Three Tomoe Rinnegan (One Eye)

"Uchiha Senga."

After speaking his name, purple eyeshadow appeared at the corners of Senga's eyes, and Haki Heart appeared on the backs of both his hands simultaneously. Ever since his battle with Tokikake, Senga had been able to enter the state of Armament Haki Sublimation with both hands at the same time.

Undoubtedly, Senga had entered his strongest combat state. After all, his opponent was Silvers Rayleigh. A moment's carelessness, and even Senga would be defeated on the spot.

Confirming he was in his optimal state, Senga immediately unleashed Twelve Divine Air Strikes. Twelve fist-shaped shockwaves, imbued with Armament Haki, instantly sealed Rayleigh's movement trajectory, leaving him no room to evade.

However, Rayleigh was Rayleigh after all. Facing the technique that had instantly killed Tokikake, he was completely unfazed.

He held his sword in one hand and, with a seemingly casual swing, sliced through the wall of air formed by the twelve Divine Air Strikes. Senga's attacks grazed past Rayleigh's sides and disappeared into the distance.

Although Senga's attack appeared to be easily neutralized by Rayleigh, only Rayleigh knew the true power of that move. Suppressing the trembling sword in his hand, Rayleigh pondered for a moment before speaking, "Compressed Armament Haki, with some other power added? This is getting more interesting."

As expected of a renowned powerhouse on the seas, he could sense the extraordinary nature of the Divine Air Strike after just one exchange.

Seeing that Senga remained silent, Rayleigh wasted no more words. He flashed and disappeared from his spot. His speed was so great that even Senga, with his Rinnegan, felt he couldn't keep up for the first time.

However, the danger perception from Sage Mode and the prediction from Observation Haki allowed Senga to instinctively dodge. Activating Repulsion Force and Instantaneous Movement, Senga maximized his speed, appearing a hundred meters away.

BOOM! In the next second, a crack of unseen length appeared on the ground where Senga had been standing. The dark chasm was too deep to gauge.

Rayleigh maintained his sword-swinging posture and smiled slightly at Senga.

From a distance, Senga looked at the crack with lingering fear, "That was close. It would have been troublesome if I'd been hit. It looked like just a normal attack."

For a powerhouse of Rayleigh's caliber, his techniques had reached the realm of returning to simplicity. Often, a casual slash, swing, or cut with his sword could cause terrifying destruction.

Especially for swordsmen, the power of Hawk Eyes' normal attacks was evident to anyone who had watched the anime.

Didn't you see in the anime how Kaido's incredibly imposing-sounding Thunder Bagua was actually just a mighty swing of a mace? Yet, that single mace swing almost crushed the skull of Pirate King Luffy.

It seemed he was no match for Rayleigh in close combat. Senga understood that his Haki had been cultivated for too short a time. Attacking an opponent's strength with one's weakness was clearly foolish.

With that thought, Senga clapped his hands together with a snap, which surprised Rayleigh.

Just as Rayleigh wondered why Senga had made such a strange gesture, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble violently. From a distance, Senga stared intently at Rayleigh and let out a low shout, "Wood Style: Unzip Pants! (Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence)"

Senga was not only an awakened user of the Rinnegan, but he also possessed Hashirama's cells within his body.

Although he was not as skilled in Wood Release as Hashirama, being unable to use techniques like Wood Golem Jutsu or True Several Thousand Hands yet, he could easily use something like Deep Forest Emergence.

CRACKLE, CRACKLE. The ground beneath Rayleigh's feet continued to crack, and endless giant trees surged from the fissures, rushing towards Rayleigh as if they had a will of their own.

Rayleigh was somewhat taken aback by the absurd scene before him. He was entangled by the vines that spread from the giant trees, and the moment he touched them, Rayleigh felt his stamina begin to drain through the vines.

While Rayleigh was temporarily restrained by the vines, Senga had already formed the hand seals. He aimed his palms at Rayleigh, index fingers and thumbs touching, took a deep breath, and exhaled forcefully, "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A stream of flames erupted from Senga's mouth. Upon contact with the air, it instantly transformed into a sea of fire that engulfed the entire forest. The flames became even more terrifying as they landed on the trees.

"Damn it!"

Senga's continuous bizarre moves caused even the usually calm Rayleigh to curse, and he was then engulfed by the sea of fire.

Not only Rayleigh, but Kalifa, watching from afar, had the burning forest reflected in her glasses, her pupils dilated beneath them.

Every move Senga made seemed utterly illogical to her. The swift change in the battle's style had completely stunned the poor woman, making her forget everything. At this moment, only one thought occupied her mind:

"Who am I? Where am I? Is that Uchiha Senga even human?"

HUMMM! An aura erupted from the sea of fire. The flames that had been burning furiously were instantly extinguished.

Then came several terrifying slashes, carving a wide path through the dense forest.

Rayleigh's figure appeared at the end of the passage. He no longer had the carefree demeanor he had at the beginning.

His upper body clothing was burned to shreds, hanging in tatters, with only a pair of shorts remaining relatively intact. It was likely he had intentionally protected them; everyone has some pride to maintain, don't they?

HUUFF! Rayleigh exhaled a large mouthful of black smoke and glared coldly at Senga. Being put through such an ordeal made it impossible for him to have any pleasant feelings towards Senga anymore.

"It seems you have many secrets. Where exactly do you come from, Marines?"

Senga shrugged and said, "Actually, I'm a ninja."

"Ninja? Are you from Wano Country? Do you know Kozuki Oden?"

Here we go again. Whenever ninjas are mentioned, most people associate them with Wano Country. But could those people even be called ninjas?

Did wearing some pretentious clothes and calling themselves ninjas make them ninjas? Would spitting some saliva allow them to use Water Style?

Senga curled his lip and spat disdainfully, "Don't compare me to those trash from Wano Country, you bastard. And who is Oden? Just trash among trash."

"What did you say?!"

Kozuki Oden had sailed with Rayleigh in the past. Hearing his comrade insulted, Rayleigh was enraged.

Switching from holding his sword with one hand to both, Rayleigh's true anger flared. He erupted with speed several times faster than before, appearing instantly above Senga. He brought his sword down towards Senga's head with a fierce slash.

Senga could tell Rayleigh was truly enraged this time. However, this also meant he had achieved his goal, as he needed Rayleigh's combat power to test his new strength. He shouted inwardly, "Metis!"

"Understood, Master!"

As Senga's telepathic spirit beast, Metis understood her master's intentions without him needing to say more. She looked up, aimed at the sky, and spewed out a large mass of Black Flame, which immediately enveloped Rayleigh, freezing him solid.

The Black Flame's ice wouldn't hold Rayleigh for long, but it was enough for Senga.

A door appeared out of thin air in the air beside Senga. He reached a hand in and placed it on the Gravity-Gravity Fruit he had just obtained from the auction.

No one could see what that hand was doing. The Preta Path ability activated, and the Devil Fruit's power was absorbed into his body.

With the new power entering him, Senga's Pupil Power immediately surged. The intense fluctuation made him instinctively cover his right eye.

Crack! The ice sealing Rayleigh shattered. With a flip, Rayleigh landed not far in front of Senga, looking at him with a grave expression. His intuition told him that during the short time he was frozen, Senga had undergone some dangerous new change.

"Ha... hahaha, hahahahaha hahahaha!"

Senga, still covering his eye, let out a burst of maniacal laughter. Rayleigh, not understanding why, felt an unsettling chill and unconsciously tightened his grip on his sword.

After laughing for a while, Senga slowly lowered the hand covering his right eye. Within that right Rinnegan, another black Tomoe had appeared. A cold voice came from his mouth, "The real show is just beginning, Pluton, Rayleigh."

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