A/N-Hey everyone, I just got back from Hawaii. It was fun, but I didn't get to write, so I'm making up for lost time. Yes, everyone wants Naruto to make an appearance, but that will happen soon. All right, enjoy (yes I don't own any anime/manga).
"Wanted: Dead or Alive, Konoha Shinobi Uzumaki Naruto, sixteen million beli?" Ino shouted in shock.
"Naruto, what did that idiot do this time?" Shikamaru muttered softly to himself.
Two Weeks Later in Konoha
Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji walked towards a red door in a narrow hallway. There were pictures about Konoha everywhere, and the red carpet at their feet muffled their footsteps. Shikamaru gave three knocks on the door.
"Come in!" An irritated female voice came from inside. The three opened the door, and saw Jiraya standing next to a blond haired woman tied. Her hair was tied in two braids, and she had a green jacket.
"Jiraya-sama, you're here?" Choji asked in alarm. Jiraya chuckled.
"Yeah, it's been some time." Jiraya responded.
"Enough with the reunion. Jiraya, now that the three returned, can you please tell me what's going on? Where is Naruto?" the woman asked.
"Tsunade, Naruto and I crossed paths a year ago." To this, Tsunade stood up, and slammed the table.
"WHAT?" she yelled.
"Calm down! What would the citizens think about their Hokage if you were like this?" Jiraya regretted saying that, because the next second, he had a giant bump on his head. "Ow, that hurt! Anyway, Naruto left, saying he had to find a friend at sea. Luckily, I was with him during his childhood years, so I know who he is looking for."
"Don't tell me, is it by the name of Monkey D. Luffy?" Shikamaru asked, hoping he would be wrong this one time.
"Shikamaru, are you really that smart? Yes, it's Monkey D. Luffy. Tell me how you figured that out." Jiraya asked in surprise.
"He was telling the truth when he said he was looking for Naruto?" Ino questioned herself in horror.
"Wait, aren't pirates and ninja rivals? If Naruto claims to be friends with Luffy, and our village finds out, wouldn't he be known as a traitor?" Choji said in alarm.
"That is correct, but nothing Naruto hasn't dealt with before. Naruto's a strong boy, capable of performing high rank jutsu faster than anyone I know. Naruto swore to Luffy to find him at sea when we were visiting his hometown ten years ago." Jiraya explained.
"Plus, he never goes back on his word…" Ino added.
"Because, that's his way of the ninja!" Shikamaru continued. Tsunade slammed the table again.
"SHIKAMARU, GET ALL OF THE FRIENDS NARUTO HAS, NOW!" Tsunade barked.
"Hai!" The lazy boy replied, and ran out of the room.
At Shells Island
"Hey, Coby, Zoro's in this town?" Luffy asked, as he took an apple from a fruit stand.
"That's right! There's a marine base here, so we must be careful." Coby warned.
"HEY, MARINES, WHERE ARE YOU? I WANT TO KICK YOUR ASS, AND THEN FIND ZORO! I'M LUFFY, A PIRATE!" Luffy shouted as he ran towards the marine base.
"ARE YOU AN IDIOT? DON'T SHOUT OUT THAT YOU'RE A PIRATE!" Coby shouted in anger. However, he was too late, since Luffy already ran to a gate next to the base, and started climbing it.
"WOAH, HE'S TIED UP!" Luffy shouted.
"GET DOWN FROM THERE!" Coby shouted in alarm. "MARINES WILL SEE US!" As he was yelling, a young girl with blue hair tied in two braids, and a blue shirt got a ladder, and climbed over a gate.
"ARE YOU SCARED? EVEN A LITTLE GIRL CAN CLIMB THE GATE!" Luffy shouted.
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Coby argued, but focused on the girl, as she ran towards a man in a white shirt, and dark-green pants. A dark-green bandana was tied around his left arm.
"Here's some food for the trouble I caused you." The girl said, holding out two rice balls.
"You shouldn't have come here, they might kill you." Zoro responded. Luffy took one, and ate it in one glump.
"Don't hurt the girl's feelings, these are pretty good. Can I have it if he doesn't want it?" Luffy asked the kid.
"THAT WAS FOR ZORO!" The girl shouted, and smacked Luffy upright on the head.
"Too late!" A yellow haired man shouted. His hairstyle looked like an upside down bowl, and he wore a purple uniform. He had two men in white, holding guns at his side, wearing a white hat that said 'Marine'. "Helping the prisoner will result in execution. Kill the girl!" The man shouted.
"But Helmeppo-sama, she's just a little girl!" A marine argued.
"You DARE go against MY word? Don't forget, if you don't follow me, my father will punish you." Helmeppo warned.
"GOMU GOMU NO… PISTOL!" Luffy shouted, and gave Helmeppo a solid punch in the stomach. "Those who use other people's names to shield themselves are COWARDS! They are useless, and will get their ass kicked by me!" Luffy declared.
"HIS ARM JUST STRETCHED!" A marine shouted. Zoro looked in amazement, as the young girl backed away a few steps.
"Coby, get the girl to safety, I want to kick this idiot's ass, then confront his father. Zoro, you're coming with me." The boy nodded, and Luffy stretched his arms, wrapped it around the two, and placed them on the other side of the fence. The girl dropped her other riceball.
"I'm not going anywhere! I made my decision to stay here for a month to prove my strength, and I will." Zoro said.
"Was it the bowl haircut idiot that declared that? He's a type to break his word, and no one will attack him because he's using someone else's name."
"I don't care!" Luffy shrugged, and walked up to Helmeppo.
"DID YOU JUST HIT ME?" Helmeppo shouted. Luffy picked him up by his collar, threw him in the air, and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying again straight into a statue of a person with an axe.
"No, I just KICKED you! Get your word right, dumbass!" Luffy shouted.
"WHY YOU LITTLE…GUARDS, KILL THE STRAW HAT BOY AND ZORO, HE HAS NO MORE USE!" Helmeppo shouted.
"Told you." Luffy said, causing Zoro to growl.
"Fine, I'll trust your word, but I can't fight without my swords." Zoro explained.
"You're a swordsman? You'll be a great addition to my crew. Is it the one the loser has attached to his belt?" Luffy asked, pointing to 3 katanas on Helmeppo's waist. One of them was white, while the other two was black.
"That man is so going to pay… Luffy is it? Yes, those are my katanas. I am going to slash him to hell for getting my precious blades filthy." Luffy chuckled, and jumped into the air. He landed onto Helmeppo, and took the three blades off his chest, and jumped back to Zoro. The straw hat then cut the rope with one of the blades, and handed them to Zoro.
"HELMEPPO!" A man shouted, as he walked into the cage with twenty marine officers. "I WILL KILL YOU FOR DESTROYING MY STATUE!" he shouted. He also wore a purple coat, indicating he was a general, and had a steel jaw under his chin. In the place where his right hand should've been, was a giant axe.
"Father, it was their fault! They hit your only son, and knocked me into the statue." Helmeppo explained, as he pointed at Luffy and Zoro.
"YOU WERE BEATEN BY THOSE TWO WIMPS?" the man shouted, and gave an uppercut to Helmeppo. "You don't deserve to be called my son, for now if word gets out, I'll be the father of an idiot!" The coward that got hit by his dad landed with a crash, and had a few streams of blood over his face. "As for you two…" The axe man turned to the duo, and pointed his axe at them. "You'll be executed for destroying my statue that took three hours to get standing. You dare mock Axe-Hand Morgan, so you will suffer. Men, fire!" The marines shot their guns, but Luffy stood in front of Zoro, and took the gunshots. The bullets went into his body, and deflected back at the Marines. A few got killed.
"You, straw hat boy, you ate a devil fruit didn't you?" Morgan asked.
"Yeah, I ate the Rubber Fruit, I'm a Rubberman." Luffy said, pulling his face.
"Creepy." Zoro muttered, as he got into a ready pose. "I'll finish this in less than five seconds."
"I'll finish it in less than three." Luffy added.
In Konoha
"Hokage-sama, Kiba's team are still on their mission, and have not returned. Everyone else is here." Shikamaru reported. The first one to enter was a pink-haired girl, with a red shirt, and black shorts. She had both black shoes and fingerless gloves. A red Konoha headband was on her head.
"You called?" the girl asked.
"Sakura, I know today is your break, but there's a new problem that I would rather have everyone here to discuss about." Tsunade explained.
"So, am I part of this group?" someone asked from outside. He had a green vest with a lot of pockets over a blue shirt, blue gloves with steel covered over them, blue pants, and white hair shaped like a fang. His Konoha headband was slopped to cover up his left eye.
"No, you're invited Kakashi." Shikamaru said, as he walked in between Choji and Ino, and yawned. Later, two boys and a girl came in. One boy had black hair in the shape of an upside down bowl, and really thick black eyebrows. He wore a green vest under a green spandex suit, with orange leggings. His red headband was wrapped around his waist. The other boy had long brown hair, and white eyes. He wore a white shirt, and brown shorts, with his black headband around his forehead. The girl had brown hair tied in two buns. She had a white shirt, and red pants. A giant scroll was tied behind her back. Her headband was also around her forehead.
"That everyone?" Choji asked the Hokage, while she was looking at some papers.
"I think so. Lee, where's Guy?" Tsunade asked the boy with thick eyebrows.
"He had to run an errand." Lee responded.
"The last time I saw him, he was running around Konoha, but with a one-hundred kilogram weight tied to his back. " The other boy responded.
"That is right Neji! Guy-sensei's Flame of Youth burns strong!" Lee shouted, as flames initiated in his eyes. Neji sighed, as he slowly pushed Lee away.
"Lee, Neji, Tenten, you, along with everyone else, have been gathered for a very important reason." The blond woman stated.
"That's right!" Jiraya shouted. Everyone thought he was going to fly from the window, so they ducked for cover, except for Kakashi, who was outside. However, Jiraya just walked into the room from the door. "DRAMATIC ENTRANCE!" He shouted.
"Without any more of your stupid jokes, can you please explain what's going on?" Tsunade said in a death tone, with a face red of anger.
"Ah yes, Shikamaru, may have the poster?" Jiraya asked, reaching his hand. Shikamaru gave the rolled up paper, and went back to his original spot. "So, many of you are probably wondering what I'm doing here without Naruto, right? Well, just look at this." Jiraya unrolled the paper, and showed the bounty poster of Naruto.
"Why is there a bounty on Naruto?" Neji asked.
"There aren't usually Marine bounty posters on ninjas, since they usually chase after pirates. Since Naruto got himself a poster, he probably got into trouble with the Marines." Jiraya answered.
"That idiot!" Sakura said in a harsh tone.
"Also, he parted with me about a year ago, since his training was completed. He went to search for his friend by the name of Monkey D. Luffy." The Toad Sannin added.
"So, now we will have to start searches for Naruto. He could be anywhere. I already sent an information scroll to Kiba's team, while they're tracking a person. That's all, dismissed." Tsunade waved her hand, and everyone walked out the room.
Back to Shells Island
"GOMU GOMU NO…PISTOL!" Luffy shouted, and gave a punch to Morgan. The axe man went flying backwards, and Zoro slashed his chest with his three swords. "ANYONE ELSE WANT TO FIGHT?" Luffy shouted. However, all the Marines were cheering.
"Thank you for defeating Axe-Hand Morgan. He treated everyone roughly, and we're glad to have him defeated." A marine thanked. While walking towards the bar to celebrate, Zoro secretly took up the riceball Rika (the girl) dropped, and ate it. Afterwards, Luffy and Zoro went to a bar that Coby and the Rika were. Luffy ate ten plates of food.
"How can you eat that much?" Zoro asked. Luffy shrugged, and continued eating. "By the way, who's the pink-haired kid?" Luffy swallowed his food, and looked at Coby.
"PIRATES!" A marine yelled. He had a group of more than twenty men behind them. "We are thankful you got rid of Axe-Hand Morgan, however, you are still pirates. So, I ask you to leave quietly, and we won't arrest you."
"HEY, THOSE KIDS SAVED OUR VILLAGE!" A group of people argued.
"Before we leave, do any of you know Uzumaki Naruto?" Luffy asked.
"U-Uzumaku Naruto?" the leader of the maines asked. "Yes, he was a new wanted person. Here's his poster." The man gave Luffy the paper.
"Naruto, where are you?" Luffy sighed. He rolled the poster up, and held it like a treasure map. "Thank you, Zoro, we're leaving."
"Hold on, is he with you?" The man pointed at Coby.
"Him? No, he wants to be a marine, so he can't be with us pirates right? He currently works at the bar."
"This is the first time I've seen him."
"I w-was hired recently! I want to become a marine!" Coby stuttered, then saluted.
"Grant his wish, he'll be a great marine." Luffy waved, and left the bar.
"Very well kid, be prepared to work hard, and have your entire body ache like hell!" The leader shouted.
"Hai!" Coby responded, and ran onto the dock. "Thank you for saving me Luffy-san! Now I can finally become a marine!"
"How often do you see a marine thanking a pirate?" Zoro commented, as he loaded the food crates he got from the bar.
"We'll meet up again, but as pirates and marines. I won't go easy on you." Luffy said.
"Neither will I!" Luffy smiled, and got onto the ship. As the ship was sailing away, Coby was joined with the rest of the marines.
"He's the weirdest pirate I've ever met."
"His dream is to become the Pirate King, and find One Piece!"
"I just can't help but believe he's the one to have a shot at that! EVERYONE, FOR LETTING PIRATES ESCAPE, WE WILL STARVE FOR THREE DAYS!"
"HAI!"
To Be Continued
A/N- I'll try and upload another chapter either today, or tomorrow. Anyway, I want to ask, should Naruto act like how he was during the begining of Shippuuden, how he acts currently in Shuppuuden, or in the middle, at around the time he was trying to perfect RasenShuriken? Please R&R, and stay tuned.
