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

Chapter 233 Transfer of the Wax-Wax Fruit

"So, Captain, you killed those two giants?"

Nami said with some surprise, "Uchiha Touya didn't really hide his special abilities. When he killed people and absorbed their life force, he did it all right in front of Nami. So Nami had some understanding of her captain's abilities."

Since he said he absorbed the lifeblood of those two giants, those two giants must already be dead.

"That's right, I did kill those two giants. If it weren't for good luck, I might have been the one who died this time."

"However, you shouldn't spread this news. Dorry and Brogy are quite famous in the Giant Kingdom, and they still have many giant worshippers. If the news gets out, it might cause some trouble."

Uchiha Touyu didn't care about the trouble caused by the giants, but he also didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he casually gave an order.

"Okay, I understand, Mr. Feiyu!"

"Understood, Captain!"

The group on the boat nodded in agreement, their faces showing a hint of excitement.

The people on the ship were well aware of the strength of those two giants, especially the overwhelming power of their move, "Overlord of the Nation." The impact of that move was visible to everyone on the ship at the time; it was truly earth-shattering.

The fact that even such a powerful individual was no match for Uchiha Hiu naturally gave them considerable confidence.

Nami felt incredibly safe with such a powerful captain. Princess Vivi and Curly Hair also felt that their country finally had hope. If they could defeat such a huge giant, they should be able to defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea too!

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Where's that Candle-Candle Fruit user?"

Uchiha Touya stretched. Although his injuries had been fully healed after absorbing the blood and energy of the two giants, his pain receptors still felt some of the phantom pain from the battle. In addition, the adrenaline from the battle had subsided, leaving him feeling somewhat tired.

So Uchiha Touyu planned to finish things quickly and then go back to get some rest.

"It's right there, isn't it in that bucket?"

Uchiha Touyu turned his head and, sure enough, saw Mr. 3's head in the bucket. He glanced at the deck again and frowned.

"Where's Usopp? Where did he go?"

"Usopp was attacked by a pterosaur while he was on the ship and was slightly injured. He's currently resting in the cabin."

"Tsk... I'll have to see a doctor later... otherwise this is taking too long."

This time, Nami didn't get sick from the insects on the Grand Line. Of course, this was definitely due to the Smooth-Smooth Fruit. With this fruit, even mosquitoes couldn't stick to Nami's skin, let alone bite her.

However, whether it's Nami or Usopp, their physical abilities are what they are; they're not like Luffy or Zoro who are invincible. When sailing at sea, they definitely need a doctor.

Uchiha Hiyu could serve as a part-time battlefield medic. His treatment method was quite simple: find any large fish or sea monster at sea, drain its blood and energy, and convert it into mana for on-site treatment. Blood Nerve Technique was a top-tier technique in terms of blood, energy, and physical body. As long as there was enough blood and energy, regenerating the physical body was a piece of cake.

But if he gets sick, then there's nothing he can do. The world of One Piece is full of all sorts of diseases. Even someone as strong as the Pirate King Roger could fall ill at any time, and it was the kind of illness that was incurable.

(It's decided. After things are settled in Alabasta, I'll go to Drum Kingdom and bring over that food reserve doctor!)

There are many skilled doctors on the Grand Line, but since the Straw Hat crew has already proven Chopper's medical abilities and fighting talent in the original story, Uchiha Tou doesn't want to go through the trouble of finding other doctors.

(But this way... I've snatched both the Straw Hat Pirates' doctor and navigator. I wonder what changes Luffy's pirate journey will undergo?)

(Thinking about it carefully, it's probably not just the crew that were outmaneuvered; it seems I've also managed to take over the Going Merry and most of its rivals.)

"Let's call Usopp out first. If he's just injured, I can handle it."

After hearing what Uchiha Tou said, Nami didn't say much and went straight to the room to call Usopp out. A moment later, Usopp, wrapped up like a mummy, came to the deck.

"Didn't you say it was just a minor injury? This looks like it's much more than a small one..."

"And... what's with the stench on this guy?"

"Waaaaah, Captain, I almost got eaten by that pterosaur! Luckily, I had prepared a super stink bomb, which knocked the pterosaur unconscious... But I also fell from the sky and ended up like this."

"Tsk... your actions are truly speechless..."

Uchiha Touya was speechless for a moment, then walked up to the bucket and plunged one hand into Mr. 3's heart.

In an instant, this Baroque Works agent was drained of his life force by Uchiha Hiyu, his blood and qi transformed into a wisp of blood nerve magic, and the Devil Fruit within his body transformed into a wisp of Devil Fruit soul.

Then, Uchiha Hiyu walked directly to Usopp, slapped him on the head, and the Blood Nerve Magic entered Usopp's body, directly dissipating into the essence of blood and qi, and in a short while, it restored most of Usopp's injuries.

At the same time, the soul of the Devil Fruit merged into Usopp's body. Uchiha Touyu felt a heat in his palm and quickly raised his hand. He saw that Usopp's headband had been burned with a large hole, and his hair stood up with wisps of fire emerging from the center.

"Tsk...another side effect?"

The Candle-Candle Fruit ignites a tiny flame on the user's head, just like a burning candle.

However, this only happens when the Candle Fruit activates its power. It's definitely not normal for someone like Usopp to maintain this hairstyle even in his normal state.

Just like how the original Lion Riki became a bald lion after fusing with the Vulture Fruit, this is clearly a side effect of Uchiha Hiu transferring the Devil Fruit.

These minor side effects are nothing. Think about the Beasts Pirates' artificial Devil Fruits. The success rate of those things is only 1 in 10. Even if they succeed, they often turn people into something neither human nor beast, like ghosts. But there are still so many pirates who want to eat artificial Devil Fruits that they can line up.

The only side effect of his Devil Fruit teleportation ability is this slight. If the Beast Pirates found out, they would probably be begging and crying to be dragged to his side.

"Huh? What's wrong with me?"

Usopp cried out in surprise, feeling the change in his body. He reached out and touched his head, only to be burned by the flames on it.

"Now that you're a Candle-Candle Fruit user, use your fruit's power!"

Uchiha Touyu explained to Usopp, who was stunned, never expecting that he had become a Devil Fruit user.

Not only that, he also felt that most of his original injuries had healed, his internal organs had fully recovered, and his wounds had healed. Only some fractures and other injuries were still slightly fragile and had not fully healed.

However, Usopp didn't dare to ask too many questions. After all, he was just a prisoner. What if the other party killed him to silence him if he asked too many questions?

With a thought, Usopp stretched out his hand and sprayed out a large amount of wax, which solidified in an instant into a statue exactly like himself.

"Really! I'm a Devil Fruit user too! This must be the power of the Candle-Candle Fruit! That's amazing!"

Usopp experimented with his Devil Fruit powers for a while, using the wax created by the Candle-Candle Fruit to conjure all sorts of objects, and quickly gained an understanding of his fruit's abilities.

It seems that because the Devil Fruit power was originally extracted from Mr. 3's body, the wax that Usopp creates is no less strong than steel. He can use abilities like the Candle Championship and the Candle Seal with just a few tweaks.

It can be said that from the very beginning, he inherited Mr. 3's development progress. In this respect, Uchiha Tou's Devil Fruit ability transfer, apart from the side effects, brought about a much stronger effect than simply eating a Devil Fruit.

However, the development of Mr. 3 was just so-so. While it wasn't particularly weak, it wasn't particularly strong either. At most, it saved Usopp some time of figuring things out.

Ignoring Usopp's excitement at gaining Devil Fruit powers, Uchiha Touyu gave an order and went straight to the cabin to rest.

The next morning, when Uchiha Hiyu opened his eyes, he felt full of energy. After moving his body a little, he felt his joints cracking.

"My skills have improved again... It feels great!"

Although he didn't do any training, the recuperation after the fight was obviously a way to improve his strength. After his body fully recovered, Uchiha Touyu could feel that he was now about three times his former self before he went to Little Garden.

Stepping out of the room, Uchiha Touyu couldn't wait to train and see how much his strength had increased, but he was slightly taken aback as soon as he arrived on the deck.

On deck, Usopp was steering the ship, Nami was still studying her Clima-Tact, and Princess Vivi and Curly-haired Girl were chatting...

None of that matters. There's also a Golden Week holiday where someone spread out a picnic blanket on the deck, sitting on it drinking tea and eating rice crackers.

"Miss Golden Week? What happened to this brat? Why were you let out?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Tou's words, Golden Week put down his senbei and black tea, glaring at him angrily. Nami scratched her head and smiled.

"There's no other way... We can't keep Marianne locked up in the cabin all the time! Besides, she's not a Devil Fruit user..."

If you're not a Devil Fruit user, you don't need to kill to extract their power. In fact, neither Nami nor Vivi could bring themselves to lay a hand on Goldenweek.

After all, she looks like just a 12-year-old girl. It's impossible for upright people like them to lay a hand on a child like that.

"Alright, let's leave her here then!"

Uchiha Touya didn't seem to care much about this. It was true that the little girl was very capable, but she didn't seem to have a strong desire to fight.

Although she cares about her companions, and in the original work there is even a cover story where she saves all her companions in the Baroque Works, she never uses violence throughout the process, which shows how easygoing she is.

As for whether or not they can win over Golden Week Marian, that's something Nami can handle. It would be best if the girl could come with them on the sea voyage, but if not, Uchiha Tou wouldn't mind.

Moreover, Uchiha Tou's surprise was not because of Golden Week Marian, but because of another person he sensed through his Observation Haki.

Slowly raising his head, Uchiha Touyu spoke softly:

"Hey you sitting on the mast, aren't you going to introduce yourself?"

As soon as Uchiha Touyu finished speaking, everyone on the deck was taken aback and quickly looked up. They saw a woman with slightly dark skin, wearing a black leather jacket, sitting on the ship's mast, looking somewhat like a Western cowboy.

"This person is...it's Miss Sunday! She's the Shichibukai's partner, the one who replaced Shaco Rockfall and controlled Baroque Works!"

Princess Vivi's face paled in shock, and she cried out in alarm. As soon as she finished speaking, everyone on the deck immediately took a defensive stance.

Miss Sunday, who was sitting on the mast, chuckled softly after hearing Princess Vivi's words:

"What a lovely princess! But shouldn't you thank me more? If it weren't for me, you would have been exposed the moment you joined Baroque Works!"

"What...you figured out my identity from the start? What are you plotting?"

Princess Vivi spoke nervously, but at that moment, Uchiha Tou suddenly reached out and blocked Princess Vivi's path, interrupting their conversation:

"Okay, just as Miss Sunday said, she didn't mean you any harm. Although she did some things that aided and abetted evil, she actually did her best to help you within her own purview."

"ah!?"

Princess Vivi was shocked. The other party offered her help? Really?!

Nico Robin, who was sitting on the mast with a smile on her face, stiffened her smile slightly and revealed a serious expression. She carefully examined Uchiha Tou, but no matter how she looked at him, she could not tell who Uchiha Tou was.

News travels at sea, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and is never accurate.

In short, if the World Government and the Navy, or even pirates and revolutionaries, do something, it immediately spreads throughout the world and becomes known to everyone.

In short, as long as one has no connection with the aforementioned powerful groups, even if one possesses extraordinary strength, they often remain unknown and unnoticed. Uchiha Touyu undoubtedly belongs to this low-profile category.

Robin had already seen it when they arrived. This Going Merry was not a pirate ship; it didn't fly a pirate flag. Since it was neither a pirate nor a Marine, Nico Robin wasn't sure about Uchiha Tou's strength.

(End of this chapter)