Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Luffy, however, seemed to have anticipated this and dodged it by shifting his body in advance.

Tina raised an eyebrow, chased after him, and struck him a few more times with her staff, but Luffy dodged them all. She spun the staff around and asked...

"You also know Observation Haki?"

Luffy grinned and said,

"I already told you, Dad demonstrated it for me, and I have more than just Observation Haki..."

As he spoke, to Tina's astonishment, Luffy's arms instantly turned pitch black as he used Armament Haki.

Chapter 401 Brothers meet

Tina tensed up completely; this time she was really going to get serious.

With arms outstretched, a net-like iron fence spread out, completely trapping Luffy inside.

Of course, Luffy had no intention of running away. He pushed off with both legs and shot out like a spring.

In that instant, Tina's two arms suddenly came together, and two black fan-shaped structures made of interwoven iron bars clamped down hard on Luffy.

boom!

When Tina released her arms, Luffy had been slapped into a pulp, but this was not a big problem for a rubber man like him. He took a deep breath, and his flattened body quickly expanded again.

He declared himself emperor with one hand, his legs covered in Armament Haki, and with a spinning kick, his leg lashed out at Tina like a whip.

Although Tina immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest, she was still sent flying backward by the whip kick.

As Tina rose from the ruins, Luffy rushed in front of her again and punched her in the stomach.

Tina gave a low shout and threw a punch in response.

Their fists collided, but Luffy's arm was made of rubber after all. After several disc-shaped bumps appeared on it, he quickly absorbed the force and transferred it to Tina.

Tina felt the increased force of the punch and had no choice but to transform her arm into an iron bar and cover it with Armament Haki in order to barely block the attack.

The two clashed again, but Tina was clearly at a disadvantage.

Nami became anxious upon seeing this and wanted to rush over to help, but Nojiko stopped her.

Noki shook her head at her and said,

"This person is too strong. Even Colonel Tina has a hard time dealing with him. If you go up there, you'll only make things worse."

Nami asked anxiously.

"What should we do? Tina is about to collapse!"

Noki instinctively reached for the Flying Thunder God Kunai hidden in her clothes when suddenly, an angry shout came from afar.

"Stop! Luffy! Do you really want to fight the Navy?!"

Upon hearing the sound, Luffy immediately stopped, and Tina took the opportunity to distance herself from him, standing there panting heavily.

Luffy looked up at the sky and saw two young figures rapidly approaching from the air; they were Ace and Sabo, who had come to meet him.

It turns out that a Marine had been knocked down and made a distress call. Sabo and Ace happened to be in the East Blue looking for Luffy, so they were called in to quell the situation. But they didn't expect that it was Luffy who was causing trouble here!

Ace was enraged when he saw the Marines lying on the ground in the street. He abandoned Sabo, pushed off with his legs in the air, and swooped down directly towards Luffy.

"You idiot! Look what you've done!?"

boom!

Luffy was knocked to the ground by Ace's headbutt, and a large cloud of smoke instantly rose around him.

Sabo landed steadily on the ground, adjusted his black top hat, and looked solemnly at the lingering smoke.

Before long, the sound of striking could be heard from within the smoke. The scattered shockwaves quickly dispersed the smoke, revealing Luffy and Ace inside.

The two were already grappling, but Luffy seemed to be in a passive defensive state the whole time, rarely taking the initiative to attack Ace.

Ace, with a look of utter disappointment on his face, shouted as he fought.

"I've told you not to become a pirate anymore, why won't you listen?!"

Luffy gripped Ace's fist and said in a deep voice,

"Ace, I will never give up on my dream!"

"Dreams? Don't be ridiculous! I'm taking you back to headquarters today and handing you over to Brother Chiga for disposal!"

Upon hearing "Chiga," Luffy's eyes blurred for a moment, then suddenly widened, and wisps of white smoke rose from his body.

"It's Uchiha Chika again! Do you really enjoy listening to him that much!?"

He shook off Ace's fist, then punched Ace in the stomach. A fist shape appeared directly on Ace's back and extended backward.

Ace was hit so hard that he clutched his stomach and stumbled back a few steps. He looked in astonishment at the rubbery sheen on his stomach as it gradually bounced back.

Sabo, who witnessed this scene, frowned. He flashed to Ace's side and asked with concern,

"Ace, are you alright?"

Ace shook his head and said in a deep voice,

"I'm mostly fine, but what exactly happened just now? I felt like my body had been assimilated into rubber?"

"I have the same feeling. Could it be that Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit has awakened?"

"But how can the awakening of Paramecia-type abilities affect the human body?"

"Perhaps the rubber fruit is special?"

Luffy glanced at Ace, whose face was contorted in pain, a flicker of apology crossing his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by cold indifference. He looked coldly at Sabo and said,

"Sabo, are you here to stop me too?"

Sabo stared at Luffy, and that unfamiliar feeling returned. Luffy at this moment was nothing like the person he remembered.

He paused, then spoke.

"Luffy, as your older brother, I won't let you continue to act recklessly, but I have to admit that you are very strong now, and this place is no longer suitable for our battle."

Sabo was the most level-headed of the three brothers. This was the king's hometown, and the battle had already damaged the streets. Continuing to fight would only provoke the king's wrath.

Luffy, as the culprit, will then be truly doomed.

Luffy glanced around. He didn't intend to cause such destruction, so he nodded, turned around, and propelled himself forward like a cannonball.

Ace and Sabo exchanged a glance, then used Moonwalk again to follow.

Nami and Noji helped Tina up on either side. After the three brothers left, Nami asked,

"Sister Tina, who were those two people who just came by?"

Tina pulled her arms off their shoulders, lit a cigarette, and after exhaling a puff of white smoke, whispered,

"Those are Major General Sabo and Major General Ace from headquarters. I never expected that guy to be their younger brother. No wonder he's so talented..."

"Since you're the older brother, you must be able to control your younger brother, right?"

"Perhaps. If they both fail, it's unlikely that stronger reinforcements will arrive here anytime soon!"

A look of worry appeared on Tina's face. She had a feeling that Luffy was not simple, and that the two admirals were really sure they could take him down.

Noticing Tina's expression, Nojiko immediately spoke softly.

"Colonel Tina, don't worry. Even if they fail, I can find someone who will definitely solve the problem once he arrives!"

Tina froze for a moment, then a figure instantly flashed into her mind. Her eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"You, you mean... the King!?"

"Ok!"

Chapter 402 Brothers' Battle

Luffy and his companions arrived at an open space, and after they stood still, Sabo said in a deep voice,

"Luffy, do we really have to come to this? We're brothers!"

Luffy remained silent, the white smoke emanating from his body growing thicker and thicker, gradually obscuring his face.

Ace couldn't hold back any longer. He clenched his fists and roared.

"Looks like we have no choice but to fight today, Luffy! Take this! Let me see your strength!"

After saying that, Ace charged straight at Luffy, his Armament Haki covering his fist, and he unleashed a powerful punch at Luffy.

"Fist Bone - Shattering Stars!"

Luffy showed no intention of dodging. Facing the powerful punch, he actually reached out and met it head-on, managing to catch Ace's fist in his palm.

Then, his arm suddenly went limp, like a nimble snake, and bit Ace's fist tightly, throwing him away.

Seeing this, Sabo frowned, and without further hesitation, he rushed forward after Ace.

He raised one hand like a claw and pressed it towards Luffy's face.

"Dragon's Claw!"

Luffy narrowed his eyes, his right arm rapidly expanded, and then he slammed it towards the charging Sabo.

"Rubber Giant Gun!"

Bang!

Sabo and Luffy were locked in a stalemate for a moment, but then Sabo followed in Ace's footsteps and was knocked away again.

The two landed together, exchanged a glance, and then charged forward simultaneously, attacking Luffy from both sides.

Suddenly, Luffy punched the ground several times. Strangely, the ground was not damaged by his punches. Instead, it became softer and softer with each punch, and even ripples appeared.

Then, several rubber fists suddenly appeared on the ground. Ace and Sabo were stopped by these fists before they could even get close to Luffy. They barely managed to break free after being hit by several punches.

Sabo examined the gleaming ground and said in a deep voice,

"The earth has been assimilated into rubber. As expected, Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit has awakened!"

Ace nodded slowly and began to speak.

"I never expected that Luffy would be able to awaken his Devil Fruit at such a young age. No wonder he has the confidence to set sail."