Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

The world is like a mirage.

Before long, the gap between the pirate world and the ninja world reappeared. Suzuki and his clone looked at each other as if they were in a mirror. Although they were in different worlds, the two figures were already very close.

With a dizzying sensation, the clone flowed into the main body like water.

Then, the small Ten-Tails and some gold were put into the Gluttony Fruit, and the clones were released again...

……

On the vast, azure sea.

Two small metal boats, one silver-white and one pure black, sped across the sea.

After a while.

The first half of the Grand Line: Water Seven.

The port of this floating city remains noisy and bustling. In recent years, the city has become even more prosperous because the sea train invented by the world-renowned shipbuilder Tom the Fishman has officially started running.

"Come and see! A keepsake left by the water goddess, only 500 Berries!"

"Uh... what is a water goddess?"

"Haha, let me tell you slowly. This is a spectacular sight unique to our Water City. Every year at this time, huge waves appear..."

"Sir, are you here to ride the Sea Train? I can help you get a ticket for only 5,000 Berries!"

"Wow... is that a train that can run on the sea? That's amazing!"

"This city is truly beautiful, comparable to the Sabaody Archipelago. I've even heard it can float during tsunamis..."

"..."

At the dock, the cries of vendors and the exclamations of curious tourists watching the sea train filled the air.

Suzuki and Hawkeye each made slight disguises and walked slowly through the bustling crowd on the dockside street.

Although people couldn't recognize the two, few dared to disturb them when they sensed their chilling aura.

"Why did you suddenly decide to travel the sea with me?"

As Suzuki walked forward, he asked Hawkeye Mihawk beside him.

"Because I'm bored."

Hawkeye Mihawk responded succinctly.

"All right."

"By the way, did you receive an invitation from the World Government to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

Suzuki thought of this because a newspaper recently reported that Hawkeye Mihawk had become the world's greatest swordsman.

"no."

Hawkeye Mihawk followed Suzuki forward, a puzzled look on his face, and asked:

Why would you ask that?

"The World Government knows about my relationship with you, so why would they make me a Shichibukai?"

Without waiting for Suzuki's reply, Hawkeye seemed to remember something, and a slight smile appeared on his cold, icy face. He said:

"I have not received an invitation from the Seven Warlords of the Sea that you mentioned."

"However, Shanks did receive it some time ago."

"Heh, he even complained to me over the Den Den Mushi back then, saying things like he was going to be the Fifth Emperor, how could he become a lackey of the World Government and stuff like that."

"Haha, that's interesting."

Suzuki never expected things to develop this way.

Indeed, he caused too much trouble in Mary Geoise, even killing one of the Five Elders. The World Government now hates him intensely, and the CP members they've been searching for and surrounding are endless. Since they can't harm him, it's quite normal for the World Government to take their anger out on Hawkeye, the only person who ever accompanied them.

"By the way, what are you doing in Water Seven?"

Hawkeye Mihawk glanced at the crowded streets and asked, somewhat puzzled.

Suzuki took out the Den Den Mushi he used to contact Spandam and chuckled softly:

"I'll probably be staying in one place for a long time afterward, and I was getting bored, so I had my men bring me a piece of fruit to console me."

Hawkeye Mihawk raised an eyebrow:

"Oh?"

"Isn't your nickname 'The Traveler'? Why would you decide to stay in one place for so long? Are you planning to settle down?"

"Haha, of course not."

Suzuki smiled and shook his head at Hawkeye Mihawk's teasing, but just as he was about to briefly talk about his future plans...

Ahead, an old yet familiar voice made Suzuki stop in his tracks and turn his head to look.

"Ouch~ So sour... Boss, why are these oranges so sour?"

"Hey... old man, oranges are supposed to be sour, that's what makes them authentic. I had these rushed back from the East China Sea..."

"Half price, or even 40% off, that would be fine too. You'll have a hard time selling these sour oranges, won't you?"

"Huh? That won't work, even at a 60% discount I'd still lose money..."

At the fruit stand ahead, an elderly man, tall and robust with white hair and beard, wearing a faded old blue coat, was haggling with the vendor.

That's... Captain Ethan.

"This captain has aged quite a bit," Suzuki thought to himself, looking at his gray hair. He then smiled and greeted him.

"Captain Ethan, it's been a long time."

Captain Ethan, who was haggling with a fruit vendor, paused upon hearing the familiar voice, then slowly turned around.

In the crowd, Suzuki was smiling gently at him, and beside him stood a cold-blooded swordsman with an extraordinary aura.

"..."

Captain Ethan glanced at Suzuki with a complicated expression, said nothing, and then turned back to continue haggling with the small vendor.

"Oh? Are those your juniors? Buy a few pounds of oranges and give them to them!"

"Um... how about you give these oranges a 30% discount? I'll buy them if they're 30% off, okay?"

"It's not that I don't want to give you a discount, but the maximum I can offer is a 10% discount..."

"..."

Suzuki was silent for a moment, then turned around, smiled at Hawkeye Mihawk beside him, and said:

"Sorry, let's go, I might have mistaken you for someone else."

After saying that, Suzuki continued walking forward, with Hawkeye Mihawk following silently behind.

The two walked past the fruit stand without stopping for a moment.

"Hey...why did your junior leave?"

"What's the lowest discount you can offer on these oranges?!"

"No, you..."

Behind them, the exclamations of the fruit vendors and the roars of Captain Ethan gradually faded into the crowd.

……

After a while.

Hawkeye Mihawk broke the silence.

"That old man, he used to be in the navy, right?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

Suzuki glanced at Hawkeye with some surprise.

"I've killed a lot of marines."

Hawkeye Mihawk walked straight ahead, his eyes fixed straight ahead, and calmly replied.

"You bastard..."

Suzuki smiled and shook his head.

"Would you mind telling me about your story with that old navy man?"

"Can."

Soon, Suzuki told Hawkeye the story of his relationship with Captain Ethan.

After finishing his explanation, Suzuki sighed and said:

"Perhaps, even the old captain didn't know what he was feeling."

"As a former Marine, the little boy he rescued from the desert island is now an unprecedentedly heinous criminal with a bounty of 10 billion Berries."

Hawkeye Mihawk nodded:

"You haven't forgotten your original aspirations."

"Unfortunately, the difference in status also inevitably leads to conflicting stances."

As he spoke, the world's greatest swordsman looked seriously at Suzuki beside him and said:

"It's normal that Captain Ethan doesn't want anything to do with you anymore. He's just an ordinary person, but you've gone too far."

"Yes, I understand what you're saying."

Upon hearing Hawkeye Mihawk's words, Suzuki calmly replied:

"The world government is seen as an authority by ordinary people. With different beliefs and different views on good and evil, it is naturally difficult to continue communication."

"I made such a big fuss, and that 10 billion Berry bounty does seem terrifying."

"It's good that you can understand."

Hawkeye Mihawk nodded.

"...I wasn't disappointed to begin with." Suzuki was somewhat speechless, then looked at the tavern not far ahead and said with a smile, "We're here."

Not long after, inside the tavern.

"You are... a traveler?!"

Bruno, the Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit user, looked horrified.

He never imagined that after being chosen by an adult from CP0 and brought to Water 7, he would encounter such a terrifying being!

"You got it right, but there's no reward."

Suzuki raised his hand and aimed it at Bruno. A vortex appeared out of thin air beside him, instantly swallowing the Door-Door Fruit user.

"Is this the fruit you were talking about?"

Hawkeye Mihawk watched the whole thing quietly from the side.

"Hmm, his Devil Fruit ability is pretty good."

Suzuki tapped the air in front of him with his index finger, and the void in front of him seemed to become tangible, with a portal appearing out of thin air.

Looking at the invisible door in front of him, Suzuki smiled.

Because he was preparing to plant trees and was getting bored, he asked Spandam, who was about to go out, to bring Bruno, who had become a member of CP9, along. The Door-Door Fruit's ability would allow Bruno to occasionally go out for some fresh air while guarding the Divine Tree.

Furthermore, based on the power of the Gluttony Fruit and the difference in strength between the two, Suzuki could freely access the power of the Door-Door Fruit after swallowing Bruno into the alternate dimension.

……

……

after a while.

The dividing line between the Four Seas and the Grand Line: Reverse Mountain, Twin Capes.

Although they had a new way to travel, Suzuki still didn't use the Door-Door Fruit to get directly to their destination. Instead, he and Mihawk sailed a small boat together, enjoying the scenery along the way, and arrived at Twin Capes like tourists.

Upside Down Mountain is still as spectacular and awe-inspiring as ever, but the giant whale named "Abu" at Twin Capes has disappeared without a trace.

"Dr. Crocus, are you still here guarding the lighthouse?"

Suzuki led Hawkeye Mihawk onto the island, saw Crocus fishing alone, and greeted him with a smile.

"Huh? You're... Suzuki?!"

Crocus, the former doctor of the Pirate King, looked around for a while, then recognized the long-unseen figure before him and burst into laughter:

"Why are you wearing makeup? I almost didn't recognize you, you little rascal, hahaha..."

"Tsk, the Navy and those CPs are so annoying. No matter where I go, they can find me quickly. Sometimes they even disturb my meals. I made a few changes to make things quieter."

Suzuki replied helplessly.

Crocus put down his fishing rod, stood up, walked over to the two of them, patted Suzuki on the shoulder, and said proudly:

"I never thought you'd end up like this, kid. Roger and I were in the same boat back then, always being chased, hahaha..."

"..." Suzuki was somewhat speechless, then changed the subject: "By the way, how's Laboon doing now?"

Upon hearing Laboon's name, Crocus looked at Suzuki with gratitude, then said with relief:

"Didn't you tell me where Senior Brook was located back then?"

"I asked Rayleigh to go there and bring him out. Later, Brook and I guarded the lighthouse together at Twin Capes for a while, but because of his unusual appearance, he was not used to the job. After that, Brook took Laboon back to his hometown."

"Of course, maybe one day they'll set sail again, hahaha..."

"Really? That's good too."

Suzuki smiled and then continued catching up with Crocus for a while.

During their conversation, the two talked about Dr. Kureha, the legendary healer on Drum Island who likes to claim she is a beautiful young girl but is actually over a hundred years old.

Although Suzuki revisited Drum Island on this voyage, he did not disturb the eccentric healer.

Of course, they did encounter the blue-nosed reindeer, but Chopper hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet and couldn't even speak. His intelligence was also somewhat clumsy without the Human-Human Fruit's enhancement, so Suzuki simply fed him a little and left.

It's worth mentioning that because Wapol's Gluttony Fruit was stolen by Suzuki, this tyrannical king of Drum Island, who was originally supposed to be from the future, starved to death several years ago due to anorexia.

The king of Drum Island is an unknown member of the royal family in the original work. Although he is equally inactive, he is much better than Wapol.

Not long after.

Suzuki then bid farewell to Crocus and continued his voyage with Hawkeye Mihawk.

……

……

The East China Sea is one of the four major sea areas.

A light breeze, cloudy weather.

Two small metal boats, one silver-white and one pure black, drifted gently on the azure sea, swaying with the wind and waves, exuding a sense of peace and tranquility.

However, the peaceful and harmonious scene is always disturbed and broken.

"Quick, don't let them get away!"

"Take out the people on those two ships, they look really rich!"

"Move closer...move closer..."

A wooden pirate ship rushed over quickly.

The pirates on the deck had ferocious expressions and greedy eyes, looking at Suzuki and Hawkeye as if they were prey.

"I'm too lazy to move right now, you do it, Mihawk."

Suzuki, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, said lazily without even opening them.

"Why do you always look like you're enjoying your retirement these days?"

Hawkeye Mihawk glanced helplessly at Suzuki. The two had been sailing for several months and had encountered many small-time pirates along the way, but Suzuki had not made a single move.

"This is called conserving energy; I'm going to do something big later."

Suzuki responded with a light laugh.

"...Alright then."

"Although they're a bunch of small fry, they're not bad for killing time."

Hawkeye Mihawk slowly stood up and drew the black sword Night from his back.

As an astonishing sword aura, hundreds of meters long, swept across the sea, the surface of the sea suddenly split open!

"How...how is this possible?!"

"Is he...is he a monster?!"

On the deck, the lowly pirates stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the terrifying sword energy flying towards them.

next second.

In the distance, the wooden pirate ship was instantly cleaved in two and sank straight to the bottom of the sea! (End of Chapter)