Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

three days later.

The largest deep-water port in the Kingdom of Orut.

The wind howled and the waves crashed heavily against the rocks.

Above the port.

The Imperial ninjas were densely packed, arranged in neat square formations.

There was no noise, no whispering.

Only a chilling, murderous aura soared into the sky.

A full 100,000 elite imperial troops.

It is composed entirely of combatants with strength of Chunin or above.

This power is enough to crush any one of the Four Emperors' crews in this world ten times over.

On the towering city walls.

Chiba stands tall against the wind.

The black imperial cloak fluttered in the wind.

Standing beside him were Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, and other absolute core members of the empire.

below.

Nine massive fleets are ready to set sail.

Chiba lowered his gaze, looking down at the group of ferocious imperial soldiers.

"The world is now at peace."

"The flags of the empire have been planted in the east, south, west, and north."

"But the heart of this world is still in that sea route that stretches across the ocean."

Chiba's voice wasn't loud, but with the surge of chakra, it clearly reached the ears of 100,000 ninjas.

"Issue my decree."

"The Imperial Army, divided into nine routes, is making a full-scale advance into the Grand Line!"

"The governors of the four provinces each lead a separate route."

"The Uchiha clan leads the way."

"The Hyuga clan leads the way."

"The three races of pig, deer, and butterfly lead the way."

"Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitomon, lead the way."

"The secret arts families of Aburame, Kurama, and Moonlight lead the way."

Chiba's Rinnegan with six tomoe erupted with a captivating purple light.

"Each route is led by a super-shadow-level powerhouse."

"I want no prisoners, I want no negotiations."

"Those who stand in front of the Imperial Fleet are pirates, the Navy, and member states of the World Government."

"Push them all over the place!"

"This voyage will bring the Grand Line completely under the Empire's control!"

boom!

One hundred thousand ninjas simultaneously knelt on one knee.

The frenzied roars seemed to tear the sky apart.

"We swear to serve the Empire to the death!"

"We swear to serve His Majesty Chiba to the death!"

Below the city wall.

The nine commanders returned to their respective camps.

This is a war of conquest, but also a brutal war of infighting.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood at the front of the Eighth Route Army.

He was dressed in black armor and held a Vajra Ruyi Cudgel in his hand.

His aged face was etched with the marks of time and a resolute determination.

Behind him were Sarutobi Asuma, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and thousands of elites from the three clans.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and looked at his clansmen behind him.

His gaze was burning hot.

"Asuma, Koharu, En."

"This is a golden opportunity for our three races to rise!"

Since the parallel ninja world was exposed.

The three clans were ostracized in the empire, and the invisible isolation they faced made them extremely uncomfortable.

"This time, we're setting sail for the Grand Line."

"We must achieve our most dazzling results along the way!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped the iron rod tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

"Even if we fight to the last man."

"We will wash away our family's shame with the blood of pirates and the navy, and earn enough merit!"

"If we can obtain Orochimaru's perfect Devil Fruit, our Sarutobi clan will be able to regain its footing in the Empire!"

Asma took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.

"Don't worry, old man."

"My Wind Release technique has been itching for a long time."

the other side.

The Uchiha clan's camp.

Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha.

The father and his two sons stood side by side.

Behind them stood Uchiha elites, all of whom had awakened their Sharingan.

The intense killing intent almost condensed into a solid black cloud above their heads.

Sixteen-year-old Sasuke drew the Kusanagi sword with a backhand motion.

"Father, brother."

"On this vast ocean, someone dares to call themselves a god?"

Sasuke thought of the information he had obtained from interrogating the Navy, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Celestial Dragons?"

"A bunch of useless trash who don't even have chakra dare to call themselves creators?"

Itachi Uchiha's expression remained calm, but the three tomoe in his eyes were spinning rapidly.

"Sasuke, we must not be careless."

"The domineering presence of this sea is indeed unique."

"but……"

"The power of the Uchiha will make them understand what true despair is."

Fugaku Uchiha waved his hand.

"Boarding!"

"Target: Upside-Down Mountain!"

"Let the Uchiha's Fire Release burn through that shipping lane!"

The nine armies began boarding the ships in a grand procession.

However, their ways of entering the Grand Line were completely different.

The common sense of this world is utterly laughable in the face of ninjas.

The first army.

The Province of Wind.

The fourth-generation Kazekage, Rasa, stood at the bow of the ship.

Ahead lies the Calm Belt, a place devoid of even wind and teeming with enormous sea kings.

The navy needs to embed seastone in their ships just to barely get through this area.

But Luo Sha doesn't need it at all.

"Magnetic Escape·Golden Burial!"

Luo Sha slammed his hands on the deck.

Tens of thousands of tons of gold dust gushed out from beneath his feet.

Golden waves of sand spread across the calm sea, forming a golden bridge hundreds of meters wide!

"Fleet, tracked propulsion!"

From the bottom of the warships of the Wind Province, countless tracks made of gold dust protruded, speeding directly across the golden bridge.

Below the sea surface.

A colossal sea monster, hundreds of meters long, was awakened, opened its massive jaws, and burst out of the sea, attempting to devour the intruders.

Just as it was about to crush the golden bridge.

"Sand-bound coffin!"

Gaara, standing beside Rasa, had a cold look in his eyes.

The endless yellow sand transformed into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky, tightly gripping the throat of the sea king.

"Sandfall Funeral!"

Boom!

The giant sea king's head was instantly crushed into a cloud of blood mist.

Amidst a rain of blood.

The fleet of the Wind Province crossed the Calm Belt as if walking on flat ground.

The second army.

Province of Thunder.

The route they chose was to cross the red earth continent directly.

The towering, straight red earth continent is so steep that even birds cannot cross it.

But Lei Ying Ai let out a wild laugh.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode!"

His entire body was covered in azure lightning armor.

Ai jumped off the warship.

With chakra attached to his feet, he charged vertically up the cliff face of the Red Line.

"Follow me!"

Thousands of Cloud Village ninja simultaneously concentrated their chakra at the soles of their feet.

Carrying supplies and ship parts, they defied gravity and walked as if on flat ground on the cliffs of the red earth continent.

Not only that.

Killer Bee went straight into full tailed beast form.

A gigantic eight-tailed demon appeared, its eight tentacles clinging tightly to the rock wall like suction cups.

On the back of the bull demon, three enormous warships were carried, violently climbing upwards.

The third army.

Province of Earth.

Onoki floated in mid-air.

"Light and Heavy Rock Technique!"

A terrifying amount of Earth Release chakra enveloped the entire fleet.

Dozens of warships actually detached from the sea surface and hovered in mid-air.

"take off!"

The Earth Province's fleet transformed into an aerial fleet, crossing the Red Line continent directly from the horizon.

The fourth army.

Hyuga clan.

Hiashi Hyuga stood at the bow of the ship, veins bulging at the corners of his eyes.

"Byakugan - Open!"

The penetrating vision swept across dozens of nautical miles in an instant.

"45 degrees to port, 300 meters below the seabed, undercurrents and whirlpools, avoid them."

"A large group of sea kings is located 20 nautical miles directly ahead. Prepare to engage."

Hyuga Neji took a step forward.

His hands ignited with the chakra of Gentle Fist.

"A bunch of beasts, daring to block the way."

"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

An invisible chakra shockwave blasted into the deep sea like a heavy cannon.

More than a dozen columns of water shot into the sky from the sea surface in an instant.

The sea kings lurking on the seabed had their internal organs shattered from a distance without even seeing a shadow of their enemies.