Even Garp himself couldn't achieve Kai's effortless grace—he would need a brief moment to gather strength before leaping to such heights.
Looking at Kai, it seemed like he'd merely given a slight push with his feet. Garp understood clearly: Kai's control over his physical strength had reached a terrifying level!
Rokushiki: Tempest Kick!!!
Garp suddenly lifted his leg, unleashing a series of razor-sharp vacuum slashes from his ultra-high-speed kicks that tore toward Kai! His choice of attack was absolutely correct! Kai, suspended in mid-air, had no foothold whatsoever—Tempest Kick was undoubtedly the optimal choice!
The Six Powers of the Marines!!!
Though the original story didn't describe them extensively, and neither Sengoku the Buddha nor the three Admirals relied heavily on the Six Powers in combat...
When facing the top-tier powerhouses of the One Piece world, the techniques seemed completely outclassed. But thinking the Six Powers were weak because of this would be a grave mistake.
Sengoku didn't use them because after transforming into his Great Buddha form, his size increased a thousandfold. While this granted him immense power, it also sacrificed his speed. This meant that aside from Iron Body, Sengoku simply couldn't use the other techniques—and Iron Body was practically useless for someone in Great Buddha form, forcing Sengoku to abandon the Six Powers entirely.
As for the three Admirals, it wasn't that they didn't want to use the Six Powers—they simply couldn't! After their bodies were transformed by Logia-type Devil Fruits, the three Admirals were destined to never master any powerful taijutsu.
Within the Marines, basically every Vice Admiral-level or higher officer had mastered the Six Powers to some degree. Some had rougher control, while others were more proficient! The Marines even used one's mastery of the Six Powers as an indirect way to rank Vice Admirals' strength levels!
You had to understand—while they were all Vice Admiral rank, there were differences between ordinary Vice Admirals and headquarters Vice Admirals. Even among headquarters Vice Admirals, there were vast gaps in strength. Take Garp—he was also a Vice Admiral, but his power had definitely reached Admiral level!
And this was just the most basic standard Marine Six Powers. After specializing in the Six Powers to a certain degree, you could develop corresponding advanced techniques—like Life Return, which allowed you to infuse consciousness into every part of your body. It was an absolutely monstrous skill!
Garp's mastery of the Six Powers was definitely at the pinnacle level. The Tempest Kick he unleashed even faintly condensed into the shape of a fierce beast in the air!
Of course, due to some concern for Kai's safety, Garp hadn't unleashed his Tempest Kick at full power.
"What a... fierce offensive! But it can't threaten me either!"
Kai in mid-air sighed in admiration. At the same time, Kai's hands suddenly formed a seal, his expression growing stern as he shouted in a low voice:
"Daytime Tiger!!!"
A massive white tiger head appeared between heaven and earth!
Unlike Hirudora, Daytime Tiger didn't require chakra enhancement. Pure Daytime Tiger was taijutsu, so Kai could use it without restraint.
Daytime Tiger directly tore through Garp's incoming Tempest Kick, then roared toward Garp on the ground!
A flash of surprise crossed Garp's eyes—clearly he hadn't expected Kai's counterattack to be so fierce. However, he showed no panic whatsoever.
Rokushiki: Finger Pistol—Storm!!!
Jet-black finger strikes infused with Armament Haki shot forth like a violent tempest toward the white tiger charging at him. In the next moment, they completely shattered the massive tiger head.
Yet Garp'sFinger Pistol power didn't cease—it blasted fiercely into the clouds above, stirring the white clouds in the sky into violent tumult!
"I never imagined Garp alone would be this formidable. Then what about the Five Elders? Just how terrifyingly powerful must they be?" Kai couldn't help feeling somewhat excited—clearly, he greatly anticipated these unknown battles.
Since this wasn't a life-or-death struggle, after roughly understanding Kai's general strength, Garp stopped attacking. Watching Kai land back on the ground, Garp asked: "Was what you just used taijutsu? Or Devil Fruit power?"
From Garp's personal experience, what Kai had just used was undoubtedly taijutsu power. But having fought across the seas his entire life, Garp wasn't sure what kind of taijutsu could produce such an extraordinary spectacle.
"It's taijutsu—the power of a forbidden technique from the Hidden Leaf Village." Kai's answer was simple and direct.
"So it really is taijutsu? I never imagined such incredibly powerful taijutsu existed in this world." Garp sighed, then looked at Kai and continued:
"From our earlier sparring, I could see that your control over your body has reached a terrifying level. This will be tremendously helpful for learning the Six Powers! How about it—are you willing to learn the Six Powers of the Marines?"
"What?!" Kai was stunned, his expression somewhat confused.
The Six Powers weren't something just anyone who wanted to learn could learn.
First, your physical condition had to reach a certain level of strength. Second, you needed to make sufficient contributions within the Marines before you might be granted the qualification to learn the Six Powers.
And Kai hadn't even officially joined the Marines yet!
However, Kai's brain wasn't broken—how could he refuse such a good opportunity? He readily nodded in agreement.
For several consecutive months, Garp didn't even bother returning to Marine Headquarters once, staying holed up in Windmill Village teaching Kai the Six Powers.
Rokushiki: Finger Pistol—Storm!!!
Garp's fierce offensive blasted directly toward Kai! Watching the incoming jet-black finger strikes, Kai showed no intention of dodging. The muscles on his body continuously contracted and shifted.
Rokushiki: Iron Body—Diamond Form!!!
Dense black Finger Pistol strikes slammed into Kai's body with absolutely no effect whatsoever—at most leaving faint red marks, with no other impact. In just a few months, Kai had not only completely mastered all the Six Powers, he'd even created his own extended techniques!
Seeing his Finger Pistol strikes completely blocked by Kai, Garp also ceased his offensive. Looking at Kai with satisfaction, he nodded before speaking:
"Alright, Kai, it's time to return to Marine Headquarters!"
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