Toriko: Namu's Buffet.
Chapter 17: "An Old Enemy Returns! Get the Inferno Pepper at All Costs!"
"Namu." Hito said, the absolute rage in his voice as evident as the Wul Volcano is hot.
"Do I know you?" Namu asked, as he took off his jacket and shirt to avoid the heat.
"I don't expect you to recognize me. After all, the last time we met you made me explode."
Namu and Tsubaki had confused looks on their faces until Tsubaki remembered when they tried to get the Jewel Meat.
"I remember now! You're that creep that used the gold GT Robo!" Tsubaki barked at the tall, green-haired man.
"Ah, you're pretty smart for a girl." Hito said, with a grin causing Tsubaki to grit her teeth.
"Oh yeah," Namu spoke up, "I remember you now. Why are you here now?"
"To get some of these, of course." Hito said, as he pulled some large, red, orange and yellow bell pepper shaped vegetables from his coat pocket.
"The Inferno Pepper!" Tsubaki and Namu shouted in unison.
Hito spoke again. "That's not the only reason, though. I'm also here…TO KILL YOU!" Suddenly, Hito lunged towards Namu with his nodachi sized kitchen knife in his right hand.
Namu narrowly dodged the black blade and countered with an uppercut after coating his arms in bio-steel, only to have Hito block it with his bare hand.
"Nice try." Hito said, smugly as he shoved his knife forward.
Namu quickly covered his whole body in bio-steel to protect himself.
"I'll help you!" Tsubaki said as she put Jujube on the ground and began pulling her kitchen knife out of it's sheath.
"Don't!" Namu yelled.
Just then, he felt an intense pain in his stomach. He looked down to see Hito's knife stuck in his stomach, covered in blood.
"That's what you get for caring about other people." Hito said, with a sadistic smile as he pulled the blade out of Namu's stomach.
Hito moved his head from right to left, making a cracking sound similar to cracking knuckles. He then turned to Tsubaki.
"You'd be wise not to interfere with the Bishokukai again." he said, as he walked past her.
"Impossible," Tsubaki thought, as she picked up Jujube from the ground, "he's much more powerful without a GT Robo."
Jujube growled at Hito as he left.
"Huh?" he turned around, "Well, well, well. What a cute little kitty. Not as cute as my pet, though."
With a whistle, Hito summoned a large Hercules Dragon to his side.
"With that, I'll take my leave." he said with a grin as he climbed onto his beast which flew off as Tsubaki looked on.
"Oh!" Tsubaki said, suddenly, "Namu!"
She jumped towards a still unconscious Namu.
"Hold on!" she said, in a panic, looking for something edible. Just then, Jujube started growling and jumped out of Tsubaki's arms and jumped towards a colorful object.
"Huh? What is it boy?" Tsubaki suddenly realized it was an Inferno Pepper.
"What? How did…? Oh, it must of fallen out of Hito's pocket during the fight."
With a pepper now in hand, she jumped towards Namu.
"Here, eat this." she said, as she put the pepper in his mouth and moved his jaw so he could chew.
Suddenly, a huge gout of flames shot out of Namu's mouth.
"AAAAAAAAHHH! HOOOOOOOOOTTT!" Namu screamed, as he shot up from the ground, "Huh? Where are we?"
"We're at the Wul Volcano." Tsubaki said, a touch of concern in her voice.
"Oh, right. The Inferno Pepper." Namu looked down at the spot where Hito had stabbed him and noticed there was no wound.
"Hmm. Guess the heat of this place cauterized the wound." he thought out loud.
"Namu." Tsubaki's eyes welled up with tears as she jumped towards Namu and hugged him tightly.
"What's with the waterworks, Tsubaki? I'm still alive, aren't I?"
"I thought you were a goner." Tsubaki said, weakly, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"It'll take more than that to kill me. I've got Knocking Master Jirou's blood in my veins, don't I?" Namu grinned, "Now come on, we've got some peppers to find!"
End of Chapter.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hope you guys like the chapter. I'm thinking of making the chapters longer, what d'ya think?
"Toriko" is owned by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. I only own OC's.
The "Inferno Pepper" was suggested by pokemonking0924.
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