"Rumble!"
The immense torrent of sand roared down toward Crocodile like a passing tsunami, shaking the entire desert.
Crocodile looked minuscule beneath it, but as he looked up at the tsunami of sand, his lips curled into a sneer.
As tens of millions of tons of yellow sand descended, his figure gradually disappeared, buried completely beneath the grains.
"What?!"
"Did it work?"
The Sand Shinobi cried out in excitement at the sight.
In their experience, few people could take that attack head-on. Most would die a violent death.
Yet, just a few breaths later...
Rasa's expression abruptly changed, his gaze growing even more grave as he stared ahead.
The sand blanketing the ground suddenly trembled slightly. Then vast swaths of it churned upward, forming an enormous sand tornado.
A figure flashed into view, appearing before everyone's eyes.
"He's completely unharmed!!"
Rasa's pupils contracted.
The figure was none other than Crocodile, who had been buried beneath the yellow sand. Now that he had reappeared before them, there wasn't a scratch anywhere on his body. Even the cigar in his mouth remained unchanged.
Tens of millions of tons of yellow sand had failed to inflict even the slightest damage on him.
The inconceivable sight left everyone utterly horrified.
"That didn't do a thing."
Crocodile exhaled a puff of smoke.
Standing beneath the sand tornado, his imposing presence surged once more, exerting an invisible pressure on the surrounding Sand Shinobi.
Suddenly, his eyes widened in a glare, and he bellowed.
"Now try one of my moves!"
With a fierce sweep of his hand, the immense tornado around him instantly roared toward Rasa.
Sand and stones flew everywhere as the immense tornado swept up more and more swirling winds. Above everyone's heads, the sky grew dark, shrouded in sand.
"Sables!"
Accompanied by Crocodile's furious