Naruto: Copy System

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Olvia’s expression grew uncharacteristically serious. “The news concerns us directly,” she said. “The Five Elders are planning to make a move against us.”

“Oh? Is the information reliable?”

Shin wasn’t particularly shocked. It was only natural for the Five Elders to want to deal with him. From their perspective, it was the logical move.

“We don’t know for sure yet. It’s just a rumor for now, we don’t know if it’s true.”

Olvia couldn’t confirm the accuracy of the information. It was just a rumor circulating in the underworld, and those were a mixed bag of truth and lies.

“Should we look into it?” Olvia asked Shin.

“Of course. If it’s true, then things will get interesting.” A cold glint flashed in Shin’s eyes.

He had never gone out of his way to antagonize the Five Elders or the Celestial Dragons. But if they were foolish enough to provoke him…

Shin wouldn’t mind baring his fangs and devouring them both. He was confident he could handle it.

“I’ll investigate right away.”

Olvia couldn’t relax either. The Five Elders were a behemoth, capable of mobilizing the Marines and the Cipher Pol organizations.

And behind them were the Celestial Dragons. Everyone knew the Celestial Dragons were pathetic, the dregs of society. But without real power to back them up, how could they hold a position above everyone else?

The Celestial Dragons were not to be underestimated. After all, it was their ancestors who created the current world order.

“By the way, there’s one more thing. A man calling himself the ‘World Destroyer’ has issued a challenge to you.”

“His name is Byrnndi World. He’s an escapee from Impel Down, and he’s quite strong.”

“Oh, so it’s that guy. I almost forgot about him. His Devil Fruit ability is quite impressive.”

Shin immediately remembered who he was. The man possessed the More-More Fruit. In the original story, he had sought revenge, planning to use a cannon and the power of his fruit to blow Marineford away.

He truly had the ability to do so; otherwise, he wouldn’t be known as the World Destroyer.

The More-More Fruit was definitely one of the most powerful Devil Fruits on the seas. It could increase the size and speed of any object it touched by up to a hundred times.

It could even be used to increase one’s own speed, boosting it by ten, or even a hundred times.

Who knew if it could be developed even further.

“If I had the More-More Fruit’s ability and could increase my own speed by a hundred times… I wonder how fast I’d be.”

Shin felt it was necessary to test this. The multiplicative enhancement was simply too overpowered.

“Right. He wants to challenge me? Even if he didn’t, I’d be looking for him.”

But something felt off to Shin. Byrnndi World had no reason to have beef with him. His grudge was with the Marines, not Shin. So why the challenge?

Shin glanced through the intel Olvia had compiled on Byrnndi World.

Apparently, Marineford had already been blown to hell by World and was now completely abandoned. Even though they’d known World was targeting the place, Akainu hadn’t bothered doing much about it.

Besides, Akainu’s focus was on the New World.

As for why Byrnndi World was challenging Shin, he had no idea. Who knew what went through that guy’s head? The man just wanted to fight, apparently.

Shin had just killed Kaido, and now someone else was stepping up. Whether it was intentional or just stupidity remained to be seen.

“If you really want to challenge me, I’ll play along. And I’ll copy the More-More Fruit while I’m at it.”

Shin had plenty of Replication Cards. It was time to use them. But copying the More-More Fruit would probably require a Divine Replication Card.

This fruit was quite overpowered. Shin felt its threat was no less than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit; it was just that its user wasn’t as strong as Whitebeard.

“Since you’re going to deal with Byrnndi World, let’s set sail,” Hancock said immediately.

“No, Hancock, we don’t need to. Since he’s challenging me, he’ll come to us. We just have to wait for him.”

Shin wasn’t in a hurry. He’d just wait. Byrnndi World would come to him, so there was no need for him to move, and he didn’t want to.

“Fine. Chasing him down would be beneath us anyway. Let him come to us.” Hancock polished the blade in her hands.

If she was being honest, killing Byrnndi World wouldn’t be difficult—probably just a few quick strikes. The man was old, and he’d been frozen for over thirty years. All that time on ice meant his strength had stagnated completely.

In terms of strength, he couldn’t compare to the current Hancock. If she was willing to act, Shin wouldn’t mind letting her handle it.

“Actually, after Byrnndi World accelerates, he’s quite impressive.”

Shin reminded Hancock. With his already fast speed, accelerating it by ten, fifty, or even a hundred times was truly overpowered.

In terms of speed, if he accelerated to his maximum, even Kizaru might not be faster.

But he probably wouldn’t want to increase his own speed that much, as his body would have to bear a great burden. And using a Devil Fruit ability already consumed a lot of stamina.

The more powerful the ability, the greater the stamina required to use it.

“I believe I can handle him,” Hancock said confidently. Her Observation Haki had even reached a level where she could predict a part of the future.

In battle, that gave her a huge advantage.

“Can I have a go? I’d like to test my strength against him.” Nami suddenly asked Shin.

Hearing Nami’s question, Shin gave her a strange look. You want to fight? With your strength, you’d be throwing your life away.

“Do not even think about it. With your meager abilities, you would simply be serving yourself on a platter,” Shin said, dismissing her proposal.

Nami’s strength had grown quickly, but she needed to keep her feet on the ground. Challenging a veteran powerhouse like Byrnndi World would be suicide.

You don’t get locked up on Impel Down’s sixth level for being weak—everyone down there was a genuine monster. At Nami’s current strength, World would kill her in a single strike. She wouldn’t even get a chance to react.

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