Shocked Blackbeard, Ninjutsu? An Unnullifiable Power!

"Teach!"

"No... I should call you Blackbeard now."

Jinbe stared coldly at Blackbeard and said, "Why are you here, you bastard?"

If it weren't for this bastard, Mr. Ace wouldn't have been arrested by the Navy... That damn bastard!

At that moment, Jinbe felt an overwhelming killing intent towards Blackbeard.

Blackbeard Jinbe sensed Jinbe's terrifying killing intent.

"What astonishing killing intent," Blackbeard grinned. "Are you planning to fight me, Jinbe?!"

"Hahaha!"

"Click!"

Jinbe's face was contorted with rage, and he wished he could kill this guy right now.

But he knew he couldn't act now, absolutely couldn't act.

Otherwise, they might lose the chance to save Ace.

Thinking of this, Jinbe loosened his fist and tried to calm himself down.

"Hahaha, that's more like it!" Blackbeard grinned. "Fighting me here won't do anyone any good."

Jinbe snorted coldly upon hearing this and ignored the guy.

Just then, Luffy forward, glaring angrily at Blackbeard, and said, "So you're Blackbeard?!"

"That's right, I am Blackbeard!" Blackbeard laughed as he looked at Luffy and said, "It's been a long time, Straw Hat!"

"Hahaha!"

After laughing, Blackbeard looked down at Luffy and said, "Are you sure you're okay staying here? Your big brother, Fire Fist Ace's public execution is about to begin!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

Upon hearing Blackbeard's words, Luffy's expression immediately turned ugly.

Blackbeard didn't seem to care and continued, "Straw Hat, you know what? I originally planned to capture you and hand you over to the Marines in exchange for Shichibukai position."

"But unexpectedly, before we could capture you, we encountered Ace first."

"I never imagined that guy was your brother!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

Blackbeard threw his head back and laughed, then said, "That guy is your brother, what a wonderful thing!"

"With this connection, even if this guy can't beat me, he'll have to fight me to the death!"

"Otherwise, not only will Whitebeard's name be tarnished, but his beloved brother will also be in danger."

"That's exactly why I was able to catch this guy!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

"Thief, hahaha!!!"

The image of his first encounter with Ace flashed through his mind, and Blackbeard burst into uncontrollable laughter.

The other members of the Blackbeard Pirates laughed upon hearing this.

"Hahaha, the captain is right!"

"Straw Hat, you really are a lucky guy."

"Perhaps this is fate's choice."

"Don't worry, Straw Hat," Laffitte said. "Our captain is already famous on the high seas, so we don't need your head."

Hearing his subordinates' words, Blackbeard laughed even more heartily.

Then, he lowered his head and said, "Straw Hat, when we get to Ace's grave, you'd better thank him properly."

"After all... he died in your place~"

"Click!"

Luffy's forehead veins bulged, and he activated Second Gear without hesitation.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

Steam billowed from his head as Luffy glared at Blackbeard with a ferocious expression and said, "You bastard, I won't let you get away with this!"

"Rubber Jet Pistol!"

"Bump!!"

An incredibly heavy punch slammed into Blackbeard's abdomen, sending him flying!

Like a cannonball, the man slammed into the wall behind him, creating a large crater.

"Damn it, that hurts!"

Blackbeard rolled on the ground, clutching the spot where he had been punched, his face covered in cold sweat.

'Damn it, the side effect of twice the pain is really not easy to bear.'

"Captain?!"

Laffitte was dumbfounded when he saw his captain rolling around on the ground.

How come I can't even dodge an attack from a newbie?

"You damn Straw Hat!" Blackbeard got up, looking at Luffy with icy eyes, and said, "You really dare to do that."

He never expected the other party to suddenly attack him here. Wasn't this kid afraid of being cornered by Magellan?

"I will not let Ace die!" Luffy said angrily.

As he spoke, Luffy raised his arm again, intending to punch Blackbeard once more.

"You damn straw Straw Hat, you dare to lay a hand on our captain?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man jumped up and charged towards Luffy.

"Fluctuation..."

"Get out of my way!" Xi Yan shouted.

As he spoke, the enormous, pale golden skeletal arm reached out and slapped Burgess away.

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

"Wha... what happened?!"

Burgess, who had smashed a large crater in the ground, was filled with shock.

'What was that golden thing just now? It sent me flying in an instant!'

If he hadn't used Armament Haki to protect his body in time, his bones might have been broken!

Thinking of this, Burgess's expression turned somewhat grim.

"You're that Blood-Eyed Ninja with a bounty of 400 million Beli, aren't you?"

Van Augur squinted at Xi Yan and asked, "What kind of ability is this?"

As they spoke, Van Augur carefully examined Xi Yan's appearance, thinking to himself, 'Why is the pattern on the eyes different from the one on the Wanted Order?'

What does this represent?

"Ah, it's me," Xi Yan said calmly.

Seeing that Xi Yan had no intention of explaining his abilities, Van Augur frowned.

Dealing with unknown ability users is a very troublesome thing...

Or perhaps we should leave it to the captain.

With that thought in mind, Van Augur lowered his finger from the trigger of the sniper rifle.

"Hahaha, you're really showing off your skills." Blackbeard laughed and said, "Blood-Eyed Ninja, following a kid like this is a dead end. Why don't you come and join me?"

As he spoke, Blackbeard's eyes gleamed with excitement.

'This kid has a bounty of 400 million Beli on his first try; he'll definitely become a powerful subordinate in the future!' Blackbeard thought to himself.

I just don't know if this guy is a Ninja who ate Devil Fruit or Ninja from Wano Country.

However, after recalling the Ninja that Kozuki Oden had described, Blackbeard dismissed the latter idea.

After all... the Ninja that Kozuki Oden mentioned did not possess the ability to summon such pale gold skull armor.

Therefore, he believes there's a higher chance the other person has eaten Devil Fruit!

"Join you?" Xi Yan scoffed. "I have no interest in that."

"Is that so? That's a pity." Blackbeard said with a regretful expression.

"Blackbeard, you dare steal my crewmate!" Luffy roared, "I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

"Rubber..."

"Do you think I'll give you that chance again?" Blackbeard raised his hand and shouted, "Dark Water!"

"Weng~"

Black smoke appeared in Blackbeard's hand, and then a terrifying suction force emanated from his hand, forcefully pulling Luffy, who was in mid -Luffy air, towards him.

The next moment...

"Bump!"

Blackbeard grabbed Luffy and slammed him to the ground, creating a huge crater!

"Boom!!"

"Blood?"

Seeing the bloodstains on Luffy's head, Crocodile frowned and said, "Isn't this kid made of rubber? Why is he bleeding?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Blackbeard's hand but found no trace of Armament Haki.

This means that the opponent did not use Haki to injure Straw Hat Luffy.

'Could it be because of his Devil Fruit ability?'

Looking at the Devil Fruit power that resembled black smoke, Crocodile began to have some speculations.

"Thief, hahaha, you're confused, aren't you?"

Seeing Luffy enduring excruciating pain to create Luffy, Blackbeard laughed and said, "Your older brother was the same way back then!"

After laughing, Blackbeard lowered his head and said sharply, "Straw Hat, let me tell you, Devil Fruit powers are useless against me!"

"This is the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the most evil ability surpassing all Devil Fruit!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

Looking at the Blackbeard laughing uncontrollably, Xi Yan said, "The Dark-Dark Fruit?"

Has any of you heard of this ability?

No.

Crocodile and Jinbe both shook their heads, clearly having never heard of this Devil Fruit.

"This ability doesn't appear so easily on the high seas, Ninja Kid," Blackbeard grinned.

"Is that so?" Xi Yan thought for a moment and said, "So, you're the nemesis of Devil Fruit User?"

"Hahaha, you're absolutely right!"

Blackbeard laughed loudly and said, "My power is the nemesis of all Devil Fruit User!"

Not only can it nullify the abilities of other Devil Fruit User, it can also steal their Devil Fruit User!!

"Just wait, once I steal that old man Whitebeard's power, I'll be the new Four Emperors!"

Thinking of this, Blackbeard laughed even harder.

"In that case, let me have a go at you," Xi Yan said with a grin.

"Wait a minute, West..."

Before Jinbe could finish speaking, he noticed a swirling stream of water appearing beneath Xi Yan's feet.

The current forced him to move aside, and also made him swallow the words he was about to say.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A gigantic Water Dragon appeared above Xi Yan's head and roared at Blackbeard.

"Roar!!"

"What is this thing?" Doc Q stared in shock at the Water Dragon above Xi Yan's head, his eyes practically bulging out.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" Xi Yan shouted.

Then, the stream of water rushed towards Blackbeard.

"Hahaha, Water Release Technique?!" Blackbeard exclaimed, his eyes gleaming. "I'm getting more and more interested in you!"

If someone on their side could obtain this ability, then his planned Devil Fruit Legion would no longer need to fear the sea!

Thinking of this, Blackbeard felt a surge of murderous intent.

'Once the plan is complete, we'll hunt down this brat and steal his Devil Fruit power!'

As he thought this, Blackbeard raised his arm and pointed it at the Water Dragon, saying, "Dark Water!"

"Buzz~"

Black smoke rose from his hand, enveloping Blackbeard's entire palm and eventually transforming into a gigantic dark hand!

'Hahaha, I'll nullify your Devil Fruit ability!' Blackbeard thought to himself with a laugh.

His Dark Water can nullify Devil Fruit abilities, so he's not afraid of the opponent's Ninjutsu attacks at all!

With that thought in mind, Blackbeard Teuchi, which was shrouded in black smoke.

"Bump!!"

"Varied...?!"

Blackbeard's expression changed the moment he came into contact with the Water Dragon.

'It's not Devil Fruit ability?' Blackbeard thought in shock.

Damn it, there wasn't enough time to mount any other defenses.

As the Water Dragon drew ever closer to his face, Blackbeard's pupils shrank to their minimum.

The next moment...

"Bump!!"

The massive Water Dragon slammed into Blackbeard, sending him flying and smashing a huge crater into the wall behind him!

"Boom!!"

"Ah!!"

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"Damn it, that hurts!!"

The Blackbeard, who had pried himself off the wall, covered his face and rolled wildly on the ground, his screams echoing throughout the area.

"What happened?"

Van Augur looked at Xi Yan with surprise and asked, "Why did the captain's ability fail?!"

"I don't know."

Laffitte was also very confused and didn't understand what was going on.

"Damn it, what happened to you?!" Blackbeard, enduring the excruciating pain as he struggled to his feet, glared at Xi Yan and demanded, "Aren't you Devil Fruit User?"

"I never claimed to be Devil Fruit User," Xi Yan said calmly. "It's just your wishful thinking that leads you to believe that."

"Not Devil Fruit User?"

Blackbeard asked incredulously, "Then how did you activate the Water Release Technique?"

Suddenly, a startling thought popped into Blackbeard's mind.

'Could this guy not be Ninja who ate Ninja fruit, but a real Ninja?'

No, aren't those Ninja just characters in Romance Novel?!

Why is there a living Ninja now?!

At this moment, Blackbeard's heart was filled with doubt.

"Captain, this guy might not actually be Devil Fruit User," Laffitte said warily, looking at Xi Yan. "He's probably a legendary Ninja."

"A true Ninja!"

Now Laffitte finally understood: the other party might really be a legendary Ninja!

They are the kind of powerful Ninja who possess all sorts of escape techniques!

"That's a real headache," Blackbeard said, frowning.

I never expected that this kid in front of me was actually a real Ninja.

If that's the case, this guy might be one of Kaido's men!

Thinking of this, Blackbeard said, "Ninja Kid, are you from Wano Country?"

Why should I tell you?

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Blackbeard immediately frowned.

This response, ironically, made him somewhat unsure of where the other person came from.

'If this guy is one of Kaido's men, I really can't just attack him without thinking,' Blackbeard muttered to himself.

Otherwise, Kaido might very well come looking for trouble.

Although he wasn't afraid of that guy, it wasn't worth provoking one of the Four Emperors for no reason.

With that in mind, Blackbeard abandoned his plan to hunt down Xi Yan.

He won't make a move against this man, at least not for the time being.

Of course, if the other party still doesn't know what's good for them, he wouldn't mind killing them right now!

After all... he's not the kind of person who would just sit and wait to die!