One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Chapter 163 The Mysterious Hero? The Sniper King Arrives!

The raging winds and torrential rain lashed the sea like countless whips.

The "Rocket Man" spewed violent steam from its menacing shark-like front as it raced across the turbulent sea.

The wheels rubbed against the rails, creating dazzling sparks that drew a fiery trail in the pitch-black night.

However, what stood before them was a wall of despair.

It was a colossal tsunami, over a hundred meters high, seemingly connecting the sky and the sea.

"No way!! Those waves are too high!!"

Inside the cockpit, Nami gripped the handrail tightly, her face deathly pale as she stared at the colossal, overwhelming waves ahead.

"Rocketman is fast, but that angle is too steep!"

"If there is not enough lift, we will stall due to insufficient power the moment we rush up!"

"It will be swept directly into the sea by the waves!!"

"Damn it! I know!"

Franky was covered in sweat, his hands gripping the control stick tightly, his eyes behind his goggles bloodshot.

"After all, this is a failed product that hasn't been tested!"

"The grip and propulsion are already at their limits! If only a little more... just a little more thrust..."

The carriage was deathly silent, except for the creaking sound of the train struggling under its own weight.

Just then.

"Lurulalaluru~♪Lurulalaluru~♪"

A sudden, melodious song drifted in from above the car roof.

The song pierced through the gale and torrential rain, carrying a strange confidence and... comical quality.

"Huh? Someone's singing?" Luffy looked up in confusion.

Everyone looked up at the roof of the car.

On the violently swaying roof of the "Rocket Man" vehicle, a strange man was standing.

He wore a tattered red cloak, a sun mask with a long nose, and held a giant, strange slingshot in his hand.

In the face of that devastating tsunami

He stood with his hands on his hips, singing loudly in the wind, his cloak fluttering in the breeze, striking what he considered a dashing pose.

"Huh? Who's that?!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing the call, the man whirled around and loudly introduced himself in an operatic tone:

"Don't worry, lost sheep!"

"I am the hero from Sniper Island—a perfect shot... Lulularalulu~"

"My name is—Sniper King!!"

"My bullets are also... 100% accurate!!"

boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating his comical mask.

For a moment, the air in the carriage seemed to freeze.

"So handsome!!!"

Luffy's eyes instantly turned into sparkling stars, and his mouth opened to its maximum:

"They've appeared!! It's a hero!! The hero of Sniper Island!!"

"Wow!! That cape! That mask! So cool!!"

However, the others had a different expression.

Zoro leaned against the corner, his eyelids twitching, giving him a look of utter disbelief: "That's Usopp, isn't it...?"

Nami was exasperated, her lips twitching. "No matter how you look at it, it's that long-nosed idiot... What on earth is he up to?"

"Oh……"

Viktor's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

Instead of exposing him, he cooperated perfectly and loudly proclaimed:

"Oh? So you're a friend from Sniper Island?"

Victor's voice pierced through the wind and rain, reaching clearly onto the roof of the car:

"Since you're a hero, this kind of desperate situation should be a piece of cake for you, right?"

"Then I'll leave the support to you, Sniper King."

On the roof of the car.

The sniper king (Usopp), who was posing, suddenly froze, and cold sweat instantly poured down his face beneath his mask.

"That, that guy..."

"This guy's eyes... he definitely saw right through me! Absolutely!!"

"Is he playing me?! No... he's giving me a way out..."

"Damn it! If that's how it is, I'll play along to the end!"

"Ahem!"

Sniper King cleared his throat, forcibly suppressing his inner fear, and shouted, "Leave it to me! My men! Justice will prevail!!"

……

"There's something ahead!!"

Just then, Franky in the driver's seat suddenly shouted.

On the track ahead of Rocketman, amidst the surging waves, a huge black shadow appeared.

It was a frog as big as a small mountain, covered in wounds.

It crouched in the middle of the tracks in a sumo wrestling pose, facing the towering tsunami without any fear.

Yokozuna.

This frog, which has been challenging the sea train, now seems to regard the rampaging "Rocket Man" in front of it as a challenger as well.

"Quack—!!!!!"

The yokozuna let out a deafening croak and slammed its palms against the water, creating huge waves.

"It's a Yokozuna!!" Franky recognized the frog he had watched grow up at a glance.

"Get out of the way!! Yokozuna!! This car can't stop!!"

"It's going to block us?!" Nami exclaimed. "At that speed, the front of the car will be smashed if we crash into it!!"

A devastating collision was imminent.

At the critical moment.

"Yokozuna————!!!!!"

An aged yet powerful voice came through the loudspeaker from the rear of the carriage.

It's Grandma Kokoro.

Holding the bottle, her eyes blurry with drunkenness yet perfectly clear, she shouted:

"What are you doing?! That's not the ship that took Mr. Tom away!!"

"Those sitting in that vehicle... are idiots going to save Mr. Tom's masterpiece!!"

"Don't block their way!! Go help them! Just like Mr. Tom taught you back then!!"

Upon hearing the name "Mr. Tom," the Yokozuna's previously fierce gaze instantly changed.

That was its lifelong pain, and also its unwavering determination to protect this sea area.

It watched the rocket man speeding towards it, and looked at the still familiar blue-haired figure in the cockpit.

"Croak!"

The Yokozuna suddenly changed his posture.

It neither dodged nor resisted.

Just as the rocket-powered vehicle was about to crash into it, the giant frog miraculously turned around, its feet digging deep into the rocks of the seabed like pile drivers.

It stretched out its two giant, scarred hands and pressed them against the side of the Rocket Man's vehicle.

"Now!!!"

Franky instantly understood the Yokozuna's intention. He yanked down all the levers, unleashing the full power of the cola in his abdomen:

"Listen up, Straw Hat Boy! Victor!"

"This is the final gamble!!"

"Wind Cannon - Full Power!!!!"

boom!!!

The rocket man's tail nozzle unleashed an unprecedentedly powerful gust of air.

at the same time.

"Quack!!!!"

The Yokozuna's muscles bulged all over his body; it possessed a monstrous strength capable of propelling the Sea Train.

It roared and thrust its paws forward with all its might!

"BOOM!!!"

The explosive power of machinery and the monstrous strength of living beings are perfectly combined at this moment.

A miracle happened.

The rocket man, who was about to crash into the wave wall due to insufficient angle, was suddenly lifted up as if by an invisible hand, with the front of the vehicle rising sharply.

It went off track.

It is flying.

"It's flying!!!!!"

Luffy and Chopper were so excited that tears streamed down their faces.

Amidst everyone's gasps, the deep blue rocket man, like a flying fish swimming upstream, forcefully broke through the most terrifying crest of the "Gods of Water".

Splash! ...

The car pierced through the giant waves, and the seawater cascaded down like a waterfall.

The rocket man drew a perfect arc in the air, cleared the Wall of Sighs, and landed heavily on the relatively stable sea track behind the tsunami.

"Bang!"

The wheels re-engaged with the rails, sparks flew, but the train continued to speed forward steadily.

"It's...it's a success..."

Nami slumped in the chair, feeling like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

On the roof of the vehicle, the sniper king clung tightly to the chimney, his mask blown askew, his mouth trembling as he mumbled, "Scared...scared this hero to death..."

Behind them, the giant frog-like creature still stood in the waves, watching the train disappear into the distance, like a silent guardian.

……

Having broken through the tsunami's blockade, the sea ahead, though still turbulent, no longer presented that destructive obstacle.

The tense atmosphere inside the carriage eased slightly.

Viktor was still somewhat weak.

Here, have something to eat.

Nami held a freshly heated sandwich and a cup of hot milk and offered them to Viktor.

Her eyes were so tender they seemed to be overflowing with affection, and she moved with utmost care, as if afraid of hurting him.

Viktor didn't stand on ceremony and ate a few bites from Nami's hand.

After eating the warm food, a bit of color finally returned to his pale face.

He took the milk, took a sip, and looked out the car window at the dark night sky.

From there, you can vaguely see the taillights of another train.

"According to the information Sanji sent earlier, they are just ahead."

Viktor's voice regained its usual calmness and decisiveness:

"Frankie".

"Huh?" Franky's voice came from the driver's seat.

"Full speed ahead."

"Whether it's this runaway train or us, this group of runaway pirates..."

"Now that we're on track, there's no turning back."

"Don't let my ticket money go to waste. Chase after them and run them over."

"Hahaha!!"

In the driver's seat, Franky let out a wild laugh.

He slammed his hand on the dial, and the iconic airplane nose gleamed under the lights:

"Just what I wanted!!"

"You bastard, you're just my type!"

"Hold on tight!! Let this 'Rocket Man' burn down to its last drop of fuel!!"

"SUPER—Full speed ahead!!!!"

Boom, boom, boom! ! !

Even thicker black smoke billowed from the Rocket Man's chimney, the vehicle shook violently, and its speed surged once more.

And on the roof of the car.

Luffy, braving the fierce wind, held down his straw hat and revealed his signature confident smile:

"Wait for me, Robin!"

"And... that pigeon guy!"

"This time! I'm definitely going to beat you to a pulp!!"

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