Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 502 Akatsuki's Fangs!

The Whitebeard Pirates...

Actually, she was really good to Uchiha Sasuke.

Although Sasuke Uchiha thought they were a bunch of brainless idiots, no matter how you looked at it, these idiots were now his companions.

certainly…

Naruto Uzumaki was also recognized as a comrade by Sasuke Uchiha.

But now, Sasuke Uchiha senses that things are subtly changing. The Whitebeard Pirates he wants to protect are just like the Whitebeard Pirates that Naruto Uzumaki once protected Konoha…

A long purple arrow lit up!

The next moment, a black flame slowly landed on the long arrow out of thin air, and a ball of Armament Haki slowly wrapped around the arrowhead!

"Naruto!"

Uchiha Sasuke slowly drew back the giant bow in his hand, manipulating the complete Susanoo. The long arrows mounted on it were so black they gleamed, drawing attention from all who saw them!

Even Sasuke Uchiha felt it wasn't enough!

A bolt of lightning struck the tip of the long arrow; it was the lightning of Lightning Release: Chidori, whose attack power and destructive force far surpassed those of its kind!

This was his strongest attack!

"Sasuke..."

Naruto's gaze gradually turned serious.

Under his control, giant claws gradually grew from the golden Nine-Tails' body, constantly gathering chakra and Haki, converging into a Rasengan shuriken of a unique shape.

If Uehara Naraku hadn't existed...

The two of them will be the pinnacle of another world!

Even in this world, they possess power that ordinary people cannot attain!

That is why, apart from the core members of the Akatsuki, only Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have the right to move freely in the world of One Piece!

"Gurala la la la..."

The white-bearded man clenched his fists, a grin spreading across his face. "Seeing these two brats really reminds me of my younger days!"

It's like...

Back when Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger were locked in combat!

Even though Whitebeard still maintains his title as the world's strongest, he has inevitably grown old, making it impossible for him to fight for as long as younger players like Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki...

On the sea.

Uchiha Sasuke manipulated Susanoo to complete his technique, and a black arrow wrapped in lightning suddenly shot out, flying towards the golden Nine-Tails!

"Naruto!"

"Sasuke!"

What awaited that long arrow...

It is a jet-black spiral shuriken!

The moment the black arrow clashed with the spiral shuriken, a huge flash of fire illuminated the night, and the next second a violent explosion resounded across the sea!

The sea was trembling violently!

This sea area seemed to have experienced an earthquake!

After the first explosion, the second explosion quickly swept outwards, and flames hundreds of meters high spread outwards in an instant, engulfing Uchiha Sasuke's Susanoo and Uzumaki Naruto's golden Nine-Tails!

In the midst of the explosion, a ball of black light, seemingly capable of destroying everything, swiftly engulfed Susanoo and the golden Nine-Tails!

Two attacks, enough to destroy a small island, collided violently here, and no one could predict the outcome of their battle…

Everyone involuntarily widened their eyes, their Observation Haki enveloping them, wanting to see clearly who would win and who would lose this time!

After a long while.

The massive explosion blasted a huge semi-circular crater into the sea surface, and ocean currents swirled continuously within that crater…

On that concave, semi-circular surface of the sea.

Uchiha Sasuke stood to one side, his Susanoo reduced to mere skeletons. He slowly covered his eyes with his hands, and tears of blood streamed down his cheeks…

Naruto's golden Nine-Tails was also badly damaged, with only two or three tails barely clinging to his body...

"You bastard..."

Sasuke Uchiha raised his head, glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, and then his Susanoo tried to activate again to transform back into its complete form!

Just then, a voice echoed in Sasuke's mind, interrupting his desire to continue fighting: "Ha, Sasuke, are you fighting so hard to protect the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha's expression froze for a moment.

That's Uehara Naraku's voice. That guy is contacting him using the Rinnegan... Could that guy also be in this area of ​​the sea?

The next moment, Uchiha Sasuke regained consciousness.

Even if he won this battle against Naruto Uzumaki, there was nothing to be happy about, because according to their agreement, after the Beasts Pirates cleared the way, the Whitebeard Pirates would fall into an even bigger trap;

Failure isn't something to be discouraged about, because it gives the Whitebeard Pirates a reason to go back and protect that bunch of idiots...

Sasuke Uchiha was well aware that Whitebeard's power was also considerable, but that didn't mean the old man could defeat Naraku Uehara... Based on the power that guy had displayed in the ninja world, he was an omnipotent god!

this moment…

Uchiha Sasuke slowly clenched his fist.

Right now, he has chosen failure...

Or should we continue fighting until we defeat Naruto?

"That Naruto guy..."

Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but look up at Naruto Uzumaki, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, then slowly he loosened them: "Back when I defected from Konoha to join Akatsuki... he must have been even more conflicted than I am now, right?"

Naruto Uzumaki back then...

Wanting to protect Konoha without wanting to hurt him is simply idiotic. There's no such thing as having it all in this world!

"Sasuke."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Sasuke Uchiha, slowly opening his palm, a complex expression on his face: "Should we continue? Actually, there's no need..."

"I... admit defeat."

Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth, his face turning cold as he interrupted Naruto Uzumaki, slowly closed his eyes, and lay back on the sea.

"..."

Naruto Uzumaki fell silent.

"Sasuke, Daddy's letting us go home!"

Marco's voice suddenly reached their ears.

Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but roll his eyes, glaring at the phoenix flying in the air: "Hurry up and grab me, I'm almost out of strength!"

"Hey, hey, hey, just hold on a little longer!"

The blue phoenix spread its wings and flew to the sea, grabbed Sasuke Uchiha's body and slowly flew away, leaving Naruto Uzumaki still standing in the same place.

Naruto Uzumaki showed no joy at his victory; he simply glanced down at his chest, where he saw a ring befitting a formal member of the Akatsuki organization.

Naruto sighed, looked up at the phoenix flying in the air, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"So Sasuke... finally has a lot of friends?"

Since the entire Team 7 knew that Sasuke Uchiha had nowhere to go, finding a place to stay in this world was indeed something to be happy about.

This matter…

More gratifying than any so-called victory.

The battle, which lasted for a day and a night, finally came to an end.

Unfortunately, Naruto Uzumaki was unaware that after Sasuke Uchiha returned to the Moby Dick, the captains were most curious about Naruto.

These idiots don't care that Uchiha Sasuke lost.

They were simply curious about the relationship between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, because intuitively, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki seemed to have a good relationship.

On the Moby Dick.

Sasuke Uchiha sat on the deck, slowly recounting his past friendship with Naruto Uzumaki: "That guy was the worst student in the Ninja Academy... well... I was the top student... After graduation, we were assigned to the same team..."

"Hey, Sasuke, don't brag too much!"

"Damn it, I'm serious!"

"Gurarararara... Sachi, don't interrupt him, go prepare the banquet!"

"Yes, Dad! But I still think..."

"Idiot, hurry up and prepare the banquet!"

Marco tapped Sachi on the head and rolled his eyes. "Idiot Sachi, are you afraid you'll have too much fun in the future?"

Sasuke Uchiha couldn't beat Naruto Uzumaki...

Can't we just hang Sachi, that chef, up and beat him?

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Thatch as he walked away, then leaned back against the railing and continued rambling, "Although I also really dislike that idiot Naruto, sometimes he can be a little reliable..."

"Really? You seem like a very serious person!"

"It's probably because he's been studying to become Hokage lately..."

"Naruto?"

"The village chief is simply called Hokage."

"Isn't the village too strict? Do we really need to study?"

"If you take Naruto's strength into account, that village is roughly equivalent to the power of a Yonko pirate crew, and they could start a war at any time, even though they're now under Akatsuki's control, and Naruto has joined Akatsuki..."

"A ninja village..."

"If we defeat Akatsuki and save the people of that village, we'll definitely be able to recruit a lot of allies!"

"Idiot, stop dreaming! That's Akatsuki! The Beast Pirates might have become their pawns too! Besides, Akatsuki taking over and ruling that village wouldn't be without its benefits..."

"..."

The entire Whitebeard Pirates were listening to Sasuke Uchiha tell his story with Naruto Uzumaki, with Portgas D. Ace occasionally chiming in.

The atmosphere gradually became tense after Sasuke Uchiha slowly brought up the Akatsuki organization, because the Whitebeard Pirates knew that Akatsuki was the organization Sasuke feared.

"My older brother is a member of Akatsuki..."

Sasuke Uchiha clasped his hands together and calmly continued, "Later, to protect me, my brother made me join Akatsuki. After meeting Ace, I became a pirate. Because I went against the Akatsuki leader's will, I didn't want us to clash with Akatsuki..."

These words are half true and half false.

Sasuke Uchiha slowly raised his head, looked at the night sky, and whispered, "The leader of Akatsuki, the guy known as God within the organization, likes to manipulate other people's destinies..."

"Controlling fate?"

Vista, unable to contain his curiosity, stretched out his fingers and twitched them back and forth a few times: "How can something like fate be controlled?"

This matter…

That doesn't sound very reliable.

Fate sounds somewhat ethereal and unpredictable.

The Whitebeard Pirates members in the crowd also looked somewhat confused. They wondered if Sasuke Uchiha was having trouble accepting his defeat to his childhood friend, and if he was experiencing a slight mental breakdown…

Only Marshall D. Teach's gaze shifted slightly.

Because he had met members of Akatsuki and witnessed the true nature of Sasuke Uchiha's brother, Itachi Uchiha, that man saw through his thoughts in a single sentence!

Fate is such a thing...

It's not something unreal or illusory!

"have no idea…"

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head, his eyes heavy and complex: "That guy monitors everything in this world—the encounters between people, the cycle of life and death—perhaps all are under his control, making it impossible for people to distinguish between reality and illusion..."

such as…

This war between them and the Beasts Pirates must be under the control of Uehara Naraku, but Uchiha Sasuke is unaware of Uehara Naraku's true purpose.

In order to thwart the Whitebeard Pirates' invincible momentum at sea?

Or is there some other reason? Or is that guy finally going to target the Whitebeard Pirates?

"Gurala la la la..."

The white-bearded man shook his head, laughing as he tried to soothe Uchiha Sasuke: "Sasuke, kid, a person's life doesn't stop because of some so-called fate. How about we have a big drink tonight?"

"Dad, I just put your IV drip on!"

Marco, standing nearby, couldn't help but interrupt the white-bearded man, muttering incessantly, "And for the next week, no, for a month, we can't drink alcohol..."

The Whitebeard Pirates were not discouraged by their temporary setback, and the Beasts Pirates gradually withdrew from the area.

Meanwhile, the Navy, which had been monitoring this area, has also taken new actions after the two Yonko pirate crews withdrew.

Just as the naval warships reunited with the three Shichibukai—Kakuzu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Doflamingo—they immediately began pursuing the Beasts Pirates under Kabuto Yakushi's command…

On the chase...

Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru…

We have encountered the biggest crisis in history!

The Akatsuki organization's true objective in orchestrating the clash between two Yonko pirate crews has finally reached the closing stage!

These members, who roamed in the shadows, finally revealed their hunting fangs in the darkness!

First update!

(End of this chapter)