Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo stopped defending and attacked with his swords. His twin swords drew a cross-shaped blade aura that swept outwards like a meat grinder, accompanied by a whirlwind.

Thump, thump, thump... Three consecutive flying slashes smashed Yakumo's cross-shaped blade into pieces, and this was just Hawkeye's basic normal attack.

The two distanced themselves again…

Yakumo looked regretful. He wanted to settle things with Hawkeye in swordsmanship, but the Sage Mark on his forehead had disappeared, meaning he had temporarily lost the boost from Sage Mode.

"You seem to have gotten weaker?" Hawkeye asked.

"It'll be ready soon..."

The next second, the Sage Mark reappeared on Yakumo's forehead, and the energy within his body surged once more. With a casual swing of his sword, Yakumo dealt with the naval lieutenant who had tried to ambush him.

On the other hand, terrifying explosions once again rang out in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, this time as the shadow clones simultaneously detonated more than 20,000 explosive tags.

The time has come!

"The next move will decide the outcome, determining life and death."

"Okay," Hawkeye said succinctly.

Hawkeye gripped the black sword Yoru tightly with both hands, gradually adjusting his current state, while Yakumo sheathed Fuma and grasped the short sword Kaiyoku.

The two began running toward each other.

"Dark Demon!"

Hawkeye made the first move, and the surface of the Black Blade Night was covered with a tangible Armament Haki.

At that moment, the sleeves on his arms burst open!

As he swung his sword, it was as if the entire world was gradually losing its color, leaving only that pure, extreme blackness that he had stirred up.

The space emitted a cracking sound that made your teeth ache.

"Click, click, click, click, click, click!"

Like glass cracking!

"Fleeting Light".

Wielding the knife, I bring light and shatter the darkness!

A dazzling golden light illuminated the world, a striking golden light slicing through the pure black, as if a black scroll had been split in two. The two passed each other at lightning speed, and Hawkeye stared at the bare hilt of his sword and murmured.

"I lost..."

At that moment, he realized that his attacks could not keep up with the enemy's speed. No matter how deadly his attacks were, they were useless if they could not hit. So he quickly withdrew his sword to block.

But in the blink of an eye, the golden light slashed through the black sword Yoru, which was covered in Armament Haki!

puff...

A line of blood appeared on Hawkeye's chest, and then it split open in the next second, with a large amount of blood gushing out from the wound. He collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

Yakumo Katsu!

The world's strongest swordsman has changed hands!

On the other side, the Jade Sword in Yakumo's hand gradually turned into black powder and scattered in the wind. The sword had been completely destroyed in the previous strike.

Even worse... all the energy in his body had been exhausted, and his muscles were spasming slightly, with waves of intense pain stimulating Yakumo's nerves.

Before using it, Yakumo did not expect that the consumption of Shunko would be so terrifying. He should be careful when using this move in the future!

Yakumo turned his head and slowly walked towards the Moby Dick. Even though he had no energy left, the surrounding navy made way for him because of his victory in severely injuring Hawkeye Mihaly.

At this moment, he forced himself to walk slowly towards the Moby Dick, his heart filled with panic, but his outward appearance remained calm and composed, displaying the demeanor of a master.

"He's exhausted, kill him quickly!"

The roar of the Warring States Marshal rang out.

"Warring States Period, you son of a bitch!!"

The surrounding navy's eyes instantly turned incredibly ferocious and terrifying. Yakumo exerted force with his feet, gradually increasing his speed as he rushed towards the Moby Dick, fleeing in a disheveled manner, completely lacking any semblance of superiority.

Almost instantly.

Yakumo became the core of the entire battlefield. Whitebeard wanted to provide support, but he was tightly entangled by Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

At the critical moment, Vista ran over to cover Yakumo's retreat, while the surrounding Marines stared fiercely at him.

If you can defeat Yakumo, the reward afterwards will drive everyone crazy!

"drink!"

Vista unleashed a flying slash. The blade's energy gradually spread outwards, but was blocked by Vice Admiral Momonga.

As Yakumo gradually recovered from his exhaustion, he accelerated his departure from the battlefield. Hawkeye's serious injury and withdrawal created a gap in the Navy's high-end combat capabilities.

Luffy had arrived at the execution platform, and Garp had already stood up. The grandfather and grandson looked at each other, and Luffy clenched his fist.

"You old geezer, get out of my way!"

The next second, Luffy launched an attack with his Gum-Gum Machine Gun!

Garp leaped high, dodging the Gum-Gum Machine Gun, his right fist already enveloped in dark Armament Haki, and smashed directly towards Luffy's forehead.

At the very moment Garp took action, several Marines around the execution platform suddenly leaped up and rushed towards Ace!

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Chapter 166 Dungeon World: Marineford War VII

Marineford, square.

Ace was still worried about his younger brother Luffy, but the next moment he was picked up by the waist and rushed towards the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the person who had picked up Ace was wearing a Marine Rear Admiral's uniform, but his face was completely unfamiliar.

"Stop him!" the Warring States Marshal ordered.

The next second, Whitebeard's fist, the size of a pot lid, slammed towards Fleet Admiral Sengoku, its power even greater. Without Whitebeard issuing any orders, almost all the pirates desperately entangled the enemy in front of them.

The only one who can stop Ace from escaping right now is the legendary Vice Admiral and naval hero... Monkey D. Garp!

"Garp!" Sengoku roared.

Upon hearing the sound, Garp immediately broke free from Luffy and rushed towards Yakumo's shadow clone carrying Ace, while Luffy hurriedly gave chase, though his speed was considerably slower than Garp's.

In just a few breaths, Garp was already close.

At that moment, everyone held their breath.

Suddenly, a mysterious man in a navy uniform blocked Garp's path, and with a wave of his hand, countless water droplets shot towards Garp at extremely high speed, while shouting.

"Garp! Don't forget... Ace used to call you grandpa when he was a kid. Do you really want him to die here?"

A look of hesitation appeared on Garp's face, but it only lasted for a second. The next moment, he smashed Yakumo's shadow clone into smoke.

The attacking water droplets, after piercing through Garp's naval uniform, were blocked by his skin and splashed into water droplets.

Those water droplets couldn't break through his defenses at all!

"For justice!" Garp shouted.

"Pah! Justice doesn't care if you call me grandpa!"

Another figure blocked Garp's path, simultaneously unleashing a dense mist that enveloped him. No matter how powerful Garp's body was, his speed inevitably decreased once he entered the mist's range, and his Observation Haki was also hindered.

When Garp dispersed Yakumo's shadow clones and rushed out of the Mist Burial's range, he saw ten figures carrying Ace on their backs running rapidly.

At the same time, Yakumo's shadow clone took the key to Ace's seastone handcuffs from Luffy's hand.

Garp stared at the ten figures, hesitated for two seconds, and then charged directly toward the correct one.

Yesterday's meeting allowed his Observation Haki to accurately record Ace's aura; the enemy's disguise could only change its appearance!

Why did Ace deserve to die?

At the same time, someone asked him a question again, followed by a thick, sticky fog rising up. Apart from Yakumo, no one knew how many shadow clones he had hidden in this square!

Days of planning culminated in this moment…

"Ah, my Dao Transformation Scroll, I love you so, so much! Even if I have to die, please wait until the mission is completed!"

As Yakumo gazed at the Dao Transformation Scroll he was about to acquire, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. At the same time, he stuffed the grilled meat in front of him into his mouth, which was food he had prepared in advance.

Garp punched the shadow clone blocking his way again, but his punch was not as firm as before.

"Your sense of justice is sacrificing your family at any time? You just can't let go of the perfect image of a naval hero; your so-called justice is nothing but an excuse!"

The mysterious man's questions echoed in my ears; his words were so extreme, yet in a way, so incisive.

"Is it really impossible for me to let go of my reputation?"

"You're just shouting empty, cheap slogans!"

"What exactly is your justice? In a world ruled by the Celestial Dragons, how can you talk about fairness and justice?"

When Garp's resolve wavered, his fists lost their hardness, and more shadow clones emerged, desperately trying to block him.

"On that holy land of Mary Geoise, the sins of every Celestial Dragon are countless, yet you choose to ignore and condone them, because your justice... cannot see them!"

"Running away is shameful, but it's useful, isn't it?"

Yakumo's shadow clones chirped like sparrows, constantly questioning and shaking Garp's resolve. In fact, after witnessing so much darkness, Garp's heart had already begun to waver, and Yakumo's words were merely the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Sengoku, watching from afar, was filled with anxiety. He finally realized his mistake: he shouldn't have let Garp become the last line of defense for Ace.

Now, who can stop the mysterious man?

Fleet Admiral Sengoku began to calculate the high-end combat power, and then looked at the Seven Warlords of the Sea who were on the verge of defeat... They were basically just coasting along and could not be relied on at all, and Hawkeye had already left the field early.

On the other side, Empress Hancock accidentally turned the surrounding marines into stone again, repeatedly saying sorry, and then... accidentally turned a row of marines into stone again.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku felt a surge of anger, and at the same time thought to himself that the Shichibukai system should not exist, which strengthened his resolve to abolish the Shichibukai regulations!

On the Navy side, Kizaru rushed to Mary Geoise to provide support, and Rayleigh and Marco, working together, had already suppressed Admiral Aokiji to the point where he couldn't spare any more strength. As for Akainu, he needed to cooperate with them to fight against Whitebeard... It seems that only one last option remains.

"Shut down the global live stream and send peace envoys!"

The purpose of this global live broadcast was to enhance the Navy's reputation and image, but unfortunately, it has now shattered into pieces.

A Warring States period marshal remotely commanded battles.