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Chapter 395 The Clearing Operation of the Hunting Game! A Speculation on the Fusion of Multiple Devil Fruit Abilities!

Upwelling currents.

This is an upward ocean current created by the continuous rotation of whirlpools on the seabed, which, like a hurricane, sweeps seawater and everything in it into the sky. It is also the best way for ordinary people to reach the Sky Island.

The Going Merry's cabin was modified with wings, and under Nami's command, it slowly sailed into the edge of an underwater whirlpool, riding the rising current.

This is an extremely dangerous act.

If an accident occurs, the Going Merry will sink to the bottom of the sea.

As the Going Merry caught the rising tide, the ship rose upright with the rising water and shot straight into the sky!

certainly…

The larger rafts that followed weren't so lucky!

The large raft carrying the Blackbeard Pirates and Doflamingo was about to roll into the sea; their raft hadn't undergone any special modifications!

Doflamingo hastily raised his finger, and the threads gathered together to form a thick rope, which suddenly wrapped around the mast of the Going Merry!

This single action immediately increased the weight of the Going Merry, making the small boat seem as if it were about to capsize and float on the surface of the sea in an instant, leading to a tragic loss of life and the destruction of the ship!

Fortunately, Nami, the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, is a genius. This beautiful young navigator immediately and quickly adjusted the bow of the ship, maneuvering the Going Merry to ride the waves and continue vertically upward!

"Too...too dangerous..."

Chopper was so frightened that tears welled up in his eyes.

"..."

The others were also terrified and turned pale.

Nicole Robin gripped the mast tightly to keep herself from falling, but her eyes were fixed on the naval lieutenant sitting in a chair on the deck.

Even though the Merry had flipped ninety degrees and was pointing vertically upwards, and everything on the deck was falling, the chair beneath the man seemed to be nailed to the deck. He even remained calmly seated in the chair, quietly looking up at the sky.

"How is that possible..."

Nicole Robin felt that this thing overturned her understanding.

Even the red-haired female navy officer remained standing steadily on the deck, her feet seemingly magnetic, allowing her to walk as if on flat ground, as if she were already used to it.

"Those two sailors..."

Nicole Robin took a deep breath, suppressing her curiosity.

"..."

Kagura Akihara lay on the chair, calmly looking at the sky, as if she could see another world above the clouds.

above the sky.

This is the world of the Sky People.

All the places where the Sky People live are called Sky Islands.

There are many places inhabited by sky people on this ocean. All the places they live are collectively called Sky Islands, but each Sky Island has a different environment.

The sky island above Gaya Island is very strange.

This sky island is composed of many parts, one of which is called Apayado. It is a piece of land that was washed ashore by a volcanic eruption four hundred years ago. The land dwellers who originally lived in Apayado were also sent ashore by the volcanic eruption four hundred years ago.

All land symbolizes abundance.

The sky people and the land people waged a war for hundreds of years over the rich land of Apayado, and their war never ceased.

Until six years ago…

A man named Enel appears.

Enel was extremely powerful. He could hear the voices of everyone on the sky island and could unleash lightning at any time, easily defeating both sky people and land people.

From then on, Enel became the ruler of Skypiea in the name of God.

God.

Naturally, one should want the best.

The bountiful Apayado naturally became Enel's sacred domain, where only Enel and his divine messengers could reside; another part was called Angel Island, the area inhabited by the Sky People on the Sky Island.

Over the years, the inhabitants of Skypiea have lived in constant fear under Enel's rule. Neither Skypiea nor Landpiea could challenge Enel's authority. Anyone who tried to overthrow Enel's rule died under Enel's divine punishment.

Enel has implemented a strict system over the Sky Island over the years, and even collected precious gold from all over the world to build his own Golden Ark [Proverb]. He felt that the territory he ruled was too small and wanted to use the Golden Ark to reach the infinite land beyond the sky.

however…

Enel's rule was overthrown.

A group of pirates claiming to be the Konoha Pirates invaded Skypiea.

Anyone who trespasses on Skypiea and refuses to follow the rules set by Enel will be punished, and this group of pirates will be no exception.

result…

Enel kicked a hornet's nest.

This ruler, who called himself a god on the sky island, was easily suppressed!

Enel, after being repeatedly attacked and humiliated, unleashed a colossal thunder god-like power, only to be instantly smashed to pieces by a massive wooden doll!

Enel himself was captured.

This sky island deity, along with the golden ark he had built over many years, "Proverbs," fell into the hands of the Konoha Pirates and became one of their spoils of war.

now…

Enel became a test subject.

The Golden Ark [Proverb] has become the new vehicle of the Konoha Pirates. This flying golden ark can even be further mechanically modified.

The Konoha Pirates' trio of scientists, who were conducting forbidden scientific experiments, were overjoyed. Scientists knew better than anyone how powerful electricity was, especially how practical it was!

Inside the new laboratory of the Golden Ark.

The laboratory was rearranged.

A row of circular biological chamber instruments stood beside the laboratory, inside which were a group of pale-skinned White Zetsu, each with tubes inserted into their bodies.

no way.

No matter how many experimental subjects there are.

Ultimately, it's not as useful as White Zetsu.

White Zetsu's body is like a blank sheet of paper that has never been covered with any genes.

If they need to experiment with certain abilities, they can directly use known gene technology to edit the genes of White Zetsu, and so far they have succeeded in quite a few.

The Sand-Sand Fruit ability comes from Crocodile, the Ice-Ice Fruit ability comes from Admiral Aokiji, and the Glint-Glint Fruit ability comes from Admiral Kizaru.

now…

They also acquired Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit power.

Unfortunately, these abilities are inferior to those of the original Devil Fruit users, and they cannot even be fused together, which means that Devil Fruit abilities do indeed have a mutual rejection factor.

The scientists of the Konoha Pirates conducted experiments on White Zetsu and Celestial Dragons respectively, and all those who received the two genetic abilities died from their bodies exploding.

but!

How could they possibly give up?

Even if the Devil Fruits on this ocean are bizarre, can they be more bizarre than those of people who can travel through worlds?

Even if the mutual rejection among these Devil Fruit users is terrifying, can it compare to the cellular devouring terror of Hashirama Senju?

Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju tested it, attempting to fuse all the genes with Hashirama's cells. The cells from the cloned individuals were all devoured and assimilated by Hashirama's cells, leaving only a bunch of wriggling Hashirama cells in the final experiment…

"My brother's cells are too dangerous..."

Tobirama Senju could only praise his own elder brother.

"But our experiment isn't finished..."

Orochimaru sighed, then reluctantly gathered the Hashirama cells back together, and said softly, "The First Hokage's cells will devour all the genes, and in the end, all we'll get is the Wood Release bloodline limit; we'll never be able to obtain their abilities..."

"It's such a shame..."

Tobirama Senju's gaze fell on a petri dish in the corner of the laboratory, inside which was a figure submerged in seawater, unable to move. It was none other than Enel, the God of Skypiea.

Tobirama Senju frowned, pondering Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability. He then proposed an idea in a deep voice: "If all else fails, then we should replace all the White Zetsu's abilities with Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities. Compared to flash and freeze abilities, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities are more comprehensive and can allow them to awaken powerful Observation Haki..."

"Don't give up so soon..."

Asura Path Sasori appeared in the laboratory and said softly, "Perhaps if you obtain the genes of another person, you might be able to fuse Devil Fruit abilities? I know someone who might possess two Devil Fruit abilities..."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju's eyes lit up at the same time.

"Before that..."

Shura Path Scorpion tilted his head, the mechanical puppet's eyes still dull and lifeless: "Could you two please help set up the hunting grounds? The players participating in this hunting game will be arriving soon, and I heard only the captain is busy?"

"We'd like to use violence..."

Tobirama Senju frowned and said in a deep voice, "But our elder brother insists on handling this matter alone, and it's really not appropriate for us to interfere..."

Sky Island.

Apayado.

With Enel's death, the Sky People and the Land People reunited, and the two sides of the former war have not yet clashed.

The Sky People and Land People were gathered together by the Konoha Pirates, and they were all somewhat worried about what Hashirama Senju, who had defeated Enel, intended to do...

Should we kill them all?

Everyone was a little nervous and uneasy.

however…

Hashirama Senju immediately knelt on the ground!

The captain of the strongest pirate crew on the high seas knelt prostrate before these people, pleading with them to relocate: "Please, please don't stay in Apayado any longer! It's going to be very dangerous here soon! Please, please find somewhere else to stay temporarily! I beg you!"

Hashirama Senju personally handled this matter because he didn't want these innocent people to be implicated, since these natives weren't evil people at all...

"..."

A group of sky people and land people looked at each other in bewilderment.

The fact that the man who defeated Enel was kneeling on the ground begging them was quite puzzling, but at least they could all see that Hashirama Senju was not a bad person.

Why has this place become so dangerous?

Gan Fall, the leader of the Sky People, stepped forward and quickly helped Hashirama Senju to his feet: "Is it because enemies are on their way?"

"No."

Hashirama Senju shook his head, his expression becoming extremely serious: "We want to use Appaard as a hunting ground, releasing thousands of Celestial Dragons here to be hunted down. Many powerful individuals will likely come here to participate in this hunting game..."

What kind of creatures are the Celestial Dragons?

"Does it sound like a humanoid beast?"

Many people in the sky expressed their curiosity.

Hashirama Senju honestly explained the truth to these people: "They are nobles who rule and exploit the entire world. They have always used cruel methods to oppress the world. They used to treat other humans as prey to toy with and kill. In order to make the world dare to resist them, we captured many of them and decided to make them prey as well..."

"..."

Both the sky dwellers and the land dwellers fell silent.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

no…

Treating people as prey...

The Celestial Dragons certainly don't sound like good people...

but…

Your pirate crew's methods of retaliation are rather terrifying!

Whether they were land dwellers or sky dwellers, they all shuddered in fright. However, looking at the sincere Hashirama Senju before them, they couldn't sense that he was any kind of bad person...

"Hey, get lost, or I'll kill you all!"

A crimson glint flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes.

These ordinary people have already seen Enel, the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Letting them leave is already a favor to them. How dare they waste their time here?

As a ninja…

Silencing witnesses for intelligence purposes has long been commonplace.

Madara Uchiha doesn't care how many people he kills in order to carry out his mission!

"spot!"

Hashirama Senju quickly stopped his friend, prostrating himself on the ground once more, and pleaded loudly, "Please, leave this sky island! I really don't want to kill you!"

"..."

The expressions of both the sky dwellers and the land dwellers were strange.

no…

You're a bit strange, Captain!

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

However, due to the sincere request of Hashirama Senju and the threat of Madara Uchiha, the Sky People and the Land People had no choice but to move away from the Sky Island.

exactly…

This floating island is inhabited by a giant python known as the Lord of the Sky.

This python really liked humans. After Orochimaru communicated with the python, it took the initiative to move with everyone behind their backs, leading these humans away from the clouds.

After the sky people and land people on the sky island moved there, the Konoha Pirates finally began their preparations in Apayado.

They placed video denial mushis throughout Apayado and released all the Celestial Dragons they had abducted in Apayado.

Aside from the slaves left at the Sabaody Archipelago auction house, those killed casually by Madara Uchiha, and those used in their experiments, the remaining Celestial Dragons are all here…

almost…

There are less than a thousand people left.

These are the prey in the hunting game.

Since it's a game, there must be rewards.

The Konoha Pirates found a Poneglyph, a giant golden bell, and a pile of gold on the island of Appayado.

"Let's take this as a reward..."

Asura Path Sasori stood beneath the Poneglyph monument, his gaze fixed on the inscription he couldn't decipher at all: "The victor of this game will receive news of the Ancient Weapon Poseidon..."

"As for when the game will start..."

"Let's begin when the Golden Bell rings..."

"When the golden bell of this land of gold rings out in the clouds, that's when the hunt begins. At that time, turn on all the video den Den Mushi..."

"When should we ring it?"

Looking at the golden bell before him, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but raise his fist, his fist covered in powerful Haki and chakra: "Should I ring it now?"

"Need not…"

Scorpion's eyes flickered.

These people really all have the same personality; they have to touch everything new and interesting they see. If they see a clock, they have to ring it?

"Hey, Akihara Kagura, can I join in?"

Madara Uchiha looked at Sasori, a glint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes: "I've heard there will be quite a few powerful individuals participating in this game..."

"sure."

Asura Path Sasori waved his hand dismissively before continuing, "However, it's best to be careful not to hurt me. After all, my true form is about to become a Marine who has obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Skypiea will be the main stage for showcasing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit..."

"Is that so?"

Orochimaru looked in the direction of the Golden Ark Proverb: "Then it seems we'll have to keep Mr. Enel imprisoned for quite some time..."

"Keep a close eye on him, but don't overdo it."

"If the Devil Fruit user dies..."

"Enel's abilities will transform into a new Devil Fruit..."

Asura Path Sasori nodded, his gaze also falling on the golden ark, and continued, "Before I become the Fleet Admiral, don't let your new experimental subject surface. He absolutely cannot die. Keep him submerged in seawater to prevent anyone from discovering his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability using Observation Haki..."

I have some doubts…

Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit... Is it really called the Dark-Dark Fruit? Could it be some kind of Mythical Zoan or something...?

(End of this chapter)