Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 362 A Navy Admiral Who Voluntarily Comes to Join Us

The sea was completely silent.

Everyone could clearly feel the awkward atmosphere.

When Aokiji claimed to be a member of the Navy, a hearty laugh rang out from the large ship, suggesting that things would soon become joyful.

"Hahaha...this guy really is a navy officer..."

Hashirama Senju, the captain of the Konoha Pirates, was holding his stomach and laughing loudly, but few people present were willing to join him, though their gazes were somewhat strange.

"Big brother, stop laughing."

Senju Tobirama sensed something was amiss and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to laugh..."

"..."

The red-haired boy glanced coldly at the cheerful man who was laughing loudly, then turned back to look at the blue pheasant on the sea, his expression seemingly becoming even more gloomy.

"Admiral Aokiji, you are indeed a Marine, and even a Marine Admiral who is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, but do you know how difficult it is for a Marine with no background and no training camp like yours to get promoted?"

"..."

Aokiji frowned again.

Promotion in the Navy depends entirely on military merit, not on any special abilities. Anyone can be promoted as long as they can earn enough combat merits.

but…

There are still differences.

At least for those Logia-type Devil Fruit users, gaining combat merits is very easy; they can easily carry out orders from their superiors, while other less capable Marines always end up sacrificing themselves…

A navy officer with no special abilities, and not even skilled in combat, would have an extremely low chance of being promoted to vice admiral...

Wait a minute…

Aokiji quickly realized what was happening.

What does your promotion in the Navy have to do with you pirates?

Moreover, these pirates don't look like nobodys. How could ordinary pirates have managed to injure an admiral like him before he could even see the enemy? These pirates shouldn't be in the East Blue; they're even wasting their talents in the first half of the Grand Line...

"Oh...that..."

Aokiji frowned and subconsciously asked, "It seems a bit... odd that your pirate crew is so concerned about the promotion of an ordinary Marine."

"Grab him first."

Sasori of the Red Sand didn't want to argue with Aokiji anymore. He simply raised his hand, waved it, and said, "Let's soak him in the sea and then have a proper talk with him..."

Even if you want to have a proper chat with Admiral Aokiji, it can't be at this time; it should be when Aokiji is completely powerless to resist.

"Divine Sky Strike!"

A jet-black fist flew out of the ship!

The enormous fist suddenly slammed towards Aokiji's body. Aokiji raised his own fist, simultaneously covering it with Armament Haki, and punched it!

however…

Cracks appeared on the ice beneath Aokiji's feet!

This was just an ordinary strike...

Aokiji himself couldn't stop it!

Aokiji's eyes instantly turned serious, and he rolled to the side to avoid the jet-black fist covered in Armament Haki!

The fist punched a hole in the ice instantly!

"Ice ball!"

Aokiji rolled over and got up, raising his hand to unleash five ice pillars towards the large ship!

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

A figure appeared at the bow of the ship, opened its mouth and spat out a ball of water, which instantly formed a defensive water wall. The water wall was immediately frozen by the ice pillars and turned into an ice wall!

"What?!"

Aokiji looked at the ice wall with some surprise.

Whoosh!

The ice wall suddenly burst open!

Madara Uchiha stepped on the ice surface of the sea, smashed through the ice wall, and charged towards Aokiji with an extremely disdainful look in his eyes!

"It's in the way..."

Madara Uchiha disdained the help of others. He had witnessed Aokiji and the tattooed man fighting at the port of Loguetown, which was exactly when he was eager to hunt them down!

Aokiji was not afraid and went straight to meet his opponent. Their fists collided in an instant, and the entire ice surface trembled at the moment of impact!

above the sky.

The cumulus clouds began to churn in the sky.

Madara Uchiha's domineering aura was exceptionally terrifying!

Aokiji's expression immediately became even more serious. He clearly felt the terrifying Conqueror's Haki pressure and the domineering aura of arrogance!

This level of Conqueror's Haki is so powerful that even the monsters in the latter half of the Grand Line might not be able to match the arrogant and domineering aura of the person before them!

but…

Aokiji had never seen the other person before.

"Tall guys are such a hassle..."

Madara Uchiha grinned, a sly glint in his eyes. Suddenly, the skeleton of Susanoo unfolded on his body, and a jet of black appeared in Susanoo's fist!

boom!

Aokiji's tall body was sent flying backward by a single punch!

The moment the admiral landed, his arm suddenly shot up!

"Ice Cube - Fierce Pheasant Beak!"

In an instant, Aokiji's right hand turned into ice, and an ice bird that looked like a phoenix, radiating cold air, flew towards Susanoo!

"Is that all you've got?"

Madara Uchiha controlled Susanoo to enter its second form once again!

A long sword glowing with blue light appeared in Susanoo's hand, and it slashed directly at the flying ice bird. The sword energy instantly split the ice bird in two, and the remaining force flew towards Aokiji!

"This is... a swordsman!"

Aokiji's body could only hastily enter elemental form, turning directly into a pile of ice blocks. The slashing sword energy instantly split the pile of ice blocks in two!

The admiral's body slowly reappeared, a look of seriousness flashing in his eyes, as he vaguely sensed the thorny nature of the problem.

"The Ice Age!"

Aokiji's palm slammed onto the ice!

The cold air on the ice surface began to spread rapidly!

Clumps of ice spikes and thorns appeared on the ice surface, and these ice spikes and thorns continued to spread towards Uchiha Madara, freezing Susanoo in the blink of an eye!

Aokiji's figure quickly appeared inside the frozen Susanoo, raised his fist, and smashed it into the huge block of ice, turning the entire Susanoo and the ice into fragments!

Once an object is frozen...

Their bodies are as fragile as ice!

However, Madara Uchiha's body was enveloped in Susanoo, seemingly unaffected in any way, and even a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"interesting…"

"Arara... Your power seems more interesting..."

Aokiji rubbed his forehead, seemingly with a headache: "An ability I've never seen before, a Zoan-type Mythical Beast that's even more troublesome than a Logia-type?"

Humans are often unable to accept things they cannot understand.

When something unfamiliar appears in the world, people will replace it with something they are familiar with, and the admiral will be no exception.

Anyone who sees Madara Uchiha's Susanoo form would instinctively assume that he possesses a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit ability, since such a character would not likely consume an ordinary Devil Fruit.

"Who knows..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled softly.

"What a troublesome guy..."

Aokiji stretched out his hand and ruffled his hair: "What exactly is your purpose in appearing in the East Blue? Can you satisfy my curiosity a little?"

"Do you want to know this from me?"

Madara Uchiha's eyes turned mocking as he proposed a solution: "Then bring out a little bit of power that will satisfy me..."

"How arrogant..."

Aokiji's eyes narrowed.

next moment!

The admiral clenched his fist suddenly, and Armament Haki quickly enveloped it. In an instant, he appeared in front of Madara Uchiha!

Aokiji swung his fist and delivered a powerful punch towards Uchiha Madara, who was shorter than him. This punch seemed capable of shattering Uchiha Madara!

The ice surface trembled from the powerful air pressure brought by this heavy punch, and even the ice under Uchiha Madara's feet shattered, with countless ice fragments flying in the impact!

Whether it's the strength of the Marine Admiral himself or Aokiji's superb Armament Haki honed over many years, it's something that ordinary people can only dream of!

Even Madara Uchiha wouldn't dare to use his Armament Haki, which he had only trained for such a short time, to directly confront Aokiji, especially since he also had a power that he was more comfortable using!

Madara Uchiha unleashed his Conqueror's Haki once again without restraint, sending the ice pillars and thorns on the sea surface flying!

The dark clouds in the sky began to churn again!

A gust of wind emanated from Madara Uchiha's body, causing the frozen ship to shake violently at that moment!

"Uchiha Rebound!"

Madara Uchiha calmly raised his palm.

The Conqueror's Haki in the center of his palm shattered like red lightning!

Aokiji punched the air and felt a terrifying recoil force. The powerful recoil from his fist made Aokiji's body tremble!

Domineering aura is nothing more than a special kind of energy...

No one can manipulate energy as skillfully as a ninja.

Madara Uchiha greatly enjoyed using Conqueror's Haki. Whenever he used it, he felt an unusual sense of exhilaration, and he was very skilled at using this Haki in battle…

"An application similar to Conqueror's Haki entangling..."

Aokiji's body involuntarily wanted to split open into its elemental form!

To avoid continuing to bear the force of the recoil, Aokiji used the force that was about to destroy his body to retreat quickly!

This admiral…

The usual laziness was gone from his eyes!

A ball of cold air appeared in Aokiji's hand. As he retreated, he flicked his wrist and hurled it towards Madara Uchiha. The ball of cold air was shattered the moment it got close to Madara Uchiha!

Madara Uchiha clenched his fist again and punched Aokiji from a distance. His Conqueror's Haki made his fist strike Aokiji directly from a distance!

"!!!"

Blood suddenly seeped from the corner of Aokiji's mouth!

"shave!"

This naval admiral withstood a blow from Madara Uchiha, steadied himself, and then vanished from the spot!

A tall figure suddenly appeared behind Madara Uchiha. In Madara's view, it was gloomy, and a tall shadow appeared on the ice!

This guy's Conqueror's Haki is terrifying!

Aokiji was well aware that if he continued the fierce battle, the clash between Armament Haki and Madara Uchiha's Conqueror's Haki would be extremely unstable, and the outcome might even be uncertain!

There are many powerful pirates on the large ship, and he can't possibly exhaust all his Haki on his first opponent, Uchiha Madara. There are still many opponents to come... The only thing that can quickly decide the outcome is his powerful Devil Fruit ability!

Aokiji raised his arm, intending to hug Madara Uchiha directly. At that moment, his body turned into ice, and he wanted to take the opportunity to freeze Madara Uchiha!

"Hmm? Trying to ambush me?"

Madara Uchiha merely turned his head slightly, giving him a disdainful look, as if he didn't care about Aokiji's attack at all. Aokiji's body instantly stiffened and stopped in place!

"What happened? I can't move..."

Aokiji's eyes widened suddenly. He felt an unseen, eerie force controlling his body, rendering him completely immobile!

However, he was completely unaware of this power!

even…

Even Observation Haki couldn't detect it!

This feeling is exactly like when you want to board that big ship, but are suddenly and inexplicably attacked and sent flying!

What kind of bizarre ability is this?!

This is an attack that cannot be seen or perceived at all, and naturally, it is an attack that he cannot guard against or resist. He can only passively endure this attack!

Madara Uchiha slowly turned around, and a black rod of Yin-Yang Release appeared in his hand. This black rod suddenly pierced through Aokiji's shoulder!

Aokiji instantly felt that he couldn't use Haki on one arm, and even the freezing ability in his body was somewhat stagnant. What the hell was this black rod?!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Three black rods pierced right through Aokiji's body!

Blood instantly stained his white shirt, making the admiral look rather disheveled and miserable. The four black rods were even more troublesome than the power of Seastone, as if the Devil Fruit power and Haki within him were locked up by the four black rods!

Aokiji's body lay face down on the ice, blood slowly flowing down the surface. He felt like one of those nailed to the ground...

perhaps…

Am I going to die here?

"Don't kill him..."

A voice stopped Madara Uchiha's rampage.

A pair of black mechanical wings sprouted from Sasori's back, and the mechanical turbines on the wings kept spinning, making his body fly up and slowly land in front of Aokiji.

The red-haired boy's eyes were as expressionless as a machine as he calmly said, "A captured naval admiral has quite a few uses..."

"At least..."

"It can also bring back Mr. Bucky."

"!!!"

Aokiji raised his head and looked at the red-haired boy standing in front of him, while pondering what secrets Buggy was hiding.

Something seems off...

Why didn't these guys take Bucky away from Loguetown port?

Is it that he doesn't want to see Bucky, or is there some other secret?

"It seems..."

Aokiji, seemingly unconcerned about his own pain, casually remarked, "It seems Buggy the Clown harbors a huge secret, enough to make a pirate crew like yours go to such lengths to rescue him..."

"Actually, it didn't have to be this complicated."

The red-haired youth slowly shook his head, his voice as mechanical and emotionless as ever: "But because of a certain general's casual intervention, things have become very troublesome..."

"General."

The red-haired boy looked down at Aokiji, who was lying on the ground, and said to the Marine Admiral kneeling before him, "You possess the power of a Logia-type Devil Fruit, have a good teacher to guide you, and many senior Marines to look after you..."

"Then you know..."

"How much effort does an ordinary navy officer with no background or ability have to put in to get promoted, relying solely on luck and intelligence?"

"..."

Aokiji's eye twitched.

Why bring this up again?

"The blood of a Celestial Dragon..."

"A crew member on the Pirate King's ship..."

A hint of regret crept into Asura Path Sasori's voice: "This was the best promotion opportunity an ordinary navy officer could have, and you ruined it."

"..."

Aokiji's brain suddenly felt like it was being electrocuted.

In the Navy…

There's a mole in this pirate crew!

This so-called operation to capture Bucky was all for that undercover Navy agent!

This dangerous pirate crew has managed to remain hidden for so long, which means they must have special channels and the Navy must be keeping them informed!

"Regardless of whether it's Pakistan..."

"It's still about Buggy's assassination attempt on the Celestial Dragons..."

Aokiji frowned deeply, as if he had figured something out: "It's all so that your spies planted in the Navy can be promoted to headquarters officers..."

A navy officer with little ability and background has little chance of entering the Navy Headquarters. To enter the Headquarters, one must have a significant battle achievement as proof!

exactly…

The assassination attempt on a Celestial Dragon greatly angered the World Government!

If an ordinary Marine could capture Buggy the Clown, he would surely be promoted quickly and occupy a high position in the Marines, providing the pirate crew with internal intelligence and preventing the crew from attracting worldwide attention!

"really…"

"Have you caught them yet?"

"The purpose of this incident wasn't to capture a Navy Admiral, was it? It turns out it was to find a spy planted within the Navy..."

A familiar voice appeared over the frozen sea, walking step by step along the ice towards this place.

A man with sharp, hawk-like eyes walked over carrying a black sword. He seemed completely unsurprised by Admiral Aokiji's capture; perhaps what surprised him was that this Marine Admiral had been defeated so quickly…

"..."

Aokiji turned his head slightly away.

The world's greatest swordsman, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Dracule Mihawk.

This guy has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he's actually connected to this pirate crew. Is he a spy planted among the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

"Mihawk, are you one of them too?"

Aokiji's voice seemed to have become lazy again.

The admiral seemed to have seen through the truth and was indifferent to everything. He probably guessed how the pirate crew would treat him.

If nothing unexpected happens...

This pirate crew should release him and ask him to be their spy planted within the Navy…

After all, his status as a Marine Admiral should be very useful to this pirate crew. He could also take this opportunity to learn about them, spy on their internal affairs, and find out what these terrifying figures were really after gathering here...

This world is really terrible...

Both the navy and the pirates are indiscriminately killing with their power or force, and I don't even know which side to stand on. It's not a bad idea to find out the purpose of this pirate crew first, since I've always been confused and haven't yet figured out where I should use my power in the future...

As Aokiji's mind began to slump again, his thoughts drifting rapidly, the red-haired boy's voice appeared in his ears: "Let's go, we'll go to the Grand Line via Reverse Mountain, let's soak this guy in the sea first, and drag him around on the stern for two days..."

"Um?"

Aokiji looked up with a surprised expression, seemingly not understanding what he meant: "Wait...wait a minute, aren't you going to let me go back to be your spy planted within the Navy?"

"That's exactly what we think..."

The red-haired boy shook his head, giving him a helpless look.

"but…"

"Your actions have offended quite a few people..."

"Mr. Mihawk played a significant role in Buggy the Clown's assassination attempt on a Celestial Dragon..."

"..."

Mihawk, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

no…

Did this person just reveal his involvement in the assassination of a Celestial Dragon to a Marine Admiral?

"So you really did kill Saint Jolyat..."

Aokiji didn't care at all about Mihawk's involvement in the assassination attempt on the Celestial Dragons, and muttered to himself, "Hmm, fine, if that's the case, then let me soak in the sea for two days as a way of thanking you for helping me solve a problem..."

after all…

A Celestial Dragon scumbag who loved to patrol the world has died...

Many people in this world will no longer suffer from the harm caused by that scum.

I fell asleep last night, so I'm catching up now.

Aokiji seemed quite lost at one point…

Not long after the battle of the Fleet Admirals, this guy joined the Blackbeard Pirates...

This is truly unexpected...

I never imagined this when I was writing about the mastermind!

(End of this chapter)