Uchiha's personal opinion

"Really..."

Uchiha Rumbu shook his head, slammed the door, and walked out of the command center.

"By the way! I was just venting, so please don't take it to heart!"

Before leaving, Uchiha Rumbu turned back and said one more thing.

"We know..."

His subordinates were already used to their boss's mannerisms.

"I'll definitely get a scolding from Lord Deguang when I get back!"

Seeing that his subordinates' mental state remained as stable as ever, Uchiha Rumbu left cursing.

Just as I stepped onto the deck, another wave crashed towards the bow, only to be broken up by the sturdy ram, and seawater poured onto the deck like a downpour.

A strangely shaped fish landed at Uchiha Rumbu's feet with the rising waves. Even after leaving the water, the fish still thrashed about fiercely, trying to bite Uchiha Rumbu.

"...More sashimi has been delivered to my door."

Uchiha Rumbu was unsurprised by this, and stated that his mind was perfectly stable at the moment.

"puff!"

A shuriken was thrown from his hand, pinning the strange fish to the deck.

"A fish dares to bully me! They're courting death!"

Uchiha Lunbu cursed viciously.

The ninjas busy on deck were long accustomed to their commander's unpredictable temper and were indifferent to it.

Then, a ninja ran over, cleaned up the slain monster fish, and casually formed a hand seal to release a jet of water that washed away the bloodstains on the deck.

Finally, the ninja added, "Commander Lunbu... could you please stop using ninja tools to kill fish next time? It makes the deck look all bumpy and unsightly, and the fish you killed look terrible!"

"My pleasure!"

Uchiha Rumbu rolled his eyes, then walked around the deck with his hands behind his back, braving the wind and waves.

Although he appeared arrogant in his words, Uchiha Rumbu was actually very popular among the Navy ninjas. Everyone liked their boss's stubborn arrogance, to the point that they felt uncomfortable if they didn't get scolded for a day.

The fleet consisted of ten ironclad battleships and ten ironclad cruisers, and was fully loaded with supplies before setting sail, including a large amount of fresh water. Furthermore, the battleships were equipped with chakra-based seawater desalination systems, so water supply was not a problem.

As for food...

As another wave surged, a large, fat salmon was thrown onto the boat.

From any perspective, there was no possibility of food shortage for the fleet.

"Hurry! Sashimi! Now!"

Uchiha Rumbu picked up a large salmon from the deck and handed it to a passing Marine ninja.

"Okay~"

The lucky naval ninja immediately took the salmon with a cheerful smile and dashed off to the kitchen.

"What kind of hell is this place...?"

Only when he was alone would Uchiha Rumbu reveal the weariness he had always managed to conceal.

Looking up at the sky, which was covered by dark clouds, I couldn't see any stars at all.

But Uchiha Rumbu's mood worsened!

Because he happened to see a celestial phenomenon once when the dark clouds were blown away—completely different from what he had seen in the ninja world!

However, Uchiha Rumbu could not confirm whether he was seeing things, because ever since he last saw the starry sky, the sky had been overcast and rainy.

However, one thing is certain...

"There is still absolutely no natural energy present!"

Uchiha Rumbu's teeth were grinding together.

As a Jonin of the Uchiha clan, he had also received the Sage Mode seed bestowed by his lord. Although he was unable to successfully refine Sage Mode chakra, he could better sense the existence of the omnipresent natural energy in the void!

But after being caught in a hurricane and lost his way, during a period of cultivation, he suddenly discovered that he could no longer sense natural energy!

Moreover, judging from the condition of the immortal seed within his body, it wasn't that his senses had failed, but rather that there was absolutely no natural energy in the outside world!

Where in the ninja world is there no place without natural energy? It's just a matter of concentration!

Uchiha Rumbu felt an immense headache coming on.

Chapter 438 The Legendary Secret Realm

"Captain Chengzhi, we only have enough fresh water for five days left..."

While the exploration team was resting, the strategist ninja, under the guise of carrying out perimeter security, approached Uchiha Seiji again and spoke.

"……I know."

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Seiji slowly spoke, "Based on the straight-line distance calculated from the coordinates, we're at most a day's journey from the edge of the Wilderness. It would be such a waste to give up like this..."

"Perhaps at the end of this desolate land lies an ocean, in which case our chakra water purification system will come in handy."

"And if we give up, although Lord Deguang won't blame us, all the suffering we've endured over the past month will have been for nothing..."

Uchiha Seiji suppressed his inner unease and spoke gently.

As for his other team members, there's not much to worry about. Those guys are quick-witted and desperate, and they don't care about supplies at all.

"You're right..."

The ninja advisor hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "After all, it was all agreed upon when the team members were selected..."

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven."

Uchiha Seiji skillfully began spouting motivational platitudes: "To succeed, you have to go crazy first! Without fighting and striving, you'll end up with nothing!"

"That's right!"

The strategist ninja's breathing quickened, and he said with a determined look, "Although my strength is still lacking, I will definitely become a Jonin this time based on my achievements!"

"That's right..."

Uchiha Seiji was very pleased.

"what!"

The ninja advisor suddenly sniffed, somewhat surprised.

"what happened?"

Uchiha Seiji asked casually.

"It's windy..."

The ninja advisor immediately stood up and sniffed carefully in that direction.

"Wind carrying moisture!"

"We're on the right track! We're very close to the edge of the wilderness!"

At this moment, the exploration team members who were resting were all awakened. After hearing the strategist ninja's shout, they also began to sense things.

Uchiha Seiji immediately took out a specially made testing scroll, tore it open, and after injecting chakra into it, the spell runes on the scroll slowly turned light blue!

As expected! There was an extremely faint trace of Sage Mode chakra from Mount Myōboku in the air!

"That's right! It smells like the sea!"

The temporary camp immediately erupted in excitement.

"Everyone assemble!"

Uchiha Seiji immediately seized the opportunity: "Communications team, silence the radio and send a message to the village; Sealing team, set up a relay station immediately; all combat squads, replenish your rations immediately!"

"Tonight will be sleepless, victory lies ahead!"

"Victory!"

The exploration team members immediately cheered with joy.

"You scum from Mount Myoboku! Just you wait!"

Uchiha Seiji stared ahead, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

……

"teacher!"

Despite it being late at night, Uchiha Shisui hurried to Uchiha Tokumitsu's residence and called out repeatedly.

"Hold on!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu, whose sleep had been disturbed, replied irritably, then comforted Uchiha Makoto, who had also been woken up, before getting up to change his clothes.

"...What is it?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu knew that his disciple wouldn't disturb him in the middle of the night for no reason, so after arriving in the living room, he suppressed his anger at being woken up and asked gently.

"The first team has broken radio silence and sent back the first telegram!"

Uchiha Shisui knew it was inappropriate to disturb someone's sleep in the middle of the night, but since this was an important matter that Uchiha Tokumitsu had instructed him to handle beforehand, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to report: "The contents of the telegram are—"

"Tiger!"

"very good!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was immediately invigorated, and the exhaustion from working through the night vanished instantly: "The information Ashura gave me was indeed true!"

"The first team should be able to reach the outskirts of the target area around dawn!"

"Uchiha Shisui said."

"Send a message to the second team, instructing them to prepare!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered, "Also, notify the Shogunate Engineering Institute to immediately switch all manufacturing plants to chakra cannon production!"

"We must gather a thousand chakra cannons within three months!"

"As ordered!"