Uchiha's personal opinion

With Hashirama Senju's intimidation, the combined Navy and pirate fleet behind them began to waver.

'Clang!'

The sound of weapons falling to the ground rang out repeatedly, and the junior marines were the first to kneel down.

The naval officers were either filled with resentment or filled with fear, but for the time being, no one had 'revolted' on the spot.

As for the pirates, they were whispering among themselves. Some of the pirates without Devil Fruit abilities jumped into the sea, intending to find their two leaders who had fallen into the water—the pirates, who valued loyalty above all else, did not believe the Navy's promises of 'immunity from death'.

The three admirals, their faces grim, stood together, resolutely confronting the commander-in-chief of "Steelbow Sky," but neither launched an attack nor ordered a retreat.

Sengoku was, after all, the core figure in the entire naval campaign, and his downfall directly caused the rebel navy to lose its decision-making brain. The three admirals still need some time to determine their next course of action.

Just then, the sea where Kaido and Shanks fell suddenly began to churn and surge. Shanks, who was the first to dive into the sea, seemed to be struck by some enormous force and was launched from the seabed into the air!

Subsequently, the pirates who had also gone to sea to find their leader began to be knocked away one after another, and colorful bloodstains appeared on the sea surface, as if some kind of monstrous monster was wreaking havoc on the seabed.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel!"

While continuing his standoff with 'Steel Bone Sky', Kizaru fired countless light bullets into the distant sea, attempting to kill the 'Sea King Giant' hiding on the seabed.

"Roar!"

But as the seawater surged, a giant white serpent began to stir up endless waves, carrying the dying half-dragon Kaido in its mouth, and appeared majestically on the sea surface.

"The White Snake Immortal!"

Minato Namikaze was suddenly startled!

The White Snake Immortal, having successfully caught a fish, did not linger. After turning the seawater into a giant wave and tsunami, he burrowed into the seabed rock layer, preparing to escape using earth magic.

"Are you misunderstanding something about me...?"

Hashirama Senju, standing atop the Wood Release forest, frowned and casually pointed to the sea where the White Snake Sage had appeared. Immediately, countless giant trees sprouted from the seabed, entangled the White Snake Sage who was trying to escape the scene of the crime.

"You must be the White Snake Sage of the Ryuchi Cave Holy Land..."

Despite his immense energy expenditure, Hashirama Senju maintained a calm demeanor and said leisurely, "The Six Paths Master wishes to see you. Please come with me afterward!"

Chapter 567 Gods and Immortals

The White Serpent Sage, lurking at the bottom of the sea, had long since sensed the Wood Release aura that had once made him uneasy.

However, its desire for the 'dragon body' ultimately outweighed its fear of the unknown Wood Release power, prompting it to break free of its dormant state and unexpectedly capture Kaido, who had been thrown into the sea.

Originally, it planned to capture the native related to the 'dragon body' and then immediately burrow underground to leave. However, it did not expect that the seabed rock layer would suddenly become harder than steel, and then countless wood-based creations would wrap around it. The White Serpent Immortal knew that something was wrong, so it had no choice but to surface and put on a fierce and murderous appearance.

But the words of this 'native' in front of him greatly surprised the White Snake Immortal!

The White Snake Immortal knew perfectly well who the Six Paths Ancestor was!

But the question is, why would a half-blood Otsutsuki who died many years ago appear in another world?

Moreover, judging from this posture, it seems that even this 'native powerhouse' whose aura is extremely similar to that of Hashirama Senju is under the command of Hagoromo Otsutsuki?

The White Snake Sage swung its tail, swatting away all the Wood Release creations that tried to coil around its body, while its colossal snake head, as large as a hill, stared intently at Hashirama Senju, who stood atop the Wood Release forest.

With each breath, the White Serpent Sage quickly confirmed the identity of the 'native powerhouse' before him: even if it wasn't Hashirama Senju, it was someone with an extremely close relationship with him, otherwise, they wouldn't even have the same eyeshadow in Sage Mode!

"Who are you? State your name!"

The White Snake Sage first swallowed Kaido, who was completely unconscious after being injected with poison, and then roared in a voice like thunder.

"Ha ha……"

Hashirama Senju, encased in a steel-boned shell, chuckled. From the Wood Release forest beneath him, a tree trunk emerged, its gnarled branches forming the emblem of the Senju clan, which once reigned supreme in the ninja world!

"It's you……"

The White Snake Immortal's voice suddenly became much softer.

If this were the ninja world, even a fully-fledged Hashirama Senju wouldn't be enough to instill fear in the White Snake Sage, but this is the world of One Piece!

Even though there is extremely thin natural energy in the void, the White Snake Sage cannot absorb or utilize it. He probably cannot defeat the great enemy in front of him with the Sage Chakra stored in his body. As for the strangely-looking 'Senju Hashirama' in front of him, judging from his eye shadow and other features and the Sage Technique he just used, he can use Sage Technique in its normal form!

The White Snake Sage knew all too well the extent to which Sage Chakra could amplify combat power.

Furthermore, the White Snake Sage was preoccupied with finding a place to properly examine the captive he had captured who could transform into a dragon, so he had no time to ponder why Hashirama Senju was here.

Because Minato Namikaze was intently eavesdropping on the conversation between the man and the snake, he was completely stunned when Hashirama Senju uttered the keyword "Six Paths Founder".

He immediately wrote down the conversation he had just heard in cipher on a telegram and had Yahiko send it back to the command post in the Sabaody Archipelago.

As for whether Uchiha Tokumitsu, who had already set off, would receive this message, he had no idea, but these were things that could not be left undone.

"The Sage of Six Paths and Lord Hashirama..."

The thought that these legendary figures had inexplicably appeared in the world of One Piece, and that they seemed to be controlling the power of the pseudo-government, gave Minato Namikaze a headache.

……

Have you thought it through?

Hashirama Senju's composed voice rang out once more.

The navy and pirate alliance, which had been defeated due to momentary carelessness, hesitated to advance, and the White Snake Sage was also hesitant to act rashly, which gave Hashirama Senju an excellent opportunity to recover.

With his calm breathing and rapid conversion of soul power, most of his chakra was quickly restored, and his aura became increasingly solid.

"Roar!"

The White Snake Immortal steeled her heart and then let out a silent roar.

As the sound waves reverberated, even the Wood Release forest began to shake.

"The White Snake Immortal is as tough as ever..."

Having recovered most of his chakra, Hashirama Senju was even more confident.

"You think you're so great just because you're Hashirama?!"

The White Snake Sage desperately channeled his Sage Chakra to activate Sage Technique—

"White Stimulation Technique!"

A red chakra dragon wielding a black dragon ball flew out from the White Snake Sage's gaping maw and spun rapidly around the black dragon ball. Then, the red dragon entered the black dragon ball and exploded, emitting a bright light and a piercing noise that blocked the sight and hearing of everyone in the entire battle zone.

But it's not over yet.

"Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth!"

Having succeeded in one move, the White Snake Immortal continued to unleash his magic.

With the help of Sage Mode chakra, the seawater rapidly condensed into incredibly thick water dragons. Some of them burrowed into the ground and broke through the rock layers on the seabed that had been solidified by ninjutsu, while others flew towards Hashirama Senju's Wood Release forest.

"Wood Release: All Cloth Bag Technique!"

Hashirama Senju roared and channeled his chakra into the earth through the Wood Release forest beneath his feet, rapidly creating countless giant wooden hands that grabbed the water dragons created by the White Snake Sage using Sage Mode.

"Just a trivial skill!"

With Hashirama Senju's furious roar, the giant wooden hand crushed the group of water dragons one by one, and under Hashirama Senju's urging, it reached out to grab the lower half of the White Serpent Sage's serpent body!

"Ugh!"

The white snake immortal, whose lower half of its body was firmly trapped, let out a painful wail.

At the same time, it also sensed that the Sage Chakra within its body was being slowly absorbed by the giant wooden hand at an extremely slow but irreversible rate.

"Damn Thousand-Armed brat!"

The White Snake Sage struggled fiercely, using his powerful physical strength to break most of the giant wooden hands. However, under Hashirama Senju's influence, more and more giant wooden hands emerged from the seabed rock layers, locking him in place once again.

At the same time, the giant wooden hand was also struggling to pull the White Serpent Immortal down, trying to drag his still struggling upper body down and lock the vital parts of his Reverse Scale.

"Celestial arts..."

The White Snake Sage desperately channeled his Sage Chakra, attempting to launch another attack.

"Immortal Technique: Bright God Gate!"

Hashirama Senju took a deep breath, used all the Sage Chakra in his body, and summoned five red torii gates that descended from the sky, pinning the upper body of the White Snake Sage to the ground!

"Ugh!"

The enormous serpent's body was pinned to the seabed rock, and countless giant wooden hands immediately rushed up to lock it in place, beginning to fully absorb the chakra within its body.

This situation was far beyond what the White Snake Immortal had expected.

In its mind, Sage Chakra far surpasses all ordinary chakra, including Kekkei Genkai. However, the Wood Release characteristics that Hashirama Senju is exhibiting at this moment are completely different from what the White Snake Sage knew when he was alive.

It's important to know that in the battle at the Valley of the End, Wood Release was only slightly superior to Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Ultimately, the key to victory lay in the power of Hashirama's Sage Mode.

But how come it turned out like this when it came to this...?

"Hoohoho..."

The White Snake Immortal's roar gradually weakened, eventually becoming a barely audible wail.

This scene, resembling a celestial being or Buddha subduing a demon, deeply shocked everyone in the battle-stricken seas.

"staggering!"

The pirates' weapons began to fall from their hands.

The three admirals were sweating profusely, but dared not make any rash moves.

With his immense power unleashed regardless of the cost, Hashirama Senju successfully intimidated everyone present!

Even though it was completely empty at this moment, as long as the Wood Release Forest was still coiling and twisting, no one dared to make any rash moves.

Huang Mu, who possessed similar abilities, turned pale and trembled with fear.

He was terrified that his abilities would be devoured by the 'Admiral' before him.

"Who else!"

Despite appearing imposing on the surface but actually suffering from severe exhaustion, Hashirama Senju secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his voice still rang out with great force: "In the name of the Navy Commander-in-Chief, those who kneel and surrender will be spared!"

At his command, both the navy and the pirates immediately knelt on the decks of their respective ships.

Those who remained standing were only the three admirals and vice admirals of the Navy, Minato Namikaze and his group, a few high-ranking officers of the Beast Pirates, Shanks, and a few close confidants of Charlotte Linlin, who had just been pulled from the sea by her subordinates.

Since most of Charlotte Linlin's subordinates are creations of her Devil Fruit or her direct descendants, they will not kneel down and surrender until Charlotte Linlin makes a statement. Although they can still maintain their standing posture for the time being, their legs are trembling and they are panicked and uneasy.

Faced with Hashirama Senju's recent victory over six powerful Marine pirates and his capture of the giant serpent, they didn't even dare to think about whether they could escape, let alone resist.