One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Night falls.

Dinner time in a cabin on the Merry.

The dining table, usually a chaotic scene of people scrambling for meat, was eerily quiet today.

Although Sanji prepared the delicious meal as always, almost no one touched the food on the plate.

Luffy sat in the main seat, head bowed.

After a long while, he put down the meat in his hand, his voice low and hoarse, breaking the deathly silence:

"We've made our decision."

"We want to buy a new boat on this island."

Luffy raised his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, finally settling on the empty chair:

"And then... goodbye to the Going Merry."

"Snapped!"

Usopp slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly; the sound of the chair falling over was exceptionally clear in the quiet cabin.

"Stop joking, Luffy!"

Usopp trembled all over, not with anger, but with fear:

"The money is right here! You heard it yourself, it can be fixed with just a little repair!"

"Why change ships? The Merry is our partner!"

"It carried us to an altitude of ten thousand meters and brought us down safely... How can you just replace it like that!"

"It can't be fixed!" Luffy shouted back, this was the last thing he wanted to accept.

"That old man said the keel is broken! If we continue sailing, the ship will sink, and everyone will die!"

"That's because their technique is lacking! I don't believe it!"

Usopp screamed hysterically, tears streaming down his face:

"Is it really because it can't be fixed, Luffy?"

"Or is it... because it's old? Or because it's not strong enough?"

Usopp pointed to his chest, where the wound from protecting Bailey was still wrapped around his arm:

"Just like me... always holding everyone back, always getting hurt, always needing you to save me..."

"If I hadn't been saved by you today, if I hadn't been so terrified when I faced Aokiji..."

"Will I end up like this ship, deemed 'useless' and then abandoned?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Luffy was completely enraged. He stood up abruptly, grabbed Usopp by the collar, and his eyes turned bloodshot.

"This has nothing to do with your abilities! It has nothing to do with whether you're useful or not! This is the captain's decision! I'm doing this for everyone's lives!"

"Don't confuse yourself with the Going Merry!"

"Is that what you really think?!"

Usopp didn't back down; instead, he became even more agitated. "You also think I'm a burden, right? Just like this wrecked ship!"

"You bastard... I'm feeling really bad too!!"

Luffy was trembling with rage. His reason snapped at that moment, and he roared without thinking:

"Since you're so unhappy with my decision... since you're so unwilling to listen to me..."

"Then let's disembark from this ship—"

"Bang!!!"

A muffled thud.

Just as that decisive word was about to be uttered.

Sanji, who had been silently smoking to the side, suddenly sprang into action and kicked Luffy hard in the face, sending him flying and crashing into the wall.

"Hey! Luffy!"

Sanji withdrew his foot, his face terribly grim, his eyes blazing with fury:

"Even if it's said in anger... there are some things you absolutely should never say! Wake up!"

Luffy covered his face, and for a moment, he was stunned.

He looked at his hands and realized he had almost made an irreparable mistake.

"I'm sorry... I..."

"No need to say anything more."

A mournful voice interrupted Luffy's apology.

Usopp stood up with a bitter smile, stiffly removing his goggles and bandana and placing them on the table.

"That kick cut you off... but I understood."

"You've been thinking that way all along, haven't you, Monkey D. Luffy?"

Usopp turned around, his back to the crowd, his shoulders trembling violently:

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. Since I can't keep up with the pace of you monsters... then I'll go my own way."

"I want to quit."

"But! The Going Merry cannot be left to your disposal!"

Usopp whirled around, his eyes burning with a resolute rage:

"Monkey D. Luffy! I challenge you to a duel!!!"

"Tonight at 10 PM, right here on this shore. If I win... the Going Merry is mine!!"

After saying that, Usopp grabbed his backpack and rushed out of the cabin without looking back.

Only the people in the room remained, listening to the fading footsteps in a suffocating silence.

……

The sea breeze howled at night.

The moonlight spilled onto the shore of the abandoned ship island, casting long shadows of two opposing figures.

Luffy and Usopp stood facing each other, with a distance of more than ten meters between them.

The waves crashed against the hull of the Merry, sounding a mournful wail.

"Victor!!"

Nami, tears streaming down her face, clung tightly to Viktor's arm, shaking it desperately.

"Go stop them! Please... We're all partners, why are you fighting?"

"You're the first mate, they'll definitely listen to you! Just say the word..."

"Waaaaah... Victor..." Chopper clung to Victor's leg, sobbing with snot and tears streaming down his face, "Don't let them fight..."

Zoro stood to the side, holding his sword, watching the scene with a serious expression, without saying a word.

Sanji had his back to everyone and was smoking incessantly on the side.

Viktor. A flicker of pain crossed Viktor's eyes as he watched the two idiots locked in combat.

But he didn't move.

"Nami, Chopper."

Viktor reached out, but instead of trying to break up the fight, he grabbed Nami's shoulder, stopping her from rushing into the arena.

"I'm not going."

Viktor shook his head, his voice low:

"This is a duel between men."

"It was a challenge that Usopp launched on the staking of his dignity, and it was also a test of Luffy's character as captain."

"Since both sides have accepted the duel... then whatever the outcome, whether it's life or death."

"No one can interfere...including me."

Nami was stunned. She looked at Viktor's cold face and felt for the first time how unfamiliar this man who always doted on her was.

Viktor knew better than anyone else.

Usopp's heart was already filled with inferiority.

If we don't go through this painful process, if we don't vent all our dissatisfaction, fear, and pride...

He will always just be that "coward" hiding behind others.

Only by overcoming this hurdle can he transform into a true "King of Snipers".

This is the price of growing up.

"Watch closely," Victor said softly. "Don't look away."

……

"Let's begin." Luffy lowered his straw hat.

"I'm the man who's been with you the longest... I know all your moves, your weaknesses!"

Usopp roared and launched the first attack.

"Ultimate Kill - Rotten Egg Star!"

Snapped!

A foul-smelling egg exploded on Luffy's face, instantly interfering with his sense of smell and vision.

"It stinks!!" Luffy covered his nose.

"Ultimate Kill: Chili Star!"

Immediately following was a cloud of red chili powder mist.

Usopp displayed astonishing battle intelligence.

He knew he was no match for Luffy in terms of strength and speed.

Therefore, he made use of every available tool, trap, and psychological tactic.

He scattered barbed wire on the ground, used wind-blown shells to move at high speed in the air, and even used Luffy's straightforward personality to set a trap.

"Whoa!!"

Luffy lost his footing and fell into the pit that Usopp had dug beforehand.

"Take this! Shuriken Meteor Shower!"

This time, Usopp showed no mercy.

Countless sharp shuriken rained down on Luffy.

Luffy jumped out of the pit in a disheveled state, his body already covered in several bloody scratches.

"It's not over yet!!"

Usopp was panting heavily, his eyes filled with madness.

He suddenly pulled a strange seashell out of his bag.

That was a gift Viktor gave him specifically when distributing the spoils of war on the Skypiea—

Wasbei.

"Cough cough..."

A cloud of flammable gas instantly enveloped Luffy.

"Ultimate Move: Flame Star!!!"

boom!!!!

The giant fireball engulfed Luffy's figure.

"Luffy!!" Chopper screamed.

As the smoke cleared, Luffy emerged, his body charred black. He gritted his teeth, clearly putting his gun on fire: "Gum-Gum—Pistol!"

"This is what I've been waiting for!"

Usopp didn't dodge; instead, he charged straight at Luffy's fist. In his hand, he held the most dangerous forbidden weapon.

Impact shell.

"Even if this hand is broken, it doesn't matter..."

With tears in his eyes, Usopp aimed the Impact Deck at Luffy's unsuspecting abdomen:

"This is proof that I fought for you with my life on the Sky Island!!!!"

"Shock!!"

Boom! ! !

A muffled thud, loud enough to shatter internal organs.

The powerful shockwave exploded at point-blank range in Luffy's abdomen.

"Puhaha—!!!"

Luffy opened his mouth wide, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to his knees in agony.

Due to the immense recoil, Usopp's entire right arm bones cracked with a sickening sound as he screamed and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Luffy!!"

Seeing Luffy cough up blood and collapse to the ground, Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword with a solemn expression.

Nami covered her mouth, unable to believe that Usopp could really push Luffy to such a desperate situation.

"Ha ha……"

Usopp, clutching his broken right arm, struggled to his feet:

"How about it... Luffy... this is... my way of fighting as a 'weakling'..."

Luffy lay on the ground, his body trembling violently.

The force of the impact caused his internal organs to shift.

But he slowly stood up, using his hands to support himself on the ground.

That look in his eyes was no longer one of confusion when facing a partner, but rather one of respect when facing an opponent.

"Rubber, rubber..."

Luffy took a deep breath and simply stretched his arm back.

"...Bullet."

boom!

A swift, accurate, and ruthless strike.

The fist released tremendous kinetic energy the instant it touched Usopp's abdomen.

"Well……"

Usopp's eyes rolled back, his body arched like a shrimp, and all his consciousness was severed in an instant.

He fell helplessly onto the shore where he had laughed countless times, like a withered leaf.

The outcome is decided.

Luffy withdrew his fist and stood still for a long time.

The night wind blew, stirring up the dust on the ground.

Luffy slowly bent down, picked up the straw hat that had fallen to the ground, dusted it off, and put it back on his head.

His hat brim was pulled low, obscuring his expression; all that could be seen were large tears streaming down his cheeks, dripping onto the deck with a "plop" sound.

"Fool……"

Luffy's voice choked with emotion, filled with endless sorrow:

"Can you... beat me...?"

"We...we've come this far together..."

Luffy turned around, his back to the fallen Usopp, and announced the result in a trembling voice:

"The Going Merry... is yours now."

"Fix it however you want."

"Let's go!"

After saying that, Luffy took heavy steps and walked away from the Going Merry.

With each step he took, his shoulders trembled violently, and his suppressed sobs broke apart in the wind.

Zoro silently followed. Sanji stubbed out his cigarette without looking back. Nami covered her mouth and ran away crying.

Viktor stayed until the end.

He walked over to the unconscious Usopp and looked at the man covered in wounds who had fought to the last moment for his dignity.

"The Art of Immortal Control"

Viktor crouched down, his hands glowing with green light as he healed Usopp's arm.

a long time.

He took a first-aid kit out of his pocket and gently placed it next to Usopp.

"Wow, that's amazing, sniper king."

Viktor said something in a low voice and reached out to pat Usopp's dusty shoulder.

Then he stood up.

Victor didn't turn around and strode after Luffy.

Behind them, only the dilapidated little boat called the Going Merry stood silently in the moonlight, accompanying the fallen warriors as if bidding them a final farewell.