Planet Ninja.
"Alright, the show's over. Let's prepare for our mission."
Kakashi took a shallow breath and turned to the three youngsters who had recently become his official students.
"D-Do we even need to train anymore?"
Haruno Sakura, not yet fully evolved into the formidable 'Sakura-sama', wore an expression on the verge of tears, looking like she was about to cry.
"No matter how strong we get, we can't possibly match those monsters, right?"
Sakura's current mood was like that of a university graduate stepping into society to find a job, only to learn, just steps out the door, that some rich second-generation heir had received 100 million as startup capital.
It was utterly demoralizing!
"If you want to sit around and wait to die, then go home now."
Sasuke said coldly.
Although he was also deeply shocked by the power displayed by the Saiyans, he wasn't so discouraged.
In fact, his morale had even received a boost.
Previously, in his mind, his older brother, the one he wanted to kill, was the strongest existence.
But after watching the Saiyans, especially Lott's performance, Sasuke realized that 'Itachi' wasn't all that special.
He's nothing to be afraid of.
'Haha~ So you, Uchiha Itachi, are just mediocre in the face of true power.'
This boosted Sasuke's confidence considerably.
More importantly, Sasuke didn't really care if the Saiyans attacked his planet.
Ultimately, he wasn't afraid of death.
As long as he could kill Itachi before he died, even if the Saiyans came and blew up the planet the very next day, Sasuke would die without regrets!
"S-Sasuke-kun, I-I was just joking..."
Hearing her beloved Sasuke say that, Sakura, the number one female simp in the Anime World, did a complete 180-degree turn in attitude.
Kakashi rolled his eyes, silently mocking, 'Truly a love-struck maiden'.
"Kakashi-sensei, what mission are we doing?"
Naruto, for once, shared the same attitude as his rival.
Precisely because he understood the Saiyans' terror, he needed to become stronger!
"You've just become Genin. You need to start with D-Rank missions, usually finding lost cats or dogs, or helping people pull weeds..."
Before Kakashi could finish, Naruto and Sasuke achieved 300% synchronization, snarling in unison:
"Who has time for that now!!??"
Naruto was one thing, but Sasuke was desperate to get stronger to take revenge on his 'filial' brother.
He was even more impatient than in the original work.
After all, who knew if the Saiyans would attack?
He wasn't afraid of death, but before that, he absolutely had to kill Itachi with his own hands!
Seeing his two 'filial' disciples looking like they wanted to eat him alive, Kakashi scratched his head and took them to pick up a C-Rank mission.
The journey to the Land of Waves began ahead of schedule.
…
Meanwhile, on the Planet Pirate.
The impending Marineford War had ground to a halt.
So... is this war happening or not?
Regarding this issue, Sengoku immediately convened an emergency meeting.
At the meeting, the three Admirals held differing opinions.
The hawkish representative, Akainu, firmly stated it must happen.
No matter what happened on other planets, the Marineford War must proceed.
After all, this war was of great significance.
Not only to completely eradicate the Whitebeard Pirates, the strongest Emperor crew, but also to curb the Great Pirate Era by executing the son of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
The dovish representative, Aokiji, suggested they should not proceed.
The main reason was the troops' low morale, as everyone was now afraid the Saiyans might attack.
If they did attack, what would winning this war matter?
The result would be death anyway.
So Aokiji felt they should call it off.
As for Kizaru, needless to say, the old slacker didn't take a stance at all.
The two sides argued endlessly, neither willing to yield to the other.
"Purupuru purupuru purupuru~"
Just then, the Den Den Mushi next to Sengoku suddenly rang.
Under Tsuru's meaningful glance, everyone quieted down temporarily.
Sengoku picked up the receiver.
An aged voice came from the other end, causing the faces of all the Marines present to change drastically.
They all recognized it, it was one of the Five Elders!
"The war is canceled. The disposal plan for Portgas D. Ace will be changed to negotiation."
The voice of one of the Five Elders, Mars, came through the Den Den Mushi:
"Kizaru, you will lead a force to Egghead Island and bring Dr. Vegapunk to Mary Geoise."
After these two brief statements, the Den Den Mushi hung up on its own.
The Marines in the meeting room looked at each other, especially the hawks led by Akainu were completely baffled.
'C-Cancel the war?'
'Damn, are the Five Elders that cowardly?'
At the same time, in the Five Elders' office at Holy Land Mary Geoise-
After ending the call with the Marines, one of the Five Elders, Topman Warcury, said gravely:
"Building a spaceship capable of space travel shouldn't be a problem for Vegapunk. The key is, if we leave, which planet should we go to?"
Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro continued:
"I will search for one in the Universe Chat Room. If we choose, of course it should be a planet easy to control. I believe the Planet Demon, or the Planet Jujutsu could all be considered candidates."
While the Marines were holding their meeting, the Five Elders were discussing the same topic.
They concluded that, compared to executing Roger's son and dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates, finding an escape route for themselves was more important.
That's right. The Five Elders and Imu were planning their escape.
Although the probability of the Saiyans targeting their planet among the countless planets in the universe was very low, it was always better to be prepared.
They planned to have Dr. Vegapunk build a spaceship capable of space travel.
So that if the Saiyans came, they could evacuate with their Imu-sama immediately.
After all, the Planet Pirate already had spaceship technology.
Coating a ship with the bubble resin from Sabaody Archipelago and filling it with air allowed for long-term travel in the deep sea, a principle also applicable to space travel.
As for giving the ship flight capability, that was no problem for Vegapunk at all.