Chapter 18

Kureha continued to cry as Onawagi stared forward.

"Doctor Hiriluk was a great man to me. More of a father to me than you ever were as a mother. You should've died… not him!" Onawagi yelled, "What is a selfish old woman like you still doing alive when this man died getting tricked the same way I did? Except… they killed him… you could've stopped him, but you didn't! Your jealousy was too great for him wasn't it?! Is that why you let them take my old man away!? HUH?!"

Kureha fought through her tears and got ready to speak again, but Naruto spoke for her.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Naruto yelled, "I don't know who the hell this Hiriluk guy is or why he meant so much to you… but NEVER talk to your mother like that again. Or I swear I'll make you regret it." Naruto said, anger in his eyes. Hancock and Sasuke looked on.

Onawagi bit his bottom lip and tears started to fall.

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING SO WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING ON IT?!" Onawagi yelled.

Naruto continued to stare.

"After I lost my eyes… the only thing that kept me alive was knowing the doctor was okay… but ever since I found out he died…I've only wanted to die… until… he saved my life." Onawagi said softly before picking up his blade. Sasuke walked up and stood next to Naruto.

"It's because of his wishes that I'm still here! It's why you'll die right now!" Onawagi charged Naruto and Sasuke and went invisible.

Naruto held up his left hand and Sasuke his right. Naruto activated rasengan and Sasuke Chidori. They combined the balls of energy until the mountain started to shake and a bright light could be seen.

Onawagi continued to charge them while still invisible and tears fell much heavier.

"Go!" Naruto ordered and both ninjas charged the blind man.

"ARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" Onawagi yelled.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sasuke and Naruto yelled in unison as they charged him with their combination.

BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!

The impact shook the mountain and brough Onawagi back from being invisible. He coughed up an incredible amount of blood as the attack destroyed his body and manifested as a giant black ball behind him. As the explosion blew up a giant bright light blinded Hancock, Sasuke, Kureha, and Naruto.

INSIDE ONAWAGI'S MIND

Onawagi lay on a blue, cloud like surface and sat up.

"Huh? Where the hell am I? It feels like… glass." Onawagi said out loud.

"It's a weird place isn't it?" A voice asked.

"Who… who's there?!" Onawagi asked.

"Open your eyes and look for yourself." The voice said.

Onawagi took off his blind fold and slowly opened his eyes. He stared in shock as a tall man with yellow hair looked down at him with his hand outstretched.

"Huh?..." Onawagi asked, tears in his eyes, "I can… I can…see."

"Of course, you can buddy. This is your mind." Naruto said with a smile.

Onawagi continued to stare at Naruto and his hand.

"Come on. Take my hand." Naruto said.

Onawagi grabbed Naruto's hand and was helped to his feet.

"Why are you here? Why are we here?" Onawagi asked.

"Well, I'm kind of used to being here heh heh, I talk to a lot of guys like you." Naruto said.

"A lot of guys like me?" Onawagi asked.

"Yeah… guys who are lost and need to be found." Naruto said.

Onawagi's eyes shot open.

"Need to be saved…?" Onawagi asked.

"This doctor guy. He really meant a lot to you didn't he? Would he want to see you go down this road? With an organization like this? You said you wanted to uphold his dreams and wishes so why do this?!" Naruto asked.

Onawagi paused for a second.

"I wasn't talking about doctor Hiriluk when I said that…" Onawagi confessed.

Naruto's eyes widened a little.

DRUM KINGDOM 14 YEARS AGO

"Kill the demon! Kill him!" Citizens yelled.

A village in Drum Kingdom was burning while the culprit, a boy with the power to become invisible was responsible. Bodies lay in the streets and homes. Onawagi ran on his escape path he had carved in the snow until he reached his boat in the ocean, he got on it and sailed away. He looked back and even though all he saw was black he could make out an image of the village. Onawagi began to cry and turned around.

"What did I just do?... I snapped… I don't know why I did it, but… for some reason… it feels… NO I KILLED A BUNCH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE FOR NO REASON!" Onawagi argued with himself and cried until he fell asleep in the waters on the Grand Line.

Onawagi woke up in a warm room and looked around.

"Where the hell am I?" Onawagi thought to himself. As he finished his thoughts he heard footsteps.

Onawagi grabbed his blade and held it up.

"Who…who's there…? Please don't attack me… I can't see…" Onawagi begged.

The man walked up to the boy and sat down on the bed.

"I'm not going to hurt you young man. I understand your pain if anything. You were betrayed by your people…I was betrayed by my people as well, or you could actually say I was betrayed by the world…betrayed by God." The man said.

Onawagi looked up at the man with tears falling.

"Betrayed by God?" Onawagi asked.

"When I was a kid.. I had a pretty hard life too.. because of evil people. I'm going to rid this world of the type of people that did this to you.. and I'd like you to join me, Onawagi Rinso." The man said.

Onawagi gasped.

"How do you know me?!" Onawagi asked.

"I've kept tabs on you for a while as I stayed in Drum. Hiriluk is a close friend of mine as well, maybe he's mentioned me?" The man said.

"Who are you…maybe he has…" Onawagi said.

"The people call me Psycho Uchiha."

ONAWAGI'S MIND

Onawagi continued to look down and Naruto stared at him.

"He saved my life… took me in when I didn't have anywhere else to go… he understood my pain… so I'm going to help him accomplish his goals!" Onawagi yelled.

Naruto continued to look at Onawagi then looked down.

"You fool…" Naruto said.

"What'd you say?" Onawagi asked.

"Took you in when you had no where to go? Are you kidding? You killed half a village over a misunderstanding! How did you expect them to react? Psycho took you in, recruited you, using your situation against you!" Naruto scolded.

Onawagi's eyes widened.

"He turned you into something you aren't! I heard about what you did in the sand village years ago, spreading a fatal disease around the village, and all the people I'm sure you've killed while being under this man…" Naruto said, shaking with anger.

"HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO BE HIS KILLER UNTIL YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG!?" Naruto yelled out, "YOUR MOM IS CRYING FOR YOU AS WE SPEAK! SHE JUST WANTS HER SON HOME!"

"How would..." Naruto teared up slightly.

"HOW WOULD HIRILUK FEEL ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BECOME?!" Naruto yelled.

Onawagi's eyes shot open and he shed more tears.

"What do I do…" Onawagi asked softly.

"Huh?" Naruto asked.

"WHAT DO I DO DOCTOR?! I'M SO SORRY! MOM!! IM SO SORRY!!!" Onawagi screamed

Naruto had seen enough and walked towards the young man. Naruto grabbed Onawagi and hugged him.

"If you're truly sorry... then make them proud. Onawagi." Naruto said.

Onawagi didn't hug back first, instead, just stared straight ahead, still crying. After a few moments he slowly hugged Naruto back.

IN FRONT OF DRUM CASTLE

Onawagi lay on his back in the snow, his torso was red from blood and black from burns, his mouth leaked blood from it as well as his head and nose. Nartuo and Sasuke panted.

Kureha stared at her son. Before Kureha could speak Her thoughts were interrupted by a giant zig zagged line of lightning shooting into the sky.

"Woah! Hey Sasuke, isn't that?!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke stared with slight shock.

"Looks like Kakashi's battle is coming to an end as well.." Sasuke said.

DRUM VILLAGE

Sanji, Sakura, and Nami were taking out the remaining DEATH members as they saw the giant lightning streak extend into the sky.

"What is that!?" Nami asked.

Sakura smiled big.

"That's our sensei!" Sakura cheered.

"The old man?! You shinobi sure are full of surprises." Sanji smiled.

Sakura smiled back.

"You guys are too!" Sakura said.

The fighting continued when a DEATH member punched Sanji in the back of the head.

"WHY YOU!!" Sanji yelled, chasing the DEATH member.

DRUM FOREST

Robin, Chopper, Brook, and Zoro continued fighting any DEATH members who came into the woods.

"How many of these guys are there!?" Chopper asked.

"There certainly is a lot of them!" Brook added.

"Just keep fighting! These guys are small fry." Zoro said.

As the four fought the sky shone blue and they could make out a giant lightning attack in the sky.

"What could that be?" Robin asked.

"It's gotta be that lightning guy! Come on let's go help Luffy!" Zoro said.

Zoro, Robin, and Brook all ran through the forest while Chopper stayed behind to check on Usopp.

"Usopp! Are you okay?!" Chopper asked.

Usopp faced the wall with his eyes open and pretended to snore. Chopper made a confused face and grabbed a needle to poke him, when he did Usopp jumped and screamed.

"AHHHH what the hell did you do that for?!" Usopp yelled.

"YOU WERE FAKING! WE NEEDED HELP!" Chopper yelled back.

"Ah you see doctor my "don't help fight because I'm hurt" disease started kicking in…" Usopp tried to reason.

"AHHHH I THINK I'VE HEARD OF THAT! STAY HERE AND GET PLENTY OF REST!" Chopper said before leaving.

DEATH BOAT

Kakashi loomed over Eneru the thunder god with one lightning blade left. Kakashi lifted his right hand over his head.

Eneru looked up with fear, his face bruised and bloody.

"W-Wait!" Eneru yelled.

Kakashi blasted towards Eneru and slammed the second chidori into his abdomen, causing Eneru to cough up blood. Kakashi and Eneru blasted in a straight line through the lightning zigzag trail from earlier, splitting it in half and crashing into the DEATH boat below.

KABOOOOOOOOMMMMMM

Lightning and dust filled the arena. The boat had been blown in half. Kakashi jumped back to where Luffy and the others were.

"COOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!! WHAT A MOVE OLD MAN!" Luffy yelled.

"Luffy! That's rude. This man's name is Kakashi. that was an incredible attack!" Sabo said.

"OH OW! What a SUPERRR attack!" Franky said with a thumbs up.

Kakashi panted heavily, the move having used up a bunch of his chakra.

"It… should be… over." Kakashi said, on one knee.

In the wreckage of the boat Eneru laid on a peace of drift wood unable to move.

"Grgh…Ugh…." Eneru slowly lifted his hand into the air.

"Damn it!... He's still conscious?" Kakashi asked himself.

Luffy became enraged seeing Eneru still moving and jumped into the air over him.

"GUM GUM BATTLE AXE!" Luffy yelled as he slammed his leg down towards Eneru.

"YA HA HA HA HA HA….too… late… straw hat…" Eneru said.

BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!

Luffy caused a huge splash as he kicked Eneru through the wreckage of the boat and deep into the frozen waters below. Luffy landed and spoke.

"We beat him!" Luffy said with a smile.

Sabo smiled and looked back, but when he did his smile quickly faded. In the sky over Drum Castle a giant electric ball was about to crash into the mountain top.

IN FRONT OF DRUM CASTLE

Naruto, Sasuke, Hancock, and Kureha looked up to see the giant ball of electricity above them.

"What is that?!" Hancock yelled.

Sasuke stared with shock.

"Come on let's get out of here!" Naruto commanded.

Naruto grabbed Kureha and began running, Hancock and Sasuke followed.

"The blast radius is too big for us to run from!" Hancock yelled.

Everyone continued running but stopped when they saw Onawagi standing on his two feet, bandage off. His eye sockets were pitch black as there wasn't anything in them, only tears fell from the sockets.

"Onawagi…" Naruto said softly.

"Son! Let's go! I forgive you for everything! Let's just get out of here!" Kureha begged.

Onawagi walked towards his mother's voice and grabbed the back of her head, pulling her in to kiss her on the forehead.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hancock stared with sympathy.

"Sorry mother…but this is the last time you'll see me." Onawagi said.

Kurhea's eyes widened. Onawagi walked to the center of the mountain and put both of his hands up.

"When you all have entered the lift… yell to me… I will put up... a force field... and shield the explosion.." Onawagi ordered.

Naruto stared shocked.

"HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT! WE CAN FIND ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE EVERYONE! DON'T BE STUPID! COME ON!" Naruto yelled.

Onawagi shook his head.

"This… this… this is what… the doctor would've done…" Onawagi said with a smile.

Flashback

Onawagi cried on his hands and knees as he watched Hiriluk blow himself up from a distance. Psycho stood with his arms crossed, watching his friend blow himself up. Onawagi became angry and grabbed Psycho's collar.

"Why didn't we stop him?! Why didn't you let me stop him?!" Onawagi screamed at the top of his lungs.

Psycho stared down at Onawagi.

"Hiriluk died the way he wanted." Psycho said.

"Are you really that selfish?!" Onawagi yelled.

Psycho looked up.

"Iron Tim's" Disease." Psycho said.

Onawagi was confused.

"Hiriluk had an incurable heart disease that at one time was almost a plague, but... now is extremely rare, but you didn't know that did you?" Psycho said.

Onawagi cried more knowing this information but was also confused.

"Hiriluk was going to die anyway, but he chose to leave on his terms."

"Let me tell you something about death. It is cold and unforgiving... so when given the chance to leave this world as you see fit... is that not one of the greatest pleasures you could give a man?" Psycho asked rhetorically.

"And with Hiriluk's death, someone.. or.. something will live on in his place.." Psycho said, staring at Chopper as the deer man walked away from the castle.

Psycho looked down towards the ground appearing to be sad about something.

End of Flashback

Naruto continued to stare in shock as Sasuke pulled him and Kureha towards the lift, Hancock following.

"WE'RE HERE!" Sasuke yelled out.

Onawagi looked up towards the sky.

"Good…" Onawagi used the last of his strength to create an invisible force field over the entire mountain.

Onawagi thought to himself.

"Doctor… this is how you felt that day, isn't it? When you were blown up… dying happily knowing you're giving up your life for someone else… my life has been nothing but sin… hopefully now… I can die and rest in peace knowing my last mission before I died… was protecting my… friends." When Onawagi said friends he closed his eye lids and smiled for the last time.

Naruto, Sasuke, Hancock, and Kureha watched the silent but huge explosion from the lift. Kureha had tears in her eyes. Hancock came to comfort her.

"I'm so sorry… I worked with him.. he was a good guy…" Hancock said.

"I know… even after what he did… I still loved him. And I always will, it hurts to lose him, but it's okay… he's with Hiriluk now." Kureha said.

Everyone in their respective battle fields saw the explosion go off as well. Kakashi stared with a serious face.

"Sheesh what was he trying to do, destroy the island?!... but from the shape of that explosion.. it looks almost like someone 'contained' it..." Kakashi thought to himself.

DRUM VILLAGE

Nami, Sakura, and Sanji looked up at the mountain where the giant contained explosion took place.

"What was that?!" Sakura asked.

"I don't know… but the doctor was up there…" Sanji responded.

Sasuke's eyes widened in fear.

"Sasuke is too and Hancock!" Sakura said, running off.

"Hey! Sakura!" Nami yelled out.

Sakura ran through the village on her way to the mountain.

"Sasuke I'm sure you got out of that explosion but… I have to be sure!" Sakura said as she charged through the village.

As she got further through the village Robin, Brook, and Chopper were making it to the village. Sakura saw them and smiled.

"Hey! Guys!" Sakura said, waving.

"Hello! Sakura-san!" Brook yelled out.

"You're okay!" Chopper said.

"Hello Ms. Nurse!" Robin said.

"You're all okay!" Sakura said, with a big smile.

"Yes, we're fine." Brook confirmed.

"Oh yeah, I know you all were watching over the injured, but Sanji-kun made it to us and helped us beat the DEATH members!" Sakura added.

"We know! Those men are all incredible, the injuries they sustained in battle… they acted as if they were nothing. Luffy, Naruto, Sanji, and Zoro all got up and left before they were fully healed." Chopper said.

Robin looked around.

"Where is Zoro?" Robin asked.

Everyone looked around wondering where the swordsman went.

IN FRONT OF DRUM CASTLE

"What happened here?" Zoro looked around and saw a man on the ground. He ran over and rest the man's head in his arms.

"Hey! You alright?" Zoro asked, upon closer inspection Zoro noticed the man's eyes were open but he didn't have any eyes, "What the hell is this?"

The man, burned to a crisp, was already gone.

Zoro stared at the man's eyeless face and close his eye lids. Zoro continued to stare at the man's body and picked him up.

"I don't know who this is.. but I'll bring him to the others and see what they want to do with him.

DRUM VILLAGE

Sakura continued to talk to the others as Sanji and Nami joined them.

"Robin-chan!" Sanji said.

Brook and Chopper stared in surprise

"WHAT ABOUT US?!" They yelled in unison.

Sanji ignored them and kept talking.

"So I'm assuming everything went well on your guys' end?" Sanji asked.

"Yes, we beat the guys that came to attack us. Naruto, Zoro, and Luffy all ran out to join fights." Robin explained.

"What about Usopp?" Sanji asked.

"Oh! He told me he had a disease preventing him from joining!" Chopper explained.

Everyone passed out.

"That doesn't even sound remotely believable…" Sakura added.

"But were you guys making your way to the lightning explosion at the docks?" Nami asked.

"Yes, that's where we were going." Robin answered.

"Speaking of which we should get going!" Brook said.

"But Sasuke and the others were at the castle!" Sakura said.

"And Zoro is missing!" Chopper said.

As they said this Naruto, Kureha, Sasuke, and Hancock ran into the village.

"HEY NARUTO!" Sakura yelled out with a smile.

"You all survived the blast huh?" Sanji asked, also smiling.

The group all looked down.

"We wouldn't have if…" Naruto started.

FLASHBACK

Naruto, Sasuke, Hancock, and Kureha watched the silent but huge explosion from the lift. Kureha had tears in her eyes. Hancock came to comfort her.

END OF FLASHBACK

"So… he sacrificed himself for you." Nami said.

"Yeah…" Naruto confirmed.

As everyone sat in silence the dock fighters were running towards them.

"OI EVERYONE!" Luffy yelled out happily.

"Luffy!" Chopper yelled.

Everyone smiled as Luffy, Sabo, Franky, and Kakashi ran towards them.

"How did you all survive that crazy lightning attack? Something shot into the air and then shot straight down through it!" Chopper noted.

"That was this guy!" Luffy laughed pointing at Kakashi, "He did this huge lightning attack and beat ear lobes!"

"That's our sensei for you!" Naruto said with a smile.

"Here I thought he was this laid-back guy…" Robin thought.

"Heh heh, well it's nothing really. Is everyone here?" Kakashi asked.

"Everyone but Zoro… that idiot is always getting lost!" Nami said.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA! Zoro is such an idiot sometimes! HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Luffy laughed.

"I second that notion!" Sanji joined.

As they all said this, Zoro made his way into the village. Carrying Onawagi in his arms. Kureha got up and tears began forming, she walked up to Zoro and looked at the man in his arms.

"You fool… you fool!" Kureha said.

Zoro stared down at her.

"YOU FOOL YOU FOOL!" Kureha yelled out.

Zoro handed Onawagi over to his mother and walked towards the crew.

"What's the deal Zoro? Why is she angry? He just sacrificed himself." Naruto said.

Zoro continued walking, stopped, and spoke.

"She's not angry." Zoro said softly.

Kureha was smiling as tears fell on her son.

"Why wait until you had to sacrifice yourself to show you still had a loving heart… you're definitely still my angel son…" Kureha said as she hugged her son.