Naruto: Copy System

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“Blackbeard, you’re not exactly captain material. Shiryu and Catarina are dead, and you haven’t said a word.”

After Shin’s Pluton had departed, Avalo Pizarro seized the opportunity to challenge Blackbeard.

Blackbeard’s face was already grim, but now he shot a vicious glare at Pizarro.

“Don’t forget who got you out of Impel Down.” Blackbeard looked ready to throw down.

He usually didn’t mind Pizarro’s ambition, but now was not the time. If he let Pizarro run his mouth, the newly formed Blackbeard Pirates would fracture before they even set sail.

Perhaps wary of Blackbeard’s power, Pizarro fell silent. The others said nothing.

The Blackbeard Pirates’ ship set a course for Marineford, even though they had seen Shin’s ship heading in the same direction. Going to Marineford now was risky, but Blackbeard had no intention of changing course.

Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit was a prize Blackbeard had to claim. Of course, he would have preferred Shin’s, but he knew that was out of his reach.

In truth, Shin had never eaten a Devil Fruit—he wouldn’t willingly saddle himself with a weakness. But no one knew that. Everyone on the seas, including the Five Elders, believed Shin had eaten some unknown, powerful Devil Fruit.

While Blackbeard was still en route, Shin’s ship had already returned to Marineford, taking up its original position.

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“REPORTING TO THE FLEET ADMIRAL! THE KUJA PIRATES ARE BACK! THEY’RE IN THE SAME SPOT! AWAITING YOUR ORDERS, SIR!”

A Marine, his voice trembling with panic, rushed to report the moment the Pluton reappeared.

Sengoku, who had been focused on the battle against Whitebeard, immediately looked over.

“What’s going on?”

“We don’t know the specifics, sir, but the Kuja Pirates have returned.”

The Marine hadn’t seen much. All he knew was that the Kuja Pirates had come back. As for their intentions, that was still unclear. The moment he saw them, he had rushed to report.

“Alright, I understand. Go back and keep an eye on them,” Sengoku said after a moment of thought.

“Remember, if anything urgent happens, contact me immediately via Den Den Mushi,” Sengoku added as a reminder.

The soldier nodded and left, and Sengoku turned his attention back to the fight with Whitebeard.

Garp alone couldn’t hold off Whitebeard. He had been able to trade blows at first, but as the fight dragged on, he was starting to lose ground. This was a testament to Whitebeard’s terrifying strength in his prime—even Garp was slightly outmatched.

Now, Aokiji had joined Garp.

The two of them together could just about hold Whitebeard back. This suggested that Garp’s combat power was at least equivalent to two Admirals. Before, it had taken three Admirals to stall Whitebeard—now, Garp and Aokiji were managing it.

“Purupurupuru!”

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Sengoku’s hand rang, he tensed.

Had the Kuja Pirates made a move?

But after glancing at the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief. It was the one used exclusively to contact the Five Elders. They must be calling him. It wasn’t about the Kuja Pirates. That was a relief.

“Sengoku, execute him now. Ace must die!!”

The voice of one of the Five Elders came through. It didn’t matter which one it was—the order was clear.

“Carry out the execution,” Sengoku said calmly.

His words made Garp, who was fighting Whitebeard, falter for a split second.

“GET OUT OF MY WAY!”

Whitebeard roared, throwing a punch at Garp. Garp would normally have been able to react, but in the end, he only managed a defensive posture and was sent flying.

After knocking Garp back, Whitebeard glared at the two executioners and unleashed a wave of Conqueror’s Haki, knocking them out instantly. At this point, Whitebeard didn’t care about the collateral damage.

“<Ice Partisan!>”

Just as Whitebeard was about to advance, Aokiji, wielding two spears of ice, charged at him.

“Hmph.”

Whitebeard completely ignored Aokiji’s attack, covering his body in Armament Haki and continuing towards Ace.

“<Impact Wave!>”

Sengoku transformed into his giant Buddha form and slammed a palm strike towards Whitebeard.

Luffy, who had been rushing to save Ace, was also sent flying by the attack.

Garp caught the airborne Luffy. A quick check confirmed that although his grandson was badly injured, his life wasn’t in danger. Seeing Luffy was alright, Garp finally relaxed.

However, when he looked up again, his world went dark.

Akainu had suddenly abandoned his fight with a Whitebeard Pirates commander, appearing in front of Ace. Ignoring Whitebeard’s incoming attack, he drove his magma fist straight through Ace’s chest.

Ace, still bound by Seastone cuffs, was powerless to resist. Akainu’s magma fist blasted a gaping hole clean through him.

He was done for…

Just like in the original story, there was no difference. Ace was going to die.

Of course, Akainu didn’t get off easy either. He took a direct hit from Whitebeard’s fist, a blow that severely injured him.

But it was too late to change anything. Ace’s fate was sealed.

With a magma fist through his torso and his heart gone, how could Ace possibly survive?

Akainu was truly ruthless, paying a steep price to ensure Ace’s death.

“DAMN YOU, AKAINU!” Garp put Luffy down, roared in fury, and charged straight at Akainu.

“Garp, what the hell are you doing?” Seeing Garp about to attack Akainu, Sengoku immediately intervened. He wouldn’t let his old friend spend the rest of his life in the depths of Impel Down.

Whitebeard, seeing this, felt tears well up in his eyes. He couldn’t believe Ace had died right in front of him.

Well, Ace wasn’t dead just yet. The people of this world had incredibly tenacious life force. He still had a breath left in him.

“Pops…”

Ace glanced at Whitebeard, then closed his eyes, his body slumping to the ground.

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“I didn’t expect to walk in on Ace getting killed.”

Shin had just returned to witness Akainu kill Ace with a single punch. It seemed that even with his interference, Ace still died in the end.

In fact, his death was even more pathetic than in the original story. At least then, he had been rescued before sacrificing himself to save Luffy.

Now? He was killed without even a chance to fight back.

Akainu had successfully drawn a lot of hatred. Both Whitebeard and Garp now despised him.

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