So Katakuri had actually volunteered to fight?
Hikaru smiled faintly to himself. As expected of the one in the Big Mom Pirates who possessed both brains and Combat Power. If Katakuri had not been holding up the Big Mom Pirates, their reputation would have been lost long ago.
Detaining these pirates was easy enough. Jinbe led a fleet to escort them back to Dressrosa, while Hikaru deliberately let it slip that if these pirates tried any tricks or caused trouble along the way, the Kraken forces in the sea would crush them, ships and men alike.
In any case, Jinbe could command those sea beasts. Once they lost anywhere to stand, the sea would become Jinbe's home ground, allowing him to perform even better.
Everyone greatly admired Uchiha Hikaru's battle plan. Though the four generals under his command had directed the effective results in each local engagement, the tactical principles Hikaru had laid out were the true key to their victory. Under normal circumstances, if the four of them had led forces of the same size against the Big Mom Pirates fleet from today, they would never have made a move.
On the battlefield, the difference between having tactical command and not having it was like heaven and earth.
Everyone knew that after today's battle, Uchiha Hikaru's name would once again resound throughout the New World.
His former reputation as a lone man would now become fame built upon the great power under Uchiha Hikaru's command.
They had already shown that they could charge into a frontal battlefield and defeat a fleet of tens of thousands of pirates under one of the Four Emperors. With such strength, they were more than qualified to join the ranks of the New World's great powers. No one could ignore Dressrosa's existence any longer.