News travels fast in the ninja world, especially since the two sides weren't that far apart, both being near the Red Line.
However, before news from the four great ninja villages arrived, Master Genichi suffered a backlash.
A mouthful of black blood spurted from Master Genichi's mouth, his thin, hunched figure swaying. A walking stick appeared and he stuck it into the ground.
This stopped him from swaying.
The ground was covered in sticky black blood, and Master Genichi was visibly weaker.
"The backlash has come?"
Fukuda Kiyomu's expression was normal. They had expected these backlashes.
"Yes!"
Genichi nodded.
"After all, we broke the agreement. If it were before, it would be fine, but now, the Ninshu Sect has clearly noticed something is wrong."
Master Genichi knew where this backlash came from, but he wasn't surprised at all. They had encountered Shanks' power before and knew more about it.
Things that are hidden will eventually come to light.
"If we want to fight Shanks, we can only use these tricks."
"Shanks' straightforward path of leadership doesn't suit us. He can make everyone follow him willingly, but we can't."
"We can only use these methods to tie others to our side."
Master Genichi narrowed his eyes.
Shanks' true wisdom has never been about small tricks, but about this grand wisdom, this vision that transcends the times.
The strongest Conqueror's Haki and the strongest Observation Haki.
Master Genichi also knew about Shanks' Observation Haki kill, which could cut off all prophecies related to him.
However, as his own strength grew, Master Genichi also saw some things. Shanks was definitely not a technical fighter. That guy just relied on his raw strength to do many things.
Saying that Observation Haki kill cuts off prophecies is not as good as saying that Shanks has the ability to create the future.
"Whether it's the right path or the devious path, in the end, the world only sees the result, and everyone only needs a result."
Fukuda Kiyomu didn't care about these methods. After all, the methods he used before weren't exactly honorable, okay, they were extremely dishonorable.
"As long as the result is fine, it doesn't matter."
"The result won't be a problem. Sometimes, necessary sacrifices can help them make up their minds."
Master Genichi smiled. The sea breeze blew his white hair all over the place. His face, which looked incredibly kind, was bathed in the sea breeze, soaking in the atmosphere of the world.
Who would associate him with such an evil person?
But he had no choice if he wanted to deal with Shanks.
"The strength accumulated by the great ninja villages is enough, but these forces are not enough to face the pirates of the new era."
"They are too weak. They can't compete with the will of the new era in terms of willpower and faith."
"If they weren't afraid of sacrifice, then we would definitely win this war, but that's impossible.
Now it seems that the four great ninja villages suffered a lot from Orochimaru, which made them realize that something was wrong."
"Orochimaru... after all, he is a dragon, and the power of a dragon is truly despairing."
Fukuda Kiyomu also sighed.
Sages were also very curious about the power of the dragon, because its history was longer than that of the sages. In even more ancient times, dragons were more powerful monsters than sages, possessing all kinds of magical powers.
Then... then, because they were too strong, they were killed by the will of the world.
Anyway, the monsters that were killed by the will of the world in ancient times were all creatures that the will of the world didn't think should exist in the world.
As for those who weren't killed by the will of the world, they were killed by them, the sages. The Sage of Six Paths killed many demons and monsters.
"But such a big sacrifice has left them with no way out, haha!"
Master Genichi shook his head and smiled.
Now is the time to truly bring the ninja villages into the game.
What do you think the World Government's promises to the ninjas were before? Frankly speaking, these benefits are nothing.
It's like having money but no life to spend it. It's hard to say whether you can get all these things I give you.
And the great ninja villages didn't expect to have to make such a big sacrifice at the beginning.
The situation of the four great ninja villages now is that we have already lost a lot of people.
If we quit now, what about the companions who died at the hands of the pirates? If we quit now, we won't get anything, and we will have sacrificed so much.
The World Government will naturally not say that they are forcing the ninja villages to do anything.
Allies are allies. The World Government will do what it says. If you quit, we won't pursue it.
But at this point, can you still quit? So many people have died. If you dare to quit, our World Government won't even need to take action. All of your ninja villages will be destroyed by internal strife.
On the other hand, if the great ninja villages really had the determination and courage of these pirates, they would have made a decision long before their sages descended.
Do they have it? No.
Master Genichi doesn't look down on ninjas, doesn't look down on the great ninja villages, he looks down on everyone.
Their sages also have connections with the families of the world nobles, and you ninjas, although you are not world nobles, in the continuation of the great ninja clans over these thousands of years, are you really still just pure ninjas?
So, after feeling the backlash, Master Genichi was sure that the great ninja villages were firmly locked with the World Government.
He can't walk Shanks' "righteous path", but he can use these "despicable" methods to get everyone on board.
What's the difference between the righteous path and the devious path? There is none.
Shanks and he walk different paths, but both paths are for people to walk.
The only difference is that Shanks paved the way first, while Master Genichi's approach is: when there are more people, there will be a way.
The righteous path and the devious path, the reverse sage and the true sage.
Master Genichi looked up at the sky. There was nothing in the sky, even the will that could be seen at the beginning had disappeared.
It's not that his heart has changed, but that his heart is dead.
There is no way forward, he can use himself as a brick, and others can also pave the way with their bodies.
As for whether others are willing or not, what does it have to do with him?
This path cannot be turned back once you start on it.
As for Genichi himself, to be honest.
What Fukuda Kiyomu did before was enough to apologize for with death, but what Master Genichi did was far from enough to die for once.
After all, this trick has harmed a lot of people. If he doesn't die, he's sorry to everyone.
But Genichi was already hanging by a thread from the beginning. It's ridiculous that he can hang on for so long and still have such powerful fighting power.
However, there is another ridiculous person like this in the ninja world - Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara was in this state back then.
Even the Chakra belonging to "Indra" in his body had been reincarnated, and according to common sense, he should have died.
Then Madara relied on Hashirama's cells to influence him, and forcibly broke through the limit of death, and finally broke through directly, awakening Conqueror's Haki.
That seemingly ordinary scene at the beginning may have seemed like nothing to many people, just an Uchiha Madara, but if that Uchiha Madara appeared now, no one would underestimate him. Even if Master Genichi faced that Madara, he would have to be careful that he wouldn't be killed by that Madara.
It can be said that the "Ashura" and "Indra" created by the Sage of Six Paths based on "Genichi" and "Fukuda Kiyomu", with the influence of the will of the world, were successful.
However, the person who took the last step was called "Uchiha Madara".
However, Madara has not yet appeared at this time, so naturally he will not attract anyone's attention.
As for Genichi, who is similar to Madara, how should I put it? Genichi's situation now is that I am already a dead man, I should think about who to drag down with me.
Although he is the owner of the highly respected Empty Throne of the World Government, even if his status is high, he will still die when he should.
Don't underestimate the tough people of this era.
The hole dug for the four great ninja villages is still small. The hole dug for the World Government, the world nobles, and the sages is really big.
Arrange a path for all of you, cultivate yourselves well, and when you work hard for the World Government, you will die and directly enter the ground sage country to become nourishment for the ground sage country.
Can a human being do such a thing?
Just look at the situation in Konoha to know.
The Third Hokage had the longest tenure in Konoha, but after the Konoha Destruction Plan, and then so many things happened, all kinds of messy information appeared.
Those things came down, even if the Third Hokage was alive, he would have to die quickly.
It's better to die a little earlier and have some dignity. If you don't want dignity, then everyone will help you have dignity.
So, it's already good if Genichi's actions can have some dignity.
Fukuda Kiyomu could only shake his head as he looked at Genichi next to him.
"They have no way out, but neither do we."
"What's more, there is still a Sage of Six Paths."
"With Golden Lion here, the Sage of Six Paths will not appear."
The appearance of the second Four Emperors did help the World Government.
"However, the following matters can only give you a headache. I can at most help you get rid of Orochimaru."
Master Genichi knew that Orochimaru wanted to use him as a stepping stone. Orochimaru is a Ninjutsu genius, and he knows a lot of methods.
Although the real information has not yet been sent back, Master Genichi already knows roughly.
A day later, the battle report between the four great ninja villages and Orochimaru was returned.
This report did not hide any details. The Marine's operation here did not have any mistakes, and it can be seen from the battle report that the Marine elites of the four great ninja villages are really very elite.
Let's not talk about strength first, just this fighting will is ridiculously strong.
"..."
"The sacrifice of 30,000 people... how many people do they have in total?"
"No more than 110,000."
All the sages and Marine generals of the World Government's main force attended the meeting.
When everyone received this battle report, they were dumbfounded.
Everyone knows the situation of the Marine.
Combat supplies are stored in scrolls, so there will be many people on the warships. In addition, the shipbuilding technology in this world is not weak, and the warships are also very large.
A regular warship can easily hold a thousand people.
But... even if there are 100,000 people, you directly lost one-third of them in one battle. Are these people human?
"Is there any problem with this...authenticity?"
"There is no problem. The Marine elites of the four great ninja villages are stronger than we imagined."
"This is no longer a question of strength. Are those people crazy? Can't they retreat?"
"..."
Some Marine officers couldn't hold back either. The main reason is that the losses are too ridiculous, and the fighting will of both sides is really a bit incomprehensible.
This is no longer the intensity of an ordinary war. These people are really not afraid of death. They are all crazy.
Looking at the soldiers under them, although they are also elites, their fighting will cannot be so terrible, so fearless of death.
"Send this report to other parts of the Marine. War is so cruel."
"We have a large number of Marine personnel, but the power of the pirates should not be underestimated either."
"This is our first real battle on the Red Line, and it's time to let everyone see the World Government's determination."
Chiriku, who was sitting in the main seat, did not have the slightest wave on his face. The cruelty of war far exceeds the cruelty of any period of warfare.
This kind of war has never happened in the ninja world.
If you are not careful, all families and even countries will be destroyed in this war.
Chiriku looked sharply at everyone here. These people have ambition, desire, and strength.
But in this kind of war, you must have the determination to die.
It's also time to let this bloody "justice" be seen by the world.
If this hypocritical "justice" no longer exists, then everything they want will disappear.
Chiriku's idea is very simple and pragmatic. As the Marine Fleet Admiral, he can't see the "justice" on these nobles. Justice does not exist in this class.
The Revolutionary Army is the future.
Chiriku's waveless, even death-determined will did surprise Master Genichi again. The Marine Fleet Admiral in front of him is indeed a rare genius.
With him, the Marine will be fine in the next ten years.
This is the tacit understanding between wise men.
However, Genichi was right. Chiriku did have a tacit understanding with him, because Chiriku saw the corrupt side of the world nobles.
What he is doing now is actually spreading the influence of the Revolutionary Army in the Marine from top to bottom.
After the World Government collapses, these forces will become the forces of the Revolutionary Army.
And Genichi's approach is to directly enter the sage ascension era after the World Government collapses.
Their tacit understanding is that the world nobles are unreliable.
"Alright, since the Fleet Admiral has spoken, let's send this report out and let everyone see it!"
At this time, Genichi also spoke.
He absolutely supports Chiriku on this occasion.
One is the Marine Fleet Admiral, and the other is the owner of the World Government's Empty Throne. With both of them speaking, things will naturally be much more straightforward.
And as the battle report of Orochimaru and the four great ninja villages was sent out, Master Genichi was also preparing to leave.
"Instead of waiting for Orochimaru to come to me, I might as well go to him."
"This can also be considered a gift from me to the four great ninja villages."
"Whether Orochimaru dies in the end or not, I won't be coming back. I'll leave the rest to you."
Master Genichi said lightly. Orochimaru still wants to intercept him? He is a sage. How can a sage be intercepted by a pirate?
As for the affairs of the four great ninja villages? Master Genichi uses his own life as compensation. This sincerity should be enough.
"How cunning!"
"You chose such a weak opponent. Are you in such a hurry to die?"
"Ah, after all... I really should die. It's not good to keep hanging on."
"Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Fukuda Kiyomu looked at his old friend one last time.
"When you see Shanks, ask him for me, what is a sage?"
"I wonder if this sage of mine can catch his eye."
As the breeze blew, Master Genichi disappeared.
Only Fukuda Kiyomu was left alone, a lonely old man. There was nothing around him, not even a grave.
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