Naruto (Earlier this Year/Late 2013)

Unbound Fox, Cageless Eagle and Mighty Tiger: Shadows of the Sea

Chapter 1

The most Terrifying type of Shinobi, is the Shinobi-Kaizoku (Pirate)

Myth, Legend, Story. Every myth, every legend, every story has a beginning, each beginning is humble, but they grow into heroes and villains who stand above all others. The Elemental Countries also have these myths and legends, The Rikudō Sennin and the Juubi. Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. Susanoo. Izanagi and Izanami. Some are more recent, The Shodai Hokage and Madara at the Valley of the End. The Immortal of Taki. The Sandaime Raikage. The Yellow Flash and the Red Death. But now a new legend is rising, a new myth to join the annals of history.

Legend speaks of a mighty ship, one that sails sea and sky. It's hull is black from thousands of seals, hence its nickname of Kurofune (The Black Ship), its sails are shining silver like woven moonlight, it is almost a hundred meters long (328 feet). It's crew however, they are the most unique and terrifying aspect of the story. Kitsune the Ninja Pirate Captain. Tora the Fire Lord. Tanuki the Sand King. Mokusei the Puppet Master. Shishi the Wind Mistress. The last is Washi the Kiri no Shi no Megumi (Death Goddess of the Mist), most terrifying of them all is the immortal Demon cat of Konoha Chibi-Tora.

Each of them has their own stories. Kitsune actually fought Kisame of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, he also apparently while running from an army of Kiri nins used an egg, a chicken and four meters of ninja wire to trap them all. Tora is said to have unleashed a fire storm that burned several ships to naught but ashes on the high sea. Tanuki is said to have crushed an group of Kiri nin chasing their ship on the ocean using sand taken from the ocean bed. Mokusei is the helmsmen of the Black Ship, he also has a small army of puppets that he can command with but a flick of his fingers. Shishi the Wind Mistress, using her powers she shifts the winds so that the Kurofune always has wind in its sails. Washi however is most known for the Slaughter of Mizumura (Water Village) several dozen Kiri nin went into the village after her, none came out. A month later when some brave nins entered they found a slaughter ground with blood and corpses everywhere.