Chapter 113: Stopping the Rebellion
Kohza started to run to warn everyone about the bomb. However Vivi tackled him.
"Vivi what are you doing?" asked Kohza, "That square is going to become a battle field. If it gets blown up…"
"It won't become a battle field!" yelled Vivi, "You're still too rattled to think strait! If we tell the royal army the square is going to be blown up then chaos will reign! We won't be able to stop the war and the blood shed will continue!"
Vivi calmed down… she took a breath.
"Is that right?" asked Vivi.
Crocodile couldn't help to smirk, "Admirable reasoning." He said.
"The rebellion needs to be stopped." Said Vivi, "And you're the only who can do it."
That was when Crocodile appeared behind Vivi.
"You really think I'd let you do that?" he asked.
He was about to attack her with his hood when Chaka jumped in a blocked it with his sword.
"The Guardian Deity of Alabasta, the Jackal. All enemies of the royal family must be destroyed." Said Chaka, "As long as there is a spark of life left in me! I will fight!"
"You're magnificent fool!" said Crocodile.
"Vivi! Kohza! Go do what you must do! I can hold him for a few minutes." Said Chaka.
Kohza knew what to do, he had a plan that would hopefully end the rebellion.
Meanwhile Naruto slowly crawled to Gaara. While the fight was over, Naruto and Gaara didn't know that.
"Stay away…" cried Gaara who as genuinely scared of him.
"I know how you feel. If it wasn't for my older brother and my friends… I would have been alone. Everyone treated me like a monster… if it wasn't for them,.. I probably would have been just like you…" said Naruto, "And no matter happens to me. I will protect them."
Gaara's eyes winded, "Is that what makes him so strong. He has his friends?" he thought.
"Naruto! That's enough!" called out Yugito who had Hinata on her back.
"Yugito! Hinata! You're okay!" said Naruto.
"You did great Naruto." Said Yugito setting Hinata down.
"You okay?" asked Naruto.
"I'm fine…" said Hinata, "Did you really fight that hard for me?"
Naruto began to blush, "Yeah… you should have seen what I did. I used to the rumble ball to turn into a giant version of the Kyubi."
"That sounds amazing." Said Hinata.
Yugito looked at Gaara who was adjusting himself to sit up. She smiled when she looked at the look on his face.
"Kankuro! Temari! I know you're watching!" yelled Yugito.
Kankuro and Temari left their hiding place.
"Hey Yugito! Long time no see." Said Kankuro nervously.
"I need one of you to take Gaara." Said Yugito, "I have something I need to show you."
"Okay…" said Temari, she walked over to Gaara and picked him up.
"Naruto rest for now. I'll meet up with you soon. Remember we're not done yet." Said Yugito, "We still have a lot to do."
"Yeah." Said Naruto nodding.
The two of them were alone… expect for the members of the crew secretly watching them.
"Naruto… I'm sorry." Said Hinata.
"What?" asked Naruto confused by this.
"I… I… I just got in the way." Said Hinata who was on the verge of crying, "I was useless in this fight... Neji and my father are right. I am useless!"
"Don't say that!" scolded Naruto, "I'm the one who should be sorry… I knew that Gaara was really powerful and I should have done more to protect you… I'm sorry."
Hinata began to blush.
"That's okay Naruto…" said Hinata.
Naruto grabbed her hand.
"There's something else I want to tell you." Said Naruto, "Something I've been wanting to tell you for a very long time!"
With the group watching Ino stared intestinally, she has been waiting for this ever since she heard Naruto told Sakura he had feelings for her.
"Hinata… Hinata… I don't know how to say this… but… but… I… I…" said Naruto fumbling with his words.
Hinata began to blush bright red.
"I… I…" said Naruto still working up the courage.
"Just shut up and kiss already!" yelled Kiba.
Hinata and Naruto sweat dropped and stared at where the yell came from. It was indeed the crew watching them… from over a sand dune.
"Oh… hey… I didn't know you were watching." Said Naruto with a sweat drop.
"Whatever… we really need to help Vivi." Said Kiba… that's when Kiba felt an evil demonic presence behind him, "What's behind me?"
That's when Ino began to shake him shouting stuff about "ruining the moment!" causing everyone to sweat drop.
And remember kids: Don't be a moment killer, shippers will try to kill you.
Sanji lit a cigarette. "We really have to go find and help Vivi." He said taking charge of the younger set… and Usopp.
"Please make the world stop spinning…" complained Kiba who was dizzy when Ino shook him.
Naruto tried to get up but collapsed.
"I'm so exhausted I can't even move." Said Naruto.
"Next time you turn into a giant version of me… please… don't make clones! You're just going to exhaust yourself… which until now I thought was impossible!" yelled Kyubi.
"Yeah… I did too." Said Naruto.
"Great…" thought Sanji.
"Let's wait a minute… it will be fine…" said Ino.
"You're the one that shook Kiba." Said Shikamaru.
Ino blushed and looked away.
Meanwhile Yugito had showed Temari, Gaara and Kankuro was they need to see. It was their father's dead body.
"He's dead?" asked Temari.
"He was dead before Gaara and Naruto even stared fighting" said Yugito.
All three of their eyes widened.
"Who… who killed him?" asked Temari.
Yugito kneeled next to the body of the dead Kazekage. Her ears and tails appeared, she raised her hand to the body, she began to see images of the last seconds of this person's life.
"Orochimaru… not that I'm surprised." Said Yugito getting up, "We were splitting up to fight I noticed Kabuto and Tayuya posing as Baroque Works Agents."
"Kabuto and Tayuya... you mean Orochimaru's right hand man and one of the Sound 5?" asked Temari.
"They were probably watching him and his dealings with Baroque Works… we all know that I wanted this bastard taken down." Said Yugito.
"I bet if he lived he would have been disgraced." Said Kankuro.
"I'm going to help the Straw Hats. And remember this… you can all live your lives the way you want to now. Your father can no longer black mail you or threaten your lives." Said Yugito, "You're all free."
Yugito then ran away.
The three were silent…
"I can't believe it." Said Temari.
That's when there was a distinct zipping sound.
"Kankuro…" muttered Temari.
"What?" asked Kankuro.
"Don't… just… don't… now's not the time." Said Temari.
"Fine…" muttered Kankuro, "But once we burry him, I can do it, right?"
"If I'm not around." Said Temari rubbing her forehead.
Gaara ignored his siblings bicker… he knew there was something that he needed to say.
"Temari… Kankuro… I'm sorry." Said Gaara.
The two of them stopped and looked at Gaara and each other.
"Gaara… that's… fine…" said Kankuro not knowing how to react.
"The Straw Hat pirates… huh…" thought Gaara.
Meanwhile the members of the Straw Hats (and Shikamaru and Choji) had finally gotten their act together and were now heading into the city to reunite and figure out what to do.
"We have to hurry." Said Ino.
With Kohza he had managed to convince the royal army to raise the white flag. With Kohza leading them.
"The Battle is Over! The royal army just wants peace!" yelled Kohza.
That was when two guns were shot… the blood flowed from the person shot.
Kohza turned and saw who and taken the bullet for him… Inoichi.
"Inoichi? You took the bullet for me?" asked Kohza in shock, wondering where the high ranking guard had come from.
"Yeah…" said Inoichi with a pained smiled.
With the Straw Hats, Ino stopped…
"Ino what's wrong?" asked Sanji.
"I don't know… something… something bad just happened." Said Ino.
And so a twist that no one was expecting happened just when the Royal Army surrendered… perhaps peace would come sooner than they thought…
Next Time: With Inoichi in critical condition the Royal Army surrenders... however Crocodile has several more tricks up his sleeve. Now Vivi with the aid of the Straw Hats, Yugito, Shikamaru, Choji and even Kohza must find the bomb before it's too late! What will happen? And what about Luffy? Will he finally reappear? Find out next time!
A/N: I bet you weren't expecting that ending... were you?