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The ocean tides rose and fell, seawater crashing against the surface, splashing up surging waves with a deafening roar.
The salty sea breeze, carrying the sound of the waves, rushed towards him, as if he were in the midst of an endless ocean.
Faintly,
he could even see white seagulls.
This was the awe-inspiring feeling Naruto experienced after pushing open the Gate to the World by just one centimeter, peering through the tiny crack.
The surging sea breeze, accompanied by the briny smell of the sea, swept through his consciousness.
It was as if an endless ocean lay beyond.
"It's open..." Naruto stood stunned before the Gate to the World, staring at that tiny crack, his eyes gradually burning with fervor.
"Now, I can push this door open..."
After nearly a year, with his current physical abilities and chakra, he finally had hope of opening this Gate to the World.
Naruto snapped out of his daze, his eyes burning with fervor as he stared at the tiny crack in the gate. Gritting his teeth, he pushed forward again with all his might.
With the increasingly loud roar of the waves, the Gate of the World opened another two centimeters.
This was already the limit of Naruto's current strength.
Naruto gasped for breath, but gazing at the scenery beyond the Gate of the World, he couldn't help but smile.
"The world of pirates, wait for me, I'll be there soon..."
"..."
Evening arrived quickly.
Naruto discovered that the Gate of the World he had pushed open showed no sign of closing again.
This discovery filled Naruto with ecstatic joy.
Because this meant his journey to the world of pirates would be greatly shortened, perhaps even less than a week.
After all, his body wasn't fully developed yet, and he could squeeze through with just twenty or thirty centimeters.
And since he could push the Gate of the World open three centimeters each time, and with his chakra being constantly refined daily, he could push it open two or three times a day.
"So, at the fastest, two days; at the slowest, four days, I'll definitely be able to open the Gate to the Pirate World..."
Naruto's eyes gradually brightened.
"..."
Time passed quickly; three days went by.
Over those three days, Naruto pushed the Gate to the world six times, managing to open a sixteen-centimeter crack in this heavenly gate.
Through this sixteen-centimeter crack, he could clearly see the magnificent view of the sea and sky meeting.
He could even see the occasional white seagull flying by.
"Great..." A smile appeared on Naruto's face, and he couldn't help but reach his hand out through the crack.
He could almost feel the sea breeze blowing.
It seemed that if he just squeezed in, Naruto could enter the magnificent world of One Piece.
But Naruto withdrew his hand, because now was not the time. Not only did he not know the situation on the other side, but his preparations were also insufficient.
Although he loved the world of One Piece, he certainly didn't consider it a safe world.
First of all...
What if the world outside the gate is an isolated island?
What if he encounters bloodthirsty pirates?
Even if everything goes smoothly, how can he become stronger...?
These all require thorough preparation.
"…"
The next day, late at night.
As darkness enveloped Konoha and all was silent, Naruto slowly opened his eyes in his room.
He got out of bed, looked at the darkness outside the window, and a slight smile appeared on his lips:
"In the dead of night, for murder and arson!"
An invisible door opened, and Naruto stepped through it, walking directly towards the center of Konoha.
On the streets, a few ninjas were still patrolling.
It seemed that Naruto's theft two months ago had triggered a stress response in Konoha.
It was clear that these patrolling ninjas possessed exceptional reconnaissance abilities; they were Uchiha, Hyuga, Aburame, Inuzuka…
But Naruto ignored them, walking straight past them.
He successfully reached the heart of Konoha.
Below the Hokage Rock.
In front of the Hokage Building.
Naruto paused for two seconds, then stepped into the building without hesitation.
Despite the darkness of the night, Naruto could still see many ANBU ninjas in the space behind the doors.
Ignoring these ninjas, Naruto moved through every room in the Hokage Building.
After thoroughly investigating each room, Naruto licked his lips, stretched out his hands, and gently pushed against the air in front of him:
"Air Door!"
An invisible door was pushed open from the air.
The boy's hands emerged from behind the door, gently grasping a large scroll on a table inside the room, then slowly withdrawing his hands.
Thus, a perfect theft was completed.
The process was silent and stealthy, without even alerting the ANBU ninja patrolling outside.
But Naruto showed no sign of stopping. He moved through the space behind the door, raiding other rooms and looting lavishly.
Kunai, senbon needles, shuriken, explosive tags, Fuma shuriken…
Sweat beaded on the boy's forehead, and his arms trembled from stealing so much, but he showed no sign of stopping.
After all, the items in the Hokage Building were among the finest in the ninja world.
These things were difficult to buy even with money.
In other words, the more he stole, the safer he would be in the pirate world.
The boy's looting and burglary continued for three hours.
Just outside the Hokage Building, a ninja's exclamation rang out:
"Wait, what's that inside the Hokage Building? No, what is it? I can only see two arms of chakra..."
The ninja rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the scene before him remained unchanged.
Two arms of blue chakra, like ghostly arms, floated silently in a room inside the Hokage Building.
They seemed to be moving something, appearing and disappearing...
The ninja finally realized what was happening, his face changing drastically. He rushed towards the entrance of the Hokage Building, roaring:
"Damn it! There's an intruder in the Hokage Building!!!"
These words sent shockwaves through the building.
Inside the Hokage Building, the ANBU ninja responsible for security widened his eyes, and without hesitation, quickly opened the nearest door.
The moment the ANBU ninja saw the scene inside, he was stunned:
"Is this for real? Where's everything?"
He remembered this room being an armory, usually crammed full of kunai, shuriken, explosive tags…
But now, the room was completely empty, like a newly renovated room.
A chill ran down the ninja's spine, terror filling his eyes. He abruptly turned and quickly opened the doors to the other rooms.
After opening several doors, the ANBU ninja cried out in despair:
"Where's everything? Everything's gone!?"
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