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Ever since Uchiha Kitaro (as Akira) publicly revealed that the Uchiha Clan hailed from another world, many people began worshipping them as deities, referring to them as the "Clan of Gods."
While this might sound like an exaggeration, the people witnessed the overwhelming power of the Uchiha Clan firsthand. To them, this title seemed fitting.
According to some rumors, both Yonko Big Mom and Kaido of the Beasts were planning to form alliances with the Uchiha Clan through marriage.
If such unions were to happen, it would give birth to a superpower far surpassing even the legendary Rocks era.
It's said that the World Government has already dispatched CP0 agents to prevent this from happening.
"I used to think Little Oars was already massive… but compared to Vice Admiral Uchiha Akira, he's practically a child!"
"This is the first time I've ever looked up to someone at this angle."
"Could it be that Vice Admiral Akira is actually a member of the Giant Race?"
Several giant marine vice admirals muttered among themselves, feeling conflicted. Joining him seemed increasingly appealing compared to serving under those "little humans."
Though giants never openly admitted it, they harbored some disdain for humans due to their small stature. Uchiha Kitaro's enormous size gave them a sense of kinship. Perhaps the ancestors of the Giant Race had been this massive?
Meanwhile, the supposed future Admiral Ryokugyu's expression was grim. Uchiha Kitaro's endless array of techniques was overwhelming.
"Don't think that getting bigger will let you defeat me! The larger you are, the easier you are to hit!"
Ryokugyu commanded a swarm of vines and tree spikes to pierce Kitaro, attempting to drain the nutrients from his colossal body.
"Moon Breathing, Seventh Form: Mirror of Misfortune, Moonlit!"
Kitaro stood still, calmly drawing his colossal blade, which stretched over 500 meters. With a single, effortless swing, a series of massive slicing shockwaves tore through the ground, heading straight for Ryokugyu.
Swish, swish, swish—!
The vines and spikes Ryokugyu sent were all severed.
Slash!
Even Ryokugyu's body was cleaved apart by the strikes.
"This…"
The sheer destructive power of Kitaro's attack left the onlookers stunned. The enormous gashes on the ground resembled massive canyons—multiple ones, no less.
"Did his strikes grow stronger with his increased size?!"
"How can someone this enormous still move so fluidly? This is insane!"
The crowd was horrified. Typically, beings as large as Little Oars became clumsy due to the immense gravitational forces acting on their bodies.
Yet, Kitaro showed no signs of sluggishness. The speed of his blade was as swift and precise as when he was normal-sized.
If this battle were taking place on an island, his previous attack would've split it into several pieces.
"A… a monster!!!"
Even Ryokugyu couldn't suppress his fear. But with so many spectators—including the Celestial Dragons—he couldn't afford to lose.
"It's useless! I am nature itself!!!"
Vines sprouted from Ryokugyu's sliced body, intertwining and rapidly mending his injuries.
"Oh, really? Then let's test that out!"
"Moon Breathing: Tenth Form: Drilling Slashes, Moon Through Bamboo Leaves!"
Kitaro unleashed two jagged, elliptical crescent-shaped slashes surrounded by countless smaller crescent-shaped cuts.
The attacks spun like buzz saws, tearing through the ground as they charged toward Ryokugyu.
"Ironwood Forest!"
Ryokugyu conjured a dense forest of iron-hard trees for defense.
Boom, boom, boom—!
The crescent blades ripped through the Ironwood like grass, slicing everything apart.
Slash!
"Gahhhh!!!"
Ryokugyu screamed in agony as his enormous body was split in two.
"Moon Breathing: Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon!"
Kitaro unleashed a barrage of vortex-like slashes, raining down on Ryokugyu.
Boom, boom, boom!
Slash, slash, slash!
"Arghhhhh!!!"
The ground was relentlessly torn apart by the ferocious attacks, and Ryokugyu's body was repeatedly dismembered.
"Moon Breathing: Sixteenth Form: Moonbow, Half Moon!"
Raising his blade high, Kitaro swung it down, creating an arc-shaped slash that descended from the sky like a thunderbolt, striking Ryokugyu.
BOOM!!!
The terrifying impact obliterated the ground around Ryokugyu, leaving massive craters in its wake.
"Gahhhhh!!!"
Ryokugyu's massive body was reduced to fragments.
Amid the debris, a tiny seed sprouted, gathering the shattered wood into itself.
In moments, Ryokugyu regenerated his enormous body once more.
Roaring at Kitaro, Ryokugyu shouted, "It's useless, AKIRA! No matter how many times you cut me down, as long as I'm on the Red Line, I can regenerate endlessly! You'll never defeat me!!!"
Kitaro frowned. "You… really don't know when to quit, do you?"
Irritated, Kitaro muttered to himself. Couldn't this idiot tell he'd been holding back?
Swish!
The color of Kitaro's blade changed to a deep crimson—a Nichirin Blade infused with his Armament Haki, making it appear like molten steel.
Assuming a draw stance, Kitaro's aura erupted.
Buzz!
A terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki surged from his body, locking onto Ryokugyu's true form with pinpoint precision.
"Arghhhh! C-Conqueror's Haki?!"
Ryokugyu froze in terror, unable to move.
BOOM!
The ground beneath Kitaro shattered as the entire Red Line trembled. In the blink of an eye, Kitaro appeared directly in front of Ryokugyu.
"Shave?!"
The giant marine vice admirals were dumbfounded. How could someone of Kitaro's size use "Shave," a technique from the Navy's Six Styles?!
This had to be a joke!
With both hands gripping his enormous blade, Kitaro brought it down with world-splitting force toward Ryokugyu.
"WAIT!"
"I Surrender!!!"
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