Chapter 66: Kenji: I Will Beat Up Whitebeard
Overbearing, fierce, and untamable Haki flowed around Kenji's right hand.
At this moment, Kenji mastered the top-tier application technique of Conqueror's Haki.
However, when he covered his palm with Conqueror's Haki, just as he would with Armament Haki, he found the Haki to be somewhat thin, only able to maintain the infusion for a short time.
"It feels like something is missing… Is my Haki not strong enough?"
Kenji tried repeatedly, and each time he was successful, it only maintained the Conqueror's Haki Infusion for a brief moment.
Clearly, this wasn't a problem with the application technique. It was that his Haki wasn't strong enough.
After all, it was only purple rarity Conqueror's Haki, and a light purple at that, quite a distance from the golden rarity of top-tier powerhouses.
"Light purple Conqueror's Haki, on the high seas, is probably at the level of a quasi-first-rate powerhouse?" Kenji shook his right hand, retracting the Conqueror's Haki.
Among the three types of Haki, Conqueror's Haki is the most special.
Generally, Armament Haki and Observation Haki can be learned through training and can continuously be strengthened to improve their power.
Only Conqueror's Haki is innate. Yu either have it or you don't, and no amount of training will be able to make you acquire it if you lack the talent, nor can its power be strengthened through training.
Even Luffy, with his powerful talent, took over two years to strengthen his Conqueror's Haki to the top tier.
Kaido, who had no mc aura but only talent, took even longer to strengthen his Conqueror's Haki, and he only mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion many years later.
"Hmm, right now [Conqueror's Haki] is light purple rarity. I'll directly advance it to gold later."
"Speaking of which, if I were to upgrade [Conqueror's Haki] to purple now, would it be light gold or normal gold after advancement?"
With Assignable upgrade chances in hand, Kenji felt a little restless, but he managed to hold back in the end.
"Can't be impatient, still need to be steady!"
"What if it only retains 'light gold' rarity after advancement? That would be a loss…"
"Speaking of which, Newgate isn't done fighting yet?"
Kenji put away his restless thoughts, raised his head to observe the battlefield, distracting himself with other matters, only to find that Sengoku and Whitebeard in the distance were still fighting fiercely.
Waves upon waves of giant tides surged, with front waves crashing into back waves, pushing one after another, and the entire sea battlefield became extremely chaotic.
"Shiki already ran. You're still here, waiting to be ganged up on?" Kenji felt that his old friend Whitebeard was a bit tactless.
So he rolled up his sleeves, clenched his right fist, and prepared to teach him a lesson.
"Titan Impact!"
Kenji's right fist gathered power and then violently punched out. The massive force of the punch materialized into a beam of light, rapidly shooting towards the Moby Dick.
"Hmm?" Whitebeard noticed it immediately.
In fact, when Kenji had entered the range of this battlefield, Whitebeard quickly became alert, dedicating a portion of his Observation Haki to perceive and monitor.
However, even if Kenji attacked and flanked him with Sengoku, Whitebeard was not afraid and even had the mood to laugh loudly.
"Gurararara! Finally couldn't resist attacking? Let me… Eh?"
When Whitebeard turned around to look, he realized that Kenji's attack was not directed at him, but at his pirate ship—the giant Moby Dick.
"Hey! What are you doing?! That's too shameless!"
Whitebeard couldn't hold back, veins popping out on his forehead, looking somewhat triggered.
However, it was too late for him to rush over and intercept, not to mention Sengoku was still attacking him from the opposite side.
Boom!!
In a flash, the energy beam of 'Titan Impact' slammed into the Moby Dick's whale-like bow, and the powerful force pierced through the hull, leaving a large hole.
"You bastard, stop it!"
Whitebeard turned around and rushed towards the Moby Dick at full speed.
But at this moment, behind him, Sengoku pursued relentlessly, unleashing a fierce shockwave in his massive Golden Buddha form.
"Get lost!"
Whitebeard roared in anger, turning back to swing down his Conqueror's Haki infused great naginata.
Woooosh!
Under Conqueror's Haki Infusion, the great naginata unleashed its power from a distance, shattering the shockwave while also forcing Sengoku back.
Whitebeard had no desire to prolong the fight and continued to turn and sprint through the air, finally returning to the Moby Dick.
He stood on the deck at the bow, watching as Sengoku pursued him again, and Kenji in the distance also clenched his fist again, preparing to strike.
His target still seemed to be that enormous Moby Dick.
"You guys…" Whitebeard's expression was grim, too angry to speak.
The 'sons' behind him knew their old man's temper and understood that this was a sign of Whitebeard's extreme fury. They quickly retreated, each finding a safe spot to hide.
The next moment, Whitebeard exerted force with both hands, throwing his naginata high into the air.
Then he clenched his fists, drew his arms back, and struck the space on both sides fiercely, simultaneously unleashing all the power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Crack... Crackle!
Terrifying power materialized, as cracks spread across the space on both sides, and spiderweb-like fissures rapidly rushed towards Kenji's and Sengoku's warships.
The immense tremor power, capable of cracking the earth and moving landmasses, now made the sea boil, raising giant waves that blotted out the sky.
Among them, Sengoku's warship was the closest and bore the brunt of the incoming giant waves.
"I won't let you succeed!"
Sengoku slammed out a Conqueror's Haki infused heavy punch, clashing head-on with the tremor power.
A violent shockwave spread far and wide with a 'boom' sound, and the strongest frontal tremor wave was shattered by Sengoku.
"Newgate is going crazy?"
"This scale of tremor isn't easy to stop. He can continuously generate tremor waves… It's too passive."
In the distance behind, Kenji, who was originally having some difficulty choosing, suddenly noticed Sengoku's warship, and his eyes lit up, immediately ordering.
"Marie, you guys drive the warship behind Sengoku's warship. Yes, aim for Sengoku's warship and let it help block the aftershocks."
"Tsuru, you go command the troops to prepare for battle."
Kenji gave orders to the two separately, arranging everything clearly.
It was just that Tsuru and some Marine soldiers felt this order was a bit strange.
Did Kenji mean… to use a teammate's warship as a shield?
It's a good thing this world doesn't have internet. If there were a bunch of fun-loving people watching, many of Kenji's orders would probably be heavily ridiculed.
However, Kenji had no time to care about other things right now.
At this moment, he stood on the bow, grabbing his right wrist with his left hand, with traces of Armament Haki overflowing, looking ready to leap into action at any moment.
"You guys watch the warship for me. I'm going to go beat up Newgate first."
"Hmm, speaking of which, it's been a long time since I last beat up that kid."
Kenji recalled the past and realized that the last time he beat up Whitebeard, the other party was still underage, only in his teens.
After that, the other party quickly grew up and became a well-known 'monster'.