Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 526 Hello, Nami, it's me again...

three years ago.

With the help of Uehara Naraku, Sabo regained his memories. At that time, Sabo also met Luffy when he was sending Dadan back to Mount Gorbel.

When they met again in Loguetown, Luffy's face was full of surprise: "Sabo! What are you doing here?"

"Ha, I happen to have some business in Loguetown..."

Sabo turned to look at his younger brother, a bright smile on his face: "I'll stop him. Hurry up and leave with your companions!"

"This guy with the white smoke is difficult..."

"Don't worry."

Sabo smiled and shook his head. He slowly shaped his hand into a claw, and Armament Haki instantly appeared on his palm.

"Dragon Claw Fist!"

Sabo suddenly appeared in front of Smoker!

The jet-black claws suddenly lashed out at Smoker!

"Armament Haki..."

The next moment, Smoker retreated backward with a grim expression.

Even so, his clothes were still torn open by the Dragon Claw Fist!

"Let's hurry up and go, Luffy!"

Sabo smiled at Luffy and chuckled, "Follow the sea breeze that sees you off, and enter the Grand Line! See the most magnificent scenery in this world, and grow stronger and stronger! You must obtain the ONE PIECE we promised and become the Pirate King of this era!"

"Ah, don't worry!"

Luffy chuckled and nodded, then leaped towards the docks, his voice echoing throughout Loguetown's square: "I told you so! I would become the Pirate King!"

"This guy..."

Sabo chuckled softly and shook his head helplessly.

Sabo is quite exasperated with his eccentric younger brother, Luffy; sometimes he even feels like he's caught Luffy's quirky personality...

A puff of white smoke suddenly began to spread again.

Smoker reappeared in front of Sabo, clenching his jigs and exhaling a thick cloud of smoke from his cigar.

"Hmph, Luffy's reinforcements, huh?"

Smoker brandished his ten arms and charged at Sabo again, shouting fiercely, "Then you can all stay here!"

Sabo gripped the iron pipe in his hand, meeting Smoker's jitte strike. A hint of confidence gradually crept into his smile: "This is something I absolutely cannot agree to..."

The next second, the two engaged in a fierce battle in the square of Loguetown!

While Sabo and Smoker were locked in fierce combat, Monkey D. Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates had already escaped to the dock and were rushing toward their pirate ship.

"etc…"

Zoro's gaze seemed to catch a glimpse of a figure on the Going Merry for a fleeting moment, and he couldn't help but say, "Hey, there seems to be someone else on our ship!"

"Huh? How is that possible?"

Sanji glanced at the people around him: "Nami-chan, Luffy, that idiot, Usopp, and you, you moss-head idiot, there's probably no one left on the ship... Anyway, they're not good people, probably thieves. Let's get on board first!"

"Ahhhhh..."

Nami immediately noticed that the lush orange trees on the Going Merry had disappeared, and her expression quickly turned furious: "Aaaaaah... where are my orange trees! I should have left one of you to watch the ship!"

"Stop arguing! There are three sailors on board!"

Usopp's eyes were fixed on the figures on the ship; as a sniper, Usopp's eyesight was clearly the best.

On the Going Merry.

Uehara Naraku sat on the railing of the small boat, slowly raised his head to look at the overcast sky, spread his palms, and calmly said, "Admiral Aokiji, Ain, go help our Colonel Smoker!"

"This is so troublesome..."

Aokiji scratched his head and leaped onto the shore: "That Dragon guy is no pushover..."

"It's alright."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Ain as she flew down and smiled, "You just need to hold off Dragon, giving Ain and CP's reinforcements enough time to catch Sabo."

"Yes, Lieutenant General Uehara."

Ain nodded seriously and continued, "Are we really not going to try and capture the Straw Hat Pirates? This is a rare opportunity..."

"What's the point of catching them now?"

Uehara Naraku shook his head, rejecting Ain's suggestion: "Right now, only Straw Hat Luffy has a bounty. Even if we capture him, it will only mean being locked up for a while... There's no need to rush. Besides, the person we're going to capture today will make Straw Hat Luffy even more miserable."

"clear!"

Ain nodded.

"That's awful..."

Aokiji shook his head.

The next second, the two of them rushed towards Loguetown. When they encountered the Straw Hat Pirates, they didn't try to stop them, but simply dodged them and rushed into Loguetown again!

"Why?"

The Straw Hat Pirates were still somewhat taken aback.

Luffy scratched his head, glanced curiously at the two Marines heading towards Loguetown, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Huh? Aren't they here to arrest us?"

"Those two guys are really strong!"

Zoro's gaze shifted involuntarily, and he gripped his Wado Ichimonji tightly: "What do they mean? Are they looking down on us?"

"Zoro, stop talking!"

Usopp clutched his head, his eyes fixed on the Going Merry, a look of fear spreading across his face: "The guy left on that ship looks even scarier!"

The next moment, the wind suddenly became even stronger!

The sudden gust of wind dispersed the dark clouds in the sky, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the gap in the clouds, illuminating Uehara Naraku sitting on the railing of the Going Merry.

In the sight of the Straw Hat Pirates...

This scene appeared incredibly sacred and solemn, making one unable to help but admire it!

"Uehara!"

Luffy recognized Uehara Naraku and a look of joy appeared on his face. He excitedly waved his arms, "Wow, it's been so long, Uehara!"

Because the Straw Hat Pirates have been mentioning Uehara Naraku a lot lately, even though Luffy tries to forget what Uehara Naraku looks like, he can't help but think of him.

"That guy..."

Sanji's expression couldn't help but change.

It's really not easy to get Sanji to have any good feelings towards Uehara Naraku, since he has personally witnessed Uehara Naraku's despicable behavior.

Nami's feelings were even more complicated.

Anger gradually surfaced on Nami's face. She angrily rushed to the side of the Going Merry and waved her fists furiously.

"Hey, Uehara Naraku, you stole those orange trees I brought from Cocoyasi Village on the Going Merry again!"

There's absolutely no doubt about it!

Aside from Uehara Naraku right in front of us, who else would be so bored as to steal an orange tree?

"Here, I saved one for you!"

Uehara Naraku chuckled and shook his head, tossing a coin into Nami's hand, saying, "One hundred Berries, this is for buying the orange tree..."

"Wh...what?"

Nami instinctively took the coin, but her expression suddenly changed: "Wait, Uehara Naraku, the money we left on the ship..."

"Yes, I see it. There are 17,930,000 Berries in the safe..."

Uehara Naraku opened his palm and said sincerely, "It seems that it must have been very difficult for you to save up so much money. I promise you, I will definitely spend it well."

This number is absolutely accurate.

Nami's expression turned very unpleasant, and everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates could tell that she was definitely not in a good mood.

but…

This Uehara Naraku is really going too far!

"...a...a...a...a..."

Nami clenched her fists, slowly raised her head to look at Uehara Naraku, as if she was about to be controlled by anger and shout out a curse at any moment.

Obviously...

Nami's temper was on the verge of exploding.

Over the years, Nami has never forgotten what happened after she met Uehara Naraku when she was fifteen years old, and now history seems to be repeating itself.

That bastard, why does he keep stealing her things!

"Nami, don't say things carelessly."

Uehara Naraku straightened his cloak and smiled as he spoke, "Just a reminder, I'm a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters. I'm much stronger than Captain Smoker, whom you were just chasing. Think carefully about what you're going to say."

Nami's face froze instantly.

Even if Uehara Naraku wasn't a Marine Vice Admiral, Nami would have to think twice before scolding him, because she knew he was actually quite petty...

Recalling the past, Nami was immediately filled with resentment, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked up at Uehara Naraku with pleading eyes: "You're a Marine now, why are you still taking my things...?"

delicate and charming…

Feeling wronged...

This is Nami's usual weapon against men.

Uehara Naraku tilted his head as he looked at Nami's expression. After thinking for a moment, he gave an answer: "Maybe it's because I feel it's too hard for you to earn money, so I feel responsible for spending it for you... By the way, I also had someone take away the jewelry you hid in your room."

"..."

Nami's aggrieved expression immediately turned into despair.

Uehara Naraku is still that awful bastard.

Even after becoming a navy officer, he still couldn't shake his nature of bullying her, a young girl. But why does this guy always manage to find her money?!

And they always appear when she's happiest...

They stole her money, stole her treasures, stole her orange tree…

The last time was after Arlong was defeated, when Nami was at her happiest, and Uehara Naraku stole her savings of many years; this time, she had just returned from shopping and was about to enter the Grand Line when her money and jewelry were stolen...

This guy…

Could this be her nightmare?

"Making a beautiful girl cry is not something a man should do!"

Sanji's voice suddenly appeared in everyone's ears, and he quickly jumped towards Uehara Naraku, launching a series of kicks at him!

Uehara Naraku stretched out his palm towards Sanji in the air, and a burst of Armament Haki instantly emanated from his palm!

Sanji's body flew backward at an even faster speed!

"idiot!"

After cursing Sanji, Roronoa Zoro suddenly drew his three swords and charged towards Uehara Naraku: "Three-Sword Style: Three Thousand Worlds!"

A murderous aura and blade light swept towards Uehara Nara!

The next moment, Uehara Naraku extended a finger and pressed it against one of the swords, blocking the seemingly powerful attack. This caused Roronoa Zoro to break out in a cold sweat!

This…

What exactly happened?!

Are you kidding me!

Last time at the Baratie restaurant, Hawkeye Mihawk was able to break his swordsmanship with a small knife, and this time Uehara Naraku broke his swordsmanship with a single finger!

"You bastard..."

Roronoa Zoro stared intently at Uehara Naraku, sensing something was amiss. Were they about to be captured by the Marines before they even set foot on the Grand Line?

This kind of strength…

Even Luffy is far inferior!

It's unimaginable how many powerful figures the Navy has, and how many monsters roam the Grand Line!

"I won't stop you."

Uehara Naraku slowly shook his head, leaped down from the railing of the Going Merry, and said earnestly, "Luffy, let's leave here right now. You paid a terrible price to be able to enter the Grand Line!"

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