"You, the short human with yellow hair—it's you!"
Jack strode up to Naruto, lowered his head, and stared at him with hostile eyes for a moment before asking in an unfriendly tone, "Kid, are you Uzumaki Naruto?!"
"So tall…"
Naruto looked up at Jack, who was blocking his way, sighed, and then nodded.
"I am Uzumaki Naruto. Who are you?"
"I am Jack, the man who will become Kaido-bro's right-hand man in the future!"
Jack proudly declared his dream, then looked at Naruto and shouted, "Uzumaki Naruto, come fight me."
"Fight?"
Naruto was slightly stunned when he heard Jack's words. He asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Because I want Kaido-bro to see that I am more excellent than a short human like you!" Jack said without concealment.
Jack was a fervent fan of Kaido—borderline fanatical—and his greatest dream was to gain Kaido's recognition and become his right-hand man.
However, recently, Jack had kept hearing Kaido mention Uzumaki Naruto, and his tone was full of undisguised admiration.
This made Jack extremely jealous and eager to meet Naruto to see what kind of person he was. Now that he had finally met him, Jack was deeply disappointed. His first impression was simple:
How could such a short human be admired by Kaido-bro?
Jack wanted Kaido to see that he was more excellent than the person Kaido admired, which was why he immediately proposed a fight upon seeing Naruto.
"Jack, shut up!"
Yamato finally couldn't hold back anymore. She jumped forward, blocking Naruto behind her, glared up at Jack, and accused him angrily, "Your words are too much. Apologize to Naruto immediately!"
Yamato didn't want to stop Jack from challenging Naruto, but she couldn't tolerate his attitude.
Naruto was her most important friend and companion.
"Apologize? Why should I apologize?!"
Jack looked at Yamato and spoke as if it were obvious.
"Compared to superior races like us, humans are inherently weak creatures—especially short ones like him. He doesn't even qualify to be one of Kaido-bro's subordinates!"
Jack pointed directly at Naruto as he continued his tirade.
Jack was a Saddleback Grouper Fishman, naturally possessing a physique far stronger than ordinary humans. He didn't discriminate against humans specifically—he simply looked down on all weakness.
In his view, only the strong were qualified to join the Beasts Pirates and become Kaido's subordinates.
"Short… runt!!!"
Naruto's face darkened instantly.
He gently pushed Yamato aside, stepped forward, looked up at Jack, and said in an irritated tone, "Hey, big guy, that's twice already.
Let's fight. I'll show you the strength of a 'weak human.'"
Being called a "short runt" repeatedly—true or not—was more than enough to make Naruto angry.
He had already decided.
Today, he would fight.
And he would fight until this guy apologized—willingly.
Jack heard Naruto's words and looked at him in surprise. He acknowledged Naruto's courage slightly, then pointed toward an open area nearby.
"Let's fight over there."
Naruto had no objections. He followed Jack to the open space and stood opposite him.
Though the difference in size between them was enormous, their imposing auras were evenly matched.
"Go, Naruto! Beat him up hard!~"
Yamato immediately switched to cheerleader mode from the side.
Black Maria, who had arrived with Jack, felt she should also contribute. She crossed her arms and began cheering as well.
"Go, Jack! Show the human runt the strength of the Beasts Pirates' future main signboard!"
Because Black Maria and Jack were similar in size—both towering over Naruto—she casually copied Jack's wording.
"Roar!~"
Hearing the phrase 'future main signboard of the Beasts Pirates' completely ignited Jack.
He let out an excited roar and threw a heavy punch at Naruto.
Naruto leapt backward, dodging the attack. The moment he landed, he pushed off the ground, instantly rushing in front of Jack and driving a punch straight into his chest.
Bang!~
Naruto's fist landed solidly—but Jack didn't budge an inch.
Instead, Naruto himself was forced back by the recoil, skidding several steps.
"Hahahaha! A weak human's fist can't even shake my body!"
Jack laughed loudly and immediately charged forward, swinging both fists wildly.
Despite his massive frame—over three meters tall—Jack was actually the same age as Yamato, only eight years old, and had never undergone proper combat training.
His fighting style consisted purely of brute-force swings.
Naruto easily dodged every attack.
To Naruto, who already possessed rich combat experience, Jack's movements were riddled with obvious flaws.
However…
This guy's body was extremely tough.
The earlier punch had felt like striking solid rock.
"This guy's body is ridiculously hard. If I use Rasengan, I won't accidentally kill him… right?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes.
He formed a hand seal with his left hand, gathering Chakra, while his right hand curved inward. The Chakra began spinning violently and irregularly in his palm, forming a compact orb.
Chakra burst beneath his feet.
In an instant, Naruto closed the distance.
The Rasengan slammed directly into Jack's face.
Bang!~
The impact shattered the iron mask completely, sending fragments flying and exposing a mouth full of sharp, saw-like teeth.
"Those teeth…"
Naruto's eyes narrowed sharply.
"You're not human."
After his experiences in the Demon Slayer world, even though Jack clearly wasn't a demon, Naruto instinctively felt resistance toward humanoid creatures with such sharp teeth.
"Ptooey!~"
Jack spat broken teeth onto the ground and glared at Naruto.
"I am a naturally strong Fishman! A weak human like you—if I land even one hit, you'll be finished!"
Swearing on the pride of the Fishman race, Jack charged again.
"Naturally strong?"
Naruto stood still, watching Jack rush toward him without making any attempt to dodge.
"Bastard, are you looking down on me?!"
Jack felt insulted. He roared angrily and brought his fist crashing down with full force.
Slap!~
Naruto raised a single hand and caught the punch effortlessly.
He looked up at Jack calmly—his eyes steady, carrying the faintest trace of disdain.
As if to say:
Is that all?
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