One Piece: Starting with Sign-in Naruto Character Cards

"The Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock spoke coldly.

In a beautiful city shaded by green trees, a man with blond hair, wearing sunglasses, a pink feathered coat, cropped trousers, and pointed shoes sat on a throne made of steel with a wicked grin as he read the newspaper.

"Interesting. I didn't expect that guy could force the World Government to compromise. Looks like he's pretty clever."

"Donquixote Doflamingo-sama, what should we do now? Should we try to negotiate with the World Government?"

Beside him, a man cloaked in a quilt-like coat patterned with circles, wearing tiny sunglasses, with patchy teeth, a scruffy mustache, and a constant runny nose, asked while sniffling.

"No need. Based on the current situation, Loguetown is the farthest from us. He probably won't come here anytime soon.

Let's wait until he really manages to take down the other Warlords before we make our move.

Every year, so many people try to make a name for themselves, but the result? Without exception, they all disappear before they even bloom."

"You mean this guy will be wiped out soon too? I doubt it. He already has several strong allies around him.

The paper even says that not even Admiral Sakazuki or Garp could do anything to them!"

"Admirals are impressive? Compared to that man in Wano, how do they rank?

If he's truly that terrifying, then I'll use this as an opportunity to lure that guy out to deal with them.

And if both sides end up badly wounded, we can just sit back and reap the rewards."

After saying that, Doflamingo's face twisted into a sinister smile.

Meanwhile, on Rikuya Kazama's side, the group had also seen the newspaper headlines.

"What the hell? Why didn't they even mention me?! I was the one who trapped Sakazuki!"

Seeing that the paper only named Douglas Bullet and Crocodile as his helpers, Bartolomeo immediately felt unbalanced.

"You weren't even the boss in Loguetown. Still dreaming of making the front page?"

Crocodile sneered from the side.

Among them all, he was actually the one in the best mood.

That was because, for once, he didn't feel embarrassed or isolated.

He used to brood over how people mocked his defeat.

But now, everything had changed!

Not only had Rikuya Kazama defeated him, he had also pushed back two powerful Marine officers. Even the World Government was forced to consider negotiating.

And now, Rikuya was going to lead them to take down the rest of the Warlords.

By then, his defeat wouldn't matter anymore. After all, if everyone else lost too, then there'd be no shame in it.

After a long journey, they finally arrived at a region with absolutely no wind.

This was the so-called Calm Belt.

The defining trait of the Calm Belt was the complete lack of wind.

So aside from specially modified ships and Navy vessels, most pirate ships couldn't cross it at all.

Because in this era, most pirate ships relied on wind to move their sails.

So when the Red Force reached the Calm Belt, it naturally came to a stop.

Staring at the endless expanse of sea, everyone fell silent.

"How the hell are we supposed to get across this?"

Bartolomeo was the first to speak.

Rikuya Kazama calmly asked, "Crocodile, can your sand take shape? What I mean is, can I use it as a solid rope?"

"Hm? It can, but if it touches water, it's useless."

Crocodile responded seriously to Rikuya's question.

"No need for it to touch water. Just use your sand to latch onto their heads above water."

"Heads above water? You mean...?"

Everyone looked confused.

"Isn't this place known for being full of Sea Kings? So why don't we just catch a few and ride them across?"

Rikuya said matter-of-factly.

"Damn, Captain, you're really something! Using Sea Kings as pets?"

Bartolomeo couldn't help but admire him.

Sea Kings were the most powerful species in the oceans of the pirate world.

They weren't a single species, but a collective term for many creatures with similar traits.

They lived throughout the world's seas. Because of their dominance, they were called Sea Kings.

Gigantic, varied, abundant, long-lived, and extremely aggressive, they also had human-level intelligence. They were the most feared creatures for any sailor.

And now Rikuya wanted to treat them like playthings—even Crocodile was shocked.

"But how are we gonna lure them out? I'm a Devil Fruit user. Don't expect me to jump in the water!"

Crocodile asked warily.

Because knowing Rikuya, nothing was off the table. If he really suggested something that crazy, it wouldn't be surprising.

But all Devil Fruit users had one fatal weakness: they couldn't swim!

So if he went into the water, not only would his powers be useless, he'd drown!

And besides Rikuya, everyone here was a Devil Fruit user.

"No worries. Just sit back and watch me. Once I lure the Sea Kings out, Old Sand—you strike immediately!"

After speaking, Rikuya let out a cold snort in his mind.

In the next moment, a system notification rang out—

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