One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

Ice and flames collided, instantly generating massive amounts of steam that shrouded the combatants' area in mist within seconds.

"Admiral Aokiji!"

The Marines watched excitedly from afar. With his appearance, it meant the enemy absolutely wouldn't survive!

"This guy actually dares to fight Admiral Aokiji?" A Marine captain said incredulously. "Doesn't he know what an Admiral represents?"

That was the Marine Headquarters' supreme combat power, capable of battling against Yonko-level figures!!

"Who knows, but since the Admiral has taken action, this is beyond our concern now." Another Marine glanced at the scene. "Let's focus on rescuing the Vice Admirals first."

Due to the earlier lightning strikes, numerous people were now floating on the sea's surface, requiring immediate rescue.

The three Navy Vice Admirals lay floating on their backs, silently staring at the sky as if replaying the battle in their minds.

After regaining mobility, the three silently swam ashore, rescuing several Marines along the way before sitting wordlessly on the ground.

This operation had mobilized ten warships, five Navy Vice Admirals, and ten thousand Marines... yet ultimately required Admiral Aokiji to clean up the mess.

Such an outcome was difficult for them to accept.

"Vice Admirals, what should we do now?"

Momonga and Strawberry remained silent, grimly observing the battlefield. Doberman finally spoke: "Rescue our comrades from the sea and place them on the bridge. Leave the rest to the Admiral."

There was enough space on the bridge to accommodate the rescued Marines.

Meanwhile, the two combatants on the warship simultaneously ceased their attacks.

The surrounding steam began dispersing but hadn't completely vanished.

"Yare yare, you're quite the terrifying ninja," Aokiji remarked.

"Save the compliments," Meiser replied. "Has anyone ever told you you give off a lazy vibe?"

"My teacher used to say that often," Aokiji shrugged. "But what can I do? It's become habit."

Ever since the Ohara incident, his passion had cooled considerably.

"A side effect of your Devil Fruit ability?"

"You could say that." Aokiji nodded. "Alright kid, let's stop wasting time. We've got wounded needing treatment."

His Observation Haki detected Onigumo and Doberman's weakening life signals. Without immediate medical attention, they might actually die here.

Taking down two Navy Vice Admirals proved this kid's strength, but... against him, this was where it ended!

"True, my comrades are waiting for me too," Meiser agreed. "So let's finish this quickly."

"You won't be seeing them—"

"That's not for you to decide!"

As Meiser's voice faded, two figures suddenly burst forth from the spot where Luffy and Rob Lucci had previously fought—precisely the two Shadow Clones Meiser had deliberately left behind.

Aokiji was the first to notice this change. Clearly, his Observation Haki had been active ever since arriving here.

"A clone-type ability, huh..." Aokiji murmured.

Between the frozen figure of Onigumo and these two sudden appearances, Aokiji easily deduced one of his opponent's abilities.

Clones!

And this, naturally, was also one of the Ninja's techniques.

"So, you plan to win with numbers?" Aokiji said.

"Not at all," Meiser clapped his hands together. "For the strong, numbers lost their meaning long ago."

"Next... I'll show you something new!"

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!" x3

All three simultaneously unleashed massive fire dragon heads that soared rapidly into the sky!

The terrifying heat scorched the air, causing it to distort as the temperature in the area swiftly changed.

Aokiji watched Meiser with confusion, unsure of the purpose behind this move.

If it was an attack, why not direct those fire dragons at him?

"You're not just putting on a fireworks show for me, are you?" Aokiji said.

"Fireworks..." Meiser replied after completing the technique. "You could interpret it that way, though these fireworks have rather unique properties."

As his words fell, the two distant clones vanished with a poof.

This abrupt change immediately put Aokiji on high alert.

'This kid is up to something...'

Though he didn't know what the other intended, his instincts warned him something bad was about to happen.

With this in mind, Aokiji used his Observation Haki to meticulously scan the battlefield, searching for clues—yet after a thorough sweep, he found nothing unusual.

Just then, dark clouds gathered over Enies Lobby, gradually stealing away the light.

This sudden shift drew panicked cries from some Marines.

"Damn it, is this a lightning attack?!" a Marine captain exclaimed in horror.

During their earlier battle with the Straw Hat Pirates, one of the women had wielded strange lightning-based attacks.

And now... the entire sky had darkened!!

"BOOOOM!!"

A terrifying thunderclap roared, as if heralding the apocalypse!

As lightning crackled around Meiser's hands, a monstrous silhouette faintly emerged within the storm clouds.

"Lightning..."

All traces of laziness vanished from Aokiji as he stared intently at the sky.

Now he understood the kid's plan—to harness nature's fury as a weapon.

"You're ruthless, kid..." Aokiji said, turning to Meiser. "Do you realize how many will die if that strike lands?"

Countless Marines still floated in the ocean, yet to be rescued.

Should that attack descend, everyone in the water would perish!

"What's that to me?" Meiser sneered. "When you took Robin, you never cared about our feelings."

"In that case... don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Enjoy this parting gift!"

"Lightning Release: Kirin!"

"BOOM!"

A massive lightning kirin emerged from the clouds, its divine beast-like form glaring down at Aokiji below.

"ROAR!!"

"You've really given me a tough problem, but..." Aokiji instantly appeared beside Meiser, placing a hand on him as he said: "I just won't let you release it."

"Ice Time Capsule!"

"CRACK~"

In an instant, Meiser was frozen solid!

But before Aokiji could even smile, he noticed a mocking glint in his frozen enemy's eyes—as if... this technique meant nothing.

The next moment, the frozen Meiser suddenly exploded, transforming into pure lightning!

This sudden turn of events made Aokiji's expression change.

"This was also a clone??"

His Observation Haki covered the entire battlefield, yet apart from this one before him, there were no other familiar presences.

But what Aokiji never expected was that even this one before him was a clone!

"ZZZT~"

The lightning energy flowed through the ice, immediately activating the already drawn-out lightning kirin.

The next instant, that terrifying kirin beast leaped down, charging straight at Aokiji!

"ROAR!!"