Although Akainu's personality was extreme, he wasn't one to bluff. Therefore, his attitude must have had a deeper reason.
As for what gave him such confidence to eliminate Fairy Tail, Drake's first thought was the mysterious "Mother Seed" that Vegapunk had repaired for the World Government.
Imu's use of this mysterious weapon, suspected to be Uranus, instantly annihilated the entire Lulusia Kingdom, its power affecting the entire world and leaving behind the bizarre spectacle of a hollow sea.
If the World Government were to use that against Drake and his companions, Drake would truly have to consider whether to flee.
However, regardless of whether Vegapunk had completed the Mother Seed, Imu and the Five Elders wouldn't likely use it against Drake.
Besides, that thing destroys the target and everything around it. Akainu's demeanor didn't suggest he wanted mutual destruction with Drake.
Furthermore, that weapon was tied to the World Government's deepest secrets. Even as a Marine Admiral, Akainu wouldn't be qualified to use it, or even know of its existence.
Akainu's confidence stemmed from having a reliable and powerful trump card.
At that moment, Drake suddenly remembered the news he'd seen in the newspaper—the World Government's World Conscription!
In the original storyline, Whitebeard's dying words, "The ONE PIECE definitely exists," caused the entire era to go berserk.
To cope with this situation, the Navy launched a World Conscription to the entire world, which significantly boosted the Navy's strength.
Most notably, after the retirement of old-generation Marines like Sengoku and Garp, Akainu's promotion to Fleet Admiral, and Aokiji's departure, the Navy's three Admirals were still at full strength.
Fujitora and Ryokugyu, who were previously unknown, were promoted to Admiral due to their monstrous strength, earning them the codenames "Fujitora" and "Ryokugyu."
Drake instantly understood the source of Akainu's confidence… it was two Admiral-level helpers!
Drake looked up at the sky, where a giant meteorite was falling. The friction with the air had already turned its surface a fiery red.
Looking down, Drake saw a blind man on a warship, holding a sword behind his back.
Issho, a Paramecia-type user of the Shiso Shiso no Mi. Although blind, he possessed incredibly powerful Observation Haki, allowing him to sense meteorites from beyond the atmosphere and pull them down as an attack.
Fal circled in mid-air, tilting its head. Light emanated from its abdomen all the way to its throat, and then flames shot out of its mouth like a spear, piercing the falling meteorite and causing it to explode into fragments.
Sasuke shifted his gaze. The lightning arrow he was about to release changed direction and shot towards Fujitora.
But just then, a large amount of vines emerged from beneath the sea, wrapping around the lightning arrow.
Electric arcs continuously shredded the vines, turning the debris into charcoal, but the vines grew relentlessly, eventually grinding the lightning arrow to dust.
Aramaki retracted his five fingers, which had turned into vines, and said, "That was dangerous! Can such a young kid possess this level of power?"
This was the power of the Logia-type Mori Mori no Mi—Ryokugyu. He could create various plants, control their growth at will, shape them into any form he desired, and even transform his body into plants.
Sasuke wore a strange expression. This ability… wasn't it Wood Style? He might lack experience dealing with many abilities, but this was probably the one he was most familiar with!
Stella flapped her dragon wings and flew over, saying, "Be careful, those two are very strong. They should be among the top powerhouses in this world!"
Natsu also walked over, clapped his fists together, and said, "Isn't that perfect? Training with such opponents is what makes it exciting! I'm fired up!"
Fujitora and Ryokugyu also sensed the fighting spirit of the people on the shore. Fujitora said, "It seems our opponents are also eager. Then I shall go first!"
With that, Fujitora drew his sword and slashed. A piece of meteorite that had fallen onto the ship flew up.
Fujitora jumped directly onto it, and carried by the floating meteorite fragment, he flew towards the shore.
Ryokugyu said, "Brother Issho is quite impatient.
The upcoming battle won't be for everyone. Others should act according to their capabilities!"
After instructing the surrounding Navy soldiers, Ryokugyu jumped from the bow of the ship, extending his palm towards the water's surface.
Plant roots grew from his fingers, and upon touching the water, they quickly formed a patch of duckweed-like plants.
The plants proliferated rapidly, forming a path leading directly to the shore in just a few breaths.
As Ryokugyu landed on the duckweed path, Fujitora had already reached the shore.
The welcome Fairy Tail gave him was a crescent-shaped slash.
"Gravity Blade: Crescent Moon!"
The meteorite was split in two by the slash. Fujitora flipped and landed, drawing his staff sword and slashing down.
"Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger!"
"Gravity Blade: Skyfall!"
Kagura swung her sword to meet the attack. The two blades collided, emitting a sound like mountains collapsing.
Fujitora's lips curved into a smile as he said, "If my senses are correct, young lady, your power should be similar to mine.
There are no identical Devil Fruits on the sea. The Navy's intelligence was indeed correct; you possess a special power."
Kagura smiled and said, "The chance to fight a strong opponent with a similar ability is quite rare. Please guide me!"
With their blades crossed, the air around them warped due to the suddenly increased gravity.
Meanwhile, Ryokugyu had also landed at the G5 base, and his first opponent was Sasuke's Susanoo.
"What a cool ability!"
Ryokugyu's tone seemed to lack any genuine praise, filled instead with hostility.
He stomped on the ground, and a multitude of vines and saplings broke through the rocky G5 ground, growing rapidly. Ryokugyu himself merged into the forest that had sprung up in the blink of an eye.
Vines and trees intertwined, forming a giant humanoid figure, its face identical to Ryokugyu's.
The tree-man, Ryokugyu, swung his fist at the Susanoo warrior, while Sasuke, not to be outdone, drew his chakra-infused ninja sword and slashed.
The giant ninja sword plunged into the tree-man's body, but stopped at its chest, failing to cleave it in two.
It turned out that the ninja sword had been entangled by numerous vines, and those vines were already spreading towards Susanoo's body.
Natsu landed on the back of the ninja sword and unleashed the Roar of the Flame Dragon from his mouth. The vines instantly turned to ash, and even the tree-man was ignited and burned into a ball of fire.
The Susanoo warrior opened its palm, and the rotating Yasakani no Magatama was thrown at the burning tree-man, blowing it into fragments.
Fragments of burning wood fell to the ground, but a sapling quickly grew from them, transforming into Ryokugyu's likeness.
Sasuke also understood. His opponent's power was very different from Wood Style. Ryokugyu's control over the details of his ability surpassed Wood Style, and the elemental transformation of his Nature Type made him even more formidable.
On the other side, Kagura was also sent flying by Fujitora's slash.
Fujitora and Ryokugyu—as expected of those called monsters—their strength was definitely enough to qualify them as Marine Admirals.
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