"Captain!! The Rising Sun island is near!" One of the crew shouted as he descended from the watcher's post.
"Indeed...we are going to resupply and stay here for about 4 days, repair any damage and make sure that the ship is ready for our next long journey!" Sanemi announced as the rest of the crew cheered in agreement.
About two more months had passed since Sanemi along with the rest of the Oni Pirates had left Onigashima. Since then it was decided to restock the supplies in one of their territories 'Rising Sun Island' after that they are going to make a beeline to fishmen island and take look at their poneglyph.
"Captain, are you sure to take a break here? I have been getting a bad feeling since we left Wano something doesn't sit right with me" Otto said as he approached Sanemi.
"I know the movement of Marines as reported is weird and irregular, they were organized like an ant colony and now they are all scattered like someone poured water over their anthill," Adam said as he joined in.
"Indeed the marine's actions do seem weird, calling specific people of different ranks so suddenly...it feels like they are going to target one of the Yonko or perhaps even us," Sanemi said as he narrowed his eyes.
"Considering the information I received the marine army has a total of 34 captain rank, 7 rear-admirals, 12 vice-admiral, one admiral, and an unknown amount of seamen...this time it looks like they are quite dead set on taking us down," Adam replied as he read a sheet of paper with information on.
"No...they are either underestimating us or they are planning something else...this 'army' they made is too weak to take us on...perhaps if I am missing they it could match with the crew..." Sanemi muttered as he tried to guess what the marines were planning.
'They are thinking of separating me away from the crew if they are bringing only that much of a force...something to distract me or match me...or they are just trying to confuse us before the matter...' Sanemi thought as he cupped his fingers under his chin.
"Whatever they are doing seems to be quite important...stand aware and Adam make sure to check on each one of your division..." Sanemi continued and then headed towards his room.
"It is as captain said something is definitely going on...we must prepare accordingly. " Otto said as he patted Adam's shoulder.
"for only this limited information...perhaps I do need to recall all they spies to do another loyalty check" Adam muttered as he clenched the paper as his hands turned shining black and then the papers lit on flames.
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"Preparations are almost complete...I am sure that Sanemi too must have noticed something is going out of the blue we are going to strike soon" A shadow figure sitting on the couch said as the door to his room was opened and Sengoku entered now in Fleet Admiral outfit.
Sengoku entered and performed a small respectful bow as he sat opposite the shadow figure with some papers in his hands.
"Greeting fourth elder, I am honored that you came here, I as the Fleet Admiral of marines will do my utmost to help you," Sengoku said as he sat down.
"No need to be so humble Sengoku, I am here to ask are the preparations completed? if yes then we should start our move immediately. Do not ask for the location I will be the helmsman myself" The fourth elder replied in a monotone voice as he dissolved in the ground.
"To think I prepared the document for nothing...but for the world government to ask for marines support...something big must be happening outside of our knowledge" Sengoku muttered to himself as he stood up and left the room leaving the papers there.
As soon as Sengoku left the room the shadows reappeared and slowly merged together to form a figure. The shadows slowly receded as Fulamese. He slowly approached the papers Sengoku left as again took his seat.
'For a brat to be able to capture IM-sama's attention, quite a rare gem it seems. Well, he does carry 'his' bloodline...perhaps IM-sama has decided to crush the darkness along with the light?' Fulamese thought to himself as continued to read the reports provided by the marines.
'As for the rest of his crew...with seven division leaders with strength comparable and higher than most of the vice-admirals when last spotted...they might as well be able to take down an admiral if they trained during this time period' Fulamese concluded as he continued to read the reports.
'A simple yet useful plan, divide, and conqueror, separating Sanemi and then breaking his spirits by defeating him should be quite easy, with the presence of one of the admirals I should be able to separate them with no difficulty, and after that, all that remains is just the fight' Fulamese thought as he recapped his plan.
'I should look out for his fruit power...Fish-Fish Fruit Modle: Namazu is indeed of the few devil fruits to have the unusual ability...if I drive him too desperate he might use it...' Fulamese thought as he remembered the last user of the fruit Sanemi now possessed.
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"So there you are captain! Where have you been? we have started to resupply and wanted a few suggestings in case you wanted anything" Otto said as he approached Sanemi who was staring at the sea.
It has been three days since their arrival and most of the ship is ready to set sail just a few final touches and deliveries and then they were ready to be on move yet again.
"Otto...the sea...it seems...irregular" Sanemi muttered as he noticed some irregular waves forming near the Rising Sun Islands.
"Call the rest of the crew and tell them to be prepared something is coming and this is not looking good" Sanemi yelled as he kept on using his observation haki to find anything or anyone coming in their direction.
The waves in front of him suddenly came to a halt as Sanemi finally noticed something with his future sight. An extremely old-looking man wearing a tuxedo suddenly pops out of the water and punches him in the face.
Sanemi tried to duck as soon as his brain processed the images of the advanced conqueror's haki but it was too late the old man was already in front of him and punched his face.
'Fast...' were Sanemi's only thought as he was launched high in the air towards one of the islands surrounding the rising sun island. The fourth elder did not wait as he too followed Sanemi's direction.
"Haaaah!" Rosita yelled as she slammed her palms on the ground creating vines to appear from the ground below. The vines launched towards Fulamese but were interrupted midway by a fist of lava.
From the horizon five marine warships arrived with marine admiral Akainu standing on the deck with his hand turned in molten lava.
"They really brought the whole part eh?" Otto yelled as a small yet rapid snowstorm formed in his hands.
"Winter storm" Otto yelled as he closed his palms released a massive sea storm of snow, ice, and cold water towards the warships.
"Inugami Guren!" Akainu yelled as he launched a wave of lava in the shape of a dog's head which clashed with Otto's attack. Both of thier attacks clashed creating a huge shift in the air and then finally canceling each other out.
"Charge!!" Akainu yelled as all the marines who knew Geppo jumped and launched themselves towards the Rising Sun Island.
" Do not hold back!!" Rosita yelled as the rest of the Oni Crew too joined the fray.
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Sanemi recovered from the shock of the punch mid-air as he flipped himself facing the elder. He concentrated the power of Geo Vision in his palm as he created a large rock and launched it towards the elder.
'That is not the power of the Namazu fruit Fulamese thought as his eyes widened. Wind gathered in his palms as he maneuvered around the boulder and launched himself towards Sanemi.
'Devil fruit power? but he was clearly swimming earlier!' Sanemi's eyes widened for a moment but he did not falter and used his fruit powers to cover himself in black scales.
Fulamese punched Sanemi's hybrid form and lanched him towards the island.
Sanemi crashed on the ground with a large explosion. With little to no injuries, he repositioned himself and then launched all the debris around him towards Fulamese using his fruit powers.
"HuuuuuuuuaaaaahhhhhhHH" Fulamese yelled as he created a large storm which collided with Sanemi's move making the winds around them to become more irregular and wild.
"Raaaaaaahhhhh!!!" Sanemi roared as he continued to manipulate the rocks and debris around him to revolve in high speed to compete against Fulamese's winds.
"Challenging my winds? you are four hundred years too late brat!" Fulamese muttered to himself he created even stronger winds which clashed and then canceled out Snaemi's move.
"Haaaaaaaaaa" Fualamese released a deep breath and then released a huge wave of lava towards Sanemi.
'Wind, lava, and ability to swim? these are powers of at least two different devil fruits' Sanemi thought to himself. His Geo Vision glowed golden as he created a shield around himself to avoid the attack.
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To be Continued...Enjoy the cliffhanger tee hee~
A/N: Hey guys sorry for the late chapter apparently the covid can go from just a fever to a more drastic illness. While Tobi has only suffered a fever with cough bouts it seems that body pain was not included among the rumors. Lost of taste also really sucks everything tastes so...soggy? it's like eating food made with water.
While Tobi is quite positive that his life is not in danger but due to some consequences Tobi is going to visit the doctor to be safe. In case there are no updates in four days consider that Tobi has been hospitalized. In case there are no chapters for 10 days considering that Tobi might have passed away or something way too serious has happened.
-With Love
~ Tobi or Not To Be