Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 416 World Situation: I haven't caused any trouble, so how could anything happen on the high seas?

King of the World!

What a weighty title this is!

There were once some powerful pirates on the high seas who also wanted to become the king of the world, but they eventually fell and disappeared with the times. Now, this title has fallen on the heads of the Konoha Pirates and others, and many ordinary people have come to recognize them.

Slaying the Five Elders…

Defeating three of the Four Emperors...

The admiral and naval commander fled in disarray...

All of these serve as a testament to the formidable strength of the Konoha Pirates!

On the Moby Dick.

The white-bearded man flipped through the latest newspaper, his gaze shifting to the three Five Elders who had been slain, his expression becoming incredibly complex: "The Kings of the World, huh?"

The Konoha Pirates appeared on the sea, their heat as intense as the summer sun, making it impossible to look directly at them. Now, he is the only one left on the entire sea who has not been defeated...

but…

Whitebeard knew exactly how it would end.

If he were to go to war with the Konoha Pirates, none of his sons on board would survive; his own fate would be irrelevant at that point…

"Dad? What's wrong?"

Diamond Jozu, standing beside Whitebeard, perhaps sensing his father's feelings, quickly reassured him: "We don't acknowledge them as the strongest! Once they enter the New World, we'll drive them out!"

"Gurarara... What a stupid son of mine!"

Whitebeard looked at Diamond Jozu and couldn't help but slowly shake his head and chuckle. But the sense of the times was inevitably growing...

These stupid sons...

I have absolutely no idea what's going on!

At this moment, Whitebeard missed Marco a little. If Marco were here, at least he would have a son to talk to about the future.

"When will Marco and Ace be back?"

Whitebeard inquired about Marco and Fire Fist Ace.

"them…"

Diamond Jozu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Ace still wants to bring Teach back, and Marco is trying to persuade him to come back..."

"Tell them to come back immediately."

Whitebeard didn't want to waste any more time on Teach's matter.

Now that the Konoha Pirates are ambitiously heading into the New World, they will definitely come to challenge the Whitebeard Pirates. I must arrange everything before the war begins.

even…

It could also be his own funeral arrangements.

If he wanted to protect his sons in the war, he would have to pay with his life in the war against the Konoha Pirates.

Tell Ace.

The white-bearded man looked at the newspaper in his hand, his voice becoming more stern than ever before: "This is Captain Moby Dick's order!"

"yes!"

Diamond Joz nodded quickly.

The sea area of ​​BIG·MOM.

All nations.

The Charlotte family members are gathered here.

These people are all Charlotte Linlin's children, among whom the Sweet Commanders are the most outstanding, and Charlotte Linlin's second son Katakuri is the strongest.

Charlotte Katakuri, the strongest Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit user, is proficient in all three types of Haki, especially Observation Haki, and is second only to Charlotte Linlin in strength.

Obviously.

The meeting was chaired by Katakuri.

Katakuri likes to wear a scarf all year round, hiding the lower half of his face under it, making the half of his face that is only exposed look particularly aloof.

"Mom is still in their hands..."

Charlotte Linlin's eldest son, Charlotte Perospero, spoke up: "Many people already know about Mom's defeat. We must find out her whereabouts as soon as possible, otherwise we may soon face countless challenges..."

"Katakuri-nii-san is here!"

Charlotte Flampe, Charlotte Linlin's seventy-seventh child, has always idolized her powerful older brother Katakuri. She even formed a Katakuri fan club, puffing out her cheeks and nonchalantly declaring, "As long as Katakuri is alive, those people won't dare offend Whole Cake Island! Katakuri is an invincible man!"

"..."

Everyone else fell silent.

Because Katakuri is indeed a very strong man…

However, those present did not believe that Katakuri could defeat all the enemies. Strong individuals in the New World were as numerous as carp crossing a river, and pirates with Conqueror's Haki were commonplace...

"Don't worry."

Katakuri seemed to understand his brothers' and sisters' concerns, and said in a deep voice, "Right now, the only trouble we can get is from a bunch of small-time pirates. Everything that's happening in Whole Cake Island is still under my control, and no one can pose any threat to us..."

"The biggest threat..."

"It's still the Konoha Pirates."

Katakuri, holding the newspaper in his hand, slammed it onto the table and calmly began, "The Konoha Pirates have defeated all the forces in the first half of the war, even our mother, Kaido of the Beasts, and Shanks. They will enter the New World in a month. How should we proceed in the future…?"

"..."

The Charlotte family fell silent once again.

Because this problem is far more serious than any other problem they have encountered. In their eyes, even their invincible mother has been defeated, so what can they do?

Charlotte Smoothie, Charlotte Linlin's thirty-fifth child and one of the Sweet Commanders, has always been loyal to the Charlotte family. After frowning for a moment, she offered her diplomatic advice: "If it comes to war, our chances of winning are slim to none. Perhaps we should talk to them, after all, Mother is in their hands..."

"..."

The others couldn't offer any opinions either.

Because they all knew they were no match for the Konoha Pirates, it was less about negotiating and more about offering surrender terms...

but…

To make a group of habitually arrogant people surrender...

This is simply unacceptable to them!

"We must never surrender!"

Charlotte Flampe was furious and shouted, "We still have Katakuri! Katakuri can definitely defeat them!"

"..."

Katakuri frowned and remained silent.

For a moment, Katakuri couldn't tell whether his sister, who had always idolized him, was a fan or a hater...

Katakuri himself was well aware of his own strength. His special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Mochi Mochi Fruit, allowed him to become elemental like a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, and also enabled him to transform his body, imbue it with Armament Haki, and unleash a variety of techniques…

but…

Go and fight the Konoha Pirates yourself!

The Konoha Pirates are simply monsters. Their vice-captain, Madara Uchiha, almost utterly crushed two Yonko, and Madara himself could only die a heroic death...

Fortunately, the rest of the Charlotte family understood this as well. Thinking like a brainless fan like Charlotte Flampe, who blindly idolizes Katakuri, was not the way to go; they didn't want to drag everyone down with them...

"That's enough."

"Whatever we do..."

"The most important thing right now is still to rescue Mom..."

Katakuri tapped his fingers on his arm, his head slightly lowered, and softly shared some of his recent thoughts: "Based on my current observations of the Konoha Pirates, I think they might not be willing to release Mom, and might even demand that she join the Konoha Pirates, making us their subordinates..."

"If they make these demands, we absolutely cannot agree to them!"

Immediately, someone in the Charlotte family raised an objection: "If that doesn't work, then we'll fight it out! We'll gather together and rescue Mom!"

"That won't do..."

"This can't be allowed to happen..."

The Charlotte family started making a ruckus.

While the group was making a ruckus, Charlotte Pudding, Charlotte Linlin's seventy-sixth child and a user of the Memory-Memory Fruit, quietly observed Katakuri's expression.

"alright."

Katakuri interrupted everyone, looking at his noisy brothers and sisters, and said in a deep voice, "Let's take a break for now. I need to go have some afternoon tea dessert."

Katakuri frowned deeply and, under the pretext of having afternoon tea, temporarily suspended the family meeting.

however…

As Katakuri entered his mochi shop, a figure followed closely behind him, appearing beside him—it was Charlotte Pudding, who had been observing him throughout the meeting.

"Katakuri-nii-san."

Charlotte Pudding stared at her tall older brother and bluntly exposed the truth: "What you said in the meeting was actually the condition you proposed when you wanted to negotiate with the Konoha Pirates, right? You wanted to surrender to the Konoha Pirates, make Mom a member of the Konoha Pirates, and not let her continue to appear around us..."

"!!!"

Katakuri appeared beside Pudding in an instant, his gaze looking down at the girl who seemed to see right through him.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking nonsense."

Charlotte Brin shook her head and continued, "My mother has a child inside her, and when that child gets going, she'll take the lives of her older brothers and sisters..."

"Puren, you're only fourteen, what do you know?"

Katakuri interrupted her with a sinister look on his face, waving his hand: "Don't waste my afternoon tea time, leave here immediately..."

"..."

Charlotte Brin could only turn and leave.

however…

Katakuri watched her departing figure, slowly shook his head, and then planned to go into the mochi shop he had created to enjoy afternoon tea and relax.

Only at this time…

Only then can I relax a little.

but…

Charlotte Brin was right.

Katakuri felt uneasy and nervous, unsure whether he was doing the right thing or the wrong thing. Their mother, Charlotte Linlin, was suffering from increasingly severe food cravings. When these cravings flared up, she wouldn't recognize anyone in front of her and would use the Soul-Soul Fruit's power to steal their lives; her children would be no exception…

If this continues...

Sooner or later, Charlotte Linlin will gradually kill off the members of the Charlotte family, and even the people living on Totto Land in the World of Warcraft will not be spared...

however…

Katakuri, however, could do nothing.

Katakuri had always wanted to prevent all of this from happening, to prevent his brothers and sisters from dying at his mother's hands. That's why he honed his Observation Haki to the highest level, enabling him to foresee the future and thus prevent his mother Charlotte Linlin's food cravings from flaring up in advance...

just now…

This is a great opportunity.

The Konoha Pirates are very strong. They defeated my mother, Charlotte Linlin. I want to talk to the Konoha Pirates and hope they can bring Charlotte Linlin onto their ship, just like when I was a child, my mother joined an organization called the Rocks Pirates.

Katakuri is forty-six years old this year. He knew when he was a child that his mother had joined the Rocks Pirates, and during that time, their home was very safe...

Unfortunately…

He hoped that the Konoha Pirates would agree with his idea.

In this way, she and her brothers and sisters could legitimately become an affiliated pirate crew of the Konoha Pirates as Charlotte Linlin's children, thus avoiding a future war between the Konoha Pirates and the enemy after the Konoha Pirates entered the New World...

only…

He pretended to analyze the Konoha Pirates in an attempt to gauge everyone's opinion, but his brothers and sisters seemed unwilling to approve the proposal.

Katakuri could only think of a way. He planned to take advantage of the Konoha Pirates' slave auction to travel to the Sabaody Archipelago and have a good talk with the Konoha Pirates, hoping they would agree to his proposal...

As long as the Konoha Pirates make the suggestion…

He could use his mother's safety as a pretext to order his brothers and sisters to carry out his orders, thus ensuring the safety of the entire family...

In contrast to the Big Mom Pirates, Katakuri's personal strength and long-standing prestige have kept the crew relatively stable, while the Beasts Pirates are undoubtedly in chaos, as this crew has always been ruled by the strongest...

The waters of Wano Country.

The defeat and capture of Kaido of the Beasts undoubtedly plunged the pirate crew into chaos.

Queen the Plague and King the Wildfire of the Beasts Pirates had no choice but to use violence to suppress all those who wanted to rebel and betray their cause, throwing all those who wanted to defect into the mines of Udon Prison to work in the mines, and incidentally dealing with a group of rebels from Wano Country...

finally…

The two of them painstakingly resolved the internal instability within the Beasts Pirates, only to be met with a bolt from the blue: Jack the Drought left Wano Country…

certainly…

Jack did not defect.

Jack the Drought wanted to fight the Konoha Pirates and rescue Kaido of the Beasts from their clutches, which made Queen the Plague feel a wave of dizziness upon hearing the news…

no…

What kind of teammates are these?!

Why does that guy think he can rescue Kaido?!

"I'll go."

King, who had wings growing from his back, sighed helplessly and said, "I'll leave the Wano Country matter to you for now. We'll see what happens on my end. If we can rescue Kaido, that would be great. If we can't..."

"Then there's nothing we can do..."

Plague Queen immediately adopted a "let's pack our bags and go our separate ways" attitude: "I'll pack up the stuff in the lab. We don't need to look for Onepiece anymore. Anyway, I heard it's just a sealed goddess of the rabbit..."

"You piece of trash..."

King Jin couldn't help but mutter a curse.

"You're no better than me!"

Plague Queen didn't hold back either, and immediately started cursing at his companions.

"snort…"

Jin ignored him and simply spread his wings and took to the air.

Fortunately, the Four Emperors' pirate crews have been getting into trouble one after another lately, and that old man Whitebeard doesn't seem to be expanding his territory, which is why they haven't encountered too much trouble...

Compared to these pirates from the New World…

The situation the navy is facing is undoubtedly more troublesome.

Marineford.

Meetings in the Naval Operations Room are becoming more and more frequent.

With the release of the latest issue of the World Economic News Agency, photos of the three Five Elders who died tragically at the hands of the Konoha Pirates have spread all over the world.

The number of revolutionary uprisings breaking out among the member states of the World Government is increasing, and more and more member states are becoming difficult to control. In addition, more and more new pirates are emerging, making the Navy's manpower seem to be stretched thin.

If we were to describe the Navy's operations during this period as being in a complete mess, that would be the most apt description. Moreover, the Navy is also facing numerous internal problems, as more and more Navy personnel are unwilling to serve the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

If it weren't for the incredibly promising prospect of destroying the Celestial Dragons' rule and ending the Great Pirate Era, Fleet Admiral Sengoku would have genuinely wanted to resign...

The only advantage...

At least the Navy no longer needs to send out admirals to protect the Celestial Dragons.

Furthermore, the two remaining Five Elders have summoned all the Celestial Dragons back to Mary Geoise to rebuild the Holy Land, and have prohibited any Celestial Dragons from staying anywhere in the world.

The office of the Admiral of the Navy.

Just as Sengoku was marveling that the Five Elders were finally starting to get their brains working, one of the two remaining Five Elders, the God of Science and Defense, Satan, called him, immediately putting Sengoku in a bad mood.

"The Warring States Period..."

"The CP department is launching a special operation that requires a vice admiral to oversee it. What kind of personnel can you send?"

"I've deployed all the vice admirals to various branch bases along the Grand Line, and the three admirals have been sent to inspect different locations. I've even reassigned their vice admiral deputies..."

Sengoku rubbed his forehead, looking troubled, and said in a deep voice, "Even now, we still don't have enough manpower. We're even having trouble maintaining the mobile forces. I need to send people to find new candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which will require the combat strength of a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters..."

"No matter what..."

After listening to Sengoku's complaints, Satan Saint still firmly stated his demands: "The CP department absolutely needs a vice admiral or higher-ranking officer to ensure the success of this special operation. This operation concerns the credibility of the World Government..."

"..."

The Warring States period was utterly speechless about this.

What credibility does the world government have left?!

At this point, don't bother with any fancy tricks!

Moreover, why would a member of the Five Elders, the highest authority in the World Government, make this call for a mere Vice Admiral-level combatant...?

What does this mean?

The world government's internal fighting capabilities are also running low!

In order to maintain stability in the member states and to quell the frequent uprisings by revolutionary armies in various regions, the World Government has exhausted its available manpower...

Sometimes Sengoku really wished that these Celestial Dragons would step down with dignity, dissolve the current World Government as soon as possible, and let the member states form a new World Government...

"Execute the order, Sengoku."

Saint Satan ignored Sengoku's helplessness and insisted that he carry out the order.

"..."

Sengoku frowned, racking his brains, and could only think of one backup candidate. He immediately made a phone call to the naval training camp: "Zeffa, are you free? Are you still training students? What about Vice Admiral Kagura? Where is he training now? How is his training progress?"

Yes.

Akihara Kagura got promoted.

After all, Akihara Kagura's performance on the Sky Island was remarkable.

Multiple skills combined...

Add to that the backdrop of the massive naval recruitment drive…

And he possesses the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit...

Kagura Akihara has risen eight ranks from ensign to vice admiral at the naval base, becoming a highly sought-after newcomer.

Based on his abilities and military achievements, as well as the context of the large-scale conscription, he was directly promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant general, becoming a new candidate for general.

If a vacancy arises in the position of general in the future...

Kagura Akihara is probably the most likely candidate to be promoted to general of the headquarters.

just now…

Akihara Kagura trained on an island specifically for his training.

The young navy man stood on the beach, holding a huge, dilapidated warship in his hands. He slowly lifted the warship, then suddenly flung it overboard.

next moment!

Akihara Kagura raised her hand, and a massive burst of Armament Haki erupted, destroying the flying warship into a cloud of air!

Whether it's Armament Haki or Observation Haki, Akihara Kagura can train using chakra, so he has been training in both.

His training in the One Piece world allowed him to catch up quickly, to the point that the system's rewards couldn't keep up with his Haki training progress.

[Second Lieutenant → First Lieutenant → Captain → Major → Lieutenant Colonel → Colonel → Brigadier General → Major General → Lieutenant General]

[System Notification]: [The host has been promoted from Ensign to Vice Admiral, and new abilities and traits have awakened within him!]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Armament Haki]! Armament Haki has been detected to have awakened within the host. Develop Armament Haki into life energy!

[Armament Haki (can be awakened through training. Armament Haki has various levels of abilities such as hardening, binding, external projection, and internal destruction. Due to its extremely high fluidity, Armament Haki has a wealth of sophisticated techniques for use, which users can develop to suit their own needs.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Observation Haki]! Observation Haki has been detected to have awakened within the host. Observation Haki will be upgraded to Precognition!

[Observation Haki (can be awakened through training. Observation Haki is an innate ability of humans, allowing them to strongly sense the opponent's aura, read the number and strength of enemies, predict their actions, and foresee future events.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Smoke Fruit]!

[Smoke-Smoke Fruit (Logia-type ability; the user can transform into smoke or control their smoke-like body in battle. The host's natural characteristics greatly enhance the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's power.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Ice-Frozen Fruit]!

[Ice-Ice Fruit (Logia-type Devil Fruit ability; the user can transform into ice or control ice in combat; the host's natural characteristics greatly enhance the Ice-Ice Fruit's power.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Magma Fruit]!

[Magma-Magma Fruit (Logia-type ability; the user can transform into magma and unleash terrifying lava as an attack. The host's Logia-type ability is greatly enhanced.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Forest Fruit]!

[Forest-Forest Fruit (Logia-type ability; allows the user to transform into a tree and manipulate forests to aid in battle; the host's natural characteristics greatly enhance the Forest-Forest Fruit.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Gravity Fruit]!

[Gravity Fruit (Paramecia-type Devil Fruit ability; allows the user to alter the strength and direction of gravity, reduce the weight of objects to make them float, use gravity to attract meteorites from outer space for attacks, manipulate gravity to create repulsive forces to deflect attacks, and use gravity to enhance the host's life energy development over extended periods.)]

[System Notification]: The host has acquired a new trait: [Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Great Buddha Form]!

[Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Buddha Form (A Mythical Zoan fruit, said to be even rarer than Logia-type fruits. It can transform into a giant golden Buddha, possessing the power, wisdom, and spirit of the Buddha, making it easier to fuse body and spirit into one, and unlocking life energy.)]

Many of these promotion rewards are things that Akihara Kagura could use, and now they're just enhancing some of his existing abilities, such as the Forest-Forest Fruit, Magma-Magma Fruit, and Ice-Ice Fruit. The Smoke-Smoke Fruit's effects haven't been seen yet...

The ability to foresee the future with Observation Haki and the improvement in Armament Haki are barely enough to enhance Akihara Kagura's strength. Even though there are many powerful individuals in this world who can foresee the future, they still cannot change their fate.

In comparison…

The shape of this Buddha is very interesting.

Akihara Kagura once developed a terrifying ninjutsu in the ninja world that could create a giant Buddha thousands of meters long, but it required extremely difficult hand seals...

Now...

Kagura Akihara could easily do all this using the Mythical Zoan type, Buddha form, as his life energy far exceeded that of Sengoku Buddha, the other user of this Mythical Zoan fruit.

Among these rewards…

The most useful aspect is probably the powerful training effect brought by the Gravity Fruit.

Akihara Kagura can increase the gravity on his body without controlling his power, such as by tens or even hundreds of times, which is equivalent to his body constantly carrying an object weighing several tons, constantly training his physical body.

"The Warring States period called to inquire about your cultivation progress."

An elderly man with purple hair approached, his arm a mechanical one, a kind and gentle smile on his face: "It seems you've heeded my advice and reduced your reliance on your Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities..."

It was Zephyr, the naval training camp commander.

The former Admiral of the Navy Headquarters is old, and with his arm disability, he has only been training the next generation of naval personnel in training camps.

Vice Admiral Akihara Kagura is naturally different from those new generation marines. At least he doesn't need to go to the training camp. He can even have his own training ground. If he wants to learn the Six Powers or cultivate Haki, he can get Zeff's personal guidance.

"No matter how powerful a Devil Fruit ability is, it will eventually meet its nemesis."

Kagura Akihara nodded, clenched her fist, and calmly said, "Besides, even if I continue to develop my Logia-type abilities, I might not be able to defeat those guys from the Konoha Pirates. Senior Zephyr's teachings were never wrong..."

The most important point...

That means he wasn't a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit at all.

"How is Karin's training progressing?"

Akihara Kagura casually asked one of her subordinates.

As Kagura Akihara's subordinate, Karin naturally received a promotion as well. Her promotion speed was equally astonishing, and she has now been promoted to Lieutenant Commander of the Navy Headquarters.

"Lieutenant Colonel Karin?"

Zephyr couldn't help but chuckle, praising Karin: "Neither Ain nor Hughes are a match for her. It's rare to see someone reach this level at seventeen..."

"alright."

After finishing his casual conversation, Zefa brought up the important matter: "Sengoku called to inquire about your recent situation. I've also heard about some things happening at headquarters. It seems he's run out of people he can use, and he's even starting to target me, this retired old man..."

"What problem have you encountered?"

I think Akihara Kagura should be fine.

The historical truth of the Alabasta incident has been recognized, most of the Celestial Dragons' bodies from the Mary Geoise incident have been buried, the aftershocks of the Skypiea incident are still raging, the Celestial Dragons' slave auction has not yet officially started, and I have been focusing on my training here without issuing any orders. What major event could possibly happen on this sea?

I couldn't sleep, so I got up and wrote for a while...

A long chapter of over seven thousand words!

(End of this chapter)