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

Chapter 279 Down the Mountain

"Ready, sing!"

"The feeling of the bitter sand blowing against my face is like my father's."

At the naval headquarters harbor, three sailing battleships, each 55 meters long, with a single gun deck, 28 cannons, a crew of 600, and a displacement of 1600 tons, were slowly sailing out of the bay, resembling sea fortresses.

This type of warship is a standard-issue warship of the Navy Headquarters, powered by three rows of sails at the bow and stern.

Ships with a displacement of over 1500 tons were the largest and most heavily armed among sailing battleships.

Therefore, this type of ship is the flagship exclusively for the admirals of the Navy Headquarters!

The ships used by lieutenant generals, major generals, and colonels were much smaller.

On the deck of the flagship, there was a deckchair. A general with an afro was leaning back in the deckchair. He yawned first, and then picked up the newspaper that had just arrived that day.

"Conqueror's Haki luck? Backer king? What on earth is this?"

If you keep reading, the general will soon understand.

"Heroic luck" refers to having extremely good luck, meaning that no matter what happens, one will never encounter danger or die.

According to the newspaper, this person was first captured by a Marine Headquarters captain, then attacked by a Shichibukai, but ultimately survived both attacks.

And this powerful backer is even more terrifying.

This Monkey D. Luffy's grandfather was a Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters and a naval hero.

My father was a leader of the revolutionary army.

Her adoptive father is Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.

My master is Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King.

My uncle is Admiral Aokiji of the Navy Headquarters.

There was also an uncle, who was the Whitebeard among the Four Emperors.

There are only three major powers on this sea, and Luffy has connections in all three of them, and at a very high level!

"Hiss!" Scratching his head, Aokiji looked at the densely packed backstage area with some worry. Should he capture these pirates or not?

He glanced back at the Navy Headquarters, imagining that the Marshal's office must be quite lively right now.

Luckily, I dodged quickly and didn't get involved at all!

"Garp! Look what you've done!" As Aokiji said, the Marshal's office was indeed quite lively.

Sengoku slammed the newspaper on his desk, then glared angrily at Garp: "You still have the appetite to eat? Did you know your grandson has gone to sea to become a pirate?"

"Haha!" Garp scratched his head. "King of Backstage, that's quite a title!!"

"Not bad my ass!" Sengoku punched Garp to the ground. "A vice admiral, the grandson of a naval hero, has become a pirate! Do you know what that means? Do you know how much this affects the prestige of the navy? And you can still laugh about it?"

"There's nothing I can do!" Garp shrugged. "I've always wanted to train him to be a Marine, but unfortunately, he has his own ideas!"

"You!" Sengoku gritted his teeth in anger. You think you can get away with this? Just because you're a naval hero, you think I can't do anything to you?

"You two should stop arguing!" Crane tapped the table beside him. "A marshal and a lieutenant general—what kind of behavior is this! The important thing now is to mitigate the impact of this incident!"

"The newspapers have already been sent out, how can we mitigate the impact now!" Sengoku said irritably. "Everyone knows now that he not only has a son who's a revolutionary, but also a grandson who's a pirate!"

Our navy is really unlucky to have run into such an old bastard!

"Some of the information here is correct, but some of it is untrue!" Tsuru noticed something amiss as she looked at the report. "How could Luffy, who had always stayed in the East Blue and never left, have become Rayleigh's apprentice?"

"Furthermore, it's understandable that he calls Whitebeard 'Uncle,' since Whitebeard's son Ace is his sworn brother, but where does the claim that Kizaru is his uncle come from?"

"This reporter must have confused the relationship between Kizaru and Garp!" Sengoku thought to himself.

"Regardless, there is indeed inaccurate information in this report, and since there is inaccuracy, we can issue a response!" He said.

She doesn't have much experience dealing with this kind of news, after all, there was only one bad apple in the Navy before, Dorag.

However, her method was indeed a good one.

Just point out two inaccuracies, and with a little guidance, the rest of the people will fill in the blanks in their own minds.

If part of this report is wrong, does that mean the rest is also wrong?

Of course, some clever people will think the opposite: if you say that part of it is wrong, does that mean that the other part is right?

However, in the world of One Piece, intelligent people are ultimately only a minority.

And since these people are intelligent, they naturally understand what they should and shouldn't say.

"Let's do it this way!" Sengoku sighed. "I'll leave this to you."

He nodded; as the Chief of Staff, this was her job.

"However, this method only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause. The current problem is, what should we do with Luffy?" Tsuru asked.

They can suppress this report now, but as long as Luffy is still adrift at sea, this matter will always be brought up.

As long as Luffy keeps causing trouble, every time he makes the news, the Marine Headquarters will lose face and its prestige will drop.

Sengoku sighed, then slammed his hand on the table: "Garp, he's your grandson, what do you suggest we do?"

"I'll go and bring him back!" Garp said helplessly.

Actually, he really wanted to respect his grandson's ideas. He thought it wouldn't be wrong to turn a blind eye to Luffy's dream.

But the premise is that this matter cannot be exposed.

What now?

This incident not only came to light, but it also made it into the world's largest newspaper, and now the whole world knows about it.

Pretending not to know is a bit unreasonable!

Thinking of this, Garp snatched the newspaper and looked at the report.

It mainly depends on the author.

"Zhiyuan?" Garp was taken aback and asked, "Was it also him who reported Jinbe's conspiracy?"

"Is it him?" Zhan Guo was too busy with important matters to remember such a trivial thing.

Crane, standing nearby, nodded: "That's right, it's him!"

"It really is!" Garp clenched his fist. "What a coincidence!"

Ace and Jinbe became friends after a fight, and Ace's friend was naturally also Garp's friend.

Jinbe himself was unaware that he had become Garp's friend.

A previous report by Zhiyuan caused Jinbe to lose his position as a Shichibukai, and now another report has revealed Luffy's relationship with him.

It's like old grudges and new hatreds have piled up all at once.

"What do you want to do, Garp!" After so many years as partners, how could Sengoku not know what Garp was thinking?

"He's a reporter!"

No matter how powerful Sengoku Garp is, he'll still have a headache dealing with the ever-present reporters.

The most frustrating thing is that they have no means of regulating the World Economic Journal.

If it were pirates, it would be easy to deal with; just beat the reporter to death with a stick, and he wouldn't be able to speak recklessly in the future.

But they are the Navy, and the Navy upholds justice!

"I know what to do!" Karp stood up, casually grabbing another box of donuts. "These donuts are delicious."

"That bastard!" Sengoku cursed again, and was about to complain to Tsuru when his Den Den Mushi rang.

Zhan Guo's tone faltered, and his momentum suddenly waned.

"The Five Elders!" Sengoku answered the phone quickly, "I've already sent Garp to handle Luffy's matter!"

"Can he do it? That's his grandson!" The Five Elders on the other end of the phone spoke coldly.

"Don't worry, Garp won't make a mistake when it comes to matters of principle like this!" Sengoku promised earnestly.

"That's for the best!" The Five Elders snorted coldly and hung up the phone!

Zhan Guo sighed, "It's tough!"

The next second, a communications officer rushed in: "Urgent intelligence! The Whitebeard Pirates appear to be experiencing internal strife!"

"Eh?" Sengoku was taken aback, his expression immediately turning from gloomy to sunny.

After hearing so much bad news, I finally heard some good news.

"Your Fate Twisting Degree has increased; you have been granted a chance to win a prize!"

"The plot twist has increased, and you have been awarded a chance to win a prize!"

"World distortion has increased; you've been given a chance to win a prize!"

Ning Yuan ignored the system's announcement. After passing the initial stage of accumulating strength, the system had become somewhat useless to him.

Unless he can open legendary, epic, or god-tier treasure chests, ordinary treasure chests are meaningless to him.

But these treasure chests are still a long way off.

For example, the easiest thing to boost is brand awareness.

Ning Yuan's first article pushed the number to 200 million, but after writing columns and promoting the "Overlord's Luck" feature, the number only grew to 220 million before stopping.

Ning Yuan guessed that this might be due to the large number of illiterate people in the One Piece world.

If the number of literate people in the entire One Piece world is only two or three million, then wouldn't he never be able to earn a billion in his entire life?

It is worth noting that the Golden Lion was not a legendary-level powerhouse, but a diamond-level one, and even though he was dead, his fate distortion level was only 60%.

Perhaps it's because he's a character from a theatrical film, so it doesn't really matter whether he's there or not?

"Found it!" Ning Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he quickly descended from the sky.

Directly in front of him was a towering red mountain peak that seemed to reach into the clouds.

Or rather, it should be described as a red wall!

A super wall stretching 80,000 kilometers, which forcefully separates the entire world into two halves.

Red Earth Continent!

The Red Line and the Grand Line, one vertical and one horizontal, cut the entire planet into four parts: the East Sea, the West Sea, the South Sea, and the North Sea.

The first half of the Grand Line is called Paradise, and the second half is called the New World.

The so-called great treasure, Vanpis, is said to be located at the end of the New World, at the edge of the world.

However, since the planet is round, if you travel backwards from Upside Down, you can directly arrive at the new world.

Perhaps by sheer chance, we might stumble upon that island.

Of course, that's difficult!

Because although Inverted Mountain is called a mountain, it is actually a cliff with a smoother surface than the cliff of Mount Hua. Ordinary people would not have a foothold to climb it.

Moreover, the Red Line is extremely hard; an ordinary person could only manage to create a spark by slashing at it with a sword. It's also unrealistic to try to climb up by digging a hole in the Red Line.

Throughout history, only one Fisher Tiger has successfully climbed the red earth.

However, this is only possible for now. If technology becomes more advanced and materials science progresses further, and with the help of electric drills and strong acids, it will be possible to drill holes in the red earth continent.

After that, steel steps can be installed so that people can climb them.

In the future, cableways could even be installed, allowing everyone to take off and land freely.

As Ning Yuan's imagination ran wild, he didn't forget to slowly descend his height while simultaneously taking out his camera and aiming it at the rear.

He first stayed in Loguetown for one night, then went out and fought a golden lion, before returning to Loguetown for another night.

He didn't leave Loguetown until the third day, but ended up catching up with the Going Merry, which had set off three days earlier.

You can't blame the Going Merry for being slow; it's just that the Ningyuan is flying!

"I'm going to become the Pirate King!"

"I will become the world's greatest swordsman!"

"I want to become the best sniper!"

"I must find All Blue!"

"I want to draw the most comprehensive nautical chart in the world!"

Before the Red Line, the Straw Hat Pirates and their group of five stood on barrels of sake and made their respective vows.

"Click!" Ning Yuan also captured this touching scene at that moment.

"Hmm?" Zoro's ears were extremely sensitive, and since Ning Yuan didn't hide himself at all, he was discovered instantly.

"You can fly? Who are you?!" Zoro immediately drew his sword.

"Ah, it's you!" Luffy turned around and, seeing Ning Yuan, excitedly exclaimed, "Are you here to become my crewmate?"

"You remember me?" Ning Yuan was a little surprised. Luffy's memory wasn't very good. Sometimes, he wouldn't recognize someone after they had just finished introducing themselves.

I only met Luffy once, how come he still remembers me even though three days have passed?

"Of course I remember!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly. "Aren't you that flying reporter? You even took my picture!"

Case solved.

Luffy's memory isn't bad; he just can't remember people or things he's not interested in.

This is what is known as selective memory.

"A reporter?" Zoro breathed a sigh of relief and put his sword down. Sanji and Usopp next to him also went from being alert to being relaxed. As long as they weren't enemies, that was good.

Nami's eyes lit up: "Reporter, are you here to interview us? If so, is there an interview fee or anything?"

"No!" Ning Yuan floated down above the Going Merry and asked, "Can I land here? Can I hitch a ride?"

"Of course!" Luffy nodded excitedly, then grabbed Ning Yuan's shoulder: "How did you fly? That's so cool!"

"Did he eat a Devil Fruit that allows him to fly?" Zoro guessed.

"That's not important!" Ning Yuan waved his hand. His flying technique had been optimized several times since then, incorporating the use of wind and muscles.

It not only greatly reduced the consumption of Armament Haki, but also increased speed and enhanced agility in the air.

However, the techniques for using flight are extremely advanced, and even the Four Emperors and the Three Admirals might not be able to learn them. The improved versions are even more complicated.

The Straw Hat Pirates are just wasting their breath listening to these things now.

He pointed to the inverted mountain behind him: "Shouldn't we cross this ocean current first?"

"Oh!" The group was taken aback. Encountering a reporter was such a novelty that they had completely forgotten they were still traversing the Upside-Down Mountain!

This is no easy task; every year, countless merchant ships and pirate ships capsize at Upside Down Mountain!

Even though Nami is a genius navigator, it was her first time traversing Reverse Mountain, and she wasn't very confident. She could only try her best to do what she was supposed to do.

The rest is up to fate!

So, Going Merry, charge!

(End of this chapter)