Konoha Great Whirlwind

For no apparent reason, the hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone closed their mouths and watched Vidal in silence, and the atmosphere gradually grew solemn.

"I transferred to G-8 three years ago, so I know full well that I'm no match for you," Vincent said, in no hurry to make a move.

"But I've always wanted to fight you, and today I finally got my wish."

Vidal looked friendly as he smiled at him and replied, "Then congratulations. Now, please give it everything you've got, so you won't have any regrets."

"Okay!"

"Soru!"

Vincent nodded firmly. The moment he finished speaking, his feet stamped against the floor twenty times in an instant. His body shuddered slightly, and he vanished from where he stood.

"Rankyaku!"

The next second, he appeared behind Vidal and immediately unleashed his strongest move. A pale blue vacuum blade slashed out of thin air.

[Swish—]

But just as the blade was about to touch the back of his shirt, Vidal abruptly vanished as well. No one saw him make a single move.

"Soru!" Vincent wasn't surprised, but when he looked around and even above him, he was startled to find no one there.

Normally, Vidal should have reappeared immediately after using Soru, unless he was behind him!

"No one?!"

Vincent quickly moved away and turned around to face the other direction, only to be completely stunned. Vidal still wasn't there. Vincent began moving at high speed, trying to force him out.

But the spectators on and off the platform had no doubts at all, because they could clearly see that Vidal had been standing behind Vincent the whole time.

Whether Vincent was turning around or darting about with Soru as he was now, Vidal followed silently behind him, always remaining in his blind spot.

Aside from little Enel, every Marine present, regardless of strength, knew just how absurdly difficult that was to pull off!

"What incredible speed and control over his body. He's using the Kami-e technique, isn't he?" the blond colonel exclaimed.

"Yes. He relaxed his entire body and let it move freely with the shifting air currents, preventing it from making any sound as he moved at high speed. That's Kami-e!"

The colonel with two swords watched the center of the hall intently, then added, "Honestly, I can't do that."

"You say that as if any of the officers of colonel rank here can," another lieutenant colonel interjected.

Meanwhile, after racing around the hall several times, Vincent finally guessed where Vidal was from the expressions of the spectators around him.

Behind him!

Have you been behind me this whole time?

Vincent stopped helplessly. Facing the empty space before him, he clenched his fists in frustration and said, "I never imagined that even in the speed I took such pride in, the gap between us would be this great!"

"I've lost, but could you let me face you head-on just once? I don't want to step down without having accomplished anything."

"Please, Vidal!"

"All right. Come at me."

The moment he finished speaking, Vidal appeared ten meters away in the blink of an eye. Even his stance was exactly the same as before, as if he had never moved.

"Hiss... haah..." Vincent took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully, then crouched slightly and began gathering his strength.

"Here I come!"

This time, he didn't use Rankyaku. Instead, he used Soru to charge at Vidal at high speed, twisting his waist in midair and launching a flying whirlwind kick with all his strength.

[Swish!]

At the same time, Vidal leaped into the air as well and delivered a high spinning kick that was remarkably similar to Vincent's, with only a few differences!

[Boom——]

Their legs, one long and one short, collided head-on in midair with a heavy boom. They didn't even remain deadlocked for a second before Vincent flew backward like a black streak.

"Oh no!"

Rear Admiral Dewitt's expression changed. He hurriedly used Soru to chase after Vincent, hoping to stop him from crashing into the distant wall.

But Vincent was moving too fast. In the end, a colonel sitting in that direction stepped in and caught him.

Meanwhile, Vidal slowly landed and watched in silence as Vincent struggled out of the colonel's arms and limped two steps forward, enduring the intense pain in his leg.

"Is this the gap between us? It's really huge!" Vincent shouted through gritted teeth.

Vidal was silent for a moment before saying, "Go get treatment. Your leg bone should be fine."

"What was that move you just used?" Vincent pressed, his forehead covered in cold sweat from the pain.

Vidal wanted to say it was just an ordinary spinning kick, but after a second's consideration, he decided to give the move a name.

He didn't want to hurt Vincent's pride too much. After all, Vincent was a Marine under his father's command.

"It's a move from my own taijutsu, Konoha Style. It's called Konoha Great Whirlwind."

"Konoha Great Whirlwind," Vincent repeated softly, wanting to commit both the move and its name to memory.

Meanwhile, everyone in the hall had heard the names Konoha Style and Konoha Great Whirlwind, and lively discussions broke out.

"Haha, the boy sure knows how to come up with a name. Konoha Great Whirlwind is a great one!" Vice Admiral Cornell thought the word "Konoha" suited his son's fruit ability perfectly.

Vincent was soon carried away on a stretcher by the medical staff, whether disheartened or satisfied.

Vidal turned his gaze to the three remaining men.

Just as Miles was about to step forward, Ogden suddenly raised a hand to stop him and laughed heartily. "You should rest a little longer and get your strength back."

"There's no way my injury will heal anytime soon, but I don't want to surrender without a fight either!" With that, he stepped onto the floor and stood opposite Vidal without waiting for Miles to agree.

"Ogden, headquarters captain. Please give me your guidance!"

"All right." Vidal nodded and raised a hand, indicating that Ogden could make the first move.

"You're too fast. I admit I can't catch up to you, let alone hit you." Before Ogden could finish, Vidal replied, "Don't worry, I won't dodge. Give it everything you've got."

"Then thank you!"

Ogden was filled with admiration and immediately grew even more serious. The next moment, he clenched his heavily calloused right fist and charged.

Indeed, his speed was quite slow compared to Vincent's, but Vidal kept his word and stood still, letting him approach.

The muscles in Ogden's right arm bulged, thick veins standing out all along it. As soon as he swung his right fist, it blasted the air, trailing a white current as it smashed toward Vidal's chest.

Faced with the attack, Vidal chose, as before, to meet Ogden's right fist head-on with his left!

[Boom——]

The force of this exchange was clearly much greater than that of the earlier clash of legs. A shockwave visible to the naked eye burst from the point where their fists met, as though the surrounding air had shuddered.

But Ogden didn't go flying like Vincent, because Vidal didn't want him to. He knew Ogden also had a move called Tekkai.

So, almost at the same time, his free right fist slammed hard toward Ogden's abdomen!

"Tekkai!"

Sure enough, Ogden chose to take Vidal's heavy punch with Tekkai. He had great confidence in it.

[Boom!]

"Don't rely too much on Tekkai, or one day it'll get you killed."

Fist met stomach with a muffled thud. Two breaths later, Vidal quietly offered the warning in Ogden's ear, then slowly lowered his fists and took two steps back.

"Ugh."

Ogden's expression stiffened, and he collapsed to the floor. The intense pain in his abdomen knocked him unconscious on the spot!

For a moment, the entire hall was silent. The overwhelming strength Vidal had displayed made everyone understand what an absolute gap meant.

As for this Konoha Style taijutsu, would everyone prefer it to be just a gag here and not appear again later, or appear only rarely, or would you rather it be a main feature of the protagonist's taijutsu?