Damn That Blood-Eyed Ninja!

"So we'd better just follow orders obediently," Borsalino sighed. "Otherwise, our navy's situation will become even more difficult."

Although their navy gained considerable combat power through the World Military Draft, the situation was not much better than before the Marineford War.

After all... there are very few among the new generation who can shoulder the responsibility.

If I had to choose... it would probably only be Smoker.

Sakazuki glanced at Borsalino with some surprise upon hearing this; it didn't seem like something the other person would say.

Would he really care about this?

Don't look at me like that.

Borsalino pulled out a chair and sat down, picking up nail clippers to trim his nails as he said, "I was just too lazy to get involved before, but now that you're in this position, I should lend a hand."

Sakazuki smiled faintly upon hearing this; having such a friend was indeed a good thing.

He then joked, "A semi-retired person would be very hurt if they heard you say that."

This semi-retired person naturally refers to former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"It's alright, he's probably used to it by now."

After saying that, Borsalino didn't say anything more, but lowered his head to continue working on his fingernails.

Seeing this, Sakazuki sighed silently. He knew why his brother had become so lazy in the first place.

So he didn't have much to say and could only turn a blind eye.

Then, Sakazuki asked, "How confident are you this time?"

"You mean the annihilation of the Blood-Eyed Ninja?"

"Right."

Borsalino paused slightly upon hearing this, then narrowed his eyes and said, "To be honest, I don't know either."

"Oh?"

Sakazuki raised an eyebrow. Borsalino had a strong sense of judgment, so he was Borsalino would say that.

Given that the World Government World Government planned to deploy two Admiral along with high-ranking officers from its own forces to suppress the Straw Hat Pirates, how could Borsalino still lack confidence?

"You should know my strength," Borsalino put down his nail clippers and said seriously, "I didn't hold back in that battle two years ago."

Although I didn't intend to risk my life at the time, I didn't go easy on them like I did with someone else.

Every move he made was aimed at killing the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

But what was the result?

The Blood-Eyed Ninja still managed to escape... This is enough to show just how outrageous the opponent's abilities are.

"I know, but ultimately... the Blood-Eyed Ninja only escaped two years ago because of his immortality," Sakazuki said, narrowing his eyes. "But this time, he won't have a chance to escape."

With the Straw Hat Pirates as a burden, the Blood-Eyed Ninja has to fight them to the death, or all his crewmates will die.

As for Straw Hat?

Although that guy defeated Doflamingo, it was impossible for him to grow to the point of being able to rival Admiral in such a short time, so Sakazuki didn't take Luffy seriously at all.

"What you said is not wrong, but you forgot one thing."

"Which point?"

"He also trained for two years," Borsalino said seriously. "Even Smoker became so Lihai after two years of training, how strong do you think Blood-Eyed Ninja would become after two years of training?"

As Admiral has personally fought against Xi Yan, Borsalino is very qualified to speak on this matter.

That kid was already very strong two years ago; even if he faced him, he wouldn't be suppressed.

Two more years have passed... and nobody knows just how strong the other side is now.

After all... the other side hasn't fought anyone at full strength yet.

As for the battle report between the Blood-Eyed Ninja and Smoker?

He spotted the problem at a glance, so Borsalino didn't take it too seriously.

"So you've also been cultivating for two years...?"

Sakazuki frowned, and at the same time, information about the Straw Hat Pirates surfaced in his mind.

According to intelligence analysis, the Straw Hat Pirates did indeed become stronger after the two-year timeskip, which means that they did not waste their time.

This means that the Blood-Eyed Ninja himself will become even more powerful.

"That is a tricky problem."

Two years ago, this opponent could rely on his immortality to contend with the Three Admirals of the Navy. So how strong will this Blood-Eyed Ninja be now?

"Alright, there's no point in thinking about this now." Borsalino picked up the nail clippers again and said, "Whether we can find the Straw Hat Pirates is another matter entirely."

With the Blood-Eyed Ninja Blood-Eyed Ninja, it won't be an easy task for the Navy to find him.

So it's uncertain whether this battle will even take place.

"That's not how it works," Sakazuki said, frowning as he glanced at Borsalino. "If we don't prepare in advance, our losses will only be greater."

Just as he said, the Navy will suffer significant losses in order to wipe out the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

But as Marshal, he naturally hoped to minimize the losses.

After all... they are living, breathing people.

Behind every marine is a family.

"Dealing with that kind of person isn't something that can be done just by being prepared," Borsalino said seriously. "If we can't find a way to counter his immortality, we can only slowly wear him down with our own strength until he completely loses his Regeneration Ability!"

How many people will die in this process... no one can say for sure.

As for not allowing marines to get involved?

This time, the World Government cannot possibly fail to send high-level combat forces to participate in the encirclement and suppression, and those guys don't even consider the Navy to be human.

In this situation, it will be very difficult for them to reduce casualties.

Thinking of this, Borsalino sighed silently.

Even reaching the rank of Admiral couldn't change anything, which is why Borsalino became lazy.

"Immortality..." Sakazuki rubbed his temples, exasperated, and said, "That's truly an outrageous ability."

The key point is... the Blood-Eyed Ninja's ability doesn't originate from Devil Fruit, which means that Haki can't suppress the opponent's ability, which is a real headache.

If a way to suppress the opponent's abilities cannot be found, then the only option is to slowly wear down the Blood-Eyed Ninja's stamina, as Borsalino suggested.

"Otherwise, why do you think he's so troublesome?" Borsalino shook his head; he knew all too well just how threatening Xi Yan was.

He even suspected that the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land would be so frightened by the news that the Blood-Eyed Ninja was still alive that they would lose sleep.

After all... the other side really has the capability to infiltrate Mary Geoise and carry out assassinations.

"But he must die!" Sakazuki said in a deep voice. "He's too much of a threat to the World Government. If we let him continue to grow... no one knows what he might do next."

He dared to cause a scene at Mary Geoise two years ago, what about two years later?

Will it happen again?

Or even do something more outrageous?

Nobody can say for sure.

"That depends on what the World Government can do." Borsalino's expression suddenly became lazy, as if he didn't want to use his brain cells too much.

But only he himself knows the specific reasons why things turned out this way.

Sakazuki frowned upon seeing this. What was with that old bastard Borsalino's attitude? Was he unhappy with what he'd said?

Forget it, I can't be bothered with this lazy bum.

"Oh, right." Sakazuki seemed to have thought of something, his expression darkening as he said, "That guy's ability is rather strange. Remember, whatever you do, don't get hit by his golden arrow, or even if you're in Elementalization, you'll still get hit."

"If it weren't for the IV nutrient solution, I would have starved to death."

As he finished speaking, Sakazuki placed his hand on his abdomen, a shadow of gloom appearing in his eyes.

Even now, he can't forget what happened two years ago.

The golden Arrow Feather possessed incomprehensible abilities, causing his Elementalization abilities to spiral out of control!

Even with all his might, he couldn't fill the large hole in his abdomen with lava.

This means that he cannot use his Elementalization powers to restore his abdomen to its original state.

Unable to recover, and therefore unable to eat!

If it weren't for the fact that their military doctors were particularly skilled, he would have starved to death!

Thinking of this, Sakazuki's heart burned with rage.

That despicable Blood-Eyed Ninja!

"I know that too." Borsalino frowned and said, "His ability not only ignores Elementalization, but also has the ability to automatically track... Even I can't dodge his attacks."

At this point, Borsalino felt a dull ache in his foot.

An attack that can't even be dodged by light... How outrageous is that?!

"Completely impossible to dodge?"

"There's no way to dodge it!" Borsalino nodded. "Even if you Elementalization, your physical body will still be injured, so you have no choice but to take it head-on."

"Fortunately, his attack could be blocked with Haki."

Sakazuki fell silent. If even Borsalino couldn't dodge the Blood-Eyed Ninja's attack, then there was even less chance that anyone else could.

Fortunately, the person who will deal with the Blood-Eyed Ninja next time will at least be a Haki fighter like Smoker, so there's no need to worry about anyone being instantly killed by that strange ability.

Is there a way to control it?

"Not yet, but..." Borsalino thought for a moment and said, "His ability seems to require a successful hit before it can perform a tracking attack."

"Oh?"

Sakazuki's eyes lit up immediately. If that was the case, it would be much easier to deal with.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm just guessing," Borsalino said, "But it's very likely."

At least that's how it was when he fought the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

"That makes things much easier," Sakazuki laughed.

Finally, we received some good news.

"Don't get too excited," Borsalino said, pouring cold water on the idea. "His abilities are unpredictable; nobody knows if new things will emerge in two years, so information from two years ago might not be useful."

"For example, his ability to summon wood, have we seen that before?"

Sakazuki fell silent. Yes, the abilities of Blood-Eyed Ninja are different from those of Devil Fruit User.

Since the abilities of Devil Fruit User are fixed, once information about the opponent is obtained, their weaknesses or flaws can be analyzed, making it much easier to fight them.

But the Blood-Eyed Ninja is different; his abilities come from the bloodline of Ninja.

The Ninjutsu they unleashed were incredibly diverse, so... they couldn't confirm whether the information from two years ago was still useful.

After rubbing his temples, Sakazuki said, "But it's better than having no intelligence at all."

Even though that intelligence might not be useful anymore, it's still much better than being completely clueless.

"That's true." Borsalino nodded. "I'll keep an eye on it. If his abilities don't change, I'll inform the others immediately."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Sakazuki nodded; Borsalino was quite reliable when he got serious.

Then, Sakazuki picked up the newspaper on the table, glanced at it, and frowned, saying, "That bastard Morgans is getting bolder and bolder..."

"What, you're planning to teach him a lesson?"

"We don't need to involve the navy," Sakazuki said without looking up. "The Five Elders said they'll handle it."

If they were to send their Admiral, it would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

They just wanted to give Morgans a warning, not actually take over the World Economic News Agency, so there was no need to use their Admiral.

It would be perfect to send the CP series personnel from the World Government.

"Within the mouth~"

Borsalino grinned and said, "Hopefully that guy won't pee his pants."

This time, the World Government may really be going to teach one of the underground kings a lesson.

"That's amazing, that's fantastic!"

Looking at the newspaper's sales figures, Morgans was so excited that his feathers trembled.

As expected, the Blood-Eyed Ninja is his lucky star.

Every time news about him is reported, he makes a fortune!

Spalashi!

"Boss, aren't we sure this will anger the World Government?" the second-in-command asked. "What if they send someone to assassinate you?"

This news is different from before; it was released without the World Government's permission... Is it really okay?

"If you're afraid of death, what kind of journalist are you?" Morgans maintained his attitude, his expression unchanged.

If you're afraid of this and afraid of that, what's the point of doing journalism?

Morgans then added, "Besides... they can't find my location either."

If the World Government could catch him, they would have already come after him.

Unfortunately, he remained completely secretive, so he had no fear of retaliation from the World Government.

Just then, a man rushed in from outside, anxiously saying, "It's terrible, boss! Several of our branches have been destroyed!"

"What?"

The deputy's expression changed. Why would someone destroy their branch?

"This is the World Government teaching me a lesson," Morgans sneered. "It's alright, just get everyone out. The branch is gone, so be it."

But the money inside...

"Give them all to them, so they won't chase after you and bite you!"

Morgans said coldly, "Don't worry, I'll make up for this loss sooner or later!"

"Yes!!"