The Might of the Violent Ape! Defeating the World's Number One Great Swordsman!?

At this moment, Nami and Hawkeye both wore expressions of utter disbelief.

Natsuya had actually eaten that Devil Fruit and transformed!

By comparison, the fact that Natsuya's transformation was almost identical to Olig's earlier didn't even seem strange anymore.

How on earth did he do it!?

Meanwhile, Natsuya felt the power surging within him once again, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

It was worth noting that he hadn't truly eaten the Monkey-Monkey Fruit.

The principle was roughly equivalent to Franky adding a bottle of cola to his body as an energy supply.

And the Monkey-Monkey Fruit was simply Natsuya's cola.

In short, the current Natsuya was merely using the Door-Door Fruit's ability to temporarily master the powers of the Monkey-Monkey Fruit.

Of course, even if it was only temporary, this surge in power was the real deal!

At this moment, in the state of the Gate of Hurt, the ape form he had shifted into was rippling with green energy. His fur stood on end, and hideous veins bulged across his skin, making him look like a rampaging ape!

Natsuya glared at Hawkeye with eyes as wide as copper bells.

"Are you ready to accept defeat, Hawkeye!!"

As his voice fell, Natsuya kicked out. Amidst a flash of azure light, a massive Azure Moon swept toward Hawkeye!

Hawkeye frowned and immediately swung Yoru, creating a stunning slash that blocked Natsuya's attack.

However, his expression could not help but turn grave.

It was the same Tempest Kick, but the one Natsuya just unleashed was far stronger than before!

At the same time, Natsuya naturally noticed this and his eyes lit up with joy.

He had indeed just unleashed a simple, ordinary Tempest Kick, yet its momentum and power were nearly on par with his ultimate move, Zhou Duan.

From this, one could see just how much his strength had increased.

Realizing this, Natsuya couldn't help but grin.

"Tempest Kick: Chaos Moon!!"

Coming back to his senses, Natsuya didn't hesitate to unleash an even more terrifying assault!

Countless azure, crescent-like slashes erupted, forming a sky-covering wave of Azure Moons that swept toward Hawkeye once again.

Simultaneously, Natsuya's hands were not idle; he held up fingers the size of human fists and jabbed them into the air before him.

Under the effect of Door-Strike Dog, those fingers launched a surprise attack on Hawkeye.

It was clearly Finger Pistol, yet it was currently exerting the effect of Iron Body Meteor Fist!

Hawkeye's expression darkened completely as he swung Yoru like the wind, constantly parrying Natsuya's attacks.

However, a moment later, Hawkeye coughed up blood and stumbled backward.

It turned out that while Natsuya was unleashing his terrifying offensive, he hadn't forgotten to use the effect of opening the Gate of Heart to continue blindsiding Hawkeye!

Having learned his lesson, Hawkeye had naturally protected his internal organs with Armament Haki.

But the problem was that Natsuya's current strength was no longer what it used to be!

Those Finger Pistols, which hit like Iron Body fists, struck Hawkeye's internal organs; even with the protection of Armament Haki, they caused him dull, throbbing pain.

Just as Natsuya had said before, when power reaches a certain level, superb swordsmanship cannot bridge the gap.

This was also true for Armament Haki.

Armament Haki was certainly powerful, but it was merely a form of augmentation.

If one's own strength was far weaker than the opponent's, then even with the protection of Armament Haki, it was of no use!

Consequently, Hawkeye's internal injuries soon worsened significantly. His blood surged within him, and his face flushed a deep red.

He swung Yoru, attempting to counterattack, but he could no longer track Natsuya's movements at all.

Even though his Observation Haki predicted Natsuya's actions, his body couldn't keep up with the speed!

Realizing this, Hawkeye's heart sank.

Meanwhile, Natsuya was becoming more and more excited as the fight progressed.

The frustration of being suppressed by Garp earlier seemed to be vented entirely in this battle!

So what if he was Hawkeye!?

So what if he was the world's greatest swordsman!?

Wasn't he still being suppressed and beaten by me!?

For a time, Natsuya's spirits were greatly lifted.

Of course, he also knew that the reason for the current situation was that the power boost provided by the Monkey-Monkey Fruit was even greater than he had imagined!

It is worth mentioning that, generally speaking, when a master of physical techniques uses a Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability against an enemy, their strongest form is the hybrid human-beast state.

This is because a humanoid physique allows for the better exertion of physical combat power.

However, in reality, the form that provides the greatest boost to a Zoan-type user's physical body is the full-beast transformation!

It is just that in that state, it seems impossible to perfectly unleash the power of physical techniques.

But clearly, the Monkey-Monkey Fruit is an exception!

Its full-beast form is also humanoid, so even while in this state, Natsuya can exert one hundred percent of his physical combat prowess!

His advantage as a Rokushiki superman soon became apparent.

In the midst of the battle, Natsuya quickly adapted to his monkey form, growing stronger the more he fought!

Then, on a whim, he stomped his feet, and amidst a series of thumping sounds, he charged directly into the high sky!

"Moonwalk!?"

Seeing this, Hawkeye immediately furrowed his brows again.

According to the information he had obtained, although Natsuya could be called a Rokushiki superman, he should not have mastered Moonwalk yet!

But now, Natsuya was actually performing Moonwalk!

Did this mean that the recorded information was incorrect!?

Or was the intelligence gathering incomplete, and Natsuya was still hiding a great deal of power?

Hawkeye could not help but think back to the bizarre situation of Natsuya using his Zoan-type ability, his heart growing heavier and his expression becoming graver than ever before.

Hearing Hawkeye's inner thoughts, Natsuya could not help but smile to himself.

Hawkeye had truly misunderstood.

This Moonwalk was something he had just mastered.

In fact, Moonwalk is not difficult to practice.

Especially after having already mastered Tempest Kick and Shave, which are also leg-based techniques.

Although Natsuya had not mastered it before, he had only been a hair's breadth away.

And now, his repeatedly surging physique—especially after transforming into a monkey—had reached an astonishing level.

Thus, he finally took that final step and completely mastered Moonwalk!

Now that he was high in the sky, Natsuya's advantage naturally became even greater!

And so.

Nami, who was inside the Different Dimension, soon watched in shock as the monkey Natsuya had transformed into completely suppressed Hawkeye.

The next moment, Natsuya suddenly teleported in front of Hawkeye, his fist, the size of a sandbag, unleashing an Explosive Iron Fist that even Armament Haki could barely fully withstand!

BOOM!!!

Hawkeye spat blood and flew backward once again; this time, he was actually blasted straight into the sea by Natsuya!

Nami watched, dumbfounded.

The world's greatest swordsman had actually been defeated by Natsuya!?