Uchiha's personal opinion

Nara Hideyuki said.

"...So, you mean these guys in white aren't real Marines?"

Uchiha Nobutora was even more surprised: "We're supposed to join the pirates! How are we supposed to infiltrate their ranks with our naval accents?!"

"This place truly lives up to its reputation as a lawless zone; how dare someone impersonate a regular soldier and commit fraud in broad daylight..."

Hinata Shinki marveled at this.

"Enough said, let's hide immediately..."

Uchiha Nobutora glanced at the indifferent expressions of the surrounding merchants and pedestrians, feeling somewhat uneasy. He immediately led everyone away in a flash, while the merchants and pedestrians who witnessed this scene showed an expression of 'I knew you were the Marines,' as if they hadn't expected it.

After disguising himself using the Transformation Technique in a secluded alley, Uchiha Nobutora decided to split up the squadron, with two people forming a group to gather intelligence separately.

"Remember, the most important thing is to obtain the map of this world."

After instructing his subordinates, Uchiha Nobutora led Hyuga Shinki back to wander the streets.

"Human trafficking and open auctions... what an absurd world."

After traversing areas 1 through 29 of the archipelago, even Uchiha Nobutora, who was accustomed to the tyranny of the nobility, found the absurdity of this world quite unbearable.

"Next, we'll go take a look at the shipbuilding area..."

Hinata Shinki, somewhat carefree, said, "How about we stay in the hotel district for tonight? It should be easy to gather information in places like that."

"A shipbuilding area would also work..."

With a heavy heart, Uchiha Shintora nodded without giving it much thought.

He came from the police department, so he still harbored a certain degree of jealousy and resentment.

"By the way, do you have enough money?"

Suddenly, Uchiha Nobutora slapped his forehead and asked.

"...there are still quite a few spoils, but I don't know the prices here."

Hinata Araki paused for a moment before answering.

"In that case, let's take more money."

Uchiha Nobutora placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and began searching for a target on the street.

"...Captain, isn't this a good thing?"

Hinata Shinki stammered.

"What do you think of those human trafficking dens over there? Those places must be very wealthy."

Uchiha Nobutora pointed to a blatantly human trafficking shop not far from the street and said.

"...They seem like an easy target, but I wonder if they have any powerful backers."

Hinata Shinki immediately began observing the area with his Byakugan: "Hmm... the place where they keep the money is in the courtyard of this slave shop. All we have to do is defeat their guards."

Although the Byakugan feature of the Hyuga clan is somewhat unique in the ninja world, it seems quite ordinary in this world where everyone looks strange.

"Done within five minutes..."

Uchiha Nobutora drew his katana from his waist in the street. "Furthermore, there are no restrictions on the use of force, and no regard for the number of people affected by the battle!"

"...Anyway, there isn't a single good person in this area."

A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Hinata Shinki's face.

As an outcast from the branch family of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Shinki is rather lazy, but when it comes to being brave and ruthless, he is no less than Uchiha Nobutora.

"The robbery begins!"

At Uchiha Nobutora's command, the two of them instantly vanished from the street!

"Who goes there!"

The guards at the slave shop had already noticed Uchiha Nobutora and his companion, who were pointing fingers at them, so they were somewhat wary.

Especially after Uchiha Nobutora drew his sword in public and mysteriously disappeared, a guard captain immediately sounded the alarm.

But before the guards could get ready, two figures rushed in.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Slash!"

The guard captain who sounded the alarm was cut in two!

"Split up! I'll kill them all, you take all the money!"

Uchiha Nobutora wiped his face and said coldly.

Chapter 492 Infiltration Behind Enemy Lines

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Uchiha Nobutora viciously spewed out a ball of flame, burning all the corpses on the ground into charred, dried-up bodies to conceal his swordsmanship.

The guards of these slave shops were just ordinary people who knew a little about taijutsu. Their combat strength was not much stronger than that of ordinary genin. Even the strongest guard captain was only equivalent to a chunin. He didn't even have a chance to fight a few rounds against Uchiha Nobutora, a royal jonin.

After all, although this place is considered a "lawless land" in the Sabaody Archipelago, even the most vicious pirates rarely attack these "legal slave shops" that operate in the gray area. They still need a stable place to sell their stolen goods, and some of the larger slave shops may even be jointly owned by the Navy and pirates.

As for the strength of the guards—anyone with a little ability would either be out at sea or in the navy earning a salary; who would want to be someone's watchdog!

"Captain, let's go!"

Hinata Shinki ran out carrying a huge safe.

"What are you doing holding that thing! Seal it up right now!"

Uchiha Nobutora's anger flared up again at the sight of it: "Are you planning to carry this thing around on the island and jump on the rooftops?!"

"...My sealing scroll cannot seal such a large item."

Hinata Shinki muttered somewhat aggrievedly, "After all, I'm just a poor branch family member of the Hyuga clan. It's normal that I can't afford the Uzumaki clan's special scrolls..."

"Put it on the ground!"

Veins bulged on Uchiha Nobutora's forehead. "Keep an eye on your surroundings, and while you're at it, clean up these corpses!"

"Okay!"

Hinata Shinki immediately opened his Byakugan and simultaneously placed an explosive tag trap under the corpse on the ground.

"Captain, a ten-man squad is on its way from the northwest!"

Hinata Shinki quickly finished setting up the trap: "Several auction houses in the vicinity also seem to be gathering manpower, probably planning to take advantage of the chaos!"

"Have all those slaves been released?"

Uchiha Nobutora put the safe into the sealing scroll and casually asked, "If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way."

“I cut all the locks, but they seem afraid to come out, and you don’t know that…”

Hinata Shinki said somewhat nonchalantly.

"Let's go, we can talk later!"

Uchiha Nobutora quickly formed hand seals—

"Earth Release: Fish Reflected in the Earth Technique!"

He then went underground.

"...How can the technique of reflecting fish in the soil be used in this godforsaken place?"

Hinata Shinki muttered something to himself, and then somewhat awkwardly formed hand seals and cast a spell to disappear underground as well.

Less than a minute later, a group of guards from the nearby slave shop, of various appearances, rushed in. They were first shocked to see the charred corpses all over the ground, and then began to ransack the place.

"Boss! The slaves are still here!"

A strangely shaped guard excitedly dragged a blank-faced slave out of the backyard and shouted.

"Very good! Take them all with you right now!"

The head guard jumped up and down excitedly, then casually kicked the corpse on the ground. After the corpse was kicked aside, a yellow, sizzling piece of paper was revealed.

"What is this thing?"

"It looks somewhat familiar..."

But before they could react, the other corpse lying on the ground suddenly exploded!

"boom!"

As a violent explosion rang out, even Uchiha Nobutora, who was diving underground, felt a tremor!

After all, the soil layer of this archipelago is relatively thin and not solid enough.

Just how many explosive tags did this guy put out...?

Uchiha Nobutora couldn't help but turn around and glance at Hyuga Shinki, who was following closely behind him.

"No wonder you're broke after spending so much!"

……

A naval force landed on the smoke-filled slave street, solemnly surveying the robbed merchant house engulfed in flames.

As for the looters wailing in the flames and the terrified slave traders, they seemed to ignore them completely and didn't take them seriously at all.

"Colonel, we..."

After watching quietly for nearly five minutes, a lieutenant couldn't help but step forward to try and say something.

The colonel gave him a cold glance, still showing no intention of offering any help.

For some naval personnel with a strong sense of justice, this blatant slave trade was extremely unacceptable.

This is completely contrary to the sense of justice they uphold!

Even these so-called legal slave shops operating openly could not possibly have legal sources of slaves. They were either privately plundered by slave-catching teams or looted by pirate groups and then sold on the black market.

Moreover, a significant proportion of them are citizens of member states of the World Government. There have even been egregious incidents where newly enlisted marines discovered their family members locked in cages while on a mission!

For the World Government Navy, which has always emphasized internal unity and friendship, this is an immense disgrace!

But so what? Even if the righteous faction in the Navy has a thousand reasons to disapprove of the existence of slave shops, so what?