The morning sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating Luffy.He wore the training uniform given to him by the system, his gaze focused and resolute.He took a deep breath and began his training for the day.He quickly completed a series of warm-up exercises, then concentrated on practicing the Eight Gates.
His breathing became steady and deep, and every movement was full of power.His body gradually heated up, and sweat slid down his forehead, but his eyes remained firm.Gradually, Luffy's body began to shimmer with a faint red light, and he gradually felt his power increasing.But at the most crucial moment, Luffy suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body.He had no choice but to stop charging up, and the red light on his body quietly faded.The sharp pain in his body gradually subsided, replaced by a deep sense of fatigue.
"It still doesn't work," Luffy sighed helplessly.He had been trying to master the Eight Gates for some time, hoping to successfully open the first gate.Unfortunately, every time he was about to succeed, Luffy felt that something was missing.After a short rest, Luffy stopped thinking about it and resumed his training.
The morning hours passed quietly, and Luffy's training finally came to an end.He breathed heavily, wiped the sweat from his face, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.Although mastering the Eight Gates was not easy, he believed that as long as he persevered, he would definitely make greater progress.A commotion coming from the nearby woods piqued Luffy's curiosity.Following the sound, Luffy saw Zoro also training, holding a boulder tied to his left and right hands with ropes, and also chewing on a tooth.When Luffy had seen this scene in the anime before, he had always envied Zoro's impressive teeth.
"Who's there?" Zoro turned around when he heard the noise, and was stunned when he saw Luffy.Then, he turned back to continue training in a huff.Luffy found it amusing to watch Zoro acting like a child, completely forgetting that he was just a 7-year-old kid himself.
"Hey, training?Still angry about failing last night?Want to know how I did it?" Luffy looks like a weird uncle who's kidnapping children, but for his age, he just seems strange.
"Are you serious?" Zoro immediately turned to look at Luffy upon hearing this, but looking at Luffy's smug smile, he felt that Luffy wasn't up to anything."Tell me, what are the conditions for teaching me?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I want to become a great pirate when I grow up.I hope you will join me and become my partner.But don't worry, it won't affect your becoming the world's greatest swordsman." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Luffy slowly stated his conditions.He knew that Zoro, like Kuina, wanted to become the world's greatest swordsman.
Zoro agreed without hesitation, but he still said, "I agree to become a pirate, but let me make this clear: I will absolutely follow through on my ambitions.If you prevent me from achieving my ambitions, then you'll have to commit seppuku to atone for it!"
Luffy laughed heartily and nodded in agreement.He then passed on the techniques of the Six Powers of the Navy to Zoro.As Luffy explained, Zoro's eyes gleamed brighter and brighter.He could sense the power of the physical techniques Luffy was teaching him, and he thought that if he combined these six moves with his swordsmanship, he might be able to develop even more powerful skills.Thinking of this, Zoro immediately got up and began to train.After passing on the techniques to Zoro, Luffy went back to eat.As his training intensified each day, Luffy's appetite also increased.However, there was one thing that Luffy was very satisfied with: no matter how much he ate, he wouldn't gain weight.
"Hey, what are you doing back here?Weren't you going to eat?" Zoro, who was training, asked curiously when he saw Luffy turn around.Luffy explained that he was lost.Zoro laughed and confidently offered to take Luffy back.Although Luffy was skeptical of Zoro's ability to lead the way, he thought that Zoro had grown up in Shimotsuki Village, so he followed Zoro without hesitation.
"So, how come you got lost when you grew up in this village?" Luffy asked Zoro, looking at the beach he had visited three times already.Zoro blushed and didn't dare to speak.In the end, it was Uta and Kuina who came out to look for the two of them after they hadn't returned for a long time and finally found them arguing on the beach.
"Zoro, so you're terrible with directions, huh?No wonder you can't find your way back," said Luffy."Urusai, aren't you the same?" Luffy retorted."I.I.I've never been here before.Aren't you from this village?How come you're lost?"
"I, you, I."
"Shut up, you directionally challenged monster!" the two impatient girls yelled.Luffy and Zoro obediently shut up and followed behind them.If you looked closely, you could see that Uta was holding Luffy's hand, since this guy could get lost even when following someone.