Orochimaru's latest research subject was Blackbeard.
That man was fascinating. His body concealed quite a few secrets.
The genes within him were complex and unlike those of ordinary people.
There seemed to be something wrong with his mind. He had multiple personalities, and his body was completely different from that of a normal person.
At the same time, his ability to acquire two Devil Fruit powers was also thanks to the mysterious and powerful Dark-Dark Fruit.
The power of rules represented by darkness was terrifying.
Among the three thousand Great Daos, some were stronger than others, and the significance represented by the word "darkness" spoke for itself.
For now, there was no way to strip that fruit from Blackbeard, so they would keep him alive.
Konoha had merely woven an illusion from which Blackbeard would never awaken. Within that illusion, Blackbeard had already become one of the Four Emperors.
Unable to deal with Blackbeard, Whitebeard was not particularly bothered.
After accepting Konoha's help, Whitebeard knew that he would inevitably be constrained by Konoha in the future.
There was no helping it. For the sake of his children, he could not refuse either.
As usual, Whitebeard was training Ace and Luffy today.
After this war, Whitebeard had also realized that he had spoiled his sons too much.
There was nothing he could do about it. With so many sons, it was impossible to oversee every one of their growth.
A man like Blackbeard had lurked among his pirates, while Ace had rashly gone after Blackbeard to settle the score, nearly bringing disaster upon the entire Whitebeard Pirates.
Whitebeard bore some responsibility for that.
Blackbeard had joined his pirate crew in his teens and endured for so long. All that could be said was that the man had been rotten by nature.