Chapter 32: The Officers Strike—Itachi's Unrelenting Blade(Bonus Chapter)
"Huh? Who're you... hiccup!"
Ranzo hung upside down from his tentacles, staring blearily at Itachi. Then his eyes focused on those crimson patterns—and the nightmare flooded back.
"IT'S YOU!"
He lunged—Itachi's blade stabbed toward his face.
Ranzo twisted mid-air, avoiding the strike. Itachi pressed forward, a relentless flurry of killing strokes.
Six knives extended from Ranzo's tentacles as he spun his body into a defensive whirlwind. One tentacle snaked low, venomous tip aiming for Itachi's legs.
Itachi, mid-attack, could only deflect with Autumn Water. The momentary pause was all Ranzo needed.
"NIRVANA! THOUSAND LEG IMPACT!"
All eight tentacles rose, six blades spinning like a circular saw. The assault was overwhelming—Itachi parried, retreated, parried again. The steroid-fueled octopus was ferocious, pressing his advantage.
Robin raised her hands to help—
Itachi created distance, hands flashing through seals.
FIRE RELEASE: PHOENIX FLOWER JUTSU!
Fireballs rained down, tracking Ranzo's movements. But the octopus was FAST—weaving between explosions, avoiding every strike.
He stopped, panting. Fire still terrified fish-men.
"Looks like... hiccup... I have to deal with YOU first!"
He coiled to attack—
WHOOSH.
A blade of pure cutting intent slashed toward him.
Ranzo spun. Zoro stood there, Wado Ichimonji and Sandai Kitetsu crossed.
CLANG.
The impact drove Ranzo back ten meters.
Zoro's eye gleamed. "You're better than the rest of this chopped meat."
Ranzo smirked. "Two-on-one? I'll kill you both."
Zoro glanced at Itachi. "This one's mine, Itachi. I'm taking his head."
Behind Itachi, Dosun raised his massive hammer for a sneak attack—
Itachi's blade reversed, stabbing backward. It pierced Dosun's chest before the hammer could fall.
"Ma—masaka..."
He crumpled.
"Consider him yours." Itachi kicked Dosun's body aside and moved toward the main battle.
Zoro's lips twitched. "Worrying about you really is a waste of time."
In the plaza's center, Koukorou wept.
Opposite him, the Kraken posed eagerly, tentacles raised in challenge.
"COME ON, SEA GOD! KRAKEN WANTS TO FIGHT!"
Koukorou didn't move. Tears streamed down his massive face.
"Decken... Captain Decken abandoned me... UWAHHH!"
Each tear that fell flattened murlocs below.
"Huge on both sides, zero fighting spirit!" a murloc complained.
Jeo saw opportunity. He approached the weeping giant.
"Hey, Sea God! You misheard!"
Koukorou blinked. "Misheard?"
"Your captain didn't abandon you! He TRUSTS you! He dropped you here to HANDLE the Straw Hats yourself!"
The other murlocs caught on. "YEAH! Captain trusts you most!"
"Look at the Kraken—he's READY for you!"
Koukorou looked. The Kraken posed eagerly.
Jeo pressed his advantage, producing an Energy Steroid. "As our partner, follow Captain Decken's orders—KILL THE STRAW HATS!"
He hurled the pill into Koukorou's mouth.
"Will steroids even work on something THAT big?!"
They did.
Koukorou's body flushed crimson. His eyes blazed red. He RAN—earthquake strides—and PUNCHED.
The Kraken's tentacle-fist met his—and the Kraken flew.
"LITTLE SQUID!" Usopp and Chopper screamed.
They shook the unconscious Kraken. No response.
Koukorou raised his arms. "WHO'S NEXT?!"
A FIRE DRAGON slammed into him.
WHOOSH.
He crashed down, rolling in agony.
"ITACHI-BROTHER!" Chopper's eyes sparkled.
Koukorou's massive body thrashed, causing earthquake tremors—
Jinbe appeared beside him, leg raised.
FISH-MAN KARATE: ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
The sole of Jinbe's foot connected. Koukorou FLEW.
"A kick sent THAT flying?!" murlocs' eyes bulged.
Itachi observed the fallen giant. Decent size. Poor strength. Not worth the effort to decapitate.
He turned back to the murloc ranks.
Behind him, a trail of corpses marked his path.
The murlocs before him TREMBLED.
They'd learned: defeated by other Straw Hats? You might faint. Defeated by the swordsman? You might survive injured.
Defeated by the MAN IN BLACK?
You DIED.
"This guy's TERRIFYING..." the front murloc whispered.
A voice rang out behind them.
"Am I late? Doesn't matter."
"I'm here to take Straw Hat heads."
(End of Chapter)
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