Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 530 Let Luffy reunite with his brother!

Marineford.

In the Admiral's office.

Sengoku the Buddha forcefully put down the Den Den Mushi in his hand, his face unusually ugly, even somewhat angry, which made the people around him feel uneasy.

As Fleet Admiral, Sengoku rarely loses his temper at Marineford, unless he is so angered by his old friend Garp that he explodes.

"What happened?"

A hint of worry appeared on Lieutenant General Tsuru's face.

"fine."

Sengoku adjusted his glasses and snorted coldly, "That brat Kabuto Yakushi tattled on us to those old fogies, Five Elders. What a childish tactic..."

However, this naive method was very effective.

In the Den Den Mushi just now, the Five Elders bluntly demanded that Sengoku the Buddha and the Navy unconditionally cooperate with Kabuto Yakushi's CP department's operations, and also accused Sengoku the Buddha of wasting his power by arbitrarily promoting Uehara Naraku, who had little ability.

Sengoku clasped his hands together, his face grim, and said, "Starting tomorrow, Kabuto Yakushi will be relieved of his position as a naval staff officer and will assume the role of Inspector General of the Naval Headquarters."

This new Grand Inspector General has the authority to deploy all officers from lieutenant general down, and can even issue a Buster Call to any country or island in the world…

This power…

They're already able to challenge him, the admiral!

Lieutenant General Tsuru frowned upon hearing this: "If that's the case, whose orders will those little guys take from now on?"

"There have long been dissenting voices within the Navy."

Sengoku shook his head and sighed, "Over the past few years, quite a few people have chosen to support Kotsuru. It's just that we initially thought he was the future of the Navy and didn't see through this ambitious little guy..."

Kabuto Yakushi will stop at nothing to seize power.

This is also what caused the most heartache for the Warring States period.

The fall of a rising strategist means the future of the Navy may be heading in an uncertain direction. The most troublesome aspect is that Kabuto Yakushi has a high probability of becoming the superior of the entire Navy…

Kabuto Yakushi wasn't particularly strong, but he was extremely intelligent, which made him one of the Five Elders' most useful pawns.

Because if Kabuto Yakushi shows any signs of defiance, the Five Elders can easily eliminate him. This kind of person, who can bring huge benefits to the World Government but is also very easy to control, is exactly the kind of talent the Five Elders need most.

Especially the design of Kabuto the Pharmacist this time…

Although the lack of cooperation from the Navy allowed Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, to escape capture, it also caused the World Government to suffer a great loss in its pursuit of the number one criminal, and even forced him to flee in disarray, abandoning the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command.

This is really bad...

The Navy was held accountable, but Kabuto Yakushi was promoted.

"Actually, you can't say that..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru sighed softly, trying to soothe his old friend's emotions: "Kabuto isn't that bad. At least what he did wasn't against justice... and he's worked incredibly hard for the Navy these past few years!"

"..."

For a moment, the Warring States period was speechless.

indeed.

There's nothing to criticize about what Kabuto has done in the past few years, which is why Sengoku has such a hard time finding fault with him.

Everyone knows that Kabuto Yakushi has changed...

However, when it came to actually criticizing Kabuto Yakushi, it was discovered that he hadn't done anything wrong, and there wasn't even a single flaw that could be used against him.

Every time Sengoku clashed with Yakushi Kabuto, it always felt like he was trying to undermine his political rivals in order to secure his own promotion to Commander-in-Chief...

He was clearly doing it for the future of the Navy!

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Sengoku picked up a document from the table and fed it to the little goat beside him. He sighed and said, "Tomorrow, Kabuto Yakushi will be coming to Marineford. We need to hold a secret meeting among ourselves."

The Five Elders hope that we will cooperate with CP to launch a world war to wipe out the Four Emperors' pirate crews and the Revolutionary Army…

"Initiate a world war with the Four Emperors' pirate crews?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru frowned. "Those five old geezers must have gone mad. The sea is barely maintaining its balance..."

"Little Crane..."

Sengoku shook his head, his expression gradually becoming heavy: "This kind of balance has never been what the Navy wants. Our goal has always been the same: to end the Great Pirate Era started by Gol D. Roger and let justice reign supreme..."

While the two elderly men of Marineford were discussing the Five Elders' orders with heavy expressions—it was too exhausting for them—Kabuto Yakushi, who had proposed starting a world war, was leisurely sipping afternoon tea on Enies Lobby.

Judicial Island.

In the office of the highest-ranking official.

Kabuto Yakushi and Nico Robin are playing chess.

For the past few years, Nico Robin has been staying on Enies Lobby, assisting Kabuto Yakushi in gradually eliminating all the non-direct agents of the CP department and slowly infiltrating the ANBU ninjas from Wano Country.

The dove occupies the magpie's nest.

The members of Akatsuki all seem to be very good at this move.

"Miss Robin, you've lost."

Kabuto Yakushi put down his chess piece and calmly adjusted his glasses: "What a pity, we'll never be able to play chess so leisurely again..."

"yes…"

Nico Robin nodded slowly and said softly, "Tomorrow I'll be heading to the sea at the entrance to the Grand Line..."

Kabuto looked up at Nico Robin: "I heard that Lord Naraku's order to you is to go to the sea at the entrance to the Grand Line and find a way to join the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"That's right."

Nico Robin nodded and said softly, "According to Mr. Uehara's orders, I will guide them step by step to become enemies of the world, until that Straw Hat Luffy, that pirate, is qualified to be publicly executed by the Navy..."

"Is that so?"

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and smirked, "I can offer you some good suggestions. A world war is about to break out in our hands, so we'd better hurry and not let him miss this feast..."

"Um?"

Nicole Robin looked puzzled.

Kabuto Yakushi opened his palm and chuckled as he continued, "According to my upcoming plan, Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, will be on the list of those to be publicly executed."

Meanwhile, Portgas D. Ace, the 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, has entered the first half of the Grand Line. According to my calculations, he has already become a pawn caught in our trap.

Kabuto picked up a chess piece from the board and slowly held it in his hand, a strange smile playing on his lips. "I've heard that Straw Hat Luffy is their sworn brother. I want the three of them to reunite at Impel Down and on the execution platform, so as not to waste their brotherhood... What do you think, Miss Robin?"

"..."

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Nicole Robin's forehead.

Isn't this just too cruel?

Where have you ever seen three brothers reunited on the execution platform?

To be honest, as Nico Robin spent more and more time with Kabuto Yakushi, she gradually realized just how terrifying this top henchman of Uehara Naraku truly was. Even Nico Robin occasionally felt a bit afraid of Kabuto Yakushi's methods.

I will try my best.

Nicole Robin nodded slowly.

Kabuto looked at Nico Robin and continued with a smile, "If you need anything, the entire CP department is our people. You can ask them to cooperate at any time. Among them, the CP9 agents are your old subordinates and have always been under your command."

"Um."

Nico Robin nodded and said softly, "I understand. Once I see Straw Hat Luffy, I'll have them cooperate with me..."

"Actually, it's not that complicated..."

Kabuto slowly released his grip, placing the chess piece back onto the board: "Making Luffy kill a Celestial Dragon is certainly enough of a charge..."

"..."

Nicole Robin's expression was subtle.

When Kabuto talks about killing Celestial Dragons, he does it as if he's slaughtering livestock, showing no regard for the Celestial Dragons' status whatsoever!

Even Nico Robin doesn't dare to ignore those world nobles now!

Kabuto, observing Nico Robin's expression, smiled and adjusted his glasses, saying softly, "There's nothing surprising about this, is there?"

"Those are world-class nobles..."

Nico Robin frowned and said, "Even if they were just subjected to a normal attack or even just fright, a Marine Admiral would be dispatched to their aid..."

Well, it doesn't seem like there's anything surprising about it...

Because all the admirals of the Navy Headquarters are members of Akatsuki!

"The lives of the Celestial Dragons are indeed important to the World Government."

Kabuto shook his head, smiled, and continued, "Because the only use of these Celestial Dragons is to use their lives to access the artifact in Mary Geoise... Unfortunately, Akatsuki doesn't need the artifact from Mary Geoise."

A glint gradually appeared in Kabuto's eyes: "This world is about to undergo a dramatic change, and after this upheaval, the new world Akira desires will emerge..."

At this point, Kabuto's gaze darkened again: "Before the new world appears, everything in the old world will be wiped out. Before these Celestial Dragons are executed by Lord Naraku, Miss Robin might as well make use of their lives!"

"..."

Nico Robin, still frowning, slowly shook her head and said softly, "Let's wait until I see the Straw Hat Pirates. I don't really like this kind of thing..."

We can't wait until we've even seen the person...

Why not just remotely control other people's fates?

We should at least take a look at who Straw Hat Luffy and his crew are, lest some of them be innocent like those in Ohara.

"Don't you like it this way?"

Kabuto stroked his chin and chuckled, "That's true. Perhaps they're a good group of companions for Miss Robin!"

After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi smiled and continued, "Oh, right, there's one more thing I might need to remind you of: be aware of your own identity, and don't get as deeply involved as Sasuke-kun to the point that you can't distinguish between truth and falsehood..."

Uchiha Sasuke is a prime example of the negative side of being an undercover agent.

The mission was clearly to send Uchiha Sasuke as an undercover agent to infiltrate the Whitebeard Pirates, but this guy actually integrated perfectly into the Whitebeard Pirates, sometimes even forgetting his own identity.

Originally, Sasuke Uchiha was standing in a very high position...

But this guy just jumped into the mud without a second thought.

"Never mind, maybe I was just being nosy."

Kabuto tapped his fingers on the chessboard and smiled, "Miss Robin is a chess player; she probably wouldn't want to jump onto the board and become a pawn to be manipulated..."

Second update

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