Konoha: I am the apprentice of Captain Yamamoto!

Therefore, in order to thank Vivi, Luffy decided to help Vivi defeat Crocodile and return the country to normal!

"Now that we have decided, let's make a battle plan first." Hanyu took out a map of Alabasta and said, "Where we are now is still very far away from the Alabasta Palace. If we want to walk there by foot, It will take us at least four or five days.”

Hanyu pointed to the location on the seaside and said: "This is where we are now, and the center of the map is where the Royal Palace of Alabasta is. If we want to get there, we have to cross a large desert. No matter how fast we run, It will still take a long time to feel the Alabasta Palace!"

Luffy looked at the map and then fell asleep...

Then Weiwei said thoughtfully: "We can intercept the rebels halfway!"

Sanji immediately agreed with Vivi and said a lot of useless compliments.

However, Zoro looked at Hanyu and asked with a smile: "You already have a specific battle plan, right? Just tell me."

Hanyu nodded and said with a smile: "I suggest that we go directly to the Sand Crocodile and fight him off!"

"What a great idea!" Luffy decisively agreed to Hanyu's proposal to capture the thief first and capture the king first. He thought so too!

"You two!

! "Nami looked at them helplessly, wanting to complain in her heart, but there were so many faults that she couldn't even find where to start.

Weiwei's eyes also twitched. When Yuyu said he wanted to formulate a battle plan just now, she thought Yuyu was reliable, but she didn't expect him to do it in seconds.Lost her trust...

"Nami, you are so ignorant!" Hanyu said: "Think about it, Crocodile is the biggest problem in this country, so as long as we defeat Crocodile, can't we save this country?"

"Yeah, yeah! Hanyu is right!" Luffy nodded frantically.

Nami rolled her eyes and didn't want to talk to these two people at all.

"Do you know the guy with the orange hat over there?" Quan suddenly asked.

Everyone followed her gaze and saw a man with a naked upper body, an orange hat on his head, and freckles on his face leaning in the shade under the eaves.

"Oh? We were discovered." Ace turned to look at Luffy and smiled, "Long time no see, Luffy!"

"You are?" Luffy was stunned for a second, and then said happily: "Ace!

! ”

Stretching out his hands, Luffy came to Ace's side, pulled Ace and laughed, "It's really Ace! Long time no see Ace!"

"Ah, long time no see!"

The rest of the Straw Hats showed incredulous expressions when they saw the intimate relationship between Ace and Luffy.

"That Fire Fist Ace! He's actually Luffy's brother!

"Robin was extremely surprised.

You know, Ace was a supernova two years ago. A natural burning fruit made him invincible in the first half of the Grand Line. He once even rejected the Shichibukai's invitation.

But later he was defeated by Whitebeard. When there was news again, he had become a member of the Whitebeard Pirates. Now he is the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates. The great pirate Huo Huo has a bounty of [-] million. Fist Ace!

"With Ace's help, Sand Crocodile doesn't have to worry at all." Robin thought to himself.

Next, Luffy introduced his companions to Ace, and Ace greeted them all politely, once again refreshing the Straw Hats' understanding.

"I didn't expect that Luffy looked dull and rude, but his brother was so polite." Nami smiled and said, "That's right! Ace is a member of the Whitebeard Pirates. That must be very rich!”

"Money?" Ace thought for a moment: "I haven't seen a lot of gold in a long time. Hahaha!"

"Because the people below are collecting the loot. After everything is done, all you have to do is report the numbers." Ace said.

Nami became even more envious after hearing this.

"They are indeed a great pirate group!"

Luffy was unconvinced and said: "What's the point of envy? We will definitely surpass Ace in the future!"

Nami obviously didn't believe Luffy's words. Judging from her interactions with Luffy in the past six months, this guy was not the type to save money at all.

"By the way, why did the Whitebeard Pirates come to the first half of the Grand Line?" Sanji asked.

Although Sanji usually seems unreliable, he still pays attention to some news about pirates.

It's just that after joining the Straw Hats in the past few months, he was busy cooking for Luffy every day, and he really didn't pay attention to what news was happening in the ocean.

A big shot like Fire Fist Ace couldn't have appeared in the first half of the Grand Line. Now that he's here, he can't be here to see his brother, right?

"I'm here to hunt down someone!"

Speaking of this, Ace told everyone with an angry look on his face.

"That guy Blackbeard! He violated the iron law of the Whitebeard Pirates that is absolutely unforgivable! He actually killed his companions for a Devil Fruit!"

"what!"

"For the devil fruit?"

"Killed my comrades!

"

"What are you surprised at?"

The last words were spoken by Hanyu, and everyone looked at Hanyu in confusion.

"What a suitable companion to be with day and night! He did it just for a devil fruit!"

"So, what are you surprised about?" Izumi looked at everyone in confusion and said, "As a pirate, isn't it normal for someone to stab you in the back? Do you think everyone is as crazy as our pirate group? Datiao?"

After Quan's reminder, they finally remembered what kind of pirates they were.

To Yu Sheng's surprise, Luffy didn't show any surprise during the whole process, as if he wasn't surprised that the pirate did such a thing.

"That guy is a real pirate!" Quan said.

Just like ninjas before Naruto appeared were shady things, in this sea, pirates are a symbol of evil, and Blackbeard is the best among them!

"So, Ace, are you here to hunt down Blackbeard?" Hanyu asked.Although he knows it, he still has to do enough of the scenes he needs to do!

Ace nodded and said, "Yes, that guy is from my second division. As the captain, I want to kill that bastard myself!"

"Give up. Blackbeard's abilities are very troublesome. You may overturn the situation by yourself." Hanyu kindly advised Ace to turn around quickly.

Blackbeard can hurt red hair in terms of physical skills. With the Dark Fruit, he is the nemesis of all ability users. People like Ace who rely on abilities can only get beaten when facing Blackbeard.

It was also shown in the original work that Ace's physical skills were no match for Blackbeard, and he was injured by a punch.

However, Hanyu forgot who he was now.

In Ace's eyes, although Hanyu was offered a bounty of 8000 million Baileys for the first time, he was just a fledgling pirate after all. It was impossible to imagine what kind of strength he, the captain of Whitebeard's second division, had!

Therefore, Ace just nodded to Hanyu's persuasion and didn't take it to heart at all.

When Hanyu saw this, he didn't say much. After all, he and Ace were not very familiar with each other. Moreover, if Ace went to fight Blackbeard, then the Straw Hats would be the ones to fight Blackbeard next.

Hanyu didn’t want to end his sailing adventure hastily.

"By the way Ace, where are you going next?" Luffy asked.

"I'm going to Yuba next. I heard there's news about Blackbeard there." Ace replied.

Although he felt that the credibility of the news was not high, Ace decided to go over and have a look. What if it was true?

"Where are you going next?"

"To the rainy land." Hanyu replied.

Yuba is where the rebel army is stationed, and it is also where Weiwei grew up.

However, it is too late now. The other party has already set off for the royal city. If they go there now, they can only eat a mouthful of ashes.

Although the destinations were different, they and Ace could still travel together for a while.

Because you have to pass through a sea to go to Alabasta, this can save a lot of time, so Ace also boarded the Mellie and went with them!

However, before boarding the ship, Quan suddenly suggested: "Luffy's brother, do you want to compete with me?"

"Ah?" Ace was stunned. Looking at the thin Quan, Ace frowned and said, "Isn't it better?"

Quan's name is Fire Mage, and his own is Fire Fist. Ace thinks maybe because they both use fire, Quan wants to compete with him, right?

In fact, that's not the case at all. Quan just thinks that Ace is a little ungrateful. He doesn't even have domineering power, and his physical strength is probably not as good as that of Luffy now. If he dares to cause trouble with Blackbeard, he is just looking for death.

After all, the other person was Luffy's eldest brother. Quan felt that he needed to make the other person have a longer memory.

Just when Ace was resisting, Luffy clapped his hands continuously and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! A battle between flames! Come on, Izumi!"

"Don't worry! I know it well!" Izumi waved his hand and took out the Uchiha fan.

"What is this? So handsome!

"Luffy looked at the fan with bright eyes: "Fan?But there are scythes! "

"What a strange weapon." Nami complained: "Sister Quan, this kind of weapon is obviously not for girls, right?"

Hearing this, Izumi looked at the fan in her hand thoughtfully. After Nami said this, she also felt that this thing did not look like a weapon used by girls.

Then, Izumi looked at Hanyu with tears in his eyes.

"Okay, okay! Let's go!"

Hanyu was instantly defeated by Quan's gaze, took out the climbing tower, turned it into a Ruyi style and handed it to Quan.

"What is that?" Luffy asked curiously.

Now, Luffy was somewhat used to Hanyu bringing out some strange things from time to time.

"It is a divine weapon that can greatly increase the user's magic." Hanyu explained.

Zanpakutō Shikai can increase a Shinigami's spiritual pressure by about five times, and he wasn't lying.

Luffy nodded, and after a few seconds he screamed, "Isn't that super awesome?!

"

"It's okay, hahahaha!

"

Here, after Ace heard Hanyu say that this thing can make the user stronger, he also stopped looking down upon it. After all, someone who was offered a bounty of nearly [-] million for the first time was definitely not an ordinary person.

"It seems that I have to be a little more serious! Well, just use [-]% of my strength!"

Randomly choosing a deserted desert, Quan and Ace stood opposite each other.

"Let's start!" Ace said.

Quan waved his hand and threw a ten-meter fireball.

The scorching flames made the already hot desert even hotter, and the sand on the ground melted and turned into layers of crystals.

But Ace, who faced the fireball, was not afraid at all. His whole body was radiating flames. After feeling the heat of the fireball technique, Ace already recognized Quan in his heart.

"Such strength is already invincible in the first half of the Grand Line, right?" Ace thought: "But! It's only the first half! Fire Fist!

"

Ace's right hand turned into flames and he smashed directly into the fireball.

boom!

The two flames collided and formed a pillar of fire more than ten meters high.

"Ha ah ah!"

Ace's roar reached Quan's ears, and in the pillar of fire, a fire fist broke through the flames and killed Quan.

"There is something, but if it is only at this temperature, it would be a waste to give you this burning fruit." Quan smiled disdainfully: "Let you see what is the most important thing about flames! The fire is extinguished !”

White flames spurted out from the stairs and instantly swallowed up Ace's fire fist. The overwhelming flames continued unabated and completely covered Ace.

"what!

"Ace's screams reached the ears of the Straw Hats, and they all looked like they had seen a ghost!

I saw that the original sandy land had turned into a magma field, and inside, red liquid emitting heat waves was constantly flowing!

"No way! That Fire Fist Ace! He's actually screaming!

"

"Quan can actually hurt Fire Fist?!"

"Hey, hey! That's a big pirate with a reward of [-] million!"

"Ace!"

After hearing Ace's screams, Quan removed the flames, came to Hanyu with a relaxed expression, returned the stairs to Hanyu, and smiled at everyone: "Don't worry! I'm very serious about my actions, Ace At most he will be burned a little, but his life will not be in danger!"

burn!

Hearing these two words, the Straw Hats were even more shocked.

You know, Ace is a user with the ability to burn the Burning Fruit. It can be said that Ace himself is a flame.

Now Quan said that she burned the flame with the flame?

No matter how you look at it, it’s scary, right?

"Cough cough!

"Ace climbed out of the pit. At this time, he no longer had the calmness he had at the beginning. His eyes when he looked at Xiangquan were full of shock!

"Are you okay, Luffy's brother!

"As a doctor, Chopper saw Ace being injured and immediately ran to his side to treat his burns.

Luffy also came to Ace and laughed: "How about Ace! My companion is very powerful, right?"

From Luffy's point of view, this burn is nothing to Ace. As long as the person doesn't die, the wound can be recovered!

Ace looked at his burned and peeling right hand and smiled bitterly: "This is really a bit too powerful..."

After this battle, Ace also understood that he had underestimated the people in the first half of the Grand Line.

Moreover, he also understood how to continue to develop the burning fruit in depth next.

"Temperature? In the past, I paid too much attention to the range, but ignored the most basic thing about flames."