After Holy Land Mary Geoise sank, the culprits, Uchiha Hikaru and Otsutsuki Kaguya, vanished without a trace. The Marines who rushed to the scene found only a blank stretch of sea where Mary Geoise had once stood, and they rescued the fleeing Celestial Dragons.
The collapse of the world's center of power sent the Celestial Dragons tumbling from their pedestal. In particular, news leaked that the demon Otsutsuki Kaguya had been worshipped by the Celestial Dragon Royal Family, driving their prestige to an all-time low. Nations across the world seized the chance to redistribute the balance of power, and the World Government faced grave troubles both within and without.
The Celestial Dragons gathered again, hoping to rally the allied nations and restore the old order. Yet few answered their call. The major nations merely paid lip service while acting otherwise. If not for the Five Elders stepping in to support them, those nations might have directly declared their withdrawal from the World Government.
In contrast, the Marines' autonomy became even more firmly established. With the upper ranks of the World Government suffering such a devastating blow, Akainu gained absolute control of the Marines in one stroke. Now, even if the World Government's higher-ups wanted to control the Marines again, they lacked the strength to do so.
Chaos erupted across the world, with murder, arson, looting, and pillaging everywhere. Even the highly secretive Revolutionary Army, after witnessing the horrific misery of this living hell, began revealing itself in large numbers and preparing to save the world. Yet many people did not appreciate it and instead made the unrest even worse.
The Uchiha Alliance, which had once shaken the entire world and effortlessly slaughtered the Four Emperors, was in a miserable state as well. More than half its affiliated nations declared their