Chapter 382: Marineford Can Also Be Erased
Garp had no idea that his words would bring trouble to the entire Whitebeard Pirates.
He had only intended to question the duplicate-clone of Uchiha Dali to find out what the other party was trying to do.
Unexpectedly, after hearing him, Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone immediately turned his gaze toward the Whitebeard Pirates who were frantically retreating.
Faced with the doubts from Garp and the others, Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone offered not the slightest explanation.
He simply raised his hand.
In an instant, a chakra shockwave shot toward the Whitebeard Pirates who had already withdrawn to the shoreline.
"Rumble—"
The attack was not aimed directly at the pirates themselves, but at the ships docked by the shore.
With a single strike, countless support ships that had been helping the pirates retreat were wrecked and disabled.
Seeing this, Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and the others all narrowed their eyes.
"Your war with the pirates is your affair. If you think you can use my power to help you deal with the pirates, that's wishful thinking. I advise you not to entertain that crooked idea."
After acting, Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone looked calmly at Garp and the others and said.
Those words caused a jolt in Sengoku's heart.
Because just a moment ago he had actually entertained that very thought.
Judging from the abilities Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone had displayed, if he really struck the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard and the others' fates would not be any better than the Blackbeard Pirates'.
With that, the Navy could eliminate a major rival.
"Could this kid read minds?"
"Or… does he also possess top-tier Observation Haki?"
Sengoku inwardly worried and guessed.
At this moment the duplicate-clone of Uchiha Dali spoke again.
"Destroying those ships is compensation to your Navy."
"You may continue to attack those pirates now, but if you keep whining, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"But you still haven't told us what your goal is."
"With your abilities, you shouldn't need to do these things."
Kuzan finally couldn't help but speak up.
On hearing this, Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone looked at him: "I will rule this world."
"What?"
Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan all reacted almost in unison, staring at him in stunned disbelief.
If those words had come from anyone else, they would never have reacted this way.
Even if the one who said them had been the world's strongest man, Whitebeard, it still wouldn't have provoked such a huge reaction from the five of them.
But now the words came from this mysterious man.
His strength was beyond anyone's imagination.
The Navy's five top elite had joined forces against him and launched all-out attacks without holding back, yet they could not inflict any harm on him.
That was just one thing.
The moment he acted, he completely wiped out the entire Blackbeard Pirates.
That was the true demonstration of his terrifying power.
And now this man said he would rule the world—he did not sound like he was joking.
Moreover, he actually had the capability to do it.
Even the battle-hardened, wide-experienced Sengoku didn't know how to handle this.
"Are you serious?"
Sakazuki asked, suspicious and unsettled.
"What do you think?"
Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone countered.
His tone was light, his eyes sharp.
In an instant he pressed a heavy psychological weight onto everyone present.
But the reaction of the Marines at Marineford was only part of it; at this very moment the Five Elders of the World Government were also watching every event that unfolded here.
The Five Elders had not yet recovered from the shock of the Blackbeard Pirates being instantly annihilated when they suddenly heard Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone declare he wanted to rule the world.
Rule the world?
Wasn't that a direct challenge to their authority and dominance?
The Five Elders immediately lost their composure.
"What is this kid talking about? What does he want to do?"
"He said he wants to rule the world!"
"So he's targeting us after all?"
"If that's the case, we absolutely cannot let him live—we must use every means to kill him!"
"…"
The Five Elders made a unanimous decision.
This was not a childish skirmish with pirates. No matter how brutal those pirates were, even the so-called emperors of the sea could not actually threaten the existence of the World Government.
But this mysterious man was different.
His ambition already rivaled that of the old Rocks, and perhaps even exceeded it!
Most importantly, it was his demonstrated strength.
This power that surpassed anyone's imagination was the main reason he threatened the World Government, and it was why the World Government had to act.
"Where are the God Knights?"
One of the bald Five Elders grabbed a Den Den Mushi and asked into it.
"They're on their way—arriving at Marineford within three hours," came the reply through the Den Den Mushi.
Three hours did not seem long, but for the Five Elders at this moment it felt unbearably long and agonizing.
They exchanged looks and intended to report the situation to Imu.
At that moment, another special Den Den Mushi on the table buzzed.
"If necessary, Marineford need not continue to exist."
It was Imu's voice.
On hearing this, the Five Elders' expressions all slightly changed.
Could it be that Imu-sama intended to use that measure?
"Before that, inform the Marines at Marineford — give them some time to evacuate." Imu added.
It seemed she had indeed made up her mind.
If so…
The Five Elders exchanged looks again and nodded to one another.
"We will inform the Navy of this, Imu-sama."
…
On the open sea, the Red Force was getting very close to Marineford.
But Shanks and the others were already on full alert, as if facing a great enemy.
From the moment his Observation Haki perceived that terrifying presence, Shanks' heart had been unsettled.
He had come today specifically to resolve the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy.
But his confidence from the start had steadily evaporated, and now he had no idea what would happen or how things would end.
Meanwhile, atop Marineford, Sengoku, Garp, and the others were enduring the same inner torment.
They also did not know how this day's war would conclude.
"So you really are going to make an enemy of the Navy. All of our previous judgments were completely wrong…"
Sengoku looked at Uchiha Dali's duplicate-clone, finally pulling himself out of his shock.
"Attempting to rule the world is opposing the World Government, and that means opposing the Navy!"
Sakazuki said in a harsh voice, fists clenched tight.