A/N: 70,000 hits! Whoo! And yeah... it hit the mark last month. At you can tell the list has started to loop back in on itself... so yeah... anyways enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 24: Sanji VS. Gin
The two opponents stared at each other, neither one making a move. Both of them knew that soon the fight would start.
With Gin's mental state it wasn't going to be an easy fight.
Gin aimed his weapon at Sanji who managed to doge.
Sanji aimed a kick at Gin who also dodged the attack.
The two of them looked at teach other, both of them knew that the fight was only begging.
They knew that both of them needed to warm up a bit.
And once they were ready they would unleash their true power.
Especially since Sanji knew he had to use Jutsu to beat Gin.
"I don't what you in mind but I can't be beaten." Said Gin.
"You saw what Haku could do." Said Sanji.
Gin won again aimed his weapon at Sanji, who jumped away.
Gin was shocked Sanji could make such a jump.
"How?" asked Gin.
"Why should I tell you?" asked Sanji.
Gin gritted his teeth realizing it was a stupid question.
That was when Sanji began to make the hand signs.
Water from nearby raised up and turned to ice. Then it they turned into needles, which launched themselves at Gin.
Gin managed to dodge.
Then he remembered the abilities that Haku had so it made sense that he would have the same abilities.
"I'm only getting started." Said Sanji.
He ended up creating more weapons, partially shuriken to hit Gin.
And this time they did hit, grazing him however.
"This shouldn't be possible." Muttered Gin.
"Well it is." Said Sanji.
And Gin didn't know that Sanji was still warming up.
Sasuke and Luffy watched the fight.
"Interesting…" said Sasuke.
"What is it?" asked Luffy.
"He seems to using the easier things." Said Sasuke.
"Really?" asked Luffy.
"Well it seems like the basics." Said Sasuke.
Luffy looked at him with a sweat drop.
"I only fought him once." Pointed out Sasuke.
"I think I remember you saying that." Said Luffy.
"The point still stands though… Sanji has much skill than he's letting on." Said Sasuke.
"I knew that." Said Luffy.
Sasuke sighed, he should known that would be Luffy's answer to that.
Back with the fight it continued. Gin swinging his weapon around. However Sanji dodged it, that was when Sanji realized something about Gin.
"So that's it." Said Sanji.
"What is it?" asked Gin.
"You're a one trick pony." Said Sanji.
"What?" asked Gin.
"You were so focused on how your captain was the strongest out there that you never let yourself become stronger." Said Sanji.
"What!" yelled Gin.
He slammed his weapon into the deck cracking it severally.
"Shouldn't have said that…" said Sanji with a sweat drop.
He could even feel Haku sweat drop in mind.
"That was a stupid thing to say." Thought Sanji.
He could feel also feel Haku nodded.
"I get you're not trying to help me in this fight but it just feels off you're not saying something." Thought Sanji.
"Are you okay?" asked Gin as Sanji was kind of staring into space at that moment.
Sure it was a fight, but he couldn't help but to notice the strange behavior.
"Fine I'll pay attention to the fight!" Sanji yelled out loud.
This just made Gin sweat wondering who he was talking to.
"So that's what it looks like." Said Luffy as he and Sasuke watched the fight.
"Should have known." Sighed Sasuke with a sweat drop
Sanji gritted his teeth, but he knew after that he had to finally get serious.
He jumped into the air and made certain hand signs.
Gin watched as Sanji legs were coated in ice.
"I shouldn't make you any angrier but this is what I meant about getting stronger." Said Sanji looing at Gin, "You're just riding on the coat tails of your so called strongest captain…"
Gin once gain glared at Sanji and aimed an attack at Sanji.
However Sanji left his legs and used it like a shield.
Gin was chocked the ice wasn't cracking.
"Something that's been drilled into my head since I was a kid… you have to live for yourself because living for someone else isn't living!" said Sanji.
Gin's eyes widened.
Zeff on the other hand sighed as he heard that. He knew that right now Sanji was being a bit of hypocrite… or least he didn't' realize it.
Sanji managed to kick away that weapon away from Gin.
"I don't care if it's a debt or you just follow him, you're not living!" said Sanji.
Gin's eyes winded when he said that.
Sanji then managed to kick his other weapon out of his hand.
"You're captain isn't the strongest realize that!" yelled Sanji.
He gave him a harsh kick sending him flying into the air. He landed hard onto the deck.
"Hopefully I got through to that thick skull of yours." Said Sanji.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait… there's something we should do." Said Sasuke realizing something.
"What?" asked Luffy.
"We need rope now." Said Sasuke.
"Why?" asked Luffy.
"You'll understand." Said Sasuke.
And so Sasuke tied up the unconscious Krieg.
"Wait… why did you tie him up" asked Luffy confused.
That was when Krieg regained consciousness.
This just mad everyone who watched the fight sweat drop.
"I am the greatest!" yelled Krieg, "No one can beat me! Because I am unbeatable!"
Gin who as still conscious after his fight watched Krieg struggle in his ropes. The entire fight seemed to lift something his eyes and he realized it.
The thing that Sanji was telling him.
Plus seeing his captain like this was very, very pathetic.
He got up.
"Great." Muttered Sanji seeing Gin get up.
But instead of walking towards Sanji, Gin walked over to Krieg and punched him I the stomach, hard, knocking him out.
"Look like you got through tie him." Haku told Sanji.
"Yeah." Thought Sanji as lit a cigarette.
"I wonder though… about your words…" said Haku.
"What about them?" thought Sanji.
"You know what never mind. "said Haku.
Sanji mentally shrugged.
And with that all of Krieg's pirates were defeated… and none of them would know what sort of turns things would take.
Next Time: Things settles down, with Luffy and Haku deciding that Sanji should join his crew. Meanwhile Gin decides to stick around a bit and think about things. What will happen? Find out next time!