Chapter 96

Luffy ran towards Cyclone with rage in his eyes. Cyclone kept his composure and put his guard up. Luffy threw a heavy hook that Cyclone ducked. Naruto tried to dash underneath Luffy and uppercut Cyclone, but Cyclone caught Naruto's punch without even looking down at him.

"What!?" Naruto let out.

Cyclone swung Naruto up with both hands, slamming Naruto's body into Luffy's, sending the rubber man in the air. Cyclone jumped up and used Naruto's body as a weapon, slamming Naruto against Luffy, left, right, Cyclone spun around, hitting Luffy twice more. Cyclone ended the assult by lifting Naruto's body over his head and slamming him down on Luffy, sending them both at the ground.

BOOOOOOOOOM!

Cyclone looked to the left to see Sanji dashing towards him with a blue flame on his leg.

"HUUUAHHHHH!" Sanji yelled as he attempted to kick Cyclone, but Cyclone jumped back slightly and hardened his arm.

WHAMMMMMM!

"GAHHHHHHH!" Sanji lost consciousness as Cyclone clotheslined Sanji in mid air.

"RRRRAHHHH!" Cyclone yelled, throwing Sanji away at super speed.

Sasuke formed his susanoo rib cage defense and used its skeletal arm to reach up and catch Sanji. Sasuke looked down suddenly to see Cyclone dashing at him with a knee against his chest, ready to kick him!

"SHIT!" Sasuke yelled as he guarded with his other skull arm.

CRACK!

The black bones on Sasuke's new susanoo cracked slightly as Cyclone sent Sasuke across the battle field with Sanji protected by the other skeletal hand.

"He damn near kicked through his defense!" Franky yelled, as Cyclone appeared suddenly in front of him.

"GRRRRR!" Franky pressed a button on his chest turning his fists to boxing gloves.

Cyclone held up his guard. Franky began to throw boxing combinations as Cyclone used head movement, blocking, and footwork to dodge Franky's punches.

"FRANKYYYYYYYY! BOXINGGGGGGGGG!" Franky yelled as he bombarded Cyclone with punches.

Cyclone continued to block and dodge until Franky caught a pattern. Cyclone was parrying all of Franky's right jabs, but he was dodging everything else.

"He keeps parrying my right hand and dodges the left immediately after! If I can make him think I'm throwing a right jab first... I can counter with a left!" Franky yelled to himself.

Franky acted like he was throwing a right jab, which Cyclone got ready to parry.

"There!" Franky yelled to himself.

Franky threw a leaping left hook, aiming for Cyclone's jaw, but Cyclone landed flat on his feet and ducked to the right, towards Franky's punch.

"Fool! You've leaned towards my punch!" Franky said to himself.

Cyclone paused time for half a second, slipping lower, then unfroze time.

WOOOSH!

Franky missed. Big.

"No way! There was no way he could dodge that in time!" Franky yelled to himself.

Cyclone smiled and loaded up a left hand. All of Cyclone's muscles in the left side of his body got a massive boost. Cyclone's arm leaked a dark blue, smoke type aura and wrapped around his arm, forming a mace with spikes. Franky's momentum lowered enough for him to look at Cyclone, but he was unable to move fast enough to put his guard up. Cyclone leaped towards Franky with his own leaping left.

CRASHHHHHHH!

Cyclone slammed his mace hand against Franky's head, causing the robot man to spit up blood and go flying across the battlefield.

"Room!" Law yelled, forming a room around Cyclone. Cyclone looked around.

Law teleported in front of Cyclone and attempted to chop him down, but Cyclone dodged to the left to avoid the slash. Cyclone lifted his fingers.

"Tact!" Cyclone said with a straight face, Law lost consciousness for a moment as a rock shot from the ground, slamming against Law's body. Cyclone threw a pebble over Law's body.

"Shambles!" Cyclone yelled, trading places with the pebble and appearing over law. Cyclone powered up his fist and slammed into Law's back, punching him through the rock he was laying over.

CRUMBLE BOOOM!

Cyclone's yellow clock eye and his Byakugan shone through the smoke. When the smoke cleared the only fighters left were Okua, Mihawk, Akainu, Fujitora, Kakashi, Brook, and Jimbei.

"You're nothing like them..." Cyclone said softly.

Cyclone stared at the remaining fighters and envisioned their past lives. In Okua he saw a young swordsman with brown hair, in Mihawk he saw a more serious swordsman with long black hair and a red scar.

In Akainu he saw a large knight with an x over his mask, large red feathers coming from the helmet as well, and a huge shield with a glowing sun pattern on it, in Fujitora he saw a tall zombie with a draping white outfit and his eyes covered by a bandage.

In Kakashi, he saw an older man with a handlebar mustache that stretched a little past his chin and slicked back hair with braids coming down the left side of his head.

In Brook, he saw a zombie man with slicked back hair, black sclera and light blue pupils. Finally in Jimbei, he saw a hippo with a glowing blue trident, a large, fancy vase on his back, and a red cloth wrapped around his waist going up over his left shoulder, gold chains with rubies over his body.

"This is who you've all come back as? These weaklings!?" Cyclone yelled.

"What is he talking about?" Okua asked.

"It doesn't matter, pay attention. Do not let that man out of your sight." Mihawk said, before widening his eyes.

"B-Brother..." Okua said softly.

"I know..." Mihawk said softly.

Cyclone was gone.

Everyone looked around.

"Where did he go!? Where did the coward g-" Akainu was interrupted.

WHAMMMMM!

Cyclone appeared suddenly in front of Akainu and kicked him straight in the air. Akainu spit up blood.

"What kind of speed is that!?" Lionel yelled.

As Akainu flew in the air, Cyclone stopped his ascension with a punch to Akainu's chest, then teleporting behind Akainu elbowing his back. Cyclone finished the combo by coming straight down from the air, crashing his foot into Akainu's stomach, forcing him to the ground.

BOOOOOOOOOM!

When the smoke cleared, Cyclone stood over Akainu's body with his foot on Akainu's stomach. Cyclone's body was covered with purple energy. The M on his forehead got slightly bigger. Cyclone's eyes looked more blood thirsty.

"Wh-Wha-What is he!?" Kakashi asked, "I don't remember this kind of strength being displayed at Arlong Park!"

"That's because I have no more restraint." Cyclone said softly.

Cyclone's voice could be heard behind Okua, Mihawk, Jimbei, Fujitora, and Kakashi. All of them turned around quickly. Cyclone stood in front of Kraken, who was still shaken with fear. Mihawk thought to himself.

"I had him in my sights 100% that time... I did not see him move from that spot... I know that for sure." Mihawk looked at Okua, then at Duboi's castle, "This is not a fight to defeat Cyclone... this is a test. It has to be. We won't die here. We can't..." Mihawk said to himself.

"Okua." Mihawk said.

Okua looked at Mihawk and spoke nervously.

"Yes, brother?" Okua asked.

"We are going to win this fight, but we are not going to defeat this man." Mihawk said.

Okua's eyes widened slightly.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Okua asked.

Mihawk stayed quite for a moment.

"Just fight with everything you have in you. Do not yield." Mihawk said.

Okua stared at Mihawk and then nodded.

"What do you mean you have no more restrictions?" Kakashi asked.

Cyclone slowly turned around towards the few men.

"When you showed up that day, either one of us could have killed you before you even made it up the hill." Cyclone said.

Kakashi was stuck with fear.

"For some reason... he wants you all alive... if I tried to kill you like I wanted to, I would have died myself." Cyclone admitted, "But those restrictions no longer hinder me, I can fight at my full strength. There is no amount of training you could ever do to catch up to me!" Cyclone yelled, dashing towards Kakashi at light speed. The shinobi couldn't react as Cyclone punched him in the face, then slammed a fist down on his head. Cyclone cocked his leg back and kicked Kakshi as hard as he could into the air!

As Kakashi flew away an emerald colored Cyclone materialized behind Kakashi and slammed a punch on Kakashi's face, sending him crashing into the ground in an explosion of smoke, rock, and electricity. Cyclone took out his sword and blocked Mihawk and Okua's attacks. Cyclone forced them away and jumped back, raising his sword. Cyclone filled the sword with haki.

"Burakku surasshu (Black slash)." Cyclone said with a smirk.

Cyclone sent three humongous, black, haki slashes at the brothers!

"Okua get out the way!" Mihawk yelled, he and Okua jumping out the way.

The haki slashes tore through the air and ground, creating fissures and airwaves.

Mihawk looked over at Okua who shook his head.

"Brother! Above you!" Okua yelled.

Mihawk looked up to see Cyclone attempting to slam his sword down on him.

SLAM! CLANK!

Mihawk grit his teeth. Cyclone smiled and the two began to exchange sword blows at super speed. Cyclone appeared to have slipped up for a split second and Mihawk attempted to capitalize.

"I see! An opening!" Mihawk brought his sword down to cut Cyclone diagonally across the chest, but just like with Franky, Cyclone stopped time for a split second to block Mihawk's slash, exposing Mihawk's open body.

Mihawk huffed and puffed then smirked.

"It's been a while since I've been in such a tough duel." Mihawk said.

Cyclone coldly looked at Mihawk.

"You... call this a tough duel?" Cyclone spit, raising his free hand to Mihawk's side. Mihaw's eyes widened.

PEWWWW!

A light blue beam was blasted through Mihawk's body. Mihawk spit up blood.

"MIHAWK!" Okua yelled.

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" Lionel yelled, jumping in the air and blasting a beam towards Cyclone who dodged it.

BOOOOOOM!

Lionel looked over to see Cyclone standing a short distance away and sent a blast in that directon.

BOOOOOM!

"STAND STILL!" Lionel yelled, forming energy in two hands and blasting them at Cyclone who smiled.

Cyclone brought his arm back and slammed it against the beam, cracking the air! This sent a shockwave at Lionel at the same time!

"Newgate-san get out the way!" Jimbei yelled, dashing for Lionel and letting the shockwave hit his back.

"AHHHHHH!" Jimbei yelled as he fell towards the ground.

"J-Jimbei!" Lionel yelled.

"I-I think my back is broken!" Jimbei yelled, "Huh!?"

Cyclone held his hands together.

"Emerald release: Crystal casing." Cyclone said, slowly emerald encased his whole body, increasing his weight tenfold! Cyclone dropped with incredible speed towards the fishman!

"Lionel, get out the-

BOOOOOOOOM!

"AHHHHHHHH!" Jimbei yelled as Cyclone slammed his knees on the fish man's body. Jimbei spit out an unhealthy amount of blood.

"AH!" Lionel yelled, attempting to jump away, but was pulled back in by a mysterious force!

Cyclone slammed his foot against Lionel's body. Lionel spit up mucus. As Lionel was sent flying away, Cyclone teased a look at what was happening, revealing a pink, sticky aura attached to Lionel. The pink aura went back invisible as Lionel was pulled back and punched away again and again, as if he was being used like a human paddle ball. Cyclone ended, by swirling Lionel at break neck speed and slamming him into the ground with a massive force! Kraken was completely stuck.

"So much power... he's... he's... WAY STRONGER THAN HE WAS 12 YEARS AGO!" Kraken yelled to himself.

Lionel was knocked out.

Okua, Brook, and Fujitora remained.

"He was nothing like this at the Park I swear!" Brook yelled, "He'll kill us! I mean... I'm already dead so I don't know how that will work! YO HO-"

BOOOOOM!

Cyclone slammed his fist against Brooks face. The entire island rumbled. After a small burst of electricity, Brook was sent flying towards the Marine ship at light speed! The ground was destroyed as the skeleton flew passed Sakura and Chopper.

"BROOOOK!" Chopper yelled.

BOOOOOOOOM!

Brook created a massive hole in the Marine ship, causing it to begin to sink.

Okua ran up behind Cyclone with advanced armament activated. Cyclone looked back with an evil smile and loaded his sword with haki.

"Burakku harikēn! (Black hurricane)" Cyclone began to spin rapidly, creating a haki tornado!

Okua was taken back but couldn't get away as Cyclone's tornado slammed into Okua, slashing him up and sucking him into the vortex then throwing him away. Okua crashed further down the battlefield.

Cyclone looked around.

"This is the Straw Hat Shinobi? I'm hardly impressed." Cyclone said, turning towards Fujitora, who had his hand on his sword, ready to fight. Cyclone developed a vein in his head.

Cyclone subconsciously stopped time.

"The last blind swordsman I had trapped in stopped time... had me completely fooled... you can thank him for your dismemberment before I cease my stopped time." Cyclone said, coldly, walking towards Fujitora. Everyone was knocked out or trying to recover from their wounds. Sakura and Chopper were stuck with worried faces and panic as they tried to save Kasai's life. Cyclone kept walking towards Fujitora until he realized something. Fujitora's sword... was slightly unsheathed.

"No..." Cyclone said, "It was always like that. Wasn't it?" Cyclone said nervously.

"Why the hell am I nervous... why do I feel like this?" Cyclone asked himself.

Cyclone finally stood in front of Fujitora who still faced the last place Cyclone stood before he stopped time. Cyclone raised his sword but couldn't land the killing blow!

"His...eyes are closed... but..." Cyclone gulped, "Why... do I feel like he's looking right at me!?"

Fujitora remained still for a moment. Then all of a sudden pulled his sword from its sheath!

Cyclone didn't waste anymore time and attempted to cut Fujitora down.

WHAM!

Cyclone's eyes held complete shock as his jaw was rocked with a heavy punch from Naruto in crystal fox form! Cyclone spit up blood as he was punched away. The punch ended Cyclone's time stop. Sakura and Chopper looked over to see Naruto standing in front of them and Cyclone on the ground holding his jaw.

"THEY LANDED A PUNCH!" Chopper celebrated.

"Wh-When?" Sakura asked.

"I-IMPOSSIBLE!" Cyclone yelled.

Fujitora smiled. Naruto slammed his fists together.

"How... HOW!" Cyclone yelled.

"I don't know who you remember fighting..." Naruto started, "But they've got nothin' on us!"

Fujitora smiled and activated his gravity sword, bringing up a floating rock he could ride on out of the ground.

Cyclone stood up and immediately blocked a punch coming from the left at rapid speed!

Cyclone blocked the punch but it forced him back. When Cyclone regained his composure he could see Luffy, in bounceman form, bouncing in front of Naruto and Fujitora.

"We're not done with you yet, Circus!" Luffy yelled.

Cyclone became filled with rage.

"It's Cyclone, you bumbling idiot." Cyclone said, looking up at the three.

"So you can fight in stopped time... so what?" Cyclone said, Fujitora, Naruto, and Luffy were all disgusted to see Cyclone's eye swapping process, which he usually kept hidden.

Cyclone stared with an insane smile as his clock eye and his byakugan slowly rolled to the back of his head to reveal new eyes underneath.

"YUCK! What is he doing!?" Luffy yelled.

Naruto looked over at the unconscious Kakashi and recovering Sasuke.

"I hope Kakashi or Sasuke know something about this!" Naruto said.

"Those eyes give him different abilities. We already know about the byakugan since we're shinobi, and we can fight in his stopped time thanks to your new form and my gravity abilities. So it appears he's swapping his skill set." Fujitora explained.

"You're kidding!" Naruto said.

"I'm not letting you swap eyeballs!" Luffy yelled, charging Cyclone as he swapped eyes.

Instantly, an emerald colored Cyclone emerged from Cyclone's body and slammed a punch into Luffy's gut and retreated back into Cyclone's body. Luffy attempted to throw a punch from the side, but the emerald aura slammed another punch into Luffy who spit up blood.

"RAAHH! KONG!" Luffy moved his hands so fast it appeared he had 6 arms, "ORGAN!"

Luffy sent a barrage of punches from the six arms, but the emerald aura moved even faster and blocked everything from hitting Cyclone! The emerald form jumped towards Luffy and shone the clock eye at him, causing Luffy to see his own death.

"Wh-what?!" Luffy yelled.

SLAM!

The emerald form slammed a heavy punch into Luffy's stomach, knocking the gear fourth power from his body. Luffy deflated and crashed down by Naruto and Fujitora.

"Luffy!" Naruto yelled, becoming incredibly nervous when Cyclone was done swapping eyes. Cyclone now had an eye with a white sclera and a red triangle pattern with a red circle around it. His right eye's iris was completely red with a pentagram around his pupil.

"It's been a long time since I've been able to use these. Time for Round 2." Cyclone said with black energy leaving his body.