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He kept progressing through the streets until he reached a mass complex with a mako sharks head on the front gate. No doubt about it this had to be Arlongs place. As he stepped in he noticed several species of mermen, some he had seen before and some that were new to him. For example he had never seen a octopus mermen before. He heard that like his hammerhead species those were extremely rare. As he walked along he spotted a throne almost where he saw the mako shark mermen himself sitting in the flesh with his two body guards at his side. Arlong, finally someone can teach him the limits of shark mermen.

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Arlong suddenly rose from his chair and walked over to Miharu almost looking like he was going to turn on his promise and just beat him to a bloody pulp right there. However instead his hands reached into his mouth and pulled out his own teeth. Miharu was stone faced at the feat he was doing as the teeth seemed to grow back in a instant. Arlong did it again so he had teeth in both hands and in his mouth.

"All shark mermen can do this. Our teeth can rip through almost anything and can mislead a opponent who thinks we are unharmed. Give it a try." Arlong said to Miharu who was staring in awe at Arlongs technique.

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Suddenly Arlong began to walk to a more open area near the pool centered in the park. The mermen moved to give their boss plenty of room and didn't let up on their stares towards Miharu. Maybe it was because he was an outside just randomly asking their boss for fighting tips, maybe it was because they had never seen a hammerhead shark mermen before but Miharu always felt somewhat uncomfortable when their eyes were piercing him. It was like he couldn't breathe, everything he did became weighted.

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Suddenly Arlongs booming voice broke through the awkward silence and piercing stares his crew were baring down on top of Miharu's shoulders.

"Alright, for this next move your going to be using the same weapon, your teeth. However this time you will not be removing them. What I want you to do is with a surge of power from your legs kick up from the ground towards your target, let your mouth open and begin spinning rapidly, your teeth will do the rest." Arlong instructed. His crew as amazed at how he was seriously training this mere stranger.

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The gang of mermen suddenly began to back up, they knew what was about to happen and didn't wanna be caught in the crossfire. Arlong suddenly kicked off from the ground heading across the pool very fast and suddenly began spinning rapidly. The second he collided with the wall it was tears to sheds. Arlong then began walking over to where he once was staring at Miharu, it was his turn to try it. Miharu let in another gulp, the amount of force he would need in order to not fall right after he pushed off was tricky to figure out.

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Miharu took a deep breath, he really needed to concentrate but at the same time this needed to be spontaneous. His legs then began to pull back as he crouched to gain more power. Following that instantaneously he pounced off the ground quickly beginning to rotate while opening his mouth. He hit his mark straight on and surely enough the rocks began completely getting demolished and grinding up into debris. He brushed himself off slowly, accomplished that he pulled it off.

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A clap echoed in the distance as Arlong walked towards Miharu with a smirk. The gang once again remained silent and was even curious what was next. Weather they liked him or not, Miharu had some decent fighting ability and picked up on things fast. But something told Miharu that his training was far from over. As Arlong walked over to hims his voice once again boomed to break the tension.

"Alright you got the first part of the technique down, now lets try the second part. Care to join me for a swim?" Arlong mused as he jumped into the pool.

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Miharu gave a blank stare in the direction where Arlong was previously standing. Before he jumped into the pool that is. Was that only the first part? What did the next part have to do with water? Miharu warily jumped into the pool and felt the comfort the water always seemed to bring. This feeling almost gave him nostalgia anytime he was a away from it. It was like the water was his home and it cared for him ever so. Finally Arlong swam up to where he was ready to instruct him on the lesson.

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Arlong let a smirk as he noticed how the hammerhead mermen enjoyed being in water, as most mermen did. However now wasn't the time to get comfortable, work needed to be done. Suddenly Arlongs voice broke through to Miharu and he stopped to pay attention.

"Alright as you can imagine, mermen excel in the water. Our strength increases while for humans, giants, devil fruit users. They all weaken. Remember this well because these waters may save your life one day if they haven't already. For the second part your basically doing the same thing however you are underwater. Sounds simple doesn't it? Try it out kid."

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Miharu nodded the Arlongs words. All this basically is is the first part underwater. Which actually made it easier so there was no reason to question his abilities. After all, he is the mighty hammerhead mermen! No mermen species alive can top his combat abilities when they are at their peak! Miharu smirked as he began to spin rapidly, faster then he was on land. Suddenly his body shot forward like a torpedo and his jaws opened wide. Tearing into the rocks that made up the wall around the pool in Arlong Park.

8/8 ~ Shark Tooth Drill

The gang of mermen were in shock. He already was one of the most powerful men in the room and his crew was even stronger? This couldn't help but peak Arlong's curiosity. Just how strong was the crew he was traveling with?

"So what are the bounty's on these guys?" Arlong inquired.

"Well for most over one hundred thousand and for the captain over two fifty thousand." Miharu stated like it was common knowledge. Meanwhile every other mermen's jaw dropped after hearing that this guy was nakama with people at that level.

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Miharu nodded at Kurobi's instructions. The technique seemed simple enough. Just a punch with a proper stance. Miharu brought his fist back taking a karate stance and with all his power rushed his fist forward creating a current of wind due to the momentum and power it created. Kurobi smirked and gave a nod at how Miharu did. Only seeing it one time and he got it down like that, perfect stance and all. This guy was gonna be a monster by the time the mermen were done with him. Miharu gave a smile before looking to Kurobi wondering what he would learn next.

4/4 Hundred Brick Fist

Kurobi smiled as Miharu entered the water. He seemed to be enjoying himself however it was training time, not play time. Kurobi suddenly shot towards Miharu like a torpedo. However do to Miharu's sonar he was able to dodge the attack easily. A laughter echoed from the waters as Kurobi chuckled.

"Your senses are sharp just like the rumors say, this must be the legendary sonar ability I hear so much about. They say that's what makes the hammerhead mermen the best species in a fight."

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Miharu took a deep breath, trying to concentrate for this technique. For it to be accurate he would need to picture a person being underwater with him and he would need to strike in just the right spot for their chin to go up and for them to gasp for air. Miharu suddenly exhaled his breath as he swung his palm in a upward slant, putting all his muscle into that blow. In his mental image he saw the mans chin swing up with zero resistance and bubbles escape from his mouth as he gasped for air while Miharu was standing over him in complete control weather he lived...or died.

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