It's come to this.
What else is there to discuss now?
Uchiha Sasuke's heart gradually sank.
Sasuke's gaze landed on Garp and Sengoku. A hint of crimson ferocity appeared in his eyes. These two claimed they wanted to deal with the Akatsuki but secretly brought the Akatsuki's leader here...
Is there still a need to discuss dealing with the Akatsuki?
"Uchiha Sasuke!"
When Sengoku the Buddha saw Uchiha Sasuke, he immediately became cautious, because this young man is a monster capable of defeating a Navy Admiral and one of the Four Emperors!
In some sense...
Sengoku had some confidence in joining forces with the Whitebeard Pirates to defeat the Akatsuki, precisely because the Whitebeard Pirates not only had Whitebeard but also had Uchiha Sasuke, another powerhouse at the top!
Although on paper, the Whitebeard Pirates still seemed weaker than the Akatsuki, with the addition of the Red Hair Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, it shouldn't be much of a difference!
"The legendary super rookie pirate..."
Uehara Naraku slowly retreated behind Garp, blinked, and whispered, "When I was undercover in Wano Country, I heard something, that Uchiha Sasuke single-handedly defeated the Hundred Beast Pirates entrenched in Wano Country..."
"..."
Sasuke's brow twitched.
Why did he cause trouble for the Hundred Beast Pirates back then? This guy knows perfectly well it was all his orders!
Why act innocent now!
Seeing Uehara Naraku, Uchiha Sasuke was immediately filled with despair towards Sengoku's proposed alliance, and his face instantly showed impatience: "Alright, we're not interested in a joint crusade against the Akatsuki, we just want to rescue Ace..."
"Uchiha Sasuke."
Sengoku pushed his glasses, and said in a deep voice, "Without truly understanding the Akatsuki, do you really know how terrifying they are? Marinford now has 100,000 navies, the Three Great Admirals of the Navy Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and a large elite CP squad..."
Sengoku slowly lowered his head, looking at Uchiha Sasuke, and continued, "Moreover, there are still Hundred Beast Kaido and the BIG·MOM Pirates eyeing us like a tiger..."
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke didn't want to answer him.
As for how terrifying the Akatsuki is, Sasuke knows more than Sengoku. Just Uehara Naraku and Otsutsuki Kaguya alone in terms of power might be enough to crush everyone...
Of course...
The truly terrifying thing about the Akatsuki has never been their overpowering strength.
Uchiha Sasuke raised his head to look at Sengoku the Buddha, his face full of indifference: "I hail from the Akatsuki, I know more about what that organization is all about...
The real terror of the Akatsuki has never been their overwhelming strength, but their constant manipulation of your life, everything you do is within their expectations!"
"..."
Sengoku and Garp couldn't help but frown.
At that moment, they remembered Yakushi Kabuto's flawless plans.
In the next moment, Sengoku's gaze slowly fell on Uehara Naraku.
Standing behind Garp, Uehara Naraku's eyes faintly revealed a hint of fear: "Wait, I suddenly remembered, was I under the Akatsuki's surveillance when I was undercover in Wano Country with the SWORD Squad?"
"You were just being used."
Sengoku couldn't help but softly reassure his subordinate, his brow slightly furrowed, starting to recall Uehara Naraku's three years undercover in Wano Country...
During that time...
Originally, the CP Agents suffered heavy losses to protect Uehara Naraku, and as a result, Yakushi Kabuto had to overhaul the CP Department.
Now thinking back, he should have used Uehara Naraku to completely overhaul the CP Department and thus fully control this intelligence agency.
Since Uehara Naraku's return, Yakushi Kabuto has always wanted to have Uehara Naraku under his control, only to be forcibly stopped by Sengoku...
Yakushi Kabuto later sought to secretly target Uehara Naraku, wanting to use his authority to eliminate this Vice Admiral, but all his actions were stopped by Sengoku.
Now in retrospect...
Perhaps Yakushi Kabuto thought Uehara Naraku might discover the Akatsuki's secrets?
Hence, Yakushi Kabuto wanted to eliminate Uehara Naraku!
Sengoku patted Uehara Naraku on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Admiral Uehara, recall carefully if you discovered any secrets about the Akatsuki in Wano Country..."
After saying this, seeing Uehara Naraku fall into contemplation, Sengoku then turned to Uchiha Sasuke, and said: "Uchiha Sasuke, take us to meet Newgate!"
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke's expression was strange.
He's hinted so clearly already!
Hasn't Sengoku the Navy Admiral figured it out yet?
Just as Sasuke wanted to say something more, he saw Uehara Naraku, standing behind Garp, raise his head with a dangerous smile on his lips.
This smile sends a chill down one's spine!
This guy...
Is threatening him again!
On the Moby Dick.
Whitebeard Edward Newgate saw Sengoku and Garp, and his mouth cracked into a wide smile: "Sengoku, I heard you, the Navy Admiral, got expelled from Marinford, it's the first time in decades you've been so embarrassed!"
"Newgate..."
Sengoku's face flashed with an awkward anger.
Only Garp wore a smile on his face, not caring about his embarrassing situation at all, just gazing at Dark King Rayleigh on the Moby Dick...
This is his old friend.
However, the pirates onboard the Moby Dick didn't think the same. As soon as Whitebeard spoke, the pirates on the Moby Dick burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha... what a surprise!"
"A Navy Admiral kicked out of Marinford!"
"Hahahahahahahaha... both the expelled Navy Admiral and the Navy Hero!"
A group of pirates were laughing and pointing at Sengoku and Garp, seizing this rare opportunity to mock the Navy.
Especially ridiculing the Navy Admiral and the Navy Hero.
Such an opportunity might only come once in a lifetime!
"Alright."
Whitebeard waved his hand to stop his pirates, looked at Garp and Sengoku, and said in a deep voice, "Come on, Sengoku, what's going on... We don't have much time, don't delay my rescue of my son!"
"Okay..."
Sengoku slowly nodded, and said in a low voice, "We indeed don't have much time. Besides meeting you, we also need to see those Revolutionary Army guys..."
Sengoku slowly sat cross-legged on the deck, and said in a deep voice, "First of all, the World Government has been destroyed by Akatsuki, and this world is about to fall into chaos..."
"Wait..."
Marco interrupted Sengoku, unable to hold back his question, "Mr. Navy Admiral, although we pirates never liked the World Government, how exactly was it destroyed? At least make it clear!"
Sengoku was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Yakushi Kabuto removed all the defense forces of Mary Geoise, Akatsuki united with Hundred Beast Kaido and BIG·MOM to destroy Mary Geoise, killing the Five Elders and all the World Nobles..."
"I see..."
Whitebeard couldn't help but frown, and said with a strange expression, "At that time... where were you? Didn't anyone go to save those useless trash?"
"That's what I'm about to say next."
Sengoku suddenly raised his head, looked grim, and said, "The Five Elders were deceived by Yakushi Kabuto, granting him too much power, so the entire Navy of Marinford was following Yakushi Kabuto's orders, we couldn't dispatch reinforcements, and Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino were all members of Akatsuki..."
"Three Great Admirals of the Navy Headquarters!"
Marco couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said in surprise, "Are they really all members of Akatsuki?"
If that's the case...
This war is truly troublesome!
Unless there's someone like Uchiha Sasuke's strength, otherwise no one can ignore the power of the Admirals of the Navy Headquarters, not to mention adding Hundred Beast Kaido and BIG·MOM, two of the Four Emperors...
"Besides them..."
Sengoku was silent for a while, then continued, "As far as I know, at least five members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are also part of Akatsuki..."
Sengoku didn't overly hide the truth.
Because the situation has turned critical.
Not only did Akatsuki unite two Four Emperors Pirate Gangs to destroy the World Government and all World Nobles, but Marinford has also been entirely taken over by Akatsuki, with three Admirals of the Navy Headquarters and five Seven Warlords of the Sea being members...
These...
Sengoku conveyed all this to Whitebeard.
Regardless of any other event Sengoku mentioned, it left the entire Whitebeard Pirates in shock, unable to believe everything Sengoku was saying was real...
If it's true...
Wouldn't they be facing two Four Emperors Pirate Gangs along with the formidable forces of the Navy Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the unknown strength of Akatsuki...
At least...
Members of the Whitebeard Pirates have already realized one thing, that is what Uchiha Sasuke used to say was true...
Akatsuki is indeed a powerful organization!
Surely, even though the Whitebeard Pirates members knew how dangerous their enemies were, some couldn't help but laugh aloud.
"Hahahahahahahaha..."
One pirate finally couldn't hold back and laughed loudly, "Hahahahaha... Sorry, but I just couldn't hold it... It's really unbelievable... Except for the Navy Admiral and the Navy Hero, everyone else is with Akatsuki..."
"Hahahahahahaha..."
The entire Whitebeard Pirates burst into laughter once more.
"Alright."
Whitebeard waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, his gaze fell on Sengoku the Buddha, and he said gently, "Sengoku, you came to me because you wanted to invite me to join forces with you to fight Akatsuki?"
"Yes."
Sengoku slowly nodded, continued in a deep voice, "We are all very aware that Akatsuki is a more terrifying force than the Rocks Pirates!
To stop their ambitions, every ounce of strength counts now; otherwise, we might be defeated before even meeting the leader of Akatsuki..."
"..."
Whitebeard remained silent for a long time.
Until Sengoku thought Whitebeard would possibly refuse, Whitebeard finally spoke with a hoarse voice, "I'm just here to save my son... In half an hour, I'll attack Marinford."
The timing is essentially a signal.
Clearly, Whitebeard has agreed to join forces with Sengoku.
Whitebeard merely provided a time for attack; for pirates, this already counts as an alliance.
Sengoku slowly stood up, nodded, and said, "Alright, I understand, time is tight, I still need to see Dragon of the Revolutionary Army..."