novelonline Chapter 434: The Aftermath of Return
Chapter 434: The Aftermath of Return
With the departure of various forces from the pirate world, the Kingdom of Light has returned to peace.
The construction of the Kingdom of Light in the pirate world is proceeding in an orderly manner under the leadership of Tobirama and others.
The newly occupied vast territory and large population not only provided a new market for the Kingdom of Light's gradually overcapacity.
At the same time, the young and middle-aged people in this world can also bring more cheap labor to the Kingdom of Light.
Kizaru did not interfere with the implementation of these plans, but just watched them secretly. As the nominal supreme leader of the Kingdom of Light, he did not need to intervene in too many practical affairs. His existence was the cornerstone of the country's stability and confidence.
For Kizaru, what he hopes most is that one day, when he leaves this country, the Kingdom of Light can still operate stably and orderly.
The survival of a country can never be entirely dependent on one person.
While the Kingdom of Light was quietly carrying out its construction, the forces on the sea were not at peace.
On the navy side, Marshal Sengoku formally submitted his resignation to the World Government, and recommended Aokiji as his successor to the World Government as the new Navy Marshal.
The World Government did not reject Marshal Sengoku's resignation, but had considerable doubts about the marshals proposed by Sengoku.
Compared to Aokiji, who is a bit sloppy and has his own thoughts, they admire Akainu, the leader of the iron-blooded hawk faction, more.
A soldier's duty is to obey orders, and Akainu is the perfect example of this.
Compared to the free-spirited Aokiji, Akainu, who has an extremely righteous ideology, obviously better meets the requirements of the World Government.
If this is a pirate world without Kizaru and the Land of Light, then the World Government will only have one candidate to choose, and that is Akainu.
But now, with the terrifying combat power displayed by Kizaru in the War of Marineford, and the Kingdom of Light occupying the entire East China Sea at lightning speed, divided opinions have emerged within the Five Elders.
The technological god of war, Saint Satan, firmly supports Akainu and feels that the current turbulent situation requires a strong general like Akainu to serve as the Navy Admiral.
He believed that the more turbulent the situation was, the more the World Government and the Navy needed to show a tough and powerful stance in order to suppress those ambitious people on the sea who were eager to challenge the ruling authority of the World Government.
Opposing his point of view is the financial god of war, Nasujuro Sei. This great swordsman, who wears a white robe and kimono, a bald head and glasses, has been full of fear of Kizaru's terrifying fighting power that can be described as a god or demon after his last battle with Kizaru.
He was very worried that allowing a guy as tough as Akainu to become the Navy Admiral would further intensify the relationship between the Navy, and even the World Government, and Kizaru.
During the last war at the top, due to the full suppression of the World Government, many details of the battle did not spread on the sea, which also saved the face of the World Government to a certain extent.
For a long time in the future, the most important issue is how to avoid conflicts and even wars with Kizaru and the Land of Light behind Kizaru.
Therefore, compared to Akainu, he changed his previous attitude and supported Aokiji. He was also the first among the Five Elders to express support for Aokiji's existence.
"Our top priority now is the research on the 'Mother Flame'. Before the research is successful, we should avoid angering Kizaru and the others. Saint Satan, as a technological martial saint, don't you understand this? We have already disappointed Lord Im once in the last war. Lord Im's patience and tolerance are limited. Think about the consequences of Lord Im's anger, Saint Satan!" The eyes under Saint Nasujuro's glasses pierced Saint Satan like sharp arrows. There was a reminder and a warning in his eyes.
The whole room fell silent, and the Five Elders fell silent because of Nasujuro Sei's last words.
They were well aware of the consequences of Lord Yim's anger.
After all, everything they have now, their immortal body and eternal life, all come from the gift of Lord Yim.
Lord Yim can grant them eternal life and immortality, but he can also take it back.
They have lived for hundreds of years, but it is far from enough. The longer they live, the more they cherish their lives.
After a moment of silence, even a tough man like Satan chose to give in. He slowed down his tone and said, "I still suggest that Akainu be appointed as the navy. The current situation on the sea requires a guy like Akainu to take charge. But what Nasujuro said is right. Regarding Kizaru and the Land of Light, we need to adopt a policy of appeasement now."
"As a navy admiral, Aokiji can be stationed at a naval base adjacent to the East China Sea and be responsible for the navy's affairs related to the East China Sea."
"At the same time, notify the navy that any diplomatic conflict involving the Kingdom of Light must not be handled by the navy on its own and must be reported to the World Government for the decision."
Saint Satan's speech this time was recognized by the other Five Elder Stars. Even Saint Nasujuro, who had just opposed it, nodded in approval after thinking about it.
He also admitted in his heart that the situation on the sea required a marshal like Akainu.
After reaching a consensus, the Five Elders quickly conveyed their decision to Sengoku through the Army's Chief Marshal, Kong Gu.
At the Admiral's office at the Navy Headquarters, when Sengoku received the order from Sora through Den Den Mushi, he hung up the phone angrily.
Sengoku did not engage in a pointless quarrel with his old boss, he knew that Kong as the commander-in-chief of the entire army could not decide who would be the navy marshal, it was all the will of the Five Elders.
Those guys still care about their face, their power, and the world government's control over the navy at this time!
The only thing they didn't understand was that the now weakened navy could no longer afford to have a marshal like Akainu!
What the navy needs now is rest and recuperation. Why don’t those guys understand that?
With indignation, Zhan Guo walked out of the office. Only this time, he could not agree with the decision of the Five Elders. He decided to go to the World Government Headquarters in person to persuade the Five Elders.
When the navy was experiencing a change in supreme power, in the second half of the Grand Line, in the New World ruled by the Four Emperors, the two sea emperors who represented the strongest forces of pirates also took action at this moment.
Kaido, the "Hundred Beasts", and Charlotte Linlin, the "Big Mom", the two emperors of the sea, met on an island on the edge of their adjacent territories.
The two of them met in person this time for only one purpose, and that was about the Kingdom of Light.
Previously, the two missed Kizaru's invitation to go to the Land of Light for different reasons.
But with the return of Whitebeard and Red Hair, especially Whitebeard's return, it brought great surprise to the two.
Although the weapons that Whitebeard brought from the Kingdom of Light were novel, they were not enough to surprise the two sea emperors.
What really surprised the two was Whitebeard's recovery.
What kind of place is the Kingdom of Light that can even heal an old and broken body like Whitebeard's?
The two were already very interested in Kizaru and the Land of Light. After seeing the changes in Whitebeard, they could no longer suppress their curiosity about the Land of Light and wanted to go and find out.
Out of fear of Kizaru's powerful strength displayed in the Battle of Marineford, the two sea emperors who once came from the same pirate group started to communicate very tacitly and finally chose to meet in person.
The two did not make a big fuss about this meeting, but instead kept it low-key. They each only brought a few trusted confidants with them to meet.
There is only one purpose for the meeting, and that is to take over and go to the Kingdom of Light.
The next day, Bai Shi, who was far away in the East China Sea, received information from his subordinates.
Kaido and Big Mom had a fight on the island, then held a banquet, and then they traveled together towards the East China Sea.
This information was sent by Whitebeard, and while delivering the information, it also brought Whitebeard's original words, that is, if necessary, Whitebeard can go out at any time to help Kizaru suppress the two Four Emperors, Kaido and Big Mom.
"Kaido, Big Mom, what scary names!" Kizaru threw the information in his hand to his subordinates beside him. With a cigar in his mouth, he looked into the distance. Under his increasingly perverted perception, two powerful auras were rapidly approaching the East China Sea.
Obviously, Kaido and Big Mom did not board their respective flagships this time, and did not even bring their subordinates.
"Lord Kizaru, should we prepare for the reception?" The senior ninja who was in charge of delivering the intelligence was from the Nara clan and was also a member of the secretarial group responsible for handling affairs under Tobirama.
Hearing this, Kizaru smiled faintly, took out a cigar and lit it, then slowly said: "Of course, we must give you a good reception."
After that, Kizaru paused for a few seconds and continued: "This time, let Uchiha Madara receive them well."
"Lord Madara?" The Nara clan's jonin's eyes twitched when he heard that, and he quickly said, "Lord Madara has just returned from a long journey, why not change someone?"
"No, let Madara receive them." Kizaru emphasized his tone slightly.
The Nara Jonin secretly groaned in his heart. He knew Uchiha Madara's temper too well. If Lord Madara was allowed to receive those pirates, if something went wrong on both sides, a big conflict would break out.
This senior ninja was not worried that Lord Uchiha Madara would suffer a loss. What he was worried about was that Lord Madara would accidentally kill those pirates, which would destroy the plan formulated by the Kingdom of Light to use pirates to distract the attention of the World Government.
Kizaru raised his hand and patted the jonin beside him, then walked forward, "Kaido and Big Mom are different from Whitebeard and the others. These two guys are unruly, impatient, and afraid of power rather than virtue. If we want them to become our helpers, we must let them see how powerful we are."
Hearing this, the Nara clan's jonin understood what Kizaru meant, but out of careful consideration, he still wanted to express his opinion.
"Don't worry, Uchiha Madara is not a lunatic, he will understand what I mean."
Before the jonin could speak, Kizaru left his last words and disappeared from his sight.
Seeing this, the Nara Jonin sighed, walked out of the hall and headed towards the residence where Uchiha Madara was resting.
The place where Madara lives is an eight-story apartment with a unified structure built on the island by the first construction team sent by the Kingdom of Light.
These apartments will become military quarters for the Ninja Corps of the Land of Light in the future, and will be allocated free of charge to soldiers of the Ninja Corps who are willing to be stationed in the pirate world for a long time.
Madara lives in a newly built apartment. After traveling around the world of pirates and defeating some powerful men he had seen, he had just washed and tidied up in the apartment.
He had changed into casual clothes and was sitting in the restaurant eating lunch when he received the order regarding Kizaru from the Nara jonin.
"I understand, you can leave now!" Uchiha Madara said calmly, and picked up a piece of diced fried meat of an unknown sea beast with the chopsticks in his hand and put it into his mouth.
As a ninja from the original Konoha, the senior ninja of the Nara family naturally had a psychological shadow about the existence of Uchiha Madara. He did not stay any longer and hurriedly lowered his head and left.
After the senior ninja left, Uchiha Madara ate his lunch leisurely, and more than ten minutes passed quickly.
After putting the last mouthful of rice in the bowl into his mouth and chewing it slowly, he picked up the warm green tea beside him.
After drinking most of the tea in one gulp, Uchiha Madara put down the teacup and stood up.
The corners of his mouth turned up, and he looked towards the open window of the kitchen not far away. In the distance that many ninjas had not yet discovered, he had already sensed the approach of two powerful auras. (End of this chapter)