82: Chapter 82 Heroes! Pirates and NinjasNami was exhausted and drenched in sweat.She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, looked at the messy battlefield and the vanished Buggy, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, her eyes lit up as she looked at Luffy, "I didn't expect you to be this strong!If I had known."
Before she could finish speaking, she pointed to the huge bundle on the ground and said to Luffy without any politeness:
"Since you're so strong, don't just stand there!Come and help me carry this, I'm exhausted!This is an important trophy!"
Luffy walked over curiously, looked at the huge bundle, and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow!There's so much!"
Nami immediately beamed with joy, as if all her fatigue had vanished.
She crouched down and eagerly opened one corner of the bundle, revealing a dazzling array of gold, silver jewelry, and coins!
As she excitedly counted her valuables, she stuffed them into a smaller bag she carried with her, muttering to herself:
"That Bucky guy, even though he's a jerk, he really has a good taste and a discerning eye for treasure.those qualities are really good!"
A rough estimate.these are worth at least ten million Berries!We're rich!We're rich!
Seeing her greedy look, Luffy just watched with a grin.
Nami seemed to remember something, her eyes darted around, and she carefully took out the crucial scroll from her bosom—a chart of the Grand Line.
He handed it to Luffy, saying in a slightly awkward tone, "Here, this is for you.Didn't you want this?"
Luffy's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the sea chart, and he asked in surprise, "Eh?Are you going to give it to me?"
Nami turned her head to the side, pretending to look at the ruins beside her, her voice softening slightly: "After all.you saved me."
Besides, without a navigator, this nautical chart is just a piece of waste paper to you.
She paused for a moment, then said, "Let's just consider it.a deposit for the collaboration."
Luffy didn't care about any deposit or anything like that.He happily took the sea chart as if he had obtained the most precious treasure, held it high above his head, and shouted excitedly:
"Thank you so much, Nami!The Grand Line chart.I finally got it!That's great!"
Seeing Luffy's pure and happy smile, Nami's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, revealing a smile and.a little sense of belonging that she herself didn't even realize.
Suddenly, Luffy turned around, his gaze fixed intently on Nami, and extended the invitation once more: "Then.you'll become our crewmate too, right, Nami!"
Nami immediately put her hands on her hips, striking an angry pose, but her eyes held a smile: "Didn't I say I wouldn't be a pirate's crewmate?"
Then, she smiled slyly, like a clever little fox, "But never mind.being with you guys seems to be quite profitable."
She held up her index finger, emphasizing, "But let's make this clear first, it's just cooperation!We're working towards each other's goals, not partnership!"
Luffy didn't care whether it was cooperation or companionship; he was happy as long as Naken sailed with him.He immediately laughed and agreed, "Hahaha!No problem!Cooperation!"
Luffy, satisfied, turned to Zoro and said, "Alright!Zoro!Now we have the treasure, the chart, and the navigator!Let's go!Towards the Grand Line—set sail!"
Just then, a commotion arose in the distance.
A large group of townspeople, carrying simple "weapons" such as hoes and sticks, cautiously walked over.
Looking at the ruins and the pirates lying "unconscious" all around them, their faces were filled with confusion and wariness.They whispered to each other, "What happened?Did the pirates fight amongst themselves?"
When the old mayor, Budru, saw them, he went to greet them in surprise: "You.you've come!It's too dangerous here!"
The townspeople breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the mayor was unharmed, and immediately surrounded him, bombarding him with questions:
"Mayor!Are you alright?"
What happened here?
"Where is the Buggy Pirates?"
The mayor smiled and reassured everyone, "It's alright, it's alright!Buggy's pirate crew.has been defeated!"
He looked around at the ruins with a somewhat downcast expression, "It's just.a pity that so many of our places have been destroyed."
The townspeople comforted him, saying, "Mayor, it's good that you're alright!"
"Yes, yes!A house can be rebuilt if it's damaged!"
"It's better if no one is hurt!"
The mayor suddenly remembered something, pointed behind him to Luffy, Zoro, and Nami who was busy packing up the treasure, and said loudly:
"That's right!It was these brave young men!They're the ones who helped us defeat Buggy the Pirates!"
He added, his tone full of gratitude, "Shushu's pet food store.was also protected by them!"
Upon hearing this, all the townspeople's eyes instantly focused on Luffy and his two companions.
Noticing the townspeople's gaze, Nami cleverly hid to the side to protect her treasure.
Looking at these young men, and remembering how terrifying the Buggy Pirates were, the townspeople were filled with disbelief, shock, and deep gratitude!
It's unclear who started it, but the excited townspeople cheered and surged forward, lifting Luffy and Zoro up together and tossing them into the air again and again in celebration!
"Long live--!"
"hero--!"
Thank you all!
Zoro, tossed about in the air, looked at Luffy beside him, who was also being tossed around but laughing heartily, and couldn't help but ask helplessly:
"Hey.I'm being thanked again.Are we really pirates?"
Luffy steadied his straw hat in mid-air and let out his signature, infectious, cheerful laugh:
"Of course!"
Because I am.the man destined to become the Pirate King—!
His laughter and the cheers of the townspeople echoed in this land that had just experienced the ravages of war and was about to welcome.The skies above the newly established town.
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Meanwhile, in the Naruto world.
Deep in the dense forest behind Konoha.
The crackling sound of radio waves suddenly broke the tranquility of the forest, and a slightly cold voice rang out:
"This is Sasuke.We have reached point B.No target found."
Immediately afterwards, a gentle female voice came: "This is Sakura.We have reached point C.No trace of the target found.OVER."
After a brief silence, the microphone exploded with a series of identical, energetic sounds:
"This is Naruto Number One!We've reached point A1!I don't see the cat!"
"This is Naruto 2!We've reached point A2!Not a single hair on the ground!"
"This is Naruto Number Two!Wait, I'm Naruto Number Two!Which bastard misused my codename?"
"Bullshit!I'm the real number two!You must be number three impersonating me!"
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