Chapter 138
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"Phoenix Marco!?"
Naruto showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates to be here.
But thinking about it, it wasn't strange.
After all, Fishman Island was under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Jinbei had a good relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, and there was even a Fishman commander among them…
However, trying to scare me off just with a big name… Naruto's lips curved up as he said:
"Shisui, go play with him for a while."
"Yes!"
Uchiha Shisui respectfully replied and then looked at Marco, his scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan spinning slightly.
"Not good…"
Marco cursed inwardly.
He didn't want to waste time entangling with Uzumaki Naruto here. Right now, with Izo captured, Whitebeard was definitely in a rage.
He needed to get back quickly to stabilize the situation.
He didn't expect that even the name of the Whitebeard Pirates couldn't deter this Uzumaki Naruto.
"No wonder he dared to invade the Holy Land…"
Thinking so, Marco quickly spoke up:
"Uzumaki Naruto, wait—"
But Shisui didn't care. His hands formed seals, and he suddenly spat out raging flames.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)
The massive fireball roared toward Marco.
Marco's face shifted.
"Seals… he's really a ninja…"
He had once accompanied Whitebeard to Wano and knew that their so-called 'ninja' were just glorified acrobats.
But now, he was witnessing a true ninja.
The thought flashed through his mind as he leapt into the air, blue-yellow phoenix flames burning behind him as wings shielded his body.
Boom!
The Great Fireball struck his phoenix wings.
The powerful impact made the phoenix wings blaze fiercely, even lighting Marco's face on fire.
But—
Shisui's pupils contracted in shock.
"What is this!?"
Despite taking a direct hit from his Great Fireball, Marco was completely unharmed. Or rather, 'unharmed' wasn't the right word.
Where he was injured, blue-yellow flames simply burned.
"He's a Zoan-type, Mythical Beast Model, Phoenix. You can think of it as a ninja with immortality."
Naruto explained calmly.
Marco glanced at Naruto in surprise. He didn't expect this Demon Child to know so much about his abilities.
"Phoenix, huh…"
Shisui understood, thinking it was like a special kekkei genkai.
"If that's the case…"
Shisui's Sharingan gleamed as his hands formed seals.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" (Shadow Clone Technique)
Poof poof poof poof poof…
Five Shisui clones appeared instantly.
Three of them drew short swords, flickering forward like ghosts to attack Marco.
The other two formed seals to prepare jutsu.
"Clones… and this speed… This guy is strong."
Marco was slightly shocked.
In his eyes, Shisui's strength was definitely at the level of a great pirate, comparable to the Whitebeard Pirates' top fighters.
"But… it's your bad luck to run into me…"
Marco thought, his body bursting into blue flames as he soared forward like a phoenix.
He raised his right leg and kicked hard at one of the Shisui clones.
At that moment, the two Shisui clones performing jutsu spoke in unison:
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!" (Illusion Technique: Sharingan)
"Suiton: Suirō no Jutsu!" (Water Release: Water Prison Technique)
In an instant, Marco's face changed drastically, losing his previous composure as he looked around in disbelief.
"What is this!?"
The Ryugu Palace was gone. Instead, he stood upon barren, reddish soil under a blood-red moon.
Caw, caw…
Black crows circled around him, filling the air with oppressive darkness.
"What is this place!? Wasn't I just fighting Uzumaki Naruto's subordinate?"
Marco was shocked as he looked around.
Not understanding what genjutsu was, he thought he'd been transported to some strange space-time dimension.
He quickly coated his arms in Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) and struck out madly at his surroundings, trying to shatter this eerie space.
But to outsiders, Marco was merely standing in the palace courtyard, swinging his fists wildly.
"Marco-sama…"
Neptune stared in horror.
This was the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, a man second only to Whitebeard himself.
And now, without Naruto even lifting a finger, just one of Naruto's subordinates had him trapped.
"We're finished…"
Despair filled Neptune's heart.
"This isn't some space ability…"
Marco stopped punching, fear appearing in his heart for the first time.
"What is this place!?"
He had punched those black crows, even shattering their bodies.
But the shattered crows reformed instantly, flying around him again as if immortal.
As panic welled up within him, Marco suddenly clutched his throat in pain.
"Water…!?"
Though he couldn't see it, he felt violent torrents of water flooding into his mouth, sapping his strength.
Struggling in pain, he instinctively activated his Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki).
His eyes widened.
He saw he was still in Ryugu Palace, but a sphere of swirling water had formed around him, trapping him inside.
"What the hell…!?"
Marco gritted his teeth and coated his arm in Armament Haki, smashing his fist out.
Boom!
The swirling water exploded under his blow.
Breathing heavily, he glared at Shisui with an ashen face.
"It was you, wasn't it!?"
"Hmm?"
Shisui was surprised.
"How did you break my genjutsu?"
In his eyes, Marco had no chakra and had already fallen into his illusion. There should have been no way to escape.
"Genjutsu…?"
Marco's lips twitched. So this was the legendary ability.
Shisui dispelled the illusion.
As his vision returned, Marco panted, water dripping from his body as cold fear gripped his heart.
"I almost lost…"
If he hadn't used Observation Haki at the end to break the water around him, he could've been captured alive by this man.
"Ninjas… truly terrifying beings…"
His heart thumped wildly as he grew even more wary of Naruto's forces.
At that moment, Kurama Yakumo spoke lazily:
"Uchiha Shisui, your Uchiha clan's illusions are nothing compared to us Kurama."
"If it was me casting genjutsu, he'd never have escaped."
Shisui could only smile bitterly.
"The Uchiha's bloodline is Sharingan, not pure illusion arts."
"Though it's not as powerful as your five-sense domination illusions, it's enough to deal with these people."
Shisui shook his head, his three-tomoe Sharingan locking onto Marco again, making Marco feel even more uneasy.
"If this keeps up… will I be captured by them…?"
(End of Chapter)
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