Like an unnatural flicker on a screen, everyone's figures instantly crossed thousands of nautical miles, crossed the Red Line, and arrived in the New World.
Boom!
This was the sound of the New Giant Warrior Pirates' members landing.
The island was fairly large but sparsely populated.
Perhaps this was related to the island's noticeably oversized trees and insects.
"Where are we…"
Hajrudin seemed dazed, having merely closed and opened his eyes to find themselves suddenly in mid-air.
—Of course, for regular-sized people, a height of one or two meters would cause a stumble, but for giants, it was nothing.
"So, where exactly are we now?"
Big Mom wasn't particularly surprised by Naruto's instant teleportation… she had subordinates with similar abilities.
For instance, her daughter Charlotte Brulee, the Mira Mira no Mi user, could use mirrors for long-distance travel through the mirror world, emerging from another mirror in the real world.
To her, Naruto's method was just more convenient and faster, not something unacceptable.
Right now, Big Mom's mind was solely focused on charging to Elbaf, unwilling to waste time on such details.
"The New World, Monta-tan Island… not that you'd know it."
Naruto pulled out an Eternal Pose to check directions, answering without looking back.
Monta-tan Island was a relatively ordinary island in the seas around Elbaf, with no remarkable features.
It had few resources and was even off the main shipping routes. Apart from everything on the island being 'big', it had almost no distinguishing characteristics. Thus, it fell outside the territories of the three Emperors.
But it was indeed the closest island to Elbaf among the spatial coordinates Naruto had left.
"I remember now! We were here over forty years ago!"
The New Giant Warrior Pirates' shipwright, Stansen, suddenly slapped his head, finally recalling why the place looked so familiar.
Reminded by him, the other participating giants remembered too.
"We've traveled such a huge distance in an instant?"
Gerd covered her mouth, incredulous.
"If we start from here, we can reach Elbaf in just two days at most!"
The chubby giant chef Goldberg said happily, and the other giants showed delighted expressions.
They had thought they'd have to wait on Amazon Lily for reinforcements to gather, and with the return trip, it would take at least half a month.
If that were the case, the chances of everyone in Elbaf being wiped out would be nearly a hundred percent.
But if things went like this, maybe everyone could still be saved!
The only problem was… they had arrived too quickly and didn't have a big enough ship.
Even the cloud-skimming lifeboats the giants had ridden weren't brought along.
But that was fine… the trees on this island were huge. Though not comparable to Treasure Tree Adam, they could still be cut down to make a temporary battleship.
Thinking it, Hajrudin moved to direct the giants to start cutting wood.
But Naruto stopped them.
"Two days is too long. I can't wait that long… and you don't need to go through the trouble of cutting down trees for a ship."
Saying this, Naruto floated into the air, arms outstretched.
The One Piece World folks looked confused, while Karin, Sasuke, Toneri, and others familiar with Otsutsuki power roughly guessed Naruto's intent.
"Hey! Don't just stand there! Everyone grab hold of something fixed!"
Sasuke shouted loudly, while Karin transformed into a giant bird and took to the air.
The others displayed their various abilities… those who could fly took off, those who couldn't grabbed onto huge trees or similar objects.
Among them, Katakuri and Shanks had already 'seen' what was about to happen.
"…That's truly impressive."
Katakuri, his arms turned into mochi wrapped around a large tree, murmured, looking at Naruto in the sky.
There was a time when he and Naruto had fought. Now, how had their gap grown so wide?
Shanks, who had also glimpsed the future, was calmer, perhaps because he'd spent so much time with Naruto that he was used to it.
Smack!
Naruto clapped his hands together with a crisp sound.
The next moment, the entire island began to shake violently.
Fortunately, everyone had prepared in advance and thus escaped serious harm.
Considering everyone involved had sufficient strength, Naruto acted casually. The island rose into the air without pause and transformed into an 'earthen ark', sailing toward Elbaf.
This massive ship moved even faster than the cloud-skimming skiff they had taken. The cost was that Karin had to create a 'wind barrier' in front of everyone… otherwise, the high-altitude winds would have made them uncomfortable.
…
Meanwhile, on Elbaf, the Sun World.
Most of the giants' villages had been razed by war, but structures like castles remained intact.
Among them was the royal castle once belonging to King Harald.
Of course, demonic giants with wings now patrolled the castle's corridors and watchtowers.
But surprisingly, within the castle, there were still normal giants untainted by the Domi Reversi.
Most were non-combatants. They had expected to be killed by their fanged kin, but instead, they were merely imprisoned in the castle's underground dungeons.
These giants thought they had escaped a grim fate, unaware they were simply bait to lure out the last stragglers.
Squad after squad of demonic giant soldiers set out from the castle, riding floating cloud-skimming boats, patrolling Elbaf's skies in an airtight blockade.
On the Sun World, at the crown of the Adam Tree, ten thousand meters above, in the domain belonging to the 'gods', lay an enormous black dragon.
Before this black dragon stood seven or eight figures of varying sizes.
If Naruto were there, he'd recognize them all as 'old acquaintances'.
The bandaged girl, Gunko, the underwear-clad old man, Sommers; the sharp-fanged Maffey, and several others who had barely survived the Summit War.
And kneeling at the forefront was Shamrock, who had been beheaded, minced into pulp, and thrown into the sea by Naruto at Impel Down.
His resilience was frightening. In terms of 'immortality', he might even surpass the Five Elders.
Of course, that 'resurrection' likely came at a cost. Shamrock's face was now covered in scars, making him look terrifying.
If not for his iconic red hair, he'd be hard to recognize.
"Go. Before Mu's arrival, you must root out every last insect on this island."
Two enormous spiral eyes looked down upon the knights. Under such terrifying pressure, even the perverse old man Sommers had to adopt a serious demeanor.
"Yes!"
Shamrock replied, his voice like a cracked bellows. The damage wasn't limited to his skin… his insides were probably riddled with wounds.
After issuing the command, Imu, merged with Loki, closed his eyes, seemingly resting.
Shamrock and the other God's Knights quietly boarded an airship, descending from the Heaven World toward the world below.