Gyuki, which was cloaked with Susanoo, was like a demon god, swinging down its dual swords.
In that instant, it seemed as if space itself would be severed.
The land tilted, the sea churned.
If a Devil Fruit User capable of flight were to look down upon Sabaody Archipelago from the sky, they would see a corner of this circular island being brutally chopped off and plunged into the sea!
Hell, anyone who didn't see it clearly might think they were cutting a birthday cake!
In a daze, whether Marines or Red Hair Pirates, they felt as if the world had been reduced to a blinding white light.
Then, through their Observation Haki, the aura of death rapidly surged into their hearts.
Acting on instinct, several Emperor-level experts on the scene activated their Armament Haki, unleashing their strongest defensive techniques to block.
Boom-!!!
A terrifying explosion erupted.
In Shakky's Rip-Off Bar, located at least dozens of kilometers away from Grove 60.
Shakky, the former Empress of Amazon Lily, stumbled and fell to the ground.
The fine wines in the liquor cabinet fell one after another, crashing down and shattering with a crash.
And dozens of miles away, at the former Marineford, now the Marine G-1 Base.
Seeing waves nearly a hundred meters high surging towards the bay one after another, the Marine Admiral candidate, Momousagi, drew her sword.
She unleashed a flying slash at the world's top tier, splitting the oncoming wave in two.
"Wow! Even your sword swings are so beautiful! Momousagi-chan, please marry me!"
Another somewhat portly middle-aged man approached with a sycophantic expression.
He's also an Admiral candidate, Chaton.
"Get lost!"
Momousagi sheathed her sword, scolding without mercy.
"F-Failed again... This is the ninety-fifth time... Why won't you accept my confession..."
Chaton shrunk to the side, falling into a state of self-isolation.
Momousagi ignored the sycophant, her alluring yet heroic eyes fixed intently on the direction from which the waves came, thinking to herself:
'That direction is... Sabaody Archipelago? What on earth happened? Speaking of which, I think Garp-san took his troops there this morning. I hope he's alright.'
…
Sabaody Archipelago.
A long time passed before the smoke cleared.
Grove 60, no, probably at least one-third of the island, was already riddled with holes, not a single intact spot remaining.
"Was he doing it on purpose or was it an accident..."
Sandersonia, the second of the Gorgon Sisters who had been ready to rush off the ship to save their elder sister just moments ago, now felt a warmth spreading below, her voice trembling violently as she asked and answered herself.
No wonder she was scared like this.
Because just to the right of the Perfume Yuda, the sea surface was split in two like a pizza.
Looking out, one couldn't see the end at all.
And seawater on both sides continuously poured into the deep, bottomless trench in the middle.
Every member of the Kuja Pirates had no doubt.
If that youthful boy who had kidnapped their captain had shifted his attack direction by just half a meter-
The Kuja Pirates would have become history.
"Cough!"
A violent cough sounded.
The One Piece World's number one show-off, Red-Haired Shanks, knelt on one knee.
A trickle of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
Clap~ Clap~ Clap~
Seeing this, even Jin couldn't help but clap and praise.
"Impressive, impressive. As expected of the final face of the Four Emperor, to only receive injuries of this level."
Shanks seriously suspected this brat was mocking him.
But this time, Jin's admiration was genuinely from the heart.
His Eight-Tails version of Majestic Attire, to be honest, indeed couldn't compare to the peak Madara's Nine-Tails version from the Valley of the End battle.
Although ranked first and second among the Nine Tailed Beasts, the actual gap between Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails was not small.
Moreover, Jin was forcibly using the Susanoo's complete body form with an ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan.
Yet, Shanks only suffered this level of injury from that slash.
'Tsk tsk, as expected of Oda's avatar.'
'Speaking of which, if you're so awesome, how did you lose that arm?'
"Huff... Huff... Huff..."
Beckman gasped for breath heavily.
The flesh on his face twitched incessantly, crimson blood seeping from his forehead, streaming down his somewhat weathered face.
The muzzle of the large-bore firearm that had accompanied him for decades had shattered into fragments as if it had exploded.
Along with Shanks, as one of the twin pillars of the Red Hair Pirates, he had, together with his captain, blocked the vast majority of the attack for their subordinates just now.
"Hatchan!"
A cry of shock rang out.
Everyone turned to look, and then they saw Rayleigh, ragged and tattered, his right sword-arm dripping with blood, kneeling on one knee before a severed arm.
Pink skin, with suction cup organs characteristic of the octopus fish-man species on the inside of the elbow.
If they searched the battlefield more carefully, they could also find octopus legs, an octopus head...
Anyone who wasn't blind could recognize whose arm that was.
Clearly, the aged Rayleigh couldn't protect those behind him with his own body like Shanks and Beckman did.
He hadn't been able to block Gyuki's previous slash.
At least, not completely.
Resulting in Hatchan being directly sliced into octopus sashimi.
'An octopus killing an octopus, is that it?'
"Is, is this guy even human?"
At this moment, Helmeppo peeked out from behind Garp. Seeing the heavily armored octopus resembling an ancient weapon before him, a chill that resonated with his soul surged within.
Koby, from the other side behind Garp, walked out, his legs trembling.
At this moment, he seemed to dream back to the Summit War at Marineford.
'I, I really want to run away...'
After a year and a half, the thoughts from back then surged into his heart once more.
But the next second, Koby slapped himself across the face.
'No, that's not right!'
'How can I think like this?'
'I'm different from who I was back then!'
"Koby! Helmeppo! How many are still alive!?"
Garp, with his arms crossed blocking the two, took a deep breath to alleviate the pain throughout his body and asked them with his back turned.
Hearing this, Koby used his still somewhat rookie-level Observation Haki to sense and replied:
"A-About twenty or thirty people are still alive."
Garp brought a thousand men, but only this many are left!?
"Board the ship immediately! Return to Headquarters and report this to Sakazuki!"
Garp decided resolutely.
"Garp-san, what about you?"
Helmeppo cried out in disbelief.
"Young people are the future of the Marines! As I taught you before! When an infant and an old man ask for your help at the same time, you should choose the infant without hesitation!"
Garp shouted decisively and charged out fiercely.
"Galaxy Impact!"
Garp infused his fist with Haki and threw a punch.
The air cracked with explosive sounds, forcing Gyuki back over ten meters.
"Go!!"
Garp roared.
Jin wasn't in a hurry to counterattack.
To be honest, whether it was the Marines, pirates, or the Revolutionary Army, he didn't have any special feelings towards these factions.
In the end, he came here with a tourist's attitude.
Doing whatever made him happy.
Seeing Garp's decision, Jin couldn't help but wonder how the remaining Marines would react.
'Deserter King, how will you deal with this situation?'
"Sandersonia! Marigold! Run!"
Hancock, who is standing to the side, also shouted to her sisters on the Perfume Yuda.
Seeing this, Jin lightly waved his hand towards them a couple of times, signaling them to keep their distance.
Sandersonia and Marigold looked at each other in astonishment.
After hesitating for a few seconds, they immediately ordered the helmsman to turn around.
"I, I don't want to run!"
Koby clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he shouted.
He had already run away once a year and a half ago.
That kind of humiliation, he really didn't want to experience again.
"Don't be ridiculous, Koby! Do you think a battle of this level is something we can participate in now? Don't you still want to become a Marine Admiral? Do you want to die for no reason here? Garp-san has ordered us to leave! This is a retreat, not running away!"
Helmeppo grabbed Koby's shoulder and started dragging him towards the battleship.
But rather than persuading Koby, it does feel more like he was giving himself an excuse.
"Emmm~ Although I think keeping you around to play with slowly might be fun, I feel like having one disgusting cheater like Momonosuke is enough, probably no need for another one..."
Jin pinched his chin and muttered to himself.
Suddenly, a skeletal Susanoo hand rose from Gyuki's head, condensing a large Chakra Sword.
It immediately threw it towards the battleship that had just set sail.
Halfway through its flight, a white flying slash suddenly shot forth, striking the body of the Chakra Sword.
It caused the attack's trajectory to change, passing diagonally above the battleship.
"...Do you have an addiction to saving people?"
Jin looked at Rayleigh with a strange expression.
'If I remembered correctly, aren't you supposed to be on the pirate side?'
"I can't let you attack these young people again. Their era is just beginning!"
Rayleigh said with an extremely solemn expression.
Jin: "..."
"Everyone in this world has something wrong with their brains."
After a brief silence, Jin concluded.
Although the Konoha Council gave the impression of having abnormal thought processes, if you delved into the reasons for their various bizarre actions, it ultimately came down to protecting their own interests and power.
But pirates were different.
Often, you really couldn't understand the purpose behind their actions.
For example, Kozuki Oden could have called for backup from Newgate or Roger to slice Kaido into sashimi, but he just had to go and do that ridiculous dance.
For example, Roger could have entrusted his son to his first mate, Rayleigh, but he insisted on giving him to Garp, a Marine.
For example, the Five Elders could have killed Luffy before his fruit awakened, but they had to wait until he activated his cheat before belatedly taking action...
'Damn, a bunch of lunatics.'
"Oh... alright then, I'll send you on your way, remnants of the old era."
Jin nodded.
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He felt offended.
As Jin's words fell, Gyuki, its head also covered in silver-white armor, opened its mouth.
It condensed high-density Chakra capable of destroying the world, shaping the energy into a sphere.
Tailed Beast Bomb!!!
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
A dark red, nearly black energy ball shot out, shooting towards the main battlefield.
"Beckman! Now!"
Shanks shouted.
He and Beckman acted together.
Garp followed closely behind.
Three Emperor-level figures infused their Haki, using their weapons and fists as fulcrums, supporting the bottom of the Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Hmm?"
A glint of interest rose in Jin's eyes.
"Rarrrggghhh!"
Shanks, Garp, and Beckman let out angry roars.
The Tailed Beast Bomb was forcefully redirected 180 degrees back the way it came.
Seeing this, Gyuki wanted to swing its sword to cosplay Zoro's cannon-splitting move.
However, Jin made a gesture at that moment.
Seeing this, Gyuki sharply turned its head, letting the Tailed Beast Bomb graze past the armor on the side of its face.
The expressions of Shanks, Garp, and the others, who had just blocked this move, changed drastically.
Because the direction the reflected Tailed Beast Bomb was flying towards-
was unmistakably the battleship that had already sailed several kilometers away!
"Don't-"
Garp reached out, wanting to say something.
But after the first word, the next hadn't yet left his lips, and the city-destroying level energy ball, deep red and nearly black, slammed mercilessly onto the battleship.
A towering column of water shot up, as if trying to reach the clouds, splashing high, leaving a bottomless giant pit in the sea.
Jin said with a smile:
"Does this count as you killing them or me killing them?"