Ace's expression carried a hint of gloom.
Whenever it involved his brothers, Ace's demeanor would gradually become more composed. Upon hearing that Uehara Naraku wanted to capture all three of them, Ace's expression turned exceedingly unpleasant.
This Vice Admiral spoke with great seriousness.
This meant he truly intended to apprehend the three brothers and send them all to the execution platform, for they may have already captured two!
"You bastard…"
Ace's face displayed a trace of heaviness, his voice almost squeezed out through clenched teeth: "Did you really capture Sabo?"
"I'm not lying to you."
Uehara Naraku rummaged through his pocket, pulled out a photo, and placed it in front of Ace, speaking softly: "This is the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army..."
The photo wasn't particularly well taken.
From the photo, it's indeed a group picture of a Vice Admiral and a blond youth.
When Ace saw the photo, he immediately recognized Sabo. In the photo, Sabo had handcuffs on, yet his smile had a semblance of resigned relief.
Clearly, Sabo was also captured…
Yet Sabo's smile didn't seem overly dejected.
Because after being captured by the Navy, Sabo happened to learn that Monkey D. Luffy had escaped from Log Town and was also aware of Monkey D. Dragon's escape.
To be quite honest…
When Sabo was captured, his mood wasn't all that bad, after all, he fulfilled his duties as an older brother and as the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army.
Ace thought differently!
As a big brother to Sabo and Luffy, none of the three brothers can be left out, each must pursue their own dreams!
Whether it was Luffy or Sabo being captured, Ace would certainly use all his might to rescue them!
But now he was captured too…
The situation genuinely became awkward.
Portgas D. Ace's gaze fell on Uehara Naraku, this Vice Admiral was still fiddling with having someone take their picture… Why are there such Navies in this world, even worse than his grandfather, Vice Admiral Garp!
"Shoot it more handsomely."
Uehara Naraku held juice in his left hand, raising a peace sign with his right hand towards the camera: "Ain, make sure it's more handsome than the one taken in Log Town!"
"…"
The pretty adjutant glanced confusingly at Uehara Naraku.
Is this officer here just to check-in at the scenic spot?
Who taught this officer to show a peace sign when taking a picture?
How can you photograph it handsomely! Moreover, Ace from the Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd Squad wasn't even captured by them, is this just capitalizing on war criminals?
Uehara Naraku looked pleased after the flash blinked and instructed loudly: "Put this guy into the cage!"
"...yes."
Ain looked down at the camera in her hand, showing a bit of hesitation. Indeed, she really didn't think she could take a nice photo...
The group photo of Uehara Naraku and Portgas D. Ace probably wasn't as good as after capturing Sabo!
"Hey, wait…"
Portgas D. Ace struggled to get to his feet, glaring angrily at Uehara Naraku: "Hey, you bastard, tell me where Sabo is!"
This guy knows where Sabo is for sure!
Uehara Naraku moved close to Ace again and spoke softly: "Don't worry, you will see him soon, I'll arrange a luxurious prison cell for you three brothers..."
In fact, Sabo was not at Impel Down.
Sabo was secretly imprisoned on Enies Lobby.
Portgas D. Ace was quickly placed in a seastone cage by several Navy men, and this Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd Squad was also going to be sent to Enies Lobby.
"Admiral Uehara, what about over there..."
Ain glanced at the two battling Susanoo giants, whispering: "Admiral Uehara, aren't we going to assist them?"
"Show a bit more sense..."
Uehara Naraku shook his head, chuckling softly: "That battle isn't one we can interfere in at all… Perhaps only when the Admiral arrives could it be possible?"
This battle was indeed not one an ordinary person could meddle in.
Even Marshall D. Teach fled for fear of getting caught in it. If Uehara Naraku weren't still here, even spectators amongst the Navy at Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke's battlefield would find it challenging.
"Yes."
Ain nodded, somewhat puzzled: "That man fighting Uchiha Sasuke, is he Kabuto's subordinate?"
A man capable of matching Uchiha Sasuke in combat!
No matter what, he couldn't be unknown across the seas!
"No..."
Uehara Naraku smirked slightly and shook his head slowly, "That guy, at most, can only be considered an ally found by little Kabuto! In name, that guy should be part of the CP combat sequence..."
Uchiha Madara is affiliated with the CP Department, codename Madara.
In recent years, the CP Department's contribution to the World Government even surpassed those of past decades, but the losses have also far exceeded the past.
Yakushi Kabuto, to compensate for the CP Department's lack of combat power, even went as far as recruiting and gathering strong individuals from around the world, and Uchiha Madara was nominally recruited by Yakushi Kabuto.
"Let's go!"
Uehara Naraku glanced at the two battling Susanoo and chuckled lightly, "They'll probably fight for a while... In any case, it's not something we can interfere in!"
After saying this, Uehara Naraku looked again at Ace being loaded into a cage by the Navy and continued softly, "Also, help me tell Kabuto that the plan he devised can start now, and we can release the first piece of news as a preview to the sea!"
Grand Line.
New World, Bardigo.
A group of Revolutionary Army officers sat together, each with a somewhat grave expression, with the same newspaper placed in front of them.
The headlines on the newspaper all contained the news of Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff Sabo's capture, and the last sentence of this news contained a line of chilling words.
The World Government will schedule a public execution for the Revolutionary Army officers.
"Sabo..."
Koala, one of the Revolutionary Army officers, held the newspaper in her hand, her eyes slowly filling with tears, and looked at the Revolutionary Army Supreme Commander with a face full of grievance, "Mr. Dragon, weren't we going to rescue him? When can we go save Sabo..."
"We haven't yet identified Sabo's location..."
Monkey D. Dragon shook his head, slowly clenched his fist, and said in a deep voice, "We can't act rashly. The World Government's public execution might be good news for us; besides Sabo, we might be able to rescue other officers too..."
Saying this, Monkey D. Dragon's expression grew sombre, "But based on our previous encounters with Yakushi Kabuto and his CP, this might also be Kabuto's plot..."
Whenever it involves Yakushi Kabuto and CP...
Undoubtedly, it will be connected to schemes and plots!
In recent years, the Revolutionary Army has suffered many losses under Yakushi Kabuto, making every Revolutionary Army wary of him, and Monkey D. Dragon dares not be reckless!
A bold woman with a cigarette in her mouth, her face full of impatience: "Even if it's a plot, we can't miss the chance to save them!"
It was Revolutionary Army Eastern Army Commander Belo Betty.
Because the Eastern Army's Deputy Commander Ahiru fell into the hands of the CP Department, Belo Betty has applied several times to Dragon for rescue, but due to a lack of intelligence, there has been no response.
If the World Government intends to publicly execute all Revolutionary Army officers, perhaps they can find a chance to rescue people...
"Don't be too reckless, Belo Betty."
Dragon shook his head, put down the newspaper beside him, and said in a deep voice, "I will continue to have people investigate their detention locations slowly, before the public execution..."
When Dragon said this, his face was somewhat sombre: "Because according to the message from Kuma, there is no information about them at the underwater prison Impel Down..."
Seven Warlords of the Sea Bartholomew Kuma is a cadre of the Revolutionary Army.
After Sabo's capture, Monkey D. Dragon commissioned Kuma to help investigate whether Sabo was held at the prison Impel Down, but Kuma had received no information.
"Could it be Mary Geoise?"
Koala bit her lip, her face suddenly flashing with pain: "Why don't I infiltrate Mary Geoise and see if I can..."
"Koala!"
Dragon interrupted Koala coldly, shaking his head slowly and saying in a deep voice, "I will continue to investigate. In the meantime, you should help organize Sabo's work..."
Being a former slave of the Heavenly Celestial Dragon, even though Koala has gradually begun to walk out of the shadows of her past, the fear of Mary Geoise still haunts her.
Dragon will not let Koala risk returning to Mary Geoise.
Moreover...
The news in this newspaper is more like a declaration of war from Yakushi Kabuto to the Revolutionary Army rather than a statement from the World Government!
That cunning and deceitful Yakushi Kabuto would never end with just a symbolic piece of news; he will surely continue to provoke the Revolutionary Army endlessly!
Until...
The World Government fully discloses the execution location and date!
At that time, Yakushi Kabuto will fully reveal his scheme and trap, and it will be the real confrontation between the Revolutionary Army and Yakushi Kabuto!
At that time, it will be a truly dark battle!
And before that moment, everything stated in the news, on the newspaper, is merely to provoke the Revolutionary Army's nerves, striking the confidence of the Revolutionary Army all over the world.
Yakushi Kabuto might even be incidentally fishing, regardless of whether the catch is big fish, small fish, or even shrimps; all are unexpected gains for him.
"Starting tomorrow..."
Dragon clenched his fist and looked solemnly at everyone present: "All officers suspend actions, return to Bardigo, and no one should act without orders!"
"Dragon?"
Everyone's eyes were filled with some confusion.
Monkey D. Dragon did not reply; he only said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the news might be even more excessive... Do not vent your anger arbitrarily before finding a solution, as that would reveal our weaknesses to the enemy!"