"Come on, teach me!"
Red-haired Shanks opened his mouth wide, watching as Hawkeye Mihawk walked step by step from the sea. He slung an arm around Mihawk's shoulder: "Mihawk, hurry and teach me, how do you walk on water like that? It's such a super amazing ability!"
"Just a little trick..."
Mihawk casually brushed off his water-walking technique and got straight to the point: "I'm here because I have something important to ask you..."
About...
The Konoha Pirates.
At this moment, Mihawk came to find Red-haired Shanks, partly to tell Shanks that he had met the new Pirate, Monkey D. Luffy, who had Shanks' approval; and partly to inquire if Shanks knew anything about the Konoha Pirates.
But...
Shanks turned out to be the one asking questions first.
Shanks pulled out a newspaper, pointing at a photo on it: "Mihawk, you went to the First Half of the Grand Line, did you see this new Pirate crew?"
"..."
Mihawk couldn't help but fall silent.
"Looks like you've seen them!"
Shanks' face suddenly lit up with excitement, vigorously slapping his friend's shoulder: "Tell me quickly, what's the situation with this group of rookies!"
"That's what I wanted to ask you..."
Mihawk's eyes showed a hint of unease as he asked seriously: "I thought that with everything you've seen on the sea, you'd surely know some information about them..."
Having been coerced into joining the Konoha Pirates, which never did small things at sea, he had to know what kind of organization he had joined, right?
The Konoha Pirates didn't tell him...
Mihawk had to rely on his own network over the sea to investigate.
Now even Shanks, such a well-informed Emperor of the Sea, didn't know the opposing side's origin?
"Ah this..."
Shanks suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, shaking his head: "Beckman and I were also discussing their information. They're clearly not ordinary rookie pirates, so I plan to make a trip to the first half of Paradise, to probe into their intel..."
"..."
Mihawk hesitated.
If Shanks leads his Pirate crew and crosses paths with the Konoha Pirates, with that arrogant Vice Captain named Uchiha Madara, they surely wouldn't let Red-haired Shanks go!
But...
Shanks definitely isn't their match.
"I can only tell you one thing..."
Mihawk looked at his old friend, only able to give a slight hint: "Some of the content in this news report is false..."
"I know."
Shanks, somewhat carefree, waved his hands repeatedly: "Actually, most of it is fake, I've known that for a while..."
"No..."
"That's not what I meant..."
Mihawk slowly shook his head, looking at the news report mentioning the battle between the Navy and the Konoha Pirates, intending to give his friend one last warning: "You and your crew can't possibly be their match..."
This was Mihawk's earnest advice.
Because Mihawk had spent a few days with the Konoha Pirates and was well aware of how proud they were, especially Uchiha Madara, who had fought...
Unfortunately...
Mihawk believed Shanks was unlikely to be a match for Uchiha Madara.
Especially since Uchiha Madara's mastery of the Three Haki was only becoming more adept and he could even capture Admiral Aokiji in a short time!
Not to mention...
There's also Senju Hashirama, who's on par with Uchiha Madara!
And a woman far surpassing both Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama!
This was a woman whose talent Mihawk couldn't even imagine, nor how far her strength could progress!
"!!!"
The pirates of the Red Hair Pirates suddenly looked up.
This group of pirates who roamed the New World looked at Hawkeye Mihawk, clearly not considering themselves lesser than this new Pirate crew!
"Hahahaha..."
A chubby man slapped his thigh, a piece of meat in his mouth, laughing so hard he almost fell over: "Boss, we're being underestimated!"
"Hahahaha..."
Shanks couldn't help but burst into laughter, lightly patting Hawkeye's shoulder: "I know they're strong, even able to retreat unscathed, but..."
"I've warned you."
Mihawk's sharp eyes looked at the laughing red-haired man in front of him, his expression becoming extremely serious and earnest: "Challenging someone stronger than oneself without recognizing the gap between you seems rather unwise..."
"Huh?"
Shanks looked at Mihawk in surprise.
This old friend of his...
Why was he being so solemn?
"I'm not going there to fight..."
Shanks quickly waved his hands, speaking with a grin: "Relax, I just want to see what they really intend to do, and persuade them not to plunge the sea into chaos..."
"..."
Mihawk's gaze remained sharp.
This kind of behavior...
Wasn't it still courting death?
The Konoha Pirates dared to capture an Admiral and even kill a Heavenly Celestial Dragon, what kind of waves could an Emperor of the Sea's Pirate crew stir up in front of them?
Seriously speaking...
Mihawk felt that there was something fishy about the battle in Alabasta.
The combat power of the Konoha Pirates was practically at the pinnacle of the sea, they even captured Admiral Aokiji before, so how could they have been pushed back by the high-ranking Navy forces...
Perhaps that group's goal was to uncover the secrets hidden in Alabasta, causing chaos throughout the world...