The next moment!
Juggler Cabaji brandished his blade and charged forward!
Karin, standing beside Akihara Kagura, kicked Cabaji away. Golden chains extended from her back, binding everyone present in place!
Neither the Slip-Slip Fruit user Alvida nor Clown Buggy with the Chop-Chop Fruit could escape the golden chains at that moment. They even felt their Devil Fruit abilities being sealed, rendering them unusable!
Akihara Kagura watched as Karin ended the battle, placing her cup down with a sigh: "Lucky to have recruited such a powerful subordinate, fortunate to capture the Clown Buggy with a bounty of 730 million Belly..."
With both the Admiral and the Navy Colonel bound, an ordinary Branch Lieutenant had achieved the Navy's set goal, like gold among ashes.
As for capturing Buggy...
Everyone knew Buggy's power wasn't high...
At least Navy Headquarters Colonel Smoker was already aware of Buggy's lack of strength, making his capture inevitable.
While Akihara Kagura and Karin waited here, Mihawk appeared on the pirate ship. He looked at the captured Buggy Pirates, then at the two Navy officers, Akihara Kagura and Karin, with a peculiar expression.
These two Navy officers are quite bold...
Log Town's navy is bound to be defeated soon.
Neither Admiral Aokiji nor Navy Colonel Smoker, both Logia-type ability users, could match the Konoha Pirates. Aokiji hadn't even dealt with the tattooed man!
Once the battle in Log Town ended and the Konoha Pirates saw these two navy officers capturing Clown Buggy, they would surely execute them mercilessly...
Especially since...
The great ship of the Konoha Pirates was nearby, and both Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama could easily crush the two navy officers!
"Leave this ship, Navy."
Mihawk advised the bold, lucky navy officers: "You are not qualified to capture them yet. The navy has already lost the battle at Log Town..."
"No."
"The navy will win."
Akihara Kagura's gaze was firm, as if believing fervently in the navy's victory at Log Town: "We'll receive support soon; all enemies will be defeated by the navy..."
"Moreover..."
"In this world..."
"No one is more qualified than I to capture Buggy."
Looking at Mihawk, Akihara Kagura spoke indifferently: "A pirate with a bounty of 730 million Belly, at least, can promote me from a Branch Lieutenant to a Navy Headquarters Colonel, perhaps even a Brigadier General is possible..."
"..."
Is this navy officer insane for promotion?
Mihawk's eyes turned indifferent, no longer wanting to engage with the self-destructive navy officer. He knew the Konoha Pirates would soon arrive to take Clown Buggy away.
But...
An unexpected twist emerged in his thoughts.
The Konoha Pirates hadn't taken Buggy away yet.
"Isn't it for Buggy?"
Mihawk's eyes grew more peculiar as he looked at the giant ship, sensing something strange. The Konoha Pirates weren't after the secret of the Grand Treasure from Buggy's mouth, so what was their true goal?
Within Log Town.
The tattooed man, perhaps seeing the Straw Hat Pirates' ship leaving, no longer tangled with Aokiji, decisively left Log Town swiftly.
However...
The battle between Smoker and Orochimaru had already been decided.
Orochimaru forced Smoker to retreat repeatedly, spewing a cloud of poison mist towards him. The mist quickly merged with Smoker's smoke!
This ability was too restrictive for Smoker; the acrid poison mist made him cough continuously, and in that instant, he fell poisoned to the ground!
An ice spike shot swiftly towards Orochimaru!
Aokiji, after forcing back the tattooed man, quickly appeared by Smoker's side, checking his condition. Smoker was poisoned by a strange toxin.
To detoxify...
Log Town's medical facilities might be insufficient!
"Hand over the antidote!"
Aokiji dashed towards Orochimaru, exuding a chilling aura, quickly freezing the poison mist spewed by Orochimaru!
The ice began to spread rapidly!
Orochimaru had to retreat quickly!
To deal with Smoker alone, Orochimaru had confidence; against Aokiji, however, he was far outmatched!
"We should retreat too."
Senju Tobirama grabbed Orochimaru and Red Sand Sasori by the shoulders, and the three vanished in front of Aokiji's watchful eyes!
"!!!"
Aokiji's expression changed, rapidly spreading his Observation Haki!
Aokiji sensed their traces; the three appeared on a massive ship, also sensing more terrifying figures aboard, and noticed the Buggy Pirates hadn't left either!
But...
No time to dwell on it!
Aokiji dashed swiftly out of Log Town!
The giant ship gradually set sail, seemingly to leave the area!