Chapter 347: It's Not Getting Any Better
The Straw Hats were mostly exhausted. Naruto laid on the ground struggling with his indigestion.
"I really hate that move." He muttered.
Meanwhile Luffy laid on the ground in his small form due to the fact that he used Third Gear.
"This sucks." Muttered Kiba.
"You didn't do anything." Muttered Ino.
"Neither did you." Muttered Kiba.
"Now's not the time to be fighting." Said Hinata.
"She right." Said Franky.
"So what do you think it is exactly?" asked Isaribi.
"It's not Kuma, it just look like him." Said Robin.
"It was probably altered to look him somehow." Said Isaribi.
"Maybe we should have just ran." Sighed Chopper.
"Who knows if that would have worked." Said Sakura.
"It's better to knock him out." Said Robin, "IT would have come for us either way."
Sanji was looking at the robotic duplicate that attacked them and saw a tattoo that said "PX-4"
"What does that mean?" thought Sanji.
"Let's rest for a bit." Said Luffy having had returned to his normal size, "I didn't expect to fight like that."
"Naruto…" said Gaara.
"Mostly the indigestion isn't going away any time soon, but the rest of me…." Said Naruto, "Also much to do about my stamina though…"
"Even if you're okay, if they still find us now we'll be captured." Said Sanji.
"You do have a point." Said Luffy.
"Do you have any idea what you've done now!" yelled a voice.
They all looked around for the voice, that was when a large uh… man? Boy jumped down from one of the trees with yet another Kuma duplicate.
"Look at you PX-4. You're pitiful. You Pacifistas cost as much as a battle ship. What am I supposed to tell Punk?" said the person.
"It's another Warlord of the Sea!" yelled Chopper.
"Is it a real one!" yelled Usopp.
"That doesn't really matter we have to get out of here!" yelled Ino.
"She's right! WE can't fight it." Said Sanji.
"Did he just call them Pacifistas?" asked Robin.
"I don't think we should really care." Said Kiba.
"Who are you Axe-Boy!" yelled Franky.
"Don't identify me by weapon." Said the person, "It's no use trying to get any information out of me. I'm the most defensive man in the world."
"Can you at least tell us your name"! yelled Usopp.
"But I already told you, I'm world's most defensive man, Sentomaru." Said the person named Sentomaru.
"You just told u your name." said Naruto with a sweat drop.
That was easy." Said Kyubi.
"Wait… I told you that on purpose… I won't' answer your questions." Said Sentomaru.
"Sure…." Said Sakura with a sweat drop.
"Let's go PX-1!" said Sentomaru.
The Kuma duplicate shot a beam from his hand, cementing that yet he was a duplicate.
"Looks like there's a third." Said Sanji.
"WE have to get out of here." Said Sakura.
"IF we don't one of us will sustain an injury before we even meet an admiral." Said Zoro.
"We have to get out of here!" said Luffy.
That was when the duplicate shot another beam nearby.
"We'll spilt into six groups!" said Luffy looking at Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Sanji and Zoro.
"Okay!" said Naruto.
"Are you going to be all right?" Sakura asked Zoro.
"Seriously what is with you lately!" yelled Zoro.
And so they began to split up.
"Don't' worry! I'll protect you with my Life Nami!" said Sanji.
"Yeah… thanks…" said Nami.
"You know you should protecting all of us." Muttered Kiba.
"Ladies only idiot." Muttered Sanji.
"I should have gone with someone else." Said Kiba with his eye twitching as he protected Akamaru.
"All right let's go." Said Sakura.
"Okay!" said Isaribi.
"Let's go!" said Franky.
Meanwhile Usopp grabbed onto Zoro.
"Protect me Zoro!" yelled Usopp.
"Usopp…" said Zoro.
"This isn't the time for that." Said Gaara.
Zoro looked at Gaara and knew why he joined the group. He was conscious during that incident and would be a better fighter at the moment than Zoro.
"Come on!" yelled Sasuke.
"Okay Sasuke! Said Ino.
Brook looked at Sasuke neck which seemed to irritated for some reason.
"Are you okay?" asked Brook.
"I'm fine." Said Sasuke who began to scratch at his neck.
"Why now…" he thought.
"This way!" called out Naruto.
"Okay!" said Hinata.
"WE can do this!" Chopper.
"Let's go that way!" yelled Luffy.
"Okay." Said Robin.
"I'm fine with that!" said Fu.
"Let's meet up on the Sunny in three days!" yelled Luffy.
"They're splitting up PX-1! Don't let them get off Grove 12!" ordered Sentomaru.
"Smoke Star!" yelled Usopp.
The entire area was cover with smoke.
With Sanji's group they counited to run.
However that was when the bridge to the next grove blew up. And The robotic duplicate jumped in front of them.
"Akamaru!" said Kiba.
He turned Akamaru into a clone.
"Are you sure about this"! yelled Sanji.
"I didn't get a chance last time." Said Kiba.
Not too far away, Luffy heard the sounds of fighting.
"What's going on over there." Said Luffy.
"You should be more worried about yourself." Said Sentomaru jumping in front of him.
Luffy knew heh ad to fight him.
"Gum Gum Gatling!" called out Luffy.
However Sentomaru stopped the attack just like that.
"That wasn't normal." Said Fu.
"You might be powerful! But I'm the most defensive man in the world!" yelled Sentomaru.
He stuck Luffy with an attack called Sumo Strike sending Luffy flying.
However before Luffy could react Usopp screamed "Zoro!"
Everyone turned o tee what happened. Zoro was laying on the ground badly injured.
Gaara stood in front of him trying to protect him.
"You're late Old Man Kizaru!" muttered Sentomaru.
"Kizaru!" yelled Robin, "Watch out! That's the admiral!"
Gaara created a shield around himself and Zoro.
"Gaara of the Desert! With a bounty of 95 Million… and Roronoa Zoro with a bounty of 120 Million." Said Kizaru "I think I can get past this."
His shot a yellow beam of light from his foot, the heat of it turned the sand into glass and then shattered.
"What!" yelled Gaara.
Usopp tried to shoot the admiral by the bullets just went through him.
"I ate the Glint-Glint Fruit. It made me a man of light." Said Kizaru.
"I can't move…" said Zoro.
Gaara sent out more sand and to also reclaim the sand that was melted down back into sand.
However Gaara wasn't sure if would be enough.
"I don't know if you can still protect him." Said Kizaru charging up another beam.
However at the when Rayleigh appeared and blocked Kizaru's attack, kicking it away.
"Is it really a good time for you come out of hiding, Dark King Rayleigh." Said Kizaru.
"Don't pick the bus before they sprout… their era is just starting." Said Rayleigh.
"Old man!" cried Luffy relieved.
However even with the legendary pirate helping them, it still wouldn't be enough…
Next Time: Things still aren't looking good for the crew even with Rayleigh helping. Can it get any worse? Wait... don't answer that... What else could happen though? Find out next time!