Upon hearing Aoki's words, everyone suddenly realized.
"That's right! I almost forgot about that!" Kakashi said excitedly.
The others also became lively.
Without Aoki mentioning it, they had nearly forgotten.
In the Pirate World, each of them had looted a vast amount of treasures!
Including various Devil Fruits, as well as plenty of gold, silver, and valuables.
These precious items had cost them considerable effort.
The most exaggerated was Aoki.
He not only collected more Devil Fruits than anyone else, but also acquired three of the Pirate World's top beauties: Nami, Robin, and Hancock!
These individuals had been taken into Aoki's Special Space.
The others didn't know about this, and Aoki didn't intend to tell them.
If he did, he might face social embarrassment in front of the other Hokages.
Tobirama Senju then spoke up.
"That's correct. In the Pirate World, after completing the mission, the Chat Group specifically reserved a week! It seems that period was meant for us to loot rewards. This way, the Chat Group can determine rankings!"
Upon hearing Tobirama's words, everyone nodded in agreement.
He was right—that was exactly the case.
Since the rewards hadn't been fully distributed yet, everyone quieted down, waiting patiently for the Chat Group to issue new notifications.
[Ding! Group rewards concluded.]
[Next, the reward ranking begins!]
Seeing this prompt, everyone present smiled knowingly.
Just as Aoki had predicted!
The previous world mission was completed together, so rewards were shared equally.
But looting Devil Fruits was done individually, leading to a new ranking system!
Now, everyone was eager and anticipating the next developments.
Madara Uchiha and a few others even wore confident smiles, believing they would rank high in this mission—possibly even first place!
[Please note!]
[The more points from collected treasures, the higher your ranking reward!]
[The top three will receive additional rewards!]
[The first place will receive an extra grand prize!]
The Chat Group continued to announce the reward rules.
Such rules made the Hokages even more excited.
So awesome!?
Not only could the collected rewards be converted into points,
but those ranked higher would also receive additional rewards!
Truly killing two birds with one stone.
The atmosphere in the Summit Space grew somewhat tense at this moment.
Everyone awaited the arrival of the rankings.
Hoping they could claim first place!
At the very least, they aimed to be among the top three.
As for Aoki, he wore a mysterious smile on his face.
He remained silent for now.
But in his heart, victory was already assured!
Amid everyone's anticipation,
the first place was quickly determined.
[Evaluation complete!]
[First Place: Aoki!]
Seeing Aoki's name,
the others wore expressions of resignation.
"Aoki again?"
"We can't compete with The World, but now we can't even compete in rewards?"
Hashirama and the others looked utterly helpless.
The rest had long grown accustomed to it.
Aoki's overwhelming strength and methods
allowed him to reap far more than others.
This was only natural!
At this moment, more details began to appear in the Chat Group.
[Aoki's Collection: Devil Fruits, totaling 61!]
[Total Value: 530,000 points!]
[Various treasures, weapons, and other valuables: Total value 60,000 points!]
"What?!"
Seeing the astronomical numbers before them,
everyone present gasped in shock.
Incredulous exclamations erupted!
Sixty-one Devil Fruits alone??
Combined with the various treasures Aoki had collected,
the total reached 590,000 points!
This was simply outrageous!
Before this mission,
everyone's points were in the thousands!
Hundreds of thousands of points would have taken them who knows how long to accumulate.
And Aoki had earned so many in just one go?
This was utterly unbelievable!
Even Aoki himself was slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected the things he collected
to be worth so many points?
Originally, he thought the treasures he gathered might amount to around 100,000 points,
and he would have been satisfied with that.
But now, it was nearly 600,000 points!
Many of the Hokages stood with their mouths agape,
unsure of what to say.
Tobirama Senju was the first to regain his composure.
He looked at Aoki and asked, "How did you manage to get so many Devil Fruits?
"Others only have around a dozen."
Hearing this, Aoki smiled.
"When we started looting, all of you went to the Celestial Dragons' residences to search for things.
"That's not wrong!"
"However, it seems you all forgot one thing.
"Imu, where is the ruler of the world? The treasures he holds are the most abundant."
Upon hearing Aoki's words, the others were filled with regret!
"Right! How could I forget that!?"
"Exactly! We were too eager to loot and forgot the most important place!"
Even Tobirama couldn't help but slap his forehead.
"Yes! How could I forget Imu's palace? What a miscalculation!"
With Aoki's explanation, everyone's objections faded away.
Aoki's ability to find so many Devil Fruits was his own skill.
Others could envy him all they wanted, but they couldn't match it.
Aoki forgot to mention one thing.
That was, in fact, during the later stages of the process.
The Five Elder Stars and Doflamingo also helped him locate a large number of Devil Fruits.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to reach such an exaggerated number of over 60.
Among them were even some artificial Devil Fruits.
These Devil Fruits were relatively lower in value.
However, they could still be exchanged for a considerable amount of points.
[Reward for First Place!]
[Reward: Fifty Thousand Points!]
After tallying Aoki's first-place finish.
The Chat Group displayed his reward.
It was actually points again? And fifty thousand points at that!
This was equivalent to the reward for completing a World Task.
Now, Aoki could obtain over six hundred thousand points in one go.
Adding the previous group reward.
The total actually reached as high as eight hundred thousand points!
Such an amount of points could almost be described as astronomical.
This made everyone else burn with envy and resentment.
At this moment, the Chat Group began tallying the rewards for the next person.
[Second Place: Second Hokage Tobirama Senju!]
[Tobirama's Collection: Devil Fruits, Total 30!]
[Total Value: Two Hundred Thousand Points!]
Seeing that second place was finally his, Tobirama Senju.
He also smiled triumphantly.
Because he was the fastest among them.
Therefore, collecting Devil Fruits went very smoothly for him.
He easily found close to 20.
Adding the dozen or so each from the later Celestial Tributes.
The total also reached the exaggerated number of 30!
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