A dragon-headed prow, a hull covered in dragon scales, and gold from bow to stern—it gleamed blindingly in the sunlight.
Sengoku looked up, his pupils contracting.
Tsuru recognized it.
Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji looked up at the same time, each with a different expression.
Lord Naruto had arrived.
But the others had no idea.
"Who is that?"
"What's with that ship? Why is it flying?"
"Could it be Golden Lion?"
"A golden ship?"
"I've never heard of it."
Doflamingo looked up, narrowing his eyes behind his sunglasses, his mouth spreading into a strange grin.
"Fufufu... who's come to join us?"
Now that's one hell of a guest.
The Seven Warlords all looked up.
Empress Hancock frowned, Moria stopped his strange laughter, and Hawkeye rested a hand on his Black Blade.
Whitebeard looked up as well, taking in the ship.
The Division Commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates exchanged glances, instinctively tightening their grips on their weapons.
Just then, a figure slowly flew out from the Ark Maxim.
Black-haired and black-eyed, he was not particularly tall, but the moment he descended, every eye was drawn to him.
He paused in midair, then slowly descended and landed beside Tsuru, his feet touching the ground without stirring even a speck of dust.
The plaza erupted.
"Who is that?"
"Did he fly down from the sky?"
"He landed beside Vice Admiral Tsuru... is he with the Marines?"
"Do the Marines have someone like him?"
"How come I've never seen him before?"
"Wait, look at his face. That young man with the black hair and black eyes..."
"Naruto Uzumaki?"
"The Naruto Uzumaki whose five-hundred-million bounty was canceled?"
"What's he doing here?"
"What's his connection to the Marines?"
Doflamingo tilted his head. "Interesting."
Whitebeard stared at Naruto for a moment, then turned to Marco.
Marco shook his