Naruto: Copy System#721+722: You Can Just Die Wondering, The Celestial Dragons Are Finished

Shin watched as Uranus charged at him, sidestepping the attack with a swift movement. He considered whether he should just end it with a single slash.

Truthfully, Shin wanted to understand the secret behind Uranus's ability to wield so many Devil Fruit powers.

Many of the abilities he used had already been consumed by others. So the question was, how was Uranus able to use them?

Shin didn't know the answer, but he desperately wanted to find out.

"Let's satisfy my curiosity."

The blade that was about to strike was suddenly retracted by Shin. Otherwise, he could have likely killed Uranus in one blow.

A Truth-Seeking Orb. For anyone without Six Paths Power, touching it meant being reduced to ash—or more accurately, being erased into Nothingness.

And Uranus certainly didn't have Six Paths Power. So if the blade had connected, he would have been dead, his body completely disintegrated.

"<Banshō Ten’in!>"

Hoping Uranus would just spill his secrets was a fool's dream, so Shin had to take matters into his own hands.

A black hole-like gravitational force erupted from Shin's palm. It looked similar to the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, but it wasn't the same—Shin's was clearly much stronger.

Uranus, who was already charging towards Shin, was now pulled forward at an even greater speed. He panicked, his body no longer under his control.

Unable to break free, Uranus suddenly used the power of the Flare-Flare Fruit, his body erupting into a sea of flames.

"A pointless trick. You think that'll work on me? Have you ever heard of Armament Haki?"

Shin's hand turned pitch-black, completely enveloped in Armament Haki, and he directly grabbed the elementalized Uranus.

Come to think of it, it was possible Uranus really didn't know about Armament Haki. After all, he had been asleep for a long time.

As for whether Armament Haki existed over eight hundred years ago—perhaps it did, perhaps it didn't. Who knew when Haki was developed?

After grabbing the fluid form of Uranus, Shin began to extract his soul.

"Hmm? No soul. How do you even exist?"

Shin was genuinely shocked. This was the most surprising thing he had encountered since coming to this world. Without a soul, wasn't he just a puppet?

But Shin could feel that he was definitely not a puppet.

Well, that didn't stop Shin from reading his memories. Placing a hand on his head, Shin began to search through Uranus's mind.

"No wonder. So you were created from the Devil Fruit Tree." Shin learned of Uranus's origin.

It was almost exactly as Shin had guessed. The reason Uranus could use so many Devil Fruit abilities was because he was the Devil Fruit Tree—the very source of all Devil Fruits.

"So a Devil Fruit Tree actually exists..."

Thinking of Devil Fruits, Shin shook his head slightly. Even now, he couldn't quite figure out how they worked.

After a user died, the Devil Fruit would reappear somewhere else. Shin didn't know the principle behind it.

It was a strange phenomenon, and Shin had no desire to investigate it further. He probably wouldn't find anything out anyway.

"Alright, it seems you're useless now."

Shin looked at Uranus. He knew everything he wanted to know, and he had no intention of keeping this guy around.

He was a menace. Even though he was a creation, his ambition was enormous. It was better to destroy someone like him.

It would be a service to the world.

"What did you do to me?" Uranus asked Shin. He had no idea that Shin had just read his every memory.

"That? You can just die wondering."

Shin said with a cold expression, then acted without mercy. A gray bone shot out.

"<All-Killing Ash Bones!>"

The gray bone pierced through Uranus's body. Where it struck, his body began to crumble.

Like the Truth-Seeking Orbs, the All-Killing Ash Bones was a Kekkei Mōra, one of the ultimate techniques.

Anyone hit by it would be turned to dust. It was as terrifying as a Truth-Seeking Orb—no, it was even more terrifying.

A Truth-Seeking Orb could be blocked by Six Paths Power, but the All-Killing Ash Bones could not. Just like that, Uranus turned to ash, completely and utterly gone.

Shin wasn't surprised in the slightest that Uranus was killed in one hit. If he hadn't been, Shin would have been the one who was truly shocked.

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After dealing with Uranus, Shin turned and left, returning to the Pluton.

Hancock and the others had seen him finish Uranus off. It was over in a flash.

"Shin, what are you waiting for? Let's get back to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!" Nami shouted at him.

"Back to Mary Geoise? What for?"

Hearing Nami's urgent plea to return to the Holy Land, Shin gave her a completely baffled look. What was left there now?

"Did you forget? The Celestial Dragons' treasure! We can't forget about that. Let's hurry back to Mary Geoise."

Even at a time like this, Nami hadn't forgotten about the treasure. Her obsession had reached a fever pitch.

"I think we should just forget it." Shin glanced in the direction of Mary Geoise. He had already blown the place to smithereens.

What was the point of going back now?

"How can we just forget it?" Nami was clearly unwilling to give up. Even if it was almost completely destroyed, what if something was left?

Nami felt she had to dig for it, no matter what. Otherwise, she would never be at peace.

"..."

Hearing Nami's plea, Shin finally nodded in agreement. Otherwise, knowing Nami's personality, she would probably follow him everywhere, nagging him about it.

He controlled the Pluton and flew towards the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. Seeing the ruins, Nami was petrified. It was completely and utterly destroyed.

Before, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was the highest point on the Red Line. Now, it was practically a basin.

"See? There's nothing here. Let's just go," Shin said, shrugging his shoulders.

"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HIT IT SO HARD? THE CELESTIAL DRAGONS' TREASURE IS ALL GONE NOW. I'M SO HEARTBROKEN."

Nami was in agony, looking as if she was about to faint.

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?" Shin looked at Nami, who was kneeling on the ground, and shook his head helplessly. He hadn't realized her obsession was this severe.

"I think this is a kind of illness. Nami needs to be treated," Robin glanced at Nami, then whispered to Shin.

"Mm, Robin, you're right. Nami might really be sick. How pitiful," Shin said, looking at Nami and shaking his head, deliberately trying to provoke her.

But this was probably just Nami's obsession. It was so deep that even now, she was still a complete money-grubber.

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On the ruins of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Nami was digging frantically with a small shovel.

As for Shin and the others, they were just watching the show, laughing and joking as Nami dug for her so-called treasure.

"I think you guys are laughing at me," Nami said, looking up and glaring at Shin, clearly unhappy.

"No, you've got it all wrong. We're definitely not laughing at you."

Shin quickly denied it. There was no way he would admit it. Of course he couldn't admit he was laughing at Nami.

"Then what were you laughing about just now? Weren't you laughing at me?" Nami asked Shin angrily.

"Ahem, no. Hancock just told a joke, and we thought it was funny. Isn't that right, Hancock??" Shin said, turning to Hancock.

"Yes, that's right. I told a joke," Hancock said with a serious nod.

"Heh, you must think I'm an idiot," Nami said, clearly furious.

"You guys better come and help me dig. We'll split the treasure we find, seventy-thirty."

Nami felt that if she relied on herself, she could dig here for a year and not find anything.

"Seventy-thirty? Are you giving us seventy percent?" Momousagi couldn't help but ask.

But upon hearing Momousagi's words, Nami rolled her eyes. 'In your dreams. Of course I get seventy, and you get thirty.'

"I get seventy, you get thirty. You don't think you should get more than me, do you?" Nami said to Momousagi.

"Sorry, my mistake. You can keep digging." Momousagi immediately backed away. She had been thinking of helping, but she hadn't expected Nami to be so stingy.

Forget it. She'd let her do it herself.

"Stop digging, Nami. The entire surface is gone. Do you really think anything would be left underground? It's impossible. Don't waste your time here."

Robin said to the unwilling Nami.

"Aaargh, all that treasure, gone just like that. What a shame." Nami said, then dug one last time out of frustration. A blinding glint of light made her instinctively cover her eyes.

Seeing the shiny object, Nami's eyes lit up. She immediately crouched down and picked up the reflective item.

"It's a gem! There really is something here!" Nami was overjoyed. She hadn't actually expected to find anything; she was just unwilling to give up.

"Hahahaha, I actually found something! Shin, look! I found a gem this big!"

Nami immediately ran to Shin, holding a fist-sized gem. It was an aquamarine gem, as beautiful as the deep blue sea.

"What a beautiful gem," Shirahoshi couldn't help but say, looking at the gem.

"Yes, it is very beautiful. Here, it's for you, Shirahoshi," Shin said, taking the gem and handing it to Shirahoshi after a brief look.

"Ah, I couldn't. This is Nami's," Shirahoshi said, too embarrassed to accept it.

Nami glared at Shin, furious. 'You're pretty generous with other people's money, aren't you?'

But then she looked at Shirahoshi. She was very fond of her, and Shirahoshi had helped her a lot.

So, after a moment of hesitation, Nami said, "Since you like it, Shirahoshi, you can have it."

It was a rare sight indeed. For a money-grubber like Nami to give something away was no easy feat.

Hancock and the others looked at Nami with surprise, almost thinking the person before them wasn't Nami at all.

"Don't worry, I'll give you some more gems."

As Shin spoke, he used Universal Pull. Some undamaged jewels buried underground all flew up.

"These are all for you. Can we go now, you greedy little cat burglar?" Shin said, then pinched Nami's cheek. If it were any other time, Nami would have been angry, but now she couldn't be bothered.

"Thank you, Shin." Nami excitedly kissed Shin on the cheek.

Shin pushed the excited Nami away with a look of disgust. 'Is there really a need to be so dramatic?'

Nami, realizing what had just happened, glared at Shin. 'I'm not even embarrassed, and you're acting disgusted?'

If not for the treasure, the angry Nami would have probably tried to kill him.

"It's settled then. All of this is mine," Nami said, pointing at the treasure and looking at Shin.

"Yes, don't worry. No one's going to fight you for it. That stuff is worthless to me."

Shin nodded. He was different from other pirates; he didn't care much for treasure.

"Then I'll take it all."

Although less than one percent of the items were intact, they still piled up into a mountain of gold, showing just how wealthy the Celestial Dragons were.

"Let's go. Let's see what's happening on Whitebeard's side."

Shin had completely leveled the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. He wondered what was happening on Whitebeard's end.

Though Shin didn't need Whitebeard's help, he was in a pretty good mood about Whitebeard's proactive assistance this time.

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Leaving the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Shin and his group headed towards the place where Akainu and Whitebeard were fighting.

The great battle was not over yet. Whitebeard and Akainu were still at it. Akainu alone was no match for Whitebeard.

But Akainu had Kizaru's help. With Kizaru's treacherous nature, though Whitebeard could beat them, he couldn't defeat them in a short time.

As for the other pirates, they were being held back by Ryokugyu. Fujitora was out of commission, so he naturally wasn't participating.

"I think you guys can stop fighting now," Shin said in a calm tone after arriving.

His calm words startled everyone. Seeing Shin's ship, both the Marines and the pirates stopped fighting.

Staring at Shin, who had just arrived, Akainu felt a sense of dread.

"Shin Uzumaki, did you flee back here?" Akainu questioned Shin.

"Flee back? Do I look like I fled back? And did you not hear the commotion from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?"

Shin snorted at Akainu, who fell silent. Thinking of the sounds he had heard earlier, his brow furrowed.

Seeing Shin Uzumaki completely unscathed, Akainu had already guessed that the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was likely in danger.

"The Celestial Dragons are finished."

Hearing Shin's words, Akainu's body shook. Before, it was just a guess. Now that he heard Shin say it, Akainu didn't know what to do.

Continue fighting Whitebeard? It seemed impossible now...

With Shin Uzumaki here, if he continued to fight Whitebeard, the other party would definitely help him.

And Akainu had something important to do—confirm the situation of the Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders. If they were really in trouble, the impact on this world would be catastrophic.

Everything would spiral out of control, even more terrifying than when Roger started the Great Pirate Era.