Occupying Cocoyasi Village

"We should leave."

Madara Uchiha turned to look at Kizaru beside him. In his view, the people here were no threat at all. Either of them could easily wipe them all out.

"They still have value," Kizaru replied, answering the question in Madara Uchiha's mind.

Without villains like the World Government exploiting ordinary people, how could Kizaru win their hearts in the future?

As for why they didn't seek cooperation with the World Government or other major powers, the reason was simple. It wasn't a matter of whether they could earn their trust. Those already in high positions wanted too much and were far too greedy.

That was also why ancient emperors liked promoting officials and soldiers from poor backgrounds. Those who had started with nothing were the ones most eager to change their lives—and the easiest to satisfy.

By the time Kizaru and Madara Uchiha left, Mary Geoise's guards had managed to shatter the two enormous meteorites with all their strength, averting the Holy Land's complete destruction.

Even so, the fragments had caused tremendous damage to Mary Geoise. The people on the Holy Land had suffered heavy casualties; more than half were dead or injured, and the number of Celestial Dragons killed or wounded had set a historical record.

The attack sent shock waves through every power across the seas.

Who had done it? Who could have such courage and strength?

As the direct victim, the World Government was in the worst position. Despite suffering enormous losses, it didn't even know who the culprit was. It had nowhere to turn for revenge.

On the day after the attack, the World Government's secret intelligence network went into overdrive. Under pressure from their superiors, its members had to find the culprit as quickly as possible.

The Marines were under tremendous pressure