The battle on the ice grew more and more intense.
Both marine soldiers and pirates were being killed at every moment.
The Uchiha, standing on the execution platform, had the clearest view.
Their crimson Sharingan swept across the ice, taking in every cruel detail of the battlefield.
Born in the ninja world, which had endured several wars, they were already accustomed to such scenes.
They had grown up in such an environment, learning, fighting, and then losing. They had come to see such cruelty as a normal part of life.
"No matter the world, there will always be war."
Fugaku muttered to himself.
War, perhaps, was the normal state of the world.
Compared to the slaughter and death on the battlefield, these Uchiha, who had accepted killing and parting as a part of life, were more surprised by the abilities these people displayed.
"Ah, my eyes!"
"Idiot, close your eyes! That's Admiral Kizaru's fruit ability. He can turn into light."
"Faced with such an enemy, our proud Sharingan becomes a liability."
A bright light rose from below the execution platform, stopping high in the air and transforming into a middle-aged man with a weathered face, dressed in a yellow suit and a 'Justice' coat.
It was Admiral Kizaru.
Kizaru conjured a dazzling light in his hands and scattered an endless barrage of light projectiles at Whitebeard on the pirate ship.
Just as they were about to hit the pirate ship and cause a huge explosion, a blue figure streaked across the sky, blocking the exploding projectiles.
The injured body was burning with blue flames. After being scorched by the flames, the wounds on the body were instantly healed.
"Blue flames, and it can turn into a bird..."
"Hmm, it looks like a Mythical Zoan, even rarer than a Logia."
"Then this person must be Whitebeard's second-in-command, Phoenix Marco."
The Uchiha had a realization. They then saw Admiral Kizaru get kicked by the phoenix into the navy's side, and the resulting explosion destroyed a corner of the town.
At this moment, a huge block of ice, the size of the square, was thrown over!
The block of ice was so huge that it blotted out the sky, covering a large part of the square, like Mount Tai crashing down.
However, it was then evaporated by the high temperature of a rising pillar of magma.
The magma scattered, melting the ice and boiling the seawater. Fugaku, standing on the high platform, even saw some people being tortured to death by the boiling seawater.
"Such a huge block of ice, what incredible strength!"
"Diamond Jozu. He's also a person worth coming for."
"And this terrifying magma, that must be Admiral Akainu."
"With this, the abilities of the Three Admirals are clear."
Suddenly, the ground shook. Even from the distant execution platform, the tremor could be felt.
On the ice not far away, a giant, several times larger than the other giants, suddenly appeared. He had bluish-brown skin, two horns on his head, and a ferocious face. He easily defeated the navy's giant squad.
However, as he charged towards the square, he was hit by a series of attacks from the Warlords and fell.
"Such a huge giant. I wonder if Lord Kenma has a way to bring him to the Soul Society."
"And those giant Warlords. Even if they can't become Shinigami, bringing them back as showpieces would be very impressive."
"To be able to witness such a great war, this trip to another world was worth it."
"I just don't know what our lord is thinking. If he would agree to let us make a move, then..."
While the Uchiha were exclaiming in admiration, one of the clansmen gathered around Fugaku, waiting anxiously.
"Hey, Clan Head, what did Shisui say? Does he need us to act?"
Fugaku didn't speak, but his face instantly turned incredibly panicked.
"What happened? Did our lord send a message? What did he say?"
At this clansman's urging, Fugaku visibly relaxed, though his face was still a little pale. He shook his head at the clansmen around him.
"Our lord refused, and even reprimanded Shisui. He expressed great dissatisfaction with our presumptuousness."
"What? What did Shisui do to provoke our lord's anger?"
"It's not Shisui's fault. He did his best... Our lord was not enraged, he just warned us not to do it again."
Fugaku's mood instantly soured.
At the same time, there was a hint of relief.
He had never thought that this request would provoke a warning from their lord.
It was a good thing they hadn't acted rashly.
A moment earlier, on the rooftop.
Hearing Shisui's words, the expression on Kenma's face remained as calm as ever, without any change.
"Did Fugaku ask you to ask?"
"Yes..."
Shisui didn't dare to hide anything.
Although his master's expression and tone were the same as usual, with no change.
But for some reason, an inexplicable sense of fear lingered in Shisui's heart.
It made him tremble, not daring to make a single move.
"No, it's not just the Clan Head. It was my idea as well..."
"Fugaku is also a capable man. To think he learned Tenteikūra so quickly."
Fugaku had just contacted Shisui using Bakudō #77.
When this kido was used, it would cause a slight tremor in one's spiritual pressure, which was detected by Kenma, who was beside Shisui.
Kenma was not Fugaku's intended recipient, so he couldn't hear their conversation.
But...
Although Kenma couldn't hear the content of the Tenteikūra, he could sense the thoughts of both Fugaku and Shisui.
After all, they had signed a contract with him, establishing a connection.
In their contract, Kenma held a great deal of initiative, which included the ability to perceive the thoughts and emotions of the contractors at any time.
Of course, this also had its risks.
If a contractor's spiritual pressure surpassed his own, then the order of priority would be reversed.
But... was that possible?
Every time a contractor's spiritual pressure grew stronger, the contract would draw a portion of it and feed it back to Kenma.
Furthermore, the souls Kenma had connected with were not limited to just this one.
It was absolutely impossible for a contractor to surpass him!
"Shisui, I'm afraid this isn't just your and Fugaku's idea, is it?"
Kenma's words were calm, but they immediately made Shisui's face change. The fear in his heart could no longer be suppressed and appeared on his face.
Clatter.
The sound of a tile hitting another tile was heard.
Shisui had already fallen to his knees, his head bowed low, his forehead pressed tightly against the green tiles.
Under this inexplicable fear, Shisui didn't dare to speak, for fear of adding to the Uchiha's sins.
He could only use his words and actions to express his and the Uchiha clan's remorse.
But this time, Kenma did not tell Shisui to rise.
"Shisui, I have no intention of criticizing your Uchiha clan. After all, you are all individuals with independent thoughts. It's natural to have your own ideas and desires. There's nothing wrong with that."
"But you should also know what's important. There are some things I can allow you, but there are some things you'd better not even think about, let alone touch, or it will greatly displease me."
"Of course, I also know that I am not a good person. Sometimes, for my own benefit, I may resort to some dirty tricks or harm some innocent people. But there is always a line that I hope not to cross."
"Do you understand, Shisui?"
"I... I..." Shisui trembled, unable to speak.
Without waiting for Shisui's answer, Kenma's voice, following the connecting thread, forcibly descended into Fugaku's heart.
[Fugaku, there will be no next time.]
After sending the message, Kenma didn't bother with Fugaku's thoughts and instead looked at Shisui's bowed, black-haired head.
"Shisui, what I dislike the most is not your presumptuous ideas, but the words you just said."
"Come, translate for me. What does 'push you out to appease the public anger' mean?"
"In your eyes, am I that despicable?"
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