Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 399 was a good fight, I won't refund the vote.

The sea breeze was a bit noisy.

Uehara Naraku sipped his juice, gazing at the two figures standing in the arena, and shouted, "Hey, you two need to make this fight entertaining for me! If I'm not satisfied, I'll not only refund your ticket, but I'll also beat you up!"

"Aren't you... worried?"

Nico Robin's eyelids twitched, her expression still tense as she watched the towering Aokiji in the dueling arena: "That's a Marine Admiral, someone Crocodile can't possibly compare to!"

"What's there to worry about?"

With a straw dangling from his lips, Uehara Naraku said casually, "As long as I'm certain I'm invincible, that's enough for me. I don't care how strong he is!"

"..."

This person is more confident than I ever imagined!

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Nico Robin's face.

Upon hearing Uehara Naraku's words, Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing a set of sharp teeth: "If making the fight spectacular is Uehara-sama's order, then I certainly wouldn't dare disappoint him!"

"..."

Aokiji, however, did not speak.

He didn't like anything that happened today.

Besides the fact that Nico Robin joined a dangerous organization, another reason is that a Marine Admiral is going to have a combat demonstration.

No matter what, this organization must not be allowed to survive!

Aokiji shifted his gaze slightly, glancing at Nico Robin sitting next to Uehara Naraku. Staying in such an organization was also dangerous for Nico Robin!

Yes.

Aokiji's main purpose in coming here was to see Nico Robin.

Even now, Aokiji's only thought is to destroy this organization and get Nico Robin away from dangerous people like Uehara Naraku, because only in this way can she continue to live on the run.

The unknown organization Robin has joined is different from the smaller organizations she'd been in before, organizations that Aokiji could easily destroy...

This organization is more dangerous than you can imagine!

This organization is sure to unleash a world-destroying storm, and if that happens, the World Government will absolutely not tolerate Robin, who has joined this organization, living any longer.

To put it another way...

Even if Robin just wanted to find a hiding place, such an organization wouldn't be suitable, because she might be killed casually by someone...

This woman is such a hassle…

I shouldn't have taken on this trouble in the first place...

Just as Aokiji was lost in thought, Uehara Naraku's voice reached their ears: "Hey, you can begin!"

The air suddenly became heavy with Uehara's announcement!

Standing in front of the stone wall bearing the naval insignia, Aokiji slowly stretched his hand out into the air, and an ice blade emerged from his palm, while a dark aura slowly wrapped around it!

Kisame Hoshigaki, standing in front of the Akatsuki symbol stone wall, paid no attention to what he was seeing and charged forward, brandishing Samehada in his hand!

The next moment, the two collided!

A shockwave emanated from the point of their clash!

The two fought fiercely, each wielding a weapon imbued with Armament Haki, swinging their long swords in an attempt to exploit each other's weaknesses!

It must be said that Aokiji's height is indeed a significant advantage.

In particular, this guy is an absolute monster. Even without relying on his Devil Fruit ability, he can fight Kisame Hoshigaki to a standstill!

Both of them became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed!

The next moment, the ice blade in Aokiji's hand was suddenly shattered by a single strike, and the Armament Haki wrapped around the ice blade gradually dissipated without anyone noticing!

Kisame Hoshigaki's Samehada sword sliced ​​through Aokiji's body, but he narrowly avoided it!

Just as Aokiji thought he had dodged the attack, the Samehada sword suddenly came to life, and sharp spikes spread out and pierced his shoulder!

This is Samehada, imbued with Armament Haki!

Armament Haki can directly ignore elemental attacks and reach the body of Logia-type Devil Fruit users. Even Aokiji could only hurriedly cover his shoulders with a layer of Armament Haki to resist Samehada's sharp spikes!

To Aokiji's astonishment...

The Armament Haki that he had just applied to his shoulders gradually disappeared after Samehada touched him!

No, or rather, it was sucked away!

"This is…"

Aokiji's expression changed.

The admiral leaped back a few steps, exiting Samehada's attack range. His brow furrowed. "A sword that can absorb Armament Haki... is it a weapon that ate a Devil Fruit? Looks like it's not to be underestimated!"

"You guessed right!"

Kisame Hoshigaki brandished his Samehada sword at Aokiji, chuckling as he said, "Samehada can indeed absorb your Haki... While it's not as delicious as chakra, it can at least fill its stomach, right?"

A confident glint flashed across Kisame Hoshigaki's face as he continued with a smile, "After all, I'm someone who can serve under Lord Uehara. Even if you're a Marine Admiral, you shouldn't underestimate someone as insignificant as me!"

"Hmm, that makes sense..."

Aokiji slowly nodded, calmly opening his palm and saying softly, "I really should apologize to you for that. I shouldn't have judged someone by their appearance... Ice Ball!"

The next moment, ice pillars suddenly shot out from Aokiji's palm!

These ice pillars rushed towards Kisame Hoshigaki in an instant, and the air they passed through was filled with cold air. When these ice pillars hit the enemy, they would freeze the enemy into ice balls in an instant!

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

Kisame Hoshigaki quickly closed his hands to form a hand seal, opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of water that turned into a water wall, blocking the incoming ice pillar!

The water array wall was instantly frozen solid!

"They seem to be ninjas from Wano Country?"

Aokiji frowned again as he watched Kisame's actions. "This is more troublesome than I imagined!"

"No, it's you who are the trouble for me!"

Kisame Hoshigaki gripped Samehada again, cleaving the ice wall formed by the water barrier into pieces, and charged towards Aokiji!

Kisame Hoshigaki charged forward, brandishing Samehada, a sinister smile spreading across his face: "I really miss Itachi-sensei... If he were still here, perhaps I wouldn't have to face such a troublesome opponent as you!"

"Mr. Itachi..."

Aokiji heard a very strange name, somewhat like one of their kind, something like Mr. Itachi, which should be the code name of someone in their organization.

However, Aokiji quickly ran out of time to think about it!

Because Kisame Hoshigaki is faster than expected, and his strange ninja sword that can absorb Haki makes him very difficult to deal with...

If it were an ordinary person...

No, or rather, if they didn't have any special Devil Fruit abilities, those vice admirals who simply liked swordsmanship and physical combat would be almost perfectly countered by Kisame.

Even if you have a Devil Fruit ability, it's not very useful...

The intelligence of the vice admirals is almost entirely semi-public.

This person named Kisame Hoshigaki already possesses an abundant amount of Haki, and he can also absorb the Haki of others...

It's simply unbelievable!

No, besides absorbing Haki, it seems to absorb physical energy as well, because Aokiji just felt that his physical energy consumption seemed to have increased slightly.

Among all the vice admirals of the Marine Headquarters, the only one who could suppress Kisame Hoshigaki with Haki and physical skills is probably Vice Admiral Garp, who is known as the strongest Armament Haki user.

"Kisame Hoshigaki, you are indeed quite surprising."

A chill emanated from Aokiji's palm as he watched Kisame charge towards him, dodging Kisame's attacks. He continued in a deep voice, "It's been a long time since we've seen a pirate as powerful as you in the first half of the Grand Line..."

The next moment, Aokiji's expression suddenly turned cold. He stared intently at Kisame Hoshigaki, who was wielding Samehada as he slashed at him, and continued in a cold voice, "But you lot shouldn't underestimate the power of an Admiral, should you?"

Aokiji suddenly crouched down to dodge Kisame Hoshigaki's attack, then placed his palm on the entire dueling arena!

"The Ice Age!"

The next moment, Aokiji's body suddenly turned into ice, and ice began to appear from his hands and quickly spread across the entire dueling arena!

A chill emanated from his body!

Within seconds, the entire dueling arena was transformed into a frozen wasteland, which was simply unimaginable!

Everywhere in the entire area is within Aokiji's attack range!

This guy simply used his freezing ability to completely change the terrain and environment, turning this dueling arena into his own domain!

Faced with this situation, Kisame Hoshigaki felt somewhat powerless.

Kisame Hoshigaki felt waves of cold air rushing towards him, and frost formed on his body. He could only cover himself with Armament Haki.

The Ice-Ice Fruit's power is such a perfect counter to him!

Because Kisame Hoshigaki is unable to use his most proficient Water Release ninjutsu, any Water Release ninjutsu will be frozen by ice.

Moreover, this dueling arena has become a complete ice and snow world. If Kisame fights in this area, he needs to maintain his Armament Haki at all times to avoid being frozen by the ice...

Now, we're at a disadvantage.

Just as Kisame Hoshigaki closed his palms, intending to try to form a Great Shark Bullet Technique to continue his attack, a voice stopped him.

"Stop, Kisame, you've already lost."

After stopping Kisame, Uehara Naraku calmly clapped his hands, looked at Kuzan, and continued with a light laugh, "Truly worthy of being a Marine Admiral... He can change the environment of the entire island with ease."

After saying this, Uehara Naraku placed his palm on the ground: "But Miss Robin is wearing very little clothing... I don't want my subordinate to get sick."

"..."

Aokiji glanced at him in surprise.

The next moment, a plume of steam burst forth from Uehara Naraku's palm, and within seconds the entire island was rapidly covered by the steam!

The dueling arena, which had just turned into a world of ice and snow, began to evaporate rapidly under the influence of this high-temperature steam, gradually revealing its original appearance again.

A dozen seconds ago, Aokiji revealed his powerful strength, which made Nico Robin and Kisame Hoshigaki feel a little scared.

However, only a dozen seconds later, the power that Aokiji had just displayed was easily neutralized by Uehara Naraku, leaving Aokiji somewhat shocked.

This is something not everyone can do!

What kind of Devil Fruit ability does this guy have? It seems somewhat like the Temperature Fruit.

The dueling arena was filled with mist.

Uehara Naraku waved his hand, and a gust of wind swept in, dispersing all the drifting mist in the dueling arena and revealing the figures of everyone present.

"It's not a temperature-temperature fruit... it's a much more terrifying ability!"

Aokiji's gaze was fixed on Uehara Naraku, who was still smiling innocently. A shadow slowly rose on the face of the Marine Headquarters Admiral.

This person…

It must be stronger than he imagined!

What a troublesome guy... How did Robin manage to find someone like that!

Second update

Let's go eat first...

(End of this chapter)