"The World Governnt is way out of line. They can police their own lands if they want, but the open sea? That's not theirs to touch."
"The Navy's just enabling tyrants—running around like the World Governnt's attack dogs."
"The Hidden Mist is no better. They're the daimyo's loyal lapdogs."
"The sea belongs to everyone!"
"Treasure belongs to the people!"
"The daimyo and the Hidden Mist are stealing what's rightfully ours. It's shaless. We're taking it back. We're fighting back!"
"From today on, the Red Fish Navigation Group is ford!"
"The White Wolf Navigation Group is ford!"
…
The sea was endless, dangerous, and full of mystery—packed with resources and treasure.
People had always been drawn to it.
Countless n and won dread of sailing out, hauling in fish and shrimp, dredging up lost riches, and hitting it big overnight. Feasting on at, drinking until they dropped, beautiful won in their arms—the good life.
For years, so tried their luck.
But the sea was brutal. Massive waves and giant predators could end you in seconds.
And the Land of Water and Hidden Mist had banned most civilians from large stretches of ocean.
Now, with One Piece hitting the stands, old dreams were waking up again.
"Back then was back then. Now there are plenty of people who feel the sa way. Numbers an power. We can band together and stop being afraid of the Land of Water or the Mist."
The daimyo of the Land of Water stared at the stack of reports on his desk, head pounding.
One navigation group after another was forming, and it was causing absolute chaos for the country.
If this kept up, would the civilians of the Land of Water even stay loyal? How many faithful subjects would he have left?
Without subjects, was he even a daimyo anymore?
If everyone headed out to sea, what kind of lawless ss would the ocean turn into?
The Land of Water's current forces, plus the Hidden Mist, couldn't possibly keep it all under control.
"It's all the Hidden Mist's fault!"
"They pissed off Sunagakure, and now we're suffering the revenge."
"Sunagakure… what a move."
"One story, and my entire country is in turmoil."
"And this is just civilians so far. Once actual ninja start sailing out, the headaches are going to get a whole lot worse."
Just as the daimyo was thinking that, fresh intel about ninja-led navigation groups landed on his desk.
"Hoshigaki ford the Shark Skin Navigation Group, recruiting dozens of rogue ninja. They're operating north of the Land of Water, have seized over a dozen small islands, and gained the support of hundreds of fishern."
"Munashi ford the Exploding Blade Navigation Group, recruiting dozens of rogue ninja. They're operating northeast, have taken dozens of islands, and hundreds of fishern have joined them."
The two reports sent both the daimyo and the Hidden Mist into a rage.
Two forr Mist swordsn hadn't just co back—they were actively recruiting rogue ninja, building their own forces right on the Land of Water's doorstep.
What the hell was this? A direct slap in the face to both the country and the village.
"Provocation! This is pure provocation!"
"Too far!"
"Two clowns!"
"They've got so serious nerve. They're going to pay for this!"
The daimyo imdiately ordered the Hidden Mist to crush both navigation groups as quickly as possible.
While writing the command, he kept cursing under his breath.
"Is the Hidden Mist really this useless now?"
"They couldn't win the war, and now they can't even handle two rogue ninja?"
"Letting these two run wild like this."
"Does the Hidden Mist even deserve to exist anymore?"
Yagura was still stressing over how to launch his own newspaper when the daimyo's order arrived.
By rights, the country and the village were supposed to be equals—partners.
But after the Mist's crushing loss to Sunagakure and the village's rapid decline, the Land of Water now held all the power in their relationship.
"Shark Skin Navigation Group? Exploding Blade Navigation Group?"
"Calling themselves two of the Four Emperors?"
"Recruiting right next to the Land of Water?"
Yagura's face was dark as a thundercloud.
"Outrageous!"
"Arrogant!"
"Pass my order!"
But the next second, reality hit him. With the Mist's current strength, they might not have any good options against these two groups. The village was too weak.
Hoshigaki and Munashi were both forr mbers of the Seven Ninja Swordsn.
And both still carried their legendary blades.
Who in the current Hidden Mist could possibly stand against them?
"Besides , there's no one else."
But he couldn't lead the attack himself. The village had too many internal problems already—he didn't have the ti.
"Lord Mizukage."
An ANBU operative stepped inside.
Yagura hesitated for a mont.
"Take a team to the north and northeast of the Land of Water. Scout the Shark Skin and Exploding Blade groups. I want detailed reports."
"Yes, Lord Mizukage."
…
Sunagakure.
Fresh intelligence reports kept landing on Rasa's desk.
Rasa picked up the one from the Land of Water first.
"Shark Skin Navigation Group? Exploding Blade Navigation Group?"
"Calling themselves two of the Four Emperors?"
"Hoshigaki and Munashi are really stirring the pot. With the Mist's current situation, these two could cause them so serious headaches."
"Hidden Mist… you deserve every bit of this."
"You already surrendered. You signed the treaty. And then you pulled that suicide-bomb stunt with Genshi."
"A village with no honor deserves exactly this kind of payback."
"And those hundreds of captives? The Mist still hasn't co to ransom them."
"Are they trying to mooch off Sunagakure's food for free?"
Rasa snorted coldly.
"Once I get the Fire Style sealing jutsu from Grass Village, I'm sending every last one of them straight to the mines!"
He picked up the report on Grass Village.
With Grass Village's strength, they couldn't stop Sunagakure's army.
Especially with Pakura leading the charge personally.
The chaleon might get countered by Konoha, but Grass Village had no such luxury.
Hidden in plain sight, sneaking close, then a dozen elite Sand ninja suddenly appearing for the ambush—no Grass squad could handle that.
Grass Village's defeat and surrender was only a matter of ti.
Suddenly, one piece of intel caught Rasa's eye.
"Konoha ninja approaching the Land of Grass?"
Rasa frowned.
"What the hell are Konoha ninja doing in the Land of Grass?"
"And not just a few—there's a lot of them."
"Did Grass Village ask Konoha for help? Is the Leaf planning to support them against us?"
"If that's the case… don't bla for being ruthless."
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