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

Chapter 230 The Little Garden

After sailing on the high seas for three days, the Going Merry finally spotted a new island.

"This should be Little Garden Island. It's not recorded on the logger, but it is marked on the nautical chart."

After looking through the sea chart, Nami spoke.

"Little Garden Island? I remember there were supposed to be two giants on that island!"

Uchiha Touyu recalled the plot and then asked.

"Huh?! How did you know?"

Princess Vivi was slightly surprised, but didn't seem to care much.

"The giants on Little Garden Island are said to have been fighting here for a hundred years. Generally speaking, people will avoid this island, and even if they do go ashore, they will leave as soon as possible."

Even in the first half of the Grand Line, giants are very powerful and intimidating beings. Moreover, the two giants on Little Garden Island were the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates back then, and they were considered strong among giants, much more powerful than the Marine vice admirals.

Two giants fighting sounds like a fun scene, but in reality, it's enough to terrify an ordinary person. Even if you know the two giants mean no harm, ordinary children wouldn't dare to go near them. Who knows if they'll be crushed into a pulp? Not to mention, no one knows whether the two giants are good or bad.

So, although Little Garden Island is quite famous in the area, it remains rather mysterious.

"Giants... Let's go, let's go up there and take a look!"

Uchiha Touyu's eyes lit up as he spoke. The various physiques and races in the One Piece world were also very effective in strengthening Uchiha Touyu himself, and he wanted to see the strength of these two giants.

"Giants... Heh, actually I have a disease that makes me die whenever I see a giant..."

Usopp's legs went weak like noodles, and he spoke shakily. Uchiha Touyu glanced at him speechlessly and said calmly:

"If you want to stay here, that's fine, but the dangers on this island aren't just those two giants. If you're alone on the ship, the chances of getting into trouble are probably even higher."

"No, no, no need, I can manage on my own!"

Usopp shook his head frantically, clearly not taking Uchiha Touyu's words to heart. Uchiha Touyu didn't care much either, since Usopp was always lucky and shouldn't be in any trouble.

Or rather, even if something happens, given this guy's cowardice, he'll probably only suffer serious injuries, but he'll still be able to save his life.

After leaving Usopp alone, Uchiha Touyu brought Princess Vivi, Nami, Lion Riki, and Curly Hair to the small garden.

Although this island is called Little Garden, it is not actually a small island. It is just that the island is full of large creatures, which makes the island appear very small and thus it is called Little Garden.

Or rather, to the two giants, the island was indeed no different from a small garden.

As they entered the island and looked at the towering trees around them, the group was filled with surprise. Suddenly, a terrifying roar came from the forest.

The lion, Liki, was so frightened that his legs went weak and he trembled. The others were also filled with panic.

"That sound... what kind of monster is making that noise?"

Nami asked, her voice trembling slightly. Uchiha Touyu glanced up at her.

"It must be an ancient dinosaur in the small garden! As expected of the Grand Line, even ancient creatures from the prehistoric era exist here."

"Heh... dinosaurs and stuff, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration..."

Nami chuckled twice and said something. Uchiha Tou raised an eyebrow and slowly pointed a finger.

Nami froze, turned her head, and saw a dinosaur's head emerge from the forest and take a bite.

"Aaaaaah!"

With a scream, Nami was bitten by the dinosaur and struggled desperately. Princess Vivi and the Minister with the curly hair were terrified and immediately launched an attack on the dinosaur.

However, the chains and machine guns of these two men only caused the dinosaur some pain, but did not injure it at all. Instead, the pain angered the huge dinosaur.

The dinosaur fiercely bit at its prey in its mouth, but found it slippery and impossible to bite. Nami screamed for two or three minutes while the dinosaur held her in its mouth before she came to her senses and realized that she was not in any pain at all.

"Are you an idiot? As a user of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, this dinosaur can't hurt you at all!"

Uchiha Touya said something without saying anything, and Nami, who had just come to her senses, escaped from the dinosaur's mouth with a whoosh.

"It stinks! My clothes smell awful!"

Nami tossed her somewhat tattered top aside; it was covered in dinosaur saliva and smelled incredibly foul. However, thanks to the Smooth-Smooth Fruit's power, she herself was unharmed and had no saliva on her body.

"So Nami is also a Devil Fruit user?"

Princess Vivi said with a hint of surprise, and Uchiha Touyu nodded, then added:

"This dinosaur is yours! Nami, you handle it yourself!"

These words immediately stunned Nami, and her expression faltered slightly.

"You want me to deal with such a huge dinosaur?"

"It's just a dinosaur. You can easily deal with it as long as you make good use of your Devil Fruit ability."

"Anyway, the highest level of development of a Devil Fruit definitely requires practical combat experience, and now is your best opportunity."

Nami wanted to say, "It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering from the pain," but looking at Uchiha Touyu's expression, she knew she couldn't change Uchiha Touyu's mind.

"It's just a dinosaur, right? Watch me take care of it easily!"

Nami gritted her teeth. Actually, she was quite brave; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become a pirate thief. She just naturally disliked direct combat.

Now pushed to the limit, she took out the Weather Stick that Usopp had made for her, and used the Smooth-Smooth Fruit's power to its fullest extent, rushing towards the largest dinosaur as if she were ice skating.

In fact, although the dinosaurs on these islands were large, their fighting ability was only so-so. Once Nami calmed down completely, they were not difficult to deal with.

The Smooth-Smooth Fruit grants Nami a degree of immunity to physical attacks, making her almost immune to the threat of dinosaurs. Combined with her considerable speed, ability to control airflow through her skin, and the power of the Weather Stick, Nami now possesses the ability to manipulate thunderclouds.

Sure enough, once Nami calmed down, she quickly created a small thundercloud by adjusting the friction of her skin. After a burst of thunder and lightning, the unfortunate dinosaur collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.

"Phew...it doesn't seem too difficult after all..."

Nami put away her Clima-Tact and a smile appeared on her face. What? She's still pretty good at fighting!

"Alright, stop being so smug. With your Devil Fruit ability, taking down a dinosaur is a piece of cake."

Uchiha Hiyu spoke, drew his Third Generation Kitetsu, and plunged it into the dinosaur's head, instantly turning the entire dinosaur into a dried-up corpse.

The immense magical power brought by the blood energy, though it only existed for a short time, strengthened his physical body once again.

Just before the magic power was about to dissipate, Uchiha Hiyu simply fused it with Haki and injected it into the Third Generation Kitetsu once again. This famous sword, which had already been forged by evil energy, once again shone with a dark red light.

Uchiha Touyu narrowed his eyes, a vague realization forming in his mind. If he could kill a few hundred more people to reach the thousand-man kill count, the essence of the Third Generation Kitetsu might be further enhanced, and he might even be able to refine it into a black sword.

After all, his Armament Haki is slightly different from that of ordinary people, and it has a faint trace of magical power. Combined with the trace of neurotic magical power he has when killing and sucking blood, he can still forge a black sword even when his Haki and time are far from sufficient.

With the nourishment of more magic power, blood, killing intent, and domineering aura, this Sandai Kitetsu could surpass the limits of the so-called Supreme Grade Swords and become an even more terrifying and dangerous peerless demonic weapon.

Looking at the dinosaur carcass that had been turned into jerky, Nami's lips twitched:

"I have a feeling that the knife in your hand is becoming more and more dangerous... or rather, that you yourself are becoming more and more dangerous."

"Stop talking nonsense and get ready. We're going to the volcano. There might be some unexpected enemies there."

An unexpected enemy? Nami was slightly taken aback. Having spent so much time with Uchiha Tou, she was familiar with his Observation Haki and knew that he had probably discovered something.

On the other side of the small garden, two agents of the Baroque Works had already docked on a white boat.

A composed-looking young girl stepped off the small white boat. She had long, dark red twin ponytails, calm, large eyes, and rosy cheeks. She wore a pink wide-brimmed hat decorated with green ribbons, carried several ornaments, had a small backpack on her back, and held a drawing board in her hand.

Then the entire white boat began to slowly melt, and finally a strangely dressed man jumped off the melting boat.

With a turban shaped like the number "3" on his head, wearing glasses, and a cool expression, he walked onto the beach against the backdrop of a melting boat.

"The ship sank..."

The little girl looked at the white boat and spoke calmly. The bespectacled man waved his hand.

"It's alright, they're just ships I made using Devil Fruits. I can make as many as I want, there's no need to worry about it."

"The Zhilue Tianranwan has also sunk..."

"Uh...it's okay. After we complete the mission and get the bonus, we can buy a bigger ship!"

The "Wisdom and Strategy Natural Pill" is the ship of this little girl. The two of them are agents belonging to the Baroque Works, Mr. 3 and Miss Golden Week.

Mr. 3 is a user of the Wax-Wax Fruit, while Miss Goldenweek, despite lacking both physical prowess and Devil Fruit abilities, possesses an extraordinary ability to suggest ideas through drawing. The two are already among the top ten agents in the entire Baroque Works organization.

Their mission was simple: to hunt down Princess Vivi. All the bounty hunters on Whiskey Peak had been wiped out, and the news could not be kept secret. It was quickly discovered by the Unlucky Duo.

Following the flight investigation by this duo, they also discovered the Going Merry belonging to Uchiha Tou and others, and found the murderer.

Meanwhile, according to Baroque Works' internal investigation, Princess Vivi's identity was also revealed, and naturally, Baroque Works immediately dispatched assassins.

In the original story, Baroque Works initially sent out Mr. 5, who possesses the power of the Blast-Blast Fruit, and his partner Miss Valentine. However, this time, Uchiha Touya wiped out hundreds of bounty hunters, making him far more ruthless than the Straw Hat Pirates. Therefore, Baroque Works dispatched the even stronger Mr. 3 and Goldenweek combination.

However, their luck was clearly not good. The weather on the Grand Line is unpredictable. Although the two of them each had their own unique skills, their navigation skills were just so-so. In addition, they were very unlucky this time. Their ship, the Chiro Tenshin Maru, sank due to a storm halfway through the journey.

Fortunately, Mr. 3, a user of the Wax Wax Fruit, could directly create candle ships; otherwise, the two of them would probably have drowned in the sea.

So their arrival at the small garden was also an accident; they were supposed to intercept Princess Vivi and her entourage on the sea route.

"Can the mission really be completed? We're out of ships now."

"Have some confidence, Golden Week! If I'm not mistaken, this island should be the legendary Ancient Island. I've heard there are two powerful giants here..."

"Once you can control those two giants, we should have a way to leave!"

Golden Week, with a calm expression, slowly began to speak:

"The giants you're talking about, are they those two guys?"

Mr. 3 paused for a moment, looked up, and saw a tall figure slowly walking out of the forest.

Mr. 3 swallowed hard, looking at the giant in front of him, which was more than 20 meters tall and looked like a small hill. He felt that his legs were a little short and his pants were a little wet.

"Yellow, yellow, yellow... Golden Week, your drawing skills..."

During Golden Week, he took out his paintbrush, glanced at the giant twice, and then silently put it back:

"No, it's too big, there's not enough paint..."

"How rare it is to find some little people on the island! Hello, little humans."

The one who spoke was the giant Dorry. He looked at the two people in front of him with some curiosity. Mr. 3 took a long breath and managed to calm down.

In the original work, Mr. 3 did defeat a Titan, but he first used trickery and then took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, which barely managed to take down one Titan.

If it were a real fight, any Titan could easily crush Mr. 3 into a pancake. Even his Candle Seal technique would likely be easily broken by these Titans when they are full of energy.

"Y-you...hello Mr. Giant,"

Mr. 3 swallowed hard, a smile that looked more like a grimace appearing on his face.

(End of this chapter)