One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Inside Raab's stomach, beneath that artificially created "blue sky".

"Hey! Uncle!!"

Luffy cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly at Crocus, who was sitting on a deck chair on the island:

"Is there an exit here? We need to get out!"

"Idiot! What are you talking about in your sleep?!"

Usopp, standing to the side, looked annoyed and tapped Luffy on the back of the head, yelling:

"This is a whale's stomach! How can there be a door in its stomach?! Are we supposed to wait for it to...drag us out?! Absolutely not!"

"The exit is right there."

Crocus put down the newspaper in his hand and calmly extended his finger.

He pointed to a huge iron gate with cloud patterns at the end of this "sea".

"..."

Usopp's jaw dislocated, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Wow, there really is one!! Is it a whale or a submarine?!"

"Hmph." Crocus pushed up his glasses and turned his gaze back to the newspaper in his hand.

"This isn't a rat's stomach. Since people live here, there has to be a door."

"Yosh! That's great!"

Luffy cheered.

But he did not immediately order everyone to sail away.

Instead, he suddenly ran to a corner of the deck and yanked up the broken half of the mast that had been knocked off earlier.

"Rubber, rubber—"

Luffy took a few steps back and suddenly stretched out his arm.

"...Planting rice seedlings!!"

Amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd, Luffy, like a madman, grabbed the sharp, broken mast and charged directly at the exit of his stomach.

After emerging, Luffy quickly climbed onto the outside of Laboon's body—right on Laboon's scarred head!

"Pfft!"

Without any mercy, Luffy plunged the mast into Laboon's still-healing head wound.

"roar!!!"

The excruciating pain instantly enraged the enormous creature.

Rab let out a furious roar, and his huge body began to roll wildly, trying to shake off the ignorant little bug.

The people inside the body began to "go with the flow".

"Gaga, the whale says: I'm going to eat you, you little bug!" Clay flew in the air as the translator.

"Huh? What did Luffy do to anger that whale?" Usopp shouted, clinging to the railing.

"Come on, big guy!"

Luffy clung tightly to Laboon's skin, dodging its rolls while continuing to provoke and attack.

A man and a whale engaged in a seemingly pointless but fierce fight at the mouth of this red earth continent.

"What is that idiot Luffy doing?!" Zoro and Sanji shouted, struggling to stay upright on the swaying ship.

Just as the battle was in full swing, Laboon was preparing to launch a fatal blow, and Luffy was also preparing to throw a punch.

"stop!!"

Luffy suddenly stretched out his palm and shouted.

Rab's huge eyes widened in shock, and he stopped moving.

"Huff... huff..."

Luffy, panting heavily, pointed at Laboon with a serious expression and said:

"A draw! We can't determine a winner today!"

After saying that, under Rab's questioning gaze, he pulled a bucket of black paint from his pocket, the source of which was unknown.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Luffy took a large brush and began to apply it in large, sweeping motions to Laboon's forehead, which was covered in bruises and scars from the impacts.

After a while.

A crooked, ugly-cute Straw Hat Pirates logo appeared on Laboon's head.

"Listen up, whale!"

Luffy threw away the brush, stood in front of the symbol, and loudly announced to Laboon:

"This is our promise!!"

"You are not allowed to crash into the Red Line again until we return from circumnavigating the Grand Line! And you are not allowed to knock down this marker!"

Luffy grinned and gave a thumbs up:

"We'll settle this once and for all then!!"

"Waaah..."

Labb stared blankly at the human boy, at the mark drawn on his wound.

That wasn't ordinary graffiti.

That was a new agreement, a new... reason to live.

"Ughhhhhh!!!"

Two huge tears welled up from Labuna's mountain-like eyes, sliding down his rough skin and creating towering waves.

It looked up to the sky and roared, its voice no longer filled with sorrow, but with joy.

"Quack quack!" the whale said. "I won't eat you anymore, you're a good worm."

……

"To celebrate Laboon making new friends! And to celebrate our entry into the Grand Line! Cheers!!"

On the island in the stomach, an impromptu banquet is underway.

Luffy, thanks to Clay's translation, has become very close with Laboon.

Usopp gulped down the sake in his hand. "Ah, how come Luffy can chat so happily with anyone?"

"Perhaps it's because the two of them aren't very bright," Zoro said, putting down his glass and making a rare joke.

"Oh? Then you might be able to become friends with that whale too." Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke and said slowly.

"Huh?! What did you say? You curly-eyebrowed idiot!"

"Green algae head!"

Victor sighed and couldn't help turning his head to the side. "A bunch of idiots."

Meanwhile, Crocus, watching the compass spinning wildly in his hand, was earnestly explaining the basics of the Grand Line to Nami.

"Ordinary compasses are unusable in this sea area."

Crocus explained:

"There is a special magnetic field between the islands of the Grand Line, and only the Log Pose can guide the way."

As he spoke, he tossed a special compass with a glass dome on his wrist to Nami.

"Take this; it's something I used to keep. Without it, you won't be able to make a single step on this vast ocean."

Nami hurriedly caught the recording pointer, and looking at the one inside that was steadily pointing in a certain direction, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes:

"This is... the record pointer!"

At this moment, the Straw Hat Pirates finally possessed the official qualifications to sail the Grand Line.

……

Just as the banquet ended, and everyone packed their things, preparing to leave Labu's stomach and officially embark on their journey.

"Feed—!! Help me—!!"

Two strange creatures suddenly drifted ashore on the sea.

A man wearing a golden crown, with the number "9" written on his cheek, and holding two metal baseball bats.

There was also a girl with long, flowing blue hair and wearing a peacock-patterned outfit, riding a big-mouthed duck with a blank expression (Run Duck).

"Is there anyone kind enough to help us? We're drowning!"

Although the two men looked disheveled and were struggling in the water, they immediately showed a strong sense of purpose as soon as they approached the Going Merry.

"Please help us!"

The man known as Mr. 9 wiped the water from his face and clasped his hands together in prayer towards Luffy:

"We're travelers from the area, and our boat sank in an accident! Could you give us a ride to our island—Whiskey Peak!"

"If you take us back, we'll definitely treat you well!" The blue-haired girl also showed a pitiful expression.

"Hahaha! That duck is so funny!"

Luffy leaned on the railing, pointing at Karoo, the fast-running duck that was frantically drinking water, and laughed so hard he almost fell over:

"He really looks like that uncle (Crocas)! Hahaha! Okay! Come on up!"

"That's too hasty, Luffy!" Usopp complained.

"As long as you pay, that's fine."

Upon hearing about the "hospitality" and potential reward, Nami immediately put on a smiling expression and went up to the blue-haired girl to discuss the "ride fare".

"Whiskey Peak? No problem, but we'll charge a little extra for your help~"

The other side of the deck.

Viktor leaned against the mast, fiddling with a kunai in his hand.

When the two strange duo boarded the ship, his gaze did not linger long on the comical Mr. 9.

Instead, it focused directly on the blue-haired girl—"Miss Wednesday".

hum-

A faint red light flickered in his eyes.

Victor looked at the man who was trying hard to disguise himself as a bounty hunter.

The young woman, whose every move still exuded a touch of aristocratic elegance, smiled with a playful curve to her lips.

"Neferutari Vivi..."

He silently repeated the name in his heart.

"Is the prelude to the Alabasta arc finally about to begin?"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea... Crocodile."

……

"Men! Full speed ahead!!"

At Luffy's command, the Going Merry, carrying two "uninvited guests," slowly sailed out of Laboon's stomach gate, bidding farewell to the giant gatekeeper and the old man guarding the tower.

The sea breeze howled.

Ahead lay a much wider and more dangerous sea.

"Next stop! An island of fine wine and music—Whisky Peak!!"

The two hitchhikers enthusiastically introduced the ride.

However, Viktor merely chuckled and closed his eyes as he watched the sinister glances exchanged between the two men behind their backs.

All fine wine?

No.

That's a hunting ground full of bounty hunters...