Luffy vs. Green Bull

"What's going on? What's happening? How come all the trees are alive?"

"Hehehe, this is so much fun!"

"Watch me chop these things down!"

"Waaaaah, a monster!!"

Amidst the squeaking and screaming, the Straw Hat Pirates were instantly surrounded by a large number of trees, and then they were all hoisted up and wiped out.

"No way... it's all over like this!"

Kisame, who was following behind, blinked and said with a hint of helplessness as he watched the scene unfold.

Kakuzu, on the other hand, trembled Kakuzu over, muttering something about Wood Style and Hashirama Senju before calming down after a while.

"No!! This isn't real Wood Style; it doesn't have the ability to absorb Chakra or other people's energy!"

After observing carefully for a moment, Kisame and Kakuzu realized that although the Straw Hat Pirates were tightly bound, they were all lively and energetic, and none of them looked injured.

With a little effort, Luffy easily broke free from the tangled trees thanks to his deformable rubber body.

If this were replaced with Wood Style ninjutsu, the ninja would be completely drained as soon as they touched it. Even if they had no Chakra, the trees that grow from Wood Style would still absorb the stamina of the person being entangled, only at a slower pace.

After Luffy escaped the Wood Style's entanglement, he was about to help the others get away when he saw a huge figure appear in the trees. Several sharp branches, coated with Armament Haki, stabbed directly at him.

"Huh?! You're a Devil Fruit User, huh?!"

Upon seeing the giant formed from wood, Luffy finally understood. His rubber body twisted and turned, dodging the attack, and he shouted:

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?!"

"Hahahaha! Supernova with a bounty of 600 million, you don't even recognize me?! I am Marine Admiral Ryokugyu, and I've come specifically for the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"Your journey ends here! The World Government will not allow you to proceed any further!"

"What are you talking about? I'm going to be the Pirate King! Don't underestimate us!"

Luffy shouted and prepared to attack again, but Princess Vivi immediately called out:

"Wait... wait a minute!"

"Why did Marine Admiral suddenly appear in Alabasta? And why didn't I receive any prior notice?"

"So it's Princess Vivi!"

Ryokugyu looked at Princess Vivi, shrugged slightly, and gave a sympathetic smile.

"I forgot to tell you, because the Nefertari Family colluded with the heinous Straw Hat Pirates, the Alabasta Kingdom has been stripped of its status World Government Member States!"

"In other words, you are no longer under the protection of the Navy, and whatever they do to you is completely reasonable and legal!"

"What?! What kind of joke is this?! How could the World Government do such a thing?!"

Princess Vivi was stunned. Looking across the entire ocean, there was practically no Affiliated Nation that could claim to have absolutely no connection with pirates. There were even countries where the entire army of an entire nation openly became pirates, such as the Eight Treasure Navy of a certain Flower Country.

In this situation, I've only had a brief contact with the Straw Hat Pirates, and we haven't even really cooperated yet! And the World Government has already removed the Alabasta Kingdom from the list? What the hell is going on?

Seeing Princess Vivi's pale face and unsteady gait, Luffy frowned and shouted:

"Damn it, you bastard, take this punch!"

Luffy bit his thumb and blew hard, transforming his fist into a giant's arm. Then, the enormous black iron fist slammed down.

With a deafening roar, the forest was blasted into a wide path, and the giant wooden figure was reduced to dust, much to Luffy's surprise.

The Marine Admiral aren't that weak, are they? My own grandfather, a Marine Vice Admiral, managed to beat me up badly. Although I later heard that Garp the Great Demon King wasn't just an ordinary Marine Vice Admiral, but a naval hero, Admiral shouldn't be much worse than my grandfather, right?

"Watch out, Luffy! This guy's not dead yet!"

Zoro, who had broken free from the trees, frowned and shouted loudly. He and Sanji had barely managed to escape thanks to Luffy.

However, these tree trunks and vines did not lose their vitality and were still chasing after him and Sanji, indicating that the Marine Admiral was not truly dead.

"Three-Sword Style, Lion Song!"

This swordsman, skilled at naming his techniques, wielded his three swords like Tatsumaki, shredding the numerous branches reaching towards him into powder. However, the branches continued to fall, almost completely surrounding him, leaving Zoro somewhat helpless.

As for Sanji, he was in an even worse situation. Although Zoro's swordsmanship was not very effective at eradicating wood, it was still a skill he was good at and had considerable destructive power against it. However, it was much more difficult for him to deal with the wood on his own two legs. He could only run around and avoid getting entangled in the branches.

"Hahaha! My Woods-Woods Fruit represents nature itself, and it's the most resilient fruit among the Logia! You're dreaming if you think you can defeat me with ordinary attacks!"

A faint rumbling echoed through the forest, but when the group glanced around, they couldn't see the Ryokugyu. Instead, they saw countless trees attacking them.

Zoro unleashed a series of sword strikes imbued with Haki, but to no avail. He frowned, feeling utterly frustrated.

"Damn it! This guy's Devil Fruit ability is too overpowered! Even Armament Haki doesn't work on him?"

"It's not that Armament Haki had no effect; it's that it didn't harm this guy's main body. His main body seems to be able to move around freely throughout the entire forest ecosystem!"

Luffy is usually a goofball, but when it comes to battle, his combat instincts and intelligence are absolutely top-notch. Although he occasionally comes up with some funny moves, when he gets sharp, he can easily see through Green Bull Aramaki's abilities.

"Wait, you said the entire forest system... you don't mean it includes underground, do you?"

Sanji leaped into the air, repeatedly soaring through the air as the tree trunk chased him. After finally catching his breath, he listened to Luffy's words and hurriedly asked again.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect you guys to see through me so quickly! But even if you did see through me, what good is it?"

"As long as the underground tree roots cannot be completely destroyed, there is no way to harm me! And as long as I am rooted in the ground, I can continuously replenish my strength. Even if it's just a matter of attrition, I can wear you down!"

It must be admitted that compared to the cunning ninjas in the Ninja World, the Devil Fruit User in the Pirate World are much more straightforward. They start explaining their Devil Fruit abilities without saying a word, as if they are afraid that others cannot deal with them.

Of course, this also reflects Green Bull Aramaki's confidence in himself. Unless one has a countermeasure, ordinary pirates really can't do anything to him. Even someone as strong as Garp... well, it's hard to say. Who knows, Garp might be able to smash even the roots underground to pieces with one punch.

Anyway, apart from freaks like Garp, the other Four Emperors and Admiral can at most fight him to a draw. In terms of entanglement ability, survival ability and recovery ability, Ryokugyu is definitely a top-notch person. With this ability, why shouldn't he be allowed to brag a little!

"Hateful..."

Luffy frowned, joined Zoro and Sanji, and the three of them bombarded the entire forest, but to no avail. The forest grew denser and denser, and all kinds of giant trees grew into Giant Dragon, which were almost too much for Luffy and the others to withstand.

The greatest threat came from those incredibly sharp branches covered in Armament Haki. They appeared and disappeared unpredictably, darting around everywhere. If the three of them hadn't already Awakening Observation Haki, they would probably have been turned into dried-up corpses by now.

Fortunately, Ryokugyu didn't pay much attention to Princess Vivi and Usopp, who was almost scared to death. As for his two pets, Run Fast Running Duck and Chopper, they didn't even lift a finger, otherwise these people would have been turned into dried-up corpses.

"It feels like they're about to break down..."

Not far away, Kisame and Kakuzu watched the battlefield and quietly began to discuss among themselves.

"Not quite... at least that Straw Hat brat hasn't turned into that white form yet, so we shouldn't be at our wits' end."

"However, the power of that Woods-Woods Fruit is probably not much weaker than Wood Style... Its pure destructive and lethal power may be inferior, but its survival and recovery abilities are probably even more monstrous than that of the God of Shinobi!"

Kakuzu's expression was quite serious. This old monster, who had truly witnessed Hashirama Senju's strength, was clearly left with considerable psychological trauma, so he was extremely wary of similar abilities.

"It's alright. Didn't we already know the biggest weakness of Devil Fruit abilities?"

Kisame smiled faintly and spoke:

"If this were a pure Desert, such a vast forest would really give me a headache, but near this Oasis, I can completely envelop it with Water Release... As long as they are Devil Fruit User, they can't escape my Water Release attacks!"

In the Ninja World, Water Release had no effect on Devil Fruit User, but in this Pirate World filled with Sea Stone Factor, Water Release naturally become effective against Devil Fruit User.

Although this restraint is weaker than that of fresh water, let alone seawater, it is still enough to prevent Devil Fruit User from actively using their abilities.

At this moment, Luffy of despair, finally revealed his trump card. With his heart pounding like a drum, his whole body burst into white flames, and even his hair turned milky white.

With a wide grin, Luffy revealed a smile that was enough to make anyone feel joyful just by looking at him. After Devil Fruit Awakening his Luffy loudly and then slammed his hand hard against the ground.

The ground was lifted up like a carpet, and then Luffy started rolling up the entire ground as if he were really rolling up a carpet. Before Ryokugyu could react, he and his entire body, including the forest, were rolled up into a giant burrito.

"What... what kind of ability is this?! This is absurd!"

The two ninjas who were secretly discussing in the back were dumbfounded. It was the first time they had seen such an unreasonable ability, which greatly impacted their Ninja World.

Although the Devil Fruit in the Pirate World are incredibly diverse, Kisame and Kakuzu believe they are all similar to ninjutsu. In reality, most Logia Zoan are indeed quite similar to ninjutsu in the Ninja World.

However, there are indeed some Paramecia whose abilities cannot be explained using the Ninja World's system, such as the Art Fruit, the Mirror Fruit, and the Nika Fruit, which is called Fantasy Species fruit but is more like Paramecia Nika Fruit!

Although it seems that Luffy easily wrapped his opponent up in a ball, it's clear that killing this Forest-Forest Devil Fruit User with his fists is not so easy.

The enormous fist, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, smashed wildly like a hydraulic press. Then, with a hint of fatigue on his face, Luffy led the Straw Hat Pirates and Vivi in retreat.

There was no other way. After a flurry of blows, Luffy could clearly sense that the Marine Admiral he had wrapped up like a burrito, though his aura had weakened considerably, was definitely not in any danger of dying.

Luffy can't kill them in a short time. Once the power of the Devil Fruit Awakening fades, they'll be at the mercy of others. Luffy isn't stupid when fighting, so it's best for him to run away first.

A few minutes after Luffy and his crew slipped away, a series of cracking sounds were heard. The rolled-up Earth Rubber Roll pierced out many tree roots and was torn to shreds in a moment. A large number of trees coalesced into the figure of Green Bull Aramaki, who then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Damn it! Is this the power of that Devil Fruit Awakening?! The legendary Nika Fruit..."

The recovered Ryokugyu said a couple of angry words and turned to look at the Desert beside him:

"And you! As Shichibukai, why didn't you just make a move? If you had stopped them and helped, the Straw Hat Pirates would definitely not have escaped!"

Endless sandstorms coalesced, forming the shape of Crocodile. He pulled out a cigar, rubbed it against the Golden Hook in his hand, lit it, took a puff, and said calmly:

"The Straw Hat Pirates have reinforcements... I don't want to go looking for trouble!"

"Straw Hat Pirates reinforcements? Who are they?! Could it be Dragon, the world's most vicious criminal? Or Red-Haired Shanks, the youngest Four Emperors?! Where are they?"

Needless to say, Luffy's biological father, and the World Government already knew about it. As for Shanks, he is the one who passed on the Supreme Straw Hat and the Nika Fruit to Luffy, so naturally, the World Government couldn't hide this from Luffy after Luffy.

Crocodile exhaled a smoke ring and shook his head:

"It wasn't those two, it was two other people, whose strength was no less than mine, and they've already left!"

"You're not kidding me, are you? Where did the Straw Hat Pirates get so many reinforcements?!"

Ryokugyu looked at Crocodile with a disbelieving expression, but Crocodile completely ignored him.

"We'll have an answer to this soon!"