Chapter 35: The D Brother Tag Team
Luffy was stretching (as in performing stretching exercises… needed to be clear on that one) to prepare for the fight while Naruto was going through some things in his head.
"Okay if things look bleak… then use your full demon form… it will scare the towns people… but I'm sure Sakura will keep them in line." said Kyubi.
"Okay…" sighed Naruto.
"Do you think Brother Luffy is all right? I mean none of his attacks fazed him." said Yosaku.
"Even if Luffy and Naruto lose there's still some hope… me" said Sakura, "But I really think they can beat him… I've seen the two do some amazing things…"
"Go Luffy! Naruto! I have your back!" yelled Usopp.
Kiba whacked his older on the head.
Arlong got up and asked "Do you know the difference between me and the two of you?"
"Our noses?" asked Luffy.
Crickets chirped…
"Our chins?" asked Naruto.
More crickets chirped.
"Our webbed toes?" asked Luffy.
"I think they're serious…" sighed Ino.
This made everyone sigh.
"Ask him "his melon sized prostate?"" said Kyubi.
"I'm not saying that." thought Naruto.
"No species!" yelled Arlong trying to bite the two.
Both brothers dodged the Fishman… that's when Naruto summoned Shadow Clones… half of which transformed into Luffy.
"Good one…" whispered the real Luffy to the real Naruto.
"Thanks…" said the real Naruto.
However Arlong managed to find the real Luffy and grab him and pin him to a column… Arlong was about bite Luffy's head off, fortunately Luffy managed to grab his head pulled it down so Arlong missed.
"That was close…" said Luffy while Naruto sighed in relief.
While Arlong bit the column, it began to crack until it crumbled to bits.
"No way!" yelled Naruto.
"Such is the power of a Fishman…" said Kyubi.
Luffy managed to escape Arlong during in fray and stand next to his younger brother.
"That was very close!" said Luffy.
Naruto only nodded… "I'm going to do it…" said Naruto.
Luffy knew what he meant… "But in front of a big group of people…"
"I know… but right now it's the only way…" said Naruto, "But I need to mentally prepare myself…"
Luffy only nodded, "Is he going to stop ranting any time soon?" asked Luffy.
"You know those big windbags." said Naruto with a breath.
"Sure do!" said Luffy nodding.
Luffy got the gist of what Arlong was saying, and crushed the remaining pillar with his bare hand.
"You need sharp teeth to break a pillar!" yelled Luffy.
And then the fight began once again with Luffy picking up two discarded swords.
"Your brother's an idiot…" said Kyubi.
"Can't you come up with some new material?" thought Naruto.
Luffy fought sword to nose with Arlong how when it comes with swords, Luffy knows nothing… one sword was tossed assed while the other was bitten though… but Luffy managed to shatter Arlong's teeth with a single punch.
"I don't know how to use swords Shark face!" yelled Luffy.
"What is he going on about?" asked Ino.
Somehow both Sasuke and Zoro knew what he was talking about.
"I don't know how to navigate either." said Luffy.
Nami looked at Luffy.
"I'm not a clone user, they always come out dying no matter what kind I use." said Luffy.
Naruto smirked knowing that was geared towards him.
"I can't cook." said Luffy.
Ino and Sanji looked at Luffy.
"I can't train dogs to fight." said Luffy.
Kiba smirked at this one.
"I certainly can't crumble boulders to dust without getting tired." said Luffy.
Sakura sweat dropped at this one.
"And I can't tell lies." said Luffy.
"Hey!" yelled Usopp.
Kiba was laughing at that one.
"I know I can't live without the help of a lot of people!" yelled Luffy.
"What a clever boy, admitting your own helplessness." Said Arlong, "It must be a burden for your crew to have an idiot captain."
"Tell me about it." said Kyubi.
"He can't hear you." thought Naruto.
"You lack the slightest shred of dignity or ability! What gives you the right to be a captain of a ship!" yelled Arlong, "Just what can you do!"
"I can beat you!" said Luffy.
Everyone cheered…
"Do it Brother Luffy!" cheered Yosaku.
"You can do it!" yelled Sakura.
"Get him crap kid." said Sanji.
"You better do it…" said Sasuke.
"If you lose I'll kill you." muttered Zoro.
"Way to go Luffy!" cheered Kiba.
"I got your back!" said Usopp causing Kiba to sweat drop.
"You can do it Luffy!" cheered Ino, "Beat that fishman! Do it Luffy! We're all cheering for you!"
Ino continued to cheer causing everyone to sweat drop at her.
"I think she's gone a little over board." said Zoro with a sweat drop.
That's when Arlong's teeth grew back!
"Your teeth grew back!" said Luffy surprised.
Arlong demonstrated the ability of being able to re-grow his teeth an infinite number of times, by removing his teeth twice and showing them growing back and then taking them as weapons in his hands. He began chomp at Luffy with the teeth… fortunately Luffy managed to use one of Arlong's men as shield.
"Hey I just thought of something fun!" aid Luffy who turned back to his brother, "Are you ready yet?"
"No!" said Naruto.
"Good!" said Luffy.
"He has that look again…" warned Kyubi.
Naruto could only sweat drop.
"How could you use my own man as a shield…" said Arlong.
"You attacked first!" said Luffy.
"The two fought once again… with Luffy dodging the shark teeth and Arlong trying to dodge them… everyone figured that Luffy had an idea. That's when Luffy once again knocked out Arlong teeth.
"All right I did it." said Luffy.
"What did he do…" said Sakura.
Luffy grabbed the discarded teeth and put it in his mouth.
"Look I have shark teeth now!" said Luffy.
"That was a big plan!" yelled everyone else.
"That's it…" said Kyubi.
Naruto sweat dropped as he heard someone walking down a staircase then slamming the door.
"What was that that?" thought Naruto.
"Are those sound effects doing it for you?" asked Kyubi.
"No…" thought Naruto.
"Note to self: Never use sounds effects again…" said Kyubi.
The two continued to fight, with Luffy attempting to use the teeth while Arlong used the teeth in his hand… it was during this that someone finally noticed.
"Why is Naruto just standing there?" asked Ino.
"I don't know…" said Zoro.
"Come on Naruto! Do something!" yelled Ino.
"Not yet…" thought Naruto, "I've never had to do this in front of a larger crowd before…"
"You've rarely done because the day you usually did it some town's people would come and beat you… this isn't Fuchsia Village Naruto." said Kyubi.
"I know…" said Naruto, "But Luffy doesn't need my help right now… he's handling it…" he thought.
That's when Luffy got "bit" in the gut… so Luffy bit back… Arlong let go and Luffy left the teeth in Arlong's shoulder… Luffy managed to the teeth out.
"How does it feel to get bit by your own teeth?" asked Luffy.
"Your jaws aren't strong enough!" yelled Arlong, "A shark's can bite thought flesh and bone."
That's when Arlong bit into Luffy elbow.
"That's enough!" yelled Naruto extremely loudly.
Everyone looked at Naruto… his eyes were once again red.
"Now let go of my brother right now!" yelled Naruto.
A strange chill fell through the air… and everyone in the area began to get scared.
"What this feeling?" asked Ino.
"I remember this…" said Sakura who remembered having the same feeling when they fought Buggy, "It's Naruto… using his full demon form."
"What wait… at Syrup Village he did it…" said Zoro.
"I think it has something to do with the fact that Kyubi was in control during the fight." said Sakura.
Everyone watched as Naruto began to change from being a half demon fox to a full on evil looking fox. It was then that Luffy managed to get free… Luffy seemed to the only one unaffected by the aura. Arlong got up and looked at the fox demon.
"So you ate a Devil Fruit…" said Arlong he looked a little scared but seemed to be overcoming the fear, "Not only that you're a Jinchuriki… aren't you."
"A Jinchuriki?" asked one of the town's people.
"A person with a demon sealed inside of them…" explained Sakura, "Shortly after Naruto was born a demon was sealed inside him to protect his town…"
"As a child..." said Naruto, "Most despised me… they called me "Demon"… "Beast"… "Monster"… and I admit… in a way I am part demon… and I maybe have a demon sealed inside of me… I know for a fact that I'm no monster! It's someone like you who's a monster… I have abilities that could kill a person... and thanks the eating the Devil Fruit I did I could use the powers of the demon sealed inside of me… not once did I let it go to my head…"
Naruto glared at Arlong.
"I've always had a fast healing rate… and since then I gained the ability to transform…" said Naruto, "But not once did I ever felt myself superior to everyone else because of my gifts… not once did I consider myself above everyone else… I may have the most powerful of all Biju within my body but I am no monster! And it's things like you that are true monsters in this world!"
Arlong only laughed at this, "So what?" said Arlong, "Who cares what you say…"
Luffy took the teeth that was stuck in his stomach area and tossed them aside.
"All right… time for the ultimate combo!" said Luffy.
Luffy climbed onto his brother's back and was ready to ride him.
"Uh… where did he go?" asked Naruto.
"I think he went underwater." said Luffy.
That's when Arlong zoomed out the water much like a torpedo… fortunately Naruto quickly moved out the way, he crashed into his fortress.
"Wow!" said Luffy.
"It's a good thing I was able to dodge it." said Naruto.
That's when Arlong once again tried to spear him with his nose, but fortunately the two brothers dodged.
"Sorry but right now my speed is better than yours…" said Naruto.
"Like I'd believe that!" said Arlong.
Arlong continued to spear the two brothers not before diving into the water.
"It's anyone's game now…" said Sakura.
Luffy looked into the water, "Naruto… don't dodge… I have an idea."
"Okay!" said Naruto.
Luffy stretched some of his fingers slightly… in prepare preparation for Arlong's attack… and then it came… Arlong appeared to have gotten to Luffy.
"Luffy!" cried Ino.
"Oh…" said Sakura.
"However it was Luffy who was winning… he managed to keep Arlong's nose away from him... and then smashed Arlong into the fortress.
"No way!" said Kiba.
"That's my brother for you…" said Naruto with a smirk.
Naruto jumped towards Luffy… however Arlong managed to hit Luffy in a surprise attack.
"Nice going kit…" mutter Kyubi.
"It was his idea! Don't blame me!" thought Naruto then said out loud, "Are you alright bro?"
"I'm fine!" said Luffy grabbing on his brother's back.
Arlong noticed the two brothers were back to together and aimed for the older of the two… after right now it was better to deal with the human rather than the Mini-Biju… He aimed towards Luffy… but Luffy had a better idea… he wove his fingers then stretched them out into a net…
"Now it's your turn!" said Luffy.
"All right!" yelled Naruto.
Luffy let go of the fishman, and then Naruto pounced on him… causing great injury to Arlong, causing him to cough up blood. The entire village cheered and cheered.
"Is he dead?" asked Luffy.
"No… I don't think so." said Naruto.
That's when Arlong… opened his eyes… they had a crazed look in them… that meant danger.
"Oh crap!" said Kyubi.
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Tell your brother that this fight isn't over yet… that's it's just began… because Arlong is in berserker mode!" said Kyubi.
And with that the fight for the village had only just began…
Next Time: With Arlong in a berserker rage things get messy especially went he grabs a giant saw... but Luffy and Naruto aren't giving up especially when the fight ends up in a certain room of in the fortress... who will win the fight... Will Arlong prevail and rule the East Blue or will Naruto and Luffy win and give freedom to all! Find out next time!
A/N: I forgot to mention this last chapter but did anyone watch the new dub of One Piece! It was awesome! And last night's episode was awesome Ace and Buggy's voice's fit so well... it was great!