A week ago.
Just as the news of Portgas D. Ace had not yet spread, the Akatsuki proposed to BIG MOM, formally inviting her to join the Akatsuki.
The conditions proposed by Akatsuki were actually quite generous.
Besides the captain of the BIG MOM Pirates, Charlotte Linlin herself, being able to become a formal member of the Akatsuki, she was also offered six additional formal membership slots.
This was a proposal initiated based on Uchiha Itachi's report and the Akatsuki's full meeting's comprehensive assessment of the BIG MOM Pirates.
Because every formal member of the Akatsuki holds voting rights over certain affairs when they control the world in the future.
So far, the Hundred Beast Pirates have joined the Akatsuki as official members, apart from Hundred Beast Kaido himself and the Three Calamities, only three of the Flying Six have the qualifications to join, plus Kaido's daughter Yamato...
The entire Hundred Beast Pirates only occupy a total of eight slots.
The conditions of the Akatsuki are truly extraordinarily generous.
Unsurprisingly, Charlotte Linlin rejected the Akatsuki's invitation and even felt that this mysterious organization on the sea was somewhat ignorant...
Since when...
Could a small organization dare to invite a Four Emperors to join them?
Charlotte Linlin tore up the invitation letter from the Akatsuki on the spot, declaring that if the leader of Akatsuki came to Tottland Island to apologize to her and led the entire Akatsuki to join the BIG MOM Pirates, there would be a chance to earn a Four Emperors' forgiveness.
This really is...
Unexpected.
In response to the BIG MOM Pirates, the Akatsuki's highest meeting immediately declared, Akatsuki will initiate a war against the BIG MOM Pirates.
This matter is also part of their originally planned strategy.
Therefore...
Yakushi Kabuto took this opportunity to report to the World Government that the alliance of the Hundred Beast Pirates and the Akatsuki would initiate a war against the BIG MOM Pirates.
With this...
The World Government and Navy do not have to worry about the BIG MOM Pirates and the Hundred Beast Pirates joining in; they only need to face the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, which according to Yakushi Kabuto's plan, is enough strength.
As for the Red Hair Pirates...
This pirate gang is on the verge between being exterminated and not exterminated.
The World Government is not worried about whether Red-haired Shanks will join the battle; if Shanks remains a spectator, the World Government will spare him;
If Shanks chooses to ally with the Whitebeard Pirates, they will do so at the cost of their losses to eradicate two Four Emperors Pirate Gangs!
The Akatsuki leading the Hundred Beast Pirates in declaring war against the BIG MOM Pirates is both a strategic deception against the World Government and indeed an intention to resolve the trouble posed by the BIG MOM Pirates.
Moreover, the current war between the Akatsuki and the BIG MOM Pirates is merely a trial run, and once BIG MOM is dealt with, they will move to the First Half of the Grand Line, ever ready to partake in the final battle of this world.
Wano Country.
The seaside of the Kuri Region.
One hundred thousand troops finally completely assembled.
Jack the Drought swept his gaze around, frowning slightly, and with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face: "Brother Kaido, are we still going to wait here?"
"Hmm, we need to wait for Grandma Kaguya."
Uzumaki Naruto nodded slowly, lightly answering Jack the Drought's question: "A hundred thousand troops are no small figure, if she is not around, the best method is Grandma Kaguya's Space-Time Jutsu, to take us all away..."
This is the Akatsuki's way of waging war.
Three years ago, when Akatsuki attacked Wano Country, Uehara Naraku used a spatial ability to directly teleport the entire Ninja Alliance to Wano Country, greatly reducing battle preparation consumption and achieving substantial gains.
The Alliance Staff Officer Nara Shikaku adopted Uehara Naraku's approach.
Using Princess Kaguya's Yomotsu Hirasaka and Amenominaka Space, now transporting the entire one hundred thousand troops and needed supplies to Planetary Space.
In this way, it only requires Princess Kaguya to head to the battle's location, which can greatly reduce the time needed for the one hundred thousand troops to travel.
Plague Queen's face showed a hint of surprise, widening his glasses in disbelief: "Wait... Naruto, are you saying then, that the god sitting in Wano Country, Lady Kaguya, will also mobilize to join this expedition?"
"If she also mobilizes..."
Kaido's drunkenness suddenly cleared halfway, he clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice: "She alone could resolve the BIG MOM Pirates and Linlin, right? There's no need to mobilize a hundred thousand for an expedition..."
Even after three years, Kaido still hasn't forgotten the terror of Princess Kaguya!
Three years ago, that terrifying woman descended upon Ghost Island, lightly wounded him, and single-handedly defeated the entire Hundred Beast Pirates!
Hence...
The Hundred Beast Pirates still circulate tales of the Goddess of Rabbit's fearfulness!
At this moment, others were also pondering over this issue, but the Ninja Alliance didn't have as many doubts, because they knew the purpose of this war very well!
The existence of Otsutsuki Kaguya can resolve some powerful enemies.
Aside from those troublesome foes, the remaining scattered enemies distributed across various regions could not possibly still rely on Princess Kaguya's power...
The one hundred thousand troops bear this responsibility.
The seas of BIG MOM are vast!
From the ninja unit's side.
The face of Fourth Raikage A showed a hint of agitation, speaking with displeasure: "How much longer does that woman need, it would've been better not to follow Nara Shikaku's plan; this has been too long waiting!"
"It should be very soon now..."
Jiraiya scratched his chin, speaking slowly: "If the wait lasts too long, someone will help hurry her along..."
As everyone continued chattering, a black Gate of Space-Time appeared in the air, and Otsutsuki Kaguya slowly floated out from the black gate.
The moment Princess Kaguya appeared...
The entire alliance gradually fell silent.
Nara Shikaku stood out from the crowd, looking up at Otsutsuki Kaguya in the air, and spoke in a loud voice: "Lady Kaguya, we can begin."
"I understand."
Otsutsuki Kaguya slowly nodded.
The next moment, the scenery in everyone's view suddenly changed, they were instantly taken by Princess Kaguya into Planetary Space, this kind of means is really seen for the first time!
This spatial ability...
Could it even surpass Uehara Naraku?
At the very least, such a simple method of transferring a hundred thousand alliance troops certainly suggests that Kaguya's spatial techniques are stronger, especially compared to when Uehara Naraku sent people from the Ninja World to this vast sea, leaving one to bluntly think so.
Just as the hundred thousand alliance troops entered Planetary Space, they saw another woman floating in the sky, who was also the highest authority of the entire Wano Country.
Divine Angel, Konan.
The pair of paper wings on Konan's back gently flapped, guiding her body slowly to descend in front of Nara Shikaku and the others: "Teacher Jiraiya, Mr. Shikaku, are you ready?"
"Yes."
Nara Shikaku nodded, a wry smile appearing on his face: "To think we would one day be organizing such a massive army; this alliance's scale even surpasses that of the Fourth Ninja World War..."
A hundred thousand alliance...
It's truly unimaginable!
The sixty thousand ninja forces alone represent the elite power of the entire Ninja World!
Yet the combined forces of the Hundred Beast Pirates and Wano Country also exceeded forty thousand, making this world uncomfortably vast...
Of course.
The threshold for samurai and pirates isn't high.
However, the minimum requirement for ninjas is to have chakra, and if it's just about raising a large army, the Five Great Countries' Ninja Villages could definitely manage...
"By the way, where is Uehara Naraku?"
Jiraiya stroked his chin and curiously asked, "Konan, will that kid Uehara not participate in this war?"
"Naraku probably won't be coming for now."
Konan furrowed her brow and shook her head: "When I contacted Naraku, he was still on a Sky Island..."
"Tsk, that guy..."
Jiraiya couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Having such a lively disciple really is quite a headache..."
"It's alright..."
Konan's voice carried a faintly odd tone.
Because when Konan was in contact with Uehara Naraku, Uehara mentioned that he wouldn't be joining the war against BIG·MOM because he was busy selecting a gift for Konan.
The gifts that Uehara Naraku sends...
Always seem somewhat hard to accept.
Sky Island.
This island located ten thousand meters high.
Here, Uehara Naraku discovered a real treasure; he looked up at a gigantic golden bell, slowly tapping his fingers on it.
"This gift... should be alright."
Uehara Naraku listened to the echo of the golden bell, nodding with satisfaction, then shaking his head and said, "It just feels a bit strange to give such a gift..."
At this point, Uehara Naraku turned his head to look at a bloodied man lying on the ground and asked, "Forget it, Enel, I think it's better to give your Ark Proverbs to Teacher Konan as a gift!"
The man lying on the ground was named Enel.
Before Uehara Naraku arrived on Sky Island, Enel was revered as a deity on the Sky Island; he ruled the island through his immense Heart Net power.
Since Enel is a Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability user, his Heart Net ability, which was enhanced by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, had nearly reached the pinnacle of Observation Haki!
The range alone could cover the entire Sky Island!
Therefore, when Uehara Naraku entered Sky Island, Enel immediately sought trouble with him, declaring a divine punishment upon him.
As a result...
This Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability user was defeated by Uehara Naraku, using the same power, left in unprecedented misery, with wounds all over his body, unable to even use his Fruit powers to escape now.
Moreover...
Enel couldn't escape anymore.
"Reluctant to give your Ark to me?"
Uehara Naraku glanced at Enel, squatting beside him, leisurely saying: "Hey, you are a god after all; as a true god, you should learn to be generous, after all, it's just an Ark..."
"Bastard..."
Lying on the ground, Enel gritted his teeth, staring furiously at Uehara Naraku, lacking any of a god's calm demeanor.
Ark Proverbs was painstakingly crafted by Enel over many years, with many parts made of precious gold, a genuine labor of love...
"Alright, I won't tease you."
Uehara Naraku looked at Enel, whose face was full of resentment, chuckled lightly and said: "An Ark powered by lightning... Tsk, I am not interested in recharging a ship every day, you should just sail it to Infinite Land!"
"..."
Enel's eyes suddenly showed a glimmer of hope.
Uehara Naraku's mouth curved slightly as he squinted his eyes, smiling as he continued: "As the price for sparing you, once you govern the Moon someday, I'll send someone to find you.
Hopefully by then, just as you've given this Sky Island to me, you'll also give us that Infinite Land on the Moon..."
"..."
Enel's gaze gradually became despondent.
It was understandable that Uehara Naraku wanted to take Sky Island; Enel knew he couldn't continue ruling the Sky Island, especially since he had no intention to remain confined to this small place...
But what did this guy named Uehara Naraku just say?
Once he governs the Moon, this bastard Uehara Naraku will come to take over the Moon...
Is this even something a human would say?
"You want the Moon?"
Enel's gaze locked onto Uehara Naraku: "Then tell me, are you, this guy, a god governing the Cyan Sea?"
"Hmm..."
Uehara Naraku frowned, pondered for a moment, shook his head, sighed, and said: "While I don't want to admit it, I probably will be in a few months... are you interested in attending the ceremony?"