Uchiha Are Adults' Tools

As the bubbles burst, Kenma's Mangekyo swept over every Pirate aboard the four ships.

Phoenix Marco, Diamond Jozu, Vista, and several other Whitebeard Pirates division commanders.

If all these people died in this war...

Kenma shook his head and cast the thought from his mind.

Even if all those commanders died, whether they possessed the aptitude to become Shinigami was another matter entirely.

They might be strong while alive, but that did not necessarily mean they would remain strong after death.

To put it bluntly, Kenma had no use for worthless weaklings.

Within the Mangekyo's field of vision, a tall figure stepped out onto the deck and walked up to the whale-shaped prow.

"Whitebeard has made his entrance!"

Hearing Kenma's words, Shisui turned his gaze in that direction as well.

A burly old man stood at the bow, holding an enormous Guan Dao. He wore a white coat and a black headscarf, while his bare upper body was covered in all manner of scars.

Most striking of all was the crescent-shaped white mustache curling upward from his lips, identical to the one on the skull flag.

He was the legendary Pirate feared by countless people across the seas, the strongest man in the world, one of the Four Emperors—Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!

"So this is Whitebeard!"

"He's so tall. He must be at least six meters!"

"With all those scars, who knows how many injuries he suffered in his younger days to reach this point!"

Fugaku and the others had finally seen the strongest man of this world with their own eyes.

Looking at his towering figure, they felt terror simply from seeing him stand there. His immense strength needed no further explanation.

Fugaku turned his head and glanced at the rooftop behind him. Due to the angle, he could not see Master's figure there, so he turned back and fixed his gaze on Whitebeard.

"Master once predicted that Whitebeard likely would not survive this war... Then this man is probably Master's main objective for coming here!"

"You all need to keep a close eye on him as well. Do not let your guard down!"

At Fugaku's warning, the Uchiha beside him all grew solemn.

"We understand. We will never disappoint Lord Kenma!"

Meanwhile, Sengoku, standing beside Fugaku and the others, saw that Whitebeard had somehow silently broken through into the bay. His expression instantly turned incomparably grim.

Whitebeard's booming voice crossed the bay and the plaza, spreading across the entire island.

"Gurararara! It's been many years, Sengoku. Is my son all right?"

Under the gaze of everyone in the plaza, Whitebeard drove Murakumogiri into the ground, gathered strength in his arms, then viciously struck the air on both sides.

Crack!

Crack! Crack, crack, crack!

Amid a series of crisp sounds like shattering porcelain, the air around Whitebeard cracked apart like smashed glass, enormous fissures spreading across the entire prow.

The Marines on the field, along with the Uchiha, all wore grave expressions.

Shisui seemed to notice something and turned his gaze toward the seawater in the bay.

The sea level was dropping at a visible rate, instantly leaving Shisui astonished.

He was a good student and widely knowledgeable. Recalling the intelligence Kenma had previously given them about Whitebeard, he immediately recognized what this sign meant.

"This is... a seaquake?"

"That's right. Whitebeard is trying to trigger a massive tsunami through a seaquake."

Sitting to one side, Kenma confirmed Shisui's guess.

The sea churned violently, and in an instant, enormous bulges filled with seawater rose on both sides of the island. They were shockingly high, even taller than the Marine headquarters building!

When they reached their peak, the bulges burst apart and became towering tsunamis that blotted out the sky, as though they would swallow the entire island whole.

"So this is Whitebeard's power!"

"The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, an ability capable of causing natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes!"

"No wonder Master specifically came here. Whitebeard truly is worth it."

Every Uchiha was stunned by the sight.

Then they came to their senses, their faces filling with anxiety and worry.

"What about Master? Would Master be all right in a tsunami like this?"

"Do not panic. Master can walk through the air and can easily avoid it! Besides, there are capable people among the Marines as well!"

Under Fugaku's reassurance, the Uchiha beside him gradually relaxed.

Shisui, who was looking up at the tsunami, also immediately showed an anxious expression.

"Master, please leave this place at once!"

"There is no need. Just watch what the Marines are capable of."

Kenma's calmness made Shisui instinctively put aside his worries.

Even if the tsunami truly crashed down, by the time the seawater reached them, it probably would not even submerge half this building.

Shisui stood protectively at Kenma's side, his eyes continuing to watch the plaza beneath the tsunami.

At this critical moment, a blue-and-white figure leaped up from his chair, jumping more than two hundred meters into the air and spreading his arms toward the tsunamis on both sides.

Ice Age!

The man's rich voice echoed throughout the island as two pillars of ice extended from his hands until they touched the tsunamis.

In the blink of an eye, the entire tsunami froze into ice!

Under Aokiji's ability, the temperature across the island suddenly plummeted, and a chilling cold filled the air.

"Ice... It's Aokiji!"

"He can unleash this kind of power so casually. His strength is truly unfathomable!"

"As expected of the most powerful Logia ability..."

"The other two Generals are probably no weaker."

The Uchiha exclaimed in amazement, white vapor spilling from their mouths as they spoke.

Looking up at the man who had leaped from below, then at the massive ice walls on either side, even Fugaku could not help showing shock.

He had erased such a world-ending crisis so easily. No wonder he was one of the Three Admirals praised by Lord Kenma.

Kuzan did not stop there. After freezing the tsunami, he charged toward Whitebeard in the bay. However, both his attack and his body were shattered by a single punch from Whitebeard, falling onto the sea below.

In an instant, the entire sea within the bay turned into a land of ice!

With this new foothold, the pirates and Marines charged forward together, and a great battle erupted.

Cries of battle echoed across the entire island.

"Turning his body into ice..."

"This is the troublesome Elementalization ability of the Logia!"

Amid the Uchiha's amazement, one of them moved close to Fugaku and asked in a low voice, "Clan Head, Lord Kenma seems to admire the Three Admirals greatly. Should we...?"

As he spoke, he formed his right hand into a blade and made a slicing gesture across his throat.

Fugaku's eyes flickered.

In truth, he had entertained the same thought.

He had had that thought ever since seeing those Shichibukai.

Now that this clansman had encouraged him, he naturally found the idea tempting.

However...

"We still need to see Master's attitude. I will have Shisui ask."

If Master disliked it, yet they still acted, it would undoubtedly lower the Uchiha Clan's standing in Master's eyes!

There would be more and more powerful people around Master in the future. Once the Uchiha Clan fell out of favor, they would plunge from their current heights straight into the abyss.

At present, the Uchiha Clan was considered trustworthy in Master's eyes. They absolutely could not lose that trust.

They had to live up to that trust even more.

Only then could the Uchiha Clan survive in Soul Society.

On the rooftop, Shisui's Spiritual Pressure was caught by Fugaku's Kido, and his Clan Head's request sounded in his ears.

Glancing at Kenma beside him, Shisui steadied himself and gathered his courage before asking, "Master..."

"What is it?"

"I can see that Master greatly admires certain powerful people in this world... Master, the Uchiha Clan are Master's tools. We are willing to act for Master... When the time comes, Master only needs to put us forward to quell the public outrage."