Chapter 345
"Hey!!!»
Shanks looked at Yeruashi, who was standing on the deck of the approaching ship, and shouted loudly in a gust of wind: "Follow us, or you may perish in the sea! We're not going to rob you in the middle of a storm! Maybe it's fate!!»
"This is quite reasonable.»
Yeruashi smiled as he looked at Shanks, who was shouting loudly in the middle of the storm.
The future Master, and one of the greatest pirates of the New World, seemed very young and gentle, even compared to the young Aokiji he had previously met.
"You will have a chance to escape if your ship keeps up with us, but if you fall behind, we will not be able to help you.»
Yasopp, pulling the sail rope, shouted loudly in the middle of the storm.
Just at this moment.
The storm once again intensified and a giant wave, more than ten meters high, rushed towards the two ships, threatening to engulf and destroy them.
"Beckman!»
Shanks stopped smiling and shouted seriously.
"Got it! Captain!»
Beckman quickly ran to Shanks and took the wheel from him.
Shanks stepped to the bow of the ship, watching the giant wave approach, and drew his blade from the scabbard at his belt.
Phew!!!
With a sharp swing of the blade, a large slash several tens of meters long flashed out and sliced through the giant wave that was about to crash down on the ships.
"As expected from the captain, ha ha ha!!»
Jasopp laughed out loud as he continued to tighten the sails.
Shanks retreated to the ship's mast and grabbed the rope, still holding the blade in his hand: "Keep following us, let's get out of this storm together!»
Nearby.
Yeruashi slowly lowered his hand, seeing that Shanks had taken a step.
He stared thoughtfully at Shanks on the deck, a soft sky-blue glow in his pupils.
"This is it...the sword path of this world?»
"There is no concentrated chakra or any other energy, the entire physical strength of the swordsman is released in the swing of the blade, and a large slash is formed due to the huge pressure on the air...»
Yeruashi whispered with interest, stroking his chin.
In the world of Naruto, there is also the art of the sword, but it is radically different from the art of the sword of this world.
After reaching the top, a swordsman of this world will be able to cut through huge mountains or even small islands with a single swipe of his blade.
Such power can be compared to the attack of the Completed Susanoo.
Although the upper limit of the power system of this world is not that high, but there are some directions that can arouse interest even in Yeruashi, such as the path of the sword.
Phew!!
While Yeruashi was thinking about the path of the sword, Shanks cut through a couple more large waves.
The two ships sailed through the torrential rain, breaking through the huge waves, hoping to escape away from the epicenter of this terrifying storm.
But.
It seems that Shanks was very unlucky this time, because the storm was moving exactly in the direction that the ships were sailing, and over time the waves only increased.
Shanks is only twenty years old now.
He was not yet the Master of the New World, nor was he a great swordmaster who had reached the pinnacle of the sword path.
Twenty-year-old Shanks began to feel the strain of the storm as it continued to intensify.
"My skill is still not enough...»
Shanks sighed heavily, wiping a hand over the beads of sweat that were trickling down his forehead.
In the past, when traveling the rough waters of the Grand Line on Roger's Pirate ship, he was just an ordinary cabin boy, hiding with the Buggy behind the backs of people like Golden Roger, Silvers Reilly, Scopper Gaban and Douglas Bullet.
But now, as the captain of the Red-Haired Man's Pirates, he must take responsibility for the crew himself, cutting his way through any storm with his blade.
He couldn't help but sigh as he remembered how Roger and Reilly had easily sliced through terrifying waves larger than any rocks with their blades.
"Captain! I'll help you!»
"Hey! Come here and grab the ropes!!»
Jasopp, Beckman, and the others also noticed that Shanks was getting heavy and started shouting, calling for the crew members who didn't have much strength to hand them the steering wheel and ropes, and then immediately approached Shanks.
Another wave, about thirty or forty meters high, was approaching the ship,
Boom!!!
The barrage of attacks from Shanks, Beckman, and the others gathered together was able to destroy a wave about thirty to forty meters high.
Shanks breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, feeling the support of his nakama.
But.
His smile didn't last long, because a wide black shadow appeared in the sea a long distance away.
Although the visibility was rather poor in the middle of the storm, it was still not difficult to see that an even more terrifying wave was approaching them!
"This is bad....looks like we're in trouble...captain...»
The bandage on Yasopp's forehead was soaked with cold sweat: "Why the hell are the waves on our way only getting stronger...aren't we moving away from the epicenter of the storm?!»
Beckman's face was grim: "We were really trying to get away from the storm...but do you think we're really moving forward with these waves?»
"You mean...»
Jasopp's face paled sharply.
Beckman nodded: "The epicenter of the storm must have shifted and now we are not only not moving away, but also moving directly towards it...»
He took a deep breath, looking at the terrifying wave rushing in their direction, and continued, " ... it looks like we can only hope for luck now.»
"It's not that bad, Beckman.»
Shanks had seen quite a few much more terrifying storms, so he didn't panic, but smiled confidently, "Our journey can't end here!»
"You're right...»
Seeing Shanks ' optimistic attitude, Beckman spat out a sodden cigarette and said decisively: "Then let's fight with all our might!»
Everyone took a deep breath and looked at the wave in the distance, which so far only seemed like a small black line, but it was still enough to make the atmosphere depressed and heavy, some of the team members even found it difficult to breathe.
In this heavy atmosphere.
A voice came from the side.
"You don't seem to be able to handle it...»
Yeruashi, who was standing on the deck of the ship nearby, looked at the pictures of the future with a pale golden glow in his eyes and chuckled.
Although Yeruashi's voice was not loud, it rang clearly in the ears of Beckman and the others, despite the terrifying storm.
The Red-haired man's pirates turned their heads in a daze and saw Yeruashi standing relaxed on the deck of the ship nearby.
He took two steps forward and said calmly, looking up at the dark sky, " Now...»
"...my turn.»