The sea was slowly returning to calm, but it was destined to be difficult for it to ever be completely peaceful again.
Because how could those three people quietly allow the Ninja Pirate Crew to develop peacefully?
The hatred between them and the Ninja Pirate Crew was irreconcilable.
After all, their crews were annihilated by the Ninja Pirate Crew.
In the New World, on a certain ship:
Whitebeard and his remaining dozen or so crew members were there.
Accompanying them were Kaido and a few of his crew, and Charlotte Linlin with her dozen or so crew members.
This was all that remained of the three major pirate crews, less than thirty people.
Just a few months ago, their three crews combined had around 30,000 members, and now, there were less than thirty left!
"Newgate, what are you waiting for? Let's attack the Ninja Pirate Crew and get revenge!" Kaido roared.
He had long wanted to seek revenge on the Ninja Pirate Crew, but he had been stopped. Now, months had passed, and he was extremely impatient.
Whitebeard glanced at Kaido and said, "The Ninja Pirate Crew currently has over 100,000 members, and at least two people are on the same level as us.
"There are at least 20 people who are only slightly weaker than us.
"With our current strength, going to seek revenge on the Ninja Pirate Crew is just suicide." Whitebeard said.
He desperately wanted revenge on the Ninja Pirate Crew. He wished he could charge into the Sage Shinobi Nation where the Ninja Pirate Crew was located and wipe them all out right now.
But it was simply impossible.
Fallen Angel Konan, and the cursed Ranzuki. These two were on the same level as the three of them.
Yes, after openly admitting to that conspiracy, Ranzuki stepped back into the light and displayed his true strength, a strength that was no weaker than a Marine Admiral.
Although he might be slightly weaker than Whitebeard, he was not inferior to Kaido and Charlotte Linlin at this time, and might even be a bit stronger.
After all, Ranzuki could transform into water and was only truly afraid of lightning.
And among the three of them, no one could use lightning.
[A/n: Charlotte Linlin didn't have that ability yet.]
Furthermore, in this vast ocean, Ranzuki had a tremendous home-field advantage. The sea was his greatest battlefield, and seawater was his most readily available weapon.
And seawater was the greatest nightmare for Devil Fruit users like the three of them.
So, just these two alone would be difficult for them to deal with.
In addition, among the people recruited by the Ninja Pirate Crew during this time, many were powerful pirates who were once on par with the three of them, and were now members of the Ninja Pirate Crew.
Such individuals, plus the new powerful recruits recruited by the Ninja Pirate Crew, those whose strength was just a level below Whitebeard and the others, already numbered around 20.
With such a powerful force, how could the three of them, with their less than 30 remaining subordinates, fight against the Ninja Pirate Crew?
Moreover, this was only the combat power displayed by the Ninja Pirate Crew. Who knew what else they were hiding? Just like Fallen Angel Konan, this powerful woman hadn't revealed her strength for a long time before.
"Then what do we do now? Are we just going to let their deaths go unavenged?!" Kaido said indignantly, unable to bear it any longer.
"How could we not seek revenge? Their deaths must be repaid with the annihilation of the Ninja Pirate Crew!" Whitebeard declared.
Such a blood feud could not go unavenged!
"We can unite, form a new pirate crew, recruit new members, and wage a full-scale war against the Ninja Pirate Crew!" Charlotte Linlin spoke up.
Her hatred for the Ninja Pirate Crew was equally profound.
Whitebeard nodded.
This was also his idea.
Because besides this, it was almost impossible for them to seek revenge.
Only by uniting could they gather enough strength to rival the Ninja Pirate Crew. Only by uniting could they have a chance to avenge the blood feud brought about by this war.
"Unite? Then let's unite. It's not like we haven't done it before, back in era of the Rocks Pirates." Kaido agreed. As long as he could get revenge, he would cooperate.
"Then, who will be the captain after our unification?" After a pause, Kaido continued.
After all, a pirate crew needed a captain.
If any one of the three of them became captain, the other two would be dissatisfied.
"It should be Pops, he's the strongest." A member of the Whitebeard Pirates spoke up, unhesitantly supporting Whitebeard.
"Hmph, strongest? Then let him go seek revenge on the Ninja Pirate Crew alone." One of Kaido's subordinates retorted.
The position of captain couldn't be easily handed over.
"I once said that I would only ever be a member of the Big Mom Pirates in this life. I only recognize Charlotte Linlin as my captain!" Charlotte Linlin's subordinate was also not to be outdone, refusing to let her become subordinate to anyone else.
"It should have been Pops..."
"What's the point of saying this..."
"Why can't it be..."
In an instant, for the position of captain, these people were on the verge of starting a fight.
"Quiet!!!"
A low roar silenced everyone on the ship.
It was Whitebeard.
The reason he hadn't proposed the idea of uniting before was because he had anticipated this scene.
After all, each of the three of them was qualified to be the captain.
And no matter who became captain, the other two would definitely be dissatisfied.
"Our ship will have no single captain. All three of us will be captains! Because our goal is revenge. Once revenge is achieved, this pirate crew will be disbanded. There's no need to argue over the position of captain." Whitebeard announced loudly.
This was the solution he had come up with just now.
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, the only reason they wanted to unite was for revenge. Once revenge was achieved, there would be no need for this pirate crew to exist. Everyone would go their separate ways.
"I agree. With the three of us, it will only take half a year at most to gather enough power to confront the Ninja Pirate Crew head-on. It's just half a year; there's no need to choose a single captain." Charlotte Linlin agreed.
"Then let's have three captains. As long as we can take down the Ninja Pirate Crew, I don't care!" Kaido also agreed.
Now, everything was for revenge.
"In that case, our pirate crew is established. Now, let's think about what we should call ourselves." Whitebeard said.
Things were going more smoothly than he had imagined, proving that the other two's hatred for the Ninja Pirate Crew was even greater than he had thought.
"What should we call ourselves..." Everyone started pondering.
In this world, most pirate crew names were based on the captain's name, characteristics, or abilities.
Like the Whitebeard Pirates because Newgate's nickname was Whitebeard, the Roger Pirates because the captain was Roger, and the Straw Hat Pirates because one of Luffy's defining features was the straw hat on his head.
But now, they had three captains. So, what should they be called?
At a certain moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"How about...we call ourselves the Avengers Pirates? Or the Avengers?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Then they pondered those words in their hearts.
Avengers.
"Although we are a pirate crew, with these three captains, strictly speaking, we are more like an alliance than a pirate crew."
"Therefore, let's call ourselves the Avengers Alliance!" Whitebeard declared, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Agreed."
"Good, let's call ourselves the Avengers Alliance!"
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