The Big Mom Pirates had occupied Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages, in just over an hour.
A war of nearly ten thousand people ending in such a short time was absolutely an incredible thing for the Ninja Continent, which had experienced two Great Ninja Wars.
After all, ninjas were best at assassination and intelligence gathering. Ninja wars generally had more minor frictions and very few major ones. They usually needed to be fought for several years before a victor could be decided in a large-scale war.
If another ninja village were to invade, even the strongest ninja village, Konoha, could not occupy Kirigakure so quickly.
Without a super monster like Charlotte Linlin, even if Charlotte Katakuri's strength was at a monstrous level, it would be difficult for the Big Mom Pirates to defeat Kirigakure, and there was even a certain chance that they would be counter-killed by Kirigakure, which had a great number of Hiden and Kekkei Genkai.
From this, it could be seen why Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were legendary ninjas who had suppressed an era.
Why was Hashirama Senju revered as a "God of Shinobi" like the Sage of Six Paths?
Because a super Kage-level powerhouse was a symbol of pseudo-invincibility in this world.
If it weren't for the Six Paths-level powerhouses who had transcended the mortal realm and mastered the power of rules like gods, who were above the super Kage level.
A super Kage-level powerhouse was a truly invincible person.
One Hashirama Senju and one Madara Uchiha, two super Kage-level powerhouses, could end the Warring States period that had lasted for a thousand years.
Now, five super Kage-level powerhouses from another world were destined to make this era, where every ninja village was at its peak, completely run wild.
But I digress...
The news that Kirigakure had been occupied by a pirate crew from another continent quickly spread from the Land of Water, which was far from the Ninja Continent, to the ears of the other four great ninja villages of the Ninja Continent.
Just as in the pirate world, where various forces would plant spies in each other's forces.
This world had mind-based Yin Release ninjutsu, a very professional brainwashing system, and so on...
In the five great ninja villages, there were still lookouts and spies planted by the enemy.
These lookouts could be their own ninjas, their own villagers, or external merchant caravans, and so on...
The reason Kushina Uzumaki was kidnapped was because of this.
Unlike the pirate world, where intelligence was transmitted through Den Den Mushi or from person to person.
The way intelligence was transmitted in this world was by using summoning-type ninjutsu or one-time scrolls to transmit intelligence.
So the Big Mom Pirates, who had just occupied Kirigakure and had no time to study the ninjutsu of one of the five great ninja villages, simply could not stop those lookouts from transmitting intelligence.
Therefore...
When the news that Kirigakure had been occupied by one of the four great pirate crews from another continent reached the ears of the Kage of the other four great ninja villages, the high-ranking officials of the four great ninja villages were all shocked.
Konoha, the Hokage's office.
"A frontal attack, and in just over an hour, Kirigakure was occupied by a force called the Big Mom Pirates."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was filled with a deep look of shock, "The Big Mom Pirates, one of the four great pirate crews that Doflamingo mentioned. Are these outsiders that powerful?!"
"Is this intelligence real or fake?!"
Koharu Utatane and Danzō Shimura, who were in the meeting, were also scared by this intelligence.
"It's real. Besides us, the others may have also received the news."
Hiruzen Sarutobi carefully looked at the scroll in his hand, then handed it to his companions, and said with a grave expression, "An unknown energy similar to chakra, hot weapons that surpass ninja tools, and a special ability more convenient than Kekkei Genkai and Hiden ninjutsu... The power system of another continent is not only not weaker than ours, but it has also given birth to a super-powerhouse who surpasses the Kage, like the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha!"
"With just two moves... the several thousand troops of Kirigakure were defeated at the hands of the leader of the Big Mom Pirates."
"...If this intelligence is true, then doesn't that mean that the leaders of the other pirate crews, and that Hancock, whom even Doflamingo feels inferior to and praises as a god, are all powerhouses of this level?"
Homura Mitokado said with a serious expression, "If so, then including that Hancock, our continent has been invaded by five forces not inferior to the Five Kage and the five great ninja villages?!"
"`Hiss..."
Hearing his comrade's analysis and imagining such a scene, Koharu Utatane immediately sucked in a cold breath and said with a trembling voice, "Is this era going to run wild?"
"...Hiruzen, what do you plan to do?"
At this moment, Danzō Shimura suddenly stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said in a deep voice, "This intelligence is not good news for us."
"In front of the outsiders, our former enemy is now our compatriot, and one has fallen."
"The actions of the Big Mom Pirates, just like the name of their force, are those of greedy pirates."
"Their target is very likely us, the great nations and ninja villages that stand at the pinnacle of the Ninja Continent."
"Kirigakure may just be the beginning. The other three pirate crews, and even the Golden Nation, which surpasses the four great pirate crews, their target may be our five great ninja villages."
"It could have been a five-on-five situation, but now one has fallen."
"If their target is really us, the situation may be very unfavorable for us..."
His tone paused slightly, and Danzō Shimura continued, "Should we sit back and watch, or should we remind them?!"
"For decades, no matter how great our hatred is, in the face of the threat of outsiders, we should all unite."
"..."
After hearing Danzō Shimura's last suggestion, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at his companion with a somewhat strange expression.
If there weren't such words in this world.
Hiruzen Sarutobi really wanted to say: "Little brother, what's up?"
Are you so obsessed with becoming the Hokage?
Why are you so dedicated to being his Hokage's assistant?
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