Luffy originally disliked this old man who put on airs.
Although he also didn't really want to associate with this kind of guy, and even didn't really want to stay in this village.
But, as a dignified Pirate King, the freest man under heaven, he came when he wanted to, and left when he wanted to. Wasn't that absolute?
Why should anyone else command him?
You tell me to leave, and I'll stubbornly stay!
So Luffy simply plopped back down.
"Naruto, since I'll be staying in this village for a while, you can come ask me if you have any training problems later!"
Luffy finally decided to stay, not entirely because Danzo actively sought trouble.
Although not urgent, he still wanted to find a way to return to his original world first.
After all, compared to settling down, he preferred the boundless, free, and unfettered sea!
And for himself, unfamiliar with the place, finding a way to return to his original world in this world, who knew how difficult it would be, who knew how much time it would take.
If someone helped, it would be different.
That person he met before... seemed to be some kind of village elder? Didn't he agree to help?
Luffy thought of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He was also an old man roughly the same age as his grandfather. The skinny one he met before wasn't as annoying.
"Huh? Really?!" Luffy was overjoyed!
Speaking of which, Luffy's talent among young ninja of the same rank didn't really stand out.
He even almost failed the Ninja Academy's assessment. He had long wanted to find an opportunity to become stronger!
"I said Konoha doesn't welcome you... Didn't you hear?"
Danzo stood up, his one eye glaring fiercely at Luffy.
"Oh," Luffy pouted, and pointed to Naruto, who was enthusiastically cheering beside him.
"But I think Konoha welcomes me!" Danzo brandished the cane in his hand.
"My Konoha Village isn't a place you can just come and go as you please. Who knows where you truly came from? Who knows if you have other intentions towards Konoha? This old man must consider the safety of everyone in the village!"
"If you insist on not leaving, then don't blame me for forcibly sending you away!" What Danzo said actually had some truth to it.
After all, a stranger suddenly appearing in the village... and possessing extremely powerful strength far exceeding the village's elite Jounin.
Even after Danzo personally "investigated" him, the power system this outsider used was something they had never encountered or understood at all.
All these things reeked of ancient, strange instability.
With such a huge source of instability placed in the village, honestly, he truly wasn't at ease.
As for why the Third Hokage was willing to let Luffy stay, it was actually after their previous interaction. He truly felt that Luffy was not the type to cause destruction and chaos. Instead, he was naive and adorable, and also possessed great strength, making him very valuable for interaction.
That's why he was willing to let him stay in the village, planning to further his contact with him.
He just didn't expect. The old Hokage hadn't even had time to arrange the subsequent plans. This guy actually found Luffy a step ahead and wanted to drive him away!
Luffy, filled with anger, no longer tolerated this old man.
"Then you make your move! You seem ancient and strange, but you're not that strong!"
Before Luffy finished speaking, Danzo actually made a move first!
"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"
Danzo suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a powerful Wind Release chakra!
His personal best ninjutsu was Wind Style ninjutsu. This wind blade, formed by a single breath, could even cut through steel and rock.
Even if the target used chakra to protect their body, it was completely useless!
Although Luffy was almost ambushed, thanks to the keen perceptive ability of his Observation Haki, he still managed to predict the opponent's intention half a step ahead at the most critical moment.
"Boom—!"
Luffy violently dodged, avoiding Danzo's attack direction. At the same time, his arm stretched out to grab Naruto, Sasuke, and Teuchi, pulling all three of them to his side!
"Roar—!"
The few of them barely dodged, but Ichiraku Ramen was directly cut in half, the entire shop split into two!
"Ah! My shop..."
Teuchi hadnon't even had time to cry out before Naruto and Sasuke quickly pulled him away.
He didn't know where that one-eyed old man came from, but looking at his powerful ninjutsu, this battle was clearly not something they could participate in!
Now, keeping it secret was still the top priority, especially since Teuchi, as an ordinary person, absolutely couldn't be harmed!
Fortunately, Teuchi's daughter Ayame was not in the shop today, otherwise, she would probably have been affected too.
"You guy, you don't even spare the people of your own village?!"
Luffy saw it clearly. Although Danzo's attack was mainly aimed at him, it also included Naruto, Sasuke, and even the ordinary person Teuchi!
"Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
Since Danzo had already decided to make a move, he didn't say much more.
His mouth opened and closed repeatedly, and wave after wave of sharp wind blades were spat out by him!
Almost instantly, sharp air blades appeared above, below, and all around Luffy!
It had to be said that although Luffy's ability was endowed with the property of "rubber," it could absorb a considerable amount of impact during battle, preventing himself from suffering too serious injuries.
But if it was cut by a sharp weapon, frankly speaking, it was not within the protective range of Luffy's Devil Fruit ability...
"Armament!" Armament Haki instantly wrapped around Luffy's two arms!
"Clang clang clang—!"
The sharp air blades formed by Danzo's Wind Release chakra, cut and slashed at Luffy, but they only made clanging sounds, like iron blades striking an iron wall, leaving no marks.
This was completely different from dodging attacks just now.
Danzo had cultivated Wind Release ninjutsu for decades, and cutting through steel was nothing to him. But now, it was surprisingly failing to break through the defense of an ordinary outsider's body...
"It's not chakra power. What exactly allowed him to withstand my Vacuum Wave?!"
There was no time for Danzo to think carefully. Luffy was not the type to only passively defend.
On the contrary, in a sense, he was a battle maniac!
"Gum-Gum... Pistol!"
Even Danzo couldn't clearly see Luffy's punching motion at first glance!
If it weren't for the Sharingan assisting him, he would probably have been the first person to take a punch in the battle!
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