One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

After the storm, the sea air carried a slightly salty and fresh scent.

The Going Merry was gently rocking with the waves, heading towards uncharted waters.

Inside the cabin.

Viktor was comfortably lying in the hammock, legs crossed, his consciousness immersed in the system interface in his mind.

Looking at the number in the upper right corner, he couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth turn up in a wide smile.

[Current Ninja Way Value: 5200 points.]

"Finally... I'm a rich man too."

Victor sighed. He had made a fortune from the series of events in Loguetown.

His eyes were fixed on the exchange option that he had been eyeing for a long time.

The original two-tomoe Sharingan was sufficient.

However, when faced with the upcoming Grand Line, especially those increasingly powerful monsters, dynamic vision and insight are becoming somewhat inadequate.

"call……"

Viktor took a deep breath, his heart bleeding, but he pressed his finger firmly down.

"Exchange! Three-tomoe Sharingan!"

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully upgraded your Bloodline Limit by consuming 5000 Ninja Points.]

[Obtained: Three-tomoe Sharingan.]

With a crisp notification sound, Viktor felt a warm current flow through his eyes, and the feeling of being filled with power instantly woke him up.

The remaining 200 points of Ninja Way value hung there all alone, looking particularly desolate.

With a sliver of hope and curiosity, Viktor continued to swipe down, wanting to see how much the next stage of evolution would cost.

[Mangekyou Sharingan: 20000 Ninja Way Points.]

[Note: The kaleidoscope ability will change according to the host's soul traits and desires.]

"Twenty...twenty thousand?!"

Victor nearly fell off the hammock.

He clutched his chest, the joy of his recent upgrade instantly extinguished by this bucket of cold water.

"This is robbery! 20,000 points... How many pirate admirals do I have to kill, or how many times do I have to change the plot to get that many points...?"

Viktor snapped out of his daze, sighed helplessly, and felt a sharp pang of heartache.

However, despite his complaints, he immediately activated his newly acquired eyes.

"Buzz—"

His jet-black pupils instantly turned red, and three tomoe slowly rotated within them, connecting with each other.

The world became incredibly clear in his eyes; the floating dust in the air, the grain of the wood, and even the subtle changes in the distant waves outside the window were all clearly visible.

"Not bad...this sense of control."

Just then.

"Whoa!! What is that?!"

Suddenly, Luffy's deafening scream rang out from the deck, followed by a flurry of footsteps.

"Hmm? Have we arrived yet?"

Victor put away the system panel, straightened his collar, and pushed open the door to walk towards the deck.

As soon as I stepped out of the cabin, a humid and strong sea breeze hit me.

The fog over the sea is dissipating rapidly.

Directly in front of the Going Merry, a massive, breathtaking red wall, seemingly capable of obscuring the entire sky, stretched between the sea and the horizon.

It soars into the clouds, its top invisible, stretching infinitely to the left and right, as if dividing the entire world in two.

Red Earth Continent.

"Wow...it's huge!!" Luffy, leaning on the bow of the ship and craning his neck, shouted excitedly, "This is the Red Line! It's like a wall!"

"This...this isn't a mountain at all! This is a monster!"

Usopp's legs went weak with fear, and he clung tightly to the mast. "Are we really going to crash into it?!"

"Something's not right! This isn't right!"

Nami stared nervously at the sea chart in her hand, then at the strange current ahead, her face pale.

"The compass is malfunctioning... and look at that ocean current!"

She pointed ahead to the entrance of the canal leading to the crevice in the mountain, her voice trembling with shock that defied common sense:

"Water...water is flowing uphill?! That's impossible! It defies the laws of physics!"

"Basic physics knowledge?"

Victor stood at the bow of the ship, hands in his pockets, gazing up at the vast continent.

The three tomoe in his eyes slowly rotated, visible through the layers of mist.

He not only saw the magnificent red rock walls, but also felt the wild rules of this world.

"In this world, using common sense can be a disadvantage, Miss Navigator."

A smile played on Viktor's lips, his eyes flashing red:

"So this is the entrance to the Grand Line... What a crazy and magnificent world."

The voice just fell.

"Boom—!!"

The Going Merry was as if grabbed by an invisible hand and suddenly swept into the powerful current leading to Upside Down.

The speed increased instantly!

The boat lost control and was swept away in the rapids like a leaf.

"Whoa! That's too fast!!" Usopp screamed.

"Oh no! If we crash into the water gate at this speed, the ship will be destroyed!!"

Zoro looked ahead at the canal entrance that was getting closer and closer. There was a narrow stone gate there, and if he made the slightest mistake, the ship would be destroyed and everyone would die.

At a critical moment.

"Don't panic!!!"

A sharp shout stunned the entire audience.

After a brief moment of panic, Nami instantly displayed the qualities of a genius navigator.

She stared intently at the direction of the ocean current and shouted the order:

"Help!! Full starboard!!"

"Use the swirling currents to rush in!!"

"receive!!"

Zoro and Sanji exchanged a glance. Although they usually didn't get along, they rushed towards the ship's rudder in perfect unison.

"Drink it all!!"

The two exerted force simultaneously, veins bulging on their arms, as they desperately turned the massive rudder.

"Squeak—!!"

The Merry let out a painful groan in the rapids, and just a second before its bow was about to hit the rock wall, it veered sharply to the right.

"Zzzzzzz—!!"

The hull scraped against the stone wall of the water gate, splashing up sparks and wood chips.

"They're inside!!!"

At the critical moment, the Merry plunged into the canal!

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

"Charge!!!"

Amidst Luffy's cheers, the Going Merry, defying gravity, surged vertically towards the clouds along the steep canal!

The surrounding water flowed backwards like a waterfall, and the boats climbed higher and higher with a roar, as if heading towards heaven.

"ah!"

Nami lost her footing and couldn't help but fall backward.

Viktor, who had been looking up at the scenery, heard the noise and silently stepped forward to support her.

A blush spread across Nami's face, but she did not resist; instead, she nestled into his arms.

There was nothing that could be done about it. An accident...an accident. Nami thought to herself.

Usopp, meanwhile, was clinging tightly to Clay's leg. "Clay, fly! We're going to fall!"

"Gah gah! You're holding on too tight!" Clay's wings kept flapping.

A few minutes later.

"puff--!!"

The Merry broke through the thick clouds and reached the summit of Upside Down.

Sunlight streamed down.

Four ocean currents from different sea areas (East China Sea, West China Sea, South China Sea, and North China Sea) converge at the mountaintop, stirring up a sky full of splashing water, and then rush down towards the only exit—the Grand Line!

"We're here! At the top of the mountain!" Nami exclaimed excitedly, her face flushed.

"Next... it's downhill!!" Victor grabbed the railing.

"Wow—!!!"

The bow of the ship suddenly dipped downwards.

The Merry plunged rapidly down the slope of the ocean current!

The intense feeling of weightlessness came instantly, like riding a vertical roller coaster without brakes.

"Hahahaha! This is so much fun!!" Luffy spread his arms wide and laughed into the wind.

"Help!! Mom!! I want to go home!! I have a condition that prevents me from riding roller coasters!!" Usopp cried and snot streamed down his face, utterly terrified.

The wind whistled in my ears, and the clouds swept past me.

Just when everyone thought they were about to successfully enter the Grand Line.

Suddenly, a huge shadow appeared in the thick fog below.

It was a black "mountain" that was blocking the only exit.

"Is that... a reef?!" Zoro squinted. "How can there be a black mountain?"

"No...that's not right..."

Viktor's three-tomoe Sharingan suddenly contracted as he saw the patterns on the "mountain" and the enormous eye, as big as a house.

"That's not a mountain..."

"Waaaaaahh ...

A deafening, sorrowful, and lonely cry pierced through the thick fog and echoed through the sky.

The black "mountain" slowly moved.

That was... an outrageously large whale!