Above the sea.
After Lin Xuan's shadow clone arrived at the scene, it didn't reveal itself. Instead, it stayed hidden, focusing solely on broadcasting the live stream.
No one present noticed its presence, except for the long-bearded one, who sensed something off and kept glancing in that direction now and then.
But at the moment, he had no time to investigate further.
"Paper Rain!"
On the sea surface, Konan let out a low cry, her body suddenly dispersing into countless sheets of paper. In mid-air, they swiftly transformed into sharp arrows, hurtling toward the Five Elders.
"Pathetic tricks!"
The bald monk sneered, activating the First Generation Kitetsu in his hand. Countless blade auras erupted, instantly enveloping the area ahead and shredding the incoming arrows to pieces.
However, at that very moment, the paper arrows ignited, and in the next instant, a blast erupted, rushing straight at the bald monk.
"Wind Surge!"
The bald monk, one of the Five Elders, was clearly startled, but he knew the members of the Ninja Alliance had some bizarre abilities. He'd been somewhat prepared, so he quickly activated his Devil Fruit power and entered a phasing state.
At the same time, the curly-haired elder stepped forward, throwing a punch that stirred the surrounding air currents, forcibly dispersing the explosion!
But as the blast cleared, countless identical figures of Konan appeared around them, charging swiftly toward the group.
"Hmph, you think a little girl like you can take on all five of us?" the figure-eight-mustached one scoffed.
He raised his hand, unleashing a terrifying storm that swept in all directions, tearing apart Konan's paper clones one by one, leaving only her true body.
These blurred into action.
In an instant, the golden-bearded third elder launched a mental assault directly at Konan's real form, striking her consciousness until it nearly shattered.
"Kill her!" the long-bearded one growled.
In that moment, the bald monk's figure vanished, reappearing behind Konan in the blink of an eye. The First Generation Kitetsu gleamed with cold light, turning into countless afterimages as it slashed toward her.
The revived Konan had her advantages and disadvantages. The upside was her increased power, but the downside was that she could no longer regenerate from fatal wounds like her Edo Tensei body once could.
"Die!" The bald monk seemed to sense this, confident that this strike would end the life of this arrogant woman!
Watching the scene, Lin Xuan's lips curled into a slight smirk. "Underestimating her will cost you dearly!"
As his words faded, the bald monk's First Generation Kitetsu struck Konan.
In the next second, the figure before him smirked and said, "You're nothing compared to Obito!"
With those words, she dissolved into countless sheets of paper.
In an instant, those papers latched onto the bald monk's body. Just as he was about to phase out, they exploded, interrupting his ability activation.
"Damn it, how does this woman know so much about my powers?" The bald monk's expression darkened.
In the next second, the sea surface below cracked open, and the bald monk's body plummeted downward. The surrounding seawater transformed into sheets upon sheets of exploding tags, densely packed—far more spectacular than the ones used against Spandam and the others earlier!
This scene was eerily similar to Konan's battle with Obito back then!
The difference was that now, after absorbing the Paper-Paper Fruit's power, Konan no longer needed to prepare exploding tags in advance. These had been created during her fight with the Five Elders just moments ago!
The fluttering papers in the air reconvened into Konan's form. She gazed coldly at the bald monk and said, "Ten billion exploding tags—more than last time. I wonder if you can survive like Obito did?"
With her words, all the exploding tags ignited at once.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion roared to life, engulfing the bald monk's figure completely.
The blasts continued without end, as if shaking the very sky apart. The surrounding seawater was blasted away, forming countless water columns that shot toward the heavens.
In that moment, everyone watching the live stream widened their eyes in shock, stunned by the scene on screen.
It was terrifying!
Ten billion exploding tags detonating—such a sight was utterly overwhelming, like it could blow apart the entire ocean.
Hadn't they seen countless Sea Kings blasted out of the water?
Who would have thought that this seemingly delicate woman could unleash such devastating destruction?
Even Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors, couldn't help but click his tongue at the screen. "I'd never want to cross that woman."
As if realizing something, he corrected himself: "No, none of the Ninja Alliance can be messed with!"
Nearby, Marco and the others wiped their brows, nodding in agreement with their captain.
Under such a horrific explosion, who knew if the bald monk had been reduced to nothing?
"Bang!"
The curly-haired elder's hair stood on end in fury. In a flash, he appeared before Konan, slamming a punch that sent her flying backward, spitting blood, her body cracking apart.
His speed was too fast—Konan had no time to defend, nearly turned to pulp by the blow.
"You're dead!" the curly-haired one roared.
The explosions on the sea continued, the bald monk's fate unknown. This drove the curly-haired elder into a rage; he never imagined that with all five of them together, something like this could happen!
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