"A warship is coming."
"It's the ship transporting Ace."
Through Shisui's Sharingan, Kenma looked into the distance, taking in the distant scenery in its entirety.
Looking ahead through the hazy sea fog, he could see the steel gates that soared into the sky in the distance.
His line of sight was blocked by layers of sea fog and water vapor, unable to see the top. Just by looking, it was impossible to tell how high it was, at least several hundred or a thousand meters.
However, he could still vaguely make out the two large characters carved on the gate.
Justice!
The Gates of Justice slowly opened a crack, letting in a sliver of light from the outside. After just a moment, the gates slowly closed.
Kenma's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the sea below. He could faintly see a warship breaking through the waves, heading towards Marineford.
The warship was very fast. In Kenma's Sharingan, his vision quickly became clear, and the scene on the deck was fully visible.
Rows of marine soldiers stood on it, surrounding a figure in the center of the deck. Beside that figure stood a tall marine admiral wearing a helmet.
The figure was bare-chested, sitting on a wooden chair, his hands, feet, and entire body bound by chains. He had short black hair and a few freckles on his face.
This was the protagonist of the public execution, the fuse that would ignite this war at the summit: Fire Fist Ace of the Whitebeard Pirates' second division!
At this moment, he was being escorted from the great underwater prison, Impel Down, by Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo, to be executed in the square of Marineford!
Kenma withdrew his gaze and beckoned to the Uchiha who were on alert around him.
After the dozen or so men had gathered, Kenma said, "Since Ace has arrived, the execution is about to begin. I'll make the arrangements now."
Kenma stood up, reached into his robes, and took out five finger-length iron nails, handing them to Fugaku.
"These are some little things I got from the Kidō Corps. You can inscribe a kido spell on them."
"I've inscribed a special kido on them. By inputting spiritual pressure, you can form a kido barrier that has the ability to pacify and calm souls."
"Fugaku, you will arrange the manpower. Nail these four nails at the two corners of the crescent bay and on the high mountains on both sides. The resulting barrier will be enough to cover most of the bay and the entire square in front of the headquarters building."
Kenma pointed to the two sides of the island and the two corners of the bay.
The area covered by the barrier would be the center of the war, enough to collect most of the souls who died on the battlefield.
"As you command."
Fugaku carefully took the iron nails.
Hearing Kenma's introduction, he remembered the great barrier that had enveloped their entire clan compound on the night of the massacre not long ago.
Could it be this?
He voiced his doubts, and Kenma explained, "The effect is the same, but your clan compound wasn't very large at the time, so I cast the kido directly."
"Now we need to cover half the island. It would be too strenuous for me to do it alone, so I'm entrusting it to you."
He glanced around. Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of the Uchiha, he couldn't help but nod to himself.
These Uchiha, after all, had undergone systematic training. They took the tasks he assigned them with the utmost seriousness.
Kenma's expression turned serious as he continued to instruct:
"But let me remind you, the spiritual pressure must be input simultaneously to officially activate and form the barrier, and it must be input continuously. The moment it stops, the barrier will shatter."
"Because it is a one-time use, once the spiritual pressure ends, this thing will be completely useless. The kido must be re-inscribed."
"Please rest assured, my lord. We will complete the mission, even if it costs us our lives."
Fugaku immediately knelt on one knee and responded with great solemnity.
His expression gradually tensed, his brow furrowed deeply, making his eyes look even more ferocious.
This stern-faced appearance truly fit his moniker, "Fugaku of the Wicked Eye."
And the surrounding Uchiha also wore solemn expressions, all kneeling on one knee before Kenma, making their guarantee.
"Please rest assured, my lord. We will complete the mission, even if it costs us our lives!"
This was the first formal order Kenma had given them. It had to be completed to perfection!
"Just be careful."
Kenma waved his hand, telling the men to rise.
In fact, Kenma could have done it himself. Even if it was across four locations on the island, he could connect them with his Zanpakuto's ability.
As the Uchiha each condensed their spiritual pressure, the feedback to Kenma was incredibly frantic.
In a short period of time, he had already reached the third rank of spiritual power.
The level of a captain, no doubt!
His spiritual pressure was also sufficient to squander.
Therefore, he hadn't planned on bringing so many people in the first place.
But now that these people had come along, Kenma assigned them some tasks so they would at least have something to do.
Participation was what mattered; it wouldn't be a wasted trip.
"Next, you will work in pairs. One will be responsible for outputting spiritual pressure, and the other will guard. Fugaku, you will arrange the team members."
"Yes, my lord."
After receiving Kenma's instructions, Fugaku, relying on his understanding of his clansmen, pointed his finger a few times and divided them into four groups.
There were still five or six clansmen left out of the dozen or so, whom Kenma assigned to Fugaku.
"Fugaku, you will take the remaining men and be in charge of controlling the situation, commanding the scene, and even providing support to the four locations."
"This world has all sorts of strange and unusual abilities. It's possible there are people who can interact with souls."
"As you command." Fugaku nodded, then reacted and asked with concern, "If that's the case, I'm afraid your guard will be weak, my lord."
"Your power is astonishing, my lord, and we are naturally at ease. But if we encounter some petty individuals with strange abilities and they disturb you, my lord, it will be our failure as guards, and we will be unable to shirk the blame."
"No need to worry."
Kenma waved his hand and turned his head slightly towards Shisui.
"I have Shisui with me. Who could possibly disturb me?"
"That... as you command!"
Fugaku saw that although Kenma's face was calm, there was a hint of decisiveness in his eyes, clearly not to be questioned. He could only agree helplessly.
His sharp gaze fell on the gray-eyed Shisui as Fugaku said sternly, "Shisui, from now on, you will be the only one by my lord's side. Do not be careless."
"Yes, I will definitely complete my mission."
Although Shisui couldn't see, he still turned his head towards the source of the voice and nodded heavily in assurance.
Seeing the Uchiha so serious, Kenma said to Fugaku, "There's no need to be so harsh."
Fugaku immediately bowed.
Kenma then looked at Shisui and said, "Shisui, I'm done with the Sharingan. Prepare to receive it."
"Yes, my lord."
As his voice fell, Shisui felt a sense of fullness in his eye sockets.
He blinked. The darkness was rapidly receding, and the world brightened. The scene before him was once again reflected in his eyes in every detail.
His dull eyes had regained their original luster. The pinwheel-like blade pattern within them was slowly rotating, exuding an ominous aura.
"Ah..."
Kenma felt a blur before his eyes. The world that had been so incredibly clear had returned to its normal state.
Looking into the distance again, he couldn't even see the distant Gates of Justice, let alone the marine soldiers in the square below.
Such a great difference, on the contrary, made him feel a moment of disorientation.
He had to say, the Sharingan was really useful.
"My lord, are you alright?"
"Is there any discomfort?"
The surrounding Uchiha noticed Kenma's slight discomfort, a look of concern in their eyes.
Kenma waved his hand.
"It's nothing."
"Just a bit of a drop."
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