"Bullet String!"
Sabo jabbed a finger forward, and a thin string shot from his fingertip like a bullet, punching straight through a distant rock.
Then he raised his hand over his head, curled his fingers into claws, and slashed down...
"Five Color Strings!"
Five deep cuts immediately appeared on the unfortunate rock.
"Sky Walk!" "Super Hit String Whip!" "Black Knight!" "Spider's Nest!"
Next, Sabo tried several more moves Doflamingo had used, executing every one without a hitch.
Finally, he raised his right hand high and sprayed a mass of strings from his palm into the sky...
"Birdcage!"
Once the bundle of strings reached high into the sky, it quickly spread out in every direction.
But after traveling only a short distance, the spreading strings went limp and fell from the sky.
"Ah... that failed..."
Sabo scratched the scar by his left eye, then released another "Birdcage."
This time, the "Birdcage" was noticeably smaller in both height and range. Clearly, Sabo was hoping to improve his chances of success by reducing its size.
And his approach did seem to work. A miniature "Birdcage" enveloped Xie Wen and the others.
"Hee-haw! You did it, Sabo Boy!"
Ivankov exclaimed excitedly, "It might not work against Logia users or the Five Elders, but this move is a real headache for everyone else!"
But Sabo shook his head regretfully. "No, this isn't a real 'Birdcage.'"
He sighed before explaining, "I only used my ability to reproduce its shape. It doesn't have the toughness a 'Birdcage' should have, and it probably can't block Den Den Mushi signals either."
The "Birdcage's" main value lay in its almost "indestructible" strength and its signal-blocking properties. Without those two attributes, the move could only trap cannon fodder.
"It's all right. Sabo, you only just gained the power of the String-String