Vice Admiral Sea Devil really didn't understand why these pirates were so outrageous.
Clearly, none of them were exceptionally strong. People like Captain Hidekazu, Shuichiro, and Adachi Arashi were just ordinary strong people.
Normally, Sea Devil could suppress all three of them alone and even find a chance to beat them.
But now, Vice Admiral Sea Devil knew his initial thoughts were completely ridiculous. These pirates were very abnormal, abnormally strong.
If they really clashed, the Marines would suffer heavy losses, and it might even attract the attention of the Immortals of the World Government.
"Retreat!!"
At the last moment, Vice Admiral Sea Devil led the Marine officers in a retreat. Teamwork was impossible; these pirates were too abnormal.
Seeing the Marines retreat, the pirates didn't chase. Not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't catch up.
Besides, these pirates' purpose in coming here was different from what others thought. They kept chasing Gato because they really wanted to destroy him.
But after arriving in the Land of Demons, the situation changed.
For the pirates, two people connected to Shanks appeared here: a blond guy and a fat guy.
Naruto's identity had been explained before. Although he had the true blood of the Uzumaki Clan, his blond hair meant the pirates didn't recognize him.
And Gato? That guy threw Shanks' invitation aside, so he was also a target for reckoning.
Because now, the Land of Waves pirates were the true inheritors. You, a blond guy, and you, a heretic, you're both going down.
Especially when chasing Gato, these people used self-hypnosis to draw out the Red Will.
This was different from what happened in the East Blue battlefield. In East Blue, it was the will of the New World spreading and then being drawn out.
But these people were brainwashing themselves to create the Red Will.
Why could they do that? Because the pirates of this era all had the potential.
Did you think Shanks randomly acknowledged heroes? For the era Shanks created, it was an era where everyone had a chance. If he could become a Four Emperors, then anyone could, everyone had the right.
So, these pirates already possessed the will of the New World, but they were too weak. No one could grow to the level of a Four Emperors on their own.
But they still had the potential, and with so many people together, plus the flag of Shanks' Red Hair Pirates, they brainwashed themselves and forced out the Red Will.
Having forced it out, they became even more outrageous. It proved they were truly recognized by Shanks. Now, they would show those heretics what was truly right.
Any top-tier fighter could understand what was happening with these pirates, but the pirates themselves didn't understand, and no one here could understand.
So now, it had become: "We are the true inheritors. Since we are the true inheritors, we'll crush those two here, then go to the New World to find Shanks."
For these pirates, Shanks was like a succubus. The stories of kings being ruined by beautiful women were nothing compared to this.
Do you understand what it means to be a "beauty bringing trouble?" Who is the most famous in this era? Besides Shanks, who else could it be?
"Damn Marines, those heretics who support Uzumaki Naruto."
"What about Gato? Have they found Naruto's location yet?"
"Not yet."
"No rush. The war has already started. Once we defeat the Marines and that blond kid, we'll settle accounts with Gato. We'll give him some face this time."
The Land of Waves pirates were led by Captain Xiuhe, Xiuichiro, and Adachi Arashi. After ending their first clash with the Marines, they sent people to communicate with Gato again.
Gato, on the other hand, had the White Zetsu contacting the Marines of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Hidden among these White Zetsu were ninja masters revived with Edo Tensei.
Currently, the entire Land of Demons was in a state of war, and more pirates and White Zetsu were constantly arriving in the Land of Demons.
Teams from other small countries and villages were also heading towards the Land of Demons after the big players.
A few days later, White Zetsu from Crescent Moon Island entered the Land of Demons. These White Zetsu had a sun symbol on them. They were coming for Gato, hoping to gain true freedom.
"Let's go!"
"This war is fought for the freedom of the White Zetsu."
Hinoman became more and more steady, and his responsibilities grew heavier.
Only one person in this world could save them, but not everyone could meet that man far away in the New World.
In the New World, Shanks and his crew didn't care about the events happening in the ninja world. Not just Shanks; Jiraiya, Shisui, and the people in the town also didn't care.
To the pirates and Marines around the Red Line, everything in the ninja world seemed so small.
Because what was in front of them was the choice of this era, and everything in the ninja world seemed insignificant in the face of the era.
As for Shanks, he was enjoying watching everything that was happening in East Blue, while Shisui and Jiraiya were thinking about other things.
"It seems it was successful. The pirates really have the same will as the new era. They can draw the will of the New World."
"That means my feeling was right. No wonder."
Shanks touched his face, which had almost recovered.
But the feeling he had at the time was that the will of the world could easily kill him, but it held back.
However, Shanks' feeling was actually wrong because this situation would never normally happen.
It was like someone climbing a mountain, reaching the top, then lifting the entire mountain upside down and being crushed to death by it.
Outrageous and illogical.
That's why the Sage of Six Paths reacted so strongly. He was old and had seen everything, but he had never seen anything like what Shanks did.
"That means there's no problem. The pirate era can truly break all restrictions and monopolies. Everyone has the potential to become a Four Emperors."
"But the difficulty is too great. Even someone like Golden Lion only became a Four Emperors because the timing was right."
Shisui nodded. After Shanks explained Golden Lion's situation, Shisui and Jiraiya had a deeper understanding of the "Four Emperors" position.
"No matter how difficult it is, it's the same for everyone, so it's not that difficult.
And once the World Government realizes this problem, a true great pirate era will likely arrive. Families formed by blood and surnames will be slowly broken down under this influence."
"But Shanks, do you really not care?"
Jiraiya looked at Shanks, who didn't seem to care at all and didn't seem to be considering his family.
"In the ninja world, no one calls me Uzumaki Shanks. They all call me Red-Haired Shanks, haha."
Shanks didn't answer directly, but his actions had already revealed his answer.
"It's too early to discuss these things now. The war in East Blue is over, and the war in the Land of Demons has begun. The Marines are gathering their forces, and a war on the Red Line is likely to start soon. We haven't received any news from Zabuza."
Shisui was getting worried. They had a plan to delay things because there were forces in the ninja world that could restrain the World Government.
But since they hadn't received any news from Zabuza, this made Shisui a little worried.
"It should be soon. Jin won't screw up."
Shanks was also watching the war reports from the Land of Demons.
The town on the Red Line had good communication with the outside world, so there was no delay in the news.
And now, Shanks could see that the Land of Demons was the beginning of the Fourth Ninja World War.
The importance of the Ninja World War? Actually, it wasn't important.
But one person who would appear in the Ninja World War was very important: Kaguya.
In the original story, Kaguya appeared during the Fourth Ninja World War and couldn't do any harm to the ninja world.
But now, it was different. The Heavenly Country had been formed.
The Heavenly Country was truly targeting not Shanks, but Kaguya.
In other words, once Kaguya appeared, all the defenses the World Government had put in place would be broken down. When Kaguya appeared, all the Immortals of the Heavenly Country would either completely betray the Heavenly Country or deal with Kaguya first.
No one could escape.
Did you think Shanks was Pirate King Roger?
Wrong. When Shanks said he was a Four Emperors, he really was a Four Emperors.
"The will of the New World has affected more pirates through the East Blue War, and even some Marines have been affected."
"As long as the next plan goes smoothly, everyone in the ninja world will know the truth of this era the moment the New World opens."
"The true Great Pirate Era."
"What a pity..."
Shanks also knew that there was no need to rush.
As for sacrificing Kaguya? That was a small problem. In Shanks' eyes, he himself could die, let alone Kaguya.
If she could live, she would live. If she couldn't, she would die. Whether she could survive the wrath of the Immortals of the Heavenly Country would depend on Kaguya's luck.
But for now, he should look at the situation in the Land of Demons.
Shanks came back to his senses. The Red Line had managed to get a rare break after one month, and on the other side,
The "Golden Lion" who had been sleeping for a month woke up slowly.
The moment he woke up, Golden Lion felt a completely different power in his body, and he could even feel the sky helping him.
With a light wave of his hand, without using much strength, and under the power of the fruit and the "Four Emperors" recognized by the will of the world,
White clouds stretching for tens of kilometers in the sky were split apart, and more than a dozen sky islands appeared from the clouds.
Golden Lion stood up from his position and walked down the steps step by step.
Hearing the sound, the pirates gathered one after another.
The tall Golden Lion walked down the steps from the high platform, watching his subordinates rushing over, his face showing a stern expression, and Conqueror's Haki radiated from his body.
Raising his right hand, the large knife on the high platform flew down and was firmly held in Golden Lion's hand. The air currents dissipated under his feet, and Golden Lion was full of majesty.
"Where's Shanks?"
Golden Lion's voice echoed between several sky islands, but no one stood up.
After a while, Golden Lion's officers, Golden Beetle Taiichi, Yama, and Hamura Ryu, who had returned from Orochimaru, rushed over.
"Boss, Shanks is still on the Red Line."
Seeing his subordinates arriving so late and many people absent, Golden Lion was silent, his right hand uncontrollably tightening his grip on his weapon.
"Where's Dark?"
"He was captured."
"By who?"
Golden Lion continued to ask.
Under Golden Lion's pressure, two officers told him all the information they had learned from Hamura Ryu, and showed him a picture of the Sage of Six Paths.
"Ootsuki Hagoromo? Ho ha ha ha."
"Good, a good Ootsuki."
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