Golden Lion wasn't unaware of how strong the Sage of Six Paths was. On the contrary, he knew not only how strong the Sage of Six Paths was, but also how strong the Immortals of the ninja world were.
In the era of Naruto's son, Boruto, when other members of the Ootsuki clan invaded the ninja world, those Ootsuki realized the threat that the power of "Immortals" posed to their clan.
How could Golden Lion of this era not understand?
Even though he hadn't experienced it for thousands of years, as an observer, he could see the power of the Immortals and the Sage of Six Paths more clearly.
But even if others are strong, Golden Lion is just as strong. He won't underestimate others, and he certainly won't underestimate himself.
"Sage of Six Paths, an Immortal who bears the Ootsuki name, how laughable."
Seeing that the life papers of many of his subordinates who had been captured by the Sage of Six Paths were still fine, Golden Lion breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he mocked the Sage of Six Paths.
However, after hearing their boss's words, Hamura Ryu didn't look too good. Hamura Ryu had obtained accurate information about the Sage of Six Paths from Orochimaru, as well as some of Orochimaru's guesses about the powers the Sage of Six Paths possessed.
"Boss, the Sage of Six Paths might be stronger than we think."
"Hamura Ryu learned a lot about him from Orochimaru, even about the Three Great Sacred Grounds. Dealing with the Sage of Six Paths might take some time."
If they were normal pirates, they might have just charged in directly, or, relying on the "Four Emperors" aura, completely disregarded the Sage of Six Paths.
But the officers under Golden Lion were all great pirates from the Land of Wind prison back in the day. They were ambitious and intelligent people who could glean a lot of information from small details.
The Golden Lion Pirates aren't just about Golden Lion.
During the month Golden Lion was asleep, the pirate crew's officers were even able to travel to various places in the ninja world to gather information, while also stabilizing the entire crew.
Doesn't that sound easy?
But compare it to the former Konoha, where the Third and Fourth Hokage were both in the village, and the Uchiha Clan hadn't been wiped out, yet Obito managed to cripple them.
Was that a difference in strength? No, it was entirely a political failure.
"Boss, although you know a lot about buried history, about the Sage of Six Paths..."
Hearing his officers' words, Golden Lion didn't get angry. He just slightly shook his sword, interrupting them.
"Daichi, ..."
"How many Shanks do you think there are in the ninja world?"
Golden Lion said in a deep voice. Even after losing to Shanks, Golden Lion was still spirited.
"How do you think I compare to Shanks?"
"..."
Hearing their boss's words, everyone fell silent.
Golden Lion was qualified to challenge Shanks, but they couldn't bring themselves to say that their boss was stronger than Shanks.
"I'll speak for you."
Golden Lion didn't care at all about his subordinates' attitude. He smiled.
"There has only been one Red-Haired Shanks in this ninja world for thousands of years.
The Sage of Six Paths is strong. I know his strength better than all of you. He suppressed the strongest Immortal of his era, a genius with natural talent. Compared to others I've seen, the Sage of Six Paths' talent is definitely the best."
"But even so, that guy still doesn't catch my eye.
Compared to Shanks, the Sage of Six Paths is nothing. Compared to Shanks, who broke through from humble beginnings and opened the world's shackles step by step, the Sage of Six Paths is nothing."
"I know the Sage of Six Paths better than all of you, and I know Shanks even better."
Golden Lion's eyes were filled with passion, a passion for Shanks. Only a genius like him knew how outrageous that guy Shanks was.
"The Sage of Six Paths was able to become the strongest Immortal of his era because he paved the way for the Immortals among the high and mighty world nobles.
But Shanks, on the contrary, is completely different from what everyone thinks."
"He's not a genius. That guy is a truly ordinary person, a leader who has established a path from the ordinary to the strongest.
Only someone like that, only that kind of spirit, can make me admire him. The Sage of Six Paths isn't qualified."
Golden Lion said. This encounter with Shanks made him truly see Shanks' power.
That man wasn't a genius, not the kind of genius with extraordinary talent, but an even more terrifying "genius."
He paved a new path for everyone, going against the world.
If the Sage of Six Paths raised the ceiling for Immortals, making them a threat to the Ootsuki clan,
then what Shanks did was give everyone the power to threaten the world, an extremely terrifying power.
Normally, if you want to destroy the world, even the Ootsuki clan can only start with the world's accessible life force, letting the world slowly die.
But Shanks is more like a direct clash of wills. It's either you die or I die.
To put it simply, if the Ootsuki clan arrives in the future and fights with the Immortals, how people die won't affect the world's will.
But contact with the pirates of the new world will truly reflect back to the world through the carrier. Once the war starts, it's a fight to the death. Whoever loses, the entire world will die in an instant.
But even if Golden Lion said these things, others wouldn't understand the full extent of Shanks' power.
He just slowly spoke.
"There's only one Shanks in this world, so the only one who can defeat me is him."
"You've all underestimated that man too much."
Golden Lion's face showed a mocking look.
He knew that his subordinates were worried that something bad would happen to him when he came into contact with the Sage of Six Paths. He didn't mind their concern, but no one should underestimate Shanks.
Sage of Six Paths? Compared to Shanks, the Sage of Six Paths is nothing.
"Find the Sage of Six Paths."
At this moment, the entire Golden Lion Pirates finally moved.
The power of the West Sea overlord, the strongest pirate crew in the West Sea, spread rapidly. The wanted poster of the Sage of Six Paths was also spread from the West Sea.
The Golden Lion Pirates officially issued a kill order for the Sage of Six Paths.
With the second "Four Emperors" waking up and taking this as his first action, the entire ninja world was shaken.
Compared to the Golden Lion Pirates, the Land of Demons incident was nothing. The news spread throughout the ninja world and reached every place in an instant.
"Golden Lion awakens, the Four Emperors issue a kill order!"
"The spirit of the second Four Emperors."
"The strongest of the old era."
"Legends descend...the great era arrives."
Various headlines appeared on newspapers, and various intelligence and information came from the Golden Lion Pirates.
The originally calm sea began to boil.
In various ninja villages.
"How is it possible? The Sage of Six Paths is still alive?"
"Wait, the Sage of Six Paths took action, so the battle on the Red Line wasn't just between Shanks and Golden Lion, but the Sage of Six Paths also intervened?"
"This is terrifying. That kind of legendary figure is still alive.
Is the new era really coming? Living in the same era as that kind of legendary figure."
"How is it possible? How can there be so many monsters in this era..."
Many people were already sweating.
To be honest, not to mention the small ninja villages, even the Five Great Nations were feeling a bit hopeless at this time.
Were they weak? Not at all. They weren't weak at all.
But who were these monsters in this era?
Shanks, Golden Lion, Immortals...these were actually okay. For ninjas, they were already used to it, so it wasn't that stressful.
But now? The Sage of Six Paths is still alive?
It's like we ordinary people getting into a fight. Although some of them might be a bit unusual, we're used to this style and it's not too stressful.
But now we suddenly find out that the guardian deity we hang on our door every day has come down to fight with us ordinary people?
That's where the ninjas are breaking down.
Nothing happened when the Sage of Six Paths didn't show up, but now that the news of the Sage of Six Paths is out, the ninjas can't handle it.
Everyone was fine with the usual style, but now they suddenly realize that the problem is huge.
"This news is fake, right?"
"It can't be true, right? How could he still be alive?"
"It's hard to say. This news came from Golden Lion, and the entire Golden Lion Pirates are looking for the Sage of Six Paths."
"What's noteworthy is not just this, but most noteworthy is that the Golden Lion Pirates dare to do this, which means that the Four Emperors have the power to fight against the Sage of Six Paths."
"Could it be that these pirates are too arrogant?"
One ninja spoke up.
"The new era has been open for so long, but no one has ever dared to underestimate pirates, but..."
The ninja speaking looked at the information on the newspaper. Ambition is something that constantly grows.
Under any circumstances, the Sage of Six Paths has always been an insurmountable existence for ninjas.
Not to mention ninjas, even Immortals have only had the thought for thousands of years, but haven't had the courage and strength to put it into practice.
But the appearance of Shanks broke this rule.
Shanks gave ordinary people the courage to break through the ranks, and even gave pirates the courage to defeat him.
And as the new era continues, Shanks' influence also continues.
Some ninjas became depressed because of the appearance of the Sage of Six Paths, but some ninjas were completely different.
Because the Sage of Six Paths at this time is equivalent to coming down from the altar, some ninjas will become depressed because "God" lost their "divinity," while others realized that they could also sit in that position.
They are also qualified to sit there.
They suddenly realized that they didn't seem too far from legends, that they seemed very close.
"It's getting more and more chaotic."
"To be precise, this era is getting better and better. Don't look up to others too much, and don't underestimate yourself."
Under this situation, some ninjas from Kumogakure became more certain of everything they had done before.
After hearing his secretary Mabui's words, Raikage A put down the newspaper in his hand.
Indeed, you can't underestimate yourself.
"But you can't underestimate this era even more. Focus your attention on the Red Line.
Have you found out about the forces on the Red Line?"
"Not yet, but it should be soon."
Mabui replied. It was better not to let the Raikage know about everything Kumogakure had done.
"The Four Emperors made such a big move as soon as he appeared. It seems that we should be able to start acting now."
"Let's see what the World Government does. The Land of Demons incident is just a trivial matter. Although Golden Lion has taken action, Shanks hasn't done anything yet."
"Some of the pirates are in the Land of Demons, and others have gone to the Red Line. I'm afraid many pirates have already landed on the Red Line."
"We're almost there too."
In addition to the ninjas, there were also many pirates and underground black market forces waiting for an opportunity.
All their plans needed to see the world situation before they could be carried out.
If they didn't have enough capital, they could only be more careful, but everyone thought that the time had come.
Even Jirobo felt that the time had come. Because the Land Immortal Country had taken too long, he had made complete preparations.
He separately deployed all the White Zetsu in various places in the ninja world, while also mobilizing most of the Marine forces in the ninja world to go to the Red Line.
This process was extremely thorough. Jirobo's intelligence wouldn't allow others to see any problems, and he could even squeeze out most of the pirates in the ninja world.
Having the command of the entire ninja world's Marine forces, even a pig could develop command abilities.
Not to mention someone intelligent like Jirobo.
So at this time, the World Government in the ninja world had already prepared to go to war with Shanks on the Red Line.
Jirobo understood that Golden Lion's awakening was the final horn. The second Four Emperors naturally needed to be constantly watched.
"Sage of Six Paths? Will the World Government care?"
"No, to be precise, it's that person above the Five Elders, the true person in power of the World Government."
Jirobo understood what he was waiting for. He wasn't waiting for the World Government, but for the news of that Immortal who was nameless and without title, but who truly sat on the Empty Throne of the World Government.
On an island base a hundred kilometers from the Red Line, Master Genichi finally moved.
"The power of Asura and Indra is in Naruto and Sasuke."
"That is no longer important to us. But the Sage of Six Paths left a key on them. Golden Lion has targeted the Sage of Six Paths, so let him go."
"Next, we will go all out to attack the Red Line and ascend to the highest point."
"I'm counting on you to carry my corpse to the Holy Land."
After Master Genichi finished speaking, he issued an order. All the forces of the World Government's Marine, all the nobles, and the forces in the ninja world could be mobilized.
"It's great that I can personally send you off."
"But do you think I can hold it?"
Fukuda Kiyomu's face also showed a hint of self-mockery. That was Shanks, after all.
"Maybe not before, but now, Shanks can't kill you."
"If you really die, you can only blame yourself for not working hard enough."
"If you don't work hard at immortality, you can be brothers at the Land Immortal Country."
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