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

Chapter 217 End and Banquet

The standoff between the two sides had just begun when Luffy was thrown into a panic by a single sentence from Uchiha Tou. He picked up Zoro, called Usopp, and prepared to retreat, even planning to drag Sanji along. The chefs at the Baratie immediately turned pale.

"Straw Hat Kid, what are you doing?"

"If you're so afraid of your grandpa, why don't you just go home and drink your milk? What are you doing going out to sea to be a pirate?"

"You want to be the Pirate King? The Pirate King isn't afraid of grandpa! Show me the spirit you're going to have!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy blinked and looked at the chefs:

"But... the Pirate King is indeed afraid of Grandpa..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I've never heard of Roger being afraid of his own grandfather!"

A chef started to complain, but Uchiha Touyu suddenly interrupted him:

He said that the Pirate King was afraid of his grandfather, not that the Pirate King was afraid of his grandfather.

"Huh!? What's the difference? Could it be that his grandfather is some kind of important person?"

The chefs at the floating restaurant had strange looks on their faces. The Pirate King was afraid of Straw Hat Luffy's grandfather, but who was his grandfather?

Zeff's expression changed slightly. This uninvited guest had just mentioned that the Straw Hat Luffy's grandfather was named Garp...

No way?! Garp is such a common name. There are at least 10, if not 8, of those people in the whole world...

But Garp, who frightens the Pirate King... does this straw hat brat actually have such a powerful background? He clearly just looks like a clueless kid.

Zeff had already figured out Luffy's grandfather's true identity, but he wasn't entirely sure, so he asked directly:

"Luffy... what's your full name?"

Luffy blinked:

"My full name... let me think... it should be Monkey D. Luffy!"

"So, your grandfather's name isn't Monkey D. Garp, is it?"

"Hey, manager, how do you know my grandfather's name! Do you know my grandfather?"

"Heh... Pirates who don't know your grandfather on the high seas probably haven't even been born yet... But your grandfather definitely doesn't know me. If he did, I'd be in jail by now, and there'd be no time for pirates to retire..."

Zeff, speechless, said, "This is confirmed. This kid is the grandson of Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp, the Marine hero who once captured the Pirate King Roger."

"Monkey D. Garp!? Isn't that the Marine hero? I'm doomed, I've caught a disease that says being a pirate means certain death... Luffy, you'd better go sailing alone!"

Usopp, with his long nose, felt his legs go weak, his eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted to the ground, even sticking out his tongue.

"Could this be a lie? This kid is the grandson of that naval hero?"

"Liar? Do you think this rubber-headed brat has the brains to lie?"

Zeff sighed and addressed his chefs.

Through their time together, Zeff had come to understand Luffy quite well. Although the kid was clumsy and simple-minded, it was precisely because of this that he had no concept of lying.

Since he claims to be the grandson of that naval hero, then he must be that naval hero's grandson.

If that naval hero really wants to come, then things will be a bit tricky... You know, Zeff himself is also a pirate, although he has now retired from the world, and generally speaking, ordinary naval personnel wouldn't bother him.

Is the person who came just an ordinary marine? I don't know anything about that marine hero's personality, but looking at Luffy, who is usually fearless, in such a terrified state, I'm afraid he won't be very tolerant of pirates—especially since his grandson has also become a pirate.

The Straw Hat brat doesn't have any bounty, and besides, he's Garp's grandson, so Garp definitely won't do anything to him. It wouldn't be good if he just threw himself into Impel Down to vent his anger.

While the former pirate was still pondering, Uchiha Tou had already bypassed him and the group of cooks and headed towards Clark and Gin.

As Uchiha Tou approached, Gin picked up two strange, cane-like weapons and coldly spoke:

"Trying to use me for a bounty isn't going to be that easy..."

With a whoosh, a blade of light flashed past, a flying slash wrapped in Armament Haki, which struck Gin directly in the chest. The demon who had just spoken coldly and arrogantly coughed up a mouthful of blood and immediately collapsed.

"Stop talking nonsense, stop adding unnecessary drama... Do you know how many One Piece fans you misled with your 'Goodbye Grand Line' line?"

Of course, poor Akin was completely unaware of anything. After suffering from poisoning and injuries, he was already at his limit. Uchiha Touyu's current strength far surpassed his own. Under normal circumstances, Akin might not even be able to withstand a single blow, let alone now.

According to Uchiha Touyu's idea, he could just cut off her head and take it to collect the bounty. However, considering Nami's tolerance and the consequences of taking action, Uchiha Touyu held back.

Anyway, they're just two small fry who won't help his cultivation. So what if they're a little troublesome? Uchiha Touyu was too lazy to cause any more trouble.

The chains in his hands first bound Akin, and then Uchiha Touyu, holding the chains, prepared to attack Krieg.

Just as he reached Krieg's side, the "Eastern Sea Admiral," who had been lying unconscious on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes, pulled out a rather advanced-looking firearm from his pocket, his expression contorted, and shouted:

"Trying to capture me, Admiral Krieg of the East Blue? Not so easy!!"

Bang bang bang bang bang, a series of gunshots rang out, followed by the clanging of bullets falling to the ground from Uchiha Tou's body.

"This...how is this possible? Damn it, is it another Devil Fruit user?"

Krieg stared, mouth agape, utterly shocked. Uchiha Touya let out a soft hum.

"Idiot, this isn't a Devil Fruit ability at all... it's not even Haki, it's just accelerating the blood flow in the body and strengthening the body."

To put it simply, this move works on the same principle as the Iron Body technique. However, it is a simplified version developed by Uchiha Hiyu using the Blood Nerve. It is far superior to the ordinary Iron Body technique in terms of both flexibility and power. Not only is its defense stronger, but the accelerated flow of blood also enhances its explosiveness, unlike the Iron Body technique which makes the user a mere target.

"Wh...what!? Accelerating blood flow..."

"With this level of skill, you dare to venture into the Grand Line? I really don't know where you get your confidence?"

Uchiha Touyu shook his head. To be honest, it's quite normal for pirates heading to the first half of the Grand Line not to know about Haki.

Even many pirates who have been in the first half of the series for a while have never even heard of Haki.

However, if you don't even know about the Six Styles of the Navy, then you're rather ignorant.

This only shows that Krieg and his crew have never encountered any true naval elites. In fact, because the East China Sea is too peaceful and Garp has been bombing the fishing ponds, there are indeed not many naval elites staying there.

Given the Krieg Pirates' knowledge and strength, even without encountering Hawkeye Mihawk, any slightly stronger pirate crew or Marine captain could have wiped them out.

"Alright, I've cleared things up for you, so now—could you please be quiet?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Tou raised the scabbard in his hand, and the scabbard, wrapped with Haki, gently touched Krieg's chest. A cracking sound was heard, and Krieg coughed up a mouthful of blood. His chest bones shattered into seven or eight pieces, and he immediately fell to the ground.

"Phew...it's finally quiet down."

Uchiha Touyu uttered a sigh, but everyone who witnessed his brutality was inwardly cursing:

"Is this silence? If you exert just a little more force, your opponent would be in eternal sleep!"

At this point, Zeff didn't want to deal with these messy things anymore. In the end, whether it was Akin or Creek, these people were just here to cause trouble at the sea restaurant, and even caused some losses to it.

The fact that the restaurant didn't kill them or use them for a bounty after defeating them is already incredibly merciful. Afterwards, they were captured by others, and they didn't really have much to do with the restaurant anyway.

It was only because Zeff and Sanji were concerned about the restaurant's reputation, coupled with some chivalrous spirit and pirate sentiment, that they managed to slightly hinder Uchiha Touyu.

Now that the die is cast, and with the pressure from the great Garp, he no longer has the energy to care about these two unlucky pirates.

"Alright, I've got the guy. Oh, and cook, hurry up and serve us the food!"

After tying Akin and Krieg up, Uchiha Touya threw the two onto his small boat, then turned to the cook at the sea restaurant and spoke.

"Hey, hey... you're clearly here to cause trouble at our restaurant..."

Having just broken free from Luffy, Sanji looked somewhat displeased and said a few words, but at that moment, Uchiha Touyu interrupted him.

"You're wrong. I didn't cause any trouble at your restaurant. On the contrary, I arrested the pirates who were causing trouble at your restaurant."

"These pirates have already been defeated; they should be preparing to leave!"

"But they did cause trouble at your restaurant, and I eventually arrested them!"

"You...want to fight?!"

"Heh... If you want to fight, I'm all for it, but first you have to cook the food! You can't say the chefs at the sea restaurant only know how to fight and can't even cook, can you?"

"You really dare to say that, huh... Just you wait! What do you want to eat?"

Sanji huffed and puffed twice, and just when Nami thought he was about to attack, he unexpectedly started preparing to cook for them.

"Sorry... our restaurant will be closed for a few days. You'd better find somewhere else to eat. If that's not possible, our restaurant can provide you with some supplies."

At this moment, Zeff stopped Uchiha Tou and Nami, who were about to enter the restaurant, and said with a very serious expression.

Although the guy looked serious, Uchiha Touyu immediately understood what he was thinking when he saw the sweat on his forehead.

This guy believed Uchiha Touyu's shoe and actually thought Garp was right behind him. He's planning to run away!

There's no way around it. It doesn't matter to the other ordinary chefs, but Zeff is a real wanted man. Theoretically, capturing him and taking him to the naval base would also earn a bounty.

Aside from the navy in this area who have already become familiar with Zeff, other navy personnel might not believe that Redfoot Zeff has retired from the world and only wants to be a cook.

Not to mention that the person who came was none other than the renowned naval hero Garp. It would be truly strange if Zeff wasn't feeling uneasy.

"Don't worry, I was just kidding you guys. Although I did run into that guy's grandfather, he's already back at Marine Headquarters and isn't following me at all."

Uchiha Touyu calmly revealed the truth, immediately causing everyone's eyes to widen. Luffy, who had just been clamoring to leave, also stopped in his tracks.

"So you were just kidding! Hahahaha, I knew it! How could Grandpa have gotten here so quickly?!"

Luffy laughed twice, and Uchiha Touyu glanced at him and said calmly:

"Don't worry, given Garp's personality, you'll definitely get a beating once you get to the Grand Line."

"What? I won't let Grandpa catch me so easily!"

After Luffy learned that Garp wouldn't be chasing after him, he immediately relaxed, looking completely unconcerned. While picking his nose, he said in a silly manner.

"Isn't it more important to hold a banquet now? Didn't we win the battle?!"

The word "banquet" seems to possess a magical power in the world of One Piece.

For pirates, this is a truly interesting term.

After pulling off a big heist, a feast is held. The belly is round with food, the wallet is thin, and then the journey begins again, in search of the next boss to rake in the gold.

Luffy is destined to become the Pirate King, and Zeff, though a cook, was also a pirate captain in the past, so he naturally follows this fine tradition.

Well, so Uchiha Touyu was also invited in. Even though the two sides almost came to blows just now, in the blink of an eye, these people seemed to have been hit by a "forget everything" spell, and served Uchiha Touyu a lavish feast.

Uchiha Touyu's lips twitched slightly. He was still a little unaccustomed to the way these pirates in the One Piece world turned enemies into friends and held banquets together.

However, seeing Nami already eating and drinking heartily, and Sanji circling around her with heart-shaped eyes, completely being fooled and enjoying the harmonious atmosphere, he could only sigh and start eating and drinking as well.

After eating and drinking their fill, the Straw Hat Pirates started running around and playing around again. Even Zoro, who had been seriously injured by Hawkeye, recovered some of his energy after his wounds were bandaged and he also joined in the noisy commotion.

At this moment, Nami stealthily approached Uchiha Tou and quietly asked:

"By the way, Feiyu, what do you think of these guys' pirate ship?"

(End of this chapter)