novelonline Chapter 467 The cruel reality
Chapter 467 The cruel reality
Tsuru found Hashirama today, and originally just wanted to chat with him and get closer to him.
But now, after hearing Hashirama's speech, her liking for this young man instantly increased to a very high level.
But it was precisely because of this improved favorability that she became more concerned about the young man's future in the Navy.
With good intentions, she asked tentatively, "Hashirama, what do you think of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"
Tsuru herself does not like the Shichibukai system, but she can also understand why the World Government adopted such a system.
Rulers like the World Government only care about stability and obedience to their order. Apart from that, fairness and mercy are nothing more than external packaging and propaganda.
Many times, they are even unwilling to consider such assurances and publicity, and directly display their malicious intent to the "untouchables" below.
When Tsuru asked Hashirama about his opinion on the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he was indirectly asking Hashirama about his optimism towards the World Government.
Faced with this problem, Hashirama does not like such a system from the bottom of his heart, but his dislike is more due to the World Government's laissez-faire attitude.
In Hashirama's opinion, there was no problem in recruiting pirates and turning them into a force for justice, just like when he captured the tailed beasts and gave them to various ninja villages, hoping to implement a balanced peace among the ninja villages with the help of the distribution of the tailed beasts.
The ideas of both may be good, but problems arose in the subsequent execution.
After a moment of silence, Hashirama slowly spoke out his thoughts, "The idea of the Shichibukai system is good. Letting pirates fight pirates is a good method. But I don't agree with the transfer of power and supervision over them."
"The power of legal plunder is too much. This is sacrificing the interests and lives of the member states and ordinary people to satisfy those pirates. I cannot agree with this!"
At the end, Hashirama emphasized the words "cannot be recognized".
Hearing this, He felt somewhat happy, but also sighed and thought, "Sure enough, he has this kind of personality!"
But Hashirama's next words changed the subject, "If we want to use the power of these pirates, we can forgive their past crimes, but after appointing them as Shichibukai, we must exercise proper supervision to ensure that they cannot continue to commit crimes. Transactions in exchange for giving up interests are the most unreliable.
The World Government controls almost all resources and channels on the ocean. If they want to give these loyal pirates enough benefits, there are many ways to do it.
Either allocating them resource-rich islands for development, or letting them sit on commercially prosperous islands and share tax revenues.
These are all ways to satisfy the pirates without harming the safety of civilians.
But this method requires the world government to give up some of their interests, so no one is willing to do so.
In the end, the only condition they could offer was to sell out the civilians’ legal right to plunder.”
If Hashirama's previous words showed his kind and compassionate character, then this analysis, or this opinion, showed that he was not just a novice who simply pursued kindness. He also saw the conflicts of interest within the World Government and the darkness of this world.
For the benefit of the World Government, for the benefit of officials and nobles, the World Government that wants to win over pirates can only choose to sell out the interests of civilians.
This is the cruel reality. Those who hold power and authority, wealth and discourse power can easily decide the life and death of the civilians below without asking for their opinions.
Most people are born to be ingredients on the table, but only a very few are qualified to sit at the table and enjoy these ingredients.
Finally, Hashirama concluded: "The Seven Warlords of the Sea can exist, but the Seven Warlords of the Sea that exist should be obedient Seven Warlords of the Sea under the supervision of the Navy!"
Tsuru looked at Hashirama, feeling a little dazed for a moment. She felt that she saw the shadows of both Sengoku and Akainu in Hashirama at the same time.
More domineering than Sengoku, more rational than Akainu, the advantages of both are combined in Hashirama.
Beside Tsuru, Gion was also looking at Hashirama with curiosity. She was a little angry when Hashirama said that the Seven Warlords system was good, but after listening to Hashirama's analysis and summary, she couldn't help but agree with some of Hashirama's ideas.
"Hashirama, your idea is very good. But you also pointed out the problem. The Seven Warlords of the Sea are just a temporary means for the World Government to win over pirates and balance the situation on the ocean. They only care about the stability of the ocean, not long-term governance." Out of admiration for Hashirama, Tsuru broke her original arrangement and advanced to the level of the World Government during her first communication with Hashirama.
"You are the youngest admiral in the Navy. In the future, you will have to communicate with officials of the World Government. I hope you can be mentally prepared. Compared to the Navy..."
"I understand what you mean, Chief of Staff Crane. The Navy pursues the maintenance of justice, while the World Government pursues the stability of rule and the interests of the world's nobles. The two are not exactly the same." Hashirama interrupted Crane.
He sat up straight, exuding confidence. "I thought about this when I made the decision to join the Navy. I don't see the two as one and the same. I joined the Navy to achieve my justice. The darkness of the World Government cannot affect my justice."
"It's rare for someone of your age to possess such strength and mature thinking," Tsuru praised, becoming more and more appreciative of his junior, Hashirama.
Hashirama laughed, "I have simply been through too much and seen the evil and darkness on the sea."
Tsuru smiled and nodded slightly. She turned her head to look at Gion beside her, then looked at the time, and then said, "It's getting late. If there is nothing else, you should stay here and have lunch, Hashirama."
"Sorry for bothering you." Hashirama did not refuse. He could feel Tsuru's affection and appreciation for him. He also always remembered the mission given to him by Kizaru, which was to become the spiritual leader of the new generation of the navy.
Gion, who had been sitting quietly and listening, also spoke up at this time: "Hashirama, after we finish eating, let's have a competition."
"Gion." He called softly, as if blaming his sister for being ignorant.
Gion, who looks like a mature lady, smiles coquettishly next to Tsuru, like a younger sister who has not grown up.
Tsuru had no other choice, she looked back at Hashirama, "Hashirama, I'll trouble you to teach Gion, my troublesome sister, a lesson for me later."
"Sister Tsuru." Since there were outsiders around, Gion couldn't act too coquettishly and could only act coquettishly a little bit.
Hashirama looked at the two of them and could only smile without continuing to speak.
Tsuru cooked personally and made some time-saving home-cooked meals for Hashirama and Gion. The ingredients were not luxurious, but they tasted very good.
After the three of them had lunch, they rested in the room for a while, and then left the house together at Gion's enthusiastic urging.
Considering the strength of Hashirama and Gion, Tsuru firmly rejected Gion's request to compete in the garden outside the gate.
"Gion, my sister has worked so hard to tidy up the garden, please let them go!"
Faced with Tsuru's wry request, Gion had no choice but to change his words and take Hashirama to the navy's training ground.
Gion led the way and walked side by side with Hashirama, while Tsuru walked on top of the two of them. Along the way, they attracted the attention of many navy officers and their families in the family area.
Gion has outstanding looks and is a candidate for admiral. In the eyes of the generals, he is a talented and powerful man. He is already very eye-catching. Now he is walking with Hashirama, the youngest admiral of the navy, and seems to be somewhat close to him. Naturally, this has caused a lot of gossip.
By the time the two made their way to the training grounds for the marines, gossip had begun to spread about Hashirama and Gion possibly being together.
On the drill ground, Garp, who was asking the young soldiers to warm up, also noticed Hashirama and Gion, as well as the Crane behind them.
Garp looked at the three people walking together, picked his nose, then signaled his adjutant to supervise the soldiers' warm-up, and he walked towards He and the others.
"Hahaha! Tsuru, are you introducing Hashirama and Gion to a blind date?" As soon as Garp, the eccentric old man, opened his mouth, Tsuru could not help but glare at him. Gion next to him also looked at Garp, the navy senior, with an unpleasant look.
"Garp, Gion just wants to compete with Hashirama, you old bastard, speak up!" Tsuru taught Garp a lesson on behalf of his sister.
Thick-skinned Garp laughed a few times, then pretended to be nothing and looked at Hashirama and the indignant Gion, and took the initiative to say: "Well, why don't I let my students watch the fight between Hashirama and Gion! Such a fight is not easy to see normally."
Tsuru did not respond to this proposal, but looked at Hashirama and Gion. Hashirama himself did not speak, but looked at Gion.
Gion knew that she was no match for Hashirama, but she didn't mind being seen to fail. She just said calmly, "Just don't interfere with us."
"Hahaha! Absolutely not!" Karp assured, then turned around and waved to the adjutant to lead the students over here.
While Garp was greeting his students, Hashirama and Gion also walked onto an empty playground. They walked to the center of the field, looked at each other, and each stepped back about two meters.
Gion placed his right hand on the sword Konpila at his waist, looked at Hashirama and said, "Hashirama, don't hold back, use all your strength. I want to see how big the gap is between me and the general."
Hashirama nodded, "I won't hold back."
Of course, facing Gion, it is impossible for Hashirama to really use his full strength. If he uses his full strength, not to mention Gion, even Akainu would not be his opponent.
Hashirama knew almost nothing about Gion, so he planned to start the competition without using his best wood escape technique, and instead use haki and taijutsu first.
It just so happened that during this period of time since joining the navy, Hashirama, who had interacted with many Haki masters, had made great progress in Haki, and he also wanted to use this battle to test his own progress in Haki. (End of this chapter)