Thunder Sword

Kai took a deep breath.

Boom----!!

The ground beneath Kai's feet exploded, and rich blue chakra surged around him.

All the loose hair stood on end.

Crack, crackle!!

A series of blue-white arcs of electricity wrapped around Kai's body, shattering all the surrounding stones.

"What's this?!"

"Thunder and lightning?!"

"That man's body can actually release lightning?!"...

The Amazons were astonished.

Everyone in the Uchiha clan held their breath and looked serious.

Although they were from the same clan as Uchiha Kai, few of them had truly witnessed his strength.

But they had heard that Kai possessed five major sword skills, representing wind, fire, thunder, earth, and water.

The Thunder Sword was known as his fastest technique.

It was said that Kai once used the Thunder Sword to take down twenty Jōnin and hundreds of Chūnin in the Kingdom of Clouds in an instant.

The Kingdom of Clouds was so terrified that they immediately withdrew their troops from the battlefield.

From that moment on, Kai became famous throughout the ninja world.

Everyone in the Uchiha clan who possessed the Sharingan activated their eyes, eager to see what the legendary swordsmanship of the ninja world looked like.

"Bluff!"

"Slave Arrow!!"

Hancock shot a barrage of love arrows at Kai.

"Breath of Thunder: Shape of One: Thunderbolt Flash!"

Crack!

Just as the arrows were about to hit him, Kai suddenly vanished. When he reappeared, he was already behind Hancock.

Upon noticing this, Hancock immediately performed a somersault forward to create distance, pulling up the love substance to prepare for another shot.

Click!

One of Hancock's snake-shaped earrings suddenly broke and fell to the ring, making a tinkling sound.

Looking at the fallen earring, which had a clean cut, Hancock couldn't help but change her expression.

"When did that happen?!"

She hadn't even noticed when Kai drew his sword.

Everyone in the Uchiha clan who had activated their Sharingan was also extremely shocked.

Even from a distance, they couldn't keep up with Kai's speed.

"So fast!"

"Too fast!"

"Is this the Sword God—Uchiha Kai? How many people in the entire ninja world can match such speed?!"

"Brother Kai is amazing!! His speed is incredible!!"

The young Sasuke cheered from the ring. He often visited Kai's residence because of his brother. The clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, also intentionally wanted Sasuke to look up to Kai as his teacher.

Uchiha Itachi ruffled Sasuke's hair and smiled, "No, this is far from Brother Kai's ultimate speed."

"Can it be faster?!"

Uchiha Fugaku was a bit shocked. This wasn't even Kai's limit. He began to understand why Kai had made such a name for himself in the ninja world.

All five great ninja nations were terrified of him.

At that moment, Hancock's gaze was fixed on Kai, and she felt a sense of fear wash over her.

She realized that the severed earring was merely a warning. If he had aimed for her neck instead, she would have been dead by now.

At the same time, she was extremely confused. Although she didn't pay much attention to the world outside, it was impossible for someone from such a powerful family to be completely unaware of any news.

"Who... are you?"

"We... are just a group of poor people forced to live far from home."

"Forced? Who can coerce you?"

Hancock didn't believe it. As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, even she found herself outmatched. Who could force them to leave the World Government?

"It's mainly due to internal and external conflicts in our village. The higher-ups feel that our family is too powerful and poses a threat, so they continue to suppress us, making it difficult for our clan to thrive."

"The enemies outside the village also hate us to the core and covet our clan's unique power. Many of our people have fallen into their hands and been taken for anatomy experiments."

"The people gathered here now are all members of our family. It may seem like a lot, but do you know how many people our clan had at its peak?"

"Thirty thousand people!!!"

"Our Uchiha clan had a total of thirty thousand members at its height, but now there are only three hundred left! Not even one in a hundred!!"

"If we continue to be suppressed, our clan will be completely extinct!"

Kai spoke with deep emotion, and his words resonated with almost everyone, especially the Uchiha clan members who had faced oppression. Many were deeply moved, shedding tears.

Of course, they were also curious. When had their family ever had more than thirty thousand members? Even three thousand seemed like a lofty number.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi exchanged glances, unable to suppress their smirks. They knew that Brother Kai had started his persuasive tactics again. The two of them had been subjected to Kai's influence since they were young.

"Anyone who is not of my race must have a different heart."

"I would rather teach myself to betray the world than teach the world to betray me."

"If a person does not serve himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth."

Not just the two of them—almost everyone in the clan had unknowingly fallen under Kai's influence.

Sad emotions spread from one person to another, multiplying from ten to a hundred.

The female warriors of Amazon Lily, who were originally simple-minded, began to feel sympathy for the Uchiha clan. Thirty thousand people reduced to three hundred was truly tragic.

"The only way for our family to survive is to launch a coup. However, if a coup occurs, internal conflicts will escalate, and external enemies will seize the opportunity to attack."

"The end result would likely be a river of blood in the village. This is not what we want to see."

"The higher-ups in the village have been unkind to us, but we cannot be unjust to the village."

"To prevent this from happening, I had no choice but to take my people and leave our hometown."

"Although my arrival here was an accident, I believe it was fate."

"It is fate that has brought us together. I think we can become the strongest and most reliable allies."