"So he's really fine…"
Franky said blankly, his jaw hanging open. "What the hell is that water sphere thing?"
That ninja guy was way too insane.
Not only had he tricked two Marine Vice Admirals using some kind of clone, he'd even trapped them afterward.
Franky could tell—those two couldn't move at all now.
Given enough time, they might actually drown to death in there!
Two Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals taken out at once…
If he really pulled that off, that bounty would probably shoot straight through the sky.
Nico Robin, on the other hand, quietly let out a breath of relief.
As long as he was safe… that was all that mattered.
"Jin is really amazing," Nami said with a smile.
"Let's focus on taking the ship," Robin said, her gaze locking onto Spandam, hatred surging in her eyes.
If it weren't for that bastard's father, Ohara would never have been destroyed by a Buster Call.
And now—because of this same bastard—the Straw Hats were being forced to face another Buster Call.
He deserved to die.
"Four Fleur: Clutch Slap!"
Four arms bloomed above Spandam's head and began slapping his face mercilessly.
Before punishing this bastard properly, Robin had no intention of letting him die quickly.
At the same time—
On the Marine warships, the three Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals showed no reaction at all to what was happening over there.
Forget Spandam—
even if his father showed up, they probably wouldn't lift a finger.
After all, CP agents and Marines belonged to completely different systems.
"That bastard's abilities are seriously bizarre," Momonga said. "Freely controlling seawater—and even using lightning…"
"What exactly is he?"
"He shouldn't be a Devil Fruit user," Strawberry said calmly. "Don't forget—he just rose up from underwater."
A Devil Fruit user could never move freely beneath the sea.
"That's true…"
Onigumo narrowed his eyes. "He said he was a ninja… so these must be ninjutsu."
To be honest, this was his first time fighting a ninja.
"Unknown abilities don't mean unbeatable," Momonga said. "We've fought plenty of enemies whose powers we didn't understand."
Not every Devil Fruit was recorded in the encyclopedia.
And many times, you couldn't even be sure whether your enemy was a Devil Fruit user at all.
Most battles required analysis during combat—only then could counters be found.
"First, we rescue them," Momonga said.
He could already see Onigumo desperately signaling with his eyes.
(Stop analyzing and get us out of here already!)
Even Vice Admirals couldn't hold their breath forever.
"Geppo!"
Bang!
Momonga kicked into the air and faced Jin from above.
"Kid, hiding behind them is a clever tactic, but don't forget—we are—"
Before he could finish—
A shrill scream erupted from behind him.
The sudden change instantly drew the attention of all three Vice Admirals.
They turned around—
And Momonga's pupils shrank violently.
A Marine lay on the deck, blood spraying from his body.
The surrounding soldiers had retreated in terror.
And standing there—
Was a figure that absolutely did not belong to the Marines.
Momonga: ???
"…You!"
Momonga stared in disbelief.
Wasn't this man supposed to be maintaining that water prison?!
Why was he here?!
"Could it be…" Strawberry said slowly, "…a clone?"
"Seems so," Onigumo said grimly.
He'd read those old ninja stories before.
Shadow clones were part of them.
He just never imagined those legends were real.
"Water Release: Water Body Flicker~"
Jin straightened up and casually flicked the blood from the Grass Cutter blade, smiling as he looked at the Vice Admirals.
"Gentlemen… underestimating me can get you killed, you know~"
Water Body Flicker.
A high-speed movement technique developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
When used in water, its speed was nearly instantaneous.
Earlier, when Jin used the Triple Water Dragon Technique, he'd deliberately used the water dragons to block the Marines' vision.
In that moment, he swapped places with a clone.
Then—using Water Body Flicker—he rode the current straight into the middle of the warship formation.
"So you're the real body…" Strawberry said coldly. "Then we'll kill you first!"
Armament Haki spread across his blade as his aura surged.
"Momonga, go save them," Onigumo said. "We'll handle this one."
"Geppo!"
Neither of them dared underestimate Jin now.
As the two closed in, Jin clapped his hands together and smiled faintly.
"Listen closely," he said. "The sea… is roaring."
"…What?"
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shockwave!"
BOOOOM!!
An enormous surge of water erupted outward from Jin's position!
The two Vice Admirals were forced to halt and leap higher with Geppo.
At the same time—
The sea beneath the warship formation began to quake violently.
As if countless Sea Kings were rampaging beneath the surface—
Like a natural disaster descending upon the battlefield.
The warships lurched uncontrollably, colliding and grinding against one another.
Some cracked open instantly as seawater poured in.
"AAAAH!!"
"Monster—this guy's a monster!"
"Save us!!"
Screams, cries, and panic spread across the fleet.
The Marines were utterly powerless against a force like this.
"Damn it—what are you trying to do?!" Strawberry roared.
Even the usually gentle Onigumo had opened his eyes fully now, murderous intent blazing as he stared at Jin.
Jin said nothing.
He simply continued forming hand seals.
The seawater rose higher and higher—
Rapidly forming an enormous sphere that engulfed all nine Marine warships.
It even caught up to Momonga midair.
The only ship not swallowed was the one Jin had already split apart—
That shattered vessel was instead pushed by the waves toward Enies Lobby.
Strawberry and the others finally understood.
Their expressions changed completely.
That massive sphere of seawater…
It had swallowed all nine warships at once.
The scale alone made their scalps go numb.
Even they themselves were now trapped within the vast water domain.
Though the seawater didn't restrict their movement—they could still use Geppo—
They all understood something very clearly.
The moment this water sphere formed—
They had already lost.
With the warships completely submerged, the cannons were useless.
The Buster Call could no longer be executed.
Thinking back—
They had only fired a single shot.
And that was merely a test round.
Otherwise, they might not have even fired once.
This…
Was an absolute humiliation.
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