Once they had made their decision, Uchiha Tamaharu began calling people in.
"Shisui, Itachi, bring Captain Fugaku along this time. Then each of you take three squad members, making nine in total. Bring Rob Lucci and Kaku too. With me, that makes twelve."
"The main thing is to stop Blackbeard's men from escaping when we deal with him. They just need to keep those guys occupied and cut off their escape route."
Uchiha Tamaharu weighed the situation in his mind.
With this level of strength, if Uchiha Tamaharu led them against Doflamingo right now, they'd take him down with ease.
The Uchiha were now Shichibukai, and the Summit War had drawn the attention of every strong fighter in the world. No one would pay any attention to what was happening on an uninhabited island near the Calm Belt.
The Marines were also going all out, while the World Government was keeping an eye on the other Four Emperors to prevent an even more dangerous situation from developing.
The Uchiha's strongest fighters would be away for more than five days. During that time, Uchiha Tamaharu also had to ensure the clan's safety.
After thinking it through, Uchiha Tamaharu went straight to Uchiha Fugaku.
"Captain Fugaku, I need you to come with me this time. Help intercept some enemies and make sure they don't escape."
Uchiha Tamaharu couldn't very well explain the system's mission.
So he planned to claim they were doing a job for the World Government as a cover story.
"Sure. One of the elders can manage things here in my place. The clan will be fine."
Fugaku answered without hesitation.
He trusted Uchiha Tamaharu's judgment completely. If Tamaharu had come to him directly, then this must be something that required his help.
Since Uchiha Tamaharu had become clan leader, he hadn't taken any power away from Fugaku. He was practically clan leader in name only, while Uchiha Tamaharu had the final say in almost everything concerning the Uchiha and the outside world. Fugaku had no objections.
That was because he kept thinking about how, if he hadn't listened to Uchiha Tamaharu and led the clan to flee to this world, the Uchiha would have been doomed, just as Tamaharu had said.
The Anbu had fearlessly held him back that night, and Sarutobi Hiruzen had personally appeared and attacked.
All of it proved that Konoha had been prepared to deal with the Uchiha Clan for a long time!
Thanks to Uchiha Tamaharu, the Uchiha Clan had practically been given a new lease on life. Why wouldn't he trust their savior?
"Let's leave tomorrow. Give the seal for controlling the Jutsu Formula on Vinsmoke Judge's heart to the elder who'll be managing the clan."
Uchiha Tamaharu nodded.
He'd known Fugaku wouldn't refuse, but how readily he'd agreed still moved him a little.
Then he gave him his instructions.
Besides the roughly ten members of the clan with Three Tomoe, they also had Vinsmoke Judge as a fighter.
They probably wouldn't be enough to take on one of the top three Shichibukai, but they were more than enough to protect the clan.
"Got it!"
Fugaku nodded, then went to make arrangements.
After that, Uchiha Tamaharu took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted Shisui. He told him to bring Rob Lucci and Kaku, select five clan members, and wait for him at the nearest island.
He told everyone else to submit their bounties, then patrol the waters near the clan's territory until they returned.
Shisui didn't ask what it was about. He immediately began carrying out Uchiha Tamaharu's orders.
After spending some time with them, Rob Lucci and the others had become even more curious about where these people came from. They seemed even more like intelligence operatives than the agents themselves.
They were ruthless and left no survivors.
They were even more professional at covering their tracks.
Rob Lucci had ambitions of his own. He wanted to advance further and take command of this fleet.
But after testing Uchiha Shisui twice in secret, he had been defeated both times.
That made him realize that he hadn't lost to this man last time because he'd been injured and careless. This man really was strong enough to defeat him!
"Onii-san, are you going out again?"
Sasuke clung to Itachi's leg, reluctant to let him go.
Since Vinsmoke Judge had returned, Itachi had gone out on a voyage once, then come back to monitor Judge's research.
At the same time, he was learning to control the power of the Mangekyo under Fugaku's guidance.
Itachi could now use the Mangekyo's power freely, and had awakened the Dōjutsu in both eyes. However, his physical strength and Chakra reserves still couldn't match Shisui's or Fugaku's.
He couldn't fight for long, but in a short burst, his strength wasn't much inferior to theirs.
"Mm. There's something important I need to help with."
Itachi stroked Sasuke's head, a gentle smile on his face.
During his time on the island, he'd felt much more at ease. He no longer suffered as he had in Konoha, caught between the clan and the village.
So he would protect all of this!
He didn't know what they were going to do this time, but it was definitely for the Uchiha's benefit!
"Onii-san, good luck!"
"When I grow up, I'll go on missions with you!"
Sasuke felt much less pressure here too.
He'd lost many of his childhood playmates, but home felt warmer!
"Let's do our best together!"
Itachi smiled as he stroked Sasuke's head.
At Uchiha Tamaharu's command, everyone quickly got ready.
They prepared all kinds of ninja tools, along with ten new combat suits that Germa 66 had sent over not long ago.
By the time they left, Vinsmoke Judge had already arranged for production to continue. Since the suits were being delivered, Uchiha Tamaharu hadn't stayed there waiting.
Once everything was ready, Uchiha Tamaharu used Susanoo to carry Fugaku and his sons, along with Izumi, to the place where Shisui and the others were waiting.
Shisui had already gathered everyone there.
As soon as they arrived, they boarded the ship.
"Our destination is Marine Headquarters. The Marines will meet us there."
Uchiha Tamaharu spoke to the clan member in charge of navigation.
Then he handed out the combat suits to Shisui and the others.
Shisui hadn't used any of the first ten suits they'd brought back. He'd given almost all of them to the clan members who'd been hunting pirates with him.
The ones selected for this mission had some too. But Uchiha Tamaharu had told them in advance that there'd be new ones, so they'd given their earlier suits to the clan members staying behind and kept just one. With the suits they'd brought, that made eleven in all. Uchiha Tamaharu didn't need one.
Then Uchiha Tamaharu explained what their actual mission was.
He didn't want them to start blasting the Whitebeard Pirates from the sidelines and wasting their energy because they hadn't been told what was going on.
"So he betrayed the World Government, and we're going to wipe out his pirate crew for them?"
Shisui summed it up.
Uchiha Tamaharu nodded.
The others had no objections either. They were all thinking about how to make their move.
Rob Lucci, meanwhile, saw this as a good opportunity. Although he'd left the World Government, he was still serving it.
Maybe following this man really would take him further!
"Witness the battle at the summit of this world. See where you stand, then let's work hard together!"
Uchiha's words made everyone present feel their blood surge.
The World's Strongest Man was attacking the world's greatest power.
It would be a battle no one could ever forget!
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