Red-haired Shanks heard Uchiha Madara's words and fell into silence. This guy is indeed the one who injured Uchiha Sasuke!
If it weren't for Uchiha Madara...
Perhaps Portgas D. Ace wouldn't have been captured!
There's a rule in the New World...
The strength of the Uchiha Clan is very formidable!
Every Uchiha is difficult to deal with. It seems like there's someone named Uchiha Obito with the Hundred Beast Pirates, who reportedly saved Hundred Beast Kaido when he was in trouble...
But...
It's precisely because they are too powerful that they don't seem to get along with one another, with each Uchiha seemingly joining different pirate gangs and organizations.
Uchiha Sasuke lives relatively freely, having joined the Whitebeard Pirates; Uchiha Itachi joined Akatsuki; Uchiha Obito seems to have joined the Hundred Beast Pirates; as for Uchiha Madara, did he choose to join the World Government?
If he's someone who can rival Uchiha Sasuke, then the combat power at Enies Lobby is indeed quite terrifying, even Red-haired Shanks didn't think they'd have the upper hand, and rescuing Ace isn't that easy...
"Seriously..."
Red-haired Shanks rubbed his forehead and softly said, "I came here to end the war, not to start another world war..."
When saying this, Red-haired Shanks raised his head and glanced at Vice Admiral Garp, then at Uchiha Madara, "I wonder if you have any interest in swapping hostages? On the way to Enies Lobby, we happened to run into a navy vice admiral and invited him aboard our ship. Although the weight of this hostage might not be enough, we can still talk about it?"
Red-haired Shanks wanted to use an ordinary navy vice admiral as a hostage to exchange for Portgas D. Ace, but indeed, the weight is definitely not enough!
Especially since the combat power of Enies Lobby doesn't seem weak!
But...
This at least gives the World Government a choice from Red-haired Shanks.
No matter what today, Red-haired Shanks is determined to take Fire Fist Ace away!
As for whether the World Government chooses to release Ace in exchange for the hostage or to let Red-haired Shanks seize Ace, it's up to the Five Elders to consider...
Anyway, either result would cause the World Government to lose face.
Moreover, this navy vice admiral's identity is somewhat unique because he was once an undercover agent and knows a lot of secrets about the CP Department...
If such a navy vice admiral falls into pirate hands and those secrets are unearthed, it could also cause headaches for the World Government!
"Navy Vice Admiral..."
Uchiha Madara sneered disdainfully and said, "You captured a navy vice admiral, what does it have to do with us?"
"Oh, come on..."
A smile appeared on Red-haired Shanks' face, "Trust me, it really might concern you. You could ask that Yakushi Kabuto, perhaps you really might consider agreeing to the exchange!"
"Wait a minute..."
Garp's face didn't look too good, a trace of anger flashed across his face, "Which person did you capture? If you dare to hurt anyone..."
"No, we're actually having a good time together."
Red-haired Shanks shook his head and chuckled as he looked at his vice captain, "Benn Beckman, see if our Vice Admiral Uehara Naraku is awake? If he's awake, bring him here!"
"Hmm, is it time to part ways?"
Lucky Roux shook his head and sighed, "Actually, Vice Admiral Uehara Naraku is an interesting guy, I never thought there'd be such interesting people in the navy..."
Indeed.
The Red Hair Pirates encountered Vice Admiral Uehara Naraku.
Originally, after leaving Jaya Island, Uehara Naraku was sailing back to Marinford on his own, with a planned stop at Enies Lobby.
But...
He encountered the Red Hair Pirates.
Red-haired Shanks warmly invited the navy vice admiral Uehara Naraku to visit aboard the Red Force, and as an ordinary navy vice admiral, Uehara Naraku seemed not to refuse an invitation from an Emperor of the Sea.
Of course.
Red-haired Shanks knew of Uehara Naraku's past.
Back when Uehara Naraku was still with Baroque Works, he participated in raiding Windmill Village. After this information came out, Red-haired Shanks privately visited Windmill Village and learned about Uehara Naraku's character from Makino.
In these past few days...
Red-haired Shanks and Uehara Naraku got along quite well.
This navy vice admiral wasn't overly stubborn, both having taken care of Luffy at one point, they had some common ground here.
The most important thing is...
Red-haired Shanks knew Uehara Naraku was an undercover navy officer. After joining the navy, he was personally involved in overthrowing the Warlord Crocodile!
Just for some unknown reason...
Uehara Naraku stopped carrying out such secretive missions, got promoted to a navy headquarters vice admiral, and even seemed to be marginally surviving...
At the dock of Enies Lobby.
A man wearing a navy cape slowly disembarked from the Red Force, his face still carrying a hint of unease, as if he had done something guilty.
This was Uehara Naraku.
Benn Beckman pointed a gun at Uehara Naraku and continued in a low voice, "Don't worry, we won't hurt you. We just want to try using you to get Ace back..."
"Yes, I understand."
Uehara Naraku glanced at Beckman, cautiously speaking, "Mr. Beckman, there's something you might not know. My relationship with my CP Department superior, Yakushi Kabuto, is very poor; they definitely won't agree..."
"Doesn't matter if they don't agree."
Benn Beckman shook his head and continued in a low voice, "Anyway, that idiot Shanks mentioned this matter, it's just for trying, who knows if it might work?"
"Alright..."
Uehara Naraku nodded slowly and continued in a low voice, "I feel the CP Agents might want to use you all to kill me..."
"We won't hurt you."
Benn Beckman shook his head solemnly.
"But..."
Uehara Naraku looked at Benn Beckman and asked in a deep voice, "Now that you've kidnapped me as a hostage, have you considered my future return to the Navy?"
A Vice Admiral kidnapped by pirates...
If word gets out, what face will I have to stand in the Navy?
Benn Beckman was silent for a while, calmly shook his head, and said softly, "You won't have any trouble."
As the group watched Uehara Naraku being escorted down by Benn Beckman, everyone's expression turned somewhat shocked, and quite a few people opened their mouths in surprise...
This is crazy...
Is this real or fake!
After all, Uehara Naraku is currently the real head of the CP Department! Have the Red Hair Pirates really caught Uehara Naraku and want to use him to exchange for Ace?
Can someone tell them what to do now?
Whether Uehara Naraku is genuinely caught or not, no matter how you think about it, this man couldn't possibly be captured, right?
This must be a joke, right?
Is this guy really not just playing around with the Red Hair Pirates?
Red-haired Shanks glanced at Uehara Naraku who walked over, and then at many shocked CP Agents, and whispered, "Mr. Uehara, your identity seems really extraordinary..."
"Hmm..."
Uehara Naraku nodded slowly and continued in a low voice, "The entire CP Department probably hates me the most, because quite a few CP Agents lost their lives protecting me back then..."
Therefore...
This led to an extensive reshuffle in the CP Department.
"Is...is that so?"
Shanks's expression became a bit strange and couldn't help but sigh, "This is too useless... sorry, that's not what I meant."
"No worries."
Uehara Naraku shook his head calmly, indicating he didn't care at all, and even chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I'm indeed not very useful...
"..."
Others present had even more peculiar expressions than Shanks.
And at the moment Uehara Naraku appeared, Uchiha Madara's expression suddenly turned hideously, and he said coldly, "The World Government's authority must not be violated... kill this Vice Admiral directly, we will avenge him!"
"..."
All the ninja in the CP Department were speechless.
Every ninja's gaze involuntarily fell on Uchiha Madara. They didn't know if some words should be spoken, because not everyone understood Uehara Naraku's true combat strength...
If Uehara Naraku is really captured...
Then, dammit, we must rescue him no matter what!
Hatake Kakashi knew a bit more, and he knew very well who's controlling Uchiha Madara. He took a deep look at Uehara Naraku and said in a deep voice, "Follow Madara-senpai's orders... that's the will of our superior!"
"..."
Uehara Naraku blinked innocently.
At this moment, Hatake Kakashi couldn't help but cough lightly.
Red-haired Shanks broke into a cold sweat on his forehead, somewhat speechlessly looking at Uehara Naraku, "Hey, Mr. Uehara, did you offend their boss, Yakushi Kabuto?"
"More or less..."
Uehara Naraku nodded slowly and said in a low voice, "Taking me as a hostage is a mistake, they absolutely won't care about my safety..."
"This..."
Red-haired Shanks showed a wry smile.
Why does it feel like this group of CP Agents doesn't even need to seek permission from their superiors and dares to sacrifice Uehara Naraku as a hostage?
Monkey D. Garp looked at Uehara Naraku with complex emotions, not knowing what was going through his mind, as his fists slowly clenched.
Next moment...
Monkey D. Garp gritted his teeth.
Just as Garp was about to speak, Uchiha Madara casually drew a blade and swung a huge slash towards Shanks and Uehara Naraku!
Shanks hurriedly drew his Western Sword, deflecting that slash with surprise, "You guys, are you trying to use someone else's knife to kill?"
"Whatever."
Hatake Kakashi shook his head, his expression still calm, "You guys, who can only see the surface, really have no idea what's going on..."
What a bunch of fools!
Using Uehara Naraku as a hostage...
How to describe this Red Hair Pirates group...
They're frighteningly naive, having no clue about the consequences of offending Uehara Naraku!