Pirates: Be the Master from the East China Sea

Although it is extremely ridiculous and unreasonable to doubt a general with such subtle abnormalities.

But there will undoubtedly be a thorn in Akainu's heart.

The crusade against the Shichibukai is an extremely important thing for the navy today. If it succeeds, it will certainly enhance the power of the navy and Akainu's personal prestige, but failure will definitely bring a very serious blow.

Because the navy itself did not win the previous battle at the top.

After struggling to win the frontal war, the Navy killed Ace, the original execution target, and also took off the head of Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world. In terms of results, it was undoubtedly qualified.

But at a great cost and with serious losses of the navy's backbone combat capabilities.

The navy headquarters was almost destroyed into half a ruin.

When the navy was preparing to pursue the remnants of Whitebeard, it was blocked by the red-haired Shanks and gave up the opportunity to expand its results. Almost all 43 pirate ships under Whitebeard's command escaped, including his closest relatives. Almost all of the captains survived.

Therefore, the actual gains of the Navy were far lower than expected.

So much so that the reason why Marshal Sengoku retired after the war was mainly because the higher-ups believed that he had failed the navy in this war, and that failure to exterminate all Whitebeard's remnants was a serious dereliction of duty, so he had to take responsibility for this. Resign.

Akainu's rise to the top is also due to this to some extent.

Therefore, although the navy won the battle on the top, it can hardly be called a complete victory of the navy from the outside or within the navy. In addition, after the losses of this battle, no one can We can all imagine that the current navy is at an unprecedentedly weak time.

Therefore.

If the next campaign against the Shichibukai is a big success, the navy can certainly regain its momentum.

But if it fails.

Then the navy will be considered to have indeed lost its overwhelming dominance on this sea. By then, the already turbulent new world will only become more chaotic, and the pressure faced by the navy will suddenly increase dramatically.

The consequences are too serious.

There was no way Akainu could not have imagined this.

Therefore, he will definitely be very cautious in this crusade against the Shichibukai, and his consideration of the candidates to lead the team will be extremely subtle. Any unfavorable or favorable factors may affect his judgment and decision.

Although Kizaru's performance in the battle on top was mediocre, it was definitely not enough to arouse serious suspicion.

Because neither the higher-ups nor Akainu can question him based on this, but as far as the thorn buried in Akainu's heart is concerned, this vague feeling of discomfort and doubt will eventually affect his decision-making. of.

Roach believed that he would probably subconsciously exclude Kizaru from the candidate list.

Anyway, with Kizaru's character.

He will definitely not take the initiative to ask to carry out this important and important operation.

Both for Akainu and Kizaru.

Letting Kizaru stay at the headquarters is obviously a decision that will only satisfy both parties.

In other words, the possibility of Kizaru being responsible for the crusade against the Shichibukai can be basically ruled out, and the remaining candidates are Midori and Fujitora.

Both of them were promoted to the position of admiral through the world's military conscription, and their methods of promotion are basically the same. At this point, it is impossible to say which one is better. After all, their starting points are exactly the same, and they both went through the same process. The way was promoted.

In fact, strictly speaking, although Fujitora and Midoriya are powerful, they may not be particularly reliable candidates for the navy.

Because they were originally people outside the naval system.

And based on the information Roach got from the original work, he can conclude that both Fujitora and Green Bull have a somewhat independent temperament. They mostly obey the orders of Marshal Akainu and have their own strong thoughts and ideas. claim.

The Green Bull is a character who doesn't get much written about, and Roach doesn't even know what he looks like.

I don't know what kind of abilities he will have.

But judging from the scraps of information that Roach has in hand, Green Bull is to some extent a lazy and almost paranoid person. According to his own words, in order to save the effort of eating, he has not eaten for almost two years. It’s time to eat.

This information explains two things.

First, the green cow's physique is amazing. It can survive normally even if it doesn't eat for two years.

This kind of physique is simply inhuman.

With such a strong endurance and adaptable body, Green Bull is likely to be a big blood bull similar to Kaido.

Although not 100% sure about this.

But Roach was certain of at least one thing.

Regardless of whether Green Bull has Devil Fruit powers or not, his strength can be considered extraordinary.

Of course, if there is no top combat effectiveness.

Nor could he be promoted directly to the rank of admiral.

After all, there are great substitutes within the Navy. Under normal circumstances, they should take over the position of general. However, since Akainu selected a new general through the world conscription, he did not let the vice general within the navy fill in as usual. bit, actually indirectly illustrates a problem.

That is, the strength of the two generals Taotu and Tea Dolphin as substitutes may still be a little behind.

Since they can become the substitutes of generals, their combat effectiveness should theoretically be much higher than that of ordinary lieutenant generals. But if they are fully qualified for the position of general, why would Akainu have to go out of his way to recruit strong men from outside the naval system to serve as generals?

This is enough to show that Peach Rabbit and Tea Dolphin are not yet able to perfectly shoulder the dominant combat power and deterrence that a general should have.

Even if the difference is only a thin line.

But in normal times, it may be possible to stabilize the overall combat effectiveness of the three generals by replacing them one at a time. Even if the new generals are slightly behind, there are still two others who can help. The overall deterrence will not change, but for those who have just experienced This approach is not feasible for the navy that has fought a battle at the top.

Because there are two vacancies for generals.

Aokiji left the navy, and Marshal Sengoku also retired, which meant that two top combat forces were suddenly lost.

If in this case.

If the new replacement general cannot establish absolute and powerful dominance, the navy's internal stability and external deterrence will be greatly reduced. After all, this is two new bloods at once. If both are bad, If they were on the front line, the so-called three generals would be immediately pulled off the altar.

That's why Akainu broke the convention and didn't ask internal personnel to fill the positions. Instead, he found Fujitora and Midori through the world conscription.

This is enough to show that Green Bull and Fujitora must be more powerful than the two substitutes carefully trained by the Navy!