The aftermath of the Heavenly Tribulation Spear's impact was jointly fended off by the three Marine Admirals, Sengoku, and even Whitebeard and his crew.
This prevented Marineford from being completely destroyed.
After all, the attack's aftermath targeted everyone indiscriminately. The Whitebeard Pirates didn't want their ships ruined, so they had no choice but to resist, and it was the same for Red Hair and his group.
The ground of the plaza was literally smashed through by the Heavenly Tribulation Spear, and seawater continuously gushed out from the hole.
At this moment, Marineford truly resembled ruins. Although the Marine side had resisted with all their might, the collision of Uchiha Tamahiko and Blackbeard's powers still caused too much destruction.
Uchiha Tamahiko's main impact was concentrated on the plaza, while the surrounding areas were primarily hit by the mixed debris gathered by Blackbeard Teach, including many iron walls prepared by the Marines.
"9/10"
"Only one left."
Uchiha Tamahiko confirmed Blackbeard was truly dead through the system's prompt, immediately dispelling his Susanoo. Chasing someone in such a large Gundam-like form in this place was too troublesome.
He descended from mid-air, directly creating a crater upon landing, then began searching for Shiryu of the Rain's location.
"Itachi's over there!"
He quickly located Shiryu of the Rain using the Mangekyo Sharingan's superior vision.
At this moment, Shiryu of the Rain was continuously using Moonwalk in the air, trying to escape, while Itachi also used Moonwalk, having already mastered all Six Styles.
He closely trailed behind Shiryu of the Rain, constantly interfering with him using Kunai.
Shisui and Fugaku had to use Susanoo to resist the aftershocks of the attack, while Shiryu of the Rain endured a wave of impact and then used Moonwalk to escape.
After covering Izumi, Itachi noticed Shiryu of the Rain fleeing and immediately gave chase, intending to stall him.
Rob Lucci and Kaku were already severely wounded and collapsed. Without Armament Haki, they were no match for Shiryu of the Rain.
"He's really not one of Whitebeard's men?"
Sengoku was initially very angry because Marineford was now practically destroyed.
But seeing Uchiha Tamahiko leave directly, completely ignoring Whitebeard, who was struggling to survive, surprised him greatly.
After all, he had already prepared to become an enemy of Uchiha Tamahiko, but now he was told that the other party genuinely wanted to kill Blackbeard's crew and was not a subordinate of Whitebeard Edward. This surprise was too unexpected.
"Get out of my way!!"
"Ghost Feast Slash!"
Shiryu of the Rain felt the intense reaction from his Observation Haki and was very flustered, sensing that Uchiha Tamahiko seemed to be catching up.
He was naturally incredibly annoyed by the person who had been following him so closely.
He felt he could defeat Itachi without much effort, but he didn't have the time now, and he knew he absolutely couldn't escape without dealing with Uchiha Itachi.
So he turned and stopped, chasing Uchiha Itachi, and unleashed his strongest slash with all his might—a powerful attack he specifically used to break through Armament Haki.
"Susanoo!"
Itachi realized that he would have difficulty dodging the opponent's pursuit, as they were in mid-air.
His physical abilities did not allow him to achieve the same speed as using Body Flicker on the ground, being nearly a third slower.
Judging that he couldn't dodge, he could only choose to take the hit head-on.
He also knew that the clan head was coming, which was why the opponent was fighting to the death. As long as he blocked this attack, he could complete his mission.
However, Shiryu of the Rain was prepared for a desperate struggle, attacking with almost all his strength.
Releasing Susanoo required a bit of time. When the attack struck the Susanoo, it had only just attached muscle to its bones; the armor hadn't even appeared yet, let alone raising a shield.
The Susanoo's bones were directly shattered by the slash.
Itachi plummeted from mid-air directly into the sea, his Susanoo slowly vanishing.
"Itachi!!!"
Uchiha Izumi, watching this scene from the Marineford wall, screamed Itachi's name in disbelief.
"Splash!"
Itachi fell directly into the seawater.
Shiryu of the Rain, meanwhile, turned and fled without any hesitation, nor any thought of confirming whether Itachi was dead or not; he just wanted to escape quickly.
"Bang!"
Shiryu of the Rain had barely run for two seconds when Uchiha Tamahiko arrived using Moonwalk plus Soru. He immediately created a Shadow Clone, which headed towards the seawater, while Uchiha Tamahiko's main body continued to chase Shiryu of the Rain.
Uchiha Tamahiko's expression was very cold. He had initially thought that the most likely ones to get into trouble would be his teammates, as they were the weakest and none of them could use Armament Haki.
But he never expected it to be Itachi, and he was in trouble because of his orders. Although he had prepared for this, he was still very angry.
Uchiha Tamahiko's speed was far greater than Shiryu of the Rain's. After about five seconds, he caught up to Shiryu of the Rain.
A Chidori Sharp Spear pointed directly at Shiryu of the Rain's back. Shiryu of the Rain naturally didn't want to wait for death and could only stop to counterattack.
The battle ended faster than expected. Uchiha Tamahiko used his Mangekyo Sharingan ability, Purgatory, at full power, affecting Shiryu of the Rain for less than a second, during which Uchiha Tamahiko directly pierced his heart.
Then, he used Chidori to completely scorch all of Shiryu of the Rain's internal organs, and finally, used Fire Release to incinerate the body, leaving only his saber, raiu.
However, good news soon arrived. After the Shadow Clone was dispelled, the information was transmitted to the main body.
"Did he use Izanagi!"
"It's good that he saved his life. As for the Mangekyo, there might still be hope."
Uchiha Tamahiko breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he wasn't dead, the Mangekyo Sharingan blindness wasn't a big issue.
He then immediately turned back, preparing to retreat; the mission was complete.
He would also witness the fall of the strongest man in this sea.
Arriving next to Itachi, Shisui and the others had all arrived. Only Rob Lucci and Kaku, who were injured, remained behind with one person watching over them and didn't come.
"Clan Head, Izumi has awakened her Mangekyo."
Shisui said, his expression somewhat complex, upon seeing Uchiha Tamahiko return.
Last time, Itachi awakened his Mangekyo upon hearing of his death. This time, another young person awakened their Mangekyo.
So, awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan was this easy after all.
"It's not a big problem."
"Itachi, there might still be a chance regarding your blindness. If not, I will give you a stronger pair in the future."
"You all hide nearby and wait for me to leave together."
Uchiha Tamahiko wasn't too surprised to hear that Izumi had awakened her Mangekyo.
Given their relationship, it would be strange if Izumi hadn't awakened her Mangekyo, as Izumi's talent was only second to Itachi's among their generation.
At this moment, Uchiha Izumi had blood tears flowing from the corners of her eyes, and her expression as she looked at Itachi was still very agitated.
Since Itachi was alright, everyone naturally breathed a sigh of relief and began to conceal themselves, following Uchiha Tamahiko's orders.
Uchiha Tamahiko then returned to Marineford.
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