Disclaimer: The characters of Gintama belong to Sorachi Hideaki. :)

Authors Note: Okay~ I want you to remember Azumi, the male host with the chin. (Just in case you forgot, also known as Agomi meaning "chin") Enjoy chapter 8!

Chap. 8 Fights Bring People Together

Kamui smiles sadistically at Gintoki, "Which side should we fight first?" He asks Abuto.

Kamui starts walking towards Gintoki. Kagura stands in front of Gintoki protectively, Kamui stops.

"Kagura," Gintoki whispers.

Kagura looks behind her, her face filled with sadness, "But, Gin- chan." Gintoki shakes his head. Kagura bites her lip, stepping back.

Kamui smiles, walking towards Gintoki again. He sighs, standing right next to Gintoki, he gets into his stance, facing Takasugi and the Harusame.

Gintoki's eyes widen, "You…"

Kamui sighs, "I told you in Yosiwora that I've taken a liking to you. I'll still fight you, but not to kill you." He grins, "Life wouldn't be any fun without you, Gintoki." Gintoki's eyes widen. Kamui's eyes flash, "Don't you dare die on me. We're going kick these guys' asses… together." He looks behind him smiling at all the people gathered, "Also with your friends." Kagura smiles at him, happily.

Kamui looks forward again, and sees Takasugi glaring at him. "Even you," Takasugi hisses.

"What are you talking about, you're the one that turned on me first," Kamui retorts.

Takasugi laughs, "I didn't need you anymore. You're weak."

Kamui's mouth twitches, "Can we kill him now?" He asks Gintoki.

Gintoki laughs, "Just don't die kid."

Takasugi growls, "Go!" he screams at the amanto. They howl happily, charging.

Matako shoots at Kagura, she dodges easily.

Takechi clashes his sword against Shinpachi's.

Kamui kicks Bansai as he charges towards Gintoki with a pained expression, fresh blood still coming out of his ears.

Gintoki and Takasugi look at each other. Katsura and Tatsuma already fighting the amanto.

They grit their teeth, sprinting towards each other. Wooden sword and real sword clanging against each other. They both hold strong, trying to overpower the other.

Takasugi smiles at Gintoki, "I finally get to kill you, Gintoki."

Gintoki sighs, "I don't even know what I did to you. Just that you started acting like a total asshole."

Takasugi's eyes darken, "You really are stupid." He glares at Gintoki, "I was never your friend. You ruined everything the moment you stepped into my life." Gintoki gives him a quizzical look. Takasugi gives an irritated sigh, "Shouyou… You could have done something." His eyes fill with hatred as he screams, "You didn't do anything! You just stood there when they took Shouyou away!" Takasugi chuckles insanely, "That's not all though."

Now it's Gintoki's turn to get angry, "What the hell are you talking about?!" Takasugi's eyes widen, "If I could have done something, I would've!" His eyes flash as he rams forward, throwing Takasugi back. Takasugi catches himself, he brings his sword up above his head as Gintoki brings his down. Takasugi grits his teeth trying to hold Gintoki, the ground cracks beneath him, creating a small crater.

Gintoki brings his knee up connecting with Takasugi's chin. Takasugi falls back with a scream.

"Shinsuke- sama!" Matako screams, she starts running towards him, but is kicked in the face by Kagura.

"Go Gin-chan!" Kagura yells, laughing. Kagura's eyes widen as she realizes too late that an amanto is about to ram a sword into her back. "Shit-" she starts.

Her eyes widen as a hand tears through the amanto's throat, the amanto falls, showing a boy with bright ocean blue eyes.

Kamui sighs, "Pay attention, you idiot."

"K-Kamui," Kagura whispers. Kamui shakes his head, turning and sprinting back to the mass of amanto.

Azumi screams as he's stabbed in the shoulder, he falls back. Looking up at the amanto with cloudy eyes.

"Azumi!" Shinpachi screams, stabbing the amanto through the heart with his sword. The amanto falls, Shinpachi runs to Azumi's side. "Are you alright Azumi?!"

Azumi chuckles, blood trickling out of his mouth, "Do I look alright?"

Shinpachi's eyes shimmer, "Please don't die, Azumi!"

Azumi shakes his head sadly, "I knew this would happen, so please don't cry." He coughs, blood spurting out. "I'd like to ask you to tell me one thing."

Shinpachi bites his lip, a tear falling down his face, "What is it?"

Azumi shudders, he smiles slowly, "I-I-Is m-my… chin alright?" He finishes.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Shinpachi screams. He starts kicking Azumi, "YOU'RE PERFECTLY FINE, YOU ASSHOLE!"

Shinpachi storms off, cutting down a few amanto in his rage.

"That piece of shit," Shinpachi whispers angrily. "I can't believe I even cared!" Shinpachi cuts down a smaller amanto. An amanto clashes his sword against Shinpachi's.

The amanto laughs, "You're not that strong."

"Oh shut up," Shinpachi strains. Shinpachi's eyes widen as a spear is jammed into the side of the amanto's head, blood spurting everywhere.

Shinpachi smiles, "Sis!" He yells happily.

Otae smiles, "Make sure you are care-" Otae's eyes widen, "Look out!" She shrieks. She jumps towards Shinpachi, but is too late.

Blood explodes out of Shinpachi's mouth. He shudders, looking down slowly. The tip of a sword is poking out of his chest. His eyes go foggy. "S-Sis," he whispers. The tip of the sword is pulled out slowly, he slides to his knees then falls forward.

All he hears next is Otae screaming his name before everything goes dark.

Gintoki's head snaps to the side as he hears Otae scream Shinpachi's name. Gintoki's eyes widen at Shinpachi's limp body.

"SHINPACHI!" Gintoki screams.

"You better pay attention," a voice whispers.

Gintoki gasps as a sword enters his chest, hitting his lung. Blood spews out of his mouth and his chest.

Takasugi laughs insanely, "You could never have protected anything." He grins, "It seems you really did bring your friends here to die."

Takasugi's eyes widen as Gintoki laughs, "Takasugi, I didn't bring them here, so if they die it's their own fricken fault." His eyes flash, "But it'll be my job to kill the one that killed them!" Gintoki screams. His hand clenches into a fist, lifting it into the air. He brings it down connecting with the sword, shattering it.

Takasugi steps back in shock as his sword is shattered. Gintoki rips the piece of the sword still in his chest causing a huge amount of blood to spill out. He smiles at Takasugi, tilting his head he says, "You can kill me soon, just give me a minute." Gintoki puts a hand over his wound, groaning. He turns, stumbling towards Shinpachi. Takasugi stares, speechless.

Gintoki stumbles through the fighting, hitting amanto with his bokutou that got in his way.

As he nears Shinpachi, Kagura and Otae are kneeling next to Shinpachi's barely breathing body. Tears are streaming down their faces.

"G-Gin- chan," Kagura sobs.

"Who killed him?" Gintoki asks in a whisper.

"Right here," says a voice. Gintoki turns seeing Kamui holding up a pale amanto an umbrella on the ground at their feet.

"So it was a Yato," Gintoki whispers. Kamui nods, his face impassive as he looks at Shinpachi's body.

Gintoki sighs, he says to Kamui, "Make sure you protect them, okay?"

Kamui narrows his eyes, "What are you talking about?"

Gintoki smiles turning, he sees that Otae had flipped Shinpachi over, so he was staring at the darkening sky. His eyes were only slightly open and his breathing had slowed even more.

Gintoki walks over to him, "You did good," he says to Shinpachi. Shinpachi smiles, slightly. Gintoki looks at everyone still fighting. The transvestites were all still there, even Azumi had gotten up. The hyaku were all there, even the cabaret girls. Gintoki smiles. He starts walking back towards Takasugi.

Gintoki had turned a ghostly pale, even paler than a Yato. The blood had slowed, Gintoki swayed. He falls to his knees, puking up more blood.

"Gintoki!" Kamui screams. Gintoki stops Kamui from coming towards him by holding up his hand.

His legs tremble as he forces himself up. He breathes hard, glaring at Takasugi. He glares back, menacingly.

Takasugi looks away from him, he yells at the amanto, "Retreat!"

Everyone stops fighting. Once it registers to the amanto, they run past Takasugi to the ship, happy to get out alive.

An amanto picks up Bansai, slowly. Takechi who didn't fight, but only clashed swords with Shinpachi picks up Matako who was knocked unconscious by Kagura. He runs happily towards the ship.

Once the amanto are all cleared, Takasugi looks at Gintoki smiling, "I want to fight you without these people dragging you down." His eyes flash, "So you better heal fast."

Gintoki glares at him breathing hard. Takasugi turns walking up the ramp of his ship. The ramp slides up slowly, the doors shut loudly. The ship takes off.

Everyone turns to Shinpachi's body. No one moves forward though.

"We need to get him to a hospital," Gintoki whispers, stating the obvious.

"Boss, I think it's too late," Sougo says quietly.

Kondo shakes his head, jogging up to Shinpachi's body, he eases him into his arms. Shinpachi groans silently. "C'mon Tae- san," Kondo whispers. Otae nods, drying her tears, but it's useless as new tears replace old.

Once they are out of sight Gintoki turns to everyone else, "Are you guys alright?" He asks everyone.

They all nod. Abuto walks up beside Kamui. "Are you alright?" Kamui asks Gintoki.

Gintoki grins, "Yep, never better." His body trembles. Blood explodes out of his mouth, he falls forward hitting the ground, the world going dark. What difference did it make? Demons were meant to be in the dark.

"GINTOKI!" Everyone screams.

Gintoki brings his sword back, hitting Housen across the face. He brings his wooden sword down atop Housen's head. Housen coughs up blood. He keeps hitting Housen, not stopping, not even waiting for him to breath. The frame freezes.

An amanto with a sedge hat obscuring his features and dressed in a green cloak turns to the other five amanto dressed the same after he pauses the TV.

"What do you see wrong here?" He asks them.

"He's a human," one answers.

The amanto nods his head, "Who is the other man, then?"

"Housen," another answers, "He's was the King of the Night," the amanto's eyes are shown slightly underneath his sedge hat, "He was also the King of the Yato."

The lead amanto nods, "Now he's dead, he's been dead for a while now." He points at the paused image of Gintoki, "To think a human could actually kill a Yato."

The five amanto nod. The lead amanto asks loudly, "What information did you receive from that Yato?"

One of the five answer emotionlessly, "His name is Sakata Gintoki. He was found with no family by a man named Yoshida Shouyou. He learned the way of the sword from him and later participated in the Joui war." The amanto shakes his head, "He now works as a jack of all trades, but he is known to be the strongest by most of the townspeople."

The lead amanto nods, "Then who is this Takasugi Shinsuke, I've been hearing about? I heard he has been causing a lot of problems for Sakata Gintoki."

One of the amanto speaks up, "Takasugi Shinsuke was under the same tutelage as Sakata Gintoki, and the one with black hair you saw with the benizakura incident, Katsura Kontaro. They all participated in the Joui war together. It seems that Takasugi Shinsuke has an eccentric hatred for Sakata Gintoki."

The lead amanto snorts, "We cannot let Takasugi Shinsuke and Sakata Gintoki fight again. We need Sakata Gintoki free of wounds."

"So were doing that then?" One of them asks.

The lead amanto laughs, "Yes, in a few days' time, Sakata Gintoki will be a higher- up," his eyes flash, "He will be the strongest member of the Tendoshuu the amanto has ever known!" He yells.

All six of the elders grin.

Authors Note: Hey! Hope you loved the ending!(; Okay, I was thinking of putting the elders in future chapters (Or for however long this lasts,) but then I thought it was a great idea to put them at the end of this chap! Then the idea hit me that I should have the elders play a HUGE part in wanting Gintoki. Well look forward to next chapter!