Naruto: Copy System - [581] : Princess Shirahoshi

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Shin glanced at Neptune beside him and said, “King Neptune, would you mind leaving us for a moment?”

Hearing Shin’s words, Neptune’s expression changed.

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt Shirahoshi. She can sense that, can’t you??” Shin said as he walked towards her.

“Yes, Father. He’s telling the truth,” Shirahoshi nodded her cute little head.

Neptune believed his daughter. After some hesitation, he chose to leave. Disobeying Shin would bring disaster. For now, he could only trust Shin Uzumaki and hope he wouldn’t harm his daughter.

After Neptune left—only Shin, Shirahoshi, and Hancock—remained. The large doors were closed.

Shirahoshi looked at Shin timidly, especially after her father left. She felt even more scared. But mixed in with her fear was genuine curiosity. Shirahoshi had always been naturally inquisitive, and Shin intrigued her.

“You’re human, from above the sea, right?” Shirahoshi asked Shin.

“That’s right,” Shin nodded.

After that, Shirahoshi turned into a curious baby, bombarding Shin with questions about the land. Things like the sun, the animals on land, everything on land was worth her curiosity.

Shirahoshi had been trapped here all her life, never having even seen flowers and grass. It was all because of that damn Vander Decken IX.

From her initial fear to now curiously talking with Shin and Hancock, Shirahoshi had changed a lot.

Looking at the longing Shirahoshi, Shin smiled and asked, “Have you ever thought about leaving Fish-Man Island, Shirahoshi?”

“Leaving Fish-Man Island?” Shirahoshi’s face showed a hint of longing, then hesitation. Although she really wanted to leave and see the outside world, it seemed she couldn’t.

“WAAAH~!!!”

Shirahoshi suddenly burst into tears, leaving Shin completely baffled. They’d been having a perfectly normal conversation—why was she crying all of a sudden? Anyone walking by would think he’d done something terrible to her.

“I can’t leave this place. The moment I step outside, I’ll be under attack.” Shirahoshi said to Shin, crying.

So that’s what it was. That has already been taken care of—

Her attacker was Vander Decken IX, a bullhead shark Fish-Man who captained the Flying Pirates and had eaten the Mark-Mark Fruit.

The Mark-Mark Fruit was actually pretty dangerous—once he touched someone, he could mark them permanently. After that, anything he threw would home in on his target no matter the distance.

It wasn’t true teleportation though—the projectiles could still be blocked or intercepted by obstacles. That’s why Shirahoshi was safe here in Hard-Shell Tower.

The fortress was built to withstand those tracking attacks.

“Don’t worry. The bad guy who wants to hurt you has been dealt with. You can go out in the future.” Shin said to Shirahoshi.

“Really? Shin-sama, you’re not lying to me?”

Shirahoshi stopped her tears and asked Shin.

“Of course not. We’re friends. Do you think I’d lie to you?” Shin said very calmly.

“I can really go out…” Shirahoshi cried again, but this time, she was crying with excitement.

“So have you thought about it, Shirahoshi? Would you like to come with us and see what the surface world looks like?” Hancock asked. Knowing that Shin wanted to bring her along, Hancock was more than happy to help convince her.

“But if I leave, what about my father and brothers? Will I ever see them again?” Shirahoshi asked, her face clouded with uncertainty.

“Even if you leave, it’s not like you can’t come back.” Shin said to Shirahoshi.

Hearing that she could come back, Shirahoshi was not so worried anymore.

“Then I will. I’ve dreamed of seeing the surface world for so long.” Her eyes sparkled with hope and wonder.

Shin smiled at her response. Looks like he’d successfully recruited Shirahoshi. Then he pulled out a Devil Fruit.

“Eat this.”

“A Devil Fruit?” Shirahoshi looked at Shin with confusion, then felt that he wouldn’t harm her, so she ate it.

“Ugh, it’s so disgusting.”

Shirahoshi said pitifully, clearly disgusted by the fruit Shin had given her. Hancock stared at Shin in disbelief. ‘Didn’t you say she was Poseidon? If she eats a Devil Fruit and can’t swim anymore, what kind of Sea King Commander is that?’

Actually, Shin didn’t need Shirahoshi for combat, so it wouldn’t matter if she ate a Devil Fruit. Besides, consuming one wouldn’t strip away her identity as Poseidon.

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After she swallowed it, her body suddenly blazed with brilliant light, and she began to shrink.

“Eh, why did I become so small?”

Shirahoshi looked at the tall Shin in front of her, so anxious that she was about to cry.

“This is too small…”

Shin couldn’t help but say, looking at the Shirahoshi who had become only a few centimeters tall.

The Devil Fruit Shin gave Shirahoshi was the Mini-Mini Fruit—which allowed the user to shrink their size.

In the original story, it had been eaten by the female giant Lily Enstomach, who could shift between three forms: five millimeters, thirty millimeters, and her original giant size.

Next, Shin helped Shirahoshi learn to control her new Devil Fruit powers.

After considerable practice, she finally managed to adjust her size—not back to her original massive height, but to a more manageable form just over one meter tall. She looked absolutely adorable.

“Is this a Devil Fruit that can shrink the body? No wonder you gave it to her,” Hancock was very curious.

Some Devil Fruits had really bizarre abilities, like the Mini-Mini Fruit he’d just given Shirahoshi—that one was particularly weird.

“Let’s go!”

Shin took the innocent-looking Shirahoshi and left the place where she had lived for several years.

“Shirahoshi, how did you become so small?” Neptune was stunned when he saw the shrunken Shirahoshi.

“I gave her a Devil Fruit, so she became small.” Shin looked at Neptune and didn’t hide it from him.

“WHAT?”

Neptune’s reaction was intense. His daughter had eaten a Devil Fruit—as a mermaid, she’d lost her ability to swim.

Technically, she could still survive underwater, but she’d need a coating bubble like Vander Decken IX used.

Neptune’s face went pale, but he didn’t have the guts to say anything to Shin. Was he really going to pick a fight with this man? Honestly, Neptune didn’t have the balls for that, even though he was furious.

What would happen to her future after eating a Devil Fruit? Neptune’s mind raced with worry. His pale, weathered face turned toward Shin.

“Don’t worry. Shirahoshi will be under my protection from now on. I’ll take good care of her—you have my word.” Shin told Neptune.

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