"Oi Shion how long until we get there"
Poking his ears in boredom Zoro was given back his clothes he wore before his capture as he was shackled from his arms he was forced to walk the way while Shion sat on his horse
"Where almost There"
Spitting onto the ground Zoro kept his eyes on the sealed wooden box behind Shion which contained his Swords
"You said the place where heading to Has something the shogun wants right?"
"Correct the elixir of immortality"
Rasing a brow Zoro spoke
"Couldn't you have told me beforehand"
"Would it have change anything?"
Smirking Zoro shook his head
"No it wouldn't have but immortality huh it almost sounds like your sending me to the other side…."
Jokingly saying Shion remained quiet
"Wait….Shion where exactly are we going"
Glancing from his shoulder and looking towards Zoro he smirked
"To hell"
….
Arriving on a beach the first thing Zoro saw was a encampment near the water as well as a boat anchored down
Unmounting his horse Shion pulled it by its reins as he turned to Zoro
"Come it's seems we're the last to arrive"
Tying the horse to a wooden pole Shion led Zoro inside where a multitudes of figures instantly felt his presence as a certain white haired shinobi locked eyes with him
"He's strong" hearing what gabimaru said sagiri who was standing next to him eyes widened as she looked at who he was staring at
"Who is he" just as she was about to answer she was interrupted by the yelling of one of her fellow Asaemon
"Master you finnaly here!"
Who?glancing to his left a young man waved towards Shion as he rushed over
"Tenza it's good to see you"
Patting him on the shoulder Tenza rubbed his nose meanwhile before the young Tenza could speak a voice cut through the air
"Take your seat"
"Eh?"
Standing infront of Zoro a man with long red hair with a eye patch glared at him
"Did you not hear what I said..sit down"
As a vein protruded from Zoro head he stepped closer to him
"And if I say no"
[!!!!]
Suddenly everyone in the vicinity felt a dreadful sensation past through them as gabimaru vanished from his spot and the sleeping giant was forcefully awakened
Meanwhile Rank one Yamada Asaemon Eizen unsheathed his katana and attempted to cut off Zoro head
[Clang]
Staring in shock as the man infront of him caught the blade by bitting it
"What's the problem never looked the devil in the eye before"
Grinning towards him Eizen faced paled as he pushed all his strength down
-Unsheath noise-
Looking around as all twelve of the Yamada Asaemon surrounded him with there swords locked on his neck
"ENOUGH!"
Slicing through the tension was the advisor of the shogun as his face paled and his legs trembled
"Seated before you is the shogun of this land Tokugawa Nariyoshi and I demand you show him respect and sheath your blades!"
Panting he gathered what little confidence he had and locked eyes with Zoro
"Eppp!"
"APOLOGIES YOUR EXCELLENCY IF YOU WISH I SHALL CUT THE HEAD OFF THIS VERMIN TO SHOW OUR DEEPEST SINCERITYS"
Releasing his bite off Eizen sword he sheathed it before he and the rest of the Yamada Asaemon bowed
"Oh it alright I quite fancied the entertainment still What's your name"
"Eh?"
Pointing to Zoro the shogun nodded
"What's your name"
"Eh?"
Nodding again he spoke
"What's your name"
"Eh?…..Oh sorry Names Zoro"
Suddenly a glimmer of recognition was shown on the shogun face
"Could it be your the legendary swordsman Roronoa Zoro the one they call The wandering demon"
Patting his knees in glee a heart full laugh escaped from his mouth
"Hahahaha I've heard of your tales come,come you bring the sake"
Pointing at his advisor he rushed out of the encampment while Zoro pushed past Eizen he glanced at him for a moment before sticking his tongue out
Watching as he shook in rage Zoro grinned as he passed through the middle of the death row inmates as they made way
"Shit he's actually real"
As they started to whisper among themselves
"I wonder how he taste"
A blonde woman spoke as she licked on her fingers
While next to her a kunoichi who heard her looked at her strangely
"He's the real deal sigh guess more competition"
Sitting up the giant eyes never left Zoro even when he walked past him he only thought of one thing
STRONG!!!!
Glancing at the giant as bloodlust radiated of his being he smirked
Shion wasent lying after all
Arriving to where the shogun was the man returned with the bottle of sake
"Come up here tell me a man like you must have tales that will last a century"
Patting down on a spot next him Zoro got on the wooden platform and sat
"You a man that fancy's stories"
Nodding to Zoro the shogun grabbed two red sake cups as he popped open the bottle and filled the cups to the brim
"I do and I take pride in it now then share please the anticipation is killing me!"
Grabbing the sake cup he downed it instantly
"Fine If you insist I once fought a man who almost took my life"
placing the cup down as he remembered five years ago when he faced his biggest challenge
"He didn't give me his name but his skill with the sword was all I needed to know he wore a red haori alongside an orange nagagi kimono he carried his blade on the left side of his waist and sported hanafuda earrings till this day Ill never forgot the moment we clashed"
Touching the scar on his left eyes he smirked
"It was—"
"Ehmm….shogun I'm sorry to interrupt but I think we should"
[BAM!]
Throwing the sake cup to his advisor he cursed him out for interrupting
"You damned fool it was getting to the good part!!!!"