Meanwhile, Shanks was mentioned by the Five Elders.
He sat imposingly at the stern of his boat, waving goodbye to the receding Fish-Man Island.
That's right, the journey from Jaya to Fish-Man Island, which should only take a dozen days, took him more than two months.
They were all chased by Akainu!
In the past two months, Akainu and he have had seven satisfying battles, and more than twenty unsatisfying battles that ended abruptly!
On average, every two days, they would be caught by Akainu again after managing to break free!
As a result, Shanks and his crew couldn't even get close enough to Sabaody Island to apply the coating!
There have been at least ten wars that broke out in the waters near Sabaody alone. Akainu kept him firmly outside Sabaody, making it impossible for him to return to the New World after his coating was applied!
Fortunately, after a long standoff, Akainu received a phone call and chose to leave.
Otherwise, Shanks would likely have been delayed for a long time before he could successfully return to the New World without destroying the Sabaody Archipelago.
It's not that Shanks can't beat Akainu; if he and Benn Beckman teamed up, they could actually beat Akainu to death.
But Akainu is even more ruthless than pirates; he doesn't care about innocent civilians at all when he fights!
Even Shanks didn't dare to confront him in a crowded place, and could only be chased and fought away by him...
In short, Shanks was unaware that Akainu's departure was partly due to Gawain, since the phone call he received was from Gawain, and the reason for his departure was to go find his teacher!
Unaware of this, Red-Haired Shanks left Fish-Man Island feeling completely at ease and stepped onto the passage to the New World.
But what happened after their ship left the underwater tunnel and surfaced on the surface of the New World...
He and his crew saw the enormous Moby Dick at first glance!
Meanwhile, at the bow of the Moby Dick, the Red Force were seen gazing into the distance as they rose to the surface.
Marco lazily squinted his eyes.
"His boat doesn't look Haki at all; it looks like a very ordinary little boat."
With just this one ship and a mere hundred or so people on the small boat, can they possibly fight against Kaido and Big Mom at the same time?
It seems the crew on that ship are all promising elites!
As soon as he finished speaking, Marco yawned and looked at his Pops.
Feeling Marco's gaze directed his way, Whitebeard nodded slightly.
"Gula la la, that guy is just like Roger; they both like elite teams."
In other words, those who are not strong enough cannot board that ship!
So never underestimate them based on numbers. Although Red-Haired Shanks young, he and young people like Gawain are already formidable figures!
As soon as he finished speaking, Whitebeard picked up his Murakumogiri and suddenly stood up from his chair.
At the same time, aboard the Red Force, the instant he saw the Moby Dick, Shanks, Gryphon Great Grade Swords, Griffin stood atop his figurehead.
Gazing at the faintly visible figure of Whitebeard in the distance, Shanks' pupils suddenly formed a ring shape.
In an instant, a surge of frenzied Conqueror's Haki swept out, rushing in all directions, and even heading towards Whitebeard's ship!
In just a moment, two of Whitebeard's lower-ranking captains fainted on the spot!
Faced with the Red-Haired Shanks man's intense and overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, Marco took a deep breath.
"Wow, this guy's really strong!"
His Conqueror's Haki's impact on material things and reality is far less powerful than Gawain's.
However, the influence of his Conqueror's Haki on his thinking is a step stronger than that of Gawain!
Even Gawain couldn't knock out our ship's captain with his shock!
As a result, Red-Haired Shanks actually knocked out two people with just his Conqueror's Haki!
As soon as he finished speaking, Marco placed his hands at his sides and swayed them gently.
Moments later, his arm transformed into the wings of Phoenix!
Beside him, watching Marco transform, Whitebeard laughed and shouted at them.
"Gura-la-la, how old is Shanks already? And how old is Gawain?"
If you compare them to each other at the same age, Shanks is far behind!
As for now, before I and Shanks inquire about Gawain's situation...
Let's follow the rules of the pirates and greet them properly!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Whitebeard suddenly spun his Murakumogiri, and a moment later, with the movement of him swinging the greatsword, his Conqueror's Haki collided fiercely with Shanks's!
In an instant, the winds shifted dramatically, and the clashing Conqueror's Haki caused a massive upheaval in the sea between the Red Force and the Moby Dick!
Immediately afterwards, Whitebeard leaped from the ship, covering a distance of over a thousand meters, and slashed down fiercely at Shanks from a height of several hundred meters!
Opposite him, Shanks took a deep breath as he gazed at Whitebeard, who loomed down like the sky.
"Looks like we can't rest yet, haha, after becoming Four Emperors, we'll have to make a special trip back to the Grand Line."
That's really too willful!!!
As he spoke, Shanks drew his sword and slammed his sandals hard onto the deck in a lunge position.
He lowered his body, sword in hand, and thrust his right shoulder forward, a posture remarkably similar to that of Rurouni Kenshin!
Immediately afterwards, he didn't jump, but instead slammed Gryphon upwards!
The next moment, accompanied by thunder Inazuma transformed from Conqueror's Haki, the two Supreme Grade Sword Gryphon Griffin Murakumogiri, clashed fiercely together.
Phenomena and sounds like lightning and thunder are no match for the clash between Murakumogiri and Gryphon!
A massive cloud of energy continuously formed between the blades of the two people, which were not actually in contact. A violent energy that made one's eyes water was also brewing within it, sending a chill down one's spine!
Ultimately, after the collision lasted for a full ten seconds...
Shanks suddenly slid backward!
After defeating Shanks, Whitebeard grinned.
"It seems my precious sword is not yet ready to be unseen!"
And your knife is even weaker than it was ten years ago!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Whitebeard charged towards Shanks, wielding his sword in his right hand and slashing repeatedly. Amidst the clashes of swords, he pushed Shanks back while simultaneously freeing his left hand to grab Shanks' head!
Seeing the Shockwave in Whitebeard's left hand, Shanks abruptly sheathed his sword and then swiftly drew it to slash diagonally!
"Reverse Feather!!!"
"Land Quake!!!"
With a roar from the two, Griffin Gryphon fiercely at Newgate's left hand, but his blade was forcibly stopped in the middle of Whitebeard's palm by an incredibly violent Shockwave!
The next moment, Whitebeard's right hand spun rapidly with the Murakumogiri, and after a violent spin, the blade slammed into Shanks' shoulder!
Clang!
The clang of metal on metal boomed and spread, Shanks managed to block the blade of Murakumogiri using Armament Haki.
But after a slight tremor, the deck beneath his feet shattered into countless small pieces, as if turning into a spider web.
As the ship sank, the Red-Haired Shanks landed directly inside the cabin, frowning in displeasure.
"Newgate, do you... really want to have a proper fight with me?"
Otherwise, this is enough!
Are you trying to destroy my ship?!
As soon as he finished speaking, Red-Haired Shanks back onto the deck and, through the shattered hole, solemnly looked into Whitebeard's eyes.
At the same time, seeing the increasingly dangerous look in Red-Haired Shanks' eyes, Whitebeard rapidly spun his Naginata, then slammed the hilt hard onto the deck.
"Gurara, Shanks, why are you making that annoyed look on your face!"
Before returning to the New World, did those marines take good care of me? Haha!!!
"Ah, that's right, Sakazuki is such a troublesome fellow!"
Shanks shook his head in frustration after hearing Whitebeard's words.
"That guy was like a tail, relentlessly chasing after me for two whole months!"
I've had enough of this in the last two months, so don't talk to me about the rules of the New World!
Whether it's you, Kaido, or Linlin, you've all gotten old!
In the future, I will be the rule of the New World!
After saying this, Shanks gave Whitebeard a deep look, then sheathed Gryphon back into his sword.
Shanks placed his only right hand on the hilt of his sword and nodded to Whitebeard.
"You waited specifically at the exit of the New World, probably just to see me, right?"
In that case, it's an honor to meet you, Newgate!
So if you have something to talk about, you'd better say it quickly!
"Whether it's me or my crew, all we want is to get back to our own territory, take a good shower, and wash away all that annoying volcanic ash!"
"Gura-la-la, even someone like you has become tiresome from being chased so relentlessly?"
Alright then, that's enough with the greetings. As for what happens next...
Shall we talk on your ship, or on mine?
Whitebeard asked Red-Haired Shanks, while simultaneously lifting his Murakumogiri upside down from the deck and carrying it behind him.
Across from him, Shanks for a moment after listening to Newgate's words, and then spoke.
"Let's go back to your ship, after all, you damaged mine!"
Give my crew some time to maintain the ship. If you have anything else to say or say, go and wreak havoc on your Moby Dick, Newgate!
As he spoke, the Red-Haired Shanks turned around and nodded to his crew.
Immediately afterwards, he leaned on the hilt of the sword and approached Newgate.
Seeing this, Newgate nodded, then leaped back onto his ship, with Red-Haired Shanks following closely behind.
Watching his captain and Newgate walk away, Ben Beckman rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"This... haha, this is really Shanks' style. He just doesn't like to involve us when he talks. It's so annoying!"
But what can we do, guys? Let's fix up our Red Force together.
Whitebeard's attack truly lived up to his reputation as the world's number one!
Tsk tsk, he's far from being defeated by age!
"Yes!"
Beside Beckman, Yasopp excitedly stroked his Fire Pistol.
"I really want to kill the world's number one with my gun, but I know all too well that a sniper is ultimately just providing cover."
"Relying on myself, I'm afraid I'll never have that opportunity in my lifetime..."
As they were talking, Red-Haired Shanks had already boarded Whitebeard's ship, and as they boarded, Diamond Jozu was speaking to Blackbeard.
"You're getting more and more energetic, Teach, whether it's Gawain or Shanks."
"Even their Conqueror's Haki couldn't defeat you!"
"Hehe, of course! After witnessing Saint Gawain's overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, I'm afraid there won't be Conqueror's Haki on the sea that can defeat me anymore, haha!"
Blackbeard responded to Jozu with a bright, sunny smile, but as he did so, he couldn't help feeling a chill run down his spine.
When the Moby Dick and the Dark Bird Ship first met, Teach truly never expected that a Celestial Dragon would possess such overwhelming Conqueror's Haki!
If he had made even the slightest preparation, he would have been more likely to have been killed than any other crew member!
It's just a mistake, and things are fine as they are now.
Although occasionally it may be necessary to participate in actions that could further expose one's strength.
But for some reason, the Whitebeard Pops has been appreciating him more and more lately.
With his own subordinates, he truly had many more helpers to use in the search for that Devil Fruit...
As he thought about it, Teach glanced at Shanks, who had just boarded the ship.
At the same time, Shanks was the first to cast a meaningful glance at Teach.
Seeing Shanks's expression, Newgate patted Shanks on the shoulder with his large hand.
"Gula Lala, you must not have met my ship's new captain yet, right?"
This is my newest captain of the 15th Division. This kid has a nickname that's very similar to mine. He likes to be called Blackbeard, Gurara!
What an impressive ambition! He wants to become someone completely different from me. But only with such a spirit can this kid possibly become a rising star who surpasses me!
I'm really starting to like this kid more and more lately!
As he spoke, the Whitebeard waved to his sons.
"Hey guys, come over here and meet Shanks. We haven't seen this guy in years, have we?"
The last time we met, Roger was still alive. Back then, he was just a kid on Roger's ship, and he was about the same age as Teach, right?
"Of course, pretty much the same, Pops. I met him and that Red Nose guy not long after I boarded the ship!"
Before Shanks could speak, Teach smiled at Shanks with a bright smile.
"What happened to that Red Nose guy who used to be with you? What was his name again? Buggy, right?"
"Ha ha!"
Listening to Teach's gentle and innocent words, Shanks looked at Teach with a meaningful gaze.
Then, he said with a smile.
"That's right, Buggy is an old friend of mine. He stared at you silently for three whole days back then!"
For those three days, you didn't move an inch, not even blink, which really scared Buggy, haha!
"Hehehehe!!!"
Suddenly, Teach burst into laughter, and as he laughed, he said to Shanks.
"Back then, I had no choice. The reason I didn't move for three days was because Buggy was also watching me without blinking for three days straight!"
"Yeah, we were really funny back then, but now..."
As Shanks responded to Teach's words, his expression turned cold and stern.
The next moment, enveloped in an indescribable atmosphere of tension, Shanks glared fiercely at Teach.
"By now, you're already a high-ranking officer on the Newgate, Teach!"
"Then, shouldn't we also settle our accounts?"
Shanks raised his hand and gently rubbed his eyes, revealing three clearly visible blade wounds on either side of his eyelids.
While touching his own wounds, Shanks glanced at the claws on Teach's hand.
"After all, I can't forget the gift you left me. These three scars were a surprise you gave me!"
Now, haha, these scars have become one of the hallmarks of my Red-Haired Pirates!
Teach, how are we supposed to settle this score?!
"Why?"
"Ha?"
"What?"
"How is that possible!"
"Teach?!"
"Those scars...?!?"
The moment Shanks finished speaking, both Marco and Jozu showed expressions of utter astonishment.
Thatch immediately hugged Teach, laughing and shouting as he held Teach close.
"I never would have guessed, Teach, that the scar on Four Emperors' faces was done by you back then!"
This is truly a tremendous honor, hahaha!
As for what debt Shanks wants to settle with you...
Hehe...!!!"
As they spoke, Thatch and Marco's group all turned to Shanks with cold stares!
Immediately afterwards, Thatch put his arm around Teach and spoke coldly to Shanks, word by word.
"Teach is Pops's son, and more importantly, he's our brother!"
Of course, we'll pay his debts together!
So how do you want to ask for it?
The Four Emperors Red-Haired Shanks!!!