One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates.

Chapter 552 Naruto! Become my partner!!! (Sprinkling flowers~)

boom!!!

Suddenly, the earth emitted a mournful roar, and a huge mushroom cloud composed of dust rose abruptly, rolling outwards from the sky.

The once prosperous village was completely destroyed by a terrifying force and will never be the same again.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and apart from the noise caused by the huge explosion, there was not a sound.

"Let the world feel pain!"

At that moment, a deep sound suddenly came from the sky.

A man with orange, tousled hair, eyes shaped like tree rings, and black tubes inserted all over his body floated in the sky. His black cloak with red clouds fluttered in the turbulent air currents as he looked down at everything below from a godlike perspective.

Peng! ! !

Just then, a thick plume of smoke suddenly rose from the chaotic plain, and the shadowy figures of several enormous monsters appeared in the smoke.

"Where...am I!?"

As a gentle breeze swept by, the dust and smoke quickly dissipated, revealing a blond boy standing with his arms crossed on the head of a giant frog, curiously looking around.

When his gaze fell upon the rock face with its five enormous human head sculptures, his expression suddenly changed. A surge of rage welled up from his heart and rushed to his head, instantly turning the boy's eyes bloodshot and glistening with a faint sheen.

"Nine-Tails!?"

The mysterious person who caused all this looked down and suddenly fell towards the boy.

A life-or-death battle has inevitably broken out!

……

……

This battle can be said to be the highest level in the world today!

A mysterious figure possessing divine power, with boundless majesty, inflicted a near-permanent annihilation on the world's largest military force.

But the boy's counterattack was equally impressive. With the help of his companions who had survived the recent disaster, the boy repeatedly severed the mysterious man's clones, forcing the man to go all out.

Even so, the battle ultimately did not grant the brave and passionate young man his wish.

With a soft "plop!"

As the black rod pierced the body of an old frog, crimson blood gushed out, completely disrupting the boy's fighting rhythm.

The mysterious man's subsequent attacks completely sealed the boy's energy, leaving him pinned to the ground by black sticks, unable to move an inch.

Everything seemed to be over.

The boy's companions around him collapsed to the ground in despair, their eyes glazed over, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.

However, just as despair filled the scene...

An unexpected sound suddenly rang out from above the battlefield.

"Hello!!!----"

"Are you fighting a war?!???"

A boy's clear, melodious voice, seemingly coming from afar, abruptly broke the atmosphere, causing everyone to instinctively look up at the sky.

Behind the blinding sunlight, a strange ship pierced through the clouds like a meteorite, transforming into a seven-colored rainbow as it hurtled rapidly downwards.

The gusts of air transformed into fierce winds, sweeping across the land below.

As the strange ship approached, the people on the battlefield finally noticed its full appearance.

The ship, so enormous it seemed capable of holding thousands of people, was crafted entirely from a strange wood that shone with a metallic sheen. Its three sails, of varying sizes and patterns, were billowing out, yet they were completely unaffected by air resistance.

At the bow of the ship, a cute yet strange goat's head seemed to be sentient, surveying everything below.

But what's most eye-catching is that at the very top of the mast, there's an incredibly striking pirate flag!!!

"A pirate flag!?"

Everyone present paused involuntarily as they looked at the flag fluttering in the wind.

In this world, although there aren't many pirates and there aren't many prominent figures, thanks to the creation of some cultural works, they can still recognize the meaning that the flag represents.

but……

Why would a pirate ship suddenly fall from the sky?!

At this moment, both the boy's side and the mysterious man's side were plunged into deep confusion.

Just then, another voice came from the ship in the air:

"Hey, Luffy!"

"Didn't I tell you to keep a low profile when we arrive on a new planet?! What if there's some big shot hiding on this planet? Aren't you just provoking them?!"

"Don't worry, the detector shows that the strongest thing here is only at the peak of the ninth level of the planetary class, and it seems that they are not even on this planet."

At that moment, a playful female voice rang out.

"However, it seems that there are several other dimensions hidden on this planet. They are beyond the range of our detectors. I wonder if there are any hidden powerful beings there."

"Planetary level, ninth tier peak!? Almost at the constellation level!? Isn't that amazing?!" The panicked voice from before reappeared.

"Come on, Usopp! You've seen a lot in your life, haven't you?"

"Is it necessary to be so wary of a mere nobody who's not even at the Eternal Star level!?" Another incredibly beautiful voice rang out, seemingly mocking the man named Usopp. The beauty of the voice was such that just hearing it made one think it must belong to someone who could sing very well.

"Yo-ho-ho~ We've arrived in a whole new world! This world seems to have an ocean too, Laboon, let's explore this ocean later!"

"Aww~!"

A sound like a dragon's roar suddenly rang out.

"Huh, Crimson? What are you looking at?"

As the ship slowly descended, the people on the ground could see what was happening on board.

A group of oddly shaped people were looking at a boy wearing a red and white baseball cap with curious eyes.

The boy, however, stared intently at them, a look of visibly astonishment on his face.

After a moment, the boy seemed to slowly come to his senses. Then, he slowly pointed towards the mountain wall with the human head and whispered to his companion:

"Everyone, look... what's that!?"

"Um!?"

The people on deck turned their heads in surprise, and then a sudden exclamation rang out:

"Hokage Rock!!!!"

"Isn't that a landmark building in the Naruto world!?"

"Wait! What on earth is going on!?"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell from the ship, as if they had encountered some incredible phenomenon.

To be honest, even Crimson, who knew everything, was completely stunned by what he saw.

The pirate ship that fell from the sky was none other than the Straw Hat Pirates, who were exploring the starry sky!

At this point, according to the calendar of the One Piece world, this is already their third year in space!

Only by truly venturing into the starry sky can one truly appreciate its vastness.

Or rather, the vastness of the starry sky surpasses the imagination of anyone in the Straw Hat Pirates, including Red!

Despite possessing a Space Pirate Vivre Card, they spent their first year away from Earth essentially traveling through space.

Even though they occasionally traveled to some planets to stay, they never saw any extraterrestrial life on these planets.

Even Crimson doubted whether the Star Empire he imagined truly existed in this universe.

Fortunately, hard work pays off.

In the first month of the second year, when they landed on a planet, they successfully encountered a group of intelligent beings.

Using a translation device created with the Whisper-Whisper Fruit's power and the other party's telepathic communication device, Red and the others quickly made contact with him and learned that his previous guess was correct.

Indeed, within this vast sea of ​​stars, there exists a colossal galactic empire!

Moreover, the power of this Star Empire far exceeds the imagination of Crimson and the others.

Through this encounter, the Straw Hat Pirates successfully made contact with the forces of space and spent the next year moving around in nearby star systems.

Many things happened during this time, including enemies, friends, battles, and banquets.

Over the course of a year, the Straw Hat Pirates' strength has been steadily increasing thanks to the "cracked" machine system by Red.

The level 100 that once limited Luffy is no longer the limit.

After breaking through his limits, Luffy has successfully become a "star-level" powerhouse. Even someone of the galaxy's rank has to bow down when he sees Luffy.

The Hengxing level is a unified classification established by the Star Empire for cultivators from all walks of life.

If we base our strength on the ability to physically venture into space alone, the lowest tier is called interplanetary, followed by constant-level, cosmic-level, domain lord-level, and so on...

As for what lies ahead, the Straw Hat Pirates are not yet qualified to know.

The vast starry sky greatly broadened their horizons, and the fact that they could still maintain such an optimistic attitude after seeing so many unattainable beings...

It's precisely because they have the invincible cheat code, Crimson!

After being "hacked," the console seemed to have "downloaded" all the games that Red remembered as being similar to those on the NS.

This also gave Crimson the ability to lead her companions on adventures in one game world after another.

A combat game that refines your skills, a roguelike game where you fight monsters to get stronger, a futuristic shooting game, an RPG with its own system...

Although it hasn't been a long time, with the help of one magical game world after another, the Straw Hat Pirates have now firmly established themselves in the starry sky and gained a certain reputation.

Not long ago, they even recruited a group of space pirates who passed the test, adding many new members to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

It was through these reports from his subordinates that Crimson and his men learned that there seemed to be several valuable planets in this area.

According to the laws of the Star Empire, any powerful individual who is determined to be at least a Constant Star level will automatically acquire ownership of any unrecorded planets and star systems they discover and successfully record.

All they have to pay is a fixed "registration tax" that they have to pay every so often.

Now, the star system where the One Piece world is located has been successfully registered under Luffy's name.

As for why the One Piece world has remained unnoticed by other cosmic powers for so many years...

This is also because the star system where the One Piece world is located is too barren.

Even if you plunder it all, you still can't get a quarter's "registration tax".

So the strong look down on them, and the weak dare not challenge them—that's the current situation in the One Piece world.

In fact, there are countless planets and star systems in the universe that have had similar experiences.

Only people like Luffy and his crew would go through the trouble of having their home star system registered under their own name, even though it's thankless work.

The reason they came here this time was because a space pirate felt that this place seemed a bit strange.

There may be wild "Lords of the Galaxy".

"Wild" means that it has already achieved the strength of a star level or even higher by relying on its local power, but it is unaware of the existence of the Star Empire.

Such uncivilized regions that possess the "Lord of the Galaxy" often harbor some precious treasures.

For example, the Sun Crystal and Crimson's power-up in the One Piece world are considered "fortune" in the context of the One Piece world.

That's why Luffy and his crew traveled so far to get here.

Speaking of solar crystallization, one must mention...

As it turns out, it is indeed not a product native to the One Piece world.

Sun Crystal is not a cultivation tool that the Star Empire distributes free of charge to powerful beings at the Eternal Star level!

That's right!

It's free!!!

In the starry sky, the crystallization of the sun is almost equivalent to the welfare benefits received by a "low-income household".

Some powerful individuals who reach the Hengxing level but have no further path will go to the Star Empire to collect a batch of Sun Crystals, and then either leave them on their own planets or go to desolate star regions to find planets with intelligent life and release them there...

Every so often, they collect solar crystals and use special techniques to absorb the power of the will above to strengthen themselves.

The fact that the Star Empire lists it as a free cultivation technique does not mean that Sun Crystals are a common, readily available product.

However, compared to the value that a star-level powerhouse can create, a batch of solar crystals is nothing.

Furthermore, the strong who choose this path must continuously develop the population of their planets or discover other intelligent planets, which greatly benefits the expansion of the Star Empire.

Perhaps the solar crystal obtained by the lunar people was one of those casually tossed aside by a powerful being from a celestial realm as he passed by.

The truth is just that cruel.

The grudges that have lasted for thousands of years in the world of One Piece are nothing more than items tossed away by people of a higher level.

Of course, all of this is just the path the Straw Hat Pirates took to get here.

With such a vast stage and an invincible, crimson cheat code, their future is destined to be even more glorious!

only……

"Crimson red!? What's going on?"

"Why do game world quests and scenes appear in real life!?"

"And... if I'm not mistaken, this should be the scene where Pain attacks Konoha, right!?"

Looking at everything beneath him, Usopp screamed in terror.

Although the red machine has been "hacked", it doesn't mean that simply choosing a Dragon Ball game world will grant them the power of a Super Saiyan.

First of all... the Crimson Companions must at least possess the ability to win battles in the game world in order to continue advancing the game's progress.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Boruto's Road, both of which allow players to progress from weak to strong and have a well-developed power system, have naturally become popular choices for many Straw Hat Pirates.

That's why they were so shocked when they saw the Hokage Rock and Naruto appear.

Faced with everyone's doubts, Crimson could only smile helplessly.

What could he possibly say?

God knows why the Naruto world and the One Piece world would appear in the same universe?

"Perhaps... those game worlds we visited before might just be projections of some place in this universe."

After a moment's thought, Crimson finally gave an ambiguous answer.

Upon hearing this answer, Luffy jumped up excitedly:

"Is this for real!?"

"So...we'll have a chance to encounter powerful beings like Goku and Vegeta in the future!?"

"Who knows?" Crimson shrugged, offering no definite answer.

But Red didn't deny it, which is itself an answer for Luffy.

"Wuhu~!!!"

"The starry sky is so interesting!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy stepped onto the railing of the Going Merry with one foot, then jumped and landed directly between Pain and Naruto.

Ever since his adventures in the machine world, he has had a strong emotional response to Naruto's experiences and personality.

Now that he could actually meet a real person in the real world, Luffy simply couldn't suppress his instincts.

He simply waved his hand and used his ki to remove the black rods from Naruto's body.

For Luffy, who has already fought his way to the second major arc of "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot," titled "Nemesis Strikes! The Saiyan Threat," this is nothing at all.

He casually pulled out a large bottle of good medicine and sprinkled it directly on Naruto's wound.

As Naruto's injuries fully healed, Luffy grinned and extended a hand to him, much to Naruto's bewildered gaze.

"Naruto! Be my comrade!!!"

(The End! Hooray!)

(End of this chapter)