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Chapter 86: The Power of Devil Fruits
The perimeter of the central square in Sunagakure.
Here lay the final line of defense established by the Sand Shinobi. Countless warning traps remained hidden beneath the earth.
And now!
Standing just outside the cordon, five distinct figures appeared from five different directions.
"Fufufufu! What a pity! We've been discovered!"
Doflamingo looked at the ninja before him with indifference. The Sand Shinobi held up a kunai, gazing up at the towering Doflamingo with trembling hands.
From this distance, the sheer height of the intruder forced the ninja to take a shocked step back.
Behind Doflamingo lay the corpses of fallen ninjas. Their bodies had been severed by something incredibly sharp. Not a single corpse remained intact.
The pungent scent of blood permeated the air.
After retreating a step, the ninja caught sight of his fallen comrades. Grief and rage surged within him, and he gripped his kunai tighter.
He prepared to rush forward and attack Doflamingo.
But in the next second...
Doflamingo made a peculiar gesture with his left hand.
Twang...
The rushing ninja's body was instantly segmented.
Thud...
His torso collapsed to the ground, but his severed head hung in the air for a moment before rolling aside, steam rising from the fresh blood.
Shock!
Countless pairs of eyes stared at Doflamingo in horror.
What did he do?
How could the squad that engaged him be wiped out in an instant?
Watching this scene unfold on the projection screens, the people of the Ninja World covered their mouths, rendered completely speechless.
In Konoha, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tsunade watched Doflamingo with palpable dread.
This man struck with ferocity, yet his methods were invisible. They couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
Why was that Sand Shinobi's head suddenly severed?
How did he do it without a weapon in hand?
Hiss!!
While the crowd stared at Doflamingo in shock, another figure materialized dozens of meters away.
Gecko Moria appeared, bats scattering from behind his cloak. Simultaneously, a horde of zombie soldiers began to claw their way out of the ground, gathering around him.
"Kishishishishi! Are these ninjas? They're too weak..."
Although the zombies crawling from the earth possessed pitifully low combat power, the visual was terrifying to the ninjas.
This scene was simply nightmarish.
Gecko Moria looked even more dangerous than Doflamingo, especially with his grotesque appearance
"Is... is this person... a demon?"
Moria grinned widely. "Of course I am a demon! Kishishishishi!!"
.....
Suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted in the distance!
BOOM!!
Heavy, rhythmic footsteps echoed.
A massive bear of a man walked slowly out of the dust, the building behind him utterly obliterated by a compressed air blast.
He held a bible in one hand and wore a hat adorned with bear ears. The cute style of his attire formed a bizarre, jarring contrast with the oppressive aura radiating from his colossal frame.
The ninjas were bewildered.
Bartholomew Kuma stared blankly at the ninja blocking his path. "If you were to go on a trip, where would you like to go?"
He asked politely.
However, the question only deepened the confusion. This guy was courteous, yet undeniably eerie.
Seeing that the ninja didn't move...
Kuma removed his glove and raised his palm toward the large group of ninjas ahead.
He revealed the fleshy pads on his palm, resembling those of a cat.
A strange sound began to resonate.
Dunn, dunn, dunn...
Three seconds later.
Pop!!
A paw-shaped bubble of compressed air floated from Kuma's hand. It drifted slowly toward the ninjas, moving sluggishly like a uniquely shaped balloon.
After waiting so long, this guy just threw a bubble?
But when the air mass slowly descended into the crowd...
BOOM!
Before anyone could react, the bubble detonated.
The maniacally compressed air cannon exploded with unbelievable force, instantly engulfing every ninja within a dozen meters.
In the blink of an eye.
The shockwave blasted the ninjas away, blood spraying from their mouths, their eyes rolling back into their heads.
They lost consciousness instantly.
Ninjas watching from other locations stared blankly, their minds reeling.
Who could have predicted that something moving so slowly would possess such terrifying power?
.....
"Look at him, he has gills like a fish."
"There's some kind of webbing between his fingers, too!"
"Is this that 'Murloc' race? Disgusting..."
Behind Kuma, a group of ninjas had surrounded Jinbei, mocking his appearance.
Jinbei, who hadn't made a move yet, frowned, his expression darkening.
"Murloc Karate: Arabesque Brick Fist!"
BOOM!!!
He punched the empty air in front of him.
There was no one directly before Jinbei; the blow seemed aimed at nothing. However, a powerful shockwave erupted, transmitting through the water vapor in the air and radiating 360 degrees.
All the mocking ninjas surrounding him were blasted backward.
Jinbei glanced at the fallen men. "It is quite rude to discuss another's appearance so casually."
But as Jinbei finished speaking, a clamor of voices rose from the left.
"So... beautiful... this woman! She is too beautiful!"
"She's so tall and stunning..."
"Perfume Femur!!!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress, struck suddenly, having momentarily entranced the Sand Shinobi.
After a series of dazzling kicks, Hancock strode arrogantly toward the location of the One Tail.
Behind her remained a group of ninjas—some with petrified eyes, others with stone arms or legs.
Though not fully turned to stone, those whose bodies were partially petrified screamed in horror.
.....
At this moment, the people of the Ninja World stared at the screens in disbelief.
The Shichibukai displayed on the projection...
Their faces showed nothing but shock.
Each one was more terrifying than the last. Their abilities were bizarre and incomprehensible.
Doflamingo, who slaughtered enemies invisibly, looked extremely dangerous.
Moria, a devil-like figure summoning an army of the dead.
Kuma, the strange bear-man whose air shockwaves held devastating power.
Jinbei, the Murloc who could strike enemies down by punching the air.
And Hancock, whose beauty was weaponized, turning anyone she kicked into stone.
Their powers were completely beyond the understanding of the ninja world. Every single one of them was eccentric to the extreme.
The Shichibukai's display of strength surprised even Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"It seems... we all underestimated the Devil Fruits of that world! There are so many strange abilities!"
Previously, Hiruzen had thought the powers of the Pirate World were too singular to be a threat. The only thing he deemed worth noting was Haki.
But now...
He was beginning to understand. Devil Fruits!
This power system was no simpler than Ninjutsu. In fact, some of these abilities were overwhelmingly potent.
"So this is... Devil Fruit power..."
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