Chapter 7#

"You... What are you doing?" Shiki asked in shock.

"Obviously, he is here for this fruit too!" Captain John took a step back, his eyes alert.

"You... You bastard!" Rocks, his body pierced, gritted his teeth. With his right hand wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, he punched the greatsword.

"Ping!" The huge chakra sword shattered. Rocks then poked his wound, dislodging the remaining sword, which fell into the sea.

"Thump~"

"What are you standing there for? Get rid of this traitor!" Rocks shouted, rolling on the deck, wailing in pain, "It hurts, you bastard!"

The crew looked at Uchiha Madara, who stood silently after attacking Rocks. Hesitant, they did not advance.

"Captain Rocks, the opponent seems very strong. If you don't take action, we might not dare to go up," Captain John said cunningly.

Kaido wanted to fight but was stopped by Charlotte Linlin.

"Didn't the captain say that? On this ship, whoever is the strongest can be the captain. Come on, don't get killed!" The Golden Lion Shiki added insult to injury.

"Hahaha~ You bastards, I really like you more and more!" Rocks laughed instead of getting angry, as his injuries began to heal, black smoke covering his pierced stomach.

"What tenacious vitality!" Uchiha Madara said with admiration.

"Hey, you dare to attack me. If you wanted something else, maybe I would let it slide. But you plotted against me. I'm sorry, you must die!" Rocks said as black smoke flowed from his body.

"Oh? Why do you think you can defeat me?" Uchiha Madara retorted.

"Just relying on my fruit and my Haki!" Rocks gathered Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki around his arm.

"Very impressive strength...." Uchiha Madara acknowledged, then added, "But..."

Uchiha Madara's voice grew louder, "On this sea, no one with a Devil Fruit ability can stand up to me!"

The next moment, a bony hand blasted out from under the deck, shattering the ship. Everyone on board stared in disbelief. Kaido, Captain John, Silver Axe,WhiteBeard, who couldn't stay in the air, fell into the sea in panic.

"Plop!" The sound of falling into the sea continued.

Flame Flower stood on a water snake, looking distressed. Linlin sat on Prometheus, pulling Kaido to keep him from falling. Whitebeard used Geppo (Moonwalk) with Stussy on his shoulder. Golden Lion and Rocks used their extraordinary physiques to stay aloft.

"You bastard, you destroyed my pirate ship!" Rocks raged.

"Compared to the ship, you should worry about yourself. Didn't you see him standing on the sea?" Golden Lion said seriously.

"So this was your plan. Do you think you can defeat me without a ship?"

"With my physical strength, I won't fall even if I stand in the sky for three days and three nights!" Rocks boasted, gathering black smoke into a fist and striking at Uchiha Madara.

"That's hard to say!"

"Crack!" A skeleton formed around Uchiha Madara, blocking the smoke fist. The skeleton evolved into the third stage of Susanoo, its color shifting from blue to black with Haki.

"What kind of fruit ability is this? It can transform!" Golden Lion distanced himself, wary of Susanoo's potential.

In an instant, Susanoo punched at Rocks in the sky. Rocks dodged with his powerful Observation Haki, counterattacking with a Haki-infused punch that cracked Susanoo's ankle.

"Crack!" Susanoo cracked, revealing Rocks' strength. Uchiha Madara leaped back, forming seals, "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" A sea of flames, infused with Haki, spewed from the giant's mouth.

Rocks sneered, aiming his hands to absorb the flames with his Dark-Dark Fruit power.

"Boom!" The flames engulfed Rocks. "Haki?" he exclaimed, wrapping himself in Armament Haki to withstand the attack.

One minute passed. Two minutes passed. Uchiha Madara maintained his chakra flow, intensifying the flames.

Rocks tried to escape but found himself trapped, Uchiha Madara's giant adjusting to his every move.

After five minutes of calcination, Rocks grew anxious, shouting, "Hey, you guys, come help! Do you want him to kill me and then come for you?"

"Haha, Captain, don't be ridiculous. Our interests don't conflict with Uchiha Madara's. He just wanted to see if we would help you. Now he has his answer!" Captain John said, turning to Uchiha Madara, "Right? Uchiha Madara?"

"I like dealing with smart people!" Uchiha Madara replied.

"Damn it!" Rocks roared, punching in Uchiha Madara's direction. Uchiha Madara easily dodged with Observation Haki, frustrating Rocks, who continued to miss his attacks.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded from the distant sea. Rocks, still trapped in the flames, grew desperate and fled towards Honeycomb Island using Geppo, hoping to escape the relentless assault.