In that woman's hand...
Kizaru didn't even have the chance to escape!
As a Flash-Flash Fruit user, there are almost no people who can stop Kizaru when he wants to leave the battlefield, but he can't escape from Otsutsuki Kaguya's hand!
"You mean..."
Sengoku's eyes narrowed, thinking of something.
"That woman's status is also very high."
Akihara Kagura responded crisply and clearly, as if thinking of something too, slowly lowering his head and saying, "Her name is Otsutsuki Kaguya, and her status within the Konoha Pirates is extremely revered, seemingly no one would deliberately bring her up..."
"That woman called Otsutsuki Kaguya..."
Ao raised an eyebrow, recalling the time he spent on the Konoha Pirates' ship: "Let me think, that woman looks even nobler than the Heavenly Celestial Dragons..."
Indeed.
That woman is indeed nobler than the Heavenly Celestial Dragons.
In the mouth of the Konoha Pirates, those Heavenly Celestial Dragons with names adorned with 'Palace' and 'Saint' are always like livestock to be slaughtered at will, but there is always a respectful title of 'Princess' or 'Master' for that woman.
"That woman..."
There was a flash of surprise in Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes as she looked at the equally astonished Sengoku the Buddha and made a guess: "Could she be the legendary Goddess of Rabbit?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out..."
Sengoku hesitated, nodding his head.
"Perhaps she is."
Ao's eyes lost their usual indolence, and he mentioned an extremely important person among the Konoha Pirates: "There is a red-haired teenager within the Konoha Pirates whose status is also unusual..."
"Red Sand Sasori."
Sengoku nodded, also recalling the red-haired teenager: "Most of the time, it seems that it is always that red-haired teenager speaking, and I even have an illusion that even the captain of the Konoha Pirates, Senju Hashirama, must yield to him..."
All along, Sengoku had been communicating with Red Sand Sasori, and any decisions between them were made by Red Sand Sasori, unable to determine whether this was pre-arranged by the Konoha Pirates or made on the spot by Red Sand Sasori.
"That's not an illusion."
Ao spoke in a deep voice, making a judgment and continuing: "Most of the matters of the Konoha Pirates seem to be decided by him, even Captain Senju Hashirama and Vice Captain Uchiha Madara have no objections..."
"But..."
"His strength..."
When Ao mentioned this, he seemed a bit hesitant: "The people of the Konoha Pirates have always been strong, but I can't feel the aura of a strong one from him..."
Indeed.
This is the only drawback of Red Sand Sasori.
On the sea, strong ones are very keenly aware of the aura of strength and danger, and rarely would a strong one be willing to hide themselves; Red Sand Sasori has made moves, but when he strikes, he doesn't quite project the image of a strong one...
"Perhaps..."
"He is the spokesperson for the person behind the scenes."
Sengoku could only speculate this much, speaking in a deep voice: "Because there is a man standing behind him, the Konoha Pirates would follow his words..."
"In that case..."
"Perhaps we might have a chance to glimpse the person behind the scenes..."
A light flashed across Sengoku's glasses, as if he thought of something: "I will frequently contact Red Sand Sasori, trying to extract more information from him regarding the person behind the scenes..."
If possible...
Sengoku even had some extreme ideas!
For example, if he could find an opportunity to privately meet with Red Sand Sasori in the future, if Red Sand Sasori's strength was not strong enough, he'd simply take him down to obtain information about the person behind the scenes!
"Do we still need to contact them?"
Ao seemed somewhat disapproving, with a hint of unease in his heart: "The other party's goal might be to destroy the world..."
"We need to know the method they plan to use to destroy the world..."
Sengoku glanced at Ao, educating him earnestly: "Right now, we don't have much leverage against the Konoha Pirates, being able to extract more information from them about the person behind the scenes is already the only way, acknowledge reality a bit, when faced with certain realities beyond control or change, compromise and adapting are always necessary, Kuzan..."
This is where Sengoku is currently dissatisfied with Ao.
In the past, Sengoku would have been very satisfied with Ao as an admiral, even considering him as his future successor.
After all, when the situation on the sea was more stable, an admiral with a gentle nature, not acting violently, and very friendly to civilians, was indeed a qualified successor; unfortunately, with the increasingly critical situation at sea, Ao's thoughts sometimes seem a bit inappropriate...
"If it concerns Red Sand Sasori..."
Akihara Kagura looked at Sengoku and took the initiative to speak: "I do know something about this; he is someone obsessed with mechanical technology, believing that human flesh is too weak, wanting to use mechanical enhancement to make human strength ascend higher..."
"The Konoha Pirates are willing to provide me with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit..."
Akihara Kagura's eyes flashed as he revealed his real plan: "One of their purposes is because the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could allow him to use mechanical technology to make my Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability stronger, allowing my strength to quickly rise to an admiral level, thereby standing out in the navy, and occupy a high position as fast as possible..."
"Oh?"
Sengoku's face showed surprise for a second before he slowly shook his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, perhaps the Konoha Pirates won't do that anymore..."
This kind of thing...
Is not uncommon on the sea, in fact.
There is even an item that can merge the demon of a Devil Fruit with its user.
The Konoha Pirates are very mysterious, having unknown means to make Logia-type Fruit users stronger is very normal, or should we say it's more abnormal they don't have such abilities...
Unfortunately...
The Konoha Pirates over there...
Don't trust Akihara Kagura anymore.
Due to his own circumstances, Akihara Kagura has chosen the navy's side, transforming from a Konoha Pirates' mole within the navy into a navy that colludes with the Konoha Pirates, the Konoha Pirates, no matter what, wouldn't continue to help Akihara Kagura enhance his strength...
Especially after the Konoha Pirates exploded with the information that they stand behind someone with a world-destroying ideology, they surely could anticipate the change in the navy's attitude toward them...
"However..."
"The navy also has technology..."
Sengoku looked at Akihara Kagura, earnestly mentioning: "The World Government established a Science Team for the navy, which also has a genius scientist, Vegapunk, his scientific level is very high, and he may find a way to make the Rumble-Rumble Fruit stronger..."
"Mr. Vegapunk is indeed a genius..."
Kizaru leisurely added a line, seemingly a bit absent-minded: "His level of technology is extracted from ancient technology, already beyond this era, he should also have the capability to make Admiral Kagura stronger..."
After all...
Kizaru once stayed beside Vegapunk for a period.
Although that time was mainly for monitoring Vegapunk, Kizaru also witnessed some of Vegapunk's means, even human cloning, including the Devil Fruit ability within humans...
Moreover...
That time was very enjoyable too...
Kizaru even drew a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"In any case, it's always right to enhance the navy's combat capabilities..."
Sengoku nodded, speaking seriously: "After we finish here, I will immediately submit a report to the World Government, hoping that Vegapunk can also find a way to make the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability stronger..."
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