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East Blue – Conomi Islands
Arlong Park
Zoro, using Observation Haki, swiftly dodges the constant attacks from Hatchan's six swords, parrying with Wado Ichimonji when he can't avoid them.
A gap opens when Hatchan executes a very wide-angled attack, leaving his back practically exposed, and seeing this, Zoro seizes the opportunity to deliver a downward diagonal slash across Hatchan's back. Hatchan, realizing through his Observation Haki that he couldn't dodge, quickly shields the area with Armament Haki, effectively defending himself.
"So you can use Haki too? Interesting, this fight's getting more fun", Zoro comments, a smile forming on his face.
"I sailed the Grand Line. Big Bro Arlong and all his officers know both types of Haki, and big bro Arlong can even use their advanced forms. You and your friends won't have an easy fight", Hatchan says, assuming a stance again and coating his six swords with Armament Haki.
"Hmm, my crew can handle themselves. As for Arlong, I don't think he poses much of a challenge for my captain. He may not look like it, but that idiot's a terrifying monster", Zoro says before taking the initiative to resume the fight.
The two then continue exchanging increasingly intense blows, accumulating more and more cuts and scratches as the battle progresses.
Hatchan attacks with the swords in his three left arms, delivering a downward diagonal strike, which Zoro blocks with his sword, stopping all three blades at once.
Leaving Zoro no room, Hatchan attempts the same move, this time with his three right arms, trying to strike Zoro while he's defending the previous attack.
Seeing the attack coming with his Observation Haki, Zoro exerts even more force, breaking two of the three swords he was fighting with, forcing one of Hatchan's left arms that was holding the remaining blade back due to the enormous force exerted by Zoro.
As soon as his sword clears the barrier, Zoro follows with an upward vertical strike, defending himself from Hatchan's flanking attack from the right.
Right after this block, Zoro thrusts his sword forward, piercing one of Hatchan's left arms, who using his Observation Haki, avoids being pierced in the shoulder.
Hatchan quickly distances himself from Zoro to recover, but this turns out to be a mistake, as Zoro begins unleashing his '36 Pound Cannon' relentlessly while closing in on Hatchan, forcing him to defend against the constant ranged attacks.
As he draws nearer, Zoro increases the power of his attacks, stepping up to his '360 Pound Cannon', and when he's close enough, he launches a '1080 Pound Cannon', effectively breaking Hatchan's posture.
Taking advantage of this, Zoro follows up with a downward slash as he reaches Hatchan.
Hatchan manages to avoid a more severe wound but ends up losing two of his left arms.
Swallowing the pain, knowing his arms would regenerate later, Hatchan unleashes a 'Shikai Zero, Tako Hachi Black', spraying a jet of black ink toward Zoro's face. Zoro tries to dodge but ends up blinded in one eye.
Taking advantage of the blind spot, Hatchan uses Soru to close the gap between them as Zoro tries to back away and clean his face. Hatchan then lands a brutal headbutt, leaving Zoro staggering.
With Zoro disoriented for a few seconds, Hatchan slashes with one of his remaining swords, reopening the wound Mihawk had inflicted on his torso with Kokuto Yoru.
Quickly recovering from the headbutt, Zoro delivers an improvised Spartan kick while taking the hit, buying enough time to clean his face enough to regain some visibility.
The battle continues with both trading blows, each accumulating more injuries, and by this point, both are completely exhausted and panting due to the excessive blood loss.
'Damn, I'm at my limit. I'm not even at fifty percent after that fight with Hawkeye. I have to finish this in the next strike, I need rest. Kaya warned me about this', Zoro thinks as he blocks a combo of five consecutive strikes from Hatchan.
Zoro then advances, delivering an upward vertical slash, breaking Hatchan's defense. He spins on his axis, landing a kick to Hatchan's unprotected chest, sending him flying.
Gaining space, Zoro sheathes his sword and dashes toward Hatchan at full speed using Soru.
Mid-run, he draws his sword, coating it with Armament Haki, and attacks with an "Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson", Hatchan, having quickly recovered from the kick, sees Zoro rushing toward him and charges at full speed to meet him.
The two collide for an instant and are suddenly back to back, basically switching places with each other, with Zoro slowly sheathing Wado Ichimonji.
As the click of the fully sheathed sword echoes, a deep, blood-splattering cut appears on Hatchan's torso, and he collapses unconscious.
Zoro then spits out a mouthful of blood, just as he hears Luffy's voice shouting from the sky, "Gomu Gomu no Atomic Punch!"
A loud "whooshing" sound follows, something falling from the sky at high speed before a massive crash resounds across the entire island, catching the attention of the island's citizens who had been oblivious to the battle until now.
Zoro, dazed, watches as the fifty-story Arlong Park building crumbles before his eyes, a huge cloud of dust and debris rising as it collapses.
As the cloud disperses, Zoro stands for a few moments, staring at the destruction around him before passing out, thinking, 'That much destruction and he wasn't even going all out. Yeah, I've got a long way to go.'
Meanwhile, in Cocoyasi Village, the villagers turn toward the direction where they heard the loud crash.
"What the hell was that? I even felt the ground shake", a scarred man says quietly, looking toward where the sound came from.
"Arlong Park is over there", one of the citizens beside him comments.
"Everyone, nothing's happening, don't worry, everything's fine", Nojiko says, approaching.
Genzo looks at the young woman in front of him for a moment before saying, "Spill it, Nojiko, what's going on?"
"I already told you, nothing's happening", Nojiko says, knowing that once they found out, they'd want to help.
"If you won't tell us, I'll go see what's going on", Genzo says, starting to move.
"I'm coming too", the villagers begin to say one after another.
"Wait! Okay, I'll tell you, but you have to promise that once you know, you won't interfere with what's going on", Nojiko says, raising her hands in surrender.
"I can't promise you that, Nojiko", Genzo says, stopping in his tracks and looking at her.
Nojiko then starts explaining what's happening, racking her brain for a way to prevent them from interfering in Nami's fight.
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(AN: 1,098 Words)
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