At this moment.
Both Nami and Hawkeye wore looks of utter disbelief!
Natsuya had actually eaten that Devil Fruit and transformed!
Compared to that, the fact that Natsuya's transformation was almost identical to Olig's earlier one no longer seemed so strange!
How had he done it!?
At that moment, Natsuya felt the power within him surge once again, excitement flashing in his eyes.
It was worth mentioning that he had not truly eaten the Monkey-Monkey Fruit.
The principle was roughly the same as Franky adding a bottle of cola to his body as an energy supply.
The Monkey-Monkey Fruit was Natsuya's cola.
In short, Natsuya was merely using the Door-Door Fruit's power to temporarily gain the Monkey-Monkey Fruit's ability.
Of course, even if it was only temporary, the explosive increase in strength was completely real!
At that moment, under the Gate of Hurt's effects, the monkey Natsuya had transformed into was surrounded by surging green energy. Its fur bristled, and savage blue veins bulged across its body, making it look like a Berserk Ape!
Natsuya then fixed Hawkeye with a pair of bell-like eyes.
"Are you ready to accept defeat, Hawkeye!!"
As his voice fell, Natsuya raised a leg and kicked. In a flash of blue light, a massive Azure Moon swept toward Hawkeye!
Hawkeye frowned and immediately swung Yoru, unleashing a terrifying slash that blocked Natsuya's attack!
However, his expression could not help turning solemn.
The same Tempest Kick was far stronger when Natsuya used it now than it had been before!
At the same time, Natsuya naturally noticed this as well, and his eyes lit up.
He had only casually unleashed an ordinary Tempest Kick just now, yet its momentum and power were nearly on par with his ultimate Tempest Kick, Chaos Moon.
This showed just how much his strength had increased!
Realizing this, Natsuya broke into a grin.
"Tempest Kick: Chaos Moon!!"
Coming back to himself, Natsuya wasted no words and erupted with an even more terrifying attack!
Countless Azure Moon-like slashes burst forth, forming an enormous sky-covering Azure Moon that swept toward Hawkeye once more!
At the same time, Natsuya's hands did not remain idle. He raised fingers as large as human fists and jabbed them into the air before him.
Under the effects of Door-Strike Dog, those fingers launched another sneak attack on Hawkeye.
They were clearly Finger Pistols, yet they displayed the effect of Iron Body Meteor Fist!
Hawkeye's face completely darkened. Yoru whirled in his hand like the wind, continuously neutralizing Natsuya's attacks.
Yet moments later, Hawkeye still spat out blood and stumbled backward.
It turned out that while unleashing his terrifying offensive, Natsuya had not forgotten to use the Gate of Heart's body-opening effect again to ambush Hawkeye!
Having learned from before, Hawkeye had naturally protected even his internal organs thoroughly with Armament Haki.
But the problem was that Natsuya's strength was now completely different from before!
Those Finger Pistols, like Iron Body: Fist, struck Hawkeye's organs. Even wrapped in Armament Haki, they still caused a dull pain!
Just as Natsuya had said before, once strength reached a certain level, superior swordsmanship could no longer make up for the gap.
The same was true for Armament Haki.
Armament Haki was certainly powerful, but it was merely a boosting ability.
If one's own strength was far too inferior to the opponent's, then even Armament Haki's protection would be useless!
Thus, Hawkeye's internal injuries quickly worsened. His blood and energy churned within him, and his face flushed red.
He swung Yoru, trying to counterattack, but he could no longer catch sight of Natsuya at all.
Even though Observation Haki predicted Natsuya's movements, he could not keep up with Natsuya's speed!
Realizing this, Hawkeye's heart sank.
Meanwhile, Natsuya grew more excited the longer he fought.
The frustration of being suppressed by Garp earlier seemed to be fully vented in this battle!
So what if he's Hawkeye!?
So what if he's the world's greatest swordsman!?
Isn't he still getting crushed by me!?
For a moment, Natsuya's spirits soared.
Of course, he also knew that this situation was possible because the strength boost brought by the Monkey-Monkey Fruit was even greater than he had imagined!
It was worth mentioning that, generally speaking, when martial arts experts used Zoan Fruit powers in battle, their strongest form was the human-beast hybrid form.
That was because a humanoid body could better bring out the power of martial arts.
But in fact, the form that most enhanced a Zoan Fruit user's physique was the full beast form!
It was just that, in such a form, they seemingly could not perfectly unleash the power of martial arts.
However, the Monkey-Monkey Fruit was clearly an exception!
Its full beast form was also humanoid, so even in full beast form, Natsuya could unleash one hundred percent of his martial arts prowess!
And his advantage as a Rokushiki Superhuman quickly became apparent.
In battle, Natsuya rapidly adapted to his Monkey Form and grew stronger with every exchange!
Then, on a sudden whim, he stamped his foot and, amid a series of booming impacts, shot directly into the sky!
"Geppo!?"
Seeing this, Hawkeye frowned again.
According to the information he had received, although Natsuya could be considered a Rokushiki Superhuman, he should not have mastered Geppo yet!
But now, Natsuya had used Geppo!
Did that mean the intelligence was inaccurate!?
Or had the information been incomplete, with Natsuya still hiding much of his strength?
Thinking of Natsuya's bizarre use of Zoan Fruit powers, Hawkeye's heart grew even heavier, and his expression became more solemn than ever.
Hearing Hawkeye's thoughts, Natsuya secretly smiled.
Hawkeye had truly misunderstood.
Natsuya had only just mastered this Geppo.
In fact, Geppo was not difficult to learn.
Especially after mastering Tempest Kick and Shave, which were also leg techniques.
Natsuya had failed to master it before only because he had been one final step away.
But now, his physique had repeatedly surged, especially after transforming into a monkey, reaching an astonishing level.
Thus, he finally took that final step and completely mastered Geppo!
And now that he was in the air, Natsuya's advantage naturally became even greater!
Thus.
From within the Different Dimension, Nami soon watched in shock as Natsuya's monkey form completely suppressed Hawkeye.
The next moment, Natsuya suddenly teleported in front of Hawkeye. His basin-sized fists unleashed a barrage of Explosive Iron Fists that even Armament Haki could not completely withstand!
Boom!!!
Hawkeye spat out blood again and flew backward. This time, Natsuya had actually blasted him straight into the sea!
Nami stared in utter disbelief.
The world's greatest swordsman had actually been defeated by Natsuya!?
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