User blog comment:SynodicalSyndus/A possible fanfiction?/@comment-34583217-20180301101457/@comment-25156300-20180302000735

And then end it with some form of battle where they finally work together, similar to how the Zabuza arc was for Team 7.

I like the idea of a more sea-based threat. Heck, we could even have an arc where the team is guarding a cargo ship, and they end up having a standard pirate-style fight on the deck of their ship, or on the attacking enemy's ship.