One week later...

Marine Headquarters

Sengoku sat in his desk alongside his fellow compatriot Garp. "Still no word huh. Tch those fools."

Garp was happily eating his favorite snacks. "Take it easy Sengoku. So what that a ship's a week late. Are you waiting for someone or something?."

Sengoku looked at his long time friend eating away like it was nothing. "Did you forget already Garp! That ship reported finding one of the devil fruits we've been looking for!."

Garp finished with his snacks and nonchalantly threw the bag in the trash. "Oh yeah...So? What fruit was it anyways?."

Sengoku rubbed his face and let out a sigh. "From the report we received a week ago they mentioned it was exactly the one we were looking for. The mythical Zoan type vampire."

Garp's eyebrows raised at hearing the type. "Whoa really? So...who's going to get it? I bet I know who." He chuckled.

Sengoku slammed his hands on his desk. "You idiot don't you listen! I just said that we've lost contact with the very ship that has that fruit!."

Garp merely waved him off like it was no big deal. "Maybe it was one of ours that took it. I mean being a mythical Zoan and all sure makes it tempting wouldn't you say."

Sengoku saw his reports from a week ago once more. "I seriously doubt it. I personally picked them for this mission and for them to disappear like that has me believing something else."

Garp took out an apple from his coat and took a bite. "Didn't they have a slave with them?

Sengoku's eyes widened a bit before grabbing a file from his desk and reading it carefully. It didn't take him too long to connect the dots. "Four years ago we sent Akainu on a secret mission and I remember him mentioning some blond slave. Perhaps..."

Garp took one last bite from his apple before throwing away the core. "Pretty stupid to send him on such an important mission don't you think?."

Sengoku put away the file and began to think. "Only reason he was there was because of how attached they grew with him. But I'm starting to believe he had something to do with this."

Garp began to stretch for some reason. "So how much was this fruit anyways?

Sengoku didn't waste any time. "One billion."

Garp almost chocked on his own spit. "W-What the hell! Whoa didn't realize how rare it was. You think this slave already ate it. I would."

Sengoku watched his old friend bust out laughing at the current development. "Get the hell out Garp."

Garp stopped laughing momentarily. "I'm just playing. You want me to go fetch it for you? I'm sure he hasn't gone far considering there's no land around the place they reported. Apart from the island they found the fruit that is."

Sengoku shook his head and stood up from his desk. He then picked up a den den mushi and issued a command. "Vice Admiral Onigumo report to my office immediately."

Unknown Island

Onigumo looked towards the approaching island with a cold expression. At the same time he spotted a marine ship parked close to the far away island.

"Vice Admiral! We've almost arrived to our destination sir!." A fellow marine officer barked his words to his superior.

Onigumo slowly turned his attention from the abandoned ship towards his subordinate. "Tell everyone to prepare to disembark and be on the look out. Fleet Admiral Sengoku mentioned we will be facing a mythical class Zoan type devil fruit."

What made this mission even worse was the fact that it was currently night time. Perfect scenario for a vampire to hide and hunt. Still they did have a Vice Admiral with them and about a hundred marines to back him up.

Abandoned Ship

Onigumo was the first to enter the seemingly empty ship. Immediately he was blasted by the stench of rotting corpses.

Some of the marines couldn't hold their lunch and began to vomit. Others noticed how savage the attack was by the state of their fellow deceased marines. "They didn't stand a chance." A fellow marine whispered that made the marines around him nod in agreement.

Onigumo was both impressed and disgusted by this scene. The next moment he issued a command. "Alright men I want you to check every single room on this ship and find me this marine killer. First one that does gets extra pay and a recommendation from yours truly."

All the men around him nodded knowing the value of the prize.

It didn't take them long to figure out that from the hundred man crew no one seemed to be alive. This was cemented when they found the senior marines body.

"I don't think a human can do this Vice Admiral." Several marines whispered.

Onigumo wasn't as disgusted as the rest considering he had seen far worse. Still this was something beyond savage. "Search the immediate area and try to find something that will lead us to this marine killer."

About half and hour passed and they had indeed been successful in finding something out. A random marine had seemingly come out of nowhere and reported his findings to Onigumo. "Sir I found some blood trailing out into the island. Do we follow it or not?."

Onigumo turned his head towards him. "Lead me to this trail. There's nothing left to be found on this ship."

Unknown Island

It was deep into the night as they followed this random marine into the forest. The trail of blood seemed never ending causing some obvious suspicion. "Hey how'd you find about this anyways? I don't remember seeing any blood on the ship?." A random marine voiced his doubts.

Onigumo ordered his men to stop as soon as he heard his fellow marines words. The next moment he confronted the one that had discovered the trail in the first place. "How did you find this marine?." The Vice Admirals words sounded deadly.

Before the suspicious marine could defend himself he was stabbed through the heart by Onigumo's sword. "You punk I never believed you in the first place. Just wanted you to lead us to where you were and guess what. You did and now absolute justice shall be served pirate!."

The sword stuck in the marine's chest plunged even deeper until the Vice Admiral removed it with a vengeance. The marines body slumped to the ground motionless.

Onigumo watched the fallen marine closely and quickly spotted the smirk planted on the marines lips. "This bitch!"

"Hahahahaha." A cackle erupted from the deceased marine as it began talking. "Killing your own brethren Mr Onigumo? That's not nice."

Onigumo didn't waste his breath with words and instead went for the killing blow. Before his sword plunged into the fallen marines body once more the body dispersed into a mist of blood. "What the hell!?."

Another round of laughter echoed through the dark forest. "You must either be incredibly stupid to let yourself be led here. Or...You're strong enough to believe you have a chance."

The one hundred strong marines were shocked and terrified as the sky around them became even darker than the sky itself. "What the hell is happening?! Sir! Help us!." Several marines lost their composure.

Onigumo was not one easily rattled. Especially by some no name punk but. Seeing his fellow marines piss themselves over some darkness was an experience to say the least.

Naruto red slitted eyes shone with an ominous blood red glow. He was currently watching as the large group of marines begin to attack each other courtesy of his power. "Mind control is useful." He chuckled at the obviousness.

Onigumo didn't let it deter him when he saw his fellow marines were battling what seemed to be possessed marines. "This bastard." He then transformed into his full form of that of a spider equipped with eight swords. "As a Vice Admiral of the marines! Today you shall face justice!."

Naruto's blood red eyes widened as Onigumo came straight for him. He wasn't fast enough to counteract the Vice Admirals surprise. "Shit!."

Onigumo gracefully sliced Naruto's entire body leaving numerous deep cuts across his body. "Take this!." His entire body began to spin creating a mini tornado as even more deep cuts appeared on Naruto's body.

Naruto's body dropped to the ground in a heavy thud unmoving. Heavy blood was leaking from his wounds making it seem this was it. The mission had been completed.

Onigumo kicked the body and then checked for a pulse after hearing the possessed marines had been defeated or had disapeared. He then stood up and transformed back into his human form.

Only abut forty marines were left after Naruto's power had wrecked havoc. Still they were victorious. "What are we going to do with the body sir?." The marine had to control his gag reflex after seeing Naruto's body missing an entire arm and leg.

Before Onigumo could even think he felt his throat be crushed. "Hello there." Applying even more force Naruto slammed him into the ground.

The marines watched in shock thinking Naruto dead. After slamming their captain they watched Naruto step back and begin growing back his missing leg and arm. The wounds in his body seemed to be closed already.

Onigumo didn't stay down for long as he emerged from the small crater already in his spider form alongside his eight swords. He went straight towards Naruto. He didn't go far.

The remaining marines he had were attacking him and were clearly possessed having glowing red eyes and all.

"You fucker..." Onigumo seemed truly disgusted as he had to take down his own men. The very men that depended on his strength. This vampire devil fruit was truly evil.

It didn't take long before only Onigumo and Naruto remained. "How does it feel to kill your own men Vice Admiral. ...Must feel wonderful." His words sounded like growls.

Onigumo was beginning to feel the exhaustion both physically and definitely mentally. "Shut the fuck up and fight me coward. Using others for your own battles." He spit towards Naruto. "Pathetic fuck."

Naruto seemed to have an abundance of energy. "We all have our ways Mr. Onigumo. I want to live and escape from this island. You realize how long I've been waiting for them to send someone! A whole week!."

Even though it seemed Naruto was exaggerating he wasn't. He needed blood and the forest only had so many animals. Even then they weren't as fulfilling as something like a human.

Onigumo was not one to kid himself. He knew he was in trouble since apparently his foe could regenerate himself. Still he was a Vice Admiral for crying out loud.

Naruto watched as the Vice Admiral jumped for him forcing him to dodge left before he was cut in half again. "You won't surprise me again Onigumo!."

Naruto launched a barrage of blows directed at Onigumo's chest. All of them landed but seemed to have little effect.

Onigumo began to breath heavier and heavier the more the battle progressed. Still he could rely on his haki to keep him safe since seemingly Naruto couldn't use it.

Naruto dodged another swing of his sword and immediately grabbed his arm that he noticed was covered in some black matter.

Onigumo smacked to the earth hard after being thrown by Naruto. "Gah! He spit out a large amount of blood from the force of the landing.

Naruto quickly ran to his fallen body and began squeezing his neck quickly draining Onigumo of his remaining energy. "Such nice energy you have Vice Admiral. Thanks for sharing it with me." He licked his lips as his canine teeth protruded from his lips from his smirk.

Onigumo knew what was happening as he began to feel weaker and weaker. 'Fucking shit...' He thought knowing it was the end. 'To be taken down by some no name punk...'

Naruto removed his grip leaving the Vice Admiral with barely any energy. "Mind if I use your ship? Mine only had enough gas for here and back. Yours must have plenty."

Onigumo looked at him with a smirk as blood leaked from his mouth. "You little shit. Just because I lost doesn't mean you will leave this place alive." He then took a small golden snail and pressed the button. "At least I know that we took you out with us..."

Naruto watched as Onigumo took his last breath and dropped a golden snail. His instincts were screaming at him that something was coming. "This fucker..."

He then took the golden snail into his hand and listened. "Buster Call initiated. Estimated time: five minutes."

Naruto crushed the snail in his palm and grinded his teeth in frustration. He had heard about the infamous Buster Call with his years in the marines. He knew exactly what was about to happen. Question was. How in the world would he survive!?