Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 412 Five Days, Do You Know How I Spent Those Five Days!

Ah Long was killed.

Except for Hachi, who escaped, the entire Arlong Pirates were wiped out, and the nightmare that had been hanging over Nami's head vanished overnight.

The fifteen-year-old girl sat down on the ground, her head hanging low, finally relaxing completely.

The mountain that had been weighing on her head was finally removed.

Uehara Naraku stood beside her, quietly watching Nami, smiling with narrowed eyes as he gently ruffled her hair, softly soothing her emotions.

"From now on, you don't have to be afraid of Ah Long anymore."

At this moment, Uehara Naraku looked like a righteous person who had just eliminated evil and was protecting world peace.

Nami slowly nodded, took a deep breath, and looked up at Uehara Naraku, a hint of gratitude flashing across her face: "No matter what... thank you."

"Hmm, it's okay..."

Uehara Naraku's smile was unusually sunny. He stretched and slowly began to reveal his wolfish nature: "We've been sailing at sea for a long time recently, from the Grand Line all the way to the East Blue. I'm worried about getting scurvy. Do you have any fruits here? We'd like to buy some..."

"Yes, I have!"

Nami nodded slowly, a smile appearing on her face: "My family has a large orange grove. If you'd like, I'll give you a very generous discount as a thank you gift!"

"Then..."

Uehara Naraku narrowed his eyes, looked at the greedy girl, and nodded, saying, "Thank you for the discount..."

Nami, that girl…

They're even more greedy than I imagined!

What time is it? You still can't figure out the situation!

Did this girl develop a greedy habit because of Ah Long... or was she inherently a greedy person?

Uehara Naraku watched with a smile as Nami rushed into Arlong Park and packed up all the money Arlong had accumulated over the years, his smile growing ever wider.

"call…"

Nami looked at the huge package and smiled happily: "These are all things that Arlong has taken from everyone in the village over the years. Let's find a chance to return them..."

At this point, Nami couldn't help but frown again, her smile gradually fading. She slowly lowered her head and said, "But... they probably won't accept me as a member of the Arlong Pirates!"

"yes…"

Uehara Naraku nodded quietly beside him.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter."

Nami quickly gave up her frustration; at least the nightmare that haunted her childhood had disappeared, and she could now calmly arrange her life.

Nami's face lit up with a playful smile again: "Come on, I'll take you to my house to pick oranges first. Our oranges are incredibly sweet, and even with a discount, the price might still be high!"

"Mmm..."

Uehara Naraku nodded with a smile and looked at Nami, saying, "Money is not a problem for me. I'm actually not that interested in money."

"Huh?"

Nami's face lit up with curiosity. She couldn't help but rub her hands together and asked, "So, how much money do you have?"

"hehe…"

Uehara Naraku smiled and extended his palm, gently ruffling Nami's hair: "You'll see in a little while."

Nami looked up at Uehara with an expectant gaze.

After half an hour.

Cocoyasi Village, Nami's family's orange grove.

Nami now knows exactly how much money Uehara Naraku has.

36.53 million peles.

This amount represents all the money she had saved from age ten to fifteen, which she had secretly buried in her family's orange grove. Now, it has all been taken by Uehara Naraku.

I was too naive...

I'm still too young...

A series of thoughts drifted through Nami's mind: Why would she trust a group of pirates?

Because this pirate killed Arlong, why did he speak to her so kindly? Why would she be deceived by a pirate?

After this bastard named Uehara Naraku entered their family's orange grove, instead of picking oranges, he quickly discovered the treasure she had hidden there!

Nami bit her lip tightly as she watched Uehara Naraku dig out the money and treasure she had hidden in the orange grove and slowly pack them away.

"You bastard..."

Nami's eyes were filled with despair: "Wait, didn't you say you had a lot of money and weren't interested in it?"

"Nami..."

Uehara Naraku nodded, picked up the bundle full of money and treasure, and sighed softly, "Do you think... there's anyone in this world who isn't interested in money?"

Uehara Naraku patted Nami on the shoulder and encouraged her, "Keep it up! You can set yourself a small goal, like earning another 100 million Berries..."

"I saved up so much money and used it for five years..."

Nami clenched her fists, her face filled with despair as she watched Uehara Naraku grab her money: "Five years! Do you know how I've spent these past five years?"

"Oh?"

Uehara Naraku slowly turned his head, a cryptic smile on his face: "Do you know how I spent the last five days after we met you, and then rushed to Arlong Park?"

Uehara Naraku spread out his palms and said with a serious expression, "For five days, I have been asking about your preferences every day, trying to find out information about you!"

For five days, I carefully pondered how much money a girl who started collecting Baileys at the age of ten could have accumulated over five years, and where she would hide the stolen treasures and Baileys...

Ultimately, I decided on your family's orange grove.

"..."

Nami was completely stunned after hearing what Uehara Naraku said!

She had initially thought that Uehara Naraku was at least a good person because he was always comforting her, but it turned out that he was trying to figure out how to find out about her treasure every day!

Aaaaaaaahhhhhh…

That bastard liar!

How can someone like Uehara Naraku exist in this world?!

The fifteen-year-old girl felt like she was about to be driven crazy by Uehara Naraku. How could this guy have the nerve to do such a thing!

"mix…"

"Nami!"

Nami's older sister, Nojiko, had originally come to help sell oranges, but upon seeing this situation, she immediately covered Nami's mouth!

This is a pirate with a bounty of 30 million Berries!

And this guy just killed Ah Long and his gang!

No matter how you look at it, they are not the kind of people they should be provoking right now!

Noji put his arm around Nami's shoulder and gently comforted her, "It's alright, Nami, at least Arlong's nightmare is over. We'll have more Berries in the future, and then we can relax and grow oranges at home..."

"Little girl, you're overthinking it."

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips into a smile, reached out and grabbed an orange from the air, and said with a beaming smile, "Your nightmare has only just begun!"

"What else do you want to do?"

"you guess!"

Uehara Naraku slowly peeled the orange, took a bite, and nodded at Nami with satisfaction: "Mmm... your oranges are really sweet..."

The next moment, Uehara Naraku's face suddenly turned extremely gloomy. He stared intently at Nami and Nojiko, and said in a deep voice, "Go and call all the villagers of Cocoyasi Village to come here right now and help me load all the oranges from my orange grove onto our boat!"

Nami: "..."

Nochiko: "..."

Is this pirate out of his mind?!

Why did they steal her oranges after robbing her treasure?

As it turned out, the two of them had seriously underestimated Uehara Naraku's limits. Just as Nojiko was about to stay there and have Nami go call for help...

"etc!"

Uehara Naraku called out to Nami, took another bite of orange, and smiled again, adding, "Oh, right, tell the villagers to bring their usual farm tools when they come..."

"..."

Nokiko was still somewhat surprised.

Nami immediately realized something, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily: "Hey, you wouldn't be thinking of taking the orange tree back..."

"You guessed right, Nami-chan!"

Uehara Naraku nodded and instructed earnestly, "Have them bring the tools and help me move your orange trees onto the boat. Plant as many as you can!"

Nami: "..."

Uehara Naraku, you really are a ruthless person!

Nami really thinks that Uehara Naraku, that pirate, has something wrong with his head. He stole so many Berries from her, why can't he just go buy oranges anywhere else!

They even tried to steal their orange trees!

Are they really not afraid of wasting time?

Seeing that Nami seemed stunned by his words, Uehara Naraku extended his finger and made a shooting gesture towards an orange.

"Bang!"

The orange was instantly shattered by Armament Haki!

Uehara Naraku squinted, smiled, and extended his finger, placing it on Nojiko's head before turning to look at Nami.

"Please hurry up! If you're any slower, I might kill everyone in Cocoyasi Village!"

"Aaaaaaah, are you out of your mind?!"

Nami dashed away in a frenzy.

After watching her sister leave, Nojiko turned to look at Uehara Naraku and suddenly laughed, "Mr. Uehara... isn't he actually a good person? But why did he always have to bully Nami?"

"Hehe, of course I'm a good person..."

Uehara Naraku crossed his arms, looked at Noki, and sneered, "But your sister spoke ill of me on our ship. I was the one who helped her kill Arlong, and she still wanted to sell me oranges at a high price... Is she even human?"

"..."

Nokiko couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

Both Uehara Naraku and Nami seem to have done some pretty bad things!

the other side.

After Nami left the orange grove, she suddenly realized that the village might no longer accept her, so she could only run to the only person who could accept her!

Ah Jian, the police officer stationed in Cocosia Village.

"Ah Jian!"

Nami frantically knocked on the door of the uncle who had cheered her up when she was an infant, her face filled with panic as she cried out, "Ken! Quickly, get someone to bring tools and help us pick the oranges! Help us dig up our orange tree!"

"..."

Ah Jian looked at Nami blankly, the little windmill on his hat spinning wildly: "Wait... what happened?"

"Listen to me!"

Nami gripped his arm tightly, her face grave as she said, "A pirate has come to our village. He killed Arlong and his crew, and now he's going to steal our oranges and orange trees. If everyone doesn't help pick the oranges, he'll kill everyone in the entire Cocoyasi village!"

"..."

Ah Jian looked at Nami with confusion, but he didn't hesitate and immediately believed her. He then took the loudspeaker and began to gather the villagers.

What's wrong with all the pirates on the high seas...?

To be honest, this kind of thing sounds pretty confusing.

What touched Nami slightly was...

It is said that her family was attacked by pirates, and everyone in the village came to help, even clamoring to help her drive away the pirates.

Do the villagers already know the truth about her seeking refuge with Ah Long?

They weren't hostile towards her...

But now is not the time to be sentimental!

Nami couldn't help but rub her forehead and said in a deep voice, "That Uehara Naraku has a problem with his thinking. He's the one who killed Arlong. Everyone, don't mess with him. Just help pick some oranges and dig up a few orange trees..."

There are at least three more nights to go...

There's hope of adjusting my sleep schedule today!

(End of this chapter)