One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Deep within the root system of the World Tree.

After Blackbeard withdrew from the ancient library

In a newly opened underground passage, the Blackbeard Pirates' officers finally stopped.

No one speaks.

Only heavy breathing echoed in the narrow darkness.

Shiliu leaned against the thick tree roots.

He covered his chest with one hand, while the other remained pressed against the empty scabbard.

The thunderstorm has been destroyed by Amaterasu.

However, his long-standing habit still caused him to subconsciously maintain the posture of drawing his sword.

His Observation Haki swept across the passage behind him again and again.

Katerina Depon huddled below the rock face.

Her entire body was charred black over a large area.

Her skin, flesh, and clothes were burned together by Amaterasu, and her once alluring face was completely destroyed.

Every breath aggravates the charred wound.

It made her let out a suppressed groan.

Bashas sat on the other side.

The right arm, crushed by Susanoo, hung limply, its bones and muscles almost completely losing their original shape.

Doc Q's chest remained completely still.

His heart had already stopped beating.

As for Lafitte and Shiryu, who sustained the least injuries, they were also covered in blood.

Lafitte's wings on both sides were burned by Amaterasu, and his pale face lost its former composure.

He closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

"There are no pursuers."

Shiryu still did not unsheathe his sword.

"That man possesses too many unknown abilities."

"Wait a little longer."

No one objected.

The pressure Viktor exerted on them was even greater than that of a true Yonko.

Even just thinking about those eyes makes Dai Peng's body tremble instinctively.

The group hastily bandaged their wounds on the ground.

They waited until the continuous roar of Conqueror's Haki clashing from above confirmed that the Straw Hat crew and the Giants were being held back by the God Knights before resuming their operation.

Pizarro merged his consciousness into the underground rock strata.

The soil and the roots of the World Tree slowly separated to both sides.

A hidden path leading to the coast gradually appeared before them.

The Blackbeard Pirates' support fleet is hidden in the thick fog off the coast of Elbaf.

Blackbeard himself never actually set foot in Elbaf.

He remotely controlled the altar using the Soul-Soul Fruit.

They also arranged for cadres to infiltrate the ancient library to capture Robin.

Even if the operation fails, it can preserve its own strength.

This was originally Teach's plan, which he considered the safest option.

But when Lafitte and the others boarded the main ship through the underground passage, all the pirates on the deck fell silent at the same time.

At the time of departure.

They were full of high spirits.

They believed they could definitely bring back Nico Robin and all of the Ohara Library.

Upon returning.

Almost all of the five cadres were seriously injured.

They even brought back a corpse.

Blackbeard stood at the bow of the boat.

The smile that used to grace his face was gone.

His gaze first fell on Doc Q.

He then looked at Devon, whose face was now unrecognizable, and then glanced at Bashas's severed arm and Shiliu's empty scabbard.

The deck was so quiet that only the sound of waves crashing against the hull could be heard.

"Where's Robin?"

Lafitte slowly lowered his head.

"I'm sorry, Admiral."

"They didn't catch them."

The black-bearded man's eyes gradually darkened.

"Where's the book?"

Lafitte took out a few tattered pages from his pocket.

The edges of the paper were charred by the flames.

Much of the writing became blurred due to the blood and smoke in the chaos.

"That's all I brought back."

Those were a few pages of Ohara research materials that I grabbed from a corner of the library during the evacuation.

The Blackbeard Pirates expended a great deal of souls, ships, and manpower for this operation.

All they received were a few scraps of paper.

The black-bearded man's voice grew softer and softer.

"Who did it?"

Lafitte remained silent for a moment.

"...Victor."

Blackbeard raised his one arm and pointed at Devon, Bartholomew, and Doc Q.

"Them too?"

Lafite head.

"Our plan is going smoothly."

"But Victor arrived at the ancient library in time."

"Depon was severely burned by his black flames."

"He also crippled Basas's arm."

"VenomQ..."

Lafitte paused for a moment.

"He killed him."

Blackbeard's fist clenched tighter and tighter.

The fingernail dug into the palm, and fresh blood slowly flowed down between the fingers.

His eyes also turned bloodshot at that moment.

"Victor..."

This name was practically squeezed out through gritted teeth.

Blackbeard once hated Luffy.

The battle for the title of Pirate King.

And repeated planning conflicts.

This makes both sides destined to become enemies.

But now, his hatred for Viktor far exceeds that for Luffy.

Victor cut off one of his arms.

To sabotage his plans across the world.

Shatter the King of Mountains.

Now, with the killing of Doc Q and the severe injury of several officers, Operation Elbaf has completely failed.

Blackbeard can accept one failed plan.

However, they cannot accept that every carefully planned scheme they devise will ultimately be ruined by the same person.

"Doesn't he really like protecting his companions?"

The man with the black beard kept his head down.

A slow smile spread across his face.

But all he could see was madness.

"Then I'll eventually capture all the people he cares about, one by one."

"Let him see it with his own eyes."

"Let him taste endless suffering too!"

None of the pirates on the deck dared to utter a sound.

Everyone could feel it.

This time, Teach was truly enraged.

The man with the black beard raised his one arm.

The last vestiges of black soul fire drifted out from his palm.

The injuries fell on Dai Peng, Basas, and other seriously wounded cadres.

The charred skin began to peel off.

Flesh and blood regenerate.

The broken bones were slowly reconnected under the influence of the soul fire.

Dai Peng let out a suppressed groan, his distorted face gradually returning to normal.

Bashas's shattered right arm has regained sensation.

The last burst of soul fire landed on Venom Q's chest.

Black flames burrowed into the corpse.

DocQ's fingers trembled slightly.

After a while.

He opened his eyes again.

Two black flames burned within the empty eye sockets.

The surrounding crew should have cheered for the officer's resurrection.

But there was little joy on the black-bearded man's face.

DocQ is dead.

What stands up now is merely a corpse driven by soul fire.

This does not change the fact that they were utterly defeated.

Lafitte spread a few scraps of paper on the wooden deck table.

"This is the only thing we brought back."

"It records some ancient methods for collating numbers and characters."

"Perhaps we could try deciphering the historical text of the road signs."

The man with the black beard stared intently at the pages.

He possesses the last piece of the red road sign history text that was taken from the world.

But Robin isn't there.

They found it difficult to translate the inscription on the stone tablet completely.

These few pages of paper may offer some help, but they are far from replacing O'Hara's true research findings.

Blackbeard was just about to order someone to send the data down for study.

The soul fire around the deck suddenly shook violently.

As if sensing something even more terrifying, the flames all tilted in the same direction.

The man with the black beard suddenly turned his head.

"Someone's coming."

boom--!

A terrifying aura of Conqueror's Haki swept in from beyond the thick fog.

On the outer ships.

Large numbers of ordinary pirates rolled their eyes back and collapsed in droves.

The sails were torn apart by the force of the attack.

The mast also cracked under the impact of the Conqueror's Haki.

The thick fog that blanketed the sea was forcibly pushed aside.

Blackbeard was just about to step out of the cabin.

A bullet, imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, had already crossed the distant sea and was heading straight for his brow.

It was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch.

Blackbeard's pupils suddenly contracted.

His palm suddenly rose.

"Dark water!"

Darkness swirled in the palm of my hand.

The bullet was swallowed by the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Yet the power contained within still forced the black-bearded man's arm to retreat half a step.

Lafitte, Shiliu, and the others quickly came to the deck.

Everyone looked out of the thick fog at the same time.

A familiar, enormous pirate ship was slowly emerging from the fog.

The bow of the ship cleaved through the waves.

The Red-Haired Pirates' flag fluttered in the sky.

The Red Fosse.

Shanks stood at the bow of the ship.

Red hair fluttered in the sea breeze.

Ben Beckman, Yasopp, Raki Luke, and other cadres were all behind him.

The spear in Yasopp's hand was still emitting white smoke.

That bullet was fired by him.

Blackbeard looked at Shanks, his expression growing even more unpleasant.

"Thief, hahaha..."

"So, you're joining in the fun too?"

Shanks glanced at Elbaf behind Blackbeard.

In the distance, flames and black smoke from the battle still lingered on the World Tree.

"Teach".

"You shouldn't have made a move on Elbaf."

The black-bearded man spread his one arm.

Darkness spread outwards from the deck beneath our feet.

"This sea is not your territory!"

Shanks slowly pulled out Griffin.

"But the people here."

"He's my friend."

The words fell.

Jesus repeatedly pulled the trigger.

boom!

boom!

boom!

Several projectiles crossed the sea.

They hit the masts, cannons, and propulsion systems of the outer ships respectively.

Explosions occurred one after another.

Several Blackbeard Pirates warships were immediately rendered inoperable.

Ben Beckman raised his gun.

He locked his gaze on Shiryu, who was preparing to draw his sword, from afar.

Shiryu's eyes narrowed slightly.

He could clearly sense it.

The man before them was infinitely more dangerous than the giant guard they had just encountered.

Raki Luz jumped onto the ship's side.

The enormous body shot out at a speed completely disproportionate to its size.

boom!

He crashed head-on into a black-bearded ship.

The entire ship was struck and slid sideways for dozens of meters on the sea surface.

The Red-Haired Pirates did not make any attempts to probe.

His attack targeted all the vital points of the Blackbeard fleet.

Blackbeard's side had just suffered a crushing defeat.

There was simply no time to reorganize the entire defense line.

Shanks leaped from the Red Fox.

Griffin was entangled in black and red, domineering lightning.

Blackbeard gathered all the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit into his palm.

The sword's edge clashed head-on with the darkness in mid-air.

boom--!

The sea surface was torn apart by the impact.

Two nearby ships listed violently.

The main ship's deck beneath Blackbeard's feet also shattered in large sections during the attack.

Shanks landed on the bow, while Griffin pointed directly at Blackbeard.

"Teach".

You've crossed the line.

The black-bearded man's eyes were filled with a fierce light.

Stop pretending to be a good guy!

The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit erupted.

The surrounding waves were forcibly infused with a soul.

Several giant sea monsters rose from the sea surface and lunged at Shanks with their massive jaws open.

Shanks swings his sword with one hand.

A wave of overwhelming green sword energy swept across the area.

The waves and the inner soul fire were torn apart simultaneously.

Blackbeard took the opportunity to raise his hand.

"Dark water!"

A terrifying gravitational pull drew Shanks towards him.

Shanks offered no resistance.

Instead, it accelerates its approach due to gravity.

Griffin slashed upwards.

Swish!

A huge wound instantly appeared on the black-bearded man's chest.

Blood splattered.

The Dark-Dark Fruit caused him far more pain than ordinary people.

"ah--!"

Blackbeard screamed and retreated.

At the same time, he slammed his fist, which was wreathed in soul fire, toward Shanks.

Shanks parried with his sword.

The two forces erupted once again.

boom!

The bow of the main ship completely collapsed.

Blood kept flowing down the black-bearded man's chest.

Shanks also had a scorch mark on his shoulder from the Soulfire.

However, the two sides are not in equal positions.

The black-bearded executive had just suffered a crushing defeat, and even though his injuries were repaired by the Soul Fire, he had not yet recovered to his true peak condition.

The Red-Haired Pirates were all in top condition.

Laffitte spread his tattered wings and flew into the sky, attempting to disrupt the Red-Haired Pirates' judgment.

Pizarro then controlled the seabed rocks to rise up, blocking the Red Fosse's advance.

However, the outer fleet was still rapidly collapsing.

Blackbeard surveyed the battlefield.

The fighting continues.

Even if Shanks pays the price, his fleet will be completely wiped out, and several officers may even die here again.

the most important is.

The last piece of the historical text of the road sign was still kept in the cabin.

He was not prepared to gamble his last remaining chips after the Elbaf plan failed.

Blackbeard winked at Lafitte.

"withdraw!"

He suddenly slammed his palm on the deck.

"Dark acupoints!"

Darkness spread across the surrounding sea.

The wrecked ship, the seawater, and the floating debris were all swallowed by darkness.

The surrounding view was instantly taken away.

at the same time.

The remaining few soul flames plunged into the waves.

The seawater, imbued with a soul, propelled the main ship wildly from the stern, causing it to retreat at high speed.

Despite his injuries, Depon created several fake ships that fled in different directions.

Pizarro also controlled the seabed rock to rise up, blocking the Red Fosse's path.

When Shanks slashes his sword through the darkness.

The Blackbeard flagship had already retreated quite far.

The remaining ships that were not destroyed followed closely behind.

Blackbeard stood at the stern of the departing ship.

The wound on his chest was bleeding continuously.

Operation Elbaf was a complete failure.

In the end, they were forced to flee in a sorry state by the Red-Haired Pirates.

But he didn't look at Shanks again.

My gaze traveled across the sea.

It falls towards the World Tree, which towers into the clouds in the distance.

The name that he wanted to tear to pieces resurfaced in his mind once more.

"Thief, hahaha..."

The black-bearded man's laughter was deep and distorted.

"Victor."

"Someday—"

"I'll show you with your own eyes."

"Let them die one by one in front of you!"

Darkness propelled the ship through the sea fog.

The Blackbeard Pirates gradually disappeared into the sea off Elbaf.

Shanks stood on the broken rock formations rising from the sea and did not continue the pursuit.

Griffin slowly sheathed his sword.

He glanced at the remaining black soul fire on the sea surface.

Then he looked toward Elbaf.

The Red Voss passed through wrecked ships and floating debris.

They slowly turned toward the port of the land of giants.