The New World.
G0 Base.
Sakazuki's adjutant reported to him the discoveries made by the G5 warship during its patrol.
" White Soil Island? The Revolutionary Army's secret stronghold?" Sakazuki's gaze was sinister, and lava dripped from his body onto the wooden planks.
Sizzle...
" Admiral, don't get agitated!" the adjutant reminded him, his forehead dripping with cold sweat.
Sakazuki extinguished the gushing lava, then lit a cigar with his finger. "Phew... Let me go and meet that traitor."
The adjutant sensed that things were taking a bad turn. " Admiral, should we report this to headquarters?"
"No need, I will report this matter to the Five Elders myself."
Sakazuki clearly doesn't trust Sengoku and Tsuru, after all, these two old guys are Garp's old comrades-in-arms and have watched Dragon grow up.
If this matter is reported to the Marine Headquarters, those two old guys will most likely use the pretext of fighting against the Sky Empire and the Liberator Organization to downplay the matter.
But Sakazuki doesn't see it that way. The World Government needs a victory to deter the increasingly turbulent seas.
Compared to the elusive Liberator Organization and the powerful Sky Empire, the Revolutionary Army was the easy target, making them perfect as a cautionary tale.
Sakazuki stared intently at his adjutant. " Duke, you wouldn't have reported this to headquarters behind my back, would you?"
"Gulp! "Duke quickly declared, " Admiral, I will absolutely not disobey your orders."
"Excellent! That's a true marine with Absolute Justice! Vergo is good too; he knows who the admiral of the New World Navy is."
Duke understood what Sakazuki meant: he wanted Duke to take better care of Vergo and G5 in the future.
After all, Vergo could have reported this information directly to Marineford, and it would have also won over Sengoku and Tsuru.
But the other party did not do that, so in Sakazuki's mind, Vergo was a naval officer who respected him as his superior and whose attitude leaned towards the hawks.
Sakazuki wanted to make an example of someone to warn others.
One reason is that he genuinely dislikes Garp and his son Dragon.
On the other hand, it was to pave the way for his future as Fleet Admiral. Sakazuki was very clear that the Five Elders were the key to deciding who would become Fleet Admiral, and that the attitudes of Sengoku, Tsuru, and others could only affect the Navy internally.
Moreover, Sakazuki has many supporters within the Navy.
In addition, Borsalino had no intention of competing for the Fleet Admiral, Gion's strength was not enough, Issei and Aramaki were outsiders, and Kuzan had lost a leg.
Therefore, Sakazuki believed that he was the best candidate to become the next Fleet Admiral of the navy.
If this operation goes smoothly, his reputation in the Navy and the World Government will rival that of Sengoku, and he may even become a new naval hero.
For both public and private reasons, Sakazuki was determined to lead Revolutionary Army.
Sakazuki quickly contacted the Five Elders directly.
After listening to Sakazuki's report and plan, the Five Elders also began to discuss it.
Saint Saturn gripped his cane tightly. "If we can eliminate Monkey D. Dragon and the core members of the Revolutionary Army, that would indeed deter the restless sea."
"Do Sengoku and Tsuru know about this?" Saint Nusjuro asked Sakazuki while wiping the Shodai Kitetsu.
Sakazuki on the other end of the Den Den Mushi immediately replied, "I haven't had time to report to headquarters yet."
The Five Elders were shrewd and experienced. Upon hearing this, they knew that Sakazuki had no intention of reporting this matter to Sengoku; the excuse of not having time to report was just that.
However, the Five Elders actually tacitly approved of Sakazuki's failure to report to Sengoku.
After all, an overly united naval leadership is not a good thing.
Saint Saturn and the other Five Elders exchanged glances for a moment before making a decision. "Since you don't have time to report, this matter will be handled by the Special Mobile Unit. You can cooperate in the New World, and at the same time, be careful to keep it confidential."
"Yes, I will cooperate fully."
When Sakazuki heard that Special Mobile Unit had taken over, he knew the matter was settled.
Even if Sengoku gets angry, he can blame it on the Five Elders Five Elders, using their request for secrecy as an excuse for not reporting it to Marineford.
And at that very moment...
Spandine of CP9 also rushed to the Room of Authority to report the discovery of the whereabouts of the Revolutionary Army cadre Ivankov in the Alabasta Kingdom.
The Five Elders were somewhat surprised that they had suddenly obtained important intelligence on two Revolutionary Army, but they didn't think much of it and simply assumed that they had just happened to run into each other.
"With the help of CP0, Green Bull, and the Shichibukai Crocodile, you will capture this Ivankov."
"Yes, Your Excellency, Five Elders." Spandine extremely excited, as if he could already see the opportunity for promotion and wealth.
Spandine's expression was clearly seen by the Five Elders. They didn't despise this despicable person; after all, the Cipher Pol needed scum like him who had no bottom line.
The Five Elders split into two groups.
Saint Saturn, Saint Mars, along with Borsalino and several CP0 members, secretly traveled to the G0 Base in the New World to reunite with Sakazuki.
Meanwhile, Spandine and several CP0 members headed to the G-2 Base, which was guarded by Ryokugyu and was located not far from the Lulusia Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Sengoku and Tsuru in Marineford were still preoccupied with the Liberator Organization ' operations around the world and were completely unaware of Sakazuki and the Five Elders ' secret activities.
On the other side.
Inside the underground base of White Soil Island.
The Karasu received a notification from Champagne.
The two exchanged information via small notes.
[We've just deciphered a secret phone call between Marine Admiral Akainu and the Five Elders. They're planning a surprise attack on White Soil Island, and it'll happen in the next few days.]
[So fast?]
[How should we arrange things for our people first?]
[736 people have already gone to other parts of the New World as underground intelligence agents, and 635 are currently still on White Soil Island.]
Champagne lit the note she had already written on and continued writing on a new one: [ The Return to the North Blue Plan and the Spark Plan should be able to take all the remaining people away.]
[I've already arranged for those I could win over to go elsewhere; I'm leaving this part of the New World to you.]
[no problem.]
The two destroyed all the notes and then split up.
Half a month ago, they proposed the Return to the North Blue Plan and the Spark Plan to Long, and then quickly arranged for members who agreed with the Liberators's ideology or had such inclinations to leave.
Today is the last batch.
Karasu led 1,736 men aboard a submarine, preparing to secretly travel to the North Blue to redevelop the Revolutionary Army base North Blue.
Champagne also took 311 people with her, preparing to develop the Revolutionary Army's underground intelligence system in the New World.
The remaining 436 people on White Soil Island were either from Dragon's side or had serious problems.
After all, the Revolutionary Army is a mixed bag; while there are idealists, there are also pirates or mafia members who have committed numerous evil deeds in the past.
These people seem to have turned over a new leaf, but Champagne has secretly taken Mary to White Soil Island to investigate them.
The result was unsatisfactory.
Clearly, these villains did not truly agree with the Liberators ' ideology, nor did they even fully endorse the dragon's ideas. They were merely seeking the protection of the Revolutionary Army or harboring opportunistic motives.
These people are actually quite easy to screen because they are extremely afraid of death. As soon as they hear that they are going to North Blue or to be underground intelligence agents, they come up with a whole bunch of excuses.
This conveniently saved us the trouble of persuading the Karasu and the Champagne.
Watching the Karasu and Peter's departing figures, a sense of unease lingered in Long's heart.
However, he didn't think too much about it, assuming it was just psychological because he was worried about the Return to the North Blue Plan not going smoothly.