Feel the Surge of the Sea, Super Water Prison Technique!

"Asshole!!"

"Damn it!!"

"That wretched Straw Hat!"

"Damn Ninja!"

Moria roared in fury, wishing he could devour Luffy and Xi Yan alive.

But he also knew that he had to find a way to stop Oars now, otherwise he would fall into the sea and be doomed.

But Oars was in mid-air and had no way to gain leverage, so he could only watch helplessly as he got closer and closer to the sea.

"No, I absolutely can't fall into the sea..."

If Oars falls into the sea, he will fall in with him.

At that point, it won't just be a matter of the zombies being purified; he'll drown along with them!!

He hasn't avenged his comrades yet; he absolutely cannot die here!

A strong will to survive drives Moria to search for a way to stay alive.

Just then, an idea popped into Moria's mind.

"Oars, use the power of rubber!"

"But..."

"Quick!!"

Although he didn't know why his master asked him to do this, since the other party had said so, he could only use the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit according to the vague memories in his mind.

"Rubber... Twin War Spears!!"

His two enormous legs kicked downwards, and they actually stretched out like rubber, plunging into the ground below. But due to inertia, his body did not stop and continued to fly forward.

"Collect it!"

Having found a foothold, Moria immediately activated the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and began to bind Oars ' body.

"Boom!!"

As the seawater crashed, part of Oars's upper body plunged into the ocean.

Suddenly, a huge wave burst forth, submerging part of the forest!

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

Oars, lying on his back, instinctively took a gulp of seawater, making a gurgling sound that nearly scared Moria to death.

If too much of this is inhaled, even a massive zombie like Oars would be purified!!

Glancing at the water that was gradually rising above his knees, Moria roared, "Damn it, get back here!"

"Buzz~"

The power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit activated, Oars's outstretched legs began to rapidly retract, forcefully pulling Oars out of the sea.

"Cough cough cough..."

Once back on shore, Oars instinctively gasped for breath, feeling as if he had survived a close call.

"I almost... I almost drowned..."

"Call..."

Moria took a deep breath; thankfully, his precious Oars hadn't been purified.

Having finally managed to revive Oars, he certainly didn't want to turn him back into a corpse.

"It seems Moria has some skills after all." Standing at the other end of the forest, Xi Yan squinted and said, "Luffy, you saw that just now, didn't you?"

"Ah."

Although it's unclear why Oars also possesses the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit, that's not a reason to defeat them.

Ultimately, the other party was nothing more than an imposter.

Luffy casually tossed the Kusanagi Sword to Xi Yan and said, "Xi Yan, throw me over there!"

"Profound!"

Xi Yan raised his left hand and caught the Kusanagi Sword that Luffy threw at him, quickly using the power of the Multi-Size Technique to enlarge it.

He then opened his right hand to catch Luffy, making a throwing motion as if tossing him, and said, "Don't fall into the sea, kid."

"Know!"

With his muscles bulging, Xi Yan aimed at Oars and hurled Luffy away!

"Nightmare - Meteor!!"

"Whoosh~"

Like a cannonball, Luffy shot out with a whoosh, approaching Moria in the distance at an extremely fast speed.

"Moria!!"

"Damn it, did you think I'd fall for that trick again?!" Moria roared, "Kill him, Oars!"

"Profound!!"

Oars roared and flung his hand out, his huge arm spinning wildly in the air like a rubber arm, before Luffy down on Luffy!

"Rubber Boomerang!!"

"Bump!!"

The two exchanged a powerful punch in mid-air, the shockwave sending trees flying!

"Forehead..."

Feeling the tremor, Moria's expression twisted as he exclaimed, "How does this brat possess such immense power?!"

After carefully examining Luffy's appearance, it became clear what was going on: the opponent had actually used shadows to enhance his fighting power?!

In other words, did the opponent turn the tables and use your Devil Fruit ability against you?

Thinking of this, Moria was filled with rage.

"You damn Straw Hat, Oars, knock him away!"

"Yes, Master!" Oars roared. "Straw Hat, you get back here!!"

"You're the one who should go back!!" Luffy roared, "Moria, I'm going to beat you all to a pulp!!"

This bastard in front of him not only stole their shadows, but also wanted to take away his most important partner... He absolutely could not tolerate this!!

"Damn it, why does he have such power...?"

As Oars watched the arm being pushed back, his expression immediately changed. How could someone who was only a short man, almost as tall as him, be so much stronger than him?!

"Bump!!"

Ultimately, Luffy, who had the advantage in strength, delivered a powerful punch that sent Oars sliding backward, rapidly approaching the coastline and about to plunge into the sea!

"It's like this again! You really want to purify my Oars?!" Moria said with a ferocious expression, "Don't even think about it!!"

"Boom!!"

As Moria finished speaking, the shadows on the ground suddenly burst forth, transforming into an enormous shadow curtain!

"Bump!"

Oars's enormous body slammed violently against the curtain, twisting it as if it were about to shatter.

"Oars, you idiot, push harder!!" Moria roared.

"Profound!"

Using the force that appeared behind him, Oars quickly raised his hand and slammed his fist into the ground.

"Boom!!"

The force was so great that it created a huge, deep crater in the ground!

"Squeak..."

Finally, with their combined efforts, they managed to stop at the beach.

"I almost fell in..."

Oars glanced back at the seawater at his heels and breathed a sigh of relief.

He absolutely hates the feeling of falling into the sea; the taste of seawater is awful.

"Oars, quick, let's get back to the forest..."

Before Moria could finish speaking, a gigantic longsword appeared in the distance.

And this longsword is none other than the Kusanagi Sword of Xi Yan!

"Puff!!"

The sharp Kusanagi Sword pierced straight through Oars ' heart!

Even though the weapon began to shrink upon impact with Oars, the immense inertia still propelled him into the air, sending him plummeting towards the sea behind him!

"It's over..."

Moria's face turned pale; he knew he couldn't save Oars.

At this distance, even if he wanted to use the power of his shadow to pull Oars back, he couldn't, because Oars was too heavy!

Now he has to make a choice: either fall into the sea with them, or leave immediately.

Ultimately, Moria chose the latter.

Moria took one last look at Oars's body, gritted his teeth, and manipulated his shadow to emerge from Oz's shadow. Just as the shadow was about to leave the coastline, Moria swiftly rushed onto the shore.

"Hateful!!"

"Damn it!!"

"Shadow Dancer!!"

Moria roared, his body swiftly swapping places with his shadow, returning to the coastline.

His shadow appeared inside Oars's body.

Then those shadows transformed into a swarm of bats, which burst from Oars's body just before he fell into the sea and flew through the air toward Moria.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

Like a colossal, terrifying bomb, Oars slammed into the distant sea, creating a massive splash!

"Not good..."

Seeing the massive wave crashing towards them, Moria's face paled. If he were hit head-on, he'd probably be swallowed by the sea!

Moria's mind raced, and he came up with a way to survive.

"Shadow Rope!"

"Whoosh~"

The shadow in mid-air quickly transformed into an enormous bat, and at the same time, a rope made of shadows descended.

Moria grabbed the rope and was quickly carried by the force towards the forest, away from the crashing waves on the ground.

When Luffy saw the oncoming waves, he instinctively retreated, but since he didn't have the ability to fly, he obviously couldn't avoid the attack from the seawater.

"Hateful..."

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, Luffy was swallowed by a massive wave and began to struggle in the water.

The next moment, an enormous figure appeared here; it was none other than Xi Yan, who had rushed over!

Ignoring the waves crashing against him, Xi Yan's eyes darted back and forth, searching for Luffy.

"Found it!"

Having spotted Luffy, Xi Yan swiftly reached his large hand into the seawater and precisely grabbed Luffy's body.

"Bump!"

"Cough cough..."

Luffy, who was rescued by Xi Yan, coughed instinctively, almost collapsing from his nightmare state.

Are you alright?

"Cough... no... it's nothing..."

Luffy in Xi Yan's palm, Luffy coughed up the seawater he had just inhaled, which made him feel much better.

"Thank you, Xi Yan," Luffy said with a sigh of relief.

He almost thought he was going to drown.

"I'm glad you're alright."

"You damned Straw Hat, Ninja Xi Yan, I'm not done with you yet!!" Moria roared.

Seeing that Xi Yan was also there, Moria gave up his last shred of hope.

Even if Oars could swim up, this Ninja wouldn't let Oars return to shore alive.

Oars's purification... has become inevitable.

Thinking of this, Moria felt an immense pang of heartache.

The two who heard Moria's roar looked up at Moria in the air.

"This guy really knows how to use his Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability in a variety of ways," Xi Yan said.

It can even fly?

Although they didn't grow wings, gaining the ability to fly is still quite impressive.

"Moria!" Luffy stood up and said, "Our battle isn't over yet!"

"Catch up with me first!"

After Moria finished speaking, he manipulated his shadow without hesitation and flew towards the castle.

As someone with special abilities, fighting Ninja here would be a huge disadvantage; I must stay away from the beach.

' The Straw Hat used shadows to enhance his body; that's certainly a good idea,' Moria thought coldly. 'But I'm a Shadow- Devil Fruit User; the power I can draw upon is far greater than his!'

Thinking this, Moria shouted, "Straw Hat, come and catch up if you dare!"

He'll figure out how to retrieve Oars's body after he defeats these guys.

"Wait, Moria, I'll beat you to a pulp!!" Luffy roared.

After saying that, Luffy jumped up, stretched out his arm, grabbed Xi Yan's arm, and was launched into the air.

"Whoosh~"

Like a cannonball, Luffy quickly chased after Moria.

"Splash... splash..."

The moment Luffy left, the sea began to surge, and then Oars ' enormous body burst out of the water, struggling violently in the ocean, seemingly trying to swim back to shore.

"Damn it, I hate seawater the most!"

"It wasn't purified after all..." Xi Yan asked in surprise.

Seeing Oars struggling to swim back, Xi Yan narrowed his eyes.

'Salt can purify zombies, so seawater should have the same effect, but Oars wasn't purified... Was it because he didn't inhale enough?'

Looking at the energetic Oars, Xi Yan wondered if the other had held his breath in time to avoid inhaling too much seawater.

Or perhaps... as zombies, they don't need oxygen, something only living things need, so the amount of seawater they inhale is very limited.

In that case, simply throwing him into the sea wouldn't be enough to purify him.

"Damn bastard, wait for me to get up there!" Oars said irritably.

"Gurgle..."

"I will definitely help my master kill you all!"

"Gurgle..."

After discovering that Oars would drink water whenever he spoke, he shut his mouth and stopped uttering any more nonsense.

With arms and legs moving, the person began to move across the sea, rushing towards the shore.

Xi Yan ignored Oars's words and walked to the seaside, deactivating the Multi-Size Technique.

Looking at the Kusanagi Sword stuck in Oars's body, Xi Yan said, "Although I don't know if you need to breathe, but... if I put you in seawater for a while, the problem will be solved, right?"

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, Oars's enormous hand slammed onto the shore, creating a massive arm-shaped projection in the ground.

"Phew... Phew... We're finally ashore..."

Oars let out a long sigh of relief, then noticed the now-shrunken Xi Yan, and exclaimed in shock, "Eh?!?!"

"How did you get so small?!"

Oars stared at Xi Yan in utter shock, not understanding what was happening for a moment.

The other person was a giant just a moment ago, how did they become so Little One?

"I told you, I'm Ninja, have you forgotten?"

"Amazing!!"

"Could you perform for me again?!" Oars exclaimed excitedly.

Seeing Oars's genuine excitement, Xi Yan suddenly smiled. Even though he had forgotten some of his past memories, this guy's personality was still just like Luffy's.

However... he had no interest in continuing to fight Oars.

Now, standing by the sea, victory is his.

"Hey, Oars."

"How about I show you something more interesting?"

As they spoke, Xi Yan walked onto the sea surface, which stunned Oars.

"You... you can actually stand on the sea?!" Oars exclaimed in shock.

For a moment, he forgot about climbing up and just stared at Xi Yan in shock.

Then, Oars exclaimed excitedly, "Is this also the power of Ninja?"

"Amazing!"

If he could stand on the sea, wouldn't he no longer be afraid of falling into the ocean?

"That's right, this is also the power of Ninja." Xi Yan nodded.

"This is really interesting!" Oars laughed.

However, he quickly realized what was happening, glanced in the direction of the forest, and said, "Oh, right, now is not the time for these things. Master said he's going to kill you."

As he spoke, Oars began to climb back ashore with great effort, intending to return to the shore to fight Xi Yan.

Unfortunately, Xi Yan will not give him that chance.

"Hey, Oars, listen carefully, the sea is surging."

"What?"

Oars looked at Xi Yan with a puzzled expression, not understanding what Xi Yan meant.

But Oars soon realized something was wrong, because the sea began to tremble, as if some incredibly terrifying beast was churning it from below.

This made his expression change. Could it be that something terrifying was about to attack him from below?

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

The sea suddenly exploded, and several enormous streams of water burst forth, rapidly spreading towards Oars.

"Bump!!"

The water crashed against Oars, knocking him off balance, and his head plunged back into the sea.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

This sudden turn of events enraged Oars, but before he could do anything, he found himself flying.

'Um?'

Looking up in confusion, Oars immediately noticed something was wrong: he was being enveloped in seawater and flying up!

"Boom!!"

"Super Water Prison Technique!"

Standing on the sea, Xi Yan spoke calmly.

And so, this enormous water sphere, over a hundred meters in diameter, trapped Oars, this behemoth, in the seawater, forcing him to be fully exposed to it!

Sensing the danger, Oars began to struggle desperately, but the binding force of the Super Water Prison Technique was incredibly terrifying, specifically designed to deal with colossal creatures, and even Oars couldn't break free immediately.

Besides... Xi Yan won't give him a chance to break free!

"Savor the taste of the sea, Oars!" Xi Yan shouted.

Under the influence of Chakra, seawater in the water prison began to seep into Oars ' mouth and began to pour seawater into his body.

Even though Oars tried his best to close his mouth, he couldn't Shisui from seeping in. The gaps between his teeth were simply too large!

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

A large amount of seawater entered Oars's body, which sealed his fate.

'Damn it, I...'

Sensing the danger, Oars struggled even more violently, but still couldn't stop the seawater from entering his body.

As time went on, Oars found his body growing weaker and his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred.

'Am I... am I going to die?'

Master, I'm sorry, I failed to complete the task you gave me.

Oars, whose consciousness had faded into darkness, uttered these last words in his mind before becoming a corpse.

At that moment, Luffy's shadow emerged from Oars ' mouth, quickly bursting into the sea and flying away into the distance.

Looking up at the receding shadow, Xi Yan said, "So that's how it is. The shadow, once separated, isn't afraid of the seawater."

That's good, it saves me from having to figure out how to catch a shadow.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan released the Water Prison Technique, allowing Oars's physical form to return to the sea.

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, Oars's enormous corpse crashed into the sea once more, creating a massive wave!

Xi Yan immediately leaped into the air, dodging the impact of the wave, and at the same time activated his Sharinggan to search for his Kusanagi Sword on Oars.

After locating the weapon, Xi Yan landed on Oars and pulled out the Kusanagi Sword before Oz completely sank into the sea.

"Relying on zombies to become the Pirate King..." Back on shore, Xi Yan shook his head and said, "That Moria guy is really naive."

Such a creature with such obvious weaknesses is meaningless to the strong and can only be used to eliminate small fry.

After sheathing the Kusanagi Sword, Xi Yan glanced back at the direction of the castle, where some rumbling sounds could now be heard.

Clearly, Luffy's battle with Moria has resumed.

"Let's go back and take a look."

With a whoosh, Xi Yan, having activated the Instant Body Technique, vanished from his spot in an instant.

The bear, who witnessed the entire scene, frowned deeply.

"Possessing the power to control seawater..." Xiong murmured, "What a terrifying Ninja..."

Fighting this kind of person in a naval battle on the high seas would be extremely disadvantageous; they're practically the nemesis of superhumans!!

Most importantly, he felt that the other person might not be Devil Fruit User!

When he caught the Straw Hat, the boy was covered in seawater, and the waves crashed directly onto him, but his expression didn't change at all!

Was it because of her exceptionally strong willpower, or because she wasn't a superpowered individual in the first place?

Subconsciously, Xiong took out Xi Yan's Wanted Order again and looked at the words "capture alive" once more.

Clearly, the World Government doesn't want this kid killed; they want him alive... which might be related to his abilities.

In addition... the orders given to him by the Five Elders not long ago... this person might really be someone with some kind of special bloodline!

Not the kind of person who eats Devil Fruit, but someone who inherently possesses various special abilities!!

This explains why the World Government wanted to acquire the other party.

They want the power to use various powerful escape techniques without relying on Devil Fruit!

Especially... the ability to manipulate the ocean Water Release!

"No wonder the Five Elders thought of using the Shichibukai to lure that kid," Kuma murmured. "However... your plans are most likely to fail."

Recalling Xi Yan's words not long ago, without hesitation, "Luffy is going to be the Pirate King," Xiong's lips involuntarily began to curl upwards.

Would such a man willingly become a pawn of the World Government?

He... absolutely doesn't believe it!

Of course, there are still some things he needs to do.

Thinking of this, the bear instantly vanished from its spot.