When Doflamingo flew out of the cave and saw that the once-gorgeous palace had completely vanished—its high ground reduced to rubble—he was stunned.
All that remained was a devastated wasteland of shattered stone and debris.
But what enraged Doflamingo the most…
Was that Diamanti, Trebol, Pica, and the rest of the Donquixote Family's top officers were all dead!
Even with his Observation Haki, Doflamingo could no longer sense their presence.
And all of this—this destruction—had taken place in just a few short minutes while he was trapped by the Wood Dragon Technique.
In mere moments, his kingdom had collapsed.
Seeing the desolate battlefield before him, Doflamingo let out a furious sneer.
"Fufufufufufu!!!"
Then, turning his gaze toward Kronos, Doflamingo's face twisted with rage. Behind his sunglasses, his eyes burned with fury, locked onto Kronos like daggers.
His Conqueror's Haki erupted wildly, crackling through the air like thunder, and in that instant, a strange change began to unfold from Doflamingo's body.
"Kronos!!"
With a furious roar, Doflamingo charged directly toward Kronos—completely ignoring Hashirama's presence—gliding across threads that extended from his feet.
Seeing this, Hashirama immediately acted. Slamming his hands into the ground, he summoned countless thick trees to block Doflamingo's advance.
But something strange happened—wherever Doflamingo passed, the earth was transformed into a surging sea of white silk threads!
"Oh? So he's awakened his Devil Fruit powers."
Seeing the white threads engulf the terrain, Kronos raised his eyebrows slightly, commenting calmly.
This didn't surprise him. He had long known that Doflamingo's String-String Fruit had reached the awakening stage.
The influence of the awakened ability rapidly spread outward—almost the entire palace grounds were now submerged in this sea of white threads.
The threads surged like waves, battering and shredding the wooden defenses Hashirama had summoned.
Despite Doflamingo's rapid approach, Kronos didn't move.
He remained seated, relaxed, watching silently.
After all, Hashirama had already said—he'd take care of Doflamingo.
And Kronos, trusting in Hashirama's strength, had no reason to intervene.
"Tch, looks like you're not taking me seriously."
Watching Doflamingo charge toward Kronos without hesitation, Hashirama frowned in annoyance.
Suddenly, black lines began to appear at the corners of his eyes and across his forehead.
A strange yet powerful energy gathered around his body.
This was the power of Sage Mode, where natural energy merged with the user, enhancing every aspect of their abilities—ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu—all strengthened immensely.
Without hesitation, Hashirama's hands rapidly formed seals, and Chakra exploded from his body.
"Sage Art: Myojinmon!"
With a calm murmur, the powerful ninjutsu was activated!
From the sky above, several enormous dark red torii gates manifested and came crashing down toward Doflamingo like divine judgment!
"What?!"
Sensing something amiss, Doflamingo glanced upward—and what he saw made his eyes widen in disbelief.
The massive torii gates were descending straight toward him with crushing force!
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