Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"You're quite good. How about joining my ranks? Trust me, your position here will only be higher than it was in the Navy!"

Upon hearing this, Qianhe scoffed disdainfully.

"Don't joke around. Even if I were to sit in your position, I wouldn't be as good as being a soldier in the navy!"

"well said!"

A loud female voice rang out, and Kaido, Chiga, and the others in the air looked in the direction of the sound.

The newcomer was none other than Tsuru, who had arrived using the Moonwalk technique. Behind her were the flying squirrel and the others. It must be said that Tsuru was quite strong; her speed alone was enough to give one a sense of her power.

"Humph."

Seeing that Tsuru and the others had also arrived, Kaido snorted coldly and decided to retreat.

This was not because he was afraid of these people. In his view, with his strength, he would not be afraid even if two more generals came.

But as I said before, right now the timing and location don't matter. What's most painful is the discord among people. That's right, the person I'm referring to is Doflamingo, who's still lying in Kaido's dragon claw, barely breathing.

Since there was no need to continue the battle, Kaido wasn't going to waste any more time. He opened his mouth and unleashed a breath of dragon breath, uttering a harsh threat.

"Uchiha Chika, I'll remember you. Next time we meet, you'd better be stronger than you are now!"

After saying this, the enormous dragon body surged and disappeared into the clouds.

Faced with the attack left by Kaido, Tsuru and the other three vice admirals looked solemn. It was impossible to avoid such a large-scale attack in the air; they could only take it head-on.

The most composed of them were Chiga inside the diamond-shaped space and Corazon and Law behind him. Chiga didn't take the dragon's breath seriously at all, while Corazon and Law were completely overwhelmed by Chiga's strength.

Corazon, in particular, now regards Sengoku's saying, "You can completely trust Chiga," as a golden rule.

Next, the purple giant, who seemed extremely imposing to Crane, Flying Squirrel, and the others, once again gripped his sword with one hand and slashed fiercely at the oncoming dragon breath.

Kaido's dragon breath dispersed directly under this sword strike, splitting into two beams that disappeared in two different directions.

With the crisis gone, He and the others stared intently at the purple giant standing tall in the sky, their shock lingering for a long time.

Especially for Tsuru, although she had already guessed that it was Chiga who summoned the purple giant, she still felt a sense of disbelief when she actually arrived here and saw Chiga standing on the head of Susanoo.

At this moment, Chiga spoke up.

"Alright everyone, mission accomplished. Come with me."

After saying that, Susanoo took the lead in descending to the ground, and Tsuru, Momonga, and the others also suppressed their surging emotions and followed him back to the ground.

Upon landing, Chiga deactivated his ability, and Susanoo transformed into a phantom before vanishing without a trace.

Chiga carried Corazon in one hand, while Corazon held Law in his arms, and they slowly descended to the ground.

Tsuru stepped forward, glanced at Corazon and the boy he was holding, then looked at Chiga, and said with some emotion,

"I never imagined that the purple giant was actually summoned by you. It's truly astonishing."

Even Onigumo, who had maintained a deadpan expression the whole time, couldn't help but nod in agreement. It could be said that in his mind, Chiga's Susanoo was already on the same level as the natural disaster caused by Akainu's Magma-Magma Fruit.

He hadn't forgotten the warship he and the flying squirrel had risked their lives to save at sea.

What's most terrifying is that, judging from the way Susanoo blocked the dragon's breath attack, what caused that situation was merely an aftershock of Susanoo's attack.

Chiga smiled and said casually,

"That's called Susanoo. You could say it's an absolute god of destruction, but for our Uchiha clan, it's our guardian deity."

"So, every member of your family can use this power!?"

"No, even within the Uchiha clan, there are very few people who can activate Susanoo and achieve the level just now."

"I see, then I'll put it... uh, no."

Chiga looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru speechlessly, thinking to herself, "Too late, I already know what you mean."

Crane gave an awkward laugh, leaving the three flying squirrels behind him completely bewildered. It has to be said that such an expression on Crane's face was an extremely rare sight.

Crane was a little embarrassed. He turned and glared at the flying squirrel and the others, then looked back at Corazon and Law.

"This must be Lieutenant Colonel Rosinandi, whom Sengoku mentioned. And who is this child?"

Called out by the crane, Corazon quickly stepped forward and replied.

"Yes, Lieutenant General Tsuru, I am Rosinante. I have been carrying out an undercover mission for the Don Quixote family under the orders of Marshal Sengoku. This is Luo, the only survivor of lead poisoning in Forenbosch!"

Tsuru glanced at Law in Corazon's arms, a hint of pity in her eyes. She had heard what Corazon had said; it was yet another tragedy. Noticing the white patches on Law's face, Tsuru couldn't help but sigh.

"Ugh."

Seeing this, Chiga didn't mention that he could cure lead poisoning. He had already instructed Corazon and Law to keep this a secret, and if it were leaked, they shouldn't blame Chiga for being ruthless.

Chapter 75 The Scapegoat: Cute

Chiga pointed to a charred human-shaped body and said to Tsuru,

"That's Vergo. His true identity was an undercover agent planted in the Navy by Doflamingo. He was killed by Kaido in the battle just now."

Corazon hurriedly came out to confirm that what Chiga said was true.

Even without Corazon's confirmation, Tsuru, Squirrel, and Fire Mountain wouldn't doubt the truthfulness of Chiga's words, but the presence of the somewhat unsociable Onigumo in the background is a different story.

It's not that he's paranoid, it's just that his personality makes him prone to overthinking, so it's better to explain things more clearly.

After introducing Vergo, Chiga pointed to the Don Quixote family executives who were lying in a group in one area; Chiga had also made a point of protecting them earlier.

Amidst the flames created by Kaido's dragon breath, they were more or less awakened, only to be knocked unconscious again by the half-body Susanoo at that time.

Moreover, saving them wasn't because Chiga had an overflowing saintly heart. Putting aside whether Chiga actually possessed such a thing, even if she did, it wouldn't be for these people. To Chiga, they were just a few decent Devil Fruits.

“Those men are Don Quixote family officials. Once the other soldiers land, we’ll take them onto the ship.”

Tsuru didn't ask Chiga, who usually disliked leaving survivors, why she was taking the "merciful" approach this time; she simply nodded.

Seeing that Tsuru had no questions, Chiga didn't say anything more. She lifted her foot to leave, but seemed to be lacking in strength and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Tsuru quickly stepped forward to help Chiga up, letting him lean his head on her shoulder. The others also hurriedly followed and came to Chiga's side.

Seeing Chika's pale face, Tsuru asked with concern,

"Are you alright? Were you injured during the battle with Kaido?"

Chika shook her head and said weakly,

"No, I'm just a bit exhausted. By the way, this is the objective of this mission, the Operation Fruit. I'm not in a good condition to protect it right now, so I'll leave it to you for safekeeping for the time being."

As she spoke, Chiga took out the box containing the Operation Fruit from the portal space and handed it out.

At this moment, Onigumo suddenly stepped forward and offered to take care of the fruit.

In his view, this was an important task assigned from above, and given that the strongest combatant, Chiga, was not in good condition, it was better for him to keep it safe himself.

Tsuru frowned. She still didn't want the Celestial Dragons to get the fruit, and she felt that Chiga must have his own ideas. Would giving it to Onigumo affect Chiga?

Thinking of this, He opened her mouth as if to say something, but Qianhe, whom she was supporting, suddenly spoke up.

"That would be perfect. I'm sure Vice Admiral Onigumo will protect this fruit well."

His words seemed to be full of confidence in Onigumo. Upon hearing this, Onigumo couldn't help but shake his navy cloak, thinking to himself, "See? In the end, I'm the one who has to do it!"

He glanced at Qianhe beside her, feeling that there was something more to his words, but since Qianhe had already said so, she didn't say anything more.

After a while, a large group of naval soldiers arrived, subdued the Don Quixote family members on the ground, and led them back to the warship by the crane.

Tsuru helped Chiga into a room, carefully laid him on the bed, then sat down beside him and asked, "..."

"Do you feel better?"

"I'm still a bit weak, but it's okay. I'll probably feel better after a good night's sleep. I just hope nothing bad happens during this time."

"Alright, you can sleep here. I'm leaving now. Make sure you get some rest!"

After saying that, He took a deep look at the weak Chika on the bed, got up and left.

After a while, Chiga sensed that there was no more movement nearby, which must have been because Tsuru had deliberately moved the soldiers away.

With a swift movement, Chiga sat up in bed.

Judging from this action, who would have thought that Chiga was in a state of exhaustion just now? So, on the island, Chiga saying that he had overexerted himself was pure lying. He's not Sasuke from Boruto, who seems to have never had enough chakra.

Qianhe stood up from the bed, and with a snap, clasped his hands together.

"Wood Release·Wood Clone!"

A wooden figure with Chiga's face slowly emerged from behind him, and then it was painted over, eventually becoming a person exactly like Chiga.

After examining the wooden clone in front of him, Chiga nodded in satisfaction.

He rarely uses the clone technique in the world of One Piece because the clones are often weaker than the original. Using it in previous battles would have seemed somewhat pointless, since his strength was relatively average at that time.

However, it's perfect for this situation. It's still a wooden clone, possessing more power than the original body, making it look more realistic, and it's not easily destroyed when attacked.

Chiga opened the doorway and let the wooden clone go inside. Then, she controlled the wooden clone to use the Heaven and Earth Transformation ability of the Asura Fruit.

The wooden figure in the doorway began to grow larger, but it did not grow arms.

Then the wooden clone formed a hand seal, and with a bang, a cloud of smoke appeared, enveloping the wooden clone.

After a while, the smoke dissipated, and "Kaido" appeared where the wooden clone had been.

That's right, Kaido is the scapegoat handpicked by Chiga this time.

Originally, they wanted Doflamingo to take the blame, but that guy is too cunning and definitely won't suffer in silence. Besides, his strength is still not enough compared to top-tier fighters, and he'd be easily exposed if someone came after him.

Ke'ai Duo is different. It's not that he's stupid, but as a hot-tempered strongman, he's prone to losing his temper.

Even if he says he didn't take it, people will still come after him. Given his personality, he definitely won't bother with further explanations and will just do it directly.

Moreover, his strength is absolutely unquestionable, and there's also the Beast Pirates behind him. If the Op-Op Fruit really falls into his hands, even the World Government will have to swallow this bitter pill for a while.

With everything ready, the door-door space closed, and the wooden clone Chiga, transformed into Kaido, used the power of the Door-Door Fruit to open a door leading to the airspace above the warship and stepped out.

Stepping out of the air, they chose one of the two warships where the flying squirrel and the fire mountain were located as their landing site. Choosing the Onigumo's warship directly would have seemed too coincidental.

The wooden clone that became Kaido did not use any air-holding ability; it simply plummeted straight onto the deck of the Momonga warship.

With a loud bang, a large hole appeared on the deck of the flying squirrel warship. The flying squirrel and a group of naval soldiers rushed forward to check the situation.

Suddenly, an overwhelming aura emanated from the cave. The soldiers beside the flying squirrel rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground. Sensing this aura, the flying squirrel's pupils contracted.

"This is Conqueror's Haki! Could it be..."