The island where Ron was.
"Clatter, clatter~~~~"
Amid the billowing dust, fine sand and gravel kept falling from the air, striking the ground with crisp rattles.
At the far end of the dust cloud, only half of Saint Gunko's body remained. Her legs below the waist lay forlornly among the rubble. Thick black mist kept pouring from her wounds, as though suppressed by some force, repairing and reconstructing her bit by bit at an extremely slow pace.
Ron stared at the half-body, then glanced at the black mist writhing with difficulty. His gaze flickered slightly as he said quietly, "Looks like... in this world, Senjutsu Chakra can suppress Imu's immortal body just like Conqueror's Haki."
After a pause, another question occurred to Ron. "They say seawater and Seastone can counter Devil Fruit Users... so if I throw her into the sea, can her immortal body still recover?"
Driven by his immense curiosity, Ron used Senjutsu again, blasting Saint Gunko's body until only half a leg remained.
Then he grabbed that half-leg and ran toward the shore.
But before he reached the shore...
Above, dark clouds churned and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, as though an invisible hand were painting the entire sky black.
Purple lightning tore and surged between the clouds, giving off heavy peals of thunder.
Ron stopped short, his brow tightening sharply. He had seen this before. The last time Imu descended, the sky had looked just like this.
"Is... the real body coming?" Ron muttered. He hurriedly threw the long, snow-white leg in his hand onto the ground, then turned and blasted it into a cloud of black mist with a small Tailed Beast Bomb coated in Senjutsu Chakra.
Without lingering, he turned to transform into the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and retreat,