Fugaku stood within Susanoo, his scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan fixed firmly on Gion aboard the warship. The enormous Tachi wreathed in purple flames came crashing down upon the five Marine warships with world-destroying force.
"Since you insist on bringing the flames of war to Origin Island, then the Uchiha Clan will fight you to the end!"
The CP0 member beside them remained standing silently atop the waves, his pure white figure utterly motionless amid smoke and cannon fire. Behind his mask, his eyes swept indifferently across the battlefield. He had no intention of intervening, merely watching this extermination campaign personally ordered by the highest ranks of the World Government like a cold, merciless overseer.
The instant the purple Susanoo Tachi descended with devastating force, Gion tapped the ship's rail with the tip of her foot and swept into the air like a falling cherry blossom. Kompira slashed horizontally, and pale pink sword energy collided head-on with the massive purple Chakra blade.
A deafening explosion erupted as a violent shockwave swept across the sea. Even waves dozens of meters high were shattered apart, and the ocean's surface resembled a mirror struck by a giant hammer, bursting with countless ripples.
The moment the shockwave dispersed, the Uchiha clansmen had already split into several squads. Running across the waves with Chakra beneath their feet, they charged straight into the Marine vice admirals leaping down from the warships.
The chaotic battlefield was instantly divided into several clearly separated combat zones. The roars of ninjutsu, the clash of blades, and the thunder of cannon fire intertwined, turning this stretch of the West Blue into a bloody meat grinder.
The first to clash were Uchiha Tetsuka, Taoho, and Hōshō.
Hōshō still had a half-burned cigar clenched between his teeth. Amid curling gray-white smoke, the Tachi at his