At this moment.
The invincible iron fist grew larger and larger in Natsuya's pupils!
Natsuya felt the fear of being dominated by an iron fist in his very bones!
Seeing this scene, Tashigi and the others were secretly thrilled.
Smoker, however, remained calm.
He knew all too well just how terrifying Garp was.
Contained within that pitch-black iron fist was power that touched the very pinnacle of this world!
Natsuya would absolutely be unable to withstand such an attack!
Meanwhile, Nami's face turned pale.
She did not know how terrifying Garp's power was, but she could clearly see that Natsuya would likely not be able to block this strike!
Was their journey really going to end here in Loguetown?
BOOM!!!
The next second, the iron fist finally struck Natsuya's body.
But just as everyone, Garp included, thought Natsuya would be crushed by the punch, an incredibly unexpected situation occurred!
Garp's fist passed directly through Natsuya's body!
It didn't pierce through him; it struck nothingness!
"What!?"
"Did he miss?"
"What is going on!?"
Smoker and the others were stunned.
Even Garp couldn't help but be taken aback.
As for Nami, who was inside the Door of Different Dimension, she stared blankly at the iron fist emerging in front of her.
At this moment, Natsuya, having endured the blow of the iron fist, wore a faint smile on his lips.
Facing Garp's iron fist, he hadn't been the least bit careless; instead, he had unleashed all his defensive measures at once.
Yes, all of them!
In that split second, the defensive measures Natsuya released were not just the Triple Rashomon, but also the Door of Different Dimension itself!
However, this time he had opened it on his own body, which was why Garp's fist had passed through him and appeared inside the different dimension, right in front of Nami.
In short, Natsuya had used the Door of Different Dimension to block Garp's invincible iron fist!
In truth, there was no such thing as truly invincible in this world.
In the Four Blues, Logia-type Devil Fruit users were called invincible, but once they reached the Grand Line, a powerhouse with Armament Haki could knock them down with a single punch.
Garp's iron fist could also be called invincible, yet there were still many things it could not crush.
For instance, the fists of his grandson, Luffy.
And for another, Natsuya's Door of Different Dimension.
After Natsuya opened the Door of Different Dimension, Garp's fist struck into empty space!
Seizing this opportunity, Natsuya did not hesitate and immediately launched a fierce assault.
"Tempest Kick!"
"Finger Pistol!"
"Iron Body Meteor Fist!"
The terrifying Rokushiki attacks poured toward Garp, who was within arm's reach.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
Muffled explosions rippled through the air.
But Garp simply crossed his arms, and with terrifying Armament Haki flowing over them, he blocked every single attack.
Natsuya's expression darkened, and he lunged forward again.
This time, Garp swung his fist once more.
The pitch-black iron fist struck again, wrapped in terrifying power.
Natsuya dared not be slow; he repeated his previous trick, using the Door of Different Dimension to block the opponent's fist.
Not only that, but the moment Garp's fist penetrated the Door of Different Dimension, he suddenly used Shave to appear behind Garp, then abruptly opened a gate.
"Spinning Door!"
At this moment, Nami, who was inside the different dimension, was astonished to see that in front of that fist, which was as large as a sand pot, another gate had appeared.
The fist passed through the gate once more, and then, it appeared behind Garp!
With a loud bang!
Garp was sent stumbling by his own fist.
"Hmm!?"
This sudden turn of events left Garp stunned.
At the same time, Smoker, Tashigi, and the others were left dumbfounded.
In their eyes, the entire process consisted of Garp throwing a punch at Natsuya, only for that very fist to slam into his own back!
What on earth was going on!?
Seeing this, Natsuya smiled once again.
This was exactly the function of the Spinning Door!
It absorbed the opponent's attack and reflected it right back!
Back at Cocoyasi Village, Natsuya had used this very move to take care of the hundreds of marines led by Colonel Mouse.
At that time, the bullets fired at him were all reflected back, inflicting casualties upon those marines.
As mentioned before, every technique is relatively rough and imperfect when first developed.
Therefore, during this period, Natsuya had also improved the Spinning Door technique.
The original Spinning Door could only reflect long-range attacks.
But now, the Spinning Door could even reflect close-range attacks.
Of course, there were conditions to achieving this.
After all, both the distance and the timing of close-range attacks are much shorter than those of long-range ones, making it naturally more difficult to execute a reflection.
And this time, the reason Natsuya was able to reflect Garp's fist was speed!
That's right, speed!
In short, when a close-range attack erupted, he not only had to use the Different Dimension to absorb the attack, but he also had to open a door at a specific location within a very short window of time; only then could he reflect a close-range attack!
Natsuya's original speed would not have been enough.
But after opening the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates, his speed met the requirements, allowing him to successfully use the Spinning Door to reflect a close-range attack and make Garp suffer a minor setback.
However, once he regained his composure, Garp's eyes lit up.
"This Door-Door Fruit ability really has some tricks to it."
When Smoker had warned him earlier, he had been somewhat skeptical, but now, Garp believed it.
If he were even slightly careless, Natsuya might truly be able to escape right in front of him using the Door-Door Fruit ability.
Because this ability was simply too incredible!
From the contact just now, Natsuya's Rokushiki and strength meant nothing to him.
But his Door-Door Fruit ability alone kept bringing Garp surprises.
The Mirror of Heart Door and the Spinning Door had both caught him off guard!
Thinking of this, Garp let out a loud laugh and leaped toward Natsuya!
"Very good, kid Natsuya, let this old man see just how far you've developed that Door-Door Fruit!"
Natsuya narrowed his eyes, unleashing his Door-Door Fruit ability, and met him head-on without a hint of fear.
The two engaged in a fierce battle once again.
But in less than a moment, Natsuya was already on the defensive.
Although the Spinning Door had allowed him to score a point, this slight advantage clearly could not bridge the massive gap in power between him and Garp.
Consequently, after fighting for only a short while, Garp gradually figured out the bottom line of the Door-Door Fruit ability and forced Natsuya into a desperate situation once again.
"Haha, kid Natsuya, if this is all your ability amounts to, then just admit defeat!"
Garp laughed heartily again.
Natsuya's heart sank, but he quickly revealed a smile.
"Heh, in that case, let's try that move!"
"If I still can't beat you after this, then I'll admit defeat!"
As he said this, Natsuya pressed his hand to his chest and activated his Door-Door Fruit ability.
"Gate of Hurt: Open!"
This was the fourth gate of the Eight Inner Gates!
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