The Enraged Five Elders-Who Gave Him Permission to Do This?!

"Conqueror's Haki..."

Recalling the overwhelming aura he had just witnessed, Saint Nusjuro said with a somewhat grim expression, "I didn't expect this Ninja Kid to have such talent."

This was completely unexpected.

"It's not good news that this guy Awakening Conqueror's Haki at a time like this," Saint Saturn said.

The others pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true..."

Who Knows that Ninja Kid will develop the idea of destroying the Celestial Dragons, just like... Rocks back then!

Thinking of this, the expressions on their faces became somewhat serious.

After a moment, Saint Vowchuri said, "But we don't need to worry too much."

Seeing the other four people looking at him, Saint Vowchuri continued, "That guy is already at his last gasp; killing him is only a matter of time."

Given the Blood-Eyed Ninja's current state, there's absolutely no way he could have escaped alive from those five people.

"At the end of its rope..."

Saint Mars recalled the intelligence the Navy had provided and then said, "Is it possible... the Blood-Eyed Ninja is hiding his true strength?"

"Hiding his strength?" Saint Saturn raised an eyebrow, then said, "Faced with so many powerful figures attacking him, he still dares to hide his strength?"

"You must be joking."

These old guys could tell whether the Blood-Eyed Ninja's strength had reached the level of Marine Admiral.

It's fair to say that if this Ninja hadn't possessed immortality, he would have been killed by those five people long ago.

"I also think it's unlikely," said Saint Vowchuri.

They had watched the entire battle and knew exactly what happened, so he didn't believe the opponent was holding back.

After his two old buddies had said that, Saint Mars said nothing more.

"But to be honest, I'm quite curious about the purpose of this Blood-Eyed Ninja's visit to our Holy Land," Saint Peter said.

"The purpose...?"

Hearing Saint Peter's words, the other four immediately fell into deep thought.

"Yes, the purpose," Saint Peter nodded.

"He came here to rescue those slaves," said Saint Vowchuri.

Judging from the current situation, the other party's goal should be similar to that of Fisher Tiger.

Besides this, Saint Vowchuri could not think of a second possibility.

"If he really only wanted to rescue these slaves, then why has he been fighting Borsalino and the others for so long?" Saint Peter retorted.

If the only goal was to rescue the slaves, the Blood-Eyed Ninja could have left last night.

After all... those slaves who were lucky enough to survive escaped last night!

In this situation, does the Blood-Eyed Ninja still have a reason to stay?

Absolutely not!

"Now that you mention it... there is indeed something strange about this," Saint Nusjuro, frowning.

If the Blood-Eyed Ninja's only goal was to save people, then he shouldn't have stayed here fighting Borsalino and the others for so long.

"Is it possible that he can't escape?" Saint Saturn asked.

Surrounded by so many powerful individuals, does this man truly have the ability to escape?

"That's a possibility, but..." Saint Peter said, "Did you see this guy looking like he was determined to escape before this afternoon?"

This crazy Ninja seems to have been launching attacks since yesterday!

Saint Saturn remained silent upon hearing Saint Peter's words.

"If that's the case, this guy might actually have other motives," said Saint Vowchuri.

But they couldn't figure out their specific purpose for the time being.

Just then, Saint Nusjuro looked up and said, "Is it possible that he came for money?"

Seeing that the other old men were all looking at him, Saint Nusjuro said, "Don't forget, someone just reported on the situation at Saint Maverick's house."

"His family's Treasure Vault has been completely emptied."

These words silenced the other four old men.

So, they started a riot in the Holy Land just to get enough treasure?

Although it seems a bit far-fetched, it's not impossible.

After all... this Blood-Eyed Ninja is an incredibly audacious fellow!

"To rescue slaves while acquiring a sufficient amount of treasure?" Saint Vowchuri rubbed his temples and said, "Indeed..."

For a moment, Saint Vowchuri was at a loss for words.

"No!" Saint Peter suddenly realized and said, "That statement is invalid!"

"How so?"

"If he were truly only after money, he could have simply run away after releasing those slaves," Saint Peter said. "But as you've seen the situation now, I feel that possibility is not very high."

If the other party really only came to the Holy Land to collect money, they could have simply used Earth Release Technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) to leave Mary Geoise after obtaining the treasures, couldn't they?

Therefore, he felt that the other party's main purpose was probably not that.

"But he did take the money," Saint Nusjuro said.

Saint Peter glanced at his old buddy speechlessly and said, "You really expect a pirate not to be tempted by money?"

"Taking the money along the way while doing their work is exactly what pirates do, isn't it?"

After all, that guy was a pirate too.

Saint Nusjuro was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then muttered to himself, 'It seems that's really true...'

Pirates will never give up on making money, so it's perfectly normal for them to take treasure when they see it.

Then he said, "So what do you think their purpose is?"

"Perhaps... it's for revenge."

"Revenge?"

"Yes," Saint Peter nodded. "Haven't we issued orders to wipe out the Straw Hat Pirates several times?"

"So I suspect this guy came to Mary Geoise to cause trouble out of revenge."

After speaking, Saint Peter paused for a moment, then pointed to the ruins of the East District and said, "The East District of the East District and the dead Celestial Dragons are the best proof!"

Hearing Saint Peter's words, the other four old men fell into deep thought.

Upon closer examination, this possibility is not insignificant.

"So, he came to destroy Mary Geoise just for revenge...?" Saint Mars said with a grim face, "That guy deserves to die!"

Because of this bastard's selfish desires, their Mary Geoise suffered such great losses... This Blood-Eyed Ninja deserves to die!

"He truly deserves to die," Saint Saturn said with a grim face. "However... if we can obtain his power, we won't lose out."

After all, Holy Land can be rebuilt, can't they!

As for the money needed for reconstruction... let those lower classes take care of it, that's what they've always done!

As for the few Celestial Dragons who died?

As long as it makes the Celestial Dragons stronger, sacrificing a few of Celestial Dragons is no problem!

"Yes, that's true."

Recalling the Blood-Eyed Ninja's overpowered ability, Saint Mars nodded in agreement, saying, "If we can use this power, these losses are nothing."

Once they create some Ninja warriors who can control the sea, then... no one in this world will be their match!

Thinking of this, Saint Mars couldn't help but smile.

"By the way, where did that Blood-Eyed Ninja hide the money?" Saint Nusjuro asked.

If we could recover the treasure of those Celestial Dragons, we could make up for some of the losses.

Saint Peter was somewhat helpless upon hearing this; this old fellow in charge of the money was indeed quite perceptive about it.

"They must have moved away before the war even started," Saint Vowchuri guessed.

With that man's abilities, transferring the money before the war even starts shouldn't be a problem, after all... he knows Earth Release Technique).

"But weren't Saint Maverick and the others killed just yesterday?" Saint Nusjuro said, "The Blood-Eyed Ninja moved the treasure away in just one day?"

Isn't this speed a bit too fast?

That's the treasure of several Celestial Dragons!

"How do you know he came yesterday?" said Saint Vowchuri. "Don't forget that guy can hypnotize!"

If the other party uses hypnosis to control Saint Maverick... he can hide for as long as he wants!

Therefore, they had no way of determining when this Blood-Eyed Ninja arrived in Mary Geoise.

"Hypnosis, huh..." Saint Nusjuro frowned. "What a disgusting ability."

In that case, they really have no way of knowing when that guy arrived in Mary Geoise.

After all... the Marineford War ended more than ten days ago!

"If you Truth want to recover that treasure, send people to investigate," said Saint Vowchuri. "You're bound to find some clues."

"Check?"

How do I check?

Saint Nusjuro shook his head and said, "Unless we can get the whereabouts of those treasures from the Blood-Eyed Ninja, forget about it."

The treasures had no special markings, and Beli didn't have any special symbols, so they had no way to investigate them.

It's fair to say that this time they can only accept their bad luck.

Of course, if they could actually capture the Blood-Eyed Ninja, there was still hope of recovering the treasure.

However... Saint Nusjuro didn't have high hopes.

"Alright, let's not think about that anymore," Saint Mars said. "Let's just consider this money as money spent by the Celestial Dragons."

The number of Celestial Dragons who die each year is far more staggering than the money lost now, so he felt there was no need to dwell on such matters.

This time, Saint Nusjuro simply nodded and said nothing more.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a man's voice.

"Reporting to the Five Elders, I have something important to report!"

The Five Elders exchanged glances upon hearing this, then Saint Saturn said, "Come in!"

"Squeak~"

The Great Gate was pushed open, and a man in armor ran in, carrying a newspaper.

"Speak, what is it?" said Saint Saturn.

"Lord Five Elders, the events that happened in the Holy Land yesterday have been published in the newspapers!!" the guard said, bowing his head.

As he spoke, he unfolded the newspaper in his hand so that the Five Elders could clearly see its contents.

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing the guard's words, the Five Elders immediately stood up from the sofa, their expressions filled with rage.

"Bring it over here so we can see it!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the guard stood up, quickly came to the group's side, and placed the newspaper on the table.

Then, they returned to their previous kneeling positions.

"It actually happened..."

Upon seeing the headline "[Shocking! The Holy Land Mariejois has actually been...]", Saint Saturn's face contorted with rage, and his eyes turned red.

"How dare this bastard!" Saint Vowchuri roared.

To release such a newspaper without their orders... does Morgans have a death wish?!

Does he want to die?!

"That bastard Morgans is getting more and more lawless," Saint Nusjuro said angrily.

He dares to publish something like this in the newspaper... Does he have a death wish?!

"It seems we were too lenient with him last time," said Saint Peter, his face grim.

If we don't teach this bastard a lesson, he'll really think the World Government is a pushover!

Saint Saturn took a deep breath to calm himself, then waved to the guard, signaling that he could leave.

After the other party closed the door and left, Saint Saturn said, "The most urgent thing is to deal with this trouble first."

If the newspapers can be retrieved, the impact can be mitigated.

The other four old men gradually calmed down after hearing Saint Saturn's words.

Then, Saint Peter took out Den Den Mushi and said, "Let's contact that bastard Morgans then."

As soon as he finished speaking, Saint Peter dialed a Den Den Mushi) and began contacting Morgans.

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Click~"

"Is it Morgans?" Saint Peter said coldly, "I am Saint Peter!"

Upon hearing the voice of one of the Five Elders, Morgans raised an eyebrow, then sat up straight in his chair and said, "I wonder what instructions the Five Elders have for contacting me so suddenly?"

"Don't you know why we contacted you?" Saint Vowchuri roared.

How dare this bastard ask them a question?

Morgans looked puzzled and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

"Why did you publish today's newspaper!" said Saint Vowchuri.

"Don't you realize how much impact this will have on the World Government?!"

"Have we been too nice to you?"

This bastard is still pretending not to know... Does Morgans really want to die?

If he didn't want to live anymore, he could send Stussy to find this guy's location right now and then find a way to kill him!

"Today's newspaper?"

Morgans wiped the spittle from his face and said, "What's wrong with today's newspaper?"

Saint Vowchuri:...

Is this bastard genuinely unaware or just pretending?

Seeing that the Five Elders remained silent, Morgans turned his gaze to Mosel, who was standing to the side, and said, "Mosel, bring me a copy of today's newspaper."

"Yes, President."

Having received a signal with his eyes, Mosel immediately jogged away.

A moment later, he returned to the room with a newspaper.

"Here you are, President."

Morgans took the newspaper, glanced at its contents, and then looked shocked, saying, "What?"

"The Holy Land has been invaded?"

"When did this happen?!"

"Judging from the newspaper, it must have happened yesterday," Mosel said.

Morgans paused for a moment upon hearing this, then slammed his fist on the table in anger and said, "Who gave you permission to release this newspaper?!"

"I don't know either, President," Mosel said with a slight headache. "I came here on vacation with you yesterday and have no idea what's going on at headquarters."

"Investigate immediately! I need to know who has the audacity to release this information!" Morgans said.

"Yes, President!"

Mosel nodded upon receiving the order, then turned and left with a smile in his eyes.

The Five Elders:...

The Five Elders, listening to the conversation between the two, all turned grim.

Does this cunning birdman think they're fools?!

"Morgans, there's no need for this kind of act," Saint Vowchuri said coldly.

"I really don't know anything about this, Lord Five Elders," Morgans said somewhat helplessly. "I'm on vacation, I don't know anything about it..."

"Alright, we're too lazy to listen to this nonsense," Saint Saturn said. "I'm just asking you, can the newspaper be recovered?!"

"It's already afternoon, there's no way we can get the newspaper back," Morgans said, shaking his head.

Even he couldn't catch up with the newspaper at this point, which is why he insisted on publishing the newspaper as soon as possible.

"Click!"

Saint Saturn's face instantly contorted with rage, veins bulging. These words again... Did this bastard anticipate this, which is why he's so brazen?

"Tell me, how do you want to die?" Saint Vowchuri said coldly.

"Five Elders, you have to be reasonable!" Morgans said with a headache, "I didn't even know about this, how can you blame me?"

"Whether you know it or not, you know it in your heart."

"I really don't..."

"Alright, stop with the nonsense. We're all not idiots," Saint Nusjuro coldly interrupted.

Do you really think you can get away with this kind of trick?

Are you kidding me, you bastard!

This time, Morgans was loudly refuting, but he started muttering under his breath.

Saint Nusjuro was speechless, exasperated by his ramblings about how difficult things were for him and how his subordinates were disobedient.

Ignoring Morgans ' reaction, Saint Nusjuro and his four colleagues exchanged glances and then reached a consensus.

We can deal with Morgans's matter later; the most urgent task is to find a way to mitigate the impact of this incident!

Just then, Morgans said, "Anyway... I will give you Several Lords an explanation later."

How do you plan to explain this?

"Of course, we sent that audacious fellow to the Several Lords!" Morgans said. "That kind of guy should be executed!!"

Hearing Morgans ' words, Saint Nusjuro showed a speechless expression.

Even if this guy were to send it away, he wouldn't send it to one of his own people, right? He'd most likely find some unknown pirate to deal with it and then send it to them, but what's the point of that?

But before they could speak, Morgans continued, "In addition... I'm willing to offer a sum of money that will satisfy you all as compensation."

Saint Nusjuro. Was this a sign of admitting defeat?

This attitude pleased them.

The Five Elders exchanged glances, then Saint Nusjuro nodded and said, "Send the money directly to the Holy Land later."

"As for the person... just kill him directly, there's no need to send him over."

Anyway, the person sent over can't possibly be the real culprit, so whether they come or not really doesn't matter.

As for the money Morgans mentioned... it doesn't matter how much money, what they want is Morgans ' attitude!

If this guy is willing to back down, they'll have even more ways to control him!

'So they're taking the money so readily...' Morgans raised an eyebrow, thinking, 'These guys are still as ruthless as ever.'

Morgans then said, "Okay, I guarantee you'll all be satisfied."

Although this wouldn't completely extinguish the Five Elders ' anger, at least it would prevent them from immediately attacking him.

That's enough!

Saint Vowchuri nodded, then said, "Well... now we need you to release a newspaper."

"What newspaper?"

"A newspaper report stating that the Blood-Eyed Ninja has been killed," Saint Vowchuri said in a deep voice. "If the contents of this newspaper satisfy us..."

Saint Vowchuri did not finish speaking, but Morgans still understood what Saint Vowchuri meant.

If this satisfies them, they will temporarily let bygones be bygones regarding the release of the newspaper.

But Morgans wouldn't believe such a thing, after all, he knew what kind of people the World Government was.

If given the chance, they will definitely settle scores later!

However, in order to avoid escalating the situation, Morgans was willing to make a small compromise with the World Government.

He then said, "Releasing this newspaper is fine, but... did you really kill him?"

"What, does that mean we can't publish this newspaper unless we kill him?"

"I am a qualified journalist and I do not report fake news," Morgans said earnestly. "Otherwise, the reputation of our World Economic News Agency will be ruined."

The reason his newspaper sells so well is because the news he reports is so truthful!

While some newspapers may contain exaggerated claims, most of the content is true!

Therefore... Morgans does not want this release to be false information.

"Don't worry, this Blood-Eyed Ninja is dead for good." Saint Nusjuro said coldly, "We'll give you photos of his death soon."

"Then I have no problem." Morgans nodded.

If the Blood-Eyed Ninja really did die in Mary Geoise... that would indeed be a Big News Morgans that would shock the world.

Therefore, Morgans was very happy to release this newspaper, because it could bring him great benefits!

"Fine, you can wait for the news," Saint Nusjuro said coldly.

"Okay," Morgans nodded.

"Click~"

As Morgans watched the Den Den Mushi) end its call, his expression gradually calmed down.

"Hmph, these Five Elders..."

Upon hearing this, Mosel, who had just entered, asked, "President, are we really going to have to pay compensation?!"

"Yes, here you go." Morgans nodded. "This will also ease the tension between us and the World Government."

It was just a matter of paying some money, and Morgans was willing to do it.

After all... he really is very rich!

"Won't we be in for a huge financial loss?"

"It's not that exaggerated." Morgans waved his hand and said, "In the end... all the World Government wants is for me to make an attitude."

Those Five Elders knew they couldn't push him too far, otherwise they wouldn't have let the matter drop so easily.

"Attitude..."

"That's right," Morgans nodded.

Seeing that Mosel was still somewhat hesitant, Morgans said, "Don't worry about it. Just know that paying this money will allow us to earn more."

His money wasn't so easy to get!

He'll earn that money back from the World Government sooner or later!

This time, Mosel didn't say anything more, but nodded in acceptance of Morgans ' explanation.

Then he said, "The newspaper article about the Blood-Eyed Ninja..."

"Let's write a draft first," Morgans said. "If the Five Elders do send us the photos, we'll produce and distribute the newspaper."

The hero who wreaked havoc in Mary Geoise has died in battle... This kind of news can attract a lot of attention.

"What about the reward for the Blood-Eyed Ninja?" Mosel asked.

Their club president had promised Blood-Eyed Ninja he would pay them.

"Let's proceed according to the usual procedure," Morgans waved his hand and said, "If he really dies, give him to the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates."

There's a high chance the Straw Hat is alive, so giving it to him would be the same.

"Yes, I understand!!"

Mosel nodded, then turned and left.

After watching the other person leave, Morgans said with a somewhat complicated expression, "What a pity..."

If possible, he still hoped that the Blood-Eyed Ninja could survive, so that he could create even more Big News Morgans!!!

But judging from the World Government's statements, this guy most likely won't survive.

Thinking of this, Morgans sighed silently.

"Why..."