"The medic is Admiral Kagura's subordinate..."
Kizaru slightly turned his head, looking at Akihara Kagura beside him.
"Admiral Sakazuki, why bother saving him!"
Akihara Kagura squinted his eyes, assessing the surrounding situation: "Why not just kill him here, frame someone else, and eliminate any witnesses to prevent word from spreading? After all, we're not the only ones at sea who would assassinate a Celestial Dragon..."
"..."
Saint Figarland Garling wanted to cough up blood.
This bastard...
Actually thinks about killing and covering up!
"Stop talking!"
Akainu sternly halted Akihara Kagura, then turned back to Saint Figarland Garling; his hand was gradually turning into magma: "Let's stop the bleeding first... Saint Garling, you should be able to bear a bit of pain, right?"
"..."
Saint Figarland Garling furrowed his brow and remained silent.
Akainu used magma to cauterize Saint Figarland Garling's wound to prevent this Heavenly Celestial Dragon from bleeding to death; after all, they still need this World Noble for the fight!
After all...
In terms of identity and combat strength, Saint Figarland Garling is most suited to stop Red-haired Shanks.
"Execute Saint Saturn's mission first."
While burning Saint Figarland Garling's shoulder, Akainu commanded in a deep voice: "After the mission is over, we will deal with today's events..."
Such an annoying matter...
Let Marshal Sengoku deal with it!
"..."
Saint Figarland Garling's forehead was drenched in sweat, biting his teeth hard, retaining a look of hatred and anger!
Once he returns to Mary Geoise...
He'll immediately propose executing Akainu and Akihara Kagura, those two bastards!
Although Akihara Kagura, the Navy Vice Admiral who severed his arm, must die without doubt, his reason for doing so was to stand up for Akainu, and in any case, the ultimate culprit Akainu must not be spared, nor the dog daring to command its master!
"..."
Kizaru blinked, curiously leaning toward Akihara Kagura: "Admiral Kagura, aren't you concerned about the trouble with the Celestial Dragons?"
"I would rather they come looking for trouble with me..."
Akihara Kagura quietly observed Akainu and Saint Figarland Garling, a hint of amusement fleeting away in his eyes: "But the Five Elders likely won't have time to punish the Navy soon; they might even rely on the Navy for help..."
"The Konoha Pirates are advancing into the New World..."
Akihara Kagura glanced at Kizaru beside him, seemingly self-reflectively: "How much madness must be in the brains of the Five Elders to consider disposing of the Navy's upper-tier forces in the face of crisis, just to maintain the Celestial Dragons' dignity?"
"Tsk, that's hard to say..."
Kizaru smirked but ultimately said no more.
Who knows what the Celestial Dragons think...
With eight centuries of ruling the world, before the doom actually descends upon them, they might indeed propose sanctioning the Navy!
However...
That might be fine as well...
Hopefully, the Celestial Dragons force a split between the Navy and the World Government, prompting the Navy to join forces with the Konoha Pirates to overthrow everything, sparing him the headache...
"Alright."
Akainu finished cauterizing Saint Figarland Garling's shoulder, the scent of charred flesh lingering in the area, yet he seemed indifferent, coldly stating: "According to our original plan, I'll go stop that guy Kaido..."
"Admiral Sakazuki."
Akihara Kagura watched Akainu finish cauterizing Saint Figarland Garling's shoulder and stepped forward, volunteering: "Your hand is injured too; let me substitute you in confronting Hundred Beasts Kaido! Kaido and Flame Disaster King possess aerial capabilities, and my abilities are more suited for this..."
In this regard...
Akihara Kagura indeed holds more advantage.
Akainu's Demon Fruit Ability is undoubtedly powerful, yet stopping Hundred Beasts Kaido and Flame Disaster King isn't ordinary trouble... Akihara Kagura's speed is faster, and he possesses multiple Demon Fruit abilities in his body, making him more apt to confront Hundred Beasts Kaido.
"Kaido isn't easy to deal with..."
Akainu glanced at Akihara Kagura, slightly skeptical of him, seemingly reluctant to entrust such a challenging task to a subordinate.
"Forget it."
Akainu shook his head, deeply eyeing Akihara Kagura: "Then it's up to you; don't disappoint me. If you can distract Hundred Beasts Kaido and Flame Disaster King, reclaiming Vegapunk will be your greatest achievement..."
It's good this way...
Let this Navy Vice Admiral achieve a great deed.
If Akihara Kagura shows strength rivaling Hundred Beasts Kaido, at least, in resolving the conflict between Saint Figarland Garling and Akihara Kagura, the Five Elders will think twice, avoiding losing a formidable force...
Moreover...
Akihara Kagura's current performance is commendable.
Despite being somewhat extreme in actions, he stands solid in combat prowess and his resolve for justice, even thwarting the disaster of Shampodi's destruction.
Even...
The young Vice Admiral's future potential is greater.
After all, the youth's body harbors multiple Logia-type Demon Fruit abilities.
Akainu, participating in this mission, knew of certain internal Navy rumors; this guy was just a lucky recipient of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit before entering the training camp.
Even during the Sky Island incident, Akihara Kagura could only hide behind Marshal Sengoku; after some time in the training camp, he effortlessly defeated Marco and Fire Fist Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates, truly a bona fide monster.