Two Evenly Matched Opponents

"Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

Noticing the change in Sasuke's pupils, Garp and Kuzan were both startled once again.

Though they had wondered whether this Uchiha brat might possess the same eyes as Kaze, when they truly saw those eyes...

Stormy waves still rose in their hearts.

Kuzan especially.

When he had fought Kaze, he had experienced the terror of the Mangekyō Sharingan firsthand.

That Susanoo had once left him at a loss.

Now that he saw Sasuke possessed the same eyes...

Not only did he picture Sasuke unleashing Susanoo in his mind.

But...

Sasuke was only a little over ten years old.

He was not even one and a half meters tall.

He was not even as tall as Garp's leg.

If he defeated Garp here...

It would truly shatter Kuzan's worldview.

"But... probably not."

Kuzan swallowed nervously, his throat bobbing.

His nerves were stretched to the limit.

He had never expected that he would be unable to say for certain!

Yes.

He had begun to doubt Garp's victory!

That meant that, deep down, he no longer believed Garp could defeat Sasuke with ease!

In fact...

The instant Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, Garp's expression changed drastically as well.

He stared sternly at Sasuke.

Both hands clenched into fists.

"This brat..."

"That Lightning Release Chakra Mode alone was already shocking enough."

"I never expected his Armament Haki training to have reached such an astonishing level too."

"Now he has a Kekkei Genkai like the Mangekyō Sharingan. He is probably stronger than some vice admirals at Marine Headquarters."

"I can't underestimate him."

Garp thought to himself.

At that moment, his Observation Haki was pushed to its utmost limit.

"I'm coming."

Eyes narrowed, Sasuke stared straight at Garp. At the moment he launched his attack, he deliberately gave his opponent a warning.

It was