System

"...I'm back," Hashirama whispered serenely as he slowly rose from the golden coffin. A subtle movement made his imposing samurai armor come to life on its own.

Although his system was somewhat treacherous, it also had some disadvantages. When he was on the brink of death, the system had indicated that he could be resurrected if offered the energy of 100 Devil Fruits. However, in his dying state, he could only enter a deep lethargy, waiting for the destined person to find him deep in the sea.

Finally, that destined person turned out to be his loyal subordinate Kaido. After receiving the message, Kaido had not disappointed him, but Hashirama had no idea how many years had passed since his death.

Thinking of this, Hashirama turned the dry Devil Fruits into ashes. According to the system, once the energy of the Fruits had been absorbed, they would reappear scattered in other parts of the sea.

"Eh?! Who are you?" Bege and his subordinates exclaimed in astonishment as they watched the wooden statue transform into a man of flesh and blood.

At the sight of the resurrected Hashirama, King, who had not yet fully recovered from the near-annihilation of the Beasts Pirates, reacted immediately.

"Beasts Pirates, King the Wildfire, grateful for Lord Hashirama's presence!!" he shouted, kneeling with a mix of emotion and respect that he could not hide.

The legend says that the man before them had caused such devastation and catastrophe to the world that the World Government made that year part of the Void Century.

At King's voice, Hashirama finally reacted and directed his penetrating gaze at those present. However, he immediately noticed that neither Kaido nor Big Mom were there, except for King himself, one of Kaido's subordinates.

"King, Kaido's subordinate, and you..." Hashirama narrowed his eyes, observing the small mafioso-looking man, only vaguely able to remember who he was. "Are you also a subordinate of Linlin?"

"Lord Hashirama, I beg you with all my being... can you help our pirate group?" King quickly intervened, kneeling before him. However, Hashirama stopped him with a gesture, frowning with a sinister premonition.

"Tell me, what year is it?" he asked in an unquestionable tone. "Tell me everything that has happened in Wano recently."

"At your command!"

"Lord Hashirama, we are in the year 1524 of the Marine Circle Calendar."

King took a deep breath, dared not hesitate, and quickly said: "Kaido-san and Big Mom originally formed an alliance to resurrect you after the Fire Festival but were attacked by the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance..."

After three minutes,

King finished explaining everything that had happened in Wano with much sadness.

"...Has so much time passed?"

Upon hearing King's narration,

Hashirama was stunned for a rare moment, then shook his head without speaking. He thought only 10 to 20 years would pass for his resurrection but did not expect so much time to pass. Rocks died, Roger died, Whitebeard died, Kaido and Linlin also perished, and now the new Four Emperors of the sea have been announced.

But more importantly, the world government erased everything that happened in the battle in which he entered hibernation, creating a blank year.

[Ding... Congratulations on your resurrection. Now you have an opportunity to merge with the villain Homelander template]

Suddenly, right in the middle of his reflection, the robotic sound of the system resonated in Hashirama's mind.

"Merge," Hashirama ordered mentally.

Now he could understand why Kaido and Big Mom had taken so many years to achieve his resurrection. After all, they must have faced enormous pressure to develop and maintain their pirate groups, resisting the incessant harassment of the World Government. And on top of that, they had to gather that enormous amount of Devil Fruits to revive him.

Now that he had been resurrected, Hashirama was determined to repay their efforts.

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