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Chapter 440 News from the Naval Science Unit

Green Bull…

What exactly is Green Bull?

For Sengoku, who wanted to break free from the World Government's control, whether Green Bull was a puppet of the World Government or a spy for the Konoha Pirates was no longer important...

These two identities…

Neither of them should exist in the Navy today!

"We'll head back right away."

Kagura Akihara hung up the Den Den Mushi in her hand and looked at Karin: "Karin, go to Water Seven right now and help me get a ship from there. There's a ship spirit on that ship, and it will be my warship in the future. You should be able to see it..."

"clear."

Karin nodded quickly.

"Then let's go aboard my warship!"

Garp suddenly stepped forward, clenched his fist, and casually said, "I was just about to head to Water Seven anyway..."

"Then let's go back to Marineford first."

Aokiji glanced at Akihara Kagura.

The Jusui Island incident has come to an end.

The navy on Enies Lobby dispersed, with large numbers returning to their respective areas to guard their posts or pursuing any escaped pirates on the high seas.

From a strategic perspective…

The World Government's Enies Lobby operation plan was undoubtedly a failure. Not only did it fail to achieve its strategic objectives, but it also allowed the Revolutionary Army to breach the seemingly impregnable Impel Down, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku was trapped by pirates at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, unable to move.

This war should not be called the Battle of Enies Lobby.

Because this war should perhaps be called the War of Justice Gate, all three important islands within the Justice Gate's inner currents—Imperial City, Enies Lobby, and Marineford—were affected, and battles or standoffs broke out in all of them.

of course.

No one will care about the outcome of the Jubilee incident anymore.

After all, the world's attention was focused on something else, starting an unprecedented guessing game: who is the man behind the Konoha Pirates!

"Who is the one?"

"A great figure who was able to release the Goddess of the Rabbit from the final island more than twenty years ago must be an old man..."

"This must be someone who was active more than twenty years ago..."

"Could it be Shiki the Golden Lion! That man could very well be it! He almost defeated Gol D. Roger and ruled the world!"

These ordinary people from all over the world have no concept of this and can only rely on their own imagination. They may have never even come into contact with the Konoha Pirates, so they simply make guesses based on their own limited knowledge.

In comparison…

Anyone who had ever come into contact with the Konoha Pirates had absolutely no idea what to do with them.

Marineford.

Inside the naval conference room.

Sengoku period, Aokiji, Kizaru, Akihara Kagura, and Tsuru Chusho.

Aside from Admiral Akainu, Vice Admiral Fujitora, and Garp, the Navy's strongest fighters and most brilliant strategists are all here, and they have all had connections with the Konoha Pirates.

Sengoku believed that Vice Admiral Fujitora might also be a spy for the Konoha Pirates, and before he could determine Fujitora's stance, he did not invite Fujitora to the first meeting, intending to wait until later to get some truth out of him.

"Let me start..."

Sengoku rested his hands on the table, partially obscuring his face to make himself appear less serious: "You should all know the news by now. Kuzan and Kagura were both at Enies Lobby. The Konoha Pirates, whom we've always considered our partners, have ulterior motives. Behind them stands an even more terrifying and troublesome mastermind..."

"We may have met this person before."

Vice Admiral Tsuru, supporting himself with his hands, frowned in thought: "More than twenty years ago, even before Gol D. Roger arrived at the final island of Laugh Tale, he preemptively landed on Laugh Tale and released the Goddess of the Rabbit hidden there..."

"Those are people from the previous era..."

Sengoku looked at Vice Admiral Tsuru, as if asking a question, or perhaps answering his own: "A monster of that caliber shouldn't be unknown... Who could it be? Our old rivals? They seem somewhat unworthy..."

to be honest…

It's not that the Warring States period looked down on people...

The monster pirates active in the last era basically all openly expressed their ambition to rule the world, and even took action to achieve it, but they all ended up as losers...

Those losers…

He doesn't look like the person behind the Konoha Pirates at all...

In Sengoku's imagination, the mastermind behind the Konoha Pirates should be a god who looks down upon humanity, high above everything, casually deciding the fate of the world, rather than a bunch of pirates making a ruckus and trying to rule the world...

"I don't know who's behind the Konoha Pirates..."

Kizaru, casually holding a teacup, suddenly spoke up, mentioning an important piece of information: "However, I do know something. There's a woman with long white hair on the Konoha Pirates' ship, and that woman's strength seems to be somewhat extraordinary..."

"In my opinion..."

Kizaru, recalling his encounter with Kaguya Otsutsuki, chuckled and said, "Who knows, that woman might even be stronger than the two captains of the Konoha Pirates!"

"No…"

After finishing his sentence, Kizaru interrupted himself again, casually stating his feelings: "That woman's abilities are definitely stronger than theirs. That woman is more terrifying than anyone I've ever seen..."

In that woman's hands...

Kizaru didn't even have a chance to escape!

As a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru is almost unstoppable if he wants to leave the battlefield, but he has no chance of escaping Kaguya Otsutsuki's clutches!

"What do you mean..."

Zhan Guo's eyes narrowed as he thought of something.

"That woman also holds a very high position."

Akihara Kagura spoke up crisply, then, as if she had thought of something, slowly lowered her head and said, "Her name is Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Her status and position within the Konoha Pirates are extremely respected, and it seems that no one would deliberately mention her..."

"That woman named Kaguya Otsutsuki..."

Aokiji raised an eyebrow, recalling his time on the Konoha Pirates' ship: "Let me think... that woman looked even more noble than the Celestial Dragons..."

Yes.

That woman is indeed more noble than the Celestial Dragons.

In the mouths of the Konoha Pirates, those Celestial Dragons whose names are suffixed with "Holy" or "Saint" are always treated like livestock that can be slaughtered at will, while that woman is always addressed with the respectful titles "Hime" or "Lady".

"That woman..."

A flicker of surprise crossed Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes. She looked at the equally astonished Sengoku the Buddha and offered a conjecture: "Could it be the legendary Goddess of the Rabbit?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out..."

Zhan Guo nodded hesitantly.

"Perhaps it is."

Aokiji's eyes no longer held their former languor as he mentioned a crucial figure in the Konoha Pirates: "There's a red-haired boy in the Konoha Pirates, and his status within the crew is quite extraordinary..."

"Sasori of the Red Sand".

Sengoku nodded, also recalling the red-haired boy: "Most of the time, it seems to be that red-haired boy who always speaks. I even have the illusion that even Hashirama Senju, the captain of the Konoha Pirates, is subordinate to him..."

Sengoku has always communicated with Sasori of the Red Sand, and all decisions between them are made by Sasori. It is impossible to determine whether the Konoha Pirates discussed it in advance or Sasori made it on the spot.

"That's not an illusion."

Aokiji spoke in a deep voice, making his judgment, and continued, "It seems that he can make decisions and speak on most matters of the Konoha Pirates, and even the captain, Hashirama Senju, and the first mate, Madara Uchiha, would not have any objections..."

"but…"

"His strength..."

When Aokiji brought this up, he seemed to hesitate for a moment: "The members of the Konoha Pirates have always been strong, but I can't sense any aura of a strong person from him..."

Yes.

This is Sasori's only weakness.

The powerful on the high seas are keenly aware of both strength and danger, and rarely conceal their abilities. Sasori of the Red Sand has made his move before, but when he did, he didn't seem like a true powerhouse...

"perhaps…"

"He is the spokesperson for the people behind the scenes."

Sengoku could only guess at this, and said in a deep voice, "Because he has a man standing behind him, that's why the Konoha Pirates obey him so readily..."

"If that's the case..."

"Perhaps we'll have a chance to uncover who's behind this..."

A glint flashed across Sengoku's glasses, as if he had thought of something: "I will frequently contact Sasori of the Red Sand and try to extract more information about the person behind the scenes from him..."

if you can…

During the Warring States period, some extreme ideas even emerged!

For example, he might even find an opportunity to secretly meet Sasori of the Red Sand in the future. If Sasori of the Red Sand is not strong enough, he can simply take him down and get information about the person behind the scenes from him!

"Should we continue to contact them?"

Aokiji seemed somewhat disapproving, even a little uneasy: "Their goal might be to destroy the world..."

"Then we need to know how they destroy the world..."

Sengoku glanced at Aokiji and earnestly lectured, "Right now, we can't really do anything about the Konoha Pirates. The only thing we can do is try to get more information about who's behind it all out of them. Face reality a little. When faced with things that are beyond our control or change, compromise and flexibility are always necessary, Kuzan..."

This is what the Warring States period was not entirely satisfied with regarding Aokiji.

In the past, Sengoku would have been very satisfied with Aokiji, and even regarded him as his future successor.

After all, with the situation at sea becoming increasingly peaceful, a naval admiral who is mild-mannered, doesn't act ruthlessly, and is very friendly to civilians would indeed be a qualified successor; unfortunately, the situation at sea is becoming increasingly critical, and Aokiji's ideas sometimes seem a bit out of place...

"If it's about Sasori of the Red Sand..."

Kagura Akihara looked at Sengoku and spoke up, "I know a little about this. He's someone who's obsessed with mechanical technology. He believes that human flesh and blood are too weak and wants to use machinery to make the human body stronger..."

"The Konoha Pirates are willing to provide me with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit..."

Akihara Kagura's eyes flickered as she revealed her true plan: "One of the purposes is that the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit allows him to use mechanical technology to make my Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability even stronger, enabling me to quickly reach the level of an Admiral, thus allowing me to rise in the Navy and quickly attain a high position..."

"Oh?"

Sengoku's face showed surprise for a second, then he quickly and slowly shook his head and sighed, "Unfortunately, the Konoha Pirates probably won't do that now..."

Well, this kind of thing...

It's not uncommon to see such things on the open sea.

There is even an item that can allow the Devil Fruit user and the Devil Fruit being to merge into one.

The Konoha Pirates are very mysterious. It's normal that they have unknown methods to make Logia-type Devil Fruit users stronger, or rather, it would be abnormal if they didn't have such an ability to make people stronger...

pity…

The Konoha Pirates...

I no longer believe in Akihara Kagura.

Because of her own actions, Akihara Kagura has chosen the Navy's side, transforming from a spy planted within the Navy by the Konoha Pirates into a Navy member colluding with the Konoha Pirates. No matter what, the Konoha Pirates would never continue to help Akihara Kagura increase her power...

Especially after the Konoha Pirates revealed that they had someone with world-destroying ambitions behind them, they could certainly have foreseen the Navy's change in attitude towards the Konoha Pirates...

"but…"

"The navy also possesses technology..."

Sengoku looked at Akihara Kagura and brought up something in a deep voice: "The World Government has established a science unit within the Navy, which also has a genius scientist, Vegapunk. His technological level is extremely high, and he might be able to find a way to make the Rumble-Rumble Fruit even stronger..."

"Mr. Vegapunk is indeed a genius..."

Kizaru, standing nearby, slowly pursed his lips and said something, seemingly lost in thought: "His technology is derived from ancient times, far beyond what we have today. He should also be able to make Vice Admiral Kagura even stronger..."

after all…

Kizaru once spent some time with Vegapunk.

Although his main task during that time was to monitor Vegapunk, Kizaru also witnessed some of Vegapunk's methods, including the ability to clone and cultivate humans, including the Devil Fruit abilities within humans...

and…

That period was also very happy...

Kizaru even managed a slight smile.

"In any case, improving the navy's combat power is never a bad thing..."

Sengoku nodded and said in a deep voice, "After we finish here, I will immediately submit a report to the World Government, hoping that Vegapunk can also find a way to make the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power even stronger..."

Sorry, sorry…

I went out today and my stomach hurts; I think I caught a chill. It's been snowing and getting colder lately…

(End of this chapter)