Chapter 27: Kuma being jumped?

"BANG."

Kuma struck a piece of wood instead.

It was the [Substitution Technique].

But immediately, his other hand swung behind him.

"BANG.”

A massive fireball was directly deflected away by his paw pad.

However, Kuma sensed something was amiss.

"[Lightning Release: Lightning Web]."

On the ground where Kuma stood were approximately thirty senbon needles.

A wire was tied to each one.

The other end of the wire was held in Yami's hand, not far away.

Electric current followed the wire from his palm and rushed directly toward Kuma's position.

“Maximum Pressure cannon.”

Kuma, unwilling to be struck by the electrical current, unleashed his full power.

The massive pressure cannon, with its position as the center point, instantly covered a radius of nearly sixty meters.

Those thousands of senbon were directly crushed and deformed, the steel wires snapped completely, and the electric current couldn't reach Kuma's body at all.

Almost everything covered by the pressure cannon was left in complete ruins.

The huge chunks of rubble were crushed into powder by the devastating impact.

"What a monster."

"Run away."

Usopp and Chopper had been separated from the main group, but Chopper, who had transformed into his reindeer form, was carrying Luffy.

The two were positioned near the battle between Yami and Kuma, both too terrified to breathe loudly for fear of being discovered.

Witnessing Kuma's destructive power just now, the two of them were genuinely frightened to death.

"You're afraid of being struck by electricity."

‘It seems your body has already been mechanically enhanced.’

Yami didn't continue hiding.

His primary goal was gathering intelligence and assessing the gap in their respective strengths.

From what he could observe, his opponent relied heavily on Devil Fruit abilities.

In terms of reaction speed, Kuma didn't seem significantly superior to Lucci.

In that case, there was no need to continue wasting time.

He would resolve this battle as quickly as possible.

"You're not from any CP organization."

"The techniques you've used, including the weapons employed against me, resemble abilities from a specific profession found in a certain isolated island nation."

Similarly, Kuma had been analyzing Yami's combat methods.

He deduced that his opponent might be a ninja, a profession he had only heard about in rumors.

At this point, he began wondering whether this person might be affiliated with the Beast Pirates.

‘Was he planning to capture Luffy to strike against Dragon?’

"I'm different from them… we do not operate on the same level at all."

"Shisui, Itachi, join the battle."

Yami spoke with cold authority.

Then he directly called for reinforcements.

Although he could handle this opponent alone, some risks remained inevitable.

However, if everyone fought together, there would essentially be no danger.

Shisui and Itachi emerged directly from the shadows.

Kuma felt surprised, clearly not having expected that two additional people had been concealed nearby.

At this point, most of his body had undergone mechanical modification, including his eyes.

His vision operated almost like electronic analysis, yet after fighting for so long, he hadn't detected where these two individuals had been hiding.

His expression grew solemn, though due to his cybernetic enhancements, his face remained rigid and could barely display any emotion.

"[Genjutsu: Sharingan]."

Yami began transmitting battle plans directly and openly.

Kuma couldn't decipher the communication method and didn't take immediate action.

In less than two seconds, Shisui and Itachi had received the information, understood the strategy, and began moving to disperse their formation.

Shisui and Itachi, positioned on opposite sides of Kuma, immediately began releasing coordinated ninjutsu attacks. Both fire release and wind release.

Yami followed up by launching [Lightning Release: Lightning Strike].

At this moment, Yami sighed with satisfaction, having multiple combatants definitely proved superior.

No wonder Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen preferred operating with large groups, overwhelming opponents with coordinated techniques.

Such tactics were genuinely difficult for most people to withstand.

Naturally, Kuma had no intention of tanking the incoming attacks.

After all, he lacked knowledge of Armament Haki techniques.

Instead, he chose to propel himself away and selected Itachi, who appeared to be the youngest, as his target.

He raised his right hand and struck directly at Itachi.

However, the Sharingan clearly observed these movements. Itachi turned slightly and evaded the attack.

Nevertheless, when Kuma's hand struck the ground, the earth instantly cracked, and Itachi was blown backward by the resulting shockwave.

"[Rasengan]."

"[Sword Flame]."

What greeted Kuma simultaneously was the combined assault of Yami and Shisui.

Kuma barely managed to deflect the [Sword Flame] technique before teleporting himself to another position and avoiding the remaining attacks.

"This situation is extremely problematic. The success rate for defeating all three opponents stands at ten percent."

"I would also lose my combat effectiveness in the process."

Kuma made rapid tactical calculations.

All three enemies could react to his attacks and moved with exceptional speed.

Attempting to defeat three fighters here carried far too low a probability of success.

However, if he wanted to escape, the process would prove quite simple.

He needs only to strike himself with his paw pads, and these people would never catch up to him.

But Dragon's son was about to fall into these people's hands.

He sensed these individuals weren't good people and suspected they might be affiliated with the Beast Pirates among the Yonko.

If Luffy fell into their custody, it would probably create serious complications for the Revolutionary Army.

"Take Luffy and retreat."

Kuma finally reached this decision.

In this scenario, he would simply grab Luffy and flee.

He couldn't concern himself with anyone else's survival.

Less than two seconds had elapsed.

Kuma had already changed positions three times.

Now he was being pursued, and the tactical situation had completely reversed.

When another barrage of projectile weapons flew toward his location.

Kuma struck himself and appeared directly beside Usopp and Chopper.

Just as they had climbed to the edge of nearby bushes, they were startled by Kuma's sudden materialization.

Kuma directly aimed to strike all three of them, preparing to send them away together.

"POOF."

But simultaneously, these three figures transformed into smoke.

Kuma's right hand passed directly through the dissipating vapor.

This phenomenon had never occurred before, and Kuma couldn't help but freeze momentarily in confusion.

"[Genjutsu: Sharingan]."

Shisui didn't hesitate to employ the mental technique he had developed to influence Kuma.

However, Kuma only stiffened briefly, awakening almost immediately, recognizing the situation, and preparing to strike himself away to relocate.

"[Genjutsu: Sharingan]."

But the second illusion struck.

This time from Itachi.

He was about to complete his hand movement when he stiffened again, then recovered once more.

"[Genjutsu: Sharingan]."

The third attack.

Yami unleashed his genjutsu.

This time, Kuma barely hesitated at all, and his palm smoothly struck himself directly.

However, he discovered that he hadn't moved and remained in the same position.