MHA : Hero Time

Yuta, Maki, Ace, and the others finally reached the top of Zunesha and stood at the entrance of the Mokomo Dukedom. They were supposed to admire the beauty of this animal kingdom, they were supposed to find a place to stay, and they were supposed to leisurely wait until the rest of the Straw Hats came.

So how come it came to this?

Dozens of minks pointed their weapons at them, eyes filled with suspicion. And before they knew it, they were taken to one of the Dukes who controlled this Dukedom. The place had been controlled by two Mink Tribe warriors. One is a dog, and another is a cat.

Strangely enough, they didn't see eye to eye, so one controlled the Dukedom in the day and the other at night.

Considering this was the day, they took them to the dog; his name was Inuarashi.

A tall mink-dog-like figure, wearing armor and walking with calm dignity, stepped forward. His dog-like face was stern, but there was a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

"You..." He didn't look at Ace or the other Straw Hat Pirates but over to Yuta for some reason.

"You... I know who you are," the mink said.

Yuta raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

"You're the one the Marines call Dynamic Afro, right?" He miraculously took out a bounty from somewhere and showed it to everyone. On the bounty stood a boy who looked exactly like Yuta, just with a big-ass afro on top of his head and his face flushed like he was completely drunk. His fists were still up in a boxing stance like he was challenging the one outside the paper to come on, "I'll Punch You All..."

Everyone froze for a second, then Maki burst out laughing. Even Ace chuckled. Those two already knew about this, the Straw Hats too, but they took some time to remember once they saw the very respectable picture in the bounty.

"Oh come on!" Yuta groaned. This was another one of his grievances in this world. Out of all the handsome moments he had given to this world, those guys at the Marines only got this picture.

No doubt he was ridiculously strong and handsome at that state—he took on three Admirals all by himself after all—however, the picture itself was very embarrassing.

And what the fuck was with that name? He remembered shouting that name out when fighting. He wasn't in full control back then, but why the hell did the Marines put that title here?

'Seems like this bloody title is not going away anytime soon,' he grumbled again.

"Luffy and Usopp would have been impressed," Nami smirked from the side. This made Yuta grumble even more.

"Give that here." Yuta quickly snatched the paper away and hid it.

Brook clapped his hands. "Yohoho! You have my respect as a fellow admiral of a clearly superior hairstyle!"

Yuta pouted, clearly annoyed. "It was a wig. I never had an afro..."

Inuarashi smiled a little. "That nickname is quite famous, actually. Anyone in the New World who reads the paper knows about the man who contended against all three Admirals. Though they'll soon get another reason to talk about you. You, after all, killed Jack the Drought. You should avoid the Beast Pirates for the time being..." he said.

To which Yuta just nodded.

"Anyways, welcome to Zou, all of you."

"We're glad you're here," the duke said. "We have been waiting for you," said the dog man, making all of us confused.

"You were waiting for us? How did you know we were coming?" Maki asked, and Nami mirrored the motion.

The group fell quiet while Yuta glanced at the youngest among them.

"Oh no, we didn't know the members of the Straw Hat Pirates and Whitebeard were coming," Inuarashi said, making everyone turn to look at him, confused.

"I was waiting for Lord Momonosuke." He pointed at the little boy who was standing there with hesitation on his face.

"Momo?" Nami might be the most confused here.

Yuta, of course, knew, and Maki on the side knew that Yuta knew. She wasn't much into anime and these kinds of stories, but now that this was her reality, she was interested in knowing. Just as she was about to poke Yuta for some insights, Inuarashi continued.

"Should we go and meet Master Raizo? We have been waiting for you for a long time. Or perhaps we should wait until Master Kin'emon arrives."

"Let's meet with Raizo first," Momonosuke finally replied after thinking something to himself. After that, he remained silent, and none asked him either—letting him explain when he wished to.

The group followed him deep into the heart of the forest village. They walked through long wooden paths and rope bridges until they reached a tree that looked much like a whale. Two strong minks opened the door, and inside stood a round, strange-looking man with a large head and a funny smile.

"RAIZO!!" Momonosuke shouted with joy.

Raizo blinked. "Lord Momonosuke?! You're finally here!"

"It's really you," Momonosuke said, running forward.

The others stared at Raizo in silence for a second. This man looked like a cartoon. Extremely big head, comparatively short body, and for some reason he was bigger than any normal man they had seen. However, Yuta, Ace, and Sanji's eyes widened with excitement when they learned that he was a ninja. Well, Yuta knew, but he had to play his part right.

"A ninja?! A real one?!" Sanji yelled.

"Can you do shadow clones? Or disappear in smoke?" Ace asked, eyes shining.

"Do you throw shurikens?!" Yuta leaned forward, clearly having fun seeing the big man squirming under the expected gazes.

Raizo blinked, confused. "Well, I... do have a few tricks..."

"Show us some ninjutsu!" Yuta, Ace, and Sanji shouted together.

Maki rolled her eyes. "Boys."

Brook, also excited, added, "Yohoho, I've never seen a real ninja either!"

Chopper was just jumping around with joy. "Ninjutsu... Ninjutsu!"

Nami crossed her arms. "Who cares about some ninja? We have more important things to worry about."

Raizo, overwhelmed by all the attention, quickly performed a few hand signs and vanished in a puff of smoke—then reappeared on the ceiling.

"WHOA!" all the boys screamed.

"That's awesome!" Yuta clapped. He really felt that. Though he was in the Naruto world before, that time was so brief that he couldn't get to see what those guys were capable of.

Once the excitement died down, Momonosuke stepped forward. Everyone turned to him.

"There is something I need to say," he said, voice shaking a little. "I have been hiding the truth. My name is not just Momonosuke..."

Everyone fell silent. Just tuned out from here just like he did while reading those manga. This micro information was pointless. Who's name is what, who is whose son, which year what happened was way too much for him to remember when he had to keep recollection of a multitude of anime and manga to keep him up to date with wherever he was going—more like the system taking him.

"I am the son of the great samurai, Kozuki Oden. I am the heir of Wano Country. My true name is... Kozuki Momonosuke."

Everyone stared in shock. Sanji's cigarette almost fell out of his mouth. Maki's eyes narrowed. Even Ace's mouth opened wide.

"Wait a minute. Oden. You're Kozuki Oden's son?" Ace of course knew about Kozuki Oden; after all, he was from the Whitebeard Pirates and currently was the captain of the same division which previously Oden was in charge of.

"Yes," Momonosuke nodded. As he slowly took out a small token with a peculiar mark embedded in it, showcasing that he was indeed the son of the Shogun of Wano.

The room grew heavy with silence. Now, the true weight of the journey became clear.

However, Yuta, who was ignoring this filler intel like he used to, suddenly glanced at the token and paused.

"I have seen that before?" He narrowed his eyes. He was sure if that thing was something he saw in a manga, he wouldn't have remembered it well.

"What's your full name again?"