Chapter 223: CP9
Cipher Pol was a government police agency, it had 8 agencies. CP1 through CP8.
However there was CP9, while the rest were police they were assassins. Of course they're very existence was a secret… for obvious reasons after all, if people knew of their existence they wouldn't be very good assassins…
However one of their strategies were to go into undercover work and sometimes they would be there for years.
Such as this case…
The Straw Hats stared at the almost assassins, the one that almost all of them recognized was Kaku.
However Nami and Hinata were shocked to find out that both Lucci and Kalifa were also part of it.
However… they didn't recognize the last guy who's hair looked at like a pair of bull horns.
"Sorry… but who are you?" asked Hinata.
"Now's not the time." Said Sakura with a sweat drop.
"Luffy where have you been!" yelled Nami to Luffy who was also there.
"Now's not that time for that either!" yelled Sakura.
Paulie however was just in shock. He looked at his friends (and yes he did know who the other guy was, he was town's bar tender).
"You're ones that tried to assassinate him?" he asked, "I don't understand…"
they watched as Lucci actually talking and not using his pigeon to talk tell Paulie the truth, however the way he put it was horrible and ended with "Should I smash Iceberg's face in to prove it to you?"
Needless to say Paulie tried to attack him.
However Lucci just poked him so hard it penetrated his skin.
"What just happened?" asked Hinata.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" muttered Sasuke.
Lucci explained that he trained a type of martial arts that was beyond imagination something called Rokushiki and went into attack Paulie again.
However Luffy attacked him, which didn't seem to work, Lucci even tried to attack Luffy with that poke but thanks to the fact Luffy is made of rubber it didn't' work.
"What are you doing straw hat?" asked Lucci.
"You're really trying to kill him after building ships?" asked Luffy.
"Yes, but things have changed now." Answered Lucci.
However Luffy turned his attention to Robin who was standing there silently.
"Robin! Are you really a traitor!" yelled Luffy, "All I know is that I made a promise to thrash the guys trying to kill Ice Guy!"
There was a silence.
"Why are you taking Paulie's side?" asked Kaku.
"Well we're not taking the side of a guy who's trying to frame our crew for murder." Said Isaribi.
"Touché…" said Kaku.
Luffy ignored that…
"Seriously? What gives! Why are you with these guys!" yelled Luffy.
"They're with the government." Said Nami.
"Didn't they tell you?" asked Robin, "I left the crew."
"We told them! But why." Said Ino.
"To make my dream come true." Answered Robin, "If I stay with you that will never happen."
"You really think we will buy that?" asked Sasuke.
Robin looked at Sasuke.
"You weren't here at the beginning, but Nami knows exactly what I'm talking about." Said Sasuke, "You really think saying things. You really think doing things. You really think trying to kill someone is going to stop us from trying get you back."
Robin stood silently.
"You really think doing this will make you happy?" asked Sasuke, "You really think framing us and you'll be able to fulfil your dreams."
Robin reminded silent, it was as if she wanted to say something but couldn't think of it.
"I tried to leave remember…" said Sasuke, "You really think Luffy is just going to let you leave?"
"This isn't like when you left. You were driven by the rage of your brother." Said Robin.
"And you're being driven by what Aokiji said." Said Sasuke.
Robin froze when he said that.
"In this we're both the same." Sid Sasuke.
"It doesn't matter." Said Robin.
That was when she created arms to clutch Sasuke, she forced him to the ground.
"He doesn't know he was talking about." Muttered Robin.
Luffy looked at Sasuke.
"Then if he wrong why haven't you tried to break any of his bones?" he asked.
"Sasuke is right." Said Gaara stepping forwards.
He released his sand and used it attack the arms holding Sasuke down. However Robin dispelled the arms before the sand could attack.
"You should leave." Lucci said to her.
"I should." Said Robin putting on her hood to leave.
"Stop!" yelled Luffy running into the stop her.
However the man named Blueno went to stop him.
"How long do we have?" asked Lucci.
"Two minutes." Answered Kalifa.
"In two minutes this building will erupt in a ball of flames." Explained Lucci.
"Not if we stop it." Said Luffy.
"Oh really? How can you stop it?" he asked.
That was when Gaara unleashed his to try to hit Lucci. However Lucci dodged as if he was teleporting.
"That should be impossible…" said Kaku, "Everyone knows that Crocodile is one that bears the Sand Sand Fruit."
"Unless…" said Lucci, "You're the 4th Kazekage's son."
Gaara said nothing.
Lucci looked at Gaara.
"So your crew has two of the eight Jinchuriki." Said Kaku.
"Eight?" asked Luffy. "I thought there were 9 Biju."
"Remember one lives in the Calm Belt." Said Nami.
"Oh yeah…" said Luffy.
"Luffy…" said Gaara, "You take over."
"What? Aren't you going to fight them?" asked Luffy.
"I will act as back up… if one of them defeats any of you. I will take over." Said Gaara.
Luffy nodded…
"Sasuke, Sakura, Zoro…" said Luffy, "There's four of them, and the four of us will take them."
Zoro and Sasuke smirked.
"Fine…" sighed Sakura.
Robin looked at the crew one last time and managed to escape out the window.
"We weren't able to stop her.." muttered Sakura.
"Don't worry." Said Gaara, "Knowing Naruto he will find her."
"You think you'll be able to pass us?" asked Kaku.
Lucci looked at Gaara then at Luffy.
"None of them stand a chance." Said Paulie.
"How do you know?" asked Ino.
Paulie gritted his teeth.
"All right! It's time to beat them and avenge the ice guy." Said Luffy.
There was an awkward silence in the room.
"I'm not dead yet!" yelled Iceberg.
"Oh sorry…" sighed Luffy, "It's been a tough day."
And so the fight with the CP9 would begin, unaware what Rokushiki really was.
Next Time: Luffy, Sasuke, Sakura and Zoro all face off against these members of the CP9, but can they defeat them... only time will tell...