Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

On the Leviathan, which sailed into the White Sea, Enel hung on the railing and sighed deeply.

"Alright, stop jumping around in Sakura's minefield, or you'll get beaten up."

As Kuina tidied up the bandages she had used to bandage Enel, she gave a soft reminder.

"Tch!" Enel glanced at the Ark blueprint in his hand with resentment, then hid it close to his body.

The speedboat stopped at the edge of Angel Island, and Tiger unloaded Wiba from the boat.

Sakura then walked towards the blue-haired priestess Milia.

"Miss Sakura, you really scared me to death, haha!"

The impetuous blue-haired priest grabbed Sakura and shoved her into her breathtakingly soft body.

"Ugh... Let me go, I'm suffocating!"

Sakura felt her vision go black, followed by a strong feeling of suffocation.

Behind the two, Ganfor, who had just finished negotiating with the Shandians, walked slowly forward.

When he saw Enel on the ship, his expression changed.

"Sky pirate Enel, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

At Ganford's roar, the guards behind him raised their weapons.

"Hahaha, you mortals, do you dare to challenge me, a god?"

Enel's temper flared up again when faced with these White Sea people.

He transformed into lightning and darted through the guard group, quickly electrocuting a large number of people.

"Damn it!"

Ganfor threw off his robe and pulled out the spear from beneath him.

But just before he was about to make his move, a large hand imbued with Armament Haki grabbed the lightning and punched Enel on the head.

"Don't cause trouble for Sakura!"

Tiger glared at Enel with fierce eyes, which made his originally arrogant face become clear.

"Alright, Mr. Ganford, this guy has joined us and will be coming with us to Qinghai next."

Sakura forcefully broke free from the blue-haired priest's alluringly voluptuous body and stood in front of Gan Fall.

"Huh? Such a good thing?"

Gan Fall was somewhat pleased, after all, Enel was the most troublesome person in the entire Sky Pirates crew.

Once he is taken to Qinghai, the remaining sky pirates will be no threat.

"That's the general situation. We're heading back to Qinghai now, so goodbye."

Sakura waved to him and Milia behind him, then turned to signal Tiger to take Enel back to the ship.

"That's fine then, I'll have the balloon octopus deliver them to you!"

Ganford was about to blow his whistle to call Pierre to go with Sakura to the estuary and help them summon the balloon octopus.

"No need, Mr. Ganford."

Sakura shook her head and refused him, "Right now is a crucial time for you to negotiate with the Shandians, there's no need to waste your energy on us."

"how do you know."

Ganford's eyes widened.

"Haha, get along with them. The Shandians share the same origins and ancestors as you. This pointless war should have ended long ago."

Leaving behind a reminder, Sakura boarded the Leviathan.

The speedboat departed from the port, heading towards the eastern horizon where the clouds meet.

"So, where do we go next?"

Tiger, who was at the helm, adjusted the bow of the ship and asked Sakura a question.

"We have shipwrights, and we don't lack the skills either."

Sakura glanced at the noisy group behind the ship and waved her hand, "Let's go to the world's best shipyard—Water Seven!"

Tiger nodded upon receiving the captain's order and steered the Leviathan beyond the sea of ​​clouds.

The next instant, the entire ship sailed out of the sea clouds and into ordinary clouds.

"Oh, I forgot to remind everyone, this thing will fall if you drive it to the top."

"Huh? Ahhhhhh—!"

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Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

"Reporting to Marshal Zhan Guo, we have confirmed the whereabouts of the Higanbana group!"

A naval officer with green hair and wearing sunglasses stood ramrod straight and saluted Sengoku in the office.

Seated in the meeting room were Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Admiral Akainu, Hero Monkey D. Garp, current Chief Instructor of the Marine Elite Battalion Zephyr, Chief of Staff Tsuru, and Vice Admirals from the Marine Headquarters, totaling fifteen people.

"Hahaha, that brat has shown up again?" Garp laughed heartily while munching on a senbei. "Brownieu, tell me their location, I'll go and bring them back right now."

"Shut up, Garp! Come to think of it, I haven't even held you accountable for your mistake of letting her get away!"

Sengoku, the only person present whose seniority rivaled Garp's, roared to suppress Garp's arrogance.

Seeing that the old scoundrel didn't speak, Sengoku turned around and gestured to Brannew: "You continue."

"The branch's observation ship has sent a report confirming that they have looted Whiskey Peak and cured Shiki the Golden Lion in Alabasta. It is now speculated that they should be on Gaya Island."

As Brannew read the report word by word, many of the lieutenants present fell into deep thought.

"We can't ignore their high-profile actions; let's organize a crackdown!"

Zhan Guo rested his elbows on the desk, rubbing his forehead with his fingers.

Ultimately, it was all the mess created by the World Government. They insisted on carrying out a secret capture when the other side was weak at the beginning.

The repeated failures to capture the enemy emboldened them, giving them the strength to challenge powerful figures. They then shifted all the blame onto the Navy.

"Let me go!"

Akainu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them, clenched his fist on the armrest of the chair, and ignited it under the flowing lava, causing thick smoke to billow out.

“The Grand Line has a fixed route; I can lead my men to the islands ahead of them to ambush them.”

"If I remember correctly, your abilities are countered by her. And how are you going to deal with her spatial abilities?"

Zefa, with a cigar in his mouth, took off his glasses and leaned back in his chair, his teasing gaze sweeping over Sakazuki.

"You brat, I told you not to give up swordsmanship to develop your Devil Fruit ability back then. Now you can't beat someone whose ability counters yours, can you?"

"Humph!"

Sakazuki didn't reply, instead turning his head away with a cold snort.

"about this point."

The lowest-ranking officer present, Brannus, raised his hand tremblingly. "The World Government said they can provide equipment for confining space."

"Then Sakazuki will lead the team, with Zephyr and Tsuru accompanying him. As for the other five, Squirrel, Fire Mountain, Onigumo, Doberman, and Dalmesia, you will each command your respective fleets. This time, we must wipe out the Higanbana gang!"

Sengoku gritted his teeth and committed all the combat power that the Navy Headquarters could currently mobilize.

Garp reluctantly raised his hand and pointed to himself: "And what about me?"

"Get back to the New World!"

Sengoku grabbed the bag of senbei and threw it in Garp's direction.

At present, Shanks, Shiki and others are entering the New World to fight for supremacy. The chaos in the latter half has led many powerful pirate crews to consider withdrawing from the New World and returning to Paradise.

With Kizaru stationed in Mary Geoise and Akainu about to launch another raid, the entire Navy only has Aokiji at the G5 branch to guard against pirates from the New World.

Such defensive forces are too weak, so Garp, with his enormous fighting power, must be mobilized no matter what.

"By the way, Sakazuki, where do you plan to make your move?"

After the meeting ended, Sengoku asked Akainu, who was preparing to leave.

"The area surrounding Water Seven is where the G8 branch is located, and it's also close to the Gate of Justice. If needed, we can have Kizaru depart from Mary Geoise to provide support!"

Upon hearing his reply, Sengoku wrote the words "punitive plan" on the document, and finally signed his name and sent the general dispatch document to the General Staff.

The navy's strongest fighting force has begun to assemble.

Chapter 220 Uncle Tom's Little... Workshop

After setting off from the waters off Jaya Island, Sakura and her group began their journey along the Grand Line once again.

We traveled along the route, stopping frequently, and explored all the islands that weren't marked on the navigation log.

Several months passed by in this way, and before we knew it, it was 1512.

In a certain area of ​​the sea along the shipping route from Gaya Island to Water Seven, there stands a massive naval fortress.

G8 Fortress, as a G-series fortress exclusively belonging to the Grand Line, has been managed like an impregnable fortress thanks to the government and navy's relentless investment.

At this moment, in the office of the G8 base commander, Akainu, one of the Navy's top combatants, was sitting in the main seat.

"Brother Sakazuki, if you can't find it, just forget about it. It's not good for you to keep hanging around here every day!"

Forced to move away from his beloved swivel chair, branch base leader Jonathan sighed helplessly.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Jonathan!"

Akainu, cigar in mouth, snorted coldly, "How can justice back down just because we're waiting?"

"Hey, if that group of people from the Other Shore Flower gang goes around here, are you planning to become my second-in-command? You don't want the New World?" Jonathan teased with a smile, knowing his old comrade's stubborn personality.

“If it’s going to be me, then you’ll be my deputy!” Sakazuki glared at him. “Kuzan and Borsalino are watching over the New World and the Central Region, so don’t worry about me causing trouble here.”

Jonathan shrugged helplessly. "Fine, you're the boss, so you call the shots."

The office door opened, and Jonathan's fiancée, Jessica, pushed in a food cart and served the two of them food.

"Alright, you must be hungry after arguing for so long. Let's eat something."

Jessica placed the plate in front of Sakazuki, saying, "The branch's environment is not like Mary Geoise, please bear with me, General."

"No, you're too kind." Sakazuki took the knife and fork and was about to take a bite.

He then discovered that the head chef in front of him was showing affection with his old comrade-in-arms.

What's most infuriating is that Jonathan turned to him and boasted, "Speaking of which, we're planning to get married in the second half of the year. When are you planning to find someone, Sakazuki? These are important life events that can't be delayed."

"Jonathan, shut up!"

"Hahahahaha!"

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Meanwhile, Sakura and her group, completely unaware of the Navy's movements, bypassed the long island.

Heading southwest from the G8 branch towards the City of Seven Waters.

"Should we head straight for Water Seven next?"

Inside the Leviathan's control panel, Tiger reached out to manipulate the ship's rudder.

"Otherwise what? You've already visited the Queen's City in Spring, the Food Town, and the Carnival Town. Aren't you satisfied yet?"

Sakura took the newspaper and went up to the deck, where she nestled into the comfortable Cloud Recliner.

With the addition of Enel, the shipwright from the sky, many facilities on the Leviathan were upgraded.

What Xiaoying was most satisfied with was the shellfish system of the White Sea inhabitants.

Previously, while on the Sky Island, she purchased five giant cloud shells from local residents and kept them in the bottom cabin of the Leviathan.

Using the clouds they produce, and Enel's processing techniques, Sakura replaced all the fabric used on the ship with processed clouds.