In the world of pirates, even within the Grand Line, there truly existed beings called "ninjas." And there were even "warriors"!
However, comparing the two, Luffy could clearly spot the differences. The ninjas in their world didn't possess so many flashy techniques of course, they weren't as strong either...
Luffy, with a magnanimous "I forgive you" expression, instead made the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, somewhat unsure how to respond.
"No... Mr. Luffy... Look, you've really gone too far, haven't you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled bitterly and stepped aside. Only then did Luffy truly notice the buildings he had smashed and flattened with his own fists!
No mistake, it was his doing. During the battle with Danzō earlier, Luffy had constantly been on the offensive and had indeed gained the upper hand. That guy, Danzō, mostly used defensive ninjutsu. He wanted to attack, alright! But he had no opportunity and not enough strength...
"Hahahahaha..." Luffy burst into loud laughter.
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"Old Man Teuchi! Help me lift that horizontal beam!"
"Huh?" Teuchi's hand slipped, and the ramen bowl clattered to the ground. He looked at the horizontal beam of the house, which was longer and thicker than himself, and his eyes didn't even blink.
Naruto was currently jumping on the rooftop, hammering and banging, maintaining Teuchi's Ichiraku Ramen shop.
"Here!" It was Luffy, who was in front of Naruto, who stretched out his arm, grabbed the horizontal beam of the house that was parked in the courtyard nearby, and lifted it onto the rooftop. Konoha Village's most prosperous main road had been destroyed, and the main "contributor" was Luffy. Although that guy Danzō started the trouble first, it was indeed Luffy who caused the extensive destruction.
Even with his Three-Gear state, Luffy, no matter how precise his control, the power he displayed was immense and encompassed a vast area. After all, his size was right there! Repairing the entire street wasn't actually too troublesome. Especially for a powerful ninja village like Konoha, this was even more so.
For ordinary civilian houses, the Anbu and those skilled in Wood Release ninjutsu could easily construct rows of houses. Only "landmark buildings" like Ichiraku Ramen required special care and meticulous attention.
Everyone could contribute to rebuilding Ichiraku Ramen; Naruto would definitely give his all. He was even more active than the ramen shop owner, Teuchi, scrambling up and down. He'd be busy here, busy there.
"Ah! Thank you, Mr. Luffy!" Naruto stretched out both hands to receive the horizontal beam of the house. He was almost knocked off the roof by this heavy beam! That guy had just moments ago told the ordinary ramen shop owner to "get" the horizontal beam for him. He truly had no common sense!
"Oh, right! Mr. Luffy... Lord Hokage once said that it seems a village meeting needs to be specially held for you. I heard that only clan leaders of particularly prestigious families can participate!" Naruto seemed even more excited than the actual attendees. After all, Luffy had already promised him before that during his stay, Luffy would teach him some combat techniques, such as taijutsu and such.
"Oh, I completely forgot..." Luffy stammered. It was clear he hadn't forgotten; it was just that this guy absolutely didn't want to attend any meetings.
"Lord Hokage will probably introduce Mr. Luffy to everyone at the meeting."
"After this, such 'our own people fighting each other' incidents won't happen again."
"I actually wish it would happen a few more times..."
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing..." Luffy quickly started clanging and banging, repairing the house.
Today was indeed a meeting concerning Luffy. As the main character of the meeting, Luffy naturally had to attend. Considering the destruction he had caused to other people's village especially after personally
participating in the repair process he truly realized how cruel such destruction was... The Hokage requested to hold a meeting; this formality still had to be observed. Later that evening, it was time for Konoha's so-called higher-ups to gather for a meeting.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in his Hokage attire, sat at the head of the meeting. At the very front was also the Hyūga clan head, Hiashi Hyūga... The Hyūga clan had always held a prestigious position in Konoha, even considered a top-tier clan in terms of strength.
They were a genuinely wealthy and influential clan! Legend had it that their ancestors even had the bloodline of the Six Paths Sage... Of course, in this current era, it was rare for a ninja not to have some bloodline connection to the Six Paths Sage within their body.
However, in terms of purity, the Hyūga clan was truly renowned throughout the entire ninja world. This was evident from their Kekkei Genkai, the "Byakugan," which had been passed down through generations in their family.
It was said that the Hyūga clan, due to its immense power, had even split itself into the Main Family and Branch Family. To this day, there were still unresolved conflicts between the Main Family and Branch Family. Compared to the Hyūga clan, other ninja clans in Konoha, to be honest, were somewhat inferior. Especially after the Uchiha clan disappeared from Konoha...
For example, Inoichi Yamanaka, the current head of the Yamanaka clan, who served as a strategist beside the Hokage. The Yamanaka clan was also a top-tier secret technique family in Konoha.
Their family's secret ninjutsu, passed down through generations, was a special mental system. Not to mention in Konoha, even if one looked across the entire ninja world, there were few ninjas as skilled in mental system ninjutsu as them.
It wasn't just the clan head; many members of the Yamanaka clan also understood mental ninjutsu. Some of them, even proficient in mental ninjutsu, could provide considerable help to the village in various battles or daily situations!
The simplest was using mental ninjutsu to control enemies and extract information. And then there was mental ninjutsu's bonus for analyzing battlefield situations... In short, mental ninjutsu had many advantages apart from being slightly weaker in direct combat.
However, it was also good that their Yamanaka clan, due to this specialized mental category of secret jutsu, didn't have to risk themselves and go to the front lines of the battlefield. There were other ninja clans in Konoha that specialized in performing on the front lines of battle!
For example... the Akimichi clan head, Chōza Akimichi. Speaking of the Akimichi clan's inherited ninjutsu, there were indeed some similarities in its characteristics to Luffy's ability as an outsider!
The Akimichi clan's secret technique, passed down through generations, was the "Partial Multi-Size Technique." Members of the Akimichi clan could use this secret technique to enhance their own strength and taijutsu ability by directly growing gigantic!
Doesn't that sound very similar to the scene where Luffy fought fiercely on the main road of Konoha earlier...? It was precisely because of this point that those ninjas and ordinary people in Konoha who understood the inner workings speculated that Luffy was actually an expert in a certain secret ninjutsu.
In fact, in terms of the entire Konoha's collective combat power, the Akimichi clan, especially the giant form of the Akimichi clan head, Chōza Akimichi, using the Partial Multi-Size Technique, could absolutely be called a bulwark on the front lines of the battlefield! This was absolutely a damage-dealing type character who could stand on his own!
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