Naruto, the strongest Uchiha from signing in.

"Thanks a lot, Thatch, I will step on your corpse and become the new Pirate King, thief hahahaha!!!"

After swallowing the Dark-Dark Fruit, Marshall D. Teach hurriedly fled from the Moby-Dick. He had no regrets in his heart, but was instead overwhelmed by unprecedented joy.

"Finally, I've finally waited for you, the Dark-Dark Fruit, the strongest natural fruit, which devours the power of all fruits, an unprecedented power!"

"Hahahahaha, I am now the most powerful person in this ocean!"

The next day, at daybreak, most of the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates were still unconscious from the night of revelry after the robbery.

"Hey! I feel so uncomfortable. I vomited up everything I ate. Thatch! Thatch! Please make me something to eat, Captain Thatch!"

With a plop, the drunken member of Team 4 fell to the ground. Before he could get up, the pungent smell of blood hit him in the face, instantly waking him up from his drunkenness.

"Captain Thatch! Someone come quickly, Marco! Ace! Dad! Thatch has been killed!"

A shrill scream instantly rang out from the silent Moby Dick, and all the drowsy members of the Whitebeard Pirates who had not yet woken up rushed over in panic.

A moment later, the captain of Team 4, Sachi, whose figure was covered with a white cloth, was carried in front of everyone by several people with sad expressions.

"Sachi! Damn it, what's going on? Who did this?!"

"Sachi, my trusted partner, I will cut the murderer into pieces!!!"

"Calm down, who else is not here..."

Even with Marco's temper, his face was extremely pale at this moment. Everyone looked around, and Ace's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Teach, where is Marshall D. Teach? He is not Thatch's brother. Where is he now?"

In an instant, it was like a meteorite falling into a calm lake, causing huge waves in the pirate group.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any sign of Teach since a while ago. Where is he?!”

"Hey, hey, hey, this guy is not afraid of the crime and absconded!"

"That shouldn't be possible. Thatch and Teach have been good friends for many years. They have been on the same ship for more than 20 years. How could they do such a thing?"

The pirates were talking about it, and at this moment, a member of Team 4 stood up.

"I remember that yesterday, Teach went to see the captain, and the two of them were drinking in the room. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now it seems that this must have been Teach's doing!"

"Wait, there is no solid evidence. Don't wrongly accuse a brother who has been on my father's ship for more than 20 years..."

"Since he did it, he must have a purpose. Is there anything missing from Saki's room?"

After raising his voice slightly to drown out the noisy discussions of the crowd, Ace came back to his senses, with intense anger in his eyes.

"Fruit, where is the devil fruit Thatch got yesterday?!"

With a loud shout, the pirates who were searching Thatch's room stood up and shook their heads at everyone.

"There were only Captain Thatch's personal belongings in the room, and no one saw the devil fruit at all... Ace, what are you saying?"

"Damn Teach, just for a devil fruit, he brutally killed his friend, breaking the most iron rule of the Whitebeard Pirates, killing his companions!"

"I will make him pay for his actions..."

Ace was furious at this moment. As the captain of Team 2, he would never forgive the traitor who brutally killed his companions!

"Wait, Ace..."

Whitebeard, who had never spoken a word, tried to stop them. Ace, who was about to rush out of the Moby Dick, stood there in a daze, his face full of disbelief.

"Dad!"

"Forget it, Ace. I have a bad feeling in my heart. I'm afraid something unexpected will happen this time..."

"Teach... He is one of my men. It is my responsibility to bring back this traitor who killed his companions. I will be back soon, Dad."

The rocket thrusters under his feet cut through the waves, and Ace walked further and further away as everyone watched.

"Hey!"

With a deep sigh, Whitebeard could hardly sleep well due to his deteriorating health, not to mention that the slaughter of his companions happened right under his nose.

"Don't worry about him, Dad. Ace is very strong. Teach will never be his opponent."

Seeing his father's worry, Malgo whispered a word of comfort, and the other team leaders echoed him, but it still couldn't extinguish Whitebeard's worry.

Vaguely, the scene of taking in Marshall D. Teach decades ago came to mind again.

For some reason, Whitebeard always felt that he would die at Teach's hands.

"At the very least, I want them to live in peace before I die..."

Looking around, facing the faces of his 'sons' who were accompanying him, Whitebeard raised his head with a firm smile.

"My son, I will punish him. No one else will be allowed to do that. I am Whitebeard. Gulala!"

………………

The new world, the country of Wano.

The belated newspaper fell from the mouth of the newspaper gull and was quickly delivered to the general's residence.

Among the white clouds, Hua Yue looked at today's front-page headlines with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"The former Shichibukai, Xa Crocodile, plotted to steal Alabasta, a member of the World Government. He has now been defeated by Admiral Smoker of the Navy Headquarters and taken to the Deep Sea Prison..."

"I used to be able to fight Barrett to a draw, but after so many years, he has thrown away my skills and brains. This feeling of being at odds with the world is really terrifying!"

"Do you think I'm right, Bakara?"

Sugar's eyes were filled with tears as she reluctantly placed the brightly colored, round and plump grapes to Huayue's mouth.

Bakara, who was silent and respectful, tilted his head in thought, then nodded slowly.

"The Navy Headquarters has always had an ambiguous attitude towards the Shichibukai. This rare appearance in the newspapers shows that the person who defeated the Shichibukai must not be a commodore of the Navy."

"And based on the pirate groups that Paradise has been staying in Alabasta recently, the one with the biggest increase is Straw Hat. It looks like he should be the one to defeat Crocodile."

"To be able to defeat Crocodile, who has natural abilities, with the power of 30 million berries, that Straw Hat boy must be extremely lucky..."

At this point, Bakara smiled, as if he was feeling a little greedy for his unprecedented luck.

"Your Majesty, can you let me handle the Straw Hat Boy?"

"That won't do. The swordsman next to him is Kuina's intended target. Besides, he's not a little guy that can be dealt with by luck alone."

While they were talking, a figure hurried in from outside the door.

"You still have the time to eat grapes here. News came from the East China Sea that someone discovered an island floating in the air. It's not an empty island, it's a real island!"