Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Dad said you're planning to go to the Tower of Trials again?" Marco turned to Reina and asked as he watched the Sunny recede into the distance.

“Ah~ some things still need to be done by someone!” Reina nodded and replied.

"The powerful extraterrestrial visitor who appeared that day... you're not confident you can defeat him?" Marco paused for a moment, then asked.

“The opponent is very strong!” Reina nodded and said, “And he definitely has some special abilities! Just in case, I must improve my strength again!”

Chapter 894 The Troubles of the Warring States Period

Beihai, a naval base.

"Lord Kuzan, Lord Sengoku is already waiting for you!" When Aokiji arrived on the island with his penguin, a squad of marines immediately came to greet him.

"What exactly happened that made Lord Sengoku summon me here in such a hurry?" Aokiji asked curiously as he walked.

The naval captain shook his head and replied, "This... I don't know!"

Soon, Aokiji arrived at Sengoku's office with his penguin.

"You've come!" Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Aokiji and asked, "Did nothing happen?"

Aokiji looked puzzled and asked, "What is it?"

“Reina of the Whitebeard Pirates came to me earlier asking for your whereabouts! I don’t understand why he wanted to find you, but I was afraid it would be detrimental to you, so I asked you to finish what you were doing and come here quickly!” Sengoku said directly upon seeing this.

“Reina? What does he want with me? I haven’t offended the Whitebeard Pirates recently!” Aokiji asked, frowning.

Sengoku shook his head and said, "According to him, he intends to spar with you, but his actual purpose is unknown. I was afraid that he would really search the world for you, so I passed on the information to you!"

"He wants to spar with me?" Aokiji was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "Given his current condition, he still has the mind to spar with me?"

The first piece of information he heard upon arriving in the North Sea was that the island that the Whitebeard Pirates had just captured had been driven back by extraterrestrial visitors, and that they had suffered considerable losses, with many captains seriously injured.

That's why Aokiji believed that Reina simply didn't have the time to cause him trouble right now.

However, Sengoku shook his head and told Aokiji all the recent intelligence and news.

"So... the Whitebeard Pirates launched their attack to seize the power of destiny? And they might have succeeded?" Aokiji asked in surprise after hearing this.

“That’s right. Although we don’t yet know exactly how they limited the speed of the extraterrestrial reinforcements, there’s no doubt they’ve succeeded!” Sengoku sighed and said, “By the way, you haven’t met Garp yet, have you?”

"Mr. Garp?" Aokiji shook his head and replied, "No, I came straight here after I arrived!"

“Go see Garp, and you’ll know what the power of destiny truly represents!” Sengoku said, looking at Aokiji. “Then you’ll know what the Whitebeard Pirates really gained!”

Upon hearing this, Aokiji nodded and got up to leave.

Not long after, Sengoku heard a loud explosion, and the entire island seemed to shake.

"Those two idiots!" Sengoku knew without a doubt that the commotion must have been caused by Garp and Aokiji.

But he didn't tell Aokiji to go and fight Garp!

And even if they did take action, was it necessary to make such a big fuss?

"Wa hahaha……"

Before long, Sengoku heard Garp's hearty voice and Aokiji's slightly cheerful words from the side.

"I never expected that after so many years, I would be able to experience Mr. Garp's Iron Fist at its peak. It's wonderful!" Aokiji said happily.

"Hahaha...Really? Actually, I feel pretty good too!" Garp replied with a loud laugh.

"You two bastards, get in here!" Just then, Sengoku, inside the office, roared angrily at the two men, "Are you planning to destroy this island?"

"Sorry, sorry! I got a little excited and couldn't stop myself!" Aokiji said somewhat embarrassedly.

Sengoku sighed and said, "You must have sensed Garp's change too, right?"

"Yes, is this the power of destiny?" Aokiji nodded and replied.

"It seems that's the case right now. Like him, Reina has also changed! Now we'll probably have to add Whitebeard to the list!" Sengoku said softly.

“This is indeed a bit troublesome! It seems that Reina wants to find me because his strength has increased, so he wants to test his skills against me! Perhaps... he has obtained some kind of ice-type ability? Or a way to counter ice-type abilities!” Aokiji stroked his chin and said.

"That should be correct, but we can't be careless. He might have other things to discuss with you!" Zhan Guo nodded and said, "In short, what we need to do now is hunt down powerful extraterrestrial visitors and obtain the power of destiny as soon as possible!"

“However, those powerful beings from outer space are not so easy to deal with!” Garp said with a frown, “especially those of the same level as us!”

"Since the Whitebeard Pirates were able to do it, it proves that it's possible, right?" Aokiji thought for a moment and then said, "Besides, I heard that the Whitebeard Pirates were recently counterattacked by extraterrestrials!"

“That’s right, but this time they joined forces with the Revolutionary Army and the Straw Hat Pirates to attack the extraterrestrial visitors, so their gains should be quite good! As for losing a small island, that’s not a big deal at all!” Sengoku shook his head and said.

"So, Lord Sengoku... what are your plans?" Aokiji asked, looking at Sengoku.

"I have some ideas! But they're not fully developed yet, and we need support from headquarters!" Sengoku nodded and replied.

“Now that Kuzan and Yixiao are both in the North Sea, plus you and me, isn’t that enough to carry out the plan?” Garp asked, frowning.

"It's not a matter of combat strength. The extraterrestrial visitors have teleportation devices, and their reinforcements can keep coming. If we rely solely on combat strength, we simply cannot fight them!" Sengoku shook his head and said, "If we don't cut off their reinforcements, we simply cannot fight the enemy!"

"How did we fight before?" Garp asked, frowning. "When we fought them before, even though reinforcements came, it wasn't as dramatic as you described!"

"That's because in the past, every time we operated, it was a joint effort by several forces, so they didn't have enough strong warriors to come!" Sengoku explained. "Now, as long as one of our forces is fighting the other, the enemy has enough manpower to continuously send reinforcements!"

"How did the Whitebeard Pirates manage to do that?" Garp asked, puzzled.

"So this is the problem we need to solve!" Sengoku rubbed his head, looking a bit of a headache, and replied, "This time it's a three-way cooperation, but Cao Mao's crew is just the two of them. In terms of troop strength, the Whitebeard Pirates' allied forces shouldn't have an advantage! Unless the enemy doesn't have reinforcements, then they will absolutely crush them!"

After thinking for a moment, Garp asked, "You mean... Luffy was also involved in this operation?"

“Not only your grandson Luffy was involved, but your son Dragon was too!” Sengoku glanced at Garp and replied.

"Hahaha...Is that so! Then I'll go out to sea and find that kid!" Garp said with a loud laugh. "If he dares not tell me, I'll beat him up!"

Chapter 895 Garp, Aokiji, and Fujitora

Sengoku didn't take Garp's suggestion seriously, because it was clearly unrealistic.

The Whitebeard Pirates would never share such important information with the Straw Hat crew so easily, and even if the Straw Hat crew knew, they would definitely not tell Garp.

Although Garp's grandson is the captain of a pirate crew, he's not the only one on board.

However, Garp wasn't the kind of person who would use his brain. After leaving Sengoku's office, he set sail with his men, saying that he hadn't seen his son and grandson in a long time and wanted to go to Whitebeard's territory to see them. Accompanying him was Aokiji, who had just returned.

According to Aokiji, since Reina is looking for him, he should go and see him, so that he won't have to be wary of him next time they meet. This time, he can resolve the matter once and for all.

Upon learning that Garp and Aokiji had left, Sengoku was so angry that he almost smashed up his office.

However, he knew that now was not the time to be angry, so he directly contacted Fujitora Issho, who was stationed at the front line, and asked him to go to the Whitebeard Pirates' territory to find Garp and Aokiji.

With those three around, even if we can't get any intelligence, we can at least get away unscathed.

Fujitora, who was eating noodles, was overjoyed to receive Sengoku's message. It was because Aokiji, with whom he had a good relationship, had returned.

The conflict between Aokiji and Akainu caused their relationship to plummet, and the factions within the Navy became more distinct. Doves like Garp, Sengoku, and Aokiji were suppressed, while the hawks, represented by Akainu, gained the support of the World Government. Fujitora, who agreed with the doves' ideology, was also very upset.

So when Aokiji left headquarters and Sengoku and Garp were marginalized, Fujitora was powerless to do anything.

However, now that the crisis in the North Sea has broken out, the generals of their respective factions have finally found their target, which is why Fujitora came to the North Sea without hesitation.

Now that Aokiji has also come to the North Blue, they can finally fight side by side.

As for the Whitebeard Pirates, he wasn't worried. Not only had the major powers agreed not to fight each other openly, but given Whitebeard and Reyna's personalities, they wouldn't choose to start a war with the Navy at this time, since they had a common goal—extraterrestrial visitors.

Not long after, when Fujitora arrived at the Whitebeard Pirates' front-line base, he discovered that Garp and Aokiji were not there at all.

"So... you came here to find Garp and Aokiji?" Marco asked Fujitora with a bewildered expression.

"Ah... this..." Fujitora knew something might have gone wrong, so he shrugged and said, "Then how about I pretend I was never here?"

"Hehe..." After telling Fujitora to leave quickly, Marco immediately ordered his men to search the surrounding area for Aokiji and Garp, as they might have infiltrated their vicinity.

"My lord... Lord Garp and Lord Aokiji are probably in danger!" Fujitora's lieutenant said to his lord, watching the Whitebeard Pirates already in action.

"I didn't expect them to choose to infiltrate; I thought they would come directly to our door!" Fujitora said somewhat embarrassedly, "So... what do we do now?"

"Given the Whitebeard Pirates' capabilities, I think we can just wait for them on the island. That might be the fastest way to find them!" the lieutenant said expressionlessly.

Fujitora scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered, then sighed to his adjutant and said, "Let's do as you say! We'll go straight to the island and wait for them!"

The lieutenant nodded with satisfaction and said, "A wise choice. This way, the Whitebeard Pirates won't escalate the situation, because they know we mean no harm!"

Fujitora's lips twitched involuntarily. This matter was handled... it really made him feel somewhat ashamed.

Soon, led by Rakuyo, Fujitora met Whitebeard himself.

"So, what exactly do you Navy want here?" Whitebeard asked with a light laugh, looking at Fujitora's embarrassed expression.

The fact that the other party dared to come alone suggests that they weren't targeting the Whitebeard Pirates with malicious intent, but rather that they had something they couldn't say openly to him.

As for the possibility that Fujitora might come alone to stall for time, it's not impossible, but the probability is extremely low.

Because that would mean the Navy sacrificed Fujitora in order to get something from them, which would be a very serious matter. He didn't think he had anything worth the Navy using such a method; it was too extreme and not in the style of Sengoku at all.

Left with no other choice, Fujitora had to tell the truth: "I don't know either! I received orders from Lord Sengoku that Kuzan and Garp had come to your area and that I should come and meet them! So I just came straight here!"

Whitebeard looked at Fujitora's serious expression and suddenly laughed, saying, "But we haven't received any news of them being nearby, or... why don't you just find them?"

“Forget it, this is your territory. Finding people is something you’re better at. I’ll just stay here as a guest!” Fujitora said while eating.

Anyway, he had already decided to lie low. No matter what Aokiji and Garp did or were planning to do, he would pretend not to know. Once he saw the two of them, he would retreat with them.

It's estimated that Sengoku's purpose in sending him here was simply to have the three of them retreat together.

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard gave Rakuyo a look, and then joined Fujitora in eating and drinking.

Meanwhile, on Whitebeard Pirates' territory, the members have begun searching for Garp and Aokiji.

As renowned powerful members of the Navy, their appearances were already known throughout the world, so they were quickly discovered by members of the Whitebeard Pirates in a tavern.

"Mr. Garp, I really didn't expect them to find us so quickly!" Looking at the Whitebeard Pirates surrounding them, Aokiji said helplessly to Garp beside him.

"Isn't it all your fault? I told you to leave quickly, but you insisted on soaking in the hot springs here!" Garp said with a reproachful look.

Aokiji's face darkened. He didn't have the habit of soaking in hot springs during missions. If Garp hadn't been attracted by the huge grilled meat here, they would have left long ago.

"Hahaha... Marco, you're the one leading the team? Have you tried the barbecue here? It's really amazing!" Garp said to Marco, who was leading the team, in a very familiar manner.

"Garp!" Marco rubbed his head and said, "Fujitora is already waiting for you at our front-line base. Come with me!"

"A smile?" Aokiji and Garp exchanged a glance and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

They did not receive any news that Fujitora would be coming. Of course, this was because they did not give Sengoku a chance to contact them, as they themselves knew that Sengoku would definitely not allow them to come to the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.