Uchiha Hiko crashed onto Jack the Drought's pirate ship like a thunderbolt, blasting the massive vessel to pieces. The people aboard were caught in the disaster, suffering countless casualties. Only Jack could still curse loudly as he immediately struck back.
"Hehe! You probably can't do it," Hiko chuckled softly. With a flick of his fingers, he formed hand seals at lightning speed. Chakra surged, and a wave of heat rose around him as a streak of fire blasted toward Jack.
Jack reached behind his back and drew two curved rasps, his gaze savage. "I've seen plenty of arrogant rookies like you. In the end, they all get skinned, gutted, and dried into jerky by Grandpa Jack!"
As he spoke, Jack swung his twin blades, whipping up countless fierce gusts that formed thick walls of wind and crashed into Hiko's Fire Release Ninjutsu. The air currents exploded violently. The already shattered ship could not withstand the tremendous impact, splitting into several sections and slowly sinking beneath the sea.
"Urgh!" Jack suddenly felt an overwhelming force sink into his hands. Not only had he failed to break apart Uchiha Hiko's casual attack, but he also let out a muffled groan as both arms became as heavy as if an entire mountain had come crashing down on them. Jack roared and braced himself against the deck with all his strength. Yet several cracking sounds rang out beneath his feet, and countless fractures spread across the deck. The half of the wreckage Jack stood on sank several more feet toward the seabed.
The people around Dressrosa were too far away to know what was happening over there, but they could clearly see Jack's flagship being torn apart. They were terrified. They had all assumed that once one of the Four Emperors' right-hand men arrived,