Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

He already suffered setbacks as soon as he set sail, so his future is limitless once he matures.

"Monkey D. Luffy, I'll remember you."

"I will keep an eye on you."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of changes you'll bring to the world."

After leaving those words, Hawkeye turned the coffin lid around and drove away into the distance.

...

After Hawkeye's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, a clown suddenly jumped out.

"Hahahaha! That monster is gone, and this monster can't move anymore. This ship is mine now, you all can die!"

Suddenly, Krieg leaped in front of the crowd, his clothes bursting open to reveal golden armor underneath.

He laughed loudly and aimed his gun at the crowd.

Suddenly, everyone present felt a strong killing intent.

Then, a deep, angry voice rang out.

"You idiot, shut up for a second!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uta gently put Luffy down, then suddenly flashed forward and kicked Krieg's golden armor on his chest.

boom!

In an instant, the armor shattered and exploded, and Krieg's figure flew hundreds of meters away before falling into the sea.

This scene left everyone present speechless.

Krieg, the overlord of the East Sea, was taken down so easily?!

At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their minds.

This Straw Hat Pirates are terrifying!!!

Chapter 45 Breakthrough in Strength (Thanks to Zheng Zekai for the monthly ticket, thank you.)

"Awoooooo..."

"Awoooooo..."

Luffy lay in Uta's arms, eating the food Uta fed him, in a happy mood.

As he ate, his [Rapid Digestion] ability activated.

The nutrients from the food he ate were absorbed instantly, and his strength and physique gradually recovered and were strengthened.

His skin, which looked as if it had been burned, began to heal itself.

After a delicious and satisfying meal, Luffy and his crew asked Zeff for a small boat.

They still need to bring Nami back!

Before leaving, Luffy looked at Sanji standing on the deck of Baratie and said something.

"Sanji, come with us!"

Sanji was taken aback upon hearing this and hesitated.

After witnessing Luffy's displayed power, he felt like a frog in a well, with an extremely limited understanding of the world.

He really wanted to go sailing with Luffy to see the world and find the legendary All Blue.

but...

He couldn't help but turn around and glance at Zhefu.

"What are you thinking about, you brat? Get the hell out of here!"

Zeff kicked Sanji so hard he flew onto Luffy's crew's small boat, where Usopp caught him and threw over the luggage he had already packed for Sanji.

"You old geezer..."

Sanji gritted his teeth and muttered angrily.

Suddenly, he knelt down with a thud, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes.

"Old man Zhefu..."

Sanji cried out and then slammed his head down hard.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me all this time!"

"I will never forget this kindness in my entire life!"

Barrati, on!

Zeff, Paddy, and the other chefs all had tears in their eyes.

"Damn it! I'll be so lonely without you."

"me too!"

"I'm so sad!"

...

On the small boat!

Sanji cried out as he looked up at the familiar crowd opposite him and said...

"Goodbye, everyone!"

At the same time, Luffy shouted loudly.

"sail!!!"

...

As Luffy and his crew chased after Nami in the direction she had left, Luffy finally relaxed and began to rest.

The [Limit Enhancement] ability will only activate after sufficient rest.

Luffy is full of anticipation about how much he will grow by then.

...

"Your comprehension is extraordinary. Through [Limit Enhancement], your physique will be strengthened."

"Your comprehension is extraordinary. Through [Limit Enhancement], your Observation Haki has been strengthened."

"Your comprehension is extraordinary. Through [Limit Enhancement], your Armament Haki has been strengthened."

"Your comprehension is extraordinary. Your exclusive skill, [Eight Gates Formation], has achieved a breakthrough and can now open the eighth gate - the Gate of Death."

"Your overall strength has achieved a breakthrough."

Upon waking up again, a flood of information rushed into Luffy's mind.

When Luffy finally understood the improvements he had made, he was overjoyed.

This extreme battle brought him tremendous improvement.

Not only did he successfully break through the eighth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, but his strength also advanced to the next level.

Even without activating the Eight Gates, Luffy has already reached the level of an admiral candidate.

Furthermore, Luffy could strongly sense that this advancement in strength was not merely a matter of just reaching the threshold for advancement.

Instead, it crossed a much larger gap.

The gap between him and a general is extremely small.

Luffy is confident that if his Conqueror's Haki could be further enhanced, strengthening his top-tier fighting style, he could reach the strength of an Admiral even without awakening his Devil Fruit.

However, now that he has activated the Eight Gates, he is strong enough to fight a general.

As for ultimate moves, there's [Overlord's Entanglement - Daytime Tiger], which is powerful enough to surpass the strongest attack of top-tier powerhouses like Hawkeye.

Its normal attack, [Ryuo], is enhanced with Armament Haki when the Eight Gates are open, making it surpass the Armament Haki of anyone else in the present day.

Aside from his rapid consumption of energy and limited duration of use, his other combat abilities surpass those of a general.

[PS: Some commenters mentioned the Eight Gates' mechanics. I later found the official explanation on the encyclopedia, which states that this ability primarily removes the body's restrictions on chakra, allowing excess chakra to be released. My understanding is that, for example, if you have 100 points of chakra, you can normally only release a maximum of 30 points at a time. Removing the restriction allows you to release more, thus increasing your combat power beyond the initial 30 points. In One Piece, since there are three types of Haki that cannot be mixed, my explanation is that opening the Eight Gates will respectively enhance Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki. It won't mean that all attack methods will suddenly increase tenfold or dozens of times, otherwise everyone would die in one hit, and there would be nothing to write about. I hope everyone understands. And the ultimate move, Night Guy, will be a concentrated release of all Haki.]

...

After reviewing his current abilities and strength, Luffy slowly opened his eyes.

"Luffy, you're awake!"

As soon as Luffy opened his eyes, Uta's delighted voice reached his ears.

Before Luffy could react, he was suddenly pulled into a tight embrace by Uta, and large tears kept dripping onto Luffy's face.

Then he heard Uta sob.

"Waaah... You've been asleep for three days and three nights, I was so worried about you."

Luffy smiled, patted Uta's head, and said softly.

"I was just a little tired, so I slept for a bit longer. It's okay."

Upon hearing this, Uta's sobs subsided. Suddenly remembering something, she picked up a bag of rations they had prepared when they left Baratie and handed it to Luffy.

"Luffy, you haven't eaten for three days, you must be starving!"

Only after Uta said that did Luffy realize that his stomach was empty, and a strong feeling of hunger instantly overwhelmed him.

He took the rations and began to eat them in large mouthfuls, squeezing out a sentence from his stuffed mouth.

"Thank you!"

Uta smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons, and nodded slightly as she quietly watched Luffy eat.

"Hey Luffy, have you gotten stronger?"

At this moment, Zoro, whose injury had not yet fully recovered, suddenly asked a question. He vaguely felt that Luffy's aura seemed to have increased by a level.

Luffy answered casually while eating.

"Hmm! He's about ready to fight a Marine Admiral!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp were all shocked, their pupils flashing and their mouths agape in astonishment.

"A...a Navy Admiral?!"

"That's the Navy's top combat force!"

"It's gotten this strong?!"

After their exclamations, the three of them fell silent, secretly resolving to work even harder, otherwise they would not be worthy of being Luffy's crewmates!

After finishing his rations, Luffy glanced at the vast, boundless sea around him and asked a question.

"Speaking of which, where are we now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a small island in the distance in a certain direction.

At this moment, Uta answered him.

"We've been sailing in the direction Nami left; she should have reached that island up ahead."

Zoro spoke at that moment.

"When Joseph and Johnny parted ways with us, they told me that Nami was heading towards a village called Cocoyasi Village. However, it's said that a group of fish-man pirates are based near that village."

Luffy looked at the approaching island, clapping his fists together, and said.

"Let's go and bring that idiot navigator back!"

Chapter Forty-Six: The Foolish Captain

Cocosia Village, on the coast.

"Phew... I'm finally back!"

Nami stretched her arm to her forehead, wiped away the sweat, and exhaled as she spoke.