The Gate to Kisho

Chapter 7

Zato vs Rogueport

Zato dived backwards to avoid another strike from his opponent. Catching his foot upon the edge of the balcony, he grasped hold of two beams supporting the structure. "Tryin' to run away?!?" Regaru exploded, rushing to attack once more.

Unfortunately, Zato's plan had succeeded, as the supporting beams instantly cracked upon being the target of his Block Block Fountain. "Damn!" the admiral cried as the whole balcony came soaring down to the ground. Zato swung from one pillar to another, proceeding with his technique. Regaru, on the other hand, tore off a whole section of his hair and slowly converted it into thin needles.

Flicking his new weapons, he cried out, "Venom Swarm!"

"Block Block Decoy!" Zato responded, and a fake figure appeared in front of him. Within a second the decoy had been transformed into what seemed to be a hedgehog – Regaru's needles zipped through every possible section. Zato slid down the second to last pillar in his path and dashed across the field, flickering past any soldier that came for him. He finally took his position upon an easily seen ledge and spread his arms out wide.

"Idiots, don't shoot!" Regaru roared. "His fruit will just absorb it all!"

Too late… bullets came at him at once.

Regaru cursed before the fort went down in flames.

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Fuyu stood in Regaru's office inspecting the documents laying about when the disaster occurred. He crashed out the window at once, but took a swift dive straight into a block of concrete. Blood gashed out of the wound in his head, and he reached for his weapons that had dug into the ground.

A leg dropped down upon his hand, and he shrieked out in pain. "What the…!" he cried as Doki rolled him aside.

"You got away stealthily there. I tell you, Fuyu, your tactics are beyond pathetic. Hitting and running won't work – you'll easily get caught. And here I've caught you in the place I expected you to be. Obviously breaking out of the office window would've been your choice of action."

'Damn, I'm unarmed and he's got me here!' Fuyu thought. Doki swung his leg once more, this time aiming for Fuyu's head. The swordsman flipping countered the swift move, and the two clashed once more.

"Block Block…!" a voice cried in the distance.

"NO!" Regaru roared back, showing Fuyu that Zato had succeeded.

"So the explosion was him…" Fuyu started. Doki struck once more, failing to hit after Fuyu blocked through instinct.

Fuyu escapes, making his way to the near shoreline where he meets up with Zato, who sent Regaru soaring away into the skies, perhaps to another island. The Marine Base was destroyed, but now there a Vice-Admiral and his marines surrounding the two.

"When did they come?" Fuyu hissed at the sight of millions of marines lining up in front of him. Zato looked in every direction and saw that they were completely trapped. "The sea's to our backs. If we don't act now, they'll kill us!"

From out of nowhere a cannonball soared over and crashed in the center of the Marines. Both Fuyu and Zato spun around to see an old and beaten up ship anchored at the shore. "When did that appear?!?" Doki shouted.

A hooded figure standing upon the deck waved to Fuyu and Zato, ushering them to come on board. "Quick, escape while we can!"

They followed their savior's orders, and the three set out away from the city that brought them disasters.

Zato looked up into the sky with a grin, bringing further puzzlement to Fuyu. "Welcome… to the Shooting Star Pirates!"

Zato has recruited Fuyu as a member of his new crew. As for the little plot skip in italics, I couldn't find something to put there, and I was in a rush. Those things won't happen to much.

Many apologies for the very late delay. I've been very preoccupied with stuff /, but I shall continue this story. As for the Naruto story… you may want to wait (

I have this story planned so things should go smoothly; a spring break is coming soon, and I'm glad to be nearing the release date of Super Smash Brawl.

Enjoy, don't forget to review.