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  The rge on from the Dark Amphibian fired and the fming ball was fast approag Ishido's ship.

  A short while ago.

  As the Genihe area, Kakashi and Mazui stood opposite each other with killing i filling the air.

  "I've heard of your exploits during the 3rd war and after. You have quite the reputation Kakashi of the Sharingan. But that won't save you from me." Mazui spoke. He didn't focus on Kakashi's Sharingan to not fall prey to a Genjutsu.

  "A lot of people who faced me thought that. But I'm still here." The Leaf Jonin tensed his muscles and got ready.

  "Not for long." The sed the rogue Cloud ninja was in front of Kakashi with a lightning fast punch aimed at the heart.

  The Sharingan ninja blocked aaliated with a kick which Mazui easily blocked. And thus their Taijutsu battle atop the o began. Their movements were both fast, deadly and graceful as they dodged or blocked their enemy's strikes.

  Kakashi could sehat his oppo had a strong physique. Mazui oher hand noted Kakashi's swift rea time and reflexes.

  The two ninjas were only testing the waters but soon they got serious. The speed behind their blows started increasing and the waves around them slowly became agitated. Mazui quickly took out a kunai and tried to ssh Kakashi while the man jumped bad dodged. He threw several shuriken at Mazui but all of them missed their mark as the enemy evaded to the side.

  The two ninjas stood a couple meters apart. They could sehe battle ragiween Might Guy and Bozui a short distance away but they were more focused on their own.

  Kakashi made the first move as he speedily threw two kunai with paper bombs attached to them. The two sharp ons flew towards Mazui who jumped bad just as they were in front of the ninja, Kakashi made a seal.

  BOOM!BOOM!

  The ter bombs exploded in front of Mazui but the missing ninja didn't take much damage. He nded oer safely but the sed a pair of arms emerged from the o and immediately dragged him dowh the waves.

  Kakashi held Mazui in a choke hold uer and stabbed his spih his khe moment Mazui turned into Lightning arocuted the Leaf Jonin but it turned out to be a water e.

  A short distance away Kakashi narrowed his eyes at what had just happened. 'He created and substituted with a lightning e in that split sed after the explosion. His skills are certainly no joke. I may have to use that jutsu to end this quickly.'

  He felt a fast ining chakra and immediately moved away from his position. The moment a powerful blow was struck where Kakashi previously was. The waves were blown away and it took a few seds for the o to calm down.

  Seeing his prey dodge and gain distance, Mazui stood up, looked at the Leaf ninja and smirked.

  Kakashi let out a deep breath of air and spoke. "You deliberately didn't get away from the paper bombs. You wanted me to take you by surprise so you could get an opening on me."

  Mazui grinned. "It was a simple tactic. I didn't think it would work on you anyways. So let's stop wasting time a serious." Saying those words Mazui made a few seals and the sed chakra exploded from his body and turned into Lightning.

  It wasn't a full Lightning armor like the Raikage but close. Bolts of electricity arced around his body and Mazui directly looked at Kakashi's Sharingan.

  The Copyinja wasted no time and tried to cast Genjutsu from his special eye but it was no use.

  "You aren't the first Sharingan user enjutsu capable fighter I've fought. The lightning chakra running through me makes Genjutsu invalid." Mazui didn't say anything more and drew a short sword from his babsp;'Uh the Raikage, my lightning armor has some ive side effects. Experieng pain for o I suppose that's also a plus for me. It get me out of Genjutsu."

  Mazui focused aened his tration. The sed he disappeared from his spot.

  Kakashi took two kunai and blocked the sword swing that came for his head. Sparks flew in the air as both ninjas exged a flurry of fast precise strikes with their bdes. Eae trying to nd a lethal blow oher.

  Mazui swung his sword aiming for the Leaf Jonin's neck but it was deflected with a kunai and the sed he raised his leg to block a kick from Kakashi. Mazui jumped bad threw several shuriken at his enemy, all of which the Leaf Jonin deflected with his on. The sed he saw his enemy's sword ing for his head and raised his kunai to block.

  Mazui, predig Kakashi's defense, sent chakra into his bde and coated it with lightning. The blue crackle of electricity was heard and the sword came down at blinding speed.

  Kakashi successfully blocked the chakra coated bde and Mazui was surprised that his Lightning sword didn't cut through the enemy's kunai. He took a closer look at the two kunai the man was holding and uood. 'He's using his own Lightning chakra to ter mine.'

  The seazui sent a powerful fast kick at Kakashi's abdomen.

  "Gha!" The Leaf Jonin was forced back but not before nding a wound on his oppo. At the st moment when the kick was ing Kakashi dragged his Lightning chakra coated kunai across the enemy sword and tried to ssh Mazui's neck. The Cloud Jonin adjusted his body to avoid a lethal blow but a cut still formed on his cheek.

  Mazui and Kakashi stood across from each other and stared at their foe.

  The Leaf Jonin was cautious as he looked at the captain of the Gdiator pirates. 'His lightning style jutsu is simir to the Raikage but it's not as powerful. He has incredible speed but it's not armor like or has the power boost like with the Raikage. But he has that chakra abs armor and that makes up for his weakness and the lightning moving through his body must be causing him some kind of pain. It must be one of the ways he get out of Genjutsu. I o unch a single fast pierg strike to end this. Oh enough chakra to break through that armor and one ing that he 't dodge.'

  Just as Kakashi was analyzing his enemy, so was Mazui. 'His Sharingan is certainly incredible. It's much more powerful than the ohe Uchiha I've fought in the war had. Even with my speed that eye is giving him the advantage of predig the path of my movements and allowing him to dodge my more lethal attacks. I o increase my speed or block his vision and then go for a kill strike.'

  At that moment a small boom was heard and both of them looked to see Guy nding oer while they sensed Bozui's chakra sinking in the o. Mazui frow that but he knew how strong his brother was. So he khat the battle was far from over and turned his attention back to Kakashi.

  The battle quickly resumed with Kakashi putting his kunai ba his poud quickly making a few seals. 'Fire style - Fireball jutsu.'

  A rge fming sphere quickly made its way to Mazui. Despite its rge size it was moving with incredible speed.

  Mazui dodged the attad swiftly made his way to Kakashi. 'You think you fool me? I won't fall for that again.'

  The rogue Cloud ninja was expeg the ninja in front of him to be a e so the real one take him by surprise. So he was mildly surprised when the Leaf ninja deflected his sword swings and engaged in a Taijutsu battle showing that he wasn't a e.

  Kakashi made a few seals and coated his arms in lightning chakra as Mazui was rushing towards him. The Leaf Jonin thrust his hand towards the enemy's chest but Mazui jumped over Kakashi and dodged the attack. As he jumped over, Mazui himself was making several seals.

  A rge amount of chakra gathered in his arms and when he nded on water he charged at the Leaf Jonin. Kakashi turned around to block a pund terattacked with a lightning fist of his own. But Mazui caught his wrist and grihe instant the rogue ninja sent his stored chakra into Kakashi in the form of a stroric current.

  "Arrrggghh…" The Leaf Jonin gritted his teeth as the current passed through him.

  "Lightning style - Electric overdose jutsu. It stores chakra in a limb and upon tact with the enemy it's released in the form of electricity. Paralyzing and also temporarily doubling the weight of the target making it difficult for the victim to move. sidering your strength it'll only st a few seds but that's all I need..." Mazui had a blood thirsty grin as he knew he caught the real ninja. Wanting to finish this quickly he swung his sword at the immobilized enemy.

  But before the sword could get close to Kakashi, water erupted around Mazui and pletely covered him. The pirate captain was trapped in a sphere of water.

  'This is… Water prison jutsu… But how…?'

  The Jonin looked and a couple seds ter a water e Kakashi appeared on top of the waves. The cloud ninja uood what had happened. 'He did make a e. But he used himself as bait to catch me off guard. This clever bastard.'

  The current running through the real Kakashi dissipated and he slowly took in a few deep breaths of air. He immediately took a small pill that Daichi gave him just for su occasion. The Leaf Joni his chakra increasing and immediately made the needed seals for the chidori.

  Mazui saw the se and internally frowned. 'He took some sort of pill from his poud he regained some of his chakra. That pill must be some kind of special military ration pill. Hmm… That boy Daichi must have made it. If he has anymore then I'll be in trouble. I o destroy it.'

  As Mazui was making pns lightning gathered in Kakashi's right palm and the sound of a thousand birds chirping could be heard. "This is the end of the road for you." He spoke in a grave tone as he looked at the man.

  Mazui trapped ier prison jutsu gritted his teeth in anger. 'No. I 't die like this. I've just gotten my freedom. I want to live.'

  The mad desire to survive made his chakra output to his pseudo lightning armor increase several fold. Kakashi's water e didn't have time to escape as the water prison jutsu exploded aroyed him, setting the man free. He looked at Kakashi with fury. Mazui felt pain all around his body due to the extremes of his jutsu but he sidered it a worthwhile exge for his life.

  The seazui was free Kakashi threw a kunai as fast as he could aimed at the man's forehead. But it was a miss. Mazui disappeared from his spot and got behind Kakashi and sshed down aiming at the man's spih his kunai.

  Kakashi tilted his body and barely avoided it with only a tear on the back of his Joni. The copyinja jumped forward and gained some distance before turning around to face his enemy.

  He saw Mazui looking at him with a grin. At that moment Kakashi's eyes fell on the pouch that was in the enemy Jonin's other hand. 'Damn it. He used the kunai attack as a distra. He was aiming for that.'

  The rogue Cloud ninja swiftly examihe bag. 'Hmm… This thing has defensive seals weaved inside. So only that guy open it. If anyone else tries it blows up. Cssic tricks I've seen from elites and bck op nins. Since I 't take any chakra pills from this I might as well destroy it.'

  Mazui increased the chakra output in his palm aroyed the pouch along with all its tents. "No more ration pills for you Kakashi."

  Kakashi looked at the se aally gratuted himself for having the fht to put his favorite book on the ship. But he was also a this turn of events. 'Now I don't have any of Daichi's pills so I have to fight him with the chakra I have now. I should only use that jutsu for a kill shot. Otherwise he would bee wise to my tactid it would bee even more difficult to finish this.'

  At that moment Mazui rushed towards Kakashi as he went through several seals and spat out a rge stream of fire.

  The Leaf ninja quickly tered by using the blockade waves jutsu that Daichi used earlier.

  Fire and water Ninjutsu collided and steam erupted c the area. Mazui stopped in his tracks and ehe Fire jutsu. He quickly went through a few other seals as well. 'Water style - Hidden Mist jutsu. Thanks to Maki, learning this iece of cake. Now your Sharingan won't be so effective Kakashi.'

  The Copyinja knew what the enemy was doing. 'He's trying to reduce visibility, wear down my mental strength and reduce my chakra with high level ninjutsu… Still, this could be used to my advantage.'

  Kakashi made a pn and created a couple of shadow es. They all made seals and the sed blew rge winds in all dires dispersing the Mist.

  At that moment Mazui attacked one of the Kakashis and reduced him to smoke. 'My pn is w. I'm going to make you use up your chakra and when you 't even defend yourself then I'll finish you.'

  The two ninjas exged lethal strikes and Ninjutsu at a fast pace. When Mazui tried to use a fire style jutsu again Kakashi used a rge scale lightning jutsu to destroy it. Kakashi coated his kunai with lightning nature chakra and attacked but Mazui blocked it with his own lightning, ending the short csh in a stalemate.

  The two ninjas were breathing harder and harder as the fight went on and soon Kakashi was down on one knee, looking haggard. He looked at his oppo and gathered some of his remaining chakra onto his right palm and activated the Chidori.

  Mazui was standing a few meters away and he wasn't looking too good either. During the battle the Leaf ninja mao nd a lethal strike on Mazui's upper right arm rendering it useless for battle. He looked at the ninja on his knee and took in another shaky deep breath of air. 'He doesn't have much left. This lightning attack will be his st.'

  Kakashi took a kunai and threw it towards Mazui's head but the aim was slightly off. The cloud ninja saw it and thought it was due to his miserable state. So the former Cloud Jonin just tilted his head with a desding smile ahe on pass by without toug him. He easily dodged the metal on but what he didn't know was that kunai had a special seal on it.

  "Die!" The rogue Jonin was about to charge forward towards his enemy but the sed he felt something pierce through his back. He looked down and saw a lightning coated arm stig out of his chest through where his heart was.

  "Gha!" Mazui spat out blood as he looked forward and saw no sign of his enemy.

  ''Never uimate your oppos." Kakashi said in a cold tone. He recalled what he said to Daichi at the end of their serious battle. 'When a Shinobi is in a prolonged battle or in a dangerous position, they would just wish for the battle to be over with and thus they would make one or both of two great mistakes. Arrogand carelessness…. Mazui, you made both.'

  Mazui tried to turn around but life soo his eyes and he fell forward dead as Kakashi took his hand out of the man's chest.

  The Leaf Jonin didn't smile or feel smug at his victory. He didn't enjoy taking a life but he khat it was sometimes a y in their world. He closed his eyes a a silent prayer for another enemy fallen by hands.

  "BROTHER! NOOOOO!..."

  An agonizing scream came from Bozui as he saw Mazui fall. Kakashi let out a sigh and turned his attention to the remaining enemy Jonin.

  As Kakashi vs Mazui battle began…

  About a hundred meters away another battle was going oweeaijutsu warriors Might Guy and Bozui.

  "Your Taijutsu seems strong. So I won't hold back. Might Guy!" Bozui shouted and the sed electric current coated his body. Unlike his brother Mazui, Bozui didn't hold bad decided to fight seriously from the very start.

  Seeing his oppo battle ready, Guy took his Taijutsu stand braced himself. "I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm always up food challenge."

  The sed both Jonin disappeared from their position a mid way with a powerful exge. The blows hit each other and rge waves were created from their force. The two ninjas were a blur as they battled their enemy.

  While Kakashi and Mazui focused on speed ahal precise strikes, Bozui and Guy were fighting each other with their Taijutsu style and powerful brute force.

  As they tried to break their oppo's body down, Bozui suddenly spoke. "You're strong but reckless. You leave yourself open to attack." As he said this, a palm with lightning coating, went straight tuy's chest.

  Guy side stepped and avoided the pierg thrust. "You're wrong about that. DYNAMIC A!" He grabbed his oppo and kicked him in the before pung him i with great force.

  Despite having armor to reduce the ining physical damage, that blow still khe wind out of the rogue ninja. Guy didn't stop. He spun around a Bozui flying with a strong roundhouse kick.

  Bozui nded several meters away. He stood up and spit to the side. There was a small trail of blood flowing from the er of his lips but the former Cloud Jonin only grinned more. 'He left that opening on purpose. His power and strength are certainly above that of most Jonin I've e across. This might actually be fun. I haven't had a challenge in some time.'

  Guy smiled as he looked at the enemy but he was more cautious inside. 'That kick to the , power punch to the torso and the final roundhouse kick should have brought him to his knees but he looks just fine. He's far strohan I thought. But that armor also pyed it's part by redug the damage. I'll o increase my chakra output and break through it like before.'

  "First blood goes to you Might Guy. But now it's my turn." Bozui vanished from his spot and the sed Guy raised his hands and blocked the kiing from above. The force of the attack made the arms of the Taijutsu Jonin slightly numb.

  Bozui used Guy's hand t himself up and quickly went through several seals. 'Lightning Style - Needle rain.'

  Bozui looked at the Jonin and pointed his hands towards the man. The sed dozens of lightning needles were created and flew tuy from Bozui's palm. The Leaf Joni moving and dodged the attacks ing his way.

  Moments ter Bozui celed the jutsu as he nded on the o and a rge wave sprung up from his positioo the force. He rocketed tuy and they began their bout.

  The two ninjas focused on their oppo's fast movements and explosive power. Despite their great physical strength they also had great agility as well. Multiple attacks and ter attacks were delivered each sed. With their trations peaked eainja was at a stalemate as they battled one another.

  Guy blocked two ining punches aimed at his vitals and held on to his enemy's arms. He sent a knee aimed at Bozui's but it was blocked by the man's legs. The rogue Cloud ninja quickly grabbed Guy's wrist and forced his arms aside as he stepped forward and gave a headbutt to Guy.

  "Ghaa!" Guy reeled bad was forced to let go. His nose was bleeding but that didn't stop the man from paying attention to the ining attack. A fast kick was aimed at his throat which Guy immediately dodged. He grabbed on to the outstretched leg and spun around taking Bozui off his feet. After a couple of spins Guy tossed him upwards high into the air.

  Wiping the blood off his nose and fog on his eook only less than a sed for the Taijutsu master. He bent his legs and took off into the air towards his foe with great force.

  "Rising Leaf Whirlwind!" Guy was right in front of Bozui a a powerful kick that sent the rogue ninja higher into the air. Guy tinued rising in the air with his enemy. He attacked his oppo with several bo kicks and punches but Bozui mao block most of them. His body was capable of taking harsh punishment and could fight much longer.

  Bozui tried tuy's hand but the Leaf Jonin redirected it with his forearm and got behind the man. Both of them high in the air with Might Guy behind Bozui. Before the pirate ninja could turn aaliate Guy pulled his arms bad tensed his muscles. The sed he sent a strong double punch towards Bozui's back. The force shot him towards the sea and he nded with a small boom. Seds ter, as Bozui sah the waves Guy op the water with grace.

  Large sea waves spshed all around as Bozui sank for a few meters. 'That fug hurt! I'm lucky he didn't mao damage my spine.'

  He regained his bearings and quickly rushed tuy from underh the o. The Leaf Taijutsu master repared and braced himself for the attack. The water surface exploded outwards as Bozui jumped and attacked the ninja.

  His chakra output increased and the power of his pseudo lightning armor increased as well. His speed and strength exceeded Guy aarted nding several blows on the Jonin.

  Might Guy put up a strong defense and avoided lethal blows but in exge he was forced to take attacks that slowed him down. 'It 't tinue like this. His speed and power has increased by a rge margin. I o opees to finish this.'

  Mustering more energy into his body and cells, Guy was able to push back against the rogue ninja. Bozui jumped bad stood on guard. The extreme chakra output was causing him pain but he knew he couldn't show any weaknesses or he'd lose the battle.

  Guy didn't waste any time and opehe First Gate.

  'Gate of Opening - Open.'

  The first gate, Gate Of Opening located in the brain's left hemisphere, opened, removing Guy's mental inhibitions. Letting out a deep breath of air he immediately opehe sed gate.

  'Gate of Healing - Open.'

  Veins started to bulge on Guy's body and bee visible. Chakra flooded throughout his body, rapidly re-energizing him and increasing his recovery speed.

  Bozui became cautious as he saw the building veins and muscles. 'Something's happening. He must be perf some kind of teique to increase his bodily funs. I have to stop him.'

  But befuy or Bozui could make a move they heard the loud sound of a certain teique. Guy's eyes widened as he reized the jutsu sound. He and Bozui both turo look at the other battle and saw Mazui esg from the water prison.

  Bozui smirked at that. "He won't defeat my brother like that."

  Guy smirked hearing that. "My rival Kakashi isn't someone easy to defeat as well."

  "We'll see. Now, what do you say we ighose two and focus on us huh." The lightning coating Bozui's body increased. His muscles bulged a in his bat stance.

  The smirk on Guy's face vanished as he took his oppo seriously. 'I o opehird gate. It's the only way to finish him. I shouldn't use the Reverse Lotus unless absolutely necessary. If he take that and still be able to battle it will be a big problem.'

  'Gate of Life - Open.'

  Having made his choice, Might Guy opehe third gate located on the spinal cord. His skin turned red with veins bulging all over his body. Guy's pupils disappeared and his hair stood on end as power radiated from him.

  Bozui narrowed his eyes as he looked at his enemy's transformation. 'It must be some sort of teique that increases his physical power by several times. But it must have some sort of cost. Otherwise he would have used it much earlier.'

  "Here I e!" Guy yelled and tensed his legs. The sed the o exploded where he stood and Guy disappeared from his spot. Bozui was able to track the man but putting up a solid defense was far more difficult.

  Might Guy appeared on the man's right side and when Bozui swiped a lightning coated arm at him, Guy's form disappeared like an afterimage. The instant the missing nin from the Cloud vilge was struck from the other side and was sent flying. He skipped on top of the water but quickly banced himself in mid air and stopped himself.

  'His speed and power is incredible. Whatever teique he's using is no joke.'

  Bozui quickly looked around but couldn't find his foe. 'Where the hell is he?'

  He got his ahe instant when a lightning speed kick to the came from beh the o surface.

  "Ghaa!" Spit and blood flew from his mouth as his head snapped back. Guy's attack wasn't enough to cause a fatal injury but it did disorient the Lightning ninja. The Leaf's Taijutsu master wasted no time and took advantage of the opening. He relentlessly attacked from multiple sides while being fully aware of his own state.

  Guy narrowed his eyes as he sent another punch to the enemy's chest. 'I 't afford to be careless and take myself out of this fight.'

  Bozui was getting angrier by the sed as he was attacked from multiple angles. Pushing his chakra to its utmost limits he sent lightning bolts in all dires when he sensed Guy ing in for atack.

  The lightning strike nded arocuted Guy. It only slowed the Jonin down for a sed or two but that was enough for Bozui. Pushing himself through the pain he was experieng he disappeared and reappeared in front of Guy a a powerful blow that sent the Leaf Jonin flying backwards.

  "Argh." The kick coupled with the electric current slightly reduced Guy's agility. He quickly shook off the effects and regained his bearings.

  The two ninjas cshed again and again with her gaining solid advantage over the other. As they fought their bodies were being wounded and exhaustion was slowly creeping in. At that moment Bozui go the other battlefield and saw a sight that made him smile.

  Guy uzzled at Bozui's expression and turned his attention to what was happening with his fellow Leaf Jonin. The Taijutsu master was surprised to find his rival on his knee looking utterly exhausted. But he was slightly fused.

  'I know Kakashi has a problem with his chakra reserves due to the Sharingan but he should have sted longer. Even with whatever ninjutsu he's forced to use, his reserves shouldn't be depleted so quickly… So then… This must be a ploy to trick the enemy…'

  Guy had battled Kakashi on numerous occasions, so he was well aware of his rival's strength. And moments ter his suspi roven correct when Kakashi disappeared and stabbed Mazui with the Chidori from behind.

  Guy was silent as he saw Kakashi throw a kunai at his enemy but the sed he was shocked. Kakashi disappeared from his spot and was behind Mazui and thrust his chidori into the man's babsp;'Its over…'

  Even though they were enemies Guy too didn't feel any joy when a life was takehen thought about something else. 'How did Kakashi get behind him so quickly? It was almost instantaneous. I couldn't even follow his movements. I'll ask him once we get home.'

  Bozui's eyes widened as he saw his brother fall. He felt the chakra disappearing from his elder brother's body.

  "BROTHER! NOOOOO!..."

  An agonizing scream came from him before he even realized it. His pseudo lightning armor disappeared as he stood there in shock.

  Guy out of respect for his enemy decided to give him a few moments to mourn the death of his brother. He was feeling the pain of opening the third gate and now with Kakashi soon joining him, Guy knew his odds of victory would increase signifitly.

  He let go of the forbidden jutsu and waited for his rival while he quietly recuperated. 'Capturing one of the Lightning Twins alive could give an advantage if we have to make aiations with the Land of Cloud.'

  A few tears formed at the er of Bozui's eyes as his brother's body vanished into the depths of the o. 'Brother… Farewell.'

  Kakashi disappeared from his position and appeared near his friend. 'Its a good thing I marked Guy with a Teleportation jutsu seal.'

  Kakashi and Guy looked at the ninja and a couple seds ter Guy spoke. "Surrender. You 't win this fight."

  Hearing that statement made Bozui's blood boil. He turo look at the two ninjas, especially Kakashi with furious anger and vengeance burning in his eyes and immediately the two Leaf ninjas knew what his answer was.

  "Yoing to pay for that. I'm going to make you suffer, Kakashi Hatake." Bozui said through gritted teeth. Lightning exploded around him as he ched his fists. Blood was dripping down his fingers as his nails dug into his palms but he didn't seem to notice or care.

  Kakashi narrowed his eyes and looked at the angry shinobi. "You've killed your eaken people's families away from them. So you shouldn't pin when someone does the same to you. Or did you think you and your brother were special."

  The rogue ninja's anger skyrocketed as he heard that. Flooding more chakra to boost his speed, he made several seals in seds as he charged at his enemies. Kakashi and Guy got ready but they couldn't react to Bozui's new burst of super speed.

  Bozui got behind the two ninjas and two lightning bolts were fired from his hand.

  'Lightning Style - Immobilization field.'

  The two lightning bolts came he two Leaf ninja in a fra of a sed and instead of hitting them, it spread like a dome around them and trapped the two inside. A lightning co with two leaf ninjas as it's prisoners.

  Kakashi coated his hands with chidori and tried to break through but a lightning bolt from the dome strud paralyzed him.

  Bozui kept supplying chakra to the jutsu to keep the two ninjas tained. He had wild menag eyes as he looked at the two. Kakashi and Guy were trapped and had a bad feeling as they looked at their enemy.

  "You're right Kakashi. But that doesn't mean I'm not going to take my revenge." Bozui pressed a button on the earpiece he had. "Ready the Destroyer. Target the unknown ship north of your position." He spoke to someone oher side who was on the bridge of the warship. The eyes of the two Leaf ninjas widened as they uood his mad pn.

  "Hey stop! Your battle is with us!" Guy shouted from ihe lightning dome. He tried to directly opehird gate and free himself but the lightning bolts from the dome were striking his body and was taking his tration away and stopping him from pleting his task.

  Bozui shook his head as he heard that. "You came here to save those isnders, so I'll kill them first. Sihey requested your help, you say that they have a hand in my brother's death as well. I'm gonna enjoy making you watch as your mission objective fails."

  "We're ready sir. Target locked." A voice came from the short distance radio transmitter in the pirate ninja's ear.

  Bozui's had a mad angry grin as he looked at the two Leaf ninjas. "That on was desigo destroy entire ships in one blow. The attack from that on bst anything in its path. Let me show you. FIRE!"

  At Bozui's and Kakashi and Guy turheir attention to the warship and saw the explosion ing from the barrel of the on.

  BOOM!

  The two Leaf Jonin tried their best to break out of their prison but it was for naught.

  Bozui kept eling a rge amount of his reserves to the lightning jutsu to keep the two Jonin in pbsp;'Even if I die here, I'll make sure this won't end as a victory for you.'

  Bozui spoke as he saw the fast approach of the fming ball. "Even if you escape from my prison, you won't be able to stop it. It's too fast and to. Anyone weaker than someone like the Raikage and their body would get destroyed if they stand in its path. And even if someone does stop it, it'll blow up right in their face, redug them to small ks. If someone makes tact with it and puts too much pressure, it'll blow in seds. The people on that ship. They're done for." Bozui told the two ninjas because he wao see hope leave their eyes.

  The o waves parted to the sides as the fming projectile ball headed to Ishido's ship with great speed and force. Kakashi looked at the attaing and sweated. 'Shit! If that thing strikes the ship, everyone on it will definitely die.'

  Guy was alsretting his ina. 'Damn it. I should have taken him down when he was distracted.'

  At that moment Bozui, Kakashi and Guy saw something ued and their eyes widened in shock.

  A minute before the on Fire:

  "So he's still there huh. What are the ces of him being alive?" Daichi asked Onizaki.

  "Very. He's just like me but more perfected. Even though he's suffered, I'm certain he's still alive." The fishman replied in a subdued tone.

  Daichi was keeping a close eye on his vitals as he spoke. He even discreetly attached a chakra string to monitor the body responses and he found the answers given to him as satisfactory.

  At that moment Onizaki looked at Daichi and spoke. "I told you everything I know. Please end this. I just want this to end. No more."

  Daichi's face slightly softened. He nodded his head to the enemy's request. "Very well. A deal is a deal. I hope you have better lu your life."

  Onizaki closed his eyes and the sed he felt something pierce his heart. He opened his eyes and saw Daichi with a somber expression and a knife in his chest. He didn't feel much pain and quickly succumbed to the darkness.

  Daichi took a special seal from his iory and pced it on the deceased Onizaki's chest. He thehe body oer and watched as it slowly sank into the o. A few seds ter Daichi made a Ram seal and Onizaki's body started burning eveh the o. Areme measure that Daichi chose, to make sure his versation would never be found out by anyone.

  'So that man is still alive huh. He's a very valuable pieo. He's the key piece. If I have him, if he has what I'm looking for, then I put my pns in motion much soohan I anticipated. I o make tact with him quickly. Preferably before Kakashi or anyone else finds him.'

  At that moment the shadow e that Daichi had assigo Team Guy had dispelled a the memories. He immediately turned around just in time to see the rge on on the warship fire. The fming ball headed straight towards Ishido's ship.

  He turo Kakashi and Guy and saw that both of them were trapped inside a lightning dome..

  "FUCK!" Daichi couldn't help but curse out loud seeing the situation.

  Flooding his body with chakra, and using skills that he hadn't used in a long time, Daichi burst towards the path of the fiery shell.

  Daichi's hearing was far greater than even ordinary ninjas. So he heard every word Bozui said. In mere moments Daichi came up and discarded several pns that came to his mind. 'Fuck! If I punch that thing, it'll explode in my face. It 't be stopped with water style jutsu. At that speed it'll bst right through. And I 't adjust its trajectory with chakra strings or any wind style jutsu. It's moving too fast and my strings aren't powerful enough for something traveling at that speed and geing that much force.'

  Daichi thought of several ways and finally he made a choice. Instead of intercepting and pung the fming shell to bits or using chakra strings to adjust course he decided to do something else. A direct course of a. He increased his speed as much as he could and within a few moments he reached his intended spot.

  'Observe'

  The gamer ninja used his information gathering skill in the fmial ball and swiftly firmed the information he heard. He also checked to see if the on had any weaknesses. He dismissed the blue information box and focused his attention ba the fast ining projectile.

  'Based on its speed, it'll reach this spot ihan 3 seds. I o hold that thing while only making minimal physical tact.'

  Daichi stood ih of the fming onball, spread his arms as if he reparing to catch it and braced himself. He was standing a little over two hundred meters in front of Ishido's ship. Chakra flooded his body and he mentally prepared himself.

  Ishido and the people of that ship also looked on with dread but the Genin in front of them gave everyone a small ray of hope. They prayed with every fiber of their being to live through this ordeal and to see their families again.

  But Kakashi had different thoughts. "Daichi, Get out of the way! Save yourself!" The Genin could hear Kakashi and Guy yelling at him to dodge but he didn't move from his spot as his eyes were locked on to the ining projectile. 'I 't move. I 't fail the quest no matter what.'

  he warship the Genin of Team Guy also saw the on fire being u Ishido's ship. They were shocked to see their sensei and Kakashi trapped. But what was even more shog was Daichi rushing towards the path of the shell and standing in its way as if to block it.

  "Daichi!" Lee screamed as he looked at his friend in panic.

  "What is he doing? He's going to get himself killed!" Tenten was shocked as well.

  Neji gritted his teeth as he looked behind Daichi. 'This is bad. If he gets away then the people of that ship will die. But if he tries to stop it himself, then he'll die. His body will be blown to bits.'

  Kakashi was doing a simir math in his head. 'Damn it. The death of the people on that ship will be a tragedy. But it'll be nothing pared to the loss the vilge will suffer if Daichi dies here. He's far too valuable. Even if this mission ends in a failure he 't die. Damn it. Using that teleportation jutsu took its toll. I 't use it again till I recover some more chakra… I should have saved it in case of an emergency.'

  Bozui was shocked as well, seeing the bravery of the Leaf Genin. The shock soon turned into glee. He ughed seeing the fming onball reach Daichi. "Say goodbye to your student Kakashi Hatake!"

  Uhe gaze of everyohe fiery onball reached the Genin who stood firmly atop the water ih of the ining danger. Just as the fming ball reached Daichi expertly he caught it with his hands.

  BOOM.

  The force of the onball making tact with Daichi created a small shockwave that everyone could see. Wind and Fire spread from the round projectile that inning with extraordinary speed and covered Daichi. The feed by the shell pushed the boy backwards towards Ishido's ship without any stop in its momentum.

  A sed after making tad being engulfed in fire and wind, everyone saw Daichi being blown backwards and out of the fmes as he held the fiery spinnial sphere.

  Numerous system notifications appeared in Daichi's peripheral but he didn't pay them any mind. His focus was entirely on the roual fming obje his hands.

  Daichi's arms weren't badly burned from the fire because just before making tact with the round onball, he coated his hands with Water Nature chakra. And the moment the fming shell was inches from his hands he turhe water to sticky syrup nature.

  'I 't let this thing slip out of my hands but I also o make sure my palms aren't directly toug this thing. This jutsu will help me with that.'

  The Genin was being pushed backwards towards Ishido's ship. Strong winds blew and the waves were turbulent as Daichi pushed chakra throughout his body to stay afloat and slow down the momentum of the shell.

  Fire covered his upper body from the shell and burned most of his shirt and some of his skin. His bck sungsses cracked and broke uhe force of the winds. Daichi kept being pushed backwards due to the peed by the projectile but with each sed that poaning and Daichi was slowing down. The Genin was keeping a close eye on himself and the distaween Ishido's ship.

  '150 meters…

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  120 meters…

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  100 meters…

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  70 meters…

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  50 meters…

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  40 meters…

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  30 meters…'

  Daichi focused more chakra on his entire body and soon came to a stop. The gamer ninja stopped 30 meters away from the ship with a fming, spinning onball in his hands.

  'I stopped the momentum but it's still spinning.'

  At that moment he sensed a chakra ge ierior of the shell and Daichi's eyes widened. 'Shit that's fire chakra. This thing's about to blow.'

  Daichi swiftly ged the stiature of his water chakra and blocked the spinning fiery metal ball with one hand. Lightning coated his other hand and the shell. 'I'll coat both my hand and shell with the same charged pority.'

  The sed Daichi puhe onball as fast as he could. It flew to the side far away from ah great speed because of the repulsive property due to having the same pority. The onball bomb soon disappeared beh the waves and a sed ter a giant explosion rocked the sea.

  BOOM!

  The o surface of that region bulged and exploded upwards sending giant waves in every dire.

  Daichi was taking deep breaths of air as he succeeded in stopping the on. What was left of his burned shirt was torn up and floated in the air due to the strong winds flowing around them. His upper chest had several burn marks but they were non life threatening.

  Every ninja watg the se had a dumbfounded expression as they saw the boy stand there with a grin on his face.

  "Impossible… He stopped it. That… That 't be…" Bozui was absolutely stunned as he saw the se. 'Who the hell is this kid? There's no way some ordinary Genin… No. Even a normal Jonin wouldn't have been able to stop it like that…'

  "Who the hell are you brat!?" Bozui yelled at Daichi.

  The Genin looked at rogue Cloud ninja and the grin vanished from his face. He made his way towards the three Jonin and a short momeood a few meters away from Bozui. After several moments of tense silence, Daichi spoke.

  "I'm Daichi Hekima. The one who's going to stand at the top of this era."

  Before the former Cloud Jonin could even process the words, Daichi was in front of him and with a wind chakra nature coated kunai. Daichi aimed for the man's neck but had to settle for a ssh on his chest.

  Due to using the Immobilization jutsu for so long and pushing his chakra to the extremes, Bozui's body was slightly paralyzed. He was exhausted, but he was a Jonin for a reason. He was able to avoid a lethal blow by moving backwards but it freed Kakashi and Guy from their prison.

  The two Leaf ninjas had a lot to ask Daichi but they khat it wasn't the time.

  "Kakashi sensei, Guy sensei. I believe you two take it from here?!" Daichi asked as he took in another deep breath of air.

  "We . You've more than done your part. We'll hahis. Go a." Kakashi said with his eyes focused on the enemy Jonin.

  "Yes. You've dispyed the power of your youthful spirit splendidly. Go to Ishido's ship a. Heal those wounds." Guy spoke as well as he stood o his rival a friend.

  Daichi shook his head at that. "I 't rest. Not yet. I won't be able to take atack like that. So it's best that I join Neji and the others aroy that ship before they fire that on again."

  Guy was about tue but the determination in Daichi toopped him. "Then if you're able, go! Kakashi and I will join you soon."

  Daiodded ahe area while Guy and Kakashi turheir attention to the tired Jonin. The two Jonin weren't going to pull any punches now.

  Author's note:

  I wao plete the battle in this chapter but I couldn't. Sorry. To make up for it, this is a near 8k word chap. My biggest chapter so far in this story.

  Navigating through life, pleting my work assigs and writing this chapter when I did… It wasn't easy but I got it done.

  The warship battles and everything regarding the Gdiator Pirates will be resolved in the chapter…

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