One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

"Straw Hat Luffy has lost his life!"

"The decisive battle atop Onigashima has ended; the victor is—Kaido of the Beasts!"

The emperor's trembling voice was transmitted through the broadcast Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter), reaching every level of the battlefield on Onigashima.

After a brief silence, the Beasts Pirates suddenly erupted in deafening cheers.

Although King and Queen were defeated one after another, and many low-ranking pirates chose to defect after the battle situation deteriorated, as long as Kaido was still standing, the Beasts Pirates had not truly fallen.

In the eyes of those pirates, Kaido himself represents absolute power.

No one can kill him, and no one can defeat him.

"Lord Kaido has won!"

"Straw Hat Boy is dead!"

"We won this war!"

In stark contrast to them, the punitive expeditionary force seemed to have had all its strength drained away in an instant.

Many samurai's hands, gripping their swords, began to tremble, and their fighting spirit, which had been rekindled, quickly died out after the broadcast began.

They have been able to persevere until now because there has always been someone at the forefront.

Luffy and Victor ascend to the dome, facing the monster that has ruled Wano Country for twenty years; Zoro and Sanji defeat the Great Signboard, while the rest of the Straw Hat crew continuously defeat the Beasts Pirates' executives on various battlefields.

Victory seemed to be just around the corner.

But now, Victor is forced to leave the battlefield, using Susanoo to support the entire Onigashima, and Luffy has lost his life force in his one-on-one battle with Kaido.

They no longer see any possibility of defeating Kaido.

An elderly warrior's knees buckled, and he collapsed to his knees.

"Twenty years..."

"We've waited twenty whole years, and in the end, nothing can be changed?"

More and more people are involuntarily looking towards the City of Flowers.

That was their home, the place where their loved ones and children lived, and the country they were willing to risk everything to reclaim.

But those lights were getting closer and closer below Ghost Island.

……

Boom!

The roof of the banquet hall suddenly collapsed.

A massive figure plummeted from the shattered dome, crashing heavily into the center of the battlefield. The ground instantly caved in, and the violent impact sent dozens of warriors flying.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Kaido slowly straightened up.

His chest was caved in, his old abdominal wound was still bleeding, and large patches of his blue scales were broken. Luffy and Victor's continuous attacks had left this strongest creature in the world battered and bruised.

But he remained standing.

That alone is enough to shatter the confidence of many people.

Kaido carried the Eight Precepts on his shoulder and glanced at the samurai and pirates who were still resisting in the banquet hall.

"Straw Hat Boy is dead."

"That red-eyed brat can still hold up Oni Island, but his power can't last forever."

Kaido looked up at the fully-formed Susanoo, which was now riddled with cracks, his voice cold and devoid of any emotion.

"The City of Flowers will soon be razed to the ground. All of you, along with those fools still celebrating the festival, will die here together."

He looked at everyone again.

"Put down your weapons."

"Hand over Momonosuke and Hiyori, and I might spare your lives for now."

"Otherwise, all those who participate in the rebellion will become slaves of the Beasts Pirates. Your children will continue to live and die in the mines and factories."

Kaido did not promise freedom.

There was no promise of forgiveness.

But the mere thought of "survival" was enough to make some samurai waver.

They knew all too well Kaido's power, and they also knew all too well how desperate Wano Country had been over the past twenty years.

Just as someone was about to loosen their grip on the knife, a blinding bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the other side of the banquet hall.

Kaido raised the Eight Precepts and casually shattered the lightning.

Amidst the scattered arcs of electricity, Nami stood on the ruins, clutching her Clima-Tact. Zeus and Fotto, transformed into thunderclouds, stood guard beside her. Her fingers trembled, but her eyes showed no sign of yielding.

"Shut up!"

Nami's voice was choked with sobs, yet it carried clearly throughout the surrounding area.

"Luffy is not dead!"

Kaido looked at her coldly.

"I personally shattered his domineering aura, and I can no longer sense his life force."

"So what?"

Tears welled up in Nami's eyes, but she still stubbornly raised her head.

"Countless people have said he lost, that he would never rise again. But whether in Alabasta, Enies Lobby, or Dressrosa, he always comes back!"

She gripped the weather stick tightly.

"Because Luffy is destined to become the Pirate King!"

A cold glint flashed in Kaido's eyes. He casually swung the Eight Precepts, and the resulting shockwave swept through the hall like a tsunami.

Nami had no time to dodge and was blown away by the strong wind.

A dark figure leaped across the ruins and caught her in his arms.

Sanji landed back on the ground, placed Nami behind him, and then lit another cigarette. His body was also covered in wounds, but he still stood ramrod straight when facing Kaido.

"It is not up to the enemy to announce the death of our captain."

Kaido narrowed his eyes.

"Are you really not afraid of dying?"

Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Afraid."

"But to surrender and live as a slave is worse than death."

……

The broadcast also reached other areas of Ghost Island.

Zoro leaned against the broken wall, using his scabbard for support. He could no longer fight, yet he never let go of his sword.

"That idiot captain..."

Zoro closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again.

"It's not that easy to die."

In another corridor, Robin shielded the injured Brook behind her, calmly looking at the wavering samurai around her.

"Luffy never stops because of a single defeat."

"So we have no reason to lay down our arms until he says it himself that the war is over."

No one can prove that Luffy is still alive.

No one can be sure that Kaido is lying.

But the Straw Hat crew still chose to believe in their captain.

This seemingly unfounded trust gradually infected the surrounding samurai.

Amidst the ruins, Kin'emon, covered in blood, dragged his heavily wounded body to his feet. With each step he took, crimson blood was left behind, yet his hand remained firmly gripping the hilt of his sword.

"We have waited for twenty years."

"Our parents, wives and children, and countless companions did not live to see this day."

Kin'emon looked at the samurai whose expressions were wavering.

"Did we start this war just so that we could kneel back at Kaido's feet at the last moment before dawn?"

A samurai slowly picked up the long sword.

Then came the second person, and then the third person.

Even if Luffy is truly dead, they will not become slaves again.

This night will either usher in dawn.

Either everyone will die here.

……

Beneath Oni Island, the fully-formed Susanoo still supports the entire island.

The royalist broadcast also reached Victor's ears.

His Rinnegan slowly contracted, and his Observation Haki swept over the spot where Luffy had fallen time and time again, but no matter how he searched, there was only silence left there.

Luffy's voice has indeed disappeared.

Viktor's fingers tightened involuntarily.

If he were to release Onigashima now and return to the island, he might still be able to find Luffy. With the power of Yin-Yang Release, Sage Mode, and the Rinnegan, he might have a chance to revive Luffy's life.

However, once Susanoo lets go, Onigashima, having lost its support, will immediately fall towards the Flower Capital.

By then, Hiyori and hundreds of thousands of people in the city will die.

On one side is the captain who has been with us since the East China Sea.

On one side is the entire Flower City.

Viktor, who is usually quick to make judgments, was now genuinely hesitant for the first time.

Susanoo's arm trembled slightly, the island sank again, and the cracks on the purple armor continued to spread.

"Luffy..."

Viktor murmured the name, but never let go of his hands.

……

Meanwhile, Yamato and Momonosuke also heard the broadcast.

The faint cloud of flame that Momonosuke had just condensed suddenly dissipated, and the massive dragon body collapsed to the ground as if it had lost all its strength.

"Luffy is dead..."

"Victor won't be able to hold on for much longer either."

Momonosuke's voice trembled.

"This war is hopeless. Let the samurai surrender; at least that way, perhaps some of them can survive."

boom!

Yamato punched Momonosuke in the face.

The pink dragon's head crashed into the rock wall beside him, and Momonosuke looked up in disbelief.

Tears welled in Yamato's eyes, but there was no sign of weakness.

"Surrender won't buy Kaido's mercy!"

"Haven't the people of Wano Country proven this over the past twenty years?"

She pointed to the purple war god below, which was already covered in cracks.

"You can be afraid, you can cry, but you cannot decide to surrender for those who are still fighting!"

"Victor hasn't let go, the Straw Hat crew hasn't laid down their weapons, and the samurai are still fighting. What gives you the right to declare it over for them?"

Momonosuke covered his face, tears streaming down his face.

He looked in the direction Yamato was pointing and saw once again Susanoo bearing the weight of the entire Oni Island.

Viktor was already close to his limit, but he still didn't give up.

……

Deep within Ghost Island.

Luffy lay quietly among the broken rock layers.

His chest remained still, and he wasn't breathing through his nose. The four-dimensional steam that had surrounded his body had completely dissipated, and his Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki had vanished without a trace.

The straw hat landed on the gravel not far from him, covered in dust and blood.

Darkness gradually engulfed Luffy's consciousness.

He couldn't hear his companions' shouts, nor could he feel the sinking Onigashima, nor did he know that Kaido had already declared his victory.

Everything fell into complete silence.

I don't know how much time passed.

A faint sound suddenly rang out in the darkness.

thump.

At first, there was only one sound, so faint it seemed like an illusion.

Immediately afterwards, a second heartbeat was heard.

thump.

thump.

The rhythm gradually changed.

It no longer sounded like an ordinary person's heartbeat, but rather like the drumbeats from a distant celebration—light, free, and carrying a power that made you want to dance along.

At the edge of Oni Island, Momonosuke suddenly raised his head.

As someone who could hear the voices of all things, he was the first to hear that strange sound.

"Someone..."

"Are they drumming?"

Yamato was taken aback.

She heard no drumming from the outside world, but the next moment, a familiar yet strange aura suddenly rose slowly from the depths of Ghost Island.

Inside the banquet hall, Kaido was preparing to unleash the Eight Precepts to completely suppress the still-resisting samurai, but his movements suddenly stopped.

He suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction where Luffy had fallen.

In the realm of perception and observation, the voice that should have vanished completely reappeared.

And it's completely different from before.

For the first time, Kaido's face showed genuine shock.

Below Ghost Island, Victor, who was supporting the island, also heard a new heartbeat.

His Rinnegan narrowed slightly.

A moment later, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"Finally awake?"

The last trace of hesitation in Viktor's eyes vanished completely.

……

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Luffy's heart was beating faster and faster.

White mist rose from the body's surface, and the originally jet-black hair gradually turned white, floating upwards like burning clouds.

Eyebrows, clothing, and body contours also change accordingly.

Even more incredibly, the surrounding hard rock layers began to undulate like rubber, bouncing with each heartbeat.

Luffy's finger twitched slightly.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no heaviness of being resurrected from the dead, nor the fear of facing Kaido again.

He felt an unprecedented sense of ease, as if he had finally broken free from all constraints, and the world had become a toy that he could reshape at will.

"What's going on...?"

Luffy slowly sat up, looking at his hands that had turned white.

"Why do I feel like I can do anything now?"

That strange heartbeat still echoed in my chest.

As Luffy listened to the drumbeats, he suddenly found it incredibly amusing and couldn't help but clutch his stomach and burst into laughter.

"Hehehehe!"

Joyful laughter and the drums of liberation echoed simultaneously within the Ghost Island.

In the center of the banquet hall, Kaido looked up. The reappearing Conqueror's Haki was rapidly expanding, even causing the entire Onigashima to tremble slightly with the beat of the drums.

The answer he had been waiting for for many years seemed to have finally appeared at this moment.

Deep within Onigashima, Luffy reached out and grabbed the ground beside him.

The hard rock layers were stretched like rubber.

He released his grip, and his body, propelled by the ground's elasticity, shot into the sky, crashing through several buildings on Ghost Island.

boom--!

A white figure leaped back into the night sky amidst laughter.

Luffy hovered above Onigashima, his white hair and flames dancing in the wind, his heart still beating a cheerful rhythm in his chest.

Kaido looked up at the figure and slowly uttered the name he had kept hidden for so long.

"Joyboy..."

Luffy didn't understand at all.

He just clutched his stomach and laughed, then pointed at Kaido.

"Kaido!"

"I haven't lost yet!"

As Luffy experienced this unprecedented body, his smile grew even brighter.

"This is my highest point—"

"Fifth gear!"

The drums of liberation resounded across Ghost Island.

Nika, the sun god, has officially awakened.