Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 102 This is the final blow...

So this is what death feels like.

Just as Aokiji was about to walk towards Suzuki, one of the frozen cannonballs behind him suddenly transformed into Suzuki's appearance.

Then, before his brain could even process it...

Amidst flames and seawater, Suzuki swiftly swung his twin swords and slashed fiercely at his neck!

That is

A slash covered in Armament Haki!

Even though his body instinctively entered an elemental state when faced with danger, it still couldn't block the attack.

Aokiji could even feel the hot blood gushing from his neck.

The next moment, everything unfolded exactly as predicted.

The cannonball behind Aokiji suddenly transformed into Suzuki's appearance, accompanied by a surge of seawater and flames, and then, with twin swords covered in Armament Haki, it slashed fiercely at his neck!

However.

"Seriously, I almost died!"

Cold sweat broke out on Aokiji's forehead. He looked back with lingering fear at the Suzuki that had unknowingly appeared behind him, transformed from a cannonball.

And, the two knives stuck in his neck!

In fact, even if he had foreseen the future, Aokiji would hardly have had time to use his arm covered in Armament Haki or to create an ice wall with his ability to block Suzuki's attack.

so.

A thick layer of hard ice had been wrapped around Aokiji's neck!

This future admiral, one of the three great admirals of the navy, a top monster on the high seas, and the current admiral candidate, successfully changed his fate of death.

"Phew~"

"Young traveler, you're in terrible danger!"

"Sorry, but someone like you really needs to be locked up in Impel Down, otherwise the sea will never be calm!"

Aokiji's eyes sharpened, and he subtly reinforced the ice, freezing the twin swords stuck in his neck.

He knew he could no longer underestimate the traveler before him, who was clearly inferior to him in both strength and speed.

Suzuki's endless stream of strange abilities and his unpredictable attack methods make him undoubtedly the most dangerous enemy he has encountered since joining the Navy!

This was the first time Aokiji had faced death three times in a single battle.

When he was with Garp, no matter what kind of pirates they were, even if they encountered the Roger Pirates, the enemies could only injure him, knock him back, or send him flying at most.

To be honest, this is already quite remarkable, considering he is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user and a rising star vice admiral in the Navy.

However, this traveler they encountered this time was deadly in every move, and every encounter was fraught with danger!

Completely different from the way they fight on the high seas, they look more like assassins carrying out assassinations.

"Phew~"

Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air.

The next moment, without any warning, everything around was instantly frozen, and the ground within a radius of dozens of miles was once again covered with a layer of hard ice.

At the same time, thick frost appeared out of nowhere on the two Suzukis, one in front and one behind.

"Frozen Time Capsule!"

A blast of cold air suddenly shot up from the ground and rushed towards Suzuki, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground. Wherever the cold air passed, all the grass and trees instantly turned into ice shards!

"Ice block! Two thorny spears!"

Two long ice spears instantly appeared in the air and shot swiftly towards Suzuki, who had inexplicably appeared behind them and transformed from a cannonball, blocking his escape route.

"Mr. Aokiji's ice is really hard."

Suzuki looked at the long ice spears shooting towards him from the left and right sides of the sky, and then tried to draw his twin swords to dodge them.

However, the twin swords were firmly stuck in the ice.

Helpless, Suzuki had no choice but to abandon his twin swords and retreat, quickly moving dozens of meters away.

Although Aokiji didn't know which of the two Suzukis, one in front and one behind, was the real one.

but

Just take out the one who can kill him!

"shave!"

Aokiji was so fast that he couldn't even see his afterimage. In less than 0.01 seconds, he arrived in front of Suzuki, who had turned into a cannonball.

His tall, slender figure even blocked the sunlight shining on Suzuki, and for the first time, a hint of coldness appeared in the eyes of this naval admiral candidate.

"Ice Block Pheasant Beat"

Aokiji gathered all his cold energy into his right arm, covered it with Armament Haki, and suddenly swung his fist!

A giant ice bird suddenly appeared, its sharp beak piercing Suzuki, while emitting extremely cold air. Just by showing its head, it froze the dust in the surrounding air into ice shards.

Suzuki's face showed a wary expression, and he quickly retreated.

However, the giant ice bird seemed to be controlled by Aokiji, and it stuck to Suzuki.

Wherever it passed, it froze instantly, and its speed was incredibly fast; the airflow at its beak even broke the sound barrier.

"Bang!"

Not far away, Suzuki, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, had been frozen by the cold air. The extremely low temperature caused the shadow clone to turn back into chakra, leaving only a black uniform behind.

Seeing this, Aokiji's face was filled with even more joy. His initial decision was indeed correct!

The traveler who becomes a cannonball is the true traveler!

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At that moment, Suzuki looked at the ice bird that was about to catch up with him with a strange expression.

"Boom!"

The powerful shockwave did not stir up smoke and dust; instead, it coated the ground within a radius of nearly a kilometer with a thick layer of ice.

Aokiji looked at Suzuki, who had been hit by the ice bird, and a hint of a smile finally appeared in his eyes.

however……

"Bang!" "Bang!"

"You're laughing too soon, Mr. Aokiji~"

"I told you, your death star is shining!"

In an instant, the two swords that were stuck in Aokiji's neck transformed into two Suzuki swords, which then swung their blades simultaneously!

The sharp blade was infused with the power of Wind Release chakra, making it even more powerful. Its speed and strength both surged, and seawater and flames once again accompanied the blade's attack.

"!!!"

Aokiji's smile vanished instantly, and he frantically unleashed his Observation Haki, attempting to use his ability to foresee the future to determine which of the two Suzukis beside him was the real one.

The next moment.

"The one on the left is real!"

With a sharp look in his eyes, Aokiji conjured an ice blade in the blink of an eye and slashed fiercely at Suzuki on the left!

The scene he had just envisioned was Suzuki on the left using the power of a Devil Fruit to spew flames and seawater from his mouth and plunge a knife into his heart.

"Bang!"

Aokiji stared in astonishment as Suzuki, whom he had struck, transformed into a black uniform and a sword, slowly falling to the ground.

"Fake?"

"Has the ability to predict the future stopped working?"

He suddenly came to his senses, instantly using Armament Haki to cover his entire body and employing the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit.

"Ice Time"

At this moment, not only did Aokiji's entire body become incredibly hard, but it also emitted a large amount of white, cold air.

The temperature of this cold air was unimaginably low. Just by standing there, Aokiji caused the temperature within a hundred meters to drop sharply, and the closer you were to Aokiji's body, the lower the temperature became!

Aokiji looked resolutely at Suzuki on his right, his pupils reflecting the sharp, cold glint of the blade, showing no fear whatsoever.

He decisively opened his arms to meet the sharp blade, attempting to freeze Suzuki in place while he himself was being slashed.

Aokiji was gambling, gambling that he could freeze the real Suzuki, gambling that his physique was far stronger than Suzuki's, and that his defensive power, enhanced by Haki and abilities, would surely be able to withstand the sharp slashes, at least preventing him from dying directly.

"Bang!"

The result was unbelievable to Aokiji.

The traveler on the right is also fake!

The moment the sharp blade approached him, he sensed something was wrong.

Because the force on the blade was nothing like Suzuki's attack; the power was far too weak. It didn't even hit him before falling straight to the ground like a knife.

So, where exactly are the true travelers?

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"Bang!"

Just as Aokiji was still filled with doubt and uncertainty, the black uniform and the knife on the left were about to fall to the ground when the knife suddenly transformed into the shape of Suzuki.

He donned a black uniform and instantly unleashed a fire-style ninjutsu, using the research institute's uniform to activate the shellfish.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Flame! Hot!"

"Wind-blowing Shell!"

The sword on the right, which was still suspended in mid-air, also transformed back into its original form at the same time.

Suzuki's body was now covered in large areas of frostbite, and his face was covered in bruises. He could even feel the blood in his body gradually stopping flowing.

However, Suzuki ignored the sharp pain that kept coming from his body.

With an extremely serious expression, he gripped his twin swords tightly, raised his arms high, unleashed a frenzied burst of chakra, and the Impact Shell and the Wind Shell appeared at his wrist joints.

Armament Haki also covered the blade, as if he was pouring all his power into this slash.

In an instant, all the power erupted at once, and Suzuki swung his twin swords, slashing fiercely at the future Marine Admiral!

"Mr. Aokiji, Sayonara!"

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The slashes were so fast they shattered the air, and the raging flames were extremely effective against the Ice-Ice Fruit's power.

Aokiji looked at the attacks coming at him from both sides, flames had already surrounded him, and blades had easily broken through his body's defenses, cutting right to his bone.

At that moment, a sudden realization seemed to dawn on Aokiji:

"Am I going to die?"

"Mr. Garp, it's me."

Like a revolving lantern before his death, Aokiji had never felt time pass so slowly.

"Yes, I want to join the Navy! I want to protect them!"

He recalled the moment he resolutely joined the Navy, the most important decision he had ever made.

With his exceptional talent, he quickly entered the Marine Headquarters and began receiving instruction from Professor Zephyr.

After graduation, he followed the naval hero Monkey D. Garp. Scenes flashed through his mind: Garp refusing to be promoted to admiral, taking him to fight Roger, and training him.

Sakazuki is probably still cleaning up pirates in the New World, while Borsalino seems to be doing his job properly.

Lieutenant General Tsuru and Marshal Sora will probably feel very guilty if they see themselves die. I wonder if Professor Zephyr's health is any better.

Mr. Karp…

"Hey, Kuzan, stop lying around all the time..."

"!!!"

Aokiji's hands, burned and mangled by the flames, had somehow found themselves gripping sharp blades, and he didn't let go even as his palms were cut and bleeding profusely.

At that moment, Suzuki's knife had already touched his heart.

"Sorry, fellow traveler, I can't die yet!"

Aokiji's eyes had never been so resolute. He gripped the blade tightly, unleashing his domineering aura, and slowly pulled it outwards with all his might.

At the same time, a sudden surge of cold air emanated from his body, instantly enveloping him and Suzuki.

"...."

Suzuki looked at the future naval admiral with a strange expression.

Feeling the blade in his hand, which bore the brunt of his power, a blade so sharp it was about to cleave the future admiral in two.

At this moment, however, he was slowly pushed up by a pair of hands that gripped the blade tightly, their skin now dripping with blood.

"Mr. Aokiji."

Suzuki looked at Aokiji's resolute expression, his eyes filled with both regret and admiration.

Whether it's that unwavering perseverance or that unyielding courage.

Or perhaps it was Aokiji who, all along, had not shown any murderous intent and only wanted to send him to Impel Down, appearing extremely gentle.

This undoubtedly earned Suzuki's deepest respect.

but

"I should be the one apologizing."

"It's time for this battle to end."

Seeing that his unexpected and all-out slash was inexplicably blocked by this naval admiral candidate.

Moreover, the surrounding area was filled with extremely cold white air.

Without hesitation, Suzuki channeled chakra into his legs, activated the Impact Shell and the Wind Shell simultaneously, and kicked Aokiji fiercely!

This future naval admiral was kicked hundreds of meters away, landing where Suzuki's shadow clone had been sitting cross-legged, creating a large crater in the island's ground.

"Phew~"

"It hurt a lot, but at least I survived."

Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold white air, freezing the deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest.

"This is the final blow."

"Mr. Aokiji."

Just before Aokiji could relax...

Behind him, a black uniform buried in the mud instantly transformed into Suzuki's appearance and pierced Aokiji's heart!

"The traveler..."

Aokiji stared in astonishment at the blade that had pierced through his body and emerged from his chest, before slowly collapsing into the pit.

"call……"

Suzuki looked at the fallen Navy Admiral candidate, let out a long breath, and then, due to the excessive consumption of chakra and physical strength, as well as the large area of ​​frostbite on his body, he shakily supported himself on the ground and slowly sat down.

but……

"Mr. Aokiji, you're not dead yet, are you? Your ability to foresee the future must have allowed you to barely avoid the location of your heart."

Suzuki looked wearily at the large pit not far away, and casually asked as if he were chatting with an old friend.

"Ah, cough cough..."

"Just a hair's breadth away, less than a millimeter, he barely survived."

"Traveler, your attack was too fast and too sudden!"

Aokiji lay in the pit, answering weakly and feebly.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Suzuki laughed heartily, a rare occurrence for him, and then slowly climbed to the vicinity of the deep pit, looking at Aokiji inside.

Unlike the frostbite on his own body.

At this moment, the future naval admiral was covered in burn marks, with charred scabs all over his body and a large hole in his chest. He lay helplessly in the pit, his eyes gently gazing at the azure sky and the white clouds that occasionally drifted by, letting his bright red blood flow continuously.

It seems like she's reminiscing about something...

(End of this chapter)