One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Seeing Jess Burgess acting so brazenly in the waiting area, Luffy's eyes, hidden behind his mask, instantly turned icy cold.

Although Ace survived the Marineford War by sheer luck.

But Blackbeard's past actions of severely injuring Ace and handing him over to the Navy are a blood feud.

Luffy hadn't forgotten it for even a second.

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

I was ready to rush up and beat this arrogance of a big guy to a pulp, to avenge my previous humiliation.

Just as Luffy was about to make his move, a long, strong hand firmly pressed down on his shoulder.

Viktor stood beside Luffy, his gaze sweeping over the bustling crowd to the arrogant Burgess ahead, and let out a cold laugh:

"Calm down, Luffy."

"Don't take action here for the sake of this stray dog, and end up being disqualified from the competition for no reason. That would be a loss for you."

Victor crossed his arms and said calmly, "A crippled pirate crew, decimated in the Marineford War, forced to flee from place to place."

"Right now, they're just trying to use this rubbing of the road sign's inscription to help their good-for-nothing captain, who only knows how to scavenge for scraps, reclaim the throne of Pirate King."

"Let's leave this brainless, stupid bear in the ring, and deal with him slowly later."

Hearing Victor's words, Luffy forcibly suppressed the raging anger in his heart.

He took a deep look at Bashas in the distance, nodded heavily, and loosened his clenched fist.

Just then, from the giant megaphone Den Den Mushi above the Colosseum came the passionate shouts of the on-site commentator, Gaz.

Gaz addressed the tens of thousands of enthusiastic spectators and the eager competitors in the waiting area with his powerful voice.

The brutal rules of this battle for the "road sign history text" were loudly announced:

"All the brave warriors who signed up!"

You will be randomly divided into four regions: A, B, C, and D.

"Then a no-holds-barred, indiscriminate elimination free-for-all will take place on the arena!"

"Attention! This is a free-for-all brawl!"

"Only in their respective regions, stepping over the bodies of countless fallen."

"Only the one person who stands until the very end is qualified to step into the final arena!"

"And the ultimate victor will obtain the crucial ticket to the supreme throne of the Pirate King—a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph!"

As Gaz announced this, the random grouping list for each region began to scroll rapidly on the huge mechanical screen in the center of the waiting area.

The screen finally froze, accompanied by a beeping sound.

Zizas Basas's conspicuous name was assigned to Division A, which was the first to start the competition.

Bellamy the Hyena and Bartolomeo the infamous cannibal were placed in Division B.

As for "Lucy," the white-bearded alias Luffy used, he was conspicuously listed on the death list of Division C...

After a short wait.

With a soul-stirring, heavy bronze bell tolling, and commentator Gaz's almost screaming, passionate shout, the battle in Division A began.

Hundreds of burly pirates and underground fighters from all over the New World poured into the huge water arena like wild beasts released from their dams.

In an instant, the flashes of swords and the dull thuds of flesh colliding, accompanied by piercing screams, resounded throughout the entire arena.

And in this chaotic battle...

In an effort to restore the Blackbeard Pirates' fearsome reputation to the world, Burgess behaved quite wildly and flamboyantly in the ring.

He stood in the center of the ring like an unshakeable iron tower, not even glancing at the enemies surging in from all directions.

His rock-like muscles bulged high, instantly unleashing a terrifying and astonishing strength.

Then his right arm suddenly stretched backward, and then slammed forward with devastating force:

"Wave Elbow Strike!"

It was accompanied by a deafening sonic boom.

A powerful, transparent shockwave, visible to the naked eye, swept across the entire massive arena from his center, like a violent storm.

This single, unreasonable strike sent most of the contestants from Division A, along with the incredibly hard stone slabs of the arena beneath their feet, flying swiftly into the turbulent moat outside the arena.

Screams rose and fell, water splashed everywhere.

With overwhelming force, Basas secured the only qualifying spot for Group A without any doubt.

He arrogantly displayed his ambition to obtain the Poneglyph to the audience and the powerful figures lurking in the shadows.

Meanwhile, the scene shifts back to the sunny streets of Acacia.

Franky was braving the scorching sun, walking around the bustling streets, pulling at local residents and asking them in hushed tones about the hidden location of the "SMILE factory".

However, the situation turned out to be unexpectedly bizarre.

The civilians who heard this name instantly lost their warm smiles, replaced by deep fear.

They waved their hands and fled as if avoiding a plague.

They walked hurriedly, not daring to utter a single extra word, as if that name were a curse that would kill them if touched.

Just when Franky was hitting a wall on the street and feeling at a loss.

He turned into a secluded alley and stumbled upon several thugs who were cornering a helpless young girl against a wall and bullying her mercilessly.

Just as Franky was about to step forward and teach these scoundrels a lesson, suddenly, a small figure descended from the sky.

It was a toy wind-up soldier wearing a guard uniform and with only one leg.

Like a red lightning bolt, it miraculously twisted its mechanical body in mid-air, using a series of gorgeous and fluid kicks to knock all the tall thugs to the ground and cleanly rescue the frightened girl.

Franky stood at the alley entrance, looking at the strange toy soldier with explosive combat power with some surprise.

He keenly sensed that this one-legged toy soldier seemed somewhat different from the ordinary toys he had just seen on the street that only knew how to work and amuse.

After the toy soldier calmed the girl down, he turned around, his painted eyes staring straight at Frankie.

It spoke to Franky in a very firm, mechanical voice:

"Outsider, I know what you're looking for."

"Come with me, the happiness this country seems to have is all an illusion."

"The darkness hidden behind it is far deeper than you can imagine."

Upon hearing this, Franky's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, instantly lit up.

After searching for so long in this strange country, we've finally made some substantial progress.

He pushed up his sunglasses with his thick fingers, and without any hesitation, steadily followed the toy soldier who was hopping ahead with only one leg to lead the way.

Inside the bustling bullfighting arena.

The battle in Division A has ended with a crushing victory for Basas.

After the staff quickly cleaned up the damaged arena, the contestants from Division B began to gather at the entrance and enter the arena.

Luffy stood by the railing in the waiting area, gripping the iron bars with both hands, watching with great interest the new round of chaotic fighting that was about to begin on the arena below.

Just then, an old man with a huge, mountain-like body and a thick, white beard silently passed through the crowded throng and walked up behind Luffy.

The old man's tall figure blocked the light from above, casting Luffy in complete shadow.

He slowly lowered his head, and in his eyes, hidden beneath his aged eyelids, shone a deep, long-standing hatred.

He stared intently at Luffy's ridiculous mask and fake beard, gritting his teeth and growling in a low voice:

"Straw Hat Boy..."

"That damn bastard Garp's grandson..."

"You think you can fool everyone with such a simple trick?"

"Even if you put on this idiotic fake beard and wear this gaudy outfit."

"Even from ten miles away, I can clearly smell that nauseating stench emanating from you, the same bloodline that bastard shares!"

The mysterious old man who suddenly appeared was none other than the once-famous pirate "Cutie" Chinjao, whose bounty exceeded 500 million.