One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The Sunny quietly approached the outskirts of Totland along a secluded current.

This route was chosen by Nami after recalculation.

It bypassed the busiest dessert shipping route in the past and also avoided the most conspicuous main channel towards Cake Island.

Logically speaking, even if the patrol force in such outer waters is not strong, there should at least be reconnaissance ships left behind by the Big Mom Pirates or informants left behind by the Blackbeard Pirates.

However, they did not encounter any formal obstacles as they approached.

There are no patrol boats.

There was no sign of life.

This silence only made Nami more uneasy.

She stood by the helm, her fingertips touching the nautical chart, and said softly:

"It's too quiet."

"It shouldn't be this quiet here."

Luffy stood at the bow of the ship, unusually not making a fuss about eating.

He also sensed something was wrong.

The sea breeze ahead still carried a familiar sweet scent, like the aroma of cream, syrup, and biscuits mixed together.

But the sweet smell was no longer as lively as before; instead, it seemed to waft from charred ruins, making one instinctively frown.

The Sunny continued its journey deeper into the ocean.

On the sea surface outside Totland, unusual debris gradually appeared.

First, there was a section of a floating candy boat plank.

It was whitish from being soaked in seawater, but there were obvious burn marks on the edges.

Then came the broken biscuit mast, the charred butter canvas, and a torn chess piece helmet.

Usopp stood on the observation platform, his scalp tingling with unease.

"Just how many battles have taken place here...?"

Chopper used a net to scoop up a small Homie wreckage from the sea.

That was supposed to be a singing teacup.

There's also a cute face engraved on the cup, with its mouth open, as if it's about to burst into a high-pitched song.

But now, it's not making a sound.

Chopper examined it for a moment, then lowered his voice.

"It has... completely lost its soul response."

Brooke walked over, his empty eyes staring at the teacup.

"Yohohoho... Even though I'm a skeleton, this place is really making me uncomfortable."

He paused, his tone unusually serious.

"It's as if someone has taken away the voice from this sea."

The past world was strange, dangerous, and sweet, but never peaceful.

The trees here sing, the flowers dance, the tableware talks, and even the waves seem to be soaked in syrup, carrying an absurd yet lively vitality.

Now, the singing has disappeared.

The laughter also disappeared.

Sanji stood by the ship's railing, his brow furrowing slightly.

He could smell the scent in the air.

The sweetness was mixed with burnt syrup, charred cream, and the smell of blood and smoke left over from a great battle.

He had been to the world before and was familiar with the smells here.

But now, this sea looks like it has been burned through by a great fire and stirred up by countless greedy hands.

Nami squinted and looked into the distance.

A small dessert-themed island appeared at the horizon.

The island was supposed to float on the sea like a colorful cake, covered with frosting, with soft, buttery rock walls along its shore.

But at this moment, the edge of the island has collapsed in large areas, and the colorful coastline has been burned with large black gaps, as if a piece has been bitten off by a giant beast.

Frankie picked up the binoculars and looked at them for a moment, his voice low.

"There are signs of looting on the island."

"It's not simply war-induced destruction."

"It's more like many groups of people came, robbed, and fought each other."

Victor stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze sweeping over the wreckage on the sea.

"The newspapers have already had an effect."

"After the black-bearded man, many more people arrived."

Everyone understood what he meant.

This is no longer the world ruled by the old lady.

It wasn't simply the Kingdom of Twilight after being conquered by Blackbeard.

Instead, it was the world of ten thousand nations that were being greedily targeted by the entire new world.

Victor's gaze swept over the floating wreckage, fragments of the broken ship, and the charred island in the distance, and soon stopped on a piece of floating plank.

There was a very faint black fire mark on the edge of the wooden board.

It didn't look like the scorch marks left by ordinary burning.

"Usopp, retrieve that plank."

Usopp responded and used his slingshot to launch a grappling hook with a rope, dragging the plank to the side of the boat.

As soon as the plank approached the Sunshine, Brooke instinctively took a half-step back.

"This thing...is not right."

Chopper asked nervously:

Is it poisonous?

"Don't touch it yet."

Viktor walked to the side of the ship, and a faint light appeared in his Rinnegan.

He carefully examined the dark mark.

That was neither ordinary flame nor simply soul power.

The wooden board bore traces of a corrupted soul, as if a Homie had been drained and then forcibly covered by an even deeper darkness.

Soul-Soul Fruit.

Dark Fruit.

The two forces have merged.

"These are traces of black beard."

"Viktor said in a low voice."

Robin's expression hardened slightly.

"So, Blackbeard got Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit?"

Nami's face darkened.

"And he's already started using it."

Victor nodded.

"He is polluting all nations."

This means that they are about to face Blackbeard, who is turning the world into his testing ground.

Luffy looked at the wreckage, and the smile on his face vanished completely.

He doesn't like older women.

They also wouldn't sympathize with the Yonko who once tried to take Sanji away and hunted them down.

But the sea before him made him instinctively unhappy.

This is not simply territory left after a defeat.

Instead, it was a ruin that had been looted, ravaged, and deliberately turned into chaos.

Chopper held the soulless teacup, looking somewhat dejected.

Sanji also fell silent.

He recalled the once bustling and troublesome Wan Guo.

Back then, this place was dangerous, absurd, and crazy, yet teeming with life.

Now only desolation remains.

Luffy suddenly said:

"That guy Teach, he's made a mess of this place."

Viktor looked at him.

Luffy pressed down on his straw hat, lowering his voice.

"I'm going to beat this guy up."

The Sunny continued to approach the outer island chain.

Not long after, Usopp spotted several unfamiliar pirate ships in the distance from the lookout tower.

They did not have a unified flag; some ships even deliberately covered up their pirate flags, only displaying temporary markings.

The ships did not approach the Sunshine, but instead chased and exchanged fire at each other in the distance, as if they were fighting over something.

Nami immediately ordered the ship to reduce its speed.

"Don't go near them."

There's no need to get involved in pointless conflicts right now.

Franky adjusted the rudder, ready to turn at any moment.

Zoro stood on the ship's side, clearly prepared for a surprise attack.

Robin observed for a moment and concluded:

"They are most likely not the Blackbeard Pirates."

"They're more like foreign pirates drawn in by the newspapers."

These people may not know what actually happened on Whole Cake Island.

But they know that the Land of the Rising Sun has treasures, the Red Poneglyphs, remnants of the Charlotte Family, and possibly traces of the Straw Hat Pirates.

As long as these temptations exist, pirates will continue to pour in.

Nami muttered under her breath:

"That World Government newspaper really pushed all the trouble onto this side."

Instead of allowing the Sunny to rashly enter the area of ​​conflict, she chose to bypass the conflict zone and slowly advance along a patch of broken candy reefs.

This rocky outcrop was probably some kind of dessert coral in the past.

Now it has been blasted to pieces by artillery fire, leaving only charred edges and half-melted sugar shells.

The Sunny sailed through the shadows of the reef.

Usopp was in charge of lookout.

Brook used his soul perception to check if there was anything unusual nearby.

Victor continued to observe the remnants of the black soulfire.

Along the way, he found similar traces more than once.

Some were attached to the broken boat, while others were hidden in the caramelized sugar shell.

Blackbeard wasn't just passing through.

He left some kind of arrangement around Totland.

Before evening, Usopp suddenly shouted from the lookout tower:

"There's a boat ahead!"

"It's not a pirate ship, it's a small boat!"

Everyone looked over.

On the distant sea, a badly damaged small boat is struggling to move forward.

The sail was only half intact, and there were obvious cannon fire marks on one side of the ship.

Several disheveled people were crammed onto the boat.

There were ordinary residents of the World Kingdom, as well as one or two wounded low-ranking Charlotte soldiers.

They rowed frantically, as if they were fleeing for their lives.

Chopper was the first to notice that someone was lying on the deck, seemingly unconscious.

"There are people injured!"

Sanji frowned.

"He was badly injured."

Just as Nami was about to order her to approach, Usopp's expression suddenly changed.

"There are more boats behind!"

"Pirates are chasing them!"

Behind the fleeing boat, three small pirate ships emerged from behind the reefs in pursuit.

Those pirates were clearly not the Blackbeard Pirates, but rather foreign pirates attracted by the newspapers and the chaos in Whole Cake Island.

They chased after him while shouting.

"Hahaha! We're rich! We've captured the Charlotte family!"

"They definitely know where Charlotte's treasure is!"

"Maybe we can even get a clue about the red stone!"

Someone on the ship raised a gun and fired.

The shells landed near the fleeing boats, creating a large splash.

The refugees screamed in terror. One of the Charlotte soldiers tried to raise his gun to fight back, but his injuries were too severe, and he fell directly onto the deck.

Seeing this, Luffy's face darkened, and he was ready to jump out.

Sanji also stepped onto the ship's side.

But just then, Usopp jumped down from the observation platform.

He looked at Luffy, then at the others.

"this time……"

Usopp gripped his slingshot and took a deep breath.

"Let me try."

A brief silence fell over the deck.

Chopper looked at him in surprise.

Frankie grinned.

He knew that Usopp had been practicing the Gas-Gas Fruit's abilities.

Luffy looked at Usopp and grinned.

"good!"

"It's up to you, Usopp!"

Usopp stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze ruffling his headscarf.