The Whitebeard Pirates knelt before Whitebeard's body, still reeling from their grief.
Marco, carrying his injured body, stumbled over. He looked at the Whitebeard in front of him, but instead of weeping like the others, he lowered his head and remained silent.
It turned out that Senga had just told him Whitebeard's dying words: their Whitebeard Pirates could leave just like the Beasts Pirates.
Marco's feelings were incredibly complex. He said in a low voice,
"Dad made a deal with the navy; the condition was to spare our lives. Don't let Dad down. Let's go!"
As he spoke, he re-entered his Phoenix Form, using his wings to lift the Whitebeard corpse and fly towards the Moby Dick.
Seeing this, the other members, though unwilling, had no choice but to follow Marco back to their respective ships.
They were less than half their original number, so even though some of their ships had been destroyed in the battle, the remaining ships were enough to carry them away from Marineford.
With the departure of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, only Shanks remained, pinned to the ice by the Truth-Seeking Orb Ball spears.
The White Karma on his abdomen grew fainter and fainter. Once the White Karma disappeared, his body would be completely reduced to nothingness by the Truth-Seeking Orb.
Suddenly, the black spear embedded in his abdomen detached, transformed back into a Truth-Seeking Orb, and merged into Senga's back.
The White Karma also completely dissipated at this moment. Shanks felt an endless weakness and collapsed to the ground, his vision going black.
Another Black Coffin enveloped his body, and a door opened in the air, through which the Black Coffin floated in.
Having dealt with everything, Senga's body soared into the sky above Marineford, facing all the Marines of Headquarters and the crowds watching the live broadcast around the world, and he proclaimed loudly,
"The war is over, victory belongs to our navy!"
After a brief silence, the entire headquarters erupted in thunderous cheers. From Fleet Admiral Sengoku down to the ordinary soldiers, everyone was flushed with excitement, clenching their fists and venting their surging emotions.
Konoha (Cocoyasi Village)
The villagers were in a frenzy of celebration. Because of Senga, they had a very strong sense of identification with the Navy, and the Navy's victory was naturally something to celebrate.
Nami grabbed Nojiko's hand and shook it forcefully, her face flushed as she shouted.
"Brother Senga is amazing! Don't you think so, Nojiko!"
A bright smile bloomed on Nojiko's face. She nodded vigorously and said,
"Of course! Brother Senga is the most amazing person in the world!"
Foosha Village
The villagers who had fainted were awakened by the cheers coming from the live broadcast. They groggily got up from the ground, shook their heads, and were still unaware of what had just happened.
Makino patted Luffy, who was still unconscious beside her. Luffy suddenly opened his eyes wide and sat up from the ground. The first thing he did upon waking up was to shout.
"One Piece is real!!!"
The villagers laughed and shook their heads when they heard this. They thought Luffy was too naive to still believe in One Piece.
Luffy didn't care about the villagers' reactions; he was only saying that to himself.
He paused, then turned to look at Makino and asked,
"Sister Makino, where's Shanks? How is he?"
Makino was in a dilemma after hearing this. Although she disliked Shanks, she also knew how important Shanks was to Luffy. She was afraid that Luffy wouldn't be able to accept it if she told him about Shanks' situation.
Luffy Makino was stammering and unwilling to speak, Luffy turned to an older man and asked about Shanks.
The uncle, no longer having Makino's reservations, answered directly.
"He's been locked up in a black cube by Admiral Purple Kirin; he'll probably be executed!"
"What!?"
Upon hearing this news, Luffy felt his head buzzing. After a while, he turned and walked out of the village without saying a word.
Some villagers, seeing this, quickly grabbed Luffy's hand and asked,
"Luffy, where are you going?"
"I'm going to save Shanks!!!"
"You bastard! Are you insane!?"
The other villagers immediately reprimanded him, but Luffy ignored them and continued to press forward.
He only stopped when Makino rushed up to him and slapped him hard across the face.
Luffy looked up, staring blankly at Makino, and asked in a trembling voice,
"Sister Makino, will Shanks die?"
Makino couldn't bear to see Luffy become depressed, nor did she want him to do anything foolish, so she said...
"He won't die. If Senga wanted to kill him, he would have done so long ago. He wouldn't have given him the chance to be imprisoned. You should calm down first!"
Luffy nodded blankly and finally quieted down.
Makino secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Luffy away from the scene, fearing that the villagers' revelry would affect Luffy again.
On the way back, Luffy clenched his fists and vowed in his heart that he would definitely rescue Shanks and find One Piece!
The Marineford War, which shocked the entire world, ultimately resulted in a complete naval victory!
Because Senga used her reverse- Year God Power to turn back time, the Navy miraculously suffered zero casualties, while the Four Emperors suffered extremely heavy losses.
Leaving aside the losses of crew members and officers, two of the Four Emperors died, one escaped, and Red-Haired was imprisoned, his fate still unknown.
After this battle, the Navy's prestige and power on the seas soared to unprecedented heights, and a large number of young people began to flock to the Navy, while the pirates' side was in a gloomy state.
Many small pirate crews disbanded and disappeared into the small towns, living as ordinary citizens. The larger pirate crews were barely surviving because they found that even ordinary people were no longer afraid of them in many places.
Their lives deteriorated day by day, to the point that they were given a new title: sea vagrants!
Back at headquarters,
The atmosphere in the meeting room was unusually cheerful today, with the generals chatting and laughing, a stark contrast to the seriousness before the battle.
As usual, Aokiji strolled into the conference room. When he found his seat, Akainu was already seated, surprisingly nodded to him.
Aokiji's eyes widened as he stared intently at Akainu's face, scrutinizing him repeatedly, wondering if Akainu had taken the wrong medicine today. Why was he behaving so abnormally?
Doesn't he usually just snort and put on a sour face when he sees me late?
Sengoku, sitting at the head of the table, frowned and said, seeing that Aokiji hadn't sat down for a while.
"Kuzan! You're late again! Hurry up and sit down!"
Aokiji then sat down in his seat, his eyes occasionally glancing towards Akainu.
Sengoku sighed helplessly, then his expression turned serious, and he spoke.
"Today I have something to announce..."