One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

"Bang!!!"

With that earth-shattering slash, Krieg's massive pirate ship crashed into the ground, and the resulting towering waves slammed against the base of the floating restaurant like a tsunami.

Baratie shook violently, as if an earthquake of magnitude 8 had occurred.

"Wow!"

Almost everyone in the restaurant could not stand, and the sound of cups and plates shattering echoed everywhere.

"What happened?!"

"The sea...a tsunami? Or an earthquake?!"

A guest fell to the floor, staring at the churning waves outside the window, and screamed in terror.

At that moment, Luffy and his crew rushed out of the restaurant and onto the swaying deck.

When they saw what was before them, everyone involuntarily held their breath.

"Wow!! What's that?!"

Luffy's mouth dropped open, his jaw almost falling to the ground, and he gripped the railing tightly with both hands.

The once enormous three-story pirate ship ahead had now been neatly broken into three pieces and was slowly sinking into the sea.

The incision was as smooth as a mirror, as if it had been cut open by a god with a scalpel.

"The ship... has been split open..."

Usopp's legs trembled as he exclaimed in horror, "That enormous creature... it was actually cut open?!"

"It's...it's a lie, right..."

Zoro frowned, his eyes more serious than ever before.

His hand gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, his eyes searching the turbulent sea like a hawk's, as if looking for that terrifying figure.

Suddenly, his gaze stopped.

Among the floating debris of wooden planks, two familiar figures were struggling and calling for help in the water.

"Help... Brother Zoro!!"

Zoro was stunned: "What's going on? Are those Johnny and Joseph? How did they fall into the water? Luffy! Quickly, get them out of the water!"

Luffy followed Zoro's gaze and saw the two people waving their arms wildly.

"Oh! Leave it to me!"

"Rubber, rubber—grab it!!"

Luffy stretched out his arm and grabbed the two men by the back of their collars like he was catching fish. With a forceful throw, he flung them onto the deck of Baratie.

"Cough cough cough!!"

Johnny and Joseph, who had been rescued, collapsed on the deck, panting heavily, soaked to the bone and looking utterly disheveled.

Viktor looked at the two of them, then glanced at the empty sea in the distance. The smile that had been on his face vanished, and he fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

It seems our navigator has finally made her choice... What a little thief!

"Smack."

Victor, expressionless, picked up one of the feet of the still unconscious Clay the Raven and began to shake it frantically.

"Wake up, wake up!"

"Coo coo...caw caw?"

Clay, feeling dizzy from being shaken, slowly regained consciousness and looked at Viktor with a dazed expression. "What's wrong... sir... is dinner ready?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to shake you."

"Huh??!"

At this moment, Usopp curiously approached and looked at the two people on the ground, asking:

"Hey, what's going on with you two? Aren't you going to keep an eye on the Going Merry? Are you having a swimming race here?"

Upon hearing the words "Merry," Johnny and Joseph shook their heads frantically, as if their tails had been stepped on.

She then burst into tears and hugged Zoro's leg.

"Waaaaah!! I'm so sorry!! Brother Zoro!!"

Johnny cried, tears streaming down his face. "You asked us to take good care of the ship, and... we let you down! Waaaaah!"

"Huh? What happened to the ship?" A sense of foreboding rose in Zoro's heart.

Joseph took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth:

"Just now, Nami suddenly pushed us into the sea... She said we have to go our separate ways..."

"And then... Nami took the ship away!! I'm so sorry!!"

"ha?!!"

Zoro instantly flew into a rage, veins bulging on his forehead, and turned to punch the restaurant wall hard.

"Bang!"

"That woman! Taking advantage of the chaos to rob us! I knew she was a greedy thief!"

"What?!"

Usopp was also thunderstruck. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "That's the ship Kaya gave us!! How could she steal it?!"

Luffy didn't say anything.

He jumped onto the railing, shaded his eyes with his hand, and began to gaze into the distance.

On the vast ocean, a tiny black dot is rapidly disappearing into the distance.

"Ah! I can still see it!"

Luffy turned around and looked at Johnny. "Hey, where's your own ship?"

"Ah... our boat is still there, moored over there." Johnny pointed to the corner.

"Yoshi!"

Without any hesitation, Luffy immediately gave the captain's order:

"Zoro! Usopp! You two set off immediately! Get on Johnny's ship and go get Nami!"

Zoro paused for a moment, then shrugged and said with a disgruntled expression:

"Forget it, let that kind of woman go. As for the boat... it's a pity, but we still have money, we can just buy another one."

"Right, Victor? We should have enough money, right?"

Victor did not speak.

He silently pointed to the Merry, which had been reduced to a tiny dot in the distance.

He pointed to his empty pockets, then spread his hands, revealing a helpless, bitter smile.

The meaning is clear: all the money is on the ship, which means it's in Nami's hands.

We are penniless now.

Zoro: "..."

"No way!!"

Luffy loudly refused, his eyes unwavering. "I'm going to make her my navigator! I can't do without her! And Viktor thinks the same way, right?"

Viktor, whose name was called, sighed and nodded.

"Go, Zoro, Usopp. Just in case you get lost or can't find yourselves..."

Victor handed over the dazed Clay.

"I'll have Clay with you. It can fly, scout, and lead the way."

Zoro sighed helplessly and tightened his bandana again.

"Hey hey... since the captain and first mate have given the order, there's nothing we can do. What a hassle."

He looked at Usopp, "Let's go, Usopp! Go and bring that witch back!"

"Oh!! We must get the Going Merry back!"

The two quickly boarded Johnny and Joseph's small hunting boat, named "Joseph".

On the ship, Usopp was teasing the still dazed Clay, trying to cheer him up.

As Zoro untied the ropes, he looked up at Luffy, who was still standing on the railing, and asked:

"Luffy, what about you guys? Aren't you coming along?"

Luffy shook his head, his gaze drifting towards the restaurant, then glancing at the severed giant ship on the distant sea.

"I still have things to take care of at this restaurant; the chef hasn't agreed to my request yet. So I can't go now."

"Okay, whatever you want."

Zoro said no more, but he couldn't help but add a word of advice:

"Be careful. The situation here is unusual. The guy who destroyed the Krieg fleet might be nearby. And... we don't have the money to ransom you this time."

After he finished speaking, he gave Viktor, who was standing silently to the side, a deep look.

"Victor, keep an eye on this idiot."

Viktor smiled and nodded, then waved goodbye.

……

On the other side, on the sea.

The massive wreckage of Krieg's pirate ship was slowly sinking, and countless pirate crew members who hadn't yet fallen into the sea were hanging on the wreckage, wailing in despair.

"What...what exactly happened...?"

"In an instant... the entire ship was cleaved in two?!"

A pirate, lying on a broken ship's deck, trembled as he looked up into the distance.

The next second, his eyes widened to their limit, his pupils reflecting extreme fear.

His fingers trembled uncontrollably as he pointed to the sea where the mist had dissipated.

"You guys...look at that!!"

"Ah...it's that man!! It's that devilish man who annihilated our fifty-ship fleet!!"

The shrill scream caused Zoro and Luffy, who were just about to set off, to turn around sharply and look in that direction.

The fog has lifted.

A small boat shaped like a black coffin floated silently on the turbulent sea, looking completely out of place.

A man was sitting on the small boat.

He had short black hair, a short beard, a black top hat adorned with white fur, and wore a burgundy patterned shirt and a black trench coat.

What is most striking are his pair of sharp, golden eyes, like those of an eagle.

And... the enormous black blade behind it, radiating endless chill.

Zoro stared at the elegant man sitting on the small boat, his pupils contracting sharply.

The blood in my body seemed to boil for one moment and freeze for the next.

"That...that man is...?"

Zoro swallowed hard, his hands trembling involuntarily—a mixture of excitement and fear.

"That's the man!!"

"Huh? Zoro, who is he?" Luffy scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

Zoro stared intently at the figure, his voice hoarse:

"He's the man I've been searching for...and the whole meaning of my voyage..."

"Hawkeye...Mihawk!!"

"The world's greatest swordsman!!"

"Wow! Number one in the world?!"

Luffy's mouth dropped open in surprise. "Huh? Where's his weapon? I can't see it!"

Viktor stood by the railing, gazing intently at the man who stood at the pinnacle of the world.

He smiled and answered for Zoro:

"His weapon was on his back."

"One of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords, the Black Sword Night, with its chaotic and intricately patterned blades."

Upon hearing this name, everyone's eyes widened, speechless with shock at the invisible pressure emanating from it.