Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 537 The First Step of the Plan!

Ace's eyes were somewhat gloomy.

Once his brothers are mentioned, Ace's personality gradually becomes more composed. When he hears that Uehara Naraku wants to arrest all three of them, Ace's expression turns extremely ugly.

The vice admiral spoke very seriously.

This also means that he really wants to capture the three brothers and send them all to the execution platform to be executed. He may have already captured two of them!

"You bastard..."

A serious expression crossed Ace's face, and he practically forced his voice out through clenched teeth: "Did you really catch Sabo?"

"I'm not lying to you."

Uehara Naraku rummaged in his pocket, pulled out a photograph, placed it in front of Ace, and said softly, "This is the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army..."

This photo isn't actually very good.

Judging from the photo, it is indeed a picture of a naval vice admiral and a blond young man.

When Ace saw the photo, he recognized Sabo at a glance. Sabo was wearing handcuffs in the photo, but his smile had a hint of resigned melancholy.

Sabo was also arrested...

But Sabo's smile didn't show much frustration.

After Sabo was captured by the Navy, he learned that Monkey D. Luffy had escaped from Loguetown and that Monkey D. Dragon had also escaped.

To be honest...

Sabo wasn't in a bad mood when he was arrested, after all, he had fulfilled his responsibilities as an older brother and the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army.

Ace, however, didn't see it that way!

As the older brother of Sabo and Luffy, all three brothers are indispensable, and each of them must walk their own path in pursuit of their dreams!

Whether Luffy or Sabo is captured, Ace will do everything in his power to save them!

But now he's been arrested too...

The situation did indeed become awkward.

Portgas D. Ace's gaze fell on Uehara Naraku. This vice admiral was actually fiddling with someone taking pictures for him... How could there be such a navy in the world? He's even worse than his grandfather, Vice Admiral Garp!

"Make the photos look cool."

Uehara Naraku, holding a juice bottle in her left hand and flashing a peace sign at the camera with her right, said, "Ain, make sure this picture looks even cooler than the one from Loguetown!"

"..."

The beautiful adjutant looked at Uehara Naraku with a puzzled expression.

Is this boss taking photos at this scenic spot?

Who taught this boss to make a peace sign when taking photos?

How can they possibly film this in a cool way?! And they didn't even capture Ace, the 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Is this some kind of attempt to piggyback on the war criminals?

Seeing the flash of the camera, Uehara Naraku nodded in satisfaction and then loudly ordered, "Put this guy in the cage!"

"…yes."

Ain glanced down at the camera in her hand, a hint of hesitation on her face. She really didn't think she could take any good photos…

The photo of Uehara Naraku and Portgas D. Ace together is probably not as good as the photo of him after capturing Sabo!

"Hey, wait a minute..."

Portgas D. Ace struggled to his feet, glaring angrily at Uehara Naraku: "You bastard, tell me where Sabo is!"

This guy definitely knows Sabo's whereabouts!

Uehara Naraku moved closer to Ace and whispered, "Don't worry, you'll see him soon. I'll arrange for luxurious cells to be prepared for you three brothers..."

In fact, Saab was not in Impelton.

Sabo is currently being held in secret on Enies Lobby.

Portgas D. Ace was quickly put into a seastone cage by several marines, and the captain of the Whitebeard 2nd Division would also be sent to Enies Lobby.

"Lieutenant General Uehara, over there..."

Ain glanced at the two towering Susanoo still locked in battle and whispered, "Vice Admiral Uehara, aren't we going to help?"

"You're starting to understand things a little..."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, chuckled, and said, "Their battle is beyond our control... I guess only a general could intervene, right?"

This battle is definitely not something ordinary people can get involved in.

Even Marshall D. Teach fled for fear of being caught in the crossfire. If Uehara Naraku hadn't been there, these Marines would have been barely fit to be ordinary spectators on the battlefield between Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke.

"Yes."

Ain nodded, then asked with some doubt, "Was that man fighting Uchiha Sasuke one of Kabuto's subordinates?"

A man who can rival Uchiha Sasuke!

No matter what, it's impossible to remain unknown on the high seas!

"No…"

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips and slowly shook his head: "That guy... at best, he can only be considered an ally that Kabuto found! Nominally, that guy should belong to the CP combat order..."

Madara Uchiha belonged to the CP department and was codenamed Madara.

In the past few years, the CP department has made contributions to the world government that have even surpassed those of the previous decades, but its losses have also far exceeded those of the past.

To compensate for the lack of combat power in the CP department, Kabuto Yakushi went so far as to recruit strong individuals from all over the world, including Madara Uchiha, who was nominally recruited by Kabuto Yakushi.

"let's go!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at the two Susanoo still locked in combat and chuckled, "They'll probably be fighting for a while longer... Anyway, it's not something we can interfere with!"

After saying that, Uehara Naraku glanced at Ace, who was imprisoned by the Marines, and continued softly, "Also, tell Kabuto that his plan can begin now. We can release the first piece of news to generate buzz on the high seas!"

The Grand Line.

The New World, Baltimore.

A group of revolutionary army cadres sat together, each with a somber expression, and the same newspaper lay before them.

The headlines in the newspapers were all about the arrest of Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, and the last sentence of the news article contained a chilling line.

The World Government will hold a public execution of the Revolutionary Army's officers at a later date.

"Sabo..."

Kella, one of the revolutionary army cadres, clutched the newspaper in her hand, tears slowly welling in her eyes. She looked at the revolutionary army commander-in-chief above her with a face full of grievance: "Mr. Dragon, weren't we supposed to go rescue him? When are we going to rescue Sabo...?"

"Sabo's location has not yet been determined..."

Monkey D. Dragon shook his head, slowly clenched his fist, and said in a deep voice, "We can't act rashly. The World Government's public execution might be good news for us. Besides Sabo, we might be able to rescue the other executives as well..."

At this point, Monkey D. Dragon's expression darkened again: "But based on our past clashes with Kabuto Yakushi and his CP crew, this could also be a conspiracy by Kabuto..."

Once it involves Kabuto and CP...

There is no doubt that it will be linked to conspiracies and intrigues!

In recent years, the Revolutionary Army has suffered many heavy losses under the command of Kabuto Yakushi, making every member of the Revolutionary Army extremely wary of him. Even Monkey D. Dragon dares not be careless!

A boisterous woman, cigarette dangling from her lips, said impatiently, "Even if it's a conspiracy, we can't miss our chance to save them!"

It was Bello Betty, the commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army.

Because the Eastern Army's deputy commander, Ashiro, had fallen into the hands of the CP department, Bello Beatty had repeatedly requested rescue from Dragon, but had not received a response due to a lack of intelligence.

If the World Government were to publicly execute all the Revolutionary Army's officers, perhaps they could find a way to rescue them...

"Don't be too reckless, Bello Betty."

Dragon shook his head, put down the newspaper beside him, and said in a deep voice, "I will send people to continue investigating the place where they are being held, before the public execution..."

Dragon's expression turned grave as he said this: "Because according to information from the Bear's side, Impel Down, the underwater prison, doesn't have any intelligence on them..."

Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is an officer of the Revolutionary Army.

After Sabo's arrest, Monkey D. Dragon asked Bear to help find out if Sabo was being held in Impel Down, the Grand Prison, but Bear received no information.

"Could it be Mary Geoise?"

Kella gritted her teeth, a flash of pain crossing her face: "Perhaps I should infiltrate Mary Geoise and see if I can..."

"Kera!"

Dorag interrupted Kerla coldly, slowly shaking his head and saying in a deep voice, "I will continue to investigate. In the meantime, you will help organize Sabo's work..."

As one of the Celestial Dragons' former slaves, even though Koala has gradually begun to emerge from the shadows of her past, the fear of Mary Geoise still lingers in her heart.

Dragon wouldn't let Kerra risk returning to Mary Geoise.

Moreover…

The news in this newspaper is less a statement from the World Government and more like a declaration of war from Kabuto Yakushi to the Revolutionary Army!

That treacherous and cunning Kabuto Yakushi will definitely not stop by issuing just a symbolic news item; he will surely continue to provoke the Revolutionary Army!

until…

The World Government has officially announced the execution location and date!

That will be the time when Kabuto Yakushi fully reveals his conspiracy and traps, and it will also be the moment when the Revolutionary Army and Kabuto Yakushi truly clash!

That's when the real covert war will begin!

Before that moment, everything reported in the newspapers was merely meant to provoke the revolutionary army and undermine the confidence of revolutionary armies around the world.

Kabuto might even be fishing on the side, and whether he catches big fish, small fish, or even shrimp, it's all an unexpected bonus for him.

"Starting tomorrow..."

Dragon clenched his fist, his face solemn as he looked at everyone present: "All officers are to halt operations and be recalled to Baltimore. No one is to launch an attack without authorization!"

"Drag?"

A hint of doubt crept into everyone's eyes.

Monkey D. Dragon didn't answer, but said in a deep voice, "The news tomorrow or the day after might be even worse... Don't vent your anger recklessly before we find a solution; that will only give the enemy an opening!"

Adding to yesterday's update...

(End of this chapter)