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Chapter 121, Section 1: Towards External Relations
Uchiha Shiraha then said, "Yes, it is indeed a boring fighting game. The Sky Island people and the Shandians have a long-standing feud, and it seems that we have run into each other today."
Having traveled the ninja world for many years, Uchiha Hakuba has witnessed countless battles caused by obsessions and grudges. The hostility in the eyes of these two groups is not a temporary conflict, but a long-standing grudge.
Just like the Senju and Uchiha clans, once conflict began during the Warring States period, the hatred between them was difficult to extinguish...
Robin slowly stepped forward, his gaze falling on the stone hammer in the Shandian's hand and the golden patterns on his body. A hint of inquiry flashed in his eyes as he whispered, "Are they Shandora people? Legend has it that the Shandians are an ancient tribe on the island of Jaya, and that they are said to be brave and skilled in battle."
Bai Yu raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the Sky Islanders and the Shandians in turn: "We are just passing visitors and have no intention of getting involved in your feud."
As soon as the words were spoken, the leader of the Sky Island people spoke first, his tone filled with condescending arrogance and vigilance: "Outsiders! How dare you trespass into the sacred domain of the Island of Gods? Are you in league with these barbaric Shandians?"
He clearly considered Bai Yu and his group as reinforcements from the Shandora people, his hostility intensifying, and the shock shell on his wrist was already poised to strike at any moment.
Upon hearing this, the Shandian chieftain frowned slightly, raising his stone hammer slightly, but not at Bai Yu and his group. He coldly asked, "Are you not minions of the Sky Island people?"
He could tell that Bai Yu and his group had a completely different aura from the Sky Island people. They didn't have that arrogant condescension; instead, they were all unfathomable and not easy to deal with. If he could use their influence to restrain the Sky Island people, it wouldn't be a bad thing for the Shandora people. However, judging from their appearance, they seemed to be from Qinghai. If that was the case, they could join forces with the Sky Island people to take down the Qingdao people first.
The gazes of both groups once again focused on Bai Yu and his group, filled with vigilance, inquiry, hostility, and a barely perceptible probing. They all wanted to know which side this sudden outsider would stand on; they didn't trust this guy who had suddenly arrived.
Bai Yu's gaze swept over the two tense figures, his tone remaining calm: "We are from Jaya Island. We don't take sides; we just want to find something here. But if anyone dares to provoke us, we won't hold back."
Bai Yu suddenly exuded a faint aura of power. His Sharingan flashed in his eyes, and although the three-tomoe pattern was not fully revealed, it made the Sky Island people and Shandora people tremble, as if they were being stared at by a ferocious beast, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end.
The atmosphere in the open space grew increasingly tense. The Sky Islanders and Shandians looked at the aura surrounding Bai Yu and his group, and their expressions gradually changed. They could clearly sense that these outsiders were extraordinary in strength. If a conflict were to break out, neither side would come out on top.
The Sky Island elder and the Shandian leader exchanged a glance and decided to form a temporary alliance. Their primary goal was to eliminate these threats from Qinghai, as the stability of Sky Island was their core objective.
The brief exchange of glances between the Sky Island Elder and the Shandian leader had already reached a tacit agreement. The blood feud of generations would be put aside for the time being, and the first priority was to completely annihilate this group of Qinghai invaders of unknown origin and terrifying aura. This was the first priority in protecting Sky Island and their homeland.
The next second, the two sides, who had been on the verge of exchanging blows, turned around simultaneously. The buzzing of shellfish weapons and the trembling of stone hammers exploded at the same time, and the stagnant air was instantly torn apart by the violent attack. The fierce battle broke out without warning.
The first to launch an attack were the elite warriors of the Sky Island. Dozens of shock shells were activated at the same time, and the invisible shockwaves, like dense water cannons, swept towards Bai Yu and his group with a piercing whistle. The sand and gravel on the ground were blown into the air by the shockwaves, forming a thick barrier.
Following closely behind were the Sky Islanders wielding slashing shells. The pale blue slashing waves erupting from the shells were as sharp as knives, and the crisscrossing blades wove an impenetrable net, sealing off all space for everyone to dodge.
In addition, there are those that control fire-breathing shells, from which torrents of orange-red flames erupt, scorching and distorting the air with intense heat, and instantly filling the entire open space with the pungent smell of sulfur.
The Shandians launched a surprise attack, taking advantage of the terrain. Wearing rough shoes, they swiftly advanced, using vines and rocks as cover. Their stone hammers, imbued with brute force, slammed into the flanks. The wind-breathing shells hanging at their waists were suddenly activated, and powerful air currents shot out from the shells, instantly accelerating them. Like arrows released from a bow, they rushed straight at Robin and her companions, intending to first defeat the seemingly weak women.
Among the crowd, Waver, though not particularly tall, stood out. His bare upper body was adorned with distinctive tattoos, and he carried a cannon on his right arm. Without even looking, it was clear that it contained multiple Impact Gadgets, which were currently frantically accumulating a violent energy far exceeding that of the Impact Gadgets. His eyes were fixed on Bai Yu, clearly intending to reserve this strongest attack for the leading Uchiha clan member.
Faced with the overwhelming onslaught of shellfish, Bai Yu remained calm. His Sharingan with three tomoe in his eyes was fully open, the scarlet pupils and black tomoe spinning rapidly, seeing through the trajectory of all the attacks, the rhythm of the shellfish charging up, and the warriors' points of attack.
"No need to hold back, finish this quickly."
Instead of retreating, Bai Yu advanced, his right hand forming a hand seal.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique suddenly erupted, and a giant fireball several meters in diameter spewed out of its mouth, colliding violently with the Sky Island people's fire-breathing shell. The two high-temperature flames exploded in mid-air, and sparks rained down like a storm, temporarily suppressing the Sky Island's fire-type shell attack.
Her companions launched a counterattack simultaneously. Rangiku's afterimage weaved through the blade light of the Slash Shell, the sharp blade light shredding all of the Slash Shell's blade light and sending several Sky Island warriors flying in the process.
Robin crossed her arms and waved them lightly, instantly activating her Flower Flower Fruit power. Dozens of arms grew out of thin air from under the feet of the Skypiea warriors, on their weapons, and on the mechanisms of the shellfish, tightly gripping the nozzle of the Fire-Breathing Shell, the trigger of the Slash Shell, and the handle of the Impact Shell, forcibly interrupting their attack rhythm.
"These shellfish have fixed intervals between charging up their energy; you can suppress them by seizing those fractions of a second of opening!"
She manipulated the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit to spread again, binding several attacking Shandian warriors into dumplings and slamming them heavily onto the rocks.
Seeing that the ranged attack had been thwarted, the Sky Island Elder roared and took to the field himself. He wielded a combination shell weapon, using an impact shell in his left hand and a slashing shell in his right. The two shells were activated simultaneously, and the impact combined with the slashing waves to form a complex attack that aimed straight at Bai Yu's face.