Chapter 20 : Victory

With a loud boom, Youta felt an irresistible force hitting his fist, and suddenly, his fist was in intense pain. He was completely thrown out, directly falling more than ten meters away.

However, Da Maicho didn't pursue the advantage but gritted his teeth. His right hand trembled incessantly, and blood gushed out from his fist.

Even though he had the advantage in power and directly sent Youta flying with that punch, the one who truly suffered was probably himself!

Before the battle, Youta had prepared himself, having absorbed the chakra metal. He applied all the chakra metal to the metal spikes on his fist, which were full of chakra. These metal spikes were like drills, directly piercing through Da Maicho's Armament Haki and completely piercing his entire palm.

Youta, who had fallen to the ground, got up, shook his hand, and although he looked pretty beaten up, with his reinforced body, he didn't actually suffer any injuries, just some arm pain.

"A Devil Fruit user? Could it be some kind of metal fruit?" Da Maicho asked as he looked at Youta, reflecting the sunlight with his metallic glow.

"You guess?" Youta tilted his head, smiling.

He wasn't one of those dimwits in the Pirate World. In the Ninja World, a ninja's information was akin to their life. Any qualified ninja wouldn't reveal all their battle information.

"Humph! Sly pirate," Da Maicho snorted coldly, preparing to attack again. However, before that, Youta had already formed hand seals.

"Suiton, Water Clone."

The Water Clone was one of the two Suiton ninjutsu Youta had mastered, the other being Suiton Suiryuudan no Jutsu.

In essence, these two ninjutsu were no different from Doton Bunshin no Jutsu and Doton Dochuu Eigyo no Jutsu. That's why Youta managed to master them in just three days.

Two Youtas instantly appeared in front of Da Maicho, leaving him momentarily stunned. To be honest, Da Maicho didn't understand what Devil Fruit Youta had eaten. How could he possess both the abilities of metalization and cloning, which seemed unrelated?

But for him, an old-school naval officer, Devil Fruit abilities were only secondary. Otherwise, he wouldn't have risen to the rank of vice admiral with just a Spotted Dog Fruit ability. In the eyes of old-school naval officers, the key to battle lay in a person's physical qualities and Haki.

In Da Maicho's mind, regardless of what Devil Fruit ability Youta had, as long as his Armament Haki was strong enough and his Observation Haki sharp enough, even the most flashy Devil Fruit ability would be useless!

Da Maicho's thinking wasn't entirely wrong, but the problem was that his Armament Haki and Observation Haki didn't seem to have reached the level he expected, so he was caught off guard.

Youta's Water Clone rushed up first, and Da Maicho didn't pay any attention to this weak clone. With a casual punch, he directly smashed the Water Clone.

However, at the moment the Water Clone exploded, a large amount of seawater (since they were near the ocean, the Water Clone was condensed from seawater) splashed all over Da Maicho, instantly making his body go limp.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't be a problem. Devil Fruit users didn't become completely powerless just by touching seawater; at least most of their bodies needed to come into contact with seawater to be weakened.

And the amount of water from the Water Clone was insufficient. Although Da Maicho's body initially softened when the seawater splashed onto him, he should have recovered in a few seconds at most.

However, on the battlefield, a few seconds were too luxurious. Just as Da Maicho's body softened due to the seawater, Youta had already rushed to his side, and with another punch, he struck Da Maicho's body, which still had metal bone spikes.

"Crack!" Blood splattered, as Youta's fist was still carrying metal bone spikes, instantly poking several holes in Da Maicho's body.

Da Maicho roared in anger, disregarding his injuries, and delivered another punch to Youta's head. With a clang, even though Youta could be considered as having an iron head, he was still left with a broken head and bleeding.

But at this moment, another water clone emerged from behind Youta and pounced on Daibachō.

"Uh-oh!" Just as the thought crossed Daibachō's mind, he was drenched in seawater, rendering him powerless to resist. Then he saw Youta, covered in blood, wearing a sinister smile on his face, before everything went black and a massive fist struck him in the face.

"Hoo~, truly worthy of a Navy Vice Admiral. If I hadn't played dirty, I wouldn't have stood a chance against him," Youta said, rubbing his dazed head.

If he hadn't consumed a large amount of metal before the battle, turning himself into a steel body, that punch would probably have given him a severe concussion, if not killed him outright.

"This guy's combat power is almost comparable to that of a Shadow-Class Ninja in Naruto. He's just lacking in combat tactics, but his endurance and defense far exceed that of a ninja."

"It's hard to imagine that the average combat power in this world is so high."

But upon closer examination, Youta understood that, excluding the Ōtsutsuki clan, the One Piece world was indeed much stronger than the Naruto world.

Let's not forget, the battle between Aokiji and Akainu changed the climate of an entire island, with combat power comparable to that of Itachi Uchiha and Might Guy, and there are over a dozen characters of this caliber in the One Piece world.

In the Naruto world, characters of this level are almost unheard of.

Overall, the Naruto world is comprised of fragile assassins and mages, while the One Piece world is dominated by berserkers and tanky tanks. Although their styles of combat differ, in terms of average combat power and direct combat power, the One Piece world is undoubtedly superior to the Naruto world.

However, in the Naruto world, there's also the higher level of the Six Paths, which hasn't appeared in the One Piece world in the manga so far. So in terms of top-tier combat power, the One Piece world is slightly lacking.

Having thought about all this nonsense, Youta's gaze turned to the side, just in time to see Ace unleash his full potential and knock down another Navy Vice Admiral.

"No wonder he's the pseudo-protagonist before Luffy's appearance. He can level up with just a casual fight," Youta said, looking at Ace with envy. His potential far surpassed his own.

In the Naruto world, Youta was just an ordinary civilian ninja with average talent, and in the One Piece world, even with the help of the Gura Gura no Mi, he only had the most ordinary physique of the One Piece world.

Even with the advantages of two combat systems and the assistance of the Gura Gura no Mi, he still had to rely on underhanded tactics to defeat a Navy Vice Admiral. Compared to true geniuses like Ace, he was far behind.

However, looking at the wounds on Ace's body, a meaningful smile appeared on Youta's face. "Soon, I'll have the top-tier talent in the One Piece world too."