Marine Headquarters.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku was originally handling naval affairs when he suddenly received a call from the holy land, Mary Geoise.
The message was simple.
Someone had attacked the Celestial Dragons on the Sabaody Archipelago.
As for information about the attacker, nothing was known except that it was only one person.
There was no helping it. If it had been the Celestial Dragons' lackeys making the distress call, they might have mentioned these details.
But this time Shalria Palace personally called for help, and it was already pretty good that she could explain the situation clearly.
Considering that one person had dealt with everyone in the entire auction house, the Celestial Dragons' lives were obviously under extreme threat.
Then they had to send out fighters worthy of being the face of the organization.
But the fastest, Borsalino, was currently at Egghead Island, where Dr. Vegapunk was located.
Kuzan had gone to the New World, and summoning him back now was obviously too late.
So there weren't many options available.
Sengoku thought about Sakazuki's fierce fighting style, then considered Sabaody Archipelago's special position, and was still somewhat hesitant about whether to dispatch him.
At this time, Garp, who was sitting in front of him eating senbei, suddenly looked up at him.
"Garp..."
"I definitely won't go protect that kind of trash."
"Garp! You bastard!"
Looking at his old friend blowing his beard and glaring, Garp simply sprawled in his chair like a rogue, saying with a crooked mouth:
"It's fine if you want me to go. Anyway, I'll definitely arrive at 'top speed,' and I'll take responsibility for the Celestial Dragons' safety."
Hearing the emphasis Garp placed on "top speed," Sengoku felt a familiar headache.
Alright, alright.
Picking up the Den Den Mushi, he dialed.
"Sakazuki, Celestial Dragons are under attack in GR Area 1 of Sabaody Archipelago. There's only one enemy. You're in charge of rescue."
"Understood, but to ensure operational efficiency, I request authorization to deal with all enemies on scene with full discretion."
Hearing this, Sengoku also felt somewhat of a headache, but looking at Garp, who had already started snoring in front of him, he still agreed to Akainu's request.
The journey from Marine Headquarters Marineford to Sabaody Archipelago was originally only a few hours.
If using exclusive ocean currents, it could even be further accelerated.
Akainu's flagship wasn't slow. Besides basic wind power, the ship's hull also had engine equipment at the bottom.
From receiving the order to Akainu arriving at Island 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, it didn't exceed two hours, even counting generously.
But he was very clear that this amount of time was enough for the attacker to escape very far.
Therefore, after dispatching his subordinate vice admirals to blockade the island and conduct carpet searches, he went alone to the scene of the incident.
That is, the largest slave auction house on Island 1.
Originally, Akainu planned to see if he could find any clues about the attacker.
But he never expected that when he entered the silent hall interior, he came face to face with Naruto, who was half-leaning on a sofa.
"It's you!"
"Great criminal Naruto Uzumaki."
When he saw Naruto's face clearly, Akainu's expression immediately became even more grim.
Over ten years ago, when that world-shocking "slave liberation" incident erupted, he was still just a vice admiral.
At that time, no one dared imagine that someone could actually climb the Red Line and go to Mary Geoise to save people.
But the fact was that not only was there someone, but there were two.
One of the great criminals, Fisher Tiger, had already been confirmed dead.
The other was this guy in front of him.
Naruto Uzumaki.
The criminal called "Great Hero" by a group of rabble.
This guy was much more radical than Fisher Tiger back then.
Tiger mainly focused on rescuing slaves, only causing certain destruction to draw the attention of reinforcements.
But Naruto was different.
This guy had been bold enough back then to personally kill over ten Celestial Dragons.
Although they were all just members without family inheritance rights, they were still descendants of the "Creator."
It was also on that day that the world understood: gods could bleed too.
Setting aside how much time and effort the World Government spent afterward to calm the influence Naruto brought, in any case, if they were to rank their most hated guys, Naruto could at least rank in the top five.
"So it's you who came? Akainu..."
Naruto slowly stood up, meeting Akainu's gaze.
Actually, he had already sensed him long ago.
"I thought this time it would be an easier opponent to deal with..."
"Stop talking big; you're just a criminal!"
After saying this, Akainu was originally ready to attack, but being a Marine Admiral after all, he didn't forget what he came here for.
"Where are Saint Charlos and Shalria Palace?"
Although Akainu had always maintained an attitude toward Celestial Dragons as "privileged parasites," even privately calling them "idiots," on formal occasions, basic respect for them still had to be maintained.
"Over there, both of them."
With that, Naruto pointed at the wall behind Akainu.
The appearance there was too horrible to look at.
The death of the other female Celestial Dragon, Shalria, didn't look as bad. At least she retained an intact corpse.
She was lying on the ground, her face full of fierce expressions produced by agony.
She seemed full of unwillingness about her death as a descendant of gods.
Wasn't it just killing some lowly people?
She was a Celestial Dragon!
A person born noble!
Everyone in the world should revolve around them!
Even at the last moment before death, this Celestial Dragon never understood the reason for her death.
"In that case..."
The words were drawn out, accompanied by a magma fist radiating extremely high temperatures.
"Then you can be buried with them! Hell Hound!"
This move was an almost zero-frame startup. Magma naturally carried an "annihilation" effect. Although this sudden attack could only be considered a "basic attack," it wouldn't feel good if it actually hit.
Boom!
Naruto's fist wrapped in Conqueror's Haki also wasn't to be outdone, meeting it with pitch-black lightning.
Both fists met in midair, with Conqueror's Haki firmly blocking the magma in the air.
But soon, the power difference between the two became apparent.
In a pure physical strength comparison, Naruto undoubtedly surpassed Akainu.
Bang!
The result was that Akainu flew back at an even faster speed than when he came, heavily crashing into the audience seats.
Sizzle...
Magma dripped from Akainu's arm onto the ground, quickly burning a big hole in the floor.
He didn't seem to care about the lives of others in this auction house either.
After all, they were all scum who bought slaves or slave traders. In Akainu's eyes, they all deserved to die.
Since the Celestial Dragons were already dead, he didn't care whether you could survive or not.
Adhering to the "Absolute Justice" he firmly believed in, Akainu wouldn't hold back for these guys' safety, much less give that great criminal a chance to escape.
Until now, he still believed his chances of winning were greater.
"Inugami Guren!"
Both arms transformed into magma hounds, fiercely pouncing and biting at Naruto.
"Bad dogs shouldn't bite people!"
One hand gripping the handle, the other holding the scabbard, Musōkō was quickly drawn.
A flash of the blade, and two dog heads instantly fell to the ground.