One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

"good!"

"It's up to you, Usopp!"

The sea breeze ruffled his headscarf, and in the distance, three small pirate ships were chasing after him from behind the broken Candy Reef, their cannons constantly spitting fire.

Usopp took a deep breath and slowly poured the power of the Gas-Gas Fruit into the specially made bullet.

Those were the simple prototypes that Franky helped him modify over those five days.

Its outer shell is thin yet tough, with internal diffusion space that allows its gas power to be released quickly before and after impact.

"I am the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates."

He drew his slingshot to its full extent.

The first shot was not an attack missile.

It was a smoke bomb.

"Ultimate Kill - Gas Star!"

The bullet sliced ​​through the sea breeze and landed on the sea surface in front of the pursuing ships.

The next instant, the grayish-white gas spread rapidly, forming a wall of fog in front of the three pirate ships.

The pirates who were excitedly giving chase had no idea that fog would suddenly roll in, instantly obscuring their vision and forcing their ships to slow down.

"What happened?"

"I can't see anything ahead!"

"Damn it, who launched a sneak attack!"

Nami immediately seized the opportunity to adjust the angle of the Sunny.

"Franky, right rudder!"

"Get closer to that small boat!"

"clear!"

Franky steered the ship, and the Sunny cut along the shadows of the reef into the flank of the battlefield.

Sanji had already stepped onto the ship's side, ready to jump over and rescue the wounded at any moment.

However, Usopp's first real-world attempt at controlling gas was not perfect.

The grayish-white smoke cloud spread wider than expected and quickly drifted towards the Sunshine with the wind.

Nami roared in anger:

"Usopp! Control the direction!"

Usopp was so startled he almost dropped his slingshot.

"I see!"

He frantically adjusted the output, forcibly slowing the continued spread of gas.

Fortunately, the sea breeze changed direction, and the smoke only grazed the side of the Sunny, without actually covering the deck.

Chopper breathed a sigh of relief.

"That scared me to death!"

Usopp wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

"This...this is just a tactical expansion!"

However, the effect of the smoke screen was indeed obvious.

The pursuers quickly discovered that it was no ordinary fog.

Some people who inhaled it began to cough violently, their eyes watered, and their movements became noticeably slower.

In the chaos, three small pirate ships collided with each other, their bows almost touching.

The opportunity is here.

He pulled back the slingshot again.

This time, Franky fitted the bullet casing with a small ignition device.

"Second shot!"

"Exploding Gas Star!"

boom!

The bullet accurately struck the center of the gray-white smoke screen.

The flames suddenly expanded in the next instant.

boom!

The gas was detonated, and a huge fire exploded on the sea, engulfing the leading pursuing ship.

The powerful impact tossed the other two ships sideways, broke their masts, and set their sails ablaze.

The pirates screamed in terror, completely losing their ability to pursue.

Franky's eyes lit up.

"Wow, Usopp is amazing!"

Usopp was initially worried that he might have overdone it, but after hearing Franky's praise, his nose immediately perked up.

"Of course!"

"This is the true strength of the brave sea warriors of the future!"

He coughed again as soon as he finished speaking.

The residual airflow from the explosion almost drifted back into his nose.

Meanwhile, the small boat carrying refugees finally approached the Sunshine.

Sanji leaped onto the small boat and caught a wounded man who was about to collapse.

Chopper followed closely behind and immediately began to check the injury.

Robin clasped her hands together at the ship's side, activated her Flower Flower Fruit power, and several arms grew from both sides of the small boat, firmly fixing it in the waves to prevent it from capsizing.

"Move the people up here first."

Sanji said in a deep voice.

Soon, several refugees were brought aboard the Sunshine.

Among them were ordinary residents of the Kingdom of Worlds, as well as two low-ranking Charlotte soldiers wearing tattered uniforms.

The two soldiers were the most seriously injured; one had a blood-soaked cloth wrapped around his abdomen, and the other's shoulder was almost torn open by shrapnel.

At first, due to blood loss and exhaustion, they didn't even see who their savior was.

When they were placed on the deck of the Sunny, they looked up and saw Straw Hat Luffy, and then saw Victor standing not far away. Their expressions changed instantly.

One of them struggled to get up, but fell back onto the deck due to his severe injuries.

Another soldier stared intently at Viktor, gritting his teeth and remaining silent.

Of course they recognized that face.

Straw Hat Luffy and Victor once defeated Big Mom.

For them, the Straw Hat Pirates could not possibly be unrelated to the current decline of Whole Cake Island.

The atmosphere on the deck froze instantly.

Chopper continued to stop their bleeding and bandage them, not stopping because of their stares.

Sanji brought over hot water, but he just silently placed it aside.

Luffy looked at the two soldiers without showing any hostility.

He simply asked:

"Do you know where Teach is?"

These words silenced the two soldiers.

Victor walked up to them.

Now, they must find out what exactly happened in the world.

"How did Blackbeard manage to get in?"

The two soldiers were initially unwilling to answer.

After a moment of silence, the person who was less seriously injured finally spoke, his voice hoarse.

"They came too suddenly."

"My mother has been asleep since the great battle, and the Whole Cake Island has been in turmoil because of Kaido's attack."

"Lord Perospero and Lord Smoothie were trying to consolidate the remaining forces, but that's when Blackbeard arrived."

hope Liu and other cadres infiltrated the core area.

By the time the whole world realized what was happening, Whole Cake Island had already been breached.

Finally, Mom woke up.

The soldier lowered his voice.

"She held off the Blackbeard Pirates' most terrifying attack."

"He was also yelling at his children and residents to evacuate."

"But……"

His fist clenched tighter and tighter.

"Mom is dead."

The other soldier's voice trembled, as if he were grinding his teeth to powder.

"Blackbeard killed Mom."

The deck fell silent.

Even if they didn't like the older woman, they could still tell from those few words how terrible the attack was.

Robin, however, gleaned crucial information from the soldier's words.

"In other words, the Charlotte family does indeed still have remnants."

The two soldiers' expressions changed instantly.

Realizing they had said too much, they immediately shut their mouths and refused to reveal another word.

Nami realized they were protecting the location of the remaining troops.

Chopper wanted to ask where the wounded should be taken for treatment, but he was interrupted by one of the soldiers.

He whispered:

"We are the defeated."

"Do with it as you see fit."

This statement carries a sense of humiliation, as well as a numb, resigned acceptance of the situation.

They didn't want to betray their family.

They also didn't believe the Straw Hat Pirates would help them unconditionally.

Nami frowned immediately upon hearing the word "dispose of".

"What are you dealing with?"

"We saved you."

Usopp immediately straightened his back.

"That's right! And I, the great one, personally saved him!"

Chopper also said seriously:

"You are wounded, not prisoners!"

Sanji handed the hot soup to the soldier, his tone calm but leaving no room for refusal.

"I'll drink it first."

"Why are you putting on airs like an enemy when you're injured like this?"

Brooke also said with a smile:

"Although there have been battles in the past, we will not attack wounded soldiers who are unable to fight back."

"Yo ho ho ho, although I don't have the muscles to fight back either."

Zoro leaned to one side, saying nothing.

Luffy's situation is even simpler.

He looked at the two soldiers and said:

"We're not here to fight you."

"We're here to take down Flyteach!"

The two soldiers looked at the Straw Hat crew and were momentarily at a loss for words.

These people in front of them had indeed just saved them.

Victor suddenly pointed at Luffy and asked with a smile:

"Between him and Blackbeard, who do you hate more?"

The two soldiers acted almost without hesitation.

"Of course it's that damn Blackbeard!"

"He killed my mother!"

The hatred was palpable, undisguised.

Victor nodded in satisfaction.

"That's good."

"Our purpose in coming here is also to kill Blackbeard."

Nami glanced at him.

Luffy didn't correct the "killed" statement; he simply pressed down on his straw hat and looked into the depths of Totto Land.

Victor continued:

"In that case, let's cooperate."

"We are not familiar with the current Totland."

"You are familiar with it."

"With your help, things will go much more smoothly for us."

The two soldiers exchanged a glance.

They still cannot fully trust the Straw Hat Pirates.

But they also know that the Kingdom of Worlds is no longer the territory of the old ladies of the past.

The chaos left behind by Blackbeard, the plundering by foreign pirates, and the residents fleeing in all directions were not things that the two of them could solve.

If the Straw Hat crew really wants to deal with Blackbeard, then cooperation might be the only option.

After a long silence, one of the soldiers finally spoke.

"We can't make decisions on such important matters."

Another soldier added:

"If you really want to know about Blackbeard, go see Lord Perospero."

Nami immediately asked:

Where is he?

The soldier did not answer directly.

"We can lead the way."

"However, that is Charlotte's most secretive temporary stronghold at present."

He raised his head and stared intently at Viktor.

"If the Straw Hat crew makes any unusual moves, we'd rather die than reveal their route again."

Victor smiled.

"rest assured."

"If we really wanted to press you, you wouldn't have had the chance to say so much just now."

Guided by two Charlotte soldiers, the Sunny bypassed the main channel on the outskirts of Totto Land and turned into the undercurrents behind a broken sweet spot reef.