The weather was fine, and the sea surged.
If one were to remove the rather unsightly scrap iron and garbage on the beach, this would be a great vacation spot.
After arriving, the Uchiha group first looked around, checking for any danger.
Then, they immediately realized that they were already souls.
Whether there were living people or not was no longer a concern for them.
The living could not see the souls of the dead.
Perhaps because this beach was a junkyard, there wasn't a single living person to be seen.
"What a tall building!"
"It must be two or three hundred meters high."
The Uchiha observed their surroundings. When they turned to look behind them, they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
A huge building dominated the island, tall and massive, occupying nearly half of the island's space. Looking up from such a close distance, one couldn't see the top at all.
Everyone felt it was incredibly magnificent.
Whether in the ninja world or the Soul Society, it was rare to see such a spectacular man-made structure.
"Let's go. We'll head to the top of this building first. The view is wide open there."
Kenma's figure walked towards the building.
Seeing this, the Uchiha immediately followed behind Kenma.
Shisui glanced at the huge building in front of him, then at Kenma, and asked, "My lord, what is the purpose of our trip... Is it similar to that night with our Uchiha clan?"
Fugaku glanced sideways, sighing in his heart.
'It seems my lord is going to recruit new subordinates.'
'Then our importance to him will be greatly diminished...'
"Something like that."
Kenma knew these people had their doubts. He organized his thoughts and spoke as they walked.
"Shisui, I remember telling you that this place is full of seas and rampant with pirates, right?"
"Yes, you did say that, my lord."
"Since pirates are rampant, there must naturally be a navy to eliminate them."
Kenma pointed to the building in front of them.
"This island is the headquarters of all the navies in this world, and it's called Marineford."
"This building is the Marine Headquarters base."
Shisui thought for a moment, then his brow furrowed.
"You said, my lord, that in this world, both pirates and the navy have many powerful individuals, some of whom are not much weaker than the Five Kage of the ninja world."
"Since this is the Marine Headquarters, it must be full of powerful people... but for you to gather souls here, my lord, could it be that something similar to the Uchiha clan massacre has also happened here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Fugaku at the side, and the dozen or so Uchiha guards following behind, all changed, becoming incredibly ugly.
The strongest Uchiha clan in the ninja world had not died on the battlefield, but at the hands of comrades they had gone through life and death with. To the proud Uchiha, this was an absolute, monumental irony.
Could it be that such a ridiculous and absurd event would be repeated in another world?
Hearing Shisui's analysis, Kenma smiled inwardly.
"It's not what you think. I've come here because a war is about to break out."
"One hundred thousand elite marines against a large pirate fleet of thirty to forty thousand. The scale of this war will be quite large."
Fugaku was shocked, a sense of absurdity rising in his heart.
War was a common occurrence in a ninja's life, so that was nothing.
But the location of this decisive battle was truly strange.
To think that a war with pirates would break out at the great Marine Headquarters.
In Fugaku's mind, this was like the outbreak of a Great Ninja War, but with the battle taking place in Konoha Village.
Or a great war with Hollows breaking out in a core location of the Soul Society like the Seireitei.
For a base to be attacked like this, for any power, it would be the most critical moment.
It wasn't just Fugaku; even Shisui and the other Uchiha clansmen had thought of this situation.
Shisui quickly asked, "Could it be that in this world, the navy has reached such a critical point of survival?"
Fugaku showed a look of confusion and also asked, "But looking at the numbers, one hundred thousand elite marines are clearly more than double the thirty or forty thousand pirates. How could such a critical moment occur?"
Kenma turned his head slightly, his peripheral vision taking in the expressions on their faces.
After hearing their questions, he immediately understood the source of their surprise.
It was clear that Fugaku and Shisui were thinking with conventional logic and were clearly mistaken.
He shook his head and explained to the Uchiha, "It's a little different from what you're thinking. It's not a crisis, but a deliberate design by the navy."
"A deliberate design?"
Shisui and Fugaku exchanged a glance, a trace of confusion flashing across both their faces.
What was the navy's purpose in doing this?
To go so far as to use their crucial headquarters base as a battlefield.
Kenma continued, "In this world, there are four pirates who stand at the pinnacle of the world, ruling the seas like emperors, so they are called the 'Four Emperors' by the people."
"And among the Four Emperors, there is a pirate known as the 'World's Strongest Man', named Whitebeard. He has a hobby of taking in people as his adopted sons."
"The navy happened to capture one of Whitebeard's sons and decided to execute him publicly. The execution platform is right here in Marineford."
"To save his son, Whitebeard will inevitably engage in a major battle with the Marine Headquarters, which has gathered the elites of the Four Seas."
"I have received news that the great war will be in the next two days."
Kenma had been to this world before and had already planned his time.
It was because of this great war at the summit that he had come to Marineford at this time.
Once the war started, there would be countless deaths and injuries.
Among these dead, there might be souls with the qualification to become Shinigami.
Even if there weren't enough qualified souls, just the two people who would die on the battlefield were enough to make Kenma personally make the trip.
Whitebeard and Ace!
After hearing Kenma's introduction, Shisui showed a thoughtful expression.
Although he still didn't understand the reason for using the headquarters base as a battlefield.
A war breaking out at the headquarters would cause a huge political upheaval.
The morale of the army, public opinion—what a terrible impact these would have.
Even if it was to lure the enemy in, couldn't they have chosen another, less important location?
Shisui shook his head in confusion.
Perhaps this was the difference in thinking between a maritime power and a land power, or perhaps it was the difference between two worlds.
Fugaku thought more about it. He sighed, "No matter the world, war is inescapable."
Even after death, one cannot escape conflict and slaughter.
Perhaps this was the nature of humanity and all living beings.
The group followed Kenma and soon walked out of the beach, arriving in front of the building.
At the foot of this huge building, there was actually a town where people lived.
Because the war was approaching, there were no ordinary people to be seen in the town, only marine soldiers standing guard and on patrol.
Kenma and his group walked openly past squads of patrolling soldiers.
But even though so many people were walking by, these soldiers didn't see or hear them at all, and continued to carry out their military duties normally.
"Whoa, these people really can't see us."
"It seems we... are really dead."
Even when passing by the soldiers on guard, some Uchiha waved their hands less than ten centimeters from a soldier's eyes, but the soldiers were completely oblivious, unable to see them at all.
This made the Uchiha clansmen exclaim in admiration.
Personally experiencing this rather strange scene, they had a particularly clear feeling of what it was like to be a soul!
Life in the Soul Society was no different from usual; they still drank water, ate, and loved normally. This daily routine had been numbing their nerves and minds.
Only at this moment could they personally feel just how great the difference was between life and death.
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