Uehara Naraku's luck is quite good.
Under Uehara Naraku's Destiny Skills foresight, they easily found the correct direction, though the Whitebeard Pirates' main crew was navigating underwater.
Therefore, Uehara Naraku could only bring Garp and Sengoku to find the pirate crews under Whitebeard, hoping to contact Whitebeard himself through them.
Currently, there are still forty pirate crews willing to follow Whitebeard, and these people have gathered from the New World, heading towards Marineford.
Uehara Naraku's battleship quickly intercepted one pirate ship that was temporarily alone.
A great pirate from the New World, Knight Doma.
Knight Doma had thought that someone would surely die during this war when he came to support Whitebeard, but he still risked his life to lend a hand for Whitebeard.
He hadn't expected...
Before reaching Marineford, he'd already been targeted by Garp and Sengoku.
Initially, when Knight Doma encountered the Navy Admiral and Navy Hero, he was quite dumbfounded. What luck to run into Sengoku the Buddha and Iron Fist Garp!
After Sengoku slammed Knight Doma to the ground, he demanded that Doma contact Whitebeard: "Knight Doma, contact Newgate immediately, tell him to come meet us, I have something important to discuss with him!"
"Pah!"
Knight Doma stubbornly spat at Sengoku: "I will not fall for that! Even if you kill me now, I will never delay Pops from rescuing Ace!"
These pirates value loyalty greatly, and only such pirates would be drawn to Whitebeard and slowly gather around him.
Knight Doma is extremely stubborn.
No matter what Sengoku said, Knight Doma was unwilling to delay Whitebeard's advance to Marineford, such loyalty truly causes worry...
"Hurry and get that old Whitebeard over here!"
Sengoku angrily shouted while clutching Knight Doma's collar: "All you need to do is contact him, there's no time to waste here. If he reaches Marineford before meeting us, the entire Whitebeard Pirates will be doomed!"
"I won't believe…"
Knight Doma sneered at the Navy Admiral's statement: "No one in this world can defeat Pops, the Navy is just playing tricks…"
"You just need to tell Whitebeard!"
Enraged, Sengoku the Buddha trembled all over, his voice was icy: "Tell him the World Government has been destroyed, the former Rocks Pirates... No, an even more terrifying evil force has resurrected, he'll understand what I mean!"
"What a joke!"
Knight Doma was completely shocked.
To be honest, if given the choice, Knight Doma would rather believe that the Whitebeard Pirates would be destroyed than believe the World Government would be destroyed...
That's the World Government that has ruled this world for eight hundred years!
Sengoku looked solemnly at Knight Doma, speaking deeply: "This is not a joke, it's the truth. You've heard of Akatsuki's reputation in the New World, haven't you?"
"Yes... I have indeed heard…"
Knight Doma couldn't help but nod, speaking softly: "When we visited Pops, occasionally Sasuke mentioned that the leader of Akatsuki was a petty guy or something...
We don't pay much attention to such small organizations, as we heard that Akatsuki was just a small pirate crew under Hundred Beast Kaido…"
"..."
Uehara Naraku's expression gradually became subtle.
Tsk, it seems Uchiha Sasuke doesn't have a good impression of him as the leader, spreading rumors about him in the New World!
Sengoku looked at Knight Doma and shook his head, speaking in a low voice: "We once thought Akatsuki was just allied with Hundred Beast Kaido, but now the truth proves we were wrong. Akatsuki has destroyed Mary Geoise and seized control of the Navy…"
Rumble rumble…
Rumble rumble rumble…
Just at this moment, the Radio Snail on Knight Doma suddenly rang, and Sengoku immediately ceased his topic, reaching to snatch the Radio Snail from Doma.
This call was from Marco.
Knight Doma had promised to head to Marineford to assist, and Marco, worried about any accidents with Doma, was calling to check on the situation.
"Hey, Doma, on your end…"
"Marco."
Sengoku the Buddha grasped the Radio Snail in his hand, speaking deeply: "Stop advancing to Marineford immediately, have Whitebeard answer the phone!"
"You are…"
Marco's voice sounded hesitant.
The next moment, Whitebeard's angry voice came through the Radio Snail: "Sengoku, did you grab my son again!"
As former rivals...
Whitebeard immediately recognized Sengoku's voice!
"No…"
Sengoku the Buddha shook his head, speaking deeply: "Stop heading to Marineford immediately. Fire Fist Ace's execution is a trap set by Akatsuki against the Whitebeard Pirates. We must find a place to talk first…"
"What a mess…"
Whitebeard's voice sounded impatient.
Isn't Marinford the Navy Headquarters Base!
Even Whitebeard couldn't wrap his head around it for a moment. Wasn't the execution at Marinford a Navy conspiracy? How did the Akatsuki get involved!
"Akatsuki?"
While Whitebeard was puzzled, Uchiha Sasuke landed beside him and reached out to grab the Radio Snail from Whitebeard's hand: "If you want to talk, first tell us what happened to Ace? Then tell us what's going on at Marinford!"
Without waiting for Sengoku's response, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly continued: "If I'm not mistaken, the Akatsuki have already taken control of the Navy, right?"
"Yes..."
Sengoku held the Radio Snail in his hand, his voice filled with complexity: "The Akatsuki have already taken control of all the Navy at Marinford, and they have subdued the BIG·MOM Pirates and the Hundred Beast Pirates. They have destroyed the World Government and may also be heading towards Marinford..."
Aboard the Moby Dick.
Whitebeard, Uchiha Sasuke, and Marco exchanged glances.
Even the three of them couldn't imagine such a thing happening, with the Akatsuki controlling the Navy at Marinford and having driven the Navy Admiral out of the Navy Base...
This sounds so surreal...
And they don't know if this is true or false...
Whitebeard was reluctant to trust Sengoku's words because he thought it could be a conspiracy by Sengoku the Buddha. What if they arrived at Marinford too late...
What if Ace was executed?
This is a matter of Sengoku's credibility.
At just that moment, there was another man on the ship worth trusting.
Garp's loud voice reached Whitebeard's ears through the Radio Snail: "Hey, Newgate, those Akatsuki guys have an even bigger presence than the Rocks Pirates..."
"..."
Whitebeard fell into a strange silence.
Sengoku indeed wasn't entirely trustworthy for Whitebeard, but the credibility of Monkey D. Garp, the Navy Hero, was very reliable.
Even Gol D. Roger had a lot of trust in Garp.
Even Roger's child was entrusted to Garp to raise before his death.
Not to mention that Garp brought up the Rocks Pirates...
The Rocks Pirates, who were once so dominant on the seas and aspired to be the King of the World, an unbeatable Pirate Gang even now...
Even Whitebeard knew in his heart that the current Whitebeard Pirates were still a bit short of the Rocks Pirates at their peak because he was once a member of the Rocks Pirates...
If it weren't for Garp mentioning the Rocks Pirates, Whitebeard really wasn't that interested in what Garp and Sengoku had to say. He just wanted to rescue Fire Fist Ace.
"Sasuke, hand me the Radio Snail..."
Whitebeard extended his hand to take the Radio Snail from Uchiha Sasuke, then suddenly laughed into it: "Gurarararara... Then let's find a place to chat... but... don't delay me from rescuing my son!"
"Don't worry."
Sengoku slowly nodded, speaking solemnly into the Radio Snail: "Hope you still dare to go to Marinford to rescue Fire Fist Ace after hearing what we have to say..."
"That's not for you to worry about."
Whitebeard's mouth curled into a hearty smile: "I am Whitebeard... Gurarararara... Sengoku, you, the former Navy Admiral, sound even more pathetic than when you were hunting me!"
After saying this, Whitebeard glanced at Rayleigh beside him, smiled, and continued: "Forget it, let's not talk about that. If you want to see me, come aboard my ship! We have some old friends here... Gurarararara..."
The two sides agreed on a time and place.
They settled on a location fifteen nautical miles outside the Gate of Justice at Marinford.
Uehara Naraku's Orange Battleship quickly made its way to the agreed location, where they met Whitebeard's Moby Dick flagship.
The one responsible for greeting them was Uchiha Sasuke.
Because Uchiha Sasuke was undoubtedly the most interested in the Akatsuki and was the one who believed Sengoku the Buddha's words the most, after all, Sasuke had always heard that Yakushi Kabuto was doing well within the World Government, and even the Navy Admirals had long been members of the Akatsuki...
The Akatsuki had taken control of the Navy at Marinford...
This kind of thing wasn't strange at all for the Akatsuki, considering Uehara Naraku had once commanded the Ninja Alliance!
"As per our agreement..."
Uchiha Sasuke stepped on the water in front of the Orange Battleship, looked up, and said loudly: "The old man sent me to receive you, don't delay..."
Uchiha Sasuke's words came to an abrupt halt.
Because he saw the figures of Sengoku and Garp, as well as Uehara Naraku behind them, Sasuke's expression gradually became grim.
This is... damn it...
What the hell is going on!
Uchiha Sasuke thought they would be getting two strong reinforcements, or at least they could learn something about Marinford's situation from Sengoku and Garp!
But...
Who can tell him!
Sengoku wanted to discuss an alliance with the Whitebeard Pirates to attack the Akatsuki, yet he brought the Akatsuki's leader along. What's the meaning of this?