SailorStar9: So with Chapter 320 uploaded, I present Chapter 321 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Married!Ace/Sasha, Sibling!Luffy/Sasha, Sibling!Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 321: Arc 18: An Inherited Technique - Unleashing Oden's Secret Swordplay


"Kaido!" Luffy roared, hurrying up to the roof with Sasha and Sanji in tow. "Get out of my way." the two male pirates taking out the Pleasures blocking them with an unison kick.


On the Live Floor...

"What's going on?" Zoro growled, parrying off an infected samurai.

"This chaotic battle will end when the samurai's hope is gone." King declared. "You can locate him, right?" he turned to Bao Huang. "Bao Huang?"

"You can count on me." the Shinuchi assured.


Elsewhere...

"Why are you running?" Yamato was still chasing Momonosuke and Shinobu. "I told you I'm Kozuki Oden."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Shinobu shouted. "So fishy. Incomprehensible."

"Are you okay?" Yamato asked, when Momonosuke and Shinobu was hit by a fireball. "Are you hurt? Momonosuke, are you okay?" she looked around, seeing Shinobu and Momonosuke had vanished.

"It seems like he is really worried about me." Momonosuke noted, Shinobu had hid on the roof.

"Momonosuke-sama, don't be fool." Shinobu hushed.

"Momonosuke, I've always been waiting to see you." Yamato admitted. "Let me protect you. You're there, right, Momonosuke? I'm glad that you're okay. I'm Kozuki Oden, so I know what my son, Momonosuke, smells like."

"Are you hurt, Momonosuke-sama?" Shinobu asked, an explosion knocked her and Momonosuke to the ground.

"I am okay." Momonosuke nodded.

"That's good." Yamato beamed. "Come jump into my arms. What's the matter?" she was confused when Shinobu grabbed Momonosuke and started running. "Are you going through a rebellious phase?"


On the rooftop...

Kaido fired his attack first, splitting the Akazaya Nine.

"Kin-san." Izo fired his pistol at Kaido, seeing Kin'emon was about to fall into the dragon's open mouth.

Kin'emon kicked a falling rock to move himself out of Kaido's mouth and sending him crashing onto Kaido's body. "I'll avenge Oden-sama." he dashed up towards Kaido's head. "Take this." he leapt up, katana raised in the air.

"You really wanna die that badly?" Kaido scoffed.

"Kin-san." Denjiro and Raizo charged in and stabbed their swords into Kaido's body, with Kin'emon following suit with Kaido's head.

"What?" Kaido growled, both Dogstorm and Cat Viper leveled a punch each on his snout. With a swing of his serpentine body, he knocked the five Akazaya off. "You fools are so annoying." he fired off a Bolo Breath at Kin'emon.

Ashura, Kawamatsu and Kiku blocked the attack with their blades.

Kaido fired off a second Bolo Breath, bathing the battlefield into fire. "How boring." he scoffed. "I guess that's all you've got after all. Not even remotely close to Oden's swordplay."

"Don't underestimate the samurai." Kin'emon got to his feet. "I am definitely going to avenge Oden-sama today."

"No way." Kaido mocked. "There are only remnants of Oden's group here."

"Kin-san, you're getting fired up in your head as always." Denjiro joked.

"You're trying to go off by yourself again, aren't you?" Ashura knew what his leader was thinking.

"Kin-san always does that." Denjiro agreed.

"But it's been a while we fought like this." Raizo added.

"I remember the days we ate Oden-sama's oden together." Cat Viper reminisced.

"I wanna eat fish cake with burdock." Raizo added.

"Eggs are better." Kawamatsu retorted.

"Shirataki noodles are the best." Kiku insisted. "There's no argument."

"You're my little brother, but you're clueless." Izo tsked. "Ganmodoki is the best."

"No way." Dogstorm snapped. "Chicken wings are everything."

"As always, no one backed down." Kin'emon grinned. "But we are comrades who sat around a pot together. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. Let's fight together." he sliced the sea of fire into half.

"You are not Oden after all." Kaido growled. "You're acting like great samurai under Oden's wing. And even now, after Oden's death, you're still like kids playing samurai. What can you do?"

"Why don't you fight us and find out if we are really just playing samurai?" Kin'emon barked.

"Bring it on." Kaido accepted the challenge, all nine Akazaya samurai activated their Armament Haki.

"Crimson Cat Dance." Cat Viper landed the first attack.

"Kappa Style: River of Sea!" Kawamatsu attacked next.

"Canine Scourge!" Dogstorm dug his sword leg into Kaido's body.

"Fallen Snow Scythes!" Kiku sent her energy slices towards Kaido.

"Bullet Slicing Rounds." Izo's bullet rounds powered up Kiku's attack.

Ashura and Denjiro followed suit, their crossed-energy slices hitting Kaido on the cheek.

"Kaido!" Kin'emon roared. "Come on now." he readied to take on the Bolo Breath head-on.

"Ninpo: Scrolling Jutsu." Raizo jumped in front of his leader. He materialized a scroll that caught Kaido's fire attack. "My scroll will roll up anything." he sealed off the flames. "I'll give it back to you." he then reopened the scroll, allowing it to surround Kaido. "Bolo Breath: Restoration." the resultant explosion engulfed Kaido in flames. "We did it." he remarked, after the smoke died down.

"Raizo, you were almost too late." Kin'emon chided.

"But made Kaido drop his guard." Raizo reminded.

"You think you can harm me?" the unfazed Kaido roared. "You guys are merely his spineless retainers who only chase your lord Oden's shadow."

"Oden Two Sword Style!" decision made, the Akazaya Nine readied their own versions of Oden Two Sword Style.

"What rubbish." Kaido snarled.

"We polished our swords skills to save Wano today." Kin'emon declared, the nine samurai activating their Ryuo. "Kaido!"

Kaido let loose another Bolo Breath, this time, his fire breath shot out volleys of smaller fireballs.

Dogstorm, Ashura, Denjiro and Kin'emon took the front-line first, with Kin'emon slicing apart one of the fireballs.

Kiku, Izo and Cat Viper nullified the fireball bombardment, the shockwave forcing Kaido to break off his assault.

"Bolo Breath!" Kaido regained his footing and released his fire beam.

"Flame-Rend!" Kin'emon's attack overpowered Kaido's.

"Oden Two Sword Style: Paradise Totsuka!" all nine Akazaya attacked at the same time.


SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.