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

Chapter 258 Homeless CP9

Enies Lobby remains in ruins, as a streak of blood-red light descends from the sky and lands there.

"How strange, how did another Buster Call trigger? Where did Spandam get that Buster Call Den Den Mushi this time?"

Standing on the ruins of Enies Lobby, Uchiha Touyu was slightly puzzled. In the original story, the Buster Call did not actually appear because of the Hades blueprints, but because CP9 captured Robin, which attracted Robin's "father," Aokiji.

It's unclear what this admiral was thinking, perhaps he was somewhat amused by the World Government agents, but he actually handed over his Buster Call Den Den Mushi to Spandam, thus creating the dark humor of the Buster Call attack on Enies Lobby.

Moreover, after this chaotic operation, Enies Lobby suffered heavy casualties, with almost no survivors. However, the admiral who provided the tools for the crime got away scot-free, Spandam, the perpetrator, escaped punishment, and although the CP9 agents were hunted down for a period of time, they later rejoined the World Government and were even promoted...

Enies Lobby, which claims to be on par with the Navy Headquarters, ultimately exposed its embarrassing lack of importance in this dark joke.

In Uchiha Hiyu's view, this was a government agency that was practically superfluous.

After all... the World Government has never pursued any judicial fairness. The so-called Enies Lobby is just a facade. It can't even compare to the violent institutions under the World Government, let alone the Marine Headquarters, or even Impel Down.

But no matter what, this is Enies Lobby, and under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for it to be attacked by the Buster Call.

While the admirals each have their own personality flaws, it would be a pipe dream to expect them to launch a Buster Call on Enies Lobby. Only in situations like those in the original manga, where the Buster Call was placed on a useless person like Spandam, would this kind of situation occur.

"Forget it, who cares! Maybe some admiral or fleet admiral has lost their mind again and gave the golden Den Den Mushi to Spandam. Let's go find those CP9 agents first."

In the original story, the CP organization never defeated the Straw Hat Pirates. This time, although the Straw Hat Pirates were missing a few members and did not benefit from the Skypiea and Alabasta experiences, the main trio were all strengthened by Uchiha Tou, making them more resilient and with greater potential. After a hard-fought battle, they still managed to defeat CP9.

The final result was similar: Bruno, the user of the Door-Door Fruit, rescued all his companions, while Spandam shifted the blame onto Lucci and the others. By this time, there were already quite a few Marines on the island chasing these agents. If Uchiha Tou hadn't added an illusion to himself, they might have already been discovered.

During this period, Uchiha Tou's Vampire Fruit ability has been improving, and now he has begun to awaken the ability to create illusions. This does not add much to his absolute strength, but it has increased his methods considerably.

"I can feel it... the bloodlust of those CP9 guys disappeared right here..."

Upon arriving at the ruins, Uchiha Tou narrowed his eyes and paused for a moment.

Then a strange sound came from the air, and a circular air door opened.

"Bruno, what are you doing? Who are those people outside?"

Complaints immediately arose, but the burly man with bull horns who emerged from the air portal paid no heed: "Sir, all members of CP9 are here."

As Bruno spoke, a group of disheveled CP9 members emerged from the green space behind him. This time, their injuries seemed to be more severe than in the original story, especially since several CP9 members showed symptoms of anemia.

After a moment's thought, Uchiha Touyu clearly estimated that by the end of the battle, these guys had lost a lot of blood to the Straw Hat trio. After all, the Straw Hat trio had only just been transformed into blood servants by him, and many of their abilities were probably still being explored. It was normal for them to go berserk and drink blood halfway through the battle due to their injuries.

In their berserk state, the Straw Hat Pirates' fighting power might even increase, and they would absolutely not hold back. Moreover, after drinking blood, they could not only replenish their stamina but also fully recover from their injuries. Given this disparity, it's entirely conceivable that these guys would suffer even more serious injuries.

"Aren't you going to explain this to us, Bruno? Sir, are you perhaps an official of the World Government?"

Kaku, with his long nose, looked at Uchiha Tou with a slightly wary gaze and asked a question.

Uchiha Touyu glanced at the group still lost in their daydreams and spoke calmly:

"Sorry, you're completely wrong. I have absolutely no connection to the World Government. In fact, if I were a member of the World Government now, you would be in even greater danger. The World Government has already issued arrest warrants for you; your crimes include summoning the Buster Call and destroying the entire Enies Lobby."

"What?!"

"Are you kidding me!?"

"Impossible! When did we summon a Buster Call?! And even if we did summon a Buster Call, why would we bomb ourselves along with it?"

"It must be that bastard Spandam who pinned all the blame on us! It was that bastard who summoned the Buster Call, disregarding our lives!"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Seeing the CP9 members, who were already seriously injured, so agitated that some of them even reopened their wounds, Uchiha Hiyu spoke up to stop them from continuing to complain.

It would be funny if the Straw Hat Pirates didn't manage to kill them, or if the Buster Call didn't kill them, but instead got angry and a few of them died.

"If you don't believe me, you can walk around this island and see what's going on. There are navy forces everywhere here trying to capture you."

"And don't play dumb with me. As a special agent, you should have recognized me the moment you saw me!"

Kaku gave a wry smile:

"Excuse me, Mr. Blood Demon... Your name should be Uchiha Touyu, right? The CP organization does have information about you."

"Mr. Feiyu, what business do you have with us, this bunch of stray dogs?"

"What, you believe me so quickly?"

"No, I don't believe Mr. Feiyu's words. It's just that I know our former boss, Spandam, very well, and I'm very confident that he would do something like this."

Kaku said with a wry smile, and the group of CP9 agents behind him nodded in agreement.

Okay, this is actually a case of increasing trust in reverse. These agents might not trust themselves, but they have a lot of confidence in how badly their original boss was betrayed. So when Uchiha Touyu mentioned Spandam's actions, all of these agents believed him.

"Alright, Bruno and I are just friends. I'm only here to help you out and get you out of here. Now, come with me!"

"Your actions are a bit too suspicious! Seriously, does anyone really believe you? Bah!"

Otonashi Owl, the most notorious big mouth in the CP9 special agent organization, saw that the other agents had all followed behind Uchiha Touyu and couldn't help but wonder, so he opened his mouth and said something.

Kalifa, standing in front of the owl, sighed and turned to look at the large mouth behind her:

"What's the point of saying all this now? Whether you believe it or not, we don't have any other choice now!"

"Even if we want to return to the World Government, we first need to save our own lives. Knowing our former superior as I do, that guy will definitely spare no effort to send assassins to eliminate us!"

The very existence of these CP9 members is a threat. Putting aside the fate that would befall Spandam if things were exposed, each of these agents is a superhuman with exceptional abilities. Just the fact that any surviving agent could take revenge on their own would be enough to give Spandam a headache.

After all, he was just a piece of trash whose combat strength was no more than that of a naval soldier. Any member of CP9 could kill him instantly. If these agents really wanted to assassinate Spandam, Spandam probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Therefore, Spandam would naturally try every means to get rid of his former subordinates. Every one of these agents who survived would be a disrespect to his life.

Upon hearing this, Otonashi Owl's face immediately showed a look of realization, and he hurriedly caught up with the main group.

At this time, the number of naval personnel on the island was still small, and they only conducted a scattered search without forming an encirclement. Therefore, it was still easy to slip out through the gaps in the search.

After witnessing the horrific scene of the Buster Call, these marines already considered the CP9 agents as dead. Even if one or two survived, they would probably be severely injured and have little combat ability left, so naturally they wouldn't conduct a very thorough search.

During their journey, these agents overheard the Navy's conversation and confirmed the information that Uchiha Tou had just told them: they had indeed become wanted criminals by the World Government.

Now, these agents completely behaved themselves. The World Government, this behemoth, was fine when it was their backing before, but now that they were really facing it, the psychological pressure it put on these agents was unparalleled.

In their moment of confusion, these agents instinctively chose to follow Uchiha Tou's advice, and soon the group arrived at the entrance to the Enies Lobby Sea Train.

"You should leave from here first! Walk another five or six kilometers and you'll find the ship I left behind. There's a permanent compass on board; just take the ship directly to Alabasta."

"Sir, aren't you coming with us?"

"I have to stay and clean up the mess, otherwise you might not be able to leave."

Uchiha Touyu turned his head away and spoke calmly:

"Am I right, General Kuzan?"

Behind Uchiha Hiyu, a huge rock suddenly emitted wisps of cold air, and large amounts of ice gradually rose from the ground, transforming into a tall, slender figure.

With a head full of curly hair, an eye patch on his head, and a somewhat lazy expression on his face, he was none other than the current Navy Admiral Aokiji.

"Oh dear... we were discovered so quickly!"

"After all, it's easy to understand why there would be a frozen puddle on Enies Lobby, where a Buster Call was just carried out."

With a polite smile on his face, Uchiha Touyu began to speak:

"And my Observation Haki is actually quite good..."

"This is more than just a good level. At least in the first half of the Grand Line, your level of Observation Haki is extremely rare. Could you be one of those 'naturally awakened Observation Haki freaks'?"

"It's not very polite to pry into other people's information!"

After glancing at the CP agents retreating along the Sea Train tracks, Uchiha Touya felt slightly relieved and then started chatting with Aokiji.

"Admiral, what are you doing hiding here? As far as I know, you were the one who gave the Buster Call Den Den Mushi to that idiot Spandam. You can't possibly think these unlucky agents destroyed Enies Lobby too, can you?"

Qingzhi smiled and leaned against the rock behind her:

"That's none of my business. The Navy's high command has never interfered in the affairs of the World Government and these agents. I won't arrest these agents, but I also won't report them to the World Government."

"Heh, then I should thank you for sparing their lives on behalf of those special agents."

"Even if I wanted to kill them, it would be difficult for me!"

Aokiji said nonchalantly, then looked up at Uchiha Touyu:

"With you, the Blood Demon, protecting them, I'm not that confident."

"If it's not about these agents, then what do you want with me? I'm not some pirate. Are all you Marine Admirals that free?"

Aokiji thought about it and realized that the Navy Admirals did seem to have a lot of free time. As a deterrent force, the Navy Admirals were comparable to the Four Emperors of the New World, but battles between the Admirals and the Four Emperors often only occurred once or twice every few years.

As for whether to hunt down other ordinary pirates, that depends on the admiral's own interest. If he's in the mood, he'll go out to sea and catch a few pirates; if he's not, he'll hide in his office every day drinking tea and reading newspapers, and no one will say anything.

After all, while an admiral's strength would certainly be overwhelming, his efficiency would be far inferior to that of so many naval bases. Moreover, even with overwhelming strength, it's not impossible for someone to escape an admiral's pursuit by using various means.

Bizarre Devil Fruits, all sorts of unexpected high-tech ships, or even just jumping into the sea... Even the Navy Admirals aren't omnipotent. Chasing across the sea is far too inefficient; it's more meaningful to guard the Navy Headquarters or Mary Geoise.

Thinking about this, Aokiji felt a little ashamed. It seemed that Akainu had taken on about 80% of the hard and tiring work in the Navy... Oh, I've always been a lazy kind of justice, so never mind.

Of course, he couldn't say this to Uchiha Touyu. Moreover, Aokiji had indeed come to find Uchiha Touyu. Although he had sensed the escaped agents with his Observation Haki, he had only turned a blind eye and hadn't planned to come looking for them. It wasn't until he saw Uchiha Touyu that he suddenly had the idea to come here and wait.

(End of this chapter)