Building the Heavenly Awakening Hall, Gecko Moria Arrives
The power that Natsu displayed in Marineford has been brought back to the clan by Fugaku and others. The clan members' worship of Natsu and their desire for the Complete Susanoo have reached their peak!
Now Natsu is telling them that the Heavenly Awakening Hall in the future holds the power to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?!
And there's this family secret that can be activated in times of family crisis!
Even if it means sacrificing ourselves and others, or even the Night Owl Guard, we will protect them at all costs!
This shows how important the Heavenly Awakening Hall is!
In Setsuna, the expression on that face, which had become twenty or thirty years younger due to the Long-Lived Species, changed several times before finally settling on a long-lost resoluteness that belonged only to their generation of Uchiha when they were fighting desperately on the battlefield.
He braced himself on his knees, slowly rising to his feet. His voice was hoarse yet steady, as if carrying a tremendous burden. "Natsu, don't worry, Tekka, Taoho, and I will do everything in our power to accomplish this."
Natsu nodded slightly and said nothing more.
What he wanted to hide in the Heavenly Awakening Hall was the Phantom Night Prison, a simplified version of the Solar Roulette.
The former is the furnace that forges Mangekyo Sharingan, while the latter is the Ascension Power from the brink of disaster.
These two things are the true foundation of the Uchiha Clan, and they must be protected at all costs.
After Natsu's order was issued from the Naka Shrine, the entire Origin Island suddenly erupted into a frenzy, as if it had been put on fast-forward.
Uchiha Setsuna personally took command, with Tekka and Taoho assisting him on the left and right. The three of them obtained a complete set of design drawings from the Architectural Planning Institute that very day.
The site of the Heavenly Awakening Hall was chosen on the undeveloped, pristine high ground in the very center of Origin Island, backed by the main peak of the Origin Mountains and facing the direction of the Uchiha Clan District, with a high and open terrain.
As per Natsu's request, the entire palace covers a full 70,000 square meters—a figure that, in the One Piece World, would make any kingdom's palace envious.
In Setsuna, he spread the design drawings on the table, stared at the overview for a long time, then picked up a pen and drew several circles around it, marking the matching hidden sentry tunnels and backup barrier array eyes.
He had lived most of his life and had planned countless missions for the Uchiha in Konoha, but he had never felt so inadequate in his efforts.
With an area of 70,000 square meters, the outer perimeter barrier alone requires a fan-shaped area of several hundred meters in radius centered on the palace to be included in the defense range. Once any unauthorized Chakra fluctuation enters the perception radius, the Night Owl Guard ' reaction time is compressed to within a few breaths.
He slammed his pen on the table and said, "Damn it."
The order to transfer Heavenly Star Guard spread across the three guard islands by evening that same day.
The next morning, the first batch of engineering ninjas were already in place, standing on the high ground that was still overgrown with weeds, and began to measure and lay out the lines.
Tekka stood in the makeshift command tent, the project progress board in front of him densely marked with the person in charge of each process and the completion deadline.
Earth Release ninjas went first—they were going to lay the base array of the Barrier Ninjutsu deep underground, turning the entire foundation into an iron plate.
Fire Release and Lightning Release ninjas followed closely behind, repeatedly melting the rock layers and then using Lightning Release to quench and cool them, making the rock hard enough to withstand artillery bombardment.
Fugaku had received Hashirama Cells, and Uchiha Kei, among others, were also summoned to oversee the construction of the palace's main framework. Giant trees rose from the soil and intertwined to form beams, pillars, and a dome according to the precise dimensions of the blueprints.
Thousands of ninjas worked in three shifts around the clock, and the construction site was lit up with Lightning Release spheres for illumination from morning till night. The sounds of hammers and chisels mingled with the soft shouts of Hand Seals.
By the fourth day, the entire outline of the highland had been completely altered. The once overgrown hills had been leveled into a vast base platform, with obsidian tiles spreading outwards from the center of the platform.
At the edge of the platform, twelve enormous Chakra array pillars rose from the ground, each pillar covered with densely packed Sealing Jutsu.
By the seventh day, the main framework of the palace was complete, and the wooden beams of the dome glowed faintly with Chakra fluorescence under the Gecko.
By the tenth day, the Night Owl Guard had officially taken over the outer defense line. The sentries and the Sensory Barrier were fully activated, and not even a bird could cross the warning line without permission.
Meanwhile, in the underground training room on Origin Island, Uchiha Yashiro slowly unfolded his Mangekyo Sharingan in front of the ten members of the first batch of Night Owl Guard on duty.
The contract array of the Year-Punishing Deity left a dark red mark on everyone's wrist. After the contract took effect, anyone who tried to reveal any information about the Heavenly Awakening Hall to the outside world would have their soul and body completely devoured by the power of the Year-Punishing Deity.
There were no questions raised; everyone's gaze was respectful and resolute.
They all knew that this palace would be the strongest foundation of the Uchiha Clan in the future, and they were the first people fortunate enough to step into it.
By the thirteenth day, the Heavenly Awakening Hall was completed two days ahead of schedule.
Setsuna he stood before the main gate of the palace, looking up at the empty lintel that had not yet been adorned with a plaque, a rare hint of fatigue appeared on his face, which looked twenty or thirty years younger, but more than anything, a sense of triumphant accomplishment shone through.
From this day forward, the Uchiha Clan has its own Holy Land.
Natsu arrived at the Uchiha Clan's Heavenly Star Guard's encampment on Sourceguard Island.
A tall but incredibly bulky strange man stood respectfully in an open space. The patrolling members of the Heavenly Star Guard occasionally glanced at him curiously before continuing with their own tasks.
"Should I call you Kozuki Moria, or Gecko Moria?" Natsu looked at the guy in front of her, found a seat first, and then gestured for him to sit down so they could talk.
Upon hearing this, Moria's pupils contracted slightly. He then sat cross-legged on the ground, his face somewhat forlorn, and said, "It doesn't matter anymore. Whether it's Kozuki or Gecko, it's all the same... Besides... I can't live up to the name of Kozuki... I failed to defeat Kaido, and I failed to protect my companions."
"Can I assume you came to me just to play the victim and act pitiful?" Hearing Moria's words, Natsu frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face.
To be honest, Natsu didn't hate Moria. On the contrary, based on her memories of watching anime in her previous life, Natsu felt an intense loathing for the entire Kozuki Clan.
In essence, if things went smoothly, Natsu would not hesitate to completely erase the entire Kozuki Clan from the list of history!
First, Kozuki Sukiyaki, despite having complete control of Wano Country, managed to lose his own kingdom and still had the audacity to survive.
He's not much different from Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty in my previous life—that good-for-nothing!