From that day, Zoro's daily routines consist of checking traps, setting them again, selling the caught animals if they're valuable, eating the games, and reading manga. Zoro and Torao keep saving up their money too. To the point they start stealing stuff.
That's right, they are stealing some necessities instead of buying them. Things like clothes, seasonings, daily tools, and even bed. Torao is the one who steals those things because he can sneak into many places easily and store those things in his subspace storage.
But they have standards. They only steal from wealthy people and not too much at that. They don't even steal money, just items. The clothes are usually not used by the owners anymore, the bed has been discarded, the tools are not used and they get rusty.
Only the seasonings are still used well by the owners, but they are cheap. There are also some miscellaneous items that Torao stole like candles, plates, soap, etc. Well, they also steal rice but it's unnoticeable because they take a little from each house.
Anyway, life goes just like that for almost 2 months. Zoro is focused on reading the stories that Torao gave him. There are even books that contain explanations about characters, skills, side-stories, and other details.
"These things are harder to understand than I thought. You sure that God made me smart?"
"I told you I don't know and can only hope that to be the case because I'm not the one creating your body."
"Tsk, I hope he didn't make me be as stupid as the real Zoro. This guy is really hopeless when it comes to brain."
He is already finished reading Naruto because he was too absorbed in it and now already switched to One Piece. That's why now he has some concerns because even though Zoro's power grows rapidly, his brain doesn't seem to develop much, especially if it's about directions.
"Phew, it's okay, I never get lost so far. I can even find all the traps we set just fine. There's no way I will be like this guy with a poor sense of direction. It will be fine."
Zoro tries to console himself by saying that he won't be like the Zoro from One Piece. Both of them are different people anyway. Although his body's appearance was made based on Zoro, they are not the same, and their souls are very different.
"Though, I don't mind having his talent in swordsmanship. Just imagining cutting big rocks or even metals like cutting a cake is thrilling me."
"Then, do you want to start training your power now?"
"What?"
Torao suddenly asks if Zoro wants to train, which is surprising because this cat always told him to just study.
"What kind of training?"
"Swordsmanship, of course. God said he gave you One Piece's Zoro's swordsmanship talent. You just need proper training and guidance, then you will be as strong as him. No, wait! God made your body himself, so maybe you can grow even more powerful than that Zoro. It will all depend on your effort. Even with the same talent, your limits will be different depending on how much your bodies can grow to hold your power. Besides, I doubt the talent that God gave you is truly at the same level as Zoro's real talent. It might be more because he always said that Zoro will grow to be the Greatest Swordsman in the world."
"So?"
"Idiot! The Greatest in One Piece world isn't the same as the Greatest in Naruto World. I don't know how much difference the power scales of these 2 worlds are, but if we count everything, the Naruto World should be stronger. After all, there is at least an alien race that can travel between planets and destroy them."
"The Otsutsuki clan?"
"That's right. Though we haven't seen the end of One Piece story, yet, so we can't be sure. There might be things that can destroy planets easily too. After all, there's at least a weapon that can obliterate an island easily."
"The Mother Flame?"
"Yeah, and some powerful characters actually can destroy an island by themselves. And that is without the assistance of outside power. I'm not talking about those with Devil Fruits like Kaido, Big Mom, or Whitebeard. But those like Garp, Shanks, and Roger. They only depended on their own selves and they can destroy mountains or islands with their own hands. So we can't be sure which world is stronger."
"..... Well, ok."
It's too complicated for him to understand, so he just stops thinking about it. He only understands that he has great talent and potential. All is good as long as he can protect himself in this dangerous world anyway.
But he also knows he needs to be very strong to protect himself. Especially when the Great War that involves 10 Tails happens. He doesn't plan to get involved, but he never knows what will happen in the future.
He might get dragged to it even if he is unwilling, so he needs to keep getting stronger. Besides, after reading both stories, he becomes quite ambitious. What if he really becomes the strongest swordsman here? Won't that be really awesome?
"So, what should I do first?"
"For now, you need to train your body. We will unlock your chakra after you gain some muscles. The better your physical power, the better it will be when you unlock your chakra."
Torao then summons a book containing physical training menus. There are many levels of physical training that will last even until he becomes very powerful. But for now, he needs to start from level 1 which is just basic training.
Running, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, pull-ups, and even swimming. He needs to train those every single day and Torao will use Medical Jutsu to recover his muscles at night. It will make sure he can train every day and make his muscles grow faster.
"You're really serious about being my assistant, huh?"
"That's my job, after all. God gave me skills to support you in this life. I can even act as a matchmaker if you want, hahaha!"
"Ugh, no need for that. I'll do that kind of thing myself."
Zoro is going all out with his training. He's very vigorous for a few days, but then he slowly starts losing motivation because everything is monotonous and he can't see the result yet. Luckily, Torao is there to whip his motivation, so he can keep going even if he is unwilling.
He forces himself to keep training because Torao says he needs to keep doing it until it becomes a habit. Then finally after 3 months of physical training, Torao says Zoro is ready to unlock his chakra.
That night, they get ready to unlock Zoro's chakra paths. He sits cross-legged on the floor in their cave, only wearing pants and Torao is behind him. Zoro takes a deep breath when Torao puts his paws on Zoro's back.
"Concentrate! Feel the chakra that I insert into your body. Remember that sensation so you can control your chakra yourself later."
Dim blue light covers Torao's paws and Zoro can feel something flowing from his back. It spreads all over his body like water. The flowing sensation is quite strange, but it's also soothing and calming, making him energized even though sweats keep coming out of his pores.
Zoro is concentrating very hard to feel the flow. He can feel the flow of chakra keeps getting blocked many times in many spots. But the blockades keep getting broken with some push. Each time a blockade is broken, Zoro feels more refreshed and powerful.
It takes almost an hour for them to finish opening all of Zoro's chakra paths. It's tiring but also refreshing at the same time like being able to move after sleeping for a long time.
"How is it?"
"Uh, I can't really explain it, but I can feel the chakra keeps flowing inside my body, it's so strange."
"Keep trying to understand that. Chakra is an essential power for you to grow in this world."
"Yeah, this will be awesome."
With his chakra finally unlocked, now Zoro has officially stepped into the path of power in this world.
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