"Let's finish this. We still have a mission." Minato spoke.
Encountering this young Donquixote Doflamingo was just a minor interlude for him, nothing special. After all, he had no idea who Doflamingo was.
Hearing Minato's words, the others nodded.
Although they were all among the top thirty Outstanding Youths in the Sage Shinobi Nation's Outstanding Youth Ranking of the First Sage Shinobi World Elite Youth Tournament, Minato was unique. His talent, strength, and status made everyone subconsciously regard him as their leader.
Doflamingo knew things were bad when he heard Minato.
He had thought this trip into the Calm Belt was just a leisurely voyage, a chance to casually eliminate some annoying pirate ship. He hadn't expected to stir up such trouble.
"Are you distracted?"
A voice rang in his ear, accompanied by a fist powered by the Wind.
Fortunately, Doflamingo possessed Observation Haki, allowing him to react in time, abruptly raising his leg for a counterattack.
However, as he kicked, his momentum left him vulnerable.
Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique again, appearing on Doflamingo's other side and thrusting his kunai towards him.
Puchi!
No surprises. At barely 20 years old, Doflamingo wasn't yet the "Heavenly Yaksha," one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, from the original story.
Even the future Warlord wouldn't be a match for Minato's current strength. Minato was already far past the Kage level.
From Hui's perspective, a Kage-level shinobi was comparable to one of the Four Emperors in the One Piece world.
Someone like Madara with his dual Rinnegan might even surpass a Four Emperors in power.
Compared to pirates, shinobi possessed more diverse and unpredictable abilities. Most importantly, shinobi weren't affected by seawater or Seastone.
Minato could toy with a young Doflamingo as long as he liked.
"Cough!"
Doflamingo coughed up blood, gasping for breath.
He stared at the calm Minato, his eyes filled with terror. He had a premonition that he might be finished.
As Doflamingo faced his desperate situation, his crewmates were also on the verge of death. Ranzuki had finished weaving his hand seals.
This time, he unleashed his full power as a Kage-level shinobi.
"Sage Art: Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The Great Waterfall Technique was a common jutsu.
In the Hidden Sage Village, it rarely killed anyone. It was mainly used for support or to push enemies back. Its killing power was far inferior to the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
However, things were different in this world.
With oceans everywhere, ships were the primary mode of transportation and combat.
A damaged ship meant disaster, as they couldn't fight while treading water. For ordinary pirates, the Great Waterfall Technique was devastating.
Furthermore, Ranzuki's version was a Senjutsu, amplified by several times its normal power. The ocean environment further enhanced its potency.
Therefore, Hozuki Ranzuki's Sage Art: Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique was terrifying.
The sea surface rose, and in mere seconds, a two-thousand-meter-tall gigantic wave was formed.
Below the monstrous wave, Doflamingo's crew were utterly stunned, their eyes filled with horror.
"Fake, this shit has to be fake, right!?"
"How can someone control the sea? This must be an illusion, impossible, impossible!"
"Damn it, what kind of being have we offended?"
"It's over, completely over."
The enormous tsunami-like wave completely crushed the pirates' spirits. Faced with this natural disaster-level Water Style jutsu, they lost all will to resist.
Not only the ordinary crew members, but even Doflamingo was dumbfounded, his eyes filled with bewilderment.
Just what kind of beings... had he provoked?
No one would answer that question, not today, not ever.
The gigantic wave crashed down, swallowing everything in its path. Ships, people, all engulfed by the surging tide.
After a long, long time, the sea calmed down. The windless and waveless ocean no longer even held the wreckage of the ships.
Minato and his team had long since departed, leaving behind only corpses in the depths of the sea.
These bodies would soon be devoured by Sea Kings or other smaller fish. In the end, not even bones would remain of these deceased individuals.
The small interlude involving the ten individuals concluded. The scene shifted back to Marineford.
Kuzan and Akainu.
These two, who in the original story would clash for the position of Fleet Admiral in a ten-day-long battle, now fought side-by-side against Hui.
Piercing cold ice and scorching hot lava.
Two diametrically opposed powers attacked Hui from both sides. The attacks were wide-ranging; an ordinary person wouldn't be able to escape.
Unfortunately for them, their opponent was Hui.
He didn't even need to evade. Standing his ground, he unleashed a burst of energy. The terrifying shockwave repelled the ice and magma.
Then, Hui moved. He vanished from his spot, reappearing with his sword, decapitating Kuzan in a single stroke.
"...Not bad reflexes." Hui praised, observing Kuzan's Logia-transformed body. Kuzan's ability to elementalize before his attack landed surprised him.
However, Hui was unaware that Kuzan's back was drenched in sweat, his heart filled with relief and terror.
Only he knew he had survived because he started his elemental transformation the moment Hui released his energy.
Without that vigilance, he would have been killed instantly.
This man's power was beyond his imagination, unlike anything he had ever seen.
Hiss!!!
White smoke billowed as magma collided with seawater. The moment Hui reappeared, Akainu launched an attack.
However, Hui casually manipulated the seawater to rise and block it.
While magma was supposed to counter water, it depended on the quality and quantity of each.
Compared to Hui's seawater, Akainu's magma seemed to have no counteracting effect. Instead of countering, Akainu's magma was being extinguished by the seawater.
When the supposedly countered side was overwhelmingly powerful, a reverse counter occurred, as seen in this scene.
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