Kill with a Borrowed Knife!
Fujitora finally understood Ronglin's intentions. Ronglin had no desire to stop Kaido from seizing the Road Poneglyph. He only wanted to concentrate his forces on protecting the Star Alliance's territory.
Given the Star Alliance's current strength, if they went to war with Kaido on all fronts, whether they won or lost, their power would certainly suffer tremendous damage. If the BIGMOM Pirates took advantage of the situation then, the Star Alliance could very well be doomed beyond redemption.
But from another perspective, if the Marines stopped Kaido—or even competed with him for the Road Poneglyph—then the Marines and Kaido fighting each other would actually help the Star Alliance weaken its enemies.
Fujitora suddenly felt miserable. It would have been better not to know about this matter. Now that he did, he found it difficult to make a choice.
Ronglin had made it clear that, in order to preserve his strength and protect the Star Alliance's territory, he would not take the initiative to clash with Kaido. Especially after the internal strife within the Star Alliance erupted recently, several major forces had attempted to seize the Star Alliance's territory, leaving the Star Alliance far less high-profile than before.
At the same time, after CP0 wiped out the Star Alliance's Third Fleet, the Star Alliance's strength had been severely reduced by 300. Now, the Star Alliance's major fleets no longer had any outside missions. They were all gathered within their territorial borders, holding their ground.
And once Kaido obtained the Road Poneglyph, Laugh Tale would inevitably become their target as well.
Not only would the Marines be unable to accept that, but the World Government definitely would not allow it either. They would certainly send a massive army to suppress Kaido then. Rather than deal with trouble