Under the bright moon, the members of the Rocks Pirates were holding a banquet on the island.
Rocks stopped the conflict that was about to break out between the officers. No one aboard the ship dared to disobey his orders.
The night passed quickly. In the latter half, Whitebeard came over to Patri Vic.
He planned to spend some time giving him intensive training.
After all, the officer aboard who had a grudge against him had already set his sights on him. Still, he probably wouldn't make a move anytime soon.
That was because Rocks had also taken a little interest in Patri Vic.
The next day, their ship sailed across the sea. Their destination was the Amondos Allied Nation.
Whitebeard was training Patri Vic in Observation Haki.
The many crew members around them chatted, but one officer's sinister gaze remained fixed on Patri Vic.
It was Ochoku. At yesterday's gathering, many people had looked down on him, and some had even said he was weaker than Patri Vic!
What a joke. How could he be weaker than some brat who hadn't even mastered Observation Haki?
He wanted to kill Patri Vic right then and there, but Whitebeard was constantly by his side, so Ochoku couldn't find an opportunity.
"Boom!"
A sudden explosion rang out across the sea, drawing the attention of many crew members.
"Someone dares to attack us?"
Everyone aboard the Rocks Pirates Ship assumed they were under attack by pirates.
"Captain Rocks, Sea Kings are attacking!" a pirate shouted in a panic.
Several enormous Sea Kings appeared around the Rocks Pirates Ship.
"They're just a few beasts. What's there to panic about?" Rocks folded his arms and gave him a cold glance.
"Bang!"
A gigantic octopus swung a tentacle as thick as a water barrel at the ship.
"Lion, Thousand-Cut Valley!"
Golden Lion hovered in midair, holding two Famous Swords. Several massive golden slashes, shaped like shark fins, ripped through the air at high speed and streaked toward the octopus's tentacle.
"Thunder Fire Critical Strike!"
Charlotte Linlin leaped up, her fist wreathed in flames and lightning as she attacked a giant fish.
"Bang!"
Her attack blasted a huge hole through the giant fish's body. Zeus appeared, and she stood on him as she continued her assault.
A huge octopus tentacle swung toward Patri Vic.
Having gradually grasped the basics of Observation Haki, he easily dodged the attack.
The octopus saw that its attack had missed and swung even more tentacles at Patri Vic.
He dodged them all with ease.
Whitebeard had originally intended to use his power to drive off the giant octopus.
But then he realized that using the octopus to train Patri Vic's Observation Haki would be an excellent idea.
The octopus's thick tentacles weren't especially clumsy, and there were many of them. Its attacks came in rapid succession.
But Patri Vic had already gotten the hang of things and grasped the basics of Observation Haki. He could dodge the octopus's attacks with ease.
Gradually, Patri Vic began to understand. He fully mastered the power of Observation Haki.
Now, he could dodge the octopus's attacks even more fluidly.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Patri Vic easily dodged the octopus's attack and took off his blindfold.
He spewed out a torrent of flames like a sea of fire, setting the octopus's entire massive body ablaze in an instant.
The flames, fierce as the sun, proved too much for the octopus. It stopped attacking the ship and retreated into the depths.
"Not a bad ability," Rocks praised from nearby.
Patri Vic was slightly taken aback by Rocks's praise, then replied modestly, "Just a little trick."
They had killed three of the four Sea Kings, and the danger had passed.
But the Rocks Pirates fought without regard for their surroundings. By now, the Rocks Pirates Ship was badly wrecked.
"Whoosh!"
Whitebeard swung Murakumogiri at Patri Vic. The attack wasn't fast, and Patri Vic dodged it.
"You've mastered it already?" Whitebeard laughed, somewhat surprised.
He had only been training Patri Vic in Observation Haki for a few days, yet Patri Vic had already gained a basic grasp of it.
"I'd been figuring it out on my own before."
Even with his exceptional talent, he couldn't have mastered Observation Haki in just a few days. It was all because he had secretly studied it beforehand.
"You're improving fast, kid." Whitebeard laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
In just a few months, Patri Vic's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
As his friend, Whitebeard was naturally happy for him.
Patri Vic felt a bone-chilling gaze and turned to see Ochoku watching him with a grim expression.
Their eyes met for just a second before Ochoku strode out of sight.
Patri Vic was puzzled. He didn't think he'd offended him. In fact, the two of them had never even spoken.
With the ship destroyed, they had to put their plan to attack a World Government Member State on hold.
Rocks decided they would first take the ship in for repairs and upgrades.
After all, a good ship was essential out at sea.
They arrived at an island in the New World. Rocks announced that everyone would stay there for the time being, with their stay expected to last a month.
During that time, Patri Vic devoted nearly all his time to training.
He had a persistent feeling of unease.
It was as if someone were watching him constantly from the shadows.
That made him work even harder to improve his strength. He didn't know who had set their sights on him.
But once he unlocked a new power, he wouldn't have to fear them too much.
After all, when Hashirama Senju's completion reached 15%, he would unlock the power of Wood Release.
And Wood Release was Hashirama Senju's greatest strength.
During this time, Whitebeard also sparred with Patri Vic whenever he had the chance, helping him improve quickly.
Finally, on the seventh day, Patri Vic unlocked the power of Wood Release.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. Hashirama Senju's completion has reached 15%. Wood Release unlocked."
His status panel appeared immediately afterward.
God-Tier Template System Host: Patri Vic First Template: Hashirama Senju Completion: 15% Unlocked Abilities: Nintaijutsu, Fire Release, Wood Release Every time completion increases by 5%, one ability from the template will be unlocked. Character Ability Template Unlocks: 5%: Nintaijutsu (65%/100%) 10%: Fire Release (44%/100%) 15%: Wood Release (0/100%) 20%: Earth Release (0/100%) 25%: Lightning Release (0/100%) 30%: Water Release (0/100%) 35%: Wind Release (0/100%) 40%: Sage Mode (0/100%) When the template reaches 50% completion, the next character template will be unlocked. Hashirama's other abilities will also be unlocked. For every 1% increase in Hashirama Senju's template abilities, completion increases by 0.1%!
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