"Hey, everyone, how is it? Your captain wasn't lying! This young lad may look small, but his culinary skills are incredible!"
"Not bad, not bad! Our captain really knows his stuff!"
"Indeed, captain, this little guy named Sanji makes food that perfectly suits our taste… though it feels like something's missing."
"Haha, exactly! Food without wine is bland! Hey, you little brat, hurry up and bring out the finest wine in your restaurant!"
At that moment, Orochimaru stretched out his neck without another word, opening his gaping, bloody mouth!
"Ah!!!"
The young Sanji's face went pale. "O-okay! I'll bring the wine right away!"
"Hahaha!"
Immediately, all the big shots present burst into laughter, including Konan, who thoroughly enjoyed the scene.
"Hey, Orochimaru, you're so old—why are you scaring a child?"
Only Tsuneo furrowed his brow and slammed his hand on his forehead, unable to comprehend what he was witnessing.
These people were the infamous Akatsuki! The most notorious villains in the world of Naruto!
And now… they were acting like complete goofballs?
It made sense. Naruto is a heavy, serious world, where everyone carries deep scars and grudges. Meanwhile, the world of One Piece was a lighthearted, chaotic place. Combine that with Tsuneo's incredibly easygoing personality, and these notorious villains began to slowly adapt to him.
If Pain and Konan no longer obsessed over creating a new world, Uchiha Itachi stopped silently sacrificing everything for Konoha, Kisame lived true to himself, Orochimaru abandoned his pursuit of immortality, Sasori let go of his hatred, and Deidara, Kakuzu, and Hidan each found meaning in their own lives; if Black Zetsu no longer lived for his "mother," and Tobi shed his disguise to return as Obito, truly blessing his lost love—then under Tsuneo's absolute influence, all these originally scheming Akatsuki members could reunite, abandoning every lingering obsession, free to roam the seas.
Wouldn't that be even more beautiful?
"Hey, captain! Why are you just standing there? Come drink with us! If you don't, we'll finish it all!"
For the first time, Tsuneo's subordinates didn't seem frightened of him. Even Tobi, still a trainee, ran up and grabbed Tsuneo's shoulders, immediately calling him a brother.
"Hey, you're drunk, aren't you? Normally, not even with courage would you dare do this!"
"Hahaha!"
Tsuneo laughed heartily as well.
This feeling… it was good. As a pirate, freedom and fun were the essence of life!
"Captain is finally here! Should we, the entire Akatsuki, toast to our godlike captain?"
"Hahaha, Sanji, come drink with us!"
"See? Our godlike captain really loves kids! He even tricked Luffy into drinking an entire cup of bitter tea!"
"Hahaha! The captain is too mischievous!"
"Sanji, don't come over! Our captain has a special technique for dealing with kids—you'll suffer terribly if you fall for it!"
Sanji, young as he was, stubbornly walked forward.
Sure enough, Tsuneo poured cup after cup, quickly getting Sanji completely drunk. And when Sanji looked at Konan, even at such a young age, his true nature was obvious.
"Ah, miss! You're too adorable!"
"Pfft!"
Blood shot from his nose.
"Hahaha!"
The Akatsuki members behind Tsuneo laughed again, Sanji had fallen for it—too young, too naïve.
Unnoticed, as the night passed and the first rays of sunlight hit, they realized they had been drinking all night.
"Whew…"
Red-Leg Zeff, the restaurant's owner, awoke in the morning to see Sanji passed out on a customer table. Furious, he kicked toward him.
"Sanji! What are you doing? Slacking off again? Get back to work! Apologies, guests, it's my fault for poor discipline!"
"No problem, no problem! Boss, actually we should apologize—we got Sanji drunk!"
"Hahaha!"
"Ah!"
Zeff was stunned. "Uh… guests, are you leaving now or continuing to enjoy the food?"
"Leaving? Nonsense! Boss, we booked the whole restaurant! We haven't tasted your cooking yet, of course we're staying!"
"Very well! Here, as long as you truly enjoy our food, no matter how much, Baratie will serve you!"
Immediately, regardless of his past as a great pirate, Zeff, as a chef, dashed into the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
"Another day begins! Time to check in again!"
As Tsuneo got up to perform his fourth check-in, ready for another god-tier move…
[BANG!]
Suddenly, just as Zeff left, dozens of burly men smashed through Baratie's doors.
Leading them was a man in golden armor, a large cloak, and his body bristling with weapons.
Despite his imposing appearance, he was battered and ragged, moving in a rush.
"Listen up! I am East Sea Admiral Krieg! From now on, all food and water here belong to me!"
"What did he say?"
Tsuneo and his crew could hardly believe their ears—another fearless intruder? Even bolder than the East Sea pirate king!
But judging by his disheveled state, it seemed he had just been beaten. Was he here to vent his frustration on the weak?
Unfortunately… today was not the right time for him.
END OF CHAPTER
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