One Piece: Hashirama Template

"Finally, I no longer have to be so secretive. This feeling is truly great."

After retracting the Wood Clone, Link also looked down at the battlefield below.

His gaze swept over "Buddha" Sengoku, "Hero" Garp, the three Navy Admirals, a heavily injured Whitebeard, Rayleigh protecting Luffy, and the other remaining Seven Warlords of the Sea.

These individuals were all existences at the world's pinnacle or possessed first-rate combat power on the seas.

Just a few months ago, Link had to plan everything meticulously, not even daring to reveal his Wood Clone.

When he had no choice but to let the Wood Clone appear, he had to have it use Wood Transformation.

Because as a transmigrator, Link's understanding of the world surpassed everyone else's. He knew secrets of the world, and there were also secrets he did not yet know.

Sometimes, knowing too much was not a good thing.

Especially when one knew so many secrets but lacked the strength to protect oneself and those around them; that was, in fact, a bad thing.

Therefore, even though Link had only unlocked 2% of the Hashirama Senju template and possessed strength unrivaled in the Four Blues, he still didn't enter the Grand Line.

Because compared to these super-powerful individuals, he was just a weakling.

Furthermore, having transmigrated to the year 1519 of the Sea Circle Calendar, this world simply didn't give Link time to develop slowly.

So, from the moment he gained the power to protect himself, Link began to formulate a plan.

Once the plan was realized, he would possess the power to reign at the pinnacle of the seas, he would have a group of powerful companions by his side, and he would have a super-faction that not even a Yonko crew, the Navy Headquarters, or the World Government would dare to offend easily.

Now, Link's plan was mostly complete.

His combat power had reached the world's pinnacle, and Carina, Nami, as well as Vivi and Nojiko, had also become top-tier ability users.

The only thing missing was the final super-faction. As long as Link entered the New World, he could immediately become one of the New World's key players.

Thinking of this, Link's heart filled with a sense of accomplishment, and as if he had broken free from shackles, his heart suddenly felt incredibly light.

BOOM—

At this moment, an invisible wave of air suddenly erupted from Link's body.

The wave of air, like a hurricane, swept across the entire battlefield in an instant.

Only those who had mastered Haki could see a transparent blue dome expanding from the direction of the headquarters building, enveloping the entire battlefield at an unbelievable speed.

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump...

As the wave of air brushed past them, the marines and pirates within the transparent blue dome suddenly felt as if they had been struck on the back of the head with a club; their eyes rolled back as they collapsed to the ground.

Many others felt the same blow but did not lose consciousness. They fought through the dizziness and discomfort, swaying as they remained standing.

Looking at the figure who, due to this first awakening, couldn't control the release of his Haki, resulting in an astonishingly large area of effect, those who barely remained conscious or were unaffected by the Haki all widened their eyes:

"Con... Conqueror's Haki..."

"The same kingly disposition as the old man and Ace!"

"Damn Warlord, releasing his Haki so wantonly!"

"..."

Link also didn't expect to awaken his Conqueror's Haki in this way.

He had thought he didn't have the disposition for Conqueror's Haki.

Having received this unexpected surprise, Link's mood became even more joyful.

He suddenly glanced at Teach not far away and chose to lay his cards on the table, "Teach, do you want to soar to the heavens and become an existence that shatters the world's rules?"

Hearing this, Teach's pupils instantly constricted, his heart leaping into his throat. "You know?"

"I've known from the very beginning. I just didn't say it for fear of scaring you."

Link continued his cryptic conversation with Teach, smiling, "I'll help you kill Whitebeard and let you obtain the strongest Paramecia ability. In the future, you help me ten times. How about it?"

"Zehahahaha... Deal!"

Teach immediately agreed with a loud laugh, but inside, his heart was in turmoil.

A natural-born Observation Haki user?!

With this possibility in mind, Teach immediately cleared his thoughts, not allowing any superfluous ideas to surface in his mind.

He wasn't sure if Link was a natural-born Observation Haki user like the Red Count, or if Link had been monitoring him from another dimension when he was making grand promises to the Corrupt King and the others.

But no matter which possibility it was, he had to agree to Link's terms.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to seize his old man's Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

He would agree first. Once he obtained world-pinnacle combat power, he would have the qualifications to turn on him.

Link naturally didn't know that his words had once again frightened Teach.

After seeing Teach agree, his gaze locked onto Whitebeard, who was raising his fist and gathering a transparent white light wave, preparing to attack in their direction. Link suddenly clapped his hands together:

"Sage Mode!"

The planet's unique natural energy, as if drawn by a magnet, surged into Link's body.

In the next second, Link's face underwent a slight change.

Red markings appeared at the corners of his eyes, a red, target-like symbol appeared on his forehead, and his black pupils turned golden.

The chakra in his body also fused with the natural energy, becoming sage chakra.

Omm... Kch-kch-kch-kcha!

As Link entered Sage Mode, Whitebeard had also finished charging his power and threw a punch that shattered the very atmosphere towards Link and Teach.

The terrifying tremor force tore the earth apart, howling like a hurricane.

It was so fast and its range so vast that Teach had no time to absorb it with his fruit's ability. He could only stare wide-eyed with the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates, his face filled with horror as the blast wave was about to engulf them.

Their faces paled, as did Robin's and the other women's, since they were also within the attack's range.

At that moment, Link let out a soft cry:

"Sage Art... Wood Release: Wood Golem Jutsu!"

The intensity of the earthquake rose again, and the ground continued to crack.

An incomparably huge wooden hand suddenly shot out from the fissure-covered ground. Like an indestructible fortress, it blocked the blast wave that could shatter the headquarters building and destroy a city.

What was even more terrifying was that after blocking Whitebeard's punch head-on, the wooden hand didn't even have a single finger broken; its palm was merely covered in cracks.

But in the next second, these cracks rapidly healed, as if it had never been injured, and it slammed down onto the ground.

Then, the earth continued to split, and countless crushed stones jutted out from the fissures, only to slide off the green wood.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire battlefield and the world, a wooden arhat over two hundred meters tall, larger than both Sanjuan Wolf and the headquarters building, stood tall upon the battlefield as if it had climbed out from the abyss.

(End of Chapter)

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