Hum— Suddenly, a dazzling brilliance descended from the void.
The radiance enveloped Hanabi’s petite frame, transforming into an overwhelming force that surged into her body.
The power was so immense that it seemed almost ready to burst the little girl’s body apart.
After all, this was the pinnacle of Armament Haki, tempered by Garp over decades.
How could it be anything but overwhelming?
Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata watched Hanabi with bright eyes, both nervous and expectant.
They didn’t know what reward Hanabi had received.
But judging solely by the sheer magnitude of this display, it was surely nothing simple.
Finally, The brilliance faded.
The Armament Haki had fully integrated into Hanabi’s body.
Hanabi suddenly opened her Byakugan eyes.
Her long black hair, bound by a white ribbon, came loose and spread out behind her.
It billowed freely without any wind, flickering like black flame.
“This is…” Hyuga Hiashi’s mouth opened, but he couldn’t find the words.
He could clearly feel the domineering power radiating from Hanabi.
It was as though a war god who had walked off countless battlefields now stood before him.
Even he felt oppressed in the face of such terrifying power.
Hyuga Hiashi was stunned.
What kind of ability had Hanabi obtained?
How had she become so immensely powerful in an instant?
“What incredible strength…” Hanabi had completely absorbed the power into her body.
The moment she clenched her fist, an invisible force welled up from every part of her, surging like a river.
It felt as though a simple gesture from her could cause the heavens to collapse.
The little girl knew this was no illusion.
She truly possessed such terrifying power at this very moment.
Hanabi looked at Shendai and said excitedly, “Shendai-kun, what is this?!” “Armament Haki.” Shendai placed his hands behind his back and smiled lightly.
“What is Armament Haki?” Hanabi blinked, confused.
Armament Haki?
I don’t recall seeing that word in the manga?
“Of course not.
The concept of Haki wasn’t introduced in the East Blue arc.
It doesn’t come up until much later, in the New World arc.” Shendai explained to Hanabi, “Haki is the latent potential ability inherent in all humans of the Pirate World.
It is divided into three types: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror’s Haki.
Armament Haki is an offensive and defensive ability.
Imbuing it into your body enhances both your attack power and your defense.
When cultivated to an advanced level, Armament Haki can even strike targets from a distance, and even destroy them from the inside out.
The Armament Haki you received belonged to Garp.
As a hero whose name defined an era for the Marines, his Armament Haki ranks among the very highest in the entire world.
And now… it belongs to you.” The more Hanabi listened, the more delighted she became.
“How strong is that, exactly?” Shendai thought for a moment and said, “In terms of sheer power… shattering a mountain with a single punch probably wouldn’t be too difficult.
If you use it to fortify your body for defense, ordinary ninjutsu won’t be able to harm you at all.” Granted, Garp’s combat prowess stemmed not only from his Armament Haki, but was also inextricably linked to his own monstrous physique, combat skills, battle experience, and numerous other factors.
But even Armament Haki on its own was certainly nothing to scoff at.
Otherwise, Garp would never have earned the title of a living legend, a symbol of the Marines’ era.
“That old guy with the dog-head hat was actually that strong?!” Thinking back to the elderly Marine who had been casually slashed by Morgan’s axe in the East Blue arc, Hanabi said in amazement, “I couldn’t tell at all.” Shendai offered a single line of clarification: “He’s Luffy’s grandfather.” Hearing this, Hanabi nodded sagely.
“Ah.
Now I get it.” So he was Luffy’s grandfather.
With the same carefree, unpredictable genes as Luffy, it all made perfect sense now.
Hyuga Hiashi, standing nearby, was utterly dumbfounded.
She could shatter a mountain with one punch?
Ordinary ninjutsu couldn’t even scratch her defenses?
Hanabi had become that strong?
If that were the case… wouldn’t Hanabi already be at the level of a Kage?
A seven-year-old Kage?
Hyuga Hiashi felt his brain short-circuit.
This news was a bit much to process.
Even knowing how incredible this manga shop was, it was still just too unbelievable.
But when he considered that his own daughter could possess such tremendous strength at such a young age, Hyuga Hiashi couldn’t help but say, “Hanabi, I want to test you.” Seeing was believing.
He needed to witness this for himself.
“Okay.” Hanabi nodded.
Then, suddenly, she asked, “Father, what kind of martial art did you draw?” Hyuga Hiashi, who was already walking toward the door, stumbled mid-step.
He coughed awkwardly and said, “Oh, it’s nothing.
Very ordinary.
I wasn’t very lucky.” Hanabi pouted, skeptical.
Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi stepped out onto the street in front of the manga shop.
Hyuga Hiashi assumed a stance, his white eyes locked onto Hanabi.
He said gravely, “Hanabi, are you ready?
I won’t be holding back.” Hanabi nodded.
“I’m ready, Father.” “Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fists!” Hyuga Hiashi let out a low shout.
The chakra around his fists suddenly erupted like blue flames, instantly coalescing into the shapes of two roaring lion heads.
Hyuga Hiashi leaned forward and kicked off the ground.
With a ‘whoosh’, he shot forward like an arrow loosed from its string.
The blue lions formed of chakra around his fists opened their massive jaws, roaring like thunder, exuding majestic power.
The Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists was an advanced Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga clan, one that only its most exceptional members could master.
He wanted to gauge exactly what level Hanabi’s strength had reached.
Therefore, he truly did not hold back with this punch.
The power behind it was enough to shatter solid rock into dust with a single blow.
Facing Hyuga Hiashi’s all-out strike, Hanabi took a deep breath, widened her stance, and her eyes flashed with fighting spirit.
As Hyuga Hiashi closed in, Hanabi threw a clean, crisp straight punch.
“Armament Haki!” Her delicate little fist was instantly coated in a layer of black, gleaming with a faint metallic luster.
Simultaneously, a violent force erupted forth like a river bursting through a dam, advancing with unstoppable momentum.
One was the advanced Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan.
The other was high-level Armament Haki.
In that instant, it was like two dragons—one black, one blue—colliding head-on.
Hinata watched nervously from the side, breaking into a cold sweat for both of them.
BOOM!!
The two fists clashed violently.
A thunderous explosion ripped through the air.
Surging shockwaves swept outward in all directions.
The ground beneath the feet of the two figures, one large and one small, shattered with a deafening crack.
Black fissures spread outward like a spider’s web.
Hyuga Hiashi’s pupils dilated sharply.
He clearly felt an infinite, overwhelming force crashing toward him like an avalanche.
A searing pain erupted from his fist, as if his very flesh and blood were being torn apart.
Hyuga Hiashi managed to resist for only a moment before he could no longer withstand the terrifying Haki.
He was sent flying backward by the force of the punch.
Screeech— Hyuga Hiashi skidded backward, his feet gouging a trench over ten meters long into the ground.
He felt the sharp, tearing pain radiating from his fist.
His Byakugan eyes widened to their absolute limit as he stared blankly at Hanabi, who didn’t even look like she had used her full strength.
“This girl… she’s actually this strong?!”