Uchiha's personal opinion

After confirming that communication had been lost, Hatake Sakumo put down the Den Den Mushi and said, "How could anyone attack their own army at such a critical moment?"

"They're either brainless or they're fearless..."

Hanzo of the Salamander summoned several ninjas, who used sea stone restraints to hold the unconscious Vice Admiral Garp and took him to a specially designed training room before standing up and saying, "From my personal perspective, it seems that the highest levels of the World Government feel that they have enough power, or that the Navy is disobedient... so they have recklessly chosen to turn the blade inward."

"...This is truly unbelievable."

Sakumo Hatake shook his head, unable to understand.

……

Not to mention Hatake Sakumo, even Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was known for his exceptional intelligence, couldn't figure it out.

But the horrific scene outside the bay at the G1 branch was unmistakably conveying a message to him: the World Government was taking action against them without restraint!

Moreover, it was the most bloody and indiscriminate attack!

On the pirate side, apart from a very small number of elite officers, the original Whitebeard vassal pirate crews were almost completely wiped out, with nearly 40,000 pirates perishing in the jaws of the Sea King. The Beast Pirates and Big Mom Pirates also suffered heavy losses, but fortunately, their personnel were still relatively intact, and most of the core members managed to reach the G1 branch land alive.

The navy also suffered heavy losses, with almost all of its marines killed in action, roughly estimated at around 30,000...

As for the ships, apart from Charlotte Linlin's flagship 'Queen Mother Anthem' which used its ship characteristics to break into the G1 branch, all the other ships, whether naval warships or pirate ships, were capsized and dragged to the bottom of the sea by the Sea Kings and the giants. Even Shanks' flagship Redford was no exception.

But that wasn't the end of it. The sea monsters continued to patrol around the G1 branch island and refused to leave. Moreover, the rock layers on the seabed trembled from time to time, as some of the more intelligent sea monsters were digging 'foundations'.

After making contact with the Sabaody Archipelago, Sengoku stood there for a long time, picking up and putting down the Den Den Mushi in his hand, hesitating.

To be honest, he didn't know why he changed so quickly, even making peace with the pirates he had been fighting to the death with not long ago in a very short time.

Moreover, the marines under his command did not seem to notice anything unusual. They were all busy working with the pirates to operate the coastal defense cannons and try to repel the Sea King who kept attacking the beachhead.

This world is truly absurd...

Rain began to fall from the sky. Zhan Guo looked up and sighed, speechless.

"……How to do?"

Sakazuki, pale-faced, approached Sengoku and asked.

What else can we do?

The Warring States period was speechless with laughter.

We've fallen to such a state, what else can we do?

If they are not careful, the navy here will be fed to the fish along with these pirates. After the most elite backbone of the navy is lost, the navy will become a mere shell!

"Zefa!"

Sakassky said a name.

It was Zephyr who, under the orders of the Five Elders, formed a 'new navy' and was sent to the South China Sea to oversee it.

The South China Sea is the sea area with the most robust shipbuilding capabilities.

"Why didn't you just say 'empty'..."

Zhan Guo twitched his lips, but before he could finish speaking, he froze.

It seems that the World Government's Supreme Commander-in-Chief, 'Skeleton' Kong, has had a remarkably low profile in this series of events...

"I didn't say anything!"

Sakazuki grinned somewhat nervously: "I just wanted to ask what the wise Sengoku Marshal's plans are!"

"By the way, why don't you ask the Denbourso? What if it was an accidental attack? Could it be a misunderstanding caused by using the wrong nautical chart?"

"We can't just keep making peace with the pirates like this, without any clear explanation, can we?"

Sakazuki's smile grew increasingly manic.

"It's not impossible for cats and mice to form an alliance..."

Sengoku picked up the golden Den Den Mushi again and held it to his ear, but ultimately did not make the call.

He didn't know what to say to the Five Elders.

Meanwhile, the other two admirals, Kizaru and Kuzan, were directing the Navy's counterattacks and occasionally taking the initiative to repel the giant sea squid that were frantically climbing onto the beach.

The three sea kings were no exception, all of them trying their best to attack the sea monsters that were attempting to beach themselves.

Such a memorable scene left Sengoku at a loss for words—even though he had made the decision himself.

"The navy has been defeated!"

Sakazuki's voice was filled with endless malice and resentment: "No matter the outcome, the Navy has been utterly defeated!"

"In other words, since the Five Elders have taken action against us, it means they are prepared to be without a navy!"

"So... what are you waiting for, wise and mighty Lord Sengoku!"

"...And what are your thoughts?"

Sengoku opened and closed his mouth for a long time before finally speaking with difficulty.

"Send a message to the world, condemning the atrocities of the pseudo-government!"

Sakazuki said without hesitation, "Moreover, we must mobilize all the forces of the navy, pirates, and even those remaining people, and gather them all together to overthrow the unjust and immoral pseudo-government!"

"They have a secret weapon..."

Sengoku took a deep breath, pointed to the dense swarms of sea monsters in the direction of the port, and said, "Moreover, there are two secret weapons that haven't been used yet..."

"So we should just wait here to die?"

Sakazuki grinned.

If he weren't so badly injured, he probably would have flown to Mary Geoise immediately to slaughter those damned Celestial Dragons.

"Success!"

Just then, a cheer suddenly came from not far away.

Sengoku looked closely and saw that the representative of the remnants, named 'Namikaze Minato,' had drawn a circle with strange symbols on the ground and arranged various strange objects around it. Several remnants pressed their hands on the ground, and various supplies kept appearing out of thin air, emitting white light!

"What is this...?"

Although the situation was still critical, the Warring States period could not suppress their curiosity.

Chapter 562 The Enemy in Mary Geoise

Fortunately, Minato Namikaze had Nagato Uzumaki under his command, whose chakra reserves were terrifyingly large; otherwise, he would not have been able to maintain the massive chakra consumption required for the sealing formation of the Heavenly Gift Technique.

As the white light of the Heavenly Delivery Technique continued to flash, piles and piles of new heavy cannons, matching chakra shells, and new types of sea stone armor-piercing shells were teleported over. Under Minato Namikaze's command, the pirates, shouting "Little monsters!", formed a transport line and continuously moved tons of supplies out of the sealing jutsu.

"I can't hold on any longer!"

Even Nagato only managed to maintain the Heavenly Transfer Technique for seventeen teleports before decisively stopping his chakra output and collapsing to the ground. Konan and Yahiko pulled him aside to receive intravenous fluids and medication.

After all, this special spacetime technique was a legitimate legion technique, and the sealing array set up by Minato Namikaze had a single teleportation capacity of up to three tons. Nagato's ability to maintain seventeen teleportations on his own was already quite remarkable.

"Quickly! Install these heavy cannons onto the fortress walls!"

Minato Namikaze offered a few words of comfort to the exhausted Nagato, and then, along with Shiro Aburame, Jacques Inuzuka, and Touya Akimichi, began to command the pirates.

"……messenger."

Sengoku came up behind him and asked gently, "Are these... all the kingdom's heavy artillery equipment?"

"Master Zhan Guo..."

Minato Namikaze entrusted the installation of the heavy artillery to Touya Akimichi, then said to Sengoku, "Yes, these are all our latest specially made heavy artillery pieces, and those are special shells with seastone as the warhead..."

"...Seastone bullets!"

Sengoku, having recovered from the shock of the 'World Government Rebellion,' regained his intellectual prowess and quickly grasped the information that Minato Namikaze had seemingly inadvertently revealed.

Seastone poses a threat to Devil Fruit users; this is a fact known to all natives of the One Piece world.

However, to this day, the Navy and even the World Government have used it in ways other than creating various restraint devices. Their greatest achievement is the Navy's secret force—the long-gun marines who use Seastone bullets.

But he never expected that the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom' would actually process the seastone into cannonballs...

Moreover, judging from its size, an ordinary naval officer would probably not be able to withstand the attack of this special shell, let alone the usual interception methods.

"Bah..."

Although he was forced to stand in the same trenches as pirates and his former war adversaries, Sengoku still felt a bit of a headache.

These 'remnants' whose origins remain unknown may not seem very strong, but it appears that they possess items specifically designed to target them.

"I'd like to know how things are in the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Sengoku composed himself and stopped worrying about what would happen next. Instead, he asked about the situation on the other side of the Red Earth.

"Mr. Sengoku probably wants to know about Mr. Garp..."

Minato Namikaze, having done his homework beforehand, said without hesitation, "He was injured in battle and is currently being treated by the medical unit."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

"……Understood."

Although the Warring States period was relieved, another problem immediately came to mind.

That is, who defeated Garp...?

After all, Vice Admiral Garp's identity is quite special, and his strength is no less than that of the Marine Headquarters Admirals. If he were to be injured and defeated by a powerful member of the 'Great Kingdom' in a traditional one-on-one combat style, then he would have to reassess the strength of these mysterious remnants.

After all, Kizaru, one of the three admirals of the Navy, had already suffered a great loss in the Battle of Todoroki in the East Blue.

However, these were not questions that could be asked on the spot, and while Sengoku was pondering the matter, Minato Namikaze set off to command the pirates in battle.

"On your positions—load the shells!"

Minato Namikaze shouted, mimicking the commands of the ninja artillery unit commander.

A group of ragged pirates immediately began frantically loading cannonballs into the heavy cannon.

"Filling complete!"

"Adjust the firing angle to 45°!"

"Adjustment complete!"

"fire!"