Naruto: I am Ninja World Ghost Story, who are you?

The Millennium Dragon is a long-haired dragon with thick, green fur.

Legend has it that the bones of a thousand-year-old dragon are the ingredients for making the elixir of immortality.

"It's ridiculous. If such a thing really existed, how could the Celestial Dragons of the World Government sit still?" Roger muttered, leaning against the wooden wall inside the cabin.

"Fairy tales that are close to reality attract the attention of bad people. How true that is." Hancock raised the glass full of juice in her hand, swirled it, and the red liquid reflected her beautiful face before she drank it all in one gulp.

“Anyway, this matter is quite interesting,” Kurenai Yuhi said. “We’re not in a rush. After all, when it comes to finding someone, we still need to go and see if there’s any possibility.”

"The Skypiea have confirmed there are no extraordinary beings there, so let's continue onward and head to the Grand Line..."

thump—

The glass fell to the table, and a terrifying aura emanated from Hancock.

Snake Island.

Roger's gaze sharpened; he thought to himself, "This is a very familiar place name."

Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, remained silent for a moment before asking, "Where is your captain currently located?"

“We’re not sure if it’s him, but according to what Mr. Mihawk said, we also can’t figure out if the person named Bai Bufan is him.” Rope Tree’s expression was somewhat heavy. “Or rather, he’s an enemy.”

“Mm.” Mitarashi Anko nodded.

At the dining table, Luffy was eating, Apis was eating and listening, and Usopp finished his meal and took out a toothpick, grinning.

"So, where is our next address?" Zoro asked.

Nami took out a nautical chart from the side and pointed to an island, "It's Gunkanjima (Battleship Island)."

Early the next morning.

Six large naval warships, lined up neatly, appeared in the waters leading to Gunkanjima Island.

On deck, a lieutenant wearing a white naval cap, upon hearing his subordinate's report, asked incredulously, "Are you sure?"

The naval soldier saluted and said, "I have full confidence in you, Major!"

The naval lieutenant commander was a middle-aged man who adjusted his hat.

He was a naval lieutenant commander in the 8th Division, just an ordinary naval member.

Now that they've encountered a pirate ship carrying the Pirate King, he, as a major, absolutely cannot send his men to their deaths.

"Our mission is to find that girl, not to capture the pirates..."

Before the major could finish speaking, crisp footsteps rang out, followed by a man with a strange hairstyle, wearing black leather shoes, who spoke eloquently.

"Major, is it really a bad idea to just let those pirates go like that? You must know you're the Eighth Branch of the Navy; ignoring pirates would be beneath the dignity of the Navy."

The newcomer was none other than Eric, a naval mercenary and a user of the Scythe-Scythe Fruit.

The major's face darkened. "So you mean we, the Navy, should deal with the Pirate King Roger?!"

"No. Our mission is to find the girl, but we can't just let her go without confirming her identity." Eric sneered. One Piece and all that is in the past. The resurrection of a remnant of an old era has made this group of people neurotic. What a bunch of cowards.

"That's Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King!" The Marine soldier trembled. "If we upset him, our entire fleet might be wiped out."

The naval lieutenant commander standing next to the soldier remained silent; with his experience, he was more than capable of acknowledging the soldier's analysis.

“In that case, let’s contact the Admiral to confirm,” Eric said with a smile.

The naval lieutenant commander dared not speak. Admiral Nelson Roy was the leader of the entire Eighth Branch, holding a rank no lower than a vice admiral, but as for his strength...

Inside a magnificent naval vessel, the entire second-floor cabin was covered by curtains, and at the far end of the cabin was a tall chair.

On the chair, a super-fat man, whose size was comparable to that of a mixed-race giant and whose entire body was covered in fat, was eating delicious meat.

A naval soldier hurried in, facing the sunlight outside, holding a report in his hand.

"Admiral Nelson! The naval fleet searching for clues about the Thousand-Year Dragon has discovered clues on two pirate ships and is now asking whether to launch an attack."

"Huh?!" Nelson Roy threw down the bone in his hand and roared, "Why don't we just attack!"

Two rows of naval soldiers stood ramrod straight. In front of the big fat man stood a naval soldier holding a table and food. Even the naval soldier reporting was trembling.

A moment later, the naval soldier who was reporting looked at the document and said:

"Because these two pirate ships belong to the Justice Pirates and their affiliated Straw Hat Pirates, which caused quite a stir not long ago, and there's even the legendary Pirate King on board..."

bang-

The naval soldier holding the dining table was casually pushed to the ground by Nelson Roy.

The fat man was enraged, and his aura was astonishing.

"I don't care about any righteous pirate crew or any Pirate King! Pass down the order: no matter who the other side is! Anyone who dares to take the Thousand-Year Dragon from me, I will fight them to the death!"

"Yes, sir!" The naval soldier who reported saluted, grabbed the documents, and rushed out of the camp.

Not long after, the naval lieutenant commander above the fleet received a response from a naval soldier. He listened to the soldier's words on the other end of the Den Den Mushi in disbelief, and after confirming it several times, he closed the Den Den Mushi in despair.

“I told you, Major,” Eric said with a smile. “Give the order now.”

The naval lieutenant commander lowered his head. His foolish superior had issued the order, and he, a mere lieutenant commander, could only obey: "Raise the guns and attack!"

Just as Usopp and the others on the Going Merry were still pondering what to do, six black cannonballs came straight down from mid-air.

"The Navy's attack is coming!" Usopp shouted immediately from his high perch on the Going Merry.

boom! boom! boom!

Six loud splashes followed, sending huge sprays of water flying up from the sides of the two pirate ships.

Roger, who was dozing off, grinned and leaned against the ship's railing, looking at the row of naval warships. "Hahaha—it's been so long since I've felt this kind of enthusiasm."

"You can still laugh?!" Usopp exclaimed in shock. "This is the Navy!"

"Hahaha—" Roger continued to laugh loudly, completely ignoring the appearance of the navy.

Zoro gripped his sword and asked Luffy, "What should we do? Should we attack?"

Luffy said, "Then let's do it."

"Wait a minute! Can't you wait a bit longer for the ship next door..." Usopp was only halfway through his sentence when the cannons on the ship next door were set up.

The next second, a red cannonball flew out with a whoosh, bearing Bucky the Clown's skull and crossbones symbol.

"Then let you try out the Batch Cannonball!"

Usopp: ......

Hey bro, could you at least say something before you attack?!

boom! ! !

The Bach shell hit the side of a warship. The enormous explosive force, even if it was just an edge explosion, caused the warship to begin to break apart. The naval crew members on the deck screamed and shouted for help.

Inside the cannon chamber, Rope Tree rested his hand on his head and surveyed the situation with the navy ahead. "Wow, those shells are incredibly powerful. Even deliberately missing, they still had such a huge impact!"

"Screw it!" The naval lieutenant commander, who was about to warn the pirate ship to hand over the girl, froze, but Eric didn't care about that.

Eric snatched the megaphone from the naval lieutenant commander and shouted forward:

"A pirate ship ahead!"

"I advise you to hand over that girl. We are Admiral Nelson's fleet. Don't think that you're something special just because you hit one of our warships with a special shell. We have plenty of warships like that!"

The naval lieutenant commander was furious when he saw Eric spouting nonsense. "What nonsense are you talking about?! What if you anger them..."

“It’s obvious we’ve angered them.” Eric pointed behind the naval lieutenant commander.

Then, another red Batch shell was fired from the cannons of the Circus Pond.

The naval lieutenant commander looked utterly hopeless.

But Eric quickly walked to the bow of the warship and calmly said, "Major, don't forget, I'm a mercenary, so my strength is definitely not something that small-time pirates can handle."

"Whoosh~" Eric's right hand transformed into a sword finger, spinning in front of his mouth, and the next second he swung his arm forward, "Scythe - Wind Blade!"

The wind blade collided with the Batch Cannonball, which had traveled halfway through its flight path, creating a deafening roar and sending waves of heat billowing in all directions.

"Huh? Another ability user?!" Nawaki was discouraged when he saw that he had missed this time.

Even if we send out more Batch shells, it will only be a waste.

On the upper deck, Hancock, Kurenai, and Anko Mitarashi leaned against the railing, gazing at the naval fleet over there.

"What a nuisance. We've run into the Navy before we even reached Battleship Island," Hancock sighed softly.

"Should we go around it?" Mitarashi Anko asked.

"No need, just go straight over and sink it," said Kurenai Yuhi.

"You guys are all so direct." Nami hugged the frightened Apis, her lips twitching. "But given the wind direction, our ship can't possibly make it across."

......

"No response?" Eric saw that the pirate ship had stopped attacking and assumed that the other side was afraid. He raised his hand and said, "Major, the other side is probably scared. I knew it. Even if the other side is a pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions, they would still be afraid of the Navy."

At this moment, the naval soldiers observing the pirate ships' movements spotted the Circus Bones stopping ahead, followed shortly by the Going Merry behind.

"Major! The enemy ships have all stopped!"

"Just as I thought." Eric put his hands in his pockets, his tone becoming even more arrogant. "Next, let me go and bring the girl here, then leave. Our navy won't suffer any losses, will we?"

The naval lieutenant commander, seething with anger, glanced at the collapsed naval warship on the side, and thought to himself, "The fleet just lost a ship, and you didn't even mention it!"

Subsequently, the naval warship acquired a small boat, and under the command of a naval lieutenant commander, apart from naval soldiers rowing the boat, only Eric was allowed to board the pirate ship later.

"I am negotiating with you on behalf of the Navy. I have no hostile intentions, so please rest assured," Eric said through a megaphone from the small boat.

On the Going Merry, Sanji, a cigarette dangling from his lips, said, "Some Marines are coming."

"Beat him up and throw him into the sea," Rope Tree said with a sneer, clenching his fist.

"But why would they send a Devil Fruit user to their death? Could there be a conspiracy?" Zoro stroked his chin, almost smoking, but still couldn't figure it out.

"No matter what, we can gang up on him then." Usopp said with a gloomy face, clenching his fist and giving a wicked smile.

“Alright, then Mr. Usopp will go first,” Nawaki suggested.

"Usopp, can he do it?" Luffy asked curiously.

"A good suggestion," Zoro said with a smile.

"Don't scare him, Usopp's legs are practically turning into butterfly wings." Sanji glanced at Usopp, who had just been so imposing, but now his legs were shaking wildly as if they had been fitted with butterfly wings.

"Who's scared?!"

Roger watched the group of young people causing a ruckus, chuckled, picked up the bottle, took a sip, and sighed about youth—even though he had been resurrected, deep down he was still that old man who had seen through reality.

When Hancock and the others saw Eric arrive alone on the Circus Pond, they were completely dumbfounded.

They are ships because they are sailboats and cannot approach without a favorable wind. They will wait for your naval ships and warships to come.

So what do you mean by rowing over here in a wooden boat?! And from Eric's words, it seems like they're implying that they've accepted the negotiations...

Surely no one is stupid enough to think that a group of pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions would surrender?!

Hancock covered her face, explaining that becoming a pirate was something that happened after she arrived at Amazon Lily. She had been reaping wealth in the vicinity of Amazon Lily and rarely saw any locals from the surrounding seas.

Perhaps this is what made the four seas unique before the Grand Line.

"So, should we make a move or...?" Kurenai Yuhi already felt a sense of absurdity, as if the enemy had already handed over their commander before the battle even started, and she was at a loss for what to do.

"Give them a beating and throw them into the sea." Mitarashi Anko yawned, feeling that these marines were too stupid. Knowing that they were not strong enough, they still came to their deaths.

Apis whispered, "That's a bit cruel."

Nami patted Apis's head. "Don't worry, our pirate crew won't kill people indiscriminately. Just ask him what his profession is in the Navy, and there won't be any problem. We'll just beat him up and send him back."

Eric, unaware of what he was about to encounter, excitedly prepared to welcome the girl, fantasizing about obtaining the dragon bones of the Thousand-Year Dragon to create an elixir of immortality, allowing him, as a power user, to live forever and forever possess this powerful ability...

With a hiss, the small boat came to rest on the sea below the Circus Pond. The naval soldiers said directly that they would only wait for Eric below. Eric didn't care. Whether he went up alone or with two useless people, the result would be the same - the pirates would obediently hand over Apis.

Above, Hancock gestured to Anko Mitarashi to throw a rope down to Eric below.

Before long, Eric arrived on the deck of the Circus Pond.

On the neighboring Going Merry, Rope Tree, carrying Usopp, jumped onto the roof of the second-floor cabin of the Circus Pond by stepping on several interconnected ropes. Luffy followed closely behind, then Luffy's men, and Sanji and Zoro, who were walking on the ropes and almost got thrown into the sea by Luffy.

"We'll kill him sooner or later!" x2

......

Aside from Roger, who was half-drunk, almost everyone on the ship was present. Eric, with his hands in his pockets, began to speak: