Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 208 Interaction with Nami

As night deepened, the door to Nami's room was gently pushed open, and the little cat thief with orange hair sneaked out.

"I wonder where that guy lives... Smooth-Smooth Fruit, here I come!"

It has to be said that Nami truly lives up to her nickname "Little Cat Thief." She is already considered one of the top thieves in the East Blue. Even though she is still injured, she is still agile and nimble, landing silently and easily prying open one door after another.

"That's strange... Why can't I find him? Doesn't he live in the village?"

After searching around but not finding Uchiha Touyu, Nami became somewhat puzzled, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a dejected expression.

"If we can't find it now, we'll never have another chance..."

After stealing the Devil Fruit from the island, Nami can set sail immediately. With her navigation skills, it's hard to believe that anyone can catch up with her.

But if she goes to sea with Uchiha Tou, even if she gets a Devil Fruit at sea, there's nowhere she can escape!

"Never mind... I'll think of something tomorrow. My injuries will probably take another two days to heal, and that merchant ship isn't repaired yet."

Having gained nothing, Nami turned her head and went back to rest. At that moment, on a large tree on the outskirts of the village, as the leaves trembled, the figure of Uchiha Touyu was revealed.

"Seriously, that thieving cat is too impatient! It's only the first day and she's already planning to steal and run away. Luckily, I haven't forgotten everything I learned at the Ninja Academy, otherwise, if she found me now—that wouldn't be fun!"

The things taught at the Ninja Academy are too basic and not very useful in the Naruto world. After all, everyone is a super-powered ninja with chakra. Techniques like concealing one's presence, making camouflage, and picking locks are not as useful as the ever-changing ninjutsu of chakra. They can only be used to enrich the skills of genin.

However, in the world of One Piece, these techniques shine brightly. Before mastering Haki, these techniques are already considered the pinnacle of ordinary people, making it easy to fool Nami, the little thief.

Of course, this is also related to the personalities of the people in the One Piece world. If you randomly pick a ninja from the Naruto world, they would be considered intelligent, cautious, and cunning among these pirates.

Over the next two days, Nami tried her best to find out where Uchiha Tou was during the day and secretly searched for Devil Fruits at night. Unfortunately, she was well-prepared for Uchiha Tou's efforts and ended up finding nothing.

So much so that on the third day, when her injuries had healed, she looked listless and even had dark circles under her eyes.

"Nami, you don't seem to be feeling very well."

With a faint smile on his lips, Uchiha Tou leaned against the door frame, looking at the exhausted Nami, and asked as if mocking her.

"Hahaha... I guess it's because I'm about to become rich that I'm a little excited!"

Nami gave a forced, dry laugh, her gaze fixed on Uchiha Tou's waist, where a small square box was clearly the location of the Devil Fruit.

Uchiha Touyu slightly shook the box at his waist. Nami's eyes also turned around and stared at the box. When she came back to her senses, she saw Uchiha Touyu looking at her with a half-smile, still holding the "Murayoshi Sword" that he had stolen in his hand.

"Hehehe... I'll go check on our ship..."

Seeing the look in Uchiha Tou's eyes, Nami shrank back and quickly turned and ran away.

Seeing that Nami, who had the desire but not the courage, was scared away, Uchiha Touyu shook his head, picked up a large bag of supplies "gifted" by the villagers, and swaggered out of the village.

After he left, the villagers all had expressions of relief, and some were so excited that they burst into tears.

There was nothing they could do. First, they were brutally beaten by the female pirates, who killed many of them. Then, because they wanted to retrieve the Devil Fruits, many of them had their legs broken by Uchiha Touyu. Uchiha Touyu also forced them to repair the ship and prepare food. The residents of this island have been living in dire straits these past few days.

Now that Uchiha Touyu is finally leaving, it would be strange if these people weren't happy.

After inspecting the ship and confirming that it was fully repaired, Nami and Uchiha Tou set sail. After adjusting the sails, she looked at Uchiha Tou, who was training on the deck, and asked:

"Should we continue to Loguetown? It's more bustling there; there should be plenty of people willing to buy this Devil Fruit!"

"Although Loguetown is the starting point for the journey from the East Blue to the Grand Line, it's mostly populated by pirates. Selling ordinary Devil Fruits to pirates who are looking for strength is naturally the best option."

"However, the Smooth-Smooth Fruit is most attractive to noble and royal women, who are also willing to pay for it."

Uchiha Touyu answered while doing push-ups:

"If you're unwilling to go to the Sabaody Archipelago, then we'll have to sell you to those nobles and royalty. By the way, you've been around the East China Sea for so long, do you know where there are any underground auctions or anything like that?"

"Uh, how would I possibly know about a place like that? After all, I'm just a petty thief. Stealing pirate treasure is already my limit. Provoking a major force like an underground auction house would get me hunted down pretty badly!"

"Furthermore, I haven't heard of any underground auction houses or anything like that in the East China Sea..."

"Yeah?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Touyu was not surprised and nodded slightly:

"Perhaps it's because the East China Sea is a sea of ​​peace! Only in chaotic places can underground auction houses thrive."

"Isn't the East China Sea chaotic enough already?!"

Nami snorted coldly, as if she had thought of something:

"Pirates run rampant, and the Navy is not only useless, but they're even in cahoots with the pirates..."

"You're probably talking about Colonel Rat and the Arlong Pirates!"

Uchiha Tou stood up, removed the several dozen kilograms of weights from his body, and said calmly:

"Then you can only say you're unlucky. As far as I know, there are indeed many inhuman naval personnel in the East China Sea, but when it comes to someone like Colonel Rat, there's really only one."

"Furthermore, Arlong has the background of being a Shichibukai, so the Navy's upper echelons often try to downplay the situation. As a result, there are very few people in the entire East Blue who have suffered such misfortune as you."

"You...you bastard, do you even know what the evil dragon has done?"

Nami's eyes widened as she looked at Uchiha Tou. Why did this guy seem to know so much about Cocoyasi Village?

"Please, even so-called fish-men need to trade! The ordinary people in Arlong's territory can't go to sea, but that doesn't mean those fish-men have no communication with the outside world!"

"In the East China Sea, there are not a small number of people who know about Ah Long and his gang of wicked people—but they are either indifferent or simply don't have the power to get involved in this business."

"Judging from your expression, you don't seem to be doing this for Ah Long willingly. Is there some story behind this?"

Nami was silent for a moment, then snorted coldly:

"Even if I told you, do you have the authority to meddle in this?"

"I probably can't control it, but at least I know where the people who have the ability and willingness to meddle are..."

Nami paused for a moment upon hearing this, turned to look at Uchiha Tou, and then gritted her teeth and said:

"That's easy to say. That's Arlong the Fishman! Didn't you say he also has some kind of Shichibukai background? Who would bother with something like this for a few villages?"

"How can you guarantee that someone will definitely lend a helping hand, and how can you guarantee that they will be a match for Ah Long?"

"hehe,"

Uchiha Touyu glanced at Nami sideways and sneered:

"If you don't believe me, fine. I only wanted to do something good because I felt sorry for you. But looking at you like this, you seem to have some symptoms of Stockholm syndrome. Have you gradually come to the side of the perpetrator because of fear?"

Nami's body trembled, and she lowered her head slightly, as if she had suffered a great blow. She slowly sat down on the deck and curled up into a ball.

"You have no idea... how terrifying Ah Long's gang is... you know absolutely nothing..."

After a while, Nami finally calmed down and was able to think things through. She suddenly realized that this was an excellent opportunity.

It's true that Arlong is very powerful, and fish-men's natural abilities far surpass those of humans, but to say that Arlong's pirate crew alone can fight against the Navy is a complete joke.

Not to mention the strength of the high-ranking Navy officers that Nami has never seen and has only heard about occasionally, just the Navy's millions of troops alone could drown the Arlong Pirates with a single spit from each of them!

"Just asking for information and finding outside help... it should be fine! I can just report it anonymously, and no matter what, it won't involve me or anyone in Cocoyasi Village!"

Thinking of this, Nami raised her head and asked:

"Feiyu, where is the person you said you knew...?!"

The deck was empty; Uchiha Hiyu had already entered the captain's cabin and vanished without a trace.

Damn it, can't this guy give me a little time to adjust my mindset?

Nami stormed into the captain's cabin, pushed open the door, and gasped for breath at the sight of Uchiha Touya, who was shirtless and feasting.

"Has this guy's muscles grown again? It feels like his physique has changed in just a few days, and his muscle definition is much fuller..."

"Speaking of which, it seems like he's been training every day lately. Is it because the pirate attack ignited his fighting spirit to become stronger?"

Uchiha Touyu, who was eating, saw Nami suddenly walk in. He immediately picked up his plate, ate all the food in large mouthfuls, and then put the plate back on the table.

"What's up? What do you need me for?"

"Um, who exactly is this person you were talking about... someone who's capable and willing to meddle in other people's business?"

"Heh... Sorry, I don't want to tell you now!"

"No, please! I was wrong just now, please tell me! At worst... at worst I'll let you touch it!"

Nami walked directly to Uchiha Tou's side, lifted her collar to reveal a hint of cleavage, and began to seduce him with a seductive look.

"Sorry, not interested!"

Uchiha Touyu snorted. He wasn't some novice who had never tasted meat before, and he was completely unmoved by Nami's crude seduction.

After all, the pirates in this world are all thick-skinned. When seducing these pirates, Nami doesn't need any skills at all. Without training, she is naturally far inferior to the ninjas in the Naruto world.

"Damn it, what do you want?! Do you... do you want me to sell myself?"

"Hmm... if your idea can really wipe out the Arlong Pirates, and you're willing to give me the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, then I don't mind letting you take advantage of me a little..."

Seeing Nami's expression that said, "You got a great deal," Uchiha Touyu snorted and said:

"You wish! Do you think you're made of gold? Worth more than a slippery fruit?"

"Are you in such a hurry to collect money because of the Arlong Pirates' mission? Let me guess, did the Arlong Pirates exploit your weakness, forcing you to work for them? Is it your family, or your hometown?"

As Uchiha Tobi analyzed each point, Nami's face gradually fell, and in the end, she exuded a sense of dejection.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're incredibly annoying?! Do you get any pleasure from asking these probing questions?!"

Uchiha Touyu leaned back in his seat, crossed his arms, and looked at Nami with a smile:

"I need to know you a little bit before I can decide whether or not to help you!"

Nami was silent for a moment, then finally let out a long sigh:

"I'm really scared of you... Didn't you ask me during the day if I had any stories? Since you want to hear them, I'll tell you my story!"

As they were talking, Nami found a sofa in the captain's cabin and sat down. She also grabbed a bottle of rum from the table, opened it, and gulped it down.

The original owner of Uchiha Touyu's body did have a decent alcohol tolerance, but Uchiha Touyu himself didn't drink alcohol. As a result, there was a lot of unfinished alcohol stored in the captain's cabin, which now benefited Nami, the female alcoholic.

"Haa~~"

After finishing a bottle of wine, Nami wiped her mouth, her face slightly flushed, and then looked at Uchiha Tou and began to tell her story.

The story is not complicated.

The once happy family was suddenly torn apart one day by Ah Long and his gang.

For the sake of her hometown, Nami had to draw sea charts for the Arlong Pirates while trying to cheat and swindle 1 million Berries to redeem Cocoyasi Village from Arlong.

(End of this chapter)