Konoha Diamond Strong Whirlwind

Issho thought the Wood Clone's ability to go undetected by Observation Haki was interesting, but how strong could a clone really be?

"Then let me show you the power of the Wood Clone!" all three Vidals shouted together. Green light immediately flared around them, forming an aura.

At the same time, their imposing presences rose steadily. The aura each one gave off made Issho's expression grow a little more solemn.

It felt as though he really was facing three Vidals!

"Tekkai!"

The Vidals' presences abruptly solidified, and their auras diminished slightly, yet they seemed even more dangerous.

"Soru!"

Amid a succession of swishes, the three Vidals vanished in streaks of green light. The sword in Issho's hand burst into motion at once.

The second round had officially begun, but this time it was no simple clash of blades!

Both sides would use every means and ability at their disposal.

But as a direct result, the rain falling ever harder around them burst apart. Surging waves of force and flashes of sword light drove every drop out of the battlefield!

"Shigan: Seed Machine Gun!"

"Konoha Double Mighty Whirlwind!"

The Vidals unleashed a furious barrage on Issho from different directions. Naturally, he showed no fear whatsoever.

He swung Shinra in a circle, creating a spherical mass of light that not even water could penetrate, meeting every incoming fist and kick head-on!

The two fought speed with speed, displaying their skills to the fullest as though they truly were mortal enemies.

The scene looked like three green tornadoes whirling madly at high speed around a ball of purple light.

The surrounding mangroves suffered a terrible disaster. Along with all the rainwater, they were torn to pieces and sent flying.

The beach fared just as badly. There was no soft white sand left, only vast craters exposing fresh soil and cuts and fissures like torn flesh.

The island's waterfront had been utterly ruined by the two of them.

But no one cared, least of all Issho. As the fierce battle continued and time flew by, he gradually began to struggle!

Normally, a swordsman should have held the advantage in close combat. After all, a sharp blade possessed tremendous killing power.

But that depended on who his opponent was, and how many opponents of the same caliber he faced!

Even someone as strong as Issho could only withstand a pincer attack from three Vidals for so long. As time wore on, he could no longer keep it up.

Issho's purple kimono began to tear. The bulletlike holes were unmistakably the work of the Seed Machine Gun.

By now, their battlefield had long since shifted into the air. Fighting on a flat plane could no longer satisfy them; they needed more room.

Issho watched as clusters of seemingly harmless points of light, beautiful enough to be called lovely, came flying at his face one after another, clattering incessantly against the blade in his hand.

But he could not focus on those alone. Elsewhere, another Vidal swung a long leg in a powerful kick, sending a pale-green, crescent-shaped vacuum blade slicing through the air at him.

"Rankyaku: Flying Leaf Cutter!"

[Boom—]

Issho had thought it was merely an air blade of a different color, but to his surprise, it exploded in midair, transforming into swarms of small air blades.

If the green lights before him resembled fireflies, then these densely packed air blades looked like birds spreading their wings!

"Another move of this type." Issho had noticed that Vidal was particularly fond of attacks that could strike either a single target or a group.

"Repulsion Shinra: Fierce Tiger!"

A denser purple glow rose from Issho's body and gathered entirely around the Bokken in his hand. In the next instant, he swept it forcefully around him.

In a flash, fireflies and birds alike, every green light vanished without a trace. The attack even sent two Vidals flying.

[Swish!]

But the second after he swung his sword, a dazzling green light flashed overhead. Another Vidal appeared in a blur, kicking down at him.

"Konoha Diamond Strong Whirlwind!"

A long leg, black beneath its green glow, crashed down with mountain-splitting force on the Bokken Issho barely managed to raise in defense.

A dazzling flash of purple and green erupted at the point of impact. The immensely powerful force instantly whipped up layers of white mist.

Issho's entire body became an afterimage as he plummeted.

[Boom!!!]

The earth shook violently once more. The yellow soil within dozens of meters was pulverized into dust, shrouding everything.

At the same time, a towering mangrove burst from the ground and steadily caught its master as he descended slowly from the sky.

The three Vidals gazed calmly down at the thick smoke below.

His Konoha Diamond Strong Whirlwind was definitely his strongest taijutsu move at this stage.

It combined the hardness of Tekkai, the speed of Soru, the enhancement of Photosynthetic Energy, the hardening of Armament Haki, and his own immense strength, far beyond that of an ordinary person!

After an unknown length of time, Issho flew out of the smoke in silence, standing on a floating chunk of yellow soil.

He did not look well. A trace of crimson had appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his kimono, already riddled with holes, was covered in dust.

The greatest problem, however, was the Bokken in his hand, which was covered in fine cracks. The green light was working hard to restore it, though.

I can't keep fighting like this! Issho looked at Shinra in his hand, blaming himself. His Armament Haki was not strong enough.

Although he had only mastered Armament Haki less than three months ago, he never made such meaningless excuses.

At the same time, he had fully understood that he could not overcome three Vidals attacking him at close range. Those Wood Clones really did possess strength close to the original's.

The sky was much darker than before, and the heavy rain was still falling without pause. It seemed night had already come.

As it turned out, the two had been fighting fiercely for a full day. No wonder Issho could feel his breathing had grown much heavier.

"I think I understand a little now why you made those two clones." Issho looked calmly at the Vidal in the middle.

He was the Vidal who had just used Konoha Diamond Strong Whirlwind.

"Oh? Why?"

"Because you wanted to finish the fight quickly."

"Without the sun to supply you with enough Photosynthetic Energy, you can't freely use large-scale abilities and moves as you did before."

Issho glanced down at the devastated mangrove forest below and said, "To conserve Photosynthetic Energy, you didn't even keep these mangroves sustained."

"You were eager to fight me at close range so I would follow your battle rhythm, and as a swordsman, I naturally wouldn't see any problem with that."

"But I was wrong. From the very first slash, I should have kept bombarding you with Flying Slashes and my Devil Fruit ability, forcing you to exchange attacks with me from a distance!"

His biggest problem was that he had fallen into a swordsman's habitual way of thinking, subconsciously assuming that fierce close combat was his strength.

There was nothing wrong with that, really. One-on-one, he was indeed capable of overpowering Vidal, but three against one was a different matter entirely.

"The reason your Wood Clones are so strong is that you've used most of your Photosynthetic Energy to strengthen them, right?"

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