Uchiha's personal opinion

Abandoning the half-eaten lamb leg, Kizaru wiped the grease off his hands on his clothes and said casually.

"...Do we really have to go back?"

Although it was somewhat sudden, and he already knew about Kizaru's choice, Monkey D. Dragon still asked the question as usual.

Do you think your small fry subordinates can hide me?

Kizaru forced a smile, a rare hint of a bitter grin appearing on his face: "I'm already half-crippled, it's time for me to do my last day of work and then retire in disgrace..."

"...I'm afraid the Five Elders won't let the defeat at Dongdao go unpunished."

Monkey D. Dragon kindly reminded him, "Aren't you worried that you'll have to make a trip to Enies Lobby later?"

"The navy can't be in chaos, so I won't die."

Kizaru calmly stood up, looked down at Monkey D. Dragon, and said, "As long as the remnants of those great kingdoms continue to cause trouble, the World Government needs the Navy to continue to serve them to the death, and it needs a loyal role model at headquarters so that more people will be willing to die for them..."

"Besides, it's not just a remnant of a huge kingdom that has transformed from a deep-sea rebel into a major threat."

"After the Calm Belt completely disappears, will the Grand Line still have any meaning?"

"Which strong person, constrained by their environment, doesn't wish to go further?"

"Which of the Four Emperors of the New World isn't ambitious? And which of those eager challengers isn't confident in their strength and intends to confront the World Government head-on?"

After a thorough and easy-to-understand analysis, Monkey D. Dragon, as a listener, was shocked to discover that beneath the World Government's peaceful and prosperous facade, there were actually so many internal and external troubles hidden!

Therefore, there is much that can be accomplished through revolution!

But then I thought about it again, and realized that my neighbors were the 'remnants of a giant kingdom' who would be considered a great enemy by the World Government and wanted to be eliminated as soon as possible!

Behind the republican revolution, did these remnants still harbor some ulterior motives?

Thinking about this, Monkey D. Dragon's mood became extremely bad.

"By the way, let's keep in touch..."

Kizaru didn't continue to ask Monkey D. Dragon if he was willing to arrange for the Clippers, and walked towards the door: "There are some things that Garp probably can't say, but I don't care."

"Understood!"

Monkey D. Dragon nodded.

It's just a boat! No big deal!

Compared to having a relatively reliable contact in the Navy from then on, a speedboat was practically worthless!

After Kizaru walked out the door, Monkey D. Dragon carefully considered Kizaru's words and looked at the world map.

……

There's not a single thing Kizaru hasn't mentioned, and that's Impel Down.

As one of the three admirals of the Navy, Kuzan naturally had complete knowledge of all the inside stories of the Battle of Todoroshima in the East Blue.

The news that his colleague Kizaru had been defeated, seriously injured, and crippled was especially devastating for him, like a bolt from the blue.

After learning that Kizaru's deduction that the 'Deep Sea Rebels' were the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom', Kuzo felt completely numb.

You should know that everything related to the 'Void Century' is a taboo among taboos!

But Kuzan couldn't think that far ahead at this moment. What he was worried about was the 'Great Kingdom Rebels' who were still besieging Impel Down!

Faced with this extremely cunning fleet, Kuzan really didn't have any good solutions.

However, the various 'tactical instructions' conveyed from the Navy Headquarters made Kuzan feel uneasy.

"What do you mean by 'annihilating their fleet in the short term'?"

Kuzan complained to Magellan, the warden of Impel Down, "If it were that easy to wipe out this enemy force, who would want to stay here eating sashimi all day long!"

Magellan could only offer an awkward yet polite smile in response.

Supply lines in Impel Down are starting to tighten.

With the continuous attacks from the former Deepsea rebels and the remnants of the Great Kingdom fleet, coupled with the problems with the fast passageway after the weakening of the Triangle Vortex, Impel Down can obtain less and less supplies. In particular, after the ocean current thrust of the passageway was weakened, those supply ships with weak escort weapons were simply delivering food to the enemy!

Over time, the Navy Headquarters became unwilling to continue wasting valuable manpower and could only instruct Impel Down and the garrisoned navy to 'procure supplies locally'!

But that's easier said than done!

This is Impel Down!

A fortress isolated in the ocean, surrounded by enemy forces on all sides!

This godforsaken place is so bad that you can't even find a suitable target to plunder!

It's a prison institution completely lacking independent material production capabilities! Moreover, whether it's the marines, the naval guards, or even the prisoners themselves, everyone there is a glutton!

Therefore, after discussing it, Kuzan and Magellan could only make use of their 'local advantage' and rely on the sea for their livelihood, which meant they started fishing.

At first, the fishing went fairly well, perhaps because most of the sea kings had been slaughtered, and even outside Impel Down, there were large schools of fish, so the initial progress was relatively smooth.

However, the besieging fleet then discovered the movement in Impel Down, and the fierce bombardment interrupted the defenders' "self-reliance".

Since increasing supply was not an option, the only way to sustain the operation for a longer period was to cut costs. As a result, not only did the prisons begin to drastically reduce food supplies, but even ordinary marines and soldiers were gradually given rations and could no longer continue to eat and drink to their hearts' content.

In addition, due to the urgent need to deploy military forces to the East Blue to save face, the reinforcements that Kuzan had been hoping for became nothing but empty talk. On the contrary, the World Government's various combat requests, which were sent over the top level, became more and more frequent and absurd, to the point that Kuzan was extremely annoyed.

"We have to at least try to deal with it..."

Magellan didn't have any good solutions, so he could only try to smooth things over.

Kuzan sighed deeply, his face contorted with melancholy.

Chapter 529 The Method of Restraint

"Please state your position and name again."

In the temporary central command tent on Dong Island, Uchiha Tokumitsu personally interrogated a strange man with an unusually large head and height.

It must be said that compared to the various strange creatures in the pirate world, the appearance of ninja creatures is generally quite modest. At most, they might grow shark teeth or groin due to the influence of environment and chakra, which is generally within an acceptable range. However, these creatures in the pirate world, which have pure human blood but look bizarre, are particularly novel. At least Uchiha Tokumitsu has never seen an anomaly whose head is almost as long as its body!

"I am Vegapunk, the great scientist of the Naval Science Unit!"

Vegapunk, dressed in tattered white clothes, calmly said, "By the way, I haven't had any decent food for two days. Could you give me some food and water?"

"Also, it would be even better if there was milk."

Before Uchiha Tokumitsu could answer, Vegapunk continued with his request: "Of course, the food shouldn't be limited to wheat bread and beer. If there's any high-quality dinosaur meat, that would be even better!"

"What's the food like in the prisoner-of-war camp?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked the Imperial Guard ninja with some surprise.

Surely his ninja army wouldn't starve these prisoners, would they? After all, they're valuable for research; what if they starve?

"Daily rations of salted meat and salted fish, and unlimited rice."

The Imperial Guard ninja answered immediately.

"So, esteemed great scientist Vegapunk... you mean you're dissatisfied with the food in the prisoner-of-war camp, is that right?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised an eyebrow and turned around to speak.

"That's right!"

Vegapunk seemed completely oblivious to the sarcastic undertone in Uchiha Tokumitsu's voice, and declared with unwavering confidence, "As a super scientist who appears only once every five hundred years, I should enjoy treatment commensurate with my abilities!"

"Once in five hundred years?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised an eyebrow.

"Yes!"

Vegapunk's chest was held high, but combined with his enormous and bizarre head, it did not give people a sense of majesty, but rather made them look ridiculous.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu, as a superior, had been tested by bloodshed and would not laugh even in the most ridiculous situations.

"Pfft!"

The Imperial Guard ninja couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Uchiha Tokumitsu glared at him, but didn't blame him.

"Are you a super scientist?"

"That's right!"

"Extremely powerful?"

"Yes!"

Vegapunk's expression grew even more arrogant.

But this was only a superficial expression; in reality, he was still very uneasy.

The reason they were so eager to reveal their identities was to demonstrate their value and avoid being swallowed up.

In a way, Vegapunk's capture was somewhat miraculous.

When Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered the Tailed Beasts to launch a Tailed Beast Ball attack, he was saved from being turned to ashes by his bodyguard Sentomaru. However, after struggling to get ashore, he and the group of unfortunate Marine officers were surrounded and completely overwhelmed by the Tailed Beasts and the White Snake Sage. If it weren't for Sentomaru's desperate protection, Vegapunk, who was grotesque and had a combat power that was almost zero, would have been eaten by the White Snake Sage on the spot.

Even so, when Uchiha Tokumitsu defeated Kizaru and ordered his men to begin taking in prisoners, Sentomaru had already had half of his body eaten by the White Snake Sage as a special kind of chewing snack, while Vegapunk was sealed in sea sand by the vicious One-Tailed Shukaku in preparation to be taken back as reserve food.

Fortunately, the Imperial Guard ninja in charge of relaying the order had some knowledge, or perhaps simply felt that these strange humanoid creatures were worth studying, so they managed to persuade them to come back to life. However, even so, more than half of the researchers from the scientific unit who went to sea with Vegapunk were killed in this incident. As for the cyborgs, they didn't even have a chance to meet them before they were all wiped out in the Tailed Beast Ball bomb.

However, during the battle and his capture, Vegapunk also noticed something unusual: none of these fierce 'deep-sea rebels,' or rather 'remnants of the Great Kingdom,' possessed Haki or Devil Fruit abilities!

Vegapunk was very certain of this, because he was arrested by the World Government and even forced to join the Science Corps because of his research on 'bloodline factors'!

Moreover, the absence of Haki and Devil Fruits signifies that this mysterious army possesses a power system completely different from the mainstream of the world!

What does this represent? It represents a new scientific discovery!

How can you prove that you are you?

Uchiha Tokumitsu suddenly asked.

Although Vegapunk concealed his emotions quite well, Uchiha Tokumitsu, whose Yin Release power was extraordinary, still keenly sensed the unease emanating from his heart.

"You mean... I need to prove that I am who I am?"

Even someone as intelligent as Vegapunk was somewhat at a loss when faced with such a problem.

"Yes!"