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Chapter 347 The Marineford War 2.0: It Erupts!

On Amazon Lily at this very moment.

It's already an all-star lineup—

The members of the "Dimensional Pirates," led by Bulma, were basically all present.

Whitebeard himself, along with squad leaders such as Marco and Vista, were also present.

They were transported directly in from outside by Minato Namikaze using the "Flying Thunder God Technique." The "Modepict" was also brought over without anyone noticing—this is where the "Flying Thunder God Technique" is superior to the "Shangri-La." Theoretically, as long as there's enough chakra, Minato Namikaze could even transport the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball, so transporting an entire pirate crew was naturally no problem.

This move surprised Whitebeard and the others, who then pleaded with Minato Namikaze to help rescue Ace.

Minato Namikaze readily agreed.

Also.

Rayleigh and the three main members of the Straw Hat Pirates also drifted all the way from the Sabaody Archipelago.

—Luffy, Zoro, and the others have been training with Rayleigh during this time. Hikaru Uchiha originally intended to exclude them from the plan, but since Ace's information had been publicly announced by the World Government, they still came along.

In general.

The pirate lineup this time is three or four times more luxurious than in the original work.

As for the world government...

"During this period, I have successively deployed dozens of drones and hundreds of nanobots, distributed in various areas of Mary Geoise, to gather intelligence. According to the results of the reconnaissance, the Navy has summoned a large part of its mid-to-high-end combat forces, and even some retired admirals, from the four seas. In addition, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are now all gathered near Mary Geoise."

"In addition, the World Government seems to have secretly mobilized several military units. According to Mr. Whitebeard's speculation, these should be the 'Knights of God,' the Navy Science Unit, the Navy Giant Unit, and those secret agent organizations that start with CP..."

"Even the Five Elders, who are the representatives of the World Government, may join this battle."

"That concludes the basic information regarding the enemy."

It was Bulma who spoke.

After some time away, this "Dimensional Captain's" intelligence network has clearly become something to be reckoned with.

She even created a 3D troop deployment map, which was projected into the temporary conference room, leaving Marco and the others, who had never seen such high-tech methods before, dumbfounded.

After watching for a while, Uchiha Hikaru casually asked, "Where's Lord Im? Has that guy made a move?"

Bulma shook her head: "I'm not sure... If Hikaru hadn't brought it up before, I wouldn't have known this person existed. And our investigation over this period of time hasn't yielded any trace of him or his whereabouts."

"All right."

Also.

Im-sama from the original One Piece is an extremely mysterious character. Even in the 2024 version of One Piece, his true appearance and abilities have never been revealed, let alone the 2009 version that Bulma saw in the Dragon World. Theoretically, even if Im-sama were to appear, Bulma probably wouldn't recognize him.

"...Gurararara, looks like this is going to be a tough battle."

Whitebeard burst into hearty laughter first: "Back when I was on the Rocks ship, I witnessed the power of those Five Elders. Now, thanks to Miss Kikyo and Miss Tamayo, I'm almost back to my youthful self. I'll clear the way for you then!"

That statement is actually a bit of an exaggeration.

Although Kikyo and Tamayo had indeed used the "Demon Transformation Potion" on Whitebeard, the clinical trials were still in their early stages, and only a diluted version was used on him. Therefore, while it restored his condition somewhat, he only looked three to five years younger, far from his former glory when he was on par with Roger.

But...

Such strength is enough to make opponents of Akainu's and the Five Elders' caliber suffer a lot.

"Then it's decided."

After a brief discussion, Uchiha Hikaru stood up and delivered a concluding speech:

"We'll leave the Five Elders to Esdeath and Yamato, Akainu to Mr. Whitebeard, Garp to Luffy, and the remaining Vice Admirals and Shichibukai to Mr. Rayleigh and the Whitebeard Pirates... Oh, by the way, Hancock is one of us, and also our inside man. She'll turn against us and help us when the time comes."

"As for me, I'll be responsible for providing support from the center and preventing Lord Im from taking action personally."

"……good."

Rayleigh, Marco, and others whose names were mentioned all had no objections.

Only two people wore strange expressions—

One is Luffy: "Huh? I hit my grandpa?"

At this stage, Luffy is at most a Vice Admiral in the Navy, maybe even weaker. If he were to fight an Admiral-level fighter one-on-one, he'd be doing exceptionally well if he could last ten minutes. But Garp... he'll most likely go easy on his grandson, so holding his own for a short time shouldn't be a problem.

The other one is Bulma.

"Hikaru, what about me? What about me?"

Bulma looked around cautiously, then raised her hand and said, "While I might not be of much help, dealing with some ordinary Marines shouldn't be a problem!"

"Well..."

Uchiha Hikaru cleared his throat: "There's no need for you, Captain, to handle this small matter personally... Just leave it to us."

"Oh……"

Bulma reluctantly agreed.

……

As the final preparation before the war.

After discussing with Bulma, Hikari Uchiha specially opened the gravity training room on the "Blue Planet" for the Whitebeard Pirates and Rayleigh to use. She herself, on the other hand, took Esdeath and ran into the depths of the sea to test the combat capabilities of "Strike Freedom 2.0".

On the morning of the third day.

The group finally reunited and then boarded the Blue Planet and the Modibick, sailing towards the Navy Headquarters.

the other side.

The naval headquarters in Mary Geoise was already packed with people.

Thousands of elite naval personnel were deployed throughout the entire Naval City, and the Five Elders and the Seven Warlords of the Sea were also present. This scene was broadcast throughout the New World, centered on Mary Geoise, through countless photographs and television rebroadcasts.

—As requested by the World Government, the primary purpose of this public execution is to establish authority over the entire pirate community and even the world. Therefore, the importance of these news media outlets even surpasses that of the Navy Admirals. However, this is also a double-edged sword, because if the establishment of authority fails, the consequences could be unimaginable…

Given that Kizaru and Aokiji's injuries have not yet fully healed.

Therefore, the people sitting in the positions of the three admirals this time are Sengoku, Garp, and Akainu.

These three are basically the strongest combat force the navy can currently offer.

Garp was reluctant to be in this position, fighting to stop others from killing Ace, whom he regarded as his grandson. However, due to the repeated persuasion of Sengoku and Fleet Admiral Kong, as well as the pressure exerted by the World Government, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and comply.

As for the Warring States period...

Now over sixty years old, it's the time for him to work hard, and that's also his duty as a naval admiral. Replacing him in the naval headquarters, exercising the overall command, is the former naval admiral, now Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Kong.

"...It's almost time."

"Those two pirate crews should be showing up soon."

Sengoku glanced at Kong, who was sitting high up, then at his old friend Garp, who sat beside him with a gloomy expression. He picked up the Den Den Mushi beside him and slowly said, "Pay attention in all aspects. From now on, maintain the highest level of vigilance. If the Blue-Haired Witch and Whitebeard appear, immediately carry out the capture operation..."

The voice just fell.

A powerful aura erupted from the sea directly in front of the naval headquarters.

—Conqueror's Haki!!

The Conqueror's Haki emanating from a Yonko-level powerhouse was even more astonishing than the aura Yamato had previously unleashed before Aokiji. Even from several miles away, most of the Marines still felt a tremor run through their bodies. The officers above the rank of captain fared somewhat better, but some of the more timid ordinary soldiers had their weapons knocked out of their hands by the shock, drawing angry rebukes from their superiors.

On the execution platform.

Sengoku and Akainu both took two steps forward, with the latter showing an eager expression on his face.

"Is that Whitebeard's, and that 'Blue-Haired Witch's' fleet that defeated Aokiji and Kizaru in succession? I can't wait to bring them justice. Pirate crews like that only have death on their minds!"

As he spoke, Akainu jumped off the execution platform and strode toward the shore.

Under the watchful eyes of Sengoku, Garp, and everyone else present.

Two large ships, one in the air and one in the sea, appeared directly in front of them as if they had descended from the sky. As the distance between them gradually closed, Whitebeard on the deck suddenly raised his arm and swung his naginata. The power from the Tremor-Tremor Fruit erupted at that moment, transforming into a towering tsunami that swept towards the shore!

"...Attention everyone, enemy attack!!!"

The navy had already begun to roar at the top of their lungs.

Whitebeard had also used this tactic of creating a tsunami with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to strike first in the original work, but it failed because Aokiji froze the sea surface.

Aokiji is not present now.

Instead, Akainu leaped out from the crowd and unleashed a "Great Fire Blast," bursting flames from his fist and transforming them into a large number of volcanic bombs that erupted forward and collided with the surging giant waves on the sea!

boom--!!!

Amidst a deafening roar, blazing flames collided violently with the layers of tsunami, unleashing an impact akin to Mars colliding with Earth.

In just over ten seconds, water and fire merged, and massive amounts of water vapor were swept up by gusts of wind, bursting out in all directions. Some of the remaining liquid, not fully evaporated, also turned into raindrops, falling in all directions, creating a torrential downpour of intense heat!

These "raindrops" formed by seawater have a weakening effect on ordinary ability users.

However, for powerful figures like Whitebeard and Akainu, there are many ways to avoid such situations.

"……snort!"

The white-bearded man snorted coldly and swung his knife again.

At this moment, he was unaware that the person before him was the one who had driven him to his death in another timeline. He simply felt an instinctive displeasure upon seeing Akainu's murderous face. Therefore, he swung his sword with all his might.

In an instant, a dazzling blade of light tore through the sky and rushed straight toward Akainu's location!

"kill!"

Faced with a strike even more astonishing than in the original work, Akainu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead used his Armament Haki to fight back with all his might.

Hawkeye, who was standing on another high platform, narrowed his eyes slightly, and paused for a moment as he was about to draw his sword to try to strike.

"...Is it just my imagination? Whitebeard seems stronger than when I last saw him?"

Doflamingo, wearing sunglasses, grinned from ear to ear: "Fuffuffuff, the duel between a Marine Admiral and a Yonko was quite a spectacle. I wonder where those guys from the 'Dimensional Pirates' are. The fifth Emperor of the Sea with a bounty of 40 billion, I really want to see them in person."

In just a short moment.

The distance between the two sides has been reduced to more than 100 meters.

At that moment, Whitebeard suddenly took a step forward and leaped off the bow of the "Modibic," like a giant in mythology who split mountains and seas, charging towards Akainu on the shore.

Marco and Diamond Jozu quickly followed, with the former moving towards Whitebeard to help support his father, while the latter engaged in a fierce battle with Vice Admirals Doberman and Onigumo, as well as the remaining officers.

Gecko Moria wanted to join the battle, but Rayleigh blocked his way.

Amidst this chaos.

Uchiha Hikaru activated "Shangri-La" in mid-air, a teleportation array that directly teleported Esdeath, Yamato, Minato Namikaze, and Luffy, who was specially prepared as "Garp Killer," to the execution platform in front of the Marine Castle.

"?!"

This scene unfolded so suddenly that even Sengoku and Garp, both admirals, were momentarily stunned and unable to react immediately.

Then, Minato Namikaze grabbed Ace's shoulder, who was bound hand and foot, and activated "Flying Thunder God Technique".

With a "whoosh".

The two figures disappeared from the execution platform and appeared directly on the "Blue Planet" in mid-air the next second.

"?!?!"

Garp and Sengoku were stunned.

Is it... really that fast?

From beginning to end, they didn't even get a clear look at Minato Namikaze's height and appearance. All they saw was the cloak he wore, which resembled that of a Marine Admiral, and the large characters written on it, which seemed to be... "Fourth Hokage".

What does that mean?

creak—

Uchiha Hikaru stretched his neck, casually glanced at Garp and Sengoku, and then whispered to the people beside him:

"The rescue mission has been completed ahead of schedule, so now... get ready to wreak havoc here!"

(End of this chapter)