User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 550 - Blazing Bullets/@comment-3290324-20130925232936/@comment-5657895-20130928233209

Oh he was clearly beaten by Yamamoto's flames and his flames aren't nearly as strong I assume, but they are strong enough to be able to allow him to survive the attack.

And his fire should be enough to put away a wimp like the chibi-captain.