The Butterfly Effect

19.-Raid

Peace, order, and development. The ninja world had entered an era of tranquility after so many wars until the end came. Only a few were the survivors.

I have to find them no matter what.

She had accepted her new life in a world completely different from hers until one day on Whitebeard's pirate ship, her life took a 180-degree turn, and hope returned to Sakura when she learned that she was not the only one from her island in this world. Now she was determined to search for traces of them. The last shinobis had entered the great pirate era!

After the intense encounter between Ace and Sakura, they finally left the room. Ace, being the first to exit and wishing to avoid any encounters with people inside Heaven, decided to leave quickly. The guards guarding the doors made no comments nor attempted to detain him, as everyone could enter and leave freely as long as they had the special invitation, like the one Ace had received upon entering Desire Paradise.

Once he finished climbing the stairs leading to the basement, he encountered a staff member who seemed to be waiting for him.

"Oh, Commander Ace, how did you find our Heaven room?" said the short man, rubbing his hands eagerly to attend to one of Whitebeard's commanders. It was the same man who had delivered the letter to Ace to go to Heaven, and since Ace had descended to the basement, he had been waiting for him.

"It was fine," said Ace, playing along with being a customer. "Several of my companions stayed on the ship; I'll encourage them to come out."

The little man's eyes gleamed with greed at the thought of the money flowing into Desire Paradise.

"Of course, everyone can come and have fun. There is no fantasy we cannot recreate, my lord."

"I can bet you can," said Ace. "I'll look for the commanders accompanying me to persuade the crew."

Ace, followed by the small man, walked through the grand hall until he found Izo and Marco, who were drinking and watching the women dance. He waved his hand at them, and the two followed him out of the place, finding themselves in a completely different landscape where it was snowing.

"Wait here," said Ace to the man who had followed him all along to his ship.

The man made a deep bow and allowed the three commanders to board one of Whitebeard's ships. It wasn't the usual and large Moby Dick, but one of its smaller versions. Since Sakura had disappeared, they had split up to cover more ground in their search. On the ship were the crew in charge of Ace's division, Marco (without the nurses who always stayed with Whitebeard), and Izo. They were all bundled up and entertained until they saw the three of them board and approached.

"I found her," Ace said after a tense moment.

Several felt relieved that the search had finally yielded results, while others cheered. They immediately began devising a plan to attack when the building was left alone.

"We'll act as customers and stay until they close at dawn. Then we'll be the last ones to leave and take our time until we're the last ship anchored. Then we'll attack," said Marco.

More than one agreed with the plan, not only to rescue Sakura, but also because the island was known for leaving its customers very happy. They brought out large sacks of money, ready to spend, which they would recover anyway once they destroyed the place. They would even return to Whitebeard with at least triple what they brought.

As everyone disembarked from the ship, the eyes of the small man gleamed at the sight of so many men, which equated to more money.

"Make sure my companions have fun," said Ace, tossing a gold coin that the man eagerly caught.