Otsutsuki Zero pondered life for a while atop the Ten-Tails' head, then controlled the Ten-Tails to flick out one of its tails, launching an attack on Senga without warning. He had truly mastered the art of surprise attacks.
Fortunately, Senga was on guard against him. He manipulated Susanoo to raise his sword to block his head, and then reached out to launch Almighty Push at the Ten-Tails.
The Ten-Tails' towering body, reaching a thousand meters in height, was blown away like a balloon in front of Shinra Tensei. However, Otsutsuki Zero was no less adept at manipulating Repulsion Force. He also released a Repulsion Force to counteract Shinra Tensei, thereby stabilizing the Ten-Tails.
Senga gave him no chance to catch his breath. Susanoo swung its sword and unleashed a sword beam. If it were Imu controlling the Ten-Tails, he would have had no choice but to dispel the sword beam and let the Ten-Tails recover on its own.
However, Otsutsuki Zero would obviously not use such a low-level method. A mocking smile appeared on his face, and then with a wave of his hand, a transparent barrier was erected in front of the Ten-Tails.
Meanwhile, a gang war is raging in Rogue Town, led by a man with a grass-green mohawk and an arrogant expression.
Standing opposite him was a burly man with a bald head and a face full of scars, who was shouting at the man with the rooster-like haircut.
"Bartholomew! Have you been getting a little too arrogant lately?! Do I need to teach you a lesson?!"
Bartholomew impatiently picked at his ear, then made a move that shocked everyone present.
He actually pulled down his pants in front of everyone and started urinating.
Bartholomew's audacity in brandishing his gun enraged the bald man opposite him, who now wished he could disarm Bartholomew on the spot.
He yelled at his underlings behind him.
"Shoot this bastard to death!!!"
The henchmen had long disliked Bartholomew, and upon hearing this, they immediately pulled out their real guns and opened fire on Bartholomew.
Bartholomew's underlings were already used to this and showed no sign of panic, as if they didn't care about their boss standing in front of them facing the gunfire.
Bartholomew simply raised his hands, interlacing his middle and index fingers in a strange pose, and a transparent barrier appeared in front of him, blocking all the incoming bullets.
He is Paramecia Devil Fruit User, capable of creating barriers to defend against all attacks, and so far no one has been able to break through the barriers he creates.
However, this did not deter the bald leader; instead, it fueled his anger even more.
He pulled out a dagger and charged at Bartholomew. Bartholomew looked at the bald man running towards him with the eyes of someone looking at a clown, and with a slight twitch of his fingers, the barrier was pushed out.
This was an attack method he developed using the Barrier-Barrier Fruit. Just when he thought the bald man was about to be smashed into pieces by the barrier, the transparent barrier disappeared into thin air halfway through its path.
Upon seeing this, Bartholomew's expression also changed; he stuck out his tongue and shouted incredulously,
"What!?"
The bald man didn't care why the barrier disappeared. Taking advantage of Bartholomew's momentary lapse in attention, he rushed to his side and stabbed him with his knife.
Fortunately, Bartholomew's underling reacted quickly and shouted a warning to Bartholomew.
"Boss! Watch out!!!"
Bartholomew snapped back to his senses and instinctively sidestepped, avoiding a fatal blow, but he still took a stab to the waist.
He clutched his bleeding waist and kicked the bald man away with all his might, sending the bald man's henchmen stunned in place.
Bartholomew's Taijutsu were already quite strong; he had only wanted to show off his Devil Fruit ability, but he ended up backfiring.
He made the gesture again to test his ability, but it still didn't work. This was the first time this had happened since he ate the Devil Fruit.
He had no interest in gang warfare anymore, and simply waved for his underlings to retreat, completely ignoring the remaining bald man's men.
On the way back, Bartholomew stubbornly struck poses again and again. One of his underlings, unable to bear it any longer, spoke up and asked...
"Boss, is there something wrong with your health?"
"Get lost! I'm perfectly healthy, how could there be a problem?"
"Then... is it because you didn't sleep well last night?"
"..."
Bartholomew silently watched his underling, who knew his question was incredibly stupid and sullenly retreated.
Bartholomew then pulled out a photograph from his pocket. The photograph was of Senga, taken when Senga was promoted to Marine Admiral.
He gazed lovingly at Senga's photo, then suddenly burst into tears and cried out.
"Senga! Please tell me what's going on!!!"
After shouting, he struck a pose and looked up at the sky.
The voices of his underlings rang in his ears.
"Boss! Your abilities are back!"
Bartholomew slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was that familiar transparent barrier.
Thump!
Bartholomew suddenly knelt down, slammed his head heavily on the ground, and cried out.
"Senga- senpai!!!"
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Senga frowned as he watched his attack dissipate against the transparent barrier.
"Is this the power of the Clear-Clear Fruit?"
Otsutsuki Zero smiled and said,
"That's right. As the source of Devil Fruit, the Ten-Tails allows one to use the abilities of all Devil Fruit. I must say, some of those abilities are really quite useful."
"Oh? So what?"
Susanoo sheathed its sword, bent its arm in a charging stance, and a white light shield enveloped its Susanoo.
Seeing Susanoo's actions Otsutsuki Zero didn't panic at all; instead, he crossed his arms and began to comment.
"This must be Whitebeard's ability! He can actually use it like this? Not bad, not bad!"
The transparent barrier remained in front of the Ten-Tails, which is why Otsutsuki Zero looked so relaxed and at ease. He was very clear about the defensive power of this barrier; it was a conceptual-level defense, enough to block any tangible attack.
A mysterious smile appeared on Senga's face. A purple light flashed in his Rinnegan, and a door suddenly opened on the transparent barrier.
Otsutsuki Zero's smile froze on his face.
"What?! This is...!"
Susanoo's enormous fist slammed into the air, creating a long, winding blue crack that stretched for miles, and unleashing a terrifying shockwave.
The shockwave blasted through the door in the barrier and struck the Ten-Tails and Zero standing on its head, distorting space and shattering it into countless fragments.