Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 96 Seedlings, the sickle is coming!

Suzuki opened his mouth and spat out a large iron box, which contained the corpse of the Zoan-type Hedgehog Fruit user.

Then, without changing his expression, he swallowed the iron box and then ate himself.

The same closed-off, coercive approach, the same half-hour wait.

Inside the Swallow Fruit's interior space, the Hedgehog Fruit was reborn on a certain fruit within that space.

"Is that all...?"

Suzuki stared intently at the Devil Fruit. His purpose this time was to hunt down Devil Fruit users and seize their fruits.

Even if the plan on the main side is only in its initial stage, it will require at least dozens of Devil Fruits to be carried out.

Having obtained the first one so easily, Suzuki couldn't help but feel a sense of joy at this unexpected and successful start.

However, there are still too few Devil Fruit users in the East Blue, and it is difficult to find Devil Fruits that no one eats in the vast ocean. Therefore, Suzuki is preparing to go to the Grand Line to hunt down Devil Fruit users.

Now, the Great Pirate Era has just begun, and after a year of settling down, it has become even more intense. Many pirates who have eaten Devil Fruits, who were originally just causing trouble on the seas, are now full of enthusiasm and yearning for the Grand Line.

and so……

"It's harvest season!"

As Suzuki remarked, he carefully stored the hedgehog fruit into an iron ball.

Thinking that these seedlings might be heading towards the first half of the paradise, he didn't waste any time and left this alternate dimension.

Once outside, Suzuki ignored the dead pirates and simply picked up the golden cannon.

He has been put on a bounty by the Navy. Although he can still collect the bounty using his transformation technique, the small amount of money is not worth the trip.

Soon, Suzuki returned to his small boat, and with a sound of air slamming into the sea, the silver-white metal boat once again sped off like an arrow...

……

Red Earth Continent, Upside-Down Mountain.

When Suzuki traveled from the Grand Line to the West Blue, he took the Mary Geoise Passage. Later, when he went from the Grand Line to Loguetown, he crossed the Calm Belt directly.

So this was his first time here.

Normally, water in the mountains flows downstream, forming streams or waterfalls.

However, at this moment, the seawater in front of them seemed to be miraculously flowing upstream from the bottom of the mountain to the top!

The relentless, countercurrent water even violently crashes against the rocks on both sides of the waterway, splashing water everywhere and making a rushing sound, like a warrior fighting against the sky, venting his passion.

Looking at the spectacular scenery of Upside Down Mountain, even Suzuki, who had been to Sky Island, couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

The wonders of nature are truly beyond words.

Suzuki slowed down, carefully adjusted the boat's direction, and slowly sailed towards this incredible mountain.

The moment they arrived at the upstream waterway, Suzuki's small silver-white metal boat was propelled by the strong current and sped rapidly toward the mountaintop.

Before long, Suzuki reached the top of the mountain.

There are five waterways at the top of the mountain. The water from four of these waterways flows towards the top of the mountain. These four waterways connect to four different sea areas: the East Sea, the West Sea, the South Sea, and the North Sea. The last one flows downwards into the Grand Line.

Suzuki slightly adjusted the boat's direction and slid it down into the waterway of the Grand Line.

Soon, he passed through Upside Down Mountain and arrived at Twin Capes.

At that moment, Suzuki heard the cry of a whale. Turning his head, he saw the huge whale Laboon calling softly.

Crocus, whom it had met on the sky island, was now carefully examining its body on the shore.

Suzuki smiled slightly, but didn't greet him directly, so as not to disturb the Pirate King's ship doctor's careful treatment.

He stowed the small boat, stepped directly onto the water, and then walked towards Crocus.

After approaching, he politely waited to the side for a while, and only after seeing that Crocus had finished the examination did he greet him with a smile:

"Dr. Crocus, it's nice to see you again!"

Hearing someone greet him, Crocus immediately turned around and a delighted smile appeared on his face when he saw Suzuki:

"Hahaha, I thought it was someone else, but it's you, kid!"

"Long time no see, Suzuki!"

Crocus walked over with a smile and patted Suzuki on the shoulder.

After shooing the whale Laboon away, Crocus sighed and said:

"You went to Loguetown when Roger died, didn't you?"

"It seems like Shanks and Buggy were there too. I even saw them on the Den Den Mushi."

"That's good, it's nice to have a group of acquaintances see us off."

Suzuki smiled, then said gently:

"Of course."

"Speaking of Shanks and Buggy, when I left, I left with Shanks, along with a swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk."

"After Shanks and I trained in swordsmanship together in the East Blue for a while, he said he was going to find his crew and then left. As for Buggy, he parted ways with Shanks in Loguetown and is probably searching for treasure in the East Blue now."

Crocus casually sat down on the ground, laughing loudly as he said:

"Really? Those two clowns separated? Hahaha~"

"But that's normal, they've all grown up."

As he spoke, Crocus looked at Suzuki with a hint of amazement:

"Suzuki kid, you have no idea how surprised I was when I first saw your bounty poster. Tsk, over 80 million!"

Suzuki smiled modestly and sat down as well.

"It's alright. By the way, what happened to that whale?"

"You mean Labu? Sigh~"

Upon hearing Suzuki's question, Crocus looked somewhat troubled and slowly began to recount the story of Laboon the whale and the Rumbar Pirates...

"Since then, Laboon has been waiting for his former comrades to return, and even wanted to smash the Red Line with his head to find them. Sigh~ I have been healing Laboon's injuries all this time, and more than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Suzuki listened and nodded.

After listening, Suzuki smiled gently and told him where Brook was:

"I think I know where Brook is."

"He was trapped in the Devil's Triangle. Because he ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Fruit of the Underworld), he is now a living skeleton."

Upon hearing Brook's news, Crocus immediately showed a look of surprise. You see, one of the main purposes of him joining Roger's crew was to help Laboon find the members of the Rumbar Pirates.

Crocus had assumed that all the Rumbar Pirates were dead after so many years, but to his surprise, some members were still alive. He seemed relieved and looked at Suzuki with gratitude.

"Suzuki, you really did me a huge favor this time! Laboon has been waiting for them for so long, and now they've finally arrived!"

Suzuki waved his hand slightly, indicating that there was no need to be polite.

After all, it was Crocus who gave him the assist, allowing him to successfully learn the domineering style, and Suzuki has never forgotten that.

He already knew about Brook's situation, and even when he took the initiative to greet Crocus and deliberately asked about the whale Laboon, it was all to leak the information to Crocus—just a small favor he did on the side.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Suzuki prepared to leave, stood up, and said goodbye to Crocus.

"Dr. Crocus, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. I'll come see you again when I have the chance."

Crocus also stood up, dusted himself off, and laughed loudly, saying:

"Hahaha, okay, thank you for this. I'll go find Rayleigh later and bring Mr. Brook back from the Devil's Triangle."

"Okay, have a safe trip."

Suzuki smiled gently, left a blessing, waved to Crocus, and then left Twin Capes, embarking on a voyage to harvest ability users.

(End of this chapter)