Lightning crackled wildly through the air under the force of Conqueror's Haki. Several nearby Marines rolled their eyes back and collapsed.
Blackbeard punched a Marine away, then turned to charge at Naruto.
Just then, a dark shadow appeared above his head.
Blackbeard looked up.
A golden Buddha descended from the sky, its enormous palm wreathed in golden light as it slammed down toward him and his crew.
"Don't get carried away!"
Sengoku's voice boomed like a great bell.
The next instant, his palm struck. A terrifying shock wave crashed into Blackbeard, driving him and the crewmates who had just struggled to their feet behind him into the ground.
Rumble!
Rubble flew, and dust billowed into the sky.
When the dust cleared, the Blackbeard Pirates lay sprawled in the crater, passing out one after another.
Sengoku slowly returned to his original form, caught his breath, and ordered the Marines around him:
"Subdue them. Arrest every last one and send them to Impel Down."
"Yes, Fleet Admiral!"
Several Marines saluted, took out handcuffs, and cuffed Blackbeard and his crew one by one before dragging them away.
Sengoku watched Blackbeard being dragged off, then turned, preparing to order an all-out effort to capture the remaining Whitebeard Pirates.
"All forces, listen up..."
Before he could finish his order, a voice came from the entrance to the plaza.
"Sorry, but this war is over."
Everyone turned to look at once.
Out at sea, Red-Haired Shanks stood on the bow of a ship.
His ship slowly sailed into Marineford's harbor, flying the flag of the Red Hair Pirates.
Benn Beckman and several officers stood behind him.
Sengoku gritted his teeth.
Red-Hair.
Another of the Four Emperors.
After this battle, the Marines couldn't possibly withstand a war with another Emperor!
"Do me this favor. I'm taking Marco