Anticipation

The Night Pirates learned of the events on Uso Island immediately and only needed to send someone to keep an eye on it from a distance.

Whether it was Wano Country or Zunesha, the Night Pirates had arranged manpower in advance.

However, to Teach and his Beasts Pirates' target would be Wano Country, and that a fierce battle would ensue.

However, unexpectedly, the Beasts Pirates bypassed the powerful Wano Country and shifted their target to Uso Island, somehow obtaining information that the Road Sign Stone existed there.

They weren't sure if the Beasts Pirates had obtained the Road Sign Stone, but they probably had, because according to intelligence, the Beasts Pirates didn't stay on Uso Island for long.

"I underestimated the Beasts Pirates." Teach chuckled softly as he looked at the intelligence report that had been sent to him.

The Beasts Pirates acted somewhat differently than expected, not recklessly attacking Wano Country, but the final result was still similar.

Teach had originally intended to find an opportunity to take the Road Sign Stone from Uso Island.

Since the Road Sign Stone might fall into the hands of the Beasts Pirates, and even if it doesn't, the Mink Tribe suffered heavy losses, the Beasts Pirates and Wano Country will inevitably clash as a result.

The conflict between the Beasts Pirates and Wano Country will inevitably tie down a large part of Wano Country's power. Whether it's retrieving the Road Sign Stone or avenging the Mink Tribe, Wano Country will not easily give up.

Wano Country will definitely cause trouble for the Beasts Pirates.

In that case, I don't believe the Whitebeard Pirates would dare to cause trouble for Wano Country under such circumstances.

Thus, the outcome of the war between the Night Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates can be predicted.

"Then we'll wait!" Teach's eyes gleamed as he laughed excitedly.

Stand up and go to your own private training room to work out.

Teach was waiting for Whitebeard to arrive. Given Whitebeard's character, having sacrificed so many of his family members, he would surely stand up for his sons; it was a father's responsibility.

Whitebeard didn't care about saving face in front of his family.

But this is war, and death is inevitable. Whitebeard could accept the deaths of his family and comrades. That's just how the sea is, and that's how he's always been. Whitebeard was, at heart, a pirate.

If a captain cannot accept the death of his crew or partner, he is actually unqualified, at least in the eyes of most people.

In battles between pirates and the navy, it's impossible to guarantee that no crew members will be killed.

But this doesn't stop him from avenging his family members who sacrificed their lives. Besides, once the casualties with the Night Pirates reach a certain level, Whitebeard will definitely not be able to bear it to the limit.

It was inevitable that they would come looking for trouble with the Night Pirates; the Night Pirates were prepared, and Teach was Teach.

Whitebeard and Teach will definitely clash. Once the war is over, the focus should shift entirely to oneself; strength is the most important thing.

Teach understands Whitebeard and is also aware of Whitebeard's power. Facing Whitebeard's terror head-on, Teach can only ensure his own survival, but he doesn't want to be in too much of a sorry state.

Whitebeard at his peak was truly terrifying, but he was also a formidable obstacle that Teach had to overcome, a battle that would determine victory or defeat.

For Teach, Whitebeard's existence was also a shackle, a shackle in his heart.

Only a battle can break these shackles. I believe that after the battle, Teach's spirit will rise to another level, truly reaching the world's top level.

This war was not very significant for the Night Pirates. They didn't lack dozens of Night Pirates, so it didn't greatly benefit Night Pirates development.

After all, with the abundant resources of the West Blue Combat Pyramid generating hundreds of billions in net profit annually, a smaller territory would actually be easier to manage.

To be precise, this war was started for Teach himself, but it also included other secondary objectives: the tempering of war and the deterrent power of the Night Pirates.

Teach had no doubt about the energy and potential contained in this body, but he could clearly feel that the improvement in strength was slowing down.

Teach needs more experience before he feels he has truly reached a bottleneck and needs external help.

The path forward is already very clear: Super Gene Potion are under development and research.

A white Devil Fruit, with twisted patterns, lay quietly in Teach's Darkness Space.

Some things seem to have been destined from the start, just as Teach set his sights on this sea area and made it his base.

Conquer the Christie Kingdom.

This Devil Fruit is a treasured possession of the Kingdom of the Christie Kingdom family. It is a Paramecia Devil Fruit, specifically the Twist- Twist Fruit, one of the top-tier Paramecia Devil Fruit, and possesses terrifying destructive power.

Compared to the Smash Fruit, it's more suitable for Teach, and could even be combined with the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

In the third year after the Night Pirates conquered the Christie Kingdom, the Devil Fruit was delivered to Teach. The improved situation of the Christie Kingdom also made the Christie Kingdom truly submit.

To demonstrate their sincerity, the Chris royal family presented the Devil Fruit.

Meanwhile, in front of the clock tower where the Golden Bell is housed stands a tall statue of a three-headed dragon, the symbol of the Night Pirates, which are found throughout the Night Sea Domain and even around the world.

Pirates who idolize the Night Pirates always like to buy the same toy.

The same goes for those children.

The ferocious three-headed dragon has two tails, a pair of huge bat wings on its back, no forelimbs, only two hind legs, and its whole body is covered with golden scales.

Ghidorah is its name.

The fruit had begun to grow. In Teach's backyard, on a two-meter-tall shrub, grew a strange golden fruit, only the size of an egg, but still recognizable as Devil Fruit, though it appeared unripe.

In fact, the tree suddenly grew out, and very quickly; in a short period of time, it sprouted something that looked like a flower bud.

Upon discovery, Teach immediately had it fenced off and a separate courtyard built.

Teach is waiting, waiting for it to mature and truly be born into this world.

This will take time, and Teach can afford to wait.

Teach's eyes seemed to see the distant future, what he would look like after he actually ate those two Devil Fruits. At that time, he would be invincible.

Before that, he needed to rely on his own power, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, to break free from Whitebeard's control over him.

Or perhaps it was Teach's fear of Whitebeard.

Yes, it's fear!

Teach knew how terrifying Whitebeard's power was. Even though he had left the Whitebeard Pirates and severed most of the shackles between them, some things were still hard to forget.

Fear stemming from terrifying power.

In reality, it was a hurdle in Teach's mind that he had to overcome himself, and the only way to do that was to fight Whitebeard. The outcome was not important.

Although he knew that Whitebeard's body would age, be riddled with injuries and his strength would decline drastically in the future, and he would naturally be no match for him then.

But Teach is proud, and that would give him no sense of accomplishment, he wouldn't be satisfied with it, and it would leave him with regrets.

He longed to have a major battle with Whitebeard while he was still at his peak, so that Teach's deep-seated fear of Whitebeard would naturally disappear.

Teach is conflicted; he wants to start the battle as soon as possible, but he also wants more time to become stronger.

"Come quickly! Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!"

Teach was yearning, his body was excited, and his blood was boiling.

Meanwhile, Kaido of the Beasts Pirates has returned to the Babarossa Kingdom and obtained the Road Sign Stone he had been longing for. He is overjoyed and immediately begins to hold a grand banquet.

Such news could not be concealed, and Kaido had no intention of concealing it either. Within the Beasts Pirates, many members saw the red Poneglyph on Kaido 'Kaido claws when he descended from the sky.

However, the contents of the Road Sign Stone were obscured and hidden immediately, for fear that someone would leak the contents, since taking a photo is equivalent to making a copy.

Within the Beasts Pirates, there are spies from various factions. Or perhaps in the royal city of the Babarossa Kingdom, since Kaido didn't hide it, the news spread to many factions around the world through various means.

I didn't expect Kaido to act so quickly. The news had only been around for a few months, and he had obtained a piece of it without anyone noticing. Thinking back to the information about Kaido's departure, it was to seize the Road Sign Stone.

Based on the intelligence, this Road Sign Stone belongs either to the Whitebeard Pirates or to Wano Country.

Intelligence networks from all sides immediately sprang into action, eager to determine Kaido had raided Wano Country or the Whitebeard Pirates' hideout. Regardless of which side did it, war would ensue for the Road Sign Stone.

Everything seemed normal in Wano Country, leading many to speculate that Kaido had somehow learned the location of the Road Sign Stone by the Whitebeard Pirates stolen them back, given that the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates were currently at war.

This made the Whitebeard Pirates somewhat panicked. They all suspected that their Road Sign Stone had been suddenly raided. After all, they had hidden the Roadstone very well and hadn't taken it out for years. In addition, Kaido had taken the Road Sign Stone without making a sound, which made them very suspicious.

Marco, who fought against the Night Pirates, left the battlefield and mysteriously disappeared. As a core member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he naturally knew where the Road Sign Stone he took from Fish-Man Island were.

"Thank goodness, it's still there." Marco breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Road Sign Stone with his own eyes.

However, Marco suddenly realized, "If it's not us, then it must be Wano Country? How could that be?"

Marco frowned, a shadow falling over his heart.

Something happened in Wano Country, or at least it's related to Wano Country, Marco realized.

However, they had already decided to seek help from Wano Country, and now this has happened, their plans may be ruined.

The situation has once again become very unfavorable for them.

Moreover, thinking about what has happened recently, everything seems to be going wrong. I always feel that these things are connected, as if there is an invisible hand controlling everything from behind.

There are just too many coincidences.

Marco had a premonition that made him suspicious.

The first thing that came to his mind was Teach's image, the Night Pirates, who were now enemies of the Whitebeard Pirates. These events were most advantageous to the Night Pirates.

However, without any evidence, mere speculation is useless. Many things have no direct connection to the Night Pirates. Besides, how would the Night Pirates know so much? And why would they release it?

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Marco quickened his pace on the way back.

What Marco didn't know was that the Night Pirates learned of his departure, and that someone had been secretly following him without his knowledge.

After all, they are quite far apart.

"This is Whitebeard's hometown? He's kept it well hidden." After Marco left, Lafitte's figure slowly descended from the sky, looking down at the island below and laughing.

After Marco left, Mostima immediately sent Lafitte to follow and track him down.

The reason they were able to track Marco was because Lafitte had Marco's Vivre Card.

Within the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach did some things, including secretly creating Vivre Card for several close companions, Marco being one of them.

Teach hadn't expected to need it at this time. Mostima, having learned of Marco's departure, guessed what Marco was going to do and immediately sent Lafitte with Marco's Vivre Card to follow him.

Although Marco leaves first, as long as you have the Vivre Card, you don't have to worry about Marco escaping. Besides, Lafitte is even faster.

Lafitte was a master of covert operations, so he didn't alert the enemy, and Teach and the others hadn't given him any special tasks.

There were hardly any people on the island, but Lafitte could clearly sense that people lived there.

This is the feedback that ultrasound gave to Lafitte.

Quietly, I found a tree, took out a blank pointer, and began to store the island's magnetic field.

In this way, the location of the island can be determined by Eternal Pose, which will always point in the direction of the island.

In this way, the Whitebeard Pirates will have a significant weakness in their hands.

Family was Whitebeard's Achilles' heel, as was his hometown. All the money Whitebeard acquired was used to support the development of his hometown.

As for the Road Sign Stone, let's leave it here for now. When they have the chance, they can make a fake Road Sign Stone and switch it out. Anyway, the Road Sign Stone is right here; it can't escape.

In fact, there was no safer island in the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.

"How interesting! You didn't expect that, did you!" A strange smile, emanating from the depths of his being, graced Lafitte's pale face, making the mission incredibly exciting for him.

Once the Eternal Pose had finished storing the island's magnetic field, it took out a box to store it. Lafitte glanced back at the island, then spread its wings and quickly flew away.