novelonline Chapter 448 Mingge's Sigh
Chapter 448 Mingge's Sigh
Chapter 448 Mingge's Sigh
Danzo's execution ability was excellent. When Kizaru came back, he had already heard his subordinates' report. Danzo had set off on a boat with his men.
In response to this, Kizaru sighed at his uncle's diligence, then informed his subordinates of Mingo's visit tomorrow and told them to be prepared for the reception.
After giving Ming Ge his orders, Kizaru was temporarily free. All matters were handled by dedicated personnel, and he only needed to sit behind the scenes and take charge of the overall situation.
Compared to Kizaru's leisure, the results of the Navy Headquarters' impending retirement made these days much more difficult.
First, there was the issue of succession. He quarreled with the Five Elders of the World Government, and after the quarrel, he had to find a way to appease Sakaski and Kuzan. After all, the arrangement of the Five Elders to divide the navy was an arrangement that made both admirals Sakaski and Kuzan very dissatisfied.
Although Kuzan looks lazy at ordinary times, he is not completely without ambition. As the successor of Garp's faction and the marshal candidate favored by Sengoku, Kuzan has his own aspirations for the position of marshal. He cannot stand many behaviors of the navy and the world government. Although he has always wanted to ascend to the position of marshal and change these problems, the decision of the Five Elders undoubtedly disappointed Kuzan.
As for Sakaski, there is no need to say more. This iron-blooded and hard-line leader of the navy was determined to win the position of marshal. Although he succeeded the position of navy marshal as he wished with the support of the Five Elder Stars, the position of marshal was a divided and castrated position, which was unacceptable to Sakaski.
What Sakaski wanted to become was the admiral who had the final say in the navy. He wanted to change the navy's past laxity and decline. He wanted to extend his justice to the entire navy and even the entire ocean.
In order to achieve such ambition, he just doesn't want to be subject to any sanctions.
Therefore, he directly expressed his attitude to Zhan Guo. He would not give up the position of marshal, but he also could not accept a position of marshal with decentralized power.
Therefore, after the two parties involved, the leaders of the two factions, expressed their disagreements, division and confrontation within the navy were naturally inevitable.
After Sengoku and Tsuru's repeated mediation efforts failed, the two parties involved, Sakaski and Kuzan, reached a consensus.
The two highest forces of the navy, neither of whom can agree with each other's ideas, are ready to use their strength to decide who will be the admiral of the navy. The winner will take all and become the admiral of the navy, while the loser will completely withdraw from the fight.
Such a decision was undoubtedly what the Warring States did not want to see. Regardless of the outcome of the duel between the two, the navy would be the one to suffer.
Unfortunately, at this point, Zhan Guo had no way to stop the decision of both parties. It was a battle in which two strong men were betting everything on, and no one could stop it.
Finally, in the second half of the Grand Line, on Punk Hazard, an island in the New World belonging to the World Government, a duel that should have taken place two years later in the original timeline of One Piece took place two years earlier.
Without alerting any forces in the sea, Kuzan and Sakaski traveled secretly and fought on the island for ten days and ten nights, and finally Sakaski won.
Kizaru received the information only after the battle between the two ended. This information was stolen by a ninja from the Yamanaka clan who was sent by the intelligence department of the Land of Light to infiltrate the navy through the family's secret technique.
During these ten days, everyone has been paying attention to the progress of Danzo and Mingo's group in the Land of Light. After obtaining the information, Kizaru complained with disappointment that he had missed such a wonderful battle.
However, as the current leader of the Kingdom of Light, Kizaru quickly made the appropriate arrangements while complaining.
He arranged for his men to search for Kuzan who had left the navy, and report to him immediately after confirming his location.
At the same time, Kizaru also shared this information with his current allies, whether they were the Revolutionary Army or the Four Emperors, Kizaru had people inform them through Den Den Mushi.
After completing these deployments, Kizaru received Ming Ge, who had returned from the Kingdom of Light, at the East China Sea's headquarters, Peace Island.
This trip to the Kingdom of Light really brought a great shock to Mingge.
Whether it is the vast territory of the Kingdom of Light, the growing population, the advanced system, the people's affluent life, and the complete education system, all of them brought great shock to Mingge.
If Mingo had previously been humbled by the powerful strength displayed by Kizaru and the Land of Light, then this visit allowed him to witness the true potential of the Land of Light.
He has even more confidence in the Kingdom of Light. He believes in his own judgment that if there is any force on the ocean that can truly subvert the rule of the World Government, it must be the Kingdom of Light.
This visit made Mingge feel glad for his decisive choice, but also a little disappointed and fearful.
He knew clearly that under the political system of the Kingdom of Light, it would be difficult for pirates and underground forces to thrive in the future, and he might face the possibility of being completely annexed by the Kingdom of Light in the future.
This is the only thing that makes Mingge feel uncomfortable about the future.
How could an ambitious man like him willingly submit to others? But sometimes the reality is so helpless.
For Mingo, perhaps maintaining the status quo is the best situation. The World Government still rules the world openly, while he cooperates with the Kingdom of Light to expand his influence in the underground world and among different member countries, becoming the uncrowned king and continuing his power.
Mingo, who was full of worries, smiled less after meeting Kizaru again. Fortunately, he adjusted his mood in time and tried to act as if he was in an unexpected state.
Kizaru didn't care too much about Mingo's thoughts. The first thing he said after seeing Mingo was, "A battle for the position of marshal broke out within the navy. Admirals Sakaski and Kuzan fought for ten days and ten nights on an island in the New World, and it ended with Sakaski's victory. After Kuzan was defeated, he is suspected to have left the navy."
The smile on Mingge's face froze instantly, and then he showed a look of surprise. After being stunned for a few seconds, he came to his senses and started smiling again.
"Hahaha, it seems that fate is on our side. In this way, the strength of the navy will be weakened again."
Huang Yuan gave Ming Ge a meaningful look, then smiled and asked with concern: "How do you feel about this visit?"
"The Kingdom of Light is more advanced and powerful than I ever imagined. I'm glad that I chose you." Ming Ge said very directly, and he meant it sincerely.
Huang Yuan nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Do you have a strong man you like this time and need to hire him?"
Speaking of this, several figures emerged in Mingge's mind. These were the strong man named Senju Tobirama when he was visiting the Kingdom of Light. After knowing that he had a need for employment, he specially arranged several ninjas to compete with himself and his men in the name of communication.
Ming Ge had a deep memory of the competition that day. The strength of those ninjas with different characteristics made Ming Ge, who had experienced it personally, very sure that even if the strength of those people that day was not at the level of the Four Emperors, they were very close.
Among them, the two powerful men named Scorpion and Hatake Sakumo left a very deep impression on Mingge.
The Tailed Beast Mecha built by Scorpion made Mingo feel almost the same treatment as Kaido. It was also after this battle that Mingo knew that the power wielded by the woman who transformed into a nine-tailed fox in the video he saw was called the Tailed Beast.
And there are exactly nine such tailed beasts in the Land of Light.
Mingo mistakenly believed that every tailed beast was as powerful as the Nine-Tails, and even thought that Kizaru had deliberately concealed part of the combat power of the Land of Light in the previous conversation.
In the second competition, the speed and swordsmanship demonstrated by Hatake Sakumo made Mingo realize for the first time the uselessness of the fruit ability.
His battle with Hatake Sakumo was over in almost an instant. He had never seen a strong man so fast.
In Ming Ge's sight, Hatake Sakumo's figure had not yet disappeared, but the cold and sharp blade was already placed at his neck.
That was the first time Mingge felt death was so close to him.
In Ming Ge's judgment, if such a strong man were to assassinate someone, no one in the world could escape his assassination except for the Four Emperors and admirals.
Swift, silent, and deadly with one move, Hatake Sakumo demonstrates the true essence of a ninja.
These two strong men are the ones that Mingge desires. The joining of either of them can make the Don Quixote family go one step further and become a force comparable to the Four Emperors.
Unfortunately, given the strength and status of the two men, the price of hiring them is beyond Ming Ge's ability to afford. They are purely there for Senju Tobirama to show off.
In addition to these two people, there was another ninja named Mike Day who also left a deep impression on Mingge. This ninja, whose behavior seemed a bit too exaggerated and eccentric, demonstrated extremely powerful physical skills in the competition.
Accustomed to the strange and bizarre members of the family, Ming Ge could accept Mike Dai's behavior. When he tried to hire him, he got a more expensive offer from Senju Tobirama than from Sasori and Hatake Sakumo.
It was also at the Senju Tobirama's that he learned that this Mike Dai was half of the four and a half emperors mentioned by Kizaru, whose strength was even higher than that of the Four Emperors.
While Ming Ge lamented the hidden talents and powerful people within the Country of Light, he finally temporarily hired five ninjas from Tobirama Senju.
Among the five ninjas, there is a medical ninja, a ninja with perception expertise, and three ninjas with combat expertise.
The medical ninja is from the Akimichi clan, the perception ninja is from the Hyuga clan, and the three combat ninjas, two are former elite jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village, and one is Uchiha Shisui, a genius from the Uchiha clan.
Among the five people, Uchiha Shisui cost Mingge the most money. This young-looking ninja, fighting against many people alone, defeated all the family cadres brought by Mingge to the Land of Light in just ten seconds.
At the same time, it was certified by Senju Tobirama himself, guaranteeing that he possessed the combat power of an admiral.
Mingge spent a huge sum of money to hire this man, not only because he valued Shisui's strong strength, but also because of his youth and his background.
Ming Ge spent more than just sightseeing in the Kingdom of Light during his ten days. He also quietly collected a lot of information.
For example, the Uchiha clan is the top powerful clan in the Land of Light, and its clan leader's son, Uchiha Itachi, is Kizaru's direct disciple.
Uchiha Shisui is not only half-disciple of Kizaru, but also has a close relationship with Uchiha Itachi. Mingge would naturally not miss the opportunity to win over such a top genius from such a family.