Hey guys! So here's the next chapter! Remember, this chapter and the next chapter will be focused on Sougo's journey. I decided to do it that way because the plot was becoming too complicated, and I thought it would be confusing to try to force Odd-Jobs and Sougo's viewpoints in one chapter at this point. So, I decided to split it up. Anyways, Nobume, Kamui, and one other Gintama character will be making an appearance, so read! Read, enjoy, review!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Gintama

A man stared down at the frozen tundra that had recently become his refuge. For the past two years he had been living here, and had accepted that he most likely die in isolation, as he should. He wasn't strong enough in the duel with his former comrade, and he had been lucky to have been spared. Growling, the man returned to his book, taking care to notice the picture of the beautiful white-haired woman with him in a framed picture.

The Cipher Pole Vessel

Sougo sighed, and tightened his jacket around his form; he cursed his luck. He here was, caught in the middle of multiple coup de tauts, and China was out fooling around with Odd-Jobs. The young man frowned at the thought of his girlfriend; he hoped she was okay. His mind then wandered to Kondo and Hijikata, wondering what they were up to.

"You really are something, you know that?" Jabra walked up to him. "You took out those three ships with one blow, are you a relative of Dracule Mihawk or something?"

"No." Sougo scoffed. "Whoever this 'Mihawk' person is, he is obviously not as good as me. When will we be docking at this damned island?"

"Tomorrow morning, you should get some rest tonight." Jabra advised, ignoring the boy's comment about a swordsman that could best him blind-folded. "I know you're worried about your lover, but-"

"Jabra-san, I have no parents and my sister had died on me last year; China is my last and only one left. If something happens to her, not only will I kill the mother-fucker who hurt her, but I'll also destroy this world. It was this world, she got hurt in afterall." Sougo said dangerously.

"I see. Man, you're scarier than Aokiji when his woman's brought up." The former cipher agent sighed.

Meanwhile- Back near Louge Town

Kondo and Hijikata stared in dismay at the ship wreckage their third seat left behind; in retrospect, they really should've saw this coming. They also had to deal with Spandine and Spandam's report of the events as well- which were complete bullcrap as far as both men were concerned.

"And he just attacked me for no reason! Your subordinate is conspiring with criminals, I tell you! Have these men arrested!" Spandam demanded.

"No." Spandine spoke up. "While one of their men has defected, that doesn't mean they have. There's a chance he'll come back for them, and we need to keep them clean."

"That's not your call." Momonga growled. "This is just great, not only do I have you idiots to watch, but now I just found out that that Odd-Jobs just killed someone!" Kondo and Hijikata frowned at that. "Geez! This day just keeps getting worse!"

"Well, regardless of development, I know this much." Hijikata took a drag from his cigarette. "Sougo wouldn't go with these people without a reason, and that permhead…there had to have been a damned good reason to kill."

"Whatever! You're still on probation!" Spandam stomped off, with his father and Vice Admiral following.

When they were gone, Hijikata allowed his rage to emit. "Kondo-san, when this is over, I request permission to execute Sougo to restore the Shinsengumi's honor."

"No Toshi, I'm sure Sougo has a very good reason." Kondo reassured. "Besides, how could this get worse?" The damaged ship just sunk. "On the other hand, any chance of trust with these people has just sunk with that ship."

"Kondo-san, it had already sailed along with Sougo, when he went to find that China girl." Hijikata sighed, as the mast went down. "Which reminds me…where's the wanted poster publication office?"

With Sougo and Cipher Pole

Docking at the Pierre of Drum Island, he and the group of ex-government agents. Looking in front of the town; everything was covered in snow, and seemed to be a typical mountain village. There were a few buildings, some shops, and other living complexes, obviously meant to be shelter. The inhabitants were all wearing heavy winter wear to fight against the obvious cold, and were staring at him and his temporary companions warily. Frowning, Sougo hid the hilt of sword under his Shinsengumi jacket. "So…this is Drum Island?" He turned to Lucci.

"Eh. This is the winter island right before the start of the Grand Line." Lucci explained. "The town we're in is called Big Horn town."

"The town normally this welcoming?" Sougo asked sarcastically. He noted that all the inhabitants seemed to be hiding for some reason.

"This island is the homeland of Tony Tony Chopper, the Strawhat doctor. Due to this fact, this island was placed under Martial Law; anyone resembling a World Government official will probably spook them." Kalifa explained.

"That reminds me, what exactly were you guys disbanded for again?" Okita had received a brief explanation about a failed mission with the Strawhats, involving a woman named Nico Robin, but he knew from their faces there was more to it than that.

"We already gave you our answer. We had failed to elimante Nico Robin and the Strawhats, and Spandam had framed us for the destruction of Enies Lobby. Resignation was our only option." Fukoro explained.

"But it was only the start of this merger campaign that you've been caught?" The young man rose a brow. "I don't care what your intentions are, just know that I'll kill you before you betray me."

"Dually noted." Kalifa responded.

"Good. So where do we find this 'Admiral Aokiji'" Sougo asked anxiously.

"Supposedly he's hiding in Drum Castle, but it's only a guess." Kalifa sighed. "He's been living here since the aftermath of the war two years ago."

"And when we find him and convince him to participate in your little plot, we can move on to Alabasta?" The officer huffed in annoyance.

"Ah. Don't worry…if our calculations are correct, then your girlfriend should be heading from Dawn Island, it'll take them two weeks at best to get to Alabasta. It's only a week's journey for us, so we have plenty of time." Kaku reassured.

"You guys better be right." The younger man twitched. He turned his attention to the village when he noticed someone approach them. He scanned the person with disinterest; it was a large woman in the shape of a bear, wore a red winter Eskimo coat, and had a big smile on her face. She seemed harmless enough. "You the welcoming committee or something?"

"Er, no. My name is Negikuma Maria, and I am an inhabitant of Big Horn village. Are you all members of the World Government? We weren't expecting an inspection for quite some time." The woman asked pleasantly.

"No ma'am, we're not here on official business. We're actually looking for someone." Lucci quickly interjected. Sougo frowned when Lucci failed to correct how he and his group were 'former' World Government employees. Suddenly, Okita tensed as he sensed a projectile coming towards them; he relaxed when Lucci caught the object, revealing it to be a rock. The looked to a boy who looked to be twelve or thirteen, he had tan skin and black eyes, and wore a tan Eskimo coat.

"For the last time- Chopper isn't here! So get out of here, Government-scum!" The boy yelled.

"Tamachibi!" A man pulled the boy behind him, most likely his father. "Don't! They're just doing their jobs!"

"I don't care! All these government-guys do is come in and bully us! It's just like when Wapol was in charge!" He exclaimed and turned to the outsiders. He stalked straight up to Sougo, assuming he was in charge; which was slightly true. "You hear me?! I'm not afraid of you!"

"Congratulations you just passed the invincibility test." Sougo pushed his head back slighthly, knocking the boy to the ground. "Listen. I'm in a bad mood, and I only want one thing here. We're looking for this guy named Aokiji, any of you know him?"

Whispers and murmurs came to life in the crowd. They were stereotypical such as 'who is this?' or 'I haven't heard of him'. Just as Sougo was about to snap, Kalifa spoke up.

"His alternative name is Kuzan. Does that sound more familiar?" Kalifa asked.

"Eh? Kuzan-san?" Tamachibi and his father blinked. "Yeah, we know him actually."

"You do?" Sougo raised a brow.

"Eh." The father directed the group. "My name is Stool, I own a restaurant in the next town over, and that's where Kuzan-san's been residing. He's the bookkeeper for my restaurant. He also chases off bears, rabbits, and other pesky creatures that try to steal my ingredients."

Looking to Lucci, who shrugged, Sougo figured they didn't have any better leads. "Let's go then."

40min Later

Aokiji sighed, going over the restaurant payroll like he normally did on Thursdays, although he was getting a bit worried. Stool and his son had been gone for awhile and was wondering if something had happened. After all, all they were doing was running an errand in Big Horn. Hearing the door open, Aokiji sighed in relief and put down his pen. He went towards the entrance. "Araarara, Stool-san it's about time you and your son-" his sentence stopped short when he noticed they weren't alone. He immediately hardened his glare when he saw the Cipher Pole group with them, along with a young man he didn't recognize. "What are you doing here, Lucci?"

"Kuzan. You look well." Lucci sighed. "Do you have a minute? It's important."

"Why should I listen? I've already refused Spandam and Spandine both, and sent them and all their troops packing. What makes you think I'll listen to you?" He demanded.

"Because they're no longer with the World Government, and I won't tolerate any delays." The young man spoke up. Aokiji looked at the man directly in the crimson eyes. "I'm Okita Sougo, third seat of the Shinsengumi, and if anything gets in my way of finding China, then I'll cut you down like the dog-food0corpse you are."

Stunned monetarily, he looked towards the Cipher Pole group. "So you guys were fired." He muttered.

"Eh. May we talk privately?" Kalifa requested.

"Please go to the back." Stool requested. "We don't want a tense scene where customers can see."

Meanwhile- At Drum Castle

Dalton hurried towards the castle gates, hearing about all the commotion down at Big Horn village. Kureha was waiting for him at the gate. "Took you long enough."

"Sorry. There was some paperwork that needed filling out." Reasoned the man.

"Whatever. Let's just hurry down and survey the damage; no telling what those government pigs want now." Kureha huffed.

"Actually, I can tell you." Both froze at the unfamiliar voice. Slowly, they turned to a strange couple- a beautiful man and a beautiful woman; one wore a smile and the other a blank face; both had murderous intent. "We're actually looking for two people- a man named Aokiji, and you Dr. Kureha…or should I say…Revolutionary Kureha." The man's smile turned into a manic grin, this couldn't be good.

Meanwhile Cocoa Weed

"You came all this way, just try and convince me to take back my position?" Aokiji sighed, sipping some iced tea. "You must be joking."

"We're serious. The time of the coup' is now, and you were set to take Sengoku's place, but the government bumped you off for Akainu. No one else could be Sengoku's successor." Kalifa explained seriously.

"And Akainu proved he was better than me by defeating me in battle, how would that look?" Aokiji countered.

"That you're a coward." Sougo spoke up. "So someone has your position? Does that mean you're just going to run with your tail between your legs? Aren't you going to fight?"

"Fight?" Aokiji glared at the young man. "Akainu and I fought for ten days straight, and the bastard won." He rubbed the back of his head. "I don't deserve to be Fleet Admiral."

"What was the finishing move?" Sougo didn't give up.

"Simple. I'm ice and he's magma; he had the advantage the whole time." He sighed.

"In other news, you didn't want him to burn something." Sougo said unimpressed. "You know, I have a similar problem to you, a mayo-freak has my position when it's rightfully mine. So to claim this, I try my best every single day to kill him; from rocket launchers, to arson, to poison, to-"

"Wait…you try to kill your own comrade?" Aokiji and CP9 looked at the boy strangely.

"Of course. Hijikata-san's a bastard, but he's a useful bastard so Kondo-san has him around. But if I cut-off his legs or arms, then he'd be useless as a fighter, and then grinding him into dogfood-"

"HOW BLACK IS YOUR SOUL?!" They all demanded.

"Doesn't matter. The point is…you really going to let the bastard win after a cheap shot?" The samurai challenged.

"It may have been cheap…but the cost of winning was too great!" He exclaimed. The air was becoming colder, and Sougo noticed that his body was becoming slower and heavier. He then realized that he had not yet fought someone with a devil fruit, and that this man was a very powerful Logia.

"Damn, and here I am without seastone." Sougo groaned.

"Please stop! We can still-"

"KUZAN-SAN!" The little boy's yell cut everyone off. Tamachibi ran into the room, panting. "Kuzan-san! Dalton wants to see you at the castle!"

"He say why?" Aokiji raised a brow.

"No! He just said that it's something important!" The boy answered. At this everyone in the room frowned, as trained warriors, they all knew that didn't sound good.

"Fine. I'm going; you idiots are coming to." He refused to leave potentially dangerous criminals alone with the people kind enough to take him in. As everyone file out of the room, Sougo stopped short when he noticed something on Aokiji's desk, a picture of a beautiful woman white-haired woman and her daughter.

1 hr Later

Sougo admired the mushroom transit; it was like a ski lift, just not as safe. He cracked a smile when he remembered the snow-fight that he and Kagura got into. After several minutes, they arrived at their destination. Looking up, the officer saw that it seemed to be the standard snow castle; keeping his hand over his sword he walked forward with Aokiji and the Cipher Pole group. There were several guards in white Eskimo coats, who seemed nervous at their presence. From what Sougo understood, they had right to be; supposedly, Aokiji had one of the most powerful devil fruits on the planet. Approaching the castle, he noted that there was an ordinary looking man win a green Eskimo outfit. The old woman beside him was dressed like a teenager; colorful tight jeans and a flower belly shirt; Sougo cringed at her appearance.

Approaching them, Aokiji went up in front of the group. "I'm here, so what'd yah want Dalton-san?"

"Kuzan-san…I just want you to know that you'll always be apart of the village. And that…we had no choice." The man called, Dalton, said sadly.

"That doesn't sound good." Aokiji sighed and turned to the old woman. "Kureha-san…what's this about?"

"Let's put it this way…we're both in the same boat here, sonny." She sighed.

Sougo was getting annoyed and felt himself become even more uneasy by the situation. "Oi. I'm Okita Sougo and these are the Cipher Pole 9 group; we're in a hurry so what's this about?"

"My, my…you're as impatient as I remember." A new voice spoke, breaking the confidence of anyone there. Sougo slowly turned to look up, and his eyes widened in recognition. On the first-floor balcony was Yato Kamui and Imai Nobume; this couldn't be good. The assailants jumped down to greet their guests; Dalton and Kureha put distance between themselves and them. "Judging by your presence here, I'm assuming you already know about our little alliance, so…might we be friends here?" Kamui asked in his cheerful voice.

"By friends, you mean maim my corpse, right?" Sougo glared, feeling rage at this man. He thought about what he did to China, as well as his intentions now. "So this is your new squeeze, Imai? A space pirate?"

"You sound jealous." The woman commented.

"No. Just pity." Sougo unsheathed his sword and got into an aggressive stance. "So what do you bastards want here?"

"I take it you know these people." Lucci butt-in, hoping to prevent a fight. "With all due respect, why are you here? Are you two affiliated with the World Government or just bounty hunters?"

"I am Yato Kamui, head of the Harusame space pirates! I'm here on a test of loyalty mission!" He clapped his hands together cheerfully.

"And I am Imai Nobume. I came along because I was bored." She shrugged, munching on a doughnut.

"So what exactly is this test of loyalty?" Kalifa clarified.

"Oh! It's wonderful! I came here to force a guy named Aokiji, back into the Navy, and came here to kill Kuraha-san, there." He pointed to the old woman.

"I'm Aokiji. Did Sengoku send you here?" The former admiral growled.

"Yep! He's collecting forces for the second round!" Kamui declared. "Whatever that means!"

"Wait…did Sengoku say those 'exact' words?!" The admiral demanded.

"Yes. Word for word; why?" Nobume answered.

"Tch! That bastard's gone insane!" Aokiji punched the air.

"Regardless. You're under obligation to come with us." The red-eyed woman replied.

"And if I refuse?" He seethed.

"Then cripple you and force you back; we were explicitly ordered not to kill you; you can't imagine how annoyed Kamui and I are at that notion." She answered.

"Yes. As if they're strong enough to order me around." Kamui sneered. "Welp! Tick tock, tick tock! Time's a wasting, and we have more fish to fry. So please kill that old woman and come with us, Aokiji-san."

"Go to hell." Aokiji seethed. "I'm retired; I don't care what you idiots have planned with Sengoku."

"Then…" Kamui cracked his knuckles, Nobume unsheathed her swords.

"You leave us no choice." His girlfriend finished. Both attackers rushed forward at their targets; Kamui went for Aokiji and Nobume went for Kureha; a fist and sword went down-

BANG! CLASH! Kamui and Nobume were thrown back slightly and stared at their opponents. Kamui smirked; the Shinsengumi officer stood in front of Aokiji with his sword in a defensive stance; rage emitted off his body. Nobume, on the other hand, was faced with a man with long hair and pigeon on his shoulder; he had claws like a cat, standing in front of Kureha.

"For better or for worse…." Lucci began.

"We can't let you bastards have your way." Sougo finished. "I don't care about the hag, but these idiots refuse to pass onto the next island without this ice bastard, so he stays with us."

"Quite eager, aren't you little samurai?" Kamui mocked. "What might be your hurry?"

"None of your business, bastard." Sougo growled.

"Oh that's right…" Kamui put on a sadistic smirk and charged forward. He grabbed Sougo by the front of his shirt and threw him in the mushroom lift thing, getting in with the other male. "I saw my sister and her gang recently…I wonder how she's doing since our little 'encounter'."

Sougo's eyes snapped wide, and SWIPE! He and Kamui came crashing down into a random snow village; the sign of Robelle hung limply on the destroyed building. "What'd you do to her?! Tell me!"

"I wonder, I wonder…she was in quite the state when I left. And you know something…" He opened his slanted eyes at the younger man. "She looked delicious in her maid uniform."

SWIPE! Sougo charged again, and another building collapsed. He wasn't letting this bastard get away.

Drum Castle

Nobume stared in fair amount of interest at her opponent; she briefly noted that the rest of his posse had moved the targets elsewhere. The man in front of her was in a casual attire; a winter coat and black slacks; yet he had claws like an animal. "So you have one of these 'devil fruits' I assume."

"Eh. I have the Neko-Neko fruit; it allows me to transform into a leopard." He replied.

"Not particularity useful." She replied, charging forward. CLANG! BANG! CLASH! Claws and sword met multiple times, and had eventually moved into the first floor of the castle. She charged forward, Lucci moved aside and kicked her back, sending her into a corridor. "Your quick."

"I'm the top fighter in my group, I have to be." Lucci charged forward once again.

Robelle Town

Sougo and Kamui landed several feet apart after another exchange, leaving several destroyed buildings in their wake, but Sougo didn't care. He wanted this bastard to die; for abandoning China when her mother was dying, attacking her in Yoshiwara, and trying to set her up to take the fall for a Harusame crime. Standing up, Sougo whipped his sword angrily. "So I hear you're actually the admiral of the Harusame…that mean you're the top dog now?"

"Eh. It's pretty boring; a lot of paperwork, not a lot of good fights. That's why I came to this planet; I heard that these devil fruits not only enhance physical capability, but also give the wielder a specific power. Doesn't that sound wonderful?" Kamui smiled.

"Must be disappointed by the glaring weaknesses." Sougo replied.

"That is disappointing, which is why I'm in a hurry as well; I'm after Whitebeard…he's the world's strongest man, and I refuse to pass up an opportunity at a possible good fight." Kamui positioned himself. "Out of my way, little samurai."

"Only when you bow your head for me, meathead!" Sougo yelled. And charged forward; after dodging a few of his slices, Kamui sent a strong kick to the boy, sending him back to some broken wood. Sougo got up, only to somersault forward, to avoid Kamui's deadly kick. Sougo sprang up and cut Kamui as he charged forward; Kamui jumped back in surprise, noting his shirt had been cut.

"Huh? Nobume-chan mentioned that you were strong, I'm pleased to say she wasn't exaggerating. Imoto-chan found herself a strong lover. Tell me…do you plan to marry my sister?" Kamui asked pleasantly.

"What difference does it make to you?" Sougo demanded.

"I was just thinking…if I were to kill my sister's 'special someone', would that make her any stronger?" Kamui answered.

"China's strong already; she doesn't need a weakling like you to drag her down." Sougo growled, charging forward, only to be punched back harshly by Kamui. The boy noted there was an actual hint of anger in his fist this time.

"I'm sorry…did you just call me weak?" Kamui asked quietly.

Getting to his feet, sword supporting his weight, Sougo continued. "You didn't abandon your sister and mother because you wanted to get stronger, you abandoned them because you didn't want to watch your ailing mother die, like the run-out you are. You saw your dad using that damned excuse every time he left, and after he beat you, you couldn't take it anymore. I know the truth on what happened that day…you tried to kill China, and Umibozu-san stopped you. Had it been me, I would've sliced your head clean off and setup it up above my fireplace."

"Hmm…I didn't think Imoto would remember that, so what's your point?" Kamui asked.

"My point is, anyone who's strong enough to grant mercy on a killer, as well as stay by a loved one's side as their dying, can't be considered weak." He clutched his sword tighter when he thought of Mitsuba. "You couldn't watch your mother die, you were too much of a wuss; China's always been stronger than you; suck on your dick thinking about that."

His smirk turned from annoyance to deadly. "Well now…can't leave that unchallenged." Charging forward, the Yato's assaults began. JAB! PUNCH! BANG! POW! KICK! Sougo was sent into another building, a barber shop of some kind. Kamui approached the lax form, smirking at the blood and bruised figure. Picking up Sougo by his hair, raising him to his eye level, Kamui spoke. "You see little samurai, I knew you couldn't back up what you said…but I can't let things like that go. Just what kind of message would it send to Imoto-chan? She might think I have mercy."

PIERCE! Kamui frowned when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach, but the sword was was the ground several feet away, so what weapon had the samurai used? Looking down at his stomach, his eyes widened his surprise- the young samurai had used a shaving knife to pierce his stomach. SWIPE! Blood spurted, as Sougo swung the weapon out. Taking advantage of Kamui's shock, Sougo twisted himself free and grabbed some shaving cream- he sprayed some into Kamui's eyes.

"GAH!" Kamui thrashed, as the foam burned his eyes. Sougo took his chance and started using the shaving blade to cut up Kamui's body and clothes, until finally…sending the man away with a powerful kick. Smirking, Sougo went to pick up his sword from the rubble, ignoring the frightened barber and his customer. CLUTCH! All his movements ceased when he felt a hand grab his head. "You're amusing little samurai…but now you've made me mad; how can I appreciate the sight of blood when my sight's temporarily damaged. Oh well…I'll just feel your blood and guts, and savor it between my fingers, while imagining…the look of horror on your face as your life ends." He put pressure on the younger boy's head, feeling pleased at the feeling and smell of the familiar liquid. "Goodby, little samurai."

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Drum Castle

Nobume and Lucci ran through the corridors, in the mist of claws and sword strikes. Nobume's outfit was slightly ripped, but only slightly; while Lucci sported quite a few other scratches. It was clear neither was fighting the other seriously; the snow fell in the center of the castle like always. "This fight is tedious, shall we become more serious?"

"Agreed." Lucci nodded. "I hesitated in transforming because the fight ends too quickly, and becomes to easy. You on the other hand, look like you can take it."

"I tied with Yato Kamui, you will be no challenge." She waited for Lucci to transform, and without holding, back she charged forward.

Robelle Village

Kamui frowned in annoyance at the man in front of him. He ignored the barely-conscious form of Okita Sougo, draped over his opponent's shoulder, and focused entirely on the man in front of him. "Been awhile, hasn't it?"

"Eh, it has." The mysterious man, placed Sougo in a barber's chair, and readied his umbrella. "Can't say I haven't been looking forward to this."

"Oh. I can…" Kamui took his umbrella off his back and readied it as well. "I can easily say I've been looking forward to this, father." Kamui smirked; forget that damned ice admiral- another Yato is here; this couldn't be better!

Review please! So yeah, Umibozu showed up and saved Sougo. For anyone that's going to complain about this, I had actually had my heart set on this idea from the get-go. I wanted Sougo and Kamui to have an intense fight scene, and as much as I want to see Sougo win, he simply can't beat Kamui yet. It's just not feasible at the moment. So, I thought the inevitable confrontation of father-son would happen to save him. Stay tuned for the next chapter! Review or Pm if questions, comments, or concerns rise.