Whirlpool Of Blooming Fire:Uzumaki Sakuhi

Chapter Seven:The Pirates

It's like I'm watching in slow motion as it happens. The ridgeback closes the distance impossibly fast,and Boruto whips his head around,eyes wide with alarm. The monster's snarl freezes my blood. It darts it's head forward,rows of white teeth showing,going for Boruto's leg.

"No! Boruto!"

Sarada's cry is high pitched,strangled sounding. Boruto jerks his leg up just on time,and the Ridgeback's huge teeth snap shut on the empty air with an audible 'click'. It lunges again,a savage roar ripping from it's throat. Boruto takes the kunai from his teeth and lashes out with it,scoring a deep gash on the creature's snout. It rears back,and the sound it makes is horrific,a squealing,wail.

When I look down Boruto is climbing again,teeth gritted in concentration as he tried to hold the kunai in one hand and haul himself up with the other. The ship is rising up into the air,agonizingly slow.

Too slow,I think, it's too slow. Boruto is going to be eaten because the damn ship is too slow.

Beyond Boruto I see the ridgeback dart forward again,and a warning scream rips from my and Mitsuki's throat. "BORUTO!"

[I can just imagine his deep voice behind that single word]

Boruto curls his knees up to his chest just as the creature snaps at him again. Instead of getting Boruto the Ridgeback only gets a mouthful of rope ladder,and for one terrifying second I think it will hold on and bring the entire ship crashing to the desert sand. Instead the Ridgeback snorts and spits out the rope,mouth curling back in a disgusted snarl,it howls up at Boruto.

I sag against the rungs of the rope ladder,shutting my eyes,relief making me muscles watery. He's out of range now. The damn thing can't reach him anymore.

"OI!"

A man's voice is calling for me from above,and I glanced up,squinting past the bright sunlight. Someone is leaning over the railing of the ship,gesturing me, "come on! Damn you! Hurry! I won't let no bloody ridgeback take the ship down. Get up here!"

I take one last look down at Boruto,relief unfurling my stomach as he gives he a nod. Then I begin climbing again,hand over hand. Slowly my eyes adjust to the sun,and I can make out the man's face. I take his appearance,he have green hair,black outfit,a sword,black eyes.

Pirate?

Everything in me wants to climb back down the ladder. Everything in me has seized up,is shrieking a steady "warning,warning,warning"

"Come on" he says impatiently,holding out one hand ,"you want to stay here?"

One more glance back down,and I see the Ridgeback. I'm not sure if the monster is safer that the pirate,but at least the pirate is better looking.

"What I can say is that they're both safer than you."

I sighed,ignoring the voice and climb the rest of the way,then stretch up to reach his hand. He gives me one sly grin before he grasps my hand in an iron grip and hauls me up so fast it makes my head spin. My feet hit the deck,and I stagger forward,off balance.

"Steady on!" The pirate's hand are on my waist,keeping me from falling.

"Let go!" I snarl,and tear myself out of his grip,running to the side and leaning over so I can see Boruto. He's nearly on top,and I stretch my hand out

"Here Boruto!" He looks up,pushing the blondelocks out of his eyes "it didn't eat me" he sounds relieve.

"I know" I chuckled "now grab my hand"

I ignore the pirate when he comes stand beside me. And Mitsuki onto the other side,looking at Boruto slightly worried.

"Bruh he's glaring kunai and shurikens at the pirate."