I DO NOT OWN Naruto all rights go to Masashi Kishimoto they are his characters
I DO NOT OWN One Piece all rights go to Echiiro Oda
Naruto looked across the wave, the pitch black spire in the distance. He was grinding his teeth as the group ate beside him. "Hurry up" He could see the Fishmen watching. He could see a thunder cloud for spinning around the tower. "I Wonder if my Gum-Gum can reach it" He muttered.
Sakura punched him in he shoulder "Don't even think about it" She kneeled against him. "How are you planning to attack"
"Knock down the front door and kill or beat anybody who tries to stop me" Naruto replied fingering the green jewel o his neck band.
Sakura touched it "When did you get that?" She questioned.
"Oh this is the first was Hokage's, Tsunade gave it me after I mastered a very special jutsu" He explained. Sakura fist flew away from the green jewel. "Lets go" Naruto whined loudly.
Zabuza Chojuro nodded "I Think that it would be best to go in quite"
"We Blew up Arlong's prison safe bet he expects us" Naruto countered.
Zabuza grabbed Naruto and throttled "You Idiot why, we didn't have to blow up that" He threw Naruto into the ground "FUCKING PRISON"
"He was sending a message to their leader" Sakura muttered.
"A Message!" Zabuza was storming back and forth.
"Yeah I wanted Arlong to know I'm coming" Naruto said calmly.
"Why we're ninja!" Zabuza was struggling with an urge to murder Naruto.
"I Want him to know I won't stop until I get Mei back"
Across the sea on the top level of the spire of black stone, in a dank cell Mei sat meditating. Her guard nursing a large foot print from when he tried to "Do what Necessary" to get information out of her. She looked at blaze in the distance, she felt her lovers presence through the broken seal on her hand "Naruto please leave" She mumbled lowly.
"Do you really wish that?"
"No" Mei turned around slowly, standing inside her was a wrinkled old lady, her once raven black hair was now gray, long white streaks filled it also. She wore a deep purple cloak with its hood down. "Robin" She whispered.
"I've been watching your, well for lack of a better term husband since he entered the village" She told Mei with a smile "He certainly is something Mei you picked correctly with that one"
"Why are you here?"
"That boy hasn't given up why have you" Robin replied cryptically before her body started to fade out of existence.
Mei closed her eyes and continued meditating 'I Will be Hokage' She heard her blonde bomb screaming. 'What's my dream' She thought feeling the chakra flow around him. 'Can I have a dream'
FLASHBACK
Mei was sitting in her office pounding through the mountain of paper work. She yawned loudly "Drowning yourself in paperwork Mei" Robin smiled knowingly at Mei. "I Heard what happened"
"Then you know I don't want to talk about" Mei said curtly.
Robin laughed at Mei "Times change Mei do you think that maybe your clan should forget its ridiculous practise of poisoning their loves to test them"
Mei sighed "Maybe"
"But all the women found their one love through that very test" Robin guessed.
"Exactly, I was so sure" She whispered.
Robin rubbed the women's back calmly "I Have lived a long time, you are still young. One day you'll find some on that can survive your test but it'll be more than that. He'll never give up on you even when you think he should, he'll never stop trying to protect, he'll flip the world if that's what's needed to protect you" Robin looked down her dark brown eyes filled with life that seemed to have started fading over the recent years "Most importantly he'll love you more than life itself, he would walk into hell to drag you back" Tears poured down Mei's cheeks "Trust me on this Mei"
END OF FLASHBACK
"LETS GO!" Naruto screamed loudly, the bottom of his feet began glowing and he ran into the sea. "He's insane there's no way with that storm he'll be able to get to the island" Chojuro pointed at the vortex of heavy rain that was pouring around the spire.
Shino ran after Naruto followed a split second later by Sakura and Lee. Lee dove into the water literally torpedoed to Naruto in a blink of an eye. "I Shall beat you to the island my eternal rival" Lee roared as he sped by Naruto.
"He's insane" Chojuro stuttered.
"Sometimes having no plan is the best plan you can have" Zabuza walked onto the water he swung his sword onto his shoulder. Chojuro watched the blonde bound across the sea, he followed his fellow swordsmen.
The group charged across the sea, waves lapping at their feet. The rain whipped around them "Stay focused" Zabuza yelled over the howling of the wind. Naruto felt a large wave move up beneath him 'I Won't lose focus' Naruto jumped off the wave and landed with a mute in the storm splash.
Naruto could feel the water begin to move up his legs. "Striking rope bind" A thick brown rope bound tightly around Naruto's belly, and forced him back onto the war "Stay up Naruto!" Sakura screamed loudly.
"Thanks Sakura-chan!" Naruto replied over the loud howl. Naruto looked at the island, waves were thrashing around him. He continued to push forward, Lee beside him looked continued pushing through the water.
The group eyed the large black tower growing ever larger "Mei" Naruto gasped. "I'm almost to you" He whispered lowly.
Mei turned towards the water "Naruto" She whispered. "You'll die if you come here, please leave me" She went rigid as six black shapes walk into view. "No"
The rescue team punched through the storm and walked into view of the large black spire. "This is insane" Sakura gasped looking up. Large flames lit the landscape. Naruto stepped onto the black stone, his eyes never leaving the tower. "Naruto-kun what are we going to do?"
"We Attack it find Mei and kill the man who took her if we can"
Suddenly they all heard a loud groan, two large black doors opened with a loudly. The six ninja's fell back as at least two hundred Fishmen began walking out. Naruto glared at the group "This is bad" Zabuza said putting his carving knife in front of his body.
"Agreed" Shino added.
"Guy-sensei lead me!" Lee cried.
"Crap" Chojuro cursed quietly.
"Let this work" Sakura begged closing her eyes. The Fishmen began moving towards the small group of ninja "Let this work" She begged, here fist were clenched tightly "Let this work" She was white knuckled focus "Let this work" Sakura's head snapped up and screamed loudly "GET BACK!" A shock wave ripped through the group of Fishmen. "I SAID GET BACK!"A Second shockwave flew into the shark men
The five ninja's jaws dropped as the group in front of them began falling like flies. Sakura grabbed her head and fell onto her knee's. "Sakura what hell is that"
"I Don't know" She was clawing at her head. "Fuck it feels like some bodies stabbing me in the head" She grumbled. "My head" She closed her eyes once, before crashing into the ground.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto and Lee grabbed the fallen pinkette.
Sakura looked at the two "Go I'll be fine in a minute"
Naruto crossed his fingers and in a puff of smoke a single clone appeared "If anyone comes out take Sakura back to the main land" He told the clone quickly.
"Right boss" The clone sat down, Sakura on his shoulder blade.
"Come on guys" The group ran up the sloped path leading to the jail. Just they entered the jail and looked around, the entire place was black with light orange fires cast shadows at odd angles. The group was about to move when they heard "So you're stupid enough to attack our ultimate prison" A Large man with long blue hair walked out of the shadows, his elbows and knee's were large jagged rocks. He was wearing a Dark green T-shirt, and dark blue shorts. He seemed to have the look of a whale shark.
The man took a stance that Rock Lee raised an eye brow at "Go Naruto-kun" Lee took his own Taijutsu stance "I Wish to pit my skills against a user of the legendary Fishmen karate" He told the rest. "Hurry Naruto-kun go save your precious person" Lee shot off yelling "I'll make you proud!"
"Be careful Lee" Naruto warned as the group ran by.
"Get back here" The Fishmen screamed, running after the group as he did.
He was stopped abruptly by a powerful axe kick to the head. "I Am your opponent" Lee smiled, his teeth magically glinted in the light "Rock Lee the Beast of Konoha!"
The man felt the top of his, he cracked his knuckles and said "Fine then boy, you will be defeated by me Hedi of the powerful Arlong bandits" He swung a punch at Lee, only for the green beast to block it with practised ease. "Hundred Tile Shock Punch"
Lee suddenly flew away from Hedi "What was that" Lee gasped struggling to his feet. "Shockwave" His right hand trembled "This is truly a unique fighting style" Hedi laughed, until Lee disappeared from view. He felt Lee rush by him, Hedi turned only to see a flash of white light when Lee slammed his knee cap into the center of his face. Lee was still in air with his left leg kicked him in the up chest, sending lee into a back flip throwing shurriken as he did.
The man roared loudly "No more going easy on this kid" He pulled the star shaped weapons out of his arms and ran at Lee.
The group made it to the third floor leaving fifteen Fishmen in their wake. "Impressive Straw-hat" The Fishmen looked at the group the prisoners were screaming for release, Naruto was about to walk forward when Chojuro grabbed his shoulder.
This man was a strongly built man carrying a large AX. He had the features of an octopus. "Go save our Mizukage I hold him off" The sword he carried blazed into its hammer form. He swung the hammer into the ground sending a large shockwave at the six armed man.
"Be careful Chojuro" Zabuza snapped as they ran by. Chojuro nodded at his mentor, the man who had taken him from an average swordsman to one of the few granted the power of the swords of the mist.
"Yeah you two Zabuza-sensei" He swung his hammer stopping the octopus man from reaching the group of three. "You're not going to stop him" He watched Naruto turn the corner followed by Shino and Zabuza "Save her Naruto" He pulled away from the AX, and spun barley missing with the spiked end of the hammer.
The octopus swung the AX straight up, Chojuro back pedaled slightly but was forced the defend when the man brought the large AX down. Chojuro was instantly lying on his back, his arms were shaking the axe was half an inch away from his face.
Once again the group continued their destructive path to the top of the tower. "This is where you stop" A Large great white Sharkman looked at the three with malice in his eyes. He carried a large sword the looked very similar to Zabuza's own carving knife. Before Naruto could think of attack Zabuza was already spinning into the air. "Lets see how good your blade is" A Loud clang Echoed through the hall. "Go kid now" Naruto and Shino ran straight by the two Zabuza was pushing at the great white shark. The man pushed back sending Zabuza sliding, he swung the sword high, bring the sword down on Zabuza, but the jonin easily parried to the left and slashed at his body in one fluid movement.
The Shark just barely avoided getting bisected by Zabuza. Using the momentum of the failed swing He jumped into the air and did a downwards slash, another loud clang echoed as the two locked blades. The man was holding his carving knife above his head Zabuza was had his eyes on the man.
Gravity started taking affect on Zabuza and he dropped until he was standing in front of the taller creature, their blades still locked on one another.
The two teen were now on the second to last floor, that's when they met the largest Fishmen they ever met. He was clear over teen feet tall. His arms as thick as tree trunks, his head larger than an exercise ball, and he was slouching. Naruto laughed loudly "Let me guess you're the smart one"
The man ran at the two "Oh great you ticked him off" Shino snapped.
Naruto pointed at him and said loudly "Finally some emotion"
"Shut up Naruto!" Shino snapped as he back flipped over a swipe. "Go I'll take care of Jr" Naruto nodded and ran beside the large man and into the stairs, he heard Shino holler "Don't get killed I don't want to tell Kurenai-sensei"
Naruto ran up the dark stairwell into a well lit circular room with a single cell door. "Mei-chan" He bellowed.
Mei's eyes went to the door at the loud voice "Naruto" She gasped.
He ran towards the door smiling broadly, he jumped up and kissed her through the bars furiously "Acid-chan" He mumbled "Did they touch you?" He asked a dangerous glint went into the usually bright blue eyes.
"No" She croaked "You have to run now"
"Now I'm here to rescue you" Naruto said, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end.
"Please Naruto-kun go, I'm begging you Arlong he'll kill you" She cried loudly. "Go Naruto I don't want to be saved, please run"
They both haired a bang ring out behind Naruto. "Straw Hat Naruto" Came a deep voice. "How nice of you to finally show up" Naruto turned towards the man wearing a bright red Hawaiian shirt. A Large sharked toothed blade as on his back, he had a large saw like nose, and wild dark blue hair. "Now tell me Straw Hat how long do you think you'll survive against me" His teeth were razor sharp as the evil smile came to his lips.
"You knew I would come how!" Naruto took his stance as the man walked forward.
"Teach" Arlong replied simply, and with a swish the blade crashed into the ground. Naruto had dodged the first slash but not the kick chest, or the right hook that sent him into the wall. Arlong swung the blade straight at Naruto. The wall crumbled as the teen rolled in between Arlong's legs.
LEE
Lee did a superman punch across Hedi's jaw a loud clap echoed through the room as the self proclaimed green beast of Konoha did a diving roll to avoid being stamped by his larger opponent. He swung onto his head and yelled "Reverse Leaf Hurricane" The Sharkman felt his knee's kicked out and then he was sent flying towards the ceiling. He heard Lee reappear behind his back and yell "UZU" He kicked the man until he was in T with Lee "MAKI" He dropped two bone crushing AX kicks down "D" Lee grabbed man shoulders and through him down. "NARUTO" Lee did two spin kicks "LEE" Lee landed standing on the man's belly. "STY" He started trampling on the man's gut "LE" He finished by grinding his feet and jumping into the back flip.
The Sharkman hacked loudly blood dripping on the ground. He got to his feet his eyes glowed dangerously. Lee raised his arm "DIE" The man rushed the Taijutsu user. Lee could feel the power behind each swipe meant to take his head off.
Lee back handspringed when the man kicked at him. Suddenly the man went through four hand signs "Water Style Water Bullet Jutsu" Lee dodged to left as four pillars of water rocketed around the room slicing through the stone. The man smirked when Lee bounced into the wall. Lee was suddenly in front of him he slammed his knee into the dark bruise that was forming. The man hacked loudly blood sprayed out his mouth.
The Sharkman slammed his fist into Lee's face, then grabbed his head and threw him down the hall. He jumped up, Lee opened his eyes and barely rolled to the left his the man leg dropped at him. Lee spun on his hands and leg swept. But the Sharkman saw it coming and dove over his legs slamming his knee into Lee's face.
Lee rolled down the hall and managed to get to his feet in time to block a powerful right hook. "Hundred Tile Shockwave" Lee stumbled back as his whole body quaked from the shockwave ripping through him.
"Leaf Hurricane" He dizzily spun kicked the Sharkman away from. Lee fell onto his right knee and coughed up a ball of blood. "I Can't take many more of those" The two looked at each other with some sort of mutual respect for each other's skills.
"You are very skilled not very man humans would still be standing after two shockwaves" Hedi growled.
Lee grinned "Yes as are you" The two nodded and charged straight at one another. Hedi swung a left hook at Lee's jaw, but the green best dropped onto all fours and delivered a powerful upper kick straight into Hedi's jaw.
Lee reappeared behind him "YOU" He punched twice forcing Hedi into a spin "THFUL" He stopped spinning and sent Hedi higher with two more upper kicks. "BARRAGE" Lee grabbed Hedi's feet and threw him into the ground followed by a AX kick to the throat. Hedi hacked loudly as his vision went black.
Lee lied on the ground his leg still on Hedi's throat, he could feel the shaking on every muscle. "He suddenly jumped up and yelled "Sakura-chan I'm coming"
CHOJURO
Chojuro swung powerful strikes at the AX user but every time the man would just block as if he was nothing. "Is that it" Chojuro jumped back as the Fishmen swung his AX. "I Thought the Mist Village was legendary for their swordsmen"
ZABUZA
Zabuza and the Sharkman now known as Rite moved back and forth down the hall. Delivering killing swipes and powerful kicks. Zabuza spun on his heel and kicked Rite away. Zabuza could sense Chojuro struggling against his opponent. "I Have to end this" He said loudly.
"Oh yeah and how are you planning to do that"
Zabuza smiled sadistically "Seven Points" A thick mist formed in the long hall "Seven Points" The Sharkman looked frantically for the source of the voice "Jugular" The man hacked when blood poured from his throat. "Spine" The Sharkman fell instantly when the large blade went through his spine. "Those are just two" Zabuza let the mist fall as he jogged towards the stair well.
SHINO
Shino continued dodging around the hall, the large Fishmen was growing more and more frustrated as he continued. Shino jumped into the air avoiding a large swipe, saying "You know I'm not very good a close range fighting I Usually just suppress for Naruto, but I have one technique that if done will end any close range encounter"
He continued dodging the left and right. Shino then did something very stupid. He stopped moving and tapped his cheek. "Come on" The Shark man raised both his high, and with the force of an explosion brought them down. "Idiot" Shino looked from the stair well as the figure began thrashing "Bug Clone" He told the Shark.
The Sharkman thrashed wildly as the bugs ate. "Worst part of being a bug user" Shino mumbled turning his back on the thrashing man shark.
NARUTO
Naruto continued avoiding swipe after swipe with the sword. Arlong grew more and more frustrated with the rubber boy. Arlong Smirked and swung a low sweep with the sword, forcing Naruto to jump. Seeing his chance Arlong swung a powerful punch.
Naruto flew away from Arlong quickly 'He's strong' Naruto thought as Arlong landed a powerful kick to the chest. Naruto rolled into the wall, he was about get up when Arlong punched three times in the center of the face. Naruto felt Arlong grab his foot and send him flying across the room. Naruto picked himself up, only to drop onto his back. The large sharked toothed blade sliced into the stone. "Naruto!" Mei screamed
Arlong with speed that rivalled Naruto's in gear second slammed his foot into Naruto's gut "Come on Straw Hat where's your legendary Will of the D" He stepped on the center of Naruto's face "Where is the fire that Monkey D Luffy used to destroy my family"
"This is about revenge" Naruto pushed up on his leg.
"Of Course everybody in the Fishmen world knows how one man single handily destroyed our leader's name" He easily held Naruto pinned. "We hide because of Monkey D Luffy and since he's dead I'll have to settle for you" He sent Naruto sliding into Mei's door.
"Naruto the window go now!" She screamed at him.
Naruto stood up slowly "No you think I'll ever give up on you, no way not even if there's the slightest chance I can save you" Arlong laughed at the blonde and grabbed his face and once again threw him. He smashed back first into the wall.
Arlong swung his sword faster than Naruto could see, cleaving a large gash across Naruto's left shoulder down to his right hip. Naruto watched Mei's eyes widen in fear as Arlong raised his leg and Spartan kicked Naruto, the stone wall crumbled. It was like everything moved in slow motion for Mei, she watched her lover fly out of the wall blood flying out of his chest. His eyes never left her own, as he fell Naruto made on last feeble attempt to reach her "NARUTO!" Mei screamed as the boy fell from view "No" She cried loudly. "Not Naruto please" She fell onto her knee's and punched the ground repeatedly "You idiot" She cried hitting the ground.
She grabbed at her head and screamed loudly, tears continued to fall down her. "NARUTO" She cried feeling like every fibre of her heart shut down at once.
Naruto plummeted barely conscious "Mei" He mumbled as he smashed into the ground.
"Naruto!" He heard Sakura and Lee faintly, his eyes never left the top of the tower.
"What happened he heard" Zabuza say, white spots filled his vision "Chojuro, Shi..." The world was growing darker "Go" It was almost black now "Open" Everything was went black as the blonde lost consciousness
AN
Zabuza is Saying Chojuro SHINO we have to GO. And the open will be explained next chapter
REVIEW PLEASE It helps keep me motivated, and if you see some mistakes just point them out and I'll update the chapter. ALSO who should the next major arc be based around, adding either Sakura or Mikoto to the Harem. Or a Harem Girl centric plot, I have a "Unique" mission planned for each of the girls added [Some will use a modified filler plot].
More of Sakura's Haki in this chapter, what do you think did I do a good job handling it.
TOPIC OF THE DAY
Naruto Characters Do you care if the Live/Die
I Recently had a debate with a couple buddies of mine, now they love Naruto. And so we went back and forth for about two hours, going from story, to length. Finally to shut him up [He said One Piece was kiddie, and the characters are two dimensional] I say "If Sakura died in the Next chapter would you care" Now I used Sakura as a large extreme about how little character depth there is. He replies "No But did you care about any of the Characters deaths in One Piece"
I Of course laugh and say "Heck Yeah I do, when Ace was killed I flipped" And then I start going through moments like "Nami you are my Nakama" From the Arlong arc and "Robin Say you want to LIVE" Whitebeards Death you guys know the standard counter argument to people who say One Piece has no emotional depth.
But Seriously do you care if any of the character in Naruto live or die. Because I know that I wouldn't, I Don't think I could. Whereas probably the most profound moment of character depth in One Piece, I Nearly cried when Whitebeard died, this is a character that had really one arc. Whereas Jiraiya he was in Naruto since basically midway through the second arc of Naruto and I went, Eh am I suppose to be sad. Kishimoto doesn't make his character human, all his characters are, are plot points used when needed.