"Sharingan!"
Is activated the Sharingan.
His originally black eyes turned blood-red, and tomoe began rotating within his pupils.
The Sharingan was a unique ability belonging to the Uchiha Clan.
In the original story, one of its abilities was to copy and see through an opponent's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.
However, there was no ninjutsu or genjutsu in the world of One Piece.
Instead, there were swordsmanship and martial arts.
The Sharingan that Is had awakened in this world possessed the ability to copy and see through an opponent's swordsmanship and combat techniques.
Although he could easily kill Golden Lion Shiki, there was no denying that Shiki's swordsmanship was extraordinary—perhaps even superior to his own.
Rather than spending years training painstakingly, why not simply copy Shiki's swordsmanship right now?
Wouldn't that save a tremendous amount of time?
"Let's continue, Shiki."
Holding his long blade, Is spoke with a smile.
When Shiki saw Is's eyes turn blood-red, an inexplicable sense of unease washed over him.
Is was simply too much of a monster.
At this point, Shiki was starting to care less about his pride and more about escaping alive.
Whoosh!
Is had no intention of giving him that opportunity.
With long blade in hand, he charged forward at incredible speed.
Shiki hurriedly raised his two famous swords to block.
Clang!
Their blades collided.
A destructive shockwave burst outward, sweeping across the battlefield.
The area surrounding them had long since been reduced to ruins. Not a single patch of intact ground remained, nor a single standing tree.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!!"
As they fought, Shiki desperately searched for an opportunity to escape.
Unfortunately, Is stuck to him relentlessly, attacking nonstop and refusing to give him even the slightest chance to flee.
During the battle, Is continuously copied Shiki's techniques and swordsmanship.
But Shiki was, after all, a swordsman of the World's Great Swordsman level.
Swordsmanship of that caliber wasn't something that could be completely copied and understood in an instant.
"Damn it! If even one person would help me, I'd already be gone!"
Shiki thought bitterly, his face twisted with frustration.
While fighting, he gradually retreated toward the area where the other pirates were battling.
His plan was simple.
If Is's attention shifted elsewhere, he could pick a weaker opponent, exchange a few blows, and then escape immediately.
Shiki eventually retreated toward Bondi World and shouted:
"Bondi World! You fight Is, and I'll take on that brat!"
"Are you out of your mind, Shiki?"
Bondi World glanced at Uchiha Madara in front of him, then looked toward Is, who was relentlessly pursuing Shiki through the air.
Without hesitation, he refused.
The scene of Is transforming into a black dragon and obliterating the descending buildings was still deeply etched into his mind.
Why would he be suicidal enough to challenge Is?
"Bondi World! I don't want the Pluton Battleship blueprints anymore! You fight Is!"
Shiki shouted desperately.
As long as he wasn't facing Is, he was confident he had a good chance of escaping.
"Until I've learned all your techniques, you're not going anywhere, Shiki."
While launching another attack, Is sneered coldly.
Bondi World was already struggling to survive himself and didn't dare spare any attention for Shiki's plea.
...
Along the coast.
A massive ship slowly sailed into view from the distance.
It was the ship of the Roger Pirates.
After wasting quite a bit of time along the way, they had finally arrived in the North Blue at the island engulfed in war.
"Looks like quite a few great pirates got here before us."
Rayleigh gazed at the ships anchored along the island's coast and spoke in a deep voice.
There were numerous pirate ships docked around the enormous island.
Without question, they belonged to people like Charlotte Linlin, Wang Zhi, and the others.
After all, anyone who dared come here to seize the Pluton Battleship blueprints from Bondi World was no ordinary pirate.
"The Marines have arrived too."
Scopper Gaban looked toward the Marine warship in the distance, frowning slightly as he muttered.
"Wait..."
"There's only one Marine warship nearby, while the rest are pirate ships."
"That means... Is hasn't arrived yet!"
After carefully surveying the area, Rayleigh suddenly realized something and spoke excitedly.
"Is isn't here?"
Gaban was momentarily stunned before breaking into a smile.
"Looks like today is going to go very smoothly."
A slight smile appeared on Roger's face.
"As long as Is isn't here, what's there to fear from the Marines?"
"This time, we'll definitely kill Bondi World!"
Rayleigh laughed as he gulped down a mouthful of wine.
The Roger Pirates had clashed with the Marines' main forces numerous times before.
Because of that, they had no fear of the Marines themselves.
The only people they truly feared were Is and his subordinates.
Now that it appeared Is hadn't reached the battlefield, they could finally relax.
"Full speed ahead!"
"We have to kill Bondi World before Is arrives!"
Roger drew the saber from his waist and shouted with a grin.
"Aye, Captain!"
The helmsman roared in response and immediately increased the ship's speed.
When they heard that Is wasn't present on this battlefield, everyone aboard secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, if given the choice, who would willingly face Is—the man whom the world had bestowed with the title of God?
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