'Seriously, who has no sense of public morality?'
This island that fell from the sky might not be as big as those habitable ones, but its size was still nothing to scoff at.
Even though Naruto threw a punch upward in advance, he only managed to break it into smaller fragments.
These fragments sent waves churning across the sea, and the little boat under Naruto's rear was already on the verge of capsizing.
Just as Naruto leaped up to smash away a huge rock, his boat was struck by a falling tree.
In the end, the boat, courtesy of Koshiro's generous sponsorship, didn't even last half a day before sinking beneath the waves.
It can only be said that the disaster was unforeseen. By now, Naruto had sailed quite a distance from Shimotsuki Village, and the surrounding sea was empty except for scattered fragments of the chopped-up island, leaving not a single place to stand,
Standing on the water's surface, Naruto glanced at the spot where his boat had vanished, then looked up at the sky.
Without a word, he kicked off the air violently, propelling himself upward at incredible speed.
Naruto's action was not because he was angry, but because he suddenly remembered the [Skypiea] that Roger had talked about.
At that time, he was still regretting that he didn't have the chance to visit the Skypiea and take a look.
'Is this the God giving him a chance to make up for that regret?'
Once the idea struck him, he acted on it immediately.
Supported by his bottomless stamina, his Moon Step had become practically akin to flight.
But even after kicking upward for nearly a kilometer, the sky above remained clear and empty.
'Still higher?'
Thinking of this, Naruto suddenly had an idea and aimed his hands under his body.
In an instant, a huge Rasengan materialized.
If Jiraiya was present and saw this scene, his jaw would've hit the floor.
Aside from lacking the condensed power and no Natural Energy is added, resulting in insufficient power, this Rasengan was already comparable in sheer size to the Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
And Naruto wanted it to be less stable.
With a thought, he severed the connection between the Rasengan and his palm, causing its form to destabilize instantly.
Immediately afterwards, the Rasengan exploded on the spot, the explosive force launching Naruto's body upward like a cannon.
"Interesting…"
Like a child with a new toy, Naruto formed another Rasengan, using its explosive dispersion to propel himself even higher.
This method consumed far less stamina than relying purely on Geppo, and his Chakra reserves could handle the expenditure easily.
Of course, this is only because Naruto's body is strong and durable enough. If it were someone else, they would've been injured by their own Rasengan long ago.
As he continued ascending, Naruto even thought about whether there was any way to further enhance the 'thrust' of Rasengan.
'Maybe… mixing in some Wind Attribute Chakra?'
The Rasengan was fundamentally a shapeless Chakra Sphere, but its mechanics aligned closely with Wind Release, so this wasn't a strange leap in logic for Naruto.
Over the years at sea, though he hadn't received systematic Ninjutsu training, he'd still managed to grasp Chakra Nature Transformations for different elements through sheer circumstance.
For example, when you use chakra to stick to the mountain wall next to a volcano, he'd mastered Fire Attribute Chakra. And when he used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to fight others in a thunderstorm environment, he mastered the Lightning Attribute Chakra.
This is why, after returning to the Ninja World, Naruto was able to quickly learn the Five Elements Techniques from others.
Like Kakashi, he'd mastered the five basic Chakra Natures.
As Wind Attribute Chakra flooded into the Rasengan, the already massive sphere grew wildly unstable.
Although Naruto's Chakra Control is amazing, this was his first attempt after all, so some fluctuations were inevitable.
Additionally, he seemed completely lacking in the awareness of 'controlling variables and experimenting little by little', directly pouring an enormous amount of Wind Attribute Chakra into it.
The consequence was that the released Wind Release: Rasengan exploded the moment it left his hand, detonating like a bomb right in his face.
Not only that, but the Wind Attribute Chakra within the Rasengan also scattered like razor-sharp blades during the explosion, wildly slicing through everything around it.
Thankfully, Naruto quickly covered his entire body with a layer of Armament Haki, avoiding an impromptu 'streaking' incident.
His body was tough enough, but that didn't mean his clothes could withstand the same level of abuse.
Propelled by the oversized Wind Release: Rasengan, Naruto's body shot upward at a speed several times faster than before.
"Hmm? What's that?"
After flying who-knows-how-much higher, Naruto finally spotted something else in the distance.
They were some small black dots… And as he approached, they quickly enlarged in his vision.
They were massive floating islands high in the sky.
'This is… Skypiea?'
'Why didn't it match what Captain Roger and the others had described?'
Naruto was a little puzzled.
According to Roger and his crew, reaching Skypiea required riding the Knock Up Stream, passing through the white sea clouds known as the [White Sea] and [White-White Sea].
Skypiea itself was a floating archipelago built on solid cloud foundations called [Island Clouds], with very little actual soil… most of it was carried up by the Knock Up Stream.
But looking at the massive cluster of islands before him now, every single one was made of solid earth.
'It seemed this place wasn't Skypiea after all.'
Sighing inwardly at his lack of luck, Naruto shot out a Adamantine Sealing Chain from his body, rapidly extending it toward one of the islands.
After wrapping around a mountain peak on the island, the chain retracted, pulling Naruto toward it.
Tap.
Naruto landed on the island, feeling the solid ground beneath his feet.
'This is amazing… a real island.'
As far as he could see, everything looked just like a normal island… except for one key difference.
Everything is huge!
Way too huge!
Whether it was the trees, plants, or flowers, they were all far larger than those in ordinary environments.
"Roar!!!"
At this time, a tiger over twenty meters tall appeared behind Naruto, roaring at its tiny prey.
Naruto had naturally sensed the beast's approach long before and easily dodged the tiger's pounce.
He examined the giant creature closely.
At first glance, it was just an oversized tiger, except with two bull-like horns on its head, adorned with golden spiral patterns.
In some islands of the New World, Naruto had hunted similar giant beasts before.
However, this horned tiger wasn't just bigger… its aggression and durability seemed significantly enhanced as well.
Even after taking a punch to the head from Naruto, the beast merely shook its head dizzily before glaring at him with renewed ferocity.
Seeing this, Naruto frowned slightly and glanced at his own fist.
'Even if I hadn't gone all out, my raw physical strength alone should have been enough to knock out a beast of this level effortlessly.'
Before Naruto could ponder further, the tiger roared again, this time tilting its head back.
Then, the golden horns on its head began crackling with electricity.