I don't own One Piece or Naruto, That honor goes to Oda-Sensei & Kishi-Senpai, May their rivalry go down in the annals of history.

Authors Note: There will be a couple of OC's, mostly to help the plot move along. PLEASE also Note that I will be using the One Piece series for Years, as Oda has actually given us one, current One Piece storyline takes place in 1524.

Maik's POV. / . . . . Time: 9:29 AM ... Location: Konoha Main Gate ... Date: June 17, 1573 (A Little less than 10 Years since the KYUUBI attacked Konoha)

I was bored, but dedicated. It was my duty to guard the gate, even if it was incredibly boring. Sure, stuff occasionally happened, like that time somebody had tried to sneak fireworks into the village. Fireworks were not themselves illegal, but this particular seller had garnered a reputation for selling to underaged civilian children, but that had been about 10 months ago, and it had been dreadfully boring since. Most people don't realize that the ANBU thoroughly guard the village, even in times of peace. Being a highly ranked ANBU was a pain, but at least it meant I didn't have to do this as often as the grunts. Still, even with my rank, I have to guard the Gate for 24 hours every 4 months.

In the ANBU, I'm fairly high ranked. In-fact, I'm Lt. Commander. Of course, this meant that I could eventually become Commander, but I'm not really interested, I have enough paperwork as it is. Hopefully the current Commander doesn't drop dead anytime soon. I swear when I was young I didn't figure being a Ninja would take up so much time. It's a wonder I have time for a relationship, let alone kids. And yes I have kids, 3 boys. Bigger pain in the Ass than the Paperwork, but I Love them still.

But I digress, currently I sit atop the Main Gate, and so far today's been a slow day. Only 3 people had gone through the gate so far. Two of them have been merchants, and the last was a ambassador from one of the smaller villages, civilian, something about bandit's. Honestly, those guys are pretty pathetic. Bandit's are gonna need to realize that being one is practically useless with Ninja's around. True, most can't afford the B rank, Let alone A Rank Shinobi. And don't even get me started on S Rank. Still, even the least Competent Genin can take down Bandit's, unless they themselves have some Ninja Training.

Speaking of Ninja training, a good Ninja can Go without at least 30 hours without sleep, Not that this was advisable, as it can become a threat to a person's health, even a Ninja. We are also trained to take brakes, and take turns sleeping on a mission. I have been up for about 26 Hours, And intend to go home and sleep after this shift.

As I am lamenting my career as a Shinobi, and contemplating a vacation, I begin to feel something.

I suddenly feel like an elephant is standing on my chest and there is a thumping sensation in my skull.

I'm now on high alert, something, something big. I've only ever felt this way two times in the past. The first was when I met Minato, the Fourth Hokage for the first time, and the last, was during the attack by the KYUUBI. This overwhelming sense of power, and that I'm a Spider, starring down a Crow.

As the seconds pass, the feeling only gets stronger and stronger.

AS I begin to focus, I realize the source of the Power is currently headed for the village, at a leisurely pace.

I have the ability to sense people's presence, and I've had this ability since I was a child. This ability feeds into my main skill set, which is information gathering. Combining this power with My observation skills has allowed me to see things others have not.

Currently my abilities were telling me that this power I was feeling was coming from a person, which is Remarkable. Even the Fourth Hokage hadn't felt this powerful. In-fact, if I am correct, this person was nearly on par with the Nine-Tails.

I could sense the person getting closer, Much closer. In-fact, I could see them coming just over the horizon. This was good, as the more time I spent around this person, the more used to their overwhelming aura I become. And this person, headed straight for the village's gate, would need to be taken straight to the Hokage. And seeing as I am the Hokae's personal ANBU assistant, it was pretty much my Job.

As this person finally came fully into view, I was only marginally surprised that the individual was somewhat elderly, almost grandfatherly appearance. If I didn't work so closely with the 3rd Hokage, I might not have believed this individual to be the source of the Power.

As for the person himself, I'd say He's about as old as the 3rd, maybe a little younger. The Man had a shock of Snow White hair. While he was clearly Old, He did not have that many wrinkles. This made me place him in my mind at about mid-fifties. From what I could see he had black pupils, a rather rare trait just about anywhere. In-fact, I've only ever seen it In the now, Nearly extinct Uchiha-Clan. He had a scar on his left cheek, small with only 2 stitches. It was extremely old, and very deliberate, most likely with a knife. He was just about 5'10 Height. He was very skinny, but clearly in shape as his bare fore-arms were visible. They were solid, like someone who did a lot of physical work in his Life. While hard, it wasn't impossible to see that his Knuckles were extremely calloused. His clothes were probably one of the most interesting things about him, along with the items he carried with him. His pants appeared to be denim, only going down to right above his ankle. Around his waist was an odd Yellow sash. On his torso he wore a Red dress shirt with the collar up & the sleeves were slightly rolled up to his elbows. He was also wearing a sleeveless Yellow vest, and on his feet were an old pair of sandals. The oddest article of clothing by far however, was the Straw-hat on his head. It was clearly old, Yet well cared for. It's crown was rounded, the brim was wide, and the bond was covered by a Red-ribben.

Seeing as he was only about 50 ft. from the gate, I decided now was a good a time as any to approach him. It only took me about 7 seconds to reach him, and he didn't seem all that surprised.

In-fact, he was smiling wide, like I never saw before. I'd say it hurt, but it didn't look like he was in any pain.

It was then that he started to talk.

" WOW! You're fast! You must be one of the Ninja's I've heard so much about. How'd you get here from the top of the gate so fast!? Your mask is really cool! Do you know were I can get some food!? "

It took me a second to process the whole of the sentence, god this guy could talk fast for an old guy. It also gave me pause as he had apparently noticed my presence on the gate, only adding more to this mysterious man's Power. In-fact, I had no doubt now he had noticed me before I had noticed him.

Now that I was so close, I noticed things I hadn't in my tired distance hindered mind. For instance, he was Tan, and judging by this and the bag he carried over his shoulder, he was a sailor of some sort. He also had quite a few laugh lines. There was also a scar on his chest. I couldn't see the whole thing, but It looked like a burn scar. And covering most of his chest, it must have been huge. There was also a less noticeable scar on his right Arm, it looked like a Shark-Bite.

As I finished making my observations, I answered " Yes, I am. If you could please come with me to see the Hokage? "While I had phrased it as a question, in reality I tried to make it as clear as possible that if he wanted in, he would have to see the Hokage.

" Sure, no problem! Just one question though, Who's the Hokage? "

I paused in My steps a moment. I had never met anyone who hadn't at-least heard of the title, and I could tell he didn't have a clue what it meant. I had already deduced that he was a sailor, and from my research, the world outside the Elemental Nations was a Brutal place, and we are cut-off from them. Perhaps he had come from there.

" The Hokage is the title given the the head of the village. "

He then made a face of understanding, like he was remembering something, and a second later went back to smiling.

I decided to make walk to the Hokage's office, as I don't know how the man would react to teleporting. Of course, I took a rout designated to secure little to no civilian witnesses. As we moved I noticed my companion was looking in a vast number of directions.

" What are you looking at? " I had my suspicions, But I wanted him tell me, with just a bit of direction.

He took a second to answer, as he was still observing our surroundings.

" Their are a lot of strong guys watching us, they're everywhere. "

The way he said it, and the way he had been watching, told me he was talking about the ANBU stationed in the sector, which only went to proving that man was a dangerous individual, which only made it all the more troubling that he was in the village.

As we continued along, it accrued to me that I didn't know His Name. An Oversight on my part, but easily rectified.

So I turned my head to him and said " You know, I haven't introduced myself, I'm called Spider " this was of course referring to my ANBU Mask " What is your name? " I kept walking, not realizing that he had stopped dead. When I did however, I saw that he was looking at me with a blank face of no emotion, but clearly said 'How could you not know who I am?' like he was used to being recognized, he then grinned wider than I had ever seen, it was the grin of a Devil. He then Said . . . . . .

" I'm Monkey D. Luffy, nice to meet yah! "

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