How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

Of course, Mao Yu didn't expect Luffy to give any kind of answer at this moment.

While dealing with the pirates and leading Luffy forward, searching the fallen town for more pirates who had landed, he asked himself a question:

"Without rules, there can be no order. The freest people are loyal to their own desires. The pirates of the sea build their happiness on the innocent masses. These are the real pirates, not the freest people on the sea. They are just a group of villains who break the rules and trample on life."

"Of course, this applies not only to pirates in this world, but also to the World Government."

"They blindly support the Celestial Dragons, ruthlessly rule weak countries, and demand exorbitant tributes in exchange for the Navy's protection. Their internal structure is rotten and infested with parasites."

"Ha, how ironic. The Navy, which takes protecting the people as its sacred duty, is nothing more than a bunch of executioners in the hands of the World Government's laws."

Mao Yu glanced at the straw hat on Luffy's head, a legacy from the Pirate King Roger.

The world of One Piece needs a new era to arrive, an era of pirates grand enough to influence the entire world, a chaotic world powerful enough to shake the World Government.

This was Roger's goal, even if it plunged the world's poor into misery, because the world did need a period of chaos.

But things didn't go as planned; the golden age Roger created did not develop as he had envisioned.

They succeeded in plunging the lower classes into misery, and their ultimate goal—searching the world for the Poneglyphs and shaking the World Government's rule—was probably only achieved by Luffy and his crew from beginning to end, according to the original story.

I wonder what would happen if Luffy stopped being a pirate...

No, even if Luffy doesn't become a pirate, his adventures will be different from the original story. Even if he becomes a Marine as Garp wishes, he will eventually end up like in the original story.

Mao Yu stopped in his tracks, turned around, squatted down, and looked at Luffy, who had his face hidden under his straw hat, and said:

"Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the New World, those guys are the real outliers among pirates."

...

Seven-Colored Leopard Leaps Over Maoyu: Ah...

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumps Over Maoyu: I was so nervous acting out the script!

Newbie here to fill in: Seriously? You're nervous even reading from a script?

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumps on Jade: What's the meaning of "Ah R"?

Huanmeng: TVB? Huanmeng: I don't know, I just guessed.

Paid newbie: In a Cantonese-speaking environment, people generally like to call the police officer "Ah-r," thanks to the TVB dramas of my childhood.

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: Group Boss, if I act out the script you gave me, I should be able to bring Luffy into the Navy camp as Garp wants, right?

Huanmeng: Will you pull Luffy into the Navy's camp and make Garp even angrier later?

Huanmeng doesn't believe that Luffy will be more restrained after becoming a Marine. If he does something like storming Impel Down and beating up a Celestial Dragon, it's much more serious than being a pirate, and it'll probably infuriate Garp.

Especially when Ace was about to be executed and the Marineford War began, tsk tsk tsk...

Seven-Colored Leopard Leaps Over Maoyu: This is no longer my concern. (shrugs)

Newbie just there to fill a spot: It's just a little show, and they think they can use the ultimate brainwashing buff, the "promise," in a shonen action manga?

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Do you think it's possible?

For newcomers who are willing to pay: "Promises," "bonds," and "efforts"—these are basically the essential elements of a shonen action manga.

Dream: Could "effort" be replaced with "bloodline" or "destiny"?

Fantasy Dream: It's basically the same old formula, right? In the early stages, it talks about hard work, and later it emphasizes bonds and promises, secretly giving the protagonist a bunch of powerful elders, and suddenly it becomes a bloodline theory.

Newbie here: I remember there's always been this huge unresolved plot hole in One Piece about the [D. Clan] that hasn't been filled yet.

Paid newbie: They seem to be high-ranking officials in the World Government and powerful figures; many of them have a "D" in their names.

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Well, whatever, it's not our business. I don't even know if One Piece is halfway through, or if the universe has an end. Who knows what the final outcome will be?

Huanmeng: It seems like they're going to fight Kaido. I'm just guessing.

Dream: Hmm, before crossing the clouds

Seven-Colored Leopard Leaping Jade: ...

Having dealt with all the pirates who had landed on the island in one go, Mao Yu wiped away his sweat and had no desire to say anything more about this seriously off-topic conversation.

Whether Luffy becomes a Marine after this or what impact it has on his future, these are not things she should care about.

Following the protagonist and the main storyline after transmigrating is not in her nature.

Now that I've transmigrated, I can't just be a lazy bum; of course, I have to make something of myself.

As a naval officer, her goal is to rise through the ranks to become the Fleet Admiral of the Navy. Her ultimate goal is to consolidate the influence of the Navy (and downplay) the World Government. Her final objective is to overthrow the World Government.

"It's all because I can't play games or slack off without internet..."

Mao Yu sighed and turned back to look at Little Luffy again.

There's no other plot in the script, but she wants to improvise a bit now.

"Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy." With her hand on little Luffy's straw hat, Mao Yu put on a serious face and spoke in her most earnest and solemn manner:

"The more freedom one has, the more one will indulge in releasing one's inner self and become immersed in desires. Unrestrained freedom may be true happiness for the free person, but unless one retreats to the mountains and forests, what becomes the foundation of that person's happiness is always the suffering of others."

Regardless of whether there are logical problems, Mao Yu was simply expressing his feelings on the spot.

Well, whether the future Pirate King will turn out badly is not something she needs to worry about.

Because of the destiny that Luffy was given in the original work, she will fulfill it!

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Chapter 224 Just one poke, just one poke

[It is recommended to skip the Naruto section]

war.

Regardless of the occasion, such tactics are often incredibly brutal, and the wars between ninjas are no exception.

As the war progressed, the depletion of manpower intensified the conflict, making the surviving ninjas stronger. Therefore, even with relatively small numbers of fighters, the battles became increasingly brutal.

"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!" With the help of an Uchiha ninja who had unleashed a Merciful Technique, no one was injured by the Great Fireball Technique.

"Water Release! Water Dragon Bullet!" "Lightning Release! Low Descent!" There were also those who coordinated to release ninjutsu, generating an electric elemental reaction and rushing around to divide the battlefield.

"Wood Release: Exploding Tree Spear!" "Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!" There's also the final battlefield between you and me, or the holy war that started the world. While saying lines like "Stop," "Don't," "Stop talking nonsense," and "Today we must settle this," they go easy on each other, causing a lot of noise but little damage, which the fox lady hiding underground can't bear to look at.

I was afraid that if I kept watching, some strange attribute would be awakened.

"But it seems like all the Uchiha clan members like to keep their hair long, and they like it to hang down on both sides of their ears. Doesn't that restrict their vision?" Miss Fox scratched her head, not quite understanding the Uchiha's mentality.

"Perhaps it's because they can't let go of their family's traditional high-class image?"

Miss Fox didn't understand, and she didn't dare to ask. She could only mutter a few complaints in her heart.

Moreover, compared to the Uchiha with his dazzling red eyes, Miss Fox was more interested in a white-haired hedgehog on the battlefield.

The white-haired hedgehog-headed man's movements were normal, and he looked no different from an ordinary ninja.

At times, his fingers flew up and down in dazzling motion, his mouth spewing water in countless variations; at other times, he clapped his hands together and gave a jolt, as if the surrounding enemies had their eyes gouged out, unable to see, and running around like headless flies. Suddenly, he flung out a sharp weapon, his figure blurred in the blink of an eye, and upon closer inspection, good heavens, the soldier had already drawn blood, and the enemy's throat was sealed!

While he may seem to handle the weak like older ninjas, his every move, and his more efficient and decisive actions and strategies against Uchiha ninjas than other ninjas, clearly indicate that he has studied the Uchiha clan's ninjas extensively and is very enthusiastic about putting their knowledge into practice.

Flames, lightning, earthen walls, flowing water, and wind blades—the white-haired, spiky figure nimbly weaved through the cracks of the battlefield, dancing with death and brushing against the Grim Reaper. Every movement, every action, seemed to be pre-rehearsed and calculated. Instead of dying from unknown area-of-effect attacks, he precisely targeted his enemies. This superior hunter, without any natural enemies, gradually swayed the balance of power in his own favor.

The black hedgehog, who was still playing "stop" and "no" with the wooden figure, got impatient and started fighting, which made the fox lady hiding in the ground miserable.

But these are not the point!

Miss Fox noticed that whenever the white-haired hedgehog-headed man threw a kunai, his aura would subtly change!

Miss Fox couldn't quite explain the specific changes, but if she had to put it into words, she felt that the air around the white-haired hedgehog seemed to be distorted to varying degrees, and then she suddenly became faster!

Moreover, during this process, Miss Fox was shocked to discover that she seemed to be gradually understanding everything!

After watching it repeatedly, Miss Fox was able to grasp the feeling of the air distorting and, once she got the general idea, she could recreate the same situation with her bare hands, although it was still a bit different from the scale of the white-haired hedgehog.

Furthermore, whenever the air around the white-haired hedgehog appeared to distort, Miss Fox strangely discovered that she could sense the chakra flowing within his body. The chakra flowing through his meridians, the entire meridian system of his body.

"I think I'm gradually starting to understand all of this..."

The opportunity was brief, and the process only lasted about three to four seconds. Miss Fox felt as if she were looking at a photograph that had been divided into many fragments. She had to mentally compare and contrast the pieces in order to gradually understand everything she wanted to comprehend.

During this process, Miss Fox even had the illusion that something inside her was stirring.

No, it seems it wasn't an illusion; the spiritual energy within her body was indeed stirring!

The "good child" who usually flows quietly within her body, accepting management and control, now has the feeling of a "bear child" that has come to a boil!

It flows through my entire body, much more smoothly than ever before!

And then...and then...and that was it.

"Hmmm...but it still feels like something's missing!"

It's very close, very close to the feeling I had when I saw the gap spell card of the Purple Mother before, but Miss Fox still feels that something is missing. She can't bring herself to express it, nor can she bring herself to retract it, which makes her feel very uncomfortable.

Very uncomfortable.

Moreover, as the black-haired hedgehog with a scythe in one hand and a fan in the other gradually gained momentum on the battlefield, and the situation began to escalate, the white-haired hedgehog became less active and stopped causing air distortions around him, failing to give Miss Fox the feeling she wanted.

That won't do. If this happens, Miss Fox can't just kidnap this person, can she? The one who uses Wood Release has been keeping an eye on the white-haired hedgehog.

That tree is going too far!

"Hmm...?" Just as she was thinking about what to do, Miss Fox unconsciously used natural energy to poke the white hedgehog's head, startling the person so much that they trembled all over and their whole body deformed.

It refers to a sensation where the air around a person distorts, like watching someone dive into the water from the shore.

"Water escape! Water formation wall!"

With a flurry of fingers, he spewed out a stream of water larger than a person, enveloping himself completely within the allied ranks. The white-haired hedgehog startled his teammates.

"..."

Miss Fox habitually pinched her chin, controlling her natural energy as she carefully poked the white, spiky head inside the water sphere.

The white-haired hedgehog head was even more stimulating, and the smooth water ball began to deform violently, changing dozens of shapes in a single second, which was quite spectacular.

"Um..."

I poked my lower abdomen, and a lump suddenly bulged out from the water balloon.

With a tap on the neck, the water sphere suddenly shot out a large amount of high-pressure water, causing some unnecessary casualties to the friendly forces. This startled the wood-style user, causing him to use a little more force.

"Yes!" "That's right!" "You finally understand!" "Let's end this war today!"

"No! That's not it!" "I just accidentally... accidentally! Really!"

The sound came from one side, and then the commotion grew even louder.

Miss Fox shook her head, using one hand as a wall against the slightly distorted air, manipulating natural energy that swirled and hovered near the white-furred hedgehog's rear end...

I must say, although natural energy doesn't provide tactile feedback, it really does look quite perky, and I really want to...

I really want to slap it a few times!

"Poke it here a little...it shouldn't cause any problems, right?"

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Chapter 225 Underground Express

what happened?

Tobirama Senju was completely confused about what had happened.

Today's encounter with the Uchiha was just a normal one. Ever since my older brother became the head of the clan, such things have become commonplace. It seems that he and the Uchiha clan's head of the same age have some kind of strange connection, and the two of them always seem to run into each other in strange places.

He dealt with the Uchiha clan's ninjas with the same ease as always.

Midway through the encounter, he vaguely sensed someone staring intently at him from somewhere. He remained cautious, but that was nothing unusual. After all, it was normal for someone who could effectively target Uchiha ninjas in combat to attract attention.

But in the middle of the fight, he was suddenly poked on the head!

That scared him so much that his Flying Thunder God Technique, which was still in the conceptual stage, almost took a step further. He quickly released a water array to surround himself!

Unexpectedly, even so, he was still poked!

There was nothing strange about it at all, and the water barrier had not been penetrated by anything. Even after mobilizing more chakra, no trace could be found!

Suddenly! Tobirama Senju felt someone poke his lower abdomen again!

Then it's the neck!!

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!!"