Uchiha's personal opinion

A naval ninja skillfully used a basic illusion technique, causing the white-clad regular soldier in front of him to scream in terror. Then, two more water ghosts emerged from the seabed and dragged him into the sea.

"How could this be..."

Uchiha Rumbu's eyelids twitched.

Although he was an unconventional Uchiha ninja, it's impossible that his genjutsu skills were inferior to those of an ordinary ninja!

Could it be...

Uchiha Rumbu suddenly thought of another possibility.

The principle behind the Shackles Technique is to interfere with and control the opponent's chakra using the Sharingan's ocular power, causing their body to stiffen and enter a state of complete subjugation. Moreover, this technique involves dual control of the senses and chakra, making it impossible for the person to break free even when they are aware that they are being controlled! However, if the opponent has no chakra and is powerful, then the Shackles Technique can be easily broken after losing its chakra binding effect!

However, if we extrapolate from this, low- to mid-level illusions that only affect the mind, such as the Naraku-sight technique, might have unexpected effects!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Lunbu immediately drew his sword and joined the battle to besiege the white-clad enemy leader.

Although the troublesome enemy in white kept making noises, Uchiha Rumbu, who couldn't understand, paid no attention. Instead, taking advantage of a moment of eye contact, he once again used his Sharingan to activate an enhanced version of a mental genjutsu—

"Illusion Technique: Mist Servant Technique!"

The naval captain's attack began to falter!

Uchiha Rumbu also deduced from the trajectory of the attack that it was trying to attack the shadowy illusion of the genjutsu, which is enough to prove that the genjutsu was effective!

But the naval captain quickly realized what was happening, ignoring the terrifying black phantoms that kept appearing before his eyes, and continued to fight the three Jonin.

"Illusion Art: The Fox's Mind Technique!"

Uchiha Rumbu seized the opportunity once again and launched another low-level genjutsu!

This time, the naval captain, who was barely floating about a meter above the sea surface, suddenly stumbled and fell into the sea!

"It actually has such a good effect!"

This surprised even Uchiha Rumbu.

"Water Release·Water Crush Wave!"

A Jonin immediately activated a Water Release ninjutsu, dragging the Marine Captain into deeper waters.

They also noticed that the opposing strongmen did not seem to be good at fighting underwater, and preferred to use an unknown ability to walk on water or attach themselves to the surface of the sea. So, taking advantage of their current advantage, they did not mind trying out some different methods to test their skills.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Just as the naval captain struggled to break through the giant waves and undercurrents of the seabed, he was bitten by a huge water dragon and dragged into the deeper waters.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

Uchiha Rumbu frowned.

It seems... the seawater has some unexpected restraining effect on these enemies?

It's like a fire-style ninja coming to the sea.

But that doesn't seem to make sense! Once you're on a ship, how can you be controlled by the sea? If that's the case, why not just serve on land?

However, upon further observation, Uchiha Rumbu seemed to discover some differences.

Aside from those enemies who used conventional methods, it seems that the powerful figures in leadership positions were more careful to avoid the seawater...

In particular, Uchiha Lunbu saw a strange man who had turned himself into a ball of flames fall into the sea with a strange cry after being drenched by the Great Waterfall Technique. Then, he was helplessly grabbed by the sea.

After testing, the Dynasty Navy ninjas realized that ordinary sealing techniques were ineffective against these monsters, so they changed their binding method to the Water Prison Technique of Water Release, trapping them in one water sphere after another.

"Are these guys considered strong or weak?"

Uchiha Rumbu's brows furrowed even more.

In terms of individual combat strength, these otherworldly powerhouses are undoubtedly extremely strong. Even when three Jonin from our side ganged up on them, they could only trap the leader of the enemy, and even the sharp ninja swords could not sever his limbs.

However, these powerful beings from other worlds are undoubtedly restrained by seawater. Although the degree of restraint may vary depending on individual constitution—for example, the one in the ocean is obviously not afraid of water—how could such an obvious weakness be allowed to exist by a powerful being!

"Unless it's a universally existing flaw..."

Uchiha Rumbu muttered to himself.

"Commander Lumb..."

A Jonin approached.

"what happened?"

While deep in thought, Uchiha Rumbu casually asked a question.

"Should we try to salvage that thing?"

The Jonin pointed to the seabed, "Otherwise, he would probably have drowned..."

"How is this possible..."

Uchiha Rumbu said habitually, but then realized, "...Yeah, these guys are indeed a bit afraid of water."

"Fire them up, then lock them up with a water prison spell."

"As ordered!"

Immediately, the three Jonin entered the water and pulled the still-sinking Marine Captain out.

"Notify everyone to clean up the battlefield, then let's do a test!"

Uchiha Rumbu casually gave the order.

"Oh right, this guy..."

He pointed to the dying naval captain: "Cut off his hands and freeze them. Just make sure he doesn't die."

"Okay!"

Perhaps because their bodies were weaker after being soaked in water, the Jonin were able to cut off the prisoners' arms with little effort and freeze them one by one.

The unfortunate captured man didn't even have the strength to curse anymore; he just kept blowing bubbles.

"Let all the Jonin conduct experiments..."

After leaping back to the flagship, Uchiha Rumbu gave a few instructions to Chief of Staff Uzumaki Ichiraku before beginning human experiments.

What is little known is that Uchiha Rumbu was a former intern who spent some time in Orochimaru's secret laboratory during a previous collaboration between Uchiha Tokumitsu and Orochimaru. Although he didn't learn any real skills during that time, he at least mastered the basic procedures of human experimentation.

……

In the dead of night, Uchiha Rumbu, having completed his human experiments, washed away the blood and began to write a report.

"...Experiments have shown that seawater has an inexplicable restraining effect on the superhumans of the New World. Although the overall effect varies from person to person, it invariably weakens their power. Even a superhuman comparable to a Chunin may drown."

Uchiha Rumbu paused, hesitated for a moment, but still left those words behind.

Although this seems utterly absurd and laughable from a ninja's perspective, it is the truth.

"Furthermore, practice has shown that water-style techniques composed entirely of chakra do not have any effect on non-humans—regardless of the purity of the chakra used in water-style techniques; therefore, it can be inferred that the seawater in this world contains some unknown substance that may interfere with non-humans."

"However, due to the limited conditions of our fleet and the lack of necessary reference materials, we are currently unable to conduct separation tests on seawater, nor can we purify effective restraint substances."

"Due to the language barrier and the lack of ninjas at headquarters skilled in telepathic communication, this interrogation has not yielded any significant results. However, we have arranged for someone to learn the language from the prisoners who voluntarily surrendered. Once they reach a level of language communication proficiency, we will arrange further interrogation procedures..."

"Regarding the combat power level of this world..."

At this point, Uchiha Rumbu paused, but continued writing truthfully: "Aside from their extremely obvious weakness to water, the combat strength of the superhumans is generally stronger than that of ninjas, especially their physical strength, which is sufficient to withstand attacks from chakra sword energy..."

"The headquarters will conduct further interrogations to understand their training system in order to quickly develop a more detailed and credible combat capability analysis report."

After finishing writing, Uchiha Rumbu, with a solemn expression, personally went to the telegraph room and sent back the analysis report, which was still full of assumptions.

"Indeed, one should not underestimate the depth and resources of a world..."

After sending the telegram, Uchiha Rumbu felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Although they caught the enemy off guard, nearly fifty ninjas still died in the subsequent capture due to their unfamiliarity with the enemy's methods. Although this casualty ratio was not high compared to the final number of prisoners, it was based on the fact that they had an absolute advantage on the battlefield.

After much deliberation, Uchiha Lunbu sent another telegram.

"The strength of our dynasty's navy lies not only in its powerful ships and cannons, but also in the unity of its people..."

"Considering that the enemy may have some fear of seawater, we can consider developing special submersible vessels to disrupt all enemy naval operations through wolf pack raids, and then concentrate our forces to divide and annihilate them in battle..."

After hesitating for a long time, Uchiha Lunbu added, "The enemy forces we encountered this time may not be the strongest in the other world. This analysis is for reference only."

"call……"

After sending all the telegrams, Uchiha Rumbu breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, there was a knock on the telegraph room door.

"Come in!"

Chief of Staff Ichiraku Uzumaki pushed open the door and entered.

"I just dissected that superhuman who could perform something like chakra transformation..."

With blood still smeared on his hands, Ichiro Uzumaki said, "But if that guy's internal organs are ordinary, he's no different from any of us..."

"How is this possible..."

Uchiha Rumbu felt a headache coming on: "Aren't only monsters like tailed beasts capable of chakra transformation? How could it be something like organs!"

"Dissect a few more half-dead guys and find out their characteristics and weaknesses as soon as possible!"

Chapter 483 The Enemy Approaches the Mountain

What a strange new world…

Inside the conference room of the massive fleet flagship heading towards Mount Myōboku, Uchiha Tokumitsu was carefully reviewing the battle analysis report on the new world, while Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Fugaku & Shiina, Salamander Hanzo, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and others, who were reading copies on the side, all had solemn expressions.

"It took three Jonin to subdue their leader... This is..."

Mizuki Chino's expression was rather unpleasant.

Because in the first naval battle against the other world, two of the three Jonin who assisted Uchiha Lunbu in suppressing the enemy leader were Kirigakure ninja, and they were even famous Jonin from Kirigame Village. Such a record made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

"That's not quite right. According to the battle description, Commander Lunbu was fully capable of killing the enemy chieftain. However, in order to test the opponent's strength, the three Jonin held back somewhat."

Sakumo Hatake remains as kind and understanding as ever.

Minazuki Chino's expression softened slightly.

"The strength of this other world should not be underestimated..."