Chapter 016- Joyboy

A month later-

Shanks is looking at Sarutobi with a very shocked expression.

"Are you a monster? How can someone learn Haki in just a month!?" Shanks said in disbelieve while looking at Sarutobi's hand which is clearly showing some signs of haki being present.

Even though Sarutobi's Haki is clearly unstable right now and couldn't even be used in battle, Shanks couldn't help but be amazed at Sarutobi's talent. Because, even him who was praised as a genius by Gol D Roger himself, it took him half a year to feel the presence of Haki while Sarutobi did it in just one month.

'With this kind of talent, I wonder if he is the destined person captain Roger was talking about!' Shanks wasn't sure because Roger didn't gave him much information about this person. Roger only told him that this destined person will surely emerge in this era and usurp the World Government.

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Before Roger went to get captured by the marines, he told Shanks, "Shanks, you are the most talented trainee in my boat and I am sure you will be able to become one of the greatest pirates of your era. So, I want to entrust you with a very heavy task."

"As for whether you fulfil it or not, it's totally up to you. After all, the sole reason we became pirate is for freedom. I don't want to take that away from you because of my selfishness. Hahaha."

"In the next era, a man will emerge who will free this world from the tyranny of the world government and bring back the lost kingdom that has been destroyed by the world nobles."

"You should know about joyboy. In the Raftel island, I found his real identity along with the things that he left behind there. Joyboy is a title used to be hold by someone who has the highest authority of the lost kingdom. According to the books left behind by him in that island, I found out that the prophecy circulating around the joyboy returning again after 800 years seems to be true."

"I don't doubt that prophecy because of one simple reason. Because it comes from someone who has the power to see the future with his devil fruit. So, after some calculation, I am quite sure that the prophesied person would surely emerge in the next era."

"When my execution takes place, I will announce to the world of there being a treasure in the raftel island. I am sure many people, many people will willingly become pirate after that and that will surely weaken the power and influence of world government."

"What I wish for you to do is to not let the world be too messy until the arrival of the next joyboy. Keep a balance between the world government and the pirates to create a suitable environment for that person who will emerge." Gol D Roger said as he looked at young shanks for his reply.

"If that is captain's wish, I will try my best to fulfil it. But I have a question about this joyboy. Why do you trust him to be any better than the world government when he truly manages to rule the world?" Shanks asked with some doubt and curiosity.

"It's because I saw some memories left behind by the joyboy of the lost kingdom. I saw the smiles on the faces of every people living there. It is unlike any kingdom that we have visited on our journey."

"It's not just that. Somehow, I get a feeling that the whole world seems to be waiting for the arrival of joyboy. If he is truly someone who is favoured by the whole world, I think, no, I believe that he will truly bring prosperity and freedom to the people of the whole world." Gol D Roger finished his sentence with a smile.

"Is that so?" Shanks stayed quite for a while to sort out all the information in his mind as he looked at his captain seriously and said, "I will try my best to fulfil your wish, captain. But I can't promised you whether I will follow him or not. That will depend after I meet him and judge his character myself."

"Hahaha...." Gol D Roger didn't say anything else as he left the place with his usual laugh.

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Shanks looked at the young man in front of him as he went through his memory with his captain and the talk that they had before his execution.

'If he is really the next joyboy, then should I give him the fruit? After all, according to captain's description, this devil fruit should be the same as the one used by joyboy 800 years ago.' Shanks thought of the fruit that he snatched from the agents of the world government.

As Shanks struggled with the fact whether Sarutobi is really the joyboy or not, he finally managed to come to a decision in his mind, 'There is still a few months left before I finish his training and leave this village.'

'I will decide whether to give this fruit to him or not after finishing his training with him.'

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---Time Skip---

It has been a year since Sarutobi came to the One piece world. His subordinates has already managed to make a place for themselves in the world.

Kagami is now a vice admiral in the marine. Because of his powerful strength and constant contribution to the marine, he managed to quickly climb through the ranks. As for the other subordinates that joined the navy with him, they also managed to get the ranks of captain or lower.

As for Sakumo and others who went undercover under the world government, they were also doing well though it would take some time before they would be able to truly reach the top ranks. But it would take more time than the ninjas in the marine as the promotion criteria of the world government is much harder that the marine.

Hikigaya Senju, he is also developing his buisness in the underworld quite well. Recently Sarutobi heard from him that he has taken Robin under him. After hearing the news, he just told him to cultivate her well and he will meet her when the time is right.

Sarutobi's base in this world has also been developing well. It is already covered with fuinjutsu barrier strong enough to stop anyone under admiral from attacking there. Because they have started to do some business with the neighbouring islands, the base island has been noticed by the marines and the world government.

But because they have yet to realize the strength hold by the base island, the world government hasn't yet taken any action against them.

As for Sarutobi Hiruzen himself, he has kept himself busy with training under the guidence of Shanks.

With shanks' help, he is already quite proficient in the use of haki. Not just armament and observation haki, Sarutobi already unlocked conquering haki as well.

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[AN: So, the thing is I'm in the home village of my grandparents because of a festival called 'Eid(an islamic festival)' and the network here is total garbage. I barely even managed to open webnovel app after trying dozens of time. Because of this network issue, I don't know whether I will be able post this or any other chapter before leaving here. So, sorry about that.]