Marineford in Sharingan, Uchiha Admiral

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

It stands tall at the strategic choke point of the Grand Line, like a giant beast coiled on the sea, its crescent-shaped harbor and towering fortress walls gleaming in the sunlight.

The building above the prominent giant Chinese character for "Navy" is the office space for naval marshals, admirals, and vice admirals.

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Office of a general from the Warring States period.

Despite being called an admiral, Fleet Admiral Kong has recently been promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and naval affairs are currently being handled primarily by Sengoku.

Once Steelbone Sky is officially promoted, he will be the new Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

The office was filled with the faint aroma of tea. Behind the sturdy wooden desk, Zhan Guo was looking down and flipping through a stack of documents.

"Moses, Moses—are you a general from the Warring States period?"

Without waiting for a response, Kizaru pushed the door open and walked in.

He walked with a light step, as if he were passing by on a stroll rather than reporting on military affairs.

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After Kizaru left the officers' training camp, he boarded Sengoku's ship.

After spending many years together, Sengoku had given up on the idea of ​​making Kizaru more serious.

Just like he can't stop someone from stealing his rice crackers.

Sengoku raised his eyes, his sharp, intelligent gaze contrasting sharply with Kizaru's nonchalant demeanor: "Did the Red-Haired Pirates catch up?"

Kizaru casually sat down on the sofa, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Oh dear, that's the powerful Red-Haired Pirates. How could I possibly catch up with them all by myself?"

"The adults upstairs are making things too difficult for me."

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CP9 sent Allen to intercept Shanks, but the higher-ups wouldn't expect a branch base chief to be of any use.

After the incident, the Five Elders ordered Sengoku to send men to pursue them.

This kind of chasing task naturally fell to Kizaru, who was the fastest.

Sengoku lowered his head and continued flipping through the documents, completely unconcerned: "If you didn't catch them, so be it. You can continue with the Sun Pirates' mission."

"The guys who burned down the Holy Land and freed countless slaves are now sailing the seas unscathed—this is a major smear on the World Government's authority!"

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The nature of the Gum-Gum Fruit is a top secret, and the Five Elders certainly wouldn't tell Sengoku about it.

They also wouldn't emphasize the need to retrieve the fruit, for fear that the Navy would notice its unusual nature.

The information gap meant that Sengoku didn't emphasize the importance of the mission to Kizaru, so Kizaru certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to fight the Red-Haired Pirates; he could just go through the motions.

"Hmm... By the way, General Sengoku, I met an interesting little fellow on this trip."

Kizaru slowly explained what had happened in Branch 179, and Sengoku's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened.

"Oh, what a brave navy man to stand against redheads for the sake of the people!"

"Branch 179... that kid Smoker brought in, I vaguely remember him, his name is Allen, right?"

"Is his injury serious? Does headquarters need to send someone to treat him?"

The Sengoku Admiral is known as the naval strategist. He is a man who ate the Human-Human Fruit, a Mythical Zoan, in the form of a Buddha, and possesses wisdom akin to that of a Buddha.

"He's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user. His condition has stabilized, and he should only need to rest for a month or two."

"Compared to this..."

Kizaru reached into his pocket and took out a stack of photos.

"He made a small request."

While handing over the photos, Kizaru reported Allen's words with slight embellishment.

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The photo shows a young marine, facing off alone against the ferocious pirate Shanks.

The photographer chose a great spot; from his perspective, Shanks, dressed in all black and red, looked like a demon king.

The navy officer walked away with his knife, his face expressionless and extremely cold.

His icy blue high ponytail looked neat and tidy, while the irregular red lines on his face resembled scars, adding a unique sense of vicissitude to his appearance.

Those deep blue eyes, dotted with red light, are like deep lake water, possessing a mysterious allure.

the most important is……

That face is very handsome.

Impeccably handsome.

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Sengoku held the photograph, listened to Kizaru's description, and remained silent for a long time.

"No……"

"Is that not possible? I personally still hope you can..." Kizaru wanted to try again; he still quite liked that little guy.

Sengoku raised his hand: "What I mean is, it's not enough!"

He pointed the photo at Kizaru, his voice filled with barely concealed joy.

"You underestimate him! He underestimates himself too!!"

"A rising star in the navy? That's not enough!!"

"Didn't you realize a problem when you saw the photo?"

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Kizaru was a little confused: "What...question?"

Sengoku pointed at the photo and said in a deep voice, "He... is extremely handsome, his beauty is comparable to that of the Pirate Empress!"

Kizaru was even more confused: "What happened?"

Can good looks put food on the table? Can good looks make pirates surrender?

The Pirate Empress possesses both Devil Fruit powers and beauty, and at a young age, she has mastered all three types of Haki, making her exceptionally strong. At only nineteen years old, she has become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Allen is good, but compared to Hancock, he's still quite a bit inferior, right?

Sengoku looked at Kizaru with disappointment and shook his head: "The orders from above have come down. I will soon become Fleet Admiral, and you and Sakazuki will be promoted to Admiral."

"As a naval admiral, you'll be in charge of numerous departments. You'll have to consider many things; it's not just about simply carrying out missions, but about thinking about the bigger picture..."

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Kizaru was getting a little annoyed and waved his hand, "Spare me, just tell me how you plan to handle this."

Glug...

Sengoku took a sip of tea, looked at the photo, and smiled with satisfaction: "Do you know how long it's been since the navy has seen someone with both strength and good looks like this?"

"Let's not talk about Sakazuki anymore. Your face... if it weren't for your strength, I really wouldn't want you to be an admiral."

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"Hey... that's going a bit too far, Sengoku general!"

"Who cares about appearance when you're a powerful warrior at sea!"

"Besides, I'm just not obviously handsome, what do you mean I'm not good enough for a general's face!"

No matter how lazy he is, Kizaru feels it's necessary to explain himself when faced with personal attacks.

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"Indeed, appearance is not important to us; few of the strong at sea care about that..."

"But what about ordinary people?"

"The navy's largest source of manpower is the vast majority of ordinary civilians!"

"Do you know how many pirate crews want to join the Kuja Pirates just because they admire Hancock?"

"Her predecessors were even more outrageous; they were completely obsessed back then..."

He stopped mid-sentence and returned to the topic.

"Just his action to stop Shanks, since he wants it made public, I'm definitely willing to help him build momentum. This is a great opportunity to promote the Navy."

"On top of that... he also possesses such an appearance that it's like adding wings to a tiger!"

Sengoku's eyes lit up, and he continued, "We'll make him the new face of the navy. Just look at that face, I can tell you with absolute certainty..."

"The number of female marines recruited will see an exaggerated exponential increase!!"

"Don't underestimate the power of idols, Borsalino!"

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Kizaru was puzzled.

But this... must be the wisdom of Buddha.