Captain Kuro's Threat
Kuro stood at the top of the slope, and didn't look too pleased.
"It has been pretty long time since dawn. I was wondering why the plan wasn't carried out," Kuro yelled, "I come here to find out that you were held off by some bunch of kids... has the Black Cat Pirates been reduce to a truly sad state?"
No one answered him.
Most of the Black Cat Pirates were scared of Kuro.
"What's your excuse Jango?!" Kuro demanded.
"You said we could let that kid go... cause he couldn't affect our plans!" Jango referred to Usopp.
"Yes, I did say that ... So what? He indeed still cannot affect our plans. I expected that he would come after us ... I just didn't expect your uselessness!" Kuro responded, "I don't want any more excuses!"
"You said we're useless ..." Sham said.
"Don't look down on us, Captain Kuro," Buchi warned Kuro, "Indeed you were very powerful. But that's in the past..."
"What are you trying to say?" Kuro asked.
"Hey! Shut up Buchi, Sham!" Jango ordered.
Sham and Buchi were getting ready to attack Kuro.
"That was three years ago... you've been pampering yourself in this village!" Sham explained, "But we've never stopped our attacks!"
"We've attacked quite a lot of villages ... and sank many ships ..." Buchi continued.
"Could it be ... an internal conflict?" Usopp asked himself.
"We won't allow ourselves to be killed ... for a stupid reason like 'a failed plan'!" Sham yelled.
"You've been inactive for three years! Do you think you can still beat us?" Buchi yelled.
The crew agreed that Sham and Buchi were strong.
"You're no longer our captain!" Buchi yelled.
"Instead of being killed by you slightly, we might as well kill you first!" Sham yelled.
The two of them attack Kuro, but seem to strike nothing.
Kuro appeared behind them wearing gloves with long Katana like blades at the end of each finger.
"Who did you say you were going to kill?" Kuro asked.
...
"When did he get behind them?" Usoppp asekd.
"It's it, the silent step," the black hair pirates said.
"What a weird looking weapon," Zoro responded.
...
Sham and Buchi turned around and saw that Kuro was gone.
Kuro was once again behind them and even placed his arms around their necks.
"You're right ... I really don't feel too active," Kuro told them as he moved the thumb blades at each brother's neck, "You're also right, that I'm no longer your captain ... I am only the client in this plan! A client who will kill if the plan fails."
"Captain Kuro's 'Silent Step' is a soundless moving technique. Even if he faces 50 assassins, he can still kill them all silently ... we can't escape from his plans," Jango explained, "Plus ... when I met up with him, he sent a shiver down my spine. When I saw that he still kept that 'habit' in order to avoid scratching himself with his 'cat's claws'... he picked up that habit of pushing his glasses up ... this proves that he hasn't forgotten how to fight!"
"After three quiets years, it seems that I've become more generous ... I give you five minutes. If you can't settle this in five minutes, none will escape my wrath... I'll kill all of you!" Kuro warned the crew.
Kuro released the two brothers as the Black Cat Crew panicked.
Usopp Nami and Zoro knew this is where the real fight begins.
Suddenly there was a loud yawn.
Everyone turned to Luffy who just woke up.
Luffy apparently removed the part of the ship that was on him.
"That was a great nap!" Luffy stretched, "But why was this thing on me?"
"He now wakes up!" Zoro Nami and Usopp thought.
"That kid is awake," Buchi said.
"It doesn't matter! We'll take him down!" Sham told his brother.
"Who are you two?" Luffy asked.
Sham and Buchi started attacking again.
Zoro blocked them with his one Katana.
"Luffy! Don't stand there!" Nami yelled we're in a middle of a battle.
"Oh..." Luffy responded as he remmber, "Why is Zoro fighting with one of his Katanas."
"I don't have time for this!" Nami argued and threw Zoro's Katana's, "Zoro! Catch!"
"Nami! Don't throw my Katana's like that!" Zoro complained.
Zoro moved out of the brother's range and catch his two katanas.
He unsheathed his two Katanas and placed one in his mouth
"Now I can fight back, even without Haki," Zoro said.
"Huh?" Luffy responded, "What is he talking about? Did Zoro unleashed Haki?"
(Remember: Luffy was asleep when Zoro unleashed his Haki.
"Stop dreaming! Even with three swords, you're still no match for us!" Buchi yelled.
"You don't know the difference between using three swords and using three sword style," Zoro told them.
Zoro position two of his Katanas behind the blade of the one in his mouth.
Sham and Buchi came into Zoro's range.
"3 Swords Style: Tiger Hunt!" Zoro yelled as he moved quickly and cut Buchi and Sham.
Everyone, except for Luffy and Nami, were shock by what just happened.
"Hey Luffy! Now that you're awake, how about joining the battle?" Zoro asked.
"Yeah ... okay!" Luffy agreed, "I'm up for a battle."
"Hey you!" Zoro yelled at Kuro, "Don't worry ... within 5 minutes, We'll kill you all!" Zoro told Kuro.
"Let's see you try it!" Kuro told Zoro and Luffy.
Buchi got up and crawled toward Jango.
"Cap...captain Jango! Hypnotize me!" Buchi begged.
Zoro look to see that Jango had successfully hypnotized Buchi into healing and becoming stronger.
"This my chance to steal their gold," Nami thought as she snucked onto the Black Cat Crew's ship.
"Hey Zoro?" Luffy asked.
"Yeah?" Zoro responded.
"When I first used Haki, my life was either in danger, or my emotions is at it's highest," Luffy told Zoro.
Zoro was confused at first but understood.
"Thanks for the advice. It could help," Zoro responded.
...
Usopp overheard what Luffy told Zoro.
"What in the world does that mean?" Usopp wondered
...
Luffy pointed at Kuro.
"I'm going to take you down," Luffy responded.
"Funny, your crewmate said the same thing," Kuro told Luffy.
"Oh yeah ... he did," Luffy responded.
"You have 3 more minutes," Kuro told his former crew.
"Buchi! We don't have any more time! You go and kill the guy with the stomach band!" Jango ordered Buchi, "I'll deal with the strawhat kid."
At that time someone unexpected arrived at the slope.