Chapter 2
Getting a Rep
I got to say that I am really impressed for all the attention and the number of readers the first chapter got. It's really amazing in my opinion hahaha, I need to say thank you for all the reviews and the words that several of you gave me encouraging me to keep writing. Now, let's keep this going.
(Outside Arlong Park)
"Did everybody saw that?!" That guy made the water move at his will like nothing and took out Chuu with a single move! Who the hell are those guys?" Said Gen after seeing the power of Naruto's abilities. The Mugiwara were with their jaws wide open in front of the incredible strength exhibited by the travellers, one with a scar under his left eye was showing an excited smile.
"Woo, that guy it's awesome! I'm gonna ask him to join my crew after this ends" Said Luffy, his idea was received by a bunch of punches of the current members of his crew.
"Stop asking every freak of nature that we found to join us!" Said Ussop making Luffy want to complain about his attitude but he stop after hearing a familiar female voice.
"What's going on here? You were supposed to be inside there kicking asses." The crow turned around to find Nami wearing Luffy's Straw Hat and a blood-stained bandage on his right shoulder.
"Nami, you arrived just in time!" Said the young captain while asking his navigator to approach by a hand gesture "We were about to go inside there to find that bastard of Arlong and kick his butt but a duo of strange and strong guys came first and they started to firing lightings and control water until the only remaining bastards were Arlong with the octopus and the stingray dude." Luffy's words cause Nami to show an incredulous look on her face and she walk right to the front of the large crowd. She then saw how the great yard, which was the place where her childhood died and suffered uncountable hours writing maps for that scumbag of Arlong, completely destroyed with the corpses of several fish-men. Nami felt her heart beat in a quickly pace at seeing the author of that great chaos facing two of the most powerful underlings of Arlong, those strangers were risking their lives for people they didn't even know for a reason oblivious to her and Nami couldn't stop herself to fell a small bit of hope at the beginning of the fight.
"Please don't you dare to die here; i want you two to live so we can be free of this cursing fate."
(Inside Arlong Park, Naruto VS Kuroobi)
"How? This? Can? Be? Happening?" said Kuroobi spitting each of his words along with the punches he was throwing in order to hit the human he was facing. Naruto was evading the attacks with no effort, for him it looked like Kuroobi was moving in slow motion. In one swift move, Naruto put himself behind the fish-man after evade one punch straight to his face.
"You are a Karate Master of level one hundred and you can't even come close enough?" asked the blonde before hit the martial artist with a powerful kick at his back. The force of the attack was strong enough to throw the fish-man at a high-speed right to one of the walls of the main building of Arlong Park. "Uh I think I went over-board with that one." Said Naruto with a sweat-drop on his head while looking at the hole made by the body of his opponent to remain hidden by the darkness of the building's interior, maybe he killed him with a simple kick.
"That won't be enough to defeat me, puny human." The wondering of Naruto stopped after hearing the voice of Kuroobi, who emerged from the tower with his clothes all dusty and a stain of blood on his mouth due to the damage of the attack. "Get ready to feel the essence of Fishman Karate. Senmaigawara Seiken (One Thousand Tiles True Punch)!" Yelled the fish-man while throwing a straight punch in the horse stance against the shinobi, Naruto remained still in order to receive the attack and giving his enemy a chance to fight, at the beginning he didn't fell anything and he was about to make a sarcastic comment when a great force strike him from inside his body making him step back a few inches away from Kuroobi. The blonde couldn't help himself to show a bloody smile showing the internal damage he suffered.
"Wow, I really felt that punch. It had a hell of a kick." Said Naruto stumbling a little making Kuroobi regain his confidence again only to be destroyed when the blonde laughed. "Too bad that you can't beat me with this, my turn big boy. Get ready" The shinobi vanished in a blur of speed making Kuroobi gasp at the raw speed of Naruto before seeing him appear in a blink of a second with his arm coiled back. The martial artist saw the fist of the blonde engulfed in a current of wind. "Fuuton: Taifu no Ken (Wind Release: Typhoon Fist)!" One loud crack was heard when Naruto hit his technique against the chest of Kuroobi; his ribs shattered like twigs due to the force of Naruto's muscles but the worst was what the jutsu had cause. The compressed force of the wind went right through the back of the fish-man making it explode in a show of blood and gore to leave nothing more than an empty carcass crashing in the ground. "Dam it, this time I really went overboard." Said Naruto with a bit of remorse while looking the aftermath of his fight, sure that guy was a great bastard and an asshole but that was a hardcore way of dying.
(Sasuke VS Hacchi)
"Shizai Zero, Tako Hacchi Black (Zero Barrier, Black Octopus Eight)!" Yelled Hacchi spitting globs of jet black ink at Sasuke aiming for his face, the black-haired young evade every single one of the stupid attacks with a swift movement of his legs while he was approaching to his enemy.
"Using cheap tricks like that won't make you any good, talking octopus." Said Sasuke, grabbing his sword and getting ready to attack "If you want to have a shot, use your swords."
"Shut up punk! Who do you think you are to talk the great Hacchi like that? I will teach you some manners!" said the octopus starting to agitate his swords like whips thanks to the tentacle like arms and he run at Sasuke. "Tako Ashi Kiken (Miraculous Octopus Foot's Swords)!"
"I'm sick of your stupid attacks." Sasuke move in a fluid and swift manner that all the sharp blades moving in an erratic and blind way never came close to touch him. The fish-men gawked at the action of the shinobi like a green-haired swordsman, who was watching the duel with great interest. "Chidorigatana (One Thousand Birds Sword)!" The blade of Sasuke was covered in an electric aura and cut all the blades of Hacchi in a blink of a second like a paper sheet leaving the fish-man disarmed.
"My swords! They weighted around 300Kg each your tiny blade should have broken against them!" Yelled Hacchi still holding the pommels of his broken weapons; Sasuke hold his sword in a reverse grip in front of him.
"The blade of my sword can cut any kind of metal when it's coated with my Raiton chakra, you had your chance of fight but this ends now." The electric aura of the blade engulfed Sasuke's body and he moved with an incredible speed making the shine of his blade along with the intensity of his chakra the only thing visible. "Raitonryuu: Kaminari no Mae (Lighting Release Style: Lighting Dance)!" Hacchi was incapable of follow Sasuke's movements and he suffered a several number of injuries that it ended when the black-haired shinobi appeared behind the fish-man while sheathing his sword, when a click was heard Hacchi's body fell to the floor covered in multiple wounds with no blood pouring from them because they were cauterize the very moment they appeared.
"It hurts." Said the octopus while trying to move but he couldn't get his body to obey him, Sasuke let out a sight and turned around to face his fallen opponent.
"Your body it's paralyzed due to the nature of my chakra, you won't die if you stay down but keep fighting and those wound would open." The end of the duel was observed with a great interest by a duo of swordsmen, which need to be a great effort to hold their jaws.
"It's impressive, his speed, his style, that overwhelming power. What a powerful monster." Said Johnny amazed but feeling frustrated at the same time for knowing the existence of somebody that strong like those shinobi. "Zoro-aniki." Said the swordsman wearing sunglasses getting the attention of his superior "Do you think you had a chance against him?" asked Johnny. Zoro, whose hand was resting against the pommel of his sword, grinned like a madman.
"It's amazing that guys like these two exist without me knowing it, I thought I was the best because I never lost a fight." But then his other hand became a fist. "But the fight against Mihawk and watching that guy fight made realized more than ever that I am a great fish in a small pond. I had to train harder until my body breaks and keep going to surpass my limits if I want to fulfill my promise." Johnny and Yosaku, who couldn't say anything, felt completely out of place. In front of them were guys with dreams, goals and hard principles which made them keep moving forward to be stronger while they remain stuck in been helpless.
'We have to get strong. We must have the spirit and the will if we want to surpass Zoro-aniki.' Thought both swordsmen while they watched the final fight; it was going to be a massacre.
"You left your opponent alive this time? Fuck now I feel like a total bastard. "Said Naruto approaching to his friend and seeing the state of Hacchi, he was going to make it if he remained still. "But I feel good about this guy being still alive, among these fuck ups blood-thirsty sons of bitches he is the fish-man with less ill-intentions of all."
"You think you have won?" The duo of shinobi turned around to find the towering figure of Arlong standing up from his chair after seeing the defeat of his comrades. "You are nothing more than a simple pest in the way of fish-men supremacy in the East Blue, I will avenge my brothers by tore you two apart and then the villagers with those pirates that arrived here will suffer an agonizing death." The shark fish-man took a look at the people he terrorized since he came to that weak sea and he focused his eyes on an orange-haired girl, who felt a chilling sensation at crossing sights with her torturer. "As for Nami, I will make her write all the maps she can make until her finger become useless. After I kill her after that I will keep going."
Naruto felt the strong killing intent of Arlong been focused in the wounded girl and then he let his own wrath and killing intent been focused on Arlong. The fish-man started to choke and feel to his knees at the lack of oxygen due to the amount of pressure.
"I am sick of guys like you, using their power to torture innocent people for pure pleasure and to prove superiority." Arlong regained his bearings and stood up while fighting the irrational terror that the blonde made him feel. "We came here with the intention of kick and drag your sorry ass out of here, but after hearing what have you had done to these people. Especially taking the mother of two little girls away in an act of cruelty and taking one of them to ruin her life. I just decided erased your fucking existence of this planet." said Naruto and Arlong run straight at the shinobi with his jaws open to rip his head off with his bite. "You should know by now." The blonde move faster than his enemy using a quick leg movement and he smashed his fist right to his face. The sharp and strong teeth of Arlong broke like glass at the force of the punch and he was sent to the giant pool in the yard landing in a great splash. "You can't win stupid."
"I'm gonna finish him in an instant." Said Sasuke channeling Raiton chakra on his hand to throw it at the water but the hand of his friend on his shoulder stopped his actions. The Uchiha nodded and stepped aside; if he wanted to fight on his own he would respect his wishes.
"Shark on Darts!" Arlong came out of the pool like a bullet aiming his sharp nose right at Naruto's chest and the shinobi formed a blue orb of energy surrounded by white blades of wind on his right hand.
"Fuuton: Rasengan (Wind Release: Spiraling Sphere)!" Naruto strike the shark fish-man with his jutsu right at his face, specifically his nose destroying it completely and cutting his body multiple times.
"Arrrg, bastard; I´ll kill you!" yelled holding the remains of his face. Blood poured abundantly from the large cut caused by the jutsu splatting his clothes and the floor.
"You were lucky that your nose stopped you a few inches from the core of my attack, otherwise I would have pulverized your ugly mug with the top part of your body." Said Naruto observing the mess that he created; Arlong wasn't backing out even after almost been destroyed. The shark used the red liquid on his hand as projectiles by making a wide swing with his arm. Naruto took cover behind his arms to endure the assault but he got a punch in the stomach hard enough to throw him up in the air and break through one of the high windows of the tower.
"You are mine, fucking prick!" said Arlong running with great speed at his building to end up making a high jump and get where Naruto was.
"Oi, Swordsman!" yelled Yosaku towards Sasuke. "You won't help your partner? He is in great disadvantage up there!" The black-haired shinobi turned around to show a blank look and pointed his finger at the tower.
"That was deserved because he was stupid enough to be careless and underestimate his opponent, I will make sure to kick his ass for lack of training after he finish this. You only stay there and don't come closer, this place will be wreck in few minutes."
'That room is…' thought Nami after realizing where the fight had moved.
"Gah! Motherfucker, that teme will enjoy bringing this up for a long time." Said Naruto to himself while standing up and dusting off his clothes. His eyes focused in the space where Arlong threw him and the blonde saw a room full of maps hanging from several ropes attached to the walls and his attention focused in the only piece of furniture in that place; a desktop with cartographic instruments and the shinobi approached to it out of curiosity and found a bloodstained pen laying on it.
'This place.' Thought Naruto feeling a heavy aura of dark and sad thoughts, which made him feel sick of his stomach and making him furious, the blonde could see a short orange-haired little girl using the very same pen that he was holding until his skinny fingers bleed.
"I see you like my collection." Said Arlong behind Naruto while he placed a giant saw-like blade against Naruto's neck; the blonde didn't turned around even when the sharp edge of the weapon drew blood from his skin. The bleeding of the fish-man face stopped and he looked more terrifying showing his sharp smile. "These are all the maps that Nami made for me since the day I brought her here; the ability that Nami has it's too much precious to be wasted with others. I will make sure that she gets anything she wants in order to produce more maps, even If I need to kill everyone she knows to keep her here. All because we are friends" Said the fish-man while he laughed like a mad man.
"This place is stained with the horrible actions committed by you and the sadness of a little girl caused for your fucking existence." The blonde turned around in a swift move and he showed a pair of blood red eyes and sharp canines. "I'm getting sick of being here." Naruto's hand started to move in a quick succession of hand-seals and Arlong tried to kill the shinobi before he could conclude because he had witnessed what he was capable of doing.
"You are not to ruin my plans!" Yelled Arlong aiming his weapons to Naruto's neck but he wasn't fast enough to stop him.
"Katon: Hinami (Fire Release: Fire Wave)!" A giant and furious wave of fire emerged from Naruto's body and the force of the explosion was strong enough to hit Arlong and putting him through a wall with nasty and horrible burns on his body. The room was quickly engulfed in a raging inferno, all of the maps, the desk, and the tools of cartography burned to the ground and some went through the windows.
"You god dammed bastard, you won't kill my dream and ambition so easily! Shark on Tooth!" Arlong started to spin his body while showing his teeth and he launched himself like a drill towards Naruto. When he sunk his sharp knives in the flesh of the blonde, he banished in a cloud of smoke and yellow before appearing over the fish-man.
"Hiraishin no Jutsu Verushion 2, Odama Rasengan (Flying Thunder God Jutsu Version 2, Giant Spiraling Sphere)!" The shinobi was holding a giant orb of energy which he used to strike Arlong directly in the back and the force of the technique buried the fish-man in floor and it cracked causing the attack to break through all the floors of the tower until the very last.
Outside of the building the crowd watched a potent torrent of flames coming out of the windows for their shock, Nami started to cry and whispering words of gratitude to Naruto at seeing the desk and the maps falling and burning. Then everyone gasped when the tower started to shake and a giant cloud of dust emerged from the bottom before crumble and falling apart.
"God, what the hell did he do!?" asked Yosaku with an incredulous face while staring at the remains of Arlong Park. The Straw Hats with the villagers and Sasuke approached the site of the fight and some wondered if the blond was still alive after that. Then, a figured started to move the pieces of building and everybody saw that it was Naruto. He looked completely unscratched but a bit worn off.
"I'm out of shape." Said the shinobi laughing while ignoring the destruction behind him only to get whacked in the head by his friend with the pommel of his sword; he hold his head while Sasuke gave him a disapproving look.
"For being an imbecile, even with your raw speed your opponent got the drop of you by nailing a punch to you for being careless. Get your ass in gear dobe." Said Sasuke and Naruto gave him a murderous glare before getting ready to kick his ass but the approach of the crowd outside the park and the pirates stopped him in his tracks. Naruto was attacked with questions of people showing happy faces and saying words of gratitude.
"You guys are awesome!" The duo of shinobi saw an excited Luffy with a smile on his face and laughing. "Would you like to join my crew?" Asked the pirate captain only to get whacked in the head by Ussop, Naruto wanted to laugh at Luffy's antics and before he could give him an answer a loud bang was heard and all turned around to find a troop of Marines pointing their guns at them and a mouse-looking guy was in front of the soldiers.
"Well, this is totally unexpected but thanks to you know I don't have to get rid of those disgusting fish-men and nobody would believe that a duo of kids defeated Arlong's crew." Naruto heard the high and irritable voice of that guy while looking at him with a hard look. He was wearing a grey marine coat with a hood covering his head and it had mouse ears. "Now everybody remain calm and stay still while I, the great captain Nezumi, confiscate all the treasure of this place and take all the credit." Said the captain while laughing like a madman and forcing his troop to threat the life of the villagers.
"You! You took away all my treasure, shoot my sister in the back and now you dare to come here and sack the remains like a fucking rat!?" asked Nami with rage in her voice looking with ill intentions at Nezumi who ignored the question along with the looks of the other villagers.
"I was only doing my duty as a Marine officer when I confiscated the robbed items from your house." Said the corrupt captain and his men were about to rob the place when they stopped at hearing Naruto speaking.
"You are a Marine?" asked the blonde shinobi and Nezumi saw the kid approaching him with a curious expression on his face.
"That's right boy, I am a member of the organization that keeps the justice trough the seas." Said the captain with pride by his job but then he showed an agonizing expression when Naruto stabbed him with his hand coated in Fuuton chakra and Sasuke, who appeared in one move, put his sword right through his back. "You knew what was going on in this place and you didn't do anything to stop it but taking the bribes from this pieces of shit and let this poor people suffering. And now you came here to take the money that Arlong took from Nami and let this people rot in here? You disgust me!" Naruto spit to Nezumi's face before throwing his dead body to his men and before they could take action the duo of shinobi soaked in blood hold a hand-seal together and yelled.
"Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Dragon's Flame Technique)!" A giant dragon made of pure fire manifested from the flames that both shinobi exhaled from their lungs and the marines were torched by the attack of the entity. The villagers and the Straw Hats observed shocked the force of the new comers, when the fire extinguished there were no remains of the corrupted marines.
"Fucking pieces of shit, if they are the justice here then I feel sorry for the poor bastards living in here and i wouldn't dare to think about all the things that happen around here." Said Naruto with anger in his voice while Sasuke looked towards the horizon beyond the gates of Arlong Park, there he activated his Sharingan and saw a Marine ship which occupants were moving in a freaked out way through the deck and tried to move the ship away from the island.
"Dobe, there are still some of these weak wastes of soldiers and they are running away." Explained Sasuke pumping more chakra to his eyes and they morphed into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in order to erase the witnesses.
"Leave them be, Sasuke." Said Naruto making the black-haired boy doubted for a minute but finally he deactivated the technique. "They don't worth it and they will do us a favor, they are gonna spread the word about our presence and their higher-ups will now that a new kind of justice has come to town."
Once the ship got away until it banished, the villagers gave their thanks to the duo of immortals for getting rid of those corrupted marines and then they were assaulted by Luffy.
"Woow, I want you two on my crew. You guys are awesome!" Yelled the straw hat boy and then Naruto grinned while Sasuke took several steps back to avoid an annoying conversation.
"Sorry kid, we are not pirates. We are only a duo of travellers bored of their lives looking for adventures." Said Naruto with pride and looking at the sky.
"Yeah, but we just murdered a marine captain and torched a bunch of his men. I think we will we labeled as pirates." Said Sasuke with a serious tone making Naruto kneeling on the ground with a storm cloud above his head, while he cried anime tears and draw circles in the earth.
"But they were corrupt and they deserved." Complained the blonde but he knew that their heads will be haunted for that and the bane of piracy will be on them. The trip just had started to get exciting and complicated.
WELL THIS IS ALL FOR TODAY, SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT BUT I HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH MY PC. I HOPE YOU HAD ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER AND SORRY IF IT'S SHORT. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE LONGER. ALSO I WILL LIKE TO REQUEST A BETA READER, IF ANYONE WANTS TO HELP ME SEND ME AN EMAIL. THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS AND THE FOLLOWS AND FAVORITES. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH SUPPORT THIS STORY GOT. THANKS A LOT LORDSYLPH OUT.