Multiverse Mastermind: Starting in Naruto-Chapter 511 - 415: It’s Just Red-haired Shanks—Baroque Works’ Next Target is Him
Uehara Naraku’s punch hurts!
The punch hurt Luffy so much that he started to doubt his own life.
Being a Rubber-Rubber Fruit ability user, he never worried about the pain from punches, except for Garp’s punches. This was the first time he felt pain from someone else.
"Give me back Shanks’ straw hat!"
Monkey D. Luffy’s arm suddenly stretched out, grabbing the straw hat on Uehara Naraku’s head, trying to retrieve it with all his might!
Actually, Luffy had several things he wanted to ask, and his body hurt a lot, but the straw hat was undoubtedly his most cherished treasure. Getting it back was the most important thing!
Uehara Naraku didn’t stop him. He just let Luffy take back the straw hat, then swung his arm and knocked Luffy to the ground!
"Remember this."
Uehara Naraku opened his palm slowly and said, "Don’t ever say you want to become the Pirate King in front of our Baroque Works. Only our boss can become the Pirate King, understood?"
"I refuse!"
Luffy suddenly lifted his head, staring intensely at Uehara Naraku, with a stubborn look on his face: "Pirate King... I’ll definitely become it!"
"Oh."
Uehara Naraku grabbed his collar and dragged him towards Windmill Village: "Let’s find a place to have a good chat... Kisame-san, Robin-san, you two go handle your business!"
"Hehe..."
Hoshigaki Kisame grinned and chuckled: "Then you go ahead and mess with that little brat! We’re going to raid this village!"
After saying this, Hoshigaki Kisame turned to Nico Robin: "Vice President, can I kill everyone in this village?"
"Don’t kill people."
Nico Robin shook her head.
After they left, Uehara Naraku carried Luffy’s body towards a tavern and casually said: "This village is really lucky! If our boss had shown up, we would have killed everyone and burned down the village..."
"...Bastard!"
Luffy clenched his fists, his face dark and brooding: "You lot have tainted the honor of pirates!"
"Hey..."
Uehara Naraku tapped Luffy’s head, chuckling: "What are you talking about, we’re pirates! Go ask around on the Grand Line, see how many people our Baroque Works has killed!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Bastard!"
Anger flashed across Luffy’s face, and he said in a deep voice, "When I get to the Grand Line, I’ll make sure to beat you guys into the ground!"
"I’m looking forward to it."
Uehara Naraku pinched Luffy’s face, dragging his body forward.
Since Luffy was a Rubber-Rubber Fruit ability user, his face stretched long, while his body dragged on the ground, appearing both pathetic and comical.
Windmill Village.
Machino Tavern.
Clearly, it wasn’t open in the early morning.
However, the tavern’s customers today were particularly rough, kicking the door open and throwing someone inside: "Hey, owner, bring me a juice!"
"..."
A drowsy-eyed woman soon emerged from the back of the tavern.
It was none other than Machino, the owner of the tavern, who seemed a bit cute with her drowsy face, having just woken up.
Machino slowly rubbed her eyes and sighed as she apologized: "Sorry, patrons, it’s not business hours yet..."
But when Machino finished rubbing her eyes and looked up, she saw Luffy on the ground, and a look of panic flashed across her face!
"Luffy! What happened!"
"This kid says he wants to be the Pirate King..."
A young man with a smiling face and squinting eyes spread his hands and continued: "But in this world, only our Baroque Works boss can become the Pirate King, so I taught him a lesson..."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Machino slowly helped Luffy onto a chair, raised her head with a smile, and said: "Really sorry... The village kids don’t know any better. Sorry for the embarrassment, distant visitors!"
At that moment, Machino was particularly rational.
Because Machino knew this was not the time for argument.
If the village’s Luffy, who possessed a Devil Fruit ability, seemed defeated, maintaining calm was necessary to avoid provoking these pirates.
However, the Luffy that Machino helped up was clearly not obliging, and blurted out: "I’m not joking! The Pirate King, I’m definitely becoming it!"
"Luffy! Stop talking."
A look of seriousness flashed across Machino’s face, and only after seeing Luffy close his mouth sullenly did she look up at the pirate with a continued smile: "So the customer wants a juice, right? We’ll get it right away..."
"Mm, mm, mm..."
One of the young men walked in, sat at the bar, and softly continued: "Then please be quick, or we’ll charge one million Belly per minute, as per our Baroque Works boss’s rule."
"...One... minute? One million Belly?"
Upon hearing this number, a trace of surprise flashed across Machino’s face. She quickly reassured Luffy before rushing to the bar!
"Please wait a moment, customers, it’ll be ready soon!"
"I’m not in a hurry."
Uehara Naraku’s arm rested on the table as he watched the busy Makino. "Anyway, the longer you delay, the more money I can take from you."
"..."
A bead of sweat formed on Makino’s forehead.
Having grown up in Windmill Village, the hometown of the Hero of the Navy Garp, it was rare for pirates to dare to cause trouble here.
In the past, the Red Hair Pirates frequented Windmill Village, but they never bullied the weak. Makino had never seen pirates who bullied civilians like this.
"Where have you come from, dear guest?"
Makino chatted, trying to probe Uehara Naraku’s attitude while she hurriedly squeezed juice. She was just an ordinary woman.
"Alabasta."
Uehara Naraku didn’t hesitate, secretly divulging some intelligence on the Sand Crocodile.
Makino’s brow relaxed as she smiled, saying, "I recall hearing Red-haired Shanks mention that place. It seems to be a country full of deserts!"
"Red-haired Shanks?"
The corner of Uehara Naraku’s mouth twitched, and his smile deepened when talking about that man. "Does the owner know Red-haired Shanks? Oh, yes, just now the brat shouting to become Pirate King mentioned him..."
"Captain Shanks is a regular visitor of our Windmill Village..."
"I suppose he won’t be coming anymore."
Uehara Naraku interrupted Makino calmly. "After our Baroque Works defeated Seven Warlords Jinbe and the Whitebeard Pirates, the next on our list is the Red Hair Pirates."
"Shanks will never be defeated by you!"
Having heard Uehara Naraku’s words, Luffy shouted at him with dissatisfaction. "Shanks is very strong! I made a promise with him; next time we meet, I’ll return the Straw Hat to him!"
"Your juice, dear guest."
Makino hastily placed the juice in front of Uehara, looking anxiously at Luffy, hoping he’d stop provoking Uehara.
Uehara Naraku didn’t bother with Luffy; he picked up the glass and took a sip through the straw, continuing, "Thank you, but this juice delayed me by a minute, so the owner should pay me a million Belly when I leave."
Makino: "..."
That pirate was serious just now!
But Makino was more worried about Red-haired Shanks’ news. She couldn’t help asking, "Have you met Captain Shanks too, dear guest? How is he now?"
"No, not yet."
Sipping his juice leisurely, Uehara Naraku continued, "He’s probably fine now, but not necessarily in the future... No enemy of Baroque Works has ever ended well."
Uehara Naraku’s gaze slowly shifted to Luffy, speaking gravely, "Don’t ever go against Baroque Works because the Navy attacked Baroque Works in Log Town. In revenge, Baroque Works has chosen to raid the hometown of the Navy Hero Garp!"
"Raid... raid?"
Makino covered her mouth in panic.
"Yeah, they’re already on their way; it’s too late to notify anyone."
Uehara Naraku glanced at Luffy again, speaking seriously, "Hey, you’re Monkey D. Luffy, right? A family member of Monkey D. Garp!
You’re lucky I punched you earlier and brought you back; otherwise, those two Baroque Works members would have surely killed you!"
"..."
Luffy was silent for a moment.
The next moment, he forced himself to stand up, enduring the pain, holding onto his Straw Hat, and spoke gravely, "I know, but I won’t watch the village be raided by them!"
"Idiot!"
Uehara Naraku’s figure suddenly appeared beside Luffy, punching him to the ground again, saying, "You can’t even beat me! My bounty is only thirty million, theirs is over a hundred million!"
After saying this, Uehara Naraku continued, "Raiding Windmill Village, as revenge against the Navy, is a direct order from our Baroque Works boss; no one can stop it!"
That statement wasn’t entirely false.
Because when Nico Robin reported to Crocodile, the Sand Crocodile was actually against it, but Nico Robin said Hoshigaki Kisame was determined to do it, and she couldn’t stop him from causing a big commotion.
Crocodile had no choice but to agree.
The Sand Crocodile regretted recruiting Hoshigaki Kisame into Baroque Works. Since this guy joined, Baroque Works became famous, but they likely attracted more enemies.
Unfortunately, what’s done is done, and Crocodile could only comfort himself. As long as his identity as the boss remained secret, nothing else mattered.
Currently, Crocodile is unaware.
The Straw Hat kid from Windmill Village had already noted the Baroque Works boss, planning to settle matters with this unknown boss in the future.
"Alright, don’t worry too much."
Uehara Naraku took a sip of juice, speaking softly, "I’ve quietly told the Navy, and the Navy near the East Sea is rushing over here; Baroque Works won’t have time to do too much, and should leave shortly."
"Is that so..."
Though Makino’s face showed some worry, after hearing Uehara Naraku’s words, she couldn’t help but reveal a trace of gratitude towards him.
Makino suddenly felt she had misunderstood Uehara.
"Dear guest... actually, you’re a good person..."
"Ha, what kind of good person am I."
Uehara Naraku’s face showed a bitter smile, shaking his head as he continued, "Ever since joining Baroque Works, I can’t turn back... Now, I can only do little things I can manage."
