One Piece: Hashirama Template, Joins the Straw Hat Pirates Chapter 019

Hawkeye had an indifferent expression. “Sorry, I don’t have a smaller knife than this. And I’m not the kind of creature that uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit with a lion. Dealing with an inexperienced swordsman like you, using this knife to fight you is already very serious for me. Come on, let me show you the power you don’t know in this world.”

“Alright, if that’s the case, don’t blame me if you die. Three Sword Style: Oni Giri!” Seeing that Hawkeye still looked down on him, Zoro immediately launched his attack.

Zoro slashed towards Hawkeye at an extremely fast speed.

However, with a “clink,” to everyone’s surprise, Zoro’s attack was easily blocked by Hawkeye with his small knife.

“This is impossible!” Zoro’s eyes were filled with shock, and then he quickly attacked with three swords.

“Clink clink clink~ clink clink clink clink~”

What Zoro couldn’t believe was that no matter how he attacked, Hawkeye’s small knife could easily block them, seemingly without any pressure.

Hawkeye looked at Zoro with a disdainful expression and said, “This is the gap between us. You are still too weak. Although you have the conviction to challenge the world’s strongest, you have never left this weakest East Blue, nor have you seen the vastness of the world.”

Johnny and Yosaku were shocked. “Is their gap really that big? Brother Zoro is a famous swordsman in the East Blue!”

On the Baratie, Zeff looked at the two fighting and shook his head. “Still too young. He hasn’t even left the East Blue. There’s no way he can beat Hawkeye. Hawkeye is just playing around right now.”

The surrounding customers were also incredulous. “As expected of the man with the title of world’s strongest, he’s truly powerful! He can so casually block all of the Pirate Hunter’s attacks with just a small knife.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Listening to the discussions on the Baratie, Zoro not only didn’t give up, but his fighting spirit became even more resolute. He swung the swords in his hands and attacked Hawkeye again, roaring in his heart, “I set sail to defeat him! I cannot be defeated here. I must defeat him!”

During the intense battle, Zoro’s mind constantly replayed his childhood promise with Kuina, those dreams of swordsmanship, and the vows of becoming the world’s strongest swordsman. They surged like a tide, motivating him to continuously increase the intensity of his attacks on Hawkeye.

Hawkeye felt the increasing power. He held his small knife, precisely blocking Zoro’s attacks, and at the same time asked, “What do you carry on your back? What do you want after becoming strong? Weakling, tell me your answer.”

Zoro stopped attacking and looked at Hawkeye. “I want to become the world’s strongest swordsman, for myself and for my dear friend.”

Then he looked at Hawkeye again. “Since normal attacks can’t hurt you, I’ll use my strongest technique now. Be careful, I’m going to use my strongest attack.”

With that, Zoro began to spin his three swords, faster and faster, and said, “Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds.”

Then Zoro, along with his body, began to spin, slashing straight towards Hawkeye.

“Clink~”

“Pfft~”

The small knife in Hawkeye’s hand seemed to have a life of its own, precisely finding the weak point of Zoro’s Three Thousand Worlds, directly deflecting Zoro’s three swords, and then piercing straight through Zoro’s chest.

“This is the gap between us. Do you understand now?” Hawkeye’s voice sounded.

“Is this the power of the world’s strongest? How unwilling I am~” A hint of unwillingness flashed in Zoro’s eyes.

Hawkeye looked at Zoro. “You could have dodged just now. Why didn’t you take a step back? If you had, you might not have been hit by my knife.”

Zoro heard this and said with a firm expression, “I cannot retreat. If I retreat, many important vows and promises will be broken. In that case, I will never be able to come back here again.”

Zoro spread his arms and looked at Hawkeye. “I lost. Come on, kill me.”

“Hahahaha~ You are very interesting. To show my respect for you, I will give you the final blow with my ‘Black Blade: Yoru’.” Hawkeye suddenly laughed.

On the other side.

Back on the Merry, Nami was frantically shaking Luffy. “Why aren’t you going to save him? He’s going to die!”

Luffy said to Nami seriously, “This is a man’s battle. We cannot interfere. If we go to help, Zoro will hate us to death.”

Liu Qing looked at the crying Nami. “Haha~ It’s fine. Hawkeye won’t kill him. Zoro will at most be seriously injured, but it won’t be life-threatening. When we bring him back, I’ll heal him and he’ll be as good as new.”

Just as Liu Qing finished speaking, Hawkeye’s attack slashed across Zoro’s chest, and a hideous wound immediately appeared on his chest, with flesh turned out and blood flowing freely.

“Zoro!”

Luffy, like a rubber cannonball, used the broken edges of Krieg’s pirate ship as a springboard and leaped to Zoro’s side, then helped him up.

Before Luffy could even call out, Liu Qing instantly appeared beside Luffy and immediately activated Imprintless Healing to treat Zoro’s injuries. In just a few seconds, the wound on Zoro’s body healed.

Looking at the now fine Zoro, Liu Qing said, “Zoro, I’ll leave that scar for you. Consider it motivation for your future training.”

Zoro said with gratitude, “Thank you. This scar will be my motivation to move forward.”

Hawkeye was full of surprise, but he didn’t say much. He turned to Zoro and said, “In the years to come, I will be waiting for you on the ‘World’s Strongest’ throne. Strive to become stronger, strong enough to surpass me. I have been on the throne of the strongest for too long, Roronoa Zoro.”

After speaking, Hawkeye looked at Luffy, who was wearing a straw hat, and had a guess in his heart. Then he asked Luffy, “Boy, what is your goal?”

“The King of the Pirates!” Luffy answered decisively.

“Is that so? Then you must work hard. This is a difficult and dangerous path,” Hawkeye said with emotion.

Just then.

Zoro looked at Luffy with tears in his eyes. “Luffy, I made you worry. I won’t lose again. Before I defeat him and become a great swordsman, I will never lose again. Do you have any objections, King of the Pirates?”

“None!” Luffy replied with a giggle.

Liu Qing looked at Zoro with disdain. “You two go back to the ship to chat. The next battle is between me and him. Protect the Merry. The commotion might be a bit big.”

Luffy patted Liu Qing’s back hard, and a series of “pat pat pat pat~” sounds were heard. “You fight without worry. Leave the protection of the ship to us.”

After Luffy and the others reached the Merry, Liu Qing looked at Hawkeye. “Let’s go further away. My technique is a bit grand, and I’m afraid it might overturn this place.”

“Alright. Didn’t you say earlier that you wanted me to help you with something? What is it?” Hawkeye suddenly asked.

Liu Qing: “I want the cultivation methods for Haki, Armament Haki, and Observation Haki. My current combat power, according to you, is that of a pure Devil Fruit user. However, my ability is quite strong. Although I don’t have Armament Haki, because my fruit has special energy (Sage Mode), I can also hit Logia-type Devil Fruit users. But I feel that learning Haki is still a good idea.”

“Oh~ I see. Let’s have a fight first. Afterwards, I’ll write down the cultivation methods for you. It can also be for your companions to learn. They are too weak,” Hawkeye said with a sudden realization.

“Alright, let’s do it then!” Liu Qing responded excitedly.

“However, before we start fighting, I need to create a battleground first,” Liu Qing continued. “Wait for me for a moment. I’ll be right back.”

Before he finished speaking, Liu Qing’s figure flashed, and he swiftly made several leaps like lightning, instantly moving far away from the sea restaurant Baratie, stopping steadily at a distant location.

Liu Qing stood on the turbulent sea, his feet firmly rooted as if they had grown there. He took a deep breath, slowly clasped his hands together, and muttered, “Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!”

As Liu’s voice fell, a faint green light radiated from around his body, spreading outwards like ripples.

At the same time, everyone far away on the Baratie suddenly felt a slight tremor, as if the entire sea was shaking. They looked at the sea in astonishment, only to see that a huge forest had suddenly emerged from the turbulent waters!

This forest covered dozens of miles, and at a glance, dense trees blotted out the sky, making it seem as if one was in a green ocean. The trees in the forest were tall and thick, with lush branches and leaves, forming a natural barrier.