Every pirate who rushed over was zapped off his feet and knocked unconscious.
How could flesh and blood possibly stand against lightning?
The remaining pirates were all left gaping in shock. Moji and his lion, Riki, even hid at the very back of the crowd.
Wasn't Leiyin the weakest and most useless person on the ship? Where had he gotten such incredible power?
Just who was this kid?
While everyone was wondering, Leiyin spoke up. "Is there anyone else who refuses to submit? I'm here to entertain you."
At those words, no one dared take even half a step forward.
Even the two strongest people on the ship, Buggy and Kaby, had been taken down. None of these underlings dared provoke him.
They were all bullies who preyed on the weak. They could bully ordinary civilians, but seeing the lightning crackling around Leiyin, they knew this was a power they could never handle.
They had only joined the ship to make a living. There was no need to throw their lives away for such a ridiculous captain.
Not only did no one dare move forward, but they instinctively backed away, clearing a patch of open ground.
Never look down on a sickly child. He might be a tiger cub.
Never bully a poor young man.
Why provoke a sleeping lion?
Seeing that no one dared resist anymore, Leiyin slowly walked toward the ship.
He boarded Buggy's ship, raised the sails, and sailed out to sea alone.
No one dared say a word. They simply watched Leiyin in silence, helplessly staring as he sailed away with the ship.
Leiyin had been captured and brought onto this ship in the first place. After everything that had happened aboard it, he felt not the slightest attachment to the Buggy Pirates.
Besides, it wasn't that Leiyin hadn't wanted to wipe out the Buggy Pirates. He had simply run almost completely out of chakra.
The first time he coated his fist with chakra and struck Kaby, he had spent 10 points. Using Chidoryū had cost him another 80. Now Leiyin's chakra stood at 10/100.
That meant that if the pirates had swarmed him just now, Leiyin truly might not have survived.
Leiyin's courage had saved his life. He had bluffed that gang of bullies who preyed on the weak.
He had to become stronger.
And so, Leiyin began his adventure. Looking out over the azure sea, he couldn't help feeling his blood surge.
He made up his mind: he would become the strongest and freest man on these seas.
The first thing he did aboard the ship was take down that ridiculous clown pirate flag.
Not only was he no longer a member of the Buggy Pirates, he wasn't even a pirate.
Next, Leiyin began considering where he stood and what identity he should adopt.
Pirate? Marine? Pirate hunter? Revolutionary Army? Adventurer?
He made his choice immediately.
Pirate hunter.
At this stage, if he wanted to grow stronger, he needed a great deal of money to draw cards, obtain ninjutsu, and increase his chakra. With his current strength, hunting pirates for bounties was undoubtedly the best method.
As Leiyin was thinking about this, the system issued a notification.
Friendly reminder: You can increase your chakra limit through personal training, and you can also create your own ninjutsu.
This simple sentence left Leiyin suddenly enlightened.
He slapped his forehead and thought, That's right. Since I have chakra, then in a sense, I'm already a ninja. And since I have chakra, I can train just like the ninjas in Naruto.
Leiyin thought for a moment about the explanation of chakra. In the original Naruto story, chakra was formed from the Physical Energy taken from each of the body's 130 trillion cells, along with the Spiritual Energy refined through experience and extensive training. When one trained in Senjutsu, part of it also came from Nature Energy.
Leiyin didn't even have half a Beli on him, so he couldn't draw any ninjutsu at all. In that case, training himself was undoubtedly the best option.
Just like when he had coated his fist with chakra to attack Kaby, that was the simplest form of attack.
The first thing Leiyin thought of was the S-rank technique Silver Blade Flash, used by Hatake Sakumo, captain of Konoha's Anbu.
When it came to Hatake Sakumo's fame, practically no one was unaware of him. He was Hatake Kakashi's father, known as "Konoha's White Fang." Even the legendary Three Sannin showed him considerable respect.
Hatake Sakumo's Silver Blade Flash, combined with the chakra released through his short blade, White Fang, surged forth like lightning. Its attack speed was nearly that of Flying Thunder God. That was how he earned the name "Konoha's White Fang."
Why had Leiyin thought of this technique?
Because he wanted to use it to create a ninjutsu of his own.
He found a wooden board, gathered chakra into the middle and index fingers of his right hand, and dragged them across the board. The board was left with nothing more than a mark resembling a knife cut.
This was only an imitation. It naturally couldn't compare with Hatake Sakumo's S-rank Silver Blade Flash.
"Is it still not sharp enough? If I used it with a blade, the effect should be better, right?" Leiyin scratched his head and muttered to himself.
Afterward, he followed the method he had just used and practiced this counterfeit version of the White Fang Technique again and again.
Several hours later, Leiyin was drenched in sweat. His physical strength was nearly exhausted, and his chakra had fallen to 2/100. He was almost completely drained.
He immediately searched the ship for food and went to the cold storage in the hold. There was still some Sea Beast meat and fruit and vegetables left inside. After cooking them, he enjoyed a hearty meal.
Back when he had been a low-level shipwright, this was something he hadn't even dared imagine. He could barely eat his fill each day. Things were different now. He was the master of this ship and could do whatever he wanted aboard it.
He had earned all of this through his own strength.
And so, he ate, slept, and trained aboard the ship. After two days, it gradually reached an island.
It was an uninhabited island. After disembarking, Leiyin saw that the vegetation grew thick and lush, forming what was practically a small forest. There were many islands like this in the world of Pirate King, and adventurers usually took the opportunity to rest whenever they arrived at one.
Leiyin, however, was thinking that space aboard the ship was limited. The air here was fresh, making it a good place to train. Besides, he might encounter something on the island that he had never seen before.
Unwilling to waste even a moment, Leiyin continued training beneath a large tree.
After two days of imitating and practicing Silver Blade Flash, Leiyin estimated that he had reached the current limit of his ability to perform the technique. After all, his chakra was extremely limited.
Therefore, Leiyin decided to practice a new ninjutsu.
Rasengan.
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