Naruto: Copy System - [565] : The Battle Begins

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Seeing Olvia’s silence, Shin lost interest in the conversation and decided to just wait for the Marines’ move.

“Shin, you weren’t serious, were you?” Hancock asked him.

Is her charm really no match for Olvia’s? Hancock felt a pang of sadness. As for Robin, she stared at Shin with a straight face, looking as if she wanted to tear him to pieces.

“Ahem, let’s not talk about that now. Our opponent has arrived,” Shin said, looking at the golden light streaking across the sky.

That must be Kizaru. Perfect timing.

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“Well, Shin-san, you seem quite relaxed,” Kizaru said as the golden light coalesced into a human figure.

“Kizaru, are you the only one here? If so, I’ll be very disappointed.” Shin’s gaze was fixed on Kizaru.

“Of course not. If it were just me, I’d never show my face here… It’s too scary~”

Usually, when Kizaru said “scary,”—he was being sarcastic. But this time, he was genuinely terrified. Even Garp was no match for him—Kizaru certainly didn’t stand a chance. It was better not to fight if he could avoid it.

“Sit down, have a drink,” Shin said to Kizaru.

“I appreciate the offer, but I don’t think I can. If Fleet Admiral Sengoku found out, I’d lose my position,” Kizaru said with a troubled expression.

“So, are you going to fight or not?” Hancock drew her sword and pointed it at Kizaru.

“Honestly, I don’t want to be your enemy, Shin-san, but I’ve got my orders.” Kizaru’s hands materialized a sword of golden light from thin air—the Ama no Murakumo.

The moment Kizaru’s sword appeared, Hancock attacked without hesitation, sending a sword slash straight at his head.

“What an intense sword energy.”

Though Kizaru said it was scary, he easily blocked Hancock’s attack.

“As expected of an Admiral!”

Hancock looked down at Kizaru with obvious pride. Not many people could withstand even one strike from her anymore.

Her swordsmanship had definitely reached Great Swordsman level. Under Shin’s training, every aspect of her strength had improved dramatically.

With another slash, Hancock and Kizaru clashed.

Faced with Hancock’s fierce swordsmanship, Kizaru could only defend passively. In terms of swordsmanship, Kizaru was only decent, a far cry from Hancock. After all, Kizaru’s strength didn’t lie in his swordsmanship.

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“Is Hancock that strong? She can easily suppress an Admiral?” Robin was a bit surprised.

At this moment, Hancock was pressing Kizaru, who could only defend passively, looking quite pathetic.

“Kizaru’s holding back. Otherwise, Hancock wouldn’t be having such an easy time,”

Shin shook his head and said. If it were a real life-or-death battle, Hancock would likely be defeated. The best-case scenario would be a mutual defeat.

An Admiral’s power wasn’t far behind an Emperor’s. Of course, that didn’t apply to Shin. The gap between him and Kizaru was on a completely different level—Shin could end him in seconds.

“Olvia, take care of the guy who’s hiding and trying to launch a sneak attack,” Shin said to Olvia.

Olvia nodded, and a beast of lightning flew from her hand, striking an empty space.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

The ground was blasted open, and a figure flew out, somewhat injured.

“This guy must have been sent by the Five Elders,” Shin glanced at him.

He was definitely sent by the Five Elders. As for his strength, judging by his aura, he was only slightly weaker than Kizaru. Was he from CP0?

It was very likely. But no matter who he was, Shin only knew that he was his enemy.

“Shin, leave this to me,” Olvia said to Shin.

She couldn’t let Shin handle everything. Besides, he was the captain—he shouldn’t have to micromanage every fight.

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you, Olvia. Just be careful—he’s stronger than he looks.” Shin didn’t object.

Hearing the concern in Shin’s voice, Olvia smiled softly. She was confident she could handle it.

“Don’t worry. Leave it to me.”

Olvia could tell her opponent wasn’t weak, but she felt he was still within her capabilities.

“I’ll help my mother,” Robin said, standing up.

But as soon as she stood up, Shin pressed her down.

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“Robin, don’t cause any trouble. Your strength is not enough to help Olvia,” Shin said to Robin.

At this point, she might just be a hindrance, forcing Olvia to look after her.

“Shin, you’re looking down on me.” Though Robin kept her expression neutral, she was clearly frustrated.

“It’s not that I’m looking down on you, but have you ever been in a real fight?” Shin asked Robin.

His question caught her off guard.

She didn’t know what to say. Of course, she had been in fights, but they couldn’t really be called fights. They were all against small fry that could be easily dealt with. As for real powerhouses, she had never fought one.

The reason was simple—Robin wasn’t a fighter on the ship, even though her strength had improved considerably through training. Usually when they ran into serious threats, Olvia and Hancock handled them, leaving Robin without any real combat experience.

“So just watch from here. I know you’re worried about Olvia, but she’s got this. She can handle him,”

Shin said calmly to Robin. Besides, he was still here. If things went south, he could always step in himself.

“It feels a bit embarrassing to just watch,” Robin said.

At the same time, she felt she should contribute somehow. Maybe she’d learn combat techniques from Hancock in the future and get some real battle experience.

Robin had trained hard and wasn’t weak—she was even stronger than a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral—but her combat effectiveness was lacking.

Shin smiled faintly, then formed a hand seal.

Instantly, a person who looked exactly like him appeared beside him, and after exchanging a look with Shin, he headed into the distance.

“What is this?” Robin looked at Shin with confusion, not knowing what he was doing.

“Forgot? Our ship’s still docked at the port, and Akainu and Aokiji are about to show up. Of course I have to deal with them.” Shin said to Robin.

Right now, the strongest person on Pluton was Momousagi, and she was still working undercover. So Shin wasn’t planning to rely on her for backup.

Even if she did help, she couldn’t handle both Akainu and Aokiji anyway. So Shin sent a Wood Clone over—more than enough to take care of them.

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