Chapter 60: The King is Back!
In Bighorn Zoro had just managed to defeat the last of Wapol's men… shocking all of the villagers, but they realized they could now dig him out.
"So what's going on?" asked Zoro.
"We'll tell you later, but you should help us dig him out." Said Sasuke.
"Whatever…" said Zoro with a shrug.
They continued their search for a few minutes until they found him.
"We've found Dalton!" yelled a voice.
"Finally!" said Ino with a sigh.
"Thank goodness…" sighed Hinata.
"Who's Dalton?" asked Zoro.
"I said, I'll tell you later…" muttered Sasuke.
But there was one problem… his heart has stopped beating.
Meanwhile back at the castle, Tsunade, Shizune and Chopper who was in full reindeer form stood in front of Wapol. Tsunade glared at Wapol, sure she knew she could take of him like that, but she knew the ill omen was geared towards Chopper, not to her. With all the emotional stress that Wapol placed on Chopper, no wonder she won that poker game.
"Well isn't Lady Hokage." Said Wapol with a snort, "I wouldn't understand an outsider not bound by our laws would understand…"
"There's no way I'm letting you get passed me! I may not be an official resident of the country but I will protect this castle!" said Tsunade glaring at Wapol, "It's now a mausoleum for Dr. Hiriluk."
"What!" yelled Wapol, "How can it be a mausoleum for that fool! Don't make me laugh."
"Get away from here! Drum Kingdom is no more, you really don't want to incur my wrath do you?" asked Tsunade with a smirk.
Before Wapol could say anything a certain rubber man joined the fray, "It's that guy! I have a score to settle!"
Luffy used Gum Gum Bullet sent the fat man flying off the cliff… well almost, his two henchmen caught him.
"Those guys again?" asked Sanji.
"That was awesome Luffy!" yelled Naruto giving him the thumbs up.
"Well at least he gets to fight this time." Sighed Sakura.
"All right! I don't have to hold back this time!" said Luffy with a big smile.
"How dare you do that to King Wapol!" yelled the Afro man.
"I don't care if he's a king… he stinks!" yelled Luffy sticking his tongue out.
"So you know them?" asked Tsunade.
"Yeah they're pirates that attacked us several times!" yelled Luffy.
"They keep getting in the way!" yelled Naruto.
That's when both of them began to think.
"Didn't they say he was a king!" yelled the D Brothers.
"Took you long enough…" said Sakura with a sweat drop.
"Hey it's cold" yelled Luffy who wasn't wearing a jacket.
"You just realized that too!" yelled Sanji and Sakura.
That when Wapol got up, "You will feel my wrath!" he yelled.
"My brother went to get a jacket." Said Naruto pointing to the castle, "I'd give him mine... but it'd be too small."
"Can I ask you something?" asked Chopper.
"What is it?" asked Naruto.
"That boy just stretched… right, how did he do that?" asked Chopper.
"Well he's a rubber man…" said Naruto.
"What's that?" asked Chopper.
"Well… it's hard to say…" said Naruto, "He's unique I guess… like me…"
"What do you mean?" asked Chopper.
Naruto smirked as he went into half demon from, meaning he gained 9 tails and fox ears.
Chopper blinked at Naruto…
"So you really think I care about this castle? I already took what I need from here." Said Tsunade, "Sure it's nice living in a castle, but a certain someone insisted on turning this place into a memorial for a certain doctor."
That's when Chopper, transformed into his "human" form.
"It's that monster that followed Hiriluk!" yelled Wapol's men.
"Dr. Hiriluk just wanted to save this country, I won't let you set one foot in this castle and I won't let you take down his banner of faith!" yelled Chopper mention to a Jolly Roger on the roof that was covered in several cherry blossom petals.
"All right! Everyone I want dead is in one place! Chess! Kuromarimo! Kill them without mercy!" yelled Wapol.
"Okay… I'm a little confused." Said Naruto.
"Well that's what happens when you skip flashbacks sometimes." Said Kyubi.
"So Tsunade are you going to fight too?" asked Naruto with a big smile while ignoring the demon.
"Maybe, if you need my help." Said Tsunade.
"But I wanted to see a Kage in action." Pouted Naruto.
"You have… it was Kakashi… he taught you water clones." Said Sanji with a sweat drop.
"Oh right!" said Naruto, "But I want to see another action!"
"You know…" said Tsunade, "This fight could show if you are Kage material or not."
"All right!" said Naruto with determination.
"Did Naruto make some sort of deal with you?" asked Sakura.
"You really don't want to know." Said Shizune.
"All right! Everyone! Let's beat his ass!" cheered Naruto.
"Tell us what's going on!" yelled Sanji and Sakura.
"For turning this scared castle into a mausoleum you will pay!" yelled the afro man named Kuromarimo, he took a piece of one of his afro squeezed it which made it grow and threw it at Tsunade.
"I'm not going let you hurt a woman!" yelled Sanji who stopped the ball with his leg to find it was stuck.
"What is this?" asked Sanji trying to get it off his leg.
"It's static cling." Said Kuromarimo who began to throw more at him, making Sanji covered in several of them.
"Hey Naruto! Reindeer can you help me out?" asked Sanji.
"The two began to help out Sanji and the three… wound fighting who have to hold the balls.
"What are you doing!" yelled Sakura glaring at them, she sighed, "Does either of have aspirin on you?"
"No sorry." Said Shizune with a sweat drop.
Sakura sighed but then smirked, she ran towards Kuromarimo and socking him in the face at a downward angle making him crashing into the ground and into a self-made crater.
"Amazing!" said Shizune.
"Her strength…" said Tsunade with a smirk, "I wonder if she has the same rare condition as I do."
"So little girl you want you play?" asked Kuromarimo getting up.
Sakura delivered a kick that knocked him out and deeper into the crater… Sakura walked away from him and when she turned around and saw they were still fighting.
"Think of some sort of compromise will you!" yelled Sakura.
"All of them are idiots!" yelled Inner Sakura.
"You're team work is terrible and there's something you should know about Kuromarimo's hair." Said the man in the checkered costume who was obviously named Chess… who was holding aiming a flaming arrow towards them.
"Oh no!" yelled Chopper.
"This was just a distraction!" yelled Sanji.
"I'll take them!" yelled Naruto finally deciding to grab all the afro hair ball onto himself, Chess shot the arrow at the fox boy who then seemed to explode in fire.
"Oh no." said Sakura.
"Naruto!" yelled Sanji.
That's when the flaming Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke… meaning one thing, it was a shadow clone, that's when Naruto seeming came from the sky.
"I can believe you fell for that!" yelled Naruto doing a cool pose.
Everyone sweat dropped for a second but then Chopper took this time to attack Chess… or at least try… the moment he did, Wapol pushed him out the way, opened his mouth and bit Chopper.
"Yay! Nice and warm!" said Luffy running from the castle… now wearing Nami's jacket.
"She's going to make him pay for any damage." Said Sakura with a sweat drop.
That's when Sanji got an idea, "Hey Luffy. Stretch out and grab my feet!" said Sanji who had his leg out.
"Sure okay!" said Luffy, who then stretch his arms and grabbed one of his feet, "Like this."
"That's perfect and don't let go!" said Sanji with a smirk.
And with that a new combination was born with Sanji kicking Luffy words the fat king and Luffy using the momentum to use a body slam. Knocking the king away and making him spit out Chopper, it also sent him hurtling towards his hippo, making the hippo (the real hippo not the king) blasting off, much like a certain trio of idiot thieves (but they're not in this story).
"Thank you, you guys are amazing!" said Chopper looking at the crew.
"That was so awesome!" yelled Naruto.
"Isn't that Nami's jacket! Take it off right now!" yelled Sanji.
"You know… Luffy's probably going to regret taking it off anyways so don't make him do it." Said Sakura with a shrug.
"So it looks like he's still alive…" said Luffy.
Wapol began to get up…
"He's tough… and I have an odd feeling like something bad is going to happen… be careful. Even if this guy is just a loser who you shouldn't really care about." Said Kyubi.
Naruto nodded… they watched and listened as Chess told Wapol what he ate earlier which included a couple canons, explosives and a house.
"Okay… he defiantly has an eating disorder." Said Sakura.
"How he eat those things." Said Naruto trying not to gag.
That's when Wapol began to mutate… into a house with canons for arms.
"A house!" yelled Sanji.
"How is that possible!" yelled Sakura.
"Awesome!" yelled Naruto and Luffy.
"Idiots…" thought Sakura, Sanji, Tsunade and Kyubi.
That's when Wapol did the unthinkable, he ate both Chess and the still unconscious Kuromarimo…
"That's sick!" yelled Sakura, "How can he eat his own men."
"Kit, there's something more going to it…" said Kyubi, "Be careful."
"Right!" said Naruto nodding.
"Now it's time for Munch Munch Factory!" yelled Wapol.
That's when his door opened up and something was coming out, the Straw Hats and one reindeer readied themselves for whatever would come… not knowing if it was dangerous or destructive… only knowing that whatever would come out would be a thought opponent… right?
Next Time: After Wapol mergers his two men, he sets his sights on the pirate flag on the roof... what's so special about it and what does it have to do with Chopper? Meanwhile, thanks to Wapol's doctors, Dalton lives, now he and other Straw Hats deicide to head up to the castle to face Wapol. What will happen? Find out next time!