The slashing attack was suppressed, and Hawkeye's usually calm face showed a moved expression.
He suddenly felt a strong desire to fight with the sword with all his might.
There are many strong people in this world, but not many who can use swords.
In the past, Hawkeye would go to Red Hair to spar with him, but after Red Hair broke his arm, Hawkeye no longer sparred with him, and they just drank together.
For a swordsman, arms are too important. Hawkeye is unwilling to fight with Red Hair who has lost his arm. There is no point in winning.
Because the meaning of Hawkeye and Red Hair's battle has never been to win, but to hone their swordsmanship.
With a whoosh, Hawkeye disappeared from the spot.
The next moment, Hawkeye, holding the black knife Night tightly in both hands, appeared at the side of Nagase and slashed at Nagase.
And Nagase seemed to be able to predict the future. Before Hawkeye appeared, he clenched the Ryujin Jakka in his right hand and slashed to the side.
boom!
One was Hawkeye's world's strongest black sword, Night, and the other was Ryujin Jakka covered in scarlet flames. A simple collision between the two sides set off a huge storm, and the scattered violent sword energy destroyed the surrounding area as if it had been bombarded by a large number of artillery.
Boom boom boom!
Hawkeye and Nagaze fought quickly, their figures flashing, fighting on the ground, in the sky, in the forest, and everywhere on the island.
Zoro could no longer keep up with the pace of the fierce battle between the two men. It felt like he missed several collisions even if he blinked.
The more Zoro watched, the more frightened he became, because his long-time target, Hawkeye, the world's greatest swordsman, was actually the one being suppressed.
Although the winner has not been determined yet, the initiative has been in Nagaze's hands in the collision. Nagaze's attack like a storm has suppressed Hawkeye.
Tina was also relieved. Although Nagaze was always a bit off, he never lied about his strength. He was indeed a stronger swordsman than Hawkeye, the world's number one swordsman.
Although he was suppressed by Nagase, Hawkeye's fighting spirit became even stronger. This was exactly the kind of opponent he longed for.
The battle between the two sides became more and more intense. The island suffered serious damage, and the ground was covered with various deep cuts.
Nagase enjoyed the fight very much. Although he did not use too many things, the strength shown by Hawkeye really satisfied him.
After Nagase slashed Hawkeye back more than ten meters with one blow, he stopped attacking.
"Be proud of yourself. You will be the first person in the world to see Ryujin Jakka Bankai." Nagase said with a smile while holding Ryujin Jakka tightly.
After all, he is the most powerful swordsman in the world of pirates. Nagase decides to give Hawkeye a favor and use the Zanka-dachi to end the battle.
Huh, Nagaze exhaled lightly, extremely powerful spiritual pressure burst out, and his aura rose sharply.
Seeing Nagase's momentum rising again, Hawkeye's expression became solemn. It turned out that Nagase's strength just now was not enough, and he could be even stronger. He was really a complete monster.
After Bankai, Ryujin Jakka does not look as dazzling as before when the blade was burning with flames. It looks like a burnt sword.
This is because Nagase concentrated all the heat of Ryujin Jakka's flame on the tip of the sword, sealing all the power within the blade.
Although it looks unremarkable, if you are touched by Ryujin Jakka in this state, you will instantly turn into ashes and disappear from this world. This is the power of Ryujin Jakka Bankai.
After Nagase used Ryujin Jakka Bankai, the temperature around his body, which was already rising faster, a large amount of water was evaporated, and the surrounding green plants died directly.
The observant Hawkeye naturally noticed this anomaly and knew that Nagase was preparing to use his ultimate move.
Hawkeye clenched the black knife in both hands and took a deep breath. His expression was unprecedentedly solemn and serious. His body was tense and unprecedented pressure fell on him.
Nagase is the strongest opponent he has ever encountered. His strength surpasses any of his previous opponents, even Whitebeard who displayed inexplicable powers during the Battle of Marineford.
Hawkeye added his domineering aura to his strongest black sword to the maximum extent, then poured all his strength into the sword, and finally slashed out with a huge blow.
The huge green sword energy cut through the air, causing a huge storm, and quickly rushed towards Yongze.
After delivering this slash, Hawkeye took a long breath. This was his strongest strike that combined all his energy and spirit. It was also his strongest strike that he performed exceptionally well under the strong pressure from Nagase. At the moment of the slash, Hawkeye even felt that his strength had increased.
"Why is that guy still using this trick? He hasn't used it before. He will lose if he continues like this." Perona was very confused when she saw Hawkeye was the same as at the beginning.
Rather than the unfamiliar marine, Perona naturally hoped that Hawkeye, who had taken care of her for some time, would win.
"It's different. It's totally not the same move." Zoro said seriously.
"The slash he just made is completely different from the first one."
"Really? I think they are all the same." Perona said she didn't feel anything at all.
Zoro ignored Perona. He stared at the battlefield, trying to absorb nutrients from the two to make himself stronger.
"As expected, he is the world's greatest swordsman. He is as strong as a monster." Although Hawkeye is a pirate, the power he displayed at this moment forced Tina to admit that Hawkeye's title of the strongest is indeed well-deserved.
Of course, this was before her boss was born.
"Zan Huo Dao: Heaven and Earth Turned to Ashes!" Nagase swung out at an extremely fast speed.
The speed of this slash was extremely fast. Hawkeye didn't know whether Zoro saw it clearly, but he didn't see it clearly.
The next second after Nagase swung his sword, the slash instantly collided with Hawkeye's slash.
Then something happened that shocked all the onlookers. There was no explosion or strong impact caused by the collision. The two slashes collided, and Hawkeye's slash, which he had used all his strength, disappeared directly.
That's right, it disappeared directly, in front of everyone's eyes, like a piece of paper touching fire, it instantly turned into ashes and disappeared from the world.
Destroying the Hawkeye sword energy did not consume too much power from Nagase's slash. The slash instantly created an abyss that split the island in two. Even a long and narrow slash mark appeared on the sea surface. The terrifying temperature prevented the sea surface from flattening in the first place.
Hawkeye is located right next to the abyss. If the position of the slash is a little bit off, Hawkeye will turn into ashes.
Hawkeye held the Black Knife tightly in his hand, staring into the abyss, looking at the ocean that was presenting a strange sight, and a feeling of frustration welled up in his heart.
Yongze held back. If he hadn't deliberately controlled the direction, he would have been dead because he couldn't avoid Yongze's slash.
In fact, Hawkeye is not afraid of death, otherwise he would not challenge Whitebeard even though he knew that his strength was not as good as Whitebeard during the Marineford War.
On the contrary, he felt complicated when he lost the battle and someone deliberately spared his life.
“What a joke, a slash like this…” Zoro had an expression of disbelief on his face, as if his worldview had been shattered.
He didn't expect Hawkeye to be defeated so easily.
"Vice Admiral Garp has really done something extraordinary this time." Tina witnessed the power of Nagase's sword and was glad that Nagase became a navy officer.
Otherwise, with Nagase's strength, if he became a pirate, he would become the most troublesome enemy for the navy.
In fact, in the collision just now, the most noteworthy thing is not that the island was broken into two halves, but the Hawkeye.
It should be noted that Hawkeye's strongest attack was actually burned into nothingness, and also formed an inability to coalesce slash marks on the sea.
After witnessing Hawkeye's defeat, Zoro felt very complicated.
Hawkeye, who had been like an insurmountable mountain blocking his path to becoming the most powerful swordsman, was defeated so miserably.
Nagase touched the Shikai, inserted the Ryujin Jakka back into the scabbard, and walked to Hawkeye's side.
"Your last strike went astray." Hawkeye said after a moment of silence.
He wanted to know why Nagase held back.
Although the Seven Warlords of the Sea are allies and according to the rules they cannot attack each other, Hawkeye doesn't think that Nagase would care about this given his strength.
"Yeah." Nagaze nodded generously, admitting that he had deliberately cut it crooked.
Nagase smiled and said to Hawkeye: "Joracol Mihawk, I admire you very much, so work hard to catch up. I am waiting for your challenge on the throne of the strongest."
When Zoro heard this, he felt that the words were somewhat familiar.
Hawkeye regained his sharp eyes like a hawk and said, "I will. Sooner or later, I will take back the throne of the strongest."
"I look forward to your challenge." Nagaze said with a smile.
"General Yongze, where are we going next?" Tina thought Yongze would fight and leave, so she asked.
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I still need to stay here for a few more days. Don't be too impatient when you go out to play." Yongze said.
The revolutionary army's ship is already on the way to the island, and Nagase has to use his real body to meet Long and the others, so of course he won't leave now.
“But this island has been destroyed like this…” Tina looked at Nagase in confusion.
Now, except for Hawkeye's residence, the rest of the island is in a horrible state.
"We don't come here to see the scenery. This is not the point," said Yongze.
"Okay." Tina knew that Yongze would definitely not leave now.
Since we have to stay, we can only live in Hawkeye's castle, because there is no other place to live here.
"Why do you navy people want to live in my house?" Perona puffed out her cheeks and looked at Nagase and Tina with an unhappy look.
"This is my home, you're just taken in by me." Hawkeye corrected Perona's mistake with a calm face.
"Why are you speaking for the navy? And I'm cooking for you!" Perona said indignantly, turning her face away.
"I cook more." Hawkeye said calmly.
"I also helped you farm!" Perona found a new excuse.
"I'll take you in." Hawkeye made himself a pot of black tea and said indifferently.
"Ah, damn it, I don't care about you. I won't help you if you get beaten by the navy." Perona was so angry that she was floating around, like a child who was throwing a tantrum because the adults didn't understand her.
"If he keeps floating around, I'll have to notify my other admiral friend and ask him to help capture Moria." Nagase suddenly said.
"What!" Perona stopped her meaningless anger when she heard Moria's name.
"You don't want your captain to be caught and sent to prison, do you?" Nagaze said kindly with a faint smile.
"Damn navy!" Perona became obedient instantly after hearing Nagase's words. She dared not to wander around and could only complain while biting her handkerchief.
Perona was picked up by Moriah when she was a child, and Moriah was like a father figure to her.
So when Perona saw the news in the newspaper that Moria was stripped of his status as a Shichibukai and was being chased by the navy, she was very worried about Moria's safety.
Although Nagase's words were a threat, they also made Perona feel a little relieved. At least the navy had not captured Moria yet.
After moving into Hawkeye's house, Nagaze was not polite at all and poured himself a cup of black tea.
Immediately, Yongze found a random reason to send Tina out, and then gave Hawkeye a look.
Hawkeye noticed Nagase's intention and asked Perona, who was drinking black tea, to go to the injured field.
Because Zoro saw the gap between himself and this strong man, he worked harder to practice. For the time being, there are only Hawkeye and Nagase in this castle.
"Hawkeye, do you want to make a deal?" Yongze asked with a smile after taking a sip of black tea.
"What deal?" Hawkeye asked.
"It's very simple. You come to help me at a certain time, and in exchange, I will teach you how to become stronger." Yongze put the black tea on the table and said leisurely.
"Help in exchange for becoming stronger..." Hawkeye fell into thought, it seemed like a good deal.
However, Hawkeye did not agree easily. Hawkeye has his own creed and his own pride. If he had to do something he hated in exchange for Nagase's so-called method of becoming stronger, Hawkeye would not be willing to do so.
"Just come and help like you did during the Battle of Marineford, but it doesn't necessarily mean helping the navy." Nagase said with a smile.
Hawkeye noticed the main point of Nagase's words, which was not necessarily about the navy.
"If that's the case, I agree." Hawkeye said after thinking for a while.
"I'll let you know when the time comes. As for the method that can make you stronger, I'll teach you in the coming days. It's a kind of power related to breathing." Nagaze said.
Hawkeye has no chakra, so he definitely cannot learn the breathing method of the Ninja World version, so Nagase prepares to teach him the basic breathing method.
If Hawkeye can learn something from it, it will definitely increase his strength.
If that doesn't work, the strength of the breathing method in the original version can't actually bring any benefits to Hawkeye.
In this way, Nagase temporarily stayed in Hawkeye's castle, quietly waiting for the arrival of the revolutionary army.