Konoha Yellow Monkey: The salary is in place, and Wukage is useless!

According to the plan, Zephyr was supposed to go to the Land of Light after arriving at Windmill Village, arranged by Kizaru, to witness what a true era of peace and prosperity looks like.

However, Zephyr rejected the suggestion. He felt that the trip to the East Blue was enough to prove the excellence of the Land of Light under Kizaru's leadership. Rather than going to the Land of Light's mainland, he hoped to reunite with Aokiji and begin the construction of the new Navy as soon as possible.

Given such a proactive individual, Kizaru naturally chose to comply with Zephyr's wishes. After letting Zephyr rest in Windmill Village for one night, he personally used teleportation techniques the next day to bring Zephyr and his disciple Ain back to the military base on the East Blue front.

"Admiral Zephyr, regarding the new Marine base, I've arranged for people to help Aokiji locate it. It's an island in the New World called Sog Island, inhabited by tens of thousands of islanders, most of whom make a living by farming. It was originally an island protected by Whitebeard. I personally contacted Whitebeard and obtained the island from him." Before parting, Kizaru briefly explained the information about the new Marine base to Zephyr.

Zephyr nodded calmly, then turned to look at the dozens of young marines following behind him, preparing to return to their warship. With a confident tone, he said to Kizaru, "The marines behind me will become the seeds of a new navy. Each and every one of them is an excellent soldier with a heart full of justice."

"Alright, then I'll wait for your good news in the East Blue," Kizaru said with a smile.

Zefa didn't speak, but instead waved his hand, strode forward, and said in a bold tone, "Let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zephyr took the lead, with his two disciples, Ein and Binz, following closely behind on either side of their teacher. The other young marines also strode forward with their heads held high, following in the footsteps of Admiral Zephyr.

Kizaru stood still, watching Zephyr and the young marines board the warship docked in the port, and then watched the warship start up and sail out to sea.

"Can we trust these naval forces? Should I arrange for some spies to monitor them?"

The familiar voice and words that rang in his ears made Kizaru know who it was without even turning around.

“Uncle, for someone like Zephyr, for these Marines, using espionage is a low-level tactic. I trust my judgment; I won't misjudge him.” Kizaru first made a helpless remark, then turned to Danzo, his words revealing confidence.

Danzo didn't care about his nephew's complaints. He knew that his suggestion would definitely not be adopted by his nephew, but he still said it, just to give his nephew a heads-up.

"Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment. These natives of another world are not our own people after all," Danzo continued to remind Kizaru, seemingly having grown accustomed to playing the role of the one who spoke harshly.

Kizaru was already used to Danzo's way of speaking, so he didn't mind. He just smiled at his uncle and said jokingly, "Instead of worrying about the Navy, I think you should worry more about your plans in the Navy and the underworld! That reckless guy Deidara came up with a pretty amazing plan for me before he left last time."

Upon hearing the name Deidara, Danzo's face instinctively darkened. "That shrewd Ōnoki, after a lifetime of cleverness, only produced such a stupid disciple? What is that idiot planning to do now? Is he planning to use his bombs to blow up the Holy Land where the World Government is located?"

"Hahaha! Not quite. He's just planning a desperate move. He's very unwilling to accept his defeat to Hashirama-senpai, so he plans to go to the New World, recruit a group of pirates with flying abilities, form an aerial pirate crew, and then return to the first half of the Grand Line. Using his superior mobility, he'll destroy all the supply ships bound for Mary Geoise, cutting off Mary Geoise's access to supplies," Kizaru said with a wicked grin.

When Danzo heard about the plan, his first reaction was that it was a pipe dream. He was about to criticize it, but when he spoke, he hesitated for a moment. After setting aside his prejudices and thinking it over carefully, he realized that it was indeed somewhat feasible.

"This plan does have some feasibility. Even if we can't completely cut off the supplies being transported to Mary Geoise, as long as we can destroy two-thirds of them, it will greatly affect the lives of the World Government and those stupid Celestial Dragons. We can even try to force that Im to take action, so that you can observe her strength in secret."

Danzo became increasingly convinced that it was indeed feasible, and that this opportunity would also help his nephew Kizaru test Im's strength, ensuring that Kizaru could win the final battle in the future.

Considering all this, Danzo felt he couldn't let Deidara, this reckless fool, carry out the plan alone. He suggested to Kizaru, "If we can really force Im to take action so you can observe her strength, then any amount of resources we spend will be worthwhile. I suggest giving Deidara a smart enough lieutenant to help him build his pirate crew. During this time, we can also provide as many resources as possible to increase the strength of Deidara's pirate crew."

“Recently, our people have collected some Devil Fruit resources in the East China Sea and other sea areas. However, we haven’t yet determined the abilities of most of these Devil Fruits. I think we can provide Deidara with some Devil Fruit resources to help them increase their strength.”

"Instead of Devil Fruits, I think there's someone quite suitable to assign to Deidara." Kizaru thought of an extremely suitable candidate.

"Who?" Danzo asked curiously.

Kizaru slowly uttered a name, "Shiki the Golden Lion."

"Golden Lion? The great pirate that Madara Uchiha killed last time? He is indeed a suitable candidate. Whether it is strength or his past, he is a good fit for Deidara." Danzo felt that his nephew's suggestion was indeed perfect, especially considering that Golden Lion was resurrected by Edo Tensei and his life and death were entirely in Orochimaru's hands.

Seeing his uncle's expression of agreement, Kizaru continued, "I have arranged for Orochimaru to replace Shiki with a more suitable sacrifice to ensure that he can exert a level of strength close to his former strength. The only regret is that he cannot use his Devil Fruit abilities after being resurrected through Edo Tensei. If Deidara's plans and abilities can be combined with Shiki's Devil Fruit abilities, their threat to the World Government will be multiplied."

At the end, Kizaru showed a hint of regret. Danzo noticed this and said, "We still don't have enough Devil Fruit illustrations. We didn't pay much attention to them before. I will arrange for a special transaction and collection of related Devil Fruit illustrations. You can also wait until Shiki wakes up and have him go to the warehouse to see if there are any Devil Fruits he ate in his lifetime among the ones we have collected."

Kizaru nodded, acknowledging his uncle's suggestion.

Having finished discussing the important matter, Danzo did not waste any more time by Kizaru's side. He quickly turned and left in silence to continue his work.

Kizaru, now with some free time, plans to return to the Land of Light for a few days to rest, spend time with Tsunade, see the children, and check on Kaido's daughter Yamato's studies in the Land of Light.
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While Kizaru was secretly orchestrating naval affairs, other forces on the high seas were also developing their own capabilities.

The emergence of the Land of Light had a profound impact on the various forces on the seas, and greatly changed the fate of many people and forces.

This had a tremendous impact on both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates.

With Kizaru's help, Whitebeard and his pirate crew won the Marineford War. Whitebeard's long-accumulated injuries were also healed by the Land of Light's advanced medical technology, and his physical condition was restored to that of a few years younger. This helped Whitebeard's strength almost return to its peak, allowing the already numerous and powerful Whitebeard Pirates to once again reach their zenith. They not only occupied more islands in the New World, but also became second-tier pirate crews affiliated with Whitebeard, and even proclaimed that Whitebeard should become the new Pirate King and the new ruler of the seas.

Whitebeard himself noticed this trend among his men, which gradually gave rise to an idea in his mind.

Perhaps it's time for me to retire and hand over the pirate crew to Marco and Ace.

However, before officially retiring, Whitebeard planned to thoroughly clean up the pirate crew's practices, especially those independent pirate crews that were under his protection.

Whitebeard had already imagined how much bloodshed this purge would cause and how it would be misunderstood by some children, but he had to do it, all for the future of all the children.

Whitebeard had a long-term vision. He knew that the future seas would inevitably belong to the Land of Light, and under the rule of the Land of Light, the existence of pirate crews would not be allowed. Therefore, it was necessary to start eliminating certain scourges in the fleet whose actions were too egregious.

Therefore, Whitebeard privately approached Marco, Ace, and other division commanders, shared his thoughts, and, in his role as the father, made the final decision.

On the high seas, after forming an alliance with the Land of Light, it wasn't just Whitebeard who began to clean up his own forces. The clever and flexible Doflamingo was also carrying out similar actions. He not only stopped the business of human slavery and trafficking, but also dealt with several subordinates whose past deeds were too dark and brutal.

Doflamingo's idea was very simple: Kizaru and the Land of Light had a very high probability of overthrowing the World Government and becoming the new masters of the sea. For the sake of the future, actively clearing away the darkness of the past and securing a good enough seat for himself and his family on the Land of Light's big ship became the key.

Doflamingo eagerly anticipates the future, the moment when his status and that of those arrogant and foolish people in the Holy Land will be reversed.

That scene would be quite interesting! (End of Chapter)