"That's where you're wrong..."
Akihara Kagura shook his head and slowly spoke, "As far as I know, they aren't truly invincible, because they once lost to the same person, and the cost of that loss was quite devastating, robbing them of the possibility to rule the world..."
"!!!"
Aokiji's pupils suddenly widened!
Those guys...
Could actually lose?
No way...
I never even considered this question?
Even though I verbally said that the Konoha Pirates might fail, I really can't imagine that guy named Uchiha Madara losing to anyone!
This secret...
Is a bit too astonishing!
Moreover, if that pirate crew indeed had a chance to rule the world, then whoever they lost to certainly wasn't some unknown figure, and those guys don't appear aged at all...
Aokiji felt a throbbing headache.
This Admiral decided to seek assistance.
Aokiji took the initiative to call Admiral Sengoku the Buddha in front of Akihara Kagura, informing him of the Konoha Pirates' intentions, hoping this Navy Admiral could send reinforcements, ideally some support from the World Government as well.
Marineford.
Sengoku quickly learned of this shocking news.
This Navy Admiral dared not rest for a moment, immediately calling the Five Elders, hoping to gather some secrets about Alabasta from them.
If there were not too many secrets about that particular country of Alabasta, Sengoku planned to treat this as a regular pirate attack incident...
But if Alabasta actually had issues...
Sengoku could only toss this troublesome problem onto the Five Elders' shoulders.
Holy Land.
Mary Geoise.
This Holy Land is situated on the heights of the Red Earth Continent, straddling the center point of the Grand Line and the Red Earth Continent, like the center of the world.
In fact...
Mary Geoise is indeed the center of the world.
The majority of World Government officials stay in Mary Geoise, including the world's highest authorities, the Five Elders, and the World Nobles, the Heavenly Celestial Dragons.
Pangu City.
This is where the Five Elders manage affairs.
As the highest authorities, the Five Elders usually remain here, leaving Mary Geoise only when some major event occurs.
"Sengoku..."
An old man with lush white hair seemed somewhat unsatisfied with Sengoku's call: "Has that clown who dared to kill a Celestial Dragon not been brought in yet?"
"There were some complications..."
Sengoku's voice lowered as he reported the truth about Clown Buggy: "There might be hidden circumstances surrounding Clown Buggy's killing of the Celestial Dragon; a pirate crew deliberately framed him for the murder, and they dispatched people to intercept Clown Buggy during the navy's escort journey..."
"Truly incompetent..."
The old man shook his head, carelessly continuing, "Never mind, then send an Admiral to capture the mastermind and Clown Buggy together and execute them..."
"..."
These guys make it sound like everything is straightforward!
Sengoku remained silent for a moment, having no choice but to speak up, "Relying on Aokiji alone seems insufficient in strength..."
"According to the information I got, that pirate crew hasn't even made any full-scale moves, and Aokiji is already no match for them. The first time he encountered them, he nearly got killed due to being careless, and the second time he failed to stop them from rescuing Clown Buggy..."
This is just language.
If anything truly happens in the future, nobody can accuse this Navy Admiral of lying, and indeed Aokiji isn't their match; otherwise, he wouldn't have been captured...
"Oh?"
The old man's voice swiftly changed, lightly criticizing, "The Navy Headquarters hasn't faced any real danger in years; even the Admirals have become complacent..."
"Those people are exceptionally dangerous..."
Sengoku, dissatisfied with the Five Elders' critique of his subordinates, swiftly defended his men: "Their power rivals those of the monsters from the New World, and relying on Aokiji alone indeed seems lacking..."
"We understand."
The Five Elders didn't care about this.
One of the old men, while polishing the sword in his hand, nonchalantly said, "Then dispatch Kizaru to accompany Aokiji!"
"That might still not be enough..."
Sengoku, well aware of the difficulty in capturing an Admiral of the Navy Headquarters alive, continued to explain, "Because that pirate crew is extremely dangerous, their goal is likely to overthrow the entire world, and they've already started doing it..."
"Hmph..."
The Five Elders let out a displeased snort.
"The times have indeed changed..."
"Anyone thinks they can overthrow the world now..."
"With just a little power, they dream of toppling the world..."
The old men were very displeased with Sengoku's words, believing that Sengoku was exaggerating; the pirate crew was merely slightly powerful, and there was no need to be so tense about it.
"However..."
"Based on the information sent by Aokiji..."
Sengoku straightforwardly reached the climax of the argument, revealing the intelligence he possessed: "The Konoha Pirates discovered a secret of one of the Twenty Kings who founded the World Government!"
"The Konoha Pirates are already heading to Alabasta, hoping to uncover the secret that the King of Alabasta from eight hundred years ago left in his homeland!"
"!!!"
All the expressions on the Five Elders' faces dramatically changed.