Naruto: Copy System#615+616: Nefertari Vivi, Little Garden, Dorry and Brogy

"Akainu wants me to deal with Mihawk."

A sinister glint flashed in Crocodile's eyes as he considered the situation.

'Mihawk, I have no personal grudge against you, but for the sake of my own peace, I'll have to get rid of you.'

Crocodile had no quarrel with Mihawk, but now he had to act. The reason was simple: Akainu was watching. He knew Akainu’s personality well—the man showed no mercy to his own people, let alone to pirates.

If he didn't handle Mihawk, Akainu would undoubtedly find a reason to come after him. Although he was a Warlord and the Marines couldn't move against him at will, finding a pretext wouldn't be difficult.

Moreover, Crocodile was already involved in shady business. He was targeting the Kingdom of Alabasta, secretly plotting to seize Pluton. If the Marines found out, his Warlord title would be revoked and he would be arrested.

The World Government would never allow anyone to get their hands on the three Ancient Weapons.

Of course, if Crocodile had Shin's level of strength, he could do as he pleased. The problem was, he didn't.

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Afterward, Crocodile ordered Baroque Works to find Mihawk's whereabouts. He was certain Mihawk was now in the East Blue. Akainu's information had to be accurate.

He was seriously injured after fighting Shin Uzumaki, though Crocodile didn't know how badly.

"Mihawk fought with Shin Uzumaki and survived?" he thought, skeptical.

When he was young, he had challenged Whitebeard and felt that overwhelming power. At the time, Whitebeard hadn't even gotten serious, and he was almost killed. In the end, Whitebeard spared his life and let him go.

But Shin Uzumaki had once defeated Whitebeard—and a Whitebeard in his prime. One could only imagine his strength.

Crocodile suspected that even after obtaining Pluton, he might not be a match for him.

Mihawk had to be suicidal. Crocodile wondered how he had survived... had he been spared?

Indeed, Crocodile's guess was correct. Mihawk had been spared by Shin.

"'As long as he's still in the East Blue, he has to return to the Grand Line. I'll have a chance to act. I'll just wait for him here.'"

Crocodile was in no hurry, content to let Mihawk come to him.

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Meanwhile, Shin and his group had arrived at Whiskey Peak.

"So this is the Grand Line!" Nami was full of anticipation.

Compared to Shin and the others, who were accustomed to such sights, Nami had far less experience. For her, it was astonishing—she had already encountered many things on the Grand Line she had never seen before.

"This place is a gathering point for bounty hunters."

Shin's knowledge of Whiskey Peak came from his past life, as he had never stopped here before.

This was a town that welcomed pirates because it was filled with bounty hunters. Naturally, they were thrilled to see pirates arrive, as taking their heads was how they claimed their bounties.

When Shin’s Kuja Pirates arrived, the bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak didn’t even try to make a move—they didn’t show themselves at all. By the time the crew docked, not a single bounty hunter remained. The sight of the Kuja Pirates’ flag had already sent them fleeing.

Of course, Shin didn't care about those bounty hunters. It made no difference to him whether he saw them or not.

He came here to buy supplies. They hadn't stopped at Loguetown before entering the Grand Line, so the provisions on the ship were nearly gone.

Shin strolled around the small town with his crew, and after buying what they needed, he returned to the ship.

"Shin, this woman wants to see you."

As soon as he returned, Olvia pointed at a blue-haired woman.

“Nefertari Vivi right?”

Shin looked at her. The beautiful woman with blue hair was definitely her. This was, after all, a subordinate organization of Baroque Works.

Nefertari Vivi was the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta. She had come here as an undercover agent to investigate Baroque Works' plot to incite a civil war and overthrow the kingdom.

“Shin-sama, you know me?” Vivi asked cautiously.

At the same time, she felt a wave of disbelief. Even as a princess, the distance between her and a Yonko like Shin Uzumaki was immense. The fact that he even knew her was astonishing.

“Of course I know you. Are you looking for me?”

This was the first time Shin had seen her; he only knew of her from his previous life.

With a thud, Vivi knelt in front of Shin.

“Please, Your Majesty, help me.”

Vivi pleaded for his help.

"What do you want my help with?" Shin asked, though he had already guessed. It had to be about Crocodile.

During her time undercover, Vivi had discovered that the leader of Baroque Works was one of the Seven Warlords, Crocodile.

“My name is Nefertari Vivi. I am the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta.”

Although Shin had already called her by name, she introduced herself again out of politeness.

Afterward, she stated her purpose: she requested his help to deal with Crocodile.

Despite being a Logia user, Crocodile’s power was surprisingly limited. For a Warlord, he was disappointing. Yet for the Kingdom of Alabasta, he remained an overwhelming force. If not for his fear of the Marines, the kingdom would have fallen into his hands long ago.

“Princess Vivi, why should I help you?” Shin asked her the pragmatic question calmly.

Vivi was silent. 'Yes, why would he help me?'

She had come here on a desperate gamble after seeing the Kuja Pirates' ship. As for whether she could get help, she wasn't optimistic.

"Why don't you ask the Marines for help?" Momousagi couldn't help but say to her.

"It's useless. Crocodile is one of the Seven Warlords. Even if you tell the Marines, nothing will happen to him without evidence," Vivi said with disappointment.

If asking the Marines for help was an option, she would have gone long ago. But Crocodile wouldn't allow them to escape and seek help. At the moment, the kingdom was in civil unrest.

The Marines would not interfere in the internal conflicts of a kingdom, so it was useless to ask for help unless she had proof of his crimes.

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Princess Vivi's face was filled with despair. It seemed she wasn't going to get any help.

"Shin-nii, can we help her?" Shirahoshi asked, tugging on Shin's hand.

Hearing her words, a flicker of hope ignited in Vivi's eyes. She looked at Shin with anticipation. A Yonko—could solve the Kingdom of Alabasta's crisis with a single casual move.

"Shirahoshi, you're too kind. Nothing in this world is free," Robin said, patting her little head. Getting something for nothing was simply impossible. Even if you asked Shin for help, he would never do it for free.

“I will do my best to repay Shin-sama,” Vivi immediately stated.

“A verbal promise is meaningless,” Kalifa glanced at her and said calmly.

“...”

Vivi gritted her teeth before speaking. “I truly have nothing to offer. I’m just a princess. But if Shin-sama is willing to help me, I will repay him with everything I have.”

“Shin-nii,” Shirahoshi pleaded, pulling his hand again.

Looking at her cute, wide eyes, Shin felt quite helpless.

“Alright. Remember what you said,” he said calmly to her. For Shirahoshi's sake, he didn't mind helping.

“Thank you, Shin-sama, thank you.” Vivi thanked him, and then she thanked Shirahoshi. She knew that without the mermaid's help, he would have never agreed.

Olvia and the others had no objection to Shin agreeing to help Vivi. The Kingdom of Alabasta was on their way regardless. So even if they helped her, it wouldn't waste any of their time.

“You can come on board with us for now,” Shin said to her.

Vivi was a bit reserved, but her heart was filled with gratitude. The kingdom was finally saved. With a Yonko involved, not even Crocodile could stir up any trouble. As a princess of a Grand Line kingdom, she was well aware of how powerful the Four Emperors were.

"By the way, Shin-sama, I believe my undercover identity has been discovered, so the senior agents of Baroque Works are all hunting me," Vivi explained.

“Oh.”

Shin's reaction was calm. 'Could the agents of Baroque Works really come to his ship to arrest someone?'

If they truly had the guts, he wouldn't mind sending them to their deaths.

Seeing his calm reaction, Vivi stayed silent. A Warlord was nothing compared to a Yonko. Yet to her, a Warlord was still an untouchable titan.

"Let's go to Little Garden first," Shin said to Nami.

"Little Garden, it's marked on the nautical chart," Nami replied, looking at the chart.

"What are we going to do there?" Hancock asked him with confusion.

"Little Garden is called the Prehistoric Island. There are two giants fighting on it, and they have been fighting for a hundred years. I'm going to see them." Shin suddenly remembered the two giants in Little Garden.

The lifespan of the giant race was obviously longer than that of normal people.

“Giants.” Olvia and the others thought of Saul.

Because of Shin, Saul had escaped and was now living quietly in a remote corner of the world.

Giants were exceedingly rare. A few giant Vice Admirals served in the Marines, and their strength was formidable. The greatest advantage of giants was their sheer physical power. With ease, they could overturn a warship as if it were a child’s toy.

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Thanks to Pluton’s incredible speed, it did not take long for them to reach Little Garden.

“Is this a giant?”

This was the first time Nami had seen a giant. It was twenty meters tall, which was a terrifying sight to her. "I never expected there to be creatures like giants in this world."

But thinking about it, since creatures like fish-men existed, why couldn't giants?

"The Blue Ogre, Dorry, and the Red Ggre, Brogy." Shin looked at the two former captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates.

Because of a small matter, they had been fighting in Little Garden for a hundred years. Their minds probably weren't all there. If they were thinking clearly, they wouldn't have been fighting here for so long.

“Well, someone’s here. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone.” The two giants who were fighting temporarily stopped and looked at Shin and his group.

"They won't attack us, will they? Why don’t we just leave quickly?" Nami asked Shin. At that moment, fear flickered across her face.

After all, when confronted with legendary giants, who wouldn’t be afraid? Such a terrifying creature could crush her beneath a single step.

"Nami, are you scared? I could take down a beast like that with one swing," Hancock said to Nami.

“Really?” Nami looked at Hancock with suspicion. Comparing Hancock's height to the giant's, the difference was immense. Could she really kill him with one swing?

"Of course... If you don't believe me, I'll demonstrate!" Hancock said, preparing to act.

“Forget it, Hancock. They haven’t attacked us,” Olvia said. Killing those two giants with a single slash would have been terribly unfair.

“Humans, your aura is very strong,” Dorry said, looking at Shin and his group. They could all feel that formidable aura.

"Want to fight?" Brogy asked Shin, holding a giant axe in one hand and a round shield in the other.

"Fight? You think you're worthy of challenging the captain?" Kalifa said with disdain. Her scorn was palpable, and Dorry and Brogy bristled with anger, barely restraining themselves from attacking.

While they weren't evil, neither one was exactly known for keeping their cool. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been beating the hell out of each other for hours over something so petty—they just had to prove who was stronger.

"You're not convinced, are you? Very well," Kalifa said, very confident.

“<Earth Scroll!>”

Using her Float-Float Fruit powers, she tore up chunks of earth and hurled them at Dorry and Brogy. The ground itself was ripped away in massive sheets.

Even the two giants were knocked back, their bodies battered and bleeding.

“You’re that strong!!” Nami stared at Kalifa in shock. How could someone so slender send two mountain-sized giants flying like that.

“This is nothing special. Get yourself a decent Devil Fruit and put in the work, and you could be just as strong," Kalifa said matter-of-factly.

But Nami wasn't so sure about that—she knew herself well enough to admit she wasn't exactly the training type.