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Chapter 361 Admiral Aokiji, if apologies were enough, what would be the point of having a navy!

It turns out.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha was really unfair.

Although it was Lieutenant Kagura Akihara who captured Buggy the Clown, Sengoku the Buddha was still believed to be Admiral Aokiji who used his freezing ability to seal the sea surface.

no way.

Even if a mere naval soldier captures Bucky the Clown, as long as an admiral intervenes once, the credit will still be attributed to the admiral.

In the eyes of Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Aokiji was the real main force in capturing Buggy, while Akihara Kagura and Karin, the two branch marines, were just two people responsible for tying the rope.

"Well done, Lieutenant Kagura."

After listening to Akihara Kagura's detailed report, Fleet Admiral Sengoku did not completely deny the lieutenant's merits: "Although an admiral intervened, you bravely monitored the Buggy Pirates, lay in ambush on their ship, and even charged to the front lines of battle. You are still a Marine worthy of the name of a hero!"

"Lieutenant Kagura is promoted to Lieutenant of the Marine Headquarters, and Sergeant Karin is specially promoted to Sergeant of the Marine Headquarters. You are responsible for assisting Admiral Aokiji in escorting Buggy the Clown to Impel Down, and will accompany Aokiji to Marineford Headquarters for further training."

"…yes."

Kagura Akihara practically gritted her teeth as she agreed.

At this point, it was really inconvenient for him to claim that he was the main force behind capturing Buggy; saying such a thing would lower Fleet Admiral Sengoku's opinion of him...

Moreover…

Even if you told the story, the Warring States period wouldn't believe it.

Akihara Kagura was directly promoted to the rank of Navy Headquarters Ensign and was transferred to Headquarters for further training. Theoretically, her position was promoted three ranks, so at least she has some future prospects.

[Naval Branch Ensign → Naval Headquarters Ensign]

[System Notification]: [Congratulations, host! You have been promoted from branch lieutenant to naval headquarters lieutenant. Rewards include the skills Naval Six Styles, Naval Six Styles: Swimming Combination Technique, and Naval Six Styles: Life Return. Your life energy has been significantly developed!]

[Naval Six Styles: Life Return (The highest stage of Naval Six Styles, including Shave, Moon Walk, Tempest Kick, Finger Pistol, Iron Body, and Paper Drawing, perfectly combining multiple abilities such as offense, defense, and speed. It allows for the free use of combinations of Naval Six Styles and Life Return, enabling users to concentrate their consciousness on any part of their body and freely control any part of their body in battle!)]

Akihara Kagura could clearly feel his hair growing freely, and under his powerful control, even a single hair could be used to kill.

The life energy that was originally infinitely powerful seemed to have been partially developed at this time, and at least it was clear that the power it could exert was significantly stronger.

The Navy's Six Styles, which allows one to reach the highest stage of life restoration in one step, is a useful ability for me, at least in terms of physical skills that are very useful for developing life energy.

but…

This reward isn't enough!

This is far from what Akihara Kagura envisioned.

According to Akihara Kagura's estimate, after this battle, she would at least be promoted to Marine Headquarters Captain, and even a Marine Commodore wouldn't be too much!

result…

A branch lieutenant was simply transferred to headquarters as a lieutenant and that was it?

All of this was because a certain Marine Admiral casually froze the sea surface. There was no need for him to freeze the sea surface; the Buggy Pirates would not have been able to escape!

Kagura Akihara painstakingly planned for so long, orchestrating Buggy's assassination attempt on a Celestial Dragon and managing the grand spectacle in Loguetown, yet the Fleet Admiral still considered Aokiji to be the most important fighting force. The Marine Headquarters merely promoted him from a branch lieutenant to a headquarters lieutenant, a reward completely disproportionate to his efforts...

Leaving aside his contributions...

This small reward is not worthy of the blame Buggy took, nor is it worthy of the Celestial Dragon Joryart who died, nor is it even worthy of the cannons and shells that the Konoha Pirates worked so hard to move there!

All of this…

It's all because Aokiji interfered and added unnecessary complications.

The worst part is...

Even as the report ended, Akihara Kagura could still faintly hear the Fleet Admiral and the Vice Admiral's staff officer discussing Bucky's arrest: "Kuzan has captured Bucky the Clown. It seems that even the lazy guy remembers to do his job..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura hung up the Den Den Mushi with a gloomy look in her eyes.

This Fleet Admiral is seriously out of his mind. Does he think only admirals can accomplish great things? With this bunch of bastards around, when will the Great Pirate Era ever end?!

"Where is Colonel Smoker?"

Akihara Kagura sighed, and also took the opportunity to express her concern for Smoker, the stubborn but reliable naval captain.

Although Smoker blew smoke rings in his own face, Akihara Kagura was a magnanimous person and still cared about the poisoned man.

after all…

Smoker was poisoned because he had it done to him.

"Unconscious..."

A naval officer listening in looked worried and explained to the new officer, "We've already found the best doctor in Loguetown, but we're still helpless with Captain Smoker's poisoning. We'll probably have to send him back to the Grand Line for treatment..."

"I've heard there's a Drum Kingdom on the Grand Line..."

Akihara Kagura frowned and brought up something.

This was also Akihara Kagura's purpose.

Simply poisoning Smoker isn't enough; he needs to be detoxified. Only the Doctors' Kingdom of the Grand Line has any hope of helping him.

"That country with the famous doctors?"

The eyes of the group of sailors immediately lit up.

"good."

Kagura Akihara nodded and said in a deep voice, "I was just about to assist Admiral Aokiji in escorting Buggy the Clown to Impel Down and was ordered to report to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters. I can conveniently take Captain Smoker to Drum Kingdom for treatment along the way..."

"That would be wonderful..."

A naval sergeant from Roggetown showed a hint of joy on his face.

"Emergency order!"

Just then, the female first mate, Tashigi, rushed over and hurriedly said, "Colonel Smoker is awake! We need to assemble and prepare to depart immediately. We must prepare the warships and head to the Grand Line to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"what?"

The entire Loguetown base was in chaos.

All the Marines believed they should indeed head to the Grand Line, solely to treat Captain Smoker's poisoning, not to hunt down a pirate.

but…

Smoker's attitude was very firm!

Upon regaining consciousness, the naval captain, disregarding his severely poisoned and wounded body, even puffed on a cigar again: "Even if I die on the road, I must capture Straw Hat Boy! That kid is more dangerous than any pirate I've ever seen!"

Yes!

Straw Hat Luffy is an extremely dangerous pirate!

Smoker was convinced that once Luffy entered the Grand Line, he would definitely undergo a transformation there, and that guy already had the potential to become a king!

However, Smoker's subordinates had a different opinion. They respected their superior greatly: "Colonel Smoker, even if we want to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, we should heal his injuries first. We think we can head to Drum Kingdom on the Grand Line first; it won't take up too much time anyway..."

"..."

Smoker frowned, feeling pain all over his body. He didn't respond to his adoring subordinates, but simply mumbled an order.

"Go prepare the warships!"

"yes!"

The group of marines finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Smoker didn't say it explicitly, he at least tacitly agreed to the plan of going to Drum Kingdom for treatment first.

"But... there's still the matter of Bucky the Clown..."

A naval sergeant major volunteered to recount what happened after Smoker fell unconscious: "Lieutenant Kagura and his men lay in ambush on Buggy's crew's ship beforehand. Taking advantage of Admiral Aokiji's freezing, they successfully captured Buggy and his entire crew..."

"Lieutenant Kagura?"

"Yes."

The sergeant then went on to talk about Kagura Akihara: "Lieutenant Kagura has reported everything to headquarters. He has been promoted to lieutenant at headquarters and will assist Admiral Aokiji in escorting Buggy the Clown. He has now gone to Marineford Headquarters for further training..."

"This time, it was Lieutenant Kagura who volunteered to escort Colonel Smoker to Drum Kingdom for treatment. We happened to be talking about it when we arrived..."

"That guy?"

Smoker raised an eyebrow, remembering the guy who had been monitoring him, and said nonchalantly, "I know. Is Kuzan back?"

"General Aokiji?"

Unlike Smoker, a naval sergeant couldn't address an admiral by his first name directly. He could only shake his head and say, "He's probably been chasing after them for twelve hours now, and he hasn't returned yet."

"That guy's probably sleeping somewhere!"

Smoker muttered something under his breath, then ordered, "Go and take Buggy and his pirate crew with you. Once we capture the Straw Hat crew, send both of those pirate crews to Impel Down. Have that lieutenant come with us; we can just go through the Gates of Justice from Impel Down and send him to Marineford..."

This was a favor that Smoker voluntarily accepted.

Lieutenant Akihara Kagura offered to escort him to Drum Kingdom for treatment. Since Admiral Aokiji didn't know when he would return, this Marine Headquarters Captain simply helped by taking him to Marineford to report for duty.

Anyway…

There are only a few routes on the Grand Line.

Luffy's strength isn't that great. Once he gets to Drum Kingdom to get rid of the poison, that Straw Hat kid won't be a match for him. He definitely won't waste too much time on the way.

"Aren't we waiting for Admiral Aokiji to return?"

The sergeant was somewhat worried: "The orders say that Lieutenant Kagura is in charge of assisting Admiral Aokiji in escorting Buggy, after all, he's a pirate with 730 million Berries..."

"Neither Buggy the Clown nor the Straw Hat Boy are particularly strong..."

Smoker lay down and continued in a deep voice, "I've personally tested them. Neither Buggy nor the Straw Hats are particularly powerful. Kuzan is probably sleeping somewhere, and he might never have time to return to Loguetown. You guys go prepare the warships!"

It should be said that...

As expected of Colonel Smoker.

What normal person would dare to speak ill of a Marine Headquarters admiral like he did, or even so brazenly complain about an admiral's laziness? The two seem to have a pretty good relationship...

"but…"

"There's another troublesome problem..."

A naval sergeant cautiously looked at Smoker and asked, "Loguetown is under Captain Smoker's jurisdiction. If Captain Smoker doesn't return here after recovering and is away for too long, and the Navy Headquarters asks about these things..."

"Then tell them..."

Smoker scoffed, his brow still furrowed. "You, a sergeant, can't stop a colonel from doing his job. The rest is none of your concern!"

"Okay, I'm going to take a nap first."

After giving his orders, Smoker felt a bit of a headache, his head was spinning, and he was feeling a little weak. He waved his hand and said, "But don't worry about me. Do everything according to my plan."

have to say.

A boss's temper can affect many people.

Smoker was like a local tyrant in Loguetown, and the entire Loguetown naval branch dared not disobey his orders, immediately preparing warships to head to the Grand Line.

During this period of time…

Admiral Aokiji never returned.

No one knew what had happened to this admiral, so the Navy Headquarters had to make a Den Den Mushi call in hopes of finding out where Admiral Aokiji was.

but…

Aokiji's Den Den Mushi remained unanswered.

Naval Headquarters, Marineford, Admiral's Office.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha made numerous phone calls to Aokiji, hoping to get news from him, but Aokiji didn't answer any of them.

"That bastard!"

Sengoku felt utterly exasperated and slammed his fist on the table, making the documents and Den Den Mushi jump. "He won't even answer the Den Den Mushi! Does he think he can take a vacation just because he completed the order to capture Buggy?"

"Eh...can't I?"

A tall man wearing sunglasses and a yellow shirt sat in the reception chair in the marshal's office, leisurely sipping red tea while looking at the naval marshal with some surprise.

"That's enough for you, Borsalino!"

Sengoku glared angrily at the tall man, wishing he could smash the documents in his hand at him, but unfortunately, he really couldn't find any fault in the man's actions...

but…

The other side is really just as lazy as Kuzan!

"Headquarters still needs more intelligence..."

Sengoku clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice, "I've heard that the world's most dangerous man, Dragon, appeared in this battle, and someone defeated Smoker, who possesses the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability. These are things we absolutely need to know..."

"Didn't they say Kuzan went after them?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru, the naval staff officer sitting on the other side, took a sip of tea and replied softly, "He should be back soon, right? Maybe he can even catch those pirates and bring them into the city! Smoker is Kuzan's good friend. I heard Smoker was seriously injured and even has to go to Drum Kingdom for treatment. No matter how lazy Kuzan is, he won't stand idly by while his friend is hurt..."

"Then... let's wait one more day!"

The Warring States period sighed helplessly.

however…

The Navy Headquarters never expected this.

Aokiji wasn't unwilling to answer the phone; rather, he genuinely didn't dare to have the time to do so.

If he could answer the phone, Aokiji wouldn't have thought about so many things and would have immediately asked the Marine Headquarters for help. He knew that the pirate crew he was chasing might be a troublesome one, but he didn't expect that this pirate crew would be so powerful and dangerous!

Bring it up where there is no wind.

The sea surface in this area has been completely frozen over by ice.

A huge ship was frozen in place by Aokiji and could not move. Aokiji leaped up and tried to jump onto the pirate ship!

"Limbo: Border Prison!"

Accompanied by a muffled, low growl!

Aokiji felt as if he had been hit by thin air for no reason, and he was sent flying backwards onto the ice. He didn't even see the person who attacked him!

"We understand your desire to hunt us down..."

A red-haired boy appeared on the railing of the large ship, his face full of gloom and dissatisfaction: "But you, you froze the port of Roguetown..."

"..."

Aokiji sensed something was wrong with this pirate crew.

Why did I freeze the port of Loguetown myself? Is something wrong? Wasn't I worried that Buggy the Clown's pirate ship would escape?

"A month and a half..."

"All the results... you've wasted them all!"

The red-haired boy's face even showed suppressed anger as he stared coldly at Aokiji: "You bastard... do you know just how much trouble you've caused us?"

"Um, sorry..."

Aokiji wiped the blood that had seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The admiral, unaware of what had happened, politely apologized even though they were enemies.

but…

Clearly, this apology will not be accepted.

"snort…"

The red-haired boy stared coldly at Aokiji, refusing to accept his apology: "If apologies were enough, what would be the point of having a navy in this world!"

"that…"

Aokiji frowned, giving the other person a strange look, and had to take the initiative to remind him, "Sir, I roughly understand what you mean, but I seem to be a Marine..."

Konoha: Starting with the Hyuga Experiment

Konoha 54th year.

The Third Shinobi World War is over, the Fourth Hokage has passed away, and Orochimaru has been reborn.

Meanwhile, Hideaki Kagura, the Hyuga experimental subject created by Orochimaru out of boredom and now a Root henchman, fell into deep thought as he looked at the system tasks one by one.

Years later, Danzo let out a soul-searching cry: I'm not dead yet, why are you already wailing?

(End of this chapter)