Arc 2The Marines Reach Origin Island

Natsu strengthened and organized the Uchiha on Origin Island as their raids drew the attention of the Marines, Blackbeard, and Ace. The arc ended with Gion’s fleet clashing with the island’s defenders as more than a hundred Uchiha reinforcements approached.

  • Natsu activated the Time Traveler trait across the Uchiha, awakening and strengthening their chakra, then established an academy and Family Guard as Origin Island developed.
  • Natsu’s clan discovered a Devil Fruit aboard the Blue Sail while Marine Branch 74 investigated the many ships and patrols that had vanished near the island.
  • Yashiro’s Uchiha squad defeated Blood Axe Kuro’s pirates, prompting Van Augur to report the clan’s strength to Teach and Natsu to heighten the island’s defenses.
  • Momonga encountered Uchiha patrols at sea, reported their unusual powers to Sengoku, and received reinforcements led by Gion, with Onigumo and Hōshō as her deputies.
  • Teach ordered his crew to let the Marines and Uchiha fight, while Natsu drew the Thriving Population trait and gained Sage Body, greatly increasing his chakra and regeneration.
  • Gion’s fleet approached Origin Island, but Onigumo attacked Yashiro’s defenders, triggering a battle between Marine ships and Uchiha techniques.
  • Kei was wounded by Onigumo, and the Uchiha held their ground as more than a hundred reinforcements led by a man rivaling Gion approached.
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Ch. 26Time Traveler

Natsu realized the [Time Traveler] trait could let the Uchiha Clan preserve chakra across generations while freely developing the One Piece world's powers, and decided to activate it after assessing the clan. He returned to the island with captured pirates and supplies, then found the camp greatly changed.

  • Natsu recognized that [Time Traveler] would let the Uchiha adapt to the One Piece world, cultivate Haki and other powers, and pass chakra to future descendants.
  • Natsu decided to assess the clan's strength before activating the trait.
  • Natsu and his companions reached the island, where Uchiha Kei welcomed them with more than thirty armed ninja.
  • Natsu ordered Kei to guard the captured pirates and bring the merchant ship's supplies back to camp.
  • The ninja unloaded the cargo as the merchant crew and their families watched in amazement, and Natsu headed toward camp with Yashiro and Yakumi.
  • Natsu arrived at the clearing and saw that the camp had transformed in a day and a night.

Ch. 27Statistics Details, Uchiha Natsu's Plans

Uchiha Natsu returned to the clan’s new camp and assigned Fugaku to compile a roster of the clan’s ninja, while outlining plans to make the clan self-sufficient and eventually train every member as a ninja. After reviewing the roster, Natsu assessed the Uchiha’s strength and the potential of their Sharingan holders.

  • Natsu returned to the camp and praised Fugaku and the clansmen for building it in a day.
  • Natsu asked Fugaku to gather every ninja’s strength and personnel details and tell the clan not to panic over disturbances that night.
  • Fugaku offered to hand the position of clan head to Natsu, but Natsu postponed the discussion until he came of age.
  • Natsu told Setsuna he planned to make the rescued people dependents who would handle labor so the Uchiha could focus on chakra training.
  • Setsuna gave Natsu the clan roster, listing 1,359 ninjas, including 33 Three-Tomoe Sharingan holders and 104 Two-Tomoe holders.
  • Natsu reviewed the roster and concluded that the clan’s Sharingan holders could gain substantial strength under the Time Traveler trait.

Ch. 28Installing a Trait

Natsu activated the Time Traveler Family Trait for the entire Uchiha clan, allowing them to adapt to the new world's rules and making it possible for every clansman to become a ninja. The chapter ended with a scene at Marine Branch 74 in West Blue.

  • Natsu rejected the idea of sending young Uchiha into battle and listened as Setsuna and Fugaku warned that not every clansman could become a ninja.
  • Natsu ordered the system to activate the Time Traveler Family Trait across the clan.
  • The trait adapted the Uchiha to the new world's rules, improving their abilities and awakening chakra in clansmen across the camp.
  • Fugaku and Setsuna felt their powers improve, and Natsu explained that the trait lowered the barrier to ninja training and increased the chance of awakening the Sharingan.
  • The scene shifted to a Marine office building at Marine Branch 74 in West Blue.

Ch. 29Colonel Rolf

Colonel Rolf ordered an investigation into the missing Blue Sail, unaware that it carried a hidden Logia Devil Fruit already seized by Uchiha’s ninjas. Meanwhile, Natsu activated the [Time Traveler] trait and discovered it had dramatically raised the limits of his future physical potential.

  • Rolf learned that Vicks had offered ten million Beli to discover the fate of the Blue Sail and ordered patrol squads to search its route, suspecting Har 'Sawtooth'.
  • Vicks’s secret plan to transport a Logia Devil Fruit as payment for a spice-trade monopoly was revealed, along with the old captain’s concealment of the fruit before Har killed him.
  • Uchiha’s ninjas inventoried the Blue Sail’s cargo on a deserted island while the hidden metal box remained undiscovered, and Rolf’s patrols searched the empty route.
  • Natsu activated the [Time Traveler] trait and felt his physical abilities and chakra flow improve, while Fugaku’s physical strength nearly doubled.
  • Natsu realized the trait had removed his body’s limits, allowing his natural adult physical strength to grow far beyond what he could previously have achieved.

Ch. 30Clan Academy

After the clan’s strength surged, Natsu proposed establishing a Clan Academy to systematically train Uchiha children instead of preparing them for immediate combat. Setsuna objected over the loss of deployable fighters but began considering Natsu’s argument, insisting the clan maintain enough combat power for security.

  • Natsu reviewed the clan’s assessment results, which showed adults reaching at least Elite Chunin strength, core Elite Jonin approaching Kage Level, and younger clansmen making major gains.
  • Natsu considered seeking training methods and intelligence from Marine Headquarters, but decided the clan should first consolidate its strength and establish itself on the island.
  • Natsu told Fugaku and Setsuna he wanted to create a Clan Academy for all children under fourteen, with classes organized by age and talent.
  • Setsuna objected that removing children from the combat roster would cut the clan’s immediately deployable forces by more than half.
  • Natsu argued that the isolated island was safe enough for the clan to educate its children and recalled how poorly trained Uchiha children had died in past wars.
  • Setsuna acknowledged Natsu’s reasoning but insisted the clan keep enough combat power available to protect its security line.

Ch. 31A Year of Development

Natsu’s plan established the Uchiha Family Academy and Family Guard, and over the next year the clan transformed its island into a fortified, self-sufficient settlement called Origin Island. The Uchiha grew stronger through training and raids on pirates and slave traders, leaving the clan poised to expand its power in this world.

  • Natsu proposed a Family Guard and a structured academy staff, and Fugaku approved the plan despite Setsuna’s initial concerns.
  • Setsuna agreed to organize the personnel, and three days later the academy opened with more than six hundred children while the Family Guard began round-the-clock patrols.
  • Natsu and Fugaku named the island Origin Island as its harbor, defenses, clan grounds, farms, and mines developed over the year.
  • Uchiha Yashiro led the combat squad on raids against pirates and slave traders, bringing back spoils and captives to support the island’s development.
  • The clan achieved food self-sufficiency and improved its defenses as many Uchiha advanced toward or reached Kage Level, children awakened Sharingan, and some Jonin began exploring Armament Haki.

Ch. 32The Marines Sense Something Amiss

After a year of unexplained disappearances around Laskamp Island, Marine Branch 74 Colonel Rolf realized the threat was beyond his forces and formally requested help from Marine Headquarters. His call for aid left the unknown force’s next move—and the response from Headquarters—unresolved.

  • Natsu surveyed the Uchiha clan’s established grounds on Origin Island and decided it was time to look beyond the island toward West Blue and the New World.
  • Rolf received a report that the Steel Fang Pirate Crew and its three ships had vanished near Laskamp Island.
  • Rolf recalled that pirate crews, slave ships, and then two Marine patrol ships had disappeared over the past year without leaving evidence or sending distress signals.
  • A messenger warned Rolf that Laskamp Island’s merchants would reroute their fleets unless the disappearances were resolved within half a month.
  • Rolf documented the missing vessels and Marines, requested elite assistance from Headquarters, and called through an encrypted Den Den Mushi.

Ch. 33Devil Fruits

Uchiha Kei discovered a Devil Fruit hidden aboard the Blue Sail, and Natsu ordered it secured while they investigated its powers. Elsewhere in West Blue, a youth wearing the Whitebeard Pirates’ emblem entered a tavern.

  • Uchiha Kei found a sealed box in a concealed compartment beneath the Blue Sail’s cargo hold and brought it to Natsu, Fugaku, and Setsuna.
  • Natsu identified the purple fruit inside as a Devil Fruit and explained its powers and the Logia, Zoan, and Paramecia categories.
  • Natsu ordered the Devil Fruit sealed in the deepest barrier of the ninja tool vault until its ability could be determined.
  • A youth wearing the Whitebeard Pirates’ emblem entered the Broken Anchor Tavern on Laskamp Island, silencing the room.

Ch. 34Fire Fist Ace Arrives in the West Blue, Drawing the Attention of Multiple Powers

Portgas D. Ace reached Laskamp Island in pursuit of Marshall D. Teach, but learned that ships had been mysteriously vanishing nearby. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and Tsuru ruled out Teach as the culprit and planned to send a vice admiral to investigate while watching Ace and Teach.

  • Ace questioned a bartender on Laskamp Island about Marshall D. Teach, but the bartender had no information about him.
  • The bartender told Ace that dozens of ships had disappeared near Laskamp Island over the past year, including pirate, slave, and Marine vessels.
  • Ace considered that another force might be behind the disappearances, then left determined to find Teach.
  • Sengoku reviewed a report that forty-seven pirate ships, twenty-two slave ships, eleven merchant vessels, and two Marine patrol ships had vanished, with more than a hundred Marines missing.
  • Tsuru concluded that Teach was unlikely to be responsible because the disappearances did not match his methods or ambitions.
  • Tsuru urged Sengoku to send a reliable vice admiral to investigate the disappearances and monitor Ace and Teach, with the possibility of capturing both.

Ch. 35Blackbeard's Attention

Sengoku sent Vice Admiral Momonga to investigate the disappearances in West Blue and pursue Fire Fist Ace and Blackbeard Teach. At their nearby hideout, Teach learned that a mysterious force had swallowed nearly a hundred ships and ordered Van Augur to scout the area at dawn.

  • Sengoku ordered Momonga to investigate the disappearances near Laskamp Island and pursue Fire Fist Ace and Blackbeard Teach.
  • Lafitte showed Teach a report describing nearly a hundred missing ships, including Marine patrol vessels.
  • Teach noticed the disappearance zone lay less than eighty nautical miles from the Blackbeard Pirates’ hideout.
  • Teach decided the unknown force could be useful or dangerous and ordered Van Augur to scout the zone without engaging or revealing their location.

Ch. 36Blood Axe Kuro

Blood Axe Kuro attacked a group of Uchiha ninjas crossing the sea, but Uchiha Yashiro blocked the pirates’ cannon barrage with Water Style. The ninjas boarded Kuro’s ship and began taking control of it.

  • Blackbeard and his crew discussed the mysterious ships disappearing near Origin Island as their curiosity stirred trouble in West Blue.
  • Blood Axe Kuro sailed toward uncharted waters near Origin Island to reach a slave-trafficking deal on Laskamp Island.
  • Kuro ordered his pirates to fire four cannons at the Uchiha figures racing across the waves.
  • Uchiha Yashiro used Water Style: Water Formation Wall to stop the cannonballs without harming the group.
  • The Uchiha ninjas leaped aboard Kuro’s ship, and Yashiro ordered them to seize the ship and supplies and deal with the people according to their usual rules.
  • The Uchiha ninjas attacked the pirates, and one cut down a pirate who had tried to swing his blade.

Ch. 37Van Augur's Astonishment

Uchiha Yashiro and his ninjas slaughtered Kuro’s crew and forced Kuro to reveal what he knew. Three nautical miles away, Van Augur watched the fight and realized the Uchiha fighters possessed terrifying strength.

  • Uchiha ninjas dodged the pirates’ gunfire and killed the armed crew in seconds.
  • Kuro attacked Yashiro with his giant axe, but Yashiro blocked it, disarmed him, and broke his ribs with a kick.
  • Yashiro held a kunai to Kuro’s throat and demanded information about the route, destination, cargo, and surrounding waters.
  • Van Augur watched the battle through his rifle scope from a hidden cove and was astonished by the Uchiha’s lethal skill and power.

Ch. 38The Furious Vice Admiral Momonga, the Astonished Van Augur

Van Augur discovered a hidden force of powerful fighters in the West Blue and hurried to warn Teach, while Vice Admiral Momonga prepared to investigate the disappearances himself. The chapter ended as Van Augur reached the Blackbeard Pirates’ camp to report what he had found.

  • Van Augur watched the fan-crested fighters capture their targets and realized their leader had noticed his hiding place.
  • Van Augur escaped through the reefs and raced back to the island where the Blackbeard Pirates were hiding.
  • At West Blue 74th Branch, Momonga confronted Colonel Rolf over nearly a hundred missing ships and ordered patrols to withdraw.
  • Momonga announced that he would sail with two Headquarters warships to investigate the disappearance zone the next morning.
  • Van Augur returned to camp and approached Teach with urgent news about the powerful force in the West Blue.

Ch. 39Blackbeard's Excitement

Teach learned that an unknown, powerful group in West Blue had defeated the Blood Axe Kuro Pirates, and he ordered Van Augur to investigate them while hoping they would clash with the Marines. Natsu raised security around Origin Island after Uchiha Yashiro reported a hidden sniper, while Vice Admiral Momonga’s search of the Core Missing Sea Area found no trace of the vanished ships.

  • Van Augur told Teach that a group marked with a Red-and-White Fan had swiftly defeated the Blood Axe Kuro Pirates and included fighters with formidable strength.
  • Teach ordered Van Augur to watch the group, locate its base, and learn its origins before deciding how to use it.
  • Uchiha Yashiro reported that a skilled sniper had watched the operation from a rocky cove, and Natsu praised him for prioritizing the clan’s safety.
  • Natsu ordered Fugaku to raise Origin Island’s alert level, expand reconnaissance, and require sensory-type ninjas on cleanup missions.
  • Vice Admiral Momonga searched the Core Missing Sea Area for two days without finding wreckage or evidence of the missing ships, then questioned Rolf about the reported coordinates.

Ch. 40Vice Admiral Momonga investigates in person

Vice Admiral Momonga encountered a patrol of fifteen powerful Uchiha fighters near the mysterious sea where people had gone missing. After they repelled his warning shots and escaped toward Origin Island, Momonga halted pursuit and ordered the fleet to remain on alert while he reported to Marine Headquarters.

  • Rolf confirmed that the missing-person reports all pointed to the same stretch of sea, and Momonga scanned the area without finding an enemy.
  • A lookout spotted Uchiha Taoho and fourteen clansmen racing across the waves, and Taoho recognized Momonga’s fleet as a dangerous Marine force.
  • Taoho ordered his squad to retreat and report to camp while Momonga trained the ships’ cannons on them and demanded they stop for inspection.
  • Momonga ordered warning shots when the Uchiha fled, but Taoho used Water Release: Water Shock Wave to block the cannon fire and cover their escape.
  • Momonga stopped his officers from pursuing and ordered the fleet to stand by under maximum alert while he sent an encrypted report to Headquarters.

Ch. 41A Thorny Situation

Uchiha Taoho reported that a Marine Headquarters fleet led by Vice Admiral Momonga had confronted his patrol near Origin Island. Natsu recognized the danger and chose not to rush into battle, wary that the Marines and Blackbeard Pirates could both exploit the Uchiha Clan’s response.

  • Taoho encountered two Marine Headquarters warships led by a powerful Vice Admiral, blocked their warning salvo with Water Release, and retreated without engaging.
  • Taoho reported the encounter to Natsu, Fugaku, and Setsuna in the council hall, describing the fleet’s firepower and its battle-hardened leader.
  • Natsu recognized the Vice Admiral as Momonga and assessed that the Uchiha Clan’s fighters could struggle against him and his elite Marines.
  • Setsuna urged the clan to gather its forces and reinforce Origin Island, but Natsu rejected a head-on confrontation.
  • Natsu warned that Momonga might have requested reinforcements and that the Blackbeard Pirates could take advantage if the Marines and Uchiha fought.

Ch. 42A Headache for Natsu

Natsu put Origin Island on full combat readiness as Marine Vice Admiral Momonga investigated the Uchiha Clan’s strength. Natsu worried about the Marines and the approaching threats of Blackbeard Teach and Fire Fist Ace, while Momonga concluded that the clan’s supreme leader was at least as strong as he was.

  • Natsu ordered the island’s defenses strengthened, patrol teams recalled, and all personnel told not to engage the Marines without his orders.
  • Natsu reviewed the Family System and considered spending his next monthly settlement on a golden trait to prepare for the Marines.
  • Natsu reflected on Blackbeard Teach’s arrival in the West Blue, Fire Fist Ace’s pursuit, and his own lack of Haki and physical maturity.
  • Momonga completed an intelligence report describing the Uchiha fighters’ exceptional combat strength and their ability to withstand Marine attacks.
  • Momonga judged that the Uchiha Clan’s supreme leader was no weaker than himself and was likely stronger.

Ch. 43Momonga Requests Reinforcements

Momonga warned Sengoku that the Uchiha group in the West Blue possessed formidable, unknown powers and requested reinforcements. Sengoku ordered Momonga to avoid direct engagement and revealed his concern about the mysterious force’s ability to control seawater.

  • Momonga reported the Uchiha group’s strength, hidden base, and unexplained abilities to Sengoku through an encrypted Den Den Mushi.
  • Momonga requested intelligence investigations and at least two Headquarters Vice Admirals with elite fleets as reinforcements.
  • Sengoku ordered Momonga to stay on standby, avoid engaging without authorization, and track the group until reinforcements arrived within three days.
  • Sengoku studied Momonga’s report in Marineford and recognized that the group’s concentrated combat power rivaled the core forces of a Seven Warlord.
  • Sengoku worried that the group’s ability to control seawater could exploit the Marines’ greatest weakness.

Ch. 44Sengoku's Headache

Sengoku and Tsuru assessed the threat posed by an unknown force controlling seawater in the West Blue and considered how the Marines could respond. Sengoku ordered an emergency intelligence search and proposed sending Momousagi, Onigumo, and Hōshō to investigate, which Tsuru approved.

  • Sengoku ordered Headquarters' Intelligence Department to investigate hidden West Blue forces and search for clues linked to the Red-and-White Fan Emblem, scarlet magatama-patterned eyes, and seawater control.
  • Tsuru read the report and agreed that Momonga could not handle the threat alone, while the Admirals were occupied in the New World.
  • Sengoku asked where Garp was, and Tsuru said he was chasing bandits in the East Blue.
  • Sengoku proposed sending Momousagi, Onigumo, and Hōshō to confront the unknown force, and Tsuru approved the decision.

Ch. 45Momousagi Gion

Gion, Onigumo, and Hōshō received orders from Sengoku to investigate a mysterious force threatening Marine operations in West Blue. They prepared to join Momonga, though Sengoku suspected the mission would be difficult.

  • Gion was urgently summoned to Sengoku's office and read Momonga's reports about a mysterious force in West Blue.
  • Sengoku explained that the force had gone undetected for a year, sunk nearly a hundred ships, destroyed two Marine patrol vessels, and wielded seawater powers that countered Devil Fruit users.
  • Onigumo and Hōshō arrived and reviewed the intelligence about the enemy's strength and covert activity.
  • Sengoku appointed Gion overall commander, with Onigumo and Hōshō as deputies, and ordered them to sail with three warships and two elite Marine regiments to meet Momonga.
  • Sengoku ordered the team to investigate the force without starting a full-scale conflict, while Tsuru warned them to guard against its seawater abilities.

Ch. 46Four Vice Admirals Assemble

Gion, Onigumo, Hōshō, and Momonga gathered a Marine fleet in the West Blue to investigate the powerful, mysterious force hidden in the Misty Archipelago. Ace watched the standoff while pursuing Teach, who remained concealed nearby and observed the Marines.

  • Gion, Onigumo, and Hōshō joined Momonga’s two warships, forming a five-ship Marine fleet near the Misty Archipelago.
  • Momonga reported that the enemy’s patrols were exceptionally strong, detected Marine scouts, and could manipulate seawater to disable ships.
  • Gion ordered the fleet to remain on standby, expand reconnaissance, and avoid entering the enemy’s alert zone without her orders.
  • Ace sensed the Marines, the mysterious fighters, and Teach nearby, then hid among the reefs to watch and wait.
  • Teach watched the Marine fleet from his concealed ship and laughed.

Ch. 47Thriving Population

Teach planned to let the Navy and the forces on Origin Island exhaust each other before making his move, while Natsu spent fifty thousand system points on a golden trait and received a powerful Sage Body reward. With rival forces closing in, Natsu gained a major boost to his strength and the Uchiha Clan’s long-term survival.

  • Van Augur reported that Origin Island held at least twenty fighters comparable to Navy Headquarters rear admirals and three exceptionally powerful figures, while the Navy fleet waited sixty nautical miles away.
  • Teach ordered his crew to let the Navy and Origin Island fight first, planning to exploit the aftermath and escape Ace’s pursuit.
  • Natsu used fifty thousand points to draw the golden trait Thriving Population, which increased conception among clan members, reduced newborn deaths from epidemics, and prevented Uchiha bloodline dilution.
  • Natsu complained that the population-focused trait came at a dangerous moment, with the Navy, Blackbeard, and Ace surrounding Origin Island.
  • Natsu used the trait’s exclusive prize pool chance and obtained Sage Body, which strengthened his body, regeneration, chakra reserves, and potential ocular evolution.

Ch. 48Rewards: Sage Body, Onigumo's Sudden Attack

Natsu gained the Sage Body, dramatically increasing his chakra and bringing his Sharingan closer to awakening the Mangekyō. As the Marines approached Origin Island, Onigumo launched a sudden attack on the island’s Uchiha defenders despite Gion’s efforts to stop him.

  • Natsu’s Sage Body enhancement greatly increased his chakra and began nourishing his Sharingan, which he expected to evolve within a month.
  • Gion’s Marine fleet approached Origin Island through thick fog, and Momonga warned that scout boats entering the area had never returned.
  • Uchiha Yashiro identified the approaching Marines and ordered Kei to warn the clan while Tetsuka prepared the defenders to hold their formation and avoid attacking first.
  • Gion, Momonga, and Hōshō discussed stopping the fleet to identify themselves and assess the defenders’ intentions.
  • Onigumo suddenly burst through the flagship’s bridge window and charged Uchiha Yashiro and the other defenders with eight swords, ignoring Gion’s order to stop.

Ch. 49Sudden Escalation, Conflict Between Both Sides

Onigumo’s attack turned a tense encounter into open combat between the Marines and the Uchiha Clan. As both sides exchanged cannon fire and ninjutsu, Gion joined the battle with a sword slash aimed at the Uchiha, and Uchiha Kei moved to intercept it.

  • Yashiro blocked Onigumo’s slash with Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall, while Gion ordered the fleet to prepare its cannons and moved to support Onigumo.
  • Yashiro launched Great Fire Extinguishment at the Marine warships, and Tetsuka amplified the flames with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
  • Onigumo retreated from the inferno and ordered the ships to fire, while Gion also commanded the fleet to cover his retreat with cannon fire.
  • Kei used Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu to intercept the shells as other Uchiha unleashed lightning and fire techniques against the Marines.
  • Gion attacked with Iron-Cutting: Cherry Blossom Slash, and Kei leaped forward with Uchiha Style: Sword-Overcoming Flame to meet it.

Ch. 50Conflict Escalates, Uchiha Kei's Shock

Uchiha Kei and his companions fought the Marine fleet, but Onigumo’s attack escalated the clash and Gion’s intervention forced the Uchiha leaders to hold their ground. The chapter ended as more than a hundred Uchiha reinforcements, led by a man with Mangekyo Sharingan, arrived near the battlefield.

  • Onigumo’s pink sword energy shattered Kei’s flaming blade and wounded him, prompting Yashiro and Tetsuka to attack.
  • Tetsuka used shuriken, wires, and fire to trap Onigumo, but Momonga cut the net and helped him escape.
  • Momonga rebuked Onigumo for turning the Marine reconnaissance into a battle, while the Uchiha attacks scorched the warships.
  • Kei rejoined Yashiro and Tetsuka, and they refused to retreat because the Marine fleet threatened Origin Island.
  • A lookout spotted more than a hundred Uchiha reinforcements approaching, led by a man whose aura rivaled Gion’s.
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