Uchiha's personal opinion

Lieutenant General Garp suddenly said, "However, I suggest that Lieutenant General Tsuru go and support this matter!"

"Let Vice Admiral Gion go too, that way we can have someone to look after us..."

Sengoku hesitated for a moment, then added.

"Then I'll go too!"

Lieutenant General Kake, who had confessed his feelings to Lieutenant General Gion countless times, immediately volunteered.

"Three lieutenant generals..."

Although he hesitated for a moment, he eventually nodded.

Vice Admiral Gion and Vice Admiral Kake are both candidates for Admiral in the Navy Headquarters, and their strength is even above that of ordinary Vice Admirals in the Headquarters. Vice Admiral Tsuru, who is known as the "Great Strategist", is a typical strategist. With three people keeping him in check, he is not worried that Sakazuki's subsequent operations will go completely astray.

"Paperhanger!"

Although Sakazuki's voice wasn't loud, it was loud enough for all the attendees to hear.

He was then the first to hang up the meeting.

"crane……"

With a dark expression, Sengoku said to Vice Admiral Tsuru on the screen, "Keep a close eye on him when the time comes!"

"clear."

Lieutenant General He nodded calmly.

The two men made no attempt to conceal the presence of other naval officers, which allowed them to understand Sengoku's attitude as Fleet Admiral.

It is true that Sengoku was forced to implement a quick victory plan, it is true that Sakazuki's combat power was indispensable, and it is true that the naval forces in the New World were greatly strengthened, but this does not mean that Sengoku was willing to compromise.

All he had to do was send the others to the New World and sideline Sakazuki, who was a general, so that he could only play the role of a brute.

"Next, the issues will be shipbuilding and troop training..."

Sengoku lightly moved past the previous debate and led the naval officers to another question.

Chapter 534 Unpredictable Events

After the naval affairs meeting, Sengoku took Kizaru for a leisurely stroll in the garden of the Marine Headquarters.

"...Why are you still unwilling to undergo limb reattachment surgery?"

After the two strolled around for a long time, Sengoku finally broke the silence between them.

"do not like."

Kizaru still looked lazy.

"Do you know..."

Sengoku did not dwell on the issue further: "The CP0 report on the Battle of Todoshima is very unfavorable to you."

"Is that so..."

Kizaru remained indifferent.

"Especially the gap between your retreat and your return to headquarters, which you didn't mention, but CP0 is investigating your whereabouts and the people you contacted during that period..."

Sengoku stopped and looked directly at Kizaru, saying, "Are you hiding something?"

"Perhaps it is, or perhaps it is unfounded."

Kizaru shrugged slightly: "Anyway, none of that matters."

"Too……"

Sengoku nodded, unexpectedly giving up on asking further questions, and then said, "Ryu is a good boy, it's better not to involve him."

"You all..."

Kizaru could no longer maintain his languid expression.

"I do not know."

Sengoku shook his head and continued pacing in the garden with his hands behind his back.

Kizaru hesitated for a moment, then quickened his pace to follow behind him.

What do you think of the battle plan for the new world?

After the two strolled around for a while, Sengoku changed the subject again.

"If it's just facing Whitebeard or Kaido, or even both of their forces combined, it wouldn't be a big problem. But if the Four Emperors really form an alliance..."

Kizaru didn't say anything more, he just shook his head.

Moreover, according to Kizaru's calculations, if a war breaks out in the New World, the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom' who are currently building up their strength in the East Blue will definitely launch a large-scale offensive in support, at which point the Navy will be caught in a dilemma.

“You’re right, the alliance of the Four Emperors is exactly what we need to be most wary of.”

Sengoku agreed, saying, "Neither the World Government nor the Navy can withstand the fall of the New World, so we must act quickly. Sakazuki is right about that, but his methods are too crude."

"That……"

Kizaru raised an eyebrow, looking quite puzzled.

Since it's known that the forces deployed in the new world are insufficient, why still...?

"I'm going to propose abandoning Impel Down..."

Sengoku asked, seemingly casually, "What do you think?"

"...It's still not enough."

Kizaru pondered for a moment, but then shook his head.

While abandoning Impel Down did allow them to reclaim some of the tied-down troops, it was still insufficient to change the course of the battle.

After all, Impel Down is nominally an institution on par with the Navy, and its directly controlled forces are not many. Regardless of how much effect taking back these forces would have, the negative impact on the world would be truly devastating.

Moreover, after abandoning Impel Down, the fleet that the remnants are besieging will surely be freed, and if they then turn around and enter the South China Sea...

"It's alright, I'll take care of it when the time comes!"

Sengoku patted Kizaru's intact right shoulder and said leisurely.

"...By the way, if I get a prosthetic limb, shouldn't I change my name?"

Kizaru was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He quickly caught up with Sengoku, who was strolling leisurely, and said sincerely, "After all, Zeff is known as 'Black Arm,' so if I were to get a mechanical prosthetic arm as well..."

"Yellow wrist? That doesn't sound good!"

Kizaru shook his head and muttered to himself.

"The current reputation is fine; after all, what's lost should be regained..."

A bright smile appeared on Sengoku's face.

"Too."

Kizaru nodded in deep agreement and said nothing more.

He only said that to subtly express his true feelings, not because he actually intended to change his name.

"By the way, the CP0's investigation report on you arrived early this morning. However, their agent unfortunately drowned in the port of Sabaody Archipelago, so the report was damaged by seawater, making the original illegible. Therefore, I rewrote it and submitted it..."

Sengoku said meaningfully, "Also, it seems that Long's subordinates are not so obedient and faithful to their beliefs. You should remind him."

"...I...I understand."

Kizaru felt a chill run down his spine and stammered in reply.

For the first time, he realized that the "good guy" Zhan Guo, whom he had always thought of, was actually so ruthless!

One can only say that he truly deserves to be called the Navy's openly wise general!

I need to work harder from now on!

Kizaru steadied himself and made a decision that went against his life principles.

……

After spending some time on Dong Island in the East Blue and confirming that the Navy had no immediate plans for a counterattack, Uchiha Tokumitsu prepared to return to the ninja world.

After all, it's not appropriate for an emperor to stay on the front lines all the time.

However, of the six tailed beasts that control the realm, he kept Shukaku, the one-tailed beast. After all, even though this giant tanuki was staying on an island in the Demon Triangle, it felt very uncomfortable due to the excessively humid environment. So it would be better to let it stay on Touka Island and keep Ashura company.

As for the ninjas of the Second Army Corps who were accompanying the operation, Uchiha Tokumitsu handed them over to Uzumaki Ichiraku and changed their positions from Chief of Staff of the Vanguard Army to Commander of the East Blue Area of ​​the Second Army Corps.

As for Asura...

He is very busy.

They're busy gathering groups of people everywhere to build one republic after another.

Currently, there are as many as fifty republics established in the East China Sea. However, apart from the initial thirteen republics around Dong Island that have some armed forces, the thirty-seven newly established republics are basically just makeshift entities that can't even muster a few militiamen.

But Ichiraku Uzumaki, who recently took over the defense, didn't care at all.

After all, the existence of these so-called republics was merely a cover. What the Shinobi World Government needed were mines and deep-sea fishing grounds. As for the farmland, near-shore fishing areas, and even forests that were originally controlled by nobles, Uzumaki Ichiraku, with the consent of Uchiha Tokumitsu, generously allocated them all to the various republics, and Ashura presided over their distribution to the poorest commoners.

As a result, Asura's reputation soared, and he was regarded as a saint by the common people who had been granted land.

"It turns out that establishing a regime and achieving stable rule is such a simple thing."

Ashura, feeling smug, said this to Uzumaki Ichiraku.

"It's really simple, just be a decent human being."

Uzumaki Ichiraku replied, “But the problem is that the nobles of the past were too inhuman, or they thought they were human but were not human at heart, or even that they did not treat people as human; so when someone stood up, those who were not treated as human followed suit.”

……

The Revolutionary Army, established by Monkey D. Dragon, has been squeezed into a corner.

To the east of the Revolutionary Army's territory, an invincible ironclad fleet patrols the seas day and night. Its sharp and powerful naval guns are enough to sink any ill-intentioned ships from a distance, leaving ordinary pirates or naval personnel with no chance to fight back or engage in close combat.

To his south lies the East China Sea Area Force, led by Vice Admiral Garp, which controls the sea area centered on Loguetown, covering roughly one-sixth of the East China Sea.

Therefore, if the revolutionary army wants to continue to expand, it must break out of this de facto encirclement.

But how easy is that?