Naruto: Fire-Release system

Chapter 217: Where Does Your Confidence Come From? The Mera Mera no Mi?

One move. That was all it took to determine the outcome.

When it came to taijutsu, Ace was completely outclassed by Uchiha Yi. The difference in strength was too vast—he was utterly crushed in a one-sided defeat.

"Ace!"

Deuce, Ace's crewmate, couldn't accept what had just happened. He roared in anger, about to charge in and intervene in the fight.

"Stay back!"

"That's an order from your captain!"

But Ace quickly shouted to stop him. He wasn't someone who couldn't handle a loss, and he refused to dishonor himself further.

"Understood..."

Deuce reluctantly obeyed, stepping back.

"A rational decision."

"If you had dared to rush at me, I wouldn't have been as merciful as I was to Ace just now."

Uchiha Yi spoke indifferently, as if defeating Ace was nothing worth being proud of.

"Damn… you're really strong!"

"I knew it—I was right about you!"

Ace wiped the sweat from his brow and took a deep breath.

"In terms of taijutsu, I admit I can't compete with you…"

"But when it comes to real strength… I refuse to believe I'm weaker!"

"From now on, I won't hold back—I'll use my Devil Fruit powers!"

(Based on my research, Ace supposedly ate the Mera Mera no Mi in the East Blue. If that information is incorrect, just take it as part of the story! 😆)

After a brief moment of recovery, Ace steadied himself and took a serious stance, ready to fully unleash his power.

He was warning Yi—if he underestimated him again, he was going to suffer for it.

"Come at me."

Yi responded with a calm smile, completely unfazed.

Ace would never guess that when it came to mastering the Mera Mera no Mi, Uchiha Yi was essentially his ancestor.

Trying to fight him with flames?

Ace was nowhere near ready.

As soon as Yi spoke, flames ignited all over Ace's body, as if his entire being was engulfed in fire.

Nojiko, having never seen a Logia-type Devil Fruit user before, was shocked.

The sight of Ace standing there wrapped in fire was incredibly intimidating.

"Hahaha! That's it!"

"Captain Ace, burn him to ashes!"

Deuce shouted excitedly, convinced that Ace's Mera Mera no Mi made him unstoppable.

After all, who could possibly hurt a Logia user?

The Mera Mera no Mi was an invincible power!

If Yi could hear Deuce's thoughts, he'd probably die laughing.

Was Ace really so confident just because of his Devil Fruit?

People in the East Blue were truly ignorant.

Their limited exposure to the greater world made them delusional about their own power.

They still believed that Logia Fruits were invincible, but that was only true in small, weak seas like the East Blue.

Once they entered the New World, reality would hit them hard.

Yi had no interest in giving them a lesson on this.

"Fire Gun!"

Ace formed his hands into the shape of finger guns, pointing them at Yi.

Flames gathered at his fingertips, then shot forward like bullets.

"Barrier Slash."

Yi casually dragged his foot across the ground, drawing a thin horizontal line in front of him.

The moment the fire bullets reached him, they collided with an invisible barrier—completely blocked from advancing any further.

It was an impenetrable wall.

This technique was a variation of his Painted Prison ability.

Instead of drawing a circular boundary, Yi drew a thin, stretched-out oval.

The resulting barrier looked eerily similar to Aizen's Dankū (Severing Void) from Bleach.

And since he didn't feel like naming it, he just went with it.

Seeing his attack fail, Ace's eyes widened in surprise.

But he didn't have time to hesitate—he launched his next move immediately.

"Fiery Insects!"

Ace spread his palms outward, releasing dozens of floating fireballs that hovered around Yi, circling him like fireflies.

Yi recognized this move immediately.

It wasn't a serious threat to him.

But that didn't mean he'd be dumb enough to just stand there and take it.

"Image Gallery: Level 1 Hurricane!"

Yi's mind issued a command—his Image Gallery, a storage system for pre-drawn illustrations, activated.

A tornado illustration was retrieved from the gallery and materialized into reality.

Even though wind itself was intangible, it could still be represented through art.

This was a pre-drawn ability—he had already drawn a powerful tornado in his Illustration Storage.

Instead of wasting time drawing it from scratch, he simply summoned it into existence.

A fierce hurricane suddenly descended upon the battlefield.

The trees bent violently.

The sea waves surged.

Everyone's clothes and hair whipped wildly in the wind.

The floating fireballs Ace had placed around Yi were instantly blown away.

And just as suddenly as it came, the storm vanished.

The entire event lasted only a few seconds.

Ace's expression turned grave.

He seriously started wondering if he had picked the wrong fight today.

From his perspective, even the weather seemed to be helping Yi.

Meanwhile, Nojiko, who knew the truth, was watching in pure admiration.

"Damn it!"

"Let's see how you handle this one!"

"Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor!"

Ace, frustrated by his repeated failures, got serious.

He unleashed one of his most powerful attacks, though it was still a work in progress.

His body became the center of a massive spiral of flames, rapidly condensing into a giant fireball in his outstretched palm—shining like a miniature sun.

"Shit!"

"It's getting out of control!"

"Everyone, get away NOW!"

Ace's excitement quickly turned to panic.

The fireball was expanding too rapidly.

The energy inside was overwhelming—if it detonated, it could obliterate everything around them.

Ace wasn't worried about himself—as a fire Logia user, he'd survive.

But everyone else?

If they got caught in the blast, they'd be completely incinerated.

"Shit, shit, shit!"

Ace frantically warned everyone to evacuate.

Deuce didn't waste a second—he turned and ran for his life.

But Yi?

He just stood there.

Calm as ever.

In fact, he even waved Nojiko over, beckoning her to come closer.

Then, Ace saw something bizarre—Yi crouched down and started drawing a circle on the ground.

What the hell was he doing?!

Didn't he understand how dangerous this was?!

"GET OUT OF HERE!"

Ace yelled one last time, but Yi ignored him.

"…Shit."

Ace gritted his teeth, realizing it was too late.

The fireball had reached its limit—it was about to detonate.

In the next instant, a massive explosion engulfed the battlefield.

Everything turned into a sea of flames.

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