Garp slowed down his chewing of the rice cracker.
Vice Admiral Tsuru flipped to the back of the intelligence report.
"Admiral Chaton, Headquarters Vice Admiral Mole, has been confirmed dead."
"The fleet tasked with the capture operation in the East Blue has been destroyed."
"Except for Yamakaji, who managed to escape with a few soldiers, all the other warships sank."
"More than a thousand sailors have died or gone missing."
Garp's smile vanished.
He put down the bag of rice crackers in his hand.
"Did Uchiha Xin really kill Chaton and Mole?"
"Confirmed."
Vice Admiral Tsuru handed him the intelligence.
" Yamakaji witnessed the entire process firsthand."
" Chaton was killed on the spot."
" The Mole didn't survive either."
" Uchiha Xin's final strike destroyed the fleet."
Garp took the intelligence report and read it line by line.
All sound in the office disappeared.
Sengoku looked at him.
Do you still think it's just pirates killing each other?
Garp did not answer.
He put the intelligence back on the table and slowly clenched his fists.
Chaton is a candidate for the Admiral.
Mole is also a veteran Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters.
The two were carrying out the Navy's orders when they were killed by Uchiha Xin.
Those soldiers who sank into the sea were not the damned pirates either.
"How many of us has this Uchiha Xin killed?"
Garp's voice turned somber.
Sengoku answered with a cold face.
"Two Headquarters Vice Admiral have been directly confirmed dead."
"And there's also Chaton, a potential Admiral."
"Naval casualties are still being tallied."
"This doesn't even include those who died at his hands before."
Garp looked up.
Where is he now?
"Unable to confirm at this time."
Why can't this be confirmed?
The Sengoku did not answer immediately.
Vice Admiral Tsuru several intelligence reports on the table.
That's why I'm here.
She raised her hand and pointed to the first document.
" Uchiha Xin first appeared in the East Blue."
"Afterwards, he went to the Florian Triangle, fought Hawk Eyes, and killed Gecko Moria."
"At normal sailing speeds, this journey would take a very long time."
"But he left almost no records along the way."
Vice Admiral Tsuru picked up the second document.
"Subsequently, he reappeared in the East Blue and destroyed the capture fleet."
"A few days later, however, he arrived at Whiskey Peak."
"Immediately afterwards, he appeared in Alubarna, the capital of Alabasta."
Sengoku frowned.
Where is his ship?
"Nothing was found."
The Vice Admiral shook his head.
"Witnesses at Whiskey Peak say he was not on a pirate ship."
" Alabasta also did not find his ships docked."
"More importantly, he transported Princess Vivi from Whiskey Peak to Alubarna in just a few minutes."
Garp suddenly looked at her.
"A few minutes?"
These two places are separated by the sea.
"Even Borsalino couldn't possibly lead a team to complete such a crossing in just a few minutes."
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded.
So that's the problem.
" Uchiha Xin is not only strong in combat."
"His method of movement was completely beyond our comprehension."
Sengoku looked at the nautical chart on the table.
From the East Blue to the Florian Triangle.
Then it turned back to the East Blue.
Later, they appeared at Whiskey Peak and Alabasta.
These locations are extremely far apart.
Normal ships simply cannot complete the movement in such a short time.
Vice Admiral Tsuru continue:
"And there's the Drought in Alabasta."
That drought lasted for a full three years.
"After Uchiha Xin arrived, the entire kingdom was soon hit by rain."
"Not a city."
"It's the entire territory of Alabasta."
He also quelled the rebellion in a short period of time, bringing hundreds of thousands of royal troops and Rebel Army to a ceasefire.
Garp stared at the documents.
"Sand control, rainfall, flight, ultra-long-distance travel."
How could one person possess so many abilities?
Vice Admiral Tsuru pointed to several marked locations.
Other abilities cannot be determined at this time.
"However, the extremely long-distance movement has been corroborated by multiple eyewitnesses."
"I suspect he possesses an extremely rare space-time Devil Fruit ability."
Sengoku said in a deep voice:
"Space system?"
"Good."
Vice Admiral Tsuru answered.
"Ordinary flights cannot explain his whereabouts."
"Only spatial teleportation could allow him to disregard sea areas, shipping routes, and distances."
"He can even take other people with him when he moves."
"This also explains why our intelligence personnel were never able to keep up with him."
Garp's expression became even more serious after hearing this.
An enemy with the ability to kill a candidate Admiral is dangerous enough.
If this person can still cross the sea at any time, it will be difficult for the navy to set up an encirclement in advance.
A fleet is meaningless.
Blockading the islands is pointless.
Uchiha Xin can go wherever he wants.
"No wonder every time I received a message, he had already left."
Garp turned and walked towards the door.
Sengoku immediately stopped him.
"Where you go?"
"Find him."
Garp stopped in his tracks.
"The deaths of the Chaton and the Mole cannot have been in vain."
Those naval soldiers cannot have died in vain.
"Since Uchiha Xin dared to kill the Marines, I will personally capture him."
Sengoku stood up.
"You don't even know his exact location, where are you going to look for him?"
"Investigate in the places he's been before."
Garp said in a deep voice:
"Inform me immediately once you receive the message."
"No matter how convenient his spatial abilities are, he can't remain hidden forever."
Sengoku stared at Garp for a moment.
"Can."
"But do not start a war without authorization."
"Confirm his location first, then notify headquarters."
Garp neither agreed nor disagreed.
He Gate of Opening and left the office.
Sengoku sat down again, looking at the several intelligence reports on the table.
Two Shichibukai have fallen in succession.
A candidate Admiral and a Headquarters Vice Admiral were killed in action.
Such a commotion could no longer be concealed.
Each major power has its own intelligence channels.
The more World Government suppress information, the more speculation arises from the outside world.
Vice Admiral Tsuru asked:
"The bounty on Uchiha Xin can't be delayed any longer."
How much are you planning to order?
The Sengoku remained silent for a long time.
The bounty for ordinary pirates is mainly determined by their strength, crimes, and level of threat.
Uchiha Xin killed two Shichibukai and then directly destroyed a Marine fleet.
His strength far surpasses that of ordinary pirates.
What's more troublesome is that he is elusive, possesses spatial teleportation abilities, and may even have the power to alter large-scale climates.
Offering too low a bounty would only make the navy a laughing stock.
Sengoku picked up Uchiha Xin's file.
"Publicize all his crimes."
"Slayed Gecko Moria, one of the Shichibukai."
"Slay Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"Kill Admiral Chaton and Headquarters Vice Admiral Mole."
"Destroy the naval fleet."
Vice Admiral Tsuru asked:
What about the reward amount?
Sengoku put down the documents and said, word by word:
"One billion Beli."