Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 213 One-Punch Garp

"Listen up, everyone, this time you absolutely must not expose yourselves in front of Vice Admiral Garp... This should only be a low probability event. A while ago, Vice Admiral Garp went to Naval Base 153 to escort the naval base commander who made a mistake there. This time he should just be taking a stroll around here on his way."

"But if things get exposed... then we'll probably all be arrested by Vice Admiral Garp and sent to Impel Down with that Marine Captain Morgan!"

"We're all in this together now. I hope you'll stay alert and not give anything away. Don't let Vice Admiral Garp find out anything. Do you understand?!"

The group of naval officers standing next to Colonel Rat exchanged glances, then a lieutenant colonel, steeling himself, stepped forward and spoke:

"Colonel, we all understand the seriousness of the situation... so are you able to stand up?"

The colonel, his legs giving way and already slumped to the ground, glared fiercely at the lieutenant colonel, then glanced at his damp trousers before gritting his teeth and speaking:

"Help me... my leg is still a little stiff, and... could you get me some pants? These don't fit anymore!"

……

The memory from half an hour ago ends here. Looking at the dog-headed warship that has arrived at the dock, even though he had already emptied his bladder, the rat felt a little urge to urinate again.

'It's alright, it's alright! Garp isn't some kind of god, how could he possibly know about the 16th Branch?'

"I've silenced everyone in the Navy branch. They've all received some kind of benefit from me. If this comes to light, they'll all be in trouble. So there's absolutely no way they'd report me to Garp!"

'I've already told the Arlong Pirates that those fish-men won't be going out to sea for a while. As long as they stay put, they're unlikely to run into that ruthless Garp...'

As the rat slowly encouraged itself, its complexion finally improved, its legs finally stopped trembling, and its gaze fell upon the dog-headed warship that had come to a stop.

A ladder was lowered onto the deck of the warship, and then an old man wearing a dog-head hat swaggered down.

Behind this imposing old man were an ordinary-looking boy and a beautiful girl with orange hair. The girl looked at the navy with great excitement, but the excitement in her eyes was not excitement, but rather a little like... anger.

Wait, who is this girl? Not only is she not wearing a navy uniform, but the tattoo on her shoulder looks a bit like the tattoo of the Arlong Pirates?

Upon seeing this, cold sweat poured down the rat's forehead again, his heart pounded, and he felt a dark shadow slowly enveloping his head.

He slightly raised his head and saw the tall Garp with his arms crossed, looking at him with a cold expression:

"Colonel Rat, is it? Can you explain the Arlong Pirates to me?"

"Aba... Aba aba... Aba..."

The mouse stammered a couple of times, rolled its eyes, and fainted from fright.

"Looks like there's no need for explanations... Bolt, arrest them all! Interrogate them one by one first!"

Even if Garp was a complete goofball, he could tell that the rats' matter was serious. He was too lazy to bother with such a minor character and waved his hand to let his adjutant handle the matter at Base 16.

Although Bolt was only Garp's adjutant, his strength was definitely at the level of a swordsman, and he was also proficient in both types of Haki, comparable to an ordinary Marine vice admiral. He could easily suppress a mere Marine branch base with one hand.

"Let's go, you two brats. I'm really interested to see what kind of fish-men dare to act so arrogantly in the East Blue!"

With a wave of his hand, Garp led Nami and Feiyu back onto the dog-headed warship and headed directly towards the Arlong Pirates.

No matter what, the East Blue is Garp's territory. How dare a mere group of fishmen stir up trouble in the East Blue? Most importantly, Garp hasn't noticed this all these years. On the surface, Garp doesn't seem to care, but in reality, he's very unhappy with these fishmen.

The dog-headed warship set off again, and in less than half an hour, it arrived at Ah Long's base camp.

Looking at Arlong Park in the distance, even Garp, who was still angry inside, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hehe, this fishman is kind of funny. He actually knocked off Sabaody Archipelago and created this weird hybrid thing, hahaha!"

However, Garp's laughter quickly stopped. Looking at Nami standing on the edge of the deck, staring at Arlong Park with an angry and sad expression, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

After all, he already knew that this so-called Alon Paradise was built entirely from the blood and tears of the villagers of several villages, including Cocoa West Village.

Although it's just a knock-off compared to the real Chambord Park, for the villagers in the nearby villages, building this park was practically a death sentence.

Beneath this seemingly ridiculous Alon Paradise, the remains of many civilians from nearby islands are likely buried.

Meanwhile, at this moment, in Alon's Paradise, Alon saw the dog-headed warship approaching in the distance, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

"Damn rat, utterly useless!! It told me that as long as we hid here, nothing would happen. Did it sell us out?!"

"Boss Arlong, what should we do? That's Garp, the Marine hero, coming from the other side!"

Several mermen, their faces filled with panic, looked at Alon and asked:

"Or, let's just run away! Once we're out at sea, even the navy can't do much to us..."

"Damn it, we are noble fish-men, how could we run away just because we see these humans?!"

Ah Long gritted his teeth, a fierce glint in his eyes:

"Everyone, get out to sea! On land, we might not be a match for so many sailors, but once we're out at sea, it's our domain!"

"Also, summon the manatee MooMoo and try to ram through the navy's large ship! Without ships, even that navy hero won't be a match for us fish-men... right!?"

Recalling the time when Admiral Kizaru had killed him in one move, Arlong wasn't very confident. When that admiral captured him, he seemed to be a vice admiral as well!

Moreover, it is said that among the three admirals, Admiral Kizaru is the weakest (actually the least active), while the Marine hero Garp has been famous throughout the seas for decades and is said to have already reached the level of an admiral, but he is unwilling to be promoted.

Even if the other party falls into the sea, can we really fight against such a monster?

Ah Long didn't know the outcome, but in any case, he was unwilling to flee this place like a stray dog ​​without even fighting a single battle. Otherwise, his so-called bullshit theory that fishmen were powerful and noble while humans were weak and worthless would collapse completely in an instant.

Whether it was to boost the morale of the fishmen or to deceive themselves, years of propaganda had left Arlong with no reason to flee at the mere sight of them.

Otherwise, what if my younger brother asked: "Brother, aren't we fish-men supposed to be nobler and stronger than humans? How come we have to run away at the mere sight of an old lieutenant general?" How would Ah Long answer that?

The fish-men following Arlong hurriedly ran off to give orders. These fish-man officers were old crew members that Arlong had brought from the Sun Pirates, and they also knew about the Navy's top combat power, which was why they were so panicked.

However, for those ordinary fish-man underlings, they were just newcomers that Arlong brought from Fishman Town. They had been brainwashed by Arlong's propaganda for a long time and were arrogant because they were trapped in the East Blue. As a result, they had no fear of the Navy at all.

Amidst the screams of "Ora Ora!", a group of fishmen swam towards the dog-headed warship like dumplings, while at the forefront, the giant manatee Meme charged towards the warship with a fierce expression.

"Ha, what are these fishmen up to?"

Garp picked his nose, looking at the group of fishmen who appeared incredibly weak under his Observation Haki, a look of confusion on his face:

"That guy named Arlong has been to the Grand Line, right? I heard he was even a high-ranking officer in the Sun Pirates... Does he really think he can take on a Marine Vice Admiral with just these dried fish?"

Let alone a vice admiral like Garp with the strength of an admiral, even the weakest giant vice admiral could easily wipe out these fishmen, right?

Don't underestimate giants just because they're cannon fodder in top-level battles. They're more than capable of dealing with these fishmen, even on the high seas.

Regardless of how strange Garp found it, the Arlong Pirates still charged forward, with the manatee at the forefront lowering its head and crashing directly into the dog-headed warship.

"Haha, I really underestimated you..."

Garp rolled up his sleeves, and a group of marines hurriedly pushed over some cannonballs, but he simply waved them away:

"No need. Today I'll teach these fish-men a lesson and show them that if they want to be pirates—they'd better be prepared to get punched!"

As soon as Garp finished speaking, his fist, wreathed in dark, domineering energy, slammed out, transforming into a terrifying energy cannon that spread wildly, instantly evaporating the sea in front of him.

"This is going too far! They're just some murlocs, do they really need to make such a big fuss?!"

Seeing the colossal wave unleashed by Garp's punch, Uchiha Touyu couldn't help but complain, while the ordinary marines and Nami beside him were already pale with fright and began to put on exaggerated facial expressions:

"What the heck are all these?!"

"Am I dreaming?! A fist that can unleash an energy cannon... Could Vice Admiral Garp actually be some kind of super robot?"

"Enough talk! Prepare for a collision! The waves are about to crash in!"

After realizing what was happening, a group of sailors immediately began to stabilize the warship, but before they could even lower the sails, towering waves had already surged onto the bow deck.

Just then, Garp unleashed another backhand punch, blasting through the giant wave and allowing the warship to pass right through the middle, giving all the marines a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness it was a close call... Is this the strength of a vice admiral?"

Nami wiped the sweat from her forehead, and the way she looked at Garp had completely changed. Before, she only knew that the Navy Vice Admiral and the Navy Heroes were definitely very strong, but she had no idea just how strong they were.

After all, in Nami's eyes, ordinary fishmen are already very strong, and Arlong is the strongest person she has ever seen. In Nami's imagination, no matter how strong a Marine vice admiral is, he can only be one or two times stronger than Arlong at most.

Then Garp's punch showed Nami that even if there were hundreds or thousands of Arlong, the Navy's top combatants could be taken down with a single punch!

The seawater drizzled down from the sky, soaking everyone on the ship like a light rain. The waves on the sea were turbulent, and it took several minutes for them to finally calm down.

Uchiha Touyu looked down and saw a large group of fishmen floating on the sea, rising from the water like dumplings.

The largest of them was the enormous manatee, but at this moment both of its horns had been hammered flat, and its eyes rolled back like those of a stranded whale.

Looking into the distance, you can still see the so-called Arlong Paradise, which has long been blasted into a pile of ruins by Garp's fist. The fishmen hiding on the shore are probably already buried in the ruins.

However... the people in the pirate world are really incredibly resilient!

Uchiha Touyu looked down. Perhaps it was because Garp hadn't used too much force, or perhaps the seawater had slightly reduced the power of the attack, but in any case, at least half of the fishmen floating on the surface of the sea were still alive. Their vitality was almost too tenacious.

Thinking about it, it's true. There are countless people in the world of One Piece who are incredibly resilient. Not to mention Luffy's frequent sit-ups, the villains he defeats are usually just unconscious. Their vitality is also incredibly strong.

There's even a plot where a bomb that could blow up a royal palace wouldn't kill a birdman, and that birdman isn't even a powerful character, just an ordinary animal-type extra.

Not only was he not killed, he wasn't even crippled; he was just left with a small scar...

From this perspective, Garp's punch at least killed a small portion of the fishmen, which is much more powerful than his grandson's.

"Let's go... pull those fish-men out of the sea, give the survivors some first aid, and also pull this sea monster out! Perfect for an extra meal tonight! It's been long enough since we left Marine Headquarters, I've almost forgotten what these sea monsters taste like."

After delivering the punch, Garp reverted to his usual playful self, picking his nose with his little finger and looking completely carefree.

Uchiha Touyu glanced at the poor manatee. In the original story, although this manatee was beaten up by the Straw Hat crew, it was at least not in any danger of death. This time, it would probably become a sea monster steak.

(End of this chapter)