Luffy's hair moved without wind, and white smoke trails faintly rose from his back, instantly changing his entire demeanor.

Makino frowned. To be honest, she didn't like Luffy at all. She felt like he had become a completely different person.

Luffy's state didn't last long. After the white smoke dissipated, he let out a light breath, indicating that he couldn't maintain this state for much longer.

Without saying anything more, he jumped onto his small boat and sailed away into the distance without looking back.

Chapter 398 Ace: I'm going to bring him back!

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Makino!"

Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi, turned to look at Dragon with a stern face, and under Dragon's questioning gaze, opened his mouth wide and rebuked him.

"Look at the way you raised your son! Luffy's become a pirate, do you even know that, as his father?!?"

Dragon squinted, his face receiving Garp's smear of stardust. Only after Garp finished did he speak slowly and deliberately.

"Father, as you know, Luffy has hardly ever seen me since he was little. It seems like he's spent more time with you than with me, right?"

Garp blew his beard and glared at him, saying...

"What? You mean this is all my fault as the grandfather?"

Long nodded seriously. Garp clenched his fist, veins bulging on his forehead. Just as he was about to unleash his iron fist of love, the door was suddenly pushed open roughly.

Two slightly thin figures rushed in; it was Sabo and Ace.

Ace rushed in and shouted excitedly,

"Luffy went and became a pirate after all? That idiot! Why does he have to go against Senga-nii?!"

Although Sabo was more composed, his expression wasn't good either. He said in a deep voice,

"Things aren't looking good. I have a feeling that Luffy is acting a bit strange lately."

Over the past few years, Ace and Sabo have visited Windmill Village quite often, and they have both witnessed Luffy's changes. The Luffy of the past would never have shown such a strange expression.

Dragon frowned. He wasn't as familiar with Luffy as these two brothers were with him when he was a child. Hearing this, he immediately asked,

"Sabo, what did you mean by what you just said? What happened to Luffy?"

"I can't really explain it, but I feel that Luffy's personality has changed too much, giving me the feeling that he's a completely different person."

Listening to their conversation, Ace gradually calmed down and said,

"With Luffy's strength, he'll definitely make a name for himself very soon, and by then it will be too late!"

A moment of silence fell over everyone in the room. Suddenly, Garp looked at Ace and asked,

"Ace, what would you do if Luffy were to completely oppose the Navy one day?"

Ace took a deep breath and said with a firm expression,

"Then I definitely won't hold back. Going against the Navy is going against Brother Chiga. Brother Chiga is the king who saved the whole world. I will never allow Luffy to do such a thing!"

Ace witnessed Chiga's rise to power from a young age, and if there were a ranking of die-hard fans, he would definitely be at the top.

Sabo patted Ace on the shoulder, about to say something, when Ace suddenly shouted,

"No! I have to stop Luffy before he does something stupid!"

After saying that, he turned and rushed out the door. Sabo was stunned for a moment, then followed him.

Garp and Dragon, father and son, exchanged a glance. Garp asked hesitantly,

"Are these three brothers going to start fighting?"

Dragon shook his head, gazing in the direction Ace and Sabo had gone, lost in thought.

He remembered a piece of information he had once stolen from the World Government, which concerned Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit.

According to intelligence, the World Government at the time seemed to attach great importance to the Gum-Gum Fruit, but in the end, the fruit did not fall into their hands and was snatched away by Shanks.

"The Gum-Gum Fruit... This fruit seems rather special. Could the changes in Luffy be related to it?"

After Ace and Sabo left, Dragon went to find Chiga.

Chika said with a look of surprise and doubt.

"So Ace and Sabo went to capture Luffy?"

Long nodded solemnly and said,

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Chiga's expression became somewhat subtle. So Ace and Sabo are now doing what Naruto did back then?

Long assumed Qianhe was angry, and he immediately said in a firm tone,

"Don't worry, King. If Luffy dares to disrupt the stability of the world, I will definitely not hold back!"

"Uh, I understand. You don't need to get so worked up. Let's talk about it after Ace and Sabo get back."

East China Sea,

Luffy was sailing aimlessly on the sea in his small boat. The security in the East Blue was now extremely good, and even the Krieg Pirates, the former overlords of the East Blue, had been wiped out.

Of course, this so-called overlord was pitifully weak and extremely unlucky. He encountered a dragon returning home to visit its family and was swept away by a hurricane into sea dust, dying without even knowing how he died.

Luffy lay sprawled on his small boat, gazing at the bright sun in the sky and muttering...

"How boring! We haven't even encountered a decent opponent. The East China Sea is just too weak!"

He drifted on the sea in his small boat until a small island appeared in the distance.

Upon seeing the island, Luffy's eyes lit up. He patted his somewhat shrunken belly and excitedly shouted,

"Finally, I can see the island! I'm starving!"

However, as he got closer, he noticed several naval warships anchored on the shore, as well as the tall Chiga statue in the center of the island.

Looking at Chiga's statue, Luffy paused, a memory of the fear he felt when Chiga dominated him years ago resurfacing in his mind.

"Why is he everywhere...?"

After grumbling, Luffy lowered his head and silently rowed towards the island. Two Marines on guard duty on the shore watched in surprise as he approached alone in a small boat. They went over and asked him...

"This is Konoha Village. Who are you? What do you want here?"

Both naval soldiers were very polite. Since the purging of Captain Rat, most of the naval personnel sent here had been transferred from headquarters after rigorous testing.

Although there are few opportunities to make a name for oneself in the East China Sea, for many naval personnel, this is the homeland of their king, and guarding this place only makes them feel proud.

Luffy scratched his head and answered honestly.

"My name is Luffy. I'm hungry and I came here to find something to eat."

Luffy did indeed look harmless, and the two marines would never have imagined that there would be a fool in this day and age who would be eager to go to sea and become a pirate. So after checking Luffy for any weapons, they let him in.

Upon entering Konoha Village, Luffy was quickly captivated by its prosperity. The wide, clean streets, the diverse shops, and the various people coming and going made it seem like a village at all.

Wearing a straw hat and a pair of his heirloom flip-flops, Luffy looked like a country bumpkin in the city, and some girls passing by couldn't help but laugh when they saw him.

However, Luffy wasn't one to care about such things. He adjusted his straw hat and plunged into the crowd, searching for food shops on both sides of the street.

Chapter 399 Nojiko and Nami

Luffy was jostled around in the crowd, and after missing several restaurants, he finally stopped in front of a fruit shop.

He wasn't particularly interested in fruit; his favorite food was meat. But the sweet aroma wafting from the fruit shop made his stomach rumble.

He swallowed hard and walked into the fruit shop.

As soon as Luffy entered the fruit shop, a beautiful girl with long, wavy blue hair greeted him with a sweet smile. She looked at Luffy and said...

"Hello, what would you like to buy?"

Luffy looked around and found that most of the fruit sold here was oranges, and there were also various desserts made with oranges, such as orange cake and orange pudding.

At the counter, a girl with orange hair was leaning over it, intently drawing something.

However, the most eye-catching thing was a carefully framed photograph hanging on the wall, in which two young girls stood on either side of a tall and handsome man, smiling brightly.

These two girls are naturally Noki and Nami.

The man was no stranger to Luffy; he was Chika.

Seeing Luffy staring blankly at the photo on the wall, Nojiko waved her hand in front of him. Luffy snapped out of his daze and pointed at the photo, asking...

"You...know him?"

Nojiko smiled gently. More and more outsiders were coming to the village, and she had been asked this question many times. Her answer was always the same.

"Yes, he is our Qianhe-ge!"

Luffy nodded slightly and said,

"It seems you have a good relationship with him. What kind of person do you think he is?"

Nojiko was taken aback for a moment, and Nami on the counter also looked up. This was the first time the two women had encountered someone asking them this question.

What kind of person is Chiga? To most people in the One Piece world, he is the king who saves the world, possessing all sorts of incredible abilities, and is the epitome of absolute power.

He is ruthless towards his enemies, sometimes even resorting to cruel methods, but to those around him, Chika is like a warm sun protecting them.

Before Nojiko could speak, Nami spoke up.

"He is a very important person to my sister and me, but I have nothing else to say."

She always felt that Luffy harbored a hint of hostility towards Chiga, so her attitude naturally became very impolite.

Nojiko noticed this as well, and her attitude turned cold as she spoke indifferently.

"Alright, tell me what you want to buy."

Luffy could only point to an orange cake and say,

"Let's buy that one..."

One orange cake was obviously not enough for him; he wanted to buy something else, but Nojiko had already brought out the orange cake and handed it to him, then said something indifferently.

"Go to the counter to pay."

After saying that, Nojiko turned and left, leaving Luffy standing there awkwardly.

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