"Elbaf Spear: Hegemony!!!"
Boom!
On the rain-soaked sea, a blinding light erupted, surging with explosive force and spreading outward.
In an instant, an unstoppable burst of raw power tore a gash through the already turbulent ocean, sending the waves into a frenzied roar.
"No, no, that's just brute force!"
"The right way is to go snap, whoosh, and boom when you unleash it!"
On the battered merchant ship, Sauro, happily munching on a Sakura-brand grilled fish, offered his 'wise mentor' advice to the girl.
"Ugh, Sauro, you jerk!"
Sakura clutched her head in frustration, messing up her hair. Next to her lay the broken remains of a giant ice sword.
She'd asked him to teach her some Giant techniques, but his teaching style… was beyond words.
Was the Elbaf Spear some kind of magical gadget? Snap, whoosh, boom… what even was that?
"You sure that's how it works?"
Sakura raised an eyebrow, eyeing Sauro skeptically.
"Maybe Sakura's brain just isn't sharp enough to get it!"
"Dereshishishi!" Sauro chuckled, poking her forehead and letting out his weird laugh.
"…"
Sakura, now smeared with fish oil, felt like a nerve in her head had snapped.
This guy!
Her raised hands glowed red-hot, and the air around her grew scorching.
"Whoa, hold up, what're you planning?!"
Sauro, who'd seen those hands grill a live fish to perfection, was understandably wary.
Luckily, a shout from the lookout scholar saved him.
"Ship spotted to the left!"
"Pirates?"
Nico Olvia pulled out her binoculars, peering into the distance.
Sakura activated her Observation Haki, piercing through the rain to spot two large ships sailing side by side on the distant sea.
A familiar sight: one bore the World Government's cross flag, the other the Navy's seagull emblem.
At the bow of the Navy ship stood a spry old woman, radiating authority.
She was mid-conversation with a man in a black suit from the government ship when she suddenly turned, locking eyes with Sakura and flashing a smile.
"Government and Navy ships. Here to save you, kill us, or maybe both," Sakura said, glancing at Sauro.
The towering Giant Vice Admiral's brows drooped, his teeth clenched tightly on his lip.
"Sakura-chan, what do we do?"
As the warships drew closer, the scholars turned their eyes to the petite figure at the ship's bow.
"The government's clearly after us, and this rickety sailboat can't outrun a warship, so…"
Sakura planted a foot on the ship's railing and shouted to the helmsman, "Get closer! Break through their blockade!!!"
…
"Well, well, not running but charging right at us?"
"Looks like a naughty kid, but she's young—maybe we can…"
The Navy Headquarters Chief of Staff, standing at 6'8", eyed the approaching ship with interest. The raging storm around her didn't so much as ruffle her composure—this was a legendary figure in the Navy.
"The World Government, huh?"
Sakura glanced at her trembling hands, a fire igniting in her chest, burning all the way to her throat.
"Come on, then! Be my enemy, world!!!"
Buzz!
A majestic aura swept the battlefield, dark lightning crackling as her Conqueror's Haki etched itself into the souls of everyone who met her gaze.
Scores of Marines and government agents collapsed, eyes rolling back. Even the officers who managed to stay conscious trembled, their legs like jelly.
"A… monster!"
The Navy and government officials gasped in unison.
"Good kids don't do things like that. Looks like someone needs a spanking!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, agile as ever, used Moon Step to leap from the warship toward the merchant vessel.
Behind her, a CP agent from the government ship followed suit.
Sakura raised her massive ice sword in her right hand, forming half of a water-based hand sign with her left, and launched into the air.
"Take this!"
Clang!
A deafening clash rang out as Tsuru's blackened fist met Sakura's ice sword.
Sakura felt a strange force seeping from Tsuru's arm into her blade. Though it wasn't as rawly powerful as Sakura's strength, the sword began to dent under Tsuru's fist.
"Damn it, a Devil Fruit power?"
Sakura frowned, channeling her ability to reinforce the softening blade.
"Lady Tsuru, I've got you!"
The CP agent joined the fray, his fingers coated in dense Armament Haki as he aimed a Six Powers Finger Gun at the stalemated Sakura.
At that critical moment, a roar accompanied a massive fist slamming into the CP agent.
Thud!
The agent spat blood, his body hurtling into the sea like a cannonball.
"Why?"
Though Tsuru had sensed it with her Observation Haki, seeing Sauro's attack still shocked her.
Sakura seized the moment, pulling back and unleashing a flying slash that forced Tsuru to retreat to her warship.
"Sauro, you're not that kind of kid. If that naughty girl's forcing you, just blink," Tsuru said, trying to reason with him. His actions were a clear betrayal of Navy principles, but she didn't want to fight a comrade.
"Sorry, Lady Tsuru. I can't do it. I can't help the government kill these scholars anymore!"
Shadows hid the Giant Vice Admiral's face, but huge tears splashed onto the deck.
"All they want is to understand history! If you're gonna call them evil, at least show some proof!"
"You're a kind-hearted kid, Sauro," Tsuru sighed, removing her gloves. As her hand passed through the air, bubbles scattered.
"But this is the government's order. Let this old woman cleanse your hearts and bring you back!"
The legendary Navy Headquarters Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Tsuru, went all out.
"Let's do this!"
Sakura dropped her ice sword, adopting a fighting stance.
A blazing heat surged like a tidal wave, erupting around her.
Fiery particles flowed like molten clay, coating her body. Her black robe turned crimson under the ability's effect, as if cloaked in scarlet.
Vibrant red ribbons swirled around her, making her look like a glowing ember of rose-colored flame.
Heat-Heat Fruit: High-Temperature Mode — Blazing Warrior Form!
Using water-natured chakra to create evaporating droplets, Sakura wove a layer of steam armor around herself. This would shield her from Tsuru's near-rule-based Wash-Wash Fruit, preventing her fighting spirit from being sapped.
"Dangerous little thing. Time to be a good kid!"
Tsuru dashed forward with Moon Step, swinging a fist wrapped in Armament Haki.
"No way!"
Sakura countered with a punch of her own.
Their full-force blows ripped through the air at blinding speed, colliding with a thunderous crash.
BOOM!!!
The explosive shockwave rocked the sea, reverberating like a thunderclap.
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