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The screen slowly lit up with text:
[Top 10 Iconic Anime Moments]
[#3: Luffy vs. Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo]
[Rankings are in order, not by power level]
The video began to roll.
Law lay sprawled on the ground, Luffy standing protectively beside him, while Doflamingo loomed over them like a grim reaper.
Law's face twisted in disbelief. "Why… why is this happening?"
Doflamingo scoffed, his voice dripping with arrogance."Give me a little time and I can patch myself up. Right now, I'm stitching my organs back together with my strings. Powers are all about how you use them. It's not the same as healing—but it's close enough."
Inside his body, Doflamingo's String-String Fruit ability was knitting his torn organs back into place.
He sneered down at Law. "Blowing yourself up just to get me… what a waste."
Trebol reacted instantly, snot whipping out from his nose like a rope and coiling around Luffy.
"Sticky Chain!!"
"Let him go!!" Luffy roared, thrashing.
"Sticky Meteor!!"
With a sickening snap, Trebol slammed Luffy into the ground.
BOOM!
Dust and debris billowed everywhere.
Doflamingo began walking toward Law, grinning like a demon. "Time to finish this."
He raised his foot high, ready to stomp down on Law's head.
"Damn it!!" Law roared in helpless rage.
But at the last second, a sandal-clad foot slammed down, blocking Doflamingo's strike.
The world seemed to freeze.
Luffy stood in front of Law, shielding him from the fatal blow.
"Why stop me?" Doflamingo sneered. "I was just about to crush his skull."
He raised his foot again, Haki immediately coating it in a dark, ominous sheen.
Luffy's own foot flared with Haki in response.
Their kicks collided, and an explosion of black and red lightning burst outward, spreading violently in every direction.
Shockwaves tore through the battlefield, howling like a storm.
Law's eyes widened in shock.
Trebol shrieked, "What?! That's… that's Conqueror's Haki clashing! That brat has it too?!"
Both fighters screamed with effort, locked in a deadly power struggle.
The black-and-red energy expanded wildly, enveloping them. No one else could even approach.
The sky itself split apart under the pressure, black ripples surging outward like waves across the heavens.
Law and Trebol were flung away by the sheer force.
Law struggled to rise, eyes burning. "Straw Hat… so you really are… a man chosen by the heavens!"
Trebol cackled madly. "Straw Hat brat! You'll never beat Doffy! He's the one chosen to rule—he's the true king!!"
Doflamingo's veins bulged on his forehead, Luffy's face contorted with fury. Their Conqueror's Haki continued to collide, shaking the world.
Luffy roared back, "Like I care!!"
A surge of power blasted Doflamingo's leg away. Luffy's foot stretched out like a whip, snapping toward him.
Doflamingo's arm hardened with Haki and blocked, the clash detonating another violent shockwave.
Luffy used the rebound to leap high, his fist swelling with Haki. His arm stretched back before slamming forward like a cannon.
Doflamingo narrowly dodged, the fist smashing into the earth with an explosion that shook the battlefield.
BOOM!
Smoke swallowed everything, but Doflamingo shot out of it. Luffy was right on his tail.
They collided in midair, each strike bursting with waves of energy.
Luffy's fists, both wrapped in Haki, hammered down relentlessly.
Doflamingo gritted his teeth, his own hands coated in Haki as he blocked desperately, pushed into a corner.
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In the One Piece world
Usopp screamed, "Luffy! Damn, future you is insane! You're pushing that Warlord around like he's nothing!"
Luffy laughed wide. "Of course! I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"
Zoro tightened his grip on his sword. "I've gotta train harder. I can't let him leave me behind—I'll be his right hand, no matter what."
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In the Naruto world
Kakashi frowned. "That Straw Hat kid again? His power's grown… a lot."
Lee pumped his fists. "Go, Luffy! Burn with the flames of youth!"
The Third Hokage watched the clash of Haki thoughtfully. "That looks a lot like Earth Style hardening… could it be a more advanced form?"
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Akatsuki hideout
Hidan laughed. "Hey Kakuzu, isn't that your move? Even people from another world are using it!"
Kakuzu snapped back, irritated. "Idiot. That's not Earth Style. Didn't you see the shockwaves? That's something else entirely."
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Dragon Ball world
Master Roshi stroked his beard like a martial arts master. "This isn't how real martial arts should be fought." He casually demonstrated a few stances in the air, unimpressed with their brawling.
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Planet Namek
Frieza sneered. "This counts as one of the top ten anime moments? Then why hasn't the emperor of the universe—me—made the list?" He gave an annoyed snort, clearly offended.
Back on the battlefield
Luffy unleashed another barrage of fists, but Doflamingo blocked them all. Luffy spun sharply and swept out with a powerful kick.
BAM!
Haki collided again, and the recoil knocked Luffy back. Doflamingo seized the opening and hurled a devastating punch.
Luffy barely twisted aside in time.
He leapt, body spinning, energy spiraling around him until he became a small tornado barreling straight at Doflamingo.
"Doffy!!"
The speed was too much for Doflamingo to guard against—Luffy's foot slammed square into his gut.
Blood spewed from Doflamingo's mouth as the shockwave ripped outward, tearing at everything nearby.
Luffy withdrew his leg and immediately drove a fist into Doflamingo's face, spraying blood.
Doflamingo caught the next punch in his palm, but Luffy slipped in a brutal uppercut with his left, sending him flying through the air, blood pouring down his face.
Luffy vaulted skyward, twisting his arms back like coiled springs.
"Doffy!!"
"Gomu Gomu no… Rifle!!"
Doflamingo's face darkened, veins bulging as he blurred into motion, dodging the incoming barrage. The bullets of compressed rubber smashed harmlessly past.
Doflamingo's body became a streak, impossibly fast, charging straight at Luffy.
"Overheat Line!!"
Threads sharp as blades whipped from his feet, slashing toward Luffy.
Luffy's aura exploded. He rocketed upward, fist clenched tight, and swung down with everything he had.
Their powers met in a thunderous collision.
Black and red lightning exploded outward, shaking the heavens.
The clash of kings had begun.
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