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

Chapter 305 Sending You a Fleet

"I think I understand what you're asking!" After a heart-to-heart talk, Tsuru finally understood what Hina was struggling with: "You like Ningyuan, want to marry him, but are afraid that you'll be forced to resign after marrying him?"

"That's it!" Hina nodded.

"That is indeed a problem!" He nodded and said, "However, whether you resign or not is not up to you, but to Ning Yuan. If he supports you, you can choose not to resign!"

"But..." Hina fell into deep thought. Would Ning Yuan support her?

She doesn't know either.

and many more!

Hina then thought of another question and hurriedly asked, "Ning Yuan also said that he is the king of a member state of the World Government. The World Government will not allow a Marine to marry the king of a member state!"

Crane was taken aback, and a look of admiration immediately appeared on her face.

This child is indeed very intelligent!

She hadn't even thought of that, but the child had!

"If that's the case, you'll have no choice but to retire!" Tsuru sighed. "The World Government certainly won't allow a serving Marine to marry the king of a World Government member state!"

Hina fell silent.

Seeing Hina's conflicted expression, Tsuru was also somewhat curious.

She had witnessed Ning Yuan's wisdom and courage, but that shouldn't be enough to make Hina so unable to let go.

So how good-looking does this child have to be?

Is he even more handsome than Cavendish?

He sighed. Being the Chief of Staff of the Navy is really not easy. Not only do you have to worry about all kinds of things in the Navy, big and small, but you also have to worry about the love problems of your subordinates.

She took a newspaper out of the drawer and handed it to Hina.

"Oh, by the way, take a look at this!"

Hina casually picked up the newspaper and saw the headline on the front page: a huge photograph composed of two photos.

The two photos show a couple embracing affectionately in one photo, and a person dressed in royal robes and wearing a crown from behind.

Hina stared blankly.

Although only the back of the man's head was visible in the photo, she still recognized the caption!

From Journalist to King: The Rise of Ningyuan, a Commoner

Is the person in the picture Ning Yuan?

Hina's heart skipped a beat.

Although she knew this day would come, she didn't expect it to come so soon!

If you calculate the timeline, she had barely left Alabasta when Ning Yuan married the princess?

"The King of Alabasta isn't in good health, so he must have had no choice but to hold the wedding in such a hurry!" Hina asked with a bitter expression.

He was a little speechless. She said softly, "I'm not advising you to give up. After all, he's the king now, and it's normal for him to have multiple wives. But are you really willing to share a man with other women?"

"Besides, you're no ordinary person. You're the flower of our Navy, with suitors stretching from Marine Headquarters to Alabasta. Why are you so fixated on him?"

"I remember Smoker from Loguetown. He's strong and very righteous. Besides, isn't he your classmate? And he's still single. How about I ask him for you?"

Hina's face immediately darkened: "That Smoker, I can smell his cigarette smoke even from 800 meters away! I'm not marrying him!"

Crane was speechless: "Don't you smoke yourself?"

"I only smoke one cigarette occasionally, and it's a women's cigarette, it doesn't really have much flavor!" Hina said irritably. "But he's smoking cigars, and he smokes three at a time!"

Crane fell silent, mainly because Smoker's level was too low; she really didn't know anything about this.

"Then, Brannu?" Tsuru said to himself, then shook his head: "No, his rank isn't even as high as yours!"

Hina shook her head: "Not only is his rank lower than mine, but he's also not as strong!"

"Don't you like weaklings?" Crane asked in surprise.

Hina's face darkened: "He's ugly too!"

Just then, Major Brannus from headquarters walked in. Seeing Hina there, his eyes lit up, and he stood ramrod straight: "Vice Admiral Tsuru, I've come to deliver a report about the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"Put it there!" Crane glanced at Brannu, then lowered her head again.

This child is indeed not good-looking.

Brannu, unaware that he had been eliminated, still wanted to greet Hina: "Um, Colonel Hina, you're here too!"

"Hmm!" Hina hummed in a nasal tone.

Brannu could tell that Hinai didn't want to talk to him, so he could only touch his nose and leave the office.

"I think you just like guys who are weak but brave, you just like them because they're good-looking!" Tsuru took the newspaper from Hina and looked at Ning Yuan's photo: "I don't know what's wrong with this reporter. He can take clear pictures of pirates, but how come he can't even get a clear picture of a king's face?"

"He probably doesn't want to show his face!" Hina said. "After all, he's a reporter for the World Economic Herald. If he didn't want to show his face, they probably wouldn't publish it!"

"So, he actually has a lot of influence in the World Journal?" Crane asked, somewhat surprised.

Morgans doesn't even give face to the World Government, but I never expected him to listen to Ning Yuan.

Of course, this is also related to my identity as a reporter for Ningyuan World Economic News. After all, they are one of our own, so it's normal to give them face.

She didn't notice that Hina's previously stiff face had broken into a smile.

Ning Yuan is so handsome. If he were to show his face, he would definitely be more popular than Cavendish. Maybe this newspaper would be snatched up by enthusiastic girls just like Cavendish's wanted poster.

With the exposure, Ning Yuan will naturally no longer lack women.

Especially since he was a king, no one could limit how many wives he could marry.

But he didn't choose to show his face. Why was that?

It's very simple, he's not the kind of person who's promiscuous and lustful, falling in love with every woman he meets!

For a king to possess such qualities is truly commendable: he is devoted to his lover!

Naturally, Hina was even more unwilling to give up.

After all, she knew Ning Yuan, specifically after Ning Yuan killed Crocodile.

Hina knew perfectly well that Ningyuan would get married, but she still fell in love with him, didn't she?

How could she give up just because Ningyuan is getting married!

"Sigh!" Looking at Hina's dazed eyes, Tsuru finally realized that this girl was beyond saving.

She really didn't want one of her excellent naval officers to be ruined by a man!

But it's unlikely that changing things through Hina is the best approach. If I say anything more, she might even hate me.

After much thought, He decided that he could start by approaching Ningyuan.

If Ning Yuan truly loves Hina, then he should choose to give up, because his existence will affect Hina's ideal of upholding justice.

If Ning Yuan would rather Hina retire than not be with her, then it proves that Ning Yuan's feelings for Hina are only possessive, not true love!

No matter what, the advantage is mine!

That's it!

Tsuru immediately picked up the Den Den Mushi, and then a question came to mind.

How do I contact Ningyuan?

"Do you have a way to contact Ning Yuan?" He asked.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hina quickly pulled out a small piece of paper, then asked, "By the way, what do you need his contact information for? You can't take advantage of your position as the Chief of Naval Staff to bully him!"

"I won't!" He was speechless. They weren't even together yet, and the other party was already siding with the outsider.

She suddenly remembered the reason for the high-ranking female naval officer.

This love-struck mindset is too deadly.

Luckily, you like the king of a member state of the World Government. If you had fallen for a pirate, you would have sold all the Navy's secrets.

"You're facing a dilemma and don't know what to do!" He said irritably, "Since you say Ning Yuan is so wise, why don't we hear his opinion?"

"You can't just dump all the problems on us!"

"Huh?" Hina was taken aback; this was indeed a good idea.

However, she deliberately avoided it just now because she was afraid that Ning Yuan would choose Weiwei and give up on her.

Moreover, she really didn't want to leave the problem to Ning Yuan.

However, since He had already started making phone calls, she had no choice but to watch from the sidelines.

And she was indeed really looking forward to it, just in case Ning Yuan really had a solution?

"Hello?" As the call connected, the Den Den Mushi immediately transformed into a boy with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, deep features, and a handsome face, like a celestial being descended to earth.

"Huh?" Tsuru was a little surprised. This was a human face simulated by a Den Den Mushi. It looked so handsome. What if it was a real person?

Now I understand why Hina was so infatuated. If I were forty years younger, I'd be just as infatuated!

"You are Ning Yuan, the new king of Alabasta?" After all, he was a crane, and he calmed down in an instant.

"It's me!" Ning Yuan nodded. "You are, Vice Admiral He, the Chief of Staff of the Navy?"

Crane paused for a moment: "You kid, you recognize me?"

"Of course I recognize him. How can a reporter like me carry out his work if he doesn't know people?" Ning Yuan smiled and said, "I'm just a little surprised. The General Staff is so busy, how did he find time to contact me? Oh, did Rina submit the investigation report?"

Tsuru looked up at Hina, whose face flushed red. Hina quickly took out a report and handed it to Tsuru.

We were so focused on talking about love that we almost forgot about the important stuff.

"The report has indeed been submitted, but I didn't come to see you about that!" Tsuru, however, was no longer as gentle as before when facing Ning Yuan; instead, her tone was businesslike: "Do you know that our Hina has fallen for you ever since she met you?"

Hina's eyes widened immediately, and she quickly waved her hand.

Tsuru glared at Hina sideways. "I'm so busy, do you expect me to probe before getting to the point? I'll just ask directly!"

"Uh!" Ning Yuan was taken aback, not expecting He to have this kind of style.

He nodded: "I know!"

"Good that you know!" Tsuru nodded, then asked, "Then let me ask you, do you like our Hina?"

"Colonel Hinata is dashing, beautiful, brave and decisive. Of course I like her!" Ning Yuan nodded emphatically.

He was somewhat surprised. As expected of someone who wields a pen, he was quite adept at praising people, even more so than I was in literature.

"I'm glad you like her!" Tsuru nodded, then asked, "However, you're a smart person, you should know that there's no way things could be between you and Hina, right?"

"After all, she's a Marine under the World Government, and you're the king of a member state of the World Government. If you want to get married, Hinako will have to retire!"

"But fighting pirates and upholding justice is Hina's dream. Are you willing to let Hina give up her dream just to marry you?"

"Of course not!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "I'm not that selfish!"

"Oh?" Tsuru's lips curled into a smile as she glanced at Hina, whose eyes were filled with trepidation, then asked expectantly, "So, what are you planning to do? Let go of this relationship?"

"Is Hina by your side?" Ning Yuan asked in return.

Crane was taken aback, then nodded.

That's not hard to guess, not to mention that Tsuru would glance at Hina every now and then.

"I'll just tell Hina directly! The solution to this problem is actually quite simple!" Ning Yuan laughed. "I didn't tell you two days ago because I only had a chance of becoming king; there were still many variables involved!"

"Now that I am the King of Alabasta, I can make many decisions on my own, so the answer I couldn't give you two days ago, I can tell you now!"

Hina's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed the Den Den Mushi and turned it around: "What's the plan?"

"I'll assemble a navy for you!" Ning Yuan said earnestly, "and then, I'll hand it over to you to command!"

"Huh?" Hina's eyes widened immediately. "Wait, what did you say?"

"I'm saying, I'll build a navy! And you'll be the admiral!" Ning Yuan said earnestly, "I've seen your fleet before, three ships and 1200 men, right? I'm going to give you 30 warships, 500 men per ship, for a total of 15,000 men!"

Hina was dumbfounded, and Tsuru next to her was also completely bewildered.

Is this how a king woos a woman? Just because she's in the navy, he gives her a fleet?

"Since the navy of the direct government can't marry the King of Alabasta, then becoming the Alabasta navy is no problem, right?" Ning Yuan laughed. "Our Alabasta navy can uphold justice just as well!"

Hina's eyes flickered slightly; she was moved, truly moved!

To be able to be with the one you love and continue to uphold justice.

The only problem is that I have to leave the Navy.

But this isn't really a problem, because her previous Black Cage unit was already sailing independently all year round, and most of her friends from the navy were on her own ship. At worst, she could take them all with her when she retired.

Those who can't be taken away, like Vice Admiral Tsuru, don't have many opportunities to meet on a regular basis. They can still contact each other via Den Den Mushi in the future!

"And what's more!" Ning Yuan continued, "I saw your ship before; it's so small, with only a few cannons. You have to engage in close combat after just a few volleys of shells. That's too dangerous!"

"I've designed a sailing warship, which I've named the Hinai Warship. This warship can be equipped with 120 cannons; a single salvo can sink an enemy ship without needing close combat, maximizing your safety!"

Hina immediately covered her lips. "For my safety, you even designed a new warship?"

Crane, listening from the side, was also stunned.

Is it a bit too much to mount 120 cannons on a ship?

Five ships like these would rival the Buster Call!

Not to mention Ningyuan also said he would equip Hinai with thirty ships!

Five ships are equivalent to the Buster Call, which is the authority of a general.

30 ships, isn't that equivalent to six admirals?

Hina was just a captain in the Navy, but when he arrived in Alabasta, he suddenly had the firepower of six admirals. Doesn't that mean his power is almost on par with that of a Fleet Admiral?

Moreover, the crane also thought of a benefit.

If the admiral of the navy were a woman, would the navy still dare to bully female naval personnel like this?

The situation of female soldiers in the Alabasta Navy is definitely much better than that of the World Government Navy!

To be honest, if Tsuru hadn't spent her entire life in the World Government Navy, she might have actually fallen for him!

"How about it, Hina? Is this idea any good?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile.

"Don't joke around!" Hina said, her face beaming with smiles, but still annoyed. "A navy isn't something you can just build up so easily. Thirty warships, you probably can't even muster the men! Besides, all I know is how to lead troops into battle. I'm not cut out for being a fleet admiral!"

"It's alright, I've thought it all out for you!" Ning Yuan said, "Isn't your teacher Admiral Zephyr? I heard he's retired, we can totally invite him to come and guide the Navy! We can just ask him if there's anything we don't understand!"

"Ah, this!" Hina's eyes lit up; it actually seemed like a pretty good idea!

The teacher lost his family members a few years ago, and later lost an arm and many students in an accident.

He now drowns his sorrows in alcohol every day and lives a very painful life.

Hina saw it all, but there was nothing she could do. She was a user of the Cage-Cage Fruit, not the Healing Fruit, so she couldn't help at all.

As for avenging the teacher...

There were only two of them, Edward II, and they were always elusive, impossible to find.

Besides, even if she found it, she might not be able to beat it.

Hina could neither help nor avenge Zephyr. She saw Zephyr's plight and was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

If we could find something for the teacher to do, like rebuilding a navy from scratch, maybe the teacher could really get back on track?

"Lieutenant General?" Hina was very tempted, but she couldn't make that decision herself. Even a retired general was still a general.

"This is indeed a good path!" Crane thought for a moment, then nodded.

Zefa had been a friend for decades, and Tsuru felt a pang of sadness seeing him in this state.

If you're unhappy in the navy, it's good to go out and change your mood.

As for whether the Alabasta Navy will affect the World Government Navy?

The cranes don't care at all, and neither does the world government.

The world government has never prohibited member states from maintaining their own armies.

Look at Germa 66, they dominated the North Blue for years and nobody cared about them, until Germa 66 started attacking the member states of the World Government and even cut off the heads of four kings, only then did the World Government send its navy to confront Germa 66.

Despite this, Germa 66 was not destroyed. After surrendering, it was spared by the World Government and is still active on the seas.

Later, Zephyr even formed the NEO Marines to fight against pirates. Did the World Government intervene?

The World Government only intervened when Zephyr began searching for the dynamite rock in an attempt to destroy the New World.

Many small countries, such as the Goa Kingdom, do not have armies, not because the World Government forbids it, but because they themselves do not want to.

Maintaining an army is very expensive; military pay, weapons, uniforms, training costs—each item represents an enormous expenditure.

This amount of money isn't even enough for the nobility to enjoy themselves, how could it possibly be given to those soldiers?

Let alone those kingdoms protected by the World Government and not worried about being destroyed, even the Ming Dynasty, which was surrounded by enemies on all sides and had peasant uprisings everywhere, still didn't treat its soldiers well.

Many time travelers seem to suffer from paranoia, constantly thinking that the world government sees them as a thorn in its side and wants to kill them.

In reality, the threshold for world governments is still quite high.

As long as you don't touch the history books or start a rebellion, he won't bother with you.

Even if your name has the letter D in it, as long as you don't reach the level of the Four Emperors, the World Government won't bother with you.

The reason for this is that the World Government has been dominating the world for eight hundred years. Through eight hundred years of trials and tribulations, it has experienced too many things, to the point that the top echelons of the World Government have become accustomed to it and do not think that anything can bring the World Government down.

Hearing Hina and Tsuru's voices, Ning Yuan asked excitedly, "So, Lieutenant General Tsuru, and Hina, you've agreed?"

"I agree!" Hina said immediately. "I'll process my retirement procedures right away!"

Ning Yuan reminded them, "Bring more people from your ship! We Alabasta don't have a single marine; we even had to buy a ship on the spot!"

"Mmm!" Hina nodded emphatically. "Then I'll go find my crew later, but their treatment can't be worse than the Navy's!"

"Come here, and your rank will be promoted one level on the spot. Your benefits will also follow the Navy's standards. I'll give you whatever the Navy offers. I absolutely won't let you suffer any injustice!" Ning Yuan immediately made his promise.

Hina nodded in satisfaction: "Then I'll go and recruit them later!"

Crane's face darkened, but she still said, "I can help persuade Zephyr, but Ningyuan, I must advise you, the Navy isn't something you can build on a whim. It requires long-term, continuous investment. You can't get excited and invest in one go, only to find out later that the expenses were too high and then cut the Navy's money!"

"Don't worry!" Ning Yuan patted his chest. "If I don't pay you, Hina will just bring her fleet and defect to your navy, okay?"

"We don't want your ship!" Although she said that, Tsuru was actually a little tempted, after all, she had never seen a ship that could carry 120 cannons!

"Oh, right!" Tsuru added, "I have to remind you, you can't say things like you're giving Hina a fleet just for her sake during the publicity campaign. Not only will it sound bad, but your people won't support you either! You've only just taken the throne, so stability is paramount!"

"No!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "In the time it would take us to chat, I would have already sent out my manuscript!"

He was speechless. This young man's hand speed was really fast!

But whatever, it's your country anyway, you can do whatever you want with it.

If the people can't tolerate your antics, I'll just send a ship to pick you up.

He didn't know if this child was suitable to be king, but he was very suitable to be an advisor. Maybe he could even take over her position in the future!

(End of this chapter)