One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Chapter 450 The Embers of War! The Survivors

Even after Onigashima was built in the wilderness outside the Flower Capital, the war did not truly end immediately.

The flames in the central castle are still burning, and many passageways have been completely collapsed due to the previous battle and the impact of the fall.

Broken stone pillars, weapons, and corpses were mixed together among the ruins.

The underground armory was still filled with the strong smell of gunpowder, and a single spark could trigger a new explosion at any moment.

Chopper was so tired that his legs were trembling, but he was still running back and forth between the makeshift camp and the ruins.

He quickly divided those who were still able to move into several teams.

Franky led a team to clear the large rubble, while Brook and Usopp entered the collapsed tunnel to search for trapped people.

The medical area was full of people.

There were samurai, gifted individuals who had defected, and members of the Beasts Pirates who had just laid down their weapons.

A samurai saw Chopper stopping the bleeding of a Beasts Pirate and couldn't help but grip his sword hilt tightly.

"Lord Chopper, we're running out of medicine."

"These guys killed so many people for Kaido, why save them?"

Several samurai around also showed their dissatisfaction.

Chopper paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his head.

His eyes were bloodshot, but his voice was more stern than ever.

"The war is over!"

"The people lying here aren't the Beasts Pirates, nor are they enemies; they're just patients who could die at any moment!"

Chopper pointed to the samurai in the camp who were also receiving treatment.

"If hatred determines who gets treatment, then what's the difference between a doctor and an executioner?"

The samurai opened his mouth, then slowly loosened his grip on the hilt of his sword.

Chopper didn't continue to blame him, but instead lowered his head and started stitching up the wound again.

"If you want revenge, wait until they survive and face trial."

"But here, as long as they're still breathing, we'll save them first!"

This time, no one objected.

……

In the center of the temporary camp, Luffy and Victor were placed in adjacent positions.

Luffy's muscles and bones were severely damaged, and the burden of Gear Fifth made his heartbeat extremely unstable.

Chopper checked Luffy's heartbeat several times to make sure it was weak but not worsening before finally announcing that Luffy was temporarily out of danger.

However, given his current condition, it is highly unlikely that he will wake up anytime soon.

Viktor's situation wasn't much better.

Overuse of the Rinnegan caused Susanoo to collapse several times, and it also supported the entire Oni Island for a long time.

Even though the system reward increased the completion rate of the Six Paths Sage Body, it only prevented his body from completely collapsing and did not directly eliminate the injuries.

Nami remained seated beside Viktor, her fingers tightly gripping his wrist, as if only in this way could she truly feel at ease.

Robin stood on the other side, wiping away the bloodstains on his face and arms little by little with water and strips of cloth.

After regaining some consciousness, Viktor's first reaction was to prop himself up on the ground and sit up.

Nami had already pressed him back onto the blanket.

"All you have to do now is lie down."

Victor tried to explain that he had regained some of his strength, but Robin smiled and pressed down on his other shoulder.

"This time, I agree with Nami."

Her tone remained gentle, but she left no room for negotiation whatsoever.

Viktor glanced at Nami, who looked annoyed, and then at Robin, who had a calm smile, on his right. In the end, he could only lie down again.

"All right."

"At least let me see how Luffy is doing."

Nami didn't loosen her grip on his wrist, but simply moved her body slightly aside so that he could see the unconscious captain beside her.

Chopper said he won't die.

"But when he wakes up, I'm definitely going to beat him up first."

Viktor looked at the smile that hadn't faded from Luffy's face, and a slight smile also appeared on his lips.

……

As the rescue continued, members of the Straw Hat Pirates were successively brought to the same area.

After defeating King, Zoro's injuries, which he had been forcibly sustained by willpower, completely flared up, and he remains unconscious to this day.

Even so, his hand remained gripping the scabbard, and several samurai tried to remove it without success.

Sanji could have helped move the wounded.

After confirming that Nami, Robin, and Victor were all safe, he finally sat down against the wall, too exhausted to stand up again.

Franky's mech was almost completely destroyed, and the steel plate on his chest was covered with cracks.

Despite suffering multiple fractures, Brooke persisted in leading a search for survivors beneath the rubble.

Usopp was covered in bandages, and every step he took made him wince in pain, but he kept shouting that he could save another hundred people.

Robin is one of the few people who still retains full mobility.

She took the initiative to coordinate between the Straw Hat crew, the samurai, and the defecting pirates, gradually restoring order to the chaotic rescue operation.

When everyone finally reunited at the temporary camp, there was no grand cheering, nor did anyone shout victory.

They just glanced at each other.

I can confirm that those familiar faces are still there.

Nami looked down at the unconscious Luffy, then at Victor lying beside her, and her body, which had been tense all night, finally relaxed a little.

They really did survive the war.

……

After losing Kaido, King, and Queen, the Beasts Pirates have completely collapsed.

A small number of remnants attempted to escape Onigashima amidst the chaos, but were stopped by Denjiro and the defectors.

A large number of weapons were confiscated, and the pirates who still intended to resist were quickly suppressed by the samurai.

Denjiro looked at the high-ranking members of the Hundred Beasts who were being escorted over, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.

"These people have followed Kaido for many years, and their hands are stained with the blood of the people of Wano Country."

"If they are not all executed, a rebellion will inevitably break out in the future."

Kin'emon shook his head.

"There are indeed unforgivable criminals in the Beasts Pirates, but there are also ordinary members who are forced to obey Kaido."

"After the Ice Ghost incident, many more people helped us."

"If we kill everyone without trial, how are we any different from Kaido?"

Denjiro remained silent for a long time before finally sheathing his sword.

After discussing it, the two decided to temporarily confiscate all the prisoners' weapons, put them in centralized custody, and put them on trial one by one after Momonosuke and Hiyori officially took over the country.

Those who actively rescue the wounded, participate in firefighting, or are willing to disclose information about the weapons factory may receive lenient treatment.

As for the high-ranking members of the Beasts who slaughtered civilians and managed factories and quarries, they must pay the price for their crimes over the past twenty years.

This is not forgiveness.

However, Wano Country cannot, on the very first day of gaining freedom, fall back into endless killing.

……

After Momonosuke exhausted the power of the Flame Cloud, he returned to human form and remained unconscious in Yamato's arms.

He barely managed to open his eyes long after the rescue had begun.

"What about the City of Flowers?"

Momonosuke didn't even ask if he had succeeded before nervously grabbing Yamato's sleeve.

"Was Ghost Island destroyed?"

Yamato looked at the still intact city in the distance, a smile spreading across his face.

"Demon Island lies in the wilderness, while the Flower Capital remains safe and sound."

Upon hearing this, Momonosuke froze for a moment, then could no longer control his emotions, and tears streamed down his face.

He wasn't proud of his role in pushing the island to its limits; he was simply grateful that Hiyori and the people were still alive.

Yamato didn't laugh at his tears, but gently patted his head.

"Fear and crying are not shameful."

"What really matters is that you didn't run away in the end."

Momonosuke wiped away his tears and looked at the samurai in the distance who were carrying the wounded and the dead.

It was only at this moment that he truly realized that Kaido's defeat did not mean that his responsibility was over.

What awaited him was a country with toxic soil, starving people, factories everywhere, and complete collapse of order.

The real hard work was just beginning after the war ended.

……

As dawn broke, the list of casualties began to be compiled.

Some died in direct battles with the Beasts Pirates, while others were buried by the collapsing Onigashima.

Some persisted until Kaido was defeated, but never received Chopper's rescue.

The samurai, who had initially been cheering, gradually fell silent as they watched the corpses being carried out of the ruins.

Despite his severe injuries, Kin'emon insisted on walking through the area where the dead were temporarily housed.

He recognized many familiar faces.

Some of them were prisoners who had followed the prisoners all the way from the Rabbit Bowl quarry.

Some were ordinary people who took up arms after seeing the Kozuki banner in the Flower Capital, while others died without anyone knowing their real names.

Kin'emon slowly knelt down before all the corpses, his forehead touching the ground.

"They are the ones who brought Wano Country into the dawn."

The surrounding samurai laid down their weapons and bowed their heads in silent mourning for the dead.

Only now has the true weight of victory been revealed.

……

While Viktor closed his eyes to rest, his consciousness re-entered the sealed space.

Nine-Tails lay behind the cage, deliberately closing its eyes, as if it didn't want to pay any attention to him at all.

Viktor paused for a moment before speaking:

"Thanks."

Nine-Tails opened one eye and let out a cold snort.

"I just don't want to see you crushed to death by a broken island."

Victor did not expose it.

In the past, the Nine-Tails only treated power as a commodity.

This time, however, it did not wait for a request, but instead gave all its chakra to Viktor and even appeared to support Onigashima.

Nine-Tails closed its eyes again.

"The Tailed Beast Bomb consumed a lot of chakra, and I will not be able to fully materialize it for a short time."

"Also, a strange power has appeared within you."

Victor knew it was referring to Limbo, and simply explained, "It's the new ability Kaido gained after his death."

Nine-Tails slapped its tail behind it in dissatisfaction.

"Don't do something reckless just because you've gained a little new power."

"After all, if you die, I can't live either."

Victor smiled.

"understood."

……

As noon approached, a large number of people finally appeared in the direction of Flower City.

Hiyori led doctors, food trucks, and rescue teams to Oni Island.

Hiyori quickly gathered medicine, food, and vehicles from the city and personally led the people to provide relief.

Upon arriving at Onigashima, she immediately ordered the construction of a new temporary camp, separating the wounded and prisoners into different areas, and requiring all medics to obey Chopper and Law's orders.

After completing these arrangements, Hiyori finally approached Momonosuke.

The brother and sister did not hug immediately.

Hiyori simply looked quietly at her battered brother before her, and only after confirming that he had truly returned safely did tears finally stream down her face.

Momonosuke lowered his head and whispered:

"Hiyori."

"I did not let Ghost Island fall into the Flower Capital."

Hiyori knelt down and hugged him tightly.

"Welcome back, elder brother."

After comforting Momonosuke, Hiyori arrived at the treatment area where the Straw Hat crew was located.

She saw Luffy unconscious, and she also saw Victor being guarded by Nami and Robin.

Hiyori did not show any particular emotion in front of everyone, but as the heir of the Kozuki family, she solemnly bowed deeply to the Straw Hat crew.

"Thank you all for liberating Wano Country."

"The Kozuki family and the people of Wano Country will never forget this kindness."

Then, with Yamato's help, Momonosuke walked to the front of the crowd and, together with Hiyori, issued the first order after the end of the war.

All forced labor in the Flower Capital and its surrounding villages shall be terminated.

Open the warehouses where Kaido and Orochi stored their food and distribute it to the people immediately.

Shut down all weapons factories and prioritize the restoration of water sources and land.

Release the innocent prisoners still incarcerated and compile a list of victims from the past two decades.

There was no succession ceremony, nor a grand declaration.

But starting with these orders, Wano Country has truly changed.

In the distance, the people of Flower City delivered pots of freshly cooked hot porridge to the wounded soldiers' camp.

Samurai, pirates, and ordinary people sat on the same ruins, silently accepting the long-awaited hot meal.

The first day after twenty years of darkness did not begin with a banquet.

Instead, it started by ensuring that the survivors had a hot meal.

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