A.N: What's up readers? Good to be back with yet another chapter of the Fairy Tail Campaign. I'm actually surprised at how fast I had gotten this done, but I did, so here it is.

Also, here's an important announcement, I'm going to be putting up a poll later on that concerns this story. Don't worry, it's got nothing to do with me finishing it or not, I intend to see this saga through to the end. Once I have the poll up and have explained what it was, you'll know what was going on. I'd rather avoid explaining the details at the moment.

Anyways, here's the beginning of the Battle of Hargeon, enjoy!

Chapter 28: The Battle of Hargeon

"Okay, Franky, tell me what you see." Kakashi Hatake ordered.

Franky nodded and stepped forward. "Franky," he began.

Natsu Dragneel and Happy, who had accompanied the two just to see what Franky would do watched in excitement. "Super Binoculars!"

Franky's eyes suddenly bulged out of his sockets like telescopes. "AWESOME!" Natsu and Happy yelled in unison.

Franky scanned around the town of Hargeon. "There's a ton of movement," he noted, "they must be expecting us, an ambush is probably not gonna cut it at this point."

"Any specifics?" Kakashi inquired.

Franky nodded. "They've got a ton of sentries moving about on the rooftops. And they're forming defensive positions on the west side of town."

Kakashi hummed in response. "They're convinced that we'll come straight for them."

Kakashi looked at Franky. "Anything else?" He inquired.

Franky nodded. "There are a ton of marine ships positioned at the docks. They look like they're stocking up on weapons too."

Natsu was surprised at this. "Why? It's not like we have any other docks other than Hargeon. If that's the case, the ships can't dock, right?"

Kakashi shook his head. "It'll be a bit slower, but they can still launch a naval assault." He admitted. "The reason they're stocking up on so many weapons is probably to protect their dinghy's when they try to storm the shore."

Natsu's face became uncharacteristically serious when he heard this. "Alright, what do we do then?" He asked.

"I'm going to go over the situation with the higher-ups of the 3rd Division. I've got the makings of a strategy in mind at the moment, but I'd like to go over it with them, first."

(Later)

The six highest ranking members of the 3rd Division all sat in silence, all of them contemplating what Kakashi had just told them. Squad 9 Captain Kensei Muguruma broke the silence first. "Okay, what are you suggesting, Commander Hatake?"

"We're going to give them what the want, for the most part anyway."

Laxus Dreyar raised an eyebrow at this. "We are? But they are expecting us, aren't they?"

"Laxus, what do you think they'll do if we don't do what they want?"

"Well, they'll just move to where we really are."

Kakashi nodded. "Exactly, we'd just be doing the same thing but in a different location."

Laxus nodded in understanding. "I see, so what do you suggest than?"

"Like I said, we're going to give them what they want, but for the most part." Kakashi repeated.

"What we are going to do, is we are going to deliberately put ourselves in a stalemate to the west." Kakashi explained. "Hancock, Jūshirō and myself will lead this group."

Kakashi looked at them. "Our main objective is simple, we're not looking to push them back, we are looking to keep them in a stalemate. You two are the best for that, as am I because of my repertoire of Earth Style."

Squad 13 Captain Jūshirō Ukitake nodded. "An excellent plan, Commander."

Kakashi then turned to three others. "Kensei, Tōshirō, Laxus; I want you three to lead the charge to the north. You three are both very fast, and very strong, you can probably get this done in the least amount of time."

Tōshirō nodded. "Understood, Commander, we won't let you down."

Something still had Jūshirō concerned, however. "Commander, you mentioned how there were sentries placed on the rooftops, do you have any plans to deal with that?" He asked.

Kakashi nodded. "I do," he said.

Kakashi then turned to the last high-ranking member of the 3rd Division. "That's where you come in, Mirajane."

Mirajane Strauss listened intently. "You will use Satan Soul and take a small detachment and fly above Hargeon, striking the enemy sentries from above."

Mirajane nodded, slightly nervous at taking part in her first war, something that she had hoped she would never be involved in. Kakashi noticed her nerves and spoke up. "I understand your nervous, and I understand that you want no part in this. None of us wanted this Mirajane, but we didn't have a choice."

Mirajane looked at Kakashi. "Does it go away?"

Kakashi knew what she was talking about. "The first kill never goes away," he admitted, "however, anything that happens afterwards ultimately depends on you."

"How do you deal with it?" Mirajane asked.

Kakashi's mind immediately flashed to the day he unknowingly gained the Mangekyō Sharingan; the day he also killed the one closest to him. "Some still hurt to this day," he replied, "others…I like to think that every person I kill is one or two comrades saved. Especially when I actually know I've saved someone precious to me."

Laxus gave Mirajane a surprisingly warm smile. "We're not asking you to become a killer Mirajane." He told her. "You may be known as the Demon, but we know you're not a killer, and you don't have to become one."

"You're not bothered by this?" Mirajane questioned her fellow guild mate.

Laxus shrugged. "I am, a bit." He admitted. "But at this point, what choice do we have? If we just let them walk over us they're going to hurt more people we care about. And I'll be damned before I let that happen. I'll kill if it means protecting my family."

"Is it really that simple?" Mirajane wondered out loud.

"Honestly, yeah, it kind of is." Kensei interjected. "Sure, the intellects can come up with those really complex ideas of why people kill each other, but it really boils down to two things: You either kill because you're a killer, or you kill because you're a protector."

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Kakashi nodded. "Can we count on you after hearing that, Mira?"

Mirajane thought it over. She then smiled slightly and nodded. "I won't let you down, Commander. If it means protecting, than I'll do…that."

With that, Mirajane walked away from the others. Tōshirō kept his eyes on the silver haired beauty. "Do you think she can handle it, Commander?" He inquired.

Kakashi watched Mirajane and then gave them an eye-smile. "Yes, yes, I do."

Tōshirō sighed. "I'll trust your judgement than, Commander Hatake."

(Later)

Kakashi, Hancock, and Jūshirō all stood at the front of an army of 24,000. If everything was going according to plan, Kensei, Tōshirō, and Laxus were moving with another force of 24,000 to the northern side of Hargeon. Not far behind Kakashi's forces, Mirajane had a small force of 2,000 prepared to fly above the city and attack the sentries on the rooftops.

Kakashi looked out to see Coalition soldiers already taking position. "Guess we really don't have the element of surprise, huh?" Kakashi mused.

"Kind of hard to move an army as large as ours without being noticed." Jūshirō replied.

"Our next move, Commander?" Hancock inquired.

Kakashi looked back to his soldiers. "All ninja who can use Earth Style head to the front!" He yelled.

Several thousand ninja leapt to the front of the unit. "All ranged fighters, follow!" He yelled.

Kakashi looked at Hancock and Jūshirō. "You two go with them." He ordered.

As Hancock and Jūshirō began to make their move along with the others, Kakashi saw the Coalition appear in his line of sight. His eyes widened, watching Marines move cannons to the front. "All short-ranged fighters, with me, we will strike when the enemy charges for us."

As Kakashi moved with the remainder of his men, a tall man in a Marine coat moved to the front. "I am Vice Admiral Dalmatian of the Marines!" He yelled. "As of right now, our forces have formed a line of defense against your forces."

Kakashi, Hancock, and Jūshirō narrowed their eyes at this. This man clearly had a great deal of confidence. "While I recognize that some of you are powerful, your power is still dwarfed by our overall military strength in this city! I offer you all an ultimatum: Surrender or be destroyed!" Dalmatian yelled.

On the Coalition's side, a few Marines were rather confused at Dalmatian's proclamations. One younger soldier looked at an older member with confusion. "Does Vice Admiral Dalmatian intend to spare them if they surrender?"

The elder Marine shook his head. "No, the Vice Admiral is a ferocious man. He has a bit of a reputation of fighting with the ferocity of a hunting dog. There's no way he'd give quarter to these criminals. He's bluffing, trying to get them to drop their guard and give us the drop on them."

The elder Marine narrowed his eyes. "We have a rare chance to strike down with a fist of Absolute Justice on the entire universe, the higher-ups, especially Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, do not want to waste it."

On the Alliance's side, Jūshirō heard Hancock scoff. He looked to see her frowning. "What a joke." She said.

Jūshirō raised an eyebrow. "None of us have any intention of complying, but you don't seem happy he even offered it."

"The Marines never offer quarter," Hancock said disdainfully, "I've never even heard of such a thing happening, and trust me, as a former Warlord of the Sea, I have seen how the Marines operate behind the glorious propaganda they put out."

Jūshirō's eyes widened. "Surely you can't be serious."

Shunsui mentioned to me how the government in the Pirate World was corrupt, which explained why pirates were fighting with us instead of them, but I never imagined it was this dishonorable an organization. The Squad 13 Captain thought.

"Most of them follow the doctrine known as Absolute Justice." Hancock explained. "A good thing to practice in theory, but not when it makes you worse than the criminals you are pursuing. The World Government likes people to think that they are for peace and prosperity, but they are more interested in control and maintaining the status quo than anything else."

Hancock lowered her head in sadness. "I've experienced their evil first hand, so I know."

Jūshirō found himself experiencing anger for the first time in a long time as he stared down the Marines preparing to fire on them. Shameful, he thought furiously, absolutely shameful!

Suddenly, Hancock and Jūshirō both heard Kakashi's voice. "I'm very sorry, Vice Admiral, but I'm afraid we're going to have to decline your rather generous offer!" Kakashi yelled. "See, my forces have been marching for such a long time, we'd all be rather disappointed if we came all this way for nothing! Although, I would gladly accept your surrender in place of fighting. In fact, why don't we do that instead?"

Hancock was surprised at how casual Kakashi was being. "That fool, shouldn't he take this a bit more seriously?"

Jūshirō found himself chuckling. Having spent a long time with an even more laid back man than Kakashi, he knew what his commander was doing. "He's calming everyone down by acting in such a way." Jūshirō explained. "He's telling the men: 'I'm calm and therefore you will be calm too.'"

"Does that actually work?"

Jūshirō gestured to the grinning soldiers. "Take a look," he said, "do any of them see nervous to you?"

Hancock found herself smiling. "No," she said, "they do not look the least bit nervous."

Back on the Coalition's side, Dalmatian was shaking in anger. "Who does he think he is?" Dalmatian growled. "Does that Ninja believe himself to be above the might of the World Government?"

Dalmatian yelled out the next sentence. "Cannons, take aim!"

The cannoneers did so. "Fire!" Dalmatian shouted.

Kakashi and his unit watched as cannonballs shot out of the cannons towards them. "Now!" Kakashi yelled.

All of the Ninja at the front sped through the required Hand Signs. "Earth Style: Mud Wall Jutsu!"

With the combined Chakra of all of the Ninja together, an enormous wall rose from the ground. Dalmatian narrowed his eyes, watching as the cannon balls were stopped cold by the wall. Damn Shinobi, he thought with disdain.

"Reload cannons!" He ordered.

The Marines at the front did as told. "Sentries, take aim!"

A Marine Lieutenant looked at the Vice Admiral in surprise. "Sir, with all due respect, our sentries would not be able to see beyond that wall they've built."

"Once the cannonballs wipe out that troublesome thing, the sentries will pick them off."

The lieutenant nodded in understanding. "An excellent plan, Sir." He praised.

Dalmatian narrowed his eyes. They aren't stupid though, he thought, referring to the Alliance, they should be moving towards us at this point beyond the wall, why aren't they?

It was then that Dalmatian noticed something come up from behind the wall. It was a beautiful woman that seemed to be standing in midair. "Sentries, take aim at the woman!"

On the other side, Boa Hancock smirked. "Fire!" She yelled.

Dalmatian's was surprised to see several arrows flew into the air. "Why are they firing from that range?" The lieutenant wondered.

Dalmatian's eyes then widened in horror when he realized the speed the arrows were going. "Sentries, take up defensive positions, immediately!"

The sentries were all confused by Dalmatian's statement. The confusion proved fatal for several as the arrows sped straight into the bodies of several sentries.

Hancock grinned, watching the arrows reach their targets. "By using Armament Haki on our bowstrings rather than our arrows, we were able to increase the speed and trajectory of the arrows from the increased force of being let go by a Haki-embedded bowstring." She mused. "Not bad for a man, Commander Hatake."

With that, Hancock prepared her own attack, creating her own makeshift bow-and-arrow. Dalmatian's eyes widened again when he realized what was about to happen. "Slave Arrow!" She yelled, letting loose a volley of arrows from her Love-Love Fruit powers.

The cannoneers could not react in time as several were turned to stone from Hancock's attack. Dalmatian growled in anger at this. "Backup cannoneers, to your position!" He yelled.

As the backup cannoneers scrambled to replace the statues that were once their comrades. Dalmatian then watched as several Shinobi ran to the top of the wall.

Kakashi Hatake led the way as the group of Shinobi, most of them from the Hidden Mist, sped through the appropriate Hand Signs. "Water Style: Waterfall Jutsu!"

The Marines all gasped in shock as water appeared out of nowhere and ran down the wall towards them. "Devil Fruit Powers!" One yelled.

"No!" Dalmatian yelled. "This is the power of Shinobi!"

Dalmatian had his eyes narrowed. I cannot risk losing my powers to that water. I must escape it. He thought.

Dalmatian leapt into the air as the water rushed towards him. "Moonwalk!" He yelled, kicking the air and landing on the roof.

With their leader effectively abandoning them, the Marines could only scream in horror as the waterfall struck them all, knocking them backwards.

Kakashi smirked, watching this all happen. "Bring down the wall!" He said, leaping down with the other Shinobi on the wall.

The Shinobi behind the wall quickly released the Jutsu, causing the wall to tumble in the process. "Charge!" Kakashi yelled.

Hancock remained on top of Salome, her sisters, Boa Sandersonia and Marigold, along with 'Mad Monk' Urouge remained at her side as they did not want to risk their Devil Fruit Powers either.

Kakashi led the way with Jūshirō right next to him. Laxus, Tōshirō, Kensei, I hope we bought you enough time.

The Copy Ninja briefly looked over his shoulder. Mirajane, that's your signal, do what you've got to do!

(With Mirajane)

Mirajane Strauss watched the charge from afar. "Okay," she said, "time to get going."

With that, the S-Class Wizard began her transformation. "Satan Soul!" She yelled.

With that, Mirajane transformed into the form that had gained her fame over the years. Franky immediately took note of her revealing appearance. "Ow, SUPER sexy!" He declared.

Several soldiers sweat-dropped at this. Bickslow of the Thunder Legion, however, was laughing. "Damn right it is!"

Freed Justine and Evergreen both face-palmed at Bickslow's antics. Natsu Dragneel, meanwhile, grinned. "I'm all fired up." He said, cracking his knuckles.

"Remember your mission, attack anything you see on the rooftops!" Mirajane shouted.

Bickslow stepped onto his 'babies' the totem dolls. Evergreen took flight with her own magic. Franky struck yet another one of his poses. "Franky," he yelled, "Jets!"

Franky was propelled off the ground by two jets in his feet. Freed prepared to take flight as well. "Dark Écriture: Wings!"

A pair of rune-composed wings sprouted out of Freed's back. "Let's do it Happy!" Natsu shouted as Happy sprouted angelic wings from his back.

"Aye sir!" Happy cried happily.

"Let's go!" Mirajane shouted, taking flight, with everyone else soon doing the same.

(With Kensei, Tōshirō, and Laxus)

This particular group had been quick and had reached the northern section of Hargeon at the time Kakashi and his forces used the Waterfall Jutsu to send the Coalition front lines into chaos. They were now prepared to charge the northern entrance and completely catch the Coalition off guard. They had to or they would lose the element of surprise to the few guards in the northern entrance.

"Here we go," Laxus muttered in anticipation.

"We've only got one shot at this." Tōshirō said. "Let's make sure we succeed!"

Everyone cheered in response. "Charge!" Kensei yelled.

The guards at the northern entrance all gasped when they saw the Alliance force moving straight towards them. "Damn!" Marine Captain Very Good yelled. "Someone contact Admiral Kizaru and tell them they're striking from this side too!"

"Yes Sir!"

The order came too late, the force coming straight at them was too fast, what with being filled with mostly Soul Reapers…

(Back with Kakashi, Hancock, and Jūshirō)

The Coalition managed to recover from the waterfall. "Charge!" The lieutenant yelled. "Fight in the name of justice!"

The Marines all yelled as they ran at the Allied Forces. Several hundred shadows sped out of the buildings as well. Kakashi quickly caught them with his Sharingan and recognized them as Shinobi from the Village Hidden in the Sound.

They always have to show up uninvited. He thought, frowning.

He quickly kicked one Sound Ninja out of the way. Jūshirō quickly drew his Zanpakutō and cut down another Shinobi. Kakashi looked up at the roof to see Dalmatian staring down at him, waiting for all the water to recede.

"Jūshirō," Kakashi began, "I'm going to deal with the enemy leader. You're in charge until I'm finished."

"Are you sure? It might be better if we confront him together, after all."

"You're the best one to lead in place of me. Hancock means well, but she has too much of a chaotic personality to be an effective strategist. Her charisma may more than make up for this but still…"

"Alright, I understand, be careful, Commander."

"I will be." With that, Kakashi leapt into the air towards the rooftop Dalmatian resided on.

Kakashi landed, both of his Sharingan activated. Dalmatian glared at Kakashi. "So, I'm facing Kakashi of the Sharingan? I must admit, I'm quite curious to see how a Vice Admiral matches against an elite Jōnin."

Kakashi had a rather impassive look on his face. "You chose the wrong side of this war, Hatake." Dalmatian told him disdainfully. "As a military man, you of all people should understand the World Government's plight."

"What plight?" Kakashi inquired sarcastically. "From what I've heard, most of you are quite comfortable abusing your powers and letting the entire world suffer as a result."

"Where did you hear that from, that whore, Hancock?" Dalmatian asked. "She is nothing but a traitor who selfishly threw her status away to help a dangerous element."

"If you're trying to get me worked up by insulting my comrades, it's not going to work." Kakashi frowned behind his mask. "I may be a military man, but I'm still bound by the law, something your government has clearly forgotten. Maybe what Hancock has told me about you all is true, maybe it isn't, but by siding with the Coalition, you aren't exactly doing a good job in disproving her words."

Dalmatian scoffed at this. "Then die like the criminal you are, Hatake." He said. "Shave!"

Dalmatian vanished, Kakashi narrowed his eyes, recognizing the technique. "Finger Pistol!" Dalmatian yelled, reappearing in front of Kakashi.

Kakashi surprised Dalmatian by catching his attack. Dalmatian gasped in shock. "If you think vanishing from my eyes is going to help you, you've got another thing coming." Kakashi said. "Because it's already been established that you can't fool my eyes."

(Back on the ground)

A young man with another body strangely attached to his scoffed in anger as he stared at the target in front of him. "To think that we'd die for a bastard who ended up betraying Lord Orochimaru."

The body attached to the man's body surprisingly spoke up. "Obviously we should kill him for such a betrayal, Sakon."

Sakon of the West Gate smirked. "You know what, you're absolutely right, Ukon."

Sakon turned to a large man next to him, who was also glaring at the 'target' with anger. "Jirōbō, let's go!"

Jirōbō of the South Gate smirked. "Right!"

Before those two could attack, they were suddenly stopped by two distinct walls of ice. "Attacking a man with his back turned? Honestly, is it a requirement for you people to be dishonorable?" Lyon Vastia had assumed the Ice Make stance.

"What did you expect, Lyon? Guys like this are about as honorable as your average Dark Guild Wizard." Gray Fullbuster noted.

"I suppose you're right." Lyon sighed. "Which one do you want?"

"You should take the fat one." Gray told him. "Your attacks are faster than mine, being Living Ice Make."

"Fine, then you take the two-headed freak." Said Lyon.

Jirōbō frowned at this. "Bastard called me fat."

"Bastard called us a two-headed freak!" Sakon growled.

"Kill him, brother!" Ukon ordered. "Kill him and then the Uchiha!"

Before the two could move towards their insulters, they were struck from behind by ice attacks. "Hey idiot," Gray said to Sakon, "your fight is with me…"

"…So focus on me or die." Lyon said to Jirōbō.

(With Sasuke)

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head, smiling slightly at Gray and Lyon's. "Didn't ask for help you two, but thanks." He muttered.

"Jirōbō, Sakon, and Ukon are quite the energetic bunch aren't they? Can't be helped now, but it may cost them in the future."

Sasuke turned to see a strange, inhuman, rotund figure covered in armor with eyes glowing red. "You know something, you look absolutely…" Sasuke began.

"What? Terrifying? Horrific? Do tell!" The creature said.

"…Lame." Sasuke finished.

The rotund creature almost fell over at this. "You insult me? How much will that cost I wonder?"

"Nothing, it's just an insult." Sasuke deadpanned.

The creature narrowed his 'eyes' in anger at Sasuke. "I am the Armored Shell, Franmalth, one of the Nine Demon Gates of Tartarus."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at this. "And I care because?"

"Because I was created by the mighty Lord Zeref, we are weapons capable of wiping out entire armies, don't underestimate me, boy!"

Sasuke frowned at this. "Hate to break it to you, you walking beach ball, but where I come from, my ancestors have gone up against demons capable of wiping out entire nations."

Franmalth smirked at this. "Well, you're not your ancestors, boy."

Sasuke smirked back. "You know, if you knew my ancestors, than it's probably a good thing that I'm not them." He said.

(Back with Kensei, Tōshirō, and Laxus)

As their forces clashed with the Coalition, Laxus, Kensei, and Tōshirō found themselves surrounded by a split-up Very Good. "You know, I have to say, these Devil Fruit powers are either really impressive, or really useless." Kensei noted.

"I couldn't agree more." Tōshirō sweat-dropped.

Laxus was frowning. "You done circling us yet buddy?"

Very Good's head cackled. "Eager to die are we? Very well, prepare to feel the power of the Berry Berry Fruit!"

The spheres that made up Very Good's body started to spin around the trio at a faster pace. Kensei sighed at this. "What a lame name." He muttered. "Okay, who wants to take this one?"

Laxus sighed as well, his fist crackling with lightning. "Just leave it to me, I'll stop him in one shot."

Laxus managed to set his sights on Very Good's head. In spite of the immense speed and massive amount of spheres, Laxus managed to keep the head in sight. Then, all of a sudden, with impressive speed, Laxus leapt at Very Good's head and delivered a devastating lightning-coated haymaker to the jaw.

Very Good screamed in pain as lightning coursed through his head. The spheres suddenly froze in place. Very Good's head then fell to the ground, the other spheres following suit. Laxus turned back to Tōshirō and Kensei and looked at them with a deadpan expression on his face. "See, I told you, one shot." He reminded them.

Kensei nodded and looked back at Hargeon. "Let's keep moving, the sooner we enter the city, the sooner we get the advantage in this fight."

"Forward!" Kensei ordered.

(With Mirajane's group)

"Flying enemies dead ahead!" A sentry shouted.

"Happy, max speed!" Natsu shouted.

"Aye sir!" Happy responded, picking up speed.

"Natsu, stay in formation!" Freed shouted.

"Let him go Freed," Mirajane told him, "this is one of those rare times where Natsu's appetite for destruction is necessary. If we're truly going to save Fiore from the Coalition, we need to make them pay for what they've done to our country."

"The one with the cat is coming in too fast for us to get a clear shot!" Another sentry shouted in fear.

"This is what you guys get for messing with my world!" Natsu shouted. "Fire Dragon Roar!"

Several sentries screamed as Natsu's roar damaged several rooftops. Mirajane nodded in appreciation at Natsu's actions. She then addressed the rest of her unit. "All soldiers, break formation and strike at the rooftops! Move it!"

"Yes Ma'am!"

(Meanwhile)

A proper-looking Arrancar walked up to a certain man. "The enemy has breached the city." He told the one who was clearly his leader. "My Pesquisas has told me so."

"Has it now? Any strong enemies I should be aware of?"

"Several," the proper-looking one replied, "although they will most certainly fall to you in the end."

"Tell me, are one of those Acts of Order among them?"

The Arrancar shrugged. "Hard to say," he admitted, "if there is one, his immense power was mixed up in the crowd of other monsters in this force."

The man smirked. "Then I guess the best thing to do is to go hunting than. After all, thanks to the dossier, I've got a good description of all four of them."

"What will you have us do when we find them?" The Arrancar inquired.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what if these Acts of Order turn out to be a disappointment? Someone of your caliber should not have to face such weaklings, it is beneath you as our king."

The man grinned at this. "Well, I know if it's Kurosaki, he'll give me a damn good fight. But yeah, I'll admit that I'm not certain if the supposed power levels of the three are real or just a bunch of wives tales."

"Than what are your orders?"

"I want you and the others to accompany me, Shawlong. If an Act of Order is here, than you five will test his strength for me. Let's see if he's worthy of the Sixth's Espada's time."

"And if he isn't among them, Grimmjow?" Arrancar 11, Shawlong Kūfang inquired.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, the Sixth Espada, smirked in a feral manner. "Then I'll just hunt down the strongest guy here and challenge him to a fight and you five can watch as I show off my power."

Grimmjow chuckled. "After all, I'm the strongest there is…I am the king!"

With that Grimmjow placed his hands in his pockets and Sonido'd away with Shawlong loyally following him.

(Meanwhile)

Kizaru chuckled as he took a look at the burning buildings. "They managed to trick us," he mused, "they broke through our defenses by hitting us where we were the weakest. Now that is scary."

He chuckled again. "Than again," he continued with a smile on his face, "they'll soon learn that I'm scarier. No mercy, it's time to do my job as an admiral. Good thing too, I was getting kind of bored anyway."

A.N: The return of Grimmjow! Somehow, even after all the time Kubo had, I introduced him faster than Kubo reintroduced him. Than again, that's the manga community's resident troll master for you, am I right?

Anyway, as I've mentioned before, I will be putting out a poll at some point, so keep an open for that. I've never done one before, so this is kinda new to me.

Now than, onto the reviews…

To Okiro Benihime, it's going to be tough, something Chitsujo himself even admitted, but I will confirm that freeing indoctrinated soldiers will be high priority if they are captured.

To HighLevelJinx, I think I'm starting to understand what you're saying. What you're basically saying is that there were certain limitations placed on some characters in their particular world and that might not be the case in the other worlds, am I correct? For example, most people would be unable to see Soul Reapers and Hollows in the Bleach World, however, I worked around that due to the immense power of the people of the other worlds, effectively making them spiritually aware. As for Kankurō becoming a Soul Reaper, I'll keep it under consideration. It is only fair that if I consider requests for fights that I consider requests for power ups after all.

To , Hollow Ichigo will appear when he appears, that's all I have to say at this point, I'm sorry.

To Theburper, while Smoker ultimately chooses the Coalition over moral justice, the conflict between the two forms of justice will become apparent eventually.

To Ultra battle99, honestly, Shikamaru would say "okay, let's talk this over." Ino would be shocked and wonder out loud if Starrk is a distant relative of Shikamaru's.

To Guest 1, Sanji would find himself struggling to harm Tsubaki. Mainly because Tsubaki is so small and he doesn't want to sadden Orihime by striking something dear to her. Luffy would probably nickname Yachiru Pink-chiru, or something that draws attention to the color of her hair.

To Guest 2, this is an interesting one, due to the differing personalities of the Vizards. First off, Hiyori; Hiyori would throttle Luffy and Brook whenever they act stupid and would probably argue with Nami a lot due to their tempers. Lisa would probably show Brook her panties, point out Luffy as a character similar to one she found in her manga 'the fool with the Harem.' Hachi would probably respect Chopper as an intellectual equal, complimenting his medical skills. Mashirō would cuddle Chopper to no end.

To Guest 3, Ōmaeda is a part of a subdivision in the Stealth Division.

To TheSolInvictus, I try to give characters a large enough repertoire to keep things fresh, so expect some anime-only skills as long as they coincide with their actual abilities or the power-ups I intend to give them. As for Nagato vs Baraggan, it's an interesting concept, I actually doubt Senescensia would be able to decay Shinra Tensei.

To Guest 4, Naruto is currently in the 5th Division under Jellal Fernandes.

To Yuji Kaze, thank you very much. As for Naruto, just wait and see.

To Marem Solomon, that's actually something I would rather keep a secret at the moment because I want to surprise people in that particular case. As for Naruto and Luffy, just wait and see.

To Stomprider, that is something else I'd prefer to keep a secret at the moment. Although, I will say that we won't be seeing much of the Edo Tensei because of how obsolete it has become in the face of Konton's seemingly limitless ability to bring back the dead in the flesh.

To Minato Arisato, Thank you for that.

To Guest 5, I hope I didn't make you wait too long.

To Guest 6, hard to say on who would be annoyed by Luffy the most. I think Shinji and Lisa would just laugh it off. Soifon already deals with Yoruichi's carefree personality, and if Yoruichi told her to back off, she would. Anko is just as stubborn and energetic as Luffy is at times. It's a close one between Kensei and Hiyori, but I give Hiyori the edge due to her short temper with just about everyone. Kensei at least is used to annoying things in the form of one Mashirō Kuna.

To Guest 7, fair enough, I do respect everyone's opinions after all.

To Guest 8, excellent question. I think it will ultimately come down to who the stronger user of that element is.

To Guest 9, while I try to stay loyal to canon, this is one thing I won't change. I'm doing this solely to keep Sasuke and Naruto from being overpowered. That being said, you will see them use these powers again.

To humbertorojo96, thank you, I can't take credit for that scene though. The idea of Obito conversing with the Akatsuki goes to my partner in crime and friend, Ryuzaki 007, who has been my advisor/consultant/co-planner in this series (although we will be working together as co-writers quite a bit in the future so keep your eyes open). As for anti-heroes like Grimmjow, you will unfortunately see most of them on the Coalition, as you have just read.

To Teetims, You will have to wait and see. While I mentioned before that I don't intend to do pairings of people in the same world, I do make exceptions in a few particular cases for different reasons. As for wether one of those exceptions is ShikaMari, I will neither confirm nor deny it.

To Anime Love, Komamura would be shocked at the idea of it. While he is a man who believes in justice and actually wonders out loud why the government is with the Coalition, when it is explained to him what the government is really about, he is mortified. Tsunade would disgusted from the beginning, viewing Absolute Justice as something that comes into conflict with the Will of Fire. Momo is an interesting case. She is a lawful person, but when she hears how they've been maintaining justice, she would start comparing the government to Aizen, with the idea of the means justifying the ends.

To Guest 10, Chinjao will appear.

To PhoenixOfApocalypse, well the bad news is, Nagato does have his mobility back. My apologies if I did not make that clear enough last chapter.

To Guest 11, Gajeel, Ikkaku and Kenpachi would not care enough to react. Natsu, Naruto, and Ichigo, however, are a different story. When Naruto hears how the Celestial Dragons behave, this comes into direct conflict with his belief in how leaders should act. However, he does manage to keep himself calm, trying to remain peaceful like Jiraiya would have wanted. Ichigo would probably have a more restrained reaction and would probably spite the Celestial Dragons by freeing their slaves and then threatening them with his Spiritual Pressure. Natsu, on the other hand, would probably react the way you would describe, as it is his nature. I can honestly see him just barging in, flames all around him screaming 'I'm gonna kick your asses!'

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, as we get ready for the showdown in Hargeon to really get underway. Until next time, folks! Peace out!