On the other side, the Navy pursuit force composed of Aokiji and Akainu was also frantically searching for Akira Stone's whereabouts.
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki, Vice Admiral Kuzan, we just received intelligence saying that someone saw a boy flying on a strange fish at sea, which is very consistent with Newgate Stone Akira's characteristics."
Akainu and Aokiji's expressions changed at the same time when they heard this. Hearing these words, they didn't need to doubt anymore. Who else would be a boy flying on a strange fish besides Akira Stone?
Akainu asked with a ferocious expression, "Where is it?"
The soldier who was reporting replied with a look of horror, "It's at... but the person who saw it isn't too sure."
"Alright, don't say anymore. Immediately sail in that direction. It must be that brat. There's no one else besides him." Akainu said with great certainty. Aokiji on the side also revealed a look of agreement.
Akira Stone, who was heading towards Loguetown, didn't know that his whereabouts had been exposed, and that the Navy fleet led by Akainu and Aokiji was rapidly heading towards his location.
He also didn't know that Whitebeard had sent Jozu and Vista to meet him. The current situation was, who would be able to find him first?
Akira Stone was flying in the sky. Suddenly, a News Coo flew past him. The News Coo circled around him. He took out money from his chest, and threw it to the News Coo. The News Coo immediately threw him a newspaper, and then flew away.
Akira Stone took the newspaper. As soon as he opened it, he immediately saw a few wanted posters. He was stunned when he saw the first one.
"Is this me?"
Akira Stone looked at the photo on the wanted poster. His whole person was a little dazed. He was actually wanted by the Navy?
However, after a brief shock, he quickly returned to normal. He had caused such a big commotion. It was normal to be wanted. Although he saw that the amount was 80 million Berries, he wasn't too shocked.
This was mainly because his thinking was still a little biased towards decades later. Pirates with a bounty of 80 million Berries didn't even count as great pirates.
"Your brother is also a pirate with status now. He can also show off when he gets back, haha."
As the saying goes, a pirate who isn't wanted by the Navy isn't an excellent pirate. So after seeing that he was wanted by the Navy, not only was Akira Stone not worried, but he was also a little happy.
He remembered that even among the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates, it seemed that there weren't many who had a higher bounty than him.
Then, he saw Marco's wanted poster again. That Marco guy's bounty had actually reached 175 million, which was almost 100 million more than him.
However, thinking about it, it was also normal. Marco was someone who hadn't lost even when fighting Aokiji one-on-one. This amount of bounty was still understandable.
Apart from Marco, Akira Stone also saw the wanted posters of Mihawk, Doflamingo, and Crocodile. This made him surprised. It seemed that the Navy was contacting them for the first time, right?
They had actually investigated their information so quickly, and had even wanted them together.
However, the bounties of these people, apart from Mihawk, weren't as high as him and Marco. Mihawk's bounty had actually reached 140 million Berries on his first time, which was said to be terrifying. It must be that the Navy had also seen Mihawk's terror.
On the contrary, the people from the Roger Pirates didn't have any new wanted posters issued.
After finishing looking at the wanted posters, Akira Stone looked at the newspapers again. There were two photos on the front page, one was Roger, and the other was him. This made Akira Stone very surprised.
He was actually on the front page with Roger. Then, he carefully read the content of the newspaper. After reading it, he immediately knew that the person who had written this article was probably that young reporter who had been by his side at that time, because only he had been closest to Akira Stone at that time, and had also taken several photos.
"He took them pretty well. You have to become famous early."
Akira Stone chuckled. But just then, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. It was as if something bad was about to happen. He quickly turned his head, and looked around everywhere.
"Damn it."
When Akira Stone looked towards the east, he suddenly saw dozens of black cannonballs shooting towards him rapidly. He was so scared that he quickly controlled Minazuki to fly quickly, dodging the cannonballs. Then, he quickly flew upwards again.
However, as soon as he flew up a certain distance, he immediately heard a rumbling sound coming from the sky. He looked up, and meteors were falling from the sky overwhelmingly. Moreover, they were all heading towards his direction.
"Damn it, it's that Akainu guy. How exactly did he find me?"
As soon as he saw this scene, how could he not understand what was going on? Facing the Meteor Volcano in the sky, there was no way he dared to resist it head-on.
He controlled Minazuki, who hadn't flown high, to descend rapidly. Seeing a meteor about to crash into him, he put away his Zanpakutō without thinking, and his whole person quickly jumped down from the sky, preparing to jump into the sea.
His idea was good. However, before he could jump into the sea, he was suddenly shocked to discover that the sea surface was actually being rapidly frozen.
"It's Aokiji. Damn it, why did these two come together?"
Crashing onto the ice surface from such a high distance would definitely not have a good result. Akira Stone quickly controlled his body. At the moment of landing, his whole person rolled a few times on the ice surface, unloading the weight. Then, he stood up.
After standing up, there was no way Akira Stone dared to delay any longer. He couldn't even deal with one Akainu. Now that there was another Aokiji, he couldn't think of any other way besides running.
"Damn it, damn it. This is bad. I miscalculated. Are these Navy guys dogs? They caught up so quickly."
He had been avoiding people these past two days. He didn't expect that he would still be discovered by the Navy. Last time, he was able to escape from Akainu and Aokiji's hands. Most of it was relying on luck.
However, this time was different. These two were attacking as soon as they came up. It was clear that there was no room for discussion. Their purpose was to capture him, or even kill him. So he didn't dare to linger in battle at all. He ran with all his might.
"Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu!"
Akira Stone drew Zangetsu, and instantly performed Bankai. On the ice surface, their warships also couldn't move. If Akainu and Aokiji wanted to catch him, they could only rely on their own feet.
So he immediately performed Bankai Tensa Zangetsu, unleashing his speed to the extreme, wanting to shake off Akainu and Aokiji.
Behind Akira Stone, Akainu and Aokiji were also running wildly, chasing towards Akira Stone's direction. As for their warships behind them, the two of them didn't think too much about it.
Anyway, with Aokiji's freezing ability, no matter where Akira Stone ran, they would be able to catch up. So whether there were warships or not wasn't important. What was important was that they absolutely couldn't let Akira Stone disappear from their sight again.
"This kid is so fast."
Akainu and Aokiji's speed was already fast enough. However, they discovered that Akira Stone in front was still slowly increasing the distance. His speed was clearly faster than them.
Akira Stone didn't care about anything now. He was only focused on running. He discovered that although his speed was fast, it wasn't that easy to shake off Aokiji and Akainu.
Although those two hadn't closed the distance, no matter how he ran, he couldn't completely shake them off. The two of them were always hanging behind him tightly.
"What exactly is going on with these two guys?"
Akira Stone ran wildly all the way. He didn't know how long he had been running. He only felt that his physical strength was about to be exhausted. Fortunately, he was only running. He wasn't engaging in high-intensity combat. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.
Feeling his physical strength constantly disappearing, Akira Stone felt a little anxious in his heart. That Aokiji guy's ability was really too terrifying. The three of them were running wildly on the sea all the way.
No matter where he ran, Aokiji would freeze the sea surface, not giving him any chance to enter the seabed. It must be that the last time had given them a great lesson. So they weren't prepared to give him any chance.
Actually, it wasn't that Akira Stone couldn't break Aokiji's ice. But that also needed time. It was just that Aokiji and Akainu were always hanging behind him. If he spent time attacking the ice surface, he would definitely be caught up by them.
At that time, he wouldn't have time to enter the depths of the seabed at all. He would definitely be frozen by Aokiji again. That's why he could only run wildly with his head down helplessly.
"This can't go on. When my physical strength is exhausted, they'll be able to catch me without lifting a finger."
While running, Akira Stone was thinking in his heart. He was very clear that Akainu and Aokiji's physical strength was definitely much better than him. If they competed in consumption, he would definitely be unable to hold on first. However, he couldn't win if he fought either. This made him very anxious.
"Run towards crowded places. They're Navy. They definitely have to care about the civilians. This might be the only chance."
Although this method was a little damaging, Akira Stone knew that this was his only chance. He could only use the safety of ordinary people to increase his chances. So he didn't have any hesitation.
He set his sights on the front, and ran. He remembered that there should be a not-small island not far ahead. There was a small country on it. That was his chance.
Akira Stone's guess was indeed correct. As expected, after he rushed into the town on the island, Akainu and Aokiji suddenly had more concerns. He didn't dare to rest.
After releasing Bankai, while recovering his physical strength, he headed towards the town with many people. He ran wherever there were many people.
This running and chasing continued for three full days. In these three days, Akira Stone had lost more than just a circle of weight. The three of them had shaken off Akainu and Aokiji a few times in the middle.
However, the two of them had quickly caught up again, making it so that he couldn't eat well, not to mention getting a good night's sleep. His whole person appeared very haggard and disheveled.
Compared to Akira Stone, who was mentally exhausted, Aokiji and Akainu weren't doing much better either. Even Aokiji, who was usually a nice guy, had accumulated a stomach full of anger at this time.
The two of them had reached the rank of Vice Admiral from being Navy soldiers all the way. What kind of enemies hadn't they seen? What kind of situations hadn't they encountered?
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