Zoro, despite his serious injuries, attempts to jump into the sea to save Luffy, who is struggling underwater. However, to everyone’s surprise, Sanji jumps in instead, giving Kurubi the fisherman an advantage. While underwater, Sanji notices that Luffy’s life is no longer in danger as Neijiko has pulled his stretchable head out of the water to allow him to breathe. At the same time, Genzou is still underwater, continuously trying to break the boulder trapping Luffy.
As Sanji continues to fight, Kurubi attacks him with his Arm Blade Slash technique. Kurubi spots Genzou and aims his next attack at him, but Sanji catches him off guard, redirecting his attention towards himself. Kurubi binds Sanji with his long hairs and launches close-range attacks. Sanji takes the attacks directly, losing his breath and feeling trapped.
Kurubi prepares for his final attack, diving deep into the water at high speed, aiming to hit the surface directly with his head. Sanji endures the pain as he takes the attack head-on. Kurubi is surprised by Sanji’s endurance and decides to go for round 2. However, this time, Sanji targets Kurubi’s gills, the source of oxygen. Kurubi screams in pain, and Sanji takes the opportunity to swim back to the surface and take a deep breath.
Sanji steps out of the pool and challenges Kurubi to come out and fight him. Kurubi steps out confidently, relying on his 1000 Tile Smashing True Punch technique. However, he is caught off guard when Sanji attacks him rapidly with deadly kicks. First, the Collier Kick targets his neck, followed by the Epaule kick aiming at his shoulder, then the Cotelette kick focusing on his ribs, the Gigot kick targeting his legs, and finally, the Mutton Spot kick, sending him flying out of the battlefield. With this series of powerful kicks, Sanji ends his fight and defeats Kurubi.