Chapter 376: Sengoku vs Blackbeard
As the last line of defense of the navy, it can be seen from the layout of the War of Marineford that Garp Sengoku will not easily take action unless it is absolutely necessary.
Blackbeard wants to destroy the Marine Headquarters, which is a matter of life and death for the Marine Headquarters. Garp and Sengoku will not sit idly by. If the two of them join forces, Blackbeard will not be their opponent.
Garp and Sengoku are figures from the old times. They have been fighting together for decades. They are almost invincible together. Even the legendary pirate Golden Lion was defeated by Garp and Sengoku. Blackbeard has just obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and has not yet mastered the ability. Garp's physical skills and domineering power perfectly restrain Blackbeard.
Garp was in no mood to take action at this time. Ace had just been killed by Akainu, and Luffy's life and death were unknown.
As the grandfather of Ace and Luffy, Garp witnessed his two grandsons embark on the path of pirates.
Garp had always taught them not to go down the wrong path, but Ace and Luffy chose to go down the path of pirates. Justice and evil, behind Garp was the justice of the navy, in front of him was his family, Garp felt the most uncomfortable, the seven-foot man shed tears.
Garp was at a loss as he couldn't even save his own grandson. When he saw Ace being beaten to death by Akainu, Garp's angry fist could no longer bear it and he walked directly towards Akainu, wanting to kill him with his own hands.
Marshal Sengoku stopped Garp, but it was not Sengoku who suppressed Garp, but the justice in Garp's heart.
Ace is dead, Luffy has a mental breakdown, and is being hunted by Akainu, his life or death is unknown, and Garp can only watch helplessly.
His mood at this moment was complicated. He was in no mood to deal with Blackbeard. Badgers jumped out by himself, and Garp just punched him. Marshal Sengoku had been fighting Blackbeard, and Garp was just helping out. He would not take action against Blackbeard. He was in no mood at all. He just needed to stop Blackbeard!
When Blackbeard saw Garp taking action, he did not do much. He must know how powerful Garp was. He was a master of pure physical skills and could specifically restrain Blackbeard's dark fruit.
The author did this intentionally, hinting that their era has ended and a new era is coming.
Garp Sengoku was a strong man from the old era, but the old era has come to an end, Whitebeard has died in battle, and there is no ship in the New World to carry him.
Garp and Sengoku rarely took action in the War of Marineford. The three admirals, who were the new forces of the navy, were the main force. Garp and Sengoku were old and their era was over.
There were many strong people in the old era, such as Roger, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Rayleigh, Garp, and Sengoku. They belonged to the old era.
Oda has been hiding the strength of Garp Sengoku. Garp's strength has always been a mystery. He has only taken action twice, once to beat up the Phoenix Marco, and the other time to beat up Bugles.
Garp Sengoku was intentionally weakened by the author, which also shows that their era has ended and a new era is about to come.
After the war, Garp and Sengoku retreated to the second line, and the navy carried out a major reform. The pirate world was in turmoil, and the supernovas representing the power of the times set off a huge wave in the New World.
The Battle of Marineford can be said to be a milestone in One Piece. It is not only a comprehensive reshuffle of the Four Emperors, but also a reshuffle of the forces in the New World. It started with Roger opening the Age of Discovery and ended with Whitebeard's final declaration.
More people flocked to this unknown world. Although Whitebeard and Ace both died in the war, Blackbeard stole the fruits of the final victory.
But it also announced to us that a new chapter has begun. After Blackbeard plundered Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he was bound to become the new Four Emperors, but the Navy did not take action against Blackbeard at that time.
It's not that Garp and Sengoku couldn't defeat Blackbeard together, but they couldn't do it under the circumstances at the time.
In the head-on confrontation with Blackbeard during the war at the top, Blackbeard used the ability of his Dark Fruit to hunt down Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit. With the ability of both fruits, he performed some operations in Marinfen.
His Marin was destroyed. Before this, Sengoku had used his Buddha-Buddha Fruit to stop Blackbeard, but Blackbeard's Dark Fruit eventually absorbed the shock wave from Sengoku's Buddha-Buddha Fruit.
When the two men were fighting fiercely, Blackbeard's champion fighter Pakis tried to launch a surprise attack but was knocked away by Garp's punch.
Everyone thought that the navy would fight with Blackbeard, but Blackbeard wisely chose to retreat at this time. He did not fight the navy head-on.
After all, for Blackbeard, his Blackbeard Pirates was just a prototype at this time and had not completely established its own power. However, through the battles with Blackbeard and Sengoku, it can be seen that Sengoku was also surprised by the power of Blackbeard's dark fruit.
Because no one's fruit ability can directly absorb the golden shock wave from him. However, Garp's move made Blackbeard realize that he was not yet able to fight with the navy, just like when they used Bonnie as a bargaining chip.
Wanting to capture the naval vessel, when he learned that Akainu was personally commandeering the ship, the clever Blackbeard immediately chose to escape because the opportunity had not yet arrived.
Blackbeard went to the top of the war, and he was well prepared. Before that, he had gone to the underwater propulsion city and gained a group of powerful followers from there. That's why Sengoku was annoyed.
Not only because Blackbeard let many vicious criminals go, but his power will inevitably grow to become the new Four Emperors.
In comparison, after the war with Whitebeard, the Marine Headquarters was already seriously injured. Among the three admirals, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru were all injured to varying degrees.
Especially Akainu, who later fought against the furious Whitebeard and was really ravaged by him.
And as a marine soldier, Coby awakened his Observation Haki during the war at the top. Through his Observation Haki, he also realized the destructiveness of this war.
He felt the disgust for war that many naval commanders had during the Battle of Marineford, because they were not only physically injured, but also faced the fear of death.
If they were to start a war with Blackbeard at this time, it would be a fatal blow to the Navy Headquarters. And once the world public knew that the Navy Headquarters had lost the battle, the World Government would inevitably collapse.
When Whitebeard died in battle and the war of Marineford finally came to an end, another turning point figure in the war of Marineford appeared. He was Red-Haired Shanks, who was also one of the Four Emperors.
The appearance of Red-Haired Shanks not only foreshadowed the end of the war, but also officially kicked off the first contest between the Four Emperors. Because of the old grudge between Red-Haired Shanks and Blackbeard in their early years, the two pirate groups, both of which possessed the strength of the Four Emperors, were confronted with each other. And whether it was the cadres or the captains themselves, their positions were accurate and their numbers were equal.