Uchiha's personal opinion

"Where would a defeated general come from, how could he possibly..."

One of the Five Elders, the God of Science and Defense, Jaigolusia Satan Saint, was furious.

"Be careful!"

Topman Vochuli, one of the Five Elders and a martial arts master, immediately silenced his colleague's arrogant remarks.

Although Jaigolusia Satan's attitude of regarding humans as ants is a common characteristic of the Five Elders and all Celestial Dragons, in this critical moment of life and death, they still need to save face for the Navy's high command and encourage them to continue fighting to the death with those 'rebels' or 'remnants of the old era'.

Moreover, excessive humiliation will not solve the problem, and simply provoking the dissatisfaction of the admiral is not a good thing.

Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but now...

The gaze of the Legal Martial God Topman Vochuli Saint fell upon the Financial Martial God Izambaron V. Nassshuro Saint.

The financial martial god, dressed in a white Taoist robe, nodded slightly.

"Effective immediately, all officers and sailors of the Navy will have their wartime allowances and death benefits doubled. Those who make outstanding contributions will be rewarded in addition!"

"This is what the Legal Martial God Topman Vochuli said."

"In addition, it was unanimously decided that the Navy will immediately undertake a major expansion and recruit soldiers from all over the world!"

The God of Scientific Defense, Jeygorusia Satan, then said with a dark face, "Any strong person willing to join the Navy can obtain a corresponding position according to their strength! The highest rank can be directly promoted to Admiral!"

"inappropriate!"

"be opposed to!"

Although Kuzan and Sakazuki have always disagreed, they were in complete agreement on this matter.

Although the Warring States Marshal did not speak, his gloomy face and narrowed eyes conveyed his dissatisfaction.

"This is the most desirable decision for world governments!"

The God of Scientific Defense, Jaigolusia Satan, slammed his cane down and roared, "You have no choice but to obey!"

"Give it a try!"

Sakazuki was the first to jump up in opposition, and immediately shut down the connection and left the meeting.

Then, Kuzan, his face grim, was unwilling to lose to his old rival at this moment and also hung up the call.

Of the three admirals, the two who were still capable of fighting both expressed their dissatisfaction through their actions.

Kong, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slightly opened them, seemingly surprised, but remained silent before closing them again.

Although the Five Elders did not shut down the video conference, their expressions were also very unpleasant.

This was the first time that a naval admiral, whom they had always regarded as a watchdog, had shown such blatant resistance and defiance.

"The navy isn't completely wiped out..."

After a long silence, Fleet Admiral Sengoku finally broke the silence and said in a low voice, "Abandoning what is near and looking far, and treating the Navy's admiral candidates as nothing, do you really have no respect for the Navy of Justice?"

During the Warring States period, the word "justice" was emphasized as a form of irony.

"...The dignity and honor of the world government cannot be challenged!"

Shepard X. Pitt, the agricultural warrior who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

However, his tone was much gentler compared to the others.

This was an unprecedented phenomenon during the long naval service of the Warring States period.

'Perhaps the appearance of those survivors and Kizaru's defeat are not necessarily a bad thing...'

Suddenly, a 'treasonous' thought popped into Sengoku's mind.

But after years of upholding the principle of 'ruling the world with justice,' Sengoku soon cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and slowly said, "Now that the world is in turmoil, it is the time for the navy to unite and fight fiercely. Do we want to destroy our own arm at such a time?"

"The strongest recruits in the massive conscription can attain the rank of lieutenant general..."

After a moment of silence, the Five Elders finally made a difficult compromise: "But! You must quell the rebellion in the East Sea as soon as possible!"

"And the global conscription must not go wrong in the slightest! This is of paramount importance for restoring peace to the world!"

"Legal Martial God Topman Vochuli Saint" then added.

"The Warring States period knew its limits..."

At this moment, Kong, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, finally spoke up.

Although the Five Elders were somewhat surprised, they didn't say much.

"There's no need to worry about military spending; the support from world governments will be more than sufficient!"

Finally, the financial warrior Izanbaron V. Nassjuro Seiya also made a statement.

"The more marines the better, and we will not be stingy with ranks!"

"Environmental War God Marcas Mazsain then spoke."

"In addition, spies embedded within the Beasts Pirates have reported that the envoy of the remnants has reached a preliminary alliance with Kaido..."

The Warring States period suddenly dropped another bombshell.

"When did this happen?"

"you sure?"

"Why wasn't this reported immediately?!"

"Kill him right now!"

"No! We must bring back the messengers of the remnants!"

The Five Elders immediately became restless.

This is exactly what they've been most worried about!

In the eyes of the Five Elders, the East Sea was the weakest sea region. Although it was rich, it did not have many experts and was a nobody among the four seas. Even though the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom' had conquered most of the territory, it was still less significant than the New World, which was full of powerful people.

Although they are incredibly arrogant, they are not stupid at all. Although the remnants are hateful, the Four Emperors of the New World pose a greater threat. Therefore, even in the current critical situation, the Five Elders have never considered withdrawing Sakazuki to provide assistance.

But now it seems that simply guarding the area isn't working...

Thinking of this, the Five Elders felt extremely uneasy and anxious!

"Who reported this to you? Is this person reliable?"

Kong asked again.

"It's X. Drake."

Ignoring the Five Elders' questioning, Sengoku directly answered Sora's inquiry: "He is the captain of the headquarters' secret special forces unit SWORD. He left the Navy to infiltrate the pirates and infiltrated Kaido's crew. Now he is one of the 'Flying Six' of the Beasts Pirates!"

"Then, this intelligence is highly credible."

After making his judgment, Sora closed his eyes again, leaving the opportunity for Sengoku and the Five Elders to make their move.

"Then let's offer a bounty!"

Financial God of War Izanbaron V. Nassjuro Seiichi gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Just put a bounty of 50 billion Berries on him!"

"no!"

Sengoku immediately and firmly refused: "Currently, Drake is the only undercover agent who has successfully infiltrated the upper echelons of the Beasts Pirates, and only the upper echelons of the Beasts know about this. If we rashly put a bounty on him, there will definitely be problems!"

"Let's put a bounty on that revolutionary mentor in the East China Sea first!"

"Moreover," said Topman Vochuli Saint, the God of Law and Martial Arts, in a deep voice. "we're also moving too slowly!"

'The problem is you old folks, you all dawdle and procrastinate!'

Although he remained outwardly calm, Sengoku was inwardly seething with resentment.

"Also, CP0 will be fully deployed towards the East China Sea. We'll have Garp provide as much assistance as possible in their operations..."

After speaking, the God of Scientific Defense, Jeigolusia Satan, hung up the video call.

"Just do your job well, don't feel guilty..."

Sora nodded and smiled at Sengoku, then disconnected.

That's easier said than done...

Zhan Guo sighed deeply and buried himself completely in the sofa.

……

Minato Namikaze's proposal to exchange heavy cannons for sea stone was approved by Tokumitsu Uchiha.

After all, for the Ninja World Government, it is not difficult to forge more monkey-version 'heavy cannons' with the same appearance but with half the performance difference. Moreover, it can also be used to train the new apprentices of the Ninja Tool Workshop, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

The accompanying chakra cannons also have a targeted backdoor: an expiration date, or to put it more politely, 'planned obsolescence'. This prevents pirates from hoarding large quantities of the cannons, thus avoiding the damage to their side should the two sides turn against each other after the World Government is destroyed.

Meanwhile, the cunning sealing ninjas deliberately disrupted the originally stable sealing array and thoughtfully added an explosive tag to the inner wall, causing the shells to explode on their own under certain special circumstances—especially when the shell casing was damaged by external force.

Even so, when the intelligence ninjas from the Sabaody Archipelago handed over the newly forged heavy cannon prototype to Minato Namikaze to be delivered to the Beasts Pirates, even the mighty Kaido couldn't help but marvel at this weapon with its extremely long range!

Moreover, Kaido and his crew discovered that firing these heavy cannons was incredibly simple and extremely cost-effective—each shot consumed less than a tenth of a steamed bun on average!

As for the Seastone that Minato Namikaze needed, Kaido was even less concerned. After all, for a powerhouse of his caliber, there were plenty of ways to defend against Seastone, not to mention that the Beasts Pirates controlled the Seastone mining site in Wano Country!

Although he was not happy to see such advanced weaponry spread in the New World, Kaido, being a war maniac, did not mind seeing the war escalate and the world destroyed. Considering the 'special abilities' of Minato Namikaze and his crew, he stopped hesitating and began to contact the other three pirate leaders who were on par with him through secret channels.

After learning about the origins of Minato Namikaze and his group, the other three leaders showed appropriate respect and apprehension, and readily agreed to the trade terms proposed by Minato. Although they did not have enough Seastone for bartering, they could actually purchase it from Kaido and use it to trade for heavy cannons.

This means that Kaido has gained another channel for selling goods and a source of income for no reason!

As for Minato Namikaze's proposals, such as forming an alliance and the idea that "whoever enters Mary Geoise first shall be king," the three pirate leaders, apart from Whitebeard who seemed quite interested, were rather dismissive of Shanks and Charlotte Linlin.

But Minato Namikaze still sold the heavy cannon to them.

Pirates who have upgraded their weaponry are bound to be restless, a consequence of their inherent rebellious nature.

The pirates, whose confidence is now overflowing, will inevitably attract the Navy's attention, which is exactly what Minato Namikaze wants to see.

After conflicts and even local wars broke out one after another, as long as Minato Namikaze provoked them slightly, the pirates would naturally fight the Navy. This was Minato Namikaze's true intention behind the alliance proposal!

"It's true that masters are lonely..."

Minato Namikaze sighed to Nagato, "I laugh at Shanks for being so reckless and Charlotte for being so foolish; no one has been able to see through our true intentions until now!"

Chapter 533 Acceleration and Quick Victory