Well, here is the next chapter. So far only one review. Special thanks to TrunksgirlBlaze27! You are totally awesome!. I am going to try to get this a little longer. R&R please for real this time!

Zoro started to walk off in a direction.

" Zoro! Stop! You're gonna get lost!" called Nami.

He waved his hand back casually.

" Have you forgotten? This is my home island."

Nobody else knew where to go so they followed him. After about 5 minutes of walking they turned a corner and saw a dojo. Zoro ran to the door. He wrenched it open and went inside. Inside was a man sitting cross-legged, meditating. He was in his forties or fifties. The man opened his eyes and looked at them. He looked at them. He looked at Zoro and then to the Wado Ichimonji. His eyes grew wide with surprise.

" Zoro? Is that you?"

He beckoned for them to sit down.

"How are you? Why are you here and who are these people?" he asked.

"I'm fine. We happened to see the island and so we decided to stop by. This is Luffy, my captian. Nami, our navigator. Usopp. our marksman. Chopper, our doctor, and Robin, our archeoligist. "

"What about him?" he pointed to Sanji.

"Oh. That's our cook. Sanji." he mumbled.

"So you're a pirate. What about becoming the greatest-"

"You don't ACCUALLY think I'd drop that do you? I made a promise and I intend to keep it."

"Oi, Zoro. Who's the old guy?" asked Luffy, forgetting the manners that he never had.

"My sensei." he replied, "This dojo's master."

"Eh? Cool! Hi Dojo-ossan! I'm Luffy! I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"

Zoro's sensei smiled, "I see. You came just in time Zoro. In three days we are having a championship. Its split into 3 sections. The first one is small things like cutting skill, strength, kata, things like that. the second is about swordsmanship with only one sword. The third is any fighting style that involves swords so you can use more than one. The winner gets 100 thousand Beli."

"Zoro! Enter!" cried Nami, her eyes turning into Beli.

Zoro sweat-dropped.

"Speaking of Beli, follow me Nami." Zoro walked out of the dojo and into his sensei's house. They went down the stair and entered a room filled with cases. He grabbed one and opened it. It was filled with money. Nami squealed with delight. Zoro took some out and handed it to her.

"There. Dept repaided. Now you can't blackmail me anymore. And don't even think about talking a case." He walked back out.

Once back into the dojo, he walked over to a bulletin board with a sign-up sheet for the championship. Zoro signed his name and turned back to where the crew was sitting and sat back down. Luffy had been telling 'Dojo-ossan' about all of their adventures with great enthusiasm. Zoro sighed and leaned against a wall and fell asleep.

Zoro felt himself being shaken awake. He yawned and stood up.

"I have to go some where quick." he said.

He was going, of course, to see Kuina's grave. He knelt in front of it. Luffy wanted to go see what Zoro was up to but he was being restrained by Nami.

Kuina, do you hear me?

Hai, Zoro...

I'm working, I will still be the best for both of us

I knew you wouldn't forget...

The Wado Ichimonji is well used. I met Monkey D. Luffy, he is my captain now. I'm a pirate. There are 7 of us all together. Luffy, our captain. He always wears this straw hat that he received from "Red-haired" Shanks. He is always happy and wants to eat. You should see how big his appetite is. Usopp our marksman...

Zoro sat there for about 10 minutes telling Kuina about his crew. Finally he stood up.

"Come on, I know someone who wouldn't mind letting us stay and his house."

"Who?" asked Usopp.

"My friend's, Kobayashi Shinji."

"Well, well. Marimo's got a friend. That's a first." sneered Sanji.

"Shut up." Zoro punched him in the stomach.

How was it? I got a chance to edit my story and I made this chapter a little bit longer! Please review! I'm sorry if this chapter is not to your taste. Review with any ideas please! Thanks!
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