Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Having already faced a do-or-die situation, Zephyr disregarded the risk of being attacked by an 'evil mob'.

"Hahaha, come on, Professor Zephyr!"

Sakura closed her eyes, her Observation Haki spreading out, and she also used Moonwalk to meet Zephyr in mid-air.

boom!

As fist and axe clashed, shockwaves radiated in all directions, and the thick lightning bolt falling from the sky was blasted open in an arc from the middle.

Then two blurry shadows flashed and collided rapidly in mid-air, breaking free from the shackles of gravity, and even lightning could not pursue them.

"Get down here!"

In a fleeting glimpse of light, Sakura's fist slammed down on Zephyr.

But he twisted his neck with paper drawing, bending his head at an angle of nearly ninety degrees.

While dodging Sakura's heavy punch, he adjusted his body and slashed upwards with a Storm Kick imbued with Armament Haki.

"I won't let you get away!"

With a roar, Zephyr had used Life Return to concentrate all his power into his legs.

In the future glimpsed through his Observation Haki, Sakura will be injured by this attack, and he will take this opportunity to rush in front of her and grab her with the Seastone handcuffs he is wearing on his back.

We can do it, we're guaranteed to win!

The slash, shimmering with a dark green light, danced and bounced back from the side like a boomerang, about to strike Sakura.

Snapped!

Before that, a pair of hands wrapped in frost lightly rose, fingers spread, blocking the path of the slash.

Reaching the pinnacle of dominance, he finally glimpsed a fleeting glimpse of the future during the twelfth hour of relentless battles on the island.

"What?" Zephyr was shocked.

But then they saw Sakura in the sky raise her head and forcefully crush the slash from the storm kick.

Emerald eyes, gleaming with amusement, emerged from the shadows.

It was as if it were whispering in Zephyr's ear...

—Gotcha, Zephyr-sensei.

"Oh no, can this guy see the future too?"

Zephyr's face turned ashen, all his senses contracted, and he could only feel the same heart-wrenching pain that Garp felt after his son went to sea to start a revolution.

He taught Haki his whole life in the Navy, and his three most outstanding students relied on the fruit of his success, each one surpassing the last.

As he grew old and was about to retire, he unexpectedly trained a pirate who surpassed him in skill.

"Where are you looking, Zephyr-sensei!" Sakura's voice rang out again.

In an instant, a kunai bearing a cherry blossom mark brushed past Zephyr's cheek, and the illusory light of time and space flickered, allowing the girl to traverse a vast distance at an astonishing speed to arrive behind him.

It turns out that during the previous chase, the two had already crossed the space interference zone set up by the World Government.

At this moment, Sakura had regained her sense of the spacetime anchor point through chakra and could use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

She spread her five fingers.

Hold on tight!

Then, the sound of an axe rang out from the girl's hand. At the moment when endless dark lightning erupted in the sky, in the shadow of lightning as large as a tree, the black axe blade drew a moon.

Goodbye, Professor Zephyr!

In a fleeting moment, a fraction of a second, Zephyr, his hair standing on end, saw his future severed, and every cell in his body, driven by the will to survive, transmitted commands from his brain.

Even when the muscles were unable to respond, he forcefully used his life to shrink half of his body.

only....

puff!

Amidst the splattered blood, a section of an arm, unable to retract in time, was severed cleanly at the root.

"Uh!"

Zefa cried out in pain as he and his arm plunged into the sea.

Behind him, the main island of Enies Lobby collapsed along with a dazzling burst of lightning.

The collapse of the island stirred up a huge cloud of dust, which even caused the abyss of the entire giant waterfall to churn. The surrounding ocean currents became chaotic, and the surviving warships were swept away and collided with each other before disappearing into the turbulent currents.

In the sky, a bunch of white roses bound with vines was gently tossed down and fell into the sea.

Then, Night Sparrow Leviathan was enveloped in darkness and quickly flew out of the Enies Lobby waters.

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As the night passed, the light of dawn shone on the Justice Building at the Navy Headquarters.

"What did you say?!"

The roar of the Warring States period shook the entire fortress. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The wooden table in the office was smashed to pieces, and Sengoku stepped over the shards to snatch the report from Brannew's hand.

His gaze swept quickly over the words on the document, then the file he was holding crumpled up, and Sengoku collapsed onto the sofa as if all his strength had been drained.

Report on the outcome of the Enies Lobby Buster Call incident: Admiral Akainu is seriously injured and in a coma; former Admiral Zephyr lost an arm; Headquarters staff officer Tsuru and five Vice Admirals accompanying him are missing along with the shattered Enies Lobby; and sixteen of the Navy Headquarters' 100-meter-class warships have been destroyed.

"It's over, the situation is getting out of control!"

Standing before Sengoku, Brannew was terrified. This was the first time he had ever seen his superior so out of control since joining the navy.

Among those who shared the same loss of composure as Sengoku were five people at the top of Mary Geoise.

"What's wrong with those idiots in the Navy?!"

Financial God of War Izanbaron V. Nassjuro threw the newspaper on the tea table.

Seven high-ranking officers, sixteen warships... this loss is not just of combat power, but also of glittering Pele!

"The Red Spider Lily has become even stronger. I received news that she even won an island from Shiki."

Environmental War God Marcus Mazsaeng flipped through the monitoring reports of the islands of the four seas, "Once she enters the New World, a new Pirate Emperor will be born in an instant."

Shepard X. Petter Saint, the God of Agriculture, placed his hand on the sofa and sighed softly, "According to CP's intelligence, she has the ability to control plants, and neither food nor energy can hinder her."

“We can’t rely on the Navy anymore. Let’s fill the last Shichibukai position as soon as possible and find a suitable pirate to fight each other!” suggested the Legal Warrior God Topman Vochuli, while turning his gaze to the last person.

"Good news has come from Vegapunk: the genetically modified cloning experiment seems to have been successful."

The God of Scientific Defense, Jaigolusia Satan, nodded, gripping his cane tightly. "Let's add 'her' to the Seven Warlords for now, which will also damage the prestige of the Higanbana!"

"It seems this is the only way now!"

"Seconded!" *3

Unlike the somber atmosphere among those in power, a cheerful mood permeates an island in the new world.

"Hahaha, we actually have such intelligence!"

The birdman, wearing a light blue shirt and a yellow bow tie, happily rolled around on the ground.

In front of him was a picture of a girl riding a black nightbird, with a newsbird outstretched its wings, begging him for a reward.

"Ah, what beauty you possess, Miss Haruno Sakura, the candidate for emperor!"

Morgans, whose eyes bulged out with hearts, paid no attention to the actions of the newsbird behind him.

Until the little hands that had been demanding the reward gradually grew disappointed, and finally, with eyes blazing with anger, they pecked at him with their beaks.

Morgans, who was being chased all over the place, finally realized what was happening and took out some money to throw to the news bird.

"Honestly, I don't know what you guys need so many Pele for!"

Morgans snorted and straightened his tie, then picked up the photo and began to look at it intently.

After a while, he got up and shouted at the commune members behind him.

"Quickly, add an extra issue! Spread Miss Sakura's heroic image throughout the entire world!!!"

Chapter 228 Reunion in the Sabaody Archipelago

"What the hell is this?! That bastard Morgans!"

On the sun-drenched upper deck of the ship's stern, Sakura sprayed a mouthful of her drink onto a newspaper.

The World Economic Herald, as always, used sensationalist headlines to report on the Enies Lobby incident, but this time the headline was replaced with a photo of a young girl.

The girl in the portrait has long, cherry-pink hair and is wearing a well-fitting school swimsuit. She leans against a sofa filled with clouds. The downward angle shows off the soft curves of her legs. The light yet sturdy fabric slightly reveals her beautiful figure. The lack of excessive decoration makes her whole person full of a wild beauty.

"Oh~, Sakura looks so pretty like this~"

Leviathan rolled over on the cloud next to her so that her belly side could also get some sun.

"Damn paparazzi, I'll definitely catch him and beat him up when I get to the New World."

Sakura gripped the newspaper tightly; the moisture on it evaporated rapidly and was then burned away by the blue flames.

Below, Enel excitedly pulled Tom aside to discuss his Prophet modification plan. The two highly skilled shipwrights collided, and they were perfecting the areas on the Prophet's design that could be improved.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Tiger and Kuina intensified their training of their Haki and Chakra.

This encounter with numerous lieutenant generals also made the two realize many of their shortcomings.

Footsteps approached, and Iceberg, clutching a stack of parchment, scrambled up to the stern tower.

"Sister Ying, come quick, look at your bounty poster!"

"Oh, how much has it gone up this time?"

Sakura casually ran her hand over the rim of the glass, and a few ice cubes fell into it.

"This is your bounty, right? At least show some concern!"

Iceberg caught his breath and glanced at her helplessly.

He then unfolded the parchment sheets one by one and placed them in front of Sakura.

Leading the pack is Sakura, whose wanted poster has a brand new photo. It's unclear whether the Navy's intelligence department simply replaced Sakura's photo on the wanted poster with the one from Morgans' report to save time.

However, compared to the attractive photo on the wanted poster, ordinary people are more concerned about what's written in the bounty column—20 billion Berries.

"As expected, the price has increased again. The World Government is only willing to spend money on bounties."

Sakura, seemingly unconcerned, pouted and took the parchment from his hand.

"Don't just look at your own situation, there are others too!"

Iceberg grabbed a wanted poster and shoved it at Leviathan, who was standing nearby.

The tiny boat sprite, dressed in a raincoat and circling atop a mist-shrouded mast, has been given the title of Night Raven and has a bounty of 890 million Berries.

"Kuina the Death Sword, bounty 3 million Berries."

Sakura flipped over another card and tossed it to Kuina below, saying, "The Navy is so lame; all they know is to damage people's reputation by giving them unpleasant nicknames."

"And these two more: Adventurer Fisher Tiger, bounty 640 million Berries! Thunder Fox Enel, initial bounty 340 million Berries!"

Iceberg grabbed two wanted posters, intending to throw them out in a cool way like Sakura.

However, lacking any domineering presence, he simply tossed out the parchment and let the wanted poster float in mid-air.

The sound of moonwalking echoed as Kuina flew down from the sky and took the two wanted posters.

"What? Uncle Tiger and Little Leviathan are one thing, but why is that arrogant jerk more expensive than me?!"

Hearing the girl's angry voice, Enel forgot all about discussing the improvement of the proverb with Tom and snatched the wanted poster from her hand in a flash.

"Hahaha, because you're weaker than me, you death-spirited woman~"

Enraged, Kuina drew her sword and started fighting Enel on the ship.

Seeing the deck gradually becoming lively, Sakura propped her chin on her hand and asked, "What about you? Have you and Mr. Tom been put on a bounty?"

"Mr. Tom has a bounty on his head, but I don't!"

Iceberg gripped the last wanted poster in his hand, his brow trembling as he lowered his head.