(Leave your brain at the door. You might not be able to keep reading if you bring it along.)
(I'm just writing casually to pass the time. If you can't keep reading, don't say anything, okay? Just leave.)
(I don't play games, and I discovered that time flies when I'm typing, so I decided to write casually. I'll write whatever comes to mind. Just read it for fun.)
The world of One Piece.
Sea Circle Calendar, year 1520.
On the boundless East Blue, the waters near the Goa Kingdom surged with waves. Luffy, who had just set out to sea, steered his crude little boat as he enthusiastically explored this mysterious ocean world.
However, the good times did not last. Not long after setting sail, Luffy's little boat encountered a powerful whirlpool. Like a ferocious beast, the whirlpool gripped the boat tightly, leaving it unable to escape.
Faced with such danger, Luffy made a snap decision to abandon his little boat and hide inside a barrel. That barrel became his last lifeline on the vast sea.
Time ticked by as the barrel drifted slowly along with the current. After an unknown amount of time, two sailors aboard a passing luxury merchant ship finally spotted it.
Overjoyed at the sight of the barrel, the two sailors immediately hauled it aboard and placed it in the merchant ship's storeroom.
Meanwhile, on a small deserted island not far from the merchant ship, a lone figure quietly watched everything unfold. He had already spent an entire day on this island, and his gaze had never left that merchant ship.
The moment he saw the merchant ship haul up the barrel, excitement surged through him. When he had transmigrated into this world, the system had told him that Luffy had just set sail, and the person inside that barrel now was very likely Luffy himself!
Just two days earlier, under bright sunshine and a gentle breeze, Liu Qing had walked out of an anime convention in high spirits. His vivid Hashirama Senju cosplay had attracted plenty of attention from passersby. However, as he reached the middle of the road at an intersection, disaster suddenly struck.
All at once, every vehicle waiting at the traffic lights seemed to fall under the control of a mysterious force. They went out of control and charged straight at Liu Qing. At a glance, there were at least fifty vehicles, like a pack of ferocious beasts, completely cutting off his escape.
Faced with this hopeless situation, Liu Qing did not panic. He was unusually calm inside. He calmly took his phone out of his pocket, pressed the factory reset button without hesitation, and casually tossed it aside. Then he took a deep breath, turned around, and faced the speeding vehicles head-on.
Liu Qing slammed his palms together and shouted, "Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands! Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!" In an instant, a powerful surge of adrenaline erupted within him, as though he meant to battle those cars.
However, reality was often cruel. Before long, other people's shouts rang out on the street. "There's been a car accident! Hurry and call the crematorium! He's already been crushed into mincemeat!"
Clearly, Liu Qing's Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands had lost this hopelessly unequal contest, and his life came to an abrupt end at that moment.
When Liu Qing opened his eyes again, he was astonished to find himself on an uninhabited island. It was small, only about half a kilometer across, and there was nothing on it except a few solitary coconut trees.
Just then, a voice sounded in Liu Qing's mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully transmigrating into the world of One Piece. It is currently Sea Circle Calendar year 1520, and Luffy has just departed from Foosha Village. I am the one-time template system. After giving you a beginner's gift pack, I will leave. Please do your best to survive."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on obtaining a beginner's gift pack."
"Ding! Your beginner's gift pack has been used automatically. Since you were cosplaying Hashirama Senju before transmigrating, congratulations on obtaining the Hashirama Senju template."
"Ding! Beginning template ability integration. 10%, 50%, 90%, 100%. Template integration successful."
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully integrating the template. You now possess all of Hashirama Senju's power at his peak. Abilities obtained: Sage Body, secret Wood Release techniques, secret sage arts, and other abilities. You may use ninjutsu freely."
"All rewards have been issued. A reminder, host: Luffy will set sail tomorrow morning. You may wait on this island for one day. According to the system's calculations, after Luffy sets sail tomorrow, a whirlpool will carry him near this island, and a passing merchant ship will haul him aboard."
"Ding! All system rewards have been issued. Bye-bye, host." Then the system left behind a mission panel function and departed without so much as looking back.
Liu Qing looked at his panel.
Name: Liu Qing Template: Hashirama Senju Strength: Pseudo-Six-Paths Level Constitution: Sage Body Total chakra: Infinitely close to Six Paths level (During the Fourth Ninja War, Hashirama said that all of Naruto's own chakra + Naruto's Senjutsu Chakra + half of the Nine-Tails + portions of the other eight Tailed Beasts' chakra = approximately 90% of Hashirama's total chakra. His total chakra was essentially infinitely close to Six Paths level.) Ninjutsu: (Wood Release manipulation) (Healing without hand seals) (Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall) (Three-Bedroom-One-Living-Room Technique) (Wood Release: Wood Clone) (Wood Release: Multiple Wood Clones) (Bringer-of-Darkness Technique) (Wood Release: Cutting Technique) (Wood Release: Four Pillars Prison) (Summoning Technique: Fivefold Rashomon) (Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence) (Wood Release: Wood Dragon) (Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique) (Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees) (Sage Art: Wood Release: Hotei Technique) (Sage Art: Gate of the Great God) (Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands) (Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands)...
Then the scene at the beginning unfolded.
Watching the merchant ship's sailors haul the barrel aboard, Liu Qing knew he could now set off and follow the ship. When they encountered pirates, it would be his time to make an appearance.
Elsewhere...
A pirate ship covered in pink hearts and shaped like a duckling appeared on the sea. A fat, pockmarked woman carrying a spiked club stood aboard it. She was Iron Mace Alvida, whose bounty was a full five million Beli.
At that moment, Alvida was questioning a short boy who held a mop, his legs trembling. "Koby, who is the most beautiful woman on this sea?" Alvida asked the short boy before her.
Koby answered shakily, "O-of course it's you, Miss Alvida."
Alvida laughed heartily. "Very good, Koby. You don't have to do your tasks today. I'll give you half a day off."
Just then, a pirate lackey ran over and said, "Captain Alvida, there's a very luxurious merchant ship not far ahead. Should we plunder it?"
Alvida said, "Ahahaha! Boys, chase that merchant ship at full speed! We're going to plunder them!"
The pirates answered, "Yes, Captain!"
Before long, Alvida successfully intercepted the merchant ship and began looting its treasure, not even sparing its food supplies.
Just as the plundering was nearly finished, the last two pirates emerged carrying two barrels and said, "Captain Alvida, all the treasure and supplies have been moved."
However, none of the pirates knew that two uninvited guests had boarded their pirate ship. A beautiful yellow-haired woman in a sailor outfit slipped into the treasure room.
A man standing 1.9 meters tall, with long, straight black hair and red armor, also appeared in the lookout on Alvida's pirate ship. He intended to observe the situation before considering how to join the Straw Hat Pirates. (Don't ask why he didn't save the merchant ship. The word "luxury" meant they were nobles. Since they were nobles, why the hell would he save them?)
As all the pirates finished bringing the supplies and treasure back aboard their ship, they began taking inventory and sorting the goods into different places. Just as they were nearly done, Nami packed a large bag of treasure and furtively prepared to leave.
The moment Nami opened the treasure room door, she saw two pirates carrying treasure who were about to open it. Instantly, she froze awkwardly.
A pirate lackey shouted, "Someone's stealing the treasure! Come catch the thief!"
Hearing that there was a thief, everyone carrying supplies put them down and joined the pursuit of Nami. After a chaotic chase, the pirates finally surrounded her beside two barrels.
"You brat! You actually dared to board my pirate ship and steal my treasure! You've got a death wish! Boys, get her! Kill that brat!" Alvida roared in fury, her deafening voice seeming ready to overturn the entire sea.
Nami stared in terror at the pirates surrounding her. Each wore a vicious expression and held a sharp blade, eyeing her like hungry wolves that had spotted their prey. Nami's heart raced, cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and an unprecedented despair welled up inside her.
Damn it, am I going to die here? Nami lamented inwardly. Then what will everyone in the village do? I can't fall here. At least, not before I've bought back the village!
Nami gripped her staff tightly, her fingers turning slightly white from the force. With wide eyes, she stared fixedly at the dozens of blades drawing ever closer. They gleamed coldly in the sunlight, sending chills down the spine.
Just as Nami prepared to fight to the death, she suddenly heard two voices ring out at the same time.
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