Naruto0116: "Chapter 3 is here. Naruto, Sakura, Luffy! Get into position!"
Naruto: "You got it."
Luffy: "Let's go!"
Sakura: -Nods-
Luffy, and his now small crew left the shores of the Leaf Village, and began their travels through the world by boat like an actual group of pirates. At this moment, Luffy and his crew were enjoying the nice breezes that was brushing across their faces. Luffy had gotten himself not just one, but two crew members to be apart of his pirate crew already. He was so excited to not only have his childhood friend Naruto, but he also has Sakura who is a medical ninja with super strength. How lucky can one person be? Luffy was a lucky boy so far. Naruto was relaxing on the boat, but soon realizes that he doesn't have a clue of where they were heading. Unsure of where they're supposes to be heading, Naruto took this time to move his eye's gaze over to Luffy hoping to get an answer to his question. He could only hope now that Luffy has an actual plan on what to do from here on. Naruto sat from on the deck and crossed his legs. "So, Um... Luffy, where are we heading?" He asked.
Luffy walks over towards Naruto and holds up a paper in front of his face. It was a Wanted poster of a man. "We're going to find this guy!" Luffy said. The Wanted poster revealed a lightly tanned skin male. He has three identical gold earrings on his left earlobe, and black bandanna tied around his left bicep. But what was weird about him was his cropped green hair. That seems unique to Naruto. He slowly read the person's name out loud.
"Roronoa... Zoro?" Naruto looked around the Wanted Poster towards Luffy directly. "Why exactly are we looking for this guy?" He asked. He kinda had a general idea of where this was going.
"Because I want him to join my crew!" Luffy answered. Naruto had a feeling that was the case here.
"HUH? You're kidding right?" Sakura asked while raising an eyebrow. He can't possibly be stupid enough to want a bounty hunter to join them. "He's a Pirate Bounty Hunter. He kills pirates. He will kill you!"
Luffy grins towards Sakura. He's not afraid of a fight if Zoro wanted one. He was willing to convince Zoro to join or die trying! "Not after I'm done talking to him." Luffy replied.
Naruto was still with Sakura on not going to find Zoro, but Luffy just maybe able to convince this bounty hunter to join them. If words don't work. Guess, force is the second option if he's violence. He crosses his arms. "So where is this Zoro guy at anyway?" He asked.
Luffy places a finger under his chin before he turns the Wanted Poster back around to him. He hums slightly. "I think he's locked up somewhere in Shells town. Oh wait, it says it right here!"
Sakura couldn't believe what they were planning to do. Search for a man that kills pirates for a living. She'll never understand Luffy's logic. She made her way over towards her backpack, crouched down in from it and began searching for something. She suddenly pulled out a map, and spreads it out flat on the floor of the boat so everyone could see it. A small smile made it way across her face. "Good thing, I had Shikamaru take a look at it and mark each island down for us." It was for just in case they have to navigate on their own. Wises move there. She began looking through the whole map trying to spot out a town named Shells Town. She places a finger down where the Leaf Village is, then began to slide her finger across the map towards Shells Town. "Here. Luckily. It's only North from here. Not too far either." They could make it in just hours.
Luffy hopped up to his feet then pointed straight ahead. He placed his feet on the edge of the boat with a cocky grin. "So straight ahead we go! Naruto!" He pointed out straight ahead of them just like Sakura said.
Naruto already jumped onto his feet and ran over towards the steer wheel. "Already on it!" He shouted out to the Captain while he started to make sure the ship was heading North. He was following Luffy's order, and Sakura's sense of direction. They were heading for Shells Town. Within a few hours, they had soon soon arrived at the docks of Shells Town and notice a Marine Base in the middle of the town. Okay, that raised a few red flags in Sakura's head. If there one thing they should avoid, it's the Marines. Sakura was against going into the town. The Pirates are the enemies of the Marines and going into a Marine infested city is suicidal. Sakura was just about to voice her opinion on this matter, but Luffy didn't seem to care. Besides the Marines doesn't even know about them yet, so they're in the clear. But Sakura couldn't help but still worry. Knowing Luffy, he'll opening admit that he's a pirate putting them in hot water.
"If Zoro is locked up here… then he must be in that base, right?" Naruto asked finally taking notices to the Marine base. Unlike Sakura, Naruto wasn't well informed in knowing about Marines and Pirate being enemies.
Luffy nods, "Yup! We're heading there!" Luffy hopped over the ship of the boat and lands on the docks.
"Wait up." Naruto hopped over the edge of the ship, landing on the docks right next to Luffy. He rested his hands behind his head before he followed after their Captain.
"Hold it right there you two!" Sakura shouted causing the two boys to stop in their tracks. Sakura hopped over the edge of the boat landing in front of the two boys with her arms crossed. "Doesn't the Marines hunt for pirates like us? Why would we make it THAT much more easier for them to capture us!?" Don't they understand the danger in waiting within enemy territory?
"Quit being such a worrywart! We don't even know if he's even really inside the base!" Luffy said with a pout.
"Then, why don't we ask around to be sure?" Sakura requested wanting to avoid having to deal with the headache of the Marines.
"Maybe we can also get a snack while we're here." Naruto suggested.
Luffy grins. "I hear that! Okay, we'll gather information about Zoro and get ourselves a meal!" Luffy walked around Sakura still grinning like a fol. "Shishishi! I hope we get to eat something delicious!"
"I hope they sell ramen here." Naruto followed after Luffy also with a grin fading across his face.
"Or meat! Lots and lots of meat!" Luffy was growing more excited at the thought of eating than finding Zoro.
Sakura let out a soft sighs of relief. Well, at least she had managed to convinced to look around first rather than to head to the Marine base directly. She follows after them. The three pirates began their search throughout the city wanting to gather information on Zoro. But the question who should they ask? They were looking around the place taking notices to the people. They were surprisingly pretty calm. A bit too calm if you ask Sakura. The two ninjas were beginning to want to ask questions, but Luffy on the other hand was examining a fruit carts at the corner of a building. Naruto places his hands on his hips noticing Luffy, and had to remind Luffy about the task at hand. Naruto growled. "Luffy focus! We have to find out about this Zoro character!" The people they were nearby had heard Naruto say the name 'Zoro' and they all jumped in fear and shock before they looked at Naruto, Luffy, and Sakura like they was crazy for even mentioning the name. Their sudden actions caught the eyes of both Naruto, and Sakura. Was Zoro that scary of a person?
Sakura felt a cold sweat roll down her cheek. "Okay, this is weird…"
Luffy has his hands in his pockets. "Zoro must not be liked here." He walks over to the fruit cart and take an apple from off the cart then flips a coin over to the clerk in charge of the cart. "Hey, you mind telling me about that Marine base over there?" Luffy inquired while pointing towards the Marine Base.
The store behind he cart's eyes had shot open in surprised. Why would he want to know about the Marine Base? "What do you want to know about that horrible place?" He asked curiosity. Surely not to find out about the man that is in charge of the base.
"The Leader's name." Luffy replied with a deadpanned tone of voice.
The Store Clerk hesitated at first but he whispers at a low tone only so Luffy could hear him. "His name is C-Captain Morgan."
Luffy leaned in to hear the guy, then he tosses the apple in his mouth and swallows it. "I'll buy another apple, if you tell me where Zoro is." Luffy was negotiating with the man now. He had no idea what kind of guy this Captain Morgan was. But judging from his man's reaction. He's back news, but he sweeten the pot by offering to buy more fruit from him. He held out a belly to the man.
The Store Clerk looked both ways to make sure no one could hear him or see what he was about to tell Luffy. He whispers once again at a low tone of voice. "He's over near the Marine Base. To the right side of it, he's being held there."
Luffy tosses the man a berry and grabs another apple before he turned away. "Thank you!" He said before he grinned and ran off back to Naruto and Sakura who were just now gathering up after asking the nearby civilians questions. "Guys!" Both Naruto an Sakura turned to Luffy.
"Hey, did you get anything?" Naruto asked.
"I got this apple." He answered before taking a bite off of the apple. "Also, I found out where Zoro is!"
"And?" Sakura raises an eyebrow. That can't be all, right?
"Oh! The leader of this Marine Base is called Captain Morgan!" Luffy added. Suddenly everyone around them began to turn their attention to Luffy and the others again. They all gasps in horror from the name of 'Captain Morgan'. Okay, this is weird. First, they react from them mentioning Zoro, but they all overreact at the name of Captain Morgan. Luffy let out a laughs as he began to leave the vicinity still laughing. "Theses people seems more scared of this Morgan guy then Zoro! Shishishi! These guys are too funny!"
"So, we're heading towards the base after all." Naruto concluded before he started to pursue their Captain. He places his hands behind his head relaxing. This ought to make things a little bit more interesting.
"I guess so…" Sakura sighs to herself. She was really hoping that wasn't the case. Looks like they have no choice in the matter now. Marine base, it is. 'I got a bad feeling about this…' Se thought to herself before she ran after the two boys.
They started to make there way towards the Marine Base in search of Roronoa Zoro. He was supposedly locked up inside of this place. They never did ask why he was even locked up for. Well, seeing how he has a bounty. It's probably because he's given the Marines a couple of headaches during his freedom. Still, the group was a bit curious. They arrive in front of the gate of the Marine Base walking towards the right side of it like the Store Clerk told Luffy. They end up only seeing a wall. A large scaled wall that was necessary to climb to see anything over it.
"You sure, he say he's on the right side?" Naruto asked, while heading straight for the wall then he stopped right in front of it.
"I'm positive!" Luffy stopped right in front of the wall. He began to look around the place while scratching the back of his head with a questioning look on his face.
"All I see is wall… wall, and more walls." The blonde places a hand on the wall. Maybe a tiny crack here an there but no Zoro.
"And we can't go through the front… Now what?" The kunoichi places a hand under her chin. Great, they came here for nothing. "Luffy what do you th-…" Sakura then took noticed to Luffy having disappeared. Where did that rubber boy go? She had soon spotted him having already started to climb the wall. "Luffy! What are you doing?! You're going to be seen!"
Luffy hadn't heard a word that Sakura said. Or he may have been ignoring her at the moment. He reaches the top and began to scan through the area. That was until he spotted a man tied up to a pole. The man looked to be restrained against it. He wasn't moving after all. "Hey, guys! Come look! I think I see someone!" Luffy waved his hand over to the ninjas.
Naruto without a second though had jumped up the wall grabbing onto the edge of the top. He pulls himself up to get a good look of the other side and also spotted the man tied to the pole. "Who is that?" He asked.
Sakura followed after Naruto, and took a nice, hard look at the man as well. He has cropped green hair. Zoro, maybe? "Is that him?" She asked.
"I'll go ask!" Luffy volunteering while tossing his foot over the edge to climb over.
"No your not!" Sakura grabbed Luffy by his trousers and pulled him back causing Luffy to slam against the group hating then he wanted.
He's made of rubber so it didn't hurt all that much. Luffy winced slightly upon impact, before he sat up and cursed under his breath. He hadn't expected that. "Damn it…" He growls while rubbing the back of his head. While Luffy was lying on the ground, he happened to notices a ladder set up nearby. He knows Naruto, and Sakura didn't need a ladder. That, and he saw them jump up next to him, so it had to be someone else. But who? Luffy jumped up to his feet and began to walk over to the ladder. He looked up noticing a little girl climbing over the wall using this very ladder.
Naruto's ear perked up as he heard someone next to him on the opposite side that Sakura was on, and seen the little girl. Naruto elbowed Sakura on the shoulder gently. "Look."
Sakura blinked before she looked around Naruto noticing the young girl. What in the world is a little girl doing here? She whispers over towards the little girl. "Hey, What are you…" The young girl placed a finger to her lips and looks at Naruto, and Sakura shh-ing them. It was directly more than the one that was talking. She tosses a rope over to the other side. She slides down and began to make her way towards the man holding onto something in her hands. They couldn't made out what it was.
Sakura was still surprised she was shush by a kid. "Hey!" She shouted out to the kid in a whisper. She's going to get hurt if she goes out there!
"You just got shush by a kid." Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at that. That was pretty funny to happen to Sakura out of all people.
Sakura shot an angry glare at Naruto. "Do you want to join your friend down there?" Sakura asked.
Naruto laughs nervously. "No, because he's right there." Naruto pointed towards the other side of Sakura's head. Sakura blinked than turned around to where he was pointing. There she spotted Luffy.
"Did I miss anything?" Luffy asked nonchalantly.
Naruto shook his head. "Nothing yet." He replied.
The little girl stopped right in front of the man, and began talking with him trying to help him survive his days of being tied to a pole, by supplying him with food every once in a while. The man was Roronoa Zoro. He was tall, and muscular man bundled up with a green haramaki over his right hip. He was wearing black trousers tucked inside of his black boots and had a plain white shirt with three undone buttons at the collar of it. He lifted his own head up to take a better look at who was approaching him. He was weaken since he wasn't given food recently, but he was still able to senses other's presences. He happened to have noticed the little girl running right in front of the man smiling childishly. "Hey there, Mister Zoro! I brought you some food again!" The young girl said while holding out a rice ball towards him.
Zoro scowled at the sight of the rice ball. He's told this girl plenty of times to stay away from him. How many times does this make it? "I thought I told you to stop coming. Your only going to get yourself hurt, if you keep showing up here to help me." He warned her once again.
The young girl suddenly frowned. "But, I still owe you for saving me, and my mother that time."
Zoro huffed. She should learn to take a hint. "I did that on a whim… It's not like I wanted to save you."
"Your lying, I know you're a nice person!" She suddenly shouted.
Zoro gritted his teeth while starting to grow annoyed by her presences. "Just get out of here!" He shot an angry glare at her, but he was struggling not to yell too loud or the Marines will hear him. Unfortunately the gate opened up and three men emerged from out from the Marine Base. One of them being the man, that put Zoro in the situation to begin with. That man was skinny and lanky-looking. He was young and had blond hair shaped like a sideways oval. He also has a cleft shin. He was wearing a violet colored uniform like suit with white shoes and a rubber band ring on his left hand. "Now, now Zoro. Is that anyway to talk to a little girl?" The young man had a obvious condescending tone in his voice. He was being accompanied by two fellow Marines.
"Who's that guy, with the blonde hair?" Naruto took noticed to the fact they both have the same colored hair.
"Who cares?" Luffy shrugged his shoulders, not showing any interests towards the guy.
"Be quiet, before he hears you!" Sakura whispered to the two of them before they're heard.
The man in the purple uniform approached Zoro and the young girl with a smug grin on his hand. "Now Zoro, what did I say about visitors?" He asked.
Zoro clenched his teeth. "Damn…" He cursed under his breath. Now the little girl is going to get hurt and he can't help her while tied up like this!
The little girl began backing up from the man in the purple uniform. She knows him. He's the one who terrorized her mother's shop back in town. While the man was getting closer to her. Fear started to develop within her tiny body and she began to tremble.
The man looked down at the girl's hands, and happened to see the rice ball in display. "Oh? What's this? A rice ball? Don't mind if I do." The man suddenly snatched the rice ball out of the little's girl's hand and had taken a bite off it.
"Hey, no! That's not for you!" She looked up at the man while he was munching down on the rice ball that she made specifically for Zoro. She was in utter shock.
The blond man couldn't withstand the flavors of the rice ball, and ended up spitting it out of his mouth while grunting. That was disgusting. "What is this…?! It tastes like crap!" He throws it down on the floor and began to stomps on top of the rice ball right in front of the little girl.
"No, stop it pleases!" She begged while attempting to reach it only for the rice ball to be smashed up into pieces. She was on the verge of tears. In fact, the tears were starting to made their way down her cheeks."I-I…I worked so hard it…" And for someone to just to so cold as to stomp down on top of what she worked to make make it hurt that much more.
"Yeah, well maybe next time, your know how to roll a rice ball, with the right ingredients!" The blond haired man lecture before he snaps his fingers getting his two two Marine bodyguard's attention. "Get rid of her." He ordered.
Both Marines looked at the man confused by her orders. "How, sir?" One of them asked.
"How else? Throw her over the wall, you imbecile!" He replied pointing at the wall they were near.
Both Marines soldiers' eye widens in shock when they heard how he wanted them to get rid of her. "But sir, if I do that, then she'll…!"
One of the soldiers were about to request that he reconsider, but the man grabbed that very Marine by the collar of his shirt, and got in his face. He doesn't recall asking for their opinion. "Are you talking back to me?" He asked with a serious tone of voice. "Don't forgot, my dad has control of this base, he won't be happy to hear his men disobeying my commands!" He reminded him daring him to say more.
"Y-Your right, sir…" The Marine gave in. He feared the wrath of their leader. He had no choice. He started walking over to the little girl. The young girl squeaked as the man started to approached her. Fear had taken over as the man gripped onto her arms. He whispered something into her ears. "I'm truly sorry… Put your arms over your head to break your fall."
The's girl's eyes widen in utter shock as she was soon lifted up off the ground than was suddenly launched through the air by the Marine. He threw her with all his strength and secretly hope she's okay when she lands. She was screaming as she flew over the wall while covering her head with her hands, like the man say.
"Luffy!" Naruto shouted in whispered.
"I know!" Luffy jumped back after the girl, stretches his arms out towards the girl and grabbed her. He retracted himself over to her, wrapped himself around her body to protect her from the landing. He was going to use his body to soften the girl's landing if he could. They both landed on the ground and came to a slow halt. Luffy slowly sat up while holding the girl in his vise grip. "We're okay!"
Naruto and Sakura both run over towards Luffy thankful for his stretching ability, but they were more worried about the little girl rather than Luffy being possibly hurt due to the fall.
"Hey are you all right?" Sakura asked while crouching down towards the girl in Luffy's grip. Luffy loosen up his grip allowing Sakura to examine who possible injuries.
The girl was shaking, but otherwise she was okay. She nods slightly while looking at Sakura. "I-I think so…" She replied still a bit winded.
Sakura sighed in relief. "Thank goodness…"
Luffy's hat had fallen off during his little rescue of the girl. He grabbed his hat and placed back on his head. He turned his attention towards the wall. He was worried of how Zoro was holding up. "Now, that was cold. And they're supposes to protect this town from evil pirates? Yeah, right!" Naruto mumbled to himself loud enough for Luffy to have overheard him. He closed his hand into a fist.
Back on the other side of the wall. The man in the purple uniform felt accomplished finally having gotten rid of that girl. He had no clue that Luffy and the other had just saved the girl from any damages. "Good riddance's. Hope you enjoy your stay here Zoro." The man chuckled before he turned his back from Zoro while laughing. "Come on men, let's leave this idiot to die here." He ordered while heading towards the Marine Base. The two Marine bodyguards followed after him feeling bad for the young girl.
Zoro just shot a small glare at the man. He really hated that guy with a passion. He couldn't watch until he's free. "Just ten more days…"
"That's only if you're be able to make it through these last ten days!" The man replied having overhear Zoro mumbling to himself.
"I'm going to get that bastard one of these days." Zoro hissed. That's something he would do for free. The gate closes behind the man and his two Marines. Zoro let out a heavy sigh while staring down at the ground. 'I hope the little girl is alright…' He thought.
Zoro was about to go back to sleep until he happened to senses a presences coming from... in front of him? He looked up to see whom it was and saw that it was two boys. He doesn't recall seeing either boys anywhere in the village and their faces doesn't remind him of anyone. It was Luffy, and Naruto who were standing face to face with Roronoa Zoro. Luffy had his arms crossed over his chest with small grin on his face. "Worried about that little girl?" He asked.
"Who are you?" Zoro countered Luffy's question with a question of his own.
"If your worried about the little girl, don't worry, I saved her from any serious damage." Luffy replied having answered his question already.
Zoro glared at Luffy demanding he answers his question. "I say who are you?!" He asked again this time more angrily.
Luffy decided this time to answer his question. "My name is Monkey D. Luffy. I wanted to see the big bad Roronoa Zoro up close." Luffy said with a bigger grin.
"You're kidding right…?" Zoro couldn't believe the stupidity behind Luffy's reason to want to see him. He was staring at Luffy dumbfounded.
"People in town look at you like a bad guy, but I just want to know if your as strong as I heard you was."
Zoro simply smirked at Luffy. "Well, the thing is kid, that's none of your business. Now get out of here." Zoro diverted his eyes away from Luffy not wanting to talk with anyone anymore.
Naruto walk over and stopped right next to Luffy with his hands behind his head. Zoro doesn't want help, it would seem. "He's doesn't need any help, from what I see… Let's go Luffy."
"Well, if he REALLY doesn't want any help…" Luffy turned his back to Zoro and started walking with Naruto back to the wall. But before they could get too far, Zoro called out to them.
"Wait a minute…" Zoro had a favor to ask of them.
Luffy had stopped like Zoro request then turned around towards him. "What is it?" He asked.
Zoro used his index finger to point directly towards the floor. He was pointing at the smashed up rice ball that the man in the purple uniform at left on the floor from he was done dirtying it up. "You mind picking that up for me?" He requested.
Luffy bends over towards the smashed up rice ball, and picks it up with a slight disgusted look in his eyes. Seriously, what can Zoro do with this? "What are you going to do with this? It really does look like crap now…" Luffy couldn't help but actually see it that way.
Isn't it obvious? "I'm going to eat it! Now give it to me!" He demanded. It's not like he has a choice. He has to eat whatever it takes to live. "I'm a survivor. I have to eat what I can, despite the way it looks, or taste."
Luffy groans slightly. "If you say so…" Though he would probably prefer to eat his food off an actual plate. He tosses the smashed up rice ball towards Zoro's face. Zoro had caught it with his mouth and started to attempt to force it down his throat, but the dirt from the rice ball caused him to start choking on it. Still he managed to swallow it before he choked a bit more and cleared his throat.
"Not the best meal, you had all day, huh?" Luffy joked playfully. After all, he just ate dirt...
Zoro shook his head. "No, it was good… Tell her I say, 'Thanks'."
Luffy, and Naruto both nodded their head and agreed to deliver the message to the young girl. They were hesitating in leaving Zoro where, but they didn't have must of a choice here. So they left Zoro like he wished and head to meet up with Sakura and the young girl. They both climbed over the wall, and landed on the other side where the little girl, and Sakura awaited them. "We best get out of here." Naruto didn't like the feeling of being here.
Sakura couldn't help but agree with Naruto. Thought he was always against coming here in the first place. "Yeah, we can't stay here, knowing the Marines could show up at any time."
Luffy laughs. "Your such a worrywart! How's the girl?"
"She's completely fine now." Sakura stood up onto her feet once she had finished her examination on the girl. She smiled at them. They all began to quickly departed from the Marine base. None of them wanted to take any chances on getting seen in front of the base by anyone. They could end up endangering the Town. They headed back to town to bring the young girl back home to her mother. They wanted to make sure she got home safe, especially after what had happened with her. She also wanted to express her gratitude to them for saving her. If it weren't for them, she probably would have been limping home.
"My name is Rika. Thank you for saving me." The young girl introduced herself to the group.
Luffy placed his hands in his pockets while he was still walking alongside Rika. "Aw, it was nothing. Zoro says 'Thanks.'" Luffy said having almost forgot to deliver Zoro's message to her.
Rika had blushes a bit, as she kept walking with a smile coming across her face. Naruto had a few questions to ask from this little girl. He wanted to know who that other fellow blond hair man was. "Hey, you mind telling us about why Zoro is even tied up at that base, and who that blond guy was?"
Rika's expressions saddens. This was a bit of a sensitive subject. She looks down at the ground as she kept walking. "That man's name is Helmeppo; he's the son of the evil Captain Morgan." She looks back up towards the group as they finally came to a stop in front of her mother's restaurant. "This all started one-month ago. Helmeppo brought out his wolf and was scaring the town's people with that vicious wolf of his." She started leaning on the wall of the building.
Luffy hops on top of a nearby barrel taking a seat on it while listening to Rika's explanation. Naruto sat down on the floor with his legs crossed next to the young girl. Sakura crosses her arms while looking down at the girl. She stood over her at first then then crouches down to Rika. "Then while he was scaring the people, his wolf came through the door to my mother's restaurant, and lunged at me… but Zoro threw a chair at the wolf, injuring it. But because of him harming his wolf, he had to spend one month in prison."
"Couldn't he just have just escape?" Naruto inquired.
"He could have, but Helmeppo threaten him, saying if he was to escape, my mother, me and everyone in town would pay the price…" Rika answered with sorrow in her eyes.
Sakura could keep some of her anger boiling inside. "How heartless can he be…"
"Why do theses people have to suffer under since a horrible person? When I find that guy… I'll pound him and his son into the dirt!" Naruto declared. He wanted to go back to beat every single marine he comes across.
Sakura closes her eyes and sighs. yet, she couldn't help but agree with the knucklehead. "As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. We can't let them get away with this."
Luffy jumped off the barrel he was sitting on and he took a nice long hard look at the Marine base. While they were busy talking with each other and deciding on what to do next, they all suddenly heard glass breaking from inside of the restaurant behind them. Rika's mother restaurant. They even heard the sound of some people gasping from what had transpired. Luffy and the others ran inside to see what happen, and witnessed Helmeppo placing his feet on the table with that same evil smug grin on his face.
"Remember me? I think you owe me for the problems you caused last time." Helmeppo said having reminded them about what Zoro did the last time he was here with his wolf that Zoro killed.
Luffy was staring at Helmeppo while he was clenching his hands tightly into a fist despite the blank stare he was giving him.
"Oh, that's right… By the way, I've decided to execute that Zoro guy after all. Things have been getting boring around here, so I think I'll just end his life just for the hell of it." Helmeppo let out a dark laugh. Killing Zoro to him would be his way of entertainment.
Naruto's eyes intensified greatly to the point that he himself was about to attack just to shut Helmeppo's mouth up for good. "Y-You lousy...!" Naruto was just about to take a step forward to Helmeppo, but before Naruto could take that one step, Luffy had already make a sprint forward running past Naruto towards Helmeppo. Luffy balled up his fist then threw it at Helmeppo having punched him straight in the face knocking him off of his chair and his face had smashed into the wall. Helmeppo had a bruises on his face from when Luffy hit him. He couldn't believe someone had actually hit him... again.
Helmeppo looked up at Luffy with his eyes widen in utter shock. "You…You just hit me!"
"You want another one!?" Luffy asked. He was more than happy to comply to that request. He had actually started to advance over towards him, but that was until Naruto grabbed on to Luffy holding him back. He placed on of his arms around his neck and the other around his right arm.
"Luffy, stop! Your going to get the town's people hurt!" Naruto exclaimed reminding him that there are people's lives on the line here!
"Your nothing, but trash!" Luffy was trying to break free from Naruto's grip, but Naruto had a vise-like grip on his neck and arm, so he could barely move closing to Helmeppo. "If it wasn't for my friend here, I've would've rearranged your face already!"
Helmeppo was holding onto his cheek in utter disbelief. "I can't believe you actually hit me! Do you know who I am!? I'm Captain Morgan's son!"
Luffy's glare returned as he started to almost break out of Naruto's grip. "Does it look like I care!?" He shouted.
"Your care when he executes you for this!" Helmeppo shouted back at him.
"Why don't you be a man, and try to hit me back!?" Luffy asked. maybe if he stood up and actually tried to fight back, then maybe try to hit him back then he would have even a tiny bit of respect for him. but he's nothing more than a coward that hides behind his men and daddy!
A gloved hand was placed on Luffy's shoulder having stopped him. Luffy looked at where the hand came from. He saw that it was Sakura. "That's enough…You've done enough damage…"
Luffy was surprised by her words. "Sakura?"
Helmeppo began to slowly sit up after Sakura herself was stopping Luffy from doing anymore than he already did. "At least someone here, has some senses…"
"I'm not defending you. Believe me…" She turned around giving Helmeppo a glare that shown that she also wanted to rearrange his face herself. "If he didn't punch you, I would've, and my punches would have done more then just rearranged your face."
Helmeppo's body had started to tremble as she had giving him such a deadly glare. "M-My dad is to kill you all for this!" He screamed out to them before he, and his Marine bodyguards ran off with him back to the Marine base to inform his dad about what happened. This whole town as well as Luffy and the other were in grave danger now.
"Guys. I've made up my mind…" Luffy stated to his crew before he lift up one of his hands and closed it into a fist. Both Naruto and Sakura looked over at Luffy already knowing what he's going to say and to be honest they were glad. After all, after everything they're done and said they've more than earned this. "Zoro is joining my crew rather he wants to or not!"
Naruto0116: "Nice way to end things huh?"
Naruto: "Luffy, you kind of saved the guy's life from Sakura's wrath you know?"
Luffy: "If I knew she was going to punch him, I would've let her!"
Sakura: "Oh, don't worry. Someone in the Marines is getting punched by me in the next chapter…" –Looks at Naruto0116, at the side of her eye with a glare- Right?
Naruto0116: -Sweats a bit and Nods- "I-I'll try to fit it in the next script…"