I Will Become Hokage in One Piece - Chapter 223
Chapter 223: The Four Purple Flame Formation
Boom!
An ice pillar fell, shattering the surrounding ice. Kuzan’s body elementalized within the icy terrain and appeared behind Susanoo.
“Giant Ice Blade!”
Compared to the usual ice blade, the one he condensed this time was larger, like a weapon in the hands of a giant. It ruthlessly pierced Susanoo’s lower back. After all, Susanoo was an energy conglomerate; who could endure a kidney stab like that?
Quite tricky!
Rodney thought as he emerged from Susanoo’s protection. Lightning Chakra enveloped his body, transforming him into a lightning bolt that appeared in front of Kuzan.
Incredibly fast!
An ice block formed a shield in front of him, but the opponent’s hands were entangled with electricity, emitting a piercing shriek.
Easily pierced through the ice barrier, leaving a long bloody gash on Kuzan’s belly.
No blood flowed out; Kuzan promptly used ice to temporarily seal the wound. Rodney’s hand was stuck as it had already been frozen.
“Ah, it’s quite dangerous. Even without Haki, I didn’t expect to be hurt like this. Your Chakra energy is truly remarkable,” Kuzan said as he froze Rodney in front of him. He knew he couldn’t hold him for long, but this should buy him enough time…
Rodney’s pupils lit up, and a black ray shot out, directly piercing Kuzan’s abdomen, igniting Amaterasu.
Kuzan grunted. This attack hadn’t harmed his main body yet, but the ice block separated, and Amaterasu extinguished.
“Where did this kid learn such troublesome techniques?”
“Sage Art: Thousand Needles of Death!”
Jiraiya’s senbon came flying; Kuzan used an ice block to block it and then swiftly moved away. Rodney’s body was now infused with Tailed Beast Chakra, absorbing natural energy, replenishing his previous consumption.
“Regardless, I let my guard down,” Rodney’s body swayed, his tail swishing behind him. Then he retracted into his body, maintaining the basic form of a Tailed Beast Cloak and the Three-Tails state.
“Be cautious and fully aware.” Rodney reminded them. Under the perception of the two Sages, Shinsu Senju suddenly exhaled a thin water thread, cutting a piece of ice beneath. Then Kuzan rushed out, “Ah, so close.”
Suddenly, a flash of lightning approached, he used Armament Haki to block the punch. As an admiral of the Marines, he was not just relying on his Devil Fruit ability. His martial arts, taught by “Black-Arm” Zephyr, allowed him to block the attack easily.
However, the opponent’s strength surprised him. “Such immense power!”
An exploding tag quietly adhered to his arm.
“What is this?”
“Explosive Tag Chain Reaction!” Rodney, beside Jiraiya, smiled. Naturally, he wouldn’t be within the range of the chain reaction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions began. Jiraiya was amazed, “Is this the forbidden jutsu created by the Second Hokage? What a waste! But it should be useless against this guy who can turn everything into ice, right?”
Your disciple is more wasteful, huh?
Rodney didn’t say that, he just said, “You can hold him off. We’re going back now. W?s?, you’ve taken care of him, right?”
“Well, that guy is strong, but I’m not sure about his ninja techniques. I temporarily controlled him with a sealing jutsu.” To be honest, when he faced W?s?, he was caught off guard. He didn’t expect Jiraiya to have Rodney’s abilities and was finally outwitted.
“Kid, finish the fight quickly. I need to get back to preparing lunch,” Shizune said, her thoughts on her family’s lunch. For a housewife, there was nothing more important than her family’s lunch.
“Kid’s mom, wait a little longer. Little Jiraiya and Little Rodney are still dealing with a formidable opponent,” Shinsu Senju said calmly, knowing what to do and what not to do, calming Shizune and without worrying about Kuzan’s situation. They would have to ensure their safety.
“…Little brat, you can’t escape now.” Kuzan said, but if he truly wanted to run, he could. The Nature Logia Devil Fruit’s biggest advantage was the ability to create natural elements out of thin air. He could easily use ice to break the Four Purple Flame Formation, but he didn’t. He had no motivation to continue this mission.
The government’s reputation?
What’s that? Time for bed!
With that thought, he created an ice bed for himself, lying down on it. He used his Justus cloak as a blanket and pulled down his eye mask.
Kuzan: ZZZZZZ…
“…”, Rodney
“…”, Jiraiya
“…”, Shinsu Senju
“…”, Shizune: “Are you giving up resistance?”
Jiraiya scratched his white hair, “It seems so.”
“In that case, only one person is left.” Rodney turned his gaze to Gijun not far away, holding a Transponder Snail.
Gijun: “…”
“Admiral, what are you doing? Admiral! Why aren’t you resisting? Did you betray us?”
Of course, Kuzan hadn’t betrayed them; he just didn’t want to participate in this mission from the beginning. Now he had a reason not to.
“Gijun, what’s the situation now?” Kong asked.
“Admiral Kuzan has been captured and can’t break free,” Gijun thought for a moment and decided that this was the best way to explain it.
“What?! Admiral Kuzan captured? Impossible! He’s always the one capturing others. How could anyone capture him?” Kong couldn’t fathom this; it was something he had never thought possible.
“How’s Crane and the others?”
“Vice Admiral Crane has been affected by toxins and has no strength left,” Gijun looked around; the warship was already filled with fallen Marines. If they were wiped out here, it would be a significant blow to the Marines, even worse than the summit battle.
On the other end, Kong fell into silence. Finally, he said, “Take care of yourself, Gijun. Also, give the Den Den Mushi to Rodney. I need to have a talk with him.”
Originally, he didn’t want to talk to him, but if he didn’t negotiate with him, he wasn’t sure what Rodney would do. After all, they had come knocking on his door, and with his personality, he definitely wouldn’t take a loss. What he wanted to do, Kong wasn’t sure, but he had to ensure their safety.
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