A Display of Firepower

Kizaru's words made Kaido and Big Mom instinctively ponder. They had clashed with the Navy many times and considered themselves well acquainted with the World Government.

Yet Kizaru's words also made them instinctively wary. Had they underestimated the World Government's strength?

Looking at the two lost in thought, Kizaru continued, "You may have learned some things about the last battle at Marine Headquarters through the broadcast and other means. But I can tell you that every one of the Five Elders who took part in that war was at least as strong as an Admiral."

"Not only that, there's some kind of secret behind them—a secret of immortality. I killed them with my own hands, but every one of the Five Elders who died came back to life."

Kizaru stopped there, leaving Kaido and Big Mom to fill in the rest for themselves.

Kizaru didn't know why the World Government was seeking peace everywhere, but he and Tobirama were both certain that its humiliating offers of peace were meant to prepare it to strike the Land of Light more effectively in the future.

Whether the World Government was developing its secret weapon or Imu, hidden behind the government, needed more time to prepare, its current retreat was all in preparation for the war to come.

Kizaru and Tobirama both understood that, so he didn't mind using Emperors like Kaido and Big Mom to test the World Government's secrets.

At the same time, while the World Government prepared, Kizaru and the Land of Light were making their own preparations. They were training the new generation of ninjas, plundering the Pirate World's resources with advanced productivity, and, most importantly, Kizaru was occupying territory in the Pirate World and absorbing its Natural Energy.

Kizaru was confident. Whatever trump cards the World Government was