They didn't set out until noon the next day.
Shisui brought along the ten members selected for the raiding team. Together with the people still in St. Poplar, they formed a group and began sweeping the pirates from the seas.
Working for the Uchiha Clan!
Fugaku's main duties were organizing people to conduct trade and purchase the things the Uchiha Clan lacked.
For now, though, they were mostly buying things. They didn't yet have anything they could sell to others.
Still, the Uchiha Clan could largely support itself on the island. Apart from things they couldn't produce, they had few problems.
Fugaku was also responsible for training the people at the base in their daily routines.
The Rokushiki they had brought back this time was quite challenging for many of the clan members.
Uchiha Tamaharu planned to begin teaching the clan how to train in Busoshoku Haki after the Summit War.
The Uchiha Clan members' physiques were also slowly improving. When he returned this time, he saw the data Fugaku had collected. Some had improved by nearly fifty percent, and they still hadn't reached their limits—they could keep getting stronger.
Uchiha Tamaharu didn't know whether the creatures here really had such an amazing effect when eaten, or whether the food was making up for flaws in the Uchiha bloodline and raising the body's limits.
"I said a lot yesterday, but I'm guessing none of you really understand how powerful the bloodline is when it's complete."
"So I'll demonstrate and show you that the Uchiha Clan has enormous potential!"
"This is a power I gained recently. It's a power that can protect you all!"
At the newly built harbor, Uchiha Tamaharu spoke to the clan members gathered around him.
Fugaku and the others looked confused. Didn't they all have the same flawed Mangekyo?
Boom!
Uchiha Tamaharu's eyes opened, revealing the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Dark red bones quickly formed around his body. They lifted him into the air, and he rose rapidly.
The bones of a giant slowly took shape before everyone's eyes.
Then the Gundam Susanoo appeared before them!
Uchiha Tamaharu stood inside the head of Susanoo's ultimate form. [I checked the wiki: Gundam Susanoo is called the Complete Form, but I got it wrong earlier, so I won't change it. I'm used to these distinctions: ordinary Mangekyo Susanoo [Complete Form], Eternal Mangekyo Susanoo [Ultimate Form], and Sasuke's Susanoo after absorbing the Tailed Beast's power [Six Paths Susanoo].]
"Th-this is Susanoo without the flaws of the Mangekyo?"
Fugaku Uchiha stammered, his eyes wide with shock.
It was more than three times larger than the Susanoo he could summon at full strength.
Then he remembered Uchiha Tamaharu saying yesterday that he had the power to suppress the Shinobi World. So this was what he meant!
"Madara Uchiha!"
This is the power Madara Uchiha had back then!
An elderly clan elder trembled with excitement.
The others were shocked too, but more than anything, they were overjoyed.
With such a powerful Clan Leader, the Uchiha Clan had a real chance of returning to the Shinobi World.
"I told you all to be careful out there, but that doesn't mean the Uchiha are afraid of anyone!"
"If you can't win, run!"
"Come back, and I'll stand up for you!"
Uchiha Tamaharu spoke with impressive authority.
He had to give everyone some confidence.
Although many people were working hard, even more were still lost.
If they thought of Uchiha Tamaharu as being on the same level as Shisui and Fugaku, many of them felt it would be incredibly difficult to return to the Shinobi World.
Perhaps they would have to spend the rest of their lives in this world.
But now, Uchiha Tamaharu had displayed overwhelming power, finally rekindling the hope in everyone's hearts.
They didn't know how he had grown so strong, but this was hope!
"Yeah!!!"
The clan members at the harbor let out one triumphant roar after another.
They all felt a huge weight lift from their shoulders.
So this is what it feels like to pilot a Gundam!
Uchiha Tamaharu flew high above the clouds in Susanoo, carrying Itachi and Izumi with him.
Izumi felt her heart pounding.
They were ninjas, but very few had ever experienced flight.
As Susanoo flew, it tore open a path through the clouds, leaving a blue trail in the sky like a racetrack.
"Clan Leader, is this the Uchiha Clan's ultimate power?"
Itachi was bolder than Izumi.
Even now, he had the nerve to ask Uchiha Tamaharu questions.
"This is the power Madara Uchiha had back then, but even he was defeated by the First Hokage."
"It's still not enough to keep the Uchiha safe in the Shinobi World. We have to grow stronger."
Uchiha Tamaharu answered.
Itachi and Sasuke might be the next ones to pilot a Gundam.
Fugaku and Itachi might also be able to exchange Mangekyo.
But if they were going to conduct experiments like that, they needed to find professionals who could record the data and make sure it would help the clan members who came after them.
"Yes!"
"I understand!"
Hearing this, Itachi became even more certain of his goal.
To protect the Uchiha Clan.
The weight on his shoulders was much lighter now.
He no longer had to choose between Konoha and his clan!
He had just one clear goal: protect his family!
"I'll work hard too!"
Izumi hurriedly chimed in.
She could feel how much Uchiha Tamaharu was investing in her. This time, he had even brought her along to broaden her horizons.
She also wanted to keep up with Itachi. She didn't want to fall too far behind!
Piloting the Gundam, they reached the middle of the North Blue in less than twenty-four hours.
Uchiha Tamaharu then created five Shadow Clones and sent them out to find out where the Germa Kingdom was.
Though it was a kingdom, Germa had no fixed territory. It consisted of dozens of ships that moved separately and formed a kingdom when joined together.
Like Gran Tesoro, the world's largest gambling ship, it was a moving land.
Uchiha Tamaharu kept busy too. He took Itachi and Izumi to hunt pirates in the North Blue, giving them a chance to practice in real combat while earning bounty money.
Itachi had plenty of combat experience. He had served in the Anbu and taken part in a war.
Izumi, on the other hand, belonged to a younger generation of ninjas who had been kept sheltered. She was powerful, but she was still a little clumsy when it came to killing and looting.
She also fell far behind Itachi when it came to choosing the right moment to use Ninjutsu in battle.
He took the two younger ninjas on a long sweep through the North Blue, which was far more chaotic than the East Blue.
There were plenty of pirates with bounties over fifty million, but they rarely encountered anyone worth more than a hundred million.
Uchiha Tamaharu deliberately searched with them, and together they took down three pirate crews, earning about 130 million Beli in bounties.
"We found the location."
"We'll train again next time."
Standing on the sea, Uchiha Tamaharu received the message sent back when his Shadow Clone dispersed.
He spoke to the two minors aboard the ship, who were in the middle of fighting pirates.
At the sound of his voice, the two immediately retreated.
Just as they jumped from the ship, Uchiha Tamaharu raised his hand. A Chidori Blade nearly a hundred meters long cleaved the vessel in two.
Then he spotted the captain among the pirates, cut off his head, and carried it away. With a light leap, he unleashed a Gokakyu nearly ten meters in diameter, swallowing the ship whole.
The fight was over in less than ten seconds.
Looking at Uchiha Tamaharu, the two felt an immense pressure.
"Let's go!"
Uchiha Tamaharu was feeling great too.
So this was what it felt like to have a lot of Chakra!
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