CHAPTER 62
Psycho sat on Zeus's body with a calm expression as he looked upon the Holy Land assault group. They group however were not so calm about this! The last time they saw this man he defeated Naruto and Luffy with little effort and others were given serious wounds by his brother Cyclone! Psycho also had started a war at the marine island base Marineford and killed the nine million people that inhabited the island, making it his base!
Psycho continued to stare. Nobody knew what to say, so Psycho spoke.
"Kasai." Psycho said softly.
Kasai gritted his teeth with fury and balled his fists.
"Tsuyomi. That's your name isn't it? Former marine admiral?" Psycho asked.
Kasai grew angrier with every word Psycho spoke. Psycho took notice.
"Why are you getting angry Kasai? Do you intend to try and kill me right here and right now? I wouldn't recommend that route … these people need you." Psycho said.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Kasai yelled.
Psycho kept his expression and everyone else just watched on.
"You know why I'm so angry don't sit there and act like a damn idiot!" Kasai yelled, "10 years ago … you … killed my best friend! You remember who it was too don't you!?" Kasai screamed in a broken voice.
Psycho's face remained unchanged.
"Monkey D. Kraken." Psycho said, "How could I forget someone like him?" Psycho smirked.
Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Fujitora, and Sanji all looked up with shock!
"Did he just say "Monkey … D?!" Sanji asked.
"No way he didn't! That would imply that this Kraken guy is related to Luffy!" Zoro growled.
Kakashi looked at Sasuke with a straight face and Sasuke returned the action. Kakashi looked out towards Kasai.
"He did. What the hell is going on around here?" Kakashi asked out loud.
Kasai shot up.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SMIRKING AT?" Kasai yelled.
Psycho crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and lowered his head.
"How selfish of you to say I murdered your best friend. He attacked me and was swiftly defeated." Psycho said.
"You're a criminal! Of course he was going to attack you!" Kasai yelled.
Psycho smirked again.
"And as a criminal I have to keep myself from getting caught, correct?" Psycho said.
Kasai clenched his teeth.
"That's what happen when you sign up for an organization like the marines. Sending in young men into tough battles way over their heads … speaking of which … that's what I wanted to address." Psycho said softly.
Psycho looked towards the shinobi.
"Shinobi from the Leaf how much have you learned in your time here?" Psycho asked.
They all looked at each other wondering who their mouthpiece would be.
"Let me be the one to talk to him." Sasuke said, "I feel like with us both being Uchiha's he'll talk to me more comfortably." Sasuke said.
Sasuke wasn't met with argument and turned to speak to the DEATH leader.
"We've learned quite a bit of things: devil fruits and their abilities, haki, and-" Sasuke was interrupted.
"You know that's not what I meant." Psycho said.
Sasuke jumped a little.
"How much have you learned, Sasuke? About what's really been going on in the shadows for all these years." Psycho asked.
"Before you interrupted, Kasai was about to tell us." Sasuke said.
Psycho squinted.
"And we also figured some things out about you too." Sasuke said.
Psycho's eyes widened just a little.
"Oh really?" Psycho asked.
"We learned that you have a total of four devil fruits. One to enhance your body to the point you can move at such speeds and take the damage you do. One for your youth. One for the beams you can shoot from your hands. And one more for your ability to freely control the four elements. We also found out through each other that we've all met you before at some point in time." Sasuke said.
Psycho's eyes were hidden by shadow. Slowly he started to make a noise and his body bounced up and down.
"H … h … h … HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Psycho laughed merrily.
Everyone looked at Psycho with shock.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Psycho continued.
"You wanna tell me what's so funny?" Sasuke asked.
Psycho smiled and wiped a tear from his face.
"All of this time and you've only figure out that much? And you're only right on one of your findings! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Psycho laughed.
Sasuke growled.
"So the devil fruit thing is false then?" Sasuke asked.
Psycho finally got serious.
"I'm disappointed in you Sasuke. As well as all of you for being so foolish." Psycho said.
"Robin figured out more less than a day with me than you have in a couple days. Sloppy sloppy." Psycho said.
Zoro's face shot up at the mention of Robin's name.
"Where's Robin?" Zoro asked, grabbing his swords.
Psycho glanced at Zoro.
"Marineford." Psycho said with a smile, "Or should I say, DEATH HQ now. She was there at it's official announcement."
"IS LUFFY THERE TOO!?" Sanji yelled.
"And Hancock!" Sakura yelled.
Psycho crossed his arms.
"I'm afraid not." Psycho said.
Everyone tsk'd
"Straw Hat and Hancock interfered in my battle with the Marines and did a pretty good job too. Straw Hat was able to render me unconscious for a moment." Psycho confessed.
Sasuke's face held surprise.
"Luffy …" Sasuke said softly.
"You … didn't kill him did you!?" Sanji yelled.
"No." Psycho said, "A marine took them off my hands."
Everyone grew angry.
"SO WE'VE GOT TO GO ON ANOTHER WILD GOOSE CHASE!? JUST GIVE US OUR CAPTAIN BACK!" Sanji yelled.
"GIVE UP LUFFY OR I'LL KILL YOU RIGHT HERE!" Zoro yelled.
Sasuke and the other's stared at the two Straw Hats with admiration.
Psycho held up his hand.
"Calm yourselves. They are in safe hands I assure you. And to prove it I can give you their exact coordinates if you do one thing for me." Psycho said.
"We ain't doing shit for you again." Zoro said.
Psycho stood up.
"Then we're wasting ti- "
"We'll do it." Somebody said.
Everyone looked at Sasuke.
"We'll do what you want." Sasuke said.
Psycho smiled and sat back down.
"Good. All you have to do … is listen to what the information I'm about to give you." Psycho said.
Everyone looked at Psycho with confusion.
"Shinobi, this is for you. Pirates and former marine this knowledge will be useful to you as well I'm sure." Psycho said.
Everyone waited with anxiety.
"Well, how should I start this off? A reveal I suppose?" Psycho said.
Silence.
"Sasuke, if you've had any thought about us being related further than our last name's then you would be correct." Psycho said, "You … are my grandson."
Sasuke's eyes shot open and he began to sweat.
"My … grandpa?" Sasuke asked out loud.
Kakashi, Hinata, and Sakura were starstruck as well as the others.
Psycho nodded.
"Your father was another son of mine I had many years ago. That means you and Itachi both are my grandchildren." Psycho confessed.
Sasuke couldn't believe it. He knew for sure there were familiar traits between them, but to be his grandfather! A mere two generations away from his own!
"But that's not all." Psycho said.
Sasuke looked up.
"You've got more family." Psycho said.
Sasuke was admittedly worried about who Psycho was going to name next.
"You've got a great aunt as well, she's still alive and well too. Just spoke to her earlier." Psycho said.
Sasuke had a deep feeling about who Psycho was referring to but didn't want to be right.
"Your great aunt … is Nico Robin." Psycho said.
Sasuke was right in his mind but all he could do was stare with shock. Zoro and Sanji's eyes and mouths shot open. Fujitora looked up with concern. Kasai was in disbelief, as well as Kakashi and Sakura.
"That's right. I settled down with a woman named Nico Olivia and we conceived Robin. Years later I met a young Uchiha woman and we conceived your father Fugaku Uchiha." Psycho said.
Sasuke was still in utter disbelief, as anyone would be!
"That's why you and Robin are precious to me, Sasuke. That's why you need to know the truth. As well as all of you!" Psycho said.
"I'm about to tell you the truth about The World Government and the shinobi right now, as well as information about myself!" Psycho yelled.
HOLY LAND OF MARIE JOIS (BOILER ROOM)
Hephaestus swung his hammer arm around wildly as Naruto jumped from wall to wall dodging it.
"This is nuts! I can't go full kurama mode because he's already so big! We'd burst through this room for sure and I don't know where my friends are or what they're doing … our disruption could change the direction in their battles!" Naruto said to himself looking up just to barely dodge a hammer strike.
"IS THAT ALL YOU NINJA DO THESE DAYS IS RUN!? YOU SHINOBI PUT UP MUCH MORE OF A FIGHT BACK IN THE GOOD DAYS!" Hephaestus taunted.
Naruto growled.
"SO MANY TALENTED YOUNG MEN, WOMEN, AND EVEN CHILDREN! GAVE THE WORLD SUCH A RUN FOR ITS MONEY! I KNEW IMPLEMENTING THE DRAFT AND BRINGING YOU SCOUNDREL OVER HERE WAS A GREAT IDEA!" Hephaestus yelled.
Naruto's face grew concern!
"Huh, draft?" Naruto asked.
HOLY LAND OF MARIEJOIS (COURTYARD)
"As you've probably figured out by now, thanks to the elders' big mouths, that ninja have been held at bay for a long time by the World Government." Psycho said, "There was a treaty established centuries ago that detailed that at least a thousand shinobi were to be drafted to these waters to be trained into marines. Any ninja who fought back or tried to escape … were killed." Psycho said.
HOLY LAND ( BOILER ROOM)
"SOME WERE EVEN MIND CONTROLLED INTO WORKING FOR THE MARINES! MADE TO THINK THEY'VE BEEN MARINES THEIR WHOLE LIVES AND THAT THEY HATE SHINOBI! THESE WERE THE ESPECIALLY STRONG-WILLED SHINOBI WHO WOULDN'T DIE EASILY, SO WE HAD TO MAKE USE OF THEM SOME HOW!" Hephaestus boomed.
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
"This was because of a 100-year war they fought in against the ninja and two other factions. The two other factions left the war alone after so much fighting, but the ninja didn't. They fought until they had no more army and laid low for YEARS until they had the numbers to fight again, it was a never-ending thing with them, they wouldn't give up … no matter what." Psycho said softly.
HOLY LAND (BOILER ROOM)
"IT WAS GETTING RIDICULOUS! WE WERE FORCED BACK SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE MEN TO SPARE! SO MANY LAST-MINUTE SOLDIERS, SO MUCH MONEY SPENT ON WEAPONRY AND FOOD! THESE NINJA HAD NO MORE THAN THEIR HAND MADE KNIVES AND THROWING WEAPONS, HOW THE HELL COULD THEY STAND AGAINST US!? THEN … JUST AS WE WERE GEARING UP TO FINALLY TAKE A LEAD … THEY WERE GIVEN … SPECIAL ABILITIES!" Hephaestus boomed.
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
"Kaguya, arrived from space and saw the horrors of the fighting. She gave the ninja the energy of "chakra" so they could fight back evenly. The ninjas were unstoppable … there was nothing the marines could do to stop this onslaught, except … a treaty." Psycho said.
HOLY LAND (BOILER ROOM)
"YES! A TREATY! WE KNEW FULL AND WELL THE NINJA WERE TIRED OF FIGHTING TOO, SO WE PROPOSED A TREATY TO THEIR TWO LEADERS: HAGOROMO AND HAMURA! THE TREATY SAID-"
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
"We, here in the World Government, are calling a truce. We are regrettably surrendering to the ninja. However, we are aware that even though you have gained power, you don't wish for anymore of you to die. Neither do we, but if you don't accept these demands of the truce, more people will die for generations to come! We can promise you we can continue to fight if necessary!" Psycho said.
HOLY LAND (BOILER ROOM)
"THE DEMANDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: EVERY YEAR THE WORLD GOVERNMENT WILL BE DRAFTING 1,000 SHINOBI TO SERVE ITS ARMIES AS PUNISHMENT FOR THE WAR. SECOND, THE GOD THE NINJA HAVE AQUIRED TO FIGHT AGAINST US MUST BE KILLED BY THE NINJA'S HANDS. THIRD AND LASTLY, THE NINJA ARE TO SPEND THEIR DAYS, UNTIL THE END OF THEIR TIME AS A CIVILIZATION, OUTCASTED PAST THE DESERTS OF THE KINGDOM OF ALABASTA!" Hephaestus boomed.
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
"The king of Alabasta at the time signed the treaty and after the ninja did as said, they were migrated to the lands they inhabit to this very moment. DEATH has already deduced that the current King in Alabasta hoped to lift the treaty in order to help them out with our organizations planning." Psycho said.
HOLY LAND (BOILER ROOM)
"THAT TREATY WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO KEEP YOU SHINOBI AWAY FROM THESE LANDS! THE GOVERNMENT NEVER GOT OVER THE FACT WE SURRENDERED TO NINJA! WE ERASED THE 100 YEARS IN THE WORLD TIMELINE SO NOBODY WOULD EVER FIND OUT OUR GREATEST EMBARASSMENT! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO STEP FOOT ON THE SOIL WE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR! BUT YET YOU NINJA STILL KEEP FINDING WAYS TO SLIP BY! YOUR TECHNIQUE THE RASENGAN, THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED? A YOUNG MAN USED SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAINST ONE OF OUR OLD ELDERS AND KILLED HIM! A HEFTY BOUNTY WAS PLACED ON THE MAN BUT HE GOT AWAY FROM US. WHAT WAS HIS NAME? JIRAIYA! YES, THAT'S IT! THE COWARD RAN IMMEDIATLEY AFTER KILLING ONE OF OUR POOR ELDERS!" Hephaestus boomed.
Naruto's eyes were hidden by shadow. Blood slid down his face and leaked from his mouth. His fists clenched.
"HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE HIS DRAFTING LIKE A MAN BUT KILLED ONE OF OUR OWN AND RAN LIKE A COWARD! YUCK!" Hephaestus continued.
Naruto's yellow cloak slowly but surely turned white!
"BUT OUR BUGS IN THE NINJA WORLD TELL ME HE WAS MURDERED A FEW YEARS AGO BY SOME NINJA IN THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN RAIN. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! NINJA KILLING OTHER NINJA! I LOVE IT, IT'S IN THEIR NATURE TO BE VIOLENT! THAT'S WHY THEY DESERVE TO BE CAST OFF!" Hephaestus laughed.
"You'd better watch your damn mouth when his name comes up." Naruto said.
Hephaestus stopped laughing and looked down to become filled with fear! Naruto had not only unlocked crystal fox mode again, but it was in the same form from when he stopped time!
"SHIT! I WENT TOO FAR AND PISSED HIM OFF AND NOW HE'S TAKEN THAT OVERPOWERED FORM AGAIN! WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO NOW!?" Hephaestus worried to himself.
BU-ZIP!
After a flash, Hephaestus flinched and Naruto was behind him, eyes closed.
"Don't speak. Your face answers my concerns." Naruto said.
"HE'S MIMICKING WHAT I SAID TO HIM EARLIER! HIS CONFIDENCE HAS SURELY GROWN!" Hephaestus worried to himself.
"That's right, Jiraiya is dead now, so go ahead and laugh all you want. Just know that … behind my master's name …" Naruto paused.
Hephaestus looked straight with fright.
"I'll kill anyone with no hesitation." Naruto said.
Hephaestus growled and attempted to slam his hammer arm into Naruto!
"TIME STOP!" Naruto yelled.
At his command, Naruto forced reality around him to come to a stop! The elder was frozen. Naruto looked up at the elder. Naruto's left arm began to release stars and from his fist to his elbow became a mix of purple, violet, blue, pink, and turquoise!
"Your anger. I've seen it all before. In so many people." Naruto said.
"The difference between you and them though … is that you're not willing to change. You all hated shinobi, but your anger was the clearest … it's funny, because out of us all, I'm sure I hate this World Government the most too … but not because of what you did to the ninja world … what you did and continue to do to Luffy and his friends!" Naruto yelled, his hand becoming brighter and brighter.
"This next attack is the end of you! For the ninja world and for this world to live in peace! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Naruto yelled as he punched the elder as hard as he could in the gut with his galaxy powered arm.
Naruto pulled his arm back.
"Time will now continue." Naruto said.
Once more time resumed! The elder coughed up blood as he was sent flying into a sword shaped brick figure that he had made during the fight!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The elder yelled as he was pierced through the back by the protruding wall.
The god coughed up a hefty amount of blood.
Naruto stood still and looked at him. The god became angry.
"I WILL NOT LOSE LIKE THIS …! NOT TO A NINJA!" Hephaestus boomed.
Naruto stared at the god as he forced his hand into one of the furnaces.
"DIE, NARUTO UZUMAKI!" The elder yelled as he forced himself off the spike and charged Naruto with a flaming fist.
Naruto widened his eyes and stopped time once more, allowing him to slip past the elder. When time resumed, the elder's fist crashed into the wall and was stuck. Hephaestus looked back to see Naruto with his fingers curled like claws and his arms out in front of himself, crossed and over lapping as colorful lightning streamed around his arms!
"WHAT … WHAT … WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU!? ANSWER ME! NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Hephaestus screamed.
"I'M THE AVENGER OF ALL THE SHINOBI YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS KILLED! AND JUST LIKE YOU ERASED THEIR HISTORY … I'LL ERASE YOU FROM HISTORY TOO!" Naruto yelled.
The elder's eyes widened to their max.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The elder screamed.
Naruto clenched his teeth and yelled as he threw his arms into the air. White lines surrounded the elder and suddenly a massive pillar blasted from space itself and swallowed the elder whole!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The elder said as he was erased by the space column.
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
Everyone looked over in the direction of the giant column of space energy.
"What was that?!" Kasai asked.
"It looks like Naruto's fight is just about over." Psycho said, looking towards the blast as well.
"That was Naruto?" Sakura asked with concern.
"Psycho." Sasuke said.
Psycho looked at Sasuke.
"Why are you telling us all of this? After everything we've been through?" Sasuke asked.
Everyone looked at Psycho.
"Because you're the ones I've been waiting for … all these years, no, centuries I've waited …" Psycho said softly.
Everyone was visibly confused.
"Through the abilities of another DEATH member I was able to achieve immortality and eternal youth. I've used that time to plan my next moves carefully and gain the power to do just as I am doing now." Psycho said.
Everyone clenched their teeth.
"All these years to gain the strength needed to take back the world for the shinobi … but the shinobi aren't safe either." Psycho said, looking up slightly.
Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, and Kakashi flinched and looked at Psycho with anger.
"What the hell do you mean the shinobi aren't safe?" Sakura asked.
"The hidden villages have their share of sin as well. I wish to create a peaceful world over all … which means …" Psycho stopped to let the ninja figure it out.
"YOU'RE GONNA ATTACK THE NINJA WORLD!?" The ninja yelled in unison.
Psycho smiled.
"Precisely." Psycho said.
Everyone held angry faces once more.
"But for killing the elders for me I'm going to give you another reward on top of telling you about the past. You have time to build the strength you need for the final battle. Robin and I still have our scheduled trip to the library tomorrow, and DEATH is going to be preoccupied tonight." Psycho explained.
"What is DEATH gonna be doing!?" Kasai asked.
Psycho smirked.
"Tonight, DEATH claims the last territories of the Four Emperors. Then, in two days' time, we make our assault on the ninja world!" Psycho boasted.
Sasuke and the others grew even angrier.
"HA some kind of leader you are to tell us your plan loud and clear like that!" Kasai joked.
Psycho became serious.
"I told you my plan because I expect you to be able to stop it." Psycho said.
Everyone became confused all at once!
"What do you …" Sasuke started.
"Sasuke, Kakashi, Sakura, Sanji, Zoro, and the rest of you straw hats … you're all the children of prophecy that will defeat DEATH. Naruto and Luffy … will be the ones to kill me." Psycho confessed.