Promise

The Sharingan, relying on its excellent perception and the user's powerful learning ability, can easily copy the opponent's Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and even Genjutsu.

So, after Garp demonstrated Moon Cloth and Rankyaku once, Rodney easily memorized the key points of the movements, but... he still couldn't perform them.

Mainly because his body wasn't qualified enough. The Rokushiki training had certain requirements for the trainee's body. Ninjas had high attack and low health, and Rodney was the same. Although his body was native to the pirate world, he hadn't really trained much, so he still needed to train. He also needed a Shadow Clone...

But exchanging for a Shadow Clone required a thousand points, and he often forgot about it while spending...

He could only cultivate with all his strength now, constantly strengthening his body. Soru had already learned to use it, and Moon Cloth and Rankyaku were still in training.

"Gomu Gomu no Gatling!"

Countless punches were thrown in rapid succession, but Rodney easily dodged them.

Soru!

He instantly arrived in front of Luffy, "Shadow Leaf Dance!"

He kicked him in the chin, sending him flying, then jumped up, came behind Luffy in the air, kept himself parallel to him, twisted his body, and kicked Luffy in the stomach.

"Whirlwind Lion's Barrage!"

Boom!

Luffy was kicked into the ground, stood up, patted the dust off his body, and said, "That was close! You're really strong." He revealed a serious expression and adjusted his straw hat.

Because Luffy had been easily taken down by Rodney using the Sharingan last time, he had challenged him out of dissatisfaction. He had originally refused, but as a result, Luffy pestered him so much that he had no choice but to agree. That was how things were now.

The Gomu Gomu no Mi was immune to blunt force, and Rodney didn't have Haki, so his punches and kicks had no effect on Luffy. Therefore, he took out Shuriken and Kunai, clamped them between his fingers, and threw them at Luffy.

The Shuriken collided with each other in the air, changing their trajectories. After obtaining the Sharingan, Uchiha Shurikenjutsu became even easier to use, sealing off Luffy's retreat, leaving only a straight path directly towards him.

Just as he had expected, Luffy, seeing that all his escape routes were blocked, immediately rushed forward and formed hand seals: "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The high temperature rushed towards him. Luffy's eyes widened, and he jumped up, only to see Rodney forming hand seals again below. In just a breath, small fireballs were spat out.

Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!

"Crap!" Seeing that he couldn't dodge in the air, Luffy didn't know what to do. He was only fourteen years old now, and his combat experience wasn't strong, but he was really reckless when fighting. He gritted his teeth, and regardless of whether his rubber body could withstand the high-temperature flames formed by Chakra, he directly crashed into them.

The Phoenix Sage Fire Technique hit his body, igniting the clothes on his body, but miraculously didn't affect the straw hat on his head.

So the straw hat was the main body, right?

"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!"

His arm stretched out, dragging his injuries, and slammed into Rodney, but after a burst of white smoke, it turned into a log.

"Hahaha, Luffy, you little fool, Rodney ran away a long time ago. Still too young." Garp laughed loudly on the side. His Observation Haki had already captured Rodney making a hand gesture in advance, and then disappearing at a very fast speed, leaving a superficial log to disguise himself, allowing Luffy to hit it.

"Where is he?"

"Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu!"

Afterward, there was only a head left on the ground.

"Let me go, let me out!" Luffy shouted, while Rodney, who was patting the dust off his body, ignored him. Earth Style was good, but it always left a lot of dust on his body, making bathing particularly troublesome.

"Ace, did you see that? Rodney likes to fight with his head. You rely too much on your abilities. That's where you suffer. Rodney, do you want to join the Marines? Your abilities are very suitable for working for the Marines." Garp still stubbornly extended an invitation to Rodney.

Then Rodney instantly refused. Ace on the side said, "You old geezer, hurry up and let me go! I want to enter the sea!" He still had Seastone handcuffs on his hands. Although he could move freely, the feeling of being limp and without any strength was really uncomfortable.

"Call me Grandpa!" Garp threw a fist, leaving a smoking bump on Ace's head.

"Old geezer!"

"Damn it, you brat, why won't you call me Grandpa? I also want my grandson to love me. Rodney, if you're not going to, how about you be my grandson?" Garp's mind was a bit off track. He really deserved to be Luffy's grandfather. He didn't know how he gave birth to the highly intelligent Dragon, and he didn't know how Dragon gave birth to the intellectually challenged Luffy.

Could it only be said that Dragon inherited his mother? The Garp family's genes evolved in Luffy...

"No." Rodney took a step back and looked out towards the sea. It seemed that a large ship was approaching the shore. The Sharingan appeared in his eyes, and his vision was greatly enhanced. He immediately saw the flag on the ship and the people on it.

The Spade Pirates!

"Ace, your crewmates are here."

"What? Everyone..." Ace was very moved, but suddenly remembered that Garp was still here, and was immediately shocked, saying, "No, they can't come here!"

Garp also looked at the sea, laughing loudly, "Hahaha, Ace, it looks like you found a group of very reliable crewmates."

Crewmates who wouldn't abandon their captain on the sea were a precious treasure for a leader. Ace hadn't chosen the wrong people.

"Of course!" Ace said very proudly, then saw Garp wearing his justice coat and walking towards the port, and exclaimed, "Wait! Old man, where are you going?"

"Is there even a need to ask? A group of pirates has arrived, so I, a Marine Vice Admiral, will naturally take action!"

Ace immediately rushed up, but was thrown back by Garp. Rodney pulled him up. Ace looked at him solemnly and said, "Rodney, quickly let me go! I want to save everyone!"

He didn't know how strong Garp was, but he only knew that Garp was stronger than him, stronger than his father, whom he both respected and hated, and stronger than his entire crew. If he took action, his crewmates, his friends, would only be captured by him.

Rodney looked at him. Of course, he could help Ace escape. He had the key to the Seastone handcuffs, but if Ace escaped and entered the Grand Line, he would likely become Whitebeard's son. This was a person who had never felt paternal love. After feeling paternal love from Whitebeard, he could easily become his son.

After that, Blackbeard, the Summit War...

Rodney just looked at him and asked, "Ace, do you have to become a pirate?"

"Of course!"

"Even if you die?"

"I'm not afraid to die!"

"Not even if you die in front of Vice Admiral Garp? Forcing the old man who raised you to watch you die, unable to do anything, and live in regret for the next few decades?" During the Summit War, Garp was bound by the justice behind him, watching helplessly as his grandson died at the hands of Akainu. Was he not in pain?

How could he not be?

Ace and Luffy are his grandsons! How could any elder not love their juniors?

"I…" This time, Ace hesitated.

He respected Garp very much, even though he called Garp "old geezer" and "old man," Garp was still his grandfather, he just didn't want to admit it. Rodney's question made it difficult for him to choose. He was a pirate, and as a pirate, he would inevitably confront the Marines.

The moment he decided to become a pirate, he had already put life and death aside. However, Rodney's question suddenly made him feel somewhat afraid of death. To die in front of the old geezer, watching himself die, unable to do anything, unable to even save him, and feeling guilty until death?

How cruel would that be to him?

Even though Garp had the title of Marine Hero, in the face of family, he was just an ordinary old man.

"Ace, what are you still thinking about? Those are your crew members, your comrades! Shouldn't you be responsible for them?" Luffy suddenly shouted. In his opinion, comrades were more important than anything else, which made Rodney's face darken.

And Luffy's words also strengthened Ace's resolve. He looked at Rodney seriously and said, "I will not die in front of the old geezer! Absolutely not! Rodney, I guarantee it here! Please help me, I am their captain, I brought them out, and naturally I must be responsible for them!"

Ah, the people of this world always value loyalty more than anything else, making them admirable but also absurd.