Naruto: Releasing Chakra Limits at the Start

Chapter 482 Akainu and Kizaru

After Sengoku left Mary Geoise, he issued a new bounty for Yoru.

When Kizaru learned that Yoru's new bounty was 51 billion Berries, he held up Yoru's bounty poster and said with a smile, "Oh my, Yoru's bounty has already surpassed Whitebeard's. He's going to be very busy these days."

Kizaru didn't have any ill feelings towards Yoru; in fact, he quite admired him.

If it weren't for their differing stances, he might have become close friends with Ye Yu despite their age difference.

Kizaru's words made Akainu, who was sitting next to him, look very gloomy. "Kizaru, don't get your stance wrong. He's a pirate, and a big pirate with a bounty of 51 billion."

Although Akainu and Kizaru were known as two monster-level powerhouses in that series, their personalities were completely different.

However, the two actually have a very good relationship and consider each other to be close friends.

However, Akainu has a very stubborn personality, and he will not let any pirates get away with it.

Because of his childhood experiences, he had absolutely no liking for pirates.

Kizaru knew Akainu's personality, but he still explained to Yoru, "Sakazuki, Yoru is not a pirate, he has never acted in the name of a pirate, and he has never done anything evil."

"You don't need to have such a big prejudice against him."

"The World Government put such a high bounty on him simply because they believe Yoru poses a great threat to the World Government."

After Kizaru finished speaking, Akainu said with a gloomy expression, "It seems you two are quite close. You two seem to have only just met, right?"

"And you actually got defeated by him? Did he destroy all your confidence, that you would actually speak up for him like that?"

Akainu sat cross-legged in front of Kizaru, holding a teacup in his hand.

Kizaru looked at Akainu's gloomy face and smiled, saying, "Do you really need to be so angry?"

“I was indeed defeated by him, but I don’t feel ashamed of it. He was indeed very strong, but it was precisely because he wasn’t a bad person that he didn’t kill me, even though he had the ability to do so.”

"Perhaps it was a mistake to consider him a pirate from the beginning; maybe he really was just someone who wanted to travel the world?"

Kizaru's words made Akainu's face turn very gloomy.

He didn't want to scold Kizaru simply because he was his friend.

After Kizaru finished speaking, Akainu said, "I think what you said is a huge exaggeration. Does he really have the ability to kill you?"

"He's only 20 years old. I don't believe a 20-year-old kid could have the strength to kill a Marine Admiral. Besides, your abilities are also difficult to kill."

Kizaru shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp don't believe me, but I can guarantee that what I said is true. We fought for almost an hour, and I know very well the gap between us. I even think that what I saw was not his true strength."

"He was too relaxed during the battle; I couldn't put any sense of urgency in him at all."

Akainu frowned. He didn't want to believe Kizaru's words, but he knew his friend's personality well enough to know that he wouldn't lie about such things, and there was even less reason for him to lie to Kizaru.

But the more this was the case, the less Akainu wanted to accept it.

Why is Yoru so strong? Why is he a pirate?

Such a powerful person becoming a pirate is not a good thing for the world.

Akainu said coldly, "Even if he is not a bad person, many forces will gather around him and use his name to stir up trouble in this world."

"This was unavoidable. Whitebeard had over 50,000 pirates under his command, causing immense turmoil to the world."

"And there's Big Mom and Kaido, and Wano Country is still closed off."

"The navy's influence simply cannot penetrate in."

Kizaru quickly stopped Akainu, saying, "The problems of Wano Country have nothing to do with the Navy. Wano Country was never open to the outside world. Before Kaido entered Wano Country, it was extremely closed off."

"I even think that Wano Country might need Yoru to break Kaido's control."

"I believe that, given his personality, he wouldn't just stand by and watch Wano Country fall under Kaido's control."

Kizaru had a lot of confidence in Yoru's character.

This was his deduction based on what Yoru did during the time he was at sea.

Akainu remained silent for a long time before saying, "Wano Country is not a member state of the World Government. Even if Kaido controls it, we have no way to manage it. Of course, the Navy's forces are limited, so it's impossible for them to manage it."

Wano Country is in the New World, and in an incredibly chaotic area surrounded by pirate territory. The Navy's power is simply insufficient to wipe out the pirates in that area.

Not to mention, wiping out a pirate crew at the level of a Yonko is no easy task.

As long as the Four Emperors' pirate crews don't cause too much trouble, the Navy generally won't interfere easily.

Although Akainu disapproved of the Navy's thinking, Sengoku's idea was simply condoning the evil deeds of pirates.

But after he became a naval admiral, he realized there was no way to change it.

The navy's power is really limited.

It's already quite an achievement to be able to maintain basic calm in the ocean.

There's really nothing that can be done about the Four Emperors' territories in the New World.

Moreover, the presence of the Four Emperors can prevent the areas they control from becoming too chaotic. If the Four Emperors were gone, not to mention the emergence of several more Sea Emperors, the areas they originally controlled would likely become even more turbulent.

Akainu was definitely unhappy about this situation.

Kizaru looked at Akainu. He knew his friend's hatred for pirates, but Kizaru also knew that he had come to terms with reality over the years.

Kizaru sighed and said, "That's just how the world is. What can you do even if you're a Marine Admiral?"

"The existence of the Four Emperors has its reasons."

"But I believe in Yoru, he will definitely be able to save Wano Country."

Of course, if Kizaru knew Yoru's mindset, he probably wouldn't be so confident.

Ye Yu is definitely not a bad person, but he is someone who doesn't like to meddle in other people's business.

If no one provokes him, why would he bother with Wano Country?

His main goal now is to travel around the world.

However, the fact that Kizaru has such confidence in Yoru after only one encounter shows that Kizaru truly admires Yoru.

Akainu looked at Kizaru and said with a wry smile, "You actually pin your hopes on someone with an opposing stance. It seems the world is really in chaos. Our Navy's strength in the New World is far too weak."

The navy's main forces are concentrated in the first half of the Grand Line, with relatively few in the New World.

In the New World, the Four Emperors are powerful enough to rival or even surpass the Navy.