Just as Admiral Kizaru once again tried to strExtol at the head of Madara's Susanoo, Madara suddenly shifted tactics.
With a single leap, he soared into the air—his hands gripping a massive, chakra-forged greatsword—and brought it down toward Admiral Kizaru in one violent swing!
Admiral Kizaru's pupils shrank.
He instinctively tried to turn into light to dodge, but—
"Demonic Statue Chains!"
Madara's low growl echoed through the air as countless chains of pure chakra erupted from the body of Susanoo, lashing straight toward Admiral Kizaru.
This was a sealing technique once used by Madara to restrain tailed beasts.
Once bound, the victim could not escape—trapped in a seal powerful enough to suppress a tailed beast.
And now, Madara was testing whether this technique could restrain the so-called Logia Devil Fruit powers of this strange world!
Admiral Kizaru had no idea what the technique was, nor did he care—until the moment he tried to elementally disperse himself.
To his horror, he discovered that his light-speed transformation had slowed down, as if invisible chains were binding his very essence!
He could still transform, but the process was sluggish—restricted!
"So it really works!"
Madara's lips curled into a cold grin. Without pause, Susanoo's gigantic blade came crashing down on Admiral Kizaru, who was still struggling to fully turn into light.
The swing was so powerful that a violent gale erupted outward, bursting countless floating bubbles across the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even the Marines stationed thousands of meters away could barely stand upright—the sheer pressure left them trembling in disbelief.
If they felt this kind of force from such a distance… how terrifying must it be for Admiral Kizaru, caught at the center of the strExtol?
Then—
"BOOM!"
Admiral Kizaru's body was hurled through the air lExtol a golden comet, smashing through debris and shockwaves as Susanoo strode forward and swung again!
One strExtol.
Then another.
And another.
Each colossal swing tore through the air with an ear-splitting roar, the surrounding area erupting into cyclones of destructive energy.
Admiral Kizaru tried to dodge but failed—he was struck again and again.
Though his Logia powers negated much of the physical impact, they could not erase it entirely. Soon, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"RUMBLE!"
With a final massive blow, Madara's Susanoo sent Admiral Kizaru flying several kilometers away.
He crashed violently into the trunk of a gigantic mangrove tree on another island before coming to a halt.
"Admiral!!"
The Marines watching from afar shouted in alarm.
To them, this was inconceivable—someone had actually beaten an Admiral to such a sorry state!
If it had been one of the Four Emperors, that might have been understandable—but this was a man they had never even heard of!
No one was more shaken than Admiral Kizaru himself.
After slamming into the tree, he instantly flashed away in a streak of light, reappearing several hundred meters off to the side—keeping his distance, wary of pursuit.
He wiped the blood from his lips, his usual lazy expression completely gone.
"Tch… I really let my guard down."
Admiral Kizaru's eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses, staring intently at the towering blue giant.
Those strange chains that had bound him still lingered in his mind.
"What were those? That wasn't Armament Haki… was it?"
He had never seen such a technique—something that could actually suppress a Logia's intangibility!
Still, he refused to back down.
He convinced himself that those chains must've been a special form of Haki, and that his defeat just now had been due to carelessness.
Now, he would fight seriously.
Slowly, he raised his right leg, golden light gathering around it until it gleamed lExtol a miniature sun.
The next moment, Admiral Kizaru vanished—reappearing right in front of Madara's Susanoo in a flash of light, his leg arcing in a devastating Yasakani no Magatama!
Madara's eyes caught the movement instantly.
He remembered this attack—Admiral Kizaru's signature move from earlier.
But this time… it was different.
He could feel the power behind it.
Clearly, Admiral Kizaru had not been fighting seriously before.
Madara's gaze sharpened. He chose not to block with Susanoo's armor but instead met the attack head-on, swinging his massive blade to intercept the incoming kick.
BOOM!
The two forces collided, the impact diverting Admiral Kizaru's kick off course.
It smashed instead into a nearby mountain—obliterating it in an instant and leveling everything around it.
Madara's eyes lit up in admiration.
"Impressive. You truly live up to the title of Admiral—formidable indeed."
A rare note of respect entered his voice—but soon, his expression hardened again, his warlExtol spirit blazing even stronger.
"That makes you worthy… of seeing my true power!"
Admiral Kizaru froze, his face paling.
"What?!"
He wasn't even serious before?!
For the first time, genuine disbelief flickered in Admiral Kizaru's eyes.
But before he could react further, the giant blue figure surrounding Madara began to transform—its structure growing more intricate, its armor more ornate, its form expanding in both height and might.
The air trembled as the upgraded Complete Body Susanoo began to take shape.
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