Unfortunately, in front of Naruto's Conqueror's Haki, which was like the deep sea, the Haki emanating from Ace was like a small puddle.
After the two streams of Haki collided, there was almost no standoff. Ace's Conqueror's Haki was completely crushed.
Seeing this, Naruto's complaints about Whitebeard in his heart increased even more.
That guy really had grown old. Without teaching Ace anything, he dared to confidently let Ace go out alone to pursue a traitor.
Didn't he understand Ace's special identity?
With Ace's current level of strength and that hot-headed personality.
Naruto was ninety-nine percent certain this kid would suffer a major loss at the hands of that Teach guy.
Of course, this was under the condition that he didn't encounter him.
Today you're lucky you ran into me.
The lessons you skipped before, Uncle Naruto will help you make up for them all.
"Come, let me see if you have the qualifications to prove yourself worthy of Whitebeard."
Naruto simply withdrew his Haki, signaling for Ace to attack first.
"Fire Fist!"
Ace opened with a Fire Fist, his arm transforming into giant flames that rushed to Naruto's front in the blink of an eye.
This move could even sink warships with one strike at extreme distances. It had a wide damage range and fast startup speed, making it Ace's most commonly used technique.
Facing the giant fire fist rushing straight at him, Naruto couldn't even be bothered to dodge.
He even had time to remove the ill-fitting black suit, then turned and delivered a hand chop. The intense wind pressure split the flames in two from the middle.
Naruto didn't even use Haki.
"The spectacle is quite grand, but do you expect to defeat opponents with such small tricks?"
After saying this, Naruto disappeared from his position and appeared in front of Ace the next moment, delivering a whip kick.
Bang!
Ace instinctively used his elementalization ability but was still struck by Naruto's Armament Haki, sending his entire body flying.
It hurt so much!
This kick made half of Ace's body go numb, and he was kicked into mid-air.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ace managed to control his body in time, using elementalization again to mitigate the force, then reformed his upper body in mid-air, making shooting gestures with both hands.
"Fire Gun!"
From his fingertips, he fired several extremely swift "flame bullets."
These flames had higher temperatures than before and were more concentrated, while also possessing "penetration" similar to solid matter.
However, Naruto just stood in place, lightly tilting his head left and right to dodge the bullets.
"This time was better, but the accuracy is too poor. Is your Observation Haki just for show?"
While saying this, Naruto didn't even attack; he just looked up at Ace floating in the sky like he was watching a clown.
"If this is your only level, then you should hurry back to Whitebeard's ship."
"Perhaps your 'Pops' can still protect you with his wings for a while."
These words further provoked Ace, or rather, this was Naruto's purpose.
During battle, mental control was also very important.
You could be angered by enemies, but you couldn't lose rationality due to anger and attack without any method.
"Divine Fire: Shiranui!"
Ace seemed to truly lose his reason, simply abandoning his long-range advantage. His hands transformed into flame spears as he descended from the sky, stabbing straight toward Naruto.
"Is that all?"
This time Naruto couldn't even be bothered to dodge.
Unexpectedly, Ace suddenly transformed into flames in mid-air and quickly split into two groups, appearing on Naruto's left and right sides.
"Oh?"
Finally, a look of surprise appeared on Naruto's face for the first time.
Bang!
The flames on the right suddenly flared up, rapidly expanding to block Naruto's vision, then Ace's voice rang out.
"Cross Fire!"
Crossing his ten fingers into crosshairs, a cross-shaped flame shot toward Naruto like a laser, but he blocked it with one hand.
But seeing this scene, Ace's face didn't show dejection. Instead, he looked like his plan had succeeded.
"Now!"
The cross flames left several marks on Naruto's palm.
These marks would rapidly transform into explosive flames in a very short time.
However, Naruto acted as if he had already "seen" this scene, clenching his palm forcefully.
Boom!
A puff of blue smoke emerged from between his fingers.
"The little trick isn't bad, but the power is too weak."
After saying this, Teacher Naruto had also figured out Ace's specific level and began actively attacking.
Rapidly approaching, Naruto's fist was instantly wrapped in pitch-black Armament Haki, then precisely struck Ace's left cheek.
While sending him flying to one side, Naruto didn't forget to lecture.
"The Flame-Flame Fruit is indeed a good Logia fruit, but you haven't properly developed its abilities."
"Didn't your Observation Haki detect my attack trajectory?"
"Haki can capture elementalization users, but why don't you disperse your body in advance to avoid attacks?"
This technique had been used almost instinctively by the three admirals Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji. Unless abilities like "Observation Killing" were used, it was generally difficult to strike their true bodies in one hit.
"Among the officers under the Four Emperors, that man called Katakuri under Big Mom is much stronger than you."
This statement was naturally somewhat biased.
How old was Katakuri, and how old was Ace?
If they were to be compared, it should be Marco versus him.
But it didn't matter. Naruto's purpose in saying this was to knock some sense into this kid.
It seemed that being immersed in Whitebeard's "father-son playing house" for so long had made Ace forget how he used to train his combat abilities so diligently.
"Weak Haki, insufficient physical fitness, and even your fruit ability hasn't awakened. What's the use of having so many flashy techniques?"
Once again striking Ace with a punch, interrupting his attempt to use "Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor."
When fighting against a true sea warrior like Naruto, any wind-up could become a flaw in battle.
Look at Golden Lion. Even after so many years without serious combat, his slashes mixed with fruit abilities were all released instantly, never leaving such large gaps.
"Do you expect enemies to stand in place waiting for you to complete your charge-up?"
Bang bang bang bang bang...
Like kicking a ball, Naruto sent Ace flying back and forth uncontrollably in the air before he finally crashed heavily to the ground.
"Now, do you have any objections to my earlier evaluation?"
When saying this, Naruto crouched down, his eyes meeting Ace's.
"..."
Ace wanted to retort but couldn't open his mouth.
"One last point. When dealing with enemies, you must have the resolve to kill them."
While saying this, Naruto's fist was already raised high, looking like it was about to smash down.
Boom!
Feeling the scattered stone fragments beside his head and the killing intent emanating from Naruto like something tangible, Ace was momentarily dazed.
"Don't say such childish words as 'bringing people back for judgment' again next time."
Pulling his hand out from the ground where a large crater had been smashed, Naruto's expression returned to normal as he reached out to pat Ace's face.
At the same time, a blue-green light emerged from his palm, beginning to heal the injuries on Ace's body.
Medical ninjutsu. So useful!
"I'll stay on this island for two more days."
"If you realize what you're lacking, come find me."