Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 383 Let's frame Crocodile! He's not a good person anyway, right?

Intelligence is something...

How can you tell the difference between real and fake?

And they even managed to ask whether they needed real or fake intelligence? How could intelligence possibly need to be fake?

Everyone had already agreed on three things, and he, as the Fleet Admiral, had also agreed to cooperate with the Konoha Pirates, and even to work with them from within the Navy…

What is the other party doing...?

Do you still want to mess with him?

Sengoku looked at Sasori of the Red Sand and immediately questioned, "I've already agreed to cooperate with you and am willing to support you in rebuilding order on this sea. Are you still going to give me false information?"

"Then I'll tell you some real information."

Sasori of the Red Sand didn't mince words, stating the truth crisply: "Our captain is a descendant of the Goddess of the Rabbit, and you should have witnessed his power..."

"!!!"

The Warring States period's expression suddenly changed.

Even Lieutenant General Tsuru's expression became slightly serious.

Even Admiral Kizaru's mouth agape slightly, revealing a look of surprise; he had no idea about such a thing!

Only Aokiji knew something…

Because he had just heard Sasori of the Red Sand mention this during the battle.

The shock that Fleet Admiral Sengoku was experiencing was unimaginable. He looked at Hashirama Senju standing beside him, recalling the battle in which he had just been defeated by this descendant of the Rabbit Goddess. No wonder the captain of the Konoha Pirates was so terrifyingly strong…

"That legendary creator god..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru's heart trembled; he was quite shocked by this revelation and couldn't help but look at Hashirama Senju: "So he still has descendants in the world?"

"In fact..."

Sasori nodded, even taking the initiative to introduce himself: "Our captain is probably a bit older than you two..."

"..."

Hashirama Senju looked at Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru, squinted his eyes, and revealed a kind and warm smile, looking just like an elder.

after all…

He's really not young...

It's only because he was resurrected once that he looks so young.

Sengoku narrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something: "So, you want to help the descendants of the Rabbit Goddess reclaim world domination from the Celestial Dragons?"

"Lord Sengoku..."

Sasori's words immediately choked Sengoku: "Do you think our captain would care about any power?"

"..."

The Warring States period was somewhat unable to answer.

Whether it's Hashirama Senju's appearance or his demeanor, he seems like someone who is easy to trust, and you wouldn't even feel any danger around him...

Even though Sengoku had been beaten by Hashirama Senju once, he didn't believe that the captain of the Konoha Pirates was a murderous person, nor did he believe that the other party would be the kind of person who liked to kill innocent people indiscriminately. After all, Hashirama Senju's appearance was too deceptive...

She had long, smooth black hair and a gentle smile on her face.

Furthermore, during the battle, when Hashirama Senju realized that Sengoku was no match for him, he wouldn't immediately kill him. Instead, he acted like an adult disciplining an obedient child...

To date...

Hashirama Senju never said anything arrogant.

The members of the Konoha Pirates and their captain seem to get along quite well, since the pirates don't seem to respect their captain much, indicating that their captain is approachable and easy to talk to...

This guy might be the true descendant of the gods. He wasn't proud of his bloodline, nor was he like those fools in Mary Geoise who called themselves gods, always arrogantly intimidating all ordinary humans who appeared before them...

It is born by heart.

Sengoku also believed this intelligence.

The fact that the other party is so powerful yet doesn't mind communicating, and doesn't even care about the excessive conditions he proposes, is itself an incredible and extremely rare thing.

Moreover…

This intelligence is neither important nor unimportant.

On the one hand, Sengoku only deduced from Senju Hashirama, a descendant of the gods, that the goddess of creation, the Rabbit Goddess, should not be the kind of deity who would take revenge on humanity.

On the other hand, this information isn't very important. Hashirama Senju was already powerful, and his status as a descendant of a god only added to his bizarre and terrifying lineage...

After learning Hashirama Senju's true identity, Sengoku's resentment at being forced to collude with the Konoha Pirates lessened considerably, and he proactively asked, "Is there any other information?"

"You're asking too many questions."

"We won't believe someone without evidence."

Sasori's gaze fell on Sengoku, and he softly reminded him, "Now it's your turn to do something. Notify the Five Elders of the trouble in Alabasta!"

"Tell them..."

"The names Im and Lily appeared in this underground palace..."

"Tell them..."

"The Konoha Pirates and a group of pirates have already escaped Alabasta with the secrets of the underground palace and headed towards the sea. They wouldn't kill you to silence you at this time, and they probably won't destroy Alabasta for this golden underground palace..."

Sasori of the Red Sand looked at Sengoku and said softly, "Lord Sengoku, you should know how to lure the Five Elders to Alabasta, right?"

"You intend to ambush the Five Elders?"

Sengoku believed he had guessed the Konoha Pirates' intentions.

The Konoha Pirates are already strong enough, and with him, Aokiji, and Kizaru, intercepting and killing the Five Elders might not be too difficult!

"that…"

Vice Admiral Tsuru glanced at everyone and brought up someone they had overlooked: "It seems the battle on Garp's side isn't over yet..."

"That Garp guy..."

Zhan Guo also thought of this old friend, and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

If that old bastard Garp finds out about today's events, that big mouth might start talking about it anytime soon. That guy thinks nothing is a big deal...

Moreover…

Garp has always been lawless in his actions.

To avoid any future problems, it's best not to let that old guy know about the fact that the Navy's high command was colluding with the Konoha Pirates.

"The fewer people who know about what's between us, the better."

Sasori of the Red Sand revealed Sengoku's thoughts, continuing softly, "Don't worry, you can go rescue Vice Admiral Garp now. We'll be leaving Alabasta soon; we have more important things to do than attacking the Five Elders..."

"..."

Sengoku nodded thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, he took out a white Den Den Mushi from his side and handed it to Sasori of the Red Sand.

"This is a white Den Den Mushi (snail phone) that can prevent eavesdropping."

Sengoku proactively explained the function of the Den Den Mushi, and continued, "If there's anything that requires your cooperation, I'll contact you directly through the Den Den Mushi; if there's anything that requires the Navy's cooperation, you can contact me directly through the Den Den Mushi, and I can issue orders in the name of the Fleet Admiral to prevent more people from realizing that Borsalino and Kuzan are also involved with you..."

This was a little scheme from the Warring States period.

If the Konoha Pirates continue to maintain one-way communication with him, it means that Sengoku can maintain the independence of the Navy, instead of the Konoha Pirates arbitrarily ordering the admirals to act, so as to avoid a situation that he cannot control in the future.

If the Konoha Pirates do indeed overthrow the Celestial Dragons in the future, the Navy will still have sufficient autonomy; it will simply shift all the problems stemming from the Konoha Pirates onto the Fleet Admiral himself…

"..."

Sasori of the Red Sand reached out and took the Den Den Mushi from Sengoku's hand.

Just as Sengoku felt relieved, thinking his idea had succeeded, Sasori took out two rings and threw them directly to Kizaru and Aokiji.

"This is our communication tool."

Sasori of the Red Sand proactively explained the communication method of the rings: "These rings can be infused with your chakra, and we will receive your communications. There's no need to notify Fleet Admiral Sengoku about minor troubles; the Admirals are more than capable of handling them..."

"..."

The Warring States period clenched his fists.

That reason they gave was absolutely irrefutable!

The admiral claimed he could solve any problem; the other side, however, said it was a minor issue and there was no need to trouble the admiral to contact two admirals separately…

This…

How could he possibly refute that?

We can't afford to ruin things over something so trivial, can we?

Never mind...

I'll go back and have a proper talk with Aokiji and Kizaru to find out exactly when they joined the Konoha Pirates. Judging from their rings, they don't seem to be spies planted by the Konoha Pirates a long time ago...

Just then, Madara Uchiha returned to the Golden Palace, but Garp was nowhere to be seen, which made Sengoku's heart tighten.

"That guy's got some nerve..."

Madara Uchiha grinned, a rather hearty laugh: "At least among the taijutsu masters I've ever seen, that guy is almost on par with you now, Hashirama..."

"Did you kill Garp?"

Sengoku clenched his fists, his arms trembling.

"If we go to save him now, it might still be in time..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled lightly, seemingly unconcerned about Garp's life or death. The battle had been incredibly enjoyable; at least he had learned quite a few new and interesting techniques from his fight with Garp…

"Mr. Ban is very careful with his strength."

Sasori of the Red Sand opened his palm and said softly, "Alright, now you go rescue Vice Admiral Garp, we'll leave Alabasta first."

"Oh, right..."

"If there are any problems later, you can ask someone for their opinion. This Alabasta incident, including the Navy high command coming to besiege us, and our subsequent plan to turn you all against us, was all planned by him..."

"If nothing unexpected happens..."

"You should go find him right away..."

After saying that, the Konoha Pirates left.

"Let's go find Garp first!"

Sengoku didn't have time to think too much. He led his subordinates to the battlefield between Uchiha Madara and Garp. They found Garp, who was seriously injured, in the desert, which relieved him.

At least…

I don't have to bear too much guilt and pressure.

If his old friend Garp were to die here, Sengoku really couldn't think of how he could continue to cooperate wholeheartedly with the Konoha Pirates. Perhaps, in order to prevent the future of this world from being submerged by the apocalyptic tsunami, he would continue to cooperate, but the cooperation would be very painful...

Aokiji remembered Karin, who once possessed miraculous medical skills, and offered, "I'll go and get someone to treat Vice Admiral Garp right away..."

"What did the Konoha Pirates say before they left..."

Kizaru recalled the words the red-haired boy from the Konoha Pirates had said before he left, and couldn't help but sigh, "How terrifying... Was it that young man who orchestrated all of this?"

really…

They guessed right!

Having found the severely injured Garp, they would think that Karin could heal him, and naturally, they would also think of that seemingly resourceful naval lieutenant…

"Which young man?"

Warring States frowned.

"A lieutenant from headquarters, lurking in the Navy..."

Aokiji took the initiative to reveal the secret, explaining that the Konoha Pirates had planted two spies within the Navy. One was named Akihara Kagura, a lieutenant in the Navy Headquarters; the other was named Karin, a sergeant major in the Navy Headquarters.

These two undercover agents were never very conspicuous.

Lieutenant Akihara Kagura is a very cunning and scheming guy who wants to climb up the ranks in the Navy by obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; Sergeant Major Karin is more outstanding, possessing extremely terrifying healing abilities, at least Kizaru is one of the beneficiaries.

"Her healing abilities are outstanding..."

Aokiji recalled how Kizaru's injuries had miraculously healed so quickly during his treatment, and said with some shock, "And that lieutenant from headquarters named Akihara Kagura, he has astonishing intelligence. It seems that all these events in Alabasta might really have been orchestrated by him..."

"Akihara Kagura..."

The admiral interrupted Aokiji, rubbing his forehead as he pondered, his expression turning increasingly grim.

"yes…"

Aokiji slowly nodded.

"That young man..."

Sengoku took a deep breath, suppressing his frustration: "I remember the first time I heard his name was when the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the Arlong Pirates, who were based in the East Blue. The Arlong Pirates killed Captain Rat and most of the Marines, leaving only a lucky Private Kagura Akihara alive. To avoid misunderstandings about pirates among the public, I attributed the credit for destroying the Arlong Pirates to that surviving Private..."

At that time...

I thought that private wasn't an extremist. I even felt that he had honestly reported what happened to Colonel Rat, Arlong, and the Straw Hat Pirates. I thought that private was a Marine who didn't have much of a sense of the big picture, but was a very sincere person who was committed to justice!

even…

It was also Akihara Kagura who received him, Tsuru, and Garp at the port, and then sent this group of veterans to the Alabasta desert to meet up with Admirals Kizaru and Aokiji.

result…

Only now do I realize that the other party was a spy sent by pirates, and that the guy named Akihara Kagura sent them to Alabasta to get beaten up!

This…

This is so embarrassing!

"this…"

Aokiji's face also furrowed. He had to try to interpret the matter from another angle, hoping that the current Fleet Admiral wouldn't be too angry: "Perhaps... Lieutenant Akihara also has his own thoughts... I can't judge his position... He has always wanted to rise to a high position in the Navy, so he has been planning different events to get promoted, which is how he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander of the Navy Headquarters..."

If Akihara Kagura is truly loyal to the Konoha Pirates, then his attitude towards them doesn't seem particularly respectful...

perhaps…

Is everyone trying to take advantage of the Konoha Pirates?

"A very resourceful young man..."

Sengoku crossed his arms, his expression becoming calm, and his mind unusually sharp: "If you hadn't told me what happened today, at least until I saw the evidence of his betrayal of justice with my own eyes, I would have always thought he was a trustworthy navy officer..."

"Let's go..."

"Take Garp up to them..."

Sengoku sighed, trying to find something to cheer himself up amidst the terrible outcome: "If that kid has a sense of justice, it's actually a good thing for the Navy. At least for the next generation of the Navy, there will be someone to carry on the torch..."

"..."

Aokiji was somewhat at a loss for words; he could only offer his assessment: "I feel... that guy's ideas seem to be a bit unscrupulous..."

In fact.

Everything was just as Aokiji had said.

When they met, at the Navy's temporary camp in Alabasta, they even saw that Captain Smoker, who had been rescued by Akihara Kagura, had not received treatment from Karin; instead, it was the Navy's medics who were bandaging him.

That's normal.

Karin's healing abilities shouldn't be revealed so easily.

but…

When Akihara Kagura saw Garp, who was seriously injured and unconscious, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was also covered in injuries, she showed no intention of asking Karin for help in treating their wounds. Instead, she brought up another matter with them.

"marshal…"

"Now is not the time for treatment..."

"Why not have the Five Elders come to Alabasta immediately while you're still recovering from your injuries? Let them know how much the Navy sacrificed to keep the Konoha Pirates at bay, especially since you just went through a fierce battle..."

"If you've gone through a fierce battle and don't have a single injury, wouldn't the Five Elders suspect you're secretly trying to make a fool of the Celestial Dragons?"

"..."

Sengoku looked at the composed naval lieutenant before him, and a muscle twitched in his cheek. This guy seemed to be really ruthless and extreme in his methods…

"..."

The Warring States period paused for a second to think.

Sengoku's expression gradually turned serious. He stared intently at Akihara Kagura and asked him a question: "Lieutenant Akihara Kagura, if I were to kill Garp or Tsuru in this war, wouldn't that make it easier for me to gain the trust of the Five Elders?"

When the admiral raised this issue, he made no mention of the deaths of his two old friends, as if they were merely tools for political sacrifice.

This is a test.

Sengoku wanted to use this opportunity to test Akihara Kagura's character.

Obvious.

The admiral received an answer that satisfied him greatly.

"Compared to just a tiny bit of trust..."

"For the Warring States commander, the lives of his two old comrades must have been important too. Why suffer casualties when sacrifices could be avoided at all costs?"

"..."

Buddha Sengoku nodded in satisfaction.

This spy, planted in the Navy by the Konoha Pirates, will become a member of the Navy's ranks in the future. For Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this lieutenant named Akihara Kagura shares the same faction and secrets...

and…

This young man is very smart.

If what the red-haired boy from the Konoha Pirates said is true, and their plan to recruit and win over high-ranking Navy officials by using the 800-year-old Golden Palace in Alabasta was indeed his design, then this young man is truly a talented individual.

Doing great things...

What is most important?

Of course, they are talented people.

"I'll go call the Five Elders."

Sengoku reached into his hand and pulled out his personal Den Den Mushi (snail phone) for contacting the Five Elders.

"Hold on…"

"There's one more small problem..."

Kagura Akihara stopped Sengoku's actions and raised a question: "To prevent the Five Elders from becoming enraged after discovering the truth of history and destroying Alabasta indiscriminately, perhaps we could utilize something mentioned on the Golden Inscription..."

"Um?"

This concern was indeed in the mind of the Warring States period.

"The Konoha Pirates told me the details of the inscription, which mentioned that the Sand-Sand Fruit is the key to opening the gate to the Golden Palace..."

"In that case..."

Akihara Kagura spread her hands and proposed her plan: "Perhaps when the Golden Palace was built and buried in the Alabasta Desert eight hundred years ago, the person responsible for building and burying it was a Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit user from eight hundred years ago, since only a Sand-Sand Fruit user could do that..."

"If the Five Elders get angry, it would be best to pin the blame for the Golden Palace incident on Crocodile, the current Logia-type Devil Fruit user. We could falsely claim that Crocodile wanted to overturn the World Government's plans and fabricate a Void Century, which would give the World Government an explanation. After all, the World Government itself would never admit to the historical truth within..."

"exactly…"

"According to the evidence found by the Navy, Crocodile has confessed that he wanted to find the whereabouts of Pluton, one of the three great weapons, in the Poneglyphs in order to secretly overthrow Alabasta. In the future, he will definitely want to rise above the World Government starting from this desert kingdom of Alabasta. He is a very ambitious pirate, and we will not worry about innocent people being implicated if we frame him..."

"..."

Sengoku nodded with even greater satisfaction, then continued to press, "However, if that's the case, won't people around the world think that the Void Century was a fabrication of history by Crocodile, and that they will oppose the World Government's rule because of it?"

"The world government is unlikely to produce more compelling evidence..."

Kagura Akihara shook her head and calmly said, "Once a blank sheet of paper is stained with ink, it can never remain clean forever... Unless the World Government completely kills the sealed Goddess of the Rabbit at Laugh Tale and recreates a new history... no matter what, they cannot make the past history a blank page again..."

"..."

The Warring States period realized that its thinking was becoming outdated.

If this young man wasn't a spy for the Konoha Pirates, Sengoku would probably have wanted to tell him about his collusion with the Konoha Pirates, hoping he would represent the Navy in the grand plan to rebuild the world order...

Six thousand words... I'm going to sleep a little longer...

(End of this chapter)