Sengoku roared, but beneath his anger lay a sense of loss.
Garp looked grim. "It's not just Madara Uchiha. That White Fang is terrifying too! How could two people this powerful have gone unheard of? What's happened to this world? Why does it feel more unfamiliar by the day?"
Tsuru fell silent for a moment. "It's not that simple. Didn't you hear Madara Uchiha and White Fang mention Konoha several times? Perhaps Konoha, like the D Clan, exists in secret. And it seems Ren came from there. If just three people from Konoha are this formidable, how terrifying are the others it's hiding?"
The three of them kept turning it over in their minds, growing more stunned by the moment.
Kizaru spoke up. "Hey... shouldn't we be talking about something else right now? We don't even know whether Akainu is alive!"
Qing Zhi nodded. "Akainu has Logia magma powers. He should survive fire, shouldn't he? No matter how strong the flames were, they couldn't have killed him outright."
"Enough talk," Sengoku said. "Contact Fujitora. He was with Akainu. Tell him to find Akainu and bring him back!"
Qing Zhi nodded and pulled out a Den Den Mushi to contact Fujitora.
While the Marines wrestled with that crisis, Madara Uchiha had already returned.
He dispersed the flames, landed before Ren, and said, "Lord Ren, the mission is done. I expect Akainu will make it back alive and deliver the message."
Ren tapped a finger on the table. "The flames were strong, but magma is no weak match. It's hard to say which would win. Whether Akainu survives won't change anything, though. Bing Jieke, announce this to the world: within ten days, I will rule it. Those who submit will prosper. Those who resist will perish."
His voice was calm, yet it