Multiverse Mastermind: Starting in Naruto-Chapter 527 - 429: Red-Haired Guys Are Always So Annoying!
Red Hair Pirates.
Red-haired Shanks personally came on his ship, the Red Force, to meet with Portgas D. Ace and pick up his Vice Captain.
After resolving the misunderstanding between them, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Because Uchiha Sasuke defeated Beckman, showing the strength of the Black Spade Pirates, the conversation between the two captains became more equal. At least, this new pirate group truly had the qualifications to challenge the Four Emperors.
Thanks to Luffy, the two of them got along quite well.
Red-haired Shanks threw his arm around Ace’s shoulder and laughed loudly, "Since Ace is Luffy’s brother, I guess this time we were destined to meet by fighting first!
Hahahahaha... To celebrate our meeting, to celebrate Beckman finally getting defeated, let’s have a grand banquet!"
"Idiot!"
Benn Beckman couldn’t help but rub his forehead; he originally thought this captain had made some progress, but he was still the same!
At the grand banquet.
Only Uchiha Sasuke held a glass of juice, while everyone else had a bowl of alcohol in their hands, which was a bit curious.
"How can a pirate not drink?"
Shanks handed a bowl of alcohol to Uchiha Sasuke and chuckled, "My crewmates are eager to properly meet the super rookie who defeated Beckman!"
"No way."
Uchiha Sasuke looked disdainfully at Ace, who was standing beside Shanks, and shook his head saying: "Because there’s an idiot captain, I have to stay sober all the time."
"Hahahahaha..."
Shanks couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
The surrounding pirates couldn’t help but laugh openly as well.
Only Benn Beckman, hearing these words, slowly put down his drink and followed Uchiha Sasuke’s lead by picking a glass of juice.
Shanks boldly downed his bowl of alcohol and laughed as he asked, "Hey, Ace, have you really thought about defeating me and becoming a new Emperor?"
"That sounds way too boring!"
Ace mimicked him, downed his drink, then scratched his head awkwardly, "If Luffy knew I defeated you, he’d probably be pretty upset, right?"
This statement sounded a bit bold. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Shanks didn’t care at all, and neither did the pirates around him, who laughed it off, perhaps because they knew their captain’s strength.
Shanks even raised his bowl of alcohol with interest, laughing loudly, "Come on, let’s thank Luffy for allowing me to keep my position as Emperor!"
"Hahahahaha... Our captain is too weak!"
"Hahahaha... Just because of our little Luffy, we’ve kept the Emperor’s title, we might as well not have this Sea Emperor title!"
"Hahahaha... You said it wrong! Since it’s because of Ace and for Luffy’s sake that our leader kept the Emperor’s name, we can’t give it to anyone else!"
"Don’t say that!"
Shanks put down his bowl, poured himself another, and didn’t care about his comrades’ self-mockery, laughing as he continued: "Luffy and we are friends, so helping each other is what we should do, right? Let’s drink another for Luffy!"
Shanks turned and glanced at Ace, chuckling as he continued: "That little guy Luffy is still yelling about becoming the Pirate King, right?"
"Yeah, that’s his catchphrase."
Ace grinned, lifted his bowl with a light laugh: "Unfortunately, he’s going to be disappointed, because I’m going to take both the Grand Treasure and the Pirate King title first!"
"Hmm, it’s actually quite possible!"
Shanks stroked his chin, nodded seriously, and continued: "So, what’s the plan? Conquer the New World?"
"That’s too much trouble."
Ace shook his head, showing a confident smile: "First, I’m going to challenge the strongest man on these seas, make every area recognize my strength!"
"Whitebeard?"
"That’s right!"
After drinking a bowl, Ace spoke in a low voice: "I have the best vice-captain in the world, I can’t let him down, you know!"
"Hahahahaha... Makes sense!"
Shanks poured him another drink, couldn’t help but glance at the serene Uchiha Sasuke, and commented: "Speaking of which, your vice-captain strangely reminds me of Rayleigh!"
"Who?"
"Oh, there was a time when I was just an apprentice on a pirate ship..."
A nostalgic look appeared on Shanks’ face: "Back then, the vice-captain, Rayleigh, he always felt as reliable as your vice-captain seems!"
Back then, Shanks and his friend Bucky got into trouble.
When Vice Captain Rayleigh came to instruct them, their Captain Roger would step in to ask Rayleigh to not be too harsh, and then Vice Captain Rayleigh would end up scolding both Roger and them even more, to the point where Roger couldn’t even lift his head...
Just because of Rayleigh’s impression, Shanks’ desire for a vice-captain of a similar nature was strong. Eventually, he found his Benn Beckman.
It turned out, though, that now he was always getting scolded by Benn Beckman.
Uchiha Sasuke slowly put down his glass of juice and spoke calmly, "Oh, then you must be mistaken, I’m not like anyone on the sea."
"Indeed..."
Shanks took a leisurely sip of his drink and remarked with some admiration, "To be honest, your power is truly terrifying, even Beckman isn’t a match for you..."
Uchiha Sasuke replied calmly, "That’s quite normal. The power of the Uchiha isn’t something ordinary people can resist."
Shanks: "..."
Looks like I mistook this person; he’s nothing like Rayleigh.
At least our Vice Captain Rayleigh wasn’t this arrogant and proud.
It was late at night.
When everyone was drunkenly resting.
Uchiha Sasuke sat atop a tree, gazing at the stars, with a glass of juice still beside him. It was at this moment that a figure flipped up beside him.
"Benn Beckman."
Uchiha Sasuke glanced at the newcomer and said indifferently, "Do you feel like you haven’t lost badly enough? I’m not interested in you anymore..."
The words were rather unsympathetic.
Beckman had hoped to have a good talk with Uchiha Sasuke!
Beckman frowned. He hadn’t expected to be met with sarcastic remarks from Uchiha Sasuke right after arriving. The Vice Captain of the Red Hair Pirates, holding a cigarette, spoke, "That idiot Shanks sent me. He wants to invite you for a meeting."
"I just happen to want to test the mettle of a Four Emperor!"
Uchiha Sasuke’s sword flipped into his hand, and he suddenly leaped down from the tree, heading towards Shanks’ location.
Watching the departing back of Uchiha Sasuke, Benn Beckman suddenly said, "Uchiha Sasuke, you weren’t fighting me with your full strength, were you?"
"Between killing you and capturing you, which do you think is easier?"
After Uchiha Sasuke finished speaking, he didn’t care about how hurtful his words might be; he just walked away without looking back, leaving a slightly contemptuous remark.
"What a terrifying and arrogant newcomer..."
Benn Beckman, with a cigarette in his mouth, watched Uchiha Sasuke leave, slowly questioning himself, "After helping that idiot gain the title of a Four Emperor, have I become complacent? To the point where I can’t even see something like this..."
No, it’s not that I can’t see it.
It’s just that Beckman couldn’t believe it. After the seas had finally calmed down and balanced out, such a terrifying figure would appear again!
Compared to Benn Beckman, Red-haired Shanks was more accepting. When he saw Uchiha Sasuke, his gaze had already regained clarity.
Shanks stood by the sea, gazing out over the waters, and sighed softly, "My most respected Captain once said that once this era started, it would never easily stop.
Many struggled painstakingly to calm these seas for less than a year, and then you super newcomers emerged and disrupted everything in the New World again.
It seems he was right!"
Uchiha Sasuke raised an eyebrow and asked, "Your captain, the previous Pirate King Gol D. Roger, what kind of person was he?"
"Oh, you even know that I was once with Captain Roger?"
Shanks smiled slightly, chuckling as he said, "Hahaha... that was the Pirate King, a man who once had the Grand Treasure. No matter what words you use to describe him, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration!"
"Hmph..."
Uchiha Sasuke spoke without any waves, "He was probably just another fool like Ace or you, wasn’t he?"
"..."
Shanks was silent.
It seemed the truth had been revealed.
This Uchiha Sasuke guessed correctly!
In a way, Gol D. Roger’s character was quite simple. Although he was straightforward, he valued friendship greatly, and Shanks was influenced by Roger in the way he interacted with people.
"How do you know?"
Shanks couldn’t help but sigh.
After a moment of silence, Uchiha Sasuke explained in a low voice, "Because those simple-minded fools, their goal might only have one throughout their life, never changing, which is why they are more likely to succeed."
"Makes a lot of sense."
Shanks couldn’t help but nod in admiration. "By the way, is that why you chose Ace as your captain?"
"More or less."
Uchiha Sasuke’s hand slowly landed on the hilt of his sword, his gaze fell on Shanks, and he asked, "Did you come to see me for something?"
Shanks stroked his chin and softly said, "Originally, I wanted to see if you could persuade Ace to give up attacking Whitebeard. After all, these seas have just calmed down!
But after hearing what you just said, I think perhaps we should just let it be, as stubborn people like us simply can’t be persuaded..."
Because the war of the Four Emperors only ended completely a year ago.
The sea finally formed a fragile balance among the World Government, Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Four Emperors, and Shanks hoped that this balance would continue.
These words undoubtedly angered Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Sasuke’s eyes began to glow red, and he stared at the rambling Shanks, his voice growing darker.
"Heh, you red-haired guys are all the same. Speaking with arrogance though there’s little power in your hands, always so annoying..."
