Uchiha's personal opinion

Kizaru stopped what he was doing and pressed the mechanical prosthetic on his left shoulder with some discomfort.

During the fight just now, this prosthetic limb seems to have some problems...

Gradually, Sengoku, who seemed to be venting his anger, also put away his Buddha form and landed on the ground filled with melted syrup, burning pastries and other ingredients. Then his gaze fell on the several Charlotte children who had been captured.

"Minister of Wine Charlotte Zickt..."

"Minister of Tableware Charlotte Mascapone, and her twin sister Charlotte Joscapone..."

"And Transport Minister Charlotte Nusterdie..."

Based on the information in his mind, Sengoku identified the identities of Charlotte's children among the captives one by one.

But his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

Although these four valuable prisoners are all direct descendants of Charlotte Linlin, none of them are powerful individuals with Haki or Devil Fruits. In the course of the battle just now, apart from those pirates who are affiliated with Big Mom, Sengoku did not find any valuable targets.

In other words, although Big Mom's flagship is still in the Kingdom of Totto Land, she has already taken her most core fighting force out.

“Say something of value…”

Sakazuki walked over, raised his right hand, and conjured a stream of molten lava in his palm, pointing it at Charlotte's offspring: "Otherwise... you will know what despair is!"

Even Charlotte Joscarponni, the weakest of the four heirs, gritted her teeth and stared intently at the villains who had destroyed their home.

"You won't tell, huh... As expected, the entire Charlotte family is just like Auntie, they all have some problems with their brains!"

Sakazuki began to laugh maniacally, and the lava in his right palm seemed about to erupt and turn them to ashes!

Although the four men's faces were full of fear, they simply closed their eyes and showed no intention of surrendering.

Sengoku looked around and saw that Whole Cake Island was now a desolate ruin, but through his Observation Haki, he could still sense that quite a few mortals were still alive there.

However, the fact that not a single strong person was found is very abnormal!

Therefore, the only possibility is that Charlotte Linlin has already led her troops away from this place!

Moreover, it was for a very important reason that he left with his powerful subordinates while leaving the flagship 'Hymn' in Tottoland to create the illusion that everyone was still there!

"Either the old lady has already arrived at Onigashima, or one of us has leaked the information!"

Sengoku stopped Sakazuki's intimidation, then slowly said, "Only these two possibilities make sense!"

As for the second guess, the Warring States period also knew that this was impossible.

After all, even Sakazuki, who had been commanding the Navy's operations from the GI branch, only learned about the blitzkrieg at the last minute. Kuzan, on the other hand, had been operating under his nose ever since he infiltrated Impel Down and returned to Marine Headquarters. As for Kizaru...

Although he has some special connections with his old friend Garp's son, these are all done with his tacit approval, and Kizaru has no reason to collude with pirates.

So after eliminating possibilities, there's only one left.

"Demon Island!"

"The Four Emperors Alliance!"

Both Sakazuki and Kuzan showed expressions of shock and anger.

As for Sengoku and Kizaru, although their expressions were quite gloomy, neither of them said much.

"Return to Branch G1 immediately!"

The Warring States period then made a decision.

There's not much point in staying here anymore.

The goal of this battle was not to create unnecessary mass killings, and after the decapitation plan failed, it was foreseeable that Charlotte Linlin, who was on Onigashima at this time, already knew about the attack on the Kingdom of Totto Land!

After all, in order to conceal their whereabouts, this blitzkrieg only brought three naval warships. And with just these three warships, it would be impossible to completely eliminate all the pirates who escaped from the island range. There would definitely be pirates carrying Den Den Mushi who would escape from the encirclement and notify Charlotte Linlin!

Therefore, the most important thing now is time.

Sengoku needs to immediately return to the G1 branch base and deploy troops to meet the inevitable pirate army!

"What about these kids?"

Sakassky pointed at the prisoners and said.

"...Take all of Charlotte's offspring back!"

After uttering a single sentence, Zhan Guo leaped away.

"Hum hum……"

Sakazuki chuckled coldly, grabbed two prisoners, and followed them.

Kuzan and Kizaru, each carrying a prisoner, followed closely behind.

Although the objective of a blitzkrieg decapitation strike was not fully achieved, the basic armed forces of the Big Mom Pirates were almost completely destroyed by the attack of four unparalleled Marines, so this battle cannot be considered a complete loss.

"In the end, it was still a failure..."

But on the return voyage, the Warring States Marshal still had a gloomy expression.

No matter how much damage and death is done to the grassroots forces, it is not difficult for someone like Charlotte Linlin to restore them to their former glory. After all, the New World will never lack pirates.

However, the navy, which is affiliated with the World Government, is different. Whether it is marines or officers of all ranks, they all need to go through layers of screening before they can join. While such measures ensure the purity of the navy as much as possible, they also hinder the mass production of troops during wartime.

Are there any outstanding talents in the global military recruitment drive?

Kuzan suddenly asked a question.

He also considered the predicament the navy was about to face.

"Only a newcomer named Aramaki is decent; he's already been assigned to the New World G1 branch and even promoted to lieutenant general at headquarters..."

"Kizaru said lazily."

"Is that so..."

Kuzan's eyelids twitched, but he didn't ask any more questions.

After all, judging from the current situation, the Navy's G1 branch is probably under the control of his arch-enemy Sakazuki. Since the 'newcomer' who was promoted exceptionally has been transferred there, it means that this person is no longer relevant to him.

Kizaru didn't say anything more, and Sakazuki naturally didn't bother to exchange another word with his arch-rival Kuzan.

After all, with Vice Admiral Tsuru and two other admiral candidates being transferred to the G1 branch for a power-sharing mechanism, Sakazuki's naval forces were greatly reduced, so he would absolutely not let go of the 'newcomer'.

……

Ghost Island.

Minato Namikaze was idly chatting and probing with Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.

Although Minato Namikaze appears to be a righteous and upright young man, he is as cunning as any ninja should be. After a series of ten falsehoods and ten untrue statements, yet with sound logic, Shanks not only failed to extract any useful information, but also revealed almost everything about himself.

Minato Namikaze also understood why Shanks, as one of the Four Emperors, did not sit down at the table to negotiate, and instead acted as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

It turns out that it wasn't because Shanks was indifferent to fame and fortune, but because he really didn't have many subordinates!

Meanwhile, the three emperors, who were fiercely bargaining at the table, each commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and over a hundred warships. Shanks, who had only about ten direct subordinates, was a model of harmlessness.

Even Minato Namikaze began to suspect that Shanks's status as one of the Four Emperors was a conspiracy orchestrated by the pseudo-World Government.

"If, I mean if..."

Shanks asked casually, "If the New World Pirate Alliance launches an attack, how long would it take for the Old Kingdom to launch a coordinated offensive?"

"Within one day."

Minato Namikaze answered without hesitation.

As for whether it can be done, we'll see later.

Even if he can't do it, it doesn't matter. At worst, he can just apologize to Shanks and bow.

"So fast!"

Shanks was taken aback.

"Our naval forces and marines are ready for combat at all times."

Minato Namikaze said without changing his expression.

"The ability to manufacture such superior and sophisticated military equipment demonstrates that the Old Kingdom's military capabilities were indeed quite impressive..."

Shanks seemed completely convinced of this.

"However... Lord Shanks, if I may ask a question..."

Minato Namikaze continued to probe, "Are the fifty-odd heavy cannons you previously acquired now installed on the flagship Red Fosse?"

"what?"

Shanks was somewhat surprised.

"That's right. Based on our experience, if a warship of a small tonnage is equipped with too many naval guns, it will not only fail to significantly improve its combat effectiveness, but will also lead to an excessive load on the ship due to the need for too many personnel. Even the recoil caused by salvo firing will have a certain impact on the hull."

Minato Namikaze said sincerely.

"Hmm...I have another purpose for it..."

When asked about this topic, Shanks chose to remain vague: "I'm sorry, it concerns the Red-Haired Pirates' secrets, so I can't tell you right now..."

"Oh~"

Minato Namikaze nodded repeatedly, looking as if he had just realized what had happened. "I'm sorry, I was presumptuous!"

……

Charlotte Linlin, who was chatting and laughing, suddenly changed her expression, revealing shock and anger.

Whitebeard and Kaido were both startled, fearing that she was having another episode of her food cravings.

Deep within Charlotte Linlin's soul, waves of increasingly intense throbbing began to stir!

This also means a large number of 'Homies' have died!

In the Kingdom of Totto Land, especially on Whole Cake Island, the Homies, represented by the Biscuit Soldiers, are the most important military force. Their consciousness all comes from Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit power. The mass deaths of the Homies can only mean one thing—the Kingdom of Totto Land is suffering an unprecedented terrorist attack!

But the question is, who will attack her kingdom?

All four Emperors are gathered here, and none of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have such power or the ability to evade the surveillance of the sea slugs that are scattered throughout the Totto Land. So there is only one possibility—the Navy!

“mamama…”

Thinking of this, Charlotte Linlin couldn't help but let out her signature sly laugh.

This made Whitebeard even more vigilant and Kaido even more terrified—after all, this was his stronghold, Onigashima. Whether he could stop Big Mom from going berserk was another matter, but his stronghold was going to suffer greatly!