Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 366 The General Dies, the Victory Ends

The soft, slow sound of a piano began to drift across the battlefield, and slowly, the sound of a violin joined in.

Everyone's emotions were gradually tightened and heightened, then gradually became either excited or panicked.

Those with the wind at their backs hear a battle song, while those with the wind against them hear a lament.

"There are enemies behind us!" With a navy officer's exclamation, the 100,000 navy officers, who were crammed together and unable to maneuver, and whose formation had been breached, finally faced their moment of collapse.

The Navy's fighting spirit was never that great to begin with. In the original story, they were clearly in a winning position, but the battle was stopped because of Koby's words.

If it were the mighty Han Chinese from the fighting nation, wouldn't they have chased and killed him for three thousand miles?

Of course, this is also related to the corruption within the navy itself. In the navy, promotion is determined not by merit, but by strength and connections.

Even if you shoot Whitebeard, without real strength, you still won't get promoted.

You may have the ability, but it doesn't matter if you don't have connections. You still won't get promoted because there's a powerful gang behind you!

If all your efforts are in vain, who would be willing to risk their life in such a situation?

The ordinary soldiers had already been lying down!

This kind of navy can't even fight a battle with the wind at its back, let alone a battle against the wind.

In addition, the characteristics of the naval ship system make the navy instinctively trust only the comrades on their own ships and not others, so they are naturally not used to large-scale operations.

The fact that 20,000 men broke through the defenses of 100,000 men was already a sign of this weakness, and when Hancock's guards successfully infiltrated the rear and began their attack, this weakness was magnified even more.

The 100,000 people may seem to be crammed together, but in reality they are small groups of five or six hundred each. Each of these small groups has its own thoughts and ideas. Some want to run away, some want to fight, some want to evacuate, and some even think that this battle is completely meaningless.

It's outrageous, but that's the navy these days. If you don't even hold a pre-battle mobilization meeting, of course the soldiers won't understand why there's a war.

If a strong general were to step forward and take command of the entire operation, the defeat might not be so devastating.

However, the vice admiral is also a warship commander and has no concept of commanding large-scale troops. Moreover, he was just taken away by Hancock's guards and then targeted by the White Team leader.

Three generals?

The three leaders are all struggling to take care of themselves and can barely protect themselves!

The collapse started from the rear.

These naval forces had not encountered an enemy since the start of the war and had not yet adapted to the brutality of the battlefield. As a result, their first encounter was with Hancock's guards, and they were completely routed.

After they were routed, they certainly didn't think about escaping by bypassing the guards, and the guards wouldn't give them that chance either. So they could only turn around and try to leave through the main camp.

As a result, they even broke up the navy's well-organized formation!

One collapse leads to another, a small group collapse leads to a large group collapse, and a large group collapses in turn leads to an even larger group collapse. At this point, the naval formation is like a domino effect, directly triggering a massive chain reaction of collapse.

With insufficient preparation and no unified command, and then being outmatched by Hancock's guards, the 100,000 elite troops were no better than 100,000 pigs!

At least 100,000 pigs know how to run, but when someone shouts "lay down your weapons and surrender!", 100,000 people actually lay down their weapons.

"How is this possible!" Sengoku, who was looking down at the battlefield from his vantage point, almost popped his eyes out. How exactly was this battle fought? Even if the opponent was very strong, we had 100,000 men, all of whom were elite naval troops!

How did they get beaten to the point of surrendering?

Little did he know that 100,000 unorganized and undisciplined experts were like martial arts masters; they might be good at harassing the enemy, but in a head-on battle, they were no match for 30,000 well-equipped, well-trained, and well-organized soldiers.

Do you think war is just about having more people?

The lower-level battlefield has already collapsed; we can't afford to lose the upper-level battlefield too!

Sengoku quickly looked away, then his face began to darken, and his head began to spin.

Aokiji was being chased and slashed by Rayleigh, and he already had multiple injuries.

Kizaru had just killed two Supernovas, and then Hancock, who was familiar with his abilities, caught up with him. At this moment, he was also in a very bad situation.

Garp is exchanging blows with Marco, and Garp has the upper hand, but he can't turn that advantage into a victory. Marco is incredibly durable, to say the least.

He failed to defeat Marco, so he couldn't capture the emplacements. However, the gunners stopped firing and instead turned the emplacements around, aiming them at the naval soldiers who were still holding out.

Zhan Guo looked up at the distance, his face darkening further.

Because pirate ships are already heading towards the bay.

Under what circumstances would a pirate ship sail in?

Naturally, this would be under the condition that all warships in the open sea are lost!

The worst off is Akainu. He was just going to be going toe-to-toe with Whitebeard, but now he's being beaten down by two young men!

Sengoku already disliked Akainu, and seeing Akainu's behavior now made him even more dissatisfied.

They completely forgot that Akainu had just fought the entire match and was already exhausted, while Ace and Luffy had been restored to their peak condition by Ning Yuan, and Luffy still had a Seastone handcuff in his hand.

The Son of Heaven is not so easily defeated.

It can only be said that prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain, and no matter how hard you try, you can't move it.

Sengoku then calculated the forces he could still utilize: the pacifists, and the crane!

Because the pacifists hadn't been tested, Sengoku hadn't brought them to the battlefield. Now, if they were brought in...

Even if the Warring States period frowns, it doesn't necessarily mean they will win.

So, the crane and himself?

These are also two decent combatants!

but!

Wait, where's the crane?

Sengoku turned his head and looked around, but didn't see Tsuru. He remembered that Tsuru had just been challenged by Doflamingo.

However, there's no reason why Tsuru shouldn't be able to defeat Doflamingo, since the Wash-Wash Fruit is a natural counter to the String-String Fruit!

The Warring States period completely forgot that the crane was at its peak back then, but now it is old and frail.

Back then, Doflamingo had just debuted; now, Doflamingo is at his peak!

Sengoku looked into the distance and then abandoned the idea of ​​joining the war.

After all, Whitebeard, who had regained his youth and whose burned-out beard had been restored to its original state, did not participate in the battle!

The Warring States period finally came to a conclusion that was both unbelievable and absolutely certain!

Is the Navy Headquarters really going to lose?

and many more!

Naval Headquarters, we haven't been defeated yet; we still have a backup plan!

"Five Elders, where are the reinforcements?!" Sengoku frantically typed, "If reinforcements don't arrive soon, Marineford will be gone!"

"The reinforcements set off half an hour ago, haven't they arrived yet?" the Five Elders asked.

The moment Whitebeard regained his youth, the Knights of God received orders to descend the mountain!

At their pace, half an hour is more than enough!

"No, I didn't even see a shadow of it!" Sengoku said irritably.

"How could this be!" The Five Elders frowned and said, "Let me make some contact!"

A moment later, the Five Elders' faces darkened: "They've encountered a backup plan from the Whitebeard Pirates! The Blackbeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates have joined forces!"

"Black beard, red hair?" Sengoku's face darkened. "Impossible! I could understand red hair, but why would he have a black beard? Blackbeard and Whitebeard are clearly sworn enemies!"

"Perhaps it's just a scheme by the Whitebeard Pirates!" the Five Elders said coldly. "They deliberately devised this plan, sacrificing Thatch, the 4th Division Commander, to send the Blackbeard Pirates into the World Government system as spies, but their real purpose is to have him infiltrate Impel Down to release the most heinous criminals!"

The White Group only lost one person but gained more than a dozen. The Five Elders thought this deal was very worthwhile, so it must have been a scheme by the White Group!

"Imperial Castle?" Sengoku was taken aback again. "Something happened at Impel Down?"

"You still don't know?" The Five Elders were dumbfounded. "Blackbeard, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, entered Impel Down and released the criminals imprisoned on Level 6. These criminals then opened the cages on other levels, and now they've completely rioted! Magellan of Impel Down has also fallen into a coma after the battle!"

"Why wouldn't Impel Down inform you about something like this?"

"That's right, I didn't receive any notification, ah!" Sengoku suddenly realized and understood the reason!

They've already got smart networks here, but Impel Down is still using Den Den Mushi!

Impel Down tried to contact him using a Den Den Mushi, but of course he couldn't receive it; he had already released his usual Den Den Mushi!

Upon receiving this sudden bad news, Sengoku's already dizzy head spun even more, and he could barely stand. He could only sit on the ground and begin to analyze the situation.

Mary Geoise's reinforcements were blocked by the Blackbeard Pirates and Shanks, so Marineford currently has no reinforcements.

No, why would Blackbeard and Redhead team up?!

Little did he know, the reason the black-bearded man and the red-haired man were together was quite simple: they were lost!

When navigating the Grand Line, one tool is indispensable: a logbook.

Blackbeard wanted to come to Marineford to pick up some bargains, while Red Hair wanted to come to Marineford to stop the war. Ning Yuan didn't welcome either of them.

So he had the goddess of wisdom manipulate the magnetic field to change the direction of the recording pointer. The method was simple: add a small space on top of the recording pointer and shift the space slightly.

This operation is extremely complicated, and its difficulty is no less than creating special effects with frame-level textures. Humans certainly cannot do it, but artificial intelligence can do it very easily.

The log pointers of the red-haired and black-bearded men were tampered with, and the ship's speed was adjusted using wind speed. As a result, the two of them, who set off one after the other, somehow arrived at the same location at the same time and then ran into the Knights of God from Mary Geoise.

As for how to get them to fight, that's even simpler; Ning Yuan doesn't need to do anything at all.

Having been high and mighty for so long, the Knights of God didn't care what kind of pirate crew you were. If anyone dared to block their way, they would beat them up, and that's how the fight started.

However, the red-haired, black-bearded man couldn't hold them off for long. The Knights of God had dispatched ten members, half of their strength. Even the combined peak strength of two pirate crews wouldn't be enough to defeat the Knights of God.

Besides, Shanks and the Five Elders are old acquaintances; a simple phone call would clear up the misunderstanding.

Therefore, Ningyuan needs to act swiftly and decisively.

As for how to achieve a swift victory, the Navy is currently in a state of collapse, but not a complete one.

The situation hasn't completely collapsed because the three generals are still fighting. As long as the generals are alive, there is hope.

Therefore, all you need to do is kill the admiral, and the navy will naturally collapse!

Ning Yuan still admired Aokiji and Akainu, but he wouldn't make the same mistake as Boss Cao Zhu Yunwen, issuing a ban on killing his subordinates.

Although there had been plans to recruit them, since the plan has changed, it's better to kill them.

After all, no matter how powerful the Ice-Ice Fruit or the Magma-Magma Fruit are, they are not as good as having them in your own hands!

He pulled the Judge from his pocket and aimed it at Aokiji in the distance.

"You killed Crocodile with this gun?" The white-bearded man turned his head and saw Ning Yuan's actions, asking curiously.

"Yes!" Ning Yuan responded, activating the power of judgment.

Aokiji, though possessing a sense of justice, is not steadfast and is indecisive. He didn't act properly as a Marine when he was in the Marines, nor as a pirate when he was a pirate. He wanted to save Robin but dared not, and when Robin found her crewmates, he began to obstruct and test her, highlighting his inner conflict.

Such a person isn't annoying, but they're also hard to like.

There's no need to dwell on this anymore; let's leave it at that!

"What?" Aokiji, who was fighting Rayleigh, suddenly felt an immense fear coming from afar.

He forced himself to turn around and realized it was Ning Yuan!

"Ning Yuan killed Crocodile and Gecko Moria with a gun!" Aokiji recalled the intelligence he had seen before.

Everyone thought Ning Yuan was just lucky and had encountered a foolish opponent, which was why he had such a record.

It wasn't until Ning Yuan pointed a gun at him that Aokiji suddenly came to his senses.

This is hardly luck!

Who can understand the feeling of having a mental breakdown when you're pointed at?

He, a general, almost had his will collapse when a gun was pointed at him, so much so that he was so trembling that he couldn't even speak. Wouldn't Crocodile and Moria be even more unable to resist?

Ning Yuan is no weakling; he is a powerful figure!

An absolute powerhouse who was underestimated by everyone!

"Ning Yuan is..." Aokiji struggled to speak, but Rayleigh's sword was already at his face. He had to at least get this information out before he died!

But why did Rayleigh's sword change so fast!

Time seems to drag on forever?

"Kizaru, look at Aokiji!" A voice came from beside Kizaru.

Kizaru turned his head in surprise and saw Aokiji's mouth opening and closing slowly, as if in slow motion.

Rayleigh's sword, however, was as swift as lightning, piercing straight into Aokiji's heart!

puff!

Aokiji's face paled, and he ultimately didn't say those words!

Aokiji is dead!

Kizaru's pupils suddenly dilated.

died?

Even though there were many differences between Aokiji and his ideals, even though preparations had been made before the war began, and even though Ning Yuan had just talked to him about it, Kizaru was still stunned when this actually happened in front of him!

Aokiji, who had spent decades with his colleagues and attended thousands of meetings with them, died just like that.

"The Slow-Down Fruit!" Ning Yuan said calmly, "It's specifically designed to counter speed-type powerhouses!"

Kizaru lowered his gaze and turned to leave.

"Bring Sengoku with you!" Ning Yuan instructed again.

He originally wanted to recruit Sengoku as a henchman, but now that things have come to this, there's no need for him anymore. It's better to let him stay on the World Government's side.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be difficult for the World Government to replace it with a capable one?

As for whether the Warring States will be inspired by this war and suddenly transform themselves or something.

How can someone in their seventies undergo a transformation?

Chiang Kai-shek has changed, but does that mean he can defeat his instructor?

Moreover, even if he wanted to transform, how could he do it?

In this era, even "The Art of War" doesn't exist, so if he wants to improve, he doesn't know where to learn it!

Kizaru suddenly changed direction, came to Sengoku's side, and picked the old man up in his arms.

"What are you doing? We haven't lost yet!" Sengoku struggled fiercely, his eyes bloodshot, because he saw Ningyuan pointing his gun at Akainu again!

"There's no hope, Fleet Admiral!" Kizaru roared. "What we need to do now is remain usable and preserve the Navy's strength!"

"It's just the two of us, what kind of power is that?" Sengoku's body stiffened suddenly when he saw Akainu's body, and then Luffy's Seastone slammed into him.

Just as Akainu's Devil Fruit power failed, a flaming fist pierced through his chest.

This scene is so familiar; Akainu just used the same method to pierce Ace's chest.

Now, the tables have turned!

"Akainu!" Sengoku cried out in agony.

Even though he preferred Aokiji, he cried out in anguish over Akainu's defeat.

He wasn't crying for the admiral, he was crying for the navy!

Because Aokiji died young, there were still two admirals in the Navy when he died.

But with Akainu dead, the Navy only has one admiral left.

This is truly an apocalyptic catastrophe, utterly despairing!

He didn't realize that he had made another mistake.

Because of his roar, the Marines, who were unaware of Akainu's death, immediately noticed Akainu kneeling on the ground at the edge of the battlefield, and Ace standing beside him laughing.

"Admiral Akainu is dead?"

"And Admiral Aokiji is dead too!"

"Lieutenant General Onigumo!"

"Burn the mountain general!"

"Dalmesia!"

"Storoberry!"

One by one, vice admirals were either defeated or captured. Even Gion, the naval beauty in everyone's hearts and a prospective admiral, was pinned down by the Ice Witch Waibedy!

Then came the clanging sound of weapons falling to the ground. What was once an individual act of laying down one's weapons and surrendering had now become widespread.

It wasn't until someone saw Vice Admiral Momonga, who was still fighting desperately, lay down his weapon and kneel on the ground that all the marines finally realized what was happening.

We lost this war!

(End of this chapter)