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Chapter 38 Pirate Fleet

"Now you only have five of those weird claws left." Luffy stated, dropping the stone.

"That kid... Captain Kuro's 'Cat's Claws' were...!" The Neko crew was in a panic.

Luffy grinned. Kuro started to stand up. Blood was dripping from his head to his face and down to earth.

"Captain Kuro! You still have one hand of 'Cat's Claws' left! Kill the kid!" A Neko pirate shouted. "Hey, don't call him Captain Kuro! His name in the village is Clahadudu.. something. Okay then, we should call him Claha-san. CLAHA-SAN! KILL HIM!" They all discussed and shouted.

"Shut up...! After this is done all of you must die... and Jango is no exception..." Kuro stated.

Luffy's lips are pulled down in a frown.

"What?! WHY DO WE HAVE TO DIE TOO?" The Neko pirates shouted.

~With Jango~

"Open your eyes, little girl!" Jango shouted.

"No. I won't let you hypnotize me. I won't write the will." Kaya stated, keeping her eyes closed. The three boys of the Usopp Pirate Group were sound asleep behind Jango.

"If that's the case, I'll have to open them by force!" Jango stated as he got really close to Kaya to somehow force her to open her eyes.

"Here's our chance!" One of the boys shouted as two jumped on Jango and the other also threw pepper into Jango's eyes. "BLIND PEPPER!"

Jango went to the ground holding his eyes.

"AND ANOTHER!" the third shotued as he hit Jango between the legs. Jango curled up in pain.

~At a scene not too far away~

"They seem to have it under control" Shiro commented. Roger looked at him thoughtful. "So we interfere if it gets really bad?" He finally asked. Shiro nodded. "I can feel Zoro and Usopp getting closer." He said as an answer.

~Back with Kaya and the kids~

"...boys!" Kaya said, relieved.

"We were only pretending to be hypnotized! As if we would fall for the same trick twice! Prepae for the next battle plan!" The boys stated.

~With Jango~

He was still whimpering in pain and got a shiver down his back as he thought someone who wanted to torture him to insanity was watching him, but that was impossible.

"DAMN KIDS! Where did they hide?! The girl's gone too... I should kill those kids first!" Jango decided. One of the boys was atop a tall tree with a shovel in his hand he jumped towards Jango only to be caught.

"Don't get too cocky." Jango stated as he gripped the boy by the neck. The others shouted his name.

~Zoro & Usopp~

"Hey! Did you hear that?!" Zoro asked.

"I heard it! It was their voices. THAT WAY! QUICKLY!" Usopp shouted.

"Okay!" Zoro confirmed and took off.

~Jango~

"You've played your little pirate game too far... since you're stupid enough to interfere in real pirate's business, you can all go to hell and...REPENT!" Jango started and as he finished he threw the boy at a tree.

"YOU BASTARD!" the other two boys shouted.

~Luffy~

"EH... PLEASE STOP JOKING, CAPTAIN KURO! It's Still Not Too Late To Attack The Village! As Long As Jango Can Make That Girl Write The Will, The Plan Can Still Succeed!" The Neko Crew shouted, desperately.

"You don't have to worry about the plan as long as your corpses are here, I can place all the blame on you. I never intended to let any of you elave the village alive. It would be to my disadvatnage to let anyone who knows about my plans live." Kuro stated to the shock of the Neko pirates.

"You mean, you planned... from the very beginning... TO KILL ALL OF US?!" The pirates shouted.

"Yes, ever since three years ago, when I was still Captain Kuro...! All This Was Part Of My 'Plan'!" Kuro shouted, the madness clearly seen in his eyes.

"You guys are dumb. What a bunch of loser pirats." Luffy stated.

"Hmph...! Losers? A pirates crew is just a random gathering of outcasted outlaws. What could these fools do without my 'plan'?! You should continue to quietly follow my plans!" Kuro stated.

Luffy rolled his eyes *What a contradictory guy...* He thought.

"In a Pirate Fleet, The crew members are just 'pawns' for the Captain to use as he wishes. That means, your life and death are all in my hands. Even if there's a wall right ahead, you'd still have to follow my orders and charge at it! And sacrifice themselves for my plan!" Kuro once again launched into a monologue. "THAT'S THE WAY OF A PIRATE! A WANDERING LITTLE BRAT LIKE YOU WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND!" Kuro finally shouted.

"Eventhough you're the Captain of a ship who controls hundreds of men... you still can't defeat Usopp!" Luffy challenged.

The Neko Crew were shocked silent.

"What? You say that I am inferior to that 'Captain' in a kid's pirate game?" Kuro asked.

"That's right." Luffy stated.

"Ha ha ha ha... you're so stupid! Don't get cocky just because you've broken my 'Cat's Claws'" Kuro began to laugh. "IN WHAT WAY AM I INFERIOR TO HIM!?" Kuro shouted as he disappeared from his spot.

Luffy grinned. "The way you think." He stated as Kuro appeared behind him.

"What?!" Kuro stated, pausing in his attack and causing himself to be hit by Luffy.

"You don't know what a true pirate is supposed to be!" Luffy answered again and Kuro was send flying into a wall.

"Ah...! That kid... he saw through the Captain's 'Silent Step'!" The crew shouted.

"You've insulted me...! You want to know what a true pirate is supposed to be? Then let me show you... together with the terror of a real pirate!" Kuro said, smirking evilly.

*If he thinks that is intimidating than he never saw a furious Shiro...* Luffy thought tilting his head to the side.

"The terror of a pirate... who's been at the brink of death and survived!" Kuro stated. As he became hunched over and swayed from side to side.

"Wah, that stance is..! Don't tell me it's that special technique! Against only one person?! I... I'm pretty sre that's it...! That's the 'Shakushi'! He's gonna use the 'Shakushi'! We're not safe here either, right? We can be killded! His true intention is to kill us! That's what he said earlier! Ca...Captain Kuro! If I go back to sea I won't tell anyone you're still alive, so please let me live! Hey, You're so selfish, trying to save only yourself! I won't ttell anyone either Captain Kuro! Just spare me! Me too! Me too, Me too! Just please don't use that technique! We'll do anything!" The Neko pirates shouted being in a complete panic.

"What are they talking about? He's just swaying there..." Luffy commented, having turned around at the first paniced shouts. *If it's a technique I should memorise it and ask Shiro or Roger later for more information.* He also thought.

"'Shakushi'!" Kuro said as he vanished.

~With Nami~

"Ah... how disappointing... I thought there would be a lot of treasure... hmm...is the battle over already?" Nami asked herself as she was carrying a bag full of treasure. "...why is everyone standing still... is it over...?" She asked.

~Luffy~

The Neko Pirates were suddenly violently slashed.

"Huh? What's happening?" Luffy asked himself. He was shocked to see the Neko Pirates suddenly attacked like that. Immediatly after a rocky wall to his side was slashed too. "Now the rocks!" Luffy commented.

"Captain Kuro, Please Stop It! It's no use! When he's using his 'Silent Step' attack, he can't dicern one person from another! He's so fast that eve he doesn't know what he's attacking! HE WON'T STOP THAT 'TIL HE'S TIRED!" The crew members shouted.

*Wh...what's going on...?! Those People are getting massacred out of nowhere!* Nami thought completly shocked.

Luffy got really angry as more and more crewmembers were mindlessly slashed before his eyes.

~Shiro~

He suddenly looked up. "I need to go to Luffy!" He almost shouted in a whisper and took off.

"I hope nothing happened to Captain-san." Roger commented before once again concentrating on the scene before him.

~Luffy~

"Come out, you evil butler..." Luffy said through gritted teeth. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR CREW MEMBERS ARE!?" He shouted.

"Luffy...!?" Nami asked, completly shocked

~Shiro~

"I'm coming, don't lose too much control, Luffy!" Shiro mumbled as he ran at a fast pace through the woods.

Oha... things are getting to head!

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