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Chapter 550: Fifteen-year-old Hyuga Hanabi, seventeen-year-old Monkey D. Luffy

At the port of Judicial Island.

A group of naval soldiers retreated hastily; once the CP agents intervened, these ordinary naval personnel were no longer needed.

The Straw Hat Pirates watched the retreating Marines warily, occasionally glancing at Tenzo and Hyuga Hanabi, who were blocking their way.

Are there only two people?

Are these guys so confident that they can take them down with just two people?

"That little girl..."

Nami looked at Hinata Hanabi's face, where the veins were clearly visible after she activated her Byakugan, and was slightly taken aback: "Her eyes look strange..."

Luffy, who had been knocked to the ground by Hyuga Hanabi's palm strike, rolled over and got up. He tilted his head and looked at Hyuga Hanabi, saying, "Hmm, is she blind?"

"You jerk, don't be so rude!"

Sanji, looking displeased, cursed Luffy, straightened his clothes, and then looked at Hyuga Hanabi, speaking gently, "This young lady is very cute. Don't mind what our idiot captain says; her eyes are actually very beautiful..."

"Hey, you idiot with curly eyebrows, that's the enemy!"

Upon hearing Sanji's words, Zoro couldn't help but curse at Sanji.

Just as Zoro was about to continue cursing Sanji, Hyuga Hanabi flew towards them, and the fifteen-year-old girl took the initiative to attack them!

Hinata Hanabi lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped towards Sanji. In an instant, her Byakugan saw through the pressure points on Sanji's body, and her petite hand slapped towards Sanji!

"Ahhh, so cute..."

A blush crept across Sanji's face.

"Be careful!"

Zoro couldn't help but shout a warning, and charged towards Hyuga Hanabi with his swift sword, knowing full well his companion's weakness!

Sanji would never lay a hand on a woman...

Rather than letting Sanji fight a woman, it's better to just kill him!

Zoro, however, had no such concerns. As someone who aspired to become the world's greatest swordsman, women would only affect his speed in drawing his sword!

not to mention…

Zoro has been beaten up by Kuina 2001 times.

Therefore, Zoro didn't feel much pressure fighting against a strong woman; it was just a matter of swinging his sword!

Someone was a step faster than Zoro.

Luffy suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Sanji, and dragged him back!

Hinata Hanabi frowned slightly as her hand landed on empty air. She then extended two fingers toward Sanji's body, her cool voice echoing across the dock!

"Finger Gun!"

An air wave struck Sanji's body like a bullet!

In an instant, Sanji, who had just been rescued by Luffy, was hit directly and flew backward, landing on the ground, unable to even stand up!

"Hey, Sanji, are you alright?"

Usopp rushed forward, trying to help Sanji up.

Sanji's eyes darted around, but he just stared at the sky. The pain all over his body made him weak and unable to move. He could only make a sound through his throat.

"What's wrong... I can't move..."

"Are you kidding me? I'm clearly not injured at all!"

Usopp tore open Sanji's chest and found only a bluish-purple bruise, which didn't seem to be anything serious.

"…have no idea…"

A hoarse sound came from Sanji's throat, and a strange smile twitched across his face: "But... to die at the hands of such a cute lady is quite satisfying..."

The technique Hyuga Hanabi used to injure Sanji was the extended version of the Naval Six Styles, Finger Pistol. As a ninja who has trained in taijutsu since childhood, Hyuga Hanabi has made rapid progress in learning the Naval Six Styles, and can even use the extended version, Flying Finger Pistol, now.

Fortunately, Hinata Hanabi had only recently developed the finger-throwing gun on her own, and could only barely hit the enemy's pressure points with the air bullets from the finger-throwing gun. Otherwise, Sanji's chest would have been pierced through and had a bloody hole!

On the other side...

Zoro swung his sword at Hyuga Hanabi, the three swords in his hands moving like a whirlwind, constantly forcing Hyuga Hanabi back!

Hinata Hanabi's brows furrowed slightly, then quickly relaxed after a moment.

The fifteen-year-old girl, rolling her eyes, retreated step by step to avoid Zoro's swift sword, but her voice remained cold: "I have seen through all your swordsmanship."

As she was speaking, Hinata Hanabi dodged a blade of light!

Her long hair swayed gently in the air, making the girl's figure appear exceptionally graceful!

The next moment, Hyuga Hanabi's fair hand suddenly passed through the gap between the three sharp swords, and the chakra-infused hand gently patted Zoro's shoulder!

Clang…

A sword suddenly slipped from Zoro's hand and fell to the ground...

This scene surprised everyone, and even Zoro was somewhat taken aback by the sudden feeling of weakness in his arm!

"What... is going on?"

Zoro stared in disbelief at the sword that had fallen from his hand, his face growing increasingly grim. "My arm has absolutely no strength... How can a swordsman put down his sword..."

But the next moment, Zoro's gaze suddenly hardened!

Even with one arm injured, he can still fight by wielding a knife in one hand and holding another in his mouth, using a dual-wielding style!

Hyuga Hanabi completely ignored Zoro's actions, simply dodging his attacks with a blank expression, and then repeatedly slapping Zoro with her palms!

The instant each palm strike landed on Zoro…

Zoro felt as if he had lost some of his mobility!

"Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"

Just as Hyuga Hanabi gave a soft shout, her chakra-infused palm was about to strike Zoro's chest, completely defeating the Straw Hat Pirates' swordsman!

A bullet suddenly flew over!

Although this bullet may not be fatal, for the Hyuga clan, who strive to avoid all attacks, failing to dodge it would be a disgrace.

In particular, Hinata Hanabi is a member of the main family.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga main family is a perfect Byakugan that can see all attacks within a 360-degree radius without any blind spots!

The person who fired the bullet...

It was Usopp, the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates!

Just as Zoro was about to lose his ability to resist, Usopp gritted his teeth, suddenly raised his slingshot, and fired a bullet at Hyuga Hanabi's back!

Hyuga Hanabi tilted her head to dodge the bullet coming from behind before finishing off Zoro with the final strike of her Eight Trigrams Palm technique!

Clang…

Clang…

The sound of the two knives hitting the ground was somewhat jarring.

Zoro landed on the ground, all his pressure points had been hit, rendering him completely immobile. He could only stare wide-eyed at the sky...

In just a short while...

Two of the Straw Hat Pirates' strongest fighters were defeated by the Byakugan girl!

While Sanji's defeat might be somewhat understandable, Zoro's loss was clearly unbelievable. How could his swordsmanship be so easily exposed?

"How is that possible..."

Usopp was even more surprised by Hyuga Hanabi's dodging of the bullet: "How did that girl know someone was attacking her from behind...?"

"It must be her eyes!"

Nami stared at the veins on Hyuga Hanabi's face and her strange white eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Those strangely shaped eyes might be her ability..."

Although I don't know exactly what happened, normal people certainly wouldn't have such strange eyes; those eyes must have some kind of strange ability.

According to Nami's theory...

That seems to be true.

Normal people certainly wouldn't have such strange white eyes, so those white eyes must have special abilities. After all, those strange-looking things... certainly didn't grow into that shape for no reason.

Hinata Hanabi slowly walked towards the remaining Straw Hat Pirates members, her Byakugan staring at everyone, including Straw Hat Luffy, as she assumed a fighting stance.

The expressions of the others present became slightly tense.

Nami and Usopp, in particular, showed a hint of fear on their faces, because this girl was extremely ruthless; she had crippled both Zoro and Sanji!

Nico Robin's expression was somewhat calm, because Robin had seen Hinata Hanabi when she worked at Enies Lobby, and was not at all surprised by the fighting power Hinata Hanabi displayed.

Robin was also well aware that Hinata Hanabi's identity was extraordinary, and that she must be related to Kaguya Otsutsuki of Wano Country by blood...

"Straw Hat Luffy".

The girl's voice remained cold, and her face seemed devoid of any emotion: "I won't show you any mercy just because your grandfather Monkey D. Garp is on this island. Fate never favors the weak..."

"Oh, no need."

Luffy stretched out his hand, pulled his hat brim down, and said coldly, "I will defeat you... defeat everyone on this island, and rescue Ace!"

The next moment, Luffy looked up at Hyuga Hanabi, his hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and he slammed it down towards the Byakugan girl!

"Rubber Machine Gun!"

One fist after another rained down on the girl with the white eyes!

However, no matter what, Luffy's fists could not touch Hyuga Hanabi's body. The Byakugan girl simply moved her feet lightly, as if dancing gracefully, easily dodging all of Luffy's attacks.

"It seems like it's completely impossible to hit..."

Nami stared in astonishment at the Byakugan-wielding girl dodging the attacks, looking at the scene with disbelief: "Luffy's attacks... all of them failed?"

"That's how it is..."

Usopp gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted, "Hey, Luffy, that little girl's eyes are weird. It's like she can see all attacks. There's no way your punches can hit her!"

"I see!"

Luffy suddenly pulled his fist back and slammed his foot into the ground!

As the aura surrounding his calves gradually surged upwards, Luffy's skin turned red, and wisps of scorching steam slowly rose from his body. This was caused by his body strengthening, which accelerated the boiling of his blood!

In that case...

It can improve your speed and strength!

A smile crept across Luffy's lips as he fixed his gaze on Hyuga Hanabi not far away. His voice hardened with unwavering resolve: "If the enemy dodges a punch, then make the punch so powerful that she can't dodge it! Gear Second!"

Second gear...

This is something Luffy recently figured out!

This state is extremely taxing on his physical strength, and if his body cannot maintain it under extreme conditions, it might even shorten his lifespan...

However, in order to end the battle as quickly as possible...

This is the time to fight tooth and nail!

The next moment, Luffy gritted his teeth and suddenly leaped into the sky, his fist descending from the heavens, about to crash heavily to the ground!

This punch was enough to shatter everything around it!

Regardless, even if Hyuga Hanabi manages to dodge this punch, she cannot escape the aftereffects of its impact!

"Is there no way to avoid it?"

Hyuga Hanabi frowned, her body suddenly lowered, streams of chakra flowed from her body, and a soft shout echoed around her!

"The Eight Trigrams - A Reversal of Fortune!"

A spherical stream of air suddenly appeared. This was the Rotation Technique, which was powerful enough to withstand any attack and was also a family secret technique passed down by the Hyuga clan's main branch!

Luffy's fist, however, brought with it unparalleled momentum and slammed down. The shockwave instantly dissipated the chakra flow of the Resurrection Technique and struck Hyuga Hanabi's body!

This was also his strongest attack!

Just as Hinata Hanabi felt that her reversal was violently broken by Luffy's punch, she hurriedly took a few steps back, trying to dodge Luffy's strongest attack in Gear Second!

A muscular figure appeared suddenly beside Hyuga Hanabi with incredible speed. This muscular figure swung his huge fist and slammed it into Luffy's body, knocking Luffy to the ground in an even more violent way!

The power of this punch was so strong that it directly broke through Luffy's defense. Luffy's body in Gear Second mode seemed to deflate as if it were punctured, and he instantly weakened. He was even knocked unconscious!

Everyone present couldn't help but show surprise when they saw who had defeated Luffy: "How could this be, Vice Admiral Garp..."

"snort…"

Monkey D. Garp coldly stared at the unconscious Luffy and said in a chilling voice, "What an overestimation of yourself! Did you think you could save Ace by sacrificing your own life?"

"Mr. Garp..."

Just then, a man's voice, tinged with emotion, drifted in from the sea. He continued softly, "But Luffy has already tried so hard. Shouldn't someone who works this hard at least get a reward?"

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