One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

"Shanks?"

Luffy's voice faded away.

Usopp and Zoro both looked up at the same time.

Usopp stared at the face that was almost identical to Shanks', his eyes widening little by little.

"Is it really redheads?!"

Zoro did not speak immediately.

He gripped the hilt of the knife, his gaze shifting from Shamrock's face to the longsword in the other's hand.

The faces can be the same.

But the aura was completely different.

Shanks gives the impression of a seemingly calm sea, yet one that could unleash a monstrous storm at any moment.

The man before them was more like a sword hanging over everyone's heads.

Icy.

arrogant.

Shamrock stood on the trunk of the World Tree.

Upon hearing that name, an undisguised look of disgust flashed in his eyes.

"Don't call me by that traitor's name."

Luffy frowned.

"traitor?"

Shamlock slowly raised his longsword.

The sword's edge was pointed at Luffy's straw hat.

"Fegaland Shamrock".

"Remember this name."

"Shanks could have stayed in the Holy Land."

"Inherit noble blood and status, and become an enforcer of order."

"But he abandoned everything and associated with pirates, commoners, and lower races."

Shamrock's tone was indifferent.

"He has disgraced the name of Figaland."

Luffy reached out and pressed down on the straw hat.

The surprise in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"I don't know what happened in your family."

"But Shanks is not a loser."

Shamlock squinted.

"How much do you really know about him?"

Luffy did not answer.

Where does Shanks come from?

What bloodline do they possess, and what family did they belong to?

These things are completely unimportant to him.

All he knew was that...

Shanks taught me what a pirate is.

What is a promise?

He once traded an arm for his life in the open sea.

Luffy looked at Shamrock intently for a moment longer.

He then shook his head.

"You are definitely not Shanks."

Shamrock spoke indifferently.

"Do you finally understand?"

Luffy pointed at him.

"Shanks doesn't look at people like that."

"What kind of look is that?"

"Like everyone else, something you can just throw away."

Shamrock was not angered by those words.

In his view, Luffy's so-called judgment was nothing more than the childish emotionalism of a pirate.

"Shanks chooses you."

"Perhaps it's because you're all equally foolish."

Luffy's face darkened completely.

"I'm starting to hate you."

The atmosphere between the two sides became increasingly tense.

Just then, Somaz stepped forward from the other side.

He unfolded the ancient document in his hand.

The edges of the parchment have turned yellow.

The front still retains the mark of the Elbaf royal family.

"Elbaf has no right to refuse the World Government's takeover."

"Because you once offered to join the world order."

The terms of the document were broadcast throughout the middle layers of the World Tree by the Den Den Mushi (sound-loud Den Den Mushi).

Part of the port of Elbaf is open.

Allow world governments to establish liaison offices on the island.

End the hostile relations between the giants and some of the allied nations.

And to form an army of giants to fight overseas alongside the World Government.

Haildin was leading several giants and others to the Ancient Library.

Just as it landed on the branch, it heard its father's name.

He immediately noticed the royal mark beneath the parchment, and his expression changed drastically.

"The mark of my father..."

"impossible!"

Halding gripped his greatsword and strode forward.

"My father did hope that Elbaf could live peacefully with the outside world."

"He wanted to end the era in which giants were regarded as barbarians by the world."

"But he would never turn the warriors of Elbaf into weapons of the Celestial Dragons!"

Somaz simply held up the document calmly.

"The imprint and signature have been verified."

"Harald personally pledged that Elbaf would provide military power to the World Government."

Robin stood beside Saul, carefully examining the text on the document.

She quickly noticed something was wrong.

"This agreement is incomplete."

Somaz turned to look at her.

Robin raised his hand and pointed to the middle of the document.

"After the third item, the clause number jumps directly to the sixth item."

"Moreover, the color of this part of the parchment is lighter than that of the other areas."

"Someone scraped off the original text and then covered it up again."

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing.

really.

The first part of the agreement still emphasizes that Elbaf should establish diplomatic relations with the world government on an equal footing.

The next section suddenly changes the situation to the giants having to provide an army unconditionally.

The tone and stance were completely different.

The most crucial part is clearly missing between the two.

"King Harald may indeed have agreed to open Elbaf."

"They are even willing to engage in military cooperation under certain circumstances."

"But he must have put forward corresponding conditions."

"The world government has now only retained the terms that are in its own favor."

Somaz did not deny it.

"Harald's signature is authentic."

"The specific process is meaningless."

Robin looked at him.

"The contents that you hid."

"That's often when it's most meaningful."

Haildin stared at the incomplete agreement.

"What conditions did your father set?"

Shamrock did not answer.

Haildin pressed further:

"If he is truly willing to hand over the giant army unconditionally."

"Why did you remove those terms?"

Shamrock simply said:

Harald wants to integrate Elbaf into the world.

"And the world government gave him the opportunity."

"As for the terms of the exchange."

"It had already lost its meaning with his death."

This deliberate avoidance only intensified the suspicion in Haildin's eyes.

Shamrock looked at him and continued:

"The agreement was about to be finalized."

"But just as Elbaf was preparing to step into the world order."

"Loki killed Harald."

"Your father is dead."

"The royal family is divided, and Elbaf is closed off again."

Shamrock’s tone was icy.

"The person who truly ruined Elbaf's future."

"He's your brother."

Haddin in the past might have accepted this statement without hesitation.

Loki murdered his father.

Everything seemed to fall squarely on the shoulders of that sinner prince.

But recent events have made Halding, for the first time, unwilling to accept answers prepared for him by others.

Loki declined Blackbeard's invitation.

Protect the giants.

Save yourself.

They went to the altar to stop their ancestors from being enslaved.

Haildin stared at Shamrock.

"Were you also in Elbaf back then?"

Shamrock did not give a direct answer.

"Hand over Loki."

"You might still have a chance to find out the answer."

Haildin's eyes suddenly darkened.

Just then.

A Den Den Mushi (snail phone) made a sound from Somazu's arms.

Qilin Gom's indifferent report came through.

"The three villages in the middle layer of the World Tree have been brought under control."

"The main suspension bridge and elevator shaft are all closed."

"If Elbaf continues to resist."

"I will begin dealing with the hostages."

Haildin's expression changed drastically.

Shamrock proposed an exchange in front of everyone.

"Hand over Nicole Robin."

"Hand over the entire Ohara library."

"Hand over Loki."

"The giant child can then survive."

Nami's voice soon came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Don't even think about it!"

"Luffy! Leave this to us!"

"Franky, Sanji, and Brook have gone to rescue the captured children!"

Then came the explosion and the soldiers' screams.

Clearly, fighting has reignited in the middle-level villages.

Shamlock frowned and, for the last time, announced to the entire Elbaf via the loudspeaker Den Den Mushi:

"Hand over the people the world government needs."

"Accept the supervision of the holy site."

"This is your only option to save the country."

Haildin slowly raised his greatsword.

His voice also traveled outwards along the World Tree.

"A nation preserved by surrendering its children, brothers, and friends—"

"Not Elbaf!"

Sauro stepped in front of the books.

Robin stood behind Victor, showing no sign of backing down.

Shamrock finally looked at Luffy.

"This matter originally had nothing to do with you."

Luffy took a step forward.

"Robin is my partner."

"Those books were important to her."

"Elbaf is also a place Usopp has always wanted to come to."

"And you insulted Shanks."

He raised his hands and cracked his fists.

"So of course it concerns me."

Shamrock remained silent for a moment.

After confirming that all negotiations had become pointless, he slowly raised his longsword.

"Knights of God, heed my command!"

"All the rebels of Elbaf—"

"Suppress on the spot."

The Holy Land's direct troops on the suspended ship simultaneously raised their weapons.

Large numbers of soldiers began advancing towards the ancient library and the middle-level villages.

Almost at the same time.

The war horns of Elbaf resounded throughout the World Tree.

Haildin raised his greatsword high.

"Protect the children!"

"Protect the heroes!"

"Protect Elbaf!"

"All warriors—meet the enemy!"

The crisis of the dead is not yet completely over.

The world government's full-scale invasion officially began at this moment.

Shamrock was the first to swing his longsword.

The sword aura, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, passed over Victor and Luffy, heading straight for the ancient library where Robin was.

Luffy's figure instantly blocked the sword energy.

His right arm was covered in Armament Haki, and black and red Conqueror's Haki lightning coiled around his fist.

He did not shift into fifth gear.

He simply met Shamrock's longsword with a direct punch.

boom--!

Fist collides head-on with sword blade.

Two powerful auras clashed violently in mid-air.

Black and red lightning exploded in all directions.

A huge crack was torn open in the clouds above the World Tree.

The branches at the foot of the library were also constantly crumbling under the impact.

Luffy slid backward several meters.

They then regained their footing.

He looked up and grinned.

"You are indeed very strong."

For the first time, Shamrock truly looked at the young pirate in the straw hat before him.

"The new era Shanks has chosen..."

"Is that all?"

Luffy's Conqueror's Haki on his fist suddenly intensified.

The black and red lightning roared once more.

He pressed down on his straw hat and snorted coldly.

"I already said—"

"This has nothing to do with Shanks!"

His body leaned forward.

The fist forcefully pushed Shamrock's sword blade back.

It was myself—

"I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

boom!

Two bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted once more.

The entire city of Elbaf heard the deafening roar as if the sky were being torn apart.