Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece.

Sunlight shone on his disheveled hair...

Bai Yu gestured for the puppet to stop and slowly propped up his upper body.

"First of all, I want to clarify that I am not a bad person..."

"Liar!"

The boy abruptly took half a step back, his dagger slicing through the air in an arc: "Those wooden figures can move! Mom said only the devil can control inanimate objects! Only the devil possesses incredible power!"

The sea breeze suddenly became fierce, making the treetops around it rustle.

A withered leaf swirled and landed on Bai Yu's knee. He noticed that the boy's bare right foot was still bleeding, and the instep was covered with mud and blood. Clearly, running barefoot in the forest was not a good choice.

"If I were the devil."

Bai Yu softened his tone and pointed to his wound: "Do you think demons bleed? I'm seriously injured."

Bai Yu paused and then asked, "But what happened to your tattered clothes and so many injuries?"

Seemingly sensing that Uchiha Hakuba didn't harbor any ill intentions, the boy's tense expression gradually relaxed.

The boy's Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and he lowered the dagger in his hand slightly, but still gripped it tightly.

“I…I’m Toby Toby, and I’m from a nearby fishing village.”

The boy's voice was a little dry, clearly indicating that he hadn't had water for a while.

"Three days ago, pirates attacked our village..."

He subconsciously touched a bruise on his neck, his eyes darting around.

"Everyone else was arrested, but I escaped by hiding in the cellar."

A gust of wind blew by, lifting the corner of Toby's tattered clothes and revealing a large patch of purplish-red bruises on his waist.

He hurriedly pulled his clothes tighter, but this aggravated the wound on his shoulder, causing him to wince in pain.

Bai Yu's gaze swept over the boy's arm, which was covered with tiny wounds, and several fresh scratches were still bleeding.

"So you've been hiding in the forest all this time?"

"Um……"

Toby nodded, his dirty little face scrunched up.

"I'm a little afraid to go back to the village. I barely managed to get out of the cellar, and I even escaped from two pirates. At this point, the pirates are probably still around, but..."

Suddenly her stomach made a rumbling sound, and she blushed with embarrassment.

Bai Yu gently patted the doll's shoulder, and the wooden joints made a slight creaking sound.

Toby immediately tensed up again and raised his dagger once more.

"take it easy."

"We all need food and water right now. Do you know where there are clean water sources and game to hunt nearby?"

Toby stared warily at the two motionless puppets, hesitated for a moment before speaking, "There's a stream to the east, and lots of fruit..."

"That's good. Allow me to introduce myself."

Bai Yu nodded to Toby and continued, "My name is Uchiha Bai Yu. You can call me Brother Bai Yu. As you can see, I am an adventurer. I was injured because I encountered pirates and storms at sea, and that's how I ended up on this island."

Toby's throat bobbed again, and his chapped lips trembled slightly.

"So, you might have encountered pirates just like those in our village?"

"No, that's not true!"

Uchiha Shiraha shook his head. He remembered that in the world of One Piece, especially on large islands like this, there should be marines stationed there.

Where are your naval personnel stationed here?

Bai Yu asked with some confusion.

Toby's eyes suddenly dimmed, and his hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

"I heard there's some pirate trouble, and most of the navy uncles... went out to sea on patrol last week. Mom said they won't be back for another two weeks..."

"Take me to the water source. There's water and food there. Let me heal myself, and then I'll see if I can kill these pirates and save your village."

Toby bit his lower lip and hesitated for a few seconds before finally putting down the dagger and nodding.

"Come with me..."

The boy turned and disappeared into the bushes, his small figure quickly vanishing among the branches and leaves.

Bai Yu gestured for the puppet to follow, and the wooden joints made a crisp cracking sound as they rolled over the dry branches.

Chapter 3 Pirates Invading the Village

As you walk through the dense fern grove, the air gradually becomes humid, and you can faintly hear the sound of flowing water.

"It's just ahead..."

Toby's voice came from ahead, sounding somewhat weak.

The puppet parted the last bunch of banana leaves, and suddenly a bright and clear view appeared before it.

A clear stream meanders over a rocky beach, with orange trees laden with fruit growing on its banks.

Sunlight refracted into tiny golden glints on the water's surface, and several small, silvery-white fish darted swiftly through the crevices of the pebbles.

With a "plop".

Toby was kneeling by the stream, his head submerged in the water, swallowing large gulps. The water washed away the mud from his face, revealing his pale complexion and sunken eye sockets.

"Eat something first!"

Bai Yu manipulated the puppet Xiao Bai to pick oranges, and then manipulated Xiao Huang to fetch water from the stream.

The stream flowed gently, and Toby carefully handed over a large leaf filled with water. Water droplets slid down the veins of the leaf, leaving winding water trails on the back of his scraped hand.

Would you like something to drink?

The wooden puppet took the leaf, its joints making a soft creaking sound.

Toby instinctively shrank his neck, but his eyes couldn't help glancing at the doll's fluid movements.

When Bai Yu took the water, she noticed that the boy's gaze at the doll was a mixture of surprise and curiosity.

"They are dolls, they don't need to drink water or eat, and of course they won't hurt you."

Bai Yu sipped the slightly sweet stream water, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down with each swallow.

"Like tools, you understand? Like the knife in your hand, they are my weapons."

Toby looked down at the dagger in his hand, then suddenly reached out and poked the doll, Little Yellow.

"You mean he can also be your weapon in battle?"

"Of course, once I've recovered a bit, I'll take them to visit your village."

When Xiaobai returned from picking oranges, the sweet fragrance of oranges filled the air. Xiaobai clumsily presented the fruit to Baiyu.

The orange-yellow skin glistened in the sunlight, and a few green leaves still clung to the stem.

Bai Yu peeled the orange, and the juice was so plentiful that it splashed onto his fingers. The sweet and sour aroma filled his nostrils. Mmm, it was delicious.

He noticed Toby staring at the other half of the orange and swallowing hard.

"Give."

Bai Yu tossed half an orange over.

The boy hurriedly caught it and swallowed it haphazardly, the juice dripping down his dirty chin and staining his collar.

Eat slowly.

Looking at the child in front of him, Bai Yu couldn't help but think of Uchiha Itachi. That guy was already a double agent when he was this child's age. Relatively speaking, the world of One Piece is already wonderful enough.

"There are still many on the trees over there."

Toby ignored him until he had eaten the last bit of orange pith before he looked up.

His eyes sparkled, as if he had discovered a new continent: "Back in the village, I never realized oranges could be so sweet. Really, I've never eaten such sweet oranges! I don't usually like them..."

The words stopped abruptly, and the boy suddenly covered his mouth, looking in terror towards the southeast.

A few wisps of black smoke could be faintly seen in the distance, twisting and dissipating in the sea breeze.

"That is……"

"The direction of our village."

Toby's voice trembled: "They're not burning the house down, are they...?"

Bai Yu squinted.

"Take some food and some wood; I'll recover on the stretcher."

Uchiha Hakuba is not a good person, but he will still help if it doesn't affect his own safety.

Although his injuries were severe, he possessed the power of the Devil Fruit, allowing him to avoid fighting personally.

On his journey, Bai Yu continued to carve the wood in his hands.

What are you doing?

Toby looked at Uchiha Hakuba with some curiosity, not understanding what the point of carving these useless pieces of wood was at this time.

Uchiha Hakuba used the Kusanagi sword to continuously shave off layer after layer of wood shavings as thin as cicada wings.

The sawdust swirled and fell onto the fern-covered ground, releasing a faint woody scent.

“This is…” Toby Toby leaned closer, his nose almost touching Bai Yu’s wrist.

He saw that the originally rough piece of wood was gradually revealing the outline of a human figure.

Bai Yu didn't look up, focusing intently on smoothing out a mark on the puppet's face with his thumb.

"This is my ability; it's always good to have a few more helpers."

Before the words were finished, a muffled thud came from afar. The ground trembled slightly, startling a flock of seabirds perched in the treetops.

Toby's body suddenly stiffened, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.