"The Navy? The Four Emperors? This is far too interesting."
To the group, the events of this world were much like the plot of a story.
"Lord Jiraiya, this Whitebeard is called the strongest man in the world. Who is stronger, you or him?"
"Ahahaha, I don't know either. We'd have to fight to find out."
Jiraiya was still quite confident. Though he did not know how strong this Whitebeard was, anyone called the strongest man in the world should not be weak, right?
"Head to Water 7 and gather intelligence. Find a Devil Fruit if possible and bring it back for Orochimaru to study."
After reading through those books and intelligence reports and gaining a basic understanding of this world, Jiraiya made his decision.
"Luffy has grown quite a bit. If possible, I'd still rather you became a Marine..."
After seeing Luffy off at Water 7, Garp returned to his ship and departed. His expression had clearly grown heavier.
Luffy's growth made him happy, but Luffy's current strength was still not enough. Perhaps some pain and hardship would help him grow.
"Reporting, sir! An unidentified vessel is rapidly approaching from ahead!"
A Marine suddenly came to report.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya and the others finally spotted a ship. But it was rather strange—why was there a dog biting a bone? The words "Navy" were written on its sails. Was it a ship belonging to this world's military?
"Lord Jiraiya, should we gather some intelligence?"
Shisui and the other two were eager to make a move. It was not only because they had finally encountered a ship after sailing at sea for so long, but also because they wanted to test this world's strength.
Jiraiya hesitated. The safest choice would certainly be to avoid them and gather intelligence after reaching Water