In the hidden compartment, Kaku, Lucci, and Kalifa had already regrouped with the three agents who had come from Enies Lobby.
To increase the mission's success rate, Spandam had ordered Jabra to bring two Devil Fruits with him.
One was the [Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Giraffe], and the other was the [Awa Awa no Mi].
Kaku and Kalifa had just reluctantly eaten the fruits, which tasted like shit, when Blueno quietly signaled them.
Lucci peered through the observation slit in the hidden compartment and spotted Naruto drinking at the bar.
"The target has appeared."
His words immediately put the other agents on edge, their faces filled with suspicion and wariness.
"Why is he here?"
"Did he discover us?"
Faced with these questions, Lucci simply shook his head coldly.
"None of that matters. The target is here now, so we'll proceed as planned and strike together."
"But he's just one guy-"
Jabra wanted to say something after hearing this.
He always prided himself on being cunning, but the rest of CP9 knew full well that he was just an arrogant, reckless hothead.
If they are classified based on their [Doriki], Jabra ranked below Kaku.
Yet, not only did he look down on Kaku, he even disdained Lucci, who held an unspoken position as their leader.
"Did you even read the information on the target?"
Lucci turned his head sharply to glare at him.
"Uzumaki Naruto… a crew member of the Pirate King. Do you really think he's just some ordinary criminal?"
If Naruto's name wasn't infamous enough, the other Pirate King's apprentice from his generation was practically legendary.
[Red-Haired] Shanks.
One of the Four Emperors. Though World Government paid extra attention to him due to his bloodline, Shanks's own strength placed him firmly among the most powerful figures on the seas.
Of course, Lucci said this, but deep down, even he felt a hint of defiance.
'So what if he was once an apprentice on the Pirate King's ship? At the end of the day, he was still just a criminal.'
'And since we had encountered him, capturing a former apprentice of the Pirate King was worth the effort.'
As time passed, the bar's patrons gradually left.
Once the last customer besides Naruto had left, Blueno knew they had been exposed.
However, maintaining the professionalism of a CP9 agent, he said nothing and silently locked the door.
"The sake isn't bad. It'd be better if it wasn't laced with weird stuff, though."
Naruto, who was sitting at the bar, suddenly spoke before setting his glass down lightly.
The anesthetic mixed into the alcohol had ruined the taste.
After a few sips, Naruto had no desire to drink any more.
"It seems like taking you down quietly won't be that easy."
Blueno muttered this before raising a hand toward the wall.
A door materialized seamlessly in the surface, and the moment it opened, the other CP9 agents inside struck simultaneously.
Though they still didn't fully grasp Naruto's strength, since their orders were to capture him at all costs, they couldn't afford to attack one by one like they usually did.
"Finger Gun!"
"Tempest Kick: White Thunder!"
Kaku and Lucci had already transformed into their hybrid beast forms, their sharp claws and giraffe hooves slicing through the air toward Naruto.
Naruto sidestepped the straightforward attacks effortlessly.
But this was merely a feint by CP9.
"Yo-yo… Life Return: Hair Bind."
Kumadori's hair rapidly extended, slithering silently across the floor before tightly coiling around Naruto's legs.
"Now!"
Jabra, who had been lurking in the shadows with Moon Step, lunged forward with a ferocious snarl, his wolf-like claws gleaming coldly.
"Iron Mass Fist Law: Stance of Wolf Fang!"
The sharp claws attacked Naruto, and Naruto, whose feet were bound, just stood there quietly, being torn into pieces by the attacking claws.
'So easy?'
'Wait… weren't we supposed to capture him alive?'
Before the others could react, the 'Naruto' that had been torn apart burst into smoke and transformed into a stool.
[Substitution Technique]
"Rokushiki… So, are you guys Marines? Or World Government's agents?"
Everyone quickly looked in the direction where the voice came from, and saw Naruto, who had been watching the show from the sidelines the entire time.
'When did he-?'
Lucci's pupils contracted, 'I hadn't even seen him move.'
Meanwhile, Jabra, who felt humiliated by Naruto's little trick, roared in fury.
"You bastard!"
[Shave]
His figure blurred as he dashed toward Naruto, his hands already forming a peculiar stance.
[Iron Mass Fist Law: Moonlight Ten Finger Guns]
This move was somewhat similar to Lucci's Six King Gun, both being advanced techniques combining Iron Body and Finger Gun.
Seeing that no one answered his question, Naruto just nodded slightly.
"Hmm… the Rokushiki, huh? Come to think of it, I know them too."
The Moon Step among the Rokushiki is a very practical skill. In addition, the Life Return, which one could master after learning the Six Styles, had been even more beneficial for Naruto.
After saying this, Naruto casually swung his leg.
In an instant, under the horrified gazes of the others, a slash-like shockwave shot forward and struck Jabra mid-air.
The man was instantly knocked unconscious, his body sent flying uncontrollably.
Fukuro tried to catch him, but the impact sent him flying too.
With a Doriki of only a few hundred, Fukuro was knocked out cold from just that collision.
In the blink of an eye, two of their comrades were down, putting the remaining agents on high alert.
Unfortunately, their wariness didn't affect Naruto's speed.
"…So, World Government agents, then?"
'That made sense. If they were Marines, they wouldn't need to go undercover at a shipbuilding company.'
'Come to think of it, should I mention this to Iceburg?'
'I was helping the man by removing a few nails, after all.'
'While I didn't know why these guys were undercover, it probably wasn't for anything good.'
As he was thinking about this, Naruto's figure vanished from sight.
The next moment, he reappeared like a ghost beside one of the enemies.
The first to fall was Kalifa.
She tried to use her newly acquired Awa Awa no Mi to turn Naruto's limbs into a 'smooth form'.
But an attack that doesn't land is meaningless.
Naruto always treats his enemies equally.
Simply put, he does not distinguish between men and women.
After being punched, Khalifa collapsed to the ground instantly, and her life or death was unknown.
Upon seeing this, Kumadori, Kaku, and Lucci simultaneously prepared to unleash their strongest techniques.
Unfortunately, Naruto wasn't like Ace… he had no habit of waiting for enemies to charge up their attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three more punches, and three more agents joined the pile of unconscious bodies on the floor.
Blueno, witnessing this, nearly lost his soul in terror. He frantically reached into the air, attempting to open an [Air Door] to escape into another dimension.
But a large hand gently landed on his shoulder.