Shirohige finally spoke up. He stepped forward and looked down at Onoki.
His height of over six meters made his figure appear so majestic before Onoki. His voice thundered: "This Uchiha Madara is indeed strong, that's true. But this time, all the great powers from three worlds will go to compete for the Bijuu. Does Madara want to face so many factions alone? Moreover, what makes you think we'll agree to cooperate with you?"
Onoki slightly looked up, staring at Shirohige who was like a giant, then glanced at Kaido and Big Mom who also had large bodies not far away. In his heart he grumbled.
(What do people from this world actually eat to grow into monsters one by one like this?)
This was fortunately Shirohige didn't bring Little Oars Jr., the descendant of the ancient giant Oars, otherwise, Onoki might have questioned his own life's existence.
Onoki controlled his earth chunk to fly higher, maintaining the same height as Shirohige to speak.
"Three worlds joining in battle, while there are only eight Bijuu. The Shichibi's current whereabouts are still unknown, meaning we can only track seven Bijuu for now. The matter of Madara being strong or not aside, it's not even certain whether he's truly been resurrected or not. The problem is, Rank Three of the Golden List and Senju Hashirama from Konoha are very formidable enemies. Our opponents aren't just Madara. The Ninja Alliance doesn't ask for much; three tails. As long as we get three Bijuu, the rest you can take, how about it?"
Shirohige laughed uproariously: "Three? Are you joking? You yourself said, currently only seven Bijuu can be tracked. You're asking for three at once, do you really think we can take all four remaining ones?"
Regarding this, even Shirohige as strong as he was didn't dare guarantee it. Since the Golden List's appearance, too many experts had emerged in the three worlds. Although the World Council this time had mobilized most of its strongest forces, there was still no absolute guarantee they could sweep everything clean.
"One!"
At that moment, Shanks' flat voice was heard. His gaze sharply swept the field, an invisible aura spreading in all directions, making his cloak flutter without wind: "You cooperate with us, you can get one Bijuu. The rest belongs to us!"
"One?"
Mei couldn't help but voice out, her brows furrowed: "Are you joking? The Ninja Alliance is a combination of three major factions. How could we possibly share just one tail?"
"That's not my concern!"
Shanks said flatly: "The value I see from you all is only enough to get one. Of course, if on the battlefield you can provide greater assistance, this number isn't a fixed price. Moreover, that man beside you, if I'm not mistaken, he's the Hachibi Jinchuriki, Killer Bee. If he obtains Rank One's power method, he should be able to use it directly. Because his power source is the same as the other Bijuu, there's no reason other Bijuu can use it perfectly while he can't. That way, you'll at least have two tails."
This analysis made the Ninja Alliance members look at each other. Killer Bee was also stunned for a moment, he scratched his head while thinking hard.
Shirohige glanced at Shanks, the corners of his lips slightly lifted, then said: "We've proposed the conditions. Whether you agree or not is your business. If you agree we cooperate, if not then so be it!"
Onoki, Mei, and Killer Bee exchanged glances. Finally, Onoki nodded: "Alright, we agree!"
While saying so, he took out a scroll from behind his clothes and threw it toward them: "You're not too familiar with the terrain in the Naruto World yet. To save time, this is a map. I've already marked the Bijuu's locations on it."
Shirohige received the scroll, opened it, and nodded slowly. He then asked: "Why? You don't intend to depart together with us?"
Onoki shook his head: "We'll each take different routes. It's better not to reveal our alliance at the start. That way, we can deliver surprise attacks and facilitate our movements."
(Old but wily, so cunning!)
Aokiji and the others couldn't help but glance at Onoki.
This old man turned out to be quite full of tactics. But this was also good; this was the first meeting of experts from three worlds in history. No one knew who the final winner would be, so keeping an ace card wasn't a bad thing.
Shirohige waved his hand, directly bringing the World Council members to leave that place quickly heading in one direction.
Watching that group disappear into the forest, Mei said softly: "Is cooperating with them really a good decision?"
She was afraid of "allying with tigers," in the end they wouldn't get anything but instead lose many lives.
Killer Bee snorted coldly: "Brother died to protect me. This grudge must be repaid on Uchiha Madara. Now is the best opportunity. I don't care if they cooperate sincerely or not, as long as Madara can die to comfort brother's soul in heaven, I've already profited. Regarding that power method from Rank One, for me it doesn't matter whether I get it or not."
Onoki let out a long sigh: "The One Piece World is currently almost completely united. Although there are slight upheavals, it's far better than our world. Although the battlefield is on our side, the experts they brought are not few. Cooperating with them isn't a bad thing. As long as we can get one Bijuu, everything will be worth it."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand. The Ninja Alliance ninjas hiding in the darkness immediately departed, following Onoki's steps shooting toward the distance.
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One hundred miles from Madara's hiding place.
A giant passenger plane roared arriving at the location. Suddenly, an invisible force wrapped that plane, making it stop hovering right above a valley. The cabin door opened, and a group of people jumped down from the plane like dropping dumplings into water.
"Why stop here?" Asked Metal Knight confusedly while looking at the map on his wrist. A red dot blinked there.
Tatsumaki, the small green-haired girl, glanced at him with a contemptuous look: "Our target is this big, if we go straight there, wouldn't that be provoking a commotion and letting the enemy be alert?"
King strongly agreed: "Right, better to be vigilant. This Uchiha Madara is no ordinary character; he's a resident of the Golden List's top ten."
Genos glanced at Saitama who was looking around here and there, then said in a proud tone: "Sensei is here, why should we fear the enemy being alert? Is there any problem in this world that can't be solved by one of Sensei's punches? If it can't, then use two punches!"
Everyone fell silent.
Although Genos' words were very spirit-raising, but this time they were targeting something left by Rank One of the Golden List. No one knew what that mysterious Rank One was planning behind the scenes or what role he was playing. His thoughts were too difficult to guess and his actions were always beyond reason.
Although they had Saitama, Rank Three, as their ace card, still acting carefully was the wisest choice.