Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 353 Mihawk is a talent; let's include him in the mission to kill the Celestial Dragons.

Calm zone.

This place is located on both sides of the Grand Line.

The existence of the Calm Belt separates the Grand Line from the other seas into two distinct regions: the Grand Line is a gathering place for the world's strongest individuals, while the other seas are relatively peaceful.

As the name suggests.

The doldrums are completely dry.

This also means that any ship attempting to sail in the Calm Belt will lose power and become immobile due to the lack of wind. In addition, countless sea monsters, including giant sea monsters thousands of meters in size, live here, making the Calm Belt a forbidden zone for humans.

but…

Strong people never complain about their environment.

For the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, this sea area might not be as dangerous as his own island, where he could kill a sea king with a single blow.

Hawkeye Mihawk came to the East Blue from the Grand Line just to meet a kid named Monkey D. Luffy whom his friend Shanks had his eye on. But he never expected to see something even more interesting on his trip.

Luffy, the Straw Hat boy, is followed by a fearless young swordsman, and Zoro, the green-haired swordsman, also possesses a strong heart that commands respect!

but…

They weren't the most interesting either.

The world's greatest swordsman sat on his small boat, slightly raising his head to look at the tall ship in front of him, and also saw several figures standing on the deck!

This pirate crew is the biggest gain I've made since coming to the East Blue!

Just from the people on this ship, Mihawk saw two men with the hearts of strong men. His eyes were so sharp that they were called Hawkeye, able to see through things that many others could not. Naturally, he also saw the extraordinary nature of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara!

One of the men appeared to be pure and simple, yet he possessed the unwavering qualities of a true king; such a person must have been born strong.

The other man's arrogant and confident gaze, and even the way he walked, exuded an air of dominance over the world, making him completely different from ordinary small-time pirates!

This pirate crew is incredibly powerful...

It is extremely rare even in the entire world!

Moreover…

It's just the East China Sea...

Hawkeye Mihawk extended his palm, lowered the brim of his hat to conceal his gaze; he had been voluntarily following the other party for two days…

No pirate crew could ignore the world's greatest swordsman, not even the strongest Yonko crews. Yet, they were treated as nothing by him.

but…

They must be getting restless soon, right?

The wind stopped.

This sea area was completely silent.

Inside the Konoha Pirates.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha watched the small coffin boat that had been following them. They had finally arrived at a deserted area, where the battle should go unnoticed.

"Let me try it first!"

Madara Uchiha's eyes suddenly turned crimson!

In any case, they will inevitably clash with the people of this sea sooner or later, so they might as well take this opportunity to test the other side's strength!

Just as Hawkeye Mihawk on the coffin boat was about to continue following behind, a figure suddenly jumped off the pirate ship in front, his feet landing directly on the sea, and single-handedly stopped his coffin boat!

"!!!"

Hawkeye Mihawk's expression turned completely serious!

Because he saw that the other person was indeed standing on the sea with both feet, which is a skill that very few people in the entire ocean can do. In fact, most of them need amazing Devil Fruit abilities to do it. This is even rarer than the ability to fly!

This also means…

The entire ocean is his battlefield, where he can set foot at will!

"They've been following us for two days..."

Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a slight smile as he gazed into those sharp eyes, grinning as he said, "You've got some nerve, haven't you..."

"but…"

"This doesn't seem surprising..."

A crimson glint appeared in Madara Uchiha's eyes, his words brimming with provocative fighting spirit: "I've heard you're the world's greatest swordsman..."

"..."

Mihawk's eyes narrowed.

Ever since he ascended to the position of the world's greatest swordsman, he has always been the one judging the world's strongest individuals; no one has ever so casually and contemptuously commented on him before…

but…

The man in front of me might indeed have the ability to do that!

Knowing full well that he is the world's greatest swordsman, yet still completely indifferent to his title, he is either a fool who doesn't know the value of strength, or he has absolute self-confidence!

Of course...

The man before me must be the latter!

Mihawk could almost see the dangerous aura emanating from the other party, and the scarlet color in those eyes made even him hesitant to look directly at them!

Very strong!

This man must be very strong!

Mihawk always believed what he saw with his own eyes!

Mihawk raised his head, forcing himself to look into Madara Uchiha's eyes, and spoke first: "Your strength is formidable, yet you remain unknown on the sea, even staying in this weakest of the seas. It's inevitable that some people would be curious, so I followed you here to see..."

"Little one, curiosity can kill you..."

Madara Uchiha's lips were still curled in a smile, but a red light flashed in his eyes: "However, I'm also a little curious, just how strong is the so-called world's greatest swordsman..."

next moment!

A black screen appeared in Mihawk's brain!

The world's greatest swordsman suddenly felt an immense pressure. He felt the sky darken in an instant, and a huge shadow enveloped his body!

"This is…"

Mihawk looked back in disbelief and saw a tall, ethereal figure with strange red eyes floating in mid-air like a god, staring at him with contempt and arrogance, as if he were an ant!

This is definitely fake!

Mihawk saw through it immediately—it was nothing but an illusion!

Mihawk immediately activated his Observation Haki, but the illusion behind him felt even more real. Was this illusion similar to the application of Observation Haki?

"Um?"

Madara Uchiha was even more curious than Mihawk.

Even the entire Konoha Pirates crew sensed that Mihawk was using Observation Haki, similar to how ninjas use chakra to sense things!

"A novel kind of energy..."

Kaguya Otsutsuki was the first to learn how to use Observation Haki.

"This perceptive ability is quite remarkable..."

Tobirama Senju nodded slightly, quite curious about this novel ability, Observation Haki: "However, this ability might not be able to break genjutsu. To dare look directly into Madara's Sharingan, he was easily caught off guard..."

There's nothing we can do about it.

Who would have thought that just one glance at the opponent would lead to being caught in an illusion?

Fortunately, the illusion only fooled Mihawk for a short time. He quickly saw through it and broke free by his own will!

This opponent…

The ability is extremely strange!

"Those eyes..."

Looking into Madara Uchiha's crimson eyes, Mihawk formed his own judgment: "Is it because of those eyes?"

"Have you broken free of the illusion?"

Madara Uchiha had never imagined his opponent would fall for his trick so easily. Looking at Mihawk's golden hawk-like eyes, he thought, "I thought your eyes would have some unique ability..."

"but…"

Madara Uchiha chuckled and praised Mihawk's Observation Haki: "Your sensory abilities are very strong; even I feel like you can see right through me..."

"..."

Mihawk frowned.

Doesn't this man have Observation Haki?

impossible?

This long-haired, red-eyed man clearly looks very strong!

However, before Mihawk could ask any questions, Madara Uchiha's chakra erupted as if it were a tangible force, and his figure suddenly rushed over!

"Let's stop with the small talk!"

"They just stepped onto the sea and charged straight in..."

Mihawk stood on his small coffin boat, his hand gripping his weapon. The Supreme Grade Sword, both black and magnificent, appeared exceptionally long in his hand!

Mihoko stared intently at Madara Uchiha's feet, his brows furrowing slightly. He even felt something was off; Madara was charging forward without any skill whatsoever!

but…

Its speed at sea is so fast it sends chills down your spine!

Mihawk flicked the blade of his Supreme Grade Sword, unleashing a sharp and powerful slashing sword aura that flew directly toward Madara Uchiha!

The sword energy cleaved through the waves and flew straight toward Madara Uchiha, as if it was certain that Madara Uchiha had the strength to withstand the attack!

"So strong!"

Hashirama Senju watched in astonishment as the slash flew toward Madara Uchiha!

As the former God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju was also somewhat amazed by the strength of this sword aura. Such a sword aura, which he casually slashed out, was not something that ordinary people could do!

Tobirama Senju gazed at the sword aura and calmly explained the principle behind why his opponent could casually unleash such a sword aura: "The opponent's sword strike is powerful enough and fast enough, so it's not surprising that they can create this kind of slashing sword aura..."

"but…"

After Tobirama Senju finished speaking, he extended his palm: "I don't know if it's because the gravity is lighter, but it seems we can also use it... However, this doesn't stop that guy from being very strong, enough to make Madara use some tricks on us..."

Madara Uchiha understood the threat of this sword strike better than anyone else. He quickly assessed its sharpness and suddenly raised his hand, his eyes transforming into Rinnegan in an instant!

A powerful repulsive force erupted instantly!

"Shinra Tensei!"

The sword energy was suddenly shattered by the surging repulsive force!

"Repulsive force!"

A look of surprise flashed across Mihawk's face!

The repulsive force spread rapidly towards Mihawk like a tidal wave, causing a huge wave to rise on the entire sea surface and engulf his coffin boat!

Boom!

Mihawk raised the black knife in his hand!

A powerful sword aura flew out, cleaving through the towering waves!

However, Madara Uchiha had already rushed over, a Yin-Yang Release black rod appearing in his hand, and he began to engage Mihawk in close combat!

Mihawk's Supreme Grade Sword severed the Yin-Yang Release black rod in two, and the sharp blade was even about to cut Madara Uchiha's body in half!

"!!!"

A Susanoo skeleton suddenly appeared on Madara Uchiha's body, and one of his bones was cut open by the sharp black blade. It seems that the Susanoo's defense is not enough!

The second form of Susanoo suddenly erupted!

Madara Uchiha's body transformed into a half-giant, and his blue Susanoo raised a giant sword that glowed with blue light, slashing down at Mihawk!

Bang!

Mihawk raised his black knife!

A colossal wave surged across the entire sea!

"Armament Haki: Entanglement!"

A layer of jet-black Armament Haki immediately appeared on Mihawk's black sword!

However, this slash, which came from the second form of Susanoo, was actually blocked by Mihawk wielding his black sword, which was quite shocking!

"The opponent's physical energy is very powerful..."

Orochimaru succinctly revealed the truth, a smile suddenly spreading across his face: "I think I understand why this is the case. Because without chakra, they cannot fuse physical and spiritual energy into chakra; instead, they forge them separately into different powers..."

These words...

The entire Konoha Pirates quickly understood why this had happened!

This has led to a situation where humans in this world may not have chakra to use amazing ninjutsu, but they can still fight by relying on their powerful bodies that they have trained!

I have to say…

This can be considered another shortcut!

At least it will enable humanity in this world to become stronger quickly!

Mihawk wielded his black sword with incredible speed, and with flashes of sharp light, he sliced ​​the second form of Susanoo into a single piece!

Madara Uchiha was forced to retreat quickly, a hint of approval flashing across his face as he softly praised, "Such powerful swordsmanship, capable of slicing through Susanoo with just a single sword, is something even Hashirama and I can't match. In this respect, you truly deserve the title of the world's greatest swordsman..."

"..."

Mihawk frowned.

This man still acted as if he were a strong person praising a weak person...

"Your abilities are quite novel..."

Mihawk stared at Madara Uchiha, recalling the blue Susanoo he had just seen, and continued in a deep voice, "So your Devil Fruit ability is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability?"

A Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user.

This is even rarer and more unusual than Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha is a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user, possessing the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Buddha form, which is in no way weaker than Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities!

but…

This man, however, can walk on seawater...

Mihawk was puzzled by all of this, but could not get any answers.

"It doesn't matter if I tell you the answer..."

Suddenly, a tall blue phantom rose up on Madara Uchiha's body again, and in an instant, it quickly transformed into a complete Susanoo that was hundreds of meters tall. The Susanoo was quickly covered with layers of armor, and a pair of huge blue wings grew from its back!

"..."

Mihawk's gaze remained unchanged.

Because giants exist in this world, this fully-formed Susanoo, which is hundreds of meters tall, is not considered large in size. The only problem is that its power may be extraordinary!

"If you can try this next strike..."

Madara Uchiha's body stood within the crystal on the forehead of Susanoo, and he controlled Susanoo to suddenly draw a huge katana and slash it towards Hawkeye Mihawk!

The sword energy unleashed by this strike was enough to split mountains and shatter seas; even this windless sea was whipped up by a tremendous gale!

"!!!"

A look of shock flashed across Mihawk's eyes!

With his exceptional insight and knowledge, he quickly determined just how terrifying this level of power was—power that could destroy a small island with a single strike!

Mihawk raised his black sword and unleashed a powerful sword aura, attempting to counter the sword aura of the Complete Body Susanoo!

Boom!

A massive explosion rocked the entire sea surface!

Mihawk's sword energy was indeed powerful enough, but it was still ruthlessly crushed by Susanoo's slash!

A giant sea monster, thousands of meters long, leaped out, opening its mouth to swallow the group fighting there whole. Its body was cleaved in two, and endless blood rained down, staining the sea red!

"Don't kill anyone."

Sasori's voice was calm, as if he had already judged the outcome.

His voice was still his voice, but everyone knew that the person speaking was not Sasori of the Red Sand.

"This man is a talented individual."

"It can be used to teach you cultivation."

"besides…"

"This guy seems to be living too leisurely a life, causing trouble all over the sea. Let's include him in the operation to kill the Celestial Dragons and silence them!"

"You'd better act quickly on this..."

"When news of what happened on my end reached Marine Headquarters, it would be best if, at the same time, news broke on the high seas that the great pirate Buggy, dissatisfied with being defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, had brazenly killed a Celestial Dragon and rallied to his former glory..."

Second update!

(End of this chapter)