When trained to a profound level, it could even advance into Ryuo, where a punch would send power directly passing through the surface to strike the enemy from within.
Koushirou's Armament Haki had already been trained to the realm of Ryuo.
After absorbing it, Naruto naturally mastered it as well.
He opened his eyes, glanced at the meat roasting over the fire, and then thrust his fist toward the distant sea.
Rumble!
With a thought, an invisible force burst forth from his knuckles, piercing through the air ahead as the surface of the sea was forcefully pressed down into a trench, sending walls of waves dozen of meters high surging up on both sides.
Naruto lowered his gaze to look at his own hand.
A layer of dull sheen floated over the back of his hand, like a thin coat of ink.
This kind of power is better than nothing, I suppose!
For Naruto, who commanded Chakra, the method of channeling physical energy for defense and offense was far too simple.
Yet a second thought crossed Naruto's mind: what if he layered Chakra and Armament Haki together?
At this thought, Naruto slowly raised his hand, Chakra and Armament Haki surging toward his knuckles simultaneously.
The two forces fused beneath his skin, and in an instant, a power far surpassing ordinary Armament Haki appeared in his hand.
Seeing this, Naruto could not help nodding. "That's more like it."
"Relying solely on physical energy is too monotonous; adding Chakra to it is the only way to push the limits of this power."
Finally, Naruto turned his attention to Conqueror's Haki.
Unlike Observation Haki and Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki required innate aptitude to awaken.
In Koushirou's memories, Conqueror's Haki was also a power combining will and spirit, but in the opposite direction of