"That Jutsu seems pretty good, but using it still requires a certain level of mental strength. Three Tomoe should be the bare minimum."
Uchiha Tamaharu stood at the bow of the ship with Shisui.
The two of them watched the Sea King pulling the ship like a human towline.
The Sea King was under the control of a genjutsu Shisui had recently developed, one that used mental energy. It was doing unpaid labor, pulling the ship along at speed without showing any sign of fatigue.
"It does take quite a bit out of you."
"Before, I made genjutsu by disrupting the Chakra inside my enemies, so using it didn't take much out of me."
"But now, it's basically all supported by mental energy. Still, I can optimize it to reduce the cost. I'll just need to use it several times afterward to replenish it."
Shisui nodded, then spoke.
Injured as he was, he couldn't do much. All he could do was develop genjutsu suited to his Sharingan as it was now.
This was also how he wanted to repay the Uchiha, so he was working very hard.
"Don't rush. We still have time."
"This Jutsu should work on people in this world too, though the stronger someone is, the better they'll probably resist it."
Uchiha Tamaharu said.
But in truth, he still felt a little anxious.
He wanted to complete the system's first mission as soon as possible and increase his strength.
Bloodline Awakening!
It sounded like it would be very useful.
Uchiha Tamaharu had three guesses. The most likely was that awakening his bloodline would let him reach Indra's level.
That would mean reaching the level of the Eternal Mangekyo outright, eliminating the Mangekyo's side effects and allowing Susanoo to reach its ultimate form—the level Madara Uchiha had attained before he died.
A much less likely possibility was that, after awakening his bloodline, he would reach Hagoromo Otsutsuki's level and gain the constitution needed to awaken the Rinnegan.
The almost impossible possibility was that he would be maxed out in one go, reaching Kaguya Otsutsuki's level, possessing pure Otsutsuki blood and the powers of both the Rinnegan and the Tenseigan.
Any of those outcomes would greatly increase his strength, giving the Uchiha the power to make themselves heard in this world.
"Clan Leader, after observing the past two days, we've found that the clan members who ate this world's food and then trained have seen a slight improvement in their physical abilities."
"Many of them had already reached their limits before, but now they can all feel some degree of improvement in their strength."
Itachi had come over from the ship he was overseeing and reported the results of the test Uchiha Tamaharu had proposed.
"It seems that the physical strength of people in this world has a lot to do with their food."
"Many creatures here are enormous, after all. But the Uchiha's genes are certainly different from those of the people here. Eating their food will help us improve, but we probably still won't be able to match them."
Uchiha Tamaharu nodded, then spoke.
"Have everyone switch to this world's food and exercise every day. They should also train in the Eight Inner Gates Formation, and at the very least, open the second gate."
"Send word back using a Summoned Beast so Captain Fugaku can make arrangements too."
Uchiha Tamaharu gave the orders.
Itachi nodded and hurried off.
By dusk, the Uchiha had finally reached St. Poplar.
They released the Sea King that had been pulling the ship.
"Izumi, take five people and guard the two ships here. Be ready to receive Yashiro and the others."
"Everyone else, come ashore with me. First, we'll find a few people and read their memories to learn this world's language and writing. Then we'll start gathering intelligence."
Two shabby little boats were hidden in a secluded spot beneath the cliffs.
On the shore, Uchiha Tamaharu immediately began assigning tasks.
No one objected. They split into two groups and set off.
Itachi took about twenty people and spread out, while Uchiha Tamaharu headed in another direction with Shisui and eleven clan members.
They found a town about twenty minutes later.
Even in the evening, there were still plenty of people on the streets.
The other Uchiha watched them with great curiosity. These were people from another world, after all.
But everyone worked quickly, finding a few people who were alone and reading their memories.
The people here had no Jutsu Formula in their brains, so having their memories read only left them tired. It didn't have much of an effect otherwise.
One particularly strong man had his memories read by several people in turn. When he woke up, his face was pale, and he looked drained.
"Even though no one here knows who we are, the Uchiha aren't a people who slaughter others indiscriminately. Understood?"
"If you can find wanted criminals, all the better. If you can't, take money directly from rich merchants and nobles who are known to be corrupt and cruel."
"Dismissed."
Uchiha Tamaharu warned the group.
He was worried that, without any restraints, the clan members who had just fled Konoha would give in to the urge to kill.
In a world where no one knew them, they might slaughter people at will.
That wasn't why he had led them all to flee. They had to have some principles.
"Yes!"
The group tensed. Quite a few of them had indeed been thinking along those lines.
Uchiha Tamaharu's warning made them rein in those thoughts. They then scattered to gather intelligence and obtain funds.
"Come on, Shisui. Let's experience what another world is like."
Uchiha Tamaharu said to Shisui.
Shisui had been impressed by Uchiha Tamaharu's warning to the clan members.
His somewhat closed-off heart had opened up to Uchiha Tamaharu even more.
He felt that a man like this was the kind of leader who could guide the Uchiha to glory.
After exchanging a small gold bar at a gold shop, Uchiha Tamaharu had some money in hand, and he took Shisui around the city.
Although the mission was urgent and they had less than seventy days left, Uchiha Tamaharu was still very interested in this new world.
Just as when he had first arrived in the Shinobi World, he initially treated the place like a tourist.
At last, the two sat in a bar, drinking rum and eating barbecue. Uchiha Tamaharu read the newspapers the shop had collected recently while picking up information from the chatter around him.
"The Enies Lobby incident, seven days ago?"
Uchiha Tamaharu had found what he was looking for.
He had pinpointed where the main story in this world was at.
"Did you find something?"
Shisui noticed the smile on Uchiha Tamaharu's face and couldn't help asking.
"I found a suitable target."
"I'll tell you in a bit."
Uchiha Tamaharu replied.
Now that he had found what he wanted, there was no reason to stay.
The two left the bar, planning to meet up with the others before heading back.
But as they walked along the road, Uchiha Tamaharu spotted a character from the story.
"Kaku, do you think that man was looking at us?"
Kalifa furrowed her brows slightly and pushed up her glasses as she asked Kaku beside her.
The two had just finished their work and were on their way back to their base.
The CP9 group.
After their defeat at Enies Lobby, they had ended up stranded in this country too.
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