Aramaki relied on a certain special "immortality," or rapid regeneration ability, that he had gained after joining the Holy Knights.
Under Gear Fifth Luffy's ferocious onslaught, he did indeed hold out for a short while.
He even frantically unleashed the awakened power of the Woods-Woods Fruit, turning the entire surrounding area into a plant-filled hell that drained life force.
Layer upon layer of vegetation blocked Luffy, entangling and attacking him.
Occasionally, he even managed to evade Luffy's lethal blows by using plant doubles or splitting apart and reassembling himself.
But all he managed was to "hold out for a short while."
He was not Kizaru, after all.
He lacked that near-light-speed movement and evasion, as well as the skill to disperse his elemental body to its utmost limits to negate impacts.
Much less the strength and composure to handle any enemy with ease...
His "immortality" and Logia abilities manifested more in his tenacious vitality and rapid recovery.
Against the absurd "rubber" properties of Luffy's Nika form and his mind-boggling angles of attack,
especially those heavy punches coated in top-tier Conqueror's Haki, his recovery began to fall behind the damage.
"Gum-Gum..."
Luffy's arm spun at tremendous speed and stretched out, the friction of his fist against the air igniting a raging blaze.
Then lightning from his Conqueror's Haki wrapped around it, forming a destructive spiral of intertwining scarlet and dark red.
"Nika: Blazing Inferno Rifle!"
A single Blazing Inferno Rifle blasted straight through the massive wooden shields Aramaki had formed, then smashed into his crossed, plant-transformed arms without losing momentum!
Boom! Crack!
A piercing sound of splintering rang out!
The hard wooden layers covering Aramaki's arms shattered inch by inch. He flew backward, smashing through more than a dozen towering trees before barely managing to steady himself amid the wreckage.
His