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Chapter 465 New Admiral Candidate

"He is innocent."

Aokiji never liked killing innocent people.

The Konoha Pirates ordered him to kill Vergo, the Marine commander of the G5 branch, something Aokiji absolutely did not want to do. He only wanted to join the Konoha Pirates to investigate their secrets, not to actually become a bloodthirsty pirate.

"This is really a headache..."

Sasori of the Red Sand stood beside the Golden Ark and asked softly, "If you won't kill a naval officer as a pledge of loyalty, how can we believe you?"

"Aokiji..."

"If you want to defect from the Navy and join Konoha..."

"You also need to prove to us that your will is strong enough..."

Sasori of the Red Sand opened his palm and casually revealed some of the secrets: "There are quite a few people on this ship who have defected from their hometowns, including myself. But when we leave our past and choose to embark on a new life, we all kill the most important people in our hometowns, using the killing to solidify our determination to walk a different path. Your casual joining in seems a bit out of place..."

"..."

Aokiji's brows furrowed slightly.

no…

The Konoha Pirates...

Are they really this ruthless in their actions?

To embark on a new life, must one kill the most important person from the past?

However, upon hearing Sasori's words, the members of the Konoha Pirates remained expressionless, and even subconsciously glanced at Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru.

no way.

The members of the Konoha Pirates are all quite ruthless.

When Madara Uchiha defected from Konoha, he almost knocked out the head of his former friend Hashirama Senju; after Orochimaru defected, he killed his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi; and Sasori of the Red Sand killed the Third Kazekage.

"Aokiji..."

Orochimaru grinned as he looked at Aokiji's furrowed brows: "If you want to join Konoha, you'd better prove your resolve a little..."

"..."

Aokiji remained silent, unsure of what to say.

because…

He knew he couldn't bring himself to do it.

The situation here reached a stalemate for a moment.

Bubbling...

The Den Den Mushi on the ship started ringing urgently.

All the adults on the Golden Ark turned a deaf ear to this, as if they hadn't heard the Den Den Mushi at all. Everyone knew that anyone who would call the Den Den Mushi at this time must be an unimportant person.

The truly important people...

There's no need to call them Den Den Mushi (transparent telephone snails).

however…

There were also some people on the ship who didn't quite understand things.

Hawkeye Mihawk glanced at everyone present with surprise, then walked over to the Den Den Mushi and answered it, only to hear a shocking message.

"Big news from Morgans..."

Hawkeye Mihawk hung up the Den Den Mushi he was holding and looked at the Konoha Pirates: "The World Government has issued an arrest warrant for Aokiji and even sent people to hunt him down..."

"Oh?"

Hashirama Senju immediately became curious and turned to look at Hawkeye Mihawk: "This young man is quite strong. Who will hunt him down?"

"Admiral Akainu of the Marine Headquarters."

Hawkeye Mihawk's brow furrowed slightly.

"!!!"

Aokiji suddenly raised his head.

"Isn't that just a coincidence?"

Orochimaru glanced at Aokiji below the ship and chuckled, saying, "I've heard that Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu haven't been on good terms. If he can't bring himself to kill the so-called innocent naval officers, killing Akainu, who isn't exactly friendly with him, shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"A battle between two naval admirals..."

"It will definitely be very interesting..."

"This is also a suitable battlefield..."

"The two admirals of the Navy Headquarters, who were once at odds, one with extremely radical methods stayed in the Navy, while the other with a mild personality defected to the pirates. It was only natural that these two men with different personalities and who chose different paths would have to settle their differences..."

The members of the Konoha Pirates immediately began to discuss among themselves. Most of them had grown up in this kind of environment, and many of them had clashed with their former friends due to personality clashes. Ultimately, after a deadly battle, they went their separate ways.

This kind of drama...

It's been a long time since we've all seen each other.

Some people even looked forward to a showdown between two generals whose Devil Fruit abilities perfectly countered each other, whose personalities were completely opposed, and whose strengths were similar.

"..."

Aokiji's brows were furrowed so deeply they looked as if they could trap a fly.

no…

Why are these people having such a lively discussion?

"Aokiji".

"We will no longer force you to kill Vergo."

Sasori ignored the discussion behind him, his gaze fixed on Aokiji. His mechanical voice echoed through Punk Hazard: "However, Akainu is already on his way. Kill him here and show us your unwavering will to join Konoha!"

"Only this way..."

"Only then will we allow you to board this ship."

"..."

Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air and said in a deep voice, "But before we actually fight, I'm not entirely confident I can defeat Sakazuki..."

"It doesn't matter."

Sasori waved his hand and continued softly, "The result is not important. What we want to see is your resolute choice to choose Konoha."

"..."

Aokiji's cheek twitched involuntarily.

He only wanted to find out the secrets of Konoha, but if he wanted to join this group of pirates, it seemed that he really would have to get some blood on his hands.

like…

I wouldn't mind fighting Sakazuki myself?

At least it wouldn't mean letting himself kill Vergo, an innocent branch officer.

the other side.

Akainu is indeed on his way to kill Aokiji.

This was an order issued by the Five Elders of the World Government.

Akainu initially wanted to back down and discuss with the Five Elders the responsibility for Kagura Akihara's attack on Figarand Grindelwald, arguing that the incident should not be attributed to Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and still wanted to take all the blame.

Because the Warring States Marshal himself was unaware of it.

Just as Satan was quite pleased with Akainu's submission, yet unwilling to let him go, both sides received a newspaper from the World Economic News Agency. The newspaper contained the news that Aokiji had chosen to leave the Navy, instantly making Satan furious and helpless.

Satan Saint did not want Akainu to be promoted to Fleet Admiral. Given Kizaru's refusal to be promoted, he considered Aokiji as a last resort…

result…

Aokiji's betrayal was a slap in the face to Satan Saint, especially since Aokiji chose to join the Konoha Pirates, which undoubtedly made Satan Saint feel extremely uneasy!

That bastard Aokiji…

The act of betraying the World Government is even worse than Akainu's subordinates attacking the Celestial Dragons!

People...

The worst thing is not having a comparison.

Once comparisons are made, one's psychological bottom line will be lowered.

Akainu's subordinates attacking the Celestial Dragons was merely an internal problem; at least he didn't choose to betray the World Government. Aokiji, that bastard, directly defected to Konoha, the Celestial Dragons' number one enemy, clearly indicating his intention to break with the World Government…

Satan Saint decided to stage a dogfight, directly ordering Akainu to kill Aokiji, who had betrayed the World Government. He promised that if Akainu could kill Aokiji, he would forgive Akihara Kagura for attacking the Celestial Dragons!

Mary Geoise.

The Warring States period has ended.

Satan's expression grew increasingly grim.

The Five Elders were clutching a newspaper tightly, staring intently at the picture of Aokiji on it, their eyes filled with murderous intent as if they wanted to tear the man in the newspaper to pieces!

"What do we do now?"

Nasujiro's expression also turned somewhat grim. He said in a deep voice, "We have already agreed to Sengoku's resignation as Fleet Admiral, Borsalino refused the promotion, Kuzan betrayed us, and Sakazuki has been behaving obediently, but his subordinates attacked Gringu..."

"Let's stabilize the situation first."

Saint Satan slammed the newspaper onto the table and said in a deep voice, "We'll talk about it after Akainu's pursuit of Aokiji. If this biting dog is still willing to obey, we won't mind giving him another bone so he can continue to bite others for us..."

to be honest…

This is a humiliation!

A helpless humiliation!

Neither Satan nor Nasujuro believed that Akainu could become the new Fleet Admiral, yet they seemed to have no better choice now!

In comparison…

Akainu's willingness to bow down shows that he is still willing to be loyal to the World Government.

certainly…

If he could, Satan was already a little regretful about agreeing to Sengoku's resignation. If he had received the news a few minutes later, he would definitely have been willing to have a proper talk with Sengoku.

"There have always been people within the Navy who are dissatisfied with us..."

"navy…"

"They've long since lost their loyalty to us. Whether it was Garp back then or Kagura Akihara now, it's just that the Navy has gone too far step by step..."

Nasujiro took a deep breath, finally forced to accept reality: "Didn't we also consider promoting Garp to become the new Marine Admiral? That old guy is even a member of the D. clan! Actually, we've long been inseparable from the Marines, especially now. The threat from Konoha is too great, and we need the Marines to deal with it..."

"pity…"

Satan shook his head regretfully. He slowly stood up, leaned on his cane, and walked to the window of the room, looking in another direction.

That direction…

This is the area where Im lives.

If Im were willing to intervene, he could resolve Konoha's crisis; why would they be forced to accept this outcome they didn't want to accept?

"now…"

"That's the only way..."

"The navy's combat power is indeed indispensable."

Satan Saint, leaning on his cane, stated his plan in a deep voice: "Summon the Commander-in-Chief, Kong, to this location. Discuss the situation of the Navy with him. Sengoku's resignation and Aokiji's defection have created two vacancies in the Navy's upper echelons..."

"The position of Marshal..."

"If Sakazuki can kill Aokiji, or if he is willing to risk his life to kill Aokiji for us, then hand over the position of Marshal to Sakazuki."

This was a last resort.

Because there are no suitable candidates within the Navy.

The position of Fleet Admiral can only be selected from among the Admirals, and it is impossible to promote directly from among the Vice Admirals. Besides, the combat power of the Fleet Admiral cannot be weaker than that of the Admiral, right?

"Where is the choice for the general?"

Nassuro Sei raised a new question.

"First, Fujitora, who appeared during the World Government's Great Conscription, although he is only a Paramecia-type Gravity Fruit user, made great contributions in chasing down the powerful pirates who escaped from Impel Down during this period, and deserves the position of an admiral..."

Satan immediately finalized a candidate for a general.

Even though there are many so-called admiral candidates within the Navy, they are all somewhat inferior in strength. We can't just let the so-called highest combat power of the World Government be reduced, can we?

"The second one..."

Satan Saint was momentarily hesitant.

In fact…

The second candidate is the one who is most conflicted.

Because everyone knows that behind the changes of Aokiji's defection and Sengoku's resignation, there is someone who is destined to become the new Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

If this person hadn't been promoted to general, it would have certainly caused a lot of discussion. But for Satan Saint to even mention this person's name was like making Satan Saint eat something disgusting. Before the news of Aokiji's defection came out, he even wanted to kill that person!

"Akihara Kagura..."

Nasujiro simply spoke the name for his colleague, his attitude very clear: "Judging from the current situation, the Konoha Pirates are getting stronger and stronger. Nobody knows what their next move will be. Before we get Vegapunk's help and regain the ability to deal with Konoha, ensuring the Navy's combat strength is the most important thing..."

Anyway…

"We just need the Navy to fight Konoha to the death..."

"That guy who attacked Grimm isn't weak either. He was able to take down two Yonko, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and he's enough to contend with the monsters of the Konoha Pirates. Let's give him a bone and let him fight the Konoha Pirates to the death..."

"The most important thing now is..."

"The priority remains obtaining Vegapunk's technology as soon as possible."

"..."

Satan could only nod sullenly. He looked at the weather in Mary Geoise and sighed, "These are truly turbulent times. I hope the CP department can move quickly and bring Vegapunk back as soon as possible..."

"..."

Nasujiro Seiya could only nod.

The atmosphere in the entire Pangu City inevitably became somewhat oppressive.

For so many years, the Five Elders have been in power in place of Im, controlling most of the resources of the entire sea. They had countless talents at their disposal and could easily destroy a country or a race. A single order could wipe out an entire race. When have they ever felt so wronged?

just now…

Yet they had no choice but to endure this injustice.

Compared to their side...

The atmosphere at Marineford, the Naval Headquarters, was noticeably more pleasant.

Because Akihara Kagura and Kizaru had just arrived at Marineford.

"Kuzan left the Navy, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku resigned from his position as Fleet Admiral..."

Kizaru sat in his office, leisurely brewing a pot of black tea, and slowly poured a cup for Akihara Kagura: "If Sakazuki becomes Fleet Admiral, the Navy will need to select two new Admirals..."

"Strength comes first."

Akihara Kagura took a cup of black tea and slowly uttered two names: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Fujitora and me. There's no one stronger than the two of us in Marineford, at least not on the surface..."

"That…"

Kizaru couldn't help but think of something.

"Is only Sakazuki... not one of us?"

It's too late!

(End of this chapter)