Uchiha's personal opinion

In its view, this was merely an intermittent episode of Asura's illness.

But Ashura didn't care. Instead, he continued to observe the capital city, a place where tranquility concealed endless malice.

Without a doubt, if an external force were to join in and instigate the 'lowlifes' of the garbage mountain to launch a rebellion, it would be much more effective.

But he didn't want to wait any longer.

So Asura began to slowly form hand seals.

"...What are you going to do?"

Black Zetsu, who was curled up at his feet, was startled.

As Ashura formed hand seals, a surge of chakra began to rise and gradually formed a storm that rose and fell like the tides.

Even though the people in the pirate world don't have chakra and aren't familiar with the characteristics of ninjutsu, this clearly malicious power was still sensed by the strongmen guarding the kingdom.

Then, figures leaped up from various parts of the palace and the town, heading towards Asura atop the tower.

But it was too late—

"Earth Escape·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

Asura roared, and then the entire kingdom began to gradually sink into a huge swamp!

The powerful figures who had emerged from the palace and the town immediately fell into disarray. Some rushed back to the palace to try to provide assistance, while others began to desperately attack Asura.

"Take care of yourself!"

Ashura first kicked Black Zetsu down the tower, then quickly activated a secret technique—

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Before Black Zetsu could utter his angry curse, the attacks from the kingdom's powerful warriors shattered the tower like a storm!

Before the people strolling along the central street could even see what was happening in the direction of the palace where the strange noise was coming from, the rapidly collapsing tower bricks smashed into them, leaving them bloodied and fleeing in a sorry state. Some of the unfortunate souls were buried alive in the collapsed tower.

Almost instantly, the idyllic peace and tranquility of this "paradise on earth" was shattered.

Under the influence of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ashura silently arrived within the high town's area and mercilessly unleashed his second ninjutsu—

"Earth Release: Earth Opening and Digging!"

As Asura roared, an earthquake suddenly struck the kingdom region, which was about to sink completely into the swamp, and then the soil below began to rise rapidly to form a hill.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, crimson-purple lava erupted, turning the royal palace to ashes, and the scorching lava began to spread towards the surrounding area of ​​High Town!

"He's a Devil Fruit user!"

"This power... it must be from the Magma-Magma Fruit!"

"This...could it be that admiral of the Navy?!"

Seeing this, the kingdom's powerful figures, who had been chasing after their target like headless flies after losing sight of them, were immediately filled with panic.

In their minds, nothing else but the Magma-Magma Fruit could produce such a devastating effect, and among the known Magma-Magma Fruit users, the most famous is Marine Admiral Akainu Sakazuki!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The kingdom's powerful warriors, their hearts broken, rushed back to the High Town area like madmen, trying to stop the spread of lava!

But a strange-looking dagger flew past them.

Then, a figure appeared out of thin air behind them, silently wielding a short knife to cut off a coin, and then vanished without a trace!

"Enemies!"

A sharp-eyed expert immediately shouted!

"Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Technique!"

Suddenly, a pair of large hands burst from the ground and pulled a panicked expert into the soil. Before the others could even offer any help, the person in the soil coughed up blood and died!

"careful!"

The group of powerful individuals immediately leaped into the air, avoiding the ground that seemed to harbor demons!

But precisely because of this, they no longer had the chance to stop or isolate the raging, surging lava!

"This guy... is he possessed?"

Blackie, who had already slipped into a safe area and was hiding to continue spying, was dumbfounded. Looking at the palace that had been swallowed by the swamp and volcano, and the town that was burning under the high temperature of the lava, he was completely baffled!

The cruelty of Asura's methods far exceeded its imagination!

"Wasn't that guy supposed to be a nice guy? How did he become like this..."

After much thought, Black Zetsu's mind was still filled with a million questions.

It simply couldn't think of any words to describe Asura at this moment.

At this moment, in Black Zetsu's vision, Ashura, who seemed to be insane, was constantly creating carnage. One so-called strong person after another fell under his unpredictable attacks. At the same time, Ashura did not forget to use fire-style ninjutsu at will, adding more heat to the already burning high town!

Meanwhile, the border towns near the capital's high walls and the garbage heaps outside also noticed the anomalies within the city.

Squads of garrison troops, led by their respective commanders, rushed toward Gaozhen, and the poorly defended gates of the capital began to be battered by a series of violent ramming sounds!

"This is also..."

Ashura swallowed non-existent saliva. "So this is revolution..."

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

After defeating the group of low-quality 'strongmen', Ashura quickly created more than a dozen shadow clones, which began to attack the garrison that was gathering, while his main body used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to rush straight to the city gate.

"Steel Fist!"

With a single punch, the bolts of the city gate were shattered!

Meanwhile, the 'lowly people' who were outside carrying the giant log and ramming it down stumbled and fell to the ground as they broke through the city gate due to excessive force.

"Ah, this..."

Looking at Ashura, who stood calmly inside the doorway but covered in blood, the 'lowly commoners' who had only planned to take advantage of the chaos to rob and pick up bargains were somewhat at a loss.

If it were ordinary garrison troops, it wouldn't matter; they were confident they could overwhelm them with sheer numbers.

However, the blond man standing in the doorway, exuding an aura of unyielding strength, left them feeling helpless.

In terms of presence, the blond man seemed even more dignified than the noble lords of the kingdom.

The pale hands, the bloodstains on his clothes, and the broken door latch on the ground all pointed to how dangerous the blond man was.

"revolution……"

Ashura surveyed the bewildered, ragged masses and slowly said, "This will be a revolution!"

The lowly people, who had only intended to take advantage of the chaos, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Either obediently wait to be killed, or follow the revolution and die gloriously..."

Ashura continued, "Do you wish to die a glorious death, or to be trampled to death like a lowly insect?"

"We just want to live..."

A murmur came from the crowd.

"If they live, you cannot live..."

Ashura pointed towards the burning town and said, "Or, one can only live as lowly as a fly, enduring endless oppression generation after generation; what is the meaning of such a life?"

The commoners still looked completely bewildered and at a loss.

Ashura didn't take it to heart; he had already anticipated this outcome.

Without the use of illusions to deliberately guide them, even the most skilled verbal master like Asura could not simply use words to enlighten these illiterate people and make them wholeheartedly follow him in rebellion.

But none of that matters.

Ashura casually formed a hand seal and created five more shadow clones.

"You can enter High Town, but you cannot cause any impact on other areas..."

Ignoring the commotion and astonishment of the commoners, Ashura calmly said, "All those who defy my will will surely meet the same fate as this city gate..."

Then, Ashura unleashed a powerful, concentrated chakra punch, shattering the city gate!

The commoners immediately knelt on the ground, trembling like the most lowly ground squirrels.

"You may come in now..."

Ashura calmly stepped aside, pointed in the direction of Gao Town, and said, "Go, go and take everything you want!"

The commoners hesitated for a moment before slowly getting up. The first person carefully stepped through the doorway, and then more and more people, led by the shadow clone, rushed towards High Town.

Immediately, the sounds of battle filled the air!

Ashura still stood in the doorway, his face appearing somber and uncertain in the flickering firelight.

Chapter 518 An Attempt at a New Route

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Enraged, Blackbeard disregarded the disparity in strength between the two sides and roared, "We clearly came here to infiltrate and join the Revolutionary Army, why did you make such a big fuss!"

"Don't you know? That brat Uchiha Shiina is still dealing with the fake government's navy fleet! With your and my strength, how could we possibly start a revolution!"

"And have you forgotten that our mission is to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army as a mole?!"

"Asura! I see you are about to betray the venerable Emperor Deguang!"

Ashura looked at the furious Black Zetsu with some confusion: "This is the first time I've known you were so loyal..."

"you……"

Black Zetsu was instantly speechless with anger.

"The saying goes, 'Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty.'"

Ashura said slowly, "So... Kuroko, are you a loyal demon?"

"I……"

Looking into Ashura's sincere eyes, Black Zetsu suddenly found himself speechless.