【Smoker, the base commander of the East Blue’s Navy headquarters, commands all the Navy in the entire East Blue…】
【Therefore, upon hearing that pirates actually destroyed the Navy's 16th Branch, Smoker became so enraged. Without hesitation, the furious Smoker resolutely led his Navy warships to eliminate these audacious pirates…】
【‘Kakuzu, you actually killed the Navy…’ Seeing the dead Navy members in front of her, Nami was terrified…】
【Nami was very clear about the consequences of killing the Navy; the Navy would not let them off easily, and even the World Government might put a bounty on their heads…】
【‘These wicked Navy members wanted to steal my money, so I naturally killed them…’ Kakuzu said nonchalantly…】
【‘But they are the Navy!…’ Nami couldn’t help but say…】
【‘So what if they are the Navy? Anyone who dares to take my money will die…’ Kakuzu stated with absolute certainty, continuing to collect the heads of the pirates, Dragon and Baron…】
【In Kakuzu’s mind, these two heads were worth a considerable amount of bounty, and he couldn’t afford to give them up easily…】
【‘Alright, I’ve collected everything valuable. Let’s go!…’ Kakuzu called out to Nami…】
【‘Kakuzu-sama, where are we going next?…’ Nami asked Kakuzu…】
【‘To the nearby Navy Branch…’ Kakuzu replied…】
【‘The Navy Branch? What are we going to the Navy Branch for?…’ Nami asked in confusion…】
【‘Naturally, to exchange the bounty…’ Kakuzu said matter-of-factly…】
【‘Exchange the bounty!? We just killed countless Navy members; how can we go to the Navy Branch!?…’ Nami exclaimed…】
【In Nami’s view, they had just killed countless members of the Navy Branch, and were about to be hunted by the Navy. Going to the Navy Branch now would be tantamount to suicide!】
【‘Killing the Navy and me exchanging the bounty have nothing to do with each other. We’re leaving now. I need to exchange the bounty at other Navy Branches as soon as possible…’ Kakuzu said…】
【For Kakuzu, a man obsessed with money, money was his everything. Even though he had killed many Navy members, which could lead to a Navy bounty on his head, he was willing to risk it all for money…】
【Kakuzu was a person who would choose money over his life…】
【‘Don’t just stand there, lead the way!…’ Seeing Nami hesitate, Kakuzu urged…】
【‘This… I understand…’ Although Nami had a hundred reasons to refuse, she still led Kakuzu towards a nearby Navy Branch…】
【The East Blue Navy’s 18th Branch, located on an island in the East Blue, was also a place where many bounty hunters exchanged bounties…】
【Under Nami’s guidance, Kakuzu and Hidan arrived at the entrance of the Navy’s 18th Branch…】
【‘Kakuzu-sama, Hidan-sama, this is the Navy’s 18th Branch; we can exchange the bounty here…’ Nami said anxiously, cautiously observing the surrounding Navy members. She was truly afraid that the Navy members around them would suddenly attack and capture them…】
【‘Why are we here to exchange the bounty again? I still need to pray to the Jashin…’ Hidan, extremely reluctant, sat down on a nearby step…】
【Without hesitation, Kakuzu quickly walked into the Navy Branch and approached the bounty exchange counter…】
【‘Navy, here are the pirates I killed. Give me my bounty immediately…’ Kakuzu directly threw the heads of Dragon and Baron to the Navy officer responsible for accounting…】
【‘The heads of Pirate Dragon and Pirate Baron!? Both of them are worth tens of millions of berries!?…’ The responsible Navy officer looked at the two heads with surprise…】
【Pirates with a bounty of tens of millions in the East Blue were already considered strong. It was for this reason that he was so surprised; when did the East Blue get such a powerful bounty hunter?】
【The Navy officer couldn’t help but look at Kakuzu, but when he saw the red cloud and black clothes on Kakuzu, his eyes narrowed…】
【‘This attire!? Isn’t it the attire of the Akatsuki members that the Navy Headquarters just issued a bounty on!? Could this person be an Akatsuki member!?…’】
【Evidently, this Navy officer knew that the Navy Headquarters was pursuing the Akatsuki members. The Navy Headquarters also specifically mentioned that red cloud and black clothes were the trademark of the Akatsuki. Thus, upon seeing Kakuzu’s attire, the Navy officer was taken aback!】
【‘Hey… what are you still standing there for, just give me the bounty!…’ Seeing the Navy officer staring at him, Kakuzu said impatiently…】
【‘This… the amount of bounty you require is quite large, I need to ask my superior…’ After finishing his sentence, the Navy officer quickly left…】
【‘Sir, Captain Carl, it’s not good… it’s not good… an Akatsuki member has come to our Navy Branch…’ This Navy officer went to find Captain Carl, the commander of the 18th Navy Branch…】
【‘An Akatsuki member!? Where!? Where is the Akatsuki member!?…’ Upon hearing this report, Captain Carl was also alarmed and immediately asked…】
【‘The Akatsuki member is currently at the bounty exchange…’ The accounting Navy officer quickly recounted what had happened with Kakuzu exchanging his bounty…】
【‘Hm…!? An Akatsuki member has come to the Navy Branch to exchange a bounty! What is he trying to do!?…’ Hearing this, Captain Carl pondered…】
【‘Captain Carl, what should we do now…’ The Navy officer couldn’t help but ask…】
【‘Hm… No matter what, the Navy Headquarters has already issued a bounty on the Akatsuki…’】
【‘Since an Akatsuki member has come to our Navy Branch, we absolutely cannot let him leave!…’】
【‘Gather all Navy members and detain this Akatsuki member…’ Captain Carl said after some thought…】
【Soon, all the Navy members in the entire Navy Branch sprang into action…】