Orochimaru looked at Garp, who had already reunited with Sengoku, his eyes somewhat vacant.
"My face... my face... my experimental subject..."
A chilling black aura began to emanate from Orochimaru, his eyes bloodshot, his gaze like sharp blades fixed on Shanks.
It's all because of this annoying Red Hair!
At that moment, Akainu and Shanks were still staring at each other, Akainu's face filled with resentment. To what extent would these Pirate Crews insult the Marine? They had already won, and now they wanted them to save face! Dream on!
But everyone's attention was now focused on Orochimaru, who was kneeling on the ground, his body beginning to contort. White Chakra surged like a raging tide, and Orochimaru's skin gradually became covered in scales.
With a deafening roar, eight giant snake heads burst from various parts of his body. Orochimaru's body gradually disappeared, transforming into a thick snake body.
Each snake head opened its blood-red mouth, revealing menacing fangs, flicking its tongue, and its cold vertical pupils shimmered with a bloodthirsty glow.
On the battlefield, the hundred-meter-tall Yamata no Orochi stood like a demon god on the ice, its eight heads constantly swaying, overlooking all of Marineford. The snake's cold gaze seemed to penetrate souls, chilling everyone to the bone.
Everyone present gasped, their throats seemingly choked by fear.
Ace trembled as he pointed at Orochimaru, his voice wavering: "Lu… Luffy… what is that…?"
Luffy also swallowed nervously: "I… I've never seen it. This must be a new toy, right?"
The battle between Shanks and Akainu also came to an abrupt halt, their attention completely drawn to this sudden behemoth.
Just then, the central snake head suddenly opened its blood-red mouth, and Orochimaru wriggled out from within.
He was bare-chested, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Red Hair, the burning anger in his eyes seemingly ready to devour everything: "Damn Red Hair! Give me back my experimental subject!!!!"
Orochimaru spread his arms wide, and the other seven snake heads simultaneously opened their huge mouths, aiming at Orochimaru. Energy rapidly gathered in front of him, forming a massive and dazzling sphere. The powerful energy fluctuations seemed to tear the air, and that destructive aura was aimed directly at Shanks.
Seeing this, Shanks's face changed drastically, and he hastily ordered his Pirate Crew to steer away from this dangerous area.
When the energy ball was finally fully formed, a bright light, as if capable of splitting the sky, flashed and shot towards Shanks.
Shanks's expression was grave. He imbued his Haoshoku with Conqueror's Haki onto his sword and swung it fiercely. The powerful force collided with the energy ball, directly knocking it away.
He knew that if this energy ball exploded here, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The deflected energy ball flew into the distance, exploding with a roar on the sea surface. A giant mushroom cloud rose into the sky, blotting out the sun, and the waves surged wildly like angry beasts in all directions.
[Refer to the skill reference image in the section comments]
Shanks frowned deeply, his gaze like a blade as he looked at Orochimaru, yelling loudly:
"Orochimaru! You've gone too far! Are you really going to play for keeps? You should know how many people would die if that energy ball landed!"
Orochimaru, however, was full of disdain, roaring back:
"What does that have to do with me? Hmph, what? A Four Emperors like you actually feels pity for other Pirate Crews? And the Marine?
Don't be ridiculous! If you can't stop it, then you'll die with them! Today, you must return my experimental subject!!!!"
Shanks's face was not good. He turned to look at Luffy.
"What experimental subject?"
(ー`´ー) Luffy frowned at Shanks. Shanks actually yelled at Orochimaru. Orochimaru knows his limits, okay?
"It's that… Blackbeard."
?????? Shanks was a bit confused.
"What beard?"
(`dish´) "Blackbeard!"
"What about Blackbeard?"
Luffy's mouth twitched a little, his shark-like face roaring at the person.
o(▼dish▼メ;)o
"You've had enough! What useless game are you playing! Blackbeard! One person! He's the guy who captured Ace!
Orochimaru picked him up, planning to use him as some experimental subject! Because you stopped him, he was taken by Grandpa!"
Shanks's face was full of disbelief that Blackbeard had actually been defeated, and the subsequent arrival of Whitebeard stunned him even more.
How could Whitebeard be fine? This was completely beyond his expectations. Logically, Whitebeard's body was already on its last legs and absolutely could not withstand Blackbeard's schemes, which was why he had rushed here in such a hurry. But the current situation was completely different from what he had imagined.
And seeing Roger, who was walking slowly and blankly behind Whitebeard, Shanks was even more bewildered. Was he dreaming?
No, no… it should be a Devil Fruit ability similar to a mimic fruit, right? The Captain has been dead for over 20 years, how could he be alive? And the Captain wasn't this clean, nor was his skin this good.
The Red Hair Pirates, who were rushing to the scene, had not seen the live broadcast that followed.
It should be said that no one saw the live broadcast of Roger's resurrection, because Sengoku had urgently cut it off. Even if Roger appeared later, others would assume it was some Devil Fruit ability.
Meanwhile, Sabo pushed through the crowd and came before the Yamata no Orochi.
The snake head containing Orochimaru instinctively lowered itself, looking at Sabo.
Sabo gently embraced the huge snake head, stroking it tenderly.
"Good boy… don't be angry. Change back."
The snake's body paused for a moment, then the Yamata no Orochi's body gradually shrank, transforming back into Orochimaru's appearance.
Sabo looked at the bare-chested Orochimaru and quickly wrapped his own jacket around Orochimaru before he fully transformed back into human form, carefully buttoning it from the collar all the way to the hem.
Orochimaru mumbled with a wronged expression: "My experimental subject…"
Sabo fondly patted Orochimaru's head: "Good boy… even if you had gotten him, Luffy wouldn't agree to you using him for research."
Orochimaru was online and unconvinced (#`n´)
"Then I can at least keep him as a collection… And I'm not afraid of him anyway."
Ace squeezed in cheekily, resting his head on Sabo's shoulder.
"Really not afraid? I heard that Luffy plans to learn Grandpa's'Slap of Love'. You're Luffy's first mate, so you probably can't escape, and Luffy is also your older brother, so you deserve a beating."
After speaking, his gaze pointedly glanced at a certain spot behind the person.
Sabo blinked, somewhat confused.
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, looking at Ace with a faint smile.
"You're alive again, aren't you…? Do you need me to help you recall your experiences from being captured until now, Ace, who hasn't changed his underwear in half a year, and those photos of you wetting the bed when you were little? I think Roger might really need them."
"You were the one who poured the water!!!"
Ace glared at Orochimaru through gritted teeth, sparks flying from his eyes.
Sabo pulled both of their ears, one on each side, making them look at him simultaneously, a similar smile on his face, his eyes narrowed.
"After I left, you three… are you hiding some secret from me that I don't know about…?"
Orochimaru didn't react, just turned his head away.
Seeing this, Ace furtively leaned into Sabo's ear and mumbled, explaining the'Slap of Love'.
"It's like this… like this… and that, and that."
Sabo pushed Ace away speechlessly, then carried away the seemingly broken Orochimaru.
"We'll ignore him. He's still an older brother, so childish. As if he's not afraid of Garp. I think you can teach Whitebeard Garp's'Slap of Love' so Ace can experience it properly, or you can hit him back yourself. I'll help you pull down his pants, so he stops looking for trouble."
Ace watched, petrified, as Sabo carried Orochimaru away… his El-Kone hand gesture directed at the two.
"Hey… where are you going…?"
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 70 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
Here's the link:
[patreon.com/Greyhounds]
Thank you so much for your support!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"