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He turned to Koshiro and Hatake Sakumo. "Teacher, Sakumo, keep an eye on the pirate crew. Let me know when you reach Water 7."
Koshiro nodded with a smile. "Are you going to Water 7 to recruit Tom? Or are you after the Pluton Blueprints?"
"Both."
Xunjing smiled. "Tom can build the Sea Train. He's a first-rate mechanical engineer, not just a shipwright. We can't pass him up, much less let him die at the World Government's hands."
"His two apprentices are pretty good, too."
"As for the Pluton Blueprints, yes, I want them. Not for Pluton itself-I know where that is. But the advanced technology in those blueprints is too important to our development."
"And, Teacher, think about the Sea Train."
"If we use it in the Ninja World, we could eventually connect the Land of Water's islands to the mainland and stimulate trade."
"Once we take over large stretches of the New World in the Pirate World, we can use it to link the islands there, too."
"It really is useful." Koshiro nodded in agreement. "I'll let you know when we reach Water 7."
"Great. The First Hokage and I will head back, then."
With that, Xunjing teleported back to the Ninja World with Hashirama.
The moment they arrived, Hashirama grabbed him and dragged him toward the construction site.
Madara Uchiha was crouched at the foot of a wall, hauling bricks. His face darkened like the bottom of a scorched pot when he saw them coming again.
"You're looking for me again? Does this ever end?"
Hashirama's resurrection had left Madara Uchiha seething.
The seals and restrictions on his body clung to him like stubborn plasters, and the materials used to resurrect him were so shoddy that his strength was completely suppressed. Otherwise, he would have fucking