One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

At dawn, the rising sun broke through the layers of haze on the horizon, casting the first faint golden rays of sunlight onto the Tuwan Quarry.

The once lifeless ruins are now bustling with activity.

Five thousand warriors, clad in fine armor and wielding sharp katanas, were silently polishing their weapons and checking their muskets and ammunition, making their final preparations for battle.

"Creak—rumble."

Accompanied by a heavy, piercing sound of gears and clutches.

The dilapidated steel gate surrounding the quarry was forcefully pushed open by the warriors on both sides.

Kin'emon solemnly escorted Kozuki Momonosuke, leading the last group of rebellious samurai who had gathered in various parts of Kuri, as they entered the huge plaza, covered in dust and mud.

The once noisy quarry suddenly fell silent in an instant.

When the five thousand Wano samurai present saw the young child with a traditional Wano hairstyle and wearing a kimono embroidered with the Kozuki family crest, their eyes instantly became bloodshot.

That was the young master they had been waiting for for twenty years, the bloodline left behind in this world by Lord Kozuki Oden.

"Splash!!"

Amidst a deafening, overwhelming roar of armor clashing.

Without the slightest hesitation, five thousand fully armed warriors knelt down heavily on one knee before the child.

They laid down the samurai swords and heavy muskets they had just captured, and bowed their proud heads deeply with the highest vassal etiquette of the Wano Country samurai.

Five thousand fervent and hopeful gazes converged on the young lord who carried the hopes of the entire Wano Country's restoration.

Faced with this overwhelming, fervent gaze, Momonosuke Kozuki's face instantly turned pale, and his breathing became rapid.

He was timid by nature, but at this moment, he stood before these subjects who had shed blood and tears for their family.

The heavy surname and glory of the Kozuki clan weighed on his shoulders like a mountain, forcing him to step forward.

Momonosuke clenched his fists tightly.

He desperately tried to control the uncontrollable, violent trembling of his legs.

With Luffy and Kin'emon encouraging their gazes, they walked step by step toward the central stone platform at the highest point of the quarry.

Standing on the high platform, Momonosuke looked down at the dark, massive torrent of steel below.

He took a deep breath, suppressing all his fear, and with all his might, let out a childish yet incredibly firm cry:

"Samurai of Wano Country! Fellow countrymen!"

"Orochi and Kaido, those two usurpers, used lies and violence to rob us of our homeland, causing the rivers of Kuri to flow with poisonous water, and leaving our loved ones to live under hunger and whips!"

"The Kozuki clan has never forgotten the humiliation of these past twenty years!"

Momonosuke drew the short sword from his waist and pointed it directly towards Onigashima:

"I hereby solemnly swear an oath to all the rebels present!"

"The Kozuki clan will personally behead our enemies, fulfilling Father's dying wish. We will reclaim our beautiful Wano Country!"

"Founding the Nation!!"

This tender yet heart-wrenching oath, like a spark, instantly ignited the humiliation and rage that the warriors had suppressed for twenty years.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh!!"

The morale on site instantly soared to a boiling point.

Five thousand warriors had contorted faces and were filled with tears.

They raised their blades and steel guns high, their frenzied shouts carrying an overwhelming fighting spirit:

"Restore the kingdom!!"

"Founding the Nation!!"

"Following His Highness the Young Master! Slay Orochi and Kaido!!"

Amidst the frenzied excitement of the entire arena, Momonosuke slowly sheathed his short sword.

He turned around and looked at the Straw Hat crew, who were sitting not far away watching the commotion.

Looking at those familiar faces, the young master could no longer maintain the dignity he had just managed to uphold as sovereign.

His lips trembled, and tears streamed down his face like a burst dam.

"Thump."

Momonosuke bent down on the stone platform, tears streaming down his face, and bowed deeply to Luffy and the others, expressing his heartfelt gratitude.

"Lord Luffy... Lord Zoro... and everyone else!"

"Without these pirate companions who have come from afar, our Kozuki clan and our Wano Country would not even have the right to stand here and resist!"

"Momonosuke will never forget your immense kindness!"

Seeing his young master crying uncontrollably, Luffy quickly pressed down on his straw hat.

He grinned and let out a hearty laugh.

The infectious laughter echoed through the empty quarry, instantly dispelling the originally somber atmosphere.

Just as the square was immersed in the harmonious atmosphere of the alliance.

At the edge of the towering outer perimeter wall of the prison, a tall man stood alone in the cold wind blowing in his face.

Eustace Kidd was shirtless, wearing only a tattered black cloak.

The countless dense scars on his body looked particularly shocking in the morning light.

His presence stood out starkly against the backdrop of the fervent cheers of the rebel warriors below, like a solitary, proud wolf.

Kid's eyes were sinister, one hand in his pocket, looking down at Luffy, who was being swarmed around by five thousand samurai as if he were their savior.

They were once supernovas of the same generation, fighting side by side in the Sabaody Archipelago and never giving an inch in the auction house.

Kidd watched as his former rival became the absolute core influencing the fate of a nation.

His arrogant face was clouded with gloom, and his heart was filled with deep resentment and mixed feelings.

Just then, Luffy, who was laughing below, instantly sensed the cold gaze projected from the high wall, relying on his beast-like intuition.

Luffy turned his head away, completely ignoring Kid's cold face.

Instead, he laughed heartily and stretched out his right arm towards the top of the wall, extending a loud and enthusiastic invitation:

"Hey! Magnet Man!!"

"Kaido isn't on Onigashima, now's a great opportunity!"

"How about it? Want to join our alliance and beat that horned monster to a pulp?"

However, faced with Luffy's sincere invitation, Kid on the wall coldly refused without hesitation:

"Stop pointing fingers at me, Straw Hat Kid!"

"I admit, you guys are indeed as strong as monsters right now."

"I sincerely thank you for the kindness of regaining my freedom."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce and domineering aura of absolute indomitable will suddenly erupted from Kidd's body.

A crimson flash of lightning streaked across the cold wind, a display of a king's aura.

He stared at Luffy with an arrogant gaze, declaring his own dignity:

"But I'm also a man with 'Conqueror's Haki'!"

"I, Eustace Kidd, have my own pride and bottom line."

"I would never submit to someone else's rule, much less serve as an insignificant supporting character for your so-called Emperor's Alliance!"

Kidd pulled his tattered black cloak tighter, turned around, and walked along the towering wall towards the outside of the quarry without looking back.

"I have my own way of fighting."

"I'm going to find my partner Kira, and all my lost crew members..."

"As for that bastard Kaido's head, I will personally take it off with my own hands!"

After taking a dozen or so steps, Kidd suddenly paused, his steps stiffening.

He stood on the edge of the high wall, gritted his teeth, seemingly overcoming some kind of psychological barrier, and suddenly turned around, shouting at the top of his lungs at Luffy below:

"Straw hat! I'll repay you tenfold for saving me in Udon today!"

"Don't die carelessly before then!!"

"Hmph! Goodbye!"

After shouting those words, Kidd leaped off the hundred-meter-high wall, his proud figure quickly disappearing into the desolate wilderness.

Watching Kidd's proud, aloof figure leave, refusing to bow his head even in the face of death.

Luffy let out a hearty laugh.

On the path of becoming a great pirate, he understood and respected from the bottom of his heart the absolute freedom and integrity that belong to true pirates.

Then, Luffy gradually stopped smiling and his expression became extremely serious.

He turned around and faced the five thousand fully armed rebel soldiers in the square, whose fighting spirit was already bursting.

He took a deep breath and swung his arm violently:

"Everyone, we need to wash!"

"Our destination is the City of Flowers. Let's go and meet up with Victor!"

"All troops—move out!!"

"oh!"