Ever since Danzo came back to life, he had completely become a member of the World Government, and his position wasn't ordinary.
Even when he had just joined, only immortals as high up as the first generation Qing Wu were able to order Danzo around.
Danzo was, after all, a former key elder of Konoha, with a high enough status. With Danzo there, it would be easier for the World Government to recruit other people.
Danzo was just a sign, a big sign.
Moreover, after the immortals discovered the hidden problems with Danzo, they could only accept them.
At first, no one thought that much about it, and they didn't even take the ninjas seriously.
At this time, it was basically like, if you suspect me, I can just admit it. Yes, I did it all, but dare you complain? At this time, whoever has the bigger fist is right.
However, as the strength of the ninjas was revealed in the new era, the World Government also needed to think carefully about whether Danzo could take the blame for so much, and whether the World Government could take the blame for so much.
The answer was yes.
This thing had two sides. The World Government didn't admit that Danzo had done all those things, but they didn't deny it either.
This ambiguous attitude also made the meaning clear: I don't care what you did before, what mistakes you made, as long as you are willing to serve the World Government, none of these are problems.
Thanks to this, some strong people who were contacted by the World Government were also willing to serve the World Government and become immortals.
The world nobles are the real masters of this world. This is not a joke. Being able to have so many real immortals in a short period of time, the power controlled by the World Government has exceeded the knowledge of the ninjas.
And the treatment that Danzo received as a model of surrender was also real. He could learn all the Senjutsu he wanted to learn, and there were even people specially teaching him.
Because of this, Danzo's strength at this time was completely on a different level than when he had just become an immortal.
"It's a pity that the World Government is unwilling to touch certain taboos, but that's fine too."
Danzo sighed. The World Government had the ability to take people's souls back from the God of Death. In theory, they could completely revive the other Kage.
However, the World Government wouldn't touch these things. After all, they were cooperating with the ninjas. Digging up people's ancestral graves would be too much.
"Since I am the only one who has come back to life, then I will do it."
Danzo was still a little worried about the others, but when he thought about it, the Third Hokage had already gone to the God of Death, and even Edo Tensei couldn't bring him back to life, so Danzo became much bolder.
"Leave here. In addition to the power of the major ninja villages, we also need to pay attention to Gato.
The witch of the Land of Demons has sought Gato's help. According to the information we have collected, the witch of the Land of Demons has very strong Observation Haki, so strong that she can predict the future, so she is extremely difficult to deal with."
"Avoid having too much contact with her unless it's absolutely necessary, so as not to allow her to find ways to deal with us.
As for Gato, delay him as much as possible. Keep him in the Land of Demons and don't let him enter the Red Line and join Shanks."
"If there is a chance, you can kill him on the spot, but don't reveal your identity. Gato is, after all, a world noble now."
Danzo reminded the other immortals again.
"Understood, Elder Danzo."
The other immortals nodded.
In fact, given Danzo's hatred for Gato, he should have gone to Gato's side, but because his identity was that of a guardian of the World Government, he couldn't kill a world noble, so Danzo could only place his hopes on the other immortals.
After that, the group began to divide up their work.
Of course, this was only the immortals in the Land of Swamps. What they were responsible for was releasing Mōryō and causing a certain degree of damage to the entire Land of Swamps.
As long as Mōryō had an impact, the size of the impact would be decided by the World Government.
In fact, more than fifteen immortals were dispatched for this operation. Another group was assigned to the Land of Demons.
In addition to Danzo, there was another immortal overseeing this operation—Sandai Tsuchikata.
Sandai Tsuchikata was overseeing this operation for the sake of Master Genichi, and also because his strength was sufficient. Whether in terms of strength or belief, Sandai Tsuchikata was among the top, so at least there wouldn't be any trouble with him there.
As for Gato on the other side, Gato had already arrived in the Land of Demons at this time, and this guy was now starting to calm down slowly.
But it was useless. The strangest thing about Gato's brain was that under extreme anger, his mind, spirit, and intelligence would all rise to an extreme level.
At this height, he could see the big picture and the overall situation, and he could see the many dangers of the Land of Demons, understanding that this place was a quagmire, and a quagmire that was destined to be destroyed by this war. Once he stepped into it, it would be difficult to escape.
Then, after Gato calmed down, his brain instantly wasn't working as well anymore. He couldn't understand it anymore. The result was that his intelligence fluctuated, and he came to the Land of Demons in a daze.
Moreover, there were already many pirates gathered in the Land of Demons at this time. Although they were all a bunch of rookie pirates, it was the first time that Gato had enjoyed this kind of king-like treatment.
Wearing a sailor suit and a black coat, Gato slowly walked onto the high platform. This time, he was finally not hung up to be shown to the public.
"Gato!!"
"Gato!!!"
"Lord Gato."
"Is that Lord Gato of the Uzumaki Clan, the man behind Red-Haired Shanks?"
"This spirit, this is what a great pirate should be like."
"Is this the spirit of the great pirates of the new era? Just relying on his spirit alone can make the high platform shake."
"It is said that Shanks' Conqueror's Haki can even cause physical damage. Is this the power of the Uzumaki Clan? The power to fight against the world."
"Terrible, such terrifying strength, this spirit."
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Hearing the discussions of the surrounding pirates, Obito and Black Zetsu were a little embarrassed.
The shaking of the high platform was because Gato's weight was too heavy.
Who can maintain this weight after running away for so long? He ran around the snowy fields of the Land of Snows, but he didn't lose any weight at all.
"Terrible."
"Although they are all blind followers, the Uzumaki Clan's ability to gather people is really terrifying. They were able to gather so many people in such a short period of time."
Black Zetsu and Obito were also shocked when they saw the appearance of this group of pirates.
It should be known that Gato had nothing. He was able to gather so many people just by showing his face.
Although the fighting power of this group of people was not good, there were enough of them. And on the battlefield, as long as your life is hard enough, there is no such thing as weak fighting power.
If tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people pile up, there will always be a few strong people with exceptional talent or good luck.
Even people like Obito and Black Zetsu felt it was terrifying. The new era really doesn't take human life seriously. Compared to these people, everything they have done is nothing.
Don't think that when Madara launched the Eye of the Moon plan in the Fourth Ninja World War, he was pulling everyone into a world of illusion. That was also a gentle way to achieve peace.
That's right, it was gentle. Compared to now, that kind of method was as gentle as a lamb.
As for now, peace? Go to hell.
We must have strong strength, strong power, and status. What are the World Government and the world nobles? They have ruled the ninja world for thousands of years. Now is the new era. The ninja world should have a new master.
The world cannot be peaceful. The strong live, the weak die. This is the truth, an unchanging truth.
And after Shanks opened the new era, what he changed was: ordinary people can also become strong.
In that case, who lives and who dies is hard to say.
Thus, the ninjas witnessed the anger of the people at the bottom who had been suppressed for thousands of years. Ninjas? They dare to be officials? We're going to charge at them directly.
Ah? It turns out that above the ninjas are nobles and immortals?
What are immortals? Sorry, we commoners really don't know what immortals are.
But since we charged at the ninjas at the beginning, we can continue to take down the immortals as well.
It can be said that the common people who have become pirates have extreme hatred for the entire World Government in their hearts. Because the oppressed exist at all times, and they are the ones who hate the most.
Just look at the bandits gathered by Zieg in the Land of Tea. Even if they fought to the death, there were still a bunch of people who followed Zieg and weren't afraid of death at all.
"This is the human heart. The so-called peace is just a flower in a mirror."
Obito's voice was cold. As time went by, his heart was slowly changing.
Peace no longer exists. He only hopes to give himself in the past a good answer. As long as he is alive, there is still a chance.
At this time, Gato officially stepped onto the high platform.
The black shadow enveloped him, and his huge body naturally brought a indescribable pressure. The strong wind howled, but besides lifting Gato's coat, it didn't shake Gato in the slightest.
"Everyone!"
Gato's voice was very loud. Even the sound of the wind was suppressed by Gato's loud voice.
As Gato spoke, the sounds of the many pirates gradually quieted down.
"I know what you all have come for, and I also know what you want to do.
If there are no accidents, the Golden Lion of the new world will become the second Four Emperors, and you may not be able to."
"Two years ago, Dark led 50,000 pirates to attack Shanks. I believe you should know who those people are."
"They returned in defeat, but they have also become heroes of this new era, heroes of the sea."
"For Shanks, for the Uzumaki Clan, for the entire new era, everyone can become an existence like Shanks, become a Four Emperor."
"The new era is not an era that presses down on you. The spirit of the Four Emperors is not relying on such despicable means to exploit you, like the World Government.
Golden Lion can become a Four Emperor, and so can you."
"Shanks has never been the master of the new era, and I, Gato, am not your leader."
"So whether or not you have the spirit to step into the new era depends on you.
The World Government Marine has arrived. The Land of Demons will soon become a battlefield. Whether or not you can follow me to see the spirit of the new world depends on you all.
Heh ha ha ha!"
Gato was wearing sunglasses. That laughter, which seemed to mock people, now seemed so arrogant, full of the wildness of a pirate hero.
Gato never thought that this group of people would be able to risk their lives for him, able to listen to his command. These rookies needed a test of loyalty, a test of loyalty to the new world.
What test of loyalty could be better than a bounty poster that recorded their deeds?
Think about it, at a banquet in the new world, when other pirates see you, they directly throw out a bounty poster with 80 million on it, telling you, a noob, to get lost.
You look at the other person's bounty poster, and behind the bounty poster are all kinds of crimes that the other person has committed. These are the battle achievements of pirates.
And at this time, all the pirates are looking at you, this rookie. As a result, one of them with sharper eyes recognizes you.
He flips out your bounty poster, which only has 30 million, and behind the bounty poster, there is only one crime: Land of Demons Buster Call rebel.
What is this? Others may not know him, but others must know Gato, must know the people of the Uzumaki Clan.
They are not Shanks. Even Shanks is not fighting alone.
As for Golden Lion, Golden Lion's pirate crew is even bigger.
If they want to have enough wealth, strength, and status in this era, they cannot be alone. They need partners.
They have enough spirit and determination, but just having that is not enough. They need a stepping stone, they need fame.
In the new world, in this era, what is a better stepping stone than "Uzumaki Clan."?
Look at Naruto next door. Although he is a blonde, he has so many resources because of the Uzumaki family name.
What has Naruto done for Konoha? Nothing at all.
Compared with that former Konoha hero, Naruto has less contact with others now. He spends most of his time on the battlefield.
However, the malice that everyone had for him because of the so-called "fox demon" and the Nine-Tails disturbance in his childhood has all disappeared.
Why is that? Because his name is Uzumaki Naruto.
It's that simple.
Because his name is Uzumaki Naruto, even Hyuga Hiashi directly turned the page on those things from the past, and even intentionally encouraged Hinata to look for Naruto.
This is the influence brought by Shanks. They are both Four Emperors, but Golden Lion became a Four Emperor by announcing it to the world through Shanks' mouth.
So they want this opportunity, for their ambitions.
And what Gato has done is worthy of the name "Uzumaki."
"Is this Gato's spirit? Now that we've decided, let the world see our spirit."
"Hahaha, as expected of someone from Shanks, hmph, but we are not useless people either.
Just the Marine."
"Do you really think we are impulsive fools? The pirates who can reach here all have their eyes on that red land."
Hearing Gato's words, the pirates also laughed with great understanding.
They have this spirit, and they also have this courage.
The heroes of the new era are not just those people from two years ago.
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