Battle Between Legends

A/N: This is my first time writing a fight like this so please bare with me.

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(3rd Person: POV)

As Roger and Sengoku's Conquerors haki continued to clash, the six navy ships under his command started firing volleys of cannonball's at the Oro Jackson.

While some missed the ship entirely, other slammed right into the hull. Damaging it and causing it to violently shake.

"Hey, stop destroying my ship!" Roger shouted.

Taking Ace he sent a flying slash towards one of the six naval ships, slicing it into pieces in an instant.

The moment Sengoku saw this he disengaged his Conquerors haki, allowing Roger to do so the same.

Turning to one of his subordinates standing right next to him, Sengoku took up a den den mushi radio he was holding in his hands.

He then began contacting the remaining ships. "Fall back to a safe distance and continue firing. I don't want to lose another ship. While you all are doing that Garp and I will engage Roger and his crew directly." Sengoku told the four remaining ships.

He received confirmation that his orders were received seconds later.

Once this happened Sengoku hung up the den den mushi radio.

He then turned forward again, while Garp was busy cracking his knuckles.

A smile on his face as he did so.

Following Sengoku's order the other four ships began to put distance between themselves and the Oro Jackson. Meanwhile Sengoku's flagship started moving in even closer.

Seeing this the Roger pirates instantly knew what Sengoku's plan was.

Over the years they had come to know the man very well, given all the times they had done battle.

"Captain, what's the plan?" Rayleigh asked Roger.

In the next instant Roger gave orders without any hesitation.

"Gaban. Take command here and keep those other navy ships off of the Oro Jackson. Meanwhile Rayleigh and I will go and engage Garp and Sengoku." Roger said. A smile on his face as he did so. "It's been a while since I've had a good workout after all."

Hearing the last bit of Roger's words all of his crew put wry smiles on their faces.

But they said nothing since they all knew that is just how their captain is.

After Roger gave his orders the crew sprung into action.

That is except for Buggy, Shanks, and Siegreich.

As soon as the battle began the three apprentices froze in place. Stunned by what was happening around them. Since this is their first time experiencing such a battle after all.

While the three apprentices watched the battle in front of them, each of them had their own thoughts on the matter.

Buggy was scared shitless. He knew being a pirate was dangerous, but he never expected it to be this dangerous.

Shanks was amazed. Since this type of life and adventure is exactly what he had been hoping for.

Finally Siegreich was scared. But he was also feeling extremely excited.

Even he didn't notice the smile that was forming on his face while watching the battle unfold.

Seeing this all happening in front of him made Siegreich realize just how far he truly had left to go, but also just how much he wanted to reach the pinnacle he was seeing in this very moment.

For just like Roger right now Siegreich also wanted to fight against strong adversaries.

This thought racing through his mind, Siegreich finally realized what kind of pirate he wanted to be.

One who would sail the seas and fight epic battles any chance he got. Marching to the beat of his own drum, without being a subordinate of anyone.

Yes, that's the kind of life Siegreich wanted to live from now on.

And that's exactly what he is going to do.

At the time Siegirech also didn't realize he was starting to become a battle maniac.

But that's a discussion for a much later date.

Moving on.

Gaban took command of the Oro Jackson just as Roger instructed.

Once he did so the crew took action.

From both sides of the ship cannonball's began firing from below deck, towards the remaining four navy vessels.

At the same time Sengoku's flagship finally made it within range of the Oro Jackson.

Then as soon as it did so Roger and Rayleigh leapt onto the deck of the ship without any hesitation.

Their weapons drawn, and the two of them ready for battle.

As soon as they landed on deck they came face-to-face with Garp and Sengoku.

No other naval soldiers near them.

Garp and Sengoku had ordered them all to stay back after all. For their own protection.

Which none of them objected too, since they all knew very well they didn't stand a chance against Roger and Rayleigh and would only get in Garp and Sengoku's way.

Garp turned his gaze upon Roger. "Roger today is the day we end things between us once and for all." He told him.

"Hahaha! Sorry Garp but no. I've got a few other things to do, so today all I can give you is a good workout." Roger retorted.

"Enough talk." Sengoku said.

"I couldn't agree more Sengoku." Rayleigh said.

Roger and Rayleigh, Garp and Sengoku. Two sides of the same coin.

One pair pirates and the other marines.

It's ironic how they are the same and yet different simultaneously.

Deciding to kick things off Sengoku transformed into his Buddha-human hybrid form.

He then launched his attack

[Impact Wave]

Seeing the powerful shockwave incoming Roger and Rayleigh coated their perspective blades in armament haki and then swung them, destroying Sengoku's attack with ease.

Just after this happened Garp used Soru and appeared in front of Roger. He then threw a left hook, landing a direct hit into his belly.

Despite this Roger stood his ground.

"Good punches as always Garp." Roger said. "Now try one of mine." He said.

Roger then used his free hand and punched Garp right in the face, sending him flying back a ways.

Once this happened Sengoku moved towards Roger intending to punch him, but before he could do so Rayleigh appeared before him and swung his haki-coated sword toward his chest.

Stopping in his tracks Sengoku moved to block the attack but was a second too late.

He got hit, and then coughed up a small amount of blood.

Despite their being no wound on his body.

Seeing this from the Oro Jackson Siegirech immediately knew Rayleigh had just hit Sengoku with internal destruction haki, or Ryou as it is called in the Wano Country.

'To be able to use an advanced form of haki so easily. Seriously, I really have a long way to go.' Siegreich thought.

A small smile on his face Rayleigh dashed in towards Sengoku and began slashing at him with his sword.

But Sengoku countered all his attacks. Coating his fists in armament haki to do so.

Meanwhile Garp had managed to recover.

Coating both of his fists in armament haki as well he moved towards Roger and prepared to punch him.

Seeing this Roger took Ace and swung it in Garp's direction. The blade of his sword meeting Garp's fist.

As the two clashed, black sparks and shockwaves rebounded through the air itself. Neither Roger nor Garp giving an inch as they faced off.

While all this was happening the rest of the Roger Pirates were handling the remaining naval ships quite well.

Several of the cannonball's they launched struck the enemies hulls. Creating problems for them.

Meanwhile the Oro Jackson was holding out, no major damage to its hull at all.

But then again it is made of Adam's Wood, the strongest wood in existence after all.

The clash between Garp and Roger finally came to an end, when both decided to back off.

But that only lasted for a second before Garp appeared in front of Roger and aimed a punch straight at his face.

Reacting in time Roger dodged the punch and then moved to slash at Garp, but he brought up his leg and countered it with ease.

Kicking Ace out of his way Garp threw a punch into Roger's chest and struck him. Sending him flying back a bit.

But in the next second he managed to stabilize himself.

Once Roger did this he sent out several flying slashes in Garp's direction.

Seeing this Garp chose to block each and every one of them. Because he knew if he didn't the ship would be damaged and those under his command would end up dead instantly.

A situation he wanted to avoid.

So Garp blocked all of Roger's slashes, some of them managing to cut him and make him bleed as a result.

Despite this Garp was far from down for the count.

As this happened Rayleigh and Sengoku continued to clash.

Sword and palm meeting each other head-on, both coated in armament haki. Black sparks created each time they met.

Realizing that things were getting stagnant Sengoku decided to take things up a notch.

Stopping his clash with Rayleigh for a second he put a bit of distance between them, and then transformed once more.

This time into his full Buddha form.

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(A/N: The One Piece wiki was never clear if the transformation Sengoku used at Marineford was his hybrid form or full form, so for the purposes of this fic I decided to make the form shown in the anime his hybrid form, and given him a full form)

Seeing Sengoku transform Rayleigh put a wicked smile on his face. "Looks like you're finally going all out Sengoku. Good."

"You're going to regret those words in a moment Rayleigh." Sengoku told him.

He then moved his new sets of arms to strike at Rayleigh from several different angles all at once.

[Heavenly Palms]

Sengoku said.

As his attack raced towards Rayleigh he continued smirking.

He then took his blade and sent out a massive slash towards Sengoku.

One so big it tore through the deck of the ship.

Seeing this Sengoku immediately stopped his attack on Rayleigh and then used his palms to destroy his flying slash.

Clicking his tongue as he did so.

Why?

Because Rayleigh's attack just now caused a hole to appear in the bottom of the ship, which began allowing water to leak into it. Putting the vessel in danger of sinking.

Which is exactly what Rayleigh planned from the beginning.

"Crafty as usual Rayleigh." Sengoku said.

"Coming from you that's a little rich." He retorted.

Right after Rayleigh did so he moved back, sending several more slashes into the marine vessel as he did so.

Sengoku wanted to chase him.

But the lives of his crew came first.

So begrudgingly he allowed Rayleigh to retreat.

Just as this happened Garp managed to land another punch on Roger, causing him to cough up a bit of blood.

Despite this he still had a grin on his face.

As did Garp, given all the cuts and bruises on his body.

Both of them were enjoying the fight, though only Roger would ever admit that.

Noticing the situation between Sengoku and Rayleigh having ended Roger took a particular stance.

When he did so Garp raised his guard even more, sine he knew something big was about to come his way.

"Really Garp it's been fun. Thanks for the workout. But it's time for me to go." Roger told him.

"You think I would let you?" Garp asked him.

Roger shook his head.

"Of course not. Which is why I'm knocking you out of the way." Roger said.

Right after he did so massive amounts of red sparks appeared all around Ace. A pressure filling the air after this happened.

Seeing this from the deck of the Oro Jackson Siegireich knew Roger had just coated Ace in Conquerors haki.

A technique known as Infusion.

And since he did this Siegreich could guess exactly what move Roger was about to use.

Taking Ace Roger swung it towards Garp, a black slash attack racing out towards him right after he did so.

[Divine Departure]

Feeling the pressure from Rogers' attack Garp raised his fists in front of his face and coated them in armament haki once more.

Just as he did so Roger's attack made contact, and created a massive explosion.

Giving Roger the chance he needed to return to the Oro Jackson.

As the smoke cleared from his attack Garp stood tall and proud.

His arms were cut and bleeding, but his life wasn't in any danger.

Despite this he didn't dare go after Roger.

That's because his ship was currently taking on water, not only that but so were the other four naval ships remaining.

Gaban and the other Roger Pirates having handled them during the battle.

Not the type of man to abandoned his fellow marines Garp stayed put.

As he did so Roger gave him a bright smile, as the Oro Jackson started sailing away from his ship and the other navy ships surrounding them.

Cutting through the waves the Roger pirates made their escape.

All of them having enjoyed their first major battle upon returning to the Grand Line.

Even their three apprentices.

Since it gave them many new things to think about.