Kuro, who had opened a safe distance from Fire Thunder, cautiously observed the fellow in front of him.
He thought Zoro was the tough one among them, but now it seemed...
This fellow's strength seemed even greater.
But then again, what exactly was this fellow???
"You're not qualified to save someone from my hands."
While he was wary, it would be a big mistake to think he only had this much ability.
He had two famous moves: one was the Silent Step he had just demonstrated.
The other was Scoop.
Reno looked at Kuro impatiently.
To be honest, if it were in the past, he wouldn't even spare a glance for such a minor character.
"Fire Thunder, hurry up and deal with him."
Reno waved his hand and commanded.
"Yes!"
Fire Thunder sensed the impatience in Reno's words and no longer hesitated.
The long-handled saber was suddenly in his hand, and his figure flashed, disappearing from the spot.
"What???"
Kuro was about to counterattack.
However, he instantly lost track of Fire Thunder.
"Your strength is too weak -"
At this moment,
Fire Thunder's disdainful voice exploded in his ear like thunder.
Kuro stiffly turned his head and found that Fire Thunder had already appeared behind him.
Splat!
Before he could recover from his shock, Fire Thunder slashed his body with one strike.
Immediately after, a line of blood spurted out.
The intense pain from his body instantly rendered Kuro immobile.
He fell to the ground.
His body twitched continuously, and crimson, viscous blood stained the ground.
At the same time, he kept letting out shrill screams.
"This guy is so amazing -"
Usopp, who was still in shock, saw this scene and swallowed discreetly.
Seeing Fire Thunder, he immediately felt a full sense of security.
"sugoi (amazing/great) -" (acej)
"Reno, Fire Thunder is really strong!"
Luffy, who was seeing Fire Thunder in action for the first time, also exclaimed in surprise.
Even Nami and Zoro's eyes were filled with wonder.
They knew Fire Thunder's strength was great, but they hadn't expected it to be this strong.
On the other side, after Fire Thunder successfully struck, he sheathed his saber and respectfully walked back to Reno's side.
"Well done."
Reno nodded slightly,
He was not at all surprised by this result.
Although the current Fire Thunder did not have the amplification of Haki, dealing with a small fry like Kuro was still a piece of cake.
He didn't even need to use his ultimate moves.
"Alright, you tell us what you've done all these years."
Looking at Kuro, who was still struggling on the ground, Reno said coldly.
Although Fire Thunder's slash just now had severely wounded Kuro, it wasn't enough to take his life.
This was also Reno's tacit instruction.
Otherwise, with Fire Thunder's strength, one slash could have sent Kuro to meet his great-grandmother.
Looking at Kuro's resentful eyes, Reno smiled slightly:
"Of course, you can also choose not to speak, but I will make your life worse than death."
Saying that, Reno slowly walked towards Kuro.
With each step he took, Kuro's body trembled.
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