CHAPTER 53

The last few days have been no shorter than madness for the shinobi who have allied with pirates to take down the organization DEATH… led by another self-proclaimed shinobi from the ninja world, Psycho Uchiha. Speaking of shinobi… the ninja world hasn't necessarily been peaceful either. Zayoshi's escape has, by this point, made shockwaves through the leaf… what will be the result of this?

HIDDEN LEAF VILLAGE

Villagers panicked in the streets and shinobi tried their hardest to maintain the crowds.

"Please everyone you must calm down! Everything will be alright!" A leaf jounin yelled.

"Everyone please get back inside! We will handle this situation! Anyone received word from lady Hokage or her escort party?" Another jounin asked.

"Haven't heard from her all day, sir!"

As many villagers as there were going crazy and filled with fear, there were those who were angry.

"What the hell happened? You're supposed to be some of the best ninja the Leaf has to offer! You can't stop one old man!?" A young woman asked.

"What will we do with our children? The next generation must be protected!" An elderly man said.

"We've had peace for three beautiful years! Get out there and stop him before we're all killed!" A man said.

"Nobody is killing anyone just get back inside!" A jounin said.

This madness is widespread across the Village Hidden in Leaves. The only person who could end this chaos is the Hokage, but unbeknownst to the people… the Hokage is currently unavailable due to being beaten by the same man they are afraid of, the left hand to Psycho, Zayoshi Botoya. Even with the Hokage's absence, there is one man who could help this situation.

HIDDEN LEAF PRISON

Shikamaru still lay passed out from the pain of the acid Zayoshi hit him with. He could slowly start to hear what sounded like a siren and speaking on an intercom.

"Black ops, you are to go through the prison and look for casualties and take any prisoner who may have gotten out of their cells back where they belong!"

Shikamaru opened his eyes slowly and turned onto his back. He looked up at the ceiling with low eyes. The burning had slowed to a slight burn. Moving hurt but it wasn't impossible.

"What the hell… was that guy?" Shikamaru asked himself as he rolled over and got on his forearms and knees.

"The acid that came from his body… and his arm turning black… becoming an armor like substance… I need to… I need to!" Shikamaru shook as he slowly got to his feet. The sirens were clear now and men could be heard running across the upper floors. Shikamaru slowly walked towards the elevator.

"That man gave me a lot of information… and to still spare me like this?... what is his game?" Shikamaru asked himself.

Shikamaru made it to the elevator and pushed the button to be taken to the first floor. He leaned against the wall and breathed heavily.

"If I can at least make it to the infirmary… I can have someone come to me so I can explain what I've learned. At any rate, we've got a lot of work to do!" Shikamaru said to himself.

The elevator stopped after a moment and Shikamaru was frightened to see the carnage. Bodies eaten away and slashed. Different types of poison littered the lobby. Yamato noticed Shikamaru and ran over to him.

"Shikamaru!" Yamato yelled out.

Shikamaru slowly walked out of the elevator and fell over but Yamato caught him.

"What the hell happened to you?" Yamato asked nervously.

Shikamaru winced from the pain.

"Never mind me… what happened here?" Shikamaru asked.

Yamato put his head to the side.

"We assume it to be Zayoshi… the acid man. He's killed several guards busting out of here." Yamato said.

Shikamaru was shocked.

"How come he wasn't stopped from leaving the village!?" Shikamaru asked.

Yamato became serious.

"Well… we thought he masked his chakra and left the village so no one would know but… anbu black ops know what he looks like by heart, also…" Yamato stopped.

"Also what?" Shikamaru asked.

"Izumo and Kotetsu were attacked by a man clearly impersonating Ibiki… or even… took over Ibiki's body." Yamato said softly.

Shikamaru was for sure shocked now.

"They were shot through the chests by some acid substance, but our medical teams have been handling them and they're in stable condition. Ibiki on the other hand…" Yamato stopped again.

Everyone in the room held a face of regret and shame. Shikamaru had a feeling of what Yamato was going to say but didn't say anything.

"Died." Yamato finished.

The room was quiet. All that could be heard was the wind outside and the heat being pumped into the room by vents.

"Where did they find him?" Shikamaru asked.

"About 4 and a half miles out from the Leaf. It's weird because he suffered not one external wound… all his wounds were internal. Burned, and destroyed… damn it he never stood a chance." Yamato said.

Shikamaru became serious and stood up on his own, to Yamato's surprise. Shikamaru held a serious face.

"Where's the Hokage?" Shikamaru asked.

"She and the other four kage of their respective villages were called to the Five Kage Summit to speak about the world's present situation and how they want to handle it." Yamato answered.

Shikamaru became slightly nervous.

"And have you heard anything back from her at all? From them?" Shikamaru asked.

Yamato shook his head. Shikamaru clenched his teeth.

"Yamatao! We need to get someone down there!... They may be… in trouble…" Shikamaru said before falling out.

"Shikamaru! Shikamaru! Damn." Yamato said, "Get this man to an infirmary!"

A jounin came over and picked up Shikamaru to take him to an infirmary.

"What a mess all this is…" Yamato said.

Yamato walked back outside and into the streets of the Leaf. It was still in a frenzy. On the other side of the Leaf… a group of well-known names were speaking to each other about today's events.

"I know! Whatever is going on must be serious." Choji said, eating chips.

"I don't get how you can eat chips so casually during this." Tenten said with an annoyed face.

"Because just like us he has no fear of any enemy! If this old man wants to challenge our youth then I say let's let him!" Lee said happily.

"I think we should have a little more caution… that old man did bust out of one of our strongest prisons." Shino said.

"Ahhh Shino don't sound like a coward on us! We can take on anybody who poses a threat to this village!" Kiba yelled.

"Do you all think what's happening here is the reason Naruto and the others were sent on that mission "outside the world of ninja?" Ino asked.

6 OF THE KONOHA 11

CHOJI AKIMICHI

TENTEN

ROCK LEE

SHINO ABURAME

KIBA INUZUKA

INO YAMANAKA

"I like to think that, Ino. They were escorting a princess back to where she came from in case a secret organization made an attempt on her life." Shino said.

"A secret organization?" Choji asked.

"The name is still unknown to us, but Hokage Kakashi left to join the others and Lady Tsunade just recently went to the Land of Iron in his absence." Shino said.

"Hey, Shino, is that another reason they came and grabbed Hinata?" Kiba asked.

Shino nodded.

"Whatever's happening, it looks like they're needing more and more ninja to handle it." Shino said.

"So, these guy's outside of the world of ninja are weaklings?" Lee asked.

"That's one way to put it… I guess." Tenten said.

"Hey now we can't say that for sure! Maybe the guy's they're facing are just too strong!" Choji said.

"I can see that, but it just sucks being in the dark on everything." Ino said.

As the group spoke, a certain wheel chaired shinobi found them.

"And what are all you doing over here? The village is in a state of peril!" Might Guy said.

"Guy-sensei!" Lee yelled.

"Guy… what's going on? Do you have any new information?" Kiba asked.

"Yeah, Guy-sensei, we want to know what's going on!" Tenten added.

Guy breathed in and out.

"Well unfortunately there's been no new information that I know of-."

Guy was interrupted by a Leaf Jounin.

"Guy-san! I have news."

Guy and the others looked at the Jounin with straight faces.

"Shikamaru-san recently went into the Leaf Prison to speak with our escapee Zayoshi and was defeated! But he's been taken to an infirmary and is being taken care of as we speak." The Jounin said.

"Shikamaru!? What infirmary!? We have to go see him!" Choji said.

"Yeah!" Ino added.

The Jounin stood tall.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that! Shikamaru-san has requested that you all assist in calming down the village." The Jounin ordered.

"Tsk. Oh come on! We can't get ANY information? This is our village too!" Kiba angrily asked.

The Jounin began to sweat.

"Kiba-san, you must calm yourself! Everyone is just worked up right now! The best thing for everyone is to just calm down…" The Jounin said.

Guy smiled.

"HE'S RIGHT! EVERYONE FOCUS ON CALMING DOWN THE VILLAGERS AND RESTORING PEACE IN THIS VILLAGE! WE'LL FOCUS ON THE DETAILS LATER! LEE! ARE YOU COMING OR NOT!?" Guy asked.

Guy was shocked to see Lee already running towards the village.

"THAT'S MY BOY! RUN LEE! RUN INTO THE VILLAGE AND CALM THEM DOWN WITH YOUR AUTHORITY OF YOUTH!" Guy yelled, rolling off into the village.

The four shinobi who remained and the Jounin all stared at the two.

"Well, saw that coming." Tenten said, standing up, "I guess it can't be helped. I'll see everyone later!"

Choji and Ino began to walk towards the village as well.

"You ready Ino?" Choji asked.

Ino nodded and smiled.

"Let's do this! As ninja we need to be able to step up even when our Hokage is gone."

Choji and Ino ran off. The Jounin looked at Kiba who had gotten on Akamaru.

"After this whole thing is situated we'd better get some answers!" Kiba yelled, riding off.

The Jounin puffed and ran in another direction.

DEATH HQ

Psycho read a newspaper with him looking directly at the camera in a cloud of smoke. He turned to his transponder snail and picked up the phone.

"Cyclone. Could you come to my office for a moment?" Psycho said softly, hanging up the phone.

Cyclone walked into his office after a few minutes.

"What did you need?" Cyclone asked.

"These newspapers regarding our victory over the marines on this island… do you think they've… reached the ninja world yet?" Psycho asked.

Cyclone crossed his arms.

"Possibly. Considering the treaty between Alabasta and the Sand, I wouldn't be surprised if Cobra sent out a copy to the Sand Village." Cyclone said.

Psycho rest his chin on his hands.

"And in doing that, my name is once again thrown around the ninja world…" Psycho said, annoyed.

"Does that face interfere with our plans for the ninja world?" Cyclone asked.

Psycho smiled.

"It takes away our element of surprise but… I've already got a back up plan." Psycho said, reaching into a drawer and pulling out some scrolls.

Cyclone was a little surprised.

"I told you I visited Kataka the other day… these were why." Psycho said calmly.

The scrolls rest next to each other with names on them.

FUYU, KORUK, KAYA

The scroll that read "Fuyu" was purple, the scroll that read "Kaya" was ice blue, and the scroll that read "Koruk" was golden.

"You certainly mean business… pulling out those three." Cyclone said.

Psycho looked down at the scrolls and back up at Cyclone.

"They won't be apart of the initial invasion, at least they're not intended to be. I'll release them once we have a grip on the five nations." Psycho explained.

Cyclone crossed his arms.

"Who are you going to send? The DEATH generals? Do you trust them to be able to beat those shinobi?" Cyclone said.

Psycho smirked.

Nico Robin walked through Marineford, which was now DEATH HQ's main building. It was around 2:30pm at this point. She walked past DEATH members who lugged around paint, stones, tools, and anything else needed for the re-construction of the island. Some DEATH members who saw her even spoke to her as if they weren't enemies. Robin usually just smiled and waved at them. Robin thought about Psycho. After revealing himself to be her father, she began to question who he truly was. And she didn't intend to sit around and wait.

"I need answers from him! And I need them now!" Robin said to herself.

Robin walked down a hall and turned a corner.

Robin stopped when she saw Kaku and Rob Lucci walking towards her.

"Hey, Lucci. That's the boss's daughter right? Nico Robin." Kaku asked, sarcastically.

Lucci nodded.

The two DEATH generals slowly walked towards her. Robin flinched a little.

"Calm yourself, Nico Robin. I've already told you we have no bad blood towards you." Lucci said.

"Yeah, you're shaking in your boots Nico Robin! Your father has no fear, you should reflect that." Kaku said.

Robin gulped.

"Well, you have to excuse me. It's not everyday you engage in friendly conversation with two people who wanted you dead." Robin said.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Nico Robin you're a catch! I'm glad we're friends now, you're pretty funny!" Kaku said.

Robin cringed at "friends."

Lucci and Kaku, who was still laughing, walked by Robin. Kaku kept walking and Lucci stopped right next to Robin.

"For the record, we never wanted you dead, the government did. We were just following orders. Same as we are now. Isn't it crazy to think about? Your enemies and your friends… could actually be the other way around depending on the situation, don't you think?" Lucci asked rhetorically before walking off.

A small ball of sweat ran down Robin's face. Robin looked back to see the two former government officials walking down the hall and turning a corner. Robin looked forward and began walking again.

After a few minutes of walking and taking some stairs she got to the top floor.

"Alright… I think this is the floor his office is on." Robin said softly.

Robin walked through the floor until she noticed a room with a big door.

"He's got to be in there." Robin said.

Robin walked over to the door and almost knocked until she heard talking. Robin inspected the door and saw it was open just a little. Robin looked through the crack and saw Cyclone talking with Psycho.

"Cyclone… the right hand to father… I mean Psycho! What the hell am I saying?" Robin said to herself.

Robin listened in on the conversation.

"Do you really think they have a chance against the shinobi of the ninja world?" Cyclone asked.

Robin inched closer.

"Who is he talking about?" Robin asked herself.

Psycho smirked.

"The DEATH generals are our more powerful unit… to small fry." Psycho said, "To our foot soldiers they look like gods, but… to compete with shinobi? I highly doubt that."

Cyclone was intrigued. Robin still listened with sweat running down her face.

"In two days, we lost Eneru and I received a call that Arlong was defeated as well." Psycho said.

Cyclone face palmed and shook his head.

"And I'm sure you'd be able to guess who had a hand in defeating them." Psycho finished.

Cyclone nodded.

"The shinobi are our biggest threat right now. I'm sure any of the kage in those villages could take an emperor in these lands with little to no effort, same as you and I." Psycho said.

"What about the marines? Couldn't they become a hinderance as well?" Cyclone asked.

Psycho looked up in confusion.

"Cyclone… I didn't know you had a comedic side to you. The marines are a disrespect to the word "army" a genin could defeat a couple hundred marines swiftly!" Psycho joked.

Robin gasped.

"The way he said that leads me to believe that a genin could be one of their early ranks… I have to say though, Naruto and his team truly are powerful…" Robin said.

Cyclone smiled but became serious.

"I think you know what I really mean, Psycho." Cyclone said.

Psycho put a hand up.

"Of course, I do. You're talking about that man that showed up here earlier… Kraken." Psycho said.

"I have to be honest; I was sure you'd take him out or ask me to. He was supposed to be the next Garp, and even more impressive, he became a marine admiral at the young age of 18. If the marines found out he was alive, surely they'd build an army behind him immediately. The marines may be jokes compared to the shinobi, but an alliance between the two could be trouble for our numbers." Cyclone said.

Robin was shocked.

"Luffy's big brother!... He's that strong!?" Robin asked.

Psycho leaned back.

"That's true that Monkey D. Kraken certainly has the reputation and power to be a true pain. However, you forget Cyclone, that the shinobi and marines are already on rocky water from their skirmishes a few centuries ago, and with Arlong dead, that means my message surely made it to our pawns." Psycho said with a smile.

Cyclone was confused for a moment.

"Message?" Cyclone asked, then thought about it, "Oh. That message."

Psycho went back to resting his chin on his hands.

"By now the shinobi should be attacking the Holy Land of Mariejois for us. I don't know how the news works around here, but if our attack on Marineford and the war that followed was broadcasted then my hopes are that this incident will be documented." Psycho said.

Cyclone continued to listen with his arms crossed. Robin was full of fear and anxiety.

"Attack the Holy Land!? Why would they do that!?" Robin asked.

"Headlines all over will say… "Breaking news! Shinobi from the world of ninja have invaded and attacked the World Government's base and home of the celestial dragons! Their intentions are clear! To send a message to the world… the shinobi are tired of being locked away from the world and have used their treaty with Alabasta to launch a full-scale invasion and take back the lands they were banished from!" Psycho said.

Robin gasped.

"THAT'S NOT TRUE! THAT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL! IF THE PAPER PRINTS THAT IT'LL MAKE NARUTO AND THE OTHERS LOOK LIKE BAD GUYS!" Robin thought.

Psycho chuckled.

"Isn't it crazy to think that a little white lie can ignite so much madness?" Psycho said.

Cyclone chuckled as well.

"They'd do anything if their friends are in danger, that's for sure." Cyclone said.

"So the message was that one of us were locked away in the Holy Land… to get Naruto and the others to attack it and sever any possible alliance with the marines!... Oh no." Robin thought to herself.

"That's what you're thinking, isn't it Kraken? Hmph. I'll always be one step ahead of him no matter how long it has been." Psycho said.

Cyclone smiled.

"And what about the straw hats?" Cyclone asked.

Psycho looked up.

"The straw hats?... They fall under the same radar. They work with the ninja to attack the Holy Land and they'll be more hated than they already are by the world. Their chances at any sort of alliance is even more dead in the water." Psycho said.

Cyclone uncrossed his arms. Robin gulped.

"Luffy… and the others…" Robin said.

"What will you tell the others tonight? At the meeting?" Cyclone said.

Psycho smirked.

"Tonight… we attack the last three emperors: Kaido, Big mom, and Shanks. Once they're defeated we will take over the lands they own and then… we make our move on the five great ninja nations. Even if they've seen the news and know that I'm still alive it makes no difference. I have the power to make them all crumble, WE have the power to make them crumble." Psycho explained.

Cyclone smiled, closed his eyes, and lowered his head. Robin couldn't believe it.

"They plan to attack the emperors AND the ninja world!? Just what in the world does he have planned?..." Robin asked herself.

"Sounds good to me." Cyclone said, "If you don't need anything else I guess I'll take my leave." Cyclone said.

"Hold on." Psycho said.

Cyclone stared.

"Could you send Robin in please?" Psycho asked.

Cyclone nodded and moved towards the transponder snail. Robin gasped.

"Oh no! He's going to call for me! But that should be okay… I'll just stay out of Cyclone's sight when he leaves the room and wait a few before showing up…" Robin thought.

"Oh there's no need to call her." Psycho said.

Robin gasped again. As she stared into the room, Psycho was looking up at Cyclone who was looking down back at him. After a moment, Cyclone looked towards the door. Robin sweat profusely and hurried and put her back against the wall.

"Damn! Did he see me?" Robin thought.

Robin watched the door carefully as she heard footsteps approach the door, until for some reason they stopped and closed the door. Robin let out a sigh of relief.

"That was close… I'm just gonna go back to my room… I'll speak with Psycho tomorrow." Robin said, turning around and running into Cyclone's body. Robin looked up with fear as Cyclone stood over her, his arms in his pockets. Robin choked out words but wasn't really saying anything that could be made out.

"Psycho wants to see you, Nico Robin." Cyclone said.

Robin nodded slowly and walked backwards Psycho's office doors. As she did, she stared into Cyclone's eyes. One appeared to be blind and the other was a black ripple like pattern over a purple eye ball.

"What… the hell is this man?... He feels so… evil. Like I'm looking… into the devil's eyes himself!" Robin thought.

Cyclone just continued to watch the young woman.

Eventually Robin made it to the door and opened it. She went into the room and closed the door, facing it, and letting out a sigh.

"Byakugan and Rinnegan." Psycho said.

Robin jumped and looked back slowly to see Psycho doing paperwork.

"Byakugan… and Rinnegan?..." Robin asked.

Psycho picked his head up and set down his pen.

"Those were they eyes you just saw. Eyes of great power, power of gods." Psycho said.

Robin stood across the room.

"You know that's what DEATH is? Cyclone and I use our powerful eyes for a lot more than you think. DEATH's goal is to create a perfect world of harmony. That we, as gods, will watch over." Psycho explained.

Robin was confused.

"Death Eagerly Awaits The Heathens… that's what DEATH stands for. Not one man or woman who opposes us will be left alive. Hence is why the grim reaper awaits them with little patience. Come. Sit." Psycho said.

Robin slowly walked towards Psycho with a concerning look. After a few minutes, which seemed like hours, Robin made it to a chair and sat down in front of Psycho's desk. Psycho wrote some things down and looked up at Robin. Robin jumped again.

Psycho removed the band that covered his left eye and set it down. Robin stared with fear into his left eye. A saw blade design surrounded the red pupil over a black eyeball. Psycho's other eye also had three comma like symbols over a red pupil, except this eye ball was white. A weird pattern made up half of Psycho's face as well.

"So…" Psycho started.

Robin stared.

"What would you like to know first?" Psycho asked.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE PATIENT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH ME TAKING FOREVER FOR THESE CHAPTERS! I'm just so busy I don't have time to type them sometimes but I'm gonna try to get back in rhythm! Also, the lore with Psycho and the world of One Piece is pretty much wrapping itself up and I want to start inserting the ninja worlds place in this lore into my story so the next couple of chapters may be just that. To kind of bring them up to speed, but it won't be rushed of course! The lore in this story still goes much deeper than you all know! I will take care of you all! Appreciate all my readers.