A group of people looked at Sabo, whose face had a shoe print, and swallowed, wondering if the contrast was a bit too great. Just a second ago, weren't they still being affectionate?
How did he get kicked away the next second?
Orochimaru, who had sobered up, stretched and looked at the Whitebeard Pirates.
Then he curiously scrutinized Whitebeard, and fell silent. He looked at Whitebeard's boots, then at himself... He was actually as tall as Whitebeard's boots.
The humans in this world are definitely not normal... Why are they all so tall? Sabo rubbed his face and got up. This familiar feeling confirmed it was Orochimaru.
Sabo approached Orochimaru, looked down at him, his eyes blinking, and said,
"Orochimaru... you... didn't you grow any taller?"
ヽ(#`Д´)ノ┌┛〃 "Off you go!"
Orochimaru was instantly enraged and kicked him in the kidney, a repeat performance.
Whitebeard watched the interaction between the two brothers, threw his head back and laughed, taking a sip of his sake.
"They're truly good brothers. You're Orochimaru, right? Ace always refuses to talk about you whenever he brings you up. You wouldn't treat my foolish son the same way, would you?"
In prison, Ace thought... No... He only uses mental attacks on me!!
Orochimaru, with a smiling expression, floated up to meet Whitebeard's gaze.
"No... I'm actually quite normal with him; he just doesn't obey discipline."
"Discipline?" Whitebeard chuckled and shook his head. "If he were obedient, he wouldn't be Ace."
"No... You will see an obedient Ace," Orochimaru said with a meaningful smile.
This time, Sabo crawled out of a pile of junk in a disheveled state. He clutched his waist, limping back, muttering, "Orochimaru... you're too much! How can you treat your long-unseen brother like this? You kicked me here, what if my kidney can't be used anymore?"
Orochimaru suddenly turned his head, glaring fiercely at Sabo, and said menacingly, "If it can't be used, I'll remove it, then I'll contact Ivankov."
Sabo helplessly spread his hands, smiling nonchalantly, "Speaking of which, weren't you going to Impel Down to contact Ivan? How did you end up here?"
It must be said that Sabo's ability to have Orochimaru as his younger brother relied entirely on his thick skin.
Orochimaru was choked by the remark. He looked up at the sky and, after a long pause, said, "Luffy... snuck in."
At this, both fell silent, as if reaching a mutual understanding, and quickly moved past the topic.
Among their four brothers, their relationship was like a peculiar circular food chain.
Orochimaru > Sabo > Ace > Luffy > Orochimaru
Orochimaru could keep Sabo in check, Sabo could manage Ace, Ace could control Luffy, and Luffy, in turn, could keep an eye on Orochimaru. Most of the time, Orochimaru could easily manipulate the other three.
Looking at Orochimaru floating around in the sky, Sabo tilted his head back, spread his arms, his eyes full of doting affection: "So what are you doing here with Whitebeard? Could it be that you missed your brother and came specially to see me? Come, give me a hug."
Orochimaru's ear tips flushed slightly, and he quickly turned his head: "Who wants a hug? I'm not Luffy. I'm here to examine Whitebeard and see if I can treat his old injuries.
I don't want him to die at Marineford, or have his kidney removed, it would ruin my plan."
Originally, when the members of the Whitebeard Pirate Crew heard that Orochimaru was there to treat their Pops, they were all overjoyed.
But before this wave of joy could subside, Orochimaru's subsequent remark about Pops dying at Marineford and having his kidney removed reached everyone's ears. Instantly, everyone's expressions changed, and they all glared furiously at Orochimaru, their eyes seemingly spitting fire.
Seeing this, Whitebeard merely waved his hand gently, smiling as he said, "Don't make such faces, my sons. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are all part of life. I am already very content to have lived to this age. Who knows, perhaps this battle will be my final moments, gurararara, rararara."
"Pops... you can't die..." A group of tough men surrounded Whitebeard, the scene looking terribly pathetic. Orochimaru frowned in disgust and floated higher, seemingly wanting to distance himself from this somewhat "saccharine" scene.
Sabo also involuntarily stepped back. After all, most of the time, he was quite a clean person.
Once the group had cried enough and their emotions had somewhat calmed, Orochimaru slowly floated over to Whitebeard and then casually sat down on his shoulder.
At this, the surrounding people were completely enraged. As if by prior agreement, they simultaneously shot furious glances at Orochimaru. Immediately after, one person in the crowd could no longer suppress his anger and roared at Orochimaru:
"You hateful brat, get off Pops immediately! Don't desecrate Pops!"
His roar was like lighting a fuse, and the roars of others followed like a tide. The entire scene was chaotic, and angry emotions permeated the air.
However, Orochimaru ignored these angry roars. He focused intently on meticulously examining Whitebeard's physical condition with his Chakra. After a while, Orochimaru said expressionlessly, "It can be treated."
In an instant, the roaring sounds stopped abruptly, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
Everyone first froze, then collectively bowed low, their attitudes doing a complete 180-degree turn. They eagerly said, "Please sit wherever you like, make yourself at home."
This time, Whitebeard was furious, his face red, his eyes wide, and he roared, "You damn brats! What are you saying! How can you just sit wherever you like just because it can be treated! Ask for my opinion!"
Marco stepped forward with a grin to mediate: "Pops, it's just sitting for a bit, it's not a big deal. Look at you, it wouldn't be worth it if you got sick from anger. Besides, Orochimaru is Ace's brother, so by that logic, he's one of us."
"Right, right, right." The people around quickly agreed, their change in attitude as quick as flipping a book.
Just moments ago, they were furious about Orochimaru sitting on Whitebeard, but now, for the sake of treating Whitebeard, they quickly changed their attitude.
Diamond Jozu scratched his head, displaying a foolish expression (ﾋ•ω•ﾏ), and made a silly sound.
"Pops, didn't you not object to Orochimaru sitting on you just now? Why are you suddenly angry now?"
As soon as he spoke, the group of people around him first froze, then as if their funny bone had been tickled, they suddenly slapped the deck, bursting into a roar of laughter.
Hahahahaha... Jozu, don't expose him, Pops needs to save face too... Hahahahaha.
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