Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 400 Returning to the most primal state of battle! (Third update)

Despite facing a formidable enemy like a naval admiral, Uehara Naraku remained relaxed.

Even Uehara Naraku looked at Kuzan with great interest and took the initiative to ask the Marine Headquarters Admiral if he needed any help with treatment.

"Mr. Kuzan, would you like me to help you recover your strength? In some ways, I could actually be considered a pretty good doctor."

That statement isn't entirely wrong.

Because of the preservation of the Star Infusion, Uehara Naraku is able to become the strongest ship doctor in the world. In addition to life energy, he can also help restore Armament Haki.

Star Infusion: Consumes 10% of the user's current life energy and Armament Haki to replenish the target with a certain amount of life energy and Armament Haki. No cooldown.

"Well, there's no need for that."

Aokiji scratched his head and rejected Uehara Naraku's suggestion.

As a Marine Admiral, Aokiji's physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people. The battle with Kisame Hoshigaki just now didn't last long. Apart from the fact that transforming the entire island into an ice age out of thin air took some effort, he was otherwise unharmed.

"good…"

Uehara Naraku's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Uehara Naraku clenched his fists and charged towards Kuzan almost at lightning speed: "Then... let's start the battle now!"

"..."

Aokiji suddenly unleashed a shockwave of cold air from his palm!

The cold air pierced through the air almost instantly and landed on Uehara Naraku, but it did not cause any obstacle to him at all!

Uehara Naraku also possesses freezing abilities, and as it is the same type of ability, Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit ability would have no effect on him at all!

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips into a smile, then suddenly opened his palm and chuckled, saying, "You must really like this move..."

The next moment, a ball of magma shot out from Uehara Naraku's palm!

This scene caused Aokiji's expression to change again, and a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes, because the power that Uehara Naraku was using was the one he hated the most.

"He can still use Sakazuki's abilities?"

"This is the ability of your colleague, Admiral Akainu. Don't you like it?"

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and flung the magma at Aokiji. The magma gushed out thick smoke and dispersed in the air, falling like raindrops!

A burst of cold air erupted from Aokiji's body as he waved his hand, quickly cooling down the dripping lava rain and freezing it all!

Just as Aokiji easily deflected the attack, his expression suddenly turned serious again, because he saw Uehara Naraku's body transform into a golden light!

This is…

Admiral Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit ability!

"How should that line be said again...?"

Uehara Naraku's body was enveloped in golden light, and the next moment his figure transformed into a ball of light and suddenly appeared beside Aokiji, raising his foot to kick Aokiji in the chest: "Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light? Is this it?"

"..."

Aokiji simply raised his arm in silence to block the attack!

At this moment, Aokiji was in an extremely bad mood. As one of the three admirals of the Navy, Aokiji knew very well how troublesome Kizaru's abilities were!

I really didn't expect this...

Uehara Naraku can actually use the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit!

Could this guy be able to use the abilities of all Logia-type Devil Fruits?

Uehara Naraku's lips curled up, and his figure suddenly turned into a ball of light and disappeared. These lights then floated in the air and gathered again!

"Actually, I quite like Admiral Kizaru's abilities..."

Uehara Naraku's figure reappeared, a golden light held between his two fingers, which he suddenly flung towards Aokiji's location!

Countless dazzling light bullets rained down from the sky!

The power of each light bomb should not be underestimated!

Each light bomb that lands can quickly cause a violent explosion!

Aokiji's body turned to ice, forming an ice shield in front of him. He muttered to himself, "This is really troublesome... They can even use Borsalino's Yasakani no Magatama now?"

This is a pretty big problem!

Why is someone with this ability still stuck in the first half of the Grand Line?

Pirates who have obtained such powerful abilities, enough to use many Logia-type Devil Fruit powers, shouldn't they be heading to the New World? Why are they in a place like this?!

"Uehara Naraku."

Aokiji looked up at Uehara Naraku in the air and asked directly, "What exactly is the point of you staying in the first half of the Grand Line?"

"Of course, it's for Mr. Crocodile!"

Naraku Uehara, suspended in mid-air, wore a solemn expression. He looked at Aokiji earnestly and said, "Making Crocodile the Pirate King is my belief!"

"..."

Aokiji looked at Uehara Naraku and scratched his head: "Hey, if you wanted to kill Crocodile, it should have been a piece of cake, right?"

It's gotten to this point...

He exposed it all long ago…

Let's stop acting now!

"Hehe, you're wrong!"

Uehara Naraku raised a finger, shook his head, and continued with a smile, "If one day you truly witness Crocodile's hidden power, then I believe you will be absolutely awestruck!"

It's as if Crocodile is really that terrible.

Aokiji, not hearing the truth, helplessly extended his palm, pointing it at Uehara Naraku in the air: "Looks like I'll have to find a way to get your secrets myself... Marine Admirals aren't as simple as you guys think!"

The next moment, a powerful shockwave suddenly appeared!

This is the release of Armament Haki from a distance!

As the world government's highest fighting force and the three at the pinnacle of the righteous navy, they possess not only powerful Logia-type Devil Fruits but also extremely strong Haki!

Uehara Naraku's eyes suddenly transformed into the Rinnegan!

Uehara Naraku extended his palm and swiftly absorbed the Armament Haki released by Aokiji into his own body!

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips into a wry smile and said, "Mr. Kuzan, using your Haki on me won't work..."

"This guy can actually absorb Haki too?"

Kuzan stared intently at Uehara Naraku. At that moment, he finally realized what kind of enemy he had encountered. The pupils of this Marine Headquarters Admiral suddenly contracted.

No, or rather...

Uehara Naraku's speed and methods of absorbing Haki are even more terrifying than Kisame's!

Because in Aokiji's Observation Haki perception, Uehara Naraku simply stretched out his palm and absorbed the massive Armament Haki shockwave he released!

Where did this monster come from? Not only can he use the abilities of many Logia-type Devil Fruits, but he also has a special ability to absorb Haki!

If Armament Haki is ineffective against Uehara...

That basically means there's no way to counter Uehara's various elemental abilities, not to mention that Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit ability is ineffective against Uehara Naraku...

How can he possibly fight now?

Do we really have to learn from Sakazuki and stubbornly fight to the death no matter what enemy we encounter?

Even though Aokiji already knew that Uehara Naraku was a tough guy when they first met, he didn't expect him to be even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined!

It's truly... unbelievably strong!

At this moment, Aokiji finally understood why someone as powerful as Kisame Hoshigaki would submit to this man named Naraku Uehara…

This guy is a perfect counter to anyone on the Grand Line!

Even Aokiji couldn't think of anyone who could defeat Uehara Naraku at this moment. Just these abilities alone made him almost without any weaknesses!

On the Grand Line, it's not scary to have a powerful enemy, because no matter how strong they are, they will have their weaknesses.

So, does Uehara Naraku have any weaknesses?

Aokiji's gaze turned slightly serious.

Uehara Naraku looked at Aokiji with great interest and said softly, "Besides Armament Haki and the Ice-Ice Fruit ability, what else do you have? The Six Powers of the Navy, won't you show me?"

"..."

Even the usually composed Aokiji couldn't help but twitch his eyes after hearing Uehara Naraku's words.

How could the Navy's Six Styles possibly be effective against such an enemy?

But it seems there's no better way now, right? So the only option is to rely on pure physical skills and subtly use Armament Haki to severely injure Uehara Naraku during the battle.

Aokiji's lazy brain finally started working, and he roughly estimated his chances of winning. He thought that he would be lucky if he could get a 10% chance!

Just as Aokiji's brain began to work, Uehara Naraku's figure suddenly disappeared into the air and floated in front of Aokiji!

Uehara Naraku tilted his head, squinted, and smiled as he spoke, "Did I really overestimate you generals? We've only been fighting for a few minutes, and you're already making me lose interest in fighting you?"

Uehara Naraku's smile suddenly turned sinister: "Mr. Kuzan, I've prepared a magnificent dueling arena for this battle!"

"..."

Aokiji slowly shook his head.

Although Aokiji's heart was actually very heavy, his face gradually regained its composure, because life always goes on.

Aokiji's gaze shifted slightly, taking in the vast ocean beyond the dueling island. Regardless of what kind of Devil Fruit user Uehara Naraku was…

As long as he's a power user...

It is destined to be rejected by the sea.

However, achieving this is not easy... because Aokiji himself is not afraid of the sea; he can freeze the sea surface at any time with his freezing ability, not to mention that Uehara Naraku possesses so many powerful Logia-type abilities...

but…

Finally, we've found a way to exploit their weakness!

"shave!"

Aokiji's figure vanished instantly from Uehara Naraku's sight!

The secret of martial arts is to achieve high-speed movement by stomping the ground dozens of times in a short period of 0.36 seconds and using the recoil force!

The Six Styles of the Navy is one of the world's top martial arts techniques.

However, these physical skills have been sealed in the memories of these Marine Admirals, because the enemies they faced were all dealt with using Devil Fruit abilities.

Now, I can only use the Six Powers and Armament Haki...

And a naval admiral with years of rich experience in battle!

Even Aokiji never imagined that one day he would be forced to give up his prized Ice-Ice Fruit ability and his Armament Haki, which he had honed for many years…

Instead, we need to return to the most primal state of combat.

"Hmm, it's been so many years since I've used it..."

Aokiji's body flashed past like a blur, appearing behind Uehara Naraku as if by teleportation, and his fingers suddenly landed on Uehara Naraku's body!

and also…

(End of this chapter)