One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The Red Voss sailed slowly into the harbor, passing through the floating wreckage.

The familiar pirate flag on the sail came into view of the giants.

The port guards were the first to recognize the Red-Haired Pirates.

"It's Shanks!"

"The Red-Haired Pirates are back!"

The cheers traveled upwards along the World Tree.

Shanks spent many years in Elbaf and had a very close relationship with the giants.

To many giants, he was not a foreign pirate, but a long-lost friend.

Above the World Tree.

Luffy stood on the edge of the broken branch.

He stared at the increasingly clear red bow of the ship in the harbor, and suddenly his body froze.

Facing Shamrock's rage during the battle.

The excitement of defeating the World Government.

Everything vanished at that moment.

Luffy instinctively raised his hand and pressed down on the straw hat on his head.

Many images that were already etched into his memory flashed through his mind.

Shanks spilled the liquor on himself, but just laughed.

When the bandits threatened his friend, he drew his weapon without hesitation.

The king of the near seas opened his blood-red maw.

Shanks saved him from the brink of death with just one arm.

Finally... the straw hat landed on his head.

"One day, you'll have to give it back to me."

"I'll wait until you become an excellent pirate."

Luffy was too young back then.

So small that all they could do was cry while hugging their straw hats.

So small that they don't even have the right to leave the windmill village.

And now.

He had sailed all the way to the land of giants.

Having a group of partners who are willing to entrust their lives to each other.

He has defeated the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Marines, and the Four Emperors.

They also have their own pirate flag and their own era.

Luffy always thought that when he finally met Shanks, he would laugh and tell him all about his adventures.

But at this moment, his nose felt a little sore.

.....

The Red Voss has just approached the port.

Luffy suddenly stretched out his arm and grabbed a giant rock in the distance.

"Luffy?"

Before Nami could even speak, he had already flown off the World Tree.

"Shanks—!"

The sound echoed throughout the entire port.

Luffy leaps over suspension bridges, branches, and a multitude of giants, falling straight down from the sky.

boom!

The dock was trampled and cracked, and dust spread in all directions.

Shanks had already stepped off the bow of the ship.

The two stopped about ten meters apart.

Shanks looked at Luffy.

That face still retains the look of childhood.

His height, aura, and the natural sense of oppression he exudes when standing all prove that he is no longer the child who followed the Red-Haired Pirates.

Luffy was also looking at Shanks.

Time has left some marks on Shanks' face.

My left arm is still empty.

His eyes, however, were no different from the day he left Windmill Village.

Neither of them spoke immediately, and the Red-Haired Pirates remained unusually quiet.

Luffy's lips moved slightly.

There were countless things I wanted to say, but in the end, I only managed to utter one sentence:

"Shanks".

A smile gradually appeared on Shanks' face.

"Um."

"I saw it."

Those four simple words instantly made Luffy's eyes well up with tears.

Shanks saw his bounty poster.

I saw him enter the Grand Line.

I saw Enies Lobby, Marineford, Dressrosa, and Wano Country.

I've also seen that kid who once shouted that he wanted to become the Pirate King, and how he has come to where he is today.

Shanks took a step forward.

"You've finally arrived, Luffy."

Luffy didn't stop.

He rushed forward and hugged Shanks tightly.

Shanks was knocked back half a step, then raised his right hand and slapped Luffy hard on the back.

Luffy buried his face in Shanks' shoulder.

She didn't cry out loud, but her shoulders trembled slightly.

"have not seen you for a long time."

"Shanks".

Shanks closed his eyes.

"have not seen you for a long time."

"Luffy".

A moment later, Luffy released his grip.

He quickly raised his hand to wipe his eyes, as if nothing had happened.

"I'm not a kid anymore!"

Shanks smiled as he looked at his reddened eyes.

"I didn't say you were."

"And I'm one of the Four Emperors now!"

"Yes, I know."

"I also defeated Kaido!"

"I know that too."

"I still—"

Shanks interrupted him: "The newspapers and the pirates you met before coming here have already told you these things many times."

Luffy was stunned.

Shanks reached out and placed his hand on his straw hat.

"However, seeing it with your own eyes is still different."

"You've truly become an excellent pirate."

This long-overdue recognition finally silenced Luffy.

He lowered his head and slowly grasped the edge of his straw hat with both hands.

Luffy takes off his straw hat.

The straw hat that had accompanied him across countless islands was finally presented to Shanks.

All the members of the Red-Haired Pirates looked over.

Shanks' smile gradually faded.

This was their promise from back then: once Luffy became an excellent pirate, they would return the straw hat to him.

Luffy has now become one of the Four Emperors.

He is fully qualified to fulfill this agreement.

Luffy looked at the straw hat, then at Shanks' outstretched right hand.

But just as their hands were about to touch, he suddenly pulled his straw hat back.

Put it back on your head.

Shanks raised an eyebrow slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"You can't bear to part with it?"

Luffy pressed down hard on his straw hat.

"no!"

"I can't return it to you right now."

"Although I have become a great pirate, I have not yet become the Pirate King."

"Once I find the great treasure, I'll become the freest person on this sea—"

"I'll return it to you myself."

Shanks remained silent for a moment.

He then withdrew his hand, threw his head back, and laughed loudly.

"Then continue to keep it for me."

"Don't lose it."

Luffy grinned.

"I won't!"

Nami and the others arrived at the port one after another.

Shanks turned to look at Luffy's crew behind him.

Zoro held his sword hilt, while Sanji smoked a cigarette.

Nami and Robin stand side by side.

Chopper hid beside Franky's legs, curiously watching the legendary redhead.

Brooke removed his top hat and bowed.

The pirate crew that once followed Luffy from the East Blue has now grown into a force capable of changing the world.

Beckman also sized up the Straw Hat crew.

His gaze lingered longest on Zoro and Viktor.

Raki Lu was the first to break the silence.

"The battle has just ended, shouldn't we be having a banquet soon?"

Luffy suddenly turned around.

"banquet!"

Sanji's forehead veins throbbed.

"Is all you two can think about is food?"

Lucky Roux and Luffy nodded at the same time.

Laughter erupted from both pirate crews.

Usopp stood at the very back of the group.

He had been watching Yasopp ever since the Red Voss appeared.

Yasopp had already discovered his son.

When they were actually face to face, the two fell silent.

Yasopp looked at Usopp, who was much taller than he remembered.

"You've grown up, Usopp."

Usopp had prepared a lot of things to say.

complain.

question.

And there were countless fantasies of a reunion.

But when he actually spoke, he only deliberately raised his head.

"I am now a renowned warrior of the sea."

Yasopp smiled.

"The bounty poster does look very impressive."

Usopp wasn't appeased by the compliment; he looked at him intently.

"What you missed was more than just a bounty poster."

Yasopp's smile slowly faded.

"I know."

He did not defend himself.

Just as the atmosphere was heavy, a group of giant children ran toward Usopp.

"Hero Usopp!"

"Look, it's the hero Usopp!"

The children surrounded Usopp, chattering about how he saved people, destroyed cannons, and commanded giant warriors.

Jesus listened quietly.

The guilt in his eyes hadn't disappeared, but instead, an undisguised pride had emerged.

"It seems you are even more remarkable than I imagined."

Usopp straightened his back.

"Of course."

Luffy suddenly remembered his previous enemy.

"Oh, right, Shanks!"

"There was a bastard who looked exactly like you just now!"

The expressions of the Red-Haired Pirates changed slightly.

Shanks calmly uttered the name:

"Fegaland Shamrock".

Luffy nodded. "He also said you're a traitor who betrayed the Holy Land."

Shanks did not evade the question.

"He is my brother."

"We share the same blood."

"But I left the Holy Land."

"He chose to stay there and become someone who maintains the order of the Celestial Dragons."

Luffy immediately said, "He doesn't resemble you at all."

Shanks smiled.

"Looking alike doesn't mean you'll walk the same path."

Luffy nodded seriously.

Shamrock has a face and swordsmanship similar to Shanks.

But his eyes only held contempt for the weak and arrogance that demanded obedience from everyone.

Shanks has never been that kind of person.

Shanks turned his gaze to Viktor.

This was also the first time the two had truly faced each other.

"Crimson Lotus Victor".

"I've seen you frequently in the newspapers over the years."

Victor replied, "They usually only write part of it."

Shanks chuckled.

"To be able to defeat Kaido and Linlin together with Luffy."

"Even just a part of it is amazing enough."

"Thank you for always standing by Luffy's side."

Victor shook his head.

"No need to thank me."

"He is my captain and my partner."

"We chose to go out to sea with him simply because we all wanted to reach the end of that ocean with him."

Viktor looked away, his tone calm.

He just kept going in the direction he believed in.

"As for the ship behind him, his companions, and the dreams that everyone failed to realize—"

"I will protect him."

Shanks glanced at Viktor, then looked at the Straw Hat crew behind Luffy.

"It seems he has found a very reliable partner."

Victor said:

"It wasn't him who found us."

"We all chose him."

Shanks remained silent for a moment, his eyes showing even deeper approval.

The group briefly discussed the situation in Elbaf.

Shanks also informed the Straw Hat crew that the Blackbeard Pirates had fled the open sea.

Lafitte only took a few pages of tattered documents with him.

Not enough for Blackbeard to fully decipher ancient texts.

Robin breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Shanks continued:

"However, Teach managed to keep what he had taken from the Kingdom of Treasures."

Robin immediately understood:

"The historical text of the fourth road sign."

The Straw Hat Pirates have already obtained the historical texts of three road signs.

Only one more piece is needed to determine the location of Laugh Tale.

The last piece is in Blackbeard's hands.

Conversely, Blackbeard lacks the three elements of the Straw Hat Pirates and also lacks someone capable of fully translating ancient texts.

Both sides, wanting to reach the final island, are destined to become enemies.

Shanks walked to the edge of the dock.

Luffy stood beside him.

The two looked out at the vast sea together.

Blackbeard left with the last piece of the historical record.

The Red-Haired Pirates have also joined the fight for the One Piece.

The World Government will not allow them to approach the final island smoothly.

The journey ahead will only be more dangerous than before.

Shanks turned his head to look at Luffy.

"Teach won't give up after just one failure."

"The last stone tablet is in his hands."

"I'm also preparing to compete for the One Piece."

Luffy held his straw hat down, his face showing no sign of tension.

Only increasingly obvious excitement.

Shanks asked:

"Want to race me, Luffy?"

Luffy grinned.

"To everyone who wants to become the Pirate King."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pressed down hard on the straw hat on his head.

The sea breeze swept between the two, ruffling the edges of their straw hats and causing the two pirate flags above the harbor to unfurl simultaneously.

Luffy gazed at the horizon where the sea met the sky, his eyes bright and resolute.

"However, the last one to arrive there—"

"It must be me!"

"Monkey D. Luffy!"