Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 252 Arrival at the Sky Island

Grand Line, Gaya Island.

Jaya Island is located in a no-man's-land on the Grand Line. Neither the Navy nor the World Government, nor ordinary countries, have left any forces on this island.

Naturally, the island became a paradise for pirates, attracting a large number of them and turning it into a pirate island.

On this day, the pirate island was unusually visited by a ship that did not fly a pirate flag. Several pirate crews who had been tempted to try their hand at their old tricks were slapped to pieces by a giant hand that reached out from the ship.

This move immediately intimidated all the pirate crews, and the ships afterwards swaggered into the port without any pirate ships daring to block their way.

After the ship docked, a somewhat melancholic and gentle-looking young man, accompanied by three beautiful women and a strange raccoon dog, disembarked.

The group on the ship were naturally Uchiha Touyu and others. After eating the Vampire Fruit, Uchiha Touyu's face and temperament had undergone some subtle changes, which is why he gave people a gloomy and gentle feeling.

Needless to say, the tanuki pet was none other than Chopper, the little deer who had come along to broaden his horizons. Since the ship was short of a doctor anyway, Uchiha Touyu took him with him on the voyage.

"Wow, Robin-neechan!! The Flower-Flower Fruit has such amazing abilities!"

After disembarking from the ship, Chopper looked at Robin with a face full of admiration, his eyes shining with golden light.

Robin smiled and ruffled Chopper's little head. This mature woman not only had a somewhat cunning personality, but also a very strange sense of aesthetics. However, even with her distorted aesthetics, she still liked the innocent and cute little Chopper very much.

"Hehe, my sister's strength isn't even ranked high on this ship. She can only compete with Michita for last or second to last place. Our captain and Miss Nami are the truly formidable ones!"

The group walked along the dock chatting and laughing. As for the pirates on the dock, they avoided them like the plague, and each one of them timidly made way for them.

Although this group of people looked like a rich young master traveling with three lovers and a pet, what had just happened told these pirates that this "tourist group" was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Soon the group arrived at the tavern on Jaya Island. After pushing open the door, they saw a group of crudely dressed and strangely dressed guys drinking wine. Judging from the various weapons they carried, at least nine out of ten of them were pirates.

After looking around, Uchiha Tou sighed in disappointment. Neither the Straw Hat Boy nor the Blackbeard was in the tavern. He wondered where those two had gone.

Without Nami as their navigator, Uchiha Touyu wasn't sure what Luffy and his crew's route would be like. After all, as the protagonist, the Straw Hat Pirates' ability to cause trouble was top-notch, and who knew which route he would take this time, or whether he would go to Skypiea again.

As for Blackbeard, he only made a brief appearance on Gaya Island, so it's normal that we didn't encounter him.

"You bunch of scum on the high seas, I have some questions for you. Please answer them honestly, okay?"

As soon as the door opened, Uchiha Touyu delivered a merciless taunt, causing the pirates who had been frolicking in the tavern to immediately stop.

"Hey kid, where did you come from, young master? This isn't a place for children to play house!"

A pirate over three meters tall slammed his hand on the table, splitting it in two. He then stood up, his massive figure looming over Uchiha Touyu as he clenched his fists, ready to strike.

Uchiha Touyu's expression remained unchanged. He simply took a deep breath, and the pirate's massive body, which had been holding his fist, rapidly shrank. A large amount of blood gushed from his skin. The pirate only had time to let out a scream before he collapsed to the ground.

The once-full muscles had completely atrophied, the smooth skin was now wrinkled, and the once-black hair had turned into dull, withered white hair. The moment it hit the ground, it snapped into several pieces with a crack, just like a dried-up piece of wood that had been drained of moisture.

The tavern fell silent once again. Most of the pirates turned pale and retreated rapidly. The first half of the Grand Line was almost entirely dominated by Devil Fruit users, whose strange abilities often made them invincible monsters.

However, among the pirates, there were some rather conspicuous individuals. A blond pirate immediately stepped forward and looked at Uchiha Touyu:

"That's a terrifying Devil Fruit ability! That big guy was almost completely drained in an instant. Are you some kind of bounty hunter?"

Uchiha Touyu sized up the blond man, seemingly lost in thought:

"Bellamy, the user of the Spring-Spring Fruit? Tsk, it's you, little Karami..."

"I hate it when people answer my questions with questions. Since you want to be the chicken that makes an example of someone, then that's for the best."

Bellamy's expression changed, and he spoke coldly:

"Trying to take me down isn't that easy! Spring Jump Man!!"

Even as he opened his mouth, Bellamy had already used his pants to cover his legs, turning them into springs to accumulate immense power. At this moment, he turned into a cannonball and crashed into Uchiha Touyu.

"All flash and no substance, utterly meaningless!"

This time, Uchiha Tou didn't use his Devil Fruit ability. Instead, he casually reached out and slapped Bellamy on the head. With a thud, the guy was slammed into the ground. His springy legs bounced a couple of times outside before he went still.

"Tsk... I used a little too much force; the Devil Fruit can't be retrieved now!"

Looking at Bellamy, who was lying upside down on the ground, slowly oozing some red and white fluid, Uchiha Tou sighed. He originally only wanted to beat Bellamy into a brain-dead state so he could reclaim the Spring-Spring Fruit, but he didn't expect that Bellamy's impact and the power of his slap would directly smash Bellamy's head.

Then, Uchiha Tou slowly raised his head, looked at all the pirates, and coldly spoke:

"Now, are you willing to answer my questions?"

"Damn it, they actually killed Captain Bellamy!"

"Charge! Take them down!!"

Almost all the other pirates were trembling and pale, but the few pirates from Bellamy's Pirates were ready to avenge their captain, swords and guns in hand.

Seeing this, Uchiha Tou didn't tolerate them. He took another breath and sent them directly to meet his captain. Several more dried corpses appeared on the ground.

After that, the remaining pirates were very docile, answering all questions directly.

Uchiha Touya didn't have too many questions, he just asked the pirates about the recent outbreak of the Sky Current on Jaya Island, and whether they had encountered Blackbeard and the Straw Hat Pirates.

Uchiha Touya quickly received information that Blackbeard had indeed appeared on the island, but had already left, and that the group had never seen the Straw Hat Pirates.

As for the Sky Current, it did erupt once some time ago, but it's unlikely that there will be another super-massive eruption in the near future.

The intelligence was not unexpected for Uchiha Touyu. Without Nami, the navigational genius, if the Straw Hat Pirates still dared to ride the Sky Current to the Sky Island, they would most likely be going straight to heaven. Even if the timeline were to converge, the Straw Hat Pirates would not be sent here to their deaths.

Blackbeard has left, and the Skyfall Current had just experienced a massive outburst a while ago... Based on the timeline, Uchiha Touya should have arrived two days later than the Straw Hat Pirates, and Enel in the sky should not have finished repairing the Golden Ark and begun his journey to the moon.

However, time is running out. If it's delayed by another ten days or half a month, Enel might leave the pirate planet after repairing the Golden Ark and head to his Infinite Land. Wouldn't the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Golden Ark be completely wasted then?

Upon hearing the news, Uchiha Tou nodded, then waved his hand. With the activation of the Vampire Fruit's power, all the pirates in the tavern had their blood and energy drained, turning them all into dead bodies.

The three women standing behind Uchiha Touyu showed little emotion. Nami, Robin, and Michita were not exactly law-abiding or trustworthy, and none of them had a good impression of pirates. So what if Uchiha Touyu killed them all?

After defeating the pirates, Uchiha Tou returned to the ship with his crew and began preparations to head to Skypiea.

With Michita's Float-Float Fruit, Uchiha Tou and the others didn't need to wait for the Sky Stream. Although Michita's Float-Float Fruit was far inferior to the Float-Float Fruit, it was still quite easy to reduce the weight of a ship to almost nothing in its awakened state.

"Does this Sky Island really exist? What if you fly up there and there's nothing there?"

Standing on the ship, Michita reached out and touched the deck, activating her Float-Float Fruit ability. Soon, the entire ship slowly floated up with the air. However, as it flew higher and higher, the Float-Float Fruit user became a little worried, turned to look at Uchiha Touu, and asked.

"Don't worry, it will definitely come!"

With a serious expression, Uchiha Tou encouraged Michita, while Nami, sitting on the boat, activated her ability to make the entire hull smooth, displacing air currents and making it unaffected by wind.

The Float Fruit can turn the weight of matter into one pound. Given the size of the ship they are piloting, once the entire ship is reduced to one pound, it will become lighter than air and will naturally float directly.

However, precisely because it has become lighter, even a slight breeze can blow the entire ship away. At this point, Nami's Smooth-Smooth Fruit is needed to prevent it from being blown away directly.

Seeing Michita's forehead covered in sweat, while the ship continued to float upwards at a leisurely pace, Uchiha Touyu couldn't help but shake his head. This user of the Floaty Fruit, although her fruit ability had awakened, was just like Nami back then; her stamina was hardly enough to support her awakened fruit ability.

Fortunately, Uchiha Tou had a solution. He placed one hand on Michita's shoulder, and the life essence of the pirates he had collected on Jaya Island immediately flowed into Michita's body, instantly invigorating her.

The life essence collected by the Vampire Fruit's power can primarily restore youth, but it also has some effects on enhancing strength and restoring stamina.

For Uchiha Touya, this effect was naturally negligible, but for Michita, it was immediately effective. Her energy and spirit improved instantly, and even the speed at which the ship rose increased.

About half an hour later, the ship first reached the White Sea in the clouds, and then rose up into the White Sea, where it saw the fantastical sky island in the distance.

"We've arrived! This is the Sky Island!"

Uchiha Tou pointed to the island in front of him and said excitedly. Michita also let out a long sigh of relief and stopped using her ability.

Apart from Michita, who was almost exhausted, Nami, Robin, and Chopper all looked into the distance with curiosity and surprise.

The fact that ships could sail in the sky was already a novelty to them, let alone the legendary sky island in the distance, which was one of the most wonderful legends on the sea!

"Let's go, let's set off! The legendary Land of Gold! It's a place with endless gold and wealth!"

Nami, who had been using her Devil Fruit awakening ability and was a little tired, jumped up, full of energy, and her eyes turned golden.

Robin smiled slightly, feeling motivated as he thought of the ancient historical texts on the Skypiea.

"Halt! You from Qinghai, where is this... ahhh!!"

There was a gate at the port leading to Sky Island, and an old woman jumped out, seemingly wanting to say something. However, thanks to Nami's Smooth-Smooth Fruit, the ship carrying Uchiha Tou and the others was incredibly fast. Before the old woman could even finish speaking, she was run over by the ship.

"Huh!? That old lady from just now..."

"Ignore her! That girl isn't a good person either!"

Uchiha Touyu waved his hand, so Nami stopped talking. Since Uchiha Touyu had already said he wasn't a good person, then so be it.

"That's about enough... You guys stay here and don't move around. I'm going to deal with a certain Thor."

"That Thor's Observation Haki can cover the entire Sky Island, you'd better not get close."

Enel, the God of Skypiea, is top-notch in both talent and Devil Fruit ability. If he had joined the Navy or spent time in the New World, he would undoubtedly have become a top-tier fighter.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world. The truth is that Enel only bullied children on Skypiea, which fostered his arrogant and conceited personality, but he knew nothing about true powerhouses.

Fortunately, otherwise Uchiha Tou might not have been able to win. Enel now has top-notch Observation Haki and Devil Fruit abilities, but his basic physical attributes are terrible, and he doesn't even know Armament Haki.

(End of this chapter)