50. Fraction of Second
Just when Jozu wanted to order the pirates to battle, he suddenly saw someone falling from the sky and stepped gracefully at the front.
Under the heavy storm, a spotless white haori wearing man with pale skin and white hair showing a helpless smile appeared on the pirates vision.
"Captain!" Daigin and the other exclaimed in jubilation seeing Kimimaro had finally arrived.
Without bothering himself with the incoming threat of the Pirates, Kimimaro turned his head towards Daigin and spoke gently,
"You've done well lads, go assist Momonga's crew out from the water, save as many as you can."
"Captain?! What about...."
Daigin speech was suddenly interrupted by Kimimaro who turned his attention towards the pirates.
"Don't worry about them..." Said Kimimaro leisurely.
Jozu frowned immediately as he saw the nonchalant man who suddenly appeared among them, without wasting any time he finally ordered his men to attack!
"Go kill them!" Jozu said grimmly.
"Gehahahahahha"
"YEAAAH! LONG LIVE WHITEBEARD!"
"DIE MARINE!"
yells and shouts immediately broke out as more than 100 Pirates charged towards the still standing Kimimaro!
Seeing the incoming charge, Kimimaro lower his standing position calmly while spreading his hands forwards on both of his side, and said,
"Karamatsu no Mai(Dance of the Larch)."
*WOOOSH...
*Spluuurge, *Stab, *Stab, *Stab....
"Whaaa...."
"AKH..."
"wha...what the fuck is happ...."
A sudden onslaught of countless bones sprouted from Kimimaro's body in fan shaped area ahead, catching the incoming pirates off guard, by the sheer number of sharp bones coupled with Busoshoku(Color of Armamament) Haki covers. Most of the ignorant pirates couldn't helped but getting skewered!
Blood sprouted on the area as the pirates body slowly fell one by one, the lucky ones who managed to dodge the bones retreated immediately, however it was all futile as Kimimaro immediately hurled his finger bones towards the survivor!
"Teshi Sendan(Ten Fingers Bullet)."
Countless bone bullets accompanied by sonic booms due to its sheer power behind it, pierced the surviving pirates leaving them no gap to breathe!
Seeing the Haki infused projectiles hurling towards them, some pirates who mastered Busoshoku(Color of Armament) tried to block them, and yet, how could mere pirates resist Kimimaro's own Haki who had almost reached a perfection even amongst the HQ Marines?
One by one, every last one of them was getting mowed like a grass by Kimimaro's finger bullets seemingly without any resistance.
All of those happening were only in a fraction of a seconds! so, how could Jozu reacted in time? by the time he react by hardening his body into diamond due to his Devil Fruit ability. Only 3 lucky pirates left from their initial number of more than 100!
Jozu couldn't help but gulped slowly as he saw his remaining 3 crews were mortaly injured and hanging on their last breath!
"YOU!" Gritted his teeth Jozu yelled, just as when he wanted to dash forward, a Haki covered fist of Kimimaro appeared right in front of his face!
*BOOOM!
Jozu's huge body getting catapulted backwards due to Kimimaro's punch! While Kimimaro began his battle against Jozu, his Marine crew who hadn't time to disperse yet couldn't help but gulping their saliva in unison.
All of they could think was only one, thankfully Kimimaro was on their side! They couldn't imagine how horrible to face Kimimaro as enemy seeing the man had taken care of more than 100 pirates within only fraction of seconds!
While Kimimaro kept his barrage of assault against Jozu, he threw several glance towards Momonga who fought Vista not far from him, hoping his subordinate to notice his sign.
In only several seconds, Momonga finally noticed his signal as the former nodded slightly while keeping his onslaught. After he made sure Momonga understood, Kimimaro kicked Jozu downward against the deck who by now had already transformed into a diamond man!
*Booom!
Loud boom accompanied with wooden debris flew from the spot where Jozu were smashed downward.
"What the hell happened..?" Taking advantage of brief moment of seperated clash, Vista couldn't helped but widened his eyes towards Jozu who by now crawling once again out of wooden rubbles.
*Slash!
"Damn!" Vista grunted as he hastily evaded Momonga swords after he got slightly distracted.
*Clank! *Clank *Clank!
Momonga didn't let Vista's distracted condition goes to waste, he press forward as he skillfuly performed his own swordsmanship which was elusive yet destructive!
The Rear Admiral had enormous experience in battlefield, while he kept his relentless assault against his enemy, he doesn't let Kimimaro signal goes unnoticed.
As he saw the brief opportunity finally arrived, Momonga raised his sword once again in earlier stance attempting to lure Vista to think about his Heavy Slash technique!
Vista doesn't disappoint Momonga as the former covered his own twin swords with Haki and put both of them crossing ahead in attempt to block Momonga technique which he witnessed earlier.
Momonga shouted out loud, "HAGEKI ZANGEKI(Heavy Slash)!"
However instead of swinging his sword, seeing Vista brief moment of blocked vision due to him raising his swords forward, Momonga instantly moved sideways and kicked Vista on his side!
*Bam!
It was too late for Vista to block Momonga's kick which had been enhanced by Rankyaku(Tempest Kick). His body inadvertently flew towards another side of the battlefield.
"Damn it!" Vista gnashed his teeth as he tried to endure the pain, alas he was unaware that his flying trajectory was going right into Kimimaro!
*STAB...
"Akh?!!...."
Vista couldn't react as he saw two bloody bone blades coming out of his chest, when Momonga kicked him toward Kimimaro, the later sprouted two bone blades from his palm and simply pointed it toward Vista's defenseless back and due to the body's flying momentum it stabbed through Vista's body!
"D, DAMN..." Vista grunted as blood dripping out the corner of his mouth.
However, only a second later, Kimimaro retracts his bones out of Vista body and raised his left hand in guard!
*BOOOM!
"VISTA!" Jozu yelled after he body slammed Kimimaro away from his fellow commander.