Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

The summit of the red earth continent.

Mary Geoise.

Inside this massive building, a symbol of absolute power, a deathly stillness permeated the air.

Deep within Pangu City.

On the legendary Void Throne sits a tall, mysterious black figure.

The Five Elders, the world's highest authority...

Commander Garin Saint of the Knights of God...

They were all like lowly ants, crawling at the bottom of the steps.

The shadowy figure on the throne remained silent.

But the oppressive feeling that seemed to crush the soul sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

The bald Five Elders holding the sword swallowed hard.

He was usually aloof and superior, but at this moment his voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Lord Im."

"A group of madmen calling themselves the 'Empire' has appeared in the Western Sea."

"The navy suffered an unprecedented defeat over there."

"Not only were dozens of warships lost, but even the top combatants such as Garp, Aokiji, and Kizaru were completely wiped out."

The shadowy figure remained motionless.

Cold sweat beaded on the foreheads of the five blond elders.

He picked up the conversation, speaking very quickly.

"I once traveled to the edge of the Western Sea with the Knights of God."

"We saw the leader of that empire thousands of meters in the air."

Speaking of it.

The five blond elders' breathing became noticeably rapid.

The man's eyes involuntarily appeared in his mind.

The six magatama rotated within crimson and purple circles.

Those are not human eyes at all!

"That man merely glanced at us from a distance."

"My soul... it felt as if it had been dragged into an abyss."

"That pure stillness and oppressive force was unprecedented."

Hearing what the five blond elders said.

Garin knelt behind him, his hands gripping the hem of his clothes tightly.

As the supreme commander of the Knights of God.

He has always been proud.

But recalling that gaze, he couldn't even muster the courage to draw his sword.

"Except for that leader."

"Even the empire's grunts are extremely bizarre."

"Intelligence indicates that they have not mastered Haki."

"But those people can directly harm the physical bodies of Logia-type Devil Fruit users!"

"They can control water, fire, lightning, and even summon energy giants that are hundreds of meters tall out of thin air."

The hall fell silent once again.

Im coldly looked down at his men.

A subtle ripple appeared in his dark golden pupils.

General-level combat power?

In her eyes, they were nothing more than slightly stronger insects.

She didn't care if a few generals died.

The World Government has ruled this ocean for eight hundred years, and its influence is unfathomable.

If she wanted, she could use national treasures to erase the West Sea from the map at any time.

but.

Could he scare away the Five Elders and Garin Saint with just a glance?

Im's fingertips gently tapped the armrest of the throne.

There is actually something of this caliber on this vast ocean.

What about that method of ignoring the elemental nature of things?

Is it some kind of unknown Devil Fruit?

Or……

Did this suddenly appearing empire possess ancient power?

There is too little information.

Im doesn't like feeling out of control.

But the most crucial thing now is the Grand Line.

The final island lies hidden there, harboring a hidden danger from eight hundred years ago.

Joy Boy's will could be revived at any time.

The four emperors of the new world are still keeping each other in check.

If we were to mobilize all the resources of the World Government now to fight a life-or-death battle against the West Blue.

Not only would it disrupt the balance of the Grand Line, but it could also allow those rats from the Revolutionary Army to take advantage of the situation.

"Step back."

Cold, ethereal syllables, devoid of any emotional coloring, echoed among the flowers.

The Five Elders and Garin Saint trembled.

Is this over?

Lord Im didn't send down divine punishment?

Despite their deep doubts, no one dared to ask a question.

They could only press their heads against the cold ground.

"Yes, Lord Im."

He watched as everyone retreated in fear and trepidation.

Im closed his eyes again.

As long as those so-called empires don't set foot on the Grand Line.

Why not give them that barren land in the West Sea?

Once she has a free time, she can clean up the mess on the Grand Line and then wipe out this empire along with the West Blue.

at the same time.

West Sea.

The scene inside the temporary research lab of the Kingdom of Orut was quite different.

This was originally a luxurious underground wine cellar.

It has now been cleared out.

It was filled with all sorts of strangely shaped instruments and culture jars filled with a dark green liquid.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of preservatives.

Monkey D. Garp, a legendary hero of the Navy Headquarters.

He was being bound hand and foot to a specially made metal testing table.

Dark gray sealing talismans covered all the vital points on his body, cutting off the flow of Armament Haki and Devil Fruit abilities.

No.

Garp doesn't even have a Devil Fruit; he relies solely on his physical strength.

Orochimaru's pale face was etched with an almost morbid fanaticism.

He held an extremely thick blood-drawing needle in his hand, his snake-like eyes fixed on the muscle texture of Garp.

"The constitutions of this world are truly amazing."

"Even though I didn't refine any chakra."

"Simply through physical endurance, the cells can store such a vast amount of vitality."

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his lips.

Garp had a large tube of blood drawn from him, but he didn't even flinch.

Instead, he turned his head and looked at Orochimaru with great interest.

"Hey, kid who plays with snakes."

"The energy you sensed from my body just now was completely different from domineering aura."

"What exactly is that thing?"

Orochimaru paused.

The golden snake eyes narrowed into a dangerous slit.

"Lieutenant General Garp."

"Now I'm the one studying you, not the other way around."

Garp grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Don't be so stingy."

"You want to understand Conqueror's Haki, right?"

"I can tell you the secret to making it work!"

Orochimaru was completely stunned.

He stopped fiddling with the test tubes and stared intently at Karp's face.

He is the number one scientific research fanatic in the ninja world.

He had dissected countless powerful enemies and interrogated countless prisoners of war, but he had never seen Karp react like this.

Not only did they not struggle after being captured, but they also actively provided crucial intelligence?

Is this guy's brain just full of muscles?

Orochimaru snorted coldly.

He took out a chakra conduction device and attached it to Garp's temple.

"Lieutenant General Garp."

"This kind of low-level disguise is meaningless."

"The false information you provide will only cause you more trouble."

Garp curled his lip, looking disdainful.

"I wouldn't bother lying to you."

"Conqueror's Haki is something that cannot be developed through training."

"That's the kingly quality that only one in a million possesses."

To put it simply, it's about spirit!

Garp suddenly stopped smiling.

His previously nonchalant gaze instantly turned sharp as a knife.

Even when suppressed by the sealing talisman, his battle-hardened aura remained astonishing.

"When a person's will is strong to the extreme, it will not yield to anything external."

"This spiritual power will then merge with the life force of the body."

"Break free from the body in a state of extreme anger or excitement!"

"This is Conqueror's Haki."

Orochimaru frantically recorded data on the side.

The instruments connected to Karp's brain showed that he was not lying.

A moment later.

Orochimaru put down his pen, his hoarse voice filled with confusion.

Why?

"You are a naval hero of the world government."

"Tell me the true nature of this top-secret power. Aren't you afraid the Empire will use it as a springboard to completely overthrow the Navy?"

Karp looked up at the dim chandelier on the ceiling.

He remained silent for a long time.

The only sound in the basement was the ticking of the instruments.

"A naval hero?"

"I've been a naval officer my whole life."

"They captured countless pirates."

"But is this sea calm now?"

Garp chuckled self-deprecatingly, his voice revealing an undeniable weariness.

Images of those high and mighty Celestial Dragons flashed through his mind.

They passed over the Sabaody Archipelago, where slaves were sold as livestock.

The scene flashed past, showing the tragic deaths of countless civilians caused by the golden rain from the sky.

"no."

"The more we try to catch trash in the ocean, the more there is."

"Because the greatest scum sits on the throne of Mary Geoise!"

Garp suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Orochimaru.

"After you locked Sakazuki in the dungeon, he kept spouting nonsense about how protecting civilians is justice."

"When I first heard this, I found it funny."

"But what he said about the imperial leader was indeed quite interesting."

Karp's heavy breathing echoed in the basement.

"The world government is completely rotten."

"They don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all; they only care about the rule of the Celestial Dragons."

"If your empire is really as that man named Chiba said."

"Treating everyone equally brings true security to ordinary people..."

Garp's lips parted in an exaggerated smile.

"What if I lend you a hand!"

"Overturn this rotten table and give this ocean a new owner!"

Orochimaru listened quietly.

His snake-like eyes gleamed with undisguised mockery and fanaticism.

He walked to the test bench and looked down at the renowned old man from the sea.

"Lieutenant General Garp."

"You underestimate His Majesty, and overestimate this sea."

"Overthrow the world government?"

"For His Majesty, such trivial matters are nothing more than casually brushing dust off his clothes."

"Our goal is not just a few pieces of sea."

Orochimaru stretched out his hand, and a ball of dark blue chakra danced in his palm.

He ignored Karp's bewildered expression and began organizing the thick stack of lab reports on the table.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Lieutenant General Garp."

"The fusion of spiritual will and physical life force... this is somewhat like the basic application of Yin-Yang Release."

"This is a really interesting topic."

……

After half an hour.

The royal palace of the Kingdom of Orut.

Chiba sat upright on the throne.

He rested his chin on one hand, his gaze calmly sweeping across the hall.

Orochimaru entered the main hall silently.

He knelt respectfully on one knee, holding a scroll high with both hands.

"His Majesty."

"Regarding the analysis of Conqueror's Haki, I have reached a preliminary conclusion."

Chiba raised a finger.

The scroll flew up out of thin air and landed in his palm.

Unroll the scroll, and it's covered with densely packed data analysis.

"explain."

Chiba uttered only one word.

Orochimaru raised his head, suppressing his inner excitement.

"Karp was very cooperative."

"Based on his account and instrument detection."

"I have discovered that the essence of Conqueror's Haki is an extreme release of both spiritual and physical power."

"Humans in the world of One Piece have extremely high physical endurance."

"When their spiritual will reaches a certain state of 'self-supremacy,' their souls undergo a qualitative change."

"When this qualitative change in the soul's fluctuations spreads out of the body, it will form a substantial physical pressure."

Chiba nodded slightly as he looked at the scroll.

This was almost exactly what he had guessed when he watched anime in his previous life.

The so-called "overlord's color" entanglement.

It's simply a matter of compressing this outward-released spiritual pressure into a weapon or fist at a high density.

It has a similar effect to the hardening effect of Armament Haki.

But the difficulty lies in...

The training system in the ninja world focuses on extracting chakra.

It is a product of the mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy in a certain proportion.

Conqueror's Haki, on the other hand, is more like a forced resonance without mixing.

"Is Garp's data sufficient to support your deduction of the method for extracting Conqueror's Haki?"

Chiba closed the scroll and posed a question that hit the nail on the head.

Orochimaru shook his head.

"I am ashamed."

"Unique data is too prone to bias."

"Garp's physique and mental frequency can only represent his personal characteristics."

"It would be premature to extrapolate based on his data."

"When the ninjas of the Empire are training, they may suffer from a mismatch between their mental frequencies, which could lead to the collapse of their souls or the severing of their meridians."

Orochimaru licked his lips, a strong desire flashing in his eyes.

"His Majesty."

"We want to eliminate the interference of individual characteristics and find the most fundamental and universal rules of Conqueror's Haki."

"My subordinates need more test subjects."

"It must be someone who possesses Conqueror's Haki and whose will is not yet fully formed."

"In this way, I can deduce the perfect cultivation model through cross-comparison."

Chiba sat on the throne, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest.

The main hall was completely silent.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

The crisp tapping sound seemed to strike one's heart.

Do we need someone with Conqueror's Haki?

Chiba's mind quickly scanned the top experts on this vast sea.

The Four Emperors.

Red-Haired Shanks, Whitebeard, Kaido of the Beasts, Big Mom.

These people do indeed possess Conqueror's Haki, but they are all in the New World.

Moreover, they were all monsters whose strength had reached its peak.

It's not that we can't catch them.

However, making such a large move could easily trigger a full-scale war prematurely, affecting the empire's steady and methodical strategy.

not to mention.

Orochimaru said he needed someone whose will was not yet fully formed.

The domineering nature of those seasoned veterans has long been solidified.

That being the case.

Then we can only look to the new generation that hasn't grown up yet.

"Kakashi."

Chiba stopped tapping on the armrest.

The cool, clear voice echoed throughout the hall.

Swish.

A silver-haired figure wearing a mask appeared instantly in the center of the hall.

"Your subordinate is here."

Kakashi Hatake knelt on one knee with a clean and swift movement.

After merging with the origins of parallel world counterparts.

Now, he possesses super-kage-level combat power even in his normal state.

"I'm giving you a special mission."

"Go catch a few little mice on the sea."

Chiba looked down at Kakashi and gave the order directly.

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Kakashi looked up, his eyes focused.

"The first one."

"Donghai, Windmill Village"

"Monkey D. Luffy".

"Garp's grandson, a straw hat brat who keeps saying he wants to be the Pirate King."

"The second one."

"East China Sea."

"Roronoa Zoro"

"He's a three-sword style swordsman with green hair, and he's probably still wandering around the East Blue, working as a bounty hunter."

Chiba paused for a moment, recalling the timeline.

It is now the year 1518 of the Haiyuan calendar.

These two little mice from the East China Sea are incredibly easy to catch.

Sending two ANBU Jonin would be more than enough.

But just to be on the safe side, it would be better to let Kakashi take charge.

"The third one."

"West Sea".

Eustace Kidd.

"He has spiky red hair and an extremely violent and bloodthirsty personality."

"His Devil Fruit allows him to control metal."

Kidd's Conqueror's Haki is a bit weak, though.

But at least it's a talent that only one in a million people possess, making it perfect for Orochimaru to use as a guinea pig.

Moreover, it's right in the West Sea, so you can easily catch it.

"The fourth one."

"Portgas D. Ace".

"A Logia-type user of the Flame-Flame Fruit."

"He's been at sea for a while now and has formed the Spade Pirates."

"Based on the progress, we haven't entered the Grand Line yet, or we've just arrived near Reverse Mountain."

Ace is a descendant of the Pirate King Roger.

His potential and Conqueror's Haki are beyond doubt.

After saying the four names, Chiba leaned forward slightly.

"Just these four people."

"Remember, stay alive."

"Whether they like it or not, it doesn't matter if they're missing an arm or a leg."

Kakashi didn't waste any words.

Having seen many storms in the empire, capturing a few young punks was a piece of cake for him.

"Yes, sir!"

"Your subordinate will depart immediately!"