Chiga and Gion's "exchanging glances" across the entire training ground were fully seen by Kake on the stage.
Seeing his goddess's eyes practically dripping with emotion, he quickly picked up the microphone and shouted,
"I announce that the assessment will now begin!"
Interrupted by him, Chiga withdrew his gaze. The next second, his figure appeared on the stage.
The sudden interruption left Gion a little unsatisfied. She licked her red lips and glared fiercely at Kake. It was all this guy's fault for messing things up.
Feeling Gion's needle-like gaze behind him, Chaton shivered but didn't dare to look back. He could only focus all his attention on Chiga in front of him.
(A/N: Chaton is also Kake,just with a different name)
Chiga saw that the host hadn't left the stage yet and asked,
"May I ask where my opponent for this assessment is?"
Kake sneered, then grabbed his collar with one hand and dramatically flung it. A coat of justice was thrown out by him.
However, he used too much force, and the coat was flung into the audience, causing a commotion, followed by various shouts of protest.
"Damn it, what's with the show-off? What's so great about a broken coat to throw around?"
"Exactly! It almost hit me!"
"If you don't want the clothes, I suggest donating them to those in need, but that's just a suggestion!"
"By the way, why did that person suddenly go crazy and take off his clothes?"
"Who knows, maybe hyperthyroidism."
Kake didn't care about the audience's reaction this time. His melon-seed-sized eyes stared directly at Chiga's Rinnegan and said,
"I am the Vice Admiral sent by headquarters to assess you, Uchiha Chiga. Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Kake."
As soon as these words came out, both the high-ranking officials and the spectators couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Those who knew Kake knew that although this guy usually seemed unreliable, his strength was among the best among the Vice Admirals. Everyone, especially Gion, acknowledged his strength.
At this moment, she looked at her sister Tsuru with a resentful expression, feeling that Tsuru was deliberately making things difficult for Chiga and increasing the challenge for him. She had only felt her heart flutter at this age, couldn't her path to love be a little smoother?
Tsuru looked innocent. She also felt that this arrangement was indeed a bit too difficult. For example, Mihawk and Moria are among the Seven Warlords, but with different strengths.
But the problem was that this arrangement had nothing to do with her!
The high-ranking officials on the platform more or less felt that the difficulty was too great. Only Zephyr and Sengoku remained as steady as old dogs, sitting in their seats with their arms crossed like old monks in meditation, showing no intention of responding to the crowd.
It was already obvious who made the arrangements.
Below the high platform, Chiga felt a long-lost excitement after hearing that his opponent was Kake.
Since coming to the world of pirates, Chiga had never gone all out. Even he himself didn't know how strong he was now. So when the higher-ups found him and asked if he was willing to change the assessment method, he agreed without hesitation.
Moreover, Chiga looked down on ordinary Marine Vice Admirals. From the anime's performance, the Vice Admirals he considered worthy of attention were only Onigumo, Doberman, and Momonga. As for Garp, he couldn't be counted among the Vice Admiral's combat power.
He originally thought that his opponent this time would at most be one of the aforementioned few, but the Marine high-ups gave him another surprise.
Who was Kake? He was a character who appeared later in One Piece. At that time, he had already been promoted to Admiral candidate, with strength second only to an Admiral. Such strength was certainly worth his excitement.
"It seems this will be a very interesting battle."
Chiga brushed his hair from his forehead, revealing his Rinnegan more fully. As Chiga's fighting spirit rose, the ripples in his eyes actually began to move, like a pebble dropped into water, spreading outwards in circles.
Noticing the unusual movement in Chiga's eyes, Kake's expression became solemn. As a high-ranking Marine himself, he knew a little about the peculiarities of Chiga's eyes.
Just hearing about those endless abilities made one's scalp tingle, so he wouldn't underestimate Chiga just because he was currently only a training camp student.
Chiga raised one hand, forming a hand seal, and asked,
"Can we begin?"
Kake nodded. Both sides were silent for a few seconds, and then the battle erupted.
Kake's entire right arm was instantly covered in a layer of inky black Busoshoku Haki. At the same time, he used Soru, punching Chiga's abdomen.
Chiga also immediately used Shinra Tensei. However, this time, Shinra Tensei didn't push the opponent away instantly as usual; it only slowed Kake's movements.
It should be said that for an elite Vice Admiral like Kake, Chiga's current ocular power was not enough to instantly push him away with Shinra Tensei, but it was enough. Taking advantage of Kake's slowed movements, Chiga's figure also disappeared from his original spot.
Seeing his attack miss, Kake didn't panic and immediately struck behind him.
Clang! The sound of a fist meeting a palm rang out. Chiga, who appeared behind Kake, blocked the attack with his palm.
A smile appeared at the corner of Kake's mouth. The fist in Chiga's hand trembled slightly. Chiga's expression changed, and he quickly let go. The Deva Path ability activated, and he shot into the sky.
Stopping in mid-air, Chiga looked at the hand that had just held Kake's fist and found that his palm was somewhat red and swollen, and his entire arm was faintly aching. Even with his Hashirama cells, he couldn't recover in a short time.
Slightly shaking his numb arm, Chiga looked at Kake below and asked,
"This effect isn't ordinary Busoshoku Haki, is it?"
Kake chuckled but didn't answer. He used Geppo to quickly approach Chiga.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Terrifying sonic booms continuously echoed from above. Before long, the clouds above the entire assessment ground were dispersed, leaving only a clear blue sky.
The audience around the venue was stunned. At this moment, a thought simultaneously appeared in their minds:
Is this Uchiha Chiga really just a student? Why does this style seem a bit different?
The aerial clash continued for nearly ten minutes, ending with Chiga's figure appearing on the ground.
Chiga's appearance was a bit disheveled. Both sleeves had disappeared, and his collar was torn open, slightly exposing his chest. However, from the exposed skin, it could be seen that he was unharmed.
Kake followed closely, appearing opposite Chiga. Compared to Chiga, his condition seemed much better, with only slightly wrinkled clothes.
From the current comparison of their appearances, it seemed that Kake had a slight advantage in the previous battle.
However, Kake didn't see it that way. He knew that Chiga hadn't gone all out, and of course, he hadn't either. Their previous battle, though seemingly intense, was merely a warm-up for both of them.
The real battle had just begun.
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Send powerstones, I don't do p@treon, so I can only request powerstones from y'all.
Lol, I don't even know what they're used for apart from entering power rankings.