The Uchiha group arrived at Marineford seven days later.
The vicinity was almost entirely filled with Marine warships, densely packed everywhere.
It wasn't that the Marines were cowardly; it was because their enemy this time was the strongest in the world!
This title wasn't given to Edward Newgate by others; it was a fact recognized by the entire sea.
There was no hope of avoiding a fight; everyone just hoped that the day of the execution would pass smoothly, but they knew the possibility was too low.
To face that man, all of Marineford's elite combat power was gathered for this battle.
"Mr. Uchiha Tamahiko, if you need anything these days, please contact me via Den Den Mushi."
"Please, everyone, do not wander around. Marineford is currently under strict martial law, so please cooperate."
A Marine Vice Admiral explained very formally.
Their ship was not allowed to be brought in, and the group was settled in a very luxurious courtyard, large enough for twenty people, with plenty of room for the Uchiha group.
It looked like it was used to entertain distinguished guests. Uchiha Tamahiko had just seen Hawkeye Mihawk living not far away, sitting in the courtyard, under a parasol, sipping hot tea and reading a newspaper with his legs crossed.
He looked exactly like an aristocrat.
After the explanation, the Marine Vice Admiral left.
"Just complete our mission. Do not interfere with other people's affairs during the battle."
"Do not get involved in the battles of those monsters. This time, the main purpose is to witness the strength of the peak."
Uchiha Tamahiko said to everyone.
He wanted to prevent anyone from suddenly feeling kind-hearted and trying to save Marines, then getting into a fight with the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Yes!"
Almost everyone present had participated in wars; even Itachi, the youngest, had been on the battlefield.
"Izumi, only you haven't participated in large-scale combat. If you're afraid, you can leave first; it's fine."
The only one who hadn't participated in a war was Izumi, who was the same age as Itachi.
"I will not be timid, Clan Head!"
"Please treat me as a Ninja!"
Izumi said with firm eyes.
She didn't want to let down Uchiha Tamahiko's cultivation of her, and even more, she didn't want to fall behind Uchiha Itachi!
"Do not leave the courtyard. The Den Den Mushi will be monitored, so don't use it unnecessarily. That's all."
Uchiha Tamahiko said finally.
There were only two days until the execution, and he wasn't planning to change his objective.
Next, it was just a matter of waiting for that day to arrive.
The necessary items had already been prepared on the way. Besides Rob Lucci and Kaku, everyone else had at least three sets of Sea Stone handcuffs.
There were also three special Sea Stone senbon. As long as they were stabbed into a Devil Fruit user's body, they could affect the opponent's combat power.
Only the foremost centimeter of these senbon was Sea Stone; the rest was covered in metal, with only about five millimeters of the tip being Sea Stone. They were meant for sneak attacks.
The main reason was that there wasn't any larger Sea Stone available, so they couldn't make Kunai and could only make senbon.
In the evening, the other Shichibukai also arrived one after another.
However, most of them came alone, without their subordinates, who were left on their ships docked at Sabaody.
At noon the next day, the Shichibukai were summoned for a banquet. It was discovered that Blackbeard hadn't come, and the Marines couldn't contact him, so everyone was helpless.
After all, who knew if something had happened to Blackbeard.
"A timid brat, bringing people to such a war, isn't that too cowardly?"
"One can easily die in a war like this, but I'll help you then by turning you into a zombie, Gekko!"
Gekko Moriah saw Uchiha Tamahiko and immediately provoked him.
He felt very annoyed that he had been intimidated by this brat last time, like arguing with someone and not winning at the moment, only to remember later how he should have argued.
Upon seeing him again, he immediately began to mock him.
"So noisy. Is this the attack of a good-for-nothing? Too weak."
Uchiha Tamahiko replied calmly while picking his ear.
This response further ignited Gekko Moriah's anger!
"Enough."
"Tomorrow is the big event. Whatever grudges you have, resolve them as you please afterward."
"But for now, calm down and don't cause trouble here!"
Sengoku said very impolitely.
This time, he and Vice Admiral Tsuru were in charge. The three Admirals were not involved in these matters, including some plan implementations, etc., which were all handled by him and Tsuru.
The opponent they had to face tomorrow required his full attention even at his age.
Causing trouble for the Marines at this moment was equivalent to disrespecting him!
"Hmph!"
"Brat, when this event is over, don't you dare run!"
Although Gekko Moriah was very displeased, he had already decided to directly attack him after this event!
Coincidentally, this battle would allow him to collect some good corpses and strengthen his own power.
Therefore, he wasn't very averse to this matter.
Uchiha Tamahiko said nothing; such a spineless good-for-nothing wasn't worth wasting time on.
The Marine officers' meeting had already concluded. The Shichibukai were last, and they certainly wouldn't be informed of the specific details; Sengoku was keeping these pirates in check.
Marineford's monitoring Den Den Mushi were at full power, intercepting all communication frequencies within the area. Even special confidential communication Den Den Mushi could not escape monitoring within this range.
"..."
"That's all."
"You are only responsible for blocking the pirates rushing towards your direction."
The meeting was very brief and was held while eating.
Marineford's port was circular, with a U-shaped area for docking.
The Shichibukai were responsible for the second line of defense at the bottom of the U-shape. The first line was still manned by Marines. If this Marine defense was breached, then they would act to intercept the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Uchiha Tamahiko was assigned to the leftmost position, perhaps because Sengoku didn't fully understand Uchiha Tamahiko's strength.
Although he knew that Bartholomew Kuma had lost to Uchiha Tamahiko, in Bartholomew Kuma's description, he was ambushed by three people in turns, which led to his loss against this newly appointed Shichibukai.
Therefore, Sengoku did not trust Uchiha Tamahiko's strength and left the central positions to Bartholomew Kuma and Hawkeye, while Hancock was assigned to the far right.
Blackbeard, who was originally planned to be in the center, didn't show up, which greatly displeased him.
"After it's over, how about we talk in Dressrosa?"
The meeting ended.
Doflamingo stopped Uchiha Tamahiko and said to him.
After the last meeting, he thought for a long time and still felt that this new Shichibukai was very dangerous.
However, the other party didn't seem to be a loyal dog of the World Government but had his own ideas, so cooperation might not be impossible.
So, with this mindset, he stopped Uchiha Tamahiko.
"Hmm, coincidentally, after this event, I also wanted to talk to you."
Uchiha Tamahiko replied.
If this goes smoothly, the situation on the sea will be completely changed. A Four Emperors' territory will be vacated, and Blackbeard will also be eliminated by him. Then, the vacated territory of the Whitebeard Pirates will be a new source of profit.
The Uchiha could gain more benefits from it, but Uchiha Tamahiko did not plan to have a large number of clan members appear.
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I haven't been following the power stones of this book but I was surprised when I saw the amount and it will be shameless of your author if I don't drop an extra chapter