Uchiha's personal opinion

With a single blow, Kizaru was crushed into the ground by the ferocious force!

"That damned guy!"

Despite his severe injuries, Kizaru managed to raise his right hand and point behind him—

"Yata no Kagami!"

A beam of light shot out backward.

Before Uchiha Tokumitsu's second attack could arrive, Kizaru immediately transformed back into his elemental form and moved instantaneously along the path of light, escaping Uchiha Tokumitsu's attack range.

"As expected of a monkey, it's incredibly agile!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but marvel.

To be honest, both he and Kizaru were somewhat complacent and careless in this battle because they were not familiar with each other's abilities.

Kizaru was perhaps too eager to succeed, so he failed to take advantage of his speed. Instead, he was caught in a trap by Uchiha Tokumitsu in close combat and forced to fight head-on. With Ashura's assistance in a sneak attack, Kizaru was easily put in a difficult situation.

However, relatively speaking, Uchiha Tokumitsu, who used the Susanoo Armor, had a much higher margin for error than Kizaru due to his absolute advantages in strength, size, and protection.

"burst!"

As he activated Susanoo again, Uchiha Tokumitsu silently detonated the remaining chakra that had settled under Kizaru's feet!

Actually, this damage or pain was nothing to Kizaru, but it slowed down Kizaru's elemental transformation again!

Then—

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Unlike the ninjutsu used by Ashura, this time Uchiha Tokumitsu did not spew out giant waves from his mouth, but instead directly stirred up tides from the sea, using waves containing sea stone to block Kizaru's rear!

At the same time, the Susanoo sword slashed down at Kizaru's left shoulder again!

This time, Kizaru only realized what was happening after his left arm was severed at the root.

He then immediately enveloped himself in Armament Haki and stomped off the ground with his right foot, plunging directly into the tidal wave behind him!

"...Doesn't seawater contain seastone? How come this guy isn't afraid of it?!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned.

Even if the thin layer of Seastone wouldn't have such a significant negative impact on the general, it shouldn't be this bad!

But then Uchiha Tokumitsu realized he had misread it—

Just then, 'Kizaru' vanished in a phantom after rushing into the sea. Then, his figure reappeared on the remaining deck floating in the sea, leaping and bounding away.

"Immortal Technique·Water Release·Big Explosive Water Wave!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu, having gone this far, simply retracted his Susanoo avatar in one go, instantly appeared on the shore, and frantically extracted Sage Chakra from his body, creating a giant wave like a tsunami!

As Kizaru was fleeing, he was swept away by the giant wave of the tsunami and disappeared without a trace!

"Go to sea and search!"

After saying this, Uchiha Tokumitsu was the first to jump into the water.

Ashura dared not be negligent and also dived into the water to try to find Kizaru's whereabouts.

As for the flanking ninja fleet, after 'dealing with' the remaining naval soldiers in the sunken ship area, they also learned that Uchiha Tokumitsu had knocked the enemy's strongest fighter into the sea, and then they also dived into the sea to join the encirclement and annihilation.

But as night fell, the ninjas who went to the sea to hunt down the monster still found no trace of any living creature, and they had no idea whether the one-armed Kizaru had drowned or escaped successfully.

"Let's call it a day..."

After working on it for a long time, Uchiha Tokumitsu, feeling utterly disheartened, had no choice but to give up.

Although the result was not perfect, there is no doubt that this was the most exhilarating victory for the Uchiha Dynasty since it marched into the pirate world!

However, in Uchiha Tokumitsu's view, as more and more of their trump cards are exposed, the strong in the pirate world will be on guard and it will be difficult to replicate such tactics.

But in any case, the balance of power in the East China Sea has now shifted!

Chapter 528 A Chance Encounter

News of the naval defeat and the disappearance of the admiral spread throughout the East China Sea as the deep-sea rebels swept through Shells Town and conquered the islands in a whirlwind attack!

Upon learning of this devastating news, Vice Admiral Garp, who had meticulously planned the ambush and annihilation, was struck dumb, and the entire world before his eyes began to turn black and white!

Although the navy under Kizaru's command is not particularly elite and is inferior to Vice Admiral Garp's current subordinates, they are still formally trained marines. In terms of combat strength, they are far superior to the mediocre members of the various naval branches. Moreover, they are the only mobile force that the Marine Headquarters can mobilize in the current crisis-ridden environment!

After losing this force, unless the Navy resolutely implements a strategic contraction and voluntarily abandons certain branches to recover its military strength, it will fall into an even more unsustainable and precarious situation!

Therefore, Vice Admiral Garp abandoned the attempt to squeeze the vanguard fleet in the Calm Belt and chose to retreat with the entire army back to base.

Witnessing Vice Admiral Garp leading his troops in retreat, Uchiha Shiina did not attempt to pursue them. Instead, he recalled the cruiser fleet that was carrying out a flanking attack via telegram and began to consolidate the rear of the fleet. In doing so, he inadvertently avoided an ambush because he was not greedy for credit.

This was not because Uchiha Shiina was unwilling to actively expand his territory, but because his troop deployment had reached its limit.

Now, with the Battle of Dongdao Sea in full swing, most of the East China Sea has become unclaimed territory awaiting the ninja army to take over. Even the Republic Alliance established by Ashura has completed another round of expansion in the process, taking over the Geyser Islands and increasing the number of republics to as many as seventeen.

As for the other Revolutionary Army force, they completely occupied the Moonlight Islands when Kizaru entered the waters around Yotsuba Island, and at this time they are facing the Republic camp established by Ashura across the sea.

However, after learning the general situation of the Battle of Dongdao, even the revolutionary army commander Monkey D. Dragon couldn't help but feel extremely wary of Ashura, the "spiritual leader of the East China Sea Revolution".

The main reason he was able to know about the Battle of Todoroki, which was strictly shrouded in secrecy by the World Government, was because of the one-armed man in front of him who was enjoying a hearty meal.

"Are you sure? The Deep Sea Rebels are really descendants of an ancient, great kingdom?"

Monkey D. Dragon asked the pale-faced Kizaru again, his voice filled with disbelief.

Kizaru simply nodded, then continued to wolf down his food.

Escaping Dong Island was an extremely difficult thing for him, and it will be an experience he will remember for the rest of his life.

After transforming his body into an element, and frantically extracting the power of the Devil Fruit, he burst forth with extremely high speed, skimming the surface of the sea. This was a way of using the Devil Fruit that Kizaru came up with in a moment of inspiration.

This also indirectly confirms the assertion that "there are no useless Devil Fruits, only users who don't know how to use them."

After experiencing this terrifying brush with death, Kizaru's understanding of the Glint-Glint Fruit has reached a new level, but...

After gnawing the bone clean, Kizaru, still not satisfied, put the bone in his mouth and chewed it up, swallowing it like a senbei (rice cracker).

He instinctively reached for another leg of lamb with his left hand, but then realized—he had permanently lost his left arm!

Is it beyond repair?

Monkey D. Dragon asked casually.

But then he realized that what he said was very inappropriate.

"No."

Kizaru paused for a moment, rubbed his right hand to shake off the bone fragments from his palm, and then picked up another roasted lamb leg and started gnawing on it.

Monkey D. Dragon said nothing more, simply watching Kizaru devour his food.

He picked up Kizaru by chance.

After overthrowing the remaining member states of the Organ Islands, a confident Monkey D. Dragon was preparing to head towards the waters of Clover Island and plan to open up a sea route to the Moonlight Islands when he unexpectedly encountered an unfamiliar "acquaintance" on the beach—Kizaru's left shoulder was indeed roasted.

When they found Kizaru, he was already on the verge of death.

Although Monkey D. Dragon's relationship with his father Garp is always somewhat mysterious due to his own choices regarding his ambitions, he also learns about the basic information and physical characteristics of some of Garp's colleagues within the Navy who have a relatively good relationship with him. Kizaru is an acquaintance he has long admired but has never met.

After hesitating for a while, Monkey D. Dragon finally gave up the idea of ​​advancing. He first ordered his subordinates to keep quiet, and then arranged for the ship's doctor to save Kizaru.

As for where Kizaru's injuries came from, Monkey D. Dragon didn't ask directly, and Kizaru didn't say directly either. However, after a seemingly cryptic conversation, Monkey D. Dragon already had a basic understanding of the battle situation.

To be honest, he never expected that the Republic faction would be associated with the 'Deep Sea Rebels'.

He hadn't expected that the Hidden Mist Pirates, who had once ravaged the East Blue, were actually the outposts of the Deep Sea Rebels.

As for the naval defeat and the admiral's serious injury, that was something he never expected.

That's the navy!

Although Monkey D. Dragon knew he would eventually clash with the Navy after forming the Revolutionary Army, he certainly didn't want it to happen now.

For both the Revolutionary Army and the pirate crews of Paradise, the Navy is a nightmare-inducing behemoth.

But... the navy was defeated!

Monkey D. Dragon had no choice but to believe it, after all, Kizaru, one of the three admirals of the Marine Headquarters, was right in front of him.

Moreover, as Kizaru tore at the bandage on his left shoulder, bright red blood began to seep out as the bandage was pulled apart by the violent movement.

This is the wound on Kizaru's left shoulder reopening...

During the emergency treatment provided by the ship's doctor, Monkey D. Dragon was told about the insidious power remaining in Kizaru's wounds. This power was not only constantly burning away Kizaru's strength and even his life force, but would also penetrate deep into his bone marrow over time, eventually turning a strong man into a cripple.

Of course, this does not mean that this strange power has no nemesis. Although the ship's doctor's methods are rather rudimentary, based on his experience, he judges that it can be completely eliminated by his own strength. If external forces forcibly interfere, it may even worsen the wound.

However, Kizaru, who had just woken up, simply didn't have the strength to eliminate the remaining hidden dangers before eating.

Thinking about this, Monkey D. Dragon couldn't help but begin to believe Kizaru's theory of 'remnants of a great kingdom'.

After all, apart from the previous dynasties that have long been lost to history, no one in the world has ever heard of such a strange power system.

In particular, the colossal energy sphere that Kizaru had briefly mentioned earlier, capable of annihilating an entire fleet, reminded Monkey D. Dragon of the so-called 'secret weapon' in the hands of the World Government.

While it may not sound as fantastical as the rumored "secret weapon" of the World Government, that's to be expected. After all, the Great Kingdom was destroyed by the Twenty Nations Alliance, the predecessor of the World Government, so it's reasonable that such weapons would be technologically outdated...

"The wound on your left shoulder..."

As the bloodstains on Kizaru's bandages became more and more visible, and the stench of blood grew stronger, Monkey D. Dragon finally couldn't help but speak up: "Now that you've recovered some of your strength, let's get this sorted out quickly!"

"This..."

Kizaru glanced at the wound on his left shoulder with complete indifference, then said leisurely, "The energy from this wound will be useful for the science team to study, to help crack the code..."

As if something was stuck in his throat, Kizaru didn't continue speaking, but instead buried his head in his food again.

He suddenly remembered that the great scientist Vegapunk from the Science Unit, along with a group of special researchers and his bodyguard Sentomaru, had all disappeared without a trace during the Battle of Todoroki...

If they perish from an energy ball attack, that's fine, but if they are captured, then the Navy and even the World Government will be in trouble.

Thinking of this, Kizaru suddenly found the food in his hand less appealing.

“I remember that Senior Zephyr once replaced his missing right arm with an Iron Arm Crusher…”

Monkey D. Dragon reassured him again, "The World Government must have some special technology that can help you..."

"Please arrange a speedboat for me."