Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Hmm, that's a really good ideal~"

The fingers that had formed the hand seal loosened, and the boiling chakra gradually calmed down.

In the plaza where bounty hunters lay scattered about as always, Sakura sat at the bar, legs crossed, pouring herself a drink.

"So that's what these bastards were planning all along?"

Hearing the entire details of their plan from the other person's sleep-talking, Kuina gritted her teeth in anger.

"How should we deal with them?"

Fisher Tiger put down his glass and turned his gaze to Sakura.

"Plunder their treasures and food, then leave!"

Sakura shook her head helplessly, stood up from the chair, and stepped forward.

"Aren't you going to get rid of them?" Leviathan pulled the cleaned bone from its beak. "If you let the enemy go, they won't be grateful to you."

"Enemy? Don't underestimate yourself, Leviathan."

Sakura reached out and stroked her feathers. "Such a small fry isn't worth making an enemy of, hahaha!"

"So," Tiger chuckled, arms crossed, "this is the composure of the strong?"

Kuina hugged the knife and grinned foolishly, "Sakura-neechan is so cool!"

"Let's go, take the stuff, it's time for us to set sail!"

Sakura stopped in front of the crowd, turned around and waved to them.

"Oh!"

Chapter 196 Ancient Island - Little Garden

"Thank you very much for your hospitality."

Sakura sat in the stern of the Leviathan and said with a smile, "This is really a great place. I'll come back again if I have the chance."

Before her, a group of bounty hunters, now fully conscious, stared at the empty treasure and food, tears welling up in their eyes.

Upon hearing Sakura's words, twenty or thirty people fainted on the spot.

The remaining half even burst into tears.

Sister, please don't come again!

If you run out of food, you can catch fish to survive, but if you lose your treasure, you really have to start all over again.

I wonder how many passing pirates I'll have to trick before I can get back to my previous state.

On the Leviathan, Guina's eyes gleamed as she gazed at the treasure-filled hold.

"Gold, real gold! How many famous swords could you buy with this amount of Pelé!"

The girl, whose eyes were already fixed on the symbols of money, raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth.

"Judging from the quality, the price is probably around 300 million peggs."

Tiger stepped forward to examine the purity of the gold and estimated the value of the treasures.

"Three hundred million! Sakura~, I want to buy some delicious food~, and I also want to change my paint job~"

Leviathan threw himself into Sakura's arms and acted coquettishly towards her.

"No."

Sakura refused decisively.

"why?"

Leviathan and Guina both pouted.

"Because the next island is a primitive island, you won't be able to buy anything even with gold."

Sakura shrugged at the two of them and laughed heartily.

"Sakura-neechan, you're so mean!" "Exactly!"

Realizing they had been tricked, the two were indignant and protested to Sakura.

The Leviathan, coated with a film, submerged into the water following the ocean current and sailed rapidly on the seabed.

In just two days, they traveled from Whiskey Peak to the next island.

The outline of the continental shelf beneath the distant islands is faintly visible.

As the Leviathan surfaced, an island covered in lush green vegetation appeared before them.

After circling the island, Tiger used his superb steering skills to steer into the island's inland waterways, heading deeper into the water.

"Is this the ancient island that Sakura-nee mentioned?"

Kuina looked at the dinosaurs moving through the dense forest on both sides of the river and said with some surprise.

Although I had already heard Sakura's introduction on the way here, I knew that this place had preserved the biological landscape of the ancient times due to the magnetic field and climate.

But when I actually saw the scene here with my own eyes, I was still amazed by the wonderful scenery.

"Haha, this is the scenery I wanted to see!"

Sakura sat in the shark-shaped VIP seat of the Leviathan and shouted into the depths of the dense forest.

The sounds were swallowed up by the deep forest, occasionally echoed by the roars of wild beasts, and huge shadows kept flashing across the sky.

Everything about this made the charm of this primeval jungle truly shine.

"But these creatures are all so huge, why is it called Little Garden?"

A giant, feathered bird swooped down from the sky, and Kuina narrowly dodged it.

"According to the voyage records of explorer Louis Arnoud."

Fisher Tiger, who was steering the ship, stroked his chin and explained to Guina, "This is how it's described here—to the residents, the whole island is like a small courtyard, so it's called Little Garden."

"Residents? Didn't Sakura-nee say this was a primitive island?"

Kuina looked at Sakura with even more confusion.

"But even primitive islands have inhabitants!"

Sakura gave her a mysterious smile.

Then...

Boom!Boom!Boom!

A loud rumble came from deep within the dense forest, as if the sounds of trees being crushed and broken were mixed in.

The earth trembled slightly in a regular pattern, and ripples spread across the surface of the inland river.

"Something's coming!"

The crew members on the ship all possessed impressive Observation Haki, and their heads turned in the same direction simultaneously.

Amidst the falling trees, a massive figure stepped onto the riverbank and bowed its head toward the Leviathan.

"Crackling sounds, it's been so long since I've seen humans. Do you have any alcohol?"

Wow... such a big person!

Leviathan tilted his head back, eventually even removing the raincoat from his head, before he could see the entire colossal creature before him.

Kuina, who was leaning against her, also gaped: "This is a giant?"

"Oh, I'm sorry for being rude, I haven't introduced myself yet."

The giant raised a finger, put it in his ear, and turned it around.

"I am Brogy, the strongest warrior of Elbaf! Crack crack crack crack crack!"

"Elbaf, what a familiar name, hahaha!"

On Sakura's right hand, a huge cloud sword has already gathered.

She stepped onto the bow of the Leviathan, pushing the entire ship deep into the river.

Using the force of the recoil, the girl soared into the sky, her wild laughter echoing through the air with her rising spirit.

"Warrior of Elbaf, my name is Sakura Haruno, and I am a disciple of the Great Hammer Legion!"

A fierce aura clung to the blade, and Elbaf's combat technique, crackling with dark lightning, erupted from Sakura's hand.

—The Spear of Elbaf, Mighty Kingdom!

"This is...our proudest weapon!"

Brogy's pupils widened as he felt the same surge of excitement he felt when dueling with his old rival as he looked at the girl rushing towards him!

It's a giant!

His eyes narrowed, and he gripped the giant axe at his left waist with his right hand. Armament Haki penetrated the axe blade, and a massive slash roared down!

"Sunsaw!!!"

Clang——!

The greatsword and the giant axe clashed, unleashing a muffled thunderous roar, and the surging impact stirred up a storm that raged around the riverbank.

The river was blown out of its bed, trees swayed in the gale and were eventually knocked to the ground, and even hard rock and soil were shattered inch by inch by the terrifying power of the two giants.

The sword energy hummed as the two wielding swords and axes passed each other, sparks flying everywhere.

Sakura and Brogy took a step forward, turned around, and swung their weapons again.

The cloud sword and the iron axe clashed for the second time. This time, not a single bit of power was leaked out. Instead, they were condensed into the tip of their blades with exquisite skill, and began a contest of strength.

"Crackling sounds, very skillful giant combat techniques! Where did you learn that?"

Broki laughed loudly, his arm muscles bulging and veins standing out.

"I learned it in a giant temple in the Western Sea, through the will left behind by the Great Hammer Warband!"

Sakura gripped the hilt of Kumogakure tightly, and steam began to rise from her body.

when!

Their weapons bounced off each other again as they stood in the crater created by their fight, laughing heartily.

"What an exciting encounter! If you were a giant, you would know what to do next, right?"

Brogy casually grabbed a Tyrannosaurus Rex from the forest, and the giant axe-wielder brought it down.

Invite them to a feast, behead them, or accept them as food.

"Hahaha, is that even a question?"

Sakura turned around and shouted at the Leviathan behind her.

"Hey, stop standing there! Get the drinks out, let's start the feast!!!"

Chapter 197 The Battle of the Giants

"Drink! Drink! Drink!"

Around the burning campfire, Leviathan, Guina, and Broki were making a ruckus.

Sakura carried a sake barrel as big as herself and drank the sake inside in one gulp.

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! What a spirited person!"

Brogy laughed and reached out to grab the barrel of wine that was placed on the open ground.

He held the wooden bucket, which was as tall as a person, in his hand; it looked about the size of a small bottle of oral liquid.

After finishing the wine in the barrel, Brogy lowered his head and asked Sakura, "Can you tell me about the temple you encountered?"

"sure."

Sakura put down the sake barrel and told Brogy about her encounter with the Ohara scholar in the West Sea, the temple built by the Great Hammer Warband, and how she learned the Elbaf Spear from the will left in the murals.

"I see, so traces of ancient history remain on the sea. How wonderful! *Crackling sounds*"

Broki let out another strange laugh and opened another bottle of wine for himself to drink.