Big Surf (Around 3 Hours after Kuina Eats the fruit) (Kuina POV)

Kuina straightens up off the ground and looks around to not Find the little Black Fox. "Uh Ancestor??"

'Yes>? Dear one? Do you think I can stay out of my Space indefinitely? ... no no no I only extended myself to come and retrieve you. I was incredibly lucky that you arrived on the shores of this island. I wished for us to be on the island of which you were born but ... The events of the Void Century did some voodoo like things to the planet and our shrines got moved from our homeland. Furthermore, we are not near Wano ... are we? She whispers from somewhere in my head.

My whole spine perks up with my ears going to attention with ... a weight from my lower spine happily swaying back and forth. "Eh?" I Look back and see a tail...... My tail ... I can tell it's my appendage because as soo as I give it my attention its slows and responds to my mental commands and wraps up too in front of me. I slowly but softly grab it ... "Black... With a snow-white tip, O My ... IT SO SOFT!!!" I squeal as I stroke it. And feel a weird but almost comforting growl in my throat. "Uh that's new but damn~ that tail is a new level of FLUFF. Wait... do I have fur everywhere else? and my ears... It sounds like they only come from the new spot. but it does not bother me. (hummm)" I Check my right arm as I am lifting it to my head to check where my ear should be and notice that no ... I do not have fur. 'Same tan, almost pale-gold skin tone that is supposed to be there.

{my vision super imposes much paler and longer arm with light-brown arm hair. giving a thumbs up then fades away}

I sigh and keep moving my arm up to my head. First thing I notice is that "no human ears just hair... (Ki-hehehe) I Giggle as my hand is touching well not so big but... big for a human ear about a foot in stature. They are covered in short fur I am guessing black in colour, and it goes up to a tip that has a little.... "Well, you know it feels like a bigger Fox ear would look like? hmmm" I bow a 90' at the fox statue, I can feel amusement from her, but with my embarrassment "Dear Ancestor, I forgot to introduce myself! I Apologize!!

I straighten up and "This one is Kuina... Shimotsuki Kuina! Daughter of The Village Elder Shimotsuki Koushirou. What may I call you?" As I drop to my knees in a semi cow-tow.

'(Ki-hehehehehe!... Dear one No Kuina-Sama you do not need to show me so much reverence I am your elder but... YOU DO NOT BOW TO NO SOUL!!) With her speaking to me such pressure comes from the Blade and from me it makes me very cold sweat, it feels like my whole body and soul is being crushed by a endless mountain. 'I am sorry to release such intent on you Kuina-Sama... But my time has come and gone and this Duty that our blood has put on you and your twin puts so much on your shoulders... No Creature that of the highest Kingdoms or the deepest depths of the underworld shall stand in your way to fix the wrongs that has been done to Our Family or our Family has done to the world. Hmm Let us sit Please pick up the blade and we shall go back to your fire and where your boots and socks are.'

I feel the pressure fade, and I take a deep breath as I get up and stare at the blade as I reach for it I feel the presence of 'Me' but not? me from its Protection but Death and Destruction sawn into the blade it calls to me ... more like it call's to my Power and before I know it the blade is in my hand and I wield it like I would my blade from home... Its heavy. but not? I can tell if I use it for any amount of time other than two swings, I will be dead tiered.

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Kuina takes a stance and swings like she would her wooden blade at home. A 'Normal' Swing but with intent. (!!Zzzz BANG! zzzZ!!) A large Lightning Strike hits the tree she was facing but not intending to hit. It shatters into millions of pieces; pieces are flying with such force that the bigger debris lodges into other trees and into the ground, but a big piece flies her way 'OH SHIT!!' As time slows to a crawl and she gives her intent for it to pass her and she puts her body to take the hit to her arm and not her head, but she does not feel the piece hit her, (ZzazzazZazzzz) As her body Turns into Lightning The Piece of debris fly's through her doing no damage, She zap's back to her Same position "Uhhhh Well that happed. Oh yeah... Electric Human now ... Mink ... Electricity Mink .... Yeah, this will be fun when I must explain to Dad.”... “One Piece logic...." She Scoffs and she starts to wonder how she looks (Sweat drop)

Red-Hair Pirates Ship: Just docked at Fuusha Village (Shimotsuki Koushirou POV)

Koushirou gets jolted awake by the ship docking into a harbor, (Ga-hah he holds his head with his arms) 'Ahg my head feels like I got smashed in while dueling Kuina-Chan! Wait'... "Kuina!!" He rockets out of the bed he was laying in. Looking around for his Little one. He notices that he is not on the vessel that he hired to take them home there is swords and Taxidermy on the walls with one medicinal looking cabinet off to the side with a whole bunch of cots and hammocks with only two being filled with men and one with a green haired in rough looking shape Zoro-Kun. He does not want to wake him, so he starts for the cabin door to go look for the captain for this vessel to ask for Kuina... "Maybe she's out observing the pier, it feels like we are docked (opens the door to come face to face with a man with red hair and a Straw-hat and a three marked scar on this face going over his left eye down to his cheek. "Akagami No Shankusu 1.2 billion Belly. Uhm Nice to meet you? And why am I on your ship? I am guessing it yours. Uh I am Shimotsuki Koushirou.. Sorry" I splutter out while he looks at me with an ever-growing smirk. It is a kind one... Like there are no worries in the world and that I should not stress so much.

He Laughs and places his arm into mine in a gesture of comradery. " Call Me Shanks! It is All good My man I am only glad to see you up! and who's name where you just calling out for? Is that a girl's name? there were only two of you on some debris after that Marine ship laid waste to your vessel" he said with a wince while he studied my face, and he grabbed me in a tight hug as I feel my world start to get wet like it is raining suddenly. heavy suppressive rain and the noise around me cuts out as my entire world crumbles, and I fade into the black again.

(Shanks POV) Red-Hair Pirate's Ship

As i see the door opening Infront of me I notice it is one of the two we rescued from that one-sided beatdown. He is quite well built for a man that looks like a regular villager from East Blue, ' well he did have a Named Blade on him 'Still on him' I notice it out of the corner of my eye on his waist like a Ronin from Wano would wear it 'interesting he would interest to have a duel.

"Akagami .... " I Ignore most of the sentence. How would he know me? Is he a bounty hunter? now he is too Kind.... Honorable? To be a stinky bounty hunter. "Shimotsuki Koushirou.. Sorry" I go to grab for an arm shake, "Call Me Shanks! It is All good My man I am only glad to see you up! and who's name where you just calling out for?"... As I am holding his arm and talking, I notice he is going pale, and he is tearing up. 'Uh Oh' I guess this Kuina is his daughter... "Is that a girl's name? there were only two of you on some debris after that Marine ship laid waste to your vessel".... "No!! KU!...In...a" He's yelling at the end of my words. And ...Going unconscious... I Grab him in a (hug) of solemnity and bring him to the ground and lay him to be picked up to brought to Village Doc

"Damn Marines... Lucky! Grab Koushirou-San here and bring him to Doc in the village, Ill Grab the Green-Hair Brat." "Aye Cap" Lucky Roux Confirms as he picks up the unconscious grieving-man.