Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 272 The Death of Baki Bartolomeo

"Buggy the Clown, it really is you?" Tashigi's exclamation came from the backyard of the gym.

Ning Yuan was about to step forward when Jin Yi immediately blocked his way: "Stand still, ah!"

With one kick, Jin Yi flew four or five meters away.

Without Tashigi, Jin Yi is the strongest in the entire dojo. Therefore, seeing Jin Yi in this state, the other disciples who originally wanted to stop Ning Yuan quickly stopped their actions.

Since no one stopped him, Ning Yuan quickly walked to the dojo's backyard and saw Tashigi standing in the hallway, looking panicked: "You, how did you get in here?!"

Her exclamation was meant to remind Ning Yuan to go and call the navy!

"What if you get into danger if I don't come in!" Ning Yuan said, then looked at Tashigi across from him.

Tashigi stood in the hallway, facing a door that emitted a strong smell of blood and herbs.

It was obvious that Bucky was in the room.

"Now that you're here, don't leave!" Bucky shouted. "Bartolomeo, bring that guy in too!"

Before Bartolomeo could act, Ning Yuan had already arrived in front of Tashigi and also saw Buggy.

Bucky sat in a chair facing the door, his body wrapped in white bandages with a large red patch in the center, marking the location of his wound.

Although the child was pale and had purplish lips, people in the One Piece world are very strong. As long as the bleeding stopped, he was basically out of danger, and even his fighting ability recovered somewhat.

"It's you!" Bucky's eyes lit up when he saw Ning Yuan. "My 100 million Berries! I thought I'd missed out, but it's come knocking on my door again!"

"And you're quite skilled!" Looking at Ning Yuan, and then at Tashigi beside Ning Yuan, if I remember correctly, this person should be arriving in Loguetown on her first day!

You've only just arrived in Loguetown and you've already joined the Navy?

Tashigi paid no attention to what Bucky was saying, but stared blankly at the old man next to Bucky in shock.

"Master Gota, why?!"

Wu Tai remained silent.

"Were you threatened? If so, please tell me!" Tashigi pressed.

"I didn't threaten him, it was all his own choice!" Bucky said smugly, then turned to ask, "Isn't that right, Gotae!"

Gota sighed and looked at Tashigi: "Tashigi, just go along with him. Anyway, apart from these people here, no one else will know about this!"

"Teacher?" Tashigi looked at her teacher, who was bowing meekly to the pirates, as if she were seeing this old man for the first time. "Didn't you say that your son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of pirates? Didn't you say that I should uphold justice? I was able to join the Navy because you personally wrote my letter of recommendation!"

Why?

"Why! Say something!"

Gota remained silent, perhaps still feeling a little ashamed. It was the green-haired guy on Buggy's other side who spoke up: "What justice? What about the lives of your son and daughter-in-law? Are they even worth a single hair of the Pirate King?!"

"One Piece?" Tashigi was taken aback, then looked at Gota.

Wu Tai sighed and finally spoke: "He promised that if I saved him, he would give me the swordsmanship insights of the Pirate King Roger!"

"You believe what a pirate says?" Tashigi looked shocked. "And he's just a kid with a bounty of 1500 million Berries, where would he get his hands on the swordsmanship of the Pirate King?"

"Have you forgotten? He's a member of the Pirate King's crew!" Gota said.

Tashigi stopped abruptly, and Ning Yuan, who was standing next to her, was speechless.

So, I'm the one who's to blame?

In the original story, no one in Loguetown knew Buggy's true identity, so there was no situation like Gota being tempted by kendo insights. At most, Tashigi and the kendo dojo had a minor conflict about not giving her fellow students much preferential treatment.

Once Tashigi leaves Loguetown with Smoker, all the conflicts will become meaningless.

But now, Ning Yuan has told the townspeople in Loguetown that Buggy is a member of the Pirate King's crew, and Buggy has repeatedly escaped death, proving the value of his Conqueror's Haki luck.

With Conqueror's Haki, luck, and the identity of a One Piece crew member, it's not like he can fool this old man's mind.

After all, that was the swordsmanship insights of the Pirate King Roger, and for a swordsman, its value was no less than that of a million pounds.

"Corporal, I won't make things difficult for you!" Bucky said, looking at Tashigi's troubled expression. "Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Arrange a ship to take us away tomorrow, and then we'll pretend we never knew each other!"

"You continue being a Marine, your teacher has acquired the swordsmanship skills of the Pirate King, and you can learn from him too. I've gained my freedom, and everyone's happy! Think it over carefully."

Is this really Bucky? Isn't he supposed to be a goofball?

Or is it because I exposed his identity that the Yonko Buggy appeared early?

Before Buggy could finish speaking, Tashigi drew her sword, Sayo Shigure: "Excuse me, but as a Marine, I am sworn enemies with pirates!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Buggy chuckled. "Putting aside the fact that even Hawkeye couldn't kill me, if you wanted to kill me, wouldn't you also have to kill your teacher? He's definitely colluding with pirates!"

Tashigi's hand holding the knife was shaking!

Why am I forced to make this choice?

From taking my first steps to gradually holding the wooden sword firmly, to completing my apprenticeship and receiving the sword as a gift from my teacher.

Twelve years of memories flashed through Tashigi's mind; she had long since come to regard this place as her home!

But what about now? Did the family betray me, or did I betray the family?

"Ningyuan, what should I do?" Tashigi raised her head blankly, looking at her lover beside her, her face already covered in tears.

"I don't know!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "However, I only hope that ten or twenty years from now, when you look back on the choice you made today, you can have a clear conscience!"

"I understand!" Tashigi breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Buggy, raising the tip of her knife. "In that case, I'll leave you here!"

"You? Do you even think you can do it?" Bucky scoffed. "Even your boss, Smoker, couldn't do it, so what makes you think you can?"

"Besides, don't forget my Conqueror's Haki luck!"

"I don't know what the outcome will be, I just want to try my best!" Tashigi drew her sword and slashed.

"Clang!" A dark green shield instantly appeared in front of Tashigi, and when she slashed at it with her longsword, not even a spark was ignited.

"I can't let you hurt my idol!" Bartolomeo snapped his fingers, looking at Tashigi with disdain.

He's been around Loguetown for years and knows Tashigi's strength all too well.

I used to respect Tashigi, but that was because of Smoker.

Now?

I'm about to set sail, why should I give you any face?

"Defense Impact!" The shield was blasted out by Bartolomeo's punch. Tashigi couldn't dodge in time, and just as the wall was about to reach her, she suddenly stopped!

"Huh?" Tashigi was taken aback and saw an extra hand appear in front of the wall.

Ning Yuan's hands were resting against the wall with one hand and in his pocket with the other.

"I know the ways of the world. People need to go through all sorts of trials and tribulations to grow!" Ning Yuan said with a faint smile. "But my wife can't be beaten up by anyone!"

"You, a mere reporter, dare to stop me?!" Bartolomeo raised his defensive shield once more: "I..."

"I'm not afraid of anyone who can't break through your defenses!" Ning Yuan pulled his hand out of his pocket, holding a silver-white pistol.

Beretta 92.

Bartolomeo, who was about to launch an attack, stopped and began to taunt, "I thought you were going to unleash some amazing move? Turns out it's just a gun?"

"Let me tell you, I am the Barrier-Barrier Fruit user! My barrier is the strongest defense in the world, even Hawkeye can't break it, and you think you can hurt me with just a gun?"

"I know very well how strong your defense is!" Ning Yuan laughed. "As for how to deal with such an invincible defense, I do have some experience!"

"Oh?" Bartolomeo, who had been wielding his power with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit for years, simply didn't believe Ning Yuan could do anything: "If you can do it, then give it a try!"

"The barrier is invincible, but the way to overcome it is simple: just go around it!" Ning Yuan raised his pistol, swung it sharply, and fired instantly!

The bullet traced an arc through the air, bypassed the barrier, and struck Bartolomeo squarely in the temple!

Bartolomeo collapsed with a thud, and the defensive barrier crumbled in response!

Arrow Master's Tips: Curved Ballistics!

"Idiot!" Ning Yuan commented. If I ate this fruit, I would want to keep Susanoo running 24 hours a day to protect myself in every way.

As a result, this person, who clearly knows how to create a spherical barrier, always manages to create a cuboid barrier.

What's up, trying to save energy?

By conserving your energy, you naturally conserve your life as well.

As for why he couldn't dodge the bullets...

Not to mention that he doesn't know any Observation Haki, the Beretta 92 bullet has an initial velocity of 337 m/s, and the distance between the two is only a little over 3 meters.

Bartolomeo only had 0.001 seconds; there was no way he could react in time!

Bucky is a coward. The reason he acts so pretentious is because his confidence comes from Bartolomeo and his Conqueror's Haki.

That's right, Ning Yuan himself believed the "Conqueror's Haki Luck" joke he mentioned.

Seeing Bartolomeo fall to the ground, Bucky exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible?"

Then he calmed down.

"You can't kill me!" He tried to appear calm, but his trembling hands betrayed his emotions. He still managed to stammer, "I possess Conqueror's Haki; you can't kill me!"

"Moreover, the more adversity I encounter, the stronger I become!"

"How about this, I'll forgo your 100 million Berries and we can be friends!" Bucky pleaded. "When I become rich, I'll definitely protect you!"

If the true protagonist had Conqueror's Haki-like luck, he probably would love to experience more adversity so that he could become stronger!

But Bucky isn't that kind of person.

He would rather forgo future miracles than face adversity now.

Ning Yuan simply raised his gun and pointed it at Bucky: "I really don't want to kill you, do you know why?"

"No, I don't know!" Bucky stammered.

"I just wrote your article this morning, praising you to the skies, and now you're dead tonight. What am I going to do with my report?" Ning Yuan sighed.

"Huh?" Bucky's eyes lit up. "Then I..."

"Bang!"

"But you shouldn't have, absolutely shouldn't have, hurt my family!"

This Devil Fruit user, who couldn't even be killed by Hawkeye's attack, the future Shichibukai, and the future Yonko, died so simply from an American-style Iaijutsu.

Although only two bullets had been used, Ning Yuan still pulled out the magazine, reloaded it, and then handed the gun to Dashiqi.

"What are you doing?" Tashigi asked, bewildered.

"Didn't you make up your mind?" Ning Yuan said, "I see there are only 11 people in this dojo, and I have 15 bullets in this gun, that's enough!"

Tashigi rolled her eyes: "What are you talking about? They just colluded with pirates, they didn't commit any serious crimes, so there's no need to kill them all!"

"Is that so?" Ning Yuan scratched his head, then chuckled sheepishly, "Okay!"

He put the gun away, then left the room and leaned against the door.

After that, he won't need to appear anymore.

"Conqueror's Haki, haha!" Tashigi shook her head as she looked at Buggy, who was still sitting in his chair with his eyes wide open in death. She then looked at Gota, who was standing next to Buggy, looking shocked and bewildered.

"Master Gota!"

"what?"

"This is the last time I'll call you teacher!" Tashigi said, taking off her Yoru Shigure again, looking at it deeply, and then reluctantly placing it on the table.

"I'm returning this sword to you!"

"From this day forward, I have nothing to do with the Flow Dojo!"

After saying that, Tashigi turned and went to the door, took Ning Yuan's right hand, and said in a deep voice, "Goodbye!"

As they reached the entrance, a squad of marines rushed over. The leader saluted Tashigi and shouted, "Corporal Tashigi, we heard gunfire right here!"

"Buggy and Bartolomeo have been killed by my boyfriend. They're inside. This Flow Dojo is harboring pirates. You should deal with them too!"

"Uh, yes!" The marine saluted in shock, then hurriedly called the other marines inside to get to work.

But, boyfriend?

When did Corporal get a boyfriend?

Looking at the handsome young man with a strong build next to Tashigi, the young Marine suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He heard the sound of something shattering.

Seeing Tashigi looking somewhat lost in thought, Ning Yuan didn't say anything, but simply pulled her into his arms.

Witnessing one's teacher betray one's ideals is indeed a very difficult feeling to accept.

Nothing is as effective as a warm hug these days.

"Want to continue shopping?" Ning Yuan asked.

Tashigi shook her head, then pointed to a shop not far away: "Go here!"

"Huh?" Ning Yuan looked up and saw that it was actually an inn!

Don't ask, don't speak, everything is understood without words.

That night, Tashigi was very proactive and very crazy!

(End of this chapter)