Chapter 356 Zefa
Zephyr the Black Arm is a navy admiral who was in the same period as the Warring States Period. He has mastered the powerful Armament Haki at a young age. His name Black Arm is an honorary title based on his achievements in exterminating pirates.
He is the only man among all the admirals of the navy who can stand at the pinnacle of strength without relying on the power of devil fruit. Just for this reason, people have to respect him.
Admiral Akainu, his strength is obvious to all. It can be said that in the war at the top, almost half of the battles were fought by Akainu. Especially the two wounds that seriously injured Whitebeard - one on the chest and half of the head.
Although Whitebeard is no longer in his prime, the fact that he was able to seriously injure such a person is enough to show that Akainu is one of the strongest among the new generation of navy.
Admiral Aokiji is slightly weaker than Akainu. After all, the two had fought a real battle, and Aokiji lost and broke a leg.
However, we also have to consider that Akainu has an advantage in terms of fruit power. Magma is stronger than ice. But even so, Akainu can only win a miserable victory, which also shows that Aokiji's other combat abilities are higher than Akainu's.
Kizaru's strength fluctuates. He was once kicked away by Marco, and he also fought Rayleigh to a draw. He is a mysterious admiral.
There is even debate about whether he is a real admiral or an undercover agent of the Revolutionary Army. However, overall, Kizaru's Pikachu Fruit still provides him with a lot of bonuses.
A new admiral of the navy selected through the world conscription. He only showed his skills in Dressrosa, and people could feel the powerful aura coming towards him.
As the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo also had a hard time fighting Fujitora after obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit, while Fujitora did not put in much effort. This is enough to show that Fujitora's level is quite high.
As a new admiral of the navy who came through the world conscription at the same time as Fujitora, everything about Green Bull is unknown.
We don't know what his strength is, whether he is a devil fruit user, etc. However, referring to Fujitora's strength, I think Green Bull's strength will not be much worse.
How should I put it? No matter how strong these admirals are, they are nothing in front of Garp.
After all, Garp was the strongest marine who had fought on the front lines during Roger's time. His combat experience was much richer than that of the admirals of the Sengoku generation.
Moreover, Garp is the only one whose strength is not affected by age and injuries. This is quite scary! This means that Garp has always been at the peak of strength, and his combat experience is the richest among all.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Garp is the strongest.
Fujitora Ichisho was originally an unknown swordsman. Through the World Recruitment, he was promoted to become one of the three most powerful admirals of the Navy Headquarters.
On par with Kizaru and Green Bull, Fujitora is blind, but he can use his strong observation Haki to replace his eyes in battle. He also has the ability of a devil fruit that can change gravity within a certain range. According to Doflamingo, Fujitora and Green Bull are both as strong as monsters.
So, who is stronger between the Admirals Fujitora and Kizaru? This can be confirmed by Zephyr's words;
Yellow Monkey's original name is Borsalino. He is very strong and is a flash man with the ability of the natural flash fruit. Any part of his body is light and can move at the speed of light.
In addition, Kizaru can compress light elements and turn them into extremely destructive light particles or lasers. In addition to his devil fruit abilities, Kizaru's swordsmanship is quite strong. He had a swordsmanship duel with Pluto Rayleigh and had the upper hand.
Although Kizaru is very powerful, there are also imperfect factors. According to Zephyr, the former admiral and Kizaru's teacher, Kizaru is a strong man who relies too much on the power of the natural Pikachu Fruit.
This also caused a flaw, that is, Kizaru's basic combat ability is not enough, which was highlighted during the war at the top, when Kizaru was kicked away by the Phoenix Marco;
On the other hand, the new admiral of the navy, Fujitora, has an incredible devil fruit ability. Although it can only change the gravity of space within a certain range, Fujitora can even change the gravity of meteorites and make them fall to the ground. When he first demonstrated it, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Doflamingo and Trafalgar Law, stared with their eyes wide open, showing an expression of having never seen the world. However, this was just a small test for Fujitora.
In addition, Fujitora's observation Haki is indeed very powerful. It can replace his eyes in battle, and can also sense Doflamingo's almost transparent threads. He can even know the movements of the clouds in the sky as if he can see them.
Since the setting of Haki was refined, the role of Devil Fruit ability has become increasingly marginalized, and is no longer the main criterion for measuring strength. Nowadays, the competition between the strong is Haki and personal basic combat ability. This can be seen from Luffy's hard labor in the quarry in Wano Country and his practice of Haki through death sumo. It is impossible to defeat Kaido the Beast by relying on Devil Fruit;
From this, it can be seen that the strength comparison between Fujitora and Kizaru, who is stronger is already obvious, Fujitora is stronger than Kizaru. After all, Zephyr, the teacher who once taught Kizaru, has clearly stated that
Kizaru relies too much on the power of the Phantom Phantom Fruit, so it is inevitable that his basic combat ability is weak. As for Haki, Fujitora is definitely not weaker than Kizaru. After all, Fujitora needs to rely on his Observation Haki to fight all the time.
Current Navy Admiral: Sakaski, codenamed "Akainu".
Whether from the perspective of the animation plot or personal emotions, there should be few people who like Akainu. He is a character who is willing to sacrifice the lives of a small number of people in order to implement the so-called "justice".
When there was no direct conflict between him and the World Government, he abandoned Aokiji and chose Akainu as the Navy Admiral, believing that Akainu's decisive style could better protect their interests.
After all, Akainu firmly believes that the navy is the absolute "justice" and pirates do not need to exist. Some people may agree with Akainu's views and practices, such as the World Government that puts its own interests first.
But at the same time, more people will hate him, especially because he killed Ace and injured Whitebeard in the "Battle of Marineford". This is the reason why most people hate Akainu.
The first ones to bear the brunt and want to fight Akainu are undoubtedly Luffy and Sabo. However, Akainu is a resolute and unwavering character. As a strong opponent, in the end, whether it is Luffy vs. Akainu or Sabo vs. Akainu, it will be a fierce battle.
However, as the Admiral of the Navy recognized by the World Government, Akainu is not on the same side as the World Government, because what Akainu ultimately upholds is the absolute justice order, not the interests of the small number of people living in the holy land of Marijoa. Akainu is not afraid of power and has directly challenged the Five Elders, which is a good example.