I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 355 Yamato, You Are Different From Them

Next, the conversation gradually shifted to the white-bearded man and the red-haired man.

With Uchiha Hikaru himself, as well as Bulma and Esdeath, not intending to interfere too much, and the Navy being the defeated party and not being able to be fully trusted, these two Yonko of the pirate world became the best candidates to lead the "New Order".

Especially the former.

Whitebeard, due to his advanced age and illness, had begun to consider retiring in the past two years. But now, thanks to the "Demon Transformation Potion," he has regained his youthful appearance, having previously beaten Akainu to a pulp. After hearing what Uchiha Hikaru had just said, he seems determined to fight one last time.

As for the "Dimensional Group," Brand and Minato Namikaze also expressed their opinions.

Brand's remarks hinted at the presence of the Red Empire, while Minato Namikaze subtly mentioned the situation between Konoha and the Five Great Nations, seemingly trying to use this discussion to reorganize his thoughts and see if he could find some practical methods to achieve lasting peace.

Uchiha Hikaru rested his chin on his hand, listening half-heartedly, when he saw a message from Yamato in the chat group:

[Ghost Princess @ Nameless: Hikari-san, what exactly did Mr. Minato mean by what he just said? What 'centralized power,' 'punishing corruption'... and what Whitebeard said... I don't understand any of it!]

[Iron-Headed Kid: Um... I don't really understand either. It would be great if I could get some clarification.]

As these two messages appeared in the group chat, Uchiha Hikaru's lips twitched involuntarily. He looked up from the main seat, glanced at Yamato and Tanjiro sitting at one corner of the round table, and his thoughts raced:

[Anonymous: Cough, you don't need to think about this problem too much... Yamato, you need to remember that you are different from them. You must not waste your time thinking about these messy problems. You would be better off using that energy to practice more in the 'Gravity Training Room'.]

If your father Kaido comes looking for you, you can fight him and teach him the lesson of 'filial piety and parental love'.

Bulma: ...Huh?

Bulma couldn't help but chuckle at Uchiha Hikaru's half-joking remark.

Minato Namikaze, however, managed to take a moment from his busy schedule to offer a few words of explanation:

[Yamato-chan: Hikari-san, you're joking... Actually, these issues aren't that complicated. I've been working on some of them lately. If Yamato-san is interested, I can explain them to you privately after the meeting.]

[Oni-hime: Yay!]

……

The meeting on "how to lead the pirate world to a brighter future" lasted for most of the day before finally ending before sunset.

Minato Namikaze, true to his travel promise, set up a small blackboard to teach Yamato some political knowledge. However, after trying for most of the night, he gave up.

—There's no way around it, Yamato is far too lacking in knowledge; she doesn't even know many common-sense things that ordinary people know. Tanjiro isn't much better off, after all, he never went to school, and the few words he can recognize and the few letters he can write are things he's learned through hard work since joining the group.

However, compared to geniuses like Bulma and Minato Namikaze, Kikyo who is proficient in Shinto scriptures and various miscellaneous studies, and Hisahito Itadori and Miko who have received nine years of education, Tanjiro's knowledge is indeed too superficial.

As for Erii...

Don't let this little monster's sometimes incoherent speech fool you; he's actually quite well-educated. All he lacks is experience.

Next.

Following Uchiha Hikaru's suggestion, Whitebeard, Shanks, Sengoku, and others reorganized a temporary leadership team and began to try to get things running.

There's still a lot to do.

The news of the Celestial Dragons' defeat had spread throughout the One Piece world, but the reactions varied across different regions. Of the World Government's 170 member states, only a small fraction attempted to contact Mary Geoise by phone, letter, or by sending representatives to inquire about the situation. The rest adopted a wait-and-see approach, wanting to observe the developments further.

Of course, some member states also showed a completely low attitude, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the "new government" and even issuing a "call to arms" against Uchiha Hikaru.

Uchiha Hikaru remained unperturbed by this.

Why bother arguing with a bunch of ignorant ants?

Im and the Five Elders are gone. If these guys are really stubborn and refuse to accept the reality of the Celestial Dragons' demise, then we might as well send them to join the Celestial Dragons. Anyway, there aren't many clean members in the ruling class of these member states; most of them have done things that aided and abetted evil, or even actively exploited the blood and sweat of the lower classes.

It would actually be a good thing to overthrow such a government and replace it with a new one.

In addition, there are many countries along the Grand Line that have not joined the World Government. For example, the territories occupied by Whitebeard and Shanks are mostly in this situation.

How to settle these people and whether to bring them over to join the group are all things that need to be considered.

In this process.

Minato Namikaze and Brand also each held a position to help handle some basic affairs—both of them had served as officials before. One was a former general in the Akame ga Kill! world, not as powerful as Esdeath, but still a significant figure; the other was a village chief in the Naruto world… well, a “village” the size of a typical county town, but positioned like a national capital. They were, in a sense, high-ranking officials.

It shouldn't be a big problem for me to take a temporary post in the new government to help out.

As for another national-level official, Esdeath...

He then becomes engrossed in the "gravity training room," thinking about how to improve his combat power every day, and has no time to care about anything else.

It is worth mentioning that.

In the past two days, the revolutionary army sent a letter through a messenger. It was written by their leader, Long, and expressed their willingness to cooperate in a rather gentle manner.

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at it once and then handed it to Whitebeard and Shanks, letting them make the decision.

—Although she didn't think highly of the Revolutionary Army in this world, feeling that these guys were rather ordinary in terms of both beliefs and abilities, and hadn't achieved much after so many years, she had to admit that they were still a very large force in this world, and far more reliable than those useless Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, there is no problem with cooperation.

As long as we share similar values ​​and don't engage in power struggles, there's no need to worry too much about other things.

[Anonymous: By the way, what are Minato-san's plans for the ninja world?]

(End of this chapter)