Naruto walked over to Topman's half disintegrated body and stood over it with a straight face. After about 5 seconds, Topmap up screaming.
"AHHHHHHH! What the hell did you do to me, Naruto Uzumaki?" Topman asked.
The elder's body was cut perfectly in half. He lay belly down on the cold hard steel floor of the boiler room as Naruto just continued to watch him.
Rain poured into the room and put out the fires. The bricks became drenched with water as well as the floor.
An outside perspective of the room shows that a perfect circle had been shot through the Holy Land manor and anything caught in the blast was erased completely, no sign of it ever having existed! After a while, Naruto spoke.
"That technique was supposed to erase you completely, but I guess it still isn't perfect." Naruto said softly.
The elder coughed up blood.
"I … I see. Half of my body has been erased … with this kind of damage I won't live much longer..." The mustached elder said.
Naruto stared.
"Tell me, Naruto Uzumaki … what makes you shinobi so strong? I never would've imagined … that a shinobi would be the reason I died … the other elders and I … after he died.. we just knew we were too strong to be taken out, but … you barge in … and with the damned ability to stop time … ha ha! .." Topman laughed, coughing up blood.
Naruto stared at Topman with no emotion.
"Naruto Uzumaki … please answer." Topman elder said softly.
"When you have something bigger than yourself to protect … you can reach power you've never even dreamed of. All for the sake of protecting those that are precious to you." Naruto said.
The elder's face became filled with shock as a ghostly image of a certain man formed inside of Naruto! He spoke the same word's Naruto did.
"Despite what it may have done in the past, the Ninja World is my home. And I would do anything to prevent anyone from hurting it or the people who live there. That's where I draw my power." Naruto said.
"You … sound just like him .. Tore." Topman said softly, his eyes blurring.
Naruto continued looked down on St. Topman with confusion.
"T-Tore? Who is that?" Naruto said to himself.
"We fought against him... a long time ago … he spoke those same words..." Topman said, laying his head down and closing his eyes.
Naruto lowered his head and turned around.
Naruto looked up at the dark sky, as the rain hit his face, he thought of Luffy.
"Luffy … please be okay. We've taken care of these government guys for ya! Ha ha. We're going to come find you now. Just wait for us!" Naruto said to himself as he walked off.
Topman slowly looked up as Naruto walked away and transformed his arm into a hammer.
"You … think … I'm going to let you leave … so easily … Naruto Uzumaki?" Topman said out loud, Naruto seemingly didn't notice, but looked back with his pupils and slowly formed a rasengan.
"DIE NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Topman yelled as he slammed his hammer arm and a steel spike jumped from the ground at Naruto's position.
"YOU IDIOT!" Naruto said as he threw the rasengan at the elder.
The steel spike shot through Naruto's forehead above his right eye and burst through his skull.
Blood flew and Naruto coughed up blood and spit.
"GUAG!" Naruto let out as the rasengan got closer to the elder.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Topman screamed as the rasengan hit him.
The rasengan spiraled into the elder's body, digging into his skin and started to erase him from the inside out!
"NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Topman yelled once more before a giant burst pushed Naruto into a far away wall and the shinobi fell onto his face.
Naruto's crystal fox form went away.
When Naruto looked up, the elder was gone. Not a trace of him left. Naruto smiled to himself. And slowly felt the hole in his forehead. Naruto smiled.
Thud!
Naruto fell face down on the cold steel, blood pouring from his head.
HOLY LAND (COURTYARD)
Everyone was silent. This was so random and out of nowhere. All that could be heard was rain slamming against the ground.
Psycho stared at the group. He was admittedly surprised they didn't have any more questions.
"You heard me right... you're all destined to be the victors in this fight." Psycho said.
Sasuke spoke up.
"This doesn't make sense! Why would you come here and tell us all this?! Being my grandfather, the history between the shinobi and the world government, and that we'll be the ones to beat you!? Why!?" Sasuke yelled.
"I already answered that question, Sasuke. You're all the children of prophecy. I know that you'll be the ones to defeat me based on what you did here." Psycho said.
"So … this wasn't just to defeat the elders for you? It was-"Sakura was interrupted.
"A test …" Kakashi finished.
"Something like that.." Psycho said softly.
Psycho looked up and stood to his feet. Everyone of course, got into battle stances.
"I've given you your reward for taking out these old men and passing my test. Now get out of here, I have business to attend to." Psycho said, walking away.
Zoro stepped up.
"You never told us where Luffy and the others were!" Zoro yelled out.
"Yeah! Where's Luffy!?" Sanji asked.
Psycho turned towards the two Straw Hat Pirates.
""Luffy and Hancock are currently at a place called "Sunflower Island." Psycho said.
Psycho threw a log pose to the island to the group.
"I have somewhere to be going now." Psycho said, walking off.
Psycho stopped and looked back.
"The next time we see each other … will be the last time." Psycho said before teleporting away.
The members of the Holy Land assault group stood in silence. Not knowing what to do with the information they had just heard.
"Sasuke …" Sakura said.
"Not now Sakura. Let's just go find Naruto and get out of this place so we can get ready to go to this Sunflower Island."
Zoro's eyes were shadowed out.
"Oi, Sasuke, how to we know Psycho's telling the truth?" Sanji said.
"We don't have any other options in my eyes.. besides he just dropped a load of information on us at the same time. I doubt he'd lie about some island, if Luffy and Hancock are really there then it'll be okay, they're all that matter." Sasuke said.
Everyone smiled and nodded.
"So, we're going to find Naruto, get down to the Sunny, and go to Sunflower Island..." Sasuke said, "Everyone good? Let's move!" Sasuke said, running off.
Kakashi, Fujitora, Law, Sakura, and Hinata all followed Sasuke. Sanji and Zoro stayed, their eyes shadowed out.
"You're going to go after Robin … aren't you?" Sanji asked.
Zoro didn't answer.
"I'd honestly be lying if I said I didn't want to go with you … it's what Luffy would want us to do." Sanji said, walking over to Zoro.
"Zoro." Sanji said.
Zoro looked up with surprise, Sanji never called him by his real name.
Zoro would be even more shocked when Sanji hugged him tightly.
"You'd better not die! You stupid moss haired idiot!" Sanji passionately said.
Zoro's eyes lowered and he hugged Sanji back.
"I won't … Sanji." Zoro said.
The two men separated and looked each other in the eyes. Sanji smiled and ran off to find the others. Zoro looked down and back up, determined! Zoro then ran off on his own.
HOLY LAND (BOILER ROOM)
Heavy rains continued to pound the steel floor of the boiler room.
Naruto lay face down in blood, unresponsive. A dark figure appeared instantly into the room.
Out of the shadows, Psycho walked up to Naruto's body.
"You-You died..?" Psycho said, looking around the room and noticing the protruding steel spike and then back at Naruto's wounds.
"It must have been some sort of trick.. those elders never played fair." Psycho walked over to Naruto's body and turned him over.
Naruto's mouth was open just a little as blood ran down his face. His eyes closed. Psycho stared at him for a moment and sighed.
Psycho set Naruto down to rest on his back.
"I've already told your friends some pretty important info about the history between the Shinobi world and the World Government … I truly hope they use that information to understand me a little more. I don't expect them to share my hatred of course... that would be selfish of me, as long as they understand that I'm not seeking vengeance for no reason." Psycho said as he put his hands over Naruto's chest.
"I wouldn't normally do this … I haven't done it for any of the others I thought were to defeat me in the past … but …" Psycho stopped as a dome of green chakra covered Naruto's chest and eventually covered his whole body, healing his wounds.
"I truly believe you and Luffy are the ones I've waited so long for. Please, Naruto Uzumaki, don't die like the rest.. I'm begging you.." Psycho said, bawling his eyes out.
About ten minutes passed and Naruto slowly opened his eyes to the heavy rains hitting his face. His wounds all healed up. Naruto sat up and looked around the room.
"I … was … I was dead … wasn't I?" Naruto asked himself, "Who saved me?"
Naruto looked around the room even more and didn't see anyone. He stood to his feet and looked at his hands and then the crater in the middle of the room.
"Regardless of who saved me, I beat that old guy … that's all that matters. I need to go find everyone! They're probably worried!" Naruto turned around and bumped into a familiar face.
"Sanji!" Naruto yelled with a big goofy smile.
Sanji smiled back.
"Naruto! You're okay!" Sanji said.
"How's everyone doing!?" Naruto asked, more serious.
Sanji smiled.
"We won … we really won!" Sanji said happily.
Naruto smiled and sighed of relief.
"That's good … that makes me so happy." Naruto said.
"Everyone is still looking for you Naruto, let's head back to them!" Sanji said.
"Right!" Naruto confirmed as the two ran off.
THE ASSULT ON THE HOLY LAND OF MARIE JOIS! TRULY A DARK DAY FOR THE WORLD GOVERNMENT! DAMAGES HAVE EXCEEDED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF BERRIES WORTH OF DAMAGE! AND THE FIVE ELDER STARS WHO RULED OVER THE WORLD … ARE NO MORE!
HOLY LAND (THRONE ROOM)
A tall figure sat on a throne high above the ground. It's one red eye widened when someone walked into the room. The man stood at the foot of the steps that led to the throne.
"Still sitting comfortable knowing the elders have been killed, Mu?" Psycho said.
"Why won't it just die already!?" Mu screeched.
Transforming into a giant silhouetted monster figure.
Psycho smirked, taking off his jacket and removing the bandage over his eye, his sharingan spinning rapidly.
"No elders. No interferences.. before we begin.. could you do me a favor? Mu? When this is over?" Psycho asked with an excited smile, tears in his eyes.
RRRRAAAAAWWWWWWRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
Mu screeched as Mu crawled it's massive body towards Psycho.
"When you finally get to hell... tell them Torebion Teria sent you.." Psycho said, tears falling as he blitzed Mu.
SUNFLOWER ISLAND
On the bright and sunny island of Sunflower Island, an island that never got dark, Okua Yuke and his friend Lionel Newgate tilled the fields.
"Ugh, why do we have to do this again Okua?" Lionel asked.
Okua wiped sweat from his face and smiled under his face mask.
"Monkey D. Kraken-san said it builds character. That coupled with the fact that we don't do much anyway." Okua explained.
"Well, it's a waste of time, I want to go on an adventure! Sail the seas!" Lionel said, falling back into the Sunflowers.
"I would very much love some time on the seas as well, but unfortunately with DEATH running around we don't have that option." Okua said.
Lionel became serious.
"Yeah … Kraken says the leader knew my pops and even traveled with him. It's Teach all over again." Lionel said, "Where is Kraken anyway?"
Okua kept tilling.
"I believe he said he had a run to make." Okua said.
Lionel jumped back up.
"He's always leaving." Lionel pouted, "One day I should ask to go with him on one of his errands! If we do get attacked, my beam beam powers will burn any enemy to a crisp!" Lionel yelled.
Okua chuckled.
"Such a confident young man you are, Lionel Newgate-san." Okua said.
Lionel smiled a big goofy smile and got back to work.
On a hilltop, a black boot stepped down. Okua and Lionel stopped working and their faces became serious. Slowly they stood up.
"Lionel Newgate-san." Okua said.
Lionel's eyes were shadowed out.
"Yeah." Lionel said through clenched teeth.
The two turned around and looked up to see Rob Lucci standing over them.
"Lucci." Lionel said with a sadistic smile.
Lucci looked down at the two with a serious face.
"I was ordered to come to this island and kill Monkey D. Kraken, as well as the witnesses to his murder. How would you like to play it? Tell me Kraken's location on this island or should the next time he sees you it is as corpses?" Lucci asked calmly.
Okua and Lionel smiled.
"Kraken ain't here tough guy." Lionel said.
Okua reached back and unsheathed his long, flat, pointed black blade.
"Only us!" Okua said.
Lucci squinted a little with anger.
"And the only one that's gonna die here, is you!" Lionel said, standing with his arms crossed and Okua stood next to him with one hand in his shirt and his sword over his shoulder.
WINDWAKER ISLAND (NORTH BLUE)
Navy Vice-Admiral Amiya pulled her Marine ship to the docks of the island and got off. When her feet touched the docks, she looked down at the wanted poster she had with her.
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: TAIKAMA NARA
B 700,000,000
Amiya looked at the boy on the poster and bit her bottom lip.
"Taikama … what have you become? I'm going to find you … and end this!" Amyia said with determination as she made her way into the forest on the island.
On another end of the island a cool wind blew the steam from a warm cup of tea that rest on a blanket. A sword in its sheath rest on the blanket.
A hand reached down and grabbed the sword then the tea. The man strapped his sword over his back and drank the tea with one gulp.
"Ahhhhh. That's some mighty fine tea as usual!" The man said.
The man put on his sun hat over his Japanese styled bamboo straw hat and strapped it to his chin. An x scar was on his left cheek with a vertical scar over his right eye.
Both his eyes were permanently shut. He wore a blue long sleeve robe with his chest showing, the robe was held together by a red band with a loose end that hung down to his knees.
He wore mesh leg sleeves with ninja styled socks and sandals.
"Well, I guess I should get going." The man said as he walked away from the blanket and into the forest.
IWATAKA TOKISATO
BOUNTY: 1.5 BILLION BELI.