Water jutsu were quite easy for him. After all, his character affinity was basically Tobirama, so yeah.
He was as good—if not better—than a Fishman when it came to controlling water. If he were to learn Fishman Karate, he would get even better at controlling shit.
But for now, he didn't even know about it. And even if he did know, he had no way of learning it. There were no Fishmen currently around, plus this was Alabasta—this place was hot as balls, you wouldn't catch a Fishman here.
"You pack quite a punch," Ace said, still feeling like he got hit by a bus. His body's natural regen seemed to have been paused for some odd reason, and he could still feel some of Kairo's Conqueror's Haki lingering in his body, refusing to leave.
Well, this had a very low effect on him. It's not like he had immortality or some shit like that—his healing was natural. And it seemed like when the haki figured that out, it slowly began dissipating from his body. At this rate, it would be fully gone in about five minutes, give or take.
Still, shit felt like getting hit by a bus.
"Well, guess my training paid off," Kairo said calmly.
He fully sheathed his weapon. Ace noticed the crackling black lightning around it.
Huh. So this ninja had Haki, and it seemed like his control was high.
"The last ninja I met wasn't able to do that," Ace said. Kairo raised an eyebrow. He'd heard from the giants that ninja existed in this world, so maybe he could learn from them. It wasn't like they were all grade-A bums or something.
"You met other nin—" And then Luffy was in his face.
How?
How can someone jump that high from so far away?
The captain seemed proud. A goddamn idiot, really, but oh well.
"In Wano, and in Zou. Though none of them possessed the jutsu you showcased," Ace said.
Kairo tilted his head.
"A secret ninja society... awesome."
We don't need to ask who said that.
"You really caught yourself a special ninja there, Luffy. The others, well, are kind of underwhelming," Ace said, remembering his encounters with them. He too had been excited to meet ninjas—only to find pure fraud alert on preview.
If this ninja wasn't in a crew, he would have invited him to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
Though now that he thought about it, those two giants they met two years ago did talk about a companion of theirs who was a ninja. But back then, he'd been too busy goofing off. [Yes, if he had left with them, he would have joined the Whitebeard Pirates.]
Ace pondered for a bit. Maybe he should've gone to check that island.
"Luffy, where did you find him?"
"Oh, it was this awesome island with dinosaurs. It was fun!"
Why did Kairo feel like he was a collectible in this moment? The hell. Granted, his wings were off and his flames were also gone. Yes, he had fought Ace in his speed form, so that was another reason the fight ended so quickly.
Plus, Ace didn't have the casual AP to hurt him. If he charged up an attack, maybe. But otherwise, his attacks would scratch Kairo at best. And since Kairo was a Lunarian, his tolerance to fire was quite high.
And since he was so much faster than Ace, there was no way he'd ever let him charge that shit up.
Ace looked a bit annoyed. Fuck, the giants did mention it but he never bothered to check. Damn those other ninjas for lowering his standards so much.
Oh well, he wasn't mad. His brother got him, so it was goochie.
Ignoring Ussop glazing and Chopper being amazed, and Zoro just itching to get stronger for his rematch.
Also yes, Zoro had made a promise to never lose to a swordsman ever again.
Kairo wasn't a swordsman. He was a ninja. A sword just happened to be a weapon he used in combat. The weapon could even be an axe, a scythe, or a hammer. He was more of a Hakiman than anything.
So no, Zoro's promise still stood. That didn't mean Zoro wasn't itching for another fade. He had seen what that Haki looked like and was itching to get to that level.
He would catch up after a year or so of training. Either that, or numerous life-or-death matches could do the job.
And Sanji, the simp—well, he was already jealous of Kairo. How dare he let Vivi hug him. So yeah, there was that.
Ace was currently looking for Blackbeard. Apparently, the guy used to be on Whitebeard's crew but slimed his homie out for the Darkness Fruit.
So now Ace was trying to catch him.
Luffy wanted to box with his brother too, his fists a black color... oh, when the fuck did he learn that?
Kairo had only made him aware of it a few days ago. What kind of monstrous ass growth was that?
A/N The Ninja glaze will stop soon enough, but remember he has been on the crew for less than a week and hasnt showcase all he has, so novelty is stilll high.
If you were cracking Boah Hancock and she used her power just as you nuttend, would your nut turn to stone?