain a bit.
Well... as Kaito's strength grew, his mischievous streak was becoming harder and harder to hide.
After enjoying their dumbfounded expressions for a bit, Kaito activated the Op-Op Fruit again. One moment he was sitting in his chair, and the next, he was suddenly right beside Kalifa.
Realizing what had happened, Kalifa gave him a helpless look.
"Boss, have you had enough fun yet? The Op-Op Fruit's powers are seriously freaky. Ain and I have already experienced it firsthand, so could you maybe stop using us as your test subjects?"
Kaito glanced at Ain and shrugged innocently—after all, she was the one who'd gotten curious in the first place. This had nothing to do with him, right?
Ain noticed the teasing glint in Kaito's eyes and rolled her own. She grabbed Kalifa's hand and dragged her out of the office.
...
After the two women left, Kaito continued using teleportation and position swaps several more times within the ROOM. His figure flickered through the office like a ghost, popping up in different spots.
Eventually, after rearranging the entire layout of the office, he reappeared seated in his chair.
Looking around at the transformed office, Kaito couldn't help but burst into laughter. The longer he laughed, the louder it got—so loud that even Kalifa and Ain, in the adjacent room, could hear him.
The two exchanged a glance. Ain muttered:
"Working as Kaito's secretary must be exhausting, huh?"
"Eh, not really. The boss mentioned once—it's a tradition in the Uchiha clan. The stronger they are, the more they like to laugh like that."
That's... a tradition? Ain looked thoughtful.
If that's the case, then Kaito's breakdown—no, his crazed laughter—had a reason behind it. In their clan, it was a sign of strength!
...
Back in the office, Kaito had finally calmed down. He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the desk, clearly in a good mood.
The ROOM's abilities—free manipulation of objects and teleportation—reminded him of Sasuke's exclusive Rinnegan ability: Amenotejikara.
That technique allowed the user to forcibly switch places with people or objects within their line of sight. But based on Sasuke's battle against Madara, it had both a range limit and a cooldown. The exact length of the cooldown wasn't clear, but it definitely existed.
However, those flaws didn't exist inside the ROOM created by the Op-Op Fruit.
First of all, range wasn't an issue—so long as the ROOM was big enough, Kaito could teleport anywhere within it or swap any two objects' positions at will.
Though, as seen in the anime's Onigashima battle, if the target's Haki was strong enough, it could resist being forcibly swapped.
As for the cooldown—there wasn't one. As long as Kaito had enough stamina, he could use ROOM as often as he wanted. It was pure dominance.
In other words, with the Op-Op Fruit, Kaito had basically gained an upgraded version of Amenotejikara.
How could he not be excited?
And speaking of Rinnegan-exclusive eye techniques, Kaito was even more satisfied.
He locked eyes on a potted plant in the office. A gray vortex suddenly enveloped the entire plant, spinning clockwise.
As the vortex rotated, the green leaves began to yellow and wither. Then, the whole plant wilted completely, eventually turning into a pile of dust.
Once the gray vortex vanished, Kaito walked over to the remains, crouched down, and pinched a bit of the ash-like residue between his fingers.
Just a moment ago, this was a lush, green plant—and now it was nothing more than lifeless powder.
He gently blew on it, and the remains scattered into the air.
That's right—this eerie ability was the exclusive eye technique of Kaito's right eye, awakened after it gathered six tomoe. It was a time-based ability called Shūkō.
Its effect: creating a clockwise-spinning time vortex within the user's line of sight that accelerated the time flow of anything caught within it. The speed depended on Kaito's ocular power and the strength of the target.
With his current ocular power, for example, if he locked onto Doflamingo and unleashed the ability at full power, he could completely wither Doflamingo's life force within five seconds.
The moment Kaito's Rinnegan was activated, the Shūkō began to develop.
Kaito suspected that when he first arrived in the One Piece world, his body regressed to that of a six-year-old because he had instinctively overused the Rinnegan's power in a desperate moment, triggering the Shūkō.
However, the current version of the ability could only accelerate time—it couldn't reverse it yet. That was probably because his left eye hadn't fully developed its ocular power.
Like the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Rinnegan only reached its full potential when both eyes were active. Just look at Madara's Limbo: Border Jail technique.
With only one Rinnegan, Madara could create one shadow. But once he retrieved both Rinnegan, he could create four. The power boost was huge.
Following that logic, once Kaito filled his left eye with six tomoe as well, the Shūkō would grow even stronger. Whether or not it would unlock another exclusive Rinnegan technique remained to be seen.
Still, even as things stood now, Kaito was more than satisfied. This trip to Sea Swallow Island had been incredibly fruitful.
He had absorbed both the Pop-Pop Fruit and the Op-Op Fruit in one go. His right Rinnegan reached six tomoe instantly, and he unlocked his own exclusive technique. What more could he ask for?
Feeling the vast ocular power surging in his right eye, Kaito clenched his fist.
With his current strength, if he were to face Kaido again, he could definitely fight him head-on. In fact, with his ever-expanding arsenal of abilities, he might even have a shot at taking Kaido down for good.
And this was only with a single six-tomoe eye!
Kaito wondered—if he completed the left eye too, would he unlock Sage of Six Paths Mode and wield Truth-Seeking Orbs to bulldoze everything in his path?
Still, he couldn't afford to get overconfident. After all, One Piece hadn't reached its conclusion yet. No one knew what secrets still lay hidden in Mary Geoise, or just how powerful Im really was.
So for now, Kaito's priorities remained the same: collect powerful Devil Fruits, unlock six tomoe in his left eye, create Six Paths puppets, and expand his influence.
No matter the era—those were the foundations of true power.
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