After flying for a distance, the pitch-black Haki Rasengan finally exploded due to lack of control.
Originally, when Naruto's developed Wind Release Rasengan exploded, it would cause wind blade-like destruction to everything around it.
The current Rasengan had gained enhanced destructive power on this foundation.
When the Rasengan exploded, its original size immediately expanded several times.
Within the range it covered, Haki wind blades comparable to tempered steel could easily shred everything inside to pieces.
And there were countless such wind blades within the Rasengan. The explosion lasted for three to four seconds.
When the aftershocks dissipated, nothing remained in that location except for a huge spherical crater.
"Stand down, madman!"
A voice approached from far to near.
The defensive forces of the holy land Mary Geoise finally arrived fashionably late. After the other Haki Rasengans were released, several figures flew over from the distance at extremely high speed.
The leading figure wore a hood, and behind him were three others with distinctive appearances.
A heterochromatic girl with bandages covering half her face and an old man wearing only a vest and shorts with a cape.
The last one was even more heavyweight.
A long neck topped with a deer head wearing the same mask as Celestial Dragons, carrying a steel fork while having flame clouds behind his head that only appeared after Zoan fruit awakening.
The four landed at different positions and simultaneously struck at the thrown Haki Rasengans.
The hooded man drew the long sword from his waist, which quickly extended and expanded, "growing" three fierce dog heads.
With one swing, three dog heads larger than houses instantly rushed out, biting at the Rasengan together.
The Wind Release chakra wrapped in Haki within the Rasengan scraped against the big dog heads like steel blades, but they only suffered slight injuries before quickly recovering.
These three dog heads seemed capable of tearing and biting "chakra," this non-physical energy, forcibly enduring the wind blade cuts and detonating it on the spot.
Perhaps because some of the chakra was missing, this Rasengan's explosion range wasn't as large as before.
The other three also displayed their abilities.
Arrow-like extensions resembling bandages emerged from the heterochromatic girl's body, quickly gathering together and tightly wrapping the Rasengan.
The underwear-clad old man thrust his arm into the ground, instantly extending countless thorns that fiercely pierced into the Rasengan.
The strangest was the half-human, half-beast guy, who directly pulled a terrifying-looking monster from a strange cloud.
Opening its huge mouth and charging toward the Rasengan.
The Rasengans were either detonated early or intercepted and exploded in place.
After the hurricane passed, the destruction caused was much less than before.
The hooded man's hat was also blown off by the wind, revealing a face very similar to Four Emperor Shanks.
If not for the lack of scars around the eyes, even Naruto, who had spent many years with Shanks, would find it difficult to distinguish.
"Here they come, the God's Knights."
Naruto said loudly to them, seemingly not surprised by their appearance.
"Really identical."
This was muttered quietly.
He had long heard Shanks mention having a twin brother.
Looking at it this way, the other really was a "complete version" of Shanks.
These four before him were the true armed force of the Celestial Dragons.
You mention Marine Admirals?
Those people were just employees taking orders from the World Government.
Even if their combat power was equally formidable, Celestial Dragons were still Celestial Dragons. They wouldn't care about any other groups besides themselves.
Admirals were the same, just tools to be summoned at will.
The ones truly protecting Mary Geoise and obeying the god of Celestial Dragons, besides the Five Elders, were the armed group called the "God's Knights."
The few who appeared now were, respectively, the current Knights' Captain and Shanks' twin brother, Stinky Shanks!
Or you could call him by his real name, Saint Figarland Shamrock.
His father was also the previous generation's God's Knights captain.
The remaining few were Saint Shepherd Sommers, who was from the same clan as Agriculture God Saint Shepherd Ju Peter among the Five Elders, and Saint Rimoshifu Killingham.
Only that girl's identity was somewhat special. Besides her name being Gunko, there was almost no other information.
The God's Knights naturally weren't limited to just these few. In fact, the others weren't currently in Mary Geoise.
They had received orders from that lord and went to different places to carry out missions.
Only these four with special identities were allowed to remain stationed in the holy land Mary Geoise.
While Naruto looked at the opposition, the four God's Knights also simultaneously looked at him.
"Ah, this face, I remember you."
Underwear old man Shepherd Sommers suddenly clapped his hands. He recognized Naruto's appearance.
"The ability to create 'clones,' that's right."
"The guy who slaughtered Celestial Dragons over ten years ago, that was you, right?"
While saying this, the old man's face didn't seem to show the slightest anger toward Naruto's actions, even carrying a smile.
As if he completely didn't care about the lives of those clansmen.
"Yeah, that was me."
Nothing was more prideful than having enemies acknowledge your achievements.
"What? You don't seem very concerned about those Celestial Dragons."
"How could that be? I deeply love them."
The underwear old man showed a somewhat sleazy smile, met by Naruto's mocking gaze.
"Cut the crap."
This guy's emotions didn't contain the slightest trace of pity or so-called "love." Only malice like black mud.
Naruto beckoned to him.
"Old man, you're also a Celestial Dragon, right? Come, all of you attack together!"
"How very... how very bold, such an audacious madman. I'd also like to see what your fear really is."
The deer-headed Rimoshifu slowly lowered his steel fork, that beast face also showing a cruel smile.
At this time, their nominal leader, God's Knights Captain Shamrock, spoke coldly:
"Attack. Execute the criminal."
"Understood."
"Oh!"
"Finally! I was getting impatient!"
The other three responded with different attitudes, with the girl named Gunko moving fastest.
She immediately used her ability almost the first moment after receiving the order, looking like she didn't have many thoughts of her own.
An arrow silently appeared at Naruto's side, then the girl's bandage-armed thigh fiercely kicked over.
Smack!
Reaching out to block the kick, Naruto's expression turned strange.
"You... why don't you have emotions?"