"That's right." Warring States Period nodded, his expression finally turning serious. Looking at his old friend, he said, "But what can we do? The gap in strength between us is simply too great. Before he destroyed Mary Geoise, we tried to stop him. But what was the result?"
Seeing the unwillingness in Garp's eyes, Warring States Period said helplessly, "The result was that even with the Navy's highest combat power assembled, we couldn't make him budge even a single step. Garp... look away. Stop fixating on Uchiha Shin. He isn't an opponent we can handle."
"But we're the Navy!" Garp gritted his teeth.
"Yes, we're the Navy. But the Navy isn't the god of the sea. There are many times when we're powerless." Warring States Period shrugged.
Garp sneered. "Are you telling me that life is like rape—if you can't resist it, you should learn to enjoy it?"
"I didn't say that." Warring States Period smiled at him.
"Damn it, coming to you was a mistake." Garp snorted coldly and slammed his hand down on the table.
Warring States Period smiled. "All right, my old friend. Instead of wasting time on this, why not go do some rehabilitation training? We still have plenty of work to do. But at least Kaido is dead, so there's one less problem in the world. I really hope Uchiha Shin clears out all the pirates in the New World. Then we could retire early too."
Garp curled his lip and turned away. "Keep dreaming. You've got at least another twenty years before you can retire. And I don't need rehabilitation training. I've already fully recovered. I'm heading out to the New World now." Warring States Period stroked his beard and said nothing more. Once Garp's bullheaded temper set its mind on something, not even