Chapter 3
An Epic Showdown! Luffy vs. Disarray(?)
At night…
Everyone was soundly asleep at this point, with the guys in close rooms snoring loudly while the ladies were in a room together, sleeping nicely due to Disarray's quick thinking and begging on Nami's part for a silencing dome in the room. The dinner went on spectacularly, Disarray being a charming and polite host, everyone soon enjoying him… that was, except for Nami and Zoro. Nami for learning about the unfortunate side-effects that had seemingly vanished without any explanation as to why. Every time she tried, he smoothly changed the subject and would refuse to answer any point-blank questions. Zoro, on the other hand, felt something… off, about the house and on Disarray himself. Like a demon was around, only behaving much like a cat would and would only come out on it's own terms.
This caused Nami to eventually toss and turn in her bed, before eventually waking up and unable to quickly return to sleep. The outside looked like it was still deep into the night, but she didn't quite trust in that due to Disarray's Fruit. She soon left the room to go explore a bit, cringing at just how LOUD the guys could snore. She walked around aimlessly, trusting her senses could lead her back to her room if she got too scared to continue on or if she got lost. She then came to a room that looked like behind the door was glowing an ominous red color, like a big lantern that gave off red light. She froze in place, terrified at what was behind the door, so she didn't open it, but instead put her ear to the door to listen in better. And what she heard shocked her even worse.
Inside the ominous room…
"It's time, Disarray. I've had my fun being away from you, but I've found something MUCH more interesting to play with," The shadow smirked as Disarray glared at it.
"No way in hell. I rather like being in control of my own damned body, thank you very much. Also, these are nice people, especially for pirates. Besides, they have us completely outnumbered by 9 to 1. And some of them have their own Fruit powers, might I add, about half of them in fact," Disarray almost snarled at the shadow.
"True, true… But we have the whole power of CHAOS at our command. We can easily take them on, especially if we take out the weaker ones first," The shadow rebutted.
"Ha, as if there's a weak one in that crew," Disarray scoffed.
"Well then.. GUESS I'LL HAVE TO SHOW YOU!" The shadow them shot straight into Disarray, causing him to yell in pain and fear.
Outside the room…
The scream caused Chopper to wake up, which then the guys followed suit with someone waking up Robin before they all followed the noise. When they got there, they saw Nami shrieking in total panic as the door then burst out of the hinges at the opposite wall, turning into chocolate milk on impact. The crew got inside and was stunned at the sight of their host Disarray.
His whole body was twitching erratically, like someone had just shocked him, but he was still upright. His eyes quickly swapped from normal to insane, his teeth growing and shortening from fangs to regular human teeth, all the while he was cocooned in a light blanket of red air, looking a lot like his raw magic.
Robin was horrified, "Oh no! Not this! I know exactly what's going on! It's-"
She was cut off from a cane coming out of a side and yanking her by the throat to another room, the door, quickly shutting and locking itself tight before chains wrapped around the front of it.
"Tsk,̢ tsk̀,̶ Ro̴b̧i͞n. Ńo ͞sp̀oiling t̴he ̨sųŕpr̶i̶se," 'Disarray' chuckled darkly as she seemed to have calmed down now, stretching out a bit.
"ROBIN-CHWAN! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY YOU BASTARD! Collier Shoot!" Sanji roared as he attacked 'Disarray', eyes flaming with fury.
'Disarray' simply chuckled as he held out a palm and calmly defended with, "Chaos Chaos Wall!", which shot up a wall right in front of Sanji, seemingly easy to break down.
However, as Sanji's foot connected, his foot quickly sunk into the wall before shooting him out to the opposite wall. Quickly, Sanji righted himself as he glared murderously at 'Disarray', who had taken down the wall. The rest of the crew were in varying states of emotions right now, the most prominent ones being Usopp's, Brooke's and Chopper's panic, Nami's shock, 'Disarray's' smugness, and the rest of the crew seemingly blank-faced.
"Now,͏ wh̀o'͢s̛ n̡e͏xt? ͠M̕aybe̢ ̷t͠h͜e͏ ͜l̷ong-̕no͞s̀ed͟ ̕onè.̸..́ Or ̛t̨he ̧ta̶lk͘i̛n͢g͘ rei͞nd͝e̶ȩr.̴.. ̶M͡a̧y͟be ̢even̴ ͘the̢ ̕crb͞o̕rg͘! Óh, ̛s͝o̸ maǹy̶ ͡c̡h̡oic͡es͡…" 'Disarray' thought out loud as he scared the three even more while the rest of the crew started to glare at him.
"Oi. What did you do with my nakama," Luffy asked calmly.
"Oh̴, ņow̧h͜ere͏ s͘p̛e͠cial. ͡Just ͢a̡ b͠o̕ring ́ol̢d duşt̕y ̸r̡ǫom͝.̧ ͘T͏h̶o͟ugh̡ I̧ d͢o͢ ͜h͢a͏v͡e̕ ͡pl̶a͏n̸s͞ to ̧ma̸ke͞ ̢i͟t a ̡des̶ert of sugar̨ can͡e,͢" 'Disarray giggled as most of the crew started to grab their weapons slowly, Sanji and Luffy stretching themselves a bit.
"W-Who are you? You're clearly not Disarray! He wouldn't do something this terrible!" Nami spoke up, shaking in fear and anger as 'Disarray' laughed, a bit madly.
"Ẃha͠t̵ ͏a ćleve̕r̡ g̶irl̸ yóu͝ ͠a̷re. Bu͞t͟ whilę dece̵pti̕on ͝ìs̸ ̢só muc͞h ̡f̕u̸ń, ̢it'̴s st̸arting͜ ̨t̴o b̢e͞co͘m̢e ͘a bad̶ j̢o̕k͞e͜,͡ a͏nd ̨I ̡dǫn;͝t͡ ͟l̷ik̴e͜ b͡aḑ ͡jok͏e͞s̨. M͡y name͏.̴.. i̛s Kóǹton̸.̨ A̴ ͘p̸lea̛s̛u̕re ́to c̷ause tro̴u͡b̸le͠ ͡f͡or͘ a͜l̕l͘ óf yǫu͠," Konton took a small bow as he smirked viciously.
"What did you do to Dis?" Luffy growled at Konton.
"Oh͏, t́h́a̶t ̴wèa̧kling͘ an͟d ̶idio͠t̨ o̧f a Fruít̡ u̶ser͢? ͟He͘'̶s al̕l͢ ̶lock͞ęd ̡up nice͟ and͟ cozy li͡k̸e, ̧foŗced̕ ͝ţo ͢watc̀h as̶ I ̧us̢e ţh̡i̛s Frui͜t ṕo͝we͢r ̢lik̶é ͠i̡t̨ ̵was ̶m͝ea͟nt ̛t͠oo," Konton laughed maniacally as his hands started to glow ominously red.
Luffy cracked his knuckles as he got into a ready position. "Then don't mind if I kick the crap out of you."
Disarray laughed again as he slashed the air in front of him, bringing him and Luffy to the outside world. However, instead of cheerful and chaotic, it was terrifying insanity. Hybrids of terrifying creatures swam about the land as the weather changed irregularly from extremes, such as from a torrential thunderstorm with crackling ground lightning quickly to a large hailstorm with a sun-baked ground.
"What the- What happened to the rest of my nakama, you bastard?!" Luffy yelled as he glared at Konton.
Konton shrugged and cheekily said back, "L͜a͘s̛t͟ ͢I ̴c̕h͟e̡ck͜e͜d, th̵ey̕ we̸re ͢st͞il͢l ̨ba̢ck ͟in ̨the ro͠om͡,́ m͟o̸s̕t ͏lik̢èlý ̢un͟t̀o͜u̸che̢d. ̢F̴or ǹo̵w at͝ leas̕t̶.͝ ̨B͜ut̵ eńou͏gh talk̛. ̸Let́'s̶ ͏fi̶gh͠t͟! Chao̷s ͠Chaos B̶ea̛m͏!"
A beam of red light then burst from his hands, ricocheting off of thin air randomly as it made it's way to Luffy. However, Luffy quickly moved out of the way of the path, causing it to miss at first. He gave a small shout of surprise when the beam just simply reflected off the air behind where he was last and went right at him again.
"Rubber Rubber Balloon!" Luffy quickly inflated his stomach as the beam finally found it's mark, sending him back quite a bit and deflating him, but looked no worse for the wear.
"Rig͘h͝t.̧.. Rubb̴e̡r̕ Fr͢u͜it ̛Po͟w͏ers͘... ̕A ̡m̵ist̸ake I̡ ͟w̡o͠n't ̛be̴ r͠epea͠tiǹg,̢" Konton murmured as he pulled out a strange sword seemingly made from a hodgepog of metals, but still deadly sharp as he pointed at Luffy. "N̡ow ̨let͏'ś ͝s̢e̢e ͝her̵ȩ..̕. On͡e ͟Sw̴or͢d̛ ̸St̴y͡le:͟ Bit̀in͝g ͏Vi͡p͟er͠!"
He then jumped at Luffy, circling him rapidly as he tried to cut into Luffy like a viper's fang. However, Luffy managed to dodge most of the attacks and respond in kind with another, "Rubber Rubber Balloon!", pushing Konton back a few meters as the air quickly fled Luffy.
"Im̨pressive..͞.͟ ͝T̢ơo ̵b̴a̕d͝ w͢e've ͜o͏n͝l̨y j̴ust̶ ́b͟egún.̛ ̡Now,́ ̨l̢e̸t's ̴see i͘f ̛t̵h͟i͢s̨'ll̴ ̴w͝o͡r̛k̕.͞ ͠Òne̡ ̧S̸wo͏r̶d̸ ͜Stỳl͞e:͞ ͢Fox ̵T̷ra͏p͟!͝" Konton grinned as he ran towards Luffy again, seemingly slashing his sword both at the air and very randomly.
It was only when he got close that he managed to form an inescapable pattern of slashes that Luffy quickly got caught in, much like how a fox would trick it's prey. Unfortunately, at least for Konton, it relied on being light and nimble, so no deep cuts could be made right away. This saw Luffy immediately try to find a way out through power, which somewhat worked.
"Rubber Rubber Gatling Gun!" Luffy roared as he started punching the sword with his bare fists, causing the attacks on his body to just now be focused on his fists, which easily soaked up the damage before forcing Konton to jump back.
However, this proved to be a mistake, as Luffy took a stance and said, "Gear: Second!" He then started to steam all across his body and looked ready to kill. He then quickly shot an arm back and shot it straight at Konton in a blink of an eye, yelling, "Jet Pistol!" This caused Konton to fly back before being stopped painfully by a tree made of popcorn, which collapsed all around him.
Konton slowly stood back up, eyes now a glowing red as he pulled out a regular Marine cutlass. "Th̵͠e̵͘͢s̢e͘͜ ̸gam̡͡͝è̡s͜ ̸͜e͟͠n͟d̶́ n͟ó͘w̨,̷ ̛wò̵r̵͜͡m̛.̕͡ ̢͠T̨͏ẁo ̀͟͡Şw͜or͘d̕͞ ̧̢͜St̢͏y̸l͘è: ͠Į̸͠n͢s͏̷ą̨ne ͏B̛͠ad͢ģ͜͠er!̧͘͞" He then roared as he quickly attacked Luffy, going faster than before as he tried slicing Luffy up into little rubber pieces.
Luffy, however, was able to keep up with Konton, quickly using his Jet Gatling Gun attack, much like before, with nearly the same results. However, it looked like Luffy was tiring out, as was Konton was. Eventually, Konton's eyes widened as he grimaced, landing on one knee suddenly as Luffy's Gear: Second ran out, causing him to drop.
"I͝ţ se͟èms͞ thi͟s wi͜ll be̕ ͟s͝e͜ttl̨e̴d̕ at ̸a ͟lat̶er̢ da̕te̵.̢..́ C͟h̸a͞os̨ C̡haoş T͞e̕ļe̶p̷or̸t̀!" Konton quickly vanished in a cloud of purple rain, as Luffy tried to breathe and get back up on his feet.
It was at that moment the rest of the crew came crashing through as they looked all around them, seeing the deadly changing weather of chaos still active.
"What the hell is this?! D-Did Disarray d-do all th-this?" Usopp stammered as he look at the destruction caused by this small clash.
"Not……. Dis…… Konton……… Bastard demon………" Luffy wheezed out as he unsteadily climbed onto his feet.
"Huh. Looks like he uses a sword as well. Wonder how good he is…" Zoro observed the deep and light cuts made on the ground and surviving fauna.
"Is this really the time for that?! He nearly killed Luffy!" Nami cried as she clung tightly to her bo staff.
"I must admit… This was a new development. Normally that demon wouldn't even bother to hold back this much. He must've decided to call it quits early while the match was a tie," Robin commented calmly, though looking very nervous.
It was then that the island started to shake violently, the earth starting to split apart. Chopper was the first to cry it out, "E-E-EARTHQUAKE! GET TO THE SHIP"
It was then suddenly a mad dash back to the ship, Zoro carrying Franky carrying Luffy over his shoulder as Nami grabbed hold of Zoro to make sure he was going the right way towards the ship. Chopper quickly jumped into Robin's arms as they started to move, causing Sanji to glare a bit at him before deciding to yell at Chopper after they had fled the island. Soon, everyone made their way through, though it was tough as the island was collapsing all around them, causing objects to fall in front of them, to which Sanji quickly kicked out of the way to make the path clearer.
They had all jumped onto the ship just as the island broke in half like a ship, and sank into the sea. Soon, there was nothing left of the island, not even a magnetic presence, leaving behind no trace except for a foam shaped symbol of chaos, which quickly disappeared as well.
"That… was… scary…" Usopp, Chopper, Brook, and Nami all shivered as they realized just how close they were to being sucked into the island's sinking.
Robin, for once, nodded slightly with them, seeing her old friend and teacher from her days past, along with seeing him being possessed by the demon once more. Franky nodded a bit as well, seeing the captain so close to death on a sinking island would do that. As for Sanji and Zoro… well…
"What did you say to Nami, moss head? I know you must've said something to force her to take your hand!"
"I didn't do anything, Pervert Cook!"
Nami groaned as they started bickering and fighting like they normally would, seemingly unaffected by the time spent of the former Island of Chaos. She then quickly had the crew get back into their positions, bonking both Zoro and Sanji on their heads violently to get them moving. They then set off towards their original course of Sabaody, leaving behind their time on the island. However, they should've realized that this was indeed, only the beginning… but this was of a new adventure, that would take them to a new world, with new abilities and new enemies and allies.
Team 7 camp
one day out from Ame
Keeping his senses spread out, Kakashi signaled for a stop. Truly they had made very good time and by late evening they'd reach their destination. Not bad at all.
By sheer chance they had found a cave to spend the night in. True it showed signs of being an active area, but the traces were at least a week old. "We'll camp here tonight."
Yamoto nodded, eyeing the cave carefully. "I can reinforce it if you'd like. This place looks like it sees a bit of traffic."
Kakashi hummed. "Minimal effort though. No telling who'd notice and who wouldn't." the younger jounin in nodded and carefully set up one of his jutsus.
Naruto sniffed the air. "There's water close by. I'll fill canteens and see if there's fish or something."
Sakura nodded. "I'll get firewood and do a quick scout out." the two chunins vanished into the surrounding craggy forestry.
Masika waved a hand slightly. 'I'll keep watch for the moment.' She scaled a tree, effectively invisible. They could all feel the slight shift in the air that meant that her "bubble" was settling into place - a formidable defence for certain.
Sai nodded over to Yamoto. "I will assist you. Chibi and Hag will appreciate dry ground."
Kakashi snorted. Sai's habit of nicknames hadn't abated in the slightest. However by now if you knew the quiet young man you'd be able to tell that it wasn't out of malice. Now it was more along the lines of a running joke that brought a sense of camaraderie to them. Now he laughed softly. Sakura would definitely appreciate dry ground. So would everyone else. Not that they would actually say as much.
Setting down his pack he dug out a sealing scroll. This scroll had rations sealed in it and since they could have a small fire tonight, this would be a good hot meal. He knew it would be a nice reprieve from cold meals and bland beverages.
Naruto dropped down into the tiny clearing noiselessly, holding all six canteens and six decent sized fish. "Water and fish." he informed his team leader with a tiny bit of glee. His grin was foxlike as ever.
Yamoto chuckled. "That will be a nice addition to dinner. Just set them over by the entrance for the moment."
Naruto nodded and did just that, perching on an out of the way boulder, simply extending his senses out to get a feel for the area.
Sakura also returned in short order, carrying two large armfuls of wood and tinder. "I'd wager this area sees lots of shinobi activity- I found traces everywhere- the most recent being roughly three days old." she passed the wood over to Sai who began to set up a small fire.
Kakashi and Yamoto exchanged glances. "Then we'll just have to stay alert now, won't we?" the silver haired jounin called up to Masika. "Anything?"
The blue haired young woman dropped down noiselessly and signed out a negative. 'Nothing for now. But there might be a few teams traveling within a few miles of us- the animals are jumpy."
Yamoto shrugged. "Unless they get closer we shouldn't worry about them. So , dinner and an early night?"
Sakura shrugged. "The sooner we get there, the more time we'll have to investigate."
Kakashi smiled. Ah, his students were doing quite well. "I agree. Extra time won't do us wrong."
'Then I will put up a genjutsu.' Masika motioned out. 'Just the general area so we don't have to worry about testing limits.'
Naruto snorted. "Yeah, not like last time. I'm pretty sure baa-chan will kill us if there's a repeat of that incident."
Sai lifted a brow the smallest fraction. "Wasn't that mostly your fault? You did manage to scare those civilians half to death, while making our enemy laugh so hard they fell off the cliff."
Sakura was doing her best not to laugh at her exuberant teammate. Masika doing the same as Yamoto tried hard to keep a neutral face. It was true for the most part, but the genjutsu user whom had accompanied them that time had done a shoddy job of it- oh the Hokage had been furious that day.
Naruto scowled deeply, even as he jumped up and began stalking toward the ex ROOT agent. "Oh yeah? And who was it that didn't clear out the civis in time?"
"Careful dickless- the jutsu doesn't hide sound." came the cool retort.
Naruto growled "I'll show you dickless you popsicle!" his hands went to his belt and Masika stepped in, smoothly stepping in between them, hands making placating motions.
'Now, now, no need to do that. All's in the past and we learned from it, yes? Come- go sit, dinner will be done soon.' she flashed a sweet smile at them, careful to keep a non combative energy.
It took a moment or two of a staredown before Naruto huffed in annoyance; Sai glancing down and away. "Tch." the blond ninja stalked away, into the cave area and settled himself with irritation.
Masika shook her head slightly before looking up at Sai. 'That wasn't nice.' she told him through their bond.
Black eyes met electric blue and the ex ROOT member sighed imperceptibly. 'It's just too easy sometimes.' he admitted a tad bit rueful.
Masika rolled her eyes in wry amusement. 'I realize this, but really - we don't need him stripping to prove a point.' she laughed, hand slipping into his. Sai just smiled, eyes full of mischievous impishness.
Sakura, Yamoto, Kakashi and Naruto observed the silent exchange. "What a pair." the anbu captain chuckled softly.
One lone black eye crinkled. "Subtle too." he offered, deftly tending to their dinner.
Naruto grinned as he sprawled back against the wall. "Sure are. If you don't know you'll never know."
The pinkette gave her knucklehead teammate a shocked look. "You actually know what you're talking about! Are you getting sick?" she leaned over to put a hand to his forehead.
The older jounins laughed as Naruto blushed and swatted Sakura's hand away. "Jeeze Sakura-chan!"
The green eyed medic chuckled and accepted a stick of fish that Yamoto passed over.
Swiftly, Masika set up the jutsu, flying through the seals with the ease of much practice. Her companion simply observing her work. Then the remaining two team members stepped into the cave as well, settling themselves comfortably.
'I was wondering.' the silent kunoichi began. 'Why didn't Tsunade-sama send out another team secretly? One team could have been the one the Mizukage focused on and the other could have worked unhindered.'
Naruto and Sakura exchanged glances, they were curious too.
Kakashi let his younger counterpart dish up the rest of dinner. "Good observation. It's safe to assume that Ame would expect something like that so most likely they've bulked up security. One team has more efficiency than two- more mobility as well."
Naruto frowned a bit, arms folding. "Isn't that dangerous though? Extra help would have been a better option right?"
Sakura tapped her chin in thought. "I don't believe so. Not in this case. We want Ame to suspect as little as possible and we assured the Mizukage that only one team would be sent out. It's a double edged sword."
"It's true. If we had sent out another team, Ame could have killed them off without repercussions or even captured them and held them prisoner. They'd have every right to do so. Now, with just one team, they can do no such thing. To do wrong unto the team sent with an official message between Kages would be tantamount to war. Ame could probably afford that, so could Konoha to be honest, but our allies can't. Ame itself would be fighting alone if war were to break out." Yamoto unexplained as he passed out cups of hot tea, everyone listening.
Naruto's brow scrunched as he ate. "Huh."
Masika stilled, focusing her senses. Something had just walked into her bubble. Something that was alive and shinobi. She lifted a hand, eyes distant as she figured out direction. 'Someone just entered my field. A shinobi. This genjutsu is light, they'll sense it if they come here.' she informed them as she slipped out of the cave. 'From the South West of our position. They're not moving fast.'
Quickly food was sealed away and camp dismantled. "Up." Kakashi commanded quietly.
Six blurred shapes sprang for the trees, as chakra was masked and camouflage produced. Five and a half pairs of eyes watched their surroundings, sharp and alert to anything unnatural.
The Konoha nins didn't have to wait long. Shinobi senses began to pick up the sound of footsteps. Steady and unhurried. Male, from how heavy the tread was. There, walking into their clearing came a shinobi alright, one who was heavily henged and tightly wrapped. Their chakra was masked hard, the henge solid.
Masika frowned. 'I can see a shape of some kind. Big, very big. Strong to. There is a very high chance that this one is indeed Akatsuki. We should not engage.' her signing was utterly silent, not even a whisper of air gave her away.
A tendril of cold ran down their spines at their teammates' words. The rumors obviously had some credibility: they were seeing first hand proof right now.
Kakashi scowled. 'How much can you see?' carefully he asked, watching the other shinobi walk.
'Enough to know that this person is dangerous. I see blue and lots of chakra and height, but it's very blurry. This henge is good.' Masika admitted, eyes a bit worried.
Sai had one hand around his (short sword) perfectly still, but ready to move in an instant.
Yamoto was just as coiled, he could feel the burn of chakra in his finger tips just waiting to be unleashed.
Naruto was glaring at the figure below them, hardly daring to breathe. Rage fed the nine-tails, who in turn slowly stirred within his prison. He hated the Akatsuki as much as anyone.
Sakura was trying to pick apart the henge, but was having little luck. Her water-inclined teammate was right. This person was good. She could barely see the tell tale marks that would usually denote such a disguise, and that was saying something.
Kakashi frowned. This only confirmed their suspicions that Ame was probably in on it. There was no way Ame nin wouldn't notice. Especially when someone like that was walking around. Blue was what stuck out in Kakashi's mind though. To his knowledge there was only one member of the Akatsuki that was blue. Hoshigaki Kisame. If that was who was walking through their area now, there was no way they could have taken him on. Not for a recon mission. Then his brows furrowed. If this was Kisame, where was Itachi?
It was Sakura who waved. 'I think he's alone, plus there's no other chakra mixing with his right now.'
Masika confirmed this. 'Right. He's alone. Has been for a day or two.'
Yamoto lifted a brow, but filed his question away till another time.
The nuke-nin finally got some distance away, far enough that Kakashi felt comfortable enough to nod and motion 'Let's go. We'll camp elsewhere.'
Swiftly six shadows raced away, the barest of rustling leaves denoting their departure.
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