One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Chapter 167 The Unreachable Hand! CP9's Survival by Cutting Off Its Tail

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Carriage 1, the door to truth and despair, is right before us.

"Open it for me!!!!"

Luffy stood in front of the door, his eyes bloodshot.

He didn't hesitate at all, nor did he knock on the door politely.

In that instant, his entire right arm was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki, his muscles taut to the extreme.

"Rubber rubber—siege cannon!!!!"

boom!!!

A deafening roar drowned out the thunder.

That door of the first carriage, forged from thick steel and strong enough to withstand artillery fire.

Under Luffy's furious attack, it was like a fragile piece of cardboard, instantly denting inward and flying away.

It then transformed into countless twisted metal fragments, shooting towards the interior of the carriage.

"Robin!!! We've come to get you!!!!"

Before the dust had settled, Luffy's heart-wrenching roar had already echoed throughout the entire carriage.

……

Inside the first carriage.

This is the very front of the "Smoking Tom," and also CP9's last stronghold.

In this confined space, Luffy, Victor, Zoro, Sanji, and Franky and Sniper King who arrived from behind finally saw the target they were desperately chasing.

In the deepest part of the carriage, that familiar figure—Nicole Robin—was bound hand and foot and thrown into a corner.

In front of her stood three figures exuding a cold aura.

Rob Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa.

However, at this moment, they no longer possessed the composure and elegance they had when they were in Dock No. 1.

Lucky's prized black suit was now tattered, and his exposed chest and shoulders were wrapped in thick bandages.

The faintly visible charred skin and seeping bloodstains indicated just how badly this "strongest member of CP9" was in his current condition.

Kaku's twin swords were broken, so he could only grab two standard naval longswords at random, with blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Kalifa was in an even worse state; her once-sleek hair was disheveled, her fishnet stockings were torn in several places, and she was glaring at Victor who rushed in with a venomous look.

"you……"

Robin looked up at his drenched companions, his pupils trembling violently.

That is light.

It was the only light that shone into her twenty years of life on the run, filled with betrayal and darkness.

"Robin!!"

When Luffy saw Robin, a surprised smile appeared on his face:

"Great! I finally caught up with you! Come here! Let's go home!"

"Don't come any closer!!!!"

A sharp and desperate roar abruptly interrupted Luffy's advance.

Robin huddled in the corner, tears welling in her eyes, but she bit her lip hard to keep them from falling.

In her mind, there was the shadow of the "Buster Call," a call capable of destroying everything.

The nightmare of Ohara burning is growing ever larger.

If they come any closer... if they fight for me again...

Those ten warships, those five vice admirals, that destructive power will wipe out all these fools!

"I don't want to see you!!"

Robin closed her eyes, shaking her head frantically, trying to sever this bond that she both craved and feared, using the most vicious and resolute language:

"Why did you come to save me?! I never begged you!"

"I am the child of the devil! Anyone who stays with me will suffer misfortune! I've had enough of being hunted down!"

"I want to die!! Let me die here!! That's my wish!!"

"Get out of here!!!!"

Each roar was like a knife, piercing the hearts of the Straw Hat crew, and also piercing Robin's own already wounded heart.

A deathly silence fell over the carriage.

Luffy was stunned, Zoro frowned, and Nami covered her mouth.

Only Victor.

He stood beside Luffy and slowly raised his head.

"Is this what you really think, Robin?"

He ignored Robin's breakdown and instead looked past her, fixing his gaze on Rob Lucci standing in the middle.

"Buzz—"

Viktor's eyes widened suddenly. His dark pupils instantly turned an eerie crimson.

Three black magatama spun wildly within it, radiating a terrifying power of light.

"Lucci".

Victor stared at the leopard-man, a cruel smile curving his lips:

Bruno is dead.

"Do you think you can still escape?"

Viktor's hands began forming hand seals, moving so fast that only afterimages remained. His chakra began to boil, and the surrounding air hissed as the energy gathered.

"You are still recovering from serious injuries."

"But we are all here."

"Right here...we'll hold your funeral!"

Faced with Viktor's aggressive killing intent, Lucci did not transform and rush forward as usual.

His sinister eyes swept over the Straw Hat main force, who were all in good condition.

He glanced at his seriously injured companion beside him, and at his own right arm, which was still throbbing with pain.

As Viktor said, CP9 is currently in extremely poor condition.

If they were to fight to the death in such a cramped carriage, even if they managed to kill a few people, they themselves would be completely wiped out.

and……

Lucci turned his head and looked through the broken car window at the huge silhouette that was vaguely emerging in the dark rain ahead.

It was a massive gate that seemed to connect heaven and earth, standing at the edge of the stormy sea, exuding a suffocating solemnity and terror.

The Gate of Justice.

This is already the forward waters of Judicial Island.

"snort……"

Lu Qi snorted coldly, a sneer appearing on his lips.

"Indeed, as you said, we are not in good condition right now and are not suitable to fight you bunch of mad dogs head-on."

"But... the pirates."

Lucci pointed to the huge shadow outside the window:

"We've arrived."

Before he could finish speaking...

"Storm Kick - Kaito!!"

Lucci's right leg suddenly unleashed a massive bird-shaped vacuum slash.

But the target of this slash wasn't Luffy or Victor, but rather—his feet!

"clang!!"

A loud crash as metal snapped.

The precise strike severed the connecting hook between the first and second carriages, and even cut the complex hydraulic power lines.

"Kaku!!" Lucci roared.

"clear!!"

Despite his injuries, Kaku pulled a signal flare from his pocket and fired it at the sky outside the window.

"Bang!"

A red signal flare pierced the rainy night and exploded in the sky.

That was a signal to the troops guarding Enies Lobby ahead—[Emergency! Cut off their retreat!]

"Rumble..."

The moment the signal flare lit up, the giant waterproof gate on the sea ahead began to slowly descend, and a huge whirlpool formed beneath it.

Having lost the connecting hook, it also lost the thrust from the "Rocket Man" behind it.

With its engine running at full power, the first carriage, where Lucci was located, instantly accelerated, shooting like an arrow towards the closing gate.

Meanwhile, the carriage behind Luffy and his crew, having lost traction, began to violently shake and slow down due to the immense inertia.

"What?!"

"The carriages have separated?!"

Luffy was horrified; the floor beneath his feet was rapidly receding into the distance.

The distance between the two vehicles increased rapidly in just a few seconds.

Ten meters... twenty meters... fifty meters...

"Don't even think about running away!!!!"

Luffy watched the departing train car and his crewmate being taken away, and let out a furious roar of resentment.

"Rubber, rubber—"

Luffy suddenly stretched out his arm, extending it to its limit in the rainy night.

He desperately grabbed the back door of the carriage in front of him, trying to grab Robin, or at least the edge of the carriage.

Even just a little bit... as long as I can grasp it...

"Innocent."

Lucci stood at the door of the departing carriage, staring at the outstretched rubber arm, his eyes as cold as iron.

He raised the bandaged finger and aimed it at Luffy's palm.

"Finger Pistol - Draw!"

puff!

A compressed air bullet shot from his fingertip and struck Luffy's palm precisely.

"Ugh!!"

Luffy cried out in pain as a bloody hole appeared in his palm. The immense impact forced him to retract his arm.

In that brief instant, the distance had widened to an unreachable level.

"Robin!!!!"

Luffy, clutching his bleeding hand, lay on the edge of the broken carriage, shouting in despair.

And in that departing carriage.

Lucci grabbed Robin's hair, forcing her to look up at her companions who were getting further and further away.

"Look closely, Nico Robin."

Lucci's voice, like a devil's whisper, mingled with the sound of rain:

"This is reality. This is the consequence of defying the World Government."

"Your companions... have been abandoned."

"The gates of justice have been opened; here we come..."

"It's a hell that you pirates can never reach."

Robin was forced to watch the figure gradually disappear into the rain, and tears finally broke free, streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto the floor.

"Luffy... everyone..."

"Bye now."

……

"Damn it!!!!"

Seeing Robin being taken away, Luffy completely lost his mind.

"I'm going to jump over there!! I'm going to swim over there!!"

Luffy climbed over the railing, ready to jump into the turbulent, whirlpool-filled sea.

"Don't be impulsive! You idiot!!"

A strong hand grabbed Luffy by the back of his collar and yanked him back.

It's Victor.

At this moment, the carriages behind had completely lost power. With a metallic scraping sound, the wheels locked, and the carriage slid and crashed into the station fence in front.

"Let me go!! Victor!! Robin, she..." Luffy struggled desperately.

"Look down there!!"

Victor shouted, pointing to the sea below.

Under the influence of the "Gate of Justice," the ocean currents here have formed several super whirlpools with unfathomable depths.

That was a death trap that could even swallow up warships.

"You're a Devil Fruit user! Jumping down is suicide! You'll die before you even save Robin!"

Viktor retracted his Sharingan:

"Now that they're inside..."

Victor looked at the huge, brightly lit island in front of him—Jurisdiction Island.

"Then let's attack head-on."

"Fight your way through the gate, kill everyone in our path, and keep going until we get Robin back!!"

"This is what we should be doing!!"

Luffy, panting heavily, looked at the island, the madness in his eyes gradually cooling and turning into an even stronger determination.

He pressed down on his straw hat, his voice low:

"That suits me perfectly."

"We're going to... cause a huge ruckus!!!!"

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