Saint Zambaron V. Nusjuro shook his head gently. His gaze rested on the towering blue giant that blotted out the sky, then swept across the Navy fleets streaming over the sea below. "Arrogance and defiance run in the Uchiha Clan's blood. Natsu was like that back then, and this one is no different. War, I fear, can no longer be avoided."
The other Five Elders stood in silence, their eyes fixed on the two powerful figures facing off high above. No one argued.
They had lived through countless ages and witnessed endless upheavals, yet rarely had they seen anyone dare to face Lord Imu like this.
Across the sea, thousands of Navy soldiers looked up. Every eye was fixed on the two figures confronting each other in the sky.
On the decks of the warships, many could barely stand on their weakened legs and had to grip the rails for support.
The crushing pressure bore down on every shoulder like an invisible mountain. Even breathing had become difficult.
A Navy major clenched the musket in his hands. The barrel quivered with his trembling fingers as he murmured to the adjutant beside him, "So this is... the power of the Uchiha? We can't even get close to an attack on this scale. A deathless powerhouse like Saint Saturn was wiped out in an instant."
The adjutant nodded stiffly, his face deathly pale. He stared at the thousand-meter blue giant overhead and swallowed. "Lord Saturn has just fallen. Even the Five Elders' immortal bodies failed them. If we go up there, we'll only throw our lives away. All we can do now is pray this confrontation doesn't erupt into all-out battle."
Many of the new recruits had never seen the heavens and earth twist like this. They watched the sky split and