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Chapter 229: Nagato Makes a Move and Singles Out the Marines
Seeing the eruption of lava, the magma swept towards Madara Uchiha in an instant. But at this moment, Madara didn't move at all. Instead, his eyes turned to the other side.
Bang! Buzz!
A roar sounded, and Shinra Tensei erupted, instantly bouncing the magma away. A figure flashed in front of Madara Uchiha's eyes.
"These people are my prey!" Nagato's voice sounded.
On the deck of the warship, Madara looked at Nagato coldly. "Your... prey?"
Nagato nodded lightly. "That's right! While you were fighting Hashirama Senju, I've been observing these people."
Madara smiled lightly. "Whoever sees it first gets it!"
"If you want to fight with me," Nagato retorted, "then maybe we can test whose Rinnegan is stronger!"
Looking at Nagato, Madara felt that the opponent seemed eager to fight him. Nagato Uzumaki... hum! Seeing that Nagato was so confident, Madara felt it didn't matter; he had already beaten these people anyway. The person Madara really cared about had not yet appeared, and that was the guy Madara truly wanted to fight. After defeating that group, he could truly consider himself without equal in this world. Since they were waiting for Yuichi, it was fine to take a break now.
Madara shrugged. "Since you want to do it so much, I'll leave these people to you! Let me see how strong your Rinnegan is! Are you qualified enough to fight me?"
After speaking, Madara left the deck of the warship. At this time, Akainu was about to erupt. These two invaders from another world completely ignored them right in front of the Marines. What was that about the Marines being their prey? It was enough for Madara Uchiha to be so arrogant alone, but now another guy was just as haughty.
"Very good! You regard the Marines as prey? Then let's see whether you are the prey or the Marines are! Great Eruption!"
The furious Akainu seemed to have forgotten that this was a battle on a Marine warship. A large amount of magma erupted directly, and the deck of the warship was completely scorched.
"Is the Marine Admiral planning to destroy this ship?" Doflamingo said coldly.
But Akainu didn't have time to talk to him now. "Hmph!"
With Nagato's cold snort, Shinra Tensei broke out again! In an instant, the incoming lava was bounced away once more.
"He seems to be able to release some kind of weird energy shock, which can directly block Akainu's attack!" Aokiji, standing to the side, could see clearly from another angle. However, he couldn't comprehend how this was done due to the invisible nature of the repulsive force.
The deck of the warship began to sink due to Akainu's attack, but Aokiji, who had jumped up, raised his hand to face the sea and released his ability.
"Ice Age!"
Clack clack!!
The turbulent sea was instantly frozen. The sea surface within the visible range condensed into a thick layer of ice.
"Wow! Not a bad ability!" Madara stood on the ice, casually glancing at the frozen surface beneath his feet. He showed some interest in Aokiji's powers.
The sinking of the warship stopped. Aokiji frowned. "Really! He acts recklessly every time. Does he not care about the safety of ordinary Marines at all?"
Hearing this, Akainu didn't respond. To deal with invaders from another world, even a little sacrifice was normal! In Akainu's view, as long as there was a chance to cause damage to the invaders, sacrificing some people was acceptable. This was the difference in their ideologies. Now, the conflict between Aokiji and Akainu within the Marines was becoming more and more acute. Their ideas were completely different, as were their attitudes towards the invaders.
"The sea is frozen! This is just right! The field of battle can be wider!" Nagato looked at the ice below, then glanced back at Akainu and the others. "Get off the boat! It's easier to fight down there!"
Saying that, he jumped off the boat first. Akainu also jumped down without hesitation. At this moment, Kong looked at Madara on the ice in the distance. These invaders didn't seem to be united; if so, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. For example, defeat the guy in front of them first, and then the pressure on the remaining two would not be so great.
Kong thought of this and raised his hand. "Vice Admirals and Admirals, all disembark and prepare for battle! Shichibukai, dispatch as well!"
As he spoke, the Shichibukai on the side glanced at each other. Bartholomew Kuma jumped first, and then the others followed. Hancock thought in her heart: I don't know if I can see Yuichi-kun this time! He should come too!
Crocodile was also watching the surroundings. Whitebeard... Hope... you come soon! I've been waiting for you for a long time.
The Shichibukai had different ideas in their minds. As for dealing with Nagato, in their view, it was just a symbolic struggle.
Arriving on the ice, Nagato looked at the crowd. There was still no change in expression on his face; he just said lightly, "Whoever comes first! Or go together! Both are fine! The power of this world... please don't let me down!"
Akainu thought Madara was already crazy enough, but unexpectedly, Nagato was even more arrogant.
Go together?
"The guy behind you may be qualified to say such a thing, but you... huh! I hope your strength is as great as your tone!" Akainu scoffed. Speaking of which, the lava on Akainu's body began to erupt, billowing black smoke.
Seeing the other party preparing to attack, Nagato smiled coldly. "Your ability looks good, but it's useless to me! Your attack is too weak. I don't want to fight with you; others should attack! Show me your strength!"
For Akainu, these words undoubtedly made him feel even more angry. "Let's see who can!"
Boom!!!
The Magma-Magma Fruit erupted with all its strength, instantly spreading and sweeping a range of dozens of meters around. Even the Shichibukai, Kizaru, Aokiji, and others who were standing beside Akainu had to back away in a hurry.
Everyone in the Shichibukai looked at Akainu with murderous intent. However, Akainu didn't care about how these people felt about him. He waved his arms vigorously, and a terrifying magma burst covered the direction of Nagato. Like a huge lava palm, it instantly obscured most of the sky.
Seeing the opponent's attack, Nagato was even less interested this time and closed his eyes directly. "I said... your abilities are useless to me! Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!!
The lava palm that seemed massive disappeared without a trace in an instant. Once again, the opponent blocked his attack casually.
"Hateful..."
"I said your attack is useless to me! Banshō Ten'in!"
Boom!
Akainu, who was about to attack for the second time, was suddenly pulled over. At the same time, a black rod appeared in Nagato's hand and stabbed straight at the opponent. Before Akainu could react, the black rod pierced through his shoulder.
However!
His elementalization did not prevent the damage. Akainu suddenly felt that the power of his Devil Fruit seemed impossible to use as he wanted. "Hey! Can the body still turn into magma?"
Akainu was stunned for a moment. When he realized it, he wanted to raise his hand to attack Nagato, but in that moment, he had already been thrown out by Nagato.
On the other side, the Black Blade Yoru cut through the sky and slashed directly towards Nagato's neck. A black rod shot out in an instant, blocking the hacking black blade. However, the force of the impact made Nagato take two steps back.
Hawkeye looked at Nagato in surprise. "What amazing power... are there any ninjas with such strong physical strength?"