Chapter 462 - The Marine Headquarters Advisor, Vice Admiral Yakushi Kabuto
Chapter 462 - The Marine Headquarters Advisor, Vice Admiral Yakushi Kabuto
“That bastard…”
After hearing the dissuasion of Kabuto and Tsuru, Garp and Mihawk subconsciously stopped. Only Akainu couldn’t help but grit his teeth. Only he knew that Kabuto was an Akatsuki spy.
This Kabuto was definitely Uehara’s diehard loyalist!
At least in terms of playing with people, Kabuto and Uehara were very similar. Wasn’t the plan to encircle and kill Sasuke all decided by Kabuto?
It was because Itachi was a member of Akatsuki that Kabuto gave up on chasing him, right?
It was Kabuto who wanted to encircle and kill Sasuke, and the person who stopped the siege was also Kabuto. A battle that could have seriously injured the Whitebeard Pirates was forced to become a performance battle for the marine to regain face.
And on the other side.
When Itachi and Sasuke rushed to the 2nd division, they could only save Portgas D. Ace and Marshall D. Teach.
Because Doflamingo and Kisame seem to have determined that the pirates they have caught will never be rescued by them, not to mention that they were all colleagues here…
This battle was really depressing.
They were basically on the same side wherever they went.
“Itachi-san.”
Kisame grinned and Doflamingo made way for the Uchiha brothers, “It’s been a long time…”
“Kisame…”
Itachi felt a little complicated.
“Nii-san, let’s go first!”
Just as Itachi wanted to chat with Kisame, Sasuke suddenly used the Full Body Susanoo, grabbed Ace, Teach, and dragged Itachi, then flew away with them.
“Really…”
Kisame grinned, revealing a mouthful of shark teeth. Looking at the soaring Susanoo, he couldn’t help but laugh, “People’s fate… is destined to be inescapable…”
“Ehehehe…”
Doflamingo also showed a gloomy smile on his face, “The first person to publicly announce that he is a member of Akatsuki is… Uchiha Itachi… Is the world going to stir up a storm again?”
Does this mean…
Akatsuki Organization was finally going to appear in front of people?
Even compared to World Government, the Akatsuki Organization can be regarded as a behemoth in terms of top combat strength!
The purpose of Uehara sending Itachi, in addition to letting them meet and threaten Sasuke with Itachi, was to take this opportunity to let the Akatsuki Organization surface and slowly let the world accept Akatsuki’s existence.
Perhaps that was the case…
When the admirals defect in the future, it will not be particularly abrupt to the rest of the world.
In any case, the war in front of them had already ended.
The marine had obtained a victory that could be declared to the entire world. They defeated Uchiha Sasuke and the 2nd Division of Whitebeard Pirates and announced the return of the Marine G1 branch base to the second half of grand line — The New World.
All the people in the sea were in an uproar.
Just as the Whitebeard Pirates were thriving and even easily ravaged other Yonko(Four Emperors) pirates and marine, the marine suddenly concentrated their strength to catch them off guard.
First, they destroyed several of the subsidiary pirates under the Whitebeard Pirates and then defeated the strongest 2nd division of Whitebeard Pirates. The sudden reinforcements rescued only Sasuke, Ace, and Teach.
While the other 2nd division members were sent to Impel Down.
Kabuto’s strategy in this war made the entire marine higher-ups look at him in a different light. If not for the sudden appearance of reinforcements, this operation to encircle and annihilate Sasuke would have been a success.
Although there were some regrets…
However, when Tsuru reported to Sengoku, he also analyzed the situation of the entire world. The regret of not catching Sasuke became Kabuto’s merit.
“Little Kabuto is not greedy.”
Tsuru held the Den Den Mushi in her hand, and the smile on her face never stopped, “In any case, this war has already met our expected goal… As long as the G1 branch base can be rebuilt, it will be enough.”
“Yes.”
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku also agreed with this point, “In fact, it is good to catch Uchiha Sasuke. It is just to face Whitebeard… But this time is indeed a bit embarrassing, and it is right to be cautious.”
“Think before you move, and you will win the battle…”
Tsuru slowly opened her mouth and continued, “Little Kabuto is much better than we were at that time… The position of headquarter adviser can be handed over to him without worry.”
After Sengoku agreed, he whispered, “The World Government also issued an order to promote Kabuto to Vice Admiral. Unfortunately, there is no powerful Devil Fruit now… The headquarters will also set up another staff position for him.”
Kabuto’s contribution was indeed not small.
Most of the other Vice Admiral relied on capturing pirates to be promoted. In contrast, Kabuto used his brain to sit in the Vice Admiral position.
From dealing with Baroque Works; helping to destroy the plot of the former Shichibukai; allowing the marine to gain the upper hand in the negotiation with Kisame; now, he played an important role in the war against the Whitebeard Pirates.
In the entire marine, there were few people who were as smart as Kabuto…
Unfortunately…
Kabuto’s fighting strength became his only shortcoming.
“Let him destroy a few pirates in the new world…”
Sengoku said from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, “Although we all think that he is qualified, it is still an exception for others…”
“I was about to talk about this…”
Tsuru turned to look at Kabuto who was quietly writing the battle report and continued with a smile, “Little Kabuto may not think that he is qualified to be a Vice Admiral.
He thought it was his fault that we did not catch Sasuke this time. He even thought that he was too ambitious and made mistakes in his strategy against a Yonko(Four Emperors) pirate group. It was estimated that he was writing a report for demotion… “
What a modest young man.
Whether it was Tsuru or Sengoku, the two old people thought of the same evaluation in their hearts. Only such a young man could bear the future of the marine.
Originally, the two of them had been very optimistic about Kabuto. Now, their impression of this little guy was getting higher and higher.
After Tsuru took off the Den Den Mushi, she sat next to Kabuto. She reached out to take the battle report that Kabuto had written beside her, and a kind smile appeared on her face.
“Little Kabuto, don’t be too harsh on yourself.”
Tsuru shook her head and comforted Kabuto softly, “This time, our goal was to let the G1 branch base return to the new world. Now that our goal has been achieved… You will be promoted to Vice Admiral and the staff officer of the headquarters.”
“… Hmm?”
Kabuto slowly raised his head and pushed his glasses. His face flushed with guilt, “Can I refuse this promotion? I mobilized Admiral Akainu, Vice Admiral Garp, and three Shichibukai, but in the end, we still didn’t…”
“Hey, little brat Kabuto!”
Garp slapped Kabuto on the shoulder and laughed, “Do you also want to refuse promotion? But the Vice Admiral has the right to move freely, don’t refuse… And you have done a good job!”
Garp sat next to Kabuto. After taking a bite of the doughnut, his face suddenly became serious, “The most unpredictable thing in this world is the sea. Nothing is destined. Nothing can be 100%! Don’t underestimate the top experts in the sea!”
“… Yes, Garp-senpai!”
Kabuto nodded seriously. He was a junior who respected Garp.
Akainu sat at another table. He saw this scene and couldn’t help but grit his teeth. But he just poured a cup of hot tea into his mouth.
This cup of tea was very hot…
But Akainu felt very cold in his heart.
Marineford.
Sengoku moved very quickly and announced the victory of the marine to the entire sea. Marineford also announced the order to promote Kabuto to Vice Admiral and the adviser of the headquarters.
Originally, Sengoku and Tsuru were worried that some people would be unconvinced. They didn’t expect that Kabuto had a good relationship with the marine. At least, they couldn’t find anyone who opposed him to becoming Vice Admiral in the entire marine of Marineford.
Humble people…
It was always easy to make mistakes.
After the war between the Marine and Whitebeard Pirates was over, Kabuto cleared out a few pirates that gave World Government a headache.
In these few battles, the method that Kabuto used undoubtedly made Sengoku’s eyes light up. Whether it was luring the enemy or encircling them, it could be said to be unexpected.
On this trip, Tsuru and Garp originally wanted to help, but the two Vice Admiral watched Kabuto’s personal show along the way.
After another battle.
Kabuto looked at the pirate ship that was sinking in the sea and whispered, “As long as it is devil fruit person in this world, seawater will be their natural enemy. The sea is the most powerful weapon in this world.”
“Oh…”
Garp couldn’t help but nod slowly.
Tsuru couldn’t help but show a hint of admiration on her face, “Not a single bullet was wasted. Under the banner of Garp and Sakazuki, this pirate ship was forced into this dangerous sea until this pirate ship touched a reef and sank on its own. It is really terrifying…”
“No, actually it is not that troublesome.”
Kabuto shook his head and whispered, “This sea area is too dangerous. There are very few pirates passing through here, so it is very rare to be famous. I have seen all the intelligence of this pirate group before, and all the combat personnel is devil fruit person.
Moreover, when I checked the intelligence of this pirate group. Their ship once touched the reef twice, and those two times almost made them arrested by Vice Admiral Momonga and Vice Admiral Yamakaji. This shows that their ship has never had a high-level navigator for a long time, so the probability of them touching the reef here is very high.”
“…”
Garp took a bite of the doughnut and felt that he didn’t understand it.
Tsuru’s face was full of praise, and her smile was getting more and more intense, “Not many people will notice this fine information… Even I rarely think of using this information to apply to the battlefield. Little Kabuto is really smart…”
A thought flashed through Tsuru’s mind. Otherwise, she could just retire herself, because this adviser was better than her…
No matter how you look at it…
Kabuto was a perfect advisor for the headquarters. This young man would definitely bring more help to the marine and let the flag of justice flutter on the sea!