Naruto: Copy System

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At Reverse Mountain.

Coming here again felt oddly surreal. In truth, Shin had only been to Reverse Mountain once before—this was his second time.

"I've heard the sea restaurant Baratie in the East Blue is excellent. I just wonder if it's true," Olvia said.

"Didn't expect you to be interested in food as well, Olvia..." Amatsuki Toki remarked in surprise.

"Shin-sama, I can cook for you. Do you want me to?" Baby-5 asked, looking at him with anticipation.

"I'm sorry, Baby-5, I don't," Shin said flatly.

Her cooking was on par with Kushina's infamous "dark cuisine."

In other areas—cleaning, chores, and the like—she excelled. But cooking? Best to leave that aside. No point making things hard for her—she just didn't have the knack for it.

Hearing Shin's rejection, Baby-5 looked crushed, disappointment written all over her face. But Monet and the others actually sighed in relief. After all, anyone who could burn roast meat into charcoal had no business cooking.

Her food just wasn't fit to eat.

"Shin, do I need to remind you of something?" Robin suddenly said.

"What is it that you need to remind me of? Tell me." Shin's face showed curiosity.

"If I'm not mistaken, we're now heading to the South Blue. We've gone the wrong way..." A smile hung on Robin's face.

"..."

After she finished, Shin's expression froze slightly, and Shirahoshi and the others almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Is that so? You know, this is only my second time here. I'm not familiar with the way," Shin said with some embarrassment.

"If that's the case, then why do you have to control the ship? If I did it, there would be no mistake." Olvia added insult to injury.

"If I didn't control it, do you think we could have reached Reverse Mountain so quickly?"

Shin had used the Nine-Tomoe Rinne-Tenseigan to control the repulsive force to accelerate, which was why it was so fast.

Since they had gone the wrong way, Shin and his group could only go back.

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Under Olvia's command, they sailed into the East Blue.

"Actually, I came to the East Blue to find a navigator." Shin said to Olvia and the others.

"A navigator? What kind of navigator would make you go looking for them yourself? Are they really that good?" Hancock asked, surprised.

"Yes, she's very talented."

The navigator Shin was looking for was Nami.

As for stealing her away from Luffy's crew, what would the Straw Hat captain do about it? Shin couldn't care less. Besides, with Luffy's knack for recruitment, he'd probably find another decent navigator eventually.

Don't let that goofy, simple-minded exterior fool you—Luffy had an incredible talent for attracting the right people to his crew.

Nami's abilities were genuinely exceptional. Even Shiki had recognized her potential, which said everything about her skills.

Still, despite Shin's endorsement, Olvia and the others remained skeptical. Honestly, they found it hard to believe that any world-class navigator could come from the East Blue—the so-called "weakest sea."

The truth was, most people harbored some prejudice against the East Blue, mainly because of that infamous reputation as the weakest of the four seas.

"Hey, that ship in front, isn't that Garp's ship?" Shin saw Garp.

Shin and his crew were sailing toward the East Blue, while Garp was supposed to be leaving it.

Their paths had crossed at the worst possible moment.

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Right now, every Marine on Garp's warship was breaking out in a cold sweat. This had to be some kind of nightmare. Why the hell were they staring at one of the Four Emperors, Shin Uzumaki, in the East Blue of all places?

What was someone of his caliber doing in the weakest of the four seas?

Actually, his reasons didn't matter. What mattered was that they were completely screwed.

"QUICKLY INFORM VICE ADMIRAL GARP."

Soon, Garp was summoned to the deck. He'd just woken up, and his wounds were still visible.

"That wound of Garp's—Axe-Hand Morgan gave him that, didn't he?" Shin couldn't help but comment.

"Axe-Hand Morgan? Is he strong?"

At this point, Shin couldn't hide his amusement. You had to admit, Morgan had earned himself bragging rights for life. The man had actually wounded Garp and lived to tell about it.

This was the same Garp—Marine Hero, the guy who'd hunted down Roger and helped bring down the sea's former overlord, Rocks.

But Morgan had cut him down and escaped.

Now that was what you'd call a legendary feat, right?

This embarrassing incident had become a permanent stain on Garp's reputation. But honestly, the old man was something else. After getting slashed, he'd just gone back to sleep, and when he woke up, he didn't even seem bothered by it.

"Shin Uzumaki, what the hell are you doing in the East Blue?" Garp called out from across the water.

"I don't think I need to explain this to you," Shin said with a faint smile to Garp.

The Marines on Garp's ship were sweating bullets, terrified that a fight might erupt. If things actually came to blows, the outcome wouldn't matter—they'd all end up as collateral damage.

Even though Garp's crew was elite by Marine standards, against someone like Shin Uzumaki, they honestly wouldn't even register as a threat.

After that tense exchange, Shin and Garp sailed past each other.

Shin's ship continued its course toward the East Blue while Garp remained on deck, his brow furrowed in deep concentration.

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'He just shows up in the East Blue out of nowhere—what the hell is he planning? I need to warn Sengoku about this.'

Garp's face had taken on a rare expression of genuine concern. After all, the East Blue was his home turf. When someone that dangerous wandered into your backyard, you couldn't just ignore it.

And according to recent reports, his grandson Luffy had already set sail.

What if the kid accidentally crossed paths with Shin Uzumaki and said something stupid?

The thought genuinely worried Garp.

He knew his grandson all too well—Luffy had a habit of shooting his mouth off without thinking. It was entirely possible he'd manage to piss off one of the most dangerous men alive.

"Purupurupuru!"

"Garp, what's the situation? Did you bring back that Morgan guy?" came Sengoku's voice over the Den Den Mushi.

Honestly, Garp felt like crawling into a hole right about now. Morgan had already escaped—vanished without a trace.

Here he was, a Marine legend, and he couldn't even keep tabs on some small-time captain from a backwater base.

It was absolutely mortifying.

Garp was too ashamed to admit it. If Sengoku found out, the bastard would never let him live it down.

"Never mind that. What matters is that I just ran into Shin Uzumaki in the East Blue. He's here for some reason," Garp told Sengoku, skillfully dodging the original question.

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