In fact…
At that time, Ace's situation was quite dangerous.
Because Aokiji suddenly went all out on Alabasta's inland river. In the confined space, Ace couldn't ignore his brother's safety and tried to resist with his Logia-type powers, only to be captured by the Admiral.
Luckily…
The Navy was lax in watching him.
Aokiji couldn't keep an eye on him constantly, so he handed him over to a Navy Lieutenant and the red-haired female Navy officer. Ace melted the ice with his flames and left; a Navy Lieutenant and Squad Leader obviously couldn't stop him…
As Ace left, he overheard the Navy Lieutenant and the female Navy officer talking about Crocodile and Straw Hat Luffy, mentioning that the Admirals had already gathered to catch all the pirates in the Golden Underground Palace in one fell swoop…
Ace did some quick inquiries at Alabasta's palace, and under Nami's guidance, he hurried towards the Golden Underground Palace, wanting to save his brother Luffy…
It seems…
I may have come a bit early; the rumored Admirals have not yet arrived, but there are quite a few pirates gathered here at the Golden Underground Palace…
"Didn't I tell you to leave Alabasta?"
Ace looked at Luffy, urging his brother to leave quickly: "Grandpa will be coming soon, he definitely won't let you go…"
"Like grandpa will let Ace go either…"
Upon hearing this, Luffy glanced with discontent and dug his nose.
Just as the two brothers were chatting, the fire wall set up next to the Golden Underground Palace suddenly split apart, and Uchiha Madara's figure emerged first!
Fire Fist Ace charged directly toward him!
"Mirror Flame!"
A sudden burst of flames emerged from Ace's hand, transforming into a massive wall of fire upon landing, burning overwhelmingly toward Uchiha Madara!
"Fire Release: Great Fire Extinguishing!"
Uchiha Madara opened his mouth and spewed out a ball of flames, which turned into waves of fire sweeping out!
The two waves of fire quickly intertwined in the desert, turning into an ever-expanding, explosive sea of flames amidst the yellow sand, with sparks flying in all directions!
"Luffy, you go first!"
Fire Fist Ace's expression turned extremely serious, he solemnly instructed his brother: "This is a fight you can't participate in! Leave here immediately!"
"So strong…"
Luffy gazed in disbelief at the two battling with flames!
"Fire Fist Ace is right…"
Smoker glanced at Straw Hat Luffy, with a rare thought of letting a pirate leave, his lower body became a cloud of smoke and floated: "You aren't qualified to participate in this level of battle yet, Straw Hat…"
"..."
Luffy frowned without saying a word.
Now, Luffy knew this battle wasn't something he could join. He even struggled to find the weaknesses of Logia-type Fruit users and had only managed to guess Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit might have some vulnerabilities, planning to use this opportunity to defeat Crocodile…
Smoker didn't have time to say more, he directly steered a cloud of smoke into the battlefield, bypassing the ever-exploding sea of flames, and charged toward Uchiha Madara on the other side!
However…
A familiar old opponent greeted Smoker!
The members of the Konoha Pirates in the Golden Underground Palace also stepped forward, with Orochimaru wielding a Kusanagi Sword and confronting Smoker holding his ten hands!
"This time… I won't lose to you again!"
The smoke under Smoker's feet instantly solidified, as he firmly used his sturdy ten hands to block Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword. He clearly understood why he lost last time; his Smoke-Smoke Fruit was just restrained by the abilities of the person in front of him…
But…
He is a Navy Headquarters Colonel!
His abilities are not limited to just his Smoke-Smoke Fruit!
"It was quite unfortunate not to get your blood last time…"
Orochimaru extended his tongue, licking his lips, greedily eyeing Smoker's body: "This time is a good opportunity too!"
As soon as the words fell!
Both of them used force to retreat simultaneously, but in an instant, they stepped on the sand to push forward, charging back towards their opponent!
In a flash…
The two who had fought fiercely once more were entangled in battle!
Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword appeared particularly crafty and sinister, frequently piercing Smoker's body, leaving blood marks on him!
Anyone could see that the Konoha Pirates had the upper hand from the start of the battle, whether it was Uchiha Madara or Orochimaru, they were pressing their opponents in combat!
"..."
Straw Hat Luffy broke into a sweat on his forehead.
The newcomer pirate finally witnessed firsthand the terrifying battles between the true strong figures of the sea, realizing that even his overtly powerful brother Ace couldn't match the enemy!
"Straw Hat Luffy."
A woman's voice appeared beside Luffy.
Nico Robin adjusted her hat, slipped out amidst the crowd as they emerged, and softly reminded: "Now, what you should do is leave here immediately. If you're worried about Crocodile causing any more trouble for Alabasta, rest assured, he can't stir up any big waves…"
There certainly are many pirates present.
However, Nico Robin preferred to believe in Luffy.
Because the red-haired youthful Red Sand Sasori and the Konoha Pirates didn't seem like any kind of good people; their goal appears to be seeking the historical secret from 800 years ago to overthrow the World Government or something. They're a group of conspirators…