"BOOM!!"
"BOOM!!"
"BOOM!!"
Endless lightning ravaged the earth, mercilessly striking everything in its path.
It was like… divine punishment.
For a moment, it felt as though the end of the world had arrived.
"Crackle—!"
"BOOM!"
Caught within the attack's range, the Pacifista convulsed violently before finally collapsing into scrap metal.
As for Sentomaru—who had been kicked away by Kizaru—his Armament Haki broke under the impact.
While flying through the air, his body took a portion of the lightning directly, leaving him twitching with his eyes rolling back.
Looking at the man standing calmly at the center of the storm, Sentomaru thought bitterly:
'Uncle… your kick felt stronger than the lightning…'
A Marine Admiral's kick… hurt like hell.
"WHOOSH—!"
"BOOM!!"
Sentomaru crashed into a distant ruin, smashing the structure apart.
"What the hell was that?!"
Charlotte Galette stared at the distant sky in shock.
That massive lightning beast descending from above—what was it?
Divine punishment?
Even the sun had dimmed before it… just how terrifying was that power?
"No… that wasn't natural."
Lightning didn't take the shape of a beast.
That had to be an ability.
For some reason, one name surfaced in her mind—
Jin.
After all… he was a ninja. Lightning techniques would make sense.
"…Let's go take a look."
She glanced toward the bridge ahead.
"If it's him… I won't need to head to Area 1."
She rushed forward.
"…Jin, don't die."
Elsewhere—
As the storm subsided, the battlefield revealed its devastation.
The ground was riddled with craters, as if bombarded by warships.
Buildings and boulders were shattered.
Trees burned or reduced to charcoal.
Nothing remained intact.
Then—
Rain began to fall.
As if the sky itself was trying to wash away the scars.
"Blood-Eyed Ninja…"
Standing amidst the ruins, Kizaru looked toward Jin.
"What a terrifying lightning technique~"
"Tch. A Marine Admiral…" Jin spat. "Logia types really are a pain."
Light… of course.
In a single instant, Kizaru had reached Sentomaru and kicked him away from the center.
And himself?
Untouched.
He had simply turned into light and nullified the attack.
"…Annoying."
Without Haki, hitting a Logia's true body was extremely difficult.
"Oh~" Kizaru smiled lazily.
"If I weren't a Logia, I wouldn't dare take that attack~"
"…Hmph."
"Tell me," Kizaru continued, "you stayed behind to cover your crew, didn't you?"
"So what if I did?"
"Then you miscalculated."
"…There's more than one Admiral on this island."
Jin: ???
Was he… leaking information on purpose?
No.
More likely—psychological pressure.
"…I already know," Jin replied calmly.
"But I doubt they're unlucky enough to run into Akainu."
"Oh?"
Kizaru smiled faintly.
"…Let's see how long you stay that confident."
In his mind, Akainu was already moving to intercept the Straw Hats.
And against him—
They had no chance of survival.
'Good. Let him handle them.'
'I'll take this one alive.'
"WHOOSH—!"
In an instant, Kizaru turned into light and appeared before Jin.
"You… are coming with me~"
His hand reached out—
"CLANG!"
"…Hmm?"
Jin had caught his wrist.
"You can see my movement?"
Even at light speed?
Kizaru's gaze sharpened slightly.
Those eyes… the rotating tomoe…
'Is it his eyes… or Observation Haki?'
Either way—
Dangerous.
"Take a guess," Jin grinned.
With his Sharingan pushed to its limits, he could track Kizaru's movement.
"Kids these days… are terrifying~"
"Stop talking."
Jin's fist, coated in Haki, slammed toward Kizaru's side—
"CLANG!"
"…!"
Blocked.
"Of course…" Jin frowned.
"An Admiral wouldn't lack Haki."
"Dirty hit, kid~"
"In a fight, who cares?"
"…True."
Kizaru raised his leg.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
"CLANG!"
"BOOM!!"
Jin was blasted away like a cannonball—
"CRASH!!"
He smashed through a hillside and embedded into the ground.
Dust filled the air.
"WHOOSH—!"
Kizaru appeared above him.
"…Oh~"
"This one's the real body."
Jin coughed, blood at his lips.
"So… what now?"
"…Run?" Kizaru asked.
"…Why would I?" Jin replied coldly.
"I never said I'd run."
"…You really are being underestimated, huh~"
Kizaru stomped—
"BOOM!!"
The ground shattered—
destroying a hidden shadow clone underground.
"Ambush doesn't work on an Admiral."
"…Then let's try something else."
Lightning crackled faintly—
But instead—
"Earth Style: Underground Movement!"
Jin vanished beneath the ground.
"…Slippery brat," Kizaru muttered.
Still—
With Observation Haki, he tracked him easily.
Then—
A massive wave surged forward.
"Water Style: Water Shock Wave!"
"BOOM!!"
"Using seawater against a Devil Fruit user… how scary~"
Kizaru turned into light and avoided it effortlessly.
"Not done yet!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bite!"
"BOOM!!"
A spiraling vortex surged upward—
Then—
formed a massive water dragon.
"ROAR!!"
"…Continuous attacks, huh?"
Kizaru blurred—
dodging again—
But—
The water reformed mid-air—
closing in—
"…!"
He shot upward—
hovering above the waves.
"As long as I take you out, it ends, right?"
"Laser!"
"WHOOSH—!"
"BOOM!!"
The beam pierced Jin—
"POOF—!"
A shadow clone dissipated into smoke.
The water calmed instantly.
"…Predictable."
Kizaru landed lightly.
"…Without hitting me, it's meaningless."
Then—
he looked down.
At the real Jin emerging from the water.
"…Right?"
Jin grinned.
"…Who said this was all I had?"
"This—"
"Is your cage."
The water trembled—
Then—
ERUPTED.
"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Shock Wave!"
"BOOM!!!"
The sea surged upward—
Walls of water rising in all directions—
Closing in—
Forming a massive sphere.
Kizaru's expression finally shifted.
"…So it's that technique."
He remembered.
Enies Lobby.
A giant water prison swallowing entire warships.
And now—
It was aimed at him.
"…What a troublesome brat…"
"Enjoy the cage I made for you, Kizaru!"
Jin laughed.
If this worked—
He might actually trap—
Or even kill—
a Marine Admiral.
And in his eyes—
Excitement burned.
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