"Crash!" Danzo, at the last critical moment, disappeared from his spot using the Substitution Jutsu. A piece of wood, pulverized by Luffy's punch, took the attack in Danzo's place.
The Substitution Jutsu, commonly used by ninja, was frankly not new.
But while it wasn't new in the ninja world, it was truly the first time Luffy had seen such an ability!
Logically, Devil Fruit users possessed countless strange abilities, and perhaps someone among them had a skill similar to the Substitution Jutsu. But how could one easily encounter such a thing?
Rubbing his fist, Luffy hadn't expected that what he hit would suddenly change its "material," genuinely surprising him. He looked at the shattered wood splinters on the ground.
"This must be what you call ninjutsu, right...? Interesting indeed!"
Luffy, from the very beginning, felt that this old man, who was full of malice towards him, was off, and he also disliked this guy.
Now, he had taken the initiative to attack, and seemed to have some ability, instantly igniting Luffy's fighting spirit!
"Phew—!"
On Shimura Danzo's side, although he successfully dodged Luffy's attack using Substitution Jutsu in time, he still felt his heart pound, and cold sweat even appeared on his forehead.
Luffy's attack style was completely different from the taijutsu and ninjutsu attacks he had encountered from opponents over the past decades of combat!
It was indeed a completely new power system, faster and more ruthless... The key was, this guy's body seemed extraordinarily strange.
It was probably some kind of ability similar to a Kekkei Genkai. His arms... or his entire body, could stretch and contract, change shape as he wished! "Gah... truly troublesome."
It could be said that at this moment, Danzo should have already figured out Luffy's strength.
At least for now, facing this outsider with special abilities, he seemed to have no good countermeasures.
However, it was already a done deal. It was not something Danzo could end just because he wanted to.
Although he could clearly feel that young outsider opposite him had no trace of chakra flowing within his body.
But Danzo still felt as if he was vaguely locked onto by that guy named Luffy.
As long as he made a move, terrifying, storm-like attacks would come instantly... No, they were already here!
"Gum-Gum... Rocket!"
Luffy's two arms suddenly stretched out. He aimed precisely at the street buildings on both sides of Danzo—at this moment, they had just come out of Ichiraku Ramen and had arrived on Konoha's bustling main street, filled with people and noise!
"Thwack—!"
The powerful elasticity directly sent Luffy almost to Danzo's face!
This was actually already considered one of Luffy's most commonly used attack methods.
Due to the rubber properties of his Devil Fruit ability, when Luffy faced blunt attacks from enemies, or collisions and falls caused by himself, he would suffer greatly reduced injuries, which were non-sharp injuries.
Therefore, using his body as a weapon, directly confronting enemies in close combat, or even tackling them, were all common methods for Luffy!
"Gasp!" The incident happened so suddenly that Danzo hadn't expected Luffy to actually shoot himself over like a cannonball to attack! Where would there be such a fool?
Isn't this just sending himself to the enemy's knife edge?!
Although such a thought flashed through his mind... facing Luffy, who was charging with such an imposing aura, Danzo truly had no time to use any other methods. He could only raise his cane to block!
"Thwack—!"
Danzo's cane instantly snapped into two. He himself was sent flying by Luffy's immense force!
"Gah!"
Danzo violently spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. Being struck so closely by Luffy was simply like taking a direct hit from a Tailed Beast!
"Wind Style: Vacuum Orb!"
Although he was sent flying in an instant, Shimura Danzo's accumulated combat experience over the years was no joke. In mid-air, he quickly made hand seals, and his mouth slightly opened and closed. "Clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter!"
Continuous Wind Release chakra bullets, like machine gun fire, rained down on Luffy, covering his head and face!
Luffy clearly didn't possess chakra, the unique power of the ninja world. Yet, he could use his Observation Haki, his exquisite and keen perceptive ability of the surrounding environment,
to "see" those dense Wind Release chakra bullets coming through the air!
"Gum-Gum... Balloon!"
Luffy suddenly took a big breath—who knew why he could inhale so much air—but regardless of Naruto and Sasuke, he visibly "inflated" himself, looking exactly like a "balloon"!
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph..."
Danzo's Wind Release chakra bullets, densely packed, all slammed onto Luffy's inflated belly!
"Crash!" Luffy exerted force with his belly. He wanted to bounce back the bullets that hit him as he used to, but he didn't expect that these were not solid bullets, but Wind Release chakra controlled by ninja!
Danzo's sealing technique was like chakra striking Luffy's rubber-like body. Naturally, there was no sound, and no rebound whatsoever!
"Gah—!"
Luffy, however, spewed air from his mouth. His entire being seemed like a deflated balloon. He flew around chaotically for several circles in the sky before landing.
"Huh? Aren't those bullets? They look exactly like bullets!"
Luffy frowned, pointing his finger, as if simulating something.
If the ninja of this world could use chakra to do something like this that he had never seen before.
Then, could he simulate similar effects through Haki or Taijutsu?
Luffy didn't have a detailed and complete thought process, nor a very clear idea of reaching this point. But he subconsciously did it this way. This was the true genius of combat.
He was a terrifying individual who, after just seeing the Marine Six Powers once, could directly perform several of its abilities!
Although the Marine Six Powers were originally basic skills for Marine soldiers, or even World Government investigators.
But he could start from the most basic Marine ordinary soldier and continuously use them. Even the Marine Admirals wouldn't be outdated. They could always display strong combat power!
It could be said to be an ability with a low lower limit and a high upper limit.
Luffy could learn such combat techniques. These abilities and methods of using power in the ninja world the so-called "one technique leads to all techniques, all techniques return to one" why couldn't he research and simulate them?
It was just that now, it seemed like he was letting Danzo off. The time for on-site simulation and on-site learning was also limited.
Danzo's attack showed no sign of stopping!
"Wind Style: Great Vacuum Orb!" Danzo saw that all his Wind Release chakra was being absorbed and digested by the opponent's inflated belly. Danzo was somewhat embarrassed and angrily indignant!
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