Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 509 Aokiji Gradually Moving Closer to the Akatsuki Organization

Marineford.

A hot spring bath.

The three admirals of the Navy Headquarters were completely open, soaking in the hot spring with their chests and backs exposed. They couldn't help but slowly close their eyes, enjoying the long-lost relaxation.

Especially Akainu and Aokiji…

During this period, the two of them were under a lot of psychological pressure.

With so many Marines at Marineford, how desperate would they be if they found out that two of their Marine Headquarters Admirals were spies? Now that all three Headquarters Admirals are Akatsuki spies, it seems they can accept it a little more psychologically, right?

"Kuzan..."

Kizaru smiled and turned to look at Aokiji, slowly asking, "What did Kuzan do on the weekend? If you're free, you could come over and relax a bit..."

"Hmm, sometimes I go fishing at sea with Senior Tsuru..."

Aokiji slowly propped himself up against the stone in the bathtub and whispered, "Where are Borsalino and Sakazuki?"

"We're usually here..."

Kizaru glanced at Akainu, who was feigning sleep with his eyes closed, a slight smirk playing on his lips. He chuckled and said, "A man's life... always needs a little something different..."

"Hey, Borsalino, don't say things that could be misunderstood."

Akainu coldly interrupted Kizaru, his arm resting on a rock, the tattoos on his shoulder and arm looking somewhat ferocious: "Alright, let's get down to business. The danger posed by Akatsuki can no longer be ignored..."

"I don't think it's particularly dangerous."

Aokiji shook his head and slowly said, "According to my intelligence, Uehara Naraku was the third leader of Akatsuki, and the strongest among all the leaders of the organization. It is said that Uehara Naraku only failed once in his life..."

"Oh?"

Kizaru's lips curled into a smile, suddenly showing interest: "Looks like our leader isn't invincible after all!"

"Borsalino, you're a Marine Admiral!"

Akainu's forehead twitched involuntarily. He glanced at Kizaru before speaking, "But you're not wrong, someone who has failed before..."

"I think you should let me finish."

Aokiji shook his head, sighed, and continued, "It seems that in that year, Uehara Naraku was only twelve years old when he was defeated by Uchiha Sasuke's older brother, Uchiha Itachi..."

"Hmm, there are also some rumors. It's said that the Uchiha brothers, Itachi and Sasuke, have been manipulated by him, controlled to the point of fighting each other."

"So stingy?"

Kizaru's expression was somewhat subtle.

Akainu's expression was even more strange.

Aokiji frowned and continued softly, "That's not really true... That guy treats everyone in the world as a pawn."

But he wasn't a bad person at heart, and he usually handled things well, though the process was a little cruel...

At this point, Aokiji thought for a moment and then added, "Hmm...maybe, it's more than just a little cruel."

That's incredibly modest.

It's not just cruel, it's downright brutal...

What Uehara Naraku did sounds like a rainbow after a storm, but not many people have the mental fortitude to withstand the tempestuous storms he unleashed…

Aokiji scratched his head, sighed, and said, "Phew, that guy is definitely not as righteous as the Navy, but he's not as evil as we imagined..."

"Hey, Kuzan..."

Akainu's eyelids twitched, and he snorted coldly, "Remember your place. You're a Marine Admiral. You wouldn't actually become an Akatsuki envoy, would you?"

"Sakazuki".

Aokiji slowly shook his head, got up, and started to climb out of the bath: "I don't need to chat with you here. Instead of wasting time here, I'd rather think of a way to prevent Akatsuki from further infiltrating the Navy..."

"Hey? Don't rush me..."

Kizaru suddenly spoke up, stopping Aokiji and easing the tension between them with a grin: "Kuzan, Sakazuki, now's not the time for confrontation! Perhaps the three of us working together can come up with a better idea!"

"..."

Aokiji and Akainu both fell silent.

Kizaru stood up and sat on a rock, draping a bathrobe over himself. He chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, Sakazuki has a theory. Our leader is always referred to as a god by others. Could it be that he wants to replace the Celestial Dragons living in the Holy Land Mary Geoise and thus change the world order..."

"I'm not sure about that."

Aokiji sat up, wrapped himself in a bathrobe, looked down at the steam in the bathtub, and said softly, "According to the information I've received, Uehara Naraku is referred to as a god by the Akatsuki members, even Doflamingo is no exception..."

Besides the fact that Uehara Naraku's power is now virtually unmatched in the world, there is another somewhat strange but widely accepted reason.

He is said to be the reincarnation of a creator god from a thousand years ago, but of course he has nothing to do with those scumbags, the Celestial Dragons. This sounds like a complete fabrication.

Although Uehara Naraku has always denied it, the fact that the mother of the creator god from a thousand years ago, the progenitor of the gods, is alive is something she herself admitted.

Aokiji spread his arms and continued unhurriedly, "If we follow your logic, then Uehara Naraku wanting to replace the Celestial Dragons isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Now that the Akatsuki has occupied Wano Country as their base, the civilians in that closed and backward country seem to live better than civilians in other countries of the world. Even homeless orphans have places to be taken in…”

This matter is true.

Because in Wano Country, commoners and nobles are equal, at least in name only. For example, commoners and nobles receive education in the same environment.

Perhaps they enjoy different educational resources because of the gap between the rich and poor.

However, commoners now have a real opportunity to improve themselves through their own efforts, instead of having to rely solely on the favors of nobles or the king.

the most important is…

Even the ninja legions under Akatsuki are not allowed to harm innocent civilians at will, and everyone must abide by the peace rules established by the Akatsuki organization.

Moreover, after Wano Country was pacified, there were no more orphans freezing or starving to death, which even surprised Nico Robin.

In this world…

No country could do that!

These…

That's the real reason why Aokiji began to change his attitude towards the Akatsuki.

The Akatsuki organization, which is capable of doing this, cannot possibly be bad people no matter how you look at it. These are things that even the Revolutionary Army, which wants to overthrow the World Government, has not done!

If Aokiji hadn't known that the current Nico Robin wouldn't lie to him, he actually wouldn't have believed it...

After rambling on and on, Aokiji scratched his head, sighed, and said, "If we have the chance, let's go to Wano Country together!"

"Wano Country is very dangerous."

After listening to Aokiji's words, Akainu couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice, "That used to be Kaido's territory, right? Although it was occupied by the Akatsuki, we still have to cross Kaido's seas. We can only go there after we destroy the Beasts Pirates and Kaido..."

"We should be fine."

Aokiji shook his head, then looked up at the sky again: "Speaking of which, the Beasts Pirates should be under Akatsuki's control by now, right?"

"yes…"

A voice suddenly reached their ears.

This barely audible sigh caused the three generals present to change their expressions drastically. Their Observation Haki had failed to detect anyone secretly watching them!

The next moment, a large snake suddenly darted out of the bath!

The giant serpent suddenly opened its blood-red maw and slowly spat out Yakushi Kabuto's body. He adjusted his glasses, looked up, and smiled at the three headquarters generals…

This scene was somewhat alarming...

This pharmacist...

What kind of ability user is he?

Kabuto Yakushi opened his palm and chuckled, saying, "Admiral Aokiji guessed correctly, the Beasts Pirates are an outer armed force of Akatsuki... If you want to go to Wano Country, you just need to apply to Lord Naraku."

After Kabuto finished speaking, his gaze slowly settled on Aokiji, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Speaking of which, Admiral Aokiji knows so much information; it must have been told to you privately by Lady Robin, right..."

"Nicole Robin..."

Akainu frowned and said in a deep voice, "That demon child who escaped from Ohara back then? Kuzan, you were the one who let her go, weren't you!"

Kizaru rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Now is not the time to bring up those troublesome things from the past... Besides, we're just following the World Government's orders, why be so ruthless!"

Kizaru's attitude remained ambiguous.

Some things you can do, and some things you can choose not to do.

Now is certainly not the time to hold Aokiji accountable, especially since they seem to have located Nico Robin; apparently, she's been following Uehara Naraku...

So, if we calculate it that way...

Aokiji was able to obtain information about Uehara Naraku from Nico Robin.

Kizaru and Akainu couldn't help but glance at Aokiji. This junior, who had always seemed so lazy, was actually quite capable; he even knew how to use spies!

only…

Aokiji's espionage efforts had a somewhat counterproductive effect.

He didn't turn the enemy to the side, but rather he turned himself to the side.

Having learned enough information from Nico Robin, Aokiji may be about to throw himself into the Akatsuki organization.

Kabuto, however, was unconcerned about the effect. A chilling smile flashed across his face: "Admiral Aokiji, it seems Ms. Nico Robin is even better at gathering intelligence than I thought. I'm almost tempted to have her join the CP organization..."

"Du, don't interfere with her life."

A chill emanated from Aokiji as he calmly opened his palm and said, "I asked her to do it. Everyone in Akatsuki should know that Robin wouldn't refuse my request. Besides, she didn't really do anything wrong, did she? I'm also a member of Akatsuki."

I am also a member of Xiao.

This statement clearly carries significant weight.

It carried more weight than anything else Aokiji had said.

Even Kabuto was somewhat helpless. How should one put it? Aokiji and Nico Robin hadn't really done anything wrong, and Uehara Naraku wouldn't hold it against them...

Moreover, Nicole Robin is a very intelligent woman.

Even if Kabuto wanted to bring Nico Robin out, it wouldn't be that easy...

Since Nico Robin has been idle lately, spending her time in Wano Country reading the Poneglyphs, she naturally chose to align herself with the highest-ranking person in Wano Country.

That's Konan, Uehara Naraku's teacher.

Therefore, Nico Robin did hear quite a few stories about Uehara and witnessed firsthand the relationship between the master and apprentice.

That leader is actually very obedient to his teacher, and despite his great strength, he's a kind-hearted child (this might be inaccurate). He often says that someone named Nagato is too easily influenced...

Actually, Uehara himself is quite easily influenced...

This matter…

It's quite perplexing.

Nico Robin's wariness of Uehara has lessened considerably.

If Nico Robin hadn't followed Uehara Naraku for a while and witnessed firsthand how incompetent he was, she might have seriously doubted whether Uehara was a real person...

It was because Nico Robin told Aokiji these interesting stories that Aokiji developed a lot of goodwill towards Uehara Naraku.

Second update!

(End of this chapter)