

If Luffy covers his arm with Haki and puts it in the water, will he lose his
power or does the Haki cancel the effect of the water?

I thought about it because of this image.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxtu6.jpg)

When Luffy used his "Red Hawk" against Hody, the water had no effect on his
power. Is this because of the Haki he used for Red Hawk (which was not well
drawn in the anime) or is there another reason?


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Does Haki also eliminate Devil Fruit users' weakness against water?


**Luffy would lose his power** , because Haki does not seem to negate the
power of the sea at all. In chapter 603, we could see how Luffy put his hand
into the ocean without coating it in Haki. He said to be powerless in the
ocean, yet he was able to draw Sanji back to the boat. This would make it seem
that due to his training during the time-skip, he has become able to withstand
the power of the sea for a short while.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/j4xNN.jpg)

Then, in chapter 605, we could see how Luffy put his hand back into the ocean,
but this time he coated it in Haki. Despite being fully coated, he still lost
his power at the same rate. Luffy got a lot stronger during the time-skip and
it might even be that, since he has more power to drain, it might take a bit
longer, but **it is safe to say that coating yourself in Haki does not negate
the effects of the sea**.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/efoi2.png)


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It's not the water that drains them. It's the stagnant non-running water. This
is why they can shower and drink water but not take a bath. So if they could
vibrate their Haki in a manner which causes the water around them to FLOW like
a running water, then in theory they could nullify the effects of the water.


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