Hey guys! I'm posting early this week for several reasons: it's my boyfriend's birthday today, and he wanted me to post, and I actually need opinions for the final fight. At the end of the chapter, I actually need you guys to do a poll in terms of which fights you want to see or emphasized the most.

I have a hell of a lot of fights set up for the final chapters, and I'm only human; so please vote for the character match-ups you guys want to see brawling. That way, I can continue writing the fic. Also, I will post an additional chapter this Friday as well, because my boyfriend's family is coming down in celebration of Chinese New Year!

So read, enjoy, review!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Gintama

Kamui stared at the man in front of him with a fair amount of interest. The man was as tall as the buildings of Yoshiwara, and had a living milk-mustache on his face. His crew seemed to be very angry with him; swords and guns pointed at him and his lovely. He noticed Nobume's swords were still drawn, for some reason it felt nice that someone had his back.

Nobume quietly walked up to Kamui and stood back to back with him. "Please calm down, this is not an arrest warrant. This is a private execution ceremony for the greatest pirate who ever lived; feel honored to be here."

"You talk pretty big, girlie." Marco glared.

"I only speak the truth, but do not worry. I will only provide blockage to interference such as yourselves." Marco glared,damn it for Vista to be gone at a time like this.

"My sons, stay back…these people are dangerous." Whitebeard sighed; he could tell by looking at the braided boy that he was a high-level fighter. His stance was confident but strong, he was arrogant but observant, and he wasn't making the mistake of age ignorance. This boy knew he was old, but he didn't think of Whitebeard as decrepit. "Yato Kamui, huh?"

"Yes sir!" He got into a fighting stance. "I must say I've been looking forward to this fight for quite a long time. Ever since I got here really."

"How long is that?" Whitebeard asked.

"Oh…about a month now maybe, whose to say?" Kamui shrugged. "Does it matter?"

"I suppose not. So what's a couple of aliens want to fight me for?" He asked.

"Why wouldn't I want to fight you? You're only the strongest man alive in this universe! Though, from what I've seen…I hope not to say: 'that's not saying much'." Kamui explained.

"So you literally just want to fight me for the novelty of the idea?" Whitebeard frowned. "Get lost, I don't fight for the sport of it, and neither should you."

"But I don't fight for the sport of it, Whitebeard-san, it's the hunt I fight for." He smiled and continued. "As one of the strongest members of the Yato clan, it is my goal and duty to find stronger and stronger opponents…and kill them all…one by one."

"Brat, what's the point of that?" Whitebeard demanded.

"Simple. The stronger opponents I kill, the stronger I become. But don't worry, if oyu entertain me enough during this fight, I'll spare you so we can fight again." Kamui replied. "Now then, shall we get started?"

"Forget it. I don't do blood spectacle." Whitebeard replied.

"Really? So you won't fight me willingly? That's too bad." Kamui replied, and looked around himself, noting the loyal crewmembers. "I noticed that you called these men your sons, do you think they'd be willing to fight in your stead?"

"You think you scare us?" Marco scoffed.

"Hmm…I'd like to think so, considering that underestimating me would cost you your life." Kamui shrugged.

"Wanna test that?" Another Whitebeard commander Izo, asked.

"Izo…" Whitebeard warned.

"Let's..." Kamui got into position.

"Oi-"

POW!

As soon as those words were uttered, Izo was down for the count; a gaping hole was through hi stomach. Whitebeard's eyes widened with surprise and fury; not only did this man dare attack one of his sons, but he didn't even see the braided boy move.

"BASTARDS-" Marco would've attacked, had it not been for Nobume's sword at his throat.

"Please do not interfere, it would be most troublesome." Nobume's voice was monotone and bored, but it was serious.

"Like hell-"

"No, it's fine. Seems as though this insect has to be squashed." Whitebeard stood up, and aimed his bladed weapon at the younger man.

Grinning, Kamui opened his eyes and stepped forward. "I'll start." Vanishing, Kamui did as promised, and aimed a kick at the giant man's wounded torso.

Whitebeard frowned, and blocked the kick with his hand. He caught Kamui foot and using his devil fruit, squeezed his leg.

Kamui's eyes widened and quickly kicked his foot loose and landed a safe distance away. "Wow, I would've lost my leg if I hadn't escaped. You're pretty dangerous for such an old geezer." His grin widened. "That's perfect!" Kamui vanished again, and reappeared above Whitebeard's head.

The old pirate glared, and punched the air using another tremor.

Kamui and Nobume's eyes both widened in surprise as they literally saw the air and atmosphere crackle, and before they knew it, the island shifted. Nobume landed above a tilted palm tree, while Kamui landed on a piece of random land that was toppled from the attack. "So this is why Sengoku-san fears you so much. The Gura-Gura no Mi, I presume?"

Whitebead didn't respond, instead Kamui did. "Eh? What's that, Nobume-chan?"

"It's his devil fruit; supposedly, it is one of the most powerful. The power to destroy the entire world if he wanted." The woman answered. "Must be troublesome for you to fight on such a small amount of land."

"I'll manage." Whitebeard put his fist out and after some concentration, sent another tremor at the two intruders. Both dodged, but Kamui sprang forward and his fist met straight on with Whitebeard's. The man hadn't retracted his arm, and it would prove to be a grave mistake. As much as the old man hated to admit it, he couldn't deny the amount of power he felt from that punch was great. He swung his fist out of the way, and swung it back towards the boy, only to find that he had vanished once again.

SNAP!

A splitting pain was felt in his left arm, he turned and saw that Kamui had stabbed his hand through his bicep. It felt like a knife had cut through him.

"POPS!" His sons yelled; Marco was about to fly in, but was fiercely cut down by the Navy-blue samurai.

"Out of the way!" Marco shouted and sent a set of blue flames at her from his arm. But the girl simply swished them away with her sword, and attacked him head on.

"You will not interfere. If this idiot does not kill this old man, he will simply go on to kill others. We understand that there are three other pirate lords, and he plans to fight all of you as well as the strongest representatives in the Navy. This is nothing personal, he simply wants to have an exciting fight." She explained.

"So what?! You guys are simply going to kill the strongest people on the planet?!" Marco demanded.

"No." Kamui answered for her, as he landed back on the ground. "I'll simply kill the weak ones for fooling me into thinking they were strong, but I'll keep the ones who amuse me the most alive. Though I'm not expecting much form this one, though your size and power are impressive…" Kamui charged forward and jabbed the man's shoulder blade, causing Whitebeard's right arm to go limp, forcing him to hold his weapon with his injured arm. "…I'm going to bet you rely way too much on your devil fruit. And besides, I heard about your injury from the war two years ago; it's impressive that you were able to survive, but not much else." He landed a few feet away from the giant man carefully.

Whitebeard didn't say anything, and simply stared at Kamui. "You don't have much respect for anything, do you, brat?"

"Hm? What do you mean?" Kamui replied.

"You're not even fighting for the sake of bloodsport as you claim; you're against the pirates, revolutionaries, the marines, and even the World Government. You probably don't even have genuine loyalty towards that woman behind you; just traveling together out of amusement." Whitebeard said. "If you go on like that, neither of you will find true satisfaction or strength."

"Oh? And how would an old geezer like you know?" Kamui scoffed.

"Simple, I used to be a lot like you. I was so strong that I was untouchable, and I convinced myself that I didn't need any one while I was growing up. But when I joined my first crew, I soon realized why it was so difficult for me to find what I wanted…it was something I had already pushed away." Whitebeard explained. "You look to be the same arrogance I grew up around, the type that abandons his comrades and family if they prove to be something other than your own personal standard. You wander around aimlessly, looking for the next fight, hoping it'll satisfy your hunger, but when you don't find it, you convince yourself that it's because no one has the ability to satisfy you. So you kill your opponents needlessly, all to cover up your own weakness."

"I think you should shut-up." Kamui was starting to get pissed off.

"And you." Whitebeard gestured towards Nobume. "I don't know why you're with him, but you seem to still have a shred of sanity on you, so take my advice- leave him. He's going to kill you once he gets bored."

"I know. We've agreed to use each other till the very end." Nobume shrugged. "But you are right in one regard, Whitebeard-san…you never experience true strength until you have someone die for you, or you die trying to protect them. True strength isn't as glamorous as it sounds, Kamui-san, I can't imagine it being comfortable in watching this many comrades die." She gestured to all the men willing to die for their captain. "Kamui-kun's reasons aren't my concern, I'm simply with him out of amusement."

"If that's the case, you won't ever be truly be happy." Whitebeard sighed sadly at the young woman.

"I've long given up on the idea of happiness." She sighed. "However, I am content with the way my life is. Fighting and killing are now habitual to me, so please spare me your pity."

"I see." He could only imagine what this woman went through to get to that point. He turned back to Kamui. "And what about you? IS killing now a habit of yours as well?"

"And if it is?" The boy asked tersely.

"Then that means you'll never know strength, because you won't know how to recognize it. There's a difference in fighting for the sake of fighting, than with fighting for a reason. That reason is what separates warriors of any kind from mindless beasts. All mindless beasts do is rampage and destroy everything that's around them, and simply look for more to consume. They lose sight of who they are, and eventually kill themselves in their appetite. Looking at you, I'd say you turned into a beast some few years ago, but…" Whitebeard's eyes softened. "…I'd like to think someone as young as you has at least some hope of changing."

"Damned geezer, I like the way I am. How dare you question me like that?" Kamui chuckled darkly, and clenched his fists.

"You have no reason to fight, you kill for the sake of killing, I say this to you in the hopes that you'll become a warrior once again. But it appears as though talking isn't going to help."

POUND!

Kamui's eyes widened in shock as he realized what just happened. Whitebeard had just pinned Kamui down by his stomach, using the handle-end of his weapon. Despite the fact that there was no sunlight, the blade still glistened as Whitebeard's murderous eyes looked down upon. Suddenly, Kamui felt a sickening sensation, as if his whole body was being crushed, and that was when he saw the transparent energy sphere…directly on his stomach.

"Wipe your eyes with this brat." Whitebeard ignited the tremor directly on the Yato's body, and a crater was formed where Kamui and Whitebeard were, forming a huge sand cloud.

"POPS!" His crew members and Nobume ran to the edge o the crater and waited for the dust to clear- and it did.

Kamui laid on the ground with his arms and legs sprawled, and blood came out of is mouth. Whitebeard carefully removed his weapon, and waited for the boy to respond. "Get up and go home, brat. But consider this your last option, not many people who are strong are this kind. The next time you screw up like this, your dead, plain and simple."

"Shut up." Kamui's fists clenched. "SHUT UP!" The Yato sprang up, and flexed his arms through his anger. He sprang forward, aiming his jab right for Whitebeard's heart!

BANG!

Time stood still, neither Whitebeard or Kamui moved at the new intruder; Nobume narrowed her eyes in recognition. A familiar dark samurai, carrying a sword and shamisen, his sunglasses hid his eyes, but you could tell by his expression that he was annoyed. Adjusting himself, he threw his arms to disarm both the Yato and giant pirate.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! OI!" Marco shouted.

"Tch. Seems as though our handler caught up to us quickly." Nobume frowned.

"Oi." Whitebeard frowned at the man. "Who are you? You also wanna fight?"

The man in black spoke quietly and politely, but with firm confidence. "I apologize Whitebeard-sama, these two weren't supposed to be hunting you, but it seems as though they couldn't help themselves."

"That still doesn't tell me who you are." Whitebeard frowned.

"Of course. I am Bansai Kawakami, right-hand man of Kihetai's leader, Takasugi Shinsuke." He explained.

"Ah. So another alien." The old pirate frowned. "If I remember correctly, your leader was the one who bested Monkey D. Dragon, and had him captured."

"Yes that is correct. Rest assured, it was nothing personal, it was simply our way of proving our loyalty to the Navy and World Government. Politics, you understand." Bansai explained.

"What if I were to demand you to release Dragon?" Whitebeard asked.

"Then I would invite you to the recommencement of the Marineford War, which is in five days." Bansai answered. "You are very strong Whitebeard-sama, but having a match with you is currently impossible; I have strict orders to retrieve these two."

"Hehe, you're funny Bansai-san, you think you can make me come back." Kamui smirked. "Didn't anyone ever tell you not get in between a Yato and their fights?"

"In your state, defeating you would be easy, however I wish to spare you from further humiliation." Bansai said, making Kamui frown.

"Let's go." Nobume spoke. "I'm bored now, and I have not had doughnuts in two hours. So either come back, or I'll drag you back."

"Go on. No one wants you here." Marco and the rest of the Whitebeard pirates glared.

Seeing as he was defeated, Kamui huffed and walked towards Bansai's ship, Nobume followed without saying anything.

Bansai gave one final bow to the pirate lord. "I apologize for this once again, Whitebeard-sama, perhaps we'll meet again in the upcoming battle."

"See you there." Whitebeard couldn't wait to teach that Yato punk a proper lesson.

XXXXMARINEFORDXXX

"Ah. Thanks." Hijikata sighed and put his walkie-talkie/snail-thing away. He was looking forward to going back to his planet where they didn't have to talk into snails. He smoked a cigarette, enjoying some peace and quiet away from Sougo, Kondo, and the brigade of craziness of this damned world.

"It's rude to smoke in enclosed areas." A voice spoke.

Hijikata glanced into the cell he was supposed to be guarding, and shrugged. "And its rude to break laws in extremist groups, but you don't hear me complaining."

"Hn." Dragon snorted. "So what was that conversation about?"

"Can't say, maybe containing more trouble-makers like yourself." Hijikata puffed.

"Extreme measures wouldn't be needed if a proper sense of justice was in place, in this damned system. Tell me, what kind of government do you and your captain have in your world? Is it anything like this? How fat are the pigs that feed you?" Dragon sneered.

"They're fat, and they do feed us, but we had to gather our own dog dishes and make them feed us." Dragon stopped short at Hijikata's statement. "As Kondo-san said, the Amanto came in and took over our world, and the samurai were stripped of their swords. Samurai were earth's warriors at the time, and were considered the greatest threat to the Amanto, there was a fraction that split off from the rest of them, and became the main fighting force of the front-line. They were known as the 'Last Samurai'. There are only four alive to our knowledge, but two of them refused to go along with their inevitable loss, and still try to stir up trouble."

"They're fighting for their freedom." Dragon argued.

"You see, I've heard that crap from them too, but here's the thing: as long as you're free to choose the path you walk, and free to make the mistakes in your life, you are free. Besides, aren't you kind of curious about why me and Kondo-san still have our swords?" The smoker pointed out.

"I'll admit I'm curious." The prisoner nodded.

"It's because of Kondo-san." Dragon's eyes widened slightly. "After the Amanto came in and we were stripped of our swords, it was Kondo-san who went through all the bureaucratic crap, and proved to those fat bastards that us scrawny strays were worth feeding. He showed them that we could be trusted, and that we would serve the Bakufu until our deaths, and through his effort he gave us back our swords, and gave us a reason to fight. But I'll let you in on a little secret Dragon, it's not the Bakufu or the Shogun me and the other Shinsengumi members have been loyal to all this time- it's Kondo. And if he suddenly chose to become a Revolutionary, I guarantee that we'd follow him without a moment's notice."

"Then…why did Kondo-san give in to the Amanto invasion?" Draogn frowned. "Didn't you find that weak?"

"That's the thing, we all thought along the same line as you actually. We were all angry, resentful, and were going to barge in to those bastards' stronghold and take over the country. With their numbers and weapons, we would've been shot and dead before we reached the gates. But Kondo-san beat us to them, he had already breached the gates with an open mind and compromise, and was ready to pledge himself to their service, for the sake of the one thing he had yet to lose- us." Hijikata explained. "He lost his family, his dojo, and even his sword, but he still had us- the Shinsengumi members. A bunch of ill-bred street thugs who came together under one roof to serve one man; the man who resembles a Gorilla, but had the heart greater than King Kong."

"What are you trying to say, Hijikata-san?" Dragon asked.

"Freedom and Justice aren't exclusive to each other, especially if you're under the command of someone who managed to combine them." Hijikata put out his cigarette. "Welp, my shift's over, see you tomorrow."

"Ah. See you tomorrow." Dragon nodded; justice and freedom together huh? If only the idea didn't sound impossible?

XXXXAMAZON LILLYXXXX

"Luffy, you have my full support to your father's rescue, and Amazon Lilly's forces will be at your side once the war is started!" Hancock proclaimed.

"You seem eager for a war to start." Nami frowned.

"Of course not! I simply want Luffy's ambition to be successful!" Hancock argued.

"I BELIEVE IN YOU HANCOCK-CHAMA!" Sanji yelled.

"Yeah, yeah, let's get going." Zoro replied, noticing Chopper, Brook, and Ussop were already saying their goodbyes. "Hey where's Robin?"

"Ah. She wanted to explore some old architecture of the island's ruins, so Elder-Nyon took her on a tour." Shinpachi remembered.

"Speaking of exploring, anyone know where that Kagura-girl and Okita-boy are?" Franky spoke up.

Gintoki and Shinpachi paled considerably when they realized how long the two of them had been missing. "Gin-san, do you think they-"

"AAAAAAAAAUUUUGH!"

A loud scream was heard throughout the island, Sanji snapped his attention towards the direction. "ROBIN-CHAN! I'M COMING!" He ran into the woods.

"Megane, let us go back to the ship, for we do not want to be associated in what those two idiots obviously did." Gintoki paled.

"Ah. That's definitely true." Shinpachi turned and followed his back, and proceeded to go into hiding aboard the Thousand Sunny.

XXXXXElsewhere on Amazon LillyXXXXX

"HOW DARE YOU TWO?! THIS SHRINE IS SACRED! THIS WHERE OUR BATTLE MAIDENS PURIFY THEMSELVES BEFORE GOING OUT OR RETURNING FROM SEA!" Elder Nyon's voice could be heard everywhere.

Robin had her hand over her eyes, and turned away from the disturbing scene. "Please dress yourselves before Cook-san arrives, I doubt he didn't hear me."

The disturbing sight she was referring to was the two teenagers entangled in a mess of leaves and twigs The only thing that protect their modesty was that they were hugging each other, and that Okita had his pants on, while his coat completely covered himself and Kagura. She was hugging him and was snuggled closely in his lap, while his coat completely covered her body.

"Fine, fine…but old lady turns around too." Okita waved them off.

"There sadist, we did it in their shrine of purity, could you let this exhibitionism thing rest a little now?" Kagura huffed, reaching for her dress over his shoulder; she was on her knees in his lap, but her entire front was still covered by Sougo's body, while he made sure his coat covered her back. He relished her small breasts pressing against his shoulder.

Resiting the urge to take her again, he sighed. "Fine, China. But I'm still stealing one of the outfits."

"Whatever, by all means, let's desecrate their culture even more." Kagura sighed. Leave it to Okita Sougo, the strict law-abiding tax-robber, to be turned on by rule-breaking.

Review please! Also, for the one guest review who complains about making the Navy and World Government evil, two things: first of all, the Navy and World Government ARE the antagonists in One Piece, that's just the basic truth. Secondly, it's a fanfic, don't take it that seriously.

I apologize if this chapter was too rushed or sudden, or if I made Kamui out of character or Whitebeard OOC. PM me or leave it in the review if you have any concerns.

So without further ado, please vote from numbers 1-20; 1 being your first choice, 20 being your last choice. You can send me your votes via PM or review. Whichever works for you. So the match-ups are:

-Kijima Matako vs. Nami

-Kawakami Bansai vs. Zoro

-Takasugi vs. Gintoki

-Takechi Henpeita vs Shinpachi

-Aokiji vs Akainu

-Kizaru vs. Marco

-Sengoku vs. Garp

-Ace vs. Crocodile

-New CP9 vs. old CP9 (Kalifa, Kakku, Jabra, Blueno, Kumadori, Fukuro)

-Rob Lucci (with Hattori) vs. Spandine and Spandam

-Momonga vs. Kondo

-Whitebeard vs. Sengoku

-Kamui vs. Kagura and Umibozu

-Abuto vs. Sougo, Luffy, and Dragon

-Isaburo vs. Hijikata

-Nobume vs. Vista

-Robin vs. Tsuru

-Brook and Sanji vs. Donflamingo

-Chopper, Ussop, and Franky vs. Moriah

THANK YOU!