Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

As for why the Five Elders chose Akainu, it's because once Akainu becomes the Fleet Admiral, he will inevitably engage in fierce battles with pirates, causing countless casualties and losses.

What is war about? War is about money, supplies, and weapons. If a conservative like Aokiji were in power, the Navy, with its current resources and strength, could barely break free from its excessive dependence on the World Government and have a great deal of autonomy and independence.

However, once Akainu comes to power, the Navy's military spending will inevitably increase dramatically. At that time, the World Government, which controls the Navy's economic lifeline, will hold the Navy firmly in its hands like a leech.

If Akainu doesn't obey, fine, the World Government can just cut off the Navy's military spending. Then what will Akainu use to fill the Navy's huge military spending deficit?

This is exactly what the Five Elders wanted, and it's a blatant conspiracy. If Akainu wants to become the Fleet Admiral, he will inevitably step into the plan that the Five Elders have long prepared.

Unless Akainu can choose a relatively conservative strategy like Sengoku did before, but Akainu is Akainu, his personality will never compromise with pirates.

"Sakazuki, the World Government has already conducted a large-scale recruitment drive worldwide. The top fighters will be selected to join the Navy as new Admirals to make up for the Navy's current lack of combat power." Saturn Satan's voice came over unhurriedly.

"I refuse. The selection of the Navy's highest combat power, the Admiral, is an internal matter for the Navy and does not require the World Government's interference." Upon hearing this, Akainu's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

“Sakazuki, watch your tone. I’m not discussing this with you; I’m informing you that this is the World Government’s supreme decision, and the Navy must accept it unconditionally.” Satan Saint hung up the phone immediately after saying this.

"A bunch of bastards." Akainu's forehead veins bulged as he watched the Den Den Mushi fall asleep. The next moment, his anger erupted, and scorching magma flowed from his body, burning the office to ashes.

Historically, the selection of admirals has always been an internal promotion within the navy; there has never been a case of a naval admiral being directly appointed from outside the navy, not even a vice admiral. The World Government's so-called global conscription is now blatantly revealing its intentions, openly interfering in the internal affairs of the navy.

Under normal circumstances, admirals promoted from within the Navy would inevitably feel grateful to Fleet Admiral Akainu and become his reliable subordinates. However, admirals forcibly placed by the World Government would become unstable factors within the Navy, commonly known as "sand infiltrators." These people might be strong enough, but they would undermine Akainu's control over the Navy.

Fujitora's actions in the later part of the original work also proved this point. However, contrary to the World Government's expectations, Fujitora neither recognized Akainu nor the World Government. Instead, he became an existence who upheld his own sense of justice and made a great contribution to overthrowing the Shichibukai system.

After an unknown amount of time, Akainu finally managed to calm himself down. Unless he wanted the World Government to cut the Navy's military spending, he had no choice but to let the World Government interfere. However, Akainu was also somewhat confident that he had enough strength to suppress the new Navy Admirals. Furthermore, as long as Chaton, Momousagi, and the others improved their combat power, they would only lack the title of Navy Admiral, not their combat strength.

Having figured all this out, Akainu returned to the meeting hall, his gaze sharp as he looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice, "The previous proposal for internal promotion of Marine Admirals is cancelled."

A single stone stirs up a thousand ripples; Akainu's words immediately made the meeting room noisy.

Chief of Staff Tsuru stood up and gestured for everyone to be quiet. He then looked thoughtfully at Akainu, and a glint of light flashed in Sengoku's eyes behind his glasses.

"Why did Marshal cancel Kaji and Diyuan's promotions?" As Akainu's trusted subordinate, Doberman acted without much restraint and asked what everyone was thinking.

"The World Government intends to select admirals for the Navy through a global conscription process, so this resolution is cancelled," Sakazuki said, having regained his admiral's composure. However, his words inadvertently shifted the Navy's resentment towards the World Government. Whether in the military or other corporations, there is often a strong tendency towards xenophobia, with disdain for outsiders who are brought in from outside.

Sengoku was surprised to see Akainu cleverly shift everyone's hatred onto the World Government. He muttered to himself, "Perhaps I underestimated Akainu before. He also has the wisdom to be a Marine Admiral. It remains to be seen whether he can seize the opportunity."

The World Government's forceful intervention in the promotion of admirals has undoubtedly touched a raw nerve within the Navy. A soldier who doesn't aspire to be an admiral is not a good Navy soldier. From the very first day they join the Navy, all Navy soldiers strive for the position of admiral, especially those Navy officers who are promoted to vice admirals, who are determined to obtain this position.

In the past, admirals were selected from among the best vice admirals at headquarters. But the World Government's actions this time were tantamount to a slap in the face to all naval officers. If you can directly recruit admirals through global conscription today, will it be the same in the future? This has made all the efforts of these vice admirals at headquarters a joke, and their resentment towards the World Government will only grow stronger day by day.

Akainu saw everyone's expressions, especially Chaton's, which was extremely ugly. It was obvious that the cooked duck had flown away again.

"However, although Kakei and Tsukiko cannot be promoted to the rank of Admiral, they can enjoy the benefits and treatment of Admirals. The same applies to others in the future. As long as they can reach the combat strength of a candidate Admiral, they will be paid according to the benefits of an Admiral." After hearing Akainu's words, the expressions of the group of Marine officers visibly softened.

The same goes for Kakei and Tsubone. Although they lost the admiral position they had secured, the improved benefits were a consolation. They wouldn't blame Akainu, the Fleet Admiral, but would only blame the World Government for undermining the Navy's system.

"Chief of Staff Tsuru, let's proceed with the second decision." After reassuring everyone, Akainu turned to Vice Admiral Tsuru and said.

"The second proposal of this meeting is to supplement the list of candidates for the Seven Warlords of the Sea." Vice Admiral Tsuru turned to the first page of the file and read out the second page.

Since Roger started the Great Pirates, more and more civilians have chosen to become pirates. Faced with the increasing number of new generation pirates, the strength of the Navy alone is no longer enough to guarantee the safety of the World Government member states. In view of this, the World Government decided to use pirates to counterbalance pirates and established the Seven Warlords of the Sea system to help the Navy balance the power of pirates in the New World, led by the Four Emperors.

However, thanks to Sengoku's cunning, the Navy had quietly surpassed the Seven Warlords of the Sea, making them subordinate units of the Navy rather than equals.

With Crocodile's plot to seize the country exposed, Moria's defeat, and Jinbe's defection during the subsequent Marineford War, the Seven Warlords of the Sea were severely depleted, so it was necessary to replenish them with new members.

Akainu initially scoffed at the Shichibukai system, but after Vice Admiral Tsuru's explanation, he understood that Sengoku had agreed to its existence in order to exploit the World Government by converting the funds originally intended for the Shichibukai into internal Navy expenses.

Therefore, as long as the Seven Warlords of the Sea exist and do not cause too much trouble, the World Government will, as is customary, allocate funds to the Navy annually, which will then transfer them to the Seven Warlords. This is why, given Akainu's radical personality, he allowed the Seven Warlords to exist after becoming Fleet Admiral. These are also inside stories that Akainu only learned after becoming Fleet Admiral, and one of the few things he respected about Sengoku, the former Fleet Admiral.