area51novel Chapter 1712 Rolling Eyes
Chapter 1712 Rolling Eyes
Aokiji stood silently at the very front of the Moby Dick's massive bow, while Sakazuki and Enel were engaged in a fierce battle as elemental giants in the open sea, and Borsalino was helping Green Bull.
With the navy's admiral-level combat power on the main battlefield somewhat insufficient, he alone had to keep an eye on the biggest threat, Whitebeard Edward Newgate.
At that moment, he saw a woman dressed in pure white, with white hair and white eyes, suddenly appear beside the white-bearded man.
Such a person has never appeared in the Navy's intelligence database.
“Hiyori…” Kuzan quickly ran through the name in his mind, but couldn’t find an important person who matched it.
"The daughter of an old friend... How many old friends does the white-bearded man have?"
Whitebeard was a man of wide social circle in the old days. He was a man of bold character and had dealings with many heroes of his time, some of whom were his enemies and others.
So, whose child is this Hiyori?
Kuzan carefully examined the woman who had suddenly appeared. Her exquisite clothing with distinct Japanese style, the elegant hairpins in her hair, and her stunningly beautiful yet aloof face that could not be concealed even amidst the smoke of battle.
"Wano Country..." Kuzan made a judgment in his mind; the other party was most likely from Wano Country.
He suddenly remembered that a while ago, a kid named Kozuki Momonosuke died on Whole Cake Island. He was said to be an orphan of the Kozuki clan from Wano Country.
Could it be that the woman in front of me also has the surname Kozuki?
Is he the child of Kozuki Oden, who was once a member of Whitebeard and Roger's crew?
Just as Kuzan's mind raced, the woman named Hiyori seemed to sense his scrutinizing gaze.
Her pure white pupils shifted almost imperceptibly toward Kuzan, causing Kuzan's heart to skip a beat!
Suddenly, clearly visible blood vessels appeared around the woman's once calm, white eyes, beneath the skin at the corners of her eyes.
Even Kuzan, a Marine Admiral with top-tier Observation Haki, felt extremely uncomfortable at this moment, as if he had been completely seen through.
It's not a domineering perception, nor a locking of aura, but a more direct and in-depth probing.
Under Hiyori's strange Byakugan perspective, Kuzan's entire body, from head to toe, was laid bare: his external muscle lines, internal skeletal structure, the location and condition of his internal organs, and even the speed and path of his blood flow.
Through this observation, it was sensed that Kuzan's physical condition was exceptionally good, with almost no serious internal injuries and vigorous vitality.
Hiyori's Byakugan only lingered on Kuzan for a brief moment before moving away.
Her gaze fell upon Ace, who was kneeling on the execution platform.
In that all-seeing gaze, Ace's physical condition was clear at a glance. This boy, who also grew up without a father or mother and had experienced many hardships, was in much worse physical condition at this moment.
The person had significantly less blood than a normal person, and the blood flow was also slower, clearly a result of long-term malnutrition and torture.
His muscles had atrophied somewhat; Ace had really suffered a lot while being imprisoned in Impel Down.
"Ace isn't in good shape," Hiyori whispered to Whitebeard beside her, a barely perceptible sigh in her voice.
"As for his younger brother Luffy..." Hiyori looked up at Luffy, who was lying in the sky, staring at her curiously. The two looked at each other across the distance.
Luffy was indeed somewhat interested in this all-white woman, but his thought process was a bit off.
From Hiyori's Byakugan perspective, she can see things that other people's eyes cannot.
Inside Luffy's body, there is a peculiar energy circulating rapidly through his meridians, and his heart, which beats powerfully and wildly like a war drum, is something that no ordinary person could possess.
It's as if it's inlaid with the heart of a god, beating incessantly!
With each beat of that god's heart, a force not belonging to Luffy himself is created and spreads throughout his body.
Is that the source of "Nika's" power?
Is Nika's weakness her heart? Probably...
Aokiji had been carefully observing the changes in Kozuki Hiyori. Just a moment ago, the feeling of being stared at by that woman's disdainful gaze sent chills down his spine.
This subconscious warning had not appeared for a long time since he became a general, and the judgment of a strong person is rarely wrong.
"White eyes..."
Aokiji frowned. "It seems like it was mentioned in the celestial canopy?"
He suddenly remembered that in the Devil's Triangle region, the Navy had suffered a humiliating battle and was almost wiped out by a man named Uchiha Madara.
Since then, there has been no news of Madara Uchiha, as if he has vanished into thin air.
And that terrifying man also seemed to be searching for white eyes, yes, that's what they're called white eyes!
It's also a power passed down through bloodlines; I've figured everything out!
If the woman before them is indeed Kozuki Oden's daughter, and Kozuki Oden's wife, Lady Toki, is from the past, then this bloodline known as the Byakugan has reverted to its ancestral form in her descendants.
Just then, behind the Warring States Marshal, an irregular puddle of water suddenly appeared in the shadows on the ground.
The next moment, a tall figure carrying a giant blade wrapped in bandages rose silently from the puddle; it was Kisame, who was heading to support Garp from the rear.
Originally, Admiral Sea Tiger was going to help Garp deal with Zephyr, but Garp sent Kisame back instead, as he was needed on the front lines.
Kisame then used his abilities to quickly return to the front lines.
Nika's reappearance means that the Navy's admiral-level combat power on the front lines is indeed insufficient, and Kisame's return is just in time.
When Kisame's gaze pierced through the smoke and landed on the white-haired, white-eyed woman beside the white-bearded man, the fish-man warrior's face revealed an expression of disbelief and shock.
"How is this possible!" Kisame exclaimed instinctively.
Sengoku immediately realized his general's lapse in composure and asked in a deep voice, "Kisame, is there a problem?"
Kisame glanced quickly at Lucy, who was standing beside Sengoku in a black exorcist's uniform, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes. He wondered if it was appropriate to discuss such a secret with people outside the Navy.
"The Black Order are our allies."
The voice of the Warring States period left no room for argument: "Tell us what you know so we can be prepared."
Kisame took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and quickly organized his thoughts.
"The white-haired, white-eyed woman next to the white-bearded man, if my knowledge from Leviathan is correct, she should have white eyes."
"A special eye power inherited through bloodline from the Hyuga clan. The Navy should be very familiar with the power of the Sharingan, right?" Kisame added meaningfully.
Sengoku's pupils contracted sharply; of course he remembered!
That Susanoo standing on the sea, made of pure energy reaching to the sky, that terrifying being Uchiha Madara who posed a great threat to the Navy and was almost invincible, that power came from the Sharingan.
"Which is stronger, the Sharingan or the Byakugan?" Sengoku asked in a dry voice. This was a crucial question.
Kisame shook his head. "The two kinds of eye power belong to two different directions."
"In terms of direct destructive power and certain special genjutsu, the Sharingan may be stronger."
His tone was more serious than ever before, “The Byakugan has more special abilities, and its influence may be even stronger than that of the Sharingan. We must be wary of it.”
The heart of the Warring States period sank.
Why is there a woman with the Byakugan next to Whitebeard?
The pirates have gained another invaluable bargaining chip.
Can the Navy offer any more bargaining chips?