The furious Five Elders: was this bastard asking to die?

"Bump!"

"You bastard!"

After slamming his hand on the table, Saint Nusjuro angrily demanded, "What's the deal with this newspaper?"

"Why did that bastard Morgans send out the message without our permission?"

Upon learning that the Blood-Eyed Ninja was still alive, they decided to send out enough powerful individuals to surround and eliminate the Straw Hat Pirates, thus preserving the World Government's reputation.

As for those in Dressrosa who knew about it?

As long as no newspaper is published, they can label this as a rumor!

But because of Morgans, the plan fell through...

Now the whole world knows that the Blood-Eyed Ninja is alive!

Isn't this a slap in the face to their World Government?

Is Morgans asking for it?!

"Morgans is getting more and more unruly," said Saint Vowchuri coldly. "Looks like we'll have to teach him a lesson this time."

Other things are one thing, but how dare he do this?

Is he really not afraid of the World Government coming after him?

"There's no point in talking about this now," Saint Saturn said in a deep voice. "The most urgent thing is to find a solution."

Now that Morgans has already delivered the message, there's no point in them getting angry here.

The most urgent task is to find a way to resolve this matter, especially to minimize the impact of the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

Seeing that Saint Saturn had said so, the other four Five Elders temporarily put aside their murderous intent towards Morgans and began to think of a countermeasure.

"We definitely have to kill the Blood-Eyed Ninja," Saint Mars pondered. "But this guy is incredibly skilled. We can't act rashly without absolute certainty, or he might escape."

"If we let him get away... what happened two years ago could happen again."

If the Blood-Eyed Ninja was able to single-handedly storm into Mary Geoise two years ago, then the other side can do the same now.

Moreover, this time the other side might bring even more people to Mary Geoise to cause trouble, and at that time... many Celestial Dragons might die, which is something they don't want to see.

"I agree," Saint Saturn nodded. "And we also need to find a way to restrain him, otherwise it will be difficult to take action."

"How to limit him..." Saint Mars frowned. "That's right. If we can't get rid of his immortality ability, we really won't be able to defeat him."

The immortality of the Blood-Eyed Ninja is a very troublesome ability; if no countermeasure is found, the opponent may still escape in the end.

At that time... that man will definitely take his revenge!

"That's easier said than done, but Conqueror's Haki can't suppress his abilities. How can we limit him?" Saint Peter, troubled.

Two years ago, the opponent was hit many times by Shamrock's Conqueror's Haki Infusion attacks, but the opponent was still able to use that immortal ability.

This means that Conqueror's Haki is not an effective way to counter an opponent's immortality.

"Not necessarily," Saint Saturn said, as if he had just thought of something. "Perhaps Shamrock's Haki wasn't strong enough."

You mean...?

The other four exchanged glances, clearly understanding what Saint Saturn meant.

"His immortality is very different from ours," Saint Saturn speculated. "Therefore, I suspect that his abilities might require even stronger Conqueror's Haki to restrain."

"An even more powerful Conqueror's Haki..."

The group pondered these words carefully, then turned to look at the palace where Im was.

If that's really the case, then perhaps only Im-sama's personal intervention could possibly defeat the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

Just then, Im's voice reached the minds of several people.

"Alright," Im said calmly. "If you cannot defeat the Blood-Eyed Ninja, I will personally intervene."

If the forces he dispatches are unable to Blood-Eyed Ninja, then he will descend using the body of one of his members, and then... he will personally take care of the Blood-Eyed Ninja!

"Yes, Im-sama." The Five Elders stood up and said respectfully.

"Um."

After replying softly, Im withdrew his consciousness.

After seeing that Im-sama had not spoken for a long time, the Five Elders knew that he had left, so they each returned to their positions.

"Then let's send enough troops to attack the Blood-Eyed Ninja first," Saint Peter said. "If we can take him down, we won't need Im-sama to intervene."

A competent subordinate should not pass the buck to their Immediate Superior.

So... if they can solve it, then let them do it.

"That's for sure." Saint Nusjuro slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "When the time comes, we'll join forces, along with Marine Admiral... I refuse to believe we can't take him down!"

These five are nothing like the useless God's Knights; possessing powerful Conqueror's Haki, their strength is top-notch!

Apart from Shamrock and Saint Galin, none of the others can compare to them.

"Okay, let's do it that way."

The other four old men nodded in agreement with Saint Nusjuro's statement.

"Then let's find a way to trap the Straw Hat Pirates on some island," Saint Nusjuro said, narrowing his eyes. "As long as the Straw Hat Pirates can't leave, that guy won't leave."

"Are you so sure he won't abandon the Straw Hat Pirates?" Saint Vowchuri retorted.

"Sure."

Tell me in detail.

Seeing that the other party had asked this question, Saint Nusjuro explained, "Why do you think the Blood-Eyed Ninja has been hiding his identity all this time?"

Is it because he's afraid of our World Government?

Upon hearing this, Saint Vowchuri pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, it isn't."

If the Blood-Eyed Ninja were truly afraid of their World Government, they wouldn't have dared to invade Mary Geoise alone two years ago.

Since the other side dared to do this, it means that they don't take the World Government seriously at all.

"Is it because of the Straw Hat Pirates?" Saint Saturn asked, his eyes lighting up.

"That's right!" Saint Nusjuro nodded. "He himself certainly doesn't need to fear our World Government, but the Straw Hat Pirates are a different story!"

"No matter how powerful those guys become, they could never defeat Marine Admiral."

"In this situation, the Blood-Eyed Ninja must consider the impact on the Straw Hat Pirates if he is exposed."

Yes, the Blood-Eyed Ninja is indeed very powerful, so powerful that he wouldn't be killed even if he were attacked by two Admiral.

But what about the others?

Let alone Admiral, they might not even be able to defeat Admiral Candidate.

In this situation, the Straw Hat Pirates have to be more cautious.

Otherwise, they would only need to send three or four Admiral to take down the Straw Hat Pirates.

'Three or four Admiral...'

Saint Nusjuro's lips twitched slightly. So many years have passed, and apart from the Blood-Eyed Ninja, there really isn't anyone they're taking this seriously.

Even the incredibly arrogant Rocks back then never made them go to such lengths.

"That's true," Saint Saturn pondered. "If he didn't care about the Straw Hat Pirates, he wouldn't have needed to hide it until now."

Saint Saturn knew very well what kind of people the heroes of this sea were.

It's safe to say that only the Straw Hat Pirates could keep such a madman in hiding until now.

Therefore... using the Straw Hat Pirates to threaten the Blood-Eyed Ninja is definitely a viable option!

"Let's do it this way," Saint Mars said. "Let's find a way to trap the Straw Hat Pirates on an island and wipe them all out!"

I second that!

The group nodded in unison, agreeing with the plan.

"Speaking of which..." Saint Vowchuri narrowed his eyes as if he had thought of something and said, "Why would the Blood-Eyed Ninja deliberately expose himself in Dressrosa?"

According to their previous assumptions, the Blood-Eyed Ninja chose to go into hiding because the Straw Hat Pirates members were too weak.

If that's the case... why did he deliberately expose himself in Dressrosa?

This is something that Saint Vowchuri couldn't quite understand.

Could it be that the Straw Hat Pirates have become so powerful that they no longer need to fear the World Government?

That doesn't make sense, does it? I heard that the Straw Hat almost got killed trying to defeat Doflamingo.

Under these circumstances, where did he get the confidence to believe that the Straw Hat Pirates had nothing to fear from the World Government?

"That's what I can't understand either," Saint Peter said, frowning.

It's unlikely that guy deliberately revealed himself to make things more difficult for the Straw Hat Pirates and put more pressure on them.

That's ridiculous.

"Do you think... it might be that he had no choice but to expose himself?" Saint Saturn speculated.

"What's the meaning?"

The other four looked at Saint Saturn, clearly not understanding what he meant.

"Don't forget that Sengoku and Tsuru are also going to Dressrosa this time," Saturn explained. "They both saw the Blood-Eyed Ninja during the Marineford War two years ago."

As for Smoker?

Two years ago, whether that guy could use Observation Haki was another matter entirely, so Saint Saturn didn't include him in the initial calculations.

"Observation Haki, huh...?"

Saint Peter and the others immediately understood Saint Saturn's meaning, because both of them remembered the Blood-Eyed Ninja's aura, so it was possible for them to recognize the other party's identity.

In this situation, even if the other party doesn't want to be exposed, it's impossible.

"Because it can't be hidden any longer, so he chose to make a high-profile comeback?" Saint Nusjuro sneered. "That really suits his personality."

He wasn't surprised at all that such a madman would make such a choice.

"His arrogance won't last long," Saint Saturn said coldly.

If we just let them seize the opportunity, we can completely crush the Straw Hat Pirates!

The others nodded in agreement with Saint Saturn's statement.

"It's Fujitora and his group's actions that really bother me," Saint Nusjuro said, frowning. "If they had intervened and stopped the Blood-Eyed Ninja, we might have had a chance to wipe them out."

"They're already at sea, how can we keep them?"

Saint Mars shook his head and said, "If someone like the Blood-Eyed Ninja were on the high seas, who could stop him?"

The report clearly states that when they discovered the Blood-Eyed Ninja, the enemy was already at sea and had launched a large-scale Water Release Technique, wiping out a pirate fleet!

Under such circumstances, who would dare to easily send warships to pursue them?

Fighting Blood-Eyed Ninja on the open sea is tantamount to suicide.

Even Marine Admiral holds this view!

'It's a pity Aokiji isn't in the Navy anymore,' Saint Mars thought with a touch of resignation. 'If he were still here, we wouldn't be afraid of a naval battle against the Blood-Eyed Ninja.'

Thinking of this, Saint Mars sighed silently.

Saint Nusjuro nodded. He naturally understood this principle, but he was truly unwilling to miss this opportunity.

As for whether waging war in Dressrosa would harm the people there?

The Five Elders didn't take this seriously at all; after all, in their view, the common people on this sea weren't even human.

Destroying an island is no problem as long as their target can be killed.

Unfortunately, the conditions didn't allow it this time, otherwise... even if they had to destroy Dressrosa, they would still have taken down the Blood-Eyed Ninja!

"You guys think..." Saint Vowchuri narrowed his eyes as if he had thought of something and said, "Could it be that Fujitora and Smoker knew about the Blood-Eyed Ninja's identity beforehand?"

How so?

"The report states that Smoker fought alongside Doflamingo during the Straw Hat ' battle," said Saint Vowchuri. "It's impossible to fight without using Observation Haki. In that situation... I don't believe he didn't notice the presence of the Blood-Eyed Ninja."

Unless Smoker's Observation Haki is pitifully weak, there's no way he wouldn't have discovered the identity of the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

But Smoker trained under Garp for two years and was beginning to show signs of becoming a new generation of Navy Hero. Under these circumstances, it's hard to believe that his Observation Haki is weak... Saint Vowchuri really doesn't believe it.

The other four fell into deep thought upon hearing this, all considering the possibility of such a thing.

After a moment, Saint Saturn spoke up, "That is, Smoker Awakening Observation Haki two years ago."

Seeing that the other four were looking at him, Saint Saturn continued, "This kid is now Admiral Candidate, Observation Haki is definitely not weak!!"

"This means he has a very high chance of detecting the aura of the Blood-Eyed Ninja..."

"If he had Observation Haki two years ago and had also met Blood-Eyed Ninja, then he would be able to recognize the Blood-Eyed Ninja through Observation Haki."

After speaking, Saint Saturn paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, it's also possible that the Blood-Eyed Ninja possesses some ability to alter his aura, thus preventing Smoker from discovering his identity."

Ninja possess a wide variety of abilities, so it's not surprising Saint Saturn the opponent could alter his aura.

Upon hearing this explanation, the others nodded in agreement; it did indeed make sense.

"If it's the latter, that's fine, but if it's the former..." Saint Nusjuro said, narrowing his eyes, "That means Smoker has a wild side."

The word "wild" naturally refers to someone who is "not particularly obedient to the World Government."

If Smoker is indeed like that, then they need to seriously consider whether he is a suitable candidate for promotion.