Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Even the usually carefree Whitebeard frowned deeply. Although he called Shanks "kid," he still acknowledged Shanks' strength.

Now that Shanks has inexplicably lost an arm and is coming to see him, Whitebeard realizes that Shanks' arrival is not simple.

Whitebeard slowly put down the barrel of wine he was holding and said in a deep voice,

"Red-haired kid, what happened to your arm?"

Shanks touched the broken part of his left arm, where he could still feel a burning sensation. He would probably never forget the purple lightning that almost killed him.

And, the man with the "Eye of God," Uchiha Chika.

A bitter smile appeared on his face. Shanks sat down on the ground and slowly began to speak.

"I encountered Zi Lin in the East China Sea. He's that terrifying new recruit in the Navy. He destroyed this arm with lightning, and I almost died at his hands."

Upon hearing this, the entire Moby Dick deck fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Shanks, who was sitting opposite Whitebeard.

Marco shouted at Shanks in disbelief.

"Hey, hey, stop joking around!"

In truth, Marco had already believed this fact deep down. Ever since Chiga first distinguished herself in her battle against Rayleigh in Sabaody Archipelago, he could be said to be the person on Whitebeard's ship who paid the most attention to Chiga.

Afterwards, he witnessed Chika kill Whitebeard Jr. and destroy Shiki. Marco was truly terrified by this terrifying newcomer in the Navy, and he even tried to talk to Whitebeard about it.

However, Whitebeard remained indifferent. In his eyes, Chika was just a Marine brat. He didn't even care about Akainu and the others, let alone a newcomer who had just appeared.

Moreover, in his eyes, Whitebeard Jr. was just a brainless idiot with great strength, and Shiki's strength was far from what it used to be, so it was understandable that he would be defeated.

But things are different now. Shanks, who is also one of the Four Emperors, was defeated by Uchiha Chika and almost lost his life.

No matter how confident Whitebeard was, he wasn't sure he could beat Shanks so badly. Now that the Marines, whom he considered kids, had actually done it, he was really starting to lose his composure.

Most importantly, Shanks' defeat has had a huge impact. He is one of the Four Emperors, representing the pinnacle of pirate power on the high seas. His defeat will disrupt the balance of power.

Even Whitebeard had to be cautious about this matter. He asked...

"Has the power of this Purple Scale truly reached this level?"

Shanks gave a wry smile and dropped another bombshell.

"Although I don't want to admit it, his strength is far above mine, and before fighting me, Kaido was also defeated by him. I got this information from Kaido's daughter. It is said that he spared Kaido's life for some unknown reason."

"..."

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates, including Whitebeard himself, were completely silent at this moment; they were numb.

Standing behind Marco, Blackbeard Teach also looked extremely grim.

He has been lying low in the Whitebeard Pirates for over a decade in pursuit of the Dark-Dark Fruit, and now that he hasn't succeeded, he's even considering retiring with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Now, having received such explosive news from Shanks, he actually felt a sense of danger in staying here.

Teach clenched his fist tightly and secretly vowed to get the fruit as soon as possible so that he would have the ability to protect himself.

Whitebeard silently picked up the sake barrel, intending to take a sip to calm himself, only to find that the sake in the barrel had already been spilled.

Frustrated, he tossed the barrel overboard and looked at Shanks, who sat across from him with a bitter expression, and said...

"So what are you going to do?"

Finally, Shanks heard Whitebeard's words. Of course, Shanks didn't come here just to promote Chika; he had something more important to do.

He looked into the white-bearded man's eyes and said, word by word,

"With a monster like Zilin in the Navy, the Four Emperors' crews alone are absolutely no match for the Navy anymore, so let's form an alliance!"

"What?! Are you kidding me?!"

Whitebeard was naturally extremely unwilling to form an alliance with someone else. Didn't that mean he was afraid of the Navy? How could someone known as the "strongest man in the world" accept that?

Shanks had anticipated Whitebeard's reaction, but he remained calm because he knew Whitebeard's weakness: his "family."

He deliberately glanced at the nearby Whitebeard Pirates members in front of Whitebeard and said,

"I think you should be familiar with Zi Lin's methods of dealing with pirates. If you really face him, do you have any information that you can save these people from his clutches? You don't want them all to die tragically at the hands of that Zi Lin, do you?"

When his family was mentioned, Whitebeard's expression froze. This could be considered his obvious weakness, although it wasn't in the past. With him around, who would dare to touch his family?

However, even he had to admit that Zi Lin's terrifying record was something he might struggle to handle, let alone protect his family.

Seeing that Whitebeard was wavering, Shanks immediately pressed his advantage, adding...

"It's just a nominal alliance, which will make the Navy have something to worry about!"

Whitebeard remained silent, clearly conflicted as well.

At this moment, Marco stepped up and delivered a top-notch assist.

"Father! Agree to his request. This Zi Lin's strength has exceeded our expectations. We should be cautious!"

Whitebeard glanced at Marco with a complicated expression. In fact, he was already tempted, but all he needed was a stepping stone from his family.

In his eyes, his own life and face were nothing compared to his family, and forming an alliance with Shanks was indeed the best protection for them.

Thinking of this, Whitebeard finally lowered his noble head and said in a deep voice,

"Alright, redhead, I agree to the alliance."

"A wise decision."

Chapter 144 Defeating Two Emperors Alone! General Zilin!

The news of Whitebeard's alliance with Shanks spread throughout the world in just a few days.

The uninformed public immediately began to panic. In their minds, even a single Yonko crew was terrifying enough. Didn't they think the Navy hadn't been able to deal with them for so many years?

The alliance formed by these two terrifying pirate forces is seen as a catastrophe by ordinary people, who fear their homes will soon be lost.

However, another major piece of news that followed pushed the popularity of this event to a new climax.

That was the publication of a newspaper issue.

This issue of the newspaper contained no superfluous content; the eight large characters of the headline alone took up an entire page.

"Defeating Two Emperors Alone! General Purple Scale!"

The newspaper article detailed Chiga's achievements, the most important being that he had defeated two Yonko, Kaido of the Beasts and Shanks, in a single day!

Shanks even lost his left arm and nearly lost his life in a small windmill village in the East Blue!

Everyone who saw the newspaper was thrilled, for they now understood why Whitebeard and Shanks had formed an alliance.

That is because they were all defeated by General Zilin; they were afraid!

People spontaneously chanted "General Shirin!" in the streets, and in an instant, Uchiha Chika's name resounded in every corner of the sea.

Dolls modeled after Chiga have become the best-selling products in the store, as have contact lenses with the Rinnegan pattern.

Yes, Chiga's iconic Rinnegan has now become a unique phenomenon in the world of colored contact lenses. People of all ages and genders love to buy one or even several pairs to keep at home.

It has been rumored that in a certain village, a young man wearing contact lenses with the Rinnegan eyes scared away the pirates who came to commit evil deeds.

Even though those pirates knew the Rinnegan was fake, they were still intimidated by it.

They feared that one day they would encounter the true owner of those eyes, and they knew that if they did, they might not even have a chance to escape.

A bar in Windmill Village has put up a sign with the symbol of the Rinnegan on its door, and the number of customers coming to drink there every day has increased accordingly.

The customers said that the bar owner really knew that General Zilin. They came here to drink for no other reason than the sense of security they felt!

In Cocoyasi Village, the hometown of Chiga in the One Piece world, tourists are now flocking to visit, hoping to experience the aura of this legendary admiral.

Bellemere wanted to ask Chiga's opinion on renaming Cocoa West Village to Chiga Village, but Chiga declined the request.

Finally, at Bellemere's repeated requests, Chiga had no choice but to give a name: Konoha Village.

Bellemere was initially puzzled, but after Chiga explained to her that Konoha Village was the former home of the Uchiha clan, she excitedly wrote down the name, and Cocoyasi Village was officially renamed Konoha Village.

Upon learning of this, the Navy immediately dispatched its strongest forces from the East Blue to Konoha Village, and Sengoku even sent some of his generals to Konoha Village to maintain order.

It can be said that in the East Blue, Konoha Village has become the strongest village in the true sense.

Whether it's an ordinary pirate crew from the East Blue or a powerful pirate crew returning from the Grand Line, they all choose to take a detour when passing through that area, no matter how far away it is.

There's no way around it; everyone knows that General Zilin possesses the ability to reach any location at any time.

Even if they don't take the navy stationed there seriously, they still have to consider the weight of the title "Admiral Zilin".

A saying has already spread across the sea:

"The light of the Rinnegan will shine on anyone in the world who has a kind heart."

Meanwhile, Chiga, the protagonist of this incident, was sitting in his office, looking helplessly at the room full of "Rinnegan".

Chiga's office was bustling with activity today.

Gion, Kalifa, Ein, Yamato, Ace, and Law all stared at Chiga with their "Rinnegan," making Chiga's scalp tingle.

Chiga couldn't take it anymore. He put one hand to his forehead and said,

"Have you guys had enough fun? I have to go to the general's conferment ceremony later."

Chiga's position as admiral is a foregone conclusion. A meeting was held before Sengoku to discuss this matter, and Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru were all present at that meeting.

The decision to make Chiga an admiral was passed with unusual ease; Sengoku had barely made the proposal when Akainu was the first to agree.

No one was surprised by this, especially Onigumo and the others, who had witnessed Akainu transforming into a magma man in excitement after learning of Chiga's achievements.

Akainu's office is still under repair; a large group of Marines have to carry away the lava that has cooled and spilled on the floor.

Yamato pouted, grunted twice in dissatisfaction, and said,

"Not enough! Why is it that only my Rinnegan lacks the tomoe that Master spoke of!?"

She was among the first to rush into the headquarters store to buy Rinnegan contact lenses, but she was so excited that she forgot to check the goods and ended up buying the youth version of the Rinnegan, the kind without a single tomoe.

Ace was incredibly cunning; he directly stole money from Garp and bought two pairs of six-tomoe Rinnegan, making Yamato drool with envy.

Luo stood to the side, scratching his head somewhat embarrassed. He had originally come to let Qianhe see if the Rinnegan he bought was authentic, but as soon as he entered, he saw five pairs of the same eyes, which made him a little awkward.

Gion, Kalifa, and Ain covered their mouths and chuckled. They had only bought the Rinnegan contact lenses for fun, and also wanted to see Chiga's reaction.

Chiga glanced awkwardly at Gion. There was nothing he could do; he had too many "confidantes" around him. With Ain and Kalifa both present, it was already a miracle that Gion hadn't lost her temper.

Gion also understood Chika's meaning. She rolled her eyes at Chika, already aware of Chika's many female confidantes.