Naruto: Copy System#617+618: I Don’t Need a Giant on My Ship, Arrival in the Alabasta Kingdom

“Let me show you the power of a giant!”

Dorry roared, swinging his massive sword toward Shin and the others. He was pissed after getting caught off guard earlier and was ready to unleash hell.

Shin watched him charge, not particularly bothered. He hadn’t come here looking for a fight—he was just curious. But if a fight was what Dorry wanted, Shin wasn’t about to back down.

Besides, he didn’t even have to lift a finger. This was a perfect chance to test his crew’s skills.

"<Tempest Kick!>"

Kalifa executed the Marine Six Powers technique, launching a blade of compressed air from her kick.

It slammed into Dorry’s giant sword with incredible force.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM—!

The sound ripped across the island, startling countless prehistoric beasts into a frenzy of roars. Dorry was thrown back, staggering from the impact.

It was almost unbelievable—Kalifa, a normal-sized woman, had sent a giant flying. The Kalifa from the original story could never have pulled this off.

“Damn, I wish I had that kind of power,” Nami muttered under her breath.

“You know, Nami, you really should work on getting stronger,” Robin advised.

“She’s right, Nami,” Shirahoshi added, her voice trembling slightly. “The pirates in the New World are very ruthless.”

“Is it really that bad?” Nami’s face paled. Looks like she couldn’t afford to be the dead weight anymore.

“Hah—!”

With a sharp cry, Kalifa used her Float-Float Fruit ability, levitating a massive boulder and sending it crashing down on Dorry.

That was the terrifying power of the Float-Float Fruit—it could turn entire islands into weapons. Among all the Devil Fruits, it was definitely one of the top-tier abilities. Give it to a Marine Vice Admiral, and you could probably train them into an Admiral.

“Baby-5, I’ve got a mission for you, if you’re up for it,” Shin said, turning to her.

“Ready for your orders, Captain!” she snapped to attention.

“It’s nothing too crazy. I just need you to go hunt some of the local wildlife. We’ll have them for dinner.”

Shin assigned her this glorious and vital task.

“I’m starting to think I know why you really wanted to come to Little Garden, Shin. You were after the animals all along,” Olvia said, a note of pity in her voice for the island’s beasts.

Shin just rubbed his nose. Seeing Dorry and Brogy was a minor detour, his real target had always been the island’s unique fauna.

This place was crawling with extinct creatures, maybe even dinosaurs. Shin was dying to find out what they tasted like.

Baby-5 headed off to hunt, but considering some of these ancient beasts could be seriously dangerous, Shin sent Monet with her for backup.

Hopefully, they’d bag a dinosaur.

The rumors said they existed here, but who knew if it was true.

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Meanwhile, the fight between Kalifa and Dorry the Blue Ogre was wrapping up. Dorry was no match for her.

With the Float-Float Fruit, her own advanced combat skills, and the power of Armament Haki, beating him was easy. She could even take him head-on, but she was smarter than that.

Dorry’s greatest strength was his raw power, there was no reason for Kalifa to get into a brute-force slugfest with him.

Brogy watched from the sidelines but didn’t intervene. It was a matter of Dorry’s pride. If he jumped in, it would only make things worse between them—their rivalry might even turn into a fight to the death.

“I lose,” Dorry finally admitted. He knew he was outmatched, so he conceded defeat gracefully.

Kalifa held back, not dealing a final blow.

“You must be some seriously promising pirates,” Dorry said, laughing heartily.

Shin’s expression turned a little strange. These two really had been cut off from the world for a long time. They didn’t even recognize him, which meant they had no idea who the Four Emperors were.

Dorry and Brogy had been fighting here for a century—Whitebeard wasn’t even born when they started. They’d lived an insanely long time, but their strength hadn’t really grown.

If they combined their strength for a single, all-out attack, they might be able to match an Admiral. But individually, Dorry was at the level of a Marine Vice Admiral at best.

Maybe their potential was just low. Or maybe it was harder for giants to get stronger.

“Have you two ever thought about leaving this island?” Shin asked them.

“Are you trying to recruit us?” Dorry asked.

Shin blinked, surprised by the misunderstanding.

“I don’t need a giant on my ship. And I don’t take men, either,” Shin stated flatly.

“Right... With a crew as strong as yours, you probably wouldn’t be interested in our strength,” Dorry said, sitting down with his knees crossed.

Seeing Dorry sit, Brogy followed suit. It had been a long time since they’d seen other people, and they were eager to talk.

Shin didn’t mind chatting. They probably knew a lot of secrets he didn’t—like what the seas were like a hundred years ago.

Back then, even Rocks probably hadn’t become the ruler of the seas yet.

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“Huh, Baby-5 and Monet are back already. That was fast.” Shin glanced over as they returned.

They had brought back a few animals—some were ordinary, but others Shin had never seen before.

And holy shit, they actually caught a dinosaur!

Looks like this island was even more ancient than he thought.

They had a barbecue on Little Garden and even invited Dorry and Brogy to join. Those two giants could really eat.

“We’re off. Who knows if we’ll see you two again out on the seas.”

Shin and his crew stayed on Little Garden for one night before departing the next day.

“Here, a gift from us.” Dorry and Brogy presented their parting gifts—a few massive beasts from the island, each one easily the size of a Sea King.

Shin gladly accepted them. The meat was delicious. This trip to Little Garden had definitely been worth it.

“Next stop, the Alabasta Kingdom,” Shin announced, glancing at Vivi.

Hearing his words, Vivi’s face lit up with excitement.

“We’re really going to Alabasta?”

The intel she’d received painted a grim picture of the situation back home. She wanted to get back as soon as possible to protect her people and her father, Cobra.

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“Don’t worry, Vivi. I’m sure your country will be fine,” Shirahoshi said, noticing Vivi’s worried expression.

“I hope so.” But Vivi still couldn’t shake the anxiety.

“And even if the kingdom falls, we’ll help you take it back,” Kalifa added, glancing at her.

Vivi shot Kalifa a look, completely speechless. Was that supposed to be a comfort? If the kingdom really fell, what would happen to her father?

“Crocodile may be one of the Seven Warlords, but he's not stupid enough to just attack a kingdom outright. Besides, your kingdom is more than it seems,” Shin said, giving Vivi a meaningful look. It was the country that held the secrets of Pluton—of course it wasn’t simple.

The Nefeltari family was no ordinary royal line, they were shrouded in mystery. Vivi herself could probably be considered a Celestial Dragon.

After all, the Celestial Dragons were descendants of the Twenty Kings, and the Nefeltari family was one of the few that had survived the Void Century.

But for all their history, they didn’t have any real powerhouses.

It was their lineage that was special, not their strength. If they could find and use Pluton, then the Alabasta Kingdom would be a force to be reckoned with.

But finding Pluton wasn’t easy.

How many people in this world could even read the Poneglyphs?

Roger couldn’t read the Poneglyphs, but he had the Voice of All Things. He didn’t need to read them. That ability was seriously overpowered. Shin wondered if it was a form of Observation Haki. For all his strength, he didn’t have it.

Vivi looked at Shin, confused. As the princess of Alabasta, she had no idea what was so special about her kingdom.

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As Shin and his crew headed for Alabasta, Crocodile got the news.

“You're telling me Princess Vivi got away on Shin Uzumaki's ship? And you couldn't do anything to stop it?" Crocodile's expression darkened. His face was already menacing, but this news made it downright murderous.

“Yes, we saw Miss Wednesday board the Kuja Pirates’ ship with our own eyes.”

Miss Wednesday was Vivi’s codename in Baroque Works.

“I see. Keep a close watch on the Kuja Pirates’ movements,” Crocodile ordered his subordinate.

He had originally tasked them with monitoring Mihawk, but now, Shin Uzumaki was the bigger priority, especially since he was heading straight for Alabasta.

“Shin Uzumaki... Are you after Pluton too?” After his men left, Crocodile stared into the distance, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

“Even you won’t stop me from getting Pluton!”

For the sake of finding Pluton, Crocodile was willing to make an enemy of Shin. His ultimate goal was to become the Pirate King.

Most pirates on the sea shared that dream. But Crocodile knew he couldn’t achieve it with his own strength, so he was counting on something else to get him there.

Something like the three Ancient Weapons. He was going to use them to become the Pirate King.

So, even against Shin Uzumaki, he wouldn’t back down.

However, unlike in the original story, where he had Robin to decipher the Poneglyphs for him, he now had no one. Finding Pluton had hit a major roadblock.

‘Should I try to work with him?’ The thought crossed his mind.

He acted tough, but deep down, Crocodile was a coward. He was about to face Shin Uzumaki, after all.

The man’s strength was recognized by all pirates as the strongest of the Four Emperors. A fight was out of the question. He knew that much. But he couldn’t give up on Pluton.

“Our power levels are too different. Working with him would be a disaster for me.”

Crocodile felt trapped. He couldn’t win, and he couldn’t cooperate. If he really tried to team up with Shin, he’d be eaten alive.

The smartest move would be to leave now, abandon his plans, and give up on years of work.

But he couldn’t accept that...

He had wasted so much time. If he didn’t find Pluton, it would all be for nothing.

Honestly, if Crocodile had focused on training, he would be at least Admiral-level by now, or close to it. With the Sand-Sand Fruit, a Logia-type, his potential was huge.

But he had been so focused on finding external power that his own strength had stagnated. Now, he was only slightly stronger than a Marine Vice Admiral. The gap was significant.

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“This is the Alabasta Kingdom,” Vivi said, her face lighting up as she saw her homeland again, eagerly pointing things out to Shin and the others.

The Alabasta Kingdom was a massive country, at least compared to the other small nations in the Grand Line. It was a desert kingdom.

So, while it was a big country, it wasn’t particularly wealthy. Especially since it hadn’t rained in three years. The people were living in poverty.

“It’s a bit poor. Let’s go find Crocodile. I hope he hasn’t run off,” Hancock said, thinking he might have fled. After all, the Kuja Pirates were heading straight for him. He couldn’t possibly not know.

“He probably can't let go of what he's chasing here,” Shin said, not worried at all. Crocodile’s goal was Pluton, he wouldn’t give up so easily.

“Besides, we don’t need to find him. He’s already on his way to us.”

Shin said.

Hearing him, the girls activated their Observation Haki and immediately sensed Crocodile and his subordinates approaching.

Knowing Shin had arrived, Crocodile had decided not to hide. He was going to negotiate.

If he could strike a deal with Shin, it would be a good thing. If not, he’d have to fight.

No matter what, he would not give up on Pluton.

“I can't believe he actually showed up. What an idiot. Does he have a death wish or something?" Kalifa said with a cold laugh.

Vivi felt her nerves kicking in. She was about to face the man who'd torn her kingdom apart.

Even with powerful allies backing her, her heart was still racing.