Although Luffy was a genius in combat, even he couldn't accomplish the entire process from hearing to understanding, then mastering, and even becoming proficient in a very short time!
Initially, it took Luffy a full two years to go from having no Haki to mastering it!
Of course, this was already an exceptionally outstanding achievement.
Looking across the entire Grand Line, no one truly dared to say they could do the same. But Luffy himself didn't see it that way; he considered such things commonplace.
So, after explaining how to unleash the power of Haki within one's body, seeing that Naruto was still looking confused, Luffy simply shrugged and made no secret of his disdain.
"I'm telling you, you're too stupid, kid! Even I could use Haki when I started cultivating it for the third... second time!"
Helplessly, Luffy stood up again and walked to a large tree nearby.
"Watch closely, I'll demonstrate again..."
Saying this, he clenched his hand into a fist, holding it horizontally two or three fists away from the large tree trunk.
"Assault!" A transparent dent instantly appeared on the sturdy tree trunk!
"Ah... I think I demonstrated it wrong..."
This was Armament Haki, a more profound application of Haki, Hardening!
"Mm, you don't need to learn this right now." Luffy waved his hand, paced a few steps, and walked to a large rock.
"Like what I'm doing now, wrapping Haki around my body, or after becoming proficient, you can also wrap it around commonly used weapons..."
Saying this, the ancient colored Haki wrapped around Luffy's right wrist and fist.
"Watch closely!"
"Assault!"
The rock shattered into pieces, and under Luffy's control, every single broken piece of rock was almost the size of a thumb, with almost no difference!
"Wow!" Luffy demonstrated just a little, and Naruto was already practically drooling.
Naruto, despite his poor academic performance at the ninja academy,
And even after learning ninjutsu with Kakashi-sensei, he didn't particularly stand out.
But he was a ninja after all. Sensing the enemy's chakra was the most basic skill.
And just now, Naruto couldn't sense any trace of chakra flowing from Luffy!
In other words... he could do this just by using his physical strength?!
Naruto was moved.
And he was greatly moved!
Konoha wasn't without taijutsu masters. Another powerful ninja village, the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, was even a holy land for taijutsu.
Speaking of which, those taijutsu masters could also smash rocks bare-handed like Luffy demonstrated!
However, that was almost entirely due to their usual rigorous physical training.
Or it also required chakra power to drive it. But what Luffy was demonstrating now was a different, third path!
Combining this with Luffy's previous explanation, it wasn't hard for Naruto to imagine the logic behind this attack method.
Through the power of what was called Haki, by infusing and wrapping it around the body, one could greatly enhance their combat power, defensive power, and destructive power in a short period of time!
Compared to needing to train taijutsu diligently every day, there was no doubt that this method of using Haki to temporarily strengthen the physical body was much simpler.
Of course, the price was that Haki's enhancement was temporary.
And taijutsu masters in the ninja world, as long as they didn't exert breaking levels of power, their own combat power would become stronger as their mastery of taijutsu deepened!
Unlike Haki enhancement, which could only be performed during combat...
Or rather, it was best to perform it during combat.
For a young ninja like Naruto, drawing a big picture and talking about achieving success after decades of cultivation was completely useless.
Children, or rather young people, hoped to get immediate returns for their efforts.
And the Haki power that Luffy demonstrated, without a doubt, met Naruto's expectations to some extent.
This is Armament Haki...
...
Luffy extended his arm, circling it once, gathering all the broken small stones into one place. Then he continued to explain.
"Armament Haki can roughly be understood as wearing a tightly woven, weightless armor on your body."
Luffy stretched out a finger and pointed at himself, then at his fist wrapped in Armament Haki.
"Like this, just wrapping Armament Haki around a part of the body, you can also wrap the entire body."
"However, the effort required is not small."
What Luffy said was all experience he had accumulated in actual combat.
Having fought his way through the Grand Line, if Luffy's actual combat experience could truly be passed on, it would certainly be invaluable knowledge that would allow one to progress at an astonishing speed!
Generally speaking, a master of Armament Haki, when fighting an enemy, would often not use full-body Armament Haki to strengthen themselves.
After all, most of the Armament Haki would be consumed and invested in meaningless places.
What was lost was his precious stamina during battle, which was truly an irreparable loss!
If it's during a battle, and one can make sharp analyses and accurate judgments of the situation,
then one only needs to allocate Armament Haki to the most crucial positions on the body at the most critical moments to achieve the best effect for attack or defense!
For example, when Luffy just smashed that rock.
He only needed to wrap Armament Haki around his fist; there was no need to protect his head, chest, abdomen, waist, and legs. That would be a meaningless waste of stamina.
It's the same when fighting an enemy. If you can predict the enemy's moves,
Before the enemy's attack hits you, apply Armament Haki to the vulnerable parts. This way, you can conserve stamina to the maximum extent, and have a better chance of gaining an advantage in the subsequent battle!
"...And then there's the second type of Haki..." Saying this (very well), Luffy pushed the stones on the ground towards Naruto.
"Hit me with these stones."
"Huh?" Naruto opened his mouth wide.
"This... this isn't good..."
"Pfft! Just do what I tell you!" Luffy said, closing his eyes and crossing his arms.
"The application method of the second type of Haki is called 'Observation Haki'."
"This is the ability to clearly discern any subtle movement of the enemy, even in the most intense battle."
Luffy waved his hand, signaling Naruto to start throwing stones.
"Throw them at me. Aim for the center."
Naruto gasped, then grabbed four or five thumb-sized stones, his eyes wide as he threw them all out!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh! It was as if Luffy truly had eyes on the back of his head. His body swayed continuously. He didn't even use his ability to make his body soft, dodging all the small stones Naruto threw!
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