Everyone quickly decided to go to Gaya Island, and the navigator found the permanent pointer to Gaya Island.
These are the items they collected after defeating other pirates. The permanent pointer is the only crucial item that ensures they won't lose their course while sailing on the Grand Line. Generally, they collect it whenever they come across one.
For most people, once lost at sea, death is not far away.
Suddenly!
Boom—!
On the calm sea, a massive Sea King emerged from the water. Its head alone was several times larger than the entire pirate ship.
"Whoa! It's a giant Sea King!"
The expressions of the members of the Nine Snakes Pirates changed. Their ship was being towed by two snakes. Most Sea Kings didn't dare to mess with them because of their highly venomous nature.
But "most" didn't mean all; some Sea Kings would still attack them.
"That's huge!"
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were also shocked by the size of this creature. They had never seen anything like it before; its size was even larger than the Nine Tails.
Hancock immediately prepared to unleash her Conqueror's Haki to drive it away.
Suddenly, the eyes of the giant Sea King changed and transformed into the Sharingan.
Kai said calmly, "Get out!"
The giant Sea King immediately sank back into the sea in despair, fleeing without looking back. The other Sea Kings that were about to appear were also left confused.
The giant Sea King shouted in a language only other Sea Kings could understand: "Run! Run! It's too scary! That human is terrifying!"
Hearing this, the other giant Sea Kings quickly took off. If the big brother said it was scary, then the person on the boat must be frightening.
The crisis was over, and everyone in the Nine Snakes was once again amazed by Kai's Sharingan ability.
"That's incredible!"
"He can even control the giant Sea Kings!"
"Deputy Captain, that's so awesome!"
Being able to control even the giant Sea Kings meant that Kai and the others could travel freely through the Calm Belt.
"Hmph!"
Hancock felt a twinge of annoyance seeing Kai steal the spotlight. As the leader of the Nine Snakes Pirates, she always felt like her shine was being overshadowed.
"My beauties, it's been a long journey, and I have some questions I'd like to ask you."
"Deputy Captain, please go ahead."
"The topic I want to discuss is Haki."
Kai stated directly that there were too many powerful individuals in both the Naruto and One Piece worlds. Ever since his parents died after traveling through the Naruto universe, he understood that this was a harsh world.
Therefore, his desire to become stronger surpassed everything else, and he utilized various means to enhance his strength.
Haki is a powerful force in the One Piece world, and he certainly wouldn't miss out on such power.
As for the system?
He didn't rely on the system to get to where he is today; he relied on himself and patiently waited for the system's tasks. That wasn't his style.
"Haki?"
"As you know, we, the Uchiha clan, don't know how to use Haki, so we want to learn it too."
"If the Deputy Captain wants to learn Haki, we'd be happy to teach you."
The two women, Marigold and Sonya, said that Haki isn't a rare skill. All the warriors of Amazon Lily know it, and many more in the New World use it. Trading favors is also a great way to strengthen ties.
"There are three types of Haki: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki. Conqueror's Haki can only be possessed by one in a million; it's a natural king's disposition and can't be learned through study. Sister Hancock has such qualifications."
"I specialize in Armament Haki, and Sister Sonya excels in Observation Haki. Which one do you want to learn first?"
"Let's learn Armament Haki first. Compared to Observation Haki, Armament Haki is more practical for us."
Marigold began teaching Kai about Armament Haki, and the three of them studied diligently.
After a while, a layer of Armament Haki enveloped Kai's palm.
"Is this Armament Haki...?"
"That was fast!"
Everyone was shocked, and Hancock's expression changed.
The speed at which he was learning was astonishing. When did Haki become something that could be mastered so easily? None of them had learned to use Haki in less than a year, let alone in just a few hours.
Kai had managed to use it in probably less than an hour.
He clenched his fist tightly.
Uh-huh!
Kai's arm appeared to be covered in a layer of black substance, making it look as if it were made of steel.
"Hardening!!!"
This time, everyone in the Nine Snakes crew couldn't help but exclaim.
Entanglement is the most basic skill used with Armament Haki, and all the warrior protectors on Nine Snakes Island can use it.
Hardening is a more advanced technique. Covering the body with Armament Haki makes it harder than steel.
Among the Kuja Pirates, only a handful of people can use Armament Haki for hardening.
Kai clenched his fist and then quickly struck a barrel on the deck in the distance.
Crack!!
The wooden barrel exploded with a loud bang, sending fragments flying everywhere.
"Release!!!"