"We can agree to your terms, but you'll need to defeat one of the current Seven Warlords of the Sea to claim a position."
"You needn't worry about that. We'll choose someone."
Orochimaru pondered this. A Seven Warlords of the Sea position? Konoha needed such an identity in order to integrate into this world more quickly.
After all, Konoha was not some pirate crew, but a nation.
However, Konoha had only just arrived and truly needed territory and resources. The spatial passage was fixed, which meant Konoha had to use this place as its center and expand outward.
Water 7 was the closest place, and it was already considered a transportation hub.
The Sea Train here could travel to Spring Queen City, Gourmet City Pucci, Carnival City San Faldo, and Water 7's Blue Station.
For Konoha, this was an excellent place to expand its influence while exploring this world.
At the same time, Water 7 was a massive shipbuilding center. In a world covered by oceans, ships were undoubtedly important.
Moreover, chakra did not exist in this world. To Konoha, every ninja was precious.
Any ninja who came from Konoha to the pirate world had to be someone they could trust completely.
At a time like this, the Tongue Root Eradication Seal once used by Root came in handy.
It could be modified to prohibit the disclosure of any information about Konoha, and the punishment could even be made more severe.
After all, this was Konoha's trump card and its greatest reliance.
After speaking with the Marines, Konoha sent Aokiji and Garp, along with their warship, back to the pirate world.
Under the effects of the genjutsu, they knew nothing about the other world. They only knew that Konoha had captured them, while everything that had happened in between was