I'm Gonna be the Pirate King
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Chapter Two: The Calm before the Storm
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After his battle with the demon brothers, we can found our blond protagonist deep in the forest examining trees. You may ask why he was doing something like this.
Well, when Tazuna and Naruto arrived at the building site, they quickly discovered that Naruto had zero talent and experience in building a ship.
In short he didn't know how to build a ship so he was kicked out.
Dreading the possibility of facing Hinata's wrath, he plead, he beg for something to do. Luckily for him, Tazuna was lacking some lumber that was necessary to build his ship. He quickly volunteered to bring some lumber.
So right now, we can found our favorite ninja examining some good trees to make some good lumber.
"Hmmm…. I think this was good enough," Naruto said after apprehending a tree.
He gets a kunai somewhere in his body then:
Slash
Slash
Slash
Slash
Thud
Looking at the pieces of lumber, Naruto can't help but admire his work. 'It was a good thing that Ero-sennin had taught me how to do this,' Naruto thought.
A sound of clapping brought him from his reverie. He looked back calmly, there was no use being paranoid, it will only shorten your life.
Naruto calmly scrutinize this new arrival.
Her beauty can rival that of Hinata. She had long black hair, pale skin and large, dark-brown eyes, a slender frame and a big set of breast that almost popped out of her pink, sleeveless kimono. Her kimono has pale red edges and decorated with small plum-colored swirls that went to her ankles. Around her waist was a simple whit obi tied in a bow. She had a dark-colored choker around her neck.
"That was incredible," she praised, an amazed expression written on her face. Naruto had the decency to blush at the unexpected praise. "I'm Haku by the way," she said as she extended her hand.
Naruto hide the kunai in his hand somewhere in his body before he grasps the offered hand, kneeled in front of her and briefly kissed her knuckles, "Uzumaki D. Naruto at your service, my fair lady."
Haku giggled at his display, "You're funny."
"Only for you," Naruto said, "May I asked what a beautiful lady like you doing here deep in the forest?"
"Oh! I was just gathering herbs for my father," she answered with a somewhat sad smile.
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"Is this the plant you want?" asked Naruto as he helped Haku looked for the herbs that Haku was looking for. Being the gentleman that he was, he offered to help her which was a good decision since he was enjoying herself.
After some small talk with the girl, he found her to be very nice. He learned that her father was suffering some illness so Haku was here to make some medicine for her father.
He really was enjoying his time with her and it was really enlightening. In fact, he learned more about plants, herbs and poisons in the short time he had with her than the time he spent training on Mount Myoboku were his sensei lived.
He could say that enjoy learning with her than with his sensei.
Well, maybe he was being bias a little bit.
Can you blame him?
Even you would choose to be taught by a pretty young girl than a perverted hermit.
And the fact that the way of teaching of his old sensei was a bit extreme didn't help matters.
He still shuddered to this day as he remembered the time when that old pervert had this wonderful idea to drop him deep in the forest with only his clothes on.
Really, how would you expect a twelve year old boy to fend for himself in the wilderness?
'I was just lucky that Kami-sama loves me,' Naruto thought, 'every time I meet a predator in the forest, I just had to adapt this scary look and they were sent off scampering with their tails between their legs.'
He laughed as he remembered that time when a tiger even foam on its mouth. It was the first meat he had for over a month, surviving in the wilderness with only fruits.
"What's so funny," asked Haku beside me as they lay side by side in a cliff facing the ocean watching as the sun set.
"I just remembered the time I spent training with my Sensei," Naruto answered with a serene smile.
"Yes, you looked very strong," Haku praised Naruto, "Do you want to be a Marine or something?"
"Eurgh! What give you that idea? I will die before I became a Marine." Naruto said shuddering at the thought of becoming a marine.
"Well, the good guys always want to be a marine, don't they?" Haku giggled at his expression.
"Being a marine is boring. They didn't have a sense of adventure. You will have always to follow someone on the higher ups. At least being a pirate you will be your own man. And being chased by the marine adds spice to the adventure. And it has always my dream to became the Pirate king," Naruto said with a serine smile.
"Pirate king, what a big dream?" said Haku wanting to know more.
"Yes! I'm going to be the Pirate King. I'm going to make everyone acknowledge my strength. Dattebayo!" yelled Naruto with enthusiasm.
Haku giggled at his display before a thoughtful look crossed her face. "Do you… have someone who is important to you?" she asked.
'Huh, what is she trying to say?' thought Naruto as he watched Haku expression.
"When… a person has something to protect… that's when they can truly become strong," she said with a smile on her face.
"Yeah, I understand that very well," Naruto replied. An image of an elderly man with a staff with his back on him facing the enemy was on his mind.
Haku stands up and kissed him on the cheek. "You will become very strong," she whispered, "Let's meet again somewhere."
And with that she leaves the area.
"Sure!" Naruto yelled at her retreating back.
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Gato watched as Zabusa left his office. A smirk formed on his face as he watched the door close.
He can't still believe that his faithful demon brothers had lost to some blond brat.
He had quickly formed a plan that will eliminate the brat, that damned ship builder while profiting along the way.
Only one more piece to place to begin the game.
He opened one of the drawers in his table and reached for a denden-mushi. He gets the transmitter from its position and dials his contact at the marine.
Puro, puro, puro, puro…
Puro, puro, puro, puro…
Puro, puro, puro, puro…
Kacha…
"It better be a good thing, Gato. I was in the middle of a goddamn meeting," a squeaky voice was released from the denden-mushi's mouth.
"Don't worry, Peter. I assure you this scheme will bring you more money and fame," Gato replied in a cool voice while holding the transmitter close to his mouth.
"I'm listening," the squeaky voice replied with a greedy tone in its voice.
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As soon as Haku leaves the area, her smiling face was soon replaced by that of an emotionless one.
She was only a tool for her master to use.
There was no need for a tool to show emotions.
Emotions will only make one weak.
And a weak tool was as good as trash.
You need to throw it away and replaced it with a new and stronger one.
And she strives to be stronger for that reason.
She only shows emotion when gathering for information. Even that was just fake.
Normally she would have ignored that 'boy' and continued to pick some herbs for her master but the display he just performed caught her attention. He had executed the move flawlessly.
She would have to make sure if this boy will bring trouble for her master. So she approach him with a smile on her face, a smile she had practiced for years in front of the 'mirror' for this occasion, intent on fishing out information on this boy.
As the time she spent with this Naruto goes on, she didn't know but there was this warm feeling spreading on her chest. It was like she wanted to spend more time with him. It was the feeling she got whenever she was around her master.
Is this the feeling of happiness?
She didn't know if it really is. But she didn't like it; it will only make her weak, even though she yearned for it even more.
It didn't take long for her to come to the makeshift house they made for their base in this island with her thoughts in chaos.
A sound of coughing bought her from her thoughts.
There was a pang in her heart as she looked at the coughing form of her 'master'.
Was this the feeling of fear of losing someone?
'Arghhh!' Haku thought, 'what is happening to me? Ever since I met than blond boy in the forest I start asking what kind of emotion I was having. It was unbefitting of me. I was only a tool, a tool for my master to use and a tool didn't any emot—"
Her thoughts were suddenly cut off as she notices that her master had cough out blood.
She hurriedly went to his side and tended to his care.
Ever since leaving Grand Line and going to East Blue to pursue a rumor that a rouge Fishman was terrorizing an island in East Blue, her master's illness had gotten much worse. And due to her master's situations, they can't go to any human doctor.
They would surely be targeted and die.
This was always the time where it made her think for her 'master' health.
She wished that her master would get well soon.
If not then, before the time of her master's demise, she would have to find a new suitable master to serve.
After all she was only a tool, a tool for her master to use.
And deep in her mind, she knew that she managed to find a new suitable master.
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"Ahhmm, yer shosdfa afnasf"
"Hmmm," Naruto said as he carries the intoxicated form of Tazuna.
Right now he was carrying the drunken form Tazuna.
After Naruto's meeting with the beautiful girl in the forest, he had opted to deliver the lumber back to Tazuna.
After walking for a few minutes, he arrived in the building site, just to be surprised. Instead of men who were busy working on building the ship, he found Tazuna's men drinking their asses off with Tazuna in the lead.
He was about to berate them when he remembered what happened that morning.
Well, it was understandable. It was normal for a man to drink till they pass out if they were subjected to a life and death situation.
And Tazuna really past out after drinking many barrel of booze.
So now, we can found our blond protagonist carrying the drunken form of Tazuna as he mumbled incoherent words.
They quickly arrived in Tazuna's house.
Naruto kicked the door open and laid the drunken form of Tazuna in the couch.
He was about to call for Tazuna or Hinata when the sound of groaning and moaning hit his senses.
It was coming from the second floor.
He quickly runs to the second floor dreading the possibility of Tsunami and Hinata being attacked by Tazuna's goons.
But as he opened the door to his room, he felt like an idiot.
Of course, Hinata was strong; she can easily handle the any goons sent her way.
I should have expected this as Hinata was known to have a particular taste in women.
Naruto's thoughts right now was 'Damn she move fast' as he feel his pants tighten as he continue to watch Hinata 'eat' Tsunami in the bed.
Tsunami had a contented expression on her face as Hinata continue to eat her out.
It didn't take soon for Hinata to notice him in the doorway.
She faced him with her breast jiggling and asked in a sultry tone of voice "would you care to join us goshujin-sama (master-sama)"
Who was he to reject the offer to fuck these two beautiful girls out?
Of course he would like to join.
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Haku remained emotionless as she watched her master had calmed down after his coughing fit.
She wondered how long would her master last. Base from a doctor they had consulted at the start of Grand Line, her master's sickness had no known cure. Base from him, it was not common knowledge that it was also the illness that besieged the late pirate king.
Her master's days are numbered.
They went to East Blue, after hearing a rumor about a certain rouge Fishman that was terrorizing an island in the East Blue.
As her master put it, he was about to cut some loose ends before he die.
What she didn't know, there was another reason they had gone to East Blue.
Zabuza's body was not what it used to be. His body was deteriorating. They were here in the hope that Zabuza can find someone that will take care of her daughter.
Zabuza looked at her and sighed. He had a mistake of raising her. Even if it wasn't his true daughter, he still saw her as her daughter nonetheless. He didn't know what part of raising her had made her such an emotionless doll.
He just hoped that the Great Toad was not lying and what he said to him was true that he will find someone in East Blue that will correct the mistake he had done.
He gets the poster that that midget Gato had given him in the table and tosses it to Haku.
"They were our targets, prepare yourself. We will strike the day after," he said as he watched her 'daughter'.
His nonexistent eyebrows rose as he watched her daughter, for the first time she had shown a true emotion on her face.
Her face was contorted with a horror expression.
He quickly snatched the paper she was holding and looked at the blond boy at the picture.
'Interesting, looked like I had found you. The one, who will correct my mistakes,' he thought solemnly.
Unnamed Pirate Crew (AN: i still don't know what to call them (you know like the straw hat pirates, heart pirates, foxy pirates), please review if you had any suggestions or pm me)
Captain: Uzumaki D. Naruto
First Mate: Hyuga Hinata