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Chapter 1
What's This?! Chaos Unfolds!
The sun was shining brightly down on the Strawhats as they made their way across the Grand Line. Their navigator, Nami, was keeping the ship on a steady course towards their next destination. The shipwright, Franky, was down below the decks, making sure the ship was still working properly after a small skirmish with a few pirates they met along the way. It also gave him the excuse to tinker with new gadgets and gizmos.
The cook, Sanji, was busy in the kitchen making exorbitant amounts of food for the crew, seeing as most of them (namely the Captain and Swordsman) chowed down through tons of food beforehand.
The doctor and sniper, Chopper and Usopp respectively, were busy tinkering with a few new attacks for Usopp and creating a few small medicines for Chopper to heal the crew.
The master swordsman, Zoro, was taking a nap in his usual spot, in the crow's nest, away from the nuisances of his nakama.
The historian, Robin, was lounging out in the sunlight in a chair, reading an old book she and the Crew had found a while back.
The musicians, Brooke and Rikyu, were keeping the crew in a calm mood, Brooke through his violin and Rikyu through the use of his singing. Thanks to them it was relatively peaceful throughout the ship.
This leads off to where the captain of the whole ship was, sitting in his favorite spot and looking out ahead on the ship's head. The captain's name was none other than a now infamous Monkey D. Luffy, captain of his crew, the Strawhat pirates. "Sanji? Are you done now? I'm so hungry!" Luffy whined as he now laid back on the head, his body all spread out.
"Give me one moment! I'm still cooking the meat for you!" Sanji yelled back as he moved quickly around the kitchen, getting food prepared.
"But I want food now!" Luffy yelled back as he tried to stretch his arm to snag some meat that he saw, only to be kicked back by Sanji.
"Says the idiot who tried to eat all our food in the middle of the night! Wait until the food's done, damn it!" Sanji berated Luffy as he started cooking the meat.
"Oi! Idiots! Keep it down will you? I'm trying to navigate here!" Nami yelled at them both, looking a bit irritated.
"Of course Nami-swan!" Sanji replied cheerfully.
"Fine…" Luffy eventually groaned out as he lay back down, looking bored.
Rikyu rolled his eyes, seeing as the crew was as calm as they could be. He then looked up and saw a curious site: pieces of a ship floating overhead, as if there were a river right above their heads. Usopp looked up as to why there were strange shadows overhead before he screamed and ran around in horror. "NOT THE FALLING SHIPS AGAIN! OR THAT GRAVEYARD! WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO US?!" Usopp yelled.
"Will you calm down? It's not falling on us. Though it is a bit odd for it to be just simply floating above us like an air river," Robin commented as she looked up for a brief moment.
Nami looked at the Log Pose and immediately screamed. "I-It's going completely out of control! This is a Log Pose too, so I don't even know how it's acting up like this!" Nami yelled as she looked all around, only increasing in volume when she saw the floating pieces of ship above them.
Rikyu exchanged a glance with Zoro before he sang a few strong calming notes, which managed to keep them quieted and go from scared to curious.
"Now that we settled that, let's not worry, hm? After all, the pieces floated past us, without faltering. While I must admit this is odd, it didn't try to fall on us or stop at all," Rikyu pointed out, also pointing at the pieces of the ship, which then fell into the sea well behind them.
"Cool! Mystery ship pieces!" Luffy exclaimed as he tried to jump after them.
Everyone yelled at him and pulled him back quickly, Nami being the loudest and to give him a bump on the head. "Idiot! Remember, you can't swim at all!" Nami yelled at him while Luffy begrudgingly agreed to leave the pieces alone.
"Hey everyone! Land ahead! Though it looks like a very strange island," Franky shouted from the crow's nest.
"Eh? Strange island?" Zoro walked over to the front and looked, a bit dumbfounded at what he saw. The rest of the crew came to quickly join him soon, Luffy sitting on the head of the ship and staring in awe at the sight.
Zoro and Franky were both correct in thinking that it was a strange island. For you see, it looked like someone had a disjointed idea of a paradise and gave up a part of the way through to focus on something else. One section could be seen having a tropical blizzard, while another part looked like it was made entirely from sweets. The land itself looked to be a bizarre combination of water and land, looking a bit like a mirage, yet looking too real for it to be the case.
In short…"It's a mystery island!" Luffy cheered as he tried to lean forward to see even more.
"Well, it's certainly a creative island. Though I don't think this was exactly on the map for the Grand Line. Otherwise, someone would've said something about it. Unless it was like Skypiea, of course," Rikyu observed the island with fascination, wondering if he could make a song about it.
"My heart is pounding with excitement! Though I don't have a heart…" Brook joked as he looked on the island.
Usopp stared at the island in wonder and exclaimed, "I couldn't even come up with a story describing this island!"
Zoro, Robin, Franky, and Sanji all looked on the island in varying states of curiosity, though Robin did wonder how such an island could both exist and not be heard about before.
"This looks like a fun island to have fun on!" Chopper happily cheered as he stood beside Ussop.
A chuckle could be heard from behind the crew and instantly they all turned, not recognizing the voice and readying their weapons. "Such a friendly crew~ But whatever shall I do~" The voice giggled, sounding very masculine and playful as the crew looked around, not seeing anyone.
"Oi! My hat! It's floating away from me! Give it back, mysterious voice!" Luffy instantly went from happy to angry as indeed, the hat floated a few feet above the water.
It was then that a figure emerged, his appearance as if water were slowly running down him. A wild grin with shadowed eyes and spiky red hair could be seen first, followed shortly by a red shirt and jacket, then finally red pants as the figure chuckled, the straw hat resting on his head.
"A pleasure to finally have some visitors. I was beginning to wonder if I should move my island again," The figure giggled as the hat then grew a small pair of legs, walking on thin air as it then jumped back onto Luffy's head, the legs disappearing as it rested.
Luffy then smiled wide, his hat finally back on his head and said, "Thanks mysterious red guy! Who are you anyways?"
Robin stood up and joined the rest of the crew, looking at the red figure with a look of small recognition and asked as well, "You seem familiar somehow… Who are you?"
The figure chuckled as he snapped his fingers, floating onto the deck of the ship with a wide grin and replied, "My name? Well, if you really want to know… I could always trade it for something red. Or a green apple, if you have any. They are a favorite of mine, and yet I can't seem to get any to grow."
The crew looked on in confusion before shrugging at the odd request. Luffy stretched out a hand and grabbed an apple from the kitchen before pulling it back and holding it out to the red figure.
"Here you go, mystery red guy! You really must like these apples and red, huh?" Luffy asked.
The figure chuckled and nodded, taking the apple and quickly munching through the apple, core and all, much to Chopper, Luffy and Usopp's excitement and to Robin's ever-growing curiosity.
"Thanks for the apple. But a deal's a deal. My name… would be Disarray Royalwind. Now, who might you lovely people be? It's been awhile since I've seen such friendly pirates," Disarray grinned as he relaxed against the air. The curious thing was, it was as though there were a wall where he was leaning up against, even though it was just thin air.
Robin's eyes widened slightly as she recognized the name, though tried to remember why as Luffy introduced the crew to him, giving a small wave hello when Luffy introduced her to him.
Disarray looked at Robin curiously before moving on quickly, chuckling at the enthusiastic captain.
"A pleasure to meet the crew of the Strawhat Pirates, captain included. Now, who would like to rest a bit on my island? I know that I made a resting spot somewhere…" Disarray thought as now it was nighttime, even though it looked like it was afternoon judging from the sky.
"What the- I thought it was afternoon!" Nami looked up and saw the sky, seeing it darkened like a night sky.
Disarray shrugged and said, "Time here is quite fluid. I think it was about 3 o'clock for a long while at one point before rapidly shifting to 2 o'clock in the morning. Lucky for me, I can sleep easily during the day and night."
The crew looked at each other in confusion, wondering how that could be the case before they looked back at Disarray in confusion.
Robin then spoke up, slightly terrified and horrified. "I-I know you! You were there at Ohara and I kept seeing you as I tried to avoid being captured!"
The crew looked worriedly at Robin and Disarray now, slowly readying their weapons as they stepped back a bit.
Disarray slowly melted from excitable to more sorrowful and angry. "Ah yes… I was wondering when you would pick up the connection. We just arrived and you've figured it out just now. You should know better than anyone that the dead stay dead. Yes Robin, I am truly alive and well."
Robin shook her head and took a step back. "You… you were one of the researchers there. You worked mainly on the history of Devil Fruits and how they worked before…" She stopped as flashbacks of the destruction flashed in her mind.
Disarray nodded and chuckled a bit sadly. "You always were so curious about that. I was so close to figuring it out too… Unfortunately, without an actual Devil Fruit to work with, I couldn't further it much further… And I could only work with so much with actual Devil Fruit users… Even self-experimentation only gave so much information before it became too much of a price to study."
Franky raised an eyebrow and asked, "Self-experimentation? You mean you're a Devil Fruit user as well?"
Disarray nodded and grinned at Robin, jokingly saying, "Do try and figure it out, Robin. A smart girl like you should know exactly which one would be the most fitting for me."
Robin thought about it for a moment and gasped before nodding. "A Paramecia fruit that wasn't recorded until you wrote it down a few days before… that. The Chaos-Chaos fruit."
Konoha- the Land of Fire
Late morning Team 7 gathering
Mission start
Konoha, the village hidden in the leaves, was peaceful. Very few people were out, mostly civilians or shinobi who had missions. The warm languid air was filled with the sounds of the village waking up, and the surrounding forestry rustling with life.
Smells of cooking food drifted lazily on soft currents of wind and families were getting ready for school or work. Shops were slowly opening up, neighbors greeting one another with mellow greetings.
Puffball clouds dotted a warm sky, the day promising heat and eventual humidity. Many would get their warrants done soon or they would wait for late evening since by midday it would be far to warm to do much of anything.
Truly, for many it was the start of a beautiful day.
For Masika, it began as a day like many others. Warm, slightly cloudy, and a mission from Tsunade to go see how things in Ame were progressing with the alliance.
The open gates let in a cool breeze, gently ruffling through her hair and it carried through the Village hidden in the Leaves lightly, providing a cool comfort on a soon to be hot day. She, along with Sai, meandered through Konoha, taking their time to reach their meeting point. Perfectly content in one another's company, they made for a tranquil picture as they walked. Both were quite relaxed, knowing that soon enough that they were be on full alert as they commenced their mission, so the down time was taken in gratefully.
Team 7, herself as an honorary member (sans Sauske) met in front of the gates of Konoha just as the sun hit its midday zenith in the sky. Noon and already almost too warm to be out and about for many; Sai, Masika, Yamoto and Sakura were there on time, Kakashi and Naruto seemed to be running late. As per usual.
Sakura greeted her teammates with ease, happy to see that Sai and Masika were getting along so well. "Good afternoon guys. You ready for Ame?" She, with most of the ninja population, knew just enough about Sai and Masika's relationship to consider them attached at the hip. It made Sakura smile though: she definitely approved of Sai and most certainly loved the fact that Masika had done wonders with Sai's communicative skills. Maskia's influences were tell-tale to those who knew what to look for.
Yamoto chuckled slightly. "Hello to you Sakura. Ame is Ame." he shrugged lightly, a bit amused.
Ame wasn't exactly a favorite amongst the shinobi population. Actually for most of Konoha this was the case.
The wood style specialist knew a bit more than the average shinobi about Sai and Masika. He was also appreciative of Masika's efforts and Sai's progress. He noted the easy intersections between the two- body language was telling enough for a seasoned ninja like himself.
Masika grinned and signed out 'Obviously! I miss Ame...ah, so much water to play with.' Her grin made Sakura grin and shake her head and Yamoto snort. Obviously Masika was the exception when it came to the Village of Rain.
"You would be happy about that. Sai?" she turned her attention to the pale young man and he nodded slightly, standing close to, but not touching Masika.
"Ready. Our illustrious leader and dickless?" His flat tones could be considered offensive, but Sakura knew it was simply because he was preparing himself for the mission.
Yamoto had to cover his grin at Sai's words. Some things wouldn't change it seemed.
Masika smothered her grin at Sai's description.
Sakura made a disgruntled face. "Late. I didn't see either of them while I was on the way…" She looked around, green eyes searching, trying to see if she could spot either of them.
Masika flapped a hand, obviously amused, as her electric blue eyes twinkled merrily. 'Oh, I have a feeling Naruto is grabbing some last minute ramen, and Kakashi-sensei…well…need I say more?'
Sai grinned a cat's grin. She wasn't wrong.
Yamoto rolled his eyes. "Fair point indeed." he agreed dryly. He was well aware that his silver haired friend often got lost of the road of life. Mind you, if that ceased to be, something was terribly wrong.
Sakura threw her hands up, knowing the other young woman was right. "Gah! Figures!"
Naruto came dashing up, quite winded. "H-here Sakura-chan!" He wheezed, trying to regain his breath as he leaned on his knees. "Ramen-!" He managed before Sakura rolled her eyes and noogied him semi-affectionately.
"Oh you baka! Let me guess, you packed some for the trip?"
Naruto gave his signature fox-like grin and he rubbed his head sheepishly.
Masika grinned full out, clearly laughing. Even Sai looked slightly amused, something both the Kyubi container, feisty medic and ANBU Captain were thrilled to see. Masika had done wonders.
Kakashi finally made his entrance a hand shifting through his own hair in a rueful way. "Ah, sorry-sorry, I got held up by an old lady who-" He gave them an apologetic smile as Sakura huffed at him and folded her arms.
"Kakashi-sensei, you should know better." She grumbled, green eyes rolling slightly.
Naruto just grinned at his old teacher and waved slightly not bouncing in place as he would have done when he was younger.
Yamoto grinned and patted Kakashi's shoulder. The obscured joinin have his subordinate a quick eye crinkle smile. Kakashi then nodded to Sai and Masika. "Hey you two." He gave them his famous one eyed grin.
Sai nodded and Masika waved cheerfully. 'Hey Kaka-sensei!'
"So. We're ready?" The silver haired jounin asked easily, hands settling into his pockets deftly.
Five heads nodded and he beckoned slightly. "Alright. Let's go." With an easy leap, he was in the trees, and the other five followed, just as silently as their commanding officer.
Within a moment, it was as if no one had been there, the gates silent once more, and empty.
That was one of the beautiful things about being a ninja, leaving no trace.
With their team leader in the lead, Sakura took the left, Naruto took right, Masika was in middle of the formation, Yamoto stayed even with Kakashi and Sai was bringing up the rear. For all intents and purposes, it looked as if Masika was the weak one, but only those who would underestimate the slight girl would think such a thing. It was well known that Masika could hold her own against Sakura, which astounded so many.
In the team with a Root member, a former ANBU, an ANBU Captain, an apprentice to one of the legendary Sanin and the demon container of the Nine-tailed fox, Masika was often overlooked. Not that she minded; it simply gave her more opportunities to get under people's skin and whatnot. It really was quite advantageous for the whole team to have Masika overlooked.
It meant they often got a hold of more information than usual because of Masika's interrogators skills. Tsunade approved enthusiastically, as did Ibiki, much to everyone's shock.
Kakashi glanced back to everyone. "It's a pretty direct route to Ame, but Tsunade has reasons for sending us instead of some other team."
That got several brows to lift, each one wondering what the deal was. Yamoto already knew and let Kakashi take the lead on that topic, knowing the aloof copy nin was going to let them work it out for the most part.
Kakashi was going to let them work it out on their own. However, he'd enlighten them if they took too long; something he'd had to do less and less as they got older and wiser. He didn't say it often, but he was proud of his team. They had gotten stronger and smarter, each figuring out their strengths and weakness through their training and teachers, and they worked to improve constantly. That also had the added benefit of making them extremely formidable.
It was something that was finally beginning to percolate through the other Villages. Team 7 was top notch and not to be taken lightly.
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