Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 575 Joining Forces

That's how it is.

What's the point of talking about now?

Sasuke Uchiha's heart sank little by little.

Sasuke Uchiha's gaze fell on Garp and Sengoku, a fierce red glint gradually appearing in his eyes. These two claimed they would fight the Akatsuki with them, but they had secretly brought the Akatsuki's leader with them...

Is there still any need to discuss dealing with the Akatsuki?

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

When Sengoku the Buddha saw Uchiha Sasuke, he immediately became wary, because this young man was a monster capable of defeating a Marine Admiral and one of the Four Emperors!

In a sense...

Sengoku was confident in joining forces with the Whitebeard Pirates to defeat the Akatsuki organization, precisely because the Whitebeard Pirates, besides Whitebeard himself, also had Uchiha Sasuke, another top-tier powerhouse!

Although on paper the Whitebeard Pirates are still weaker than the Akatsuki, when you add the Red-Haired Pirates and the Revolutionary Army who will definitely be there, they shouldn't be too far behind!

"The legendary super rookie pirate..."

Uehara Naraku slowly retreated behind Garp, blinked, and whispered, "When I was infiltrating Wano Country, I heard something: Uchiha Sasuke single-handedly defeated the Beast Pirates who were based in Wano..."

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha's brow twitched.

Why did he go looking for trouble with the Beasts Pirates in the first place? This guy knows perfectly well why, didn't he? It was all because of his orders!

Why pretend to be innocent at a time like this?!

Upon seeing Uehara Naraku, Uchiha Sasuke immediately felt despair at Sengoku's proposed alliance, his face instantly filled with impatience: "Alright, we have no interest in a joint attack on Akatsuki. We just want to rescue Ace..."

"Uchiha Sasuke".

Sengoku the Buddha adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice, "Without truly understanding Akatsuki's situation, do you really know how terrifying they are? Marineford currently has 100,000 Marines, the three Admirals of the Marine Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and a large number of elite CP forces..."

Sengoku the Buddha slowly lowered his head, looking at Sasuke Uchiha, and continued, "Besides, there's Kaido of the Beasts and the Big Mom Pirates watching us like hawks..."

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke didn't want to answer him.

Sasuke actually knew more about the Akatsuki organization than Sengoku did. Just Uehara Naraku and Otsutsuki Kaguya alone might have been powerful enough to overwhelm everyone...

certainly…

What is more frightening is never the power of Akatsuki.

Sasuke Uchiha raised his head and looked at Sengoku the Buddha, his face full of indifference: "I came from Akatsuki, I know more about that organization than you do..."

What's truly terrifying about Xiaozhen isn't their overwhelming power, but their constant manipulation of your life; everything you do is within their calculations!

"..."

Sengoku and Garp couldn't help but frown.

At that moment, they remembered Kabuto Yakushi's flawless strategy.

The next moment, Sengoku's gaze slowly fell on Uehara Naraku.

Uehara Naraku stood behind Garp, a hint of fear flickering in his eyes: "Wait, I suddenly remembered, when I was infiltrating Wano Country with the SWORD unit, was I also under Akatsuki's surveillance?"

"You're just being used too."

Sengoku couldn't help but softly reassure his subordinate, his brow furrowing slightly as he began to recall Uehara Naraku's three years as an undercover agent in Wano Country…

During that time...

Originally, the CP agents suffered heavy losses while protecting Uehara Naraku, so Kabuto Yakushi had to overhaul the CP department.

Looking back now, he must have used Uehara Naraku to completely overhaul the CP department, thus gaining complete control of this intelligence agency.

Ever since Uehara Naraku returned, Kabuto Yakushi has wanted to bring him under his control, but Sengoku forcibly stopped him...

Later, Kabuto Yakushi secretly tried to target Naraku Uehara, attempting to use his power to eliminate the vice admiral, but Sengoku stopped him from doing so.

Thinking back on it now…

Perhaps Kabuto Yakushi thought that Naraku Uehara might discover Akatsuki's secret?

That's why Kabuto wanted to get rid of Uehara Naraku!

Sengoku patted Uehara Naraku on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Uehara Vice Admiral, think carefully about what Akatsuki secrets you discovered in Wano Country..."

After saying this, Sengoku watched as Uehara Naraku fell into deep thought before turning to Uchiha Sasuke and saying, "Uchiha Sasuke, take us to see Newgate!"

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke's expression was strange.

He's already hinted at it so obviously!

Has the Fleet Admiral Sengoku still not figured it out?

Just as Uchiha Sasuke was about to say something, he saw Uehara Naraku, who was standing behind Garp, raise his head and a dangerous smile appeared on his lips.

That smile sent chills down one's spine!

This guy…

You're threatening him again!

On the Moby Dick.

Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, grinned widely when he met Sengoku and Garp: "Sengoku, I heard you, the Fleet Admiral, were kicked out of Marineford. This is the first time in decades you've been this humiliated!"

"Newgate..."

A flash of embarrassed anger crossed Sengoku's face.

Only Garp wore a smile, seemingly unconcerned about his predicament, his gaze fixed on Rayleigh, the Dark Lord, aboard the Moby Dick…

This is his old friend.

However, the pirates on the Moby Dick didn't think so. As soon as Whitebeard spoke, all the pirates on the Moby Dick burst into laughter.

"Hahaha...I really didn't expect that!"

"A naval admiral was expelled from Marineford!"

"Hahahaha... The ousted admiral and naval hero!"

A group of pirates were laughing and pointing at Sengoku and Garp, a rare moment when they mocked the Marines.

In particular, it mocks naval admirals and naval heroes.

Such an opportunity may only come once in a lifetime!

"alright."

Whitebeard waved to stop his pirates, then looked at Garp and Sengoku and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, Sengoku, what exactly happened...? We don't have much time left, don't delay me from rescuing my son!"

"All right…"

Sengoku nodded slowly and said in a low voice, "Our time is indeed running out. Besides coming to see you, we also have to go see those guys from the Revolutionary Army..."

Sengoku slowly sat cross-legged on the deck and said in a deep voice, "First of all, the World Government has been destroyed by Akatsuki, and this world is about to fall into chaos..."

"etc…"

Marco stopped Sengoku from speaking and couldn't help but ask, "Fleet Admiral, although we pirates have always disliked the World Government, at least explain how they destroyed it!"

Sengoku was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Kabuto Yakushi mobilized all of Mary Geoise's defense forces, and the Akatsuki, along with Kaido of the Beasts and Big Mom, destroyed Mary Geoise, killing the Five Elders and all the World Nobles..."

"Is that so..."

The white-bearded man frowned, his expression strange, and asked, "Where were you all back then? Didn't anyone go to save those scum this time?"

"That's what I'm going to talk about next."

Sengoku suddenly raised his head, his face grim, and said, "The Five Elders have been misled by Kabuto Yakushi, who has given him too much power. The entire Marineford Navy obeys Kabuto Yakushi's orders, and we cannot get there to provide support. Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino are all members of Akatsuki..."

"The three admirals of the Navy Headquarters!"

Marco couldn't help but roll his eyes, and asked in surprise, "They're all members of Akatsuki?"

In that case...

This war is really troublesome!

Unless you have the fighting power of Sasuke Uchiha, no one can ignore the strength of the Marine Headquarters Admirals, not to mention the two Yonko, Kaido and Big Mom…

"Besides them..."

Sengoku remained silent for a moment before continuing, "As far as I know, at least five of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are also members of Akatsuki..."

The Warring States period did not excessively conceal the truth.

Because the situation has deteriorated to an extreme degree.

Whether it was the Akatsuki organization that gathered two Yonko pirate crews to destroy the World Government and all the World Nobles, or Marineford that had been completely controlled by the Akatsuki organization, with all three Marine Admirals and five Shichibukai being members of Akatsuki...

These…

The Warring States period was all told to Whitebeard.

Everything Sengoku said left the entire Whitebeard Pirates in shock; they simply couldn't believe that what Sengoku said was true…

If that's the case...

Wouldn't they be facing two Yonko pirate crews, the powerful Marine Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Akatsuki organization, whose exact strength is still unknown...?

At least…

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates had all realized one thing: what Sasuke Uchiha had said was true...

Akatsuki is indeed a formidable organization!

Of course, even though the members of the Whitebeard Pirates knew just how dangerous their enemy was, some of them still couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahahahahaha..."

One of the pirates finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... I'm sorry, but I just couldn't help it... It's really unexpected... Apart from the Fleet Admiral and the Marine Heroes, the rest are all Akatsuki members..."

"Hahahaha..."

The entire Whitebeard Pirates burst into laughter once again.

"alright."

The white-bearded man waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop. His gaze fell on Sengoku the Buddha, and he said softly, "Sengoku, did you come to me to invite me to join you in defeating the Akatsuki?"

"That's right."

Sengoku nodded slowly and continued in a deep voice, "We all know very well that Akatsuki is a more terrifying force than the Rocks Pirates!"

"Every bit of our strength is precious now if we want to stop their ambitions; otherwise, we'll be defeated before we even see the leader of Akatsuki..."

"..."

The white-bearded man remained silent for a long time.

Just when Sengoku thought Whitebeard might refuse, Whitebeard finally spoke in a deep voice: "I'm only doing this to rescue my son... I will attack Marineford in half an hour."

Time is essentially a signal.

Clearly, Whitebeard had agreed to join forces with Sengoku.

Whitebeard merely provided a window of opportunity for the attack; for the pirates, this already counts as a joint effort.

Sengoku slowly stood up, nodded, and said, "Okay, I understand. Time is too tight; I still need to see Dragon of the Revolutionary Army..."

(End of this chapter)