Ninjas Handle Espionage and Assassination Too!
As the saying goes, "When a dragon soars in the sky, it is auspicious to meet a great man."
Kaido had already ascended to a high altitude, his imposing and majestic presence radiating power. With the imposing stature of an Azure Dragon, he glared down upon the Aramaki and the vast sea of green vegetation below.
Without uttering any unnecessary words, he opened his dragon mouth and condensed a bright Huoguang within.
"Looks like we'll have to use Bolo Breath then?"
Aramaki was no stranger to Kaido's techniques, but fortunately, he had already developed techniques specifically to counter fire attacks, and immediately began to generate a large number of Musa trees.
This is a tree species with hard wood, low oil content, extremely dense branches and leaves, and each leaf has a water content as high as 45%.
It is known as the "ironwood that cannot be burned" because it is the most fire-resistant tree among all trees.
Now, with the added power of the Woods-Woods Fruit, this ability to resist high temperatures has been greatly enhanced.
[Boom!]
In the air, a pillar of flames erupted from the Divine Dragon's mouth, and below, rows of densely packed Michelia trees formed a true 'firebreak forest' that clashed fiercely with it.
Kaido's Bolo Breath was like a giant, high-temperature fiery spear piercing through the green wall, visibly piercing towards the location of Aramaki.
However, the Michelia alba is resilient, constantly growing layer upon layer. Even after most of its trunk has been burned away, it continues to grow and recover in an incredible way.
The intense heat of the Bolo Breath ignited the surrounding branches and leaves that were in contact with it; after all, the Michelia champaca is still a tree, no matter what.
However, these flames spread extremely slowly and could not form a raging fire in a short time.
When the pillar of fire, Bolo Breath, finally managed to penetrate the 'firebreak forest' and reach Aramaki, its power had been weakened to the point that he could easily disperse it with a single palm strike.
Obviously.
Although Aramaki is slightly Kaido in overall strength, he is more than capable of defending against him; at least, a single Bolo Breath is not enough to harm him.
This situation was naturally observed by Kaido in the air, who then burst into hearty laughter.
"You do have some skill. If you were too weak, it would only make me angry. But I'd like to see how long this lousy forest of yours can withstand the ravages of natural disasters!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he spun his enormous dragon body again, creating three violent Tatsumaki out of thin air, along with countless 'Wind Blade' mixed in with the Tornado.
That wasn't all. Kaido his dragon mouth, but this time it wasn't to gather Huoguang, but to unleash a deafening roar and release streaks of purple lightning.
The next moment.
Tatsumaki, Wind Blade, Purple Lightning, and Azure Dragon combined to create a terrifying, apocalyptic scene. All the viewers from the four realms watching the live stream were stunned, staring at this scene that seemed like a myth come to life.
In particular, the people of various countries in the Demon Slayer World were already dissatisfied and angry because the World Government had conscripted millions of young and middle-aged laborers, and they themselves were also forced to work in factories.
At that moment, it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him, and everything vanished as if his heart had been completely chilled.
Sea Star, that is the Divine Realm!
On the other side of the Aramaki, the entire forest was being ravaged by storms and lightning. Every moment, trees, vegetation, and even the ground were being blown away, while he himself used elemental transformation to escape into the depths of the ground.
However, this does not affect his control over the forest. No matter how many forests Kaido destroys, he can regenerate them immediately, demonstrating the resilience of nature to the fullest extent.
"Hmph, comparing consumption and endurance, does a mere dragon dare to challenge nature?"
In the darkness underground, Aramaki sneered disdainfully. According to the rules of the 'Paramount War,' he only needed to remain undefeated for five days to be considered a successful challenge.
Currently, the Army Headquarters only has one Admiral, Sakazuki. If I succeed, there's an 80% chance I'll be directly promoted to Army Headquarters Admiral.
Even if you're a bit unlucky, at least you can get the rank of Vice Admiral and the title of Army Admiral Candidate, which isn't bad!
However, Aramaki's approach made the entire battle rather dull.
Although for most viewers, the scene was still spectacular and exciting, almost like a battle between the 'God of Nature' and the 'Divine Beast Azure Dragon'.
But to those with the combat strength of Vice Admiral or above, what follows is a long war of attrition.
Even if Kaido later destroyed the entire Sky Island, Aramaki would still fall back to RL1111 Red Line below and repeat this tactic.
Therefore, the key is whether the former can defeat the latter as soon as possible.
From this perspective, the competition format actually favors the challengers.
Ultimately, this battle is just a 'challenge,' its main purpose being to see if a person has the combat strength of Admiral, or the potential to reach Admiral level.
From this perspective, Aramaki cannot remain hidden underground indefinitely. He must prove his strength to everyone within five days; otherwise, even if he manages to survive five days, he will at most obtain the rank of Vice Admiral.
But everyone knows that the most important thing is the title of Admiral candidate!
At the same time.
Imu also wrote down the information he knew about the Shinobi World on several sheets of paper, and then ordered Stussy to send them to the Five Elders of the Sea Star Homeworld.
In the past few days, he has set aside two hours to repeatedly recall memories deep in his mind and then record the information he deems valuable.
First, let's look at the basic world background of the Shinobi World.
The relationship between the Five Great Nations of wind, fire, lightning, earth, and water, and the five Ninja Village of sand, wood, cloud, rock, and mist, as well as the several small nations struggling to survive in the gaps between them.
He also drew a rough map of the Shinobi World Continent and made a special note that the location of the Star Gate was likely somewhere in the Land of Snow.
Certainly.
Most importantly, it Chakra, Ninjutsu, and aspects related to ninjas.
Within the Authority Room of Mary Geoise.
The Five Elders looked at the 'general intelligence information about the Shinobi World's in their hands, and each of them had an exceptionally serious and solemn expression.
"It seems we've finally encountered an extraordinary Otherworld. These ninjas and their Ninjutsu abilities are in no way inferior to our own Physical Arts and Devil Fruit abilities," Topman Saint Topman Warcury remarked.
Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro agreed with his words.
"Indeed, no wonder Ymir revealed it to be a tough nut to crack. A world with a large number of extraordinary ninjas and years of war, its combat skills must be Little Cutie."
Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter St. did indeed frown, and his tone was very heavy.
"The most troublesome thing is what Lord Imu mentioned here, which are likely far stronger than the combat power of our Admiral in various forms and modes, as well as the Ōtsutsuki interstellar civilization."
"I suggest that this time our operation must be more cautious. At the very least, we cannot easily mobilize a large force to enter. We should try our best to conceal the Star Gate and our presence, and infiltrate slowly!"
Jaygarcia Saint Saturn nodded. "This time, we can use the ninjas from the Sea Ninja Village as the main members responsible for reconnaissance and infiltration. Perhaps their temperament will make it easier for them to blend in."
"Great idea!"
Zambalong V. Saint Nusjuro an eyebrow. He had never really thought much of the other party, but this time he had to admit that the method was indeed quite good.
"In that case, let's share some of this information with the Sea Ninja Village and have them conduct targeted training and preparations. We still have about three months left, which, although rushed, should be enough."
Topman Saint Topman Warcury made the decision, but then a question suddenly occurred to him, and he hesitated before asking, "By the way, which institution is this Sea Ninja Village under now?"
"This"
The Five Elders exchanged glances, then Shepard X. Shepherd Ju Peter Saint laughed and said, "Leave it to our Cipher Pol. Aren't ninjas also good at intelligence gathering and assassination?"