Uchiha Hikaru crashed onto Jack the Drought's pirate ship like a bolt of thunder, blasting the enormous vessel into pieces. The people aboard were caught in the devastation, leaving countless dead and wounded. Only Jack could still curse furiously as he immediately struck back.
"Heh heh! You probably can't do it!" Hikaru chuckled softly. With a flick of his finger, he swiftly formed hand seals and stirred his Chakra. A wave of heat surged through the air, and a stream of flames blasted toward Jack.
Jack reached behind his back and pulled out two curved rasps, his gaze savage. "I've seen plenty of arrogant rookies like you. In the end, they all get their tendons pulled, their skin flayed, and dried into jerky by Grandpa Jack!"
As he spoke, Jack whirled his twin blades, raising countless fierce gusts that formed thick walls of wind and collided with Hikaru's Fire Style ninjutsu. The air currents exploded, and the already shattered ship could not withstand the tremendous impact. The entire vessel broke into several sections and slowly sank into the sea.
"Urgh!" Jack suddenly felt an overwhelming force press down on his hands. Not only had he failed to break apart Uchiha Hikaru's casual strike, but he also let out a muffled groan as both arms became as heavy as though an entire mountain had fallen upon them. Jack roared and braced himself against the deck with all his strength. Yet several cracking sounds rang out beneath his feet, countless fissures spread across the deck, and the half of the wreckage he stood on sank several more feet toward the seabed.
The people near Dressrosa were too far away to know what had happened over there, but they could clearly see Jack's flagship being blown apart. They were horrified. They had all