Sky Island, Angel Beach.
The atmosphere was deathly silent, broken only by the whistling wind sweeping across the sea of clouds.
"Kneel? Become a slave?"
Senju Tobirama stood calmly in place, his Hokage cloak immaculate, not a single crease to be seen.
He looked indifferently at the three Priests who had struck battle stances before him—Sky Knight Shura, Forest Priest Shadori, and the swordsman Ohm.
"Just you scraps?"
Senju Tobirama slowly raised his right hand, five fingers curling gently toward the void.
Space Rule: Imprisonment!
Hum!
"Huh?! I—I can't move!"
Shura, mounted atop his fire-breathing bird, felt the grin freeze on his face. Even his eyeballs refused to turn.
"What kind of sorcery is this?! My body… it won't listen to me!"
Shadori and Ohm were even more terrified. Their Mantra clearly sensed danger, yet their bodies could not respond at all!
"If you don't know how to speak properly," Senju Tobirama said coldly, "then shut your mouths."
His fingers sliced lightly through the air.
Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!
Swish!
A hair-thin, transparent blade of wind flashed past.
Too fast.
So fast that pain never had time to register.
Splurt! Splurt!
Two heads—and the head of the fire-breathing bird—shot straight into the air!
Blood erupted like fountains, staining the white cloud beach crimson.
"Ah!!"
Conis screamed and covered her eyes.
Just moments ago, those arrogant Priests… two were already dead in an instant?!
Only one remained.
Ohm, the swordsman.
Still alive—but completely broken.
His legs trembled violently as a foul smell spread. Yellow liquid dripped down his pants and onto the cloud ground.
Staring at his companions' headless corpses, his mind collapsed entirely.
"D-Don't… don't kill me…"
He begged, teeth chattering uncontrollably.
Senju Tobirama partially released the imprisonment and walked toward him step by step.
Looking down, like a demon gazing upon a condemned soul.
"You don't want to die?"
His voice was icy enough to freeze bone.
"Then lead the way."
"Take me to that so-called 'God's Shrine.'"
"I want to see that long-eared bastard."
"If you dare play tricks—"
He gestured toward the corpses.
"That's your ending."
"Y-Yes! Yes! I'll lead the way! Right away!"
Ohm scrambled to his feet as if pardoned by heaven itself. Pride and dignity meant nothing now—only survival mattered.
…
Upper Yard — God's Shrine.
This was Sky Island's forbidden land, a remnant of what had once been part of Jaya Island.
Giant vines pierced the clouds, wrapping around an ancient temple that loomed overhead.
Senju Tobirama led the women forward as if on a leisurely stroll, following the terrified Ohm straight into the palace that symbolized Sky Island's supreme authority.
Inside the main hall.
A bare-chested man reclined lazily atop a golden throne. Four thunder drums hung on his back, and his long earlobes swayed slightly as he chewed an apple.
God Enel.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit user—the man who called himself God.
"Ye hahahaha…"
Hearing footsteps, Enel lazily lifted his eyelids.
"Ohm? Why'd you bring these Blue Sea monkeys here?"
"Is the trial finished already?"
At that moment, the submissive Ohm looked as though he'd found salvation.
He lunged forward, rolling to the foot of the throne, pointing at Senju Tobirama as he wailed desperately.
"Lord God! Save me!!"
"These Blue Sea people are monsters! Shura and Shadori are dead!"
"He wants to kill you and steal your throne as God!"
"Quick! Call down God's Judgment! Turn them to ashes!!"
Ohm kowtowed frantically, malice flashing in his eyes.
This was God's territory.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was invincible.
This silver-haired man was finished!
"Oh?"
Enel stopped chewing.
He sat upright, a savage gleam flashing through his dull eyes.
Mantra spread instantly, enveloping the entire shrine.
"Killed Shura and the others?"
"And you want my position as God?"
Enel stared at Senju Tobirama, a cruel smile creeping across his face.
"What a bold Blue Sea monkey."
"Then I'll show you…"
"What despair truly is."
"Gedatsu!!"
Boom!
From the shadows, the final Priest burst forth—Gedatsu, master of the Swamp Trial.
"This intruder?! I'll turn him into fertilizer for the swamp!"
Shrouded in swamp clouds, Gedatsu charged straight at Senju Tobirama.
"Annoying."
Senju Tobirama didn't even lift his hand.
He merely tilted his head slightly and glanced over.
Space Rule: Gravity Collapse!
Hum!
Mid-charge, Gedatsu's body suddenly sank.
Not by hundreds of pounds—
But by tens of thousands of tons!
The surrounding space became a colossal hydraulic press.
Pfft!!
Gedatsu didn't even have time to scream.
His body was crushed instantly in mid-air—bones shattered, organs bursting apart.
With a wet thud, a formless puddle of flesh slammed onto the floor.
Another second.
Another Priest erased.
Silence engulfed the hall.
Ohm's wailing froze in his throat, his eyes bulging in horror.
Gedatsu… was gone too?!
"And you."
Senju Tobirama's gaze dropped to Ohm.
"Now that we've arrived, the tour guide is unnecessary."
"Besides, you were shouting rather loudly just now."
"N-No… Lord God, help—"
Snap.
A casual flick of Senju Tobirama's hand.
Ohm's body twisted grotesquely—his neck spun a full circle.
Dead on the spot.
With the insects dealt with, Senju Tobirama finally raised his head.
He looked at the "God" on the throne, whose apple lay forgotten, his face now twisted with rage.
"Alright, Enel."
"The flies are gone."
"Hand over your fruit."
"I might consider leaving you a complete corpse."
"Bastard!!!"
Enel exploded with fury.
The apple in his hand was crushed into powder.
Ever since gaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, who had dared speak to him like this?
Blasphemy!
"I am the omniscient, omnipotent God!!"
"I am thunder incarnate!!"
"A mere mortal dares challenge God's majesty?!"
Rumble!!!
Blinding blue-white lightning erupted from Enel's body.
The entire shrine shook violently as thunderbolts detonated everywhere.
"Two Hundred Million Volts—Thunder God!!"
With a roar, Enel transformed.
A towering Thunder God, dozens of meters tall, formed entirely of lightning!
Thunder raged wildly, melting golden pillars where it passed.
The momentum was apocalyptic—like a true god descending.
"Die!! Mortal!!"
"Thunder!!"
The colossal lightning fist, carrying power enough to annihilate an island, crashed downward toward Senju Tobirama!
Hancock, Robin, and the others instinctively shielded their eyes.
This was the wrath of nature itself.
However—
Senju Tobirama stood unmoving within the storm.
His Hokage cloak fluttered in the electric wind, but his Rinnegan eyes held only cold disdain.
"Thunder God?"
God-Level Conqueror's Haki—Release!
Hum!!!
A terrifying dark-red will erupted outward, transcending natural law itself.
It pierced straight through the lightning and slammed into the Thunder God form!
Time seemed to freeze.
Then—
Zzz…
Pfft!
The towering Thunder God vanished instantly—like a projector unplugged mid-show.
The lightning filling the sky dispersed without a trace.
Enel's elemental body was forcibly reverted to flesh!
"Huh?!"
Still frozen in his punching stance, Enel stared in disbelief at his hands.
They were… ordinary flesh.
His power wasn't responding.
"What's happening?! Where's my thunder?!"
"Why can't I transform?!"
Before he could react—
That overwhelming Haki condensed into crushing pressure and slammed onto his shoulders.
Crack!
"Ugh—ah!!"
Enel screamed as his knees buckled.
He crashed down in front of Senju Tobirama, shattering the golden floor beneath him.
"N-No… impossible…"
Cold sweat poured down his face as he stared at his trembling hands, then at the calm man before him.
"I'm a God… I'm thunder…"
"Why can't I use my power?!"
"What did you do?!"
Senju Tobirama stepped forward slowly.
Looking down at the fallen "God," his eyes filled with mockery.
"A frog in a well."
He lifted Enel's chin with a single finger.
"In this world, there are no invincible fruits."
"Only invincible people."
"You thought a Logia made you ruler of the sky?"
"In front of a true powerhouse…"
"That thunder you're so proud of—"
"Isn't even worthy of lighting my cigarette."