Crack!
Whitebeard's fist slammed fiercely into the air!
Cracks spread outward from his fist, shattering the air with one punch, and the vibrational power of this punch flew towards Uehara Naraku!
A strong force came rushing forward!
Uehara Naraku crossed his palms, blocking Whitebeard's Quake-Quake Fruit ability. This punch seemed to have no effect on him...
In an instant, Uehara Naraku flew towards Whitebeard, and just as he was about to attack Whitebeard, a figure stood between him and Whitebeard!
Monkey D. Garp swung his fist, smashing it towards Uehara Naraku, and the two fists collided in an instant!
Boom!
A dull sound echoed in everyone's ears!
The moment Garp and Uehara Naraku's fists clashed, a powerful shockwave burst forth from their fists. Garp finally realized what Dragon had experienced!
Even though he was known as Iron Fist Garp...
At this moment, he also felt the immense power transferred through his fist!
Uehara Naraku raised his eyebrows, changing his fist into a claw to grip Garp's fist. Just as Garp's expression slightly changed, trying to break free, Uehara Naraku exerted force with his palm, flinging Garp's entire body away!
Just as Uehara Naraku was about to follow up and continue attacking Garp, Whitebeard's fist came crashing towards Uehara Naraku, a mighty fist shrouded in white light aiming to land on him!
At the same time, Uchiha Sasuke and Dark King Rayleigh swung their blades from both sides towards Uehara Naraku's body!
In the blink of an eye…
Uehara Naraku was surrounded!
In such a short time, they managed to launch such a coordinated attack. This was the instinctive synergy formed through years of battling together!
Void Walking!
Uehara Naraku's figure instantly vanished into the void!
But just as Uehara Naraku's figure disappeared, a purple light flashed in Uchiha Sasuke's Rinnegan, and he suddenly threw a ring towards the center of the attack—it was the Akatsuki's Communication Ring!
"I had guessed your space-time ability long ago..."
Uchiha Sasuke's face was heavy as he activated his Dojutsu Amenotejikara, swapping the ring and Uehara Naraku, who had just left his position!
The next moment…
Uehara Naraku reappeared at the center of the encirclement!
Everyone stared in shock at this scene, whether it was Doflamingo and the others or those on the execution platform. None knew how Uehara Naraku could escape this time!
"Amenotejikara, huh?"
However, just when the attacks were about to hit Uehara Naraku, his wings gradually enveloped his body, protecting him completely!
A golden barrier appeared around Uehara Naraku...
No attack could penetrate this golden barrier, not even causing a ripple—this was The Moment of Holy Judgment!
The next moment…
Countless golden swords appeared around Uehara Naraku!
Each golden sword shot towards the crowd, enveloped in layers of pitch-black Haki, aiming to pierce directly through their bodies!
However, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly unfolded his Susanoo, drawing everyone into its protection, blocking the countless golden swords!
"Do not attack..."
Uchiha Sasuke stared fiercely at Uehara Naraku, speaking in a deep voice: "In this form, Uehara Naraku is in an invulnerable state. Even I can't think of a countermeasure for now…"
Saying this, Uchiha Sasuke slowly gazed at Uehara Naraku, murmuring softly: "In the next battle, Uehara Naraku will get serious..."
"What?"
Dark King Rayleigh felt as if he hadn't heard clearly.
Uchiha Sasuke glanced at Rayleigh, explaining softly: "No, perhaps not serious, but he must make us all more..."
Boom!
Before Uchiha Sasuke could finish his sentence!
A huge hole was abruptly torn open in the purple Susanoo, and Uehara Naraku floated through it, gazing at everyone present: "The warm-up is over..."
Saying this, a gleam flashed in Uehara Naraku's eyes: "Now, I must ask everyone to show some real power..."
After speaking, Uehara Naraku suddenly spread open his palms!
A massive gravitational force suddenly emanated from Uehara Naraku's palm, pulling everyone involuntarily towards his direction!
As they were pulled halfway, Uehara Naraku's pupils darkened slightly, muttering softly, and abruptly reversed his power!
"Super Almighty Push!"
A surging repulsive force swept out!
Everyone was thrown away by the repulsive force!
Uchiha Sasuke's Susanoo was completely shattered by the repulsive force that burst from within!
The strength of this repulsive force even made Uchiha Sasuke doubt whether he had been too dismissive of the Almighty Push all along...
How could this technique...
In Uehara Naraku's hands, it seemed capable of destroying the heavens and the earth!
Sengoku the Buddha attempted to transform into his golden Buddha form to resist Uehara Naraku's attack, but was inevitably repelled by the repulsive force!
"Kusanagi Sword!"
A golden glow emanated from Uehara Naraku's palm, as countless light particles gathered in his hand, forming a sword he grasped!
Immediately...
He hurled the sword directly downward!
Uchiha Sasuke was pinned to the ground by the Ama no Murakumo!
Sword after photon sword materialized into Kusanagi Sword in Uehara Naraku's hand, pinning almost everyone to the ground!
Monkey D. Garp waved his fist, forcefully deflecting a Kusanagi Sword aimed at him, while Whitebeard decisively shattered the Kusanagi Sword with his Quake-Quake Fruit ability, turning it back into light particles!
"Chibaku Tensei."
Uehara Naraku paid no attention to the two remaining people on the battlefield, merely waving his hand to seal everyone pinned to the ground with Chibaku Tensei!
Uchiha Sasuke desperately tried to unleash his dojutsu power, activating the Complete Form of Susanoo, yet even Susanoo was sealed along with him!
At this moment...
Uchiha Sasuke finally gleaned some understanding.
Uehara Naraku could develop the ordinary Rinnegan ability Almighty Push to such formidable levels; how could he not excel at transcendent sealing techniques like Chibaku Tensei?!
Three gigantic stone spheres appeared on the entire battlefield...
Sengoku the Buddha, Dark King Rayleigh, and Uchiha Sasuke were all sealed away!
Only Garp and Whitebeard remained standing, anxiously watching Uehara Naraku; they were slightly doubtful—were they left because Uehara Naraku thought they still had the ability to fight?
Just as their battle reignited...
The ruins of Marinford concealed several tall figures and a group of pale monsters, each wearing a troubled expression.
It was the Blackbeard Pirates.
Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach had sneaked into Impel Down Prison, found several strong companions, and led them to Marinford to pursue his plan.
He wanted to seize Whitebeard's Devil Fruit power!
However, at the moment, Marshall D. Teach saw Whitebeard and the others struggling under Uehara Naraku's assault, which stirred other thoughts within Teach...
"Zehahahaha... Is that the power of the Akatsuki leader?"
A hint of obsession and madness flashed across Marshall D. Teach's face: "To render the old man powerless, his fruit ability must be stronger than the old man's..."
"Does the captain want to seize that guy's fruit?"
A tall man was polishing his Kitetsu ll, one of the 21 Great Grade Blades, beside him, grinning: "That's not easy for us!"
It was Rain's Shiryu.
Since joining Blackbeard in Impel Down Prison and helping defeat the prison's warden Magellan, Shiryu had become the second-in-command of the Blackbeard Pirates.
Even though Shiryu was formidable...
He didn't think the Blackbeard Pirates could defeat someone like Uehara Naraku, not to mention that they dared not fight the Akatsuki leader!
"Zehahahaha, that's hard to say..."
Marshall D. Teach watched Whitebeard teeter under Uehara Naraku's attack, grinning: "The old man is getting old; as long as he dies in battle or is critically injured, we can acquire the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit... Zehahahaha..."
After laughing for a while, Blackbeard's expression grew more frenzied: "I don't believe the old man will lose; if he and the Akatsuki leader fight till both are severely wounded, we'll seize the fruit from the old man, and maybe I'll see what fruit power the Akatsuki leader really has!!"
"...Hehehehe..."
Black Zetsu secretly emerged from Marshall D. Teach's body, grinning sinisterly: "Still profiting off others' battles, huh?"
"Zehahahaha..."
A flame flashed in Marshall D. Teach's eyes, his appearance growing crazier and more excited: "Of course, such opportunities are rare! When they fight to the death, they won't realize I'm the one to conquer the world!"
"Hehehehehe..."
Black Zetsu said nothing more, just glanced at Teach, grinning wickedly before sinking back into Blackbeard's body.
"..."
Rain's Shiryu's gaze was somewhat peculiar.
The tall man scanned the Blackbeard Pirates' crew, his expression growing more and more odd because he had eliminated many weaker members...
Now, all the Blackbeard Pirates members present had been freed from Impel Down Prison, each great pirate possessing immense strength...
Nonetheless...
They all shared one experience.
Each surviving member of the Blackbeard Pirates had been secretly imprisoned for a time in Enies Lobby's dungeon.