I do not own any ideas taken from One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, HunterXHunter or Yu Yu Hakusho. Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo, Akira Toriyama and Yoshihiro Togashi are the brilliant minds behind those manga and I'm simply using them to set the stage for my story! It's all for fun so please enjoy!

Chapter 6: The Turtle Hermit

Mugen ran fast as the burning forest around him blew gusts of hot air at him. There was an explosion behind him but he dared not turn around, he only had to run away. He bursted from the treeline and tripped over his feet as he neared a pond. He heard people screaming and the song of swords colliding as the fiery forest loomed over him. Everyone was dead! A hand grabbed his arm and yanked him to his feet, he turned to see his father pulling him up with a grimace on his face.

"Father!" Mugen cried.

"Son, you have to get out of here! Those god damned snow ninja betrayed us. It's too late for us but you can get away." His father was covered in blood and swaying as he stood still.

"Come with me, please, we can both survive!" Mugen pleaded with his father.

His father smiled and extended his arm, handing his sword to Mugen. There were no more words spoken. Mugen turned and ran away as he cried, clutching the sword in his hands. He turned back to see three ninja riding large white dogs appear and rip into his father…

Mugen opened his eyes and stared up at the bright blue sky. Sitting up, he shook his dream out of his thoughts and jumped up to his feet. He stared straight at Zika and his white ninja hound, clenching his fist tightly.

Bulma controlled the helm as she monitored her Dragon Radar, closing in on the next island. Yasui had worked to alter the ship a little bit, stripping off the marine figurehead and painting over the white and blue. It is bad luck to change the name of a ship completely so they altered it to make it their own. Instead of the Whore's Pocket, it is now the Whore's Pocket Watch!

They soon found themselves at a small island and dropped anchor nearby. There was a single structure on the small island, a pink house with a red roof. The words 'KAME HOUSE' were painted in big letters just above the front door. Bulma popped a small boat from a DynoCap and the group of them loaded into it and rowed over to the island.

Asuka jumped off the boat and onto the sand with a smile, "The Dragon Ball is here?"

"Yeah, it must be in that house." Bulma checked her radar and nodded at the house.

The door to the house opened slowly with a horrific screech and an old man just barely shorter than Asuka stepped out, walking with a thick staff in his right hand. The man was bald with a thick fu manchu mustache and beard, he wore sunglasses and a baggy yellow jacket with shorts. He stared at them for a short time and coughed into his free hand. "No solicitors." The old man finally croaked at them.

"Excuse me, sir, we're looking for a Dragon Ball." Bulma said slowly and loudly.

"I'm not deaf, girl. Nor am I blind." He adjusted his sunglasses and looked at Bulma's chest.

She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the old pervert, "Hmph."

"We have three Dragon Balls already and we need them all so we can wish my village back." Yasui explained.

A large turtle came walking toward them, slowly but surely making his way to the house. Roshi cleared his throat, "Do you kids like games?"

"Huh?" The group of them said in unison.

"It's not everyday this old man gets visitors, you know. It's quite lonely out here." He looked at Bulma again.

"What are you insinuating, you old perv!" Bulma shouted at the old man.

He cleared his throat again, "You group of misfits seem in desperate need of my Dragon Ball and I may be willing to part ways with it, if you can take it from me!" The old man flashed a peace sign at them and laughed wildly, "Oha ha ha oha ha."

"Sure, sounds like fun!" Asuka smiled and laughed with the old man.

"Who are you, old man?" Mugen asked.

"Oh! It looks like you've got yourself a ninja hound." He gestured at Zika and Hama.

Zika grinned, "Yes sir! Hama and I have grown up together."

"Hmm, interesting. Are you of the Inuzuka Clan?" The old man stroked his beard.

Zika nodded and Hama barked, "I'm Inuzuka Zika."

The old man nodded, "Since nobody asked, I guess I'll tell you my name."

"I asked you!" Mugen pointed at him.

The old man skipped atop the turtle and twirled his staff around in his hands. "I am the one, the only, the legend himself! Ogata Roshi the Turtle Hermit!"

"Cool!" Asuka and Yasui shouted.

"The Turtle Hermit?" Bulma asked and thought for a second, "Never heard of you."

"Wha- What? No way!" Roshi lost his balance and fell from the turtle. "Well I'm sure I've never heard of any of you either." He stood up and wiped dust from his clothes.

"So about this game, what are the rules?" Asuka asked, excitedly.

"Killing isn't allowed." Roshi said, plainly.

"Is that all?" Mugen asked.

Roshi nodded his head, "Yep. You've just gotta take it from me." Roshi grinned at them. "Oh, what are your names? Don't wanna be rude."

"I'm Bulma." She said with a pout, angry at the old perv.

"Mugen."

"Yasui."

"I'm Senju D. Asuka!"

"Senju D…" Roshi stared at him and stroked his beard, "Let me get the Dragon Ball and we'll begin." Roshi disappeared into his house and returned a moment later with the Four Star Dragon Ball.

"When do we start?" Asuka asked.

"Give me a minute." Roshi began to stretch and a series of loud cracks sounded from his body. "You can come at me individually or as a group, it doesn't matter to me." The old man grinned slyly, his staff in one hand and the Dragon Ball in the other.

Asuka and Mugen dashed forward at the same time and lunged at Master Roshi. The old man moved fast, faster than he had any right to, and kicked Mugen in the chest while smacking Asuka in the head with his staff. The pair of them stumbled back as Zika and Hama dashed forward and launched their Fang Over Fang at him but Roshi easily dodged out of the way. He grabbed Zika by the ankle and threw him into Asuka as he skipped up, the two of them tumbling down hard.

Mugen drew his sword as he skipped at Roshi and swung upward with the back of his blade. The old man stopped the blade with his bare foot and hit Mugen in the chest with a heavy palm strike. Asuka and Zika jumped up and skipped around Roshi as Hama twisted ferociously and rocketed at him from behind. Roshi skipped quickly to his left and dodged Hama while he smacked Zika in the head with his staff. Asuka hurled his left arm at Roshi and grabbed the ball but Roshi smacked his arm with his staff and skipped at Asuka, sending a kick into his stomach.

Bulma ran up and blasted a gust of wind that made Roshi stumble back. Bulma charged at Roshi and twirled her baton around as she swung it at him. Roshi moved gracefully as he evaded each of her attacks and he gently kicked her in the chest. Mugen and Asuka both lunged at Roshi again as Zika and Hama rocketed at him from above. Roshi skipped around and dodged them but Yasui dashed up quick and sent a savage kick at Roshi from behind. The old man spun around quickly and caught his feet and spun, hurling him into the ground hard.

The group of them tried to take the Dragon Ball from Master Roshi for hours. As they each got tired they'd take breaks and let others keep trying. Whether they tried as a group or as individuals, Roshi never surrendered the ball or got tired. When the sun began to set, Roshi called an end to the game and ushered them inside his house. "That's enough for today." Roshi put the ball in his pocket and pulled food out of his oven. "Go wash up and we can eat."

The group of misfits washed up and ate merrily with the old man at his dinner table and after such an exhausting game, each of the teens fell asleep in the living room soon after they had finished dinner. Master Roshi made sure they each had a blanket and a pillow and went outside. He sat on his turtle and began smoking from his pipe, blowing large smoke rings from his mouth.

"I met your son, Siegfried." He exhaled smoke and smiled at the night sky, "He's a fine boy."

Asuka sat on the docks of Moby Bay watching Kadaro and his men load up their ship with supplies. They were about to set sail again and Asuka didn't know when he'd see them again.

"One more time! Just show me one more time." Asuka pleaded with Kadaro.

Kadaro stood at exactly six feet, he was broad shouldered and had pale skin. His hair was a brilliant golden blond. He smiled at Asuka, "Alright, one more time. So watch carefully."

Kadaro shifted quickly from beside Asuka and landed on his ship. "Alright, we're leaving. I hope you saw what happened that time! It's called Shave." Kadaro grinned at Asuka as the ship began to sail away.

"Shave." Asuka whispered to himself.

Asuka's eyes snapped open, his dream lingering in his mind as he sat up and stretched. He thought hard about his dream and what Kadaro had done to properly Shave like that. He noticed that he was the last one awake and he stood up.

"Oh, you're finally awake!" Bulma called to him from the kitchen, "Come get some breakfast."

Asuka walked into the kitchen and grabbed himself a plate of bacon, eggs and hashbrowns. He sat down and heard commotion outside. He began eating and looked out the window to see Mugen, Yasui, Zika and Hama darting around with Roshi in the sand. Bulma sat next to him and drank from her cup of coffee.

"I had a dream." Asuka said simply as he ate his bacon.

"Oh yeah?" Bulma raised an eyebrow at him.

Asuka nodded, "I dreamt of how to take the Dragon Ball from Roshi." He grinned and finished his breakfast.

Asuka walked outside and watched as Mugen lunged at Roshi and swung his blade horizontally at him as Yasui dropped down with a savage kick. Roshi stopped Mugen's sword with the Dragon Ball and halted Yasui's kick with his staff! Zika and Hama bulleted straight at Roshi but the old man pushed Mugen and Yasui back before moving quickly out of the way. Zika, Mugen and Yasui breathed heavily as Asuka walked passed them and pointed at Roshi, "You and me."

"Oha ha ha oha ha. Just you? If you're sure."

Asuka stretched and dashed quickly at Roshi, lunging for the Dragon Ball as he launched a Chop-Chop Rocket at his chest. Roshi smacked his arm away with his staff and skipped back. Asuka skipped after him and kicked at Roshi who blocked it with his staff and kicked Asuka back hard. Asuka kicked the ground several times in a single second and shifted just as Kadaro had! He appeared beside Roshi and punched him hard in the chest.

Roshi skipped back surprised and smiled widely. He twirled his staff and pointed it at Asuka, "C'mon, youngster."

Asuka Shaved at Roshi and attacked him with a barrage of powerful punches that the old man easily dodged and blocked. Roshi swung his staff down and Asuka felt his body harden like iron again as it smacked into his shoulder. Asuka hurled a Chop-Chop Rocket while he Shaved and punched Roshi. He blocked the punch with his staff and his flying arm snatched the Dragon Ball from Master Roshi's hand!

The others cheered loudly and rushed Asuka, embracing him in a group hug as they laughed. Asuka reattached his arm and smiled widely, holding the Four Star Ball proudly in the air.

Master Roshi laughed and patted Asuka hard on the back, "That was nice! You surprised me, I didn't expect you'd know Shave and Iron Body!"

"Hm?" Asuka cocked his head to the side.

Master Roshi turned around quickly and stared off in the distance, "I'll explain later, we've got company.

Three hovercrafts came into sight and approached the island quickly. Soldiers repelled from the hovercrafts and landed on the island. They aimed their guns at the group of them as the duo, Shu and Mai, repelled down after them.

Mai pointed her finger at Asuka, "Hand over your Dragon Balls, kid, or else."

"Or else what?" Asuka asked her.

"Or we'll wreck this place like we did the last one!" Mai shouted and laughed menacingly.

Yasui sped at them and the soldiers opened fire on him, the turtle leapt in front of Yasui and deflected the bullets as they struck him. Master Roshi Shaved between Yasui and the soldiers and glared at them with such power that they passed out, foaming at the mouth. Shu and Mai stumbled and shook as they took a step back.

Yasui dashed at Mai and Mugen dashed at Shu and attacked them swiftly after the soldiers fell. Bulma zooms up in the air on her Flying Nimbus and smashed a gale of wind into a hovercraft and forced it to crash into the sea. Asuka leapt up a tree and skipped off the top of it and hurled a powerful Chop-Chop Rocket that crashed through a hovercraft and brought it down. Zika and Hama bounced around the trees and nailed the last hovercraft with a Fang Over Fang that caused it to crash!

Yasui spun rapidly and slammed a vicious kick into Mai's shoulder and she stumbled back while striking him in the head with the butt of her gun. Yasui roared as he punched her in the chest and kicked upward, striking her in the chin. Mai stumbled back and raised her gun to fire but Yasui spun fast and kicked her in the head and knocked her unconscious.

Shu and Mugen clashed blades as they leapt around quickly in their battle. Shu kicked Mugen in the gut and slashed horizontally at him. Mugen ducked beneath the attack and popped up with a wicked uppercut to Shu's jaw. Shu spat and smacked Mugen in the chest with Electro. The shock ran through Mugen, he gritted his teeth and slashed upward and sliced Shu from hip to shoulder. Shu screamed out in pain and hit Mugen with Electro again.

"That won't work on me, again!" Mugen shouted as he cleaved Shu's head from his body!

The group took a breather and helped Master Roshi throw the soldiers and Shu's corpse into the sea. Mugen tied Mai to a palm tree so they could interrogate her when she woke. They stood on the sand and watched Mai for a few minutes when Master Roshi said, "You youngsters are gonna make your way to the Grand Line after gathering the Dragon Balls, am I right?"

Asuka nodded and smiled, "That's right. How could we go on a grand adventure without entering the Grand Line?"

Roshi chuckled, "Do any of you know what Haki is? Or Ki?"

The teens all shook their heads slowly at the question.

"Oh boy." Roshi took a deep breath and said, "I can't explain everything to you in a single day but I can give you the basics. Both Haki and Ki are the manifestation of one's spirit, their aura. All things and people have an aura flowing through them, tapping into it isn't hard but it isn't easy either."

"Guys!" Bulma shouted out and pointed at Mai. They looked over to see Mai foaming at the mouth, already dead. "She must have had a cyanide capsule in her mouth!"

"Dammit, she could have filled us in on who has the last Dragon Balls." Mugen said as he crossed his arms.

"Give me two days to explain and demonstrate Haki and Ki." Master Roshi held up two fingers, "Just two days and you can leave."

To Be Continued