Goku's Journey to Another World from Naruto

Chapter 242 Meeting Again
"Ah! Run! It's the Smoke Man!"

In the port city of Alabasta, Luffy was running away, calling on his friends to run with him.

They came here to replenish supplies, but they never expected to run into Smoker, who had given them such a headache in Rogue Town.

They haven't mastered Haki yet, so when facing a natural ability user like Smoker, they can only passively take the beating and can't hurt the opponent at all. So even Luffy, a young man who is usually fearless, breaks into a cold sweat when he sees Smoker and just wants to run away.

"Stop right there! Straw Hat Boy!"

Smoker led his marines in hot pursuit.

Luffy was the only pirate who escaped from him in Rogue Town. Therefore, he ignored the orders from his superiors and led his men to chase Luffy and others, and also came to the Grand Line from the East China Sea.

He had just arrived in Alabasta not long ago, and was worried about the lack of news from Luffy and his crew. Unexpectedly, he would run into them here, so naturally he had to chase them down and catch them.

"Bai Man!"

Seeing that he could not catch up with Luffy and the others, Smoker had an idea and swung out with his right fist.

In an instant, his right arm turned into a huge snake-like column of smoke, flying forward aggressively, trying to catch Luffy and the others.

However, at this moment, a figure covering his hat fell from the sky and blocked his way.

"Kagero!"

boom! !

A thick pillar of fire came out from the man's hand and hit Smoker's smoke in an instant.

The two fought fiercely in mid-air and were in a stalemate.

"You are?!"

When he saw the person's face, Smoker's pupils shrank.

Because the person who came was actually the captain of the second team of the Whitebeard Pirates - Fire Fist Ace!
"Ace!!!"

At this time, Luffy, who was running in front, also noticed the situation behind him. After looking back, he immediately stopped and a look of great surprise appeared on his face.

He hasn't seen Ace since he went out to sea three years ago. He didn't expect that the two brothers would meet again here today!
"Hey! Luffy, long time no see, but now is not the time to reminisce. You guys go first, I'll leave this here."

Ace turned his head and smiled at him.

"Well! I see!"

Luffy nodded heavily, then ran away with his companions.

"Who is he, Luffy?"

While running away, Nami and the others asked curiously.

Luffy grinned at an exaggerated angle, revealing his big white teeth: "He is my brother!"

On the other side, after Luffy and the others escaped, Ace and Smoker, two nature-type ability users, exchanged a few moves. The two sides were evenly matched and neither could do anything to the other.

Of course, the main reason is that Ace doesn't want to fight.

Otherwise, with his mastery of Haki, he could easily defeat Smoker.

"Portgas D. Ace, why are you here?"

After the fire and smoke dissipated, Smoker muttered to himself as he saw Ace's figure disappear from his sight.

"Tashigi, notify more navy officers to come over immediately and head to the Rainland city where Crocodile is. We will wait there!"

After coming to his senses, he gave orders to his direct subordinates, a female navy with a good figure.

The Straw Hat Boy said before that he wanted to defeat Crocodile, so the simplest and correct thing to do would be for them, the navy, to go there and guard it.

"Yes, Colonel Smoker!"

Dashigi responded.

So soon, after gathering a lot of naval forces, they quickly left here and headed towards the rainy land in the inland of the kingdom.

After they left, this port city once again welcomed two guests from afar.

"Suge! Is this really an island? It's too big!"

Goku, who had just set foot on the land of Alabasta, looked at the endless land on both sides of the city and couldn't help but feel surprised.

If this kind of place is also called an island, then what is the place where Master Roshi lives called?
"Boss Goku, we should have arrived at the desert country of Alabasta."

Compared to his thin appearance when he first followed Wukong, Puyol is now much stronger. He looked around a few times and came to a conclusion.

Alabasta is a well-known country. When he was traveling in the Grand Line, he had heard of this superpower which was said to have a very vast land.

So now seeing the scene here, he made such a judgment.

"Whether it is true or not, we can find out by going into the city and asking."

"Okay, let's go and see what delicious food there is."

Wukong doesn't care where this place is, he only cares whether there are any special delicacies here.

So the two of them soon arrived in the city and looked curiously at the bustling scene on the streets.

"Two young men, you look very unfamiliar. You must have just arrived here."

On the street, a stall owner with sharp eyes noticed Wukong and the other person, his expression changed, and he came over with a smile.

"Hey, yes."

Wukong said with a grin.

"Boss, this is Alabasta, right?"

Puyol said in a muffled voice.

"Yeah, you guys don't know how you got here?"

The boss replied with a slightly strange look, and then smiled.

"Since this is your first time here, you must buy this."

As he spoke, he took out a golden apple from his arms and showed it to the two of them: "Let me tell you, this is the golden apple I found in the ancient ruins. If you eat it, you can live for a thousand years!"

"Golden Apple? Live a thousand years?"

Goku blinked.

"Yes, yes, little brother. You should know that I didn't take out many golden apples from the ruins. Now I have one less apple to sell."

"You are lucky to have come here before I sold out. Otherwise, you would not have had this incredible opportunity!"

The boss looked as if you guys are lucky, and his face almost said "If you don't buy it, you're a fool"

"But I seem to be able to live for a thousand years without eating it."

Unexpectedly, Wukong held his chin and answered seriously.

"I'm telling you, since this is your first time here, I'll give you a discount and charge you 5,000 shells - cough cough cough!!"

The boss was still talking non-stop about his sales pitch, but when he heard what Wukong said, he choked himself.

"Hey, hahaha, you must be joking, bro. Hahaha."

After recovering, the boss patted Wukong's hand and smiled as if to say I appreciate your humor.

But unexpectedly, Wukong also smiled and answered sincerely:
"I'm telling the truth, boss."

At this moment, the smile on the boss's face froze.

Then, before he could say anything, Pujol leapt over him and lifted up the vendor's tent behind him.

Inside, a man who was painting ordinary apples met Puyol's eyes in confusion. "Boss, your trick is too crude."

With a smile that indicated he was expecting it, Puyol turned around and looked at his boss with a joking expression.

"Ha, ha, two guys, I hope you have fun."

Seeing that his trick was exposed, the boss immediately forced a smile in embarrassment and ran into the tent.

Being exposed in front of others like this, even if he was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't bear it at the moment.

Seeing this, Puyol shook his head in amusement, then looked at Wukong and said, "Boss Wukong, this is the first time I find you so humorous."

Apparently, he also thought that Goku was kidding his boss when he said he could live for a thousand years.

After all, who in this world can live a thousand years?

The giants he knew had extremely long lifespans, but it was said that their lifespans were only three times that of normal humans.

However, Wukong didn't pay attention to him at this time, but his eyes were fixed on a food stall fifty meters ahead.

"Puyol, let's go, there's something delicious over there!"

In Rainland City, in the underground space of a huge casino.

"Everyone, this is the Utopia plan that we at Baroque Studio have been working hard for. All our previous actions were for this purpose. Do you understand?"

Sitting at the main seat at the conference table, Crocodile placed his hands on the table, his eyes constantly scanning both sides for the core members who came to participate in this final plan.

He was determined to succeed in this operation and would not allow any mistakes!
"Understood, Boss."

Although they were all shocked that their real boss was Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the members did not hesitate and accepted the offer.

After all, not to mention that they are quite interested in this plan, even if they are really not interested and want to withdraw, do they dare?

These are the Shichibukai. Before they became Shichibukai, their bounty was as high as 81 million berries, which frightened countless pirates.

Moreover, the scene that just happened also made them deeply aware of the strength of the man in front of them.

In just a moment, a person could be turned into a dried mummy. Those present thought they had no ability to defend themselves at all.

"Hmph, very good, Miss All Sunday, have you made arrangements with the Billionaires and Millionaires? You must keep a close eye on Vivi and the Straw Hats, and never let them meet the rebels."

After nodding with satisfaction at the members' attitude, Crocodile turned his gaze to Robin.

Just recently, he learned that Mr. 3, whom he had sent out before, failed to successfully kill Vivi and the Straw Hat Pirates.

In other words, it is very likely that this group of people have now arrived in Alabasta and are trying to sabotage the plan he has been planning for many years.

This is something he would never allow!

Because he was angry about this mess, he turned Mr. 3, who wanted to make amends, into a mummy on the spot, and threw him into the crocodile pool to feed him, making the other members fear him.

"Of course, the photos of the Straw Hat Pirates have been distributed to the Billion Elders and Million Elders. They are now carefully searching for traces of the Straw Hat Pirates with the photos."

Robin said softly.

Thanks to Mr. 2 Ben Sam's coincidental encounter with the Straw Hat Pirates, and the fact that he ate the Mimicry Fruit, which allowed him to transform into anyone he touched, they had photos of each other.

pat!

Crocodile picked up the lighter, lit the cigar in his mouth, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the smoke:

"Well, our plan will start soon, and there must be no mistakes!"

In the desert, the sky is filled with yellow sand and the sun is scorching.

The sand jumped and rolled under the hot wind, like undulating golden waves.

There was not a single cloud in the sky, only the blazing sun hanging high in the sky, scorching the earth, as if it was the only ruler of this dead desert.

At this moment, after having two big meals and staying for a night in the port city, Wukong and Puyol were walking here, preparing to head towards the inland of the country.

After all, it's such a big country, and since they are here, they naturally have to take a good look around.

“This country is really desolate.”

With the scorching sun above his head, Wukong looked ahead and saw the endless desert, and sighed.

Ever since leaving the port city, all they had seen was a desert with no human presence and filled with yellow sand. He even wondered, in such a big country, is it true that the entire wilderness is desert?
"Yes, although I have heard that this is a desert country before, I didn't expect it to be so desolate."

Puyol on the side also felt a little emotional.

After walking like this for most of the day, the two men suddenly looked moved.

"Hmm? There's a town ahead?"

After a gust of wind and sand blew past, they suddenly discovered that there seemed to be the shadow of a town in the distance ahead.

"But I didn't sense any human presence there."

Wukong scratched his face in some confusion.

If it was a town, there would definitely be people in there.

And if there is someone around, he will definitely be able to sense the energy.

"Is that so? Then let's go over and take a look, Boss Goku."

Soon, after they deliberately sped up, the true face of the town appeared before their eyes.

But when they saw it clearly, their faces froze.

Dead silence, desolation, and dilapidated, these were the first thoughts that came to their minds.

In the town, many houses are half buried in yellow sand, revealing dilapidated roofs with mottled marks eroded by wind and sand.

Through the streets that are also buried by sand, you can see in the center of the town an imposing but rough stone sculpture, looking out of the town unchanged, as if telling every traveler who arrives here about its former glory.

"It looks like no one has lived here for a long time."

Wukong said thoughtfully.

"Yes, but it's a bit strange why this place is abandoned."

Puyol was somewhat confused.

If it were a small town, population migration would be normal, but this town seems to be quite large, so it is unlikely to be abandoned.

"Maybe the people here have found a more suitable place to live."

Wukong raised his eyebrows and grinned.

"After all, the surrounding environment is too desolate and the temperature is high."

"What you said makes sense. Maybe I'm just thinking too much."

Puyol shook his head and smiled.

Maybe he was overthinking it.

but--

On the fourth day, when they saw a larger human settlement in front of them that could no longer be described as a town but should be described as a city, and was also full of desolation and silence, they finally realized that something seemed to be wrong with this country!

Just at this moment, on a huge sand dune on their left, several figures suddenly appeared.

"Weiwei, this is the rainy land?!"

Luffy, with a lot of sand on his face, held the straw hat on his head with one hand, pointed at the desolate and silent city in front of him with the other hand, and asked loudly to Vivi behind him in confusion.

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(End of this chapter)