Hawkeye's Terror, Natsuya's Trump Card!

Natsuya wore a smile on his face.

Relying on his ability to open the heart's gate, he had successfully ambushed Hawkeye, inflicting a significant internal injury.

In truth, that finger strike of Natsuya's had been aimed directly at Hawkeye's heart.

But at the critical moment, Hawkeye's Observation Haki had played its part, allowing him to shift slightly at the instant the Finger Pistol struck his internal body, narrowly avoiding his heart.

Of course, even so, such an internal injury could not be underestimated.

At the very least, the advantage Hawkeye had held—being completely unscathed—was now gone.

Just like Natsuya, Hawkeye's combat effectiveness would undoubtedly be affected now that he was injured.

Thus, at this moment, Natsuya saw hope in defeating Hawkeye.

As for Hawkeye, he naturally became serious.

He had thought he already valued Natsuya highly enough, but it seemed he had still underestimated this youth!

Hum!!!

Without further hesitation, Hawkeye swung the World's Greatest Black Blade, erupting with an earth-shattering slash that streaked toward Natsuya!

Amidst the ringing of the blade, the sea surface parted once again, and the surrounding shipwrecks suffered secondary destruction.

Yet, while such an attack was grand in scale, it was still very difficult to hit Natsuya with it.

Natsuya's figure flashed, instantly dodging the massive slash.

However, Natsuya's expression changed slightly immediately after.

Under the cover of the sword light, Hawkeye was seen lightly tapping his toes on the floating debris, leaping toward him with agility!

Clearly, Hawkeye also understood that to deal with the swift Natsuya, such grand, flashy slashes were of little use.

He had to engage in close-quarters combat.

Therefore, while Natsuya's attention was drawn by the sword light, he hurriedly leaped to close the distance.

Coming to his senses, Natsuya did not meet him head-on; instead, he leaped backward.

At this time, there was naturally no need for him to engage Hawkeye in close combat.

Having found a way to deal with Armament Haki, he could perfectly well attack Hawkeye from a distance!

Thus, Natsuya retreated, widening the distance between himself and Hawkeye, and then repeated his old trick.

A red finger shadow appeared eerily behind Hawkeye once more, about to open his heart's gate again!

Hawkeye seemed completely unaware as a portal appeared behind him once more!

Through the portal, one could see Hawkeye's internal organs!

Natsuya's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly unleashed another Finger Pistol.

But in the next instant, a situation that left him incredibly surprised occurred!

The red finger struck out rapidly, but instead of succeeding as it had before, it stalled on the surface of the heart.

At the most critical moment, the surface of that heart had actually turned pitch black!

"Armament Haki!?"

Natsuya's pupils instantly constricted.

There was no doubt that what had blocked his Finger Pistol was none other than Armament Haki!

Hawkeye had actually imbued Armament Haki onto his heart!?

Right, since Armament Haki can cover the entire body, it doesn't seem strange to cover the internal organs either. After all, this power also erupts from within the body.

Natsuya quickly recovered, his expression sinking.

He had not expected that the method he had just devised to deal with Armament Haki would be countered by Hawkeye in the blink of an eye!

Of course, thinking about it carefully, this was not strange at all.

It was only natural that if Natsuya could think of a way to deal with Armament Haki, Hawkeye could think of a way to counter it.

Because for Hawkeye to achieve such heights, he was clearly a combat genius as well!

But this meant Natsuya was in trouble.

If he couldn't deal with Armament Haki, his situation would return to square one.

And what was even more troublesome was what followed.

Taking advantage of the moment Natsuya was stunned, Hawkeye closed in on him, and the black blade in his hand slashed out suddenly.

Swish, swish, swish!!!!

In an instant, the black blade in Hawkeye's hand had slashed over a hundred times!

The blade light emitted by the black blade transformed into a Black Sun, as if it were about to swallow Natsuya whole!

Natsuya's expression changed wildly, and without a moment's hesitation, his legs blurred violently.

"Tempest Kick: Chaos Moon!!"

In that instant, Natsuya erupted with his maximum attack speed, his legs lashing out with countless Tempest Kick slashes!

Azure light flared, and in a blur, it seemed to transform into a cyan crescent moon, rushing to meet Hawkeye's blade light!

BOOM!!!!

Inside the Door of Different Dimension, even though she was separated by the spatial barrier, Nami heard that earth-shattering roar.

When Black Sun and Azure Moon collided, the very ocean surged in response!

The shockwave swept outward, completely pulverizing the surrounding shipwrecks until they turned to dust.

Immediately after, under Nami's worried gaze, a figure was sent flying backward from the turbulent energy.

The suit he wore was tattered and torn, and a clear gash had appeared across his chest, with bright red blood seeping through.

It was Natsuya!

Nami's heart sank.

At the same time, Natsuya's expression turned incredibly grim.

It was worth noting that he had indeed managed to damage Hawkeye earlier when the latter defended with Armament Haki!

But that did not mean he could go head-to-head against an Armament Haki attack!

Just like that moment ago, the countless Tempest Kick slashes he had unleashed with all his might were roughly enough to contend with the power of Hawkeye's original slash.

However, Hawkeye's slash also contained Armament Haki!

Consequently, Natsuya had fallen into a disadvantage without surprise, even having his chest sliced open by the attack!

Although the green energy formed by the Gate of Life was already urgently repairing his wounds, Natsuya's expression remained exceptionally grave.

Following that, the energy ahead subsided, and Hawkeye's figure appeared once again with elegance.

He then raised Yoru, pointing his blade at Natsuya: "If you have any other abilities, use them quickly, otherwise you won't have another chance!"

As his words fell, the world's greatest swordsman charged at Natsuya once more!

Natsuya frowned, finally hesitating no longer, and opened the fourth gate of the Eight Inner Gates once again!

"Gate of Hurt: Open!"

Green energy surged more violently, and veins began to bulge across Natsuya's skin, his handsome face beginning to look ferocious.

Undoubtedly, opening the Gate of Hurt while his injuries were not yet healed meant that Natsuya would certainly suffer even more severe damage afterward.

But at this moment, he naturally could not afford to care about such things.

Clenching his fists and feeling the power swelling within his body once more, Natsuya stomped his foot and charged fearlessly toward Hawkeye!

After opening the Gate of Hurt, Natsuya's situation improved immediately.

For a time, Hawkeye found it difficult to even track his movements.

But the good times did not last long.

Hawkeye's raw power was indeed inferior to Natsuya's at this moment.

However, his swordsmanship was simply too formidable.

Coupled with his high-level Armament Haki, his attacks were such that for Natsuya, a graze meant injury, and a hit meant death.

Conversely, ever since Hawkeye had countered his method of dealing with Armament Haki defenses, Natsuya had been somewhat at his wit's end.

To him, Hawkeye was like a hedgehog; rushing in blindly meant he couldn't hurt the opponent, and one careless move would result in getting pricked.

Just like that, the battle stalemated for a moment until Natsuya suddenly leaped far away, putting distance between himself and Hawkeye, before opening a Door of Different Dimension beside him.

"Oh, are you planning to run? It won't be that easy!"

Seeing this, Hawkeye let out a mocking remark and immediately prepared to give chase.

But just then, Natsuya suddenly chuckled: "Heh, who said I was running away?"

As he said this, he suddenly reached out and pulled an object from the Door of Different Dimension!

At this moment, Nami, inside the different dimension, couldn't help but be stunned.

She vaguely saw that the item Natsuya had pulled out appeared to be a Devil Fruit!?

At the same time, Hawkeye naturally noticed Natsuya's actions.

What appeared in Natsuya's hand was, shockingly, an oval-shaped, golden fruit covered in spiral patterns!

It was actually a Devil Fruit!

Why would Natsuya suddenly pull out a Devil Fruit?

Facing Hawkeye's puzzled gaze, Natsuya let out a soft laugh.

"This is my trump card!"