"Everything's packed up; is this alright?"
"No problem!"
"Then let's set off. You've caused quite a commotion this time. I estimate the entire Sabaody Archipelago—no, the entire sea area—will need a long time to return to calm."
"Ahaha, am I really that amazing?"
"I'm not complimenting you."
After bidding farewell to the old couple Rayleigh and Shakky behind him, Naruto chose to dive directly from Island 13.
Literally.
The Tempest, covered with transparent bubbles, sank into the water. Relying on the weighted supplies in the cabin and some regulatory ability of the resin bubbles, the ship continued sinking and soon disappeared from sight.
The old couple on shore looked at each other, and finally Shakky sighed first.
"That kid Naruto really causes trouble wherever he goes."
Hearing this, Rayleigh just showed a nostalgic smile.
"Yeah..."
Just like Captain Roger.
At this moment, the guy described by Rayleigh as being like the former Pirate King was carefully observing the schools of fish swimming around during the descent.
Hmm, the fish density here is quite high.
Why didn't any fish bite when I was fishing?
Unreasonable.
Looking at the surrounding schools of sea fish, Naruto couldn't help but extend his hand outside the bubble coating.
When just diving, this kind of brief passage through the coating wouldn't damage the bubble.
But if similar actions were taken at deeper positions with greater water pressure, it would easily tear the coating and cause the ship to be destroyed and people to die.
It was said that seventy percent of shipwreck accidents here each year were related to this.
Feeling the sensation of seawater wrapping around his palm and that slight sense of rejection, Naruto's eyebrows slightly raised.
As everyone knew, Devil Fruit users were beings rejected by the sea.
In plain terms, they were landlubbers who "dissolved upon contact with water."
Here's an important misconception to clarify: Devil Fruit users weren't just unable to touch seawater. Freshwater was exactly the same.
There wasn't much difference between the two.
So they couldn't bathe normally?
The answer was no. At least they couldn't be completely submerged in water.
For ability users to bathe, they had to ensure only a small portion of their body was soaked in water. In any case, forget about bathtubs.
Through Naruto's personal experience, when about seventy percent of his body contacted seawater for more than ten seconds, he would feel obvious weakness.
This should vary from person to person. Naruto had seen guys who couldn't handle even a touch of water.
However, this didn't affect his actions.
With a thought, Naruto's skin surface automatically "grew" a coating identical to Tempest's.
The principle was simple. Eating the resin used for coating could create a corresponding waterproof layer. This special coating could also allow air circulation without affecting breathing.
Good stuff...
It could only be said that Wapol's vision was too limited.
If conditions allowed, Naruto even wanted to eat seastone and Poneglyphs raw.
Seastone was one thing. Perhaps Haki could achieve similar effects.
But he'd have to try that indestructible material of the Poneglyphs next time he found one.
When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
With the Munch-Munch Fruit, everything looked worth trying to eat.
Human nature.
When the ship sank to a certain depth, its speed began to gradually increase.
This was an effect formed by the interaction between water pressure and special coating craftsmanship.
But even at this speed, reaching Fishman Island would still take quite a while. That place was ten thousand meters from sea level, the same as Mary Geoise.
While Naruto was still heading toward Fishman Island, Sabaody Archipelago was already in chaos.
First the Navy surrounded Island 1, then the island sank, and the Navy completely blockaded all surrounding islands, making it impossible for internal information to leak out.
Soon after, World Government personnel arrived.
What followed was a carpet search of the Sabaody Archipelago by the Navy and World Government.
Of course, this search seemed to be just going through the motions. After all, Naruto had stayed at Shakky's bar for almost an entire afternoon without anyone coming, but they started searching right after he left.
Perhaps they also knew that someone like Naruto, who could directly defeat a Marine Admiral and even completely sever his limbs, wasn't something these ordinary naval soldiers could handle.
Yes, severed limbs.
When they found Admiral Akainu floating on the water surface, they saw that Akainu's right hand had completely disappeared, leaving only an empty Marine Admiral sleeve floating nearby.
This news was quickly suppressed. Even the outer Navy soldiers didn't know.
But somehow, World News boss Morgans had obtained photos from somewhere.
Don't ask how. Just say it was a kind-hearted person's friendly sponsorship.
This edition of World News was rapidly printed, with shocking content that could make people's jaws drop.
Even the printing personnel, accustomed to big news, felt surreal upon first seeing that content.
Naruto Uzumaki defeats Marine Admiral Akainu!
Naruto Uzumaki attacks the Celestial Dragon holy land, Mary Geoise, again after many years!
Naruto Uzumaki kills numerous Celestial Dragons!
Holy land Mary Geoise shows combat power stronger than Marine Admirals, suspected connection to Red-Haired Shanks!
And so on...
Like marketing accounts in some parallel universe, Morgans deeply understood methods to attract readers' attention.
This time, he didn't hide Naruto's information. Actually, Naruto hadn't requested it either.
Unlike the battle with Golden Lion between strong opponents,
When dealing with Celestial Dragons and the World Government, Naruto needed to do more than just kill their people. He also needed to strike their morale and shatter the Celestial Dragons' "untouchable" golden body.
The effect of examples was very significant.
Since the World Government had spent so much time calming the damage to their authority from Naruto and Fisher, Naruto deliberately wanted to make the world remember this incident again.
Only by eliminating the long-accumulated fear of Celestial Dragons could people have the qualification to truly stand up and resist.
As for whether this would cause Naruto to be used as a stepping stone to fame by some ignorant small-timers, pursuing and harassing him crazily, it didn't matter. By the time this news gets out, he'll already be in the New World.
This place was different from the first half of the Grand Line.
Naruto had been active here for years. Anyone with decent information networks knew the legend of the "Great Hero."
As for the hotheads chasing from Paradise, let them get past Sabaody Archipelago first.
With this incident, it seemed that for a long time, it would be difficult for newcomers to reach the New World through here.
Of course, all this had nothing to do with Naruto anymore.
He had already reached the pitch-black deep sea area where nothing could be seen around.
But no problem. Quickly use the invincible Munch-Munch Fruit!
With a thought, Naruto's chest caved in, then light emerged from within, illuminating the surrounding space.
See? What a convenient ability.
If street performing didn't make enough money in the future, he could cosplay as a lighthouse at sea.