One Piece: Hashirama Template

Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!

As Link finished his hand signs, from the distant sea of trees, four giant fallen trees each extended a branch, quickly forming a Wood Clone that looked exactly like Link.

The four Wood Clones stood in the four cardinal directions—north, south, east, and west—surrounding Crocodile, who had transformed into a sand tornado.

The moment the four Wood Clones appeared, they tacitly formed hand signs in unison and shouted, "Ninja Art: Four Violet Flames Formation!"

As their voices fell, four rectangular, transparent purple barriers rose to the sky.

After rising to a certain height, another transparent purple barrier appeared out of thin air, completing the seal and forming a lid.

Not only that, but if someone had x-ray vision, they would see that the transparent purple barrier seeped deep into the ground, sealing off all of Crocodile's escape routes.

"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!"

After the barrier was formed, eight more Wood Clones emerged from the large trees inside the barrier.

The eight Wood Clones formed hand signs, their cheeks puffed out as they spat streams of water towards the ground, "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

After the eight streams of water hit the ground, they shot up like fountains.

The moisture in the air continuously merged with the water streams, expanding their volume.

The eight streams of water formed a massive tidal wave that slammed heavily against the transparent purple barrier, creating a sizzling sound like the collision of water and fire, generating a large amount of steam.

However, the speed at which the water was being evaporated by the flame barrier was clearly not as fast as the speed at which the water was expanding.

In just a few seconds, the water level had already filled half the space inside the rectangular 'box' formed by the purple barrier.

"A barrier and water? Impossible, this is definitely not the Forest-Forest Fruit ability!"

Crocodile reverted from his sand tornado form back to his original appearance.

Staring at the barrier sealing him in from all sides and the rapidly rising pool of water below, Crocodile's pupils constricted, his face contorting in shock. "What Devil Fruit ability is this?!"

"Roar..."

Just as Crocodile was preparing to use his Dehydration ability to dry up the pool, several roars suddenly rang out.

The pool of water suddenly began to boil, and countless streams of water formed four enormous water dragons that shot up, attacking him from the front, back, left, and right.

"No—"

Staring at the water dragons right before his eyes, Crocodile's eyes widened in horror as he shouted, already seeing his end.

His palm, imbued with the power of Dehydration, did indeed absorb the water dragon roaring at him from the front.

But before he could completely absorb the water dragon, the other three water dragons slammed into him, dragging the top-tier Logia user into the pool.

He who had just begun to shine at the dawn of the Great Pirate Era, who had fought the "Demon Heir" Douglas Bullet to a draw, who had challenged Whitebeard and survived, the first to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, "Sir Crocodile," was defeated in an instant.

If Link had only used Wood Release to fight Crocodile, it would have been a very difficult task to defeat him. Although Wood Release's surface could seep water and absorb the target's stamina after binding them, they were in a vast, boundless desert.

But Link used just one barrier ninjutsu and one water-style jutsu to instantly defeat Crocodile.

The advantage of intelligence!

Crocodile and the rest of the world only knew of Link's 'Logia-type Forest-Forest Fruit' ability, but they didn't know about his other trump cards.

Link, on the other hand, knew Crocodile's abilities and techniques like the back of his hand.

With such an intelligence advantage, it was impossible for Link to lose.

Just as Link had said to Vivi, meeting him was Crocodile's misfortune!

Looking at the unconscious Crocodile in the water, Link formed hand signs again.

The trees in the water quickly extended a large number of vines, binding Crocodile and draining all of his stamina.

After doing all this, the four Wood Clones maintaining the barrier finally dispelled the Ninja Art: Four Violet Flames Formation.

With a splash of turbulent water, Crocodile fell heavily to the ground.

Standing next to Crocodile, Link once again formed hand signs.

"Sealing Technique: Four Limbs Heavy Seal!"

He slapped his palm onto Crocodile's body, and a large number of tadpole-like runes immediately spread out, quickly covering Crocodile's body and seizing control of it.

Hashirama Senju knew many ninjutsu; he just used them infrequently or disdained to use them.

This was a conclusion Link had drawn from the feedback he received.

With a younger brother who was a ninjutsu professor and had invented countless jutsu, and a wife from the Uzumaki clan who was the most outstanding sealing master, Hashirama Senju not only mastered practical forbidden jutsu but was also extremely skilled in barriers and sealing techniques.

Within Wood Release, there were many powerful sealing techniques.

Having his stamina drained by the vines and his body's control stripped away by the sealing jutsu, Crocodile was in a more miserable state than if he were simply wearing Seastone cuffs.

Link didn't kill Crocodile. To be precise, he didn't kill him now.

His plan was not just about taking out Crocodile and Baroque Works.

Link wanted to gain much more!

Using the Wood Clone Technique to create another clone, Link had it carry Crocodile and walk towards Carina and the other two women.

With the help of the Body Flicker Technique, Link and his Wood Clone quickly arrived at the Sandora River.

At the same time, the Wood Clone responsible for protecting Carina and the other two women turned into a small tree on the spot.

"Link!"

Seeing Link appear before them, along with the Wood Clone carrying Crocodile, Carina, Nami, and Vivi's faces lit up with joy.

Without a word needed, they knew who the victor of this battle was.

When Link was in front of the three women, Vivi threw herself into his arms, clutching his clothes, her voice choked with emotion, "Thank you, Link!"

Link's body stiffened on the spot, his hands open at his sides, a look of awkwardness on his face.

"Pfft..."

It was clearly a very moving scene, but Carina and Nami couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"So that's how it is..."

Looking at Link, who had goosebumps and didn't seem to be faking it at all, Carina nodded in realization.

So that's why he hates sentimental scenes and is so sensitive to emotional displays.

Link clearly hadn't expected Vivi's sudden sneak attack. Being hugged by the young woman, he felt a dampness spread on his chest. He stopped his intended motion to push Vivi away and said very awkwardly, "You're... you're welcome..."