"What?! What nonsense are you spouting?!"
The Big Mom stared wide-eyed at Kaido, unable to believe that the man before her was still the fearless Kaido. Wasn't what he said a bit too encouraging?
Kaido casually downed several large gulps of sake and said nonchalantly,
"You've never fought him, so you don't know how terrifying he is. To be honest, I can't think of anyone who could stand against him."
"Has Purple Kirin's strength really reached this level?"
"It's going to be even more exaggerated than I've described. I'm going to Marine Headquarters this time to see for myself what he's really up to."
"So you're still refusing to form an alliance?"
"Tch, it's meaningless, but I still owe you a favor. If you want to form an alliance with me, then go ahead!"
When Big Mom saw that Kaido had agreed, she raised her sake jug and clinked it against Kaido's, but her face showed no joy at the successful alliance; instead, it was filled with worry.
On the other side, aboard the Moby Dick,
Whitebeard was also sitting in a cabin with Shanks, discussing the upcoming war. On the deck outside the cabin stood the officers of both the Red and White Divisions.
Shanks brought a detailed chart about Senga, which listed all of Senga's abilities.
Whitebeard looked at the names of the abilities listed above, and even though he already knew that Senga possessed multiple abilities, he couldn't help but be amazed by them.
"Door door, gravity, Matatabi, shrew, explosion, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, momo, combination, dark..."
There are at least nine known Devil Fruit abilities, and judging from the Senga Tomoe in Rinnegan, he has two more unknown abilities that he hasn't yet revealed!
Moreover, both of them knew that Senga's most terrifying feature was his Rinnegan, which possessed power that surpassed even that of Devil Fruit, and no one could be sure of its limits.
Coupled with Senga's domineering Haki, which was even stronger than Shanks', Whitebeard was also unusually awestruck, and he exclaimed,
"This is simply a monster!"
Shanks nodded in agreement, subconsciously touching his severed arm. He knew far better than Whitebeard just how strong Senga was.
However, Shanks wasn't as pessimistic Kaido. In his view, this was the gathering of all Four Emperors, a force powerful enough to shake the world. Even if Senga was strong, she couldn't possibly decide the outcome of this war alone, could Tianlai Novel Network?
However, if Shanks had seen Madara's appearance in Naruto, he would know that even alone, he could rout tens of thousands of enemies.
Shanks looked down at the photo of Senga on the file and whispered,
"Let me see if you really have the ability to end this era!"
Whitebeard glanced at him and said,
"Aren't you going to eat a Devil Fruit? Finding a suitable Devil Fruit shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"
Mentioning Devil Fruit, Shanks' face showed disgust, and he said hatefully,
"I won't eat its food!"
"It?"
"Don't worry about it. I have a different plan this time, and it won't be any worse than Devil Fruit."
Whitebeard was taken aback, wondering what Shanks meant by "preparations," but seeing the grim look on his face, he didn't press the matter. After all, they were on the same side now, so it was good that Shanks was prepared.
After explaining the remaining matters, Shanks got up to leave. Before leaving, he said to Whitebeard,
"Don't drink alcohol for the next few days, take good care of your health, and don't let anything go wrong!"
The Whitebeard frowned and rebuked him.
"Kid, aren't you getting a little too cocky? You're even starting to meddle with me?"
However, Shanks was behaving very strangely today. A dark eyeshadow suddenly appeared around his left eye, and he turned his head, speaking in a very cold tone.
"You're too arrogant. You have no idea what kind of enemy we're facing."
A strange wave erupted from Shanks' body; it wasn't Conqueror's Haki, but merely a kind of oppressive aura.
But this oppressive aura made even Whitebeard feel extremely uncomfortable. A look of shock flashed in his eyes as he stared at the unfamiliar Shanks and shouted,
"Who exactly are you?!"
"Who... am I?"
Shanks' expression suddenly turned confused. Upon seeing this, Whitebeard immediately unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. Under the impact of the Haki, Shanks gradually returned to normal, and the eyeshadow on his left eye gradually faded away.
A wave of weakness washed over him, and his body went limp, almost causing him to collapse to the ground.
Seeing this, Whitebeard disregarded the unpleasantness that had just occurred and quickly stepped forward to grasp Shanks' waist, helping him steady himself.
Singers took a few deep breaths and said in a low voice,
Thank you.
The Whitebeard frowned and asked,
"What just happened? You seem like a completely different person!"
"You're overthinking it. I'm still me, I've just been too stressed lately and I'm a little mentally unstable."
"And what's the pattern on your left eye?"
"It's just Armament Haki, you can't even tell that?"
"..."
Whitebeard naturally didn't believe Shanks's nonsense. Anyone could see that Shanks's condition was very strange just now, and something must have happened to him.
Shanks clearly didn't want to say anything more, and Whitebeard couldn't force him to talk, so the two ended up in an awkward situation.
Only when Shanks felt slightly better did he break free from the Whitebeard's large hand and slowly say,
"Don't overthink it. If we find ourselves at a disadvantage in the battle a few days from now, that will be the key to our victory."
Without waiting for Whitebeard's response, Shanks turned and walked out of the cabin. Beckman, who was guarding outside, saw the weakness on Shanks' face and quickly went forward to drape a black cloak over his shoulders.
Beckman asked with a serious expression,
"Did you have a conflict with Whitebeard? We sensed a powerful aura outside just now, was that you?"
Shanks waved his hand and said,
"Nothing happened, let's go back!"
Among the Flower Chamber,
Imu, sitting on the throne, suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes with two black rings around them.
He seemed to be laughing, muttering to himself.
"Can't hold back any longer? Enjoy this power! You keep saying you hate it, but in the end you still have to rely on it. How ironic! Hahahaha!"
At that moment, the voice he loathed rang in his mind.
"Aren't you afraid he'll use this power to defeat Uchiha Senga? Wouldn't that ruin your plan?"
Imu scoffed and said coldly,
"Uchiha Senga isn't so easily defeated. This will only force him to evolve faster. You piece of trash, you'd better shut up!"
After speaking, Imu's figure disappeared into the shadows, and the entire hall fell into a deathly silence once again.