Uchiha's personal opinion

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin in the sky launched a combined attack, unleashing a powerful shockwave that hurtled towards the G1 branch.

Meanwhile, Sengoku further amplified the output of his Devil Fruit, pushing the golden Buddha to its maximum size, and single-handedly withstood the attacks of two pirate kings!

Kizaru transformed his body into elements and soared into the sky, unleashing his strongest attack on the Kaido and Big Mom duo—

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel!"

However, both of them are typical high-defense powerhouses, and Kizaru has also expended a lot of energy, so Kizaru's attack could not break the Kaido and Big Mom combination that were circling around the thundercloud Homies in their Azure Dragon forms.

However, the newly arrived Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates alliance had their advance cut off when Sakazuki detonated an underwater volcano. Some of the reckless pirates were turned to ashes by the intense volcanic lava, but they managed to stop in time and prepare to detour and attack.

However, this would cause the combined forces of the two major pirate crews to become somewhat separated from the Whitebeard Pirates and their vassal pirate crews who were attacking the G1 branch.

And this chaotic moment was precisely what the navy seized upon.

"Three rows take turns firing!"

At Vice Admiral Momonga's command, the marines, now in formation, unleashed a barrage of bullets at the Whitebeard Pirates, who were charging wildly. Some of the lesser-known pirates were knocked to the ground, while the vassal pirates, who were also charging frantically, were scattered by the coastal artillery of the base, which was commanded by Vice Admiral Tsuru.

"Marine Corps, move out!"

Under Vice Admiral Tsuru's orders, the naval officers and soldiers, having completed their reorganization, led the marines in another proactive attack, bypassing the Whitebeard Pirates' frontal assault and launching a flanking attack on the vassal pirates.

"ice skates!"

Kuzan exhaled a breath of cold air, forming an ice blade in his hand. He leaped into the skirmish line of the vassal pirates, leaving behind a trail of flying limbs and broken ice sculptures.

With the strength of an admiral, dealing with these pirates of varying strengths would be far too easy.

What's more, this is a victory that came to him for free!

"A massive fireball!"

After detonating the underwater volcano, Sakazuki landed and casually punched the diamond-like Jozu into the seabed, then said to Aramaki, "Leave this to me, you go deal with Whitebeard's remnants!"

"But……"

Huang Mu hesitated.

“I’m already a half-crippled man, but justice needs a new general, understand…”

Sakazuki twitched his lips and said with a forced smile, "I understand Sengoku's intention to establish himself very well, but I can't let him succeed like that!"

"……I see!"

Huang Mu then realized that his superior wanted him to accumulate some merits on the battlefield so that he could advance his career further...

But the quota for Navy Admirals is only three...

Aramabu stopped himself in time and continued to urge the forest to spread towards the area where the Navy and the remnants of Whitebeard's army were fighting.

……

Mary Geoise, among the flowers.

The five powerful elders knelt on the ground, humbly bowing their proud heads to the 'World Ruler, Lord Im' on the high platform.

"What a brilliant tactic..."

Above the kneeling positions of the Five Elders, two enormous crystal balls floated, displaying the current battle situation between the Sabaody Archipelago and the G1 branch.

The five elders remained silent, maintaining their kneeling posture.

"It's only been a few years, and the world order has already become unstable..."

"And even the dogs we raised, the righteous navy—are starting to have ulterior motives... How strange!"

Lord Im's sigh caused the Five Elders' bodies to tremble slightly.

"It seems... it's time to give these ants a little shock..."

Chapter 559 My Departure

"The opportunity to transform into a dragon..."

The White Snake Immortal, who had been summoned to battle, appeared somewhat restless and anxious, constantly gazing in the direction of the new world.

Although he couldn't use his ability to see the past in this world to find out what was going on, the White Snake Immortal still keenly sensed that the sea area the fleet was currently heading towards had an indescribable aura that was closely related to the opportunity to transform into a dragon that he had always longed for.

'Perhaps it's a Devil Fruit unique to this world...'

The White Snake Immortal licked his lips, turned around, and left the deck to return to his cabin.

The allure of the distant opportunity to transform into a dragon made it increasingly difficult to control its emotions, but this was, after all, the home ground of the Uchiha Dynasty, and the ever-deep-thinking White Snake Sage was unwilling to expose his loss of composure in public.

However, this scene was witnessed by the Slug Sage, who was also on the same battleship. Although the one present was only an avatar of the Slug Sage, his intelligence was not low, and he naturally noticed that something was wrong with the White Snake Sage.

"So snakes really can transform into dragons..."

After closing his eyes and sensing for a while, the Slug Immortal understood.

However, it didn't say much and continued to stand on the bridge, gazing at the ocean scenery of the pirate world.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Tokumitsu was silently meditating and circulating his energy, sensing and activating the special natural abilities that had been altered by the Divine Tree in order to adjust his condition to its best.

This time, it is very likely to be a decisive battle that will determine the outcome, and Uchiha Tokumitsu dares not be careless in the slightest.

……

New World, Navy G1 Branch.

Unlike the hardships they faced when confronting Whitebeard, this time Sengoku and Kizaru's combined efforts withstood the combined attack of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.

Although the two Sea Emperors were able to bombard the area from above using their abilities, Kizaru, who possessed the Glint-Glint Fruit, could also fly into the sky after transforming into his elemental form. In addition, Sengoku's golden Buddha was well-rounded in both offense and defense, so even the two's lightning and fire attacks could only affect some buildings on land in the G1 branch.

On the contrary, after the Navy began to deploy troops to fight, Marco and King, who had been unable to find an opportunity, found one. They kept diving to launch attacks, disrupting the rear formation of the Navy forces, and occasionally grabbing a person, flying them into the air, and then dropping them down to smash them into a pulp, in order to create panic among the lower-ranking marines.

Although the naval officers were determined to surround and kill the two flying pirates who were wreaking havoc, most of the vice admirals who were capable of dealing with Marco and King, who had the ability to fly, had also gone into battle with the main naval force. Ordinary naval rear admirals were just easy targets in front of the two. Not only did they fail to achieve their goal of killing them, but several naval units also collapsed because their officers were killed.

Sengoku, who was meticulously playing an anti-aircraft battle game with two naval kings, also noticed what was happening behind him.

"Sakazuki!"

Sengoku took a deep breath and roared at Sakazuki, who was panting in the direction of the harbor, "Don't waste time, go back to reinforce immediately!"

"...It's me again!"

Now, no matter how ferocious and warlike Sakazuki was normally, he began to get angry.

Endless dispatches, endless transfers, and an injury that never fully healed! He, a dignified admiral of the Navy Headquarters, had done almost every dirty and tiring job, but in the end, he wasn't even given a chance to "scoop up some fries"!

Even so, Sakazuki did not directly disobey orders. He simply gave a few instructions to his subordinate, Aramaki, before leaping back to the branch's land to provide support.

Although Sakazuki's strength was severely diminished after being seriously injured, and he also suffered from excessive energy depletion, with the assistance of other naval officers, he soon stabilized the situation on land and led tens of thousands of marines in a fierce battle against Marco and King.

Sengoku ignored Sakazuki's slacking off, after all, even a lackey shouldn't be overworked, and he was satisfied that Sakazuki was being managed like this.

However, at this time, the battle between the Navy and the Three Emperors Alliance also temporarily reached a stalemate.

Although Kuzan did not go all out, his main duty was to restrain Shanks of the Red-Haired Pirates, who had not yet joined the battle, so he could not be easily mobilized.

As a result, this stalemate can only continue...

Half an hour later, the Redfords, which had been temporarily anchored with Minato Namikaze's speedboat to watch the battle, began to weigh anchor and hoist its sails, slowly heading towards the vassal pirate crew that was engaged in a bloody battle.

"Red Shanks..."

While wreaking havoc, he immediately noticed the commotion to his side. He quickly put away his ice blade, casually slapped it to create a small iceberg behind the battle zone, and used 'Moonwalk' to leap onto the top of the iceberg, blocking the Redfords's path.

The Redfords also gradually reduced its speed, and Shanks, with his red hair, leaped off the bow and fearlessly landed on the top of the iceberg to confront Kuzan at close range.

"You shouldn't have come here..."

Kuzan slowly said, "What you advocate is unrestrained freedom, and the World Government and the Navy have never laid a hand on you. Your sins are not too serious. If you retreat now, the Navy will let bygones be bygones and will never pursue the matter!"

"free……"

Shanks chuckled and said, "Compared to dignity, what is freedom worth?"

"You mean... the Navy violated your dignity?"

Kuzan knew immediately that this battle was inevitable, but he remained calm and composed: "Tell me what happened. If the Navy violates the rules, I won't hesitate to punish him for you."

"No, no, no... those junior marines are very good at assessing situations; they won't rashly do anything that would endanger their lives..."

Shanks slowly drew his weapon, the longsword 'Griffin', from his waist and said leisurely, "However, the Navy has violated the dignity of the Four Emperors!"

"Originally, I was unwilling to engage in direct conflict with the navy, but..."

The longsword 'Griffin' was slowly raised, its blade pointing directly at the space between Kuzan's eyebrows: "Edward Newgate is dead, and I have nothing more to say!"

"It seems the conflict is irreconcilable, what a pity!"

Kuzan, without making a sound, conjured ice blades and ice gauntlets in his hands, preparing for battle.

Red-Haired Shanks is the only one among the Four Emperors who has never eaten a Devil Fruit.

But this does not mean that his strength is the weakest among the Four Emperors.

Among the rumors about the Four Emperors in the New World, Shanks' most remarkable skill is his superb swordsmanship.

While not as dazzling as Devil Fruit abilities, and relatively lacking in swordsmanship when creating wide-area damage, no one would question Shanks' one-on-one close combat ability—not even the most arrogant Kaido.

Kuzan, his eyes fixed on the blade, slowed his breathing, his aura gradually becoming more solid. The area frozen by the iceberg beneath his feet gradually expanded outwards, and even Shanks' feet were enveloped by a near-tangible chill that tried to freeze him, only to be blocked by his surging Armament Haki.

"Frozen Moment!"

Kuzan couldn't resist launching an attack, puffing out a blast of cold air at the calm-faced Shanks.

Shanks didn't even bother to swing his sword; his Armament Haki alone was enough to block Kuzan's chilling aura.

The cold air formed a solid wall in front of him, blocking Shanks's view.

"shave!"

Kuzan appeared to Shanks' left with a ghostly movement, twisting his waist and lifting his leg—

"Storm Kick!"

The incredibly fast kicking technique created a vacuum, carrying the cold air from the Devil Fruit and forming ice blades that slashed towards Shanks' waist!

"scold--"

Shanks immediately pulled his left leg back, and with a swift motion, swung the famous sword 'Griffin' in his right hand to the right, unleashing a blade of energy that shattered Kuzan's ice blade attack.

At the same time, he stomped his left foot, held the long sword horizontally in front of his chest, lowered his waist, and launched an attack on Kuzan.