One Piece: The Half-Blood Ninja Who Hides on the Straw Hat Ship

Chapter 652 west Yan's Astonishment: The Smoke Fruit Can Be Used Like This?

Smoker's thinking was simple: he wouldn't easily touch that little girl named Merry before defeating the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

This is his bottom line.

west Yan smiled upon hearing this. Was this a kind of awkward tenderness from a tough guy?

Even if the two sides are enemies, the other side...

Haha, interesting.

Well, since that's what they said, I'll just go easy on them when I beat them up later.

At that moment, the white smoke surrounding Xiyan underwent a slight change, as if... it was undergoing some kind of special movement.

This change immediately caught west Yan's attention.

"Um?"

Subconsciously, west Yan activated his Sharingan and then discovered that the smoke was indeed undergoing some changes that he couldn't understand.

Although he couldn't understand it, he instinctively felt that this thing was quite dangerous.

To be on the safe side, west Yan decisively activated his ability.

Takemikazuchi no Mikoto!

Qidu Yulingzun!

open!

"Looks like you've noticed the problem too." Smoker, floating in mid-air, looked calmly at west Yan and said, "Speaking of which, I have someone to thank."

"Thank someone?"

"certainly!"

"If it weren't for the Blood-Eyed Ninja, I wouldn't have been able to discover the deeper uses of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit."

As he spoke, Smoker slowly raised his right hand and began to manipulate the smoke to drift towards Xiyan.

"The Blood-Eyed Ninja..."

Observing the changes around him, west Yan slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that man has a great influence on you."

Smoker didn't say much in response, only grunted as an answer.

Upon seeing this scene, west Yan subconsciously frowned.

This guy probably already recognizes me.

west Yan muttered to himself: This shouldn't be the case. I didn't use any of the abilities I showed two years ago.

In this situation, the other party shouldn't know who they are.

Could it be... that the other party mastered Observation Haki two years ago?

If that's really the case, then it's not surprising that he knows who he is.

But then another question arises: if the other party knows who you are, why don't they tell you?

Is he afraid of his own strength and dares not reveal it, or has he reached some kind of agreement with Fujitora?

Thinking of this, west Yan narrowed his eyes.

Of course, it's also possible that this guy doesn't even know who I am, west Yan thought to himself.

As for what exactly happened, we should be able to figure it out in a bit.

Then, west Yan turned his attention to the smoke that had already reached him.

"You don't actually think this thing is good for me..."

'

Before west Yan could finish speaking, he noticed that the smoke rushing towards him had undergone an astonishing change.

Temperatures are rising!!!

The moment the smoke approached him, the temperature rapidly increased to an incredibly terrifying level.

Almost instantly, the wooden dragon beneath west Yan's feet showed signs of burning.

The area enveloped in smoke was directly ignited.

"What?"

west Yan, who witnessed all of this, immediately showed surprise in his eyes.

This guy's smoke ability can actually heat up?

Without a second thought, west Yan immediately manipulated the wooden dragon to move, stirring its body to create a gust of wind that dispersed much of the surrounding smoke, temporarily saving west Yan from the risk of being burned by the high-temperature smoke.

Smoker was not surprised to see this, as he had not expected this move to kill his opponent.

Ultimately, he was just trying to show this bastard the results of his two years of training.

"See?"

Smoker stared intently at Xiyan and said, "This is the true power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit."

"Change the temperature..."

west Yan ignored the swirling smoke around them and stared at Smoker, saying, "I'm curious, what exactly did that person say that made you think that way?"

As he spoke, west Yan recalled some memories from two years ago. He didn't remember mentioning the special nature of the Smoke Fruit to the other party.

Did the other person figure it out on their own?

"I remember clearly how that bastard looked down on me for using the Smoke-Smoke Fruit," Smoker said with a sneer. "Although his attitude annoyed me, the fact that he had such thoughts means that this Devil Fruit has an even more powerful use."

"In order to figure this out, I deliberately sought out Dr. Vegapunk during my two years of training and conducted discussions and experiments with him for three months. Finally, I figured out the true use of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit."

Looking back on those three months, Smoker felt like his heart was bleeding.

During the day, he had to fight Mr. Garp, and each time he would be beaten half to death by him.

Later that evening, he had to go see Dr. Vegapunk to discuss the mysteries of smoke.

Those days were truly unbearable.

But it was precisely because of this that his abilities underwent a complete transformation.

According to Dr. Vegaponk, smoke is not a simple gas, but a special aerosol composed of suspended solid particles and filling gas!

By manipulating these solid particles and causing them to rub and collide violently in a confined space, kinetic energy can be converted into heat energy, thus transforming room-temperature smoke into high-temperature smoke with the ability to burn.

Although he didn't quite understand at the time, after three months of experimentation, he was finally able to do what the doctor had said.

Although he didn't understand the knowledge, his body remembered what the doctor said, so he was naturally able to produce high-temperature smoke.

"The true power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit..."

'

west Yan glanced back at the still-burning wooden dragon's tail, stroked his chin, and said, "High temperature?"

"So, the ability you're so proud of is high temperature?"

That's far inferior to real fire abilities.

Although many people in this world have the means to launch fire attacks, the temperature of the Flame-Flame Fruit, if awakened, would definitely reach a terrifying level.

So... what's the use of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit for raising the temperature?

Is it used to clean up small fish?

Wouldn't it be simpler to use Conqueror's Haki?

"The power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit is not just about high temperatures," Smoker said calmly.

Even though west Yan used a tone that seemed to look down on his abilities, Smoker wasn't angry. After all, his abilities hadn't been fully revealed yet, so there was no need to be angry.

Is that so?

'

west Yan grinned and said, "Then let me see what your true power is!"

After saying that, west Yan used his legs to propel himself off the wooden dragon and arrived in front of Smoker in the blink of an eye, then slammed his fist down on Smoker's head.

That domineering fist, if it were to strike the opponent's head, would make Smoker cough up blood.

"Good timing!"

Smoker roared and raised his fist, which was also wrapped in domineering energy, and slammed it hard towards west Yan's fist.

"Clang!"

"bump!"

The shockwave generated by the two fighters dispersed much of the surrounding smoke.

Surprisingly, the smoke particles that were further away were not affected at all; instead, they flew back after the shockwave ended.

This change immediately caught west Yan's attention.

"This guy's ability to manipulate smoke is indeed much better than it was two years ago," west Yan thought to himself.

At the same time, west Yan had another thought: that Smoker might actually recognize who he was.

It's just that for some reason, this guy can't point it out.

Although he didn't know if the other person thought that way, his intuition told him that was the case.

"Forget it, there's no need to dwell on this." west Yan thought to himself: Anyway, this guy hasn't said anything yet, so I'll just pretend he doesn't know.

Having figured this out, west Yan stopped thinking about such things and focused on fighting.

Afterwards, west Yan distanced himself from Smogra and returned to the ground.

Seeing this, Smoker also gave up his aerial advantage and flew down, landing steadily not far from Xiyan.

"I thought you would continue flying in the air," west Yan said.

As he spoke, he steered the wooden dragon to swim over, extinguishing the flames on its tail and opening its mouth to taunt Smoker.

Seeing this, Smoker waved his hand, condensing the smoke into the shape of a snake, and also opened his mouth and roared silently.

"I don't think attacking from the air will give you any advantage," Smoker said calmly. "At least this smoke won't trap you."

After saying that, Smoker steed the white snake toward them.

Seeing this, west Yan also manipulated the wooden dragon to move, quickly entangled with the white snake.

And so, the two enormous creatures attacked each other wildly in the open space, wantonly destroying everything around them.

"I didn't expect that your smoke-like thing could actually fight my wooden dragon," west Yan said with some surprise.

"Smoke compressed to a certain degree is also a solid," Smoker said. "And... it also comes with high temperatures!"

Just as he was speaking, the white snake suddenly glowed, and its temperature underwent an incredibly terrifying change.

Then, the white snake coiled around the wooden dragon, destroying its body at a visible speed, and finally setting it ablaze!

Although it cannot be completely destroyed, the ability to ignite the wooden dragon created by Xiyan is a terrifying power.

"I underestimated you."

"This is nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Smoker's lower body turned into smoke, carrying a large amount of smoke as he rushed towards Xiyan.

The moment he got close, Smoker threw a punch.

"Don't you have any new tricks up your sleeve?"

As he spoke, west Yan also threw a punch.

"bump!"

And so, the two engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat in the open space, while the two enormous creatures fought a life-or-death struggle around them.

As time went on, west Yan inhaled more and more smoke and dust, which made Smoker's eyes gleam more and more.

"Now!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Smoker immediately lit the smoke that Xiyan had inhaled.

Smoker, you...

Before west Yan could finish speaking, he felt an incredibly terrifying burning sensation throughout his body.

"puff!"

west Yan, whose internal organs were burned by the high temperature, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, west Yan, enduring his physical discomfort, retreated to create distance between himself and Smogra.

"What happened?"

west Yan, who was hiding in the Wood Release technique, immediately used his eye technique to restore his physical condition, and then continued to think: Why were my internal organs burned by the high temperature?

Did Smoker do it?

Thinking about it carefully, I did inhale quite a bit of gas when I fought Smoker.

Smoker's smokescreen might be hidden within this.

But is this reasonable?

Can the attracted smoke be ignited?

But the facts were right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe them.

In other words, Smoker can now make enemies inhale smoke without them even realizing it, and then use the ignited smoke to attack them from inside their bodies... That's really terrifying.

While it may not necessarily kill a master, it can definitely eliminate the enemy's fighting force in a very short time.

"So, if that's the case, then Smoker has already mastered a method of large-scale destructive attacks," west Yan said, frowning.

At this moment, west Yan had to admit that this guy was a great threat.

Although we don't know how powerful the opponent's Haki is, this one move alone is enough to wipe out most of the pirate crews in the world.

If they're not careful, even Luffy could die at their hands.

Then we absolutely cannot let him go see Luffy.

Thinking of this, west Yan pushed the wooden board aside and walked out.

"This is really hard to kill."

Staring at west Yan who emerged unharmed, Smoker didn't show any surprise, after all, the other party was the Blood-Eyed Ninja who was known as having an immortal body.

In this situation, it would be very difficult to kill the opponent; it would take at least several days and nights to exhaust their stamina.

However... although he didn't kill the opponent this time, the opponent should now know how powerful he is.

That's enough!

"I'm a user of the Wood-Wood Fruit, so it's normal for me to have the ability to repair myself," west Yan said with a chuckle.

Even though the other party may already know who he is, he needs to come up with a reasonable explanation for himself before revealing it, which would be better for both parties.

"Is that so? No wonder you're a Wood-Wood Fruit user."

Smoker didn't point it out and just went along with what west Yan had said.

Although this sounds a bit far-fetched, the Wood-Wood Fruit itself has a feeling of being full of vitality, so it's not surprising that it has the ability to repair the body.

"Now I understand why you wanted the other marines to leave our battlefield," west Yan said. "The destructive power of your move was indeed considerable. If you used it at full strength, everyone except me would die."

If other naval personnel inhaled that smoke, wouldn't they be ignited in an instant?

Yeah, I bet they'll die a horrible death.

"You think my Observation Haki is just for show?" Smoker scoffed. "I know where my smoke screen is."

"The reason I don't let them stay here is simply to prevent them from interfering with my battle."