Chapter 297: Unexpected Strength

Sakura glared at her zombie. The two were fighting. Her clone grabbed her and slammed her into a wall. Sakura quickly recovered and punched her clones.

Doctor Hogback watched his differ.

"I should have known this would happen." He said, "But her rage left her blind."

On the floor, both Robin and Chopper wren being held host by Sanji, Zoro and Sasuke's zombies.

"She's' forgotten about you two, I guess she was the only one to stand on hr. own." Said Doctor Hogback, "I guess that's why they call her the Monster Cherry Blossom."

That was when the zombie suddenly flew into him.

The zombie managed to get up and continue her fight with Sakura.

Doctor Hogback managed to get up.

"Do you like being held back by your crew's shadows?" he asked.

"Are he okay? It sounds like he forgot about what he was talking about." Said Chopper with a sweat drop.

"I don't think ghee is." Said Robin.

Chopper knew he couldn't do anything with Sasuke's zombie pointing a sword at him.

He looked at Inuppe (little reminder: Sanji's zombie)

During the rucks earlier he had kicked Robin.

"I didn't think that zombie would kick Robin." Said Chopper, "It's not like Sanji at all."

Doctor Hogback laughed at this.

"So you noticed?" asked Doctor Hogback, "They don't even remember a speck of the time they were on your crew."

Meanwhile Sakura counted to fight her zombie.

"How can you be this strong?" asked her zombie, "You're so tiny."

However even if Sakura was fighting her zombie she still listened to the conversation with Doctor Hogback.

"You don't know the reason why I'm so strong." Said Sakura, "Even if you are my shadow I won't tell you."

"I'm not your shadow! I'm myself!" yelled the zombie whop punched the ground creating a large crater.

"That's nothing." Said Sakura.

She managed to punch the zombie very hard.

That was when she heard the conversation with Chopper and Doctor Hogback.

"When I heard that you could review the dead I thought you were a great doctor." Said Chopper.

Doctor Hogback laughed.

"Why would I go for such great lengths for those people? It's been the same way my whole life." Said Doctor Hogback, "I'm simple a genius."

Sakura noticed her zombie try to attack her. However Sakura managed to catch the punch that was thrown.

"I want to hear this." She muttered.

""I practiced surgery for the money. But all those annoying patents just kept coming to me innocently saying things like "Please save my father" "Please save my child." It was such a pain! I could save the lives of those no other doctors could treat. Now you understand why being such a genius is a pain!"

That was when Sakura threw the zombie into Doctor Hogback.

"That was on purports… wasn't it?" asked Cindry.

"Of course not! It was just an accident." Said Sakura.

"Sure it was." Said Cindry.

Doctor Hogback managed to get out from under the zombie.

"Oh look like the puppy! HI Puppy!" said Doctor Hogback at Chopper.

However he managed to regain himself.

"Why you little pansy!" yelled the zombie going to continue her fight with Sakura.

"Pansy?" asked Sakura who dodged her attack, "I'll have you know I train under the Hokage's fighting style."

"You don't seem like a close under." Said her zombie.

"IO meant the current Hokage." Said Sakura.

Sakura ran over and flicked the zombie sending her flying.

"And there's more to come where that came from." Said Sakura.

Sakura noticed what Doctor Hogback was doing now, he punched Cindry then made her lick the floor.

Sakura once again picked up her zombie and threw her at him.

"I'm begging to think her zombie might be weaker." Said Chopper.

Doctor Hogback managed to crawl out from under the zombie.

"You're doing that on purpose." Said Doctor Hogback.

"I don't ever know what you mean." Said Sakura.

"That woman participated in the Ms. Strong West 10 years ago! Only the strongest women in the world participate in that!" yelled Doctor Hogback.

"Have you heard of Tsunade?" asked Sakura.

"The current Hokage?" asked Doctor Hogback, "Why?"

"You know of her muscle condition right?" asked Sakura.

"Of course I do." Said doctor Hogback, "Somehow despite looking so small she has tremors strength. I would to find someone with a such a condition."

Sakura punched him in the face sending him flying.

"You know you should really get your shadow back." Said Robin.

"I know." Said Sakura.

She walked over to her zombie and held her to the ground, Sakura managed to do this with one hand, she used the other to grab the salt and force feed it to the zombie, causing the shadow to come out of the zombie and reattach it to Sakura.

"All right! I got my shadow back!" cheered Sakura.

Doctor Hogback got up and stared at Sakura.

"Impossible…" he croaked.

"That's right I got my shadow back." Said Sakura.

That was when Sasuke's zombie began to attack her.

"Oh great…" said Sakura.

"Now what was I saying before…" said Doctor Hogback, "Oh that's Chopper you saw my room."

Doctor Hogback began to tell the story of Cindry's life. She was a very famous actress who was very humble and sweet. He fell in love with her. However when he asked her to marry him, she was already engaged to someone else.

However she died in accident. He became dressed but that was when he met Moria. He joined on condition, revive Cindry.

"After digging up her corpse I was able to azure an obedient Cindry. I didn't care about the personality of the one who broke my heart. As long as she was beautiful that's all that mattered." Said Doctor Hogback.

Sakura was going to threw the zombie she was fighting at him. However Sasuke's zombie tried to attack her with the sword and she barely dodged.

"And that's how Zombie Cindry came to be." Said Doctor Hogback, "I was ecstatic and she was too! Because she returned to the world of the living as a living human being.

"How is she even a human being!" yelled Chopper, "A creature who's body and soul isn't a connected isn't a human being! What you are doing is using dead bodies to create monsters. You've caused so much misery! I finally understand that! I can't let you go unpunished!"

"You barely know anything about medicine. Don't' get cocky reindeer." Mocked Doctor Hogback, "Kill him Cindry… once you're dead I'll make you and your friend zombies and you'll be my assistant"

However Doctor Hogback turned to Sakura who indeed was having a harder time with Sasuke's zombie.

"How was she able take down the zombie with her shadow when she can't even handle that…" thought Doctor Hogback, "I have to figure that out…"

That was when Chopper turned to his heavy point and tackled Cindry.

Indeed Chopper's fight was only begging. And who knew just how it would end.

On the bright side Sakura easily took down her zombie… so that was good.

Next Time: The fight with Hogback continues. Will they be able to beat him... well he's not much of a fighter.. .but will they be able to beat the zombies? Find out next time!