-"Person Talking"-
-(Person Thinking)-
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[Jutsu and Spell]
(JC: Author's Notes)
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The [Mizu Mizu No Mi] was a unique fruit, without a doubt... But its very existence was unknown to everyone. Not even the oldest and most intelligent in that world knew of its existence. The truth was that this fruit was older than the Akuma No Mi and the very life of any species that lived in that world. In fact, when this world was created, this fruit was born with it.
Although it wasn't a fruit at first. The fruit itself is a vessel of the raw elemental power of the water, rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans of that world, originating from what was once a spirit born to give life to this world.
When a world is born through divine action or intervention by the True Gods, they then create different beings to continue their work of shaping the world or repopulating it. These beings can be physical individuals called "Primordial Gods" or simply spiritual beings.
In that world, there existed a spiritual being who represented water and the ocean. He lived for billions of years, watching the world he was born in grow and be inhabited by beings of various species.
But then that spiritual being witnessed the emergence of the fruits that would be called "Akuma No Mi" in the future. Then, knowing that his duty to grow that world was over, he decided on a whim to put all his being and power into a fruit to create his own Akuma No Mi.
Although a better term for that fruit is Tama No Mi...
But that spirit arranged everything so that only a worthy person would be able to consume the fruit and gain its power. Then the spirit disappeared from the face of that world, and the fruit in particular began to travel the world looking for a worthy consumer.
After the first years of searching, he could only find one worthy consumer, who was a smiling and charismatic man, but unfortunately, he had already consumed an Akuma No Mi more suitable for him.
Then, hundreds of years later, he was able to find a worthy consumer: a kind-hearted and strangely powerful man. So he decided that he would be its consumer.
Well, in the end, it wasn't consumed by man, but by a girl of great potential who had the approval of two True Gods.
To say this fruit was special was an understatement. Although they also exist in other universes and parallel worlds similar to this one, and many had found worthy and promising users.
The point was that the [Mizu Mizu No Mi] was a fruit that no one knew about. It wasn't even a myth or a legend; no one had even heard of it. Not even the highest-ranking members of the world and the most intelligent among them even knew about its existence.
But all that information was brought to the world by someone who wanted to create chaos...
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-"[Mizu Mizu No Mi]!?"-
San Ju Peter shouted as he shot up from his chair. His eyes were wide with astonishment and shock. The rest of the Gorousei weren't any better...
-"A Water Lodge!? Such a thing doesn't exist!"-
-"Such a thing is ridiculous!"-
-"That can't be possible!"-
-"It has to be fake!"-
Yamato's statement undoubtedly surprised them. They, ancient leaders who can practically shape history to their liking, had just heard surprising information that they were unaware of.
Never, in all their years of life, had they heard of a fruit called [Mizu Mizu No Mi]. They knew all the Akuma No Mi known and unknown to the rest of the world; even the true names of some of them.
And now, in a major war like this, that information came to smack them in the face and drive the rest of the world crazy.
The five didn't have to chat to come to an understanding regarding this new information.
-"We can't allow this information to continue spreading to the rest of the world..."- Saint Mars muttered grimly, then looked sternly at a Vice Admiral who was standing nervously awaiting orders. -"Stop the transmission right now!"-
-"W-We can't, Saint Mars!"-
-"What do you mean you can't?!"-
Saint Mars asked furiously, while he and the other Gorousei looked at the already frightened Vice Admiral for answers.
-"A-An hour ago, someone broke in and took over the transmission!"- The Vice Admiral reported nervously, surprising the elders. -"We're trying to regain control, but we can't!"-
-"What?!"- Saint Warcury roared angrily, frightening the Vice Admiral. -"Who would dare do such a thing?!"-
What none of them knew was that all of this was caused by an intelligent flying ship that was only following its lord's orders.
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-"This... It's not possible..."-
In the Flower Room, San Imu expressed his disbelief at the new information.
San Imu had lived long enough to know every secret this world held. He had seen and experienced several powerful and ridiculous abilities.
But, in his more than eight hundred years of life, he had never heard of the [Mizu Mizu No Mi].
That was why Yamato's simple statement caused his peculiar eyes to widen.
Now all San Imu could do was watch as the world she supposedly controlled turned upside down...
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-"Mamamamamama~"-
On a rather large island that seemed to be made of various cakes and gigantic sweets, in a giant castle that resembled a four-layer pink cake, there was a woman laughing happily. The woman sat on a large throne adorned with sweets and candies, several ice cream cones and oversized bowls, along with other treats.
She is a huge, obese woman with a large chin and a large, hooked nose. She has a massive physique, standing over eight hundred centimeters tall. She has moderately round, orange eyes, prominent eyelashes, and wears thick purple eyeshadow. She has a very wide mouth with full lips sporting red lipstick, large, round teeth, and a long, thick tongue that often protrudes. She also has long, curly, wild pink hair that falls to the middle of her back, as well as a long, beak-shaped nose and chubby, round cheeks. She wears a large pink bicorn hat with a pirate flag on the front, a pink dress with red polka dots and white ruffles at the neckline and hem, with a wide, billowing white cape attached to her back that falls to the ground. The outfit is completed with dark blue high heels, a turquoise pearl bracelet on each wrist, and jeweled golden rings on all her fingers.
The woman used her enormous hand to grab a handful of candy from a bowl on her legs and bring it to her enormous, saliva-filled mouth. Curiously, those candies had cartoon-like eyes and mouths, which seemed to be real, as the candies screamed in fear as they entered her mouth.
But the woman didn't care. She was more interested in the broadcast of the most important event in the world: the war between the Navy and the Shirohige Pirates.
And I was actually very impressed and happy with what I was seeing...
-"Mamamamamama~"- The woman laughed for the second time. -"I never would have expected something like that!"-
This woman was indeed a powerful person in this world. She was one of the most powerful and feared pirates.
She was Charlotte Linlin, also known as Big Mom; one of the powerful Yonkō.
She, along with several of her children, was watching the broadcast of the war at Marineford.
It was important to watch this war, as the outcome would change the course of the world as they knew it. But the war had barely begun and the world was already turning upside down.
-"Not only did the famous Shinobi no Kami appear, but someone powerful with a never-before-seen ability also showed up!"- Big Mom said with a big smile. -"It's something I've never seen before! Mamamamamama~!"-
Her children weren't surprised to see her so excited. They knew their mother was very interested in the Shinobi no Kami, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze; and it seemed that interest also extended to the woman fighting Akainu.
In fact, ever since Naruto appeared twenty years ago, Linlin has been searching for him in an attempt to win him over to her side and join her crew. Having a powerful person who was able to single-handedly defeat a Buster Call and defeat the current Admiral of the Navy would undoubtedly help her conquer the seas.
She has been searching for him all over the New World, offering him a chance to join her, and she was even willing to offer him anything; even one of her eldest daughters as a wife.
And if he didn't accept... Well, she would find his family and loved ones and use them to blackmail him.
After years of searching with no results, she was about to give up, but just now he reappeared, bringing many interesting people with him.
Now she didn't just want Naruto... But also that powerful woman...
And she'd do anything to have them...
She was already thinking about inviting the Shinobi no Kami and his group to one of her grand tea parties, which they surely wouldn't refuse to attend. After all, an invitation to a tea party from her is an absolute summons that can't be refused, unless they want to suffer great pain.
Linlin was willing to do whatever it took to bring those two to her side, even if she had to give up some of her children.
-"Oi, Katakuri, I've already found an ideal wife for you~"-
-"Whatever you say, Mom"-
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-"Waaaah! Damn Shinobi no Kami! You didn't even show your face again, you damn bastard!"-
On an island in the New World, there was a kind of mountain shaped like a horned skull. Inside that mountain stood a gigantic, muscular man with a wild and intimidating appearance.
But even though this man seemed intimidating... Right now, he was drinking himself into a stupor and crying emotionally as his subordinates watched.
This person was none other than Kaido, also known as Hyakujū no Kaidō or Saikyō no Seibutsu, one of the powerful Yonkō.
His subordinates watched him cry drunkenly, unsurprised. They had seen him cry dramatically many times for many reasons, but for some reason, he started drinking wildly and crying like crazy while watching the war at Marineford; and everyone was betting it had to do with the sudden appearance of the Shinobi no Kami in the war.
-"You bastard!"- Kaido screamed, still crying. -"Not only did you disappear, but you also took my daughter with you, bastard!"-
And his depression seemed to increase the moment he saw his daughter reappear after twenty years without seeing her.
After his swift and humiliating defeat in Wano by Naruto twenty years ago, things had become very difficult for Kaido; which only increased his already deep depression.
Sure, he was still a powerful Pirate and had even risen to the ranks of one of the Yonko in recent years, but there was still one problem that was seriously affecting him; a problem that took him years to discover.
His inability to put up a decent fight...
It was well known throughout the world that there were very few people capable of matching him or even harming him; but there was only one person who was able to defeat him quickly and easily.
And that was Shinobi no Kami, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze...
It took Kaido years to understand that that fight in Wano twenty years ago was the most exciting fight he had ever had in his entire life. It was at that moment that the fear he felt toward Naruto turned into longing and a desire to fight him again.
He truly wanted to fight Naruto again, and that this time the fight would last much longer. He once cried when he remembered how short that fight had lasted. Kaido then spent a lot of time and resources trying to find that person and have that rematch, but it was in those moments that he learned that Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
That only increased his chronic depression...
Kaido truly wanted to fight again; he even went to Wano again, believing he was there, ignoring the death threat he received from Naruto if he ever returned. But strangely, he couldn't even set foot in the country when a kind of invisible barrier stood in his way; a barrier that seemed to cover the entire island.
After hours of pounding on the barrier to no avail, Kaido resigned himself, only to try again to quell his sorrows in alcohol.
But now, after so many years, that person had finally appeared again, bringing with her Kaido's own daughter, whom he had abandoned in Wano twenty years ago, who seemed to have become powerful and had obtained the power of a never-before-seen Akuma No Mi.
-"Finally!"- Kaido then changed into a happy drunk. -"Now that you're back, I can finally have my revenge!"- He then touched the vertical scar that ran across his body, which was inflicted by Naruto. -"And this time it won't end so quickly! Fuhihihi~!"-
Kaido then continued drinking while I continued watching the broadcast.
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Hidden in the darkness, there was a particular group watching the war from a distance. They were waiting for the perfect moment to appear and act. The leader of that group had everything planned to gain great power by the time this war was coming to an end.
At first, he was very worried when the Shinobi no Kami appeared in the war, but all that worry turned to surprise when he heard Yamato's shocking declaration.
Seconds later, that surprise turned to greed. Now they were planning to gain much greater power than he had ever intended. He just had to be patient and wait for the right moment to act.
The mere thought of gaining the power of a rare and powerful Akuma No Mi brought a jubilant laugh.
-"Zehahahahaha~"-
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-"Wh-Who are those people!?"-
Shiki screamed, his mouth agape as he looked at the destruction and chaos the Akatsuki Pirates were wreaking across the battlefield.
-"They're my crew,"-
Naruto declared proudly.
-"Some group of people,"- Shirohige muttered as he watched explosions erupt across the battlefield. -"For a small group, they're certainly rampaging all over the place."-
-"And you haven't seen anything yet,"- Naruto said with a smile. Then he started to think. -"Now we must focus on freeing Ace. We can't risk them changing their minds and going ahead with the execution."-
Shirohige frowned. -"You're right."-
-"Good thing I know just the person for that."- Naruto smiled, then looked at the ground in front of him. -"Tobi!"-
Shirohige and Shiki were startled when Tobi's upper body emerged from the ground in front of them, passing through them like a ghost.
-"Ready and standing for your orders, Captain!"-
Tobi said while saluting.
-"Tobi, I need you to free Ace,"- Naruto said while Shirohige and Shiki blinked at Tobi in confusion. -"You'll wipe out anyone who interferes."-
-"As I command, Captain!"-
Tobi declared, then stepped back through the ground and disappeared.
-"Now everything will be fine,"-
Naruto said as he walked forward.
Shiki looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Where are you going?"
-"Where else? To the battlefield,"- Naruto replied with a smile as he pointed at the battlefield. -"I won't stand idly by. See you!"-
Then he leaped onto the battlefield as both Pirate Captains watched him leave.
-"I feel sorry for the fool who gets in his way..."-
Shirohige nodded with a smile. -"I agree."-
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In the middle of the battlefield, something landed on the ground, creating a curtain of dust that blinded the nearby Marines. As the dust cleared, the Marines' faces slowly turned white when they saw that the one who had landed there was none other than Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze.
Naruto smiled at the pale, fearful Marines. -"Let's begin."-
Then he moved...
He simply moved around the place at blinding speeds, knocking down any Marine he got in front of. Naruto only had to use pure Taijutsu to defeat entire groups.
-"Aim!"-
Naruto then noticed a group of Marines pointing their pistols at him, but he didn't let them do anything. In his hand, he summoned a common kunai with an explosive seal attached into a smoke bomb. He quickly threw it at the group of Marines.
The kunai only reached the group and then generated a gigantic, super-powerful explosion that engulfed the screaming Marines. It was an Explosive Seal that Naruto personally improved to be more powerful than the originals. Naruto then disappeared in a burst of speed, just in time to dodge a surprise attack from a Marine, who then fell unconscious after receiving a surprise attack from Naruto.
He then continued his own solo battle, but suddenly had to stop when he realized he was about to receive a powerful attack.
-"[Gravito]!"-
Someone shouted, and in less than a second, Naruto had to use the [Hiraishin No Jutsu] to dodge what was coming in front of him. In an instant, a powerful invisible force pushed back where he had been before. The invisible force was so powerful that it leveled the ground, creating a line of destruction.
Naruto appeared a few meters away. -"That was close."-
Then he suddenly had to repeatedly jump back to dodge a wave of what looked like tentacles of underground roots, trying to impale him.
After being able to dodge all the tentacles, Naruto could see in front of him the causers of those two attacks: Admirals Fujitora and Ryokugyū.
-"Until the Navy deigned to bring out its best cards,"-
Naruto told them with a smile. Just by looking at them, he could tell these two Marines were powerful.
-"Our job as Admirals in this war is to take care of those who pose a great danger,"- Fujitora spoke calmly. -"Although I never expected it to be the famous Shinobi no Kami..."-
-"That's not a problem!"- Ryokugyū snorted. -"We'll take care of this easily!"-
-"You're too confident,"- Naruto smiled at Ryokugyū. -"Why don't you come and prove you can do it?"-
-"You'll see!"-
Fujitora put on a serious expression. -"Don't underestimate our enemy, Aramaki."-
-"Don't worry!"- Ryokugyū then began generating wood from his arms. -"I'll finish this quickly! [Kinniku Mori Mori]!"-
Ryokugyū then planted the woods in the ground, which then rose like roots from the surface to form a giant tree golem, which covered his entire original body. Throughout the process, nature began to flow around the surroundings, causing grass, various trees, and many types of flowers to grow.
Naruto blinked in surprise. He was literally seeing the power of an Akuma No Mi very similar to [Mokuton].
-"Let's see what you can do with this!"-
Ryokugyū shouted as two gigantic fist-shaped trees grew on either side of him. Both trees then extended towards Naruto, accompanied by several spiky roots; all while being covered with [Busoshoku Haki].
Naruto simply invoked his Kubikiribōchō and prepared for what was to come. He easily dodged both fists, then slashed them with a single motion. He then dodged all the roots, which dug into the ground, where he then sliced them into tiny pieces at blinding speed.
-"You do have an interesting power!"-
Naruto said as he jumped to cut through another wave of roots attacking from above.
-"More than interesting!"- Ryokugyū shouted with a grin as he created and sent two more giant wooden arms towards Naruto. -"I'm a Mori Ningen thanks to the [Mori Mori No Mi]! A creator of life that rivals the 'seas'! That's the 'Logia' itself!"-
-"I honestly doubt it,"-
Naruto said as he landed on the ground. Then he suddenly had to raise his Kubikiribōchō to intercept Fujitora's rapid sword attack. Sparks flew the moment their swords collided. At that moment, Naruto noticed that the gravity around him was much heavier.
-(Is this the power of an Akuma No Mi over gravity or something?)- Naruto wondered. -(It's like [Tendo], but it's nothing I can't handle.)-
Fujitora seemed to notice this, as the gravity around Naruto grew even heavier, creating a large crater beneath his feet.
-"Okay, Issho, hold him back!"-
Naruto then noticed Ryokugyū taking advantage of his situation to send out hundreds of sharp roots reinforced with Haki, but he wasn't worried. He simply disappeared in a yellow-red beam just inches from being impaled by the roots.
Ryokugyū looked around. -"Where did he go?!"-
Then he felt someone's presence above him, and right there was the person he was looking for.
Naruto smiled at him. -"Were you looking for me?"-
Ryokugyū frowned at him. -"Don't think you'll get away that easily!"-
He then raised his giant wooden hands to grab Naruto, but Naruto disappeared again in a flash of yellow-red, but not before throwing five normal kunai at the Admiral with his free hand.
The kunai simply stuck into Ryokugyū's giant wooden palms.
-"Ha!"- Ryokugyū smirked. -"You'll need more than that to-!"-
*BOOOOOMMMM!*
Suddenly, Ryokugyū's wooden hands exploded as he screamed in panic. What he didn't know was that the kunai had Naruto's personalized explosive seals.
-"You were saying that?"-
Naruto asked with his own mocking smile as he stood calmly a few feet away from him.
Ryokugyū glared at him furiously. -"Bastard!"-
His hands survived as they were reinforced with [Haki], but they were slightly charred and strangely hurt, even though they shouldn't have been damaged. It obviously hurt him as the seals were infused with chakra.
Naruto couldn't sneer any longer as he raised his Kubikiribōchō again to intercept Fujitora's sword.
Fujitora opened his eyes and revealed his pure white ones. -"Don't forget, I'm here too."-
The two then began exchanging sword attacks at blinding speeds; instead of people clashing swords, they looked like a yellow-red trail and a violet trail, generating sparks with each impact. Ryokugyū recovered from the explosion and was preparing to attack Naruto by surprise, but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw something surprising below.
-"Were you looking for me?"-
Naruto asked with a mocking smile; it was nothing more than a shadow clone.
-"What?"- Ryokugyū looked between the Naruto in front of him and the one fighting Fujitora, blinking in surprise. -"Now there are two of them!?"-
-"That's not the only thing that'll hit you hard!"-
The clone quickly coated his right hand with [Busoshoku Haki] and [Haoshoku Haki], which he used to deliver a powerful uppercut to Ryokugyū's jaw. The blow connected with tremendous force and generated a devastating shockwave.
-"Gufuk!"-
Ryokugyū cried out in pain as his head was forced up, blood gushing from his mouth. His gigantic wooden body then rose a few meters above the ground due to the blow.
-"And I'm not done yet!"-
The clone took advantage of his opponent's situation to leap higher and deliver a powerful downward kick, enhanced with both [Hakis], to the top of Ryokugyū's wooden head.
Ryokugyū, still stunned by the previous blow, was powerless to dodge the kick, causing his gigantic wooden body to crash into the ground, creating a sizable crater and a tremor, causing debris and dust to rise from the ground.
The clone landed only a few meters from where the Admiral had crashed, but had to jump back to dodge several sharp wooden tentacles that came at him where Ryokugyū had fallen.
-"Do you really think you can defeat me with that?!"- Ryokugyū yelled at him as he burst out of the dust cloud, his expression furious. Wooden tentacles sprouted from the fingers of his enormous golem hands. -"Mere blows won't defeat me!"-
-"I honestly didn't expect that,"- the clone declared. -"It would have been a very boring battle."-
-"I'll show you something far from boring!"-
Ryokugyū then sank his tentacles and hands into the ground. His action not only caused vegetation to bloom around him, but also caused a dozen gigantic fist-shaped trees to grow.
The wooden fists stretched out and traveled swiftly and menacingly toward the clone, while being coated with [Haki].
The clone deftly evaded the wooden hands as he advanced toward Ryokugyū. Suddenly, only inches from the Admiral, another giant wooden hand shot out from under him and grabbed him.
Ryokugyū smiled triumphantly. -"Ha! I got you!"-
-"Really?"- The clone gave him a mocking smile. -"Because I think I have you. [Bunshin Daibakuha]!"-
-"Wha-?"-
*BOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!*
-"Gah!"-
Ryokugyū screamed in pain after being completely hit by the explosion generated by the clone. The blast shook the surroundings, turning the ground into rubble and completely destroying the wooden hands.
-"You b-bastard!"- Ryokugyū growled in pain as he fell to his knees and supported himself with his hands to keep from falling completely. His wooden body was slightly charred and smoke was coming off. -"Stop the damn explosions!"-
Then he turned his gaze to the original Naruto, who was still exchanging swords with Fujitora.
-"You know,"- Naruto said as he dodged a slash from Fujitora, then counterattacked, only to miss by a millimeter. -"You're very good at not seeing."-
-"I hope you're not underestimating me for being blind,"-
Fujitora said with a frown as he performed a quick downward slash.
-"Never! When my opponent is strong, I never underestimate him!"- Naruto smiled as he raised his Kubikiribōchō to intercept Fujitora's attack. -"Except if I don't like him; if so, I'll play around and mock him until he's a fool."-
-"Pff-hahahahahahahaha!"-
Fujitora couldn't help but laugh at Naruto's absurd comment. Even though he was blind, he was sure Naruto was grinning shamelessly.
-"Like that fellow Admiral of yours,"- Naruto continued as he intercepted a left attack from Fujitora. -"Something tells me he's an idiot."-
-"Hahaha, you're not wrong."-
-"Issho, what the hell?!"- Ryokugyū yelled angrily as he struggled to his feet after the explosion. -"Are you fighting or socializing with him?!"-
-"I'm just learning from my enemy!"-
-"Cut the crap!"- Ryokugyū roared. -"Get this over with!"-
-"Hmm, my comrade is right!"- Fujitora leaped a few feet away from Naruto. He wore a serious expression as he partially sheathed his sword. -"It's time to end this!"-
Then, in an instant, Fujitora drew and unsheathed his sword, only to slash downward. Seconds later, a kind of invisible energy burst from his body and traveled rapidly upward, disappearing into the sky.
Naruto looked up in interest, not understanding what Fujitora had done. It was at that moment that he noticed something.
-"Huh?"-
Naruto blinked in surprise as he saw a bright spot appear in the sky. A second later, he saw that the dot was actually a flaming meteorite, falling at abnormal speeds for a meteorite.
-"Oh, I didn't expect that..."-
-"Issho!"- Ryokugyū looked at the meteorite. -"Couldn't you wait until I was far away?!"-
-"I know very well you can avoid it!"-
While the two Admirals conversed, the nearby Marines and Pirates began to flee the scene, moving away from the impact site. In less than a second, the only ones left were Naruto and the two Admirals.
-"Looks like I'll have to take care of this..."-
Naruto muttered as he looked at the meteorite that was very close. He then took a great leap towards the meteorite while strengthening and enhancing his right arm with chakra, and covering it with [Busoshoku Haki] and [Haoshoku Haki], ready to use an attack from his own variant of the Uzumaki Clan's Taijutsu.
-"[Kentei Haki]!"-
He then extended his right arm and punched the meteorite. The fist didn't even make contact when devastating shockwaves appeared, causing cracks to completely cover the meteorite. In less than a second, the meteorite exploded from within, generating a massive shockwave and leaving only small pieces, which fell harmlessly to the ground.
-"He destroyed the meteorite in one fell swoop!"-
A Marine shouted in surprise, while he and several other Marines gasped at Naruto's performance.
Ryokugyū clicked his tongue in annoyance at this, while Fujitora frowned slightly.
-"You'll need more than that to defeat me,"- Naruto told the Admirals with a smile as he landed in front of them. -"This isn't the first time I've faced someone capable of summoning meteorites."-
Ryokugyū glared at him furiously. -"Don't think this is over!"-
-"Really?"- Naruto gave him a mocking smile. -"Because during the entire fight you couldn't hurt me, and there are two of you."-
-"Don't get so carried away!"- Ryokugyū yelled at him. -"Do you really think you could get off this island alive?!"-
-"The Navy and the World Government have spent hundreds of years eliminating threats like you and Shirohige from the face of the earth!"- Ryokugyū continued his tirade violently. Several wooden tentacles began to grow beneath his feet. -"Do you really think you rule the seas? No! We, the Marines and the World Government, are the true rulers of these seas and all their islands! You pirates and criminals are nothing more than insignificant beings who dare to challenge our power and justice!"-
-(Justice?)-
Naruto sneered at the thought of that word coming from a Marine. He had seen what so-called "Justice" meant to the Marines when he saved Ohara.
-"And among those "criminals" are the inhabitants of Ohara?"-
Naruto asked in a dangerous tone.
-"They are the worst criminals that have ever existed!"- Ryokugyū proclaimed. -"Those scholars dared to break the most important rule of the World Government. Each one of them and the rest of the inhabitants should die!"-
Naruto's body trembled slightly with anger upon hearing that. Fujitora frowned, not agreeing at all with Ryokugyū's words, but said nothing to contradict him.
-"If it weren't for your interference, all of Ohara and its inhabitants would have fallen to our jus-!"-
-"Shut up"-
Ryokugyū suddenly fell silent, interrupted by Naruto's cold and harsh words.
-"Do you really think what you and the Navy are doing is justice...?"- Naruto narrowed his eyes at him. -"Let me tell you, that's not justice at all."-
-"What you do is no different than tyranny. You promise to protect the islands and their inhabitants, but the truth is you subjugate them to your will."- Naruto spoke as he unconsciously released his [Haoshoku Haki], concentrating it on the two Admirals. -"And the moment you break one of their stupid rules, you proud and arrogant fools will not hesitate to punish you in the worst possible way."-
Both Admirals unconsciously stepped back as Naruto's [Haoshoku Haki] intensified with each passing second, releasing gigantic pressure, accompanied by dark lightning.
-"What I saw in Ohara twenty years ago... It's practically considered genocide! Those people were only studying the past, and you almost killed them just for fear of discovering something you've been covering up for hundreds of years."- Naruto clenched his fists in anger. -"Thousands of people, children, and families almost died because you can't stand the thought of something getting out of your control!"-
-"You wear those uniforms proudly, thinking you're heroes! But the truth is, you're completely wrong!"- Naruto glared at them, his eyes turning red and slit-shaped as Kurama's chakra began to leak out in his anger. -"You're no different from criminals or other pirates! You abuse your power to subjugate innocent people and entire countries through fear! And worst of all, you protect those swine with delusions of being gods who have committed horrible atrocities!"-
The Admirals trembled slightly in fear as Naruto's eyes changed to a more demonic and intimidating form.
Naruto took a few breaths to calm his anger, then continued speaking more calmly.
-"You're not heroes..."- Naruto looked at them seriously, now with his normal blue eyes. -"You're selfish and arrogant people who would do anything to stay in power..."-
Fujitora shuddered at those words. Between the two Admirals, he was obviously the most affected by Naruto's words.
-"But all that ends today..."- Naruto stood at attention. -"Today, in this very war, the world will enter a new era of chaos..."-
That might sound evil... But chaos can mean something good...
Transformation...
Sometimes, difficult, unpredictable, and terrible experiences awaken people to the reality of their existence and encourage them to continue the work they've been waiting to do.
Whether they like it or not, the experiences caused by chaos force them to make difficult decisions and take bold steps in life.
Everything caused by this war and its outcome would make everyone think differently about the Navy and the World Government.
-"With this chaos will come a new change... A change for the world..."- Naruto then smiled. -"And when that happens, my crew and I will be there to protect it."-
-"I want everyone to know that the moment they see those red clouds, they will feel like a new dawn has begun for their lives and the world they live in."- Naruto said as he planted his Kubikiribōchō in the ground and crossed his arms with a smile. -"That is what we stand for. We are the Dawn Pirates: Akatsuki!"-
There he did it. Naruto sent an indirect message to everyone that he and his crew would be there to protect them.
It would take them a while to understand... But in a few years, everyone would understand and appreciate it...
But that's another story...
-"And believe me when I say, no one will be able to stop that,"- Naruto smiled and grabbed his Kubikiribōchō again to point it at the Admirals. -"Not even you, or other Admirals, or the entire Navy and the World Government combined will be able to stop us. Let alone those pigs, those five decrepit old men, and that fool with delusions of godhood who sits on that throne!"-
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The Gorousei members were shocked to hear Naruto's last words.
-"Does he know about Imu-sama?!"-
San Warcury cried out in surprise. It wasn't difficult for him and the others to figure out who Naruto was referring to when he mentioned that last person.
-"That's impossible!"- Saint Ju Peter shouted, his fists clenched. -"Very few know about Imu-sama's existence! He's one of our most closely guarded secrets!"-
-"And that bastard mentioned it like it was nothing..."- San Nusjuro clutched his head, despair in his eyes. -"Who the hell is that boy?!"-
With every second they watched this broadcast, every member of the Gorousei was falling into a deep state of despair.
And now Naruto revealed that secret in a broadcast they couldn't control or retrieve. They never knew when someone would understand and discover the truth.
Yeah, it certainly wasn't a great day for these elders...
While in the Flower Room, San Imu didn't know how to feel about what Naruto said. Surprised that he knew of his existence, or furious that they were calling him a "fool with delusions of god."
And without further ado, San Imu could only continue watching as the world entered a new era of chaos.
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-"And to prove I'm serious,"- Naruto smiled at the two Admirals. -"I'll take care of defeating them."-
-"Don't be arrogant!"- Ryokugyū yelled as hundreds of wooden tentacles grew around him. -"Do you really think you can defeat us alone?!"-
-"Just watch!"-
Naruto then began molding a large amount of chakra into fire and prepared to expel it from his mouth.
-"Die!"-
Ryokugyū yelled, then sent the wooden tentacles towards Naruto. The roots traveled towards his opponent, diving in and out of the ground like dolphins in the water.
But Naruto wasn't worried. He already had a jutsu perfect for the situation.
-"[Katōn: Karyū Endan]!"-
Naruto then expelled a gigantic, highly potent jet of fire in the shape of a dragon from his mouth.
The fire dragon seemed to let out a roar as it traveled toward Ryokugyū's attack. The moment they made contact, the dragon incinerated the hundreds of wooden tentacles to ash, allowing it to continue its journey to the Wooden Admiral.
-"Ha! Did you think fire was my weakness because I'm made of wood?! Well, you're wrong!"- Ryokugyū smiled confidently as he watched the fire dragon speed toward him. -"I'm now immune to fire! [Bokarin]!"-
Ryokugyū then made his tree body less susceptible to fire attacks, believing that he would be immune to the fire attack.
Grave mistake...
Ryokugyū was completely engulfed by the fire dragon, and the moment he began to burn and feel pain, he knew everything had gone wrong.
-"GYAAAAAAAAAAAA!"-
Ryokugyū screamed in agonizing pain as his body rapidly ignited.
-"Aramaki!"-
Fujitora, who had jumped away to dodge the fire attack, cried out in concern as he felt his fellow Admiral slowly being incinerated.
Within seconds, Ryokugyū's giant wooden body was now pure ash, but Fujitora could feel his presence in what looked like a small sapling that had just grown out of the ground where he had been.
And in the end, he wasn't wrong. The sapling grew at a rapid speed, forming Ryokugyū's complete human body.
Although he appeared unharmed, Ryokugyū was lying on the ground, trembling and grunting in pain, as if his entire body was still being burned to a crisp.
-"Now it's your turn..."-
Naruto said to the other Admiral as he pointed his Kubikiribōchō at him.
Sensing great danger, Fujitora quickly prepared to counterattack.
-"[Gravito]!"-
Fujitora drew his sword to the side and began to engulf it in immense amounts of gravitational force for his next attack.
Naruto, meanwhile, gripped his Kubikiribōchō with both hands and raised it above his head, ready to perform a technique from the Uzumaki Clan's Kenjutsu.
-"Uzumaki Kenjutsu..."-
Fujitora extended his sword. -"[Mōko]!"-
An immense horizontal gravitational force erupted from his sword, hurtling toward Naruto. The pressure and force were so colossal that, along the way, it crushed the ground to dust.
From Naruto's perspective, everything seemed to be in slow motion. He slowly closed his eyes as he brought his Kubikiribōchō down slowly forward... only to disappear the moment the attack reached him.
-"!!?"- Fujitora was startled the moment he felt Naruto's very familiar presence behind him. -(I... I didn't feel it!)-
He was in shock. His [Kenbunshoku Haki] was advanced enough to compensate for his blindness. Very few in the world could catch him by surprise.
And apparently Naruto was one of those few...
Hypothetically stiffening, Fujitora slowly turned his head so he could look at Naruto behind him.
-"[Ryūketsu]!"-
Then a large vertical cut emerged across Fujitora's torso. The cut was so deep that blood cascaded out.
-"AGH!"-
Fujitora grunted in pain as he fell to his knees, supporting himself with his sword. He placed his free hand on his chest, attempting to staunch the bleeding from his wound.
Naruto wasn't surprised to see him in that state. [Ryūketsu] is a technique from the Uzumaki Clan's Kenjutsu: [Akashi]. It is a sword style consisting of strong, swift, and deep cuts that can either finish off an opponent in a single strike or kill them by bleeding out.
[Ryūketsu], for example, involved moving at almost undetectable speeds to deliver a large vertical cut from top to bottom across the opponent's torso. The cut was so deep that it caused severe bleeding.
The attack was completely fatal to anyone, but surely someone as strong as Fujitora could survive with only a permanent scar.
Naruto looked at the two incapacitated Admirals, -"Now you can see what I'm capable of."-
The Marines and Pirates witnessing everything gasped. One of the Admirals was writhing on the ground in pain, and the other had a horrific cut across his torso.
And it was all caused by one person...
-"Well..."- Naruto shook his hands after making his Kubikiribōchō disappear. -"Time to move on-"-
*BOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!*
Naruto and literally everyone in Marineford jumped when the entire sky lit up in a gigantic explosion. The island shook, and the winds whipped violently for a few seconds with the explosion.
The explosion only lasted a few more seconds, leaving only a large cloud of dust behind.
It wasn't difficult for Naruto to figure out who had caused the exaggerated explosion.
Naruto smiled at the still-incapacitated Admirals. -"It seems my crew is also showing what they're capable of."-
And he wasn't wrong. The rest of the Akatsuki crew was about to show their full power to the entire world.
What they would see would shock and frighten them...
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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Author's Notes
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Tama No Mi (魂の実) Literally means: Spirit Fruit.
Hyakujū no Kaidō (百獣のカイドウ) Literally means: Beast Kaido.
Saikyō no Seibutsu (最強の生物) Literally means: The Most Powerful Creature.
[Gravito] (重力刀) Literally means: [Sword of Gravity].
[Kinniku Mori Mori] (禁憎森々) Literally means: [Forests of Forbidden Hatred].
Mori Ningen (森人間) Literally means: Forest Human.
[Mori Mori No Mi] (モリモリの実) Literally means: [Forest Fruit Forest].
[Bunshin Daibakuha] (分身大爆破) Literally means: [Great Clone Explosion].
[Kentei Haki] (拳帝覇気) Literally means: [Emperor of the Will Fist].
[Katōn: Karyū Endan] (火遁・火龍炎弾) Literally means: [Fire Release: Fire Bullet Dragon Flame].
[Bokarin] (防火林) Literally means: [Fireproof Forest].
[Mōko] (猛虎) Literally means: [Fierce Tiger].
[Uzumaki Kenjutsu: Ryūketsu] (うずまき 剣术: 流血) Literally means: [Uzumaki Sword Style: Bloodshed].
[Akashi] (赤死) Literally means: [Red Death].
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Omake: Nice try, son!
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Naruto was whistling a tune as he walked down one of the many hallways of the Uzumaki Residence. He then suddenly stopped in his tracks in the middle of the hallway, just in time to avoid being hit by a stream of bright, multicolored paint that shot from the ceiling.
Naruto looked over his shoulder with a smile. -"Nice try, son!"-
Behind him, across the hallway, Sasuke's head extended. He was pouting in anger and disappointment at his father's failure to fall for his joke.
Naruto then continued walking away, walking away with a small laugh.
Sasuke frowned. -"Next time you'll fall for it, Otō-san."-
Then he returned to his plan to trick his father into one of his pranks.
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One afternoon, Naruto entered the kitchen of the Uzumaki Residence to grab a small snack. He greeted his daughter Akane, who was also eating a snack at the table, then went to the refrigerator.
Naruto then grabbed the handle of the large refrigerator and began to slowly open it.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was outside the kitchen, patiently leaning against the door waiting for something.
He then heard an explosion coming from inside the kitchen, and then entered with a triumphant smile.
-"You fell for it!"-
Sasuke shouted in victory the moment he entered the kitchen. The entire floor and surrounding furniture were covered in thick whipped cream; the result of a prank Sasuke put inside the refrigerator.
But Sasuke's smile disappeared when he saw his father nowhere to be seen.
It was at that moment that he looked up and saw his father walking on the roof. He was smiling and not covered in whipped cream, much to Sasuke's annoyance.
-"Nice try, son!"-
Naruto said with a smile, then disappeared in a flash of yellow-red with a small laugh.
Sasuke got angry. -"This isn't over, Otō-san!"-
-"Sasuke..."-
Sasuke froze suddenly when he heard a sinister voice coming from behind him. He slowly turned around, and then his sister Akane turned pale.
Akane, unlike Naruto, was completely covered in whipped cream; but that didn't scare Sasuke, but her eyes, which blazed with anger, and the fiery aura surrounding her.
-"A-Akane! I-I can explain!"-
-"You messed up my hair..."- Akane muttered sinisterly. -"And this dress... It's new..."-
-"I-I'll clean it, I swear! But please don't-!"-
-"TAKE YOUR PUNISHMENT, YOU FOOLISH BRUTE!"-
-"AAAHHH!"-
Now Sasuke needs to come up with another new plan, but first he needed to recover from the beating his sister gave him...
But one thing was clear; Sasuke wasn't going to give up that easily...
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-"I give up"-
Sasuke declared in defeat to a grinning Naruto.
After a whole week of failed pranks, Sasuke decided to surrender to his father in the middle of the Uzumaki Residence's dining hall.
No matter how big or elaborate the pranks were, Naruto always emerged unscathed; Even when Sasuke literally covered a quarter of Yōsogakure no Sato in bright pink paint. In the end, Naruto was completely unharmed, and Sasuke had to clean up the mess as punishment from his mother.
So, without further ado, he decided to surrender to his father.
-"Don't feel bad, son,"- Naruto told him in an attempt to cheer him up. -"I've been playing pranks for hundreds of years. It was obvious I wasn't going to fall that easily."-
Sasuke made a sour face. -"I know..."-
-"But you did very well anyway,"- Naruto told him as he moved his right hand to pat his head. -"Well done, so-!"-
*SPLASH!*
Just as Naruto's hand reached his head, Sasuke exploded in a large splash of bright multicolored paint, engulfing Naruto and everyone around him.
-"...What?"-
Naruto muttered with a dumb blink, standing still, trying to comprehend what had happened.
Then suddenly, Sasuke entered the dining room and pointed at Naruto with a big grin.
-"Ha! You fell!"-
-"What?"- Naruto muttered in surprise and confusion. -"But how...?"-
-"You fell victim to my new jutsu!"- Sasuke crossed his arms with a smug smile. -"The [Toryō Bakudan Bunshin no Jutsu]!"-
(JC: Meaning: 塗料爆弾分身の術; Paint Bomb Clone Jutsu)
-"You..."- Naruto stared at him with wide eyes. -"You created a jutsu to play pranks...?"-
-"That's right!"- Sasuke smirked at him. -"Now what do you think of my pranks, Otō-san?"-
-"I... I..."- Naruto stuttered in surprise, then put on a big, happy smile. -"I'M PROUD!"-
-"What!?"-
Sasuke yelled in surprise at that, only to yell again when his paint-covered father suddenly hugged him.
-"My son is becoming quite the prankster!"- Naruto yelled as he hugged Sasuke. -"I'm so proud of you!"-
-"That's not the reaction I was expecting..."-
-"I have to say, you surprised me,"- Naruto said with a smile as he released him. -"I couldn't sense that it was a clone."-
-"I put in the effort to create the jutsu,"- Sasuke explained. -"It's just for jokes, though; I don't think it would work in combat."-
-"I wouldn't be so sure,"- Naruto told him with a smile. -"Even the smallest or funniest jutsu can serve to distract an opponent. Believe me, I know that very well."-
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. -"Really?"-
-"Yep,"- Naruto smiled. -"I've created many jutsus like that myself, and I've used them in combat."-
-"Really?"- Sasuke got excited. -"Will you teach me?"-
Naruto became nervous. -"Uh, when I'm older,"-
Sasuke pouted at that. "Hey, why don't you tell me how those clones work?" Naruto asked Sasuke, and then the two began a conversation about the jutsu and how they could improve it.
In the end, Sasuke accomplished his goal, but he knew he wouldn't be able to catch his father with the same trick next time; so he began creating new pranks for the next attack.
Pranks were undoubtedly a part of life for the Uzumaki Family and all the inhabitants of Yōsogakure No Sato...
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End of Omake
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