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Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Colt's New Bounty
Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Colt's New Bounty
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The grin on Whitebeard's face faded as his expression grew serious.
"Sasuke, from your words, it seems you know Hoshigaki Kisame?"
Sasuke nodded slowly, his expression sour.
"We're acquainted, but our relationship is far from friendly."
He despised anything tied to Uchiha Itachi, and Kisame was no exception.
Despite that, Kisame's former comrades seemed to hold him in high regard.
This only made Sasuke find him more irritating.
"I'm not trying to stop you from taking revenge because of any personal connection to him," Sasuke added.
"It's the force standing behind Kisame that you should fear."
"Sasuke, don't be so timid! We are the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"In this world, nothing can make Pops afraid!" Ace declared, waving his hand dismissively.
"No matter who it is, they are no match for the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Hahaha! That's right!"
"With Pops around, who cares about the Marines?"
As the pirates erupted into another wave of cheers, Sasuke's expression darkened further.
"Idiots! You have no idea what you're up against!"
Whitebeard turned his sharp gaze toward Sasuke.
"Sasuke, you seem to know a lot. Care to enlighten me about this force you're talking about?"
Sasuke averted his eyes from Whitebeard's.
"I don't know much, but I can tell you this: Hoshigaki Kisame is not someone to underestimate."
"My advice? Act as though nothing happened on Fish-Man Island. If you don't, you'll all regret it in the end."
Whitebeard studied Sasuke in silence for a long moment before laughing heartily.
"Gurarara! Interesting! Truly interesting,"
"So, there are still people in this world capable of scaring you. Back then, you didn't hold back in disrespecting me, did you? But now there's someone like this..."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes in contempt.
'Compared to Colt's strength, even you, Whitebeard, are too weak.'
"You guys, set sail! We're heading to Fish-Man Island to see where that shark Kisame gets the nerve to claim my territory!" Whitebeard's booming voice carried across the deck.
The helmsmen of the Moby Dick sprang into action, steering the ship as ordered.
"Hey! Didn't you hear me? Do you want to drag the Whitebeard Pirates to their doom?"
Sasuke shouted in disbelief, unable to comprehend Whitebeard's stubbornness despite his warnings.
"Gurarara, Sasuke, boy, I don't care who's backing Kisame."
"But he crossed my bottom line. Jinbei is a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Fish-Man Island is our territory,"
"Pops!" Tears welled in Jinbei's eyes.
"Rest assured Jinbei, we'll deal with this,"
Whitebeard turned to his crew with a determined expression.
"This time, I'll show the whole world, that no one touches what belongs to Whitebeard!"
A thunderous cheer erupted across the Moby Dick, the pirates looking at their captain with admiration.
"You... fine. Do what you like" Sasuke sighed, knowing that once Whitebeard made up his mind, no amount of persuasion would change it.
For now, he could only follow along and deal with whatever came next.
Whitebeard, however, silently noted Sasuke's grim demeanor.
His concern over Hoshigaki Kisame had deepened.
For a man like Whitebeard, with decades of experience, recent shifts in the world didn't go unnoticed.
Sasuke, Madara, and Naruto-the appearance of such formidable individuals in this era wasn't a mere coincidence.
Whitebeard had no doubt Sasuke's initial approach was because of his own agenda, but he didn't mind.
He sensed Sasuke's yearning for camaraderie and bonds.
That was enough for Whitebeard to believe that, one day, Sasuke would fully embrace his place among the Whitebeard Pirates.
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Meanwhile, the Five Elders of the World Government were equally uneasy.
The seas had plunged into chaos, almost rivaling the turmoil after Roger's execution.
The death of the Celestial Dragons only fueled the fire, igniting fervor across the seas.
For centuries, the World Government had upheld the illusion of the Celestial Dragons' divine lineage, but Colt's actions had shattered it.
The Five Elders were seething with rage, even contemplating replacing Sengoku.
However, lacking a suitable successor, they had no choice but to lash out at the Marines
instead.
Yet, they would not allow Colt, the culprit, to roam free.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Two billion.
Colt's latest bounty stood at a staggering two billion berries-a figure issued directly by the World Government, not the Marines.
It came with an enticing promise: anyone, pirate or otherwise, who eliminated Colt could claim the bounty and if they had their own bounty it would be erased.
Additionally, Colt had been given a new epithet:
God Killer.
The World Government's machinations didn't stop there.
The elite CPO agents, the shield of the Celestial Dragons, were dispatched to hunt him down.
"Tobirama, how are the preparations against the God Killer?"
The blond Elder addressed Senju Tobirama, who had been overseeing the CPO's movements.
"Elders, I've positioned two teams of CPO agents to ambush near the New World's entry points: one at the sea route and another at Punk Hazard," Tobirama reported calmly, a sly
smile tugging at his lips.
He secretly relished the opportunity to rid himself of lingering obstacles, leveraging Colt to
do the dirty work.
In matters of political intrigue, Tobirama was a master tactician.
"Excellent," the blond Elder praised, nodding.
"This time, Uchiha Madara won't be there to disrupt our plans!"
The conversation shifted.
"What about the investigations into Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke? These individuals
didn't just materialize out of thin air."
Tobirama, having prepared a response, replied smoothly, "We've uncovered fragments of information. The so-called 'Ninja Nation remains elusive, but we've identified the Uchiha clan, which claims their descent from a deity-their ancestor being a legendary figure named
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."
"A god?" The Five Elders sneered, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword.
"In this world, only the Celestial Dragons hold that title. The rest are nothing but delusions of
grandeur."