LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 135: Ultimate Victor
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The vast ocean stretched endlessly, with only a few scattered Navy ships remaining. Beyond them, it was nothing but water as far as the eye could see.
Everyone who witnessed this scene felt as though their minds were about to break.
This was Marineford—the headquarters of the Navy, gone without a trace!
"Admirals... Fleet Admiral Sengoku... Hero Garp... and all the vice admirals..."
The remaining Navy personnel felt as though their entire world had collapsed.
These were the Navy's strongest forces—its core strength. If all of them disappeared in an instant, what would become of the Navy? What would become of the world?
At that moment, Red-Haired Shanks and his crew finally arrived. He had been delayed earlier, trying to stop Kaido, or he would have arrived sooner to prevent the war.
When they reached the scene, they encountered Dracule Mihawk leaving the battlefield. The two were long-time friends, and Shanks immediately invited Mihawk aboard his ship.
Shanks urgently asked, "Mihawk, what in the world happened here? What about the Whitebeard Pirates? And Marineford?"
Even Mihawk, known for his composure, was visibly shaken as he recounted the events.
"Ace is dead. He was killed by Akainu. Whitebeard is dead as well—his health was failing, and he suffered severe injuries at the hands of the Navy. In the end, he was killed by Blackbeard and his crew."
"Blackbeard... it seems he has a power that allows him to steal Devil Fruits. He obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit from Whitebeard, but before he could secure it for himself, Uchiha Kitaro took it."
"No, I wouldn't call it 'stealing.' It was Whitebeard's payment to Uchiha Kitaro. In exchange for protecting the remaining members of the Whitebeard Pirates and ensuring their safe return to the New World, Whitebeard offered him everything he had—including his Devil Fruit."
"After obtaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Uchiha Kitaro used his unique power to transform into a 500-meter-tall god of war called Susanoo. He then unleashed the full power of the fruit, delivering a single, devastating punch to Marineford, and then..."
"...finally, Marineford vanished."
"..."
"What?!"
"That's impossible!"
The Red-Haired Pirates were stunned, their disbelief plain on their faces. This was Marineford—the Navy's headquarters. To think it could be destroyed with a single punch was beyond imagination.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it either," Mihawk admitted. "But it's the truth. The Uchiha clan's leader, Uchiha Kitaro, is simply that powerful."
"This... this is bad," Shanks muttered, his face grim.
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Sabaody Archipelago
Everyone stared blankly at the broadcast, the entire island plunged into a deathly silence.
Clatter!
A reporter's pen and paper slipped from their trembling hands, falling to the ground.
"Marineford... is gone..."
They had imagined many possible outcomes to the war, but never this.
"What do we do? What do we do?!"
"Marineford has been destroyed! Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Hero Garp, and the three admirals are all missing!"
"This is catastrophic!"
"Is the world... ending?"
Panic swept through kings, nobles, and civilians across the nations under the World Government's protection.
In stark contrast, pirates erupted into unrestrained celebration.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!"
"Brothers, the new era is here!!"
"That damned Marineford is finally gone!"
"The true golden age of pirates has arrived!"
For years, pirates had been hunted and captured by the Navy, forced to live on the run. Now, with Marineford reduced to rubble and the Navy's top brass missing, they felt unstoppable.
The names Sengoku, Garp, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru—once dreaded—were now irrelevant. No one could stand in their way anymore.
"The Uchiha clan... what a terrifying force," some muttered in awe.
Trafalgar Law, originally preparing to enter the New World, couldn't tear himself away from the live broadcast of the war. He hadn't expected such dramatic twists, let alone the shocking finale.
He recognized the colossal energy-clad figure Uchiha Kitaro used in the battle.
He had seen it before on Sabaody Archipelago, when Admiral Kizaru attacked Uchiha Itachi. Itachi had used a similar technique to block Kizaru's laser attacks.
At the time, Law had been impressed by its power, thinking it a formidable defense. Seeing the same technique in its fully evolved form wielding the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, however, made him realize how naïve he had been.
After witnessing Uchiha Kitaro's fully Susanoo and Tremor-Tremor powers, devastate Marineford, Law could only think of one thing:
"This is the strongest man in the world… without a doubt."
Eustass Kid, who had returned to witness the war's climax, was equally shaken.
The world had indeed changed—so much so that it was hard to believe.
Killer remarked, "From now on, wherever the Uchiha Security Company is present, everyone will leave."
The rest of his crew nodded in agreement.
Anyone who had seen this war would know better than to provoke Uchiha Kitaro or his company—unless they had a death wish.
One punch had destroyed Marineford. That meant Uchiha Kitaro could annihilate an entire nation with ease.
"What does it mean to be a man who can destroy the world?" someone whispered. "This man truly can destroy everything."
Apoo was wide-eyed and speechless. "What a spectacle... but wasn't it a little too much?"
That kind of apocalyptic power would instill fear in anyone. Even now, Apoo was trembling.
Hawkins, ever the stoic, concluded, "What began as a war between Marineford, the Warlords, and the Whitebeard Pirates ended with Uchiha Kitaro as the ultimate victor. The world… has truly changed."
For years, the World Government had ruled unopposed, its Navy enforcing its will with ruthless efficiency. They raided nations that failed to pay tribute and crushed dissent without mercy.
Now, though the World Government still existed, its backbone was shattered. Their grip on the world had weakened significantly. The pirates would seize this opportunity, plunging the world into chaos.
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