Chapter 221
Therefore, there's no need to maintain a great distance to dodge; you can move within a small area and use extreme speed to switch from defense to offense.
When both sides can glimpse the future, the competition boils down to who can respond more quickly to the predetermined future!
Fortunately, with the combined benefits of the More-More Fruit and the Life Return, Naito not only moves faster but also reacts even faster.
In other words, Kaido's offensive and defensive strategies have shifted.
Kaido's pupils immediately contracted.
His attack wasn't even over yet, and that bastard World had not only dodged it, but had even launched another attack after initially appearing late?
Future Sight Observation Haki the future? Otherwise, there's no reason for such a rapid reaction!
In that case, even if he could see the future, the speed difference would be too great! Even if that bastard World had to stop for a split second to turn while moving, it would still be the same!
Kaido had been facing Naito's offensive head-on since the start of the battle, finally dodged for the first time.
With a sudden burst of force from his feet, which were planted on the Flame Clouds, he propelled himself rapidly to one side.
Although Kaido is enormous, he is not as slow-witted as Charlotte Linlin.
On the contrary, in the original work, with the ability to Future Sight, Kaido was even able to easily dodge Luffy Gear Fourth Snakeman Pistol Barrage with his massive dragon form, which shows how agile and fast he was!
Kaido is, after all, a true all-rounder with no weaknesses!
Unfortunately, with updates, Kaido's hexagonal shape was later proven to be only a small hexagon. His Haki wasn't the strongest, his Devil Fruit wasn't the strongest, his strength wasn't the strongest, his speed wasn't the strongest, his defense wasn't the strongest, his talent wasn't the strongest, and his overall strength, of course, wasn't the strongest either.
So even though Kai had already created a considerable distance between himself and Naito in an instant, it still wasn't enough.
At this moment, Naito's speed far surpasses Kaido's!
As a result, Kaido still suffered a not-so-shallow wound on his right side.
Thus, Naito, arriving late but arriving early, shot out like a black Inazuma, his greatsword transforming into a knight's lance, and with his charge, he aimed straight for Kaido's neck.
When!
The iron rod clashed with the giant sword.
The sky exploded again, and in the surging shockwave, the two were directly thrown backward.
In the next instant, Naito reappeared beside Kaido, wielding his sword again with a backhand strike.
"Don't get too cocky, World!!"
Kaido's appearance suddenly changed.
The scales became darker, the eyebrows became somewhat curled, and the muscles in the upper body bulged further.
Whether or not Naito Awakening, he didn't know. All he knew was that in that instant, Kaido's speed and reaction time increased dramatically.
"Great Vajra!!"
Crack!
An unprecedentedly thick Haki Inazuma exploded from the iron rod, and black thunderbolts roared and splashed everywhere like evil dragons.
The intensely concentrated Haki even caused the iron rod, named the Hassaikai, to emit a brilliant light.
Without any hesitation, Naito manipulated his armor to forcefully pull his body backward, completely ignoring the powerful inertia.
With the added speed from the More-More Fruit, Naito had already widened the distance between himself and Kaido in an instant.
If it's about using the Great Vajra Thunder Bagua, it's best not to directly confront Kaido.
Ultimately, after Kaido went all out, there was a clear gap in their direct combat capabilities.
"World!"
Kaido roared in anger.
The ultimate move was ready to be unleashed, but the enemy instantly created distance! And given the speed difference between the two, there was absolutely no way to catch up!
"Call--"
Naito slowly let out a sigh of relief.
That's about it for now.
The continuous high-intensity creation of projection restoration armor and greatswords, while maintaining the highest level of More-More Fruit acceleration throughout, consumed a considerable amount of energy.
World's body wasn't exactly strong, and after being hit Kaido, he was indeed seriously injured.
Of course, most importantly, he has mastered Observation Haki, Future Sight.
"World!"
Roaring furiously, Kaido raced through the sky, yelling, "Don't run!"
Naito's lips curled into a slight smile.
So you really want to fight?
Well, then I'll just refuse to fight.
Laugh!
In an instant, Naito appeared in the sky at an even higher altitude.
"Asshole!!"
Kaido's eyes were practically bloodshot.
There's no way to catch up!
Naito calmly looked down at the impotently furious Kaido and said with interest, "Kaido, now you know why I rejected you?"
Kaido's hand almost clenched the iron rod into a handprint.
It has to be admitted that World, that bastard, is indeed exceptionally strong.
He had absolutely no way to deal with this guy.
That's why this guy didn't take his threats seriously at all!
"Now, it's your turn to apologize to me, Kaido."
Naito said with great interest, "If you want our agreement to continue."
"Apologize?"
Kaido's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse, as the injury in his mouth probably hadn't healed yet. He stared intently at Naito, "Who do you think I am, World!"
"Is that so?"
Naito nodded slightly. "So, the deal for the Artificial Devil Fruit is over?"
"..."
Kaido's expression suddenly stiffened.
Not only did they fail to obtain the colossus, but even their long-cherished Beasts Pirates was about to come to an end?
How could you do such a thing!
"World, don't push your luck!"
Kaido practically roared, "If you dare do this, I'll never forgive you!"
"Oh?"
Naito chuckled, "How are you going to stop me? If I don't want to, it seems you won't even have a chance to run into me."
"Are you planning to take action against my territory? That's fine with you; after all, I can go to Wano Country too."
"... World!!"
Kaido gritted his teeth.
Kaido never imagined that one day he would feel so powerless.
He didn't feel this powerless even when he was tied up and handed over to the navy by the rulers of his homeland.
That bastard World, there's just no way to deal with him!
"The most tragic thing about humanity is not being able to see itself clearly, Kaido."
Naito looked at Kaido with a hint of pity in his eyes.
Ultimately, Kaido is arguably insignificant to this world.
He was merely a somewhat powerful, temporary enemy encountered by Luffy during his adventures; his greatest contribution was probably helping King Luffy Awakening Gear Fifth.
"I sold you the Artificial Devil Fruit as promised, and you're still not satisfied, Kaido,"
Naito said jokingly, "It seems like you haven't taken me seriously at all from the beginning."
Is your anger because you've realized you're not all-powerful, or even helpless against me?
"World!!"
Kaido's Conqueror's Haki erupted, and the entire sky trembled because of his anger.
"I'm the one who should be angry, Kaido."
Naito smirked. "I invited you to cooperate with utmost sincerity, perfectly fulfilling our initial agreement by providing you with the Artificial Devil Fruit."
"I consider myself a very good collaborator, but Kaido, what did I do wrong to make you despise me so much?"
Well, although they kidnapped Yamato, they also supported the remaining members of the Kozuki Family in their collusion in Wano Country.
But Kaido doesn't know that, so let's pretend it never happened.
In fact, Kaido's eyes did indeed flicker at this moment.
It seems he really did underestimate World.
Naito's eyes suddenly sharpened. "You should apologize for what you did wrong, Kaido, if you don't want to be my enemy."
"You should understand now what the consequences of being my enemy will be."
"..."
Kaido's eyes were gloomy.
World!
This scumbag is actually threatening him!
Are you kidding me!
Who does this bastard think he is?
But--
Kaido himself had to admit that World's threats were very effective.
The threat of ending the trade in Artificial Devil Fruit is secondary.
The real key point is that Kaido genuinely can't imagine what would happen if he really became enemies with that bastard World.
Even he himself couldn't keep up with his speed, which meant that if this guy wanted to, he could wipe out everyone in the Beasts Pirates in a very short time, except for himself.
Moreover, in the end, it was indeed because I didn't take this man seriously and underestimated World from the very beginning.