Uchiha Hikaru had made a special trip there. After saving Urouge from Cracker's pursuit, he brought him under his command. He had also persuaded Jinbe to defect within Big Mom Pirates territory, gaining Fish-Man Island's support as he began assembling a new crew.
What Hikaru did not know was that within just a few days, his defeat of Cracker and instant slaughter of tens of thousands of pirates on Greed Island had shaken the entire New World. No one had ever caused such terrifying destruction on a Four Emperors' turf.
With his own strength, he had instantly defeated dozens of renowned Big Mom Pirates combatants in the New World. Like an immortal descending upon the world, he had appeared on Greed Island to save Mad Monk Urouge, severely wounded Senju Cracker, one of the Sweet Commanders, in two moves, then used a bizarre and terrifying ability to cause a towering forest to erupt across more than half the island, instantly killing tens of thousands.
Such astonishing feats had utterly dazzled the entire New World.
More importantly, Uchiha Hikaru now had famous pirates such as Death Surgeon Trafalgar Law, Sea Knight Jinbe, and Mad Monk Urouge gathered beneath him. This undoubtedly dealt a considerable blow to the various pirate crews of the New World. Many weaker crews seeking protection had set their sights on Uchiha Hikaru, hoping to find shade beneath this rising star. If not for Hikaru's history of capturing and killing pirates for bounties, those pirates would have long since raised their flags and joined him.
Furthermore, Uchiha Hikaru had now provoked three forces in succession within the New World. Doflamingo's Shichibukai-affiliated businesses had been blasted to rubble before everyone's eyes in broad daylight; Kaido's businesses had been forcibly seized by Hikaru; and Charlotte Linlin had suffered even worse