The moment Sengoku saw Hashirama Senju, he knew the plan had failed.
At this point, he had no other options left. His only choice was to try and forcibly take back the three Celestial Dragons from the enemy's grasp. Facing Hashirama, who had activated Six Paths Mode, Sengoku didn't dare underestimate him. After all, this was the same man who had effortlessly wounded Garp earlier.
Without hesitation, Sengoku unleashed his Devil Fruit power, transforming into his Great Buddha form with a resounding boom.
"Here we go!" Sengoku roared, his full power erupting as he charged toward Hashirama in his towering golden Buddha form, radiating an aura of overwhelming might.
"Oh? A Buddha, huh? Let's see whose Buddha comes out on top!" Hashirama chuckled lightly. As Sengoku transformed, Hashirama unleashed his own technique: Sage Art: Wood Release – True Several Thousand Hands.
A colossal wooden Buddha statue, adorned with countless massive arms, rose from the ground. Hashirama deliberately controlled its size to match Sengoku's golden form.
The two titans clashed in an instant.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky erupted with the sound of countless fists colliding, each strike like thunder splitting the air. The sheer force of their battle was awe-inspiring, as if two true Buddhas had descended to wage war on the mortal plane.
Meanwhile, the fight between Garp and Might Dai was escalating, yet neither could gain the upper hand. Their clash was so intense that it drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield. For a moment, the other combatants paused, their eyes fixed on the titanic struggles unfolding before them.
The Navy felt utterly powerless. They couldn't hold a candle to the ninja from the Shinobi World. Their only hope was that Sengoku, Garp, and their allies could defeat these formidable foes and turn the tide.
On the other hand, the ninja found fighting the Navy almost boring—like swatting flies. Lin Xuan had never ordered them to annihilate the Navy, only to rout them and help him seize the Sabaody Archipelago. With the Navy on the verge of collapse, the ninja saw little point in wasting energy on them. Instead, they turned their attention to the battles of Uchiha Madara and Hashirama, fascinated by their Six Paths Mode, as well as the Navy's Haki and Devil Fruit abilities.
But after watching for a while, some of the ninja began to feel puzzled.
"Strange… why does it feel like Big Brother's holding back? He hasn't used any of his real techniques," Uchiha Izuna muttered, confused.
Tobirama Senju shared the same sentiment. To him, Madara and Hashirama, despite their Six Paths reputation, hadn't unleashed anything truly devastating. Where were the massive techniques like Planetary Devastation or Tengai Shinsei?
Finally, Izuna couldn't hold back and asked in the group chat. Madara's response was blunt: "You think we don't want to? Lin Xuan told us not to use those massive techniques. He doesn't want us obliterating the Sabaody Archipelago!"
The ninja collectively nodded in understanding, their gazes shifting toward Lin Xuan's battlefield.
Truth be told, they were far more curious about Lin Xuan's fight. His thousand-meter-tall golden Susanoo was impossible to ignore, and the opponent he faced seemed even stronger than Sengoku or Kong.
With that thought, many of the ninja leaped into action, darting across the sea's surface toward Lin Xuan's battlefield. One led, and others followed. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred of the ninja had left, leaving only a few dozen behind.
The Navy, still locked in a standoff, was dumbfounded.
"What the hell? They just… ran off?"
"Are they going to reinforce Lin Xuan and take down that mysterious powerhouse fighting him?"
The thought sent a wave of panic through the Navy. Someone shouted, "Stop them! If they join Lin Xuan and defeat our reinforcements, we're done for!"
The others quickly realized the gravity of the situation and moved to intercept the ninja. But they hit a snag: the ninja could run across the sea, while most of the Navy couldn't. Some could use Moon Step to pursue from the air, but not everyone had that skill. How were they supposed to stop them?
Before they could figure it out, they noticed the ninja had stopped.
Peering closer, the Navy saw them standing on the water, arms crossed, casually watching Lin Xuan's fight from a distance. They hadn't gone to help him—they just wanted a better view.
For a moment, the Navy was stunned. Then Rear Admiral Hina snapped out of it, roaring, "Those bastards! They're looking down on us!"
The others quickly caught on, their faces darkening. The ninja clearly thought so little of the Navy that they'd abandoned the fight to go spectate another battle.
These were the same Navy elites who had crushed countless pirates. When had they ever been so blatantly dismissed?
Yet, as much as it stung, they couldn't deny the truth. The ninja—over a hundred strong—had effortlessly overwhelmed their tens of thousands. They had every right to ignore them.
"Those arrogant jerks!"
"They'll regret underestimating us!"
"Let's use this chance to help the Marshal and turn this around!"
"Exactly! Let's back up Sengoku, Garp, and Kong and show them what we're made of!"
Reignited with resolve, the Navy sprang into action. Some launched fierce attacks on the remaining ninja in the archipelago, while others rushed to support Sengoku, Garp, and Might Dai's opponents, determined to help take down Madara, Hashirama, and their allies.
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