One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Supported by Victor's powerful force field.

Princess Shirahoshi slowly floated out of the dilapidated, hard-shelled tower.

Ten years, more than 3,600 days and nights, this is the first time that Shirahoshi has been bathed in the warm light of "Sun Tree Eve" without any obstruction.

She stared wide-eyed at the colorful giant coral reefs around her, and at the schools of fish swimming leisurely around her.

Everything in the outside world was so vibrant to her.

Bai Xing was so excited that she covered her mouth with her huge hands, her eyes sparkling with a dreamlike, crystalline light.

Even breathing became a delicate process, as if afraid that any exertion would shatter this beautiful dream.

Viktor, like a light black feather, floated leisurely beside Shirahoshi.

He turned his head slightly, looking at Bai Xing's "giant cub" appearance, which was full of surprise at everything but dared not speak loudly, and the smile on his lips became even deeper.

Viktor patiently manipulated the chakra, meticulously adjusting the gravitational field around Shirahoshi.

This allows the enormous mermaid princess to move with the same ease and grace as she would when swimming in the sea.

At the same time, the scene shifts to the dark sea area outside the Dragon Palace.

Van der Deiken IX, hiding in the shadows, suddenly discovered that the giant axe he had just thrown had suddenly lost its pull from the target fruit.

This unprecedented situation made him immediately realize that something serious had definitely happened on the Hard Shell Tower side.

My white star!

"Who dares touch my Shirahoshi!"

In an attempt to intimidate Shirahoshi and force her to comply, Daken's ugly face became completely distorted.

He frantically activated the power of the Target-Target Fruit, his hands flailing wildly as if possessed.

He took all the swords, spears, halberds, and heavy iron balls from his huge pirate ship.

Even the massive, thorny coral reefs and rusty anchors from huge shipwrecks on the seabed were all hurled wildly towards the direction of Shirahoshi, following the lock of the fruit.

Above the Dragon Palace, the once clear seawater suddenly darkened.

Hundreds and thousands of deadly melee weapons and heavy obstacles, drawn together by the Devil Fruit's power, converged into a dark, oppressive cloud of steel.

Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of tearing through the sea, this murderous rain of steel, like the end of the world, poured down on Bai Xing, who was strolling in mid-air.

Sensing the deadly threat coming from above, Bai Xing looked up and was immediately terrified.

She let out a desperate scream and instinctively tried to close her eyes.

However, just as Shirahoshi was trembling with fear, a black afterimage flashed before her eyes.

Viktor remained completely calm and instantly teleported directly in front of Shirahoshi.

He turned his head slightly, smiling as he looked at the trembling Bai Xing behind him:

"Take courage, Princess Shirahoshi."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he was met with a deluge of weapons.

In Viktor's right eye socket, the pale purple Rinnegan rippled suddenly, and an invisible power powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth instantly awakened.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

A miraculous scene unfolded in mid-air.

All weapons, anchors, and boulders that entered within a hundred-meter radius of Victor were instantly struck by an insurmountable wall of repulsive force.

Under the terrifying repulsive force of the "Shinra Tensei" (Divine Push), the hard swords and boulders could not advance even half an inch and instantly shattered in mid-air.

The intense friction and collision of energy even generated astonishingly high temperatures.

The iron filings and gravel instantly ignited, turning into a sky full of shimmering golden sparks.

Right before Bai Xing's eyes, this steel cloud was abruptly transformed into a dazzling fireworks display.

Shirahoshi was completely stunned.

She lowered her hand from her eyes, and the fear and despair she had felt vanished in that instant.

Those beautiful eyes, like giant water lanterns, clearly reflected the golden starlight falling from the sky, as well as Victor's silhouette.

An unprecedented sense of security and admiration grew wildly in her heart, almost overflowing her eyes.

At the same time, a series of noisy footsteps came from the ground below.

King Neptune, leading a large number of Poseidon's army, along with Nami, Robin, Zoro, and others who had just joined him, finally arrived at the foot of Hard Shell Tower in a great hurry.

Upon hearing the noise above, Nami immediately looked up.

With her excellent eyesight as a navigator, she spotted Victor hovering in mid-air at first glance.

Then, she saw the figure of a woman with an absolutely beautiful face standing next to Viktor, looking at him with adoration.

The little thief cat's jealousy was instantly overturned.

She gritted her teeth, clenched her fists tightly, and muttered angrily under her breath:

"That bastard Victor!"

"I was only gone for a short while, and I don't know where I ran off to flirt with other women again!"

"This time it's a beautiful mermaid!"

However, when Nami finally saw the whole picture.

They could clearly see Shirahoshi's enormous and exaggerated size, comparable to a small mountain.

And when Victor hovered beside her, appearing as tiny as a small black dot in comparison.

Nami's newly ignited jealousy was instantly and abruptly stopped by this absurd visual shock.

Her lips began to twitch uncontrollably, and she pointed into the air, exclaiming in a speechless outburst:

"...This is way too big!"

"What a huge mermaid! The size difference is just too outrageous!"

Seeing Nami's changing expression, Robin, standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her red lips with her delicate hand and let out a pleasant chuckle.

As the most mature woman on the ship, Robin's all-knowing eyes naturally saw the situation.

King Neptune, standing at the very front, was so astonished by what he saw that his jaw dropped to the ground.

"My precious daughter... actually flew out of the hard-shelled tower?!"

"And she didn't even cry when faced with Deakin's attack?!"

At this moment, in mid-air above.

For the first time in this cruel world, Princess Shirahoshi felt an absolute sense of security she had never experienced before.

She tilted her head slightly, looking at the smiling Victor beside her.

The timidity in his eyes had faded, replaced by a deep sense of dependence.

She hesitated for a moment, then poked her two large index fingers together and made a small, timid request:

"My lord..."

"Could you...could you take Shirahoshi to see the 'Sea Forest'?"

"Shirahoshi hasn't left the tower for ten years, and she wants to go and visit her mother's grave."

"But... there are so many bad people outside. Shirahoshi will be so scared if she's all alone..."

Hearing this pitiful plea, Victor lowered his head and quietly looked at Shirahoshi.

Just when Shirahoshi thought that this gentle older brother would definitely agree to her request, Victor did not nod as she expected.

He maintained his smiling expression, but his tone carried an undeniable firmness:

"I refuse."

"Huh?" Shirahoshi was stunned, a look of surprise flashing in her huge eyes as she stared blankly at Viktor.

"If you want to go, don't expect protection from others."

"Use your own tail to swim across."

"Use your own eyes to see where your mother rests, and see this real world."

Shirahoshi remained suspended in mid-air.

She looked into Victor's smiling eyes, which seemed to see right through her soul, and instantly understood what he meant.

I have already shattered the physical cage for you.

But what truly traps you is the prison within your own heart.

The courage to take this step and face the world must come from within yourself; no one can do it for you.

After a brief moment of surprise, Shirahoshi's eyes welled up with tears again.

She bit her red lips hard, and tears welled up again like pearls from a broken string.

But this time, her tears were not because of fear and weakness, but because of an epiphany, because of the feeling of being truly respected and expected of.

Bai Xing took a deep breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and for the first time, her eyes showed a hint of the resilience that belonged to royalty.

She nodded emphatically to Viktor, revealing a smile brighter than the sun:

"Thank you! I understand!"

"...Could you please tell me your name?"

Viktor smiled with satisfaction.

"Victor."

"Straw Hat Pirates' Vice-Captain, Crimson Victor."

Princess Shirahoshi's enormous and beautiful body bowed respectfully in mid-air, responding in the most sincere voice:

"Hi, Lord Victor!"