But if they truly went to war here, the price would be too great.
She was not confident she could defeat the man before her who could summon a terrifying giant, much less lead the fleet away unscathed under the siege of over a hundred elite opponents.
The sea wind carried the smell of gunpowder past them. Both sides' auras locked tightly together, and the situation, which had only just eased, instantly returned to the brink of eruption.
Just as the Chakra and Haki of both sides clashed fiercely, making even the air above the sea tense enough to explode, an entirely different presence—cold and imposing—appeared in the center of the battlefield without warning.
There were no footsteps upon the waves, no gusts tearing through the air. Even his aura had leaked out only for an instant when he appeared, as though he had always been meant to stand in the middle of the two opposing forces.
Everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to the sudden figure.
Upon the surging waves stood a figure in a crisp white suit. His polished white leather shoes stepped firmly on the crest of a wave, and with a single leap, he landed on a Marine warship. Not a trace of Chakra leaked from him throughout the process, yet he forcefully separated the tense collision of auras between the Uchiha Clan and the Marines.
He wore a pure white mask that covered his entire face, revealing only a pair of utterly emotionless eyes. His gaze swept indifferently across the smoke-filled battlefield. He was from CP0—the World Government's highest intelligence agency, directly commanded by the Celestial Dragons.
Gion's pupils abruptly contracted. Her grip around the famed blade Kompira tightened at once, and her Observation Haki spread to its utmost limit, locking firmly onto the white-clad figure.