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Chapter 432 This lieutenant general's combat ability is a bit off!

Akihara Kagura.

This vice admiral has never been considered a big shot.

Many people don't even have a strong impression of this vice admiral, only knowing that he was able to rise to the rank of vice admiral by virtue of his Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability.

At least in the Skypiea battle, Akihara Kagura's performance seemed lackluster, requiring the protection of Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha to participate in the battle...

but…

This doesn't mean he's weak!

Sabo understood this after his fight with Akihara Kagura!

"Ace, Luffy, be careful..."

Sabo brandished the steel pipe behind his back and warned in a deep voice, "The opponent is very strong. Don't underestimate our opponent..."

"I know!"

"This time... I will win!"

Luffy looked extremely serious.

Since setting sail, Luffy has fought against many people, and the encounter in Cocoyasi Village in the East Blue left a deep impression on him!

"rest assured…"

Ace raised his hand, a ball of flame appearing in his palm. He grinned, "I'll take care of this guy. Aokiji won't be by his side this time..."

Last time in Alabasta, Aokiji and Akihara Kagura captured him, and Ace still remembers that grudge!

"Don't let your guard down!"

Sabo shook his head, reminding his two sworn brothers, "The opponent is extremely skilled in Haki and physical combat! They won't be an easy opponent to defeat!"

"Okay, okay..."

Ace tilted his head slightly, smiled, and said, "Anyway, we've achieved our goal. Sabo, you take Luffy and go first. If this guy is too difficult to deal with, I'll hold him off..."

What is domineering aura?

Luffy tilted his head curiously.

"..."

Ace and Sabo's eyes twitched simultaneously.

It seems...

Their younger brother is not yet familiar with the system of domineering aura.

However, the two older brothers didn't have time to say anything more to Luffy, because they still had the most troublesome enemy standing in front of them, and they had to get Luffy away from here immediately!

"I'll take Luffy and go first!"

Sabo grabbed Luffy's wrist immediately!

Just as Sabo was about to escape with Luffy, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, landing at their feet and blocking their path!

"Fire Fist!"

Ace raised his hand and unleashed a ball of flame at Akihara Kagura!

"Is this all the temperature you're getting?"

Countless bolts of electricity suddenly erupted from Akihara Kagura's body, and he charged straight through the flames, flying towards Ace's direction!

"!!!"

This guy's body isn't afraid of fire!

Ace's expression changed, and he was about to unleash an even more intense flame!

However, Akihara Kagura's body had already burst out of the flames, and she raised her hand to grab his neck, delivering a heavy blow to his throat and slamming him to the ground!

"Ace!"

Luffy's voice immediately became tense!

"Ace!"

Sabo didn't care about anything else and flew towards Akihara Kagura!

"Ace..."

While Garp and Shanks were still fighting, they turned around and looked at the execution platform, only to see Fire Fist Ace being knocked down by Akihara Kagura with a single blow!

"Don't worry, I'm fine..."

Ace's body instantly turned into flames, burning the entire execution platform. His body quickly reformed in the flames!

The entire execution platform collapsed in an instant!

After Ace was revived, a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth!

Even though the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit allows him to evade all physical attacks, he will eventually be attacked by Armament Haki!

The three brothers, who had been on the execution platform, leaped to the ground, and the platform collapsed behind them, kicking up a cloud of dust!

"fine…"

Sabo looked at Ace and Luffy beside him and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to say something, Akihara Kagura appeared in front of them and smashed a blow into Ace's face!

"!!!"

Ace's head involuntarily tilted to one side!

"Be careful!"

Sabo had barely managed to utter a warning when Akihara Kagura appeared behind him and struck him in the lower back with an elbow!

"Talking during battle is not a good habit..."

Akihara Kagura's voice was somewhat calm. After attacking Sabo, his figure disappeared again and suddenly appeared next to Luffy, kicking him in the neck!

Luffy's neck formed a strange curve, his head hit the ground first, and then his rubber body was thrown out!

"certainly…"

Akihara Kagura watched as Luffy was kicked to the ground, then slowly turned to look at the three brothers she had knocked down, adding, "This is for you guys..."

"Luffy!"

"Luffy!"

Ace and Sabo were both shocked!

Ignoring their own injuries from the attack, the two older brothers rushed towards Luffy and landed beside him!

"Ah, I'm fine, it just hurts a little..."

Luffy rubbed his neck and twisted his head.

fortunately…

He has a body of rubber.

He could withstand any kind of blunt force trauma.

"Don't let your guard down!"

Sabo immediately assumed a fighting stance again!

Akihara Kagura raised her palm, and lightning and Armament Haki instantly gathered in her hand, turning into a ball of pitch-black lightning!

"Armament Haki: Yin Release - Lightning Style!"

A black, tree-fork-shaped bolt of lightning suddenly flew towards the three brothers!

"Inflammation is on the rise!"

Fire Fist Ace immediately raised his hands, erecting a huge wall of fire to block the black lightning that was flying towards them!

however…

Fire walls simply cannot stop it!

The black lightning, imbued with an imposing aura, suddenly pierced through the wall of fire!

"retreat!"

Sabo gritted his teeth and rushed forward, swinging the steel pipe in his hand to attract the lightning to attack the iron water pipe, and then retreated with his two sworn brothers!

The black lightning, shaped like tree branches, immediately enveloped the steel pipe. Only some branches struck the ground, instantly blasting the floorboards into pieces, a sight that made one's eyelids tremble!

"To think that Armament Haki could be infused into a Logia-type ability..."

Sabo's heart skipped a beat at the sight, and his expression grew increasingly grave: "The opponent is not weak; they may possess the strength of an admiral..."

original…

Sabo also came up with another idea.

If they can't get past Akihara Kagura's obstruction, they should try letting Luffy, the Gum-Gum Fruit user, clear a path, since rubber powers can make them immune to lightning attacks...

but…

Lightning imbued with Armament Haki…

Even if Luffy is a user of the Gum-Gum Fruit, it's impossible to say whether he can withstand it...

"Fight the way we did when we were kids!"

Fire Fist Ace clenched his fist, flames rising from it, and whispered, "Sabo, let's go, both of us!"

"good!"

While verbally agreeing, Sabo instructed Luffy, the weakest among them, "Hey, Luffy, when you find a chance, escape first! Ace and I will follow right behind!"

next moment!

Without waiting for Luffy's response, Sabo charged forward with Ace!

Kagura Akihara was not afraid at all. She fought against the two brothers single-handedly and even seemed to be in a lot of trouble, suppressing the two of them with her own strength!

"The Whitebeard Pirates brats rescued Luffy..."

"But that vice admiral stopped him..."

The group of red-haired pirates all noticed this scene. One pirate turned to the sniper Yasopp and shouted, "Can't we find a way to shoot him? Cover their escape!"

"..."

Yasopp immediately raised his gun and aimed!

However, the next moment, Yasopp gave up the attack, scratched his head and said, "This is a bit troublesome. The opponent is a bit too fast. I'm worried that it might hit the two little guys next to me, which would be bad..."

"Hey, you're a sniper!"

Raki Lu turned around and scoffed.

Although they were still joking around, they had realized the problem...

Ace, Sabo, and Luffy are clearly unable to break through Akihara Kagura's obstruction, and may even be suppressed at any time. Only external intervention can make it possible!

Akihara Kagura grabbed Sabo's wrist and slammed him onto Fire Fist Ace, knocking both of them, along with Luffy who was trying to leave, to the ground!

"Dragon Hook Claw!"

Sabo didn't even bother to help his brother up. He slapped the floor with his palm to gain momentum and leaped into the air. His fingers curled into dragon claws, and jet-black Armament Haki clung to them!

Sabo swooped down from the sky and clawed at Akihara Kagura's forehead!

"Crossfire!"

Ace simultaneously leaped into the air, his fingers suddenly forming a cross, and a long line of fire shot from his fingertips toward Akihara Kagura!

"Rubber rubber... rubber tomahawk!"

Luffy also raised his leg and hurled a blow at Akihara Kagura!

"Armament Haki - Release".

Akihara Kagura raised her palm.

next moment!

A surge of Armament Haki was released in an instant!

Whether it was Ace and Sabo in the sky or Luffy on the ground, the three brothers who wanted to attack were all blasted away by this outward-emitting Armament Haki!

"wrong…"

"The opponent's strength is questionable..."

Sabo lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face was extremely pale, and he felt something incredibly strange, because he had never experienced such a surging Armament Haki before!

Even when Monkey D. Dragon used his external Armament Haki on him, it was no match for the impact of Kagura Akihara's casually released Armament Haki!

All along…

Sabo believed his strength was sufficient...

His mentor, Monkey D. Dragon, had personally admitted that his fighting strength was such that he could hold his own against a Marine Admiral, and escaping from an Admiral wouldn't be a problem...

but…

How could it be that even a Vice Admiral from the Navy Headquarters couldn't break through!

even…

They were constantly being suppressed and beaten!

I can't dodge any of the opponent's attacks, and even a casual strike from the opponent can seriously injure me. Is the opponent too strong or am I too weak?

"..."

Ace and Luffy had absolutely no idea about this.

The two men lay on the ground, covered in blood, clearly severely injured by the attack, and even struggling to get up...

"Looks like you three brothers aren't very strong..."

Akihara Kagura opened her palm, and jet-black lightning gathered in her hand, forming a sharp, pointed blade: "Your luck doesn't seem to be too good either... Armored Lightning Blade!"

Everyone's Observation Haki could sense how dangerous the black lightning in Akihara Kagura's hand was; this strike would surely injure or even kill someone!

"Those three brats..."

Garp swung his fists to block Shanks, but his gaze remained fixed on the battlefield where Ace and the others were fighting. His feelings were rather complicated.

if…

If he were to let Shanks pass by at that moment...

Vice Admiral Akihara Kagura is definitely no match for Shanks, and the three brothers will surely escape, but that goes against his naval justice...

At this time...

The Navy's sense of justice prevented Garp from leaving the battlefield...

but…

Akihara Kagura's move was very dangerous!

No matter who gets hit by that attack, they could be killed!

Kagura Akihara's Raikiri was already fully charged, and he suddenly rushed forward, the jet-black Raikiri about to pierce through the three brothers!

next moment!

A large blue bird descended from the sky!

Marco the Phoenix suddenly joined the battle!

The man had been observing the battle from the sidelines because Fire Fist Ace claimed he would personally rescue his sworn brother and didn't want Marco involved!

Now that the battle has turned against them, Marco can no longer stand idly by. He must rescue Ace and Luffy as soon as possible, end this war quickly, and force the Whitebeard Pirates to withdraw from Marineford immediately to avoid a larger war with the Navy!

However, just as Marco's figure attacked Akihara Kagura from behind, Akihara Kagura seemed to see the blue phoenix flying from behind her, and suddenly turned around and charged at it head-on!

"I've been waiting for you for so long..."

In an instant, the jet-black lightning in Akihara Kagura's hand pierced through the body of the blue bird, and she said softly, "I've been watching you with my Observation Haki for a while now... Marco the Phoenix, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates."

"..."

The blue phoenix slowly transformed into Marco's appearance.

The man with the pineapple-shaped haircut, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, looked down in disbelief at the gaping wound in his abdomen...

"Hurry and save them!"

Shanks was terrified!

If Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates were to perish here because of their affairs, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Whitebeard, especially since Whitebeard is currently in trouble too!

They were all entangled...

Now, who can rush over to save them?

"Marco!"

Ace's face turned deathly pale!

He didn't want Marco involved in what happened today!

For Sabo and Luffy, Ace was a sensible older brother; and for Ace, Marco, the first division commander, was also like an older brother to him!

"Not bad, Navy..."

Marco grinned, completely unconcerned about his wounds. The blue flames on his body flared up again, rapidly healing his injuries. A smile returned to his face: "But if you think you can defeat me like this, you're still a bit too naive..."

If you want to beat him...

At least one Navy Headquarters Admiral is needed!

Marco's legs suddenly transformed into long, slender bird legs, and the sharp claws on his legs kicked out at Akihara Kagura. In an instant, his hands transformed back into wings, and he used the force to fly backward!

"I'll stop him, you guys go first."

Marco looked at Ace and the others with a gentle gaze and said with a light laugh, "This guy is quite strong; the three of you can't handle him right now..."

After speaking, Marco looked back at Akihara Kagura, a serious and earnest look appearing in his deadpan eyes: "It seems the three vice admirals the Navy arranged on Enies Lobby were a trap. You and that blind guy clearly looked like you already had admiral-level combat power, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to bully Ace and the others so easily..."

"My strength...?"

"It's probably just so-so..."

Akihara Kagura's fingers began to move nimbly, and she casually said, "It wouldn't be bad to use you as a judge. You might not be able to defeat those sea monsters, but taking down the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates should be a piece of cake..."

"Such confidence..."

Marco couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Seriously..."

"That's already being very modest..."

Akihara Kagura's gaze swept across the battlefield, watching as the Navy's morale gradually rose and the situation seemed to stabilize. Her gaze then fell upon the three Ace brothers, who were still struggling to get up, before finally turning to Marco: "Even if you come, it won't change anything..."

Today's homework... finally exceeded 2,000 words...

Tomorrow is the last day of the training course... The day after tomorrow I'll go home... and the day after that I'll get back to writing...

It's too difficult...

After taking this course and writing a bunch of original, discarded drafts, I'm now convinced that I can write a good Naruto story...

(End of this chapter)