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Chapter 7:Wolfwood's Stand
Three days ago, Vash the Stampede, Uzumaki Naruto, and the priest known as Nicholas
D. Wolfwood. Naruto like always was the last up and Vash ordinarily these days would be
helping Kenshin with the chores, Wolfwood on the other hand would roam the city looking for
people willing to give confessions. He carried his mighty cross filled with weapons on his back.
( and yes I do realize last chapter I said nothing about the cross.)
Some people gawked and pointed at him. You don know pointing it rude thought,
Wolfwood. It was shortly before noon, and he felt his stomach gurgling ready for food. I should
get back to the house, thought Wolfwood, time to eat. Wolfwood was over three miles away from
the house but he knew he could get there by one. He began walking back in the direction of the
house but somebody bumped into him. This person ran him nearly into a house.
"Hey, what was that about ?!!" exclaimed Wolfwood. The person who
bumped him into the house was hunched over.
"Are you a priest son ?" asked the man in an olden weary voice.
"Do you have confessing old father ?" Wolfwood asked concernigly.
"Aye....I confess to you young priest that you are on death's door ." The
old man began laughing wickedly and straighten himself up. He threw his cloak to the ground, it
was Legato leader of the Guns.
"Legato !!!" Wolfwood began to turn around.
"You make any sudden movements Wolfwood and you'll be dead before
touch the ground." His blue hair went calmly over his yellow eyes.
"Where are the guns ?"
"They are watching you, we know where Vash and the ninja are."
"What are you doing here ?"
"We are out for revenge, you guys killed Knives and we are currently on
the payroll for Orochimaru."
"Orochimaru.... ?"
"Well not exactly, we are working for a man connected to Orochimaru.
Anyways Nicholas lets go for a walk." Legato led Wolfwood down the street, away from the
dojo.
Naruto let out a yawn, time to take a nice warm bath, thought Naruto. He
gathered some clothes and slowly walked out towards the bath. Dark eyes watched from the
shadows.
"Yahiko-kun, never sneak up on a ninja, it is a death wish," said Naruto
heartily. He shut the door behind him and sat down in the warm bath.
"Boy, this feels good," said Naruto. Suddenly the bath door quickly slid
open and Vash, Kenshin, Sanosuke, and Kaoru ran in.
"What in the hell are you guys doing ?"said Naruto. "I am taking a bath
!!!"
"Wolfwood has been missing for three hours, he was suppose to be back at
one for lunch." I missed lunch, thought Naruto crap.
" He went into the city out to get confessions," said Karou, whatever those
are, she thought. Karou lowered her head blushing, but Naruto didn't catch this.

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"You, Kenshin, and Vash are going out into the city to find him, we are
staying here incase he returns," said Sanosuke. Naruto knew that Vash told Kenshin about the
who was chasing them. Kaoru and two other left Naruto and Vash to talk. Naruto got out of his
bath and put on his clothes, fitting his shuriken and kunai pouches to his waist.
"It is the Guns, isn't Vash ?" asked Naruto.
"Yes, more than likely it is, we need to leave before these good people get
hurt," said Vash.
Several minutes later the two men and Kenshin left the house, shrouded
in the shadows were the men out to kill them, the Gun-Ho Guns. They watched the house and
crept from the darkness and near the house.
"The Guns aren't here are they ?"asked Wolfwood. He looked around,
they were standing near the river. It was now after four.
"Nah, they are at your new residence." Legato stared at Wolfwood with
those psychotic yellow eyes.
"But those people never did anything to you," said Wolfwood.
"They helped you and now since you abandoned the Guns your
punishment is certain death for aiding Vash the Stampede and helping Uzumaki Naruto, enemy
of Orochimaru. Legato drew two guns in unison, Wolfwood flipped his cross into the air and
drew his weapon quickly. The two men circled each other and fired. They ran out of bullets at
the same exact time and they reloaded at the same exact time.
Legato, that asshole he bluffed the Guns were never on me, I could've
gotten out of there earlier, thought Wolfwood. Wolfwood slipped on some mud but recovered
quickly and continued firing. Legato was smiling evilly, savoring the this greatly, he never did
like Wolfwood.
"STAND STILL AND DIE !!!"yelled Legato. He quickly reloaded.
"YOU FIRST !!" Wolfwood screamed, he did like-wise quickly reloading
and waiting for an opening.
Kenshin was about to separate from the trio, but Naruto stopped him.
"Kenshin-san, it is dangerous you should stay with us," Naruto said
urgently. Kenshin nodded and they continued towards the river. It was about five-thirty now and
the sun was now slowly disappearing behind the mountains. And still there was not a single
word from Wolfwood or the Guns. Where are they ?, thought Vash, Wolfwood stay alive.
"Oh my god, Vash above us !!!" yelled Naruto. He pointed off towards
the tower. They all looked over at the tower. Dangling from it was Nicholas D. Wolfwood,
priest. Wolfwood was covered in nearly 15 bullets and sitting next to his dangling corpse was
the one and only, Legato Bluesummer, leader of the Gung-Ho Guns.
Legato let out a laugh," Knives, salutes you !!!!"
"Knives is alive ?!!" Vash said swelling in anger.
"You left him for dead, he was in charge of this hit, Knives is working for
an associate connected to Orochimaru. More or less there are more people than me to blame."
"YOU KILLED HIM !!!!!!" Vash drew his gun and quickly fired,
extinguishing six bullets, but Legato was gone. Naruto threw a kunai at the rope holding
Wolfwood's bullet blazed corpse. A letter floated down right besides him. And Naruto started

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crying, his one of his best friends was dead again, Vash just stood there without emotion and he
let out a big scream. Kenshin picked up the letter and handed it Vash. Vash read it aloud :
Run Home - From Knives
They were off within seconds. Who is Knives working for,
thought Vash. Kenshin was the fastest of the three and started darting on rooftops to get home.
Soon they returned to the sword school, but Naruto felt it, they were too late.
"Karou, where are you !!??" yelled Kenshin. They were running through
the dojo and found their bodies sitting upright in the garden. Kenshin began to cry and he
realized where was Yahiko. Yahiko, please be alive. Kenshin withdrew his sakabato and that
was when Vash and Naruto found him.
"The Guns, are nowhere to be found,"said Naruto. Kenshin resheathed his
sakabato and went over to Karou's body. She was still beautiful even in death, thought Kenshin.
Karou's cause of death was later revealed to be a broken neck, Sanosuke's was more brutal all
his ribs were broken and he had internal bleeding. Naruto ran back saying he had a hunch and
Vash went off to look for Yahiko, leaving Kenshin holding Karou's body.
"I swear, that I will find whoever did this to you and avenge your
deaths,"said Kenshin, who spoke more and looked more like the Battousai.
"Kenshin, I found Yahiko, he is unconscious. I found him near his
wooden sword," said Vash, who soon appeared carrying the young boy's body. He must've tried
fighting them off, thought Kenshin.
Naruto soon reappeared. "The guns, they are on the roof, they are all dead."
"What about Legato ?" Vash asked as if he would kill Legato the moment
he saw him.
"Yes, he was among the bodies. And Knives didn't do it, their wounds
was of a sword."
"But I don't understand, Knives wrote the note,"said Vash.
"No he didn't, he just ordered the hit on Wolfwood. We were all suppose
to die at thetime. The man who killed the Guns did it out of anger, his attack pattern reveals it.
He didn't want Karou and the others to die, he wanted to do it himself."
"How do you know all this ?" asked Kenshin in obvious pain.
"It was how the killer killed the Guns and partially it was revealed in this
note." He handed the note to Kenshin, it was folded once and had Kenshin's name on it.
Kenshin read it to himself.
Battousai,
Revenge is Revenge. I wanted to kill you and your
friends..sorry, but even though I did not kill them, I'll still kill you. Come alone to the
riverbank at eight. Tomoe is dead , but I am sure not.
Enishi
Kenshin crumpled up the note, it was now seven-thirty, and he threw it to the ground.
Kenshin was in the mode of the battousai, his eyes proved it.
"I need to go alone, if I don't return take care of Yahiko," replied
Kenshin in cold anger. Kenshin walked away and that was the last time they saw Kenshin alive,
they did see him lying face down in the dirt later though.
"Vash, I swear to you that I will help you to avenge Wolfwood and
kill Knives," said Naruto as Kenshin proceeded away. Vash said nothing and stared off into the

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sunset. Naruto picked up Kenshin's note and read it and threw it back down into the dirt.
Kenshin walked down the path and proceeded to where his battle against
Enishi would commence. Enishi was the brother of his wife from long ago, Tomoe. She died
and the young boy saw her death, all convinced that Kenshin did it.
I will kill Enishi, my life has been ruined because of him and his assasins,
thought Kenshin. Kenshin drew his sword and reversed it, enabling him to kill. I am about to
break my vow, please forgive me, thought Kenshin. And so the wandering rurouni became the
Battousai once more.
Please, don't let my speed fail me, thought Kenshin.
I feel that this chapter had so much emotion. Don't worry Karou and the others will have
funerals and Kenshin will fight Enishi. Yahiko will make a promise. All in the next chapter :
Kenshin's Rage And Yahiko's Promise

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