Garp knocked Sasuke down with a single punch, creating a massive crater over twenty meters wide in the ground.
"This should be over now, right?"
Garp's eyes narrowed as he looked down.
Sasuke's small figure was obscured by a cloud of dust.
If Sasuke's attention had not shifted to Kuzan, Garp would not have had such a good opportunity.
Moreover, in order to conserve Chakra, Sasuke had shed the Armament Haki covering his entire body.
Greatly reducing his defenses.
In contrast, Garp had not only attacked swiftly and seized the opportunity.
His fist had also been coated in the highest level of Armament Haki.
Such destructive power was enough to instantly kill a Sea King from the Calm Belt.
However...
Just as Garp thought this clash could finally come to an end.
A fierce wind swept outward from beneath the crater.
It instantly dispersed the entire cloud of dust.
What happened next made Garp's heart jolt!
The sight of Sasuke lying in the crater, which he had expected to see, never came to pass.
Instead, Sasuke was not only standing at the center of the crater, but had also raised his head high.
He looked up at Garp in the sky.
And that was not all...
A huge mechanical-looking spine emerged behind Sasuke, with several ribs curving forward to protect him.
Deep purple Chakra energy flickered in the wind like flames.
It was the power of Sasuke's Mangekyō!
Susanoo!
The instant Sasuke had been punched down by Garp and crashed toward the earth, surging Chakra energy poured out from within him.
It materialized to protect Sasuke and shield him from the impact.
Of course...
The spot Garp's punch had struck.
Still throbbed faintly with pain.
"I never expected the power I had always yearned for to appear in this way."