THE HELLFIRE FOX
Chapter 4
Over the horizon a ship could be seen. If one were to look, the ship was completely clack and red, with black sails that were right now blank.
"Captain, I was thinking we should create our jolly roger." Temari commented as she stood aside Naruto watching the peaceful ocean.
Naruto nodded with a small smile.
"That's a good idea." Naruto commented.
"Before that, do you have a name for this crew..?" She wondered.
Naruto grinned.
"The Hawk Pirates." He aid simply.
Temari nodded.
"Makes sense, it is your last name, sounds kind of cool too, I will make a jolly roger according to that, so she began to draw and paint on the flag.
"Here you are, Captain." Temari gave him the flag, Naruto grinned when he saw it, it was the normal skull like on any jolly roger, behind the skull were two brown wings of a hawk.
"It is good, put that up and draw them on the sails as well." Temari nodded as she went to do that.
"Now that we are finished with this, I think its time to name the ship as well, after all it also is our nakama that will take all throughout the grand line." Naruto stated.
"Do you have something in mind?" Temari asked.
"This ship is gonna be called the 'Black Sun' The ship that's mere presence would be enough to make the enemies give up themselves." Naruto stated proudly.
"Now that's a brilliant name. 'The Black Sun' huh?" Temari said satisfied.
"Is there something wrong, Gaara?" Naruto asked.
"Where are we going..?" Gaara asked who was impatiently tapping his foot, they hadn't had anything good to eat since they left Sand Island.
Naruto smiled in amusement.
"We will go to the floating restaurant, Baratie. We need a cook to survive, after all." Naruto explained.
Gaara nodded.
"That is a good idea!" They heard Temari chirp who had finished doing the drawings. Naruto smiled at her.
"Before we go anywhere, I want to tell you a few things about me." Naruto explained. Both listened intently.
"I have a lot of secrets, not because I want to but because if they weren't I would die. For once, my parentage, my parents are very dangerous people, until I know I can fully trust everyone, I can't tell you that, okay?" Gaara and Temari nodded understanding the importance of some secrets.
"Another thing is it is true I wish to become the King of Pirates, but I also wish to utterly crush the World Government along the way, they are corrupt and foolish." Both looked surprised.
"I understand, Captain." Gaara said immediately. Naruto smiled at his first mate. "Also, I've a brother and I worry about the little brat, so if you ever meet him and he is in danger, protect him for me, ne?" Naruto grinned.
Both nodded with small smiles.
"What's his name?" Gaara asked.
"Monkey D. Luffy, we are twins but he is so innocent and childish I feel like a big brother, we obviously have different names to protect us from our parents enemies." Naruto told them.
Both nodded.
"One last thing keep the fact about my logia fruit a secret. It would be good to have an advantage over the enemy if just for their surprise." Naruto told them.
"Understood Captain." They stated.
"Captain! We are arriving towards Baratie! We will arrive in about fifteen to twenty minutes." Temari called out.
Naruto grinned.
"Now! Let's get us a cook!" Naruto roared.
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Baratie
A man served another customer. He has shoulder length dark brown hair tied in a spiky ponytail, narrow brown eyes. Initially he wore a simple pair of silver hoop earrings. He is a chef at Baratie, Nara Shikamaru is his name.
He walked towards his boss/care taker. an elderly-looking man who still retains his blonde-colored hair, which he keeps underneath his extra-long chef's hat. His mustache that is considerably long, and he has a beard. He wears his chefs uniform, with a blue ascot, and white apron. Also, since he lost his right leg, he has a peg leg. and he seems to have no trouble walking with it. He is the owner of the floating restaurant, Baratie. Owner Zeff.
"So, Sanji left to become a pirate and find all blue, eh?" Shikamaru asked his boss. Zeff nodded with a small smile.
"Yeah, that shitty brat. You and him are one in the same, you brats think you have some sort of duty to stay here!" Zeff grumbled.
Shikamaru smirked.
"You saved us both on that day, it's only natural we would be grateful!" Shikamaru told him with his stance still lazy.
Zeff raised an eyebrow when the door to Baratie slammed open and revealed three people, a grinning blond man, a smiling blond haired women and stoic red haired man.
"Yo! Do you have any food for me?" Naruto said with an eager expression on his face. Zeff walked up to the young man and looked at him seriously.
"Who are you boy?" Naruto raised an eyebrow at the man.
"Me? I'm the future Pirate King." He said as if it was a fact. Zeff narrowed his eyes at the boy before him.
'What are the chances..? Two men such as he and Luffy in this weak sea..' Zeff thought.
"What is your name, kid?" He asked.
Naruto grinned widely.
"Hawk D. Naruto! Nice to meet ya, ossan!" Naruto held out his hand. Zeff shook his hand as he tried to calm the shock of hearing the 'D'.
"I see, do you know a man named Monkey D. Luffy?" He asked.
Happiness entered Naruto's face.
"Ah! Ossan you know my brother?" Naruto asked.
Zeff nodded.
"I had an itch you two were related, he came by early and recruited one of my chefs as his chef." Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"That baka! He already has a cook! I'll be the Pirate King! Not you Luffy!" Naruto declared as a grin curved onto his lips.
Zeff chuckled.
"I apologize for my Captain, he really is obsessed." Temari smiled calmly. Shikamaru gained a glint of interest as he looked at her.
"That brother of his is the same, really." Zeff muttered. Temari, Gaara and Zeff raised an eyebrow when Naruto narrowed his eyes at Shikamaru who was fidgeting.
Zeff inwardly chuckled.
"You. You're a cook, right?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, even though it's troublesome." Shikamaru said calmly. Naruto gave the man an intense grin.
"You will be the cook of my crew." Naruto stated it as if it was a fact.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.
"Even though it's troublesome, I have a duty to stay here, I can't become a pirate with you." Shikamaru told him calmly.
Naruto's grin widened.
"I refuse your refusal, you will be my cook." Naruto said simply.
"Eh? You can't do that!" Shikamaru shouted uncharacteristically.
"I feel like we were destined to meet, Shikamaru!" Naruto declared. Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean..?" Zeff watched this interaction with wide eyes.
"You and me! Join my crew! Let's turn this world upside down! Shishishishi!" Naruto laughed with his grin still in place.
' Just like Roger was..' Zeff thought
"Sorry, I can't. I have a duty." Shikamaru told him once again.
"Hmm, that's too bad. You looked like someone with a dream, someone who would do anything for it, maybe your just an average guy, if your average, you have no place on my crew, anyway! Shishishi!" Naruto declared.
Shikamaru watched Naruto walk towards a table and take a seat.
"Food! Food! Food!" Naruto chanted. Shikamaru went to the kitchen. Zeff watched this with a smirk.
' Yes, exactly like Roger, knowing exactly where to push people's buttons, two people that resemble that man, how interesting the grand line will be..'
"I'm sorry about, Captain but he just speaks his mind." Gaara said politely. Zeff waved him off as he went to prepare food however before he could enter the kitchen he heard a familiar arrogant voice.
Standing at the door was a tall, muscular man, with short cut gray hair and long sideburns, He was none other than the Captain of the Krieg Pirates, Don Krieg and aside him was his right hand man, Gin. These were men defeated by Luffy.
"What are you two doing here?" Demanded Zeff.
Gin gave him a pathetic look of apology.
"I am sorry, Don Krieg would not do anything but want to come here and destroy it, I am too weak to stop him, he is still my captain." Gin said.
Zeff sighed.
"I will crush this stupid place to show you that I am the strongest in east blue!" Don roared. Naruto narrowed his eyes but did not move from his spot.
"Men! Crush these fools!" Don roared as he looked at the fighting cooks. Patty, a cook of baratie growled as he saw that man.
"Didn't you already lose! Just leave us be! You disgusting pirate!" He roared as he jumped to destroy Don, however he was smashed across the face by Don's armor encased hand.
Naruto's eyes turned cold.
"Captain..?" Temari whispered wanting to know his orders.
Naruto gave a dark smirk that Gaara recognized and returned.
"Temari, I wish to see your powers. I want you to crush those foolish henchmen of Don Krieg's." Temari nodded as she walked up to them.
"What do you want, wench?" Sneered a pirate.
Temari gave him a calm gaze.
"It's simple. My Captain, he is quite made and when he get's mad, he get's dark and evil, ya know. So, to calm him, I am supposed to crush the men of Don Krieg." She said calmly.
The man laughed along with his nakama.
"Very funny! Who defeat us? Don't joke around! Who is your captain anyway!?" Temari pointed to Naruto who was leaning against the wall, a cool expression on his face.
"He kill us? He Is nothing but a worthless peace of shit!" Before they could react, Temari put her hand up and wind began to gather.
"Don't ever insult the man that saved me and my brother! Kazeken! " Wind encased her fist and she smashed one of their faces and then moved to the other until she knocked everyone out, Gin and Don Krieg watched with awe.
"A Logia Type." Gin said in fear.
Temari gave them a cheeky grin.
"That's right, I ate the Kaze Kaze no Mi, I am a wind woman." She told them. Don Krieg prepared to charge.
Temari held up her finger.
"Now wait a minute, my captain wants to kill you, so sorry, we can't fight." Don Krieg turned to see Naruto got up and was walking towards him, a dark glare on his face.
"This child is your captain? HAHAAHHAHA!" Don Krieg laughed. Naruto merely kept his calm expression and walked forward.
He raised an eyebrow when Gin stepped in front of the man to protect his captain. Naruto smirked.
"You think you have the power to face me..?" Naruto asked with a menacing aura around him that almost made Gin shit his pants, however he gathered his courage and pointed his pistol at Naruto's head.
Naruto smirked.
"Shoot me..? Are you prepared to risk your life over that bullet, if so, then shoot me." Naruto told him.
Gin's hand shook as he put the pistol down.
"I can't do it! I'm not a cold blooded killer like you Don Krieg!" Gin shouted as he fell to his knees.
Naruto sneered when he saw Don Krieg smash Gin's face against the ground.
"Weakling! You are nothing but my tool! You will do as I tell you!" He shivered when he felt a cold and demanding aura.
Black flames licked Naruto's back as he glared at Krieg. His eyes filled by the flames as were his arms and legs.
Unknown to anyone Shikamaru watched with awe, he watched as the girl defeated those men easily and now Naruto's immense power was giving him shivers.
"You disgusting piece of shit! " Naruto voice turned demonic as his flames flickered dangerously.
"You would strike your own nakama!? You don't deserve the title of captain! Those who break the rules are scum, that is true but those who abandon their comrades, they are even lower than that! You are scum, Don Krieg!" Naruto roared as he grabbed Don Krieg's throat making the man pale in fear.
"Before I kill you, I will show you the pits of despair. " Naruto punched Krieg in the stomach with his enflamed fist making the man scream in agony as he tried to get the flame off of him, it stayed.
Naruto then encased his legs with fire and kicked Don Krieg across the face and sent him colliding into a wall.
Krieg held his burning face in pain. Naruto watched as the man screamed in absolute agony and as the fear of death filled his eyes.
Zeff and Shikamaru watched with amazement.
Zeff turned to Shikamaru.
"This is a man who will become great. A man who will accomplish all his dreams. That is the type of man he is." He said.
Shikamaru clenched his fist.
"Why the hell can't I be like that!?" He whispered.
"Perish within the flames of despair.. " Naruto whispered as he placed his hands on the man's chest.
"Hell's punishment!" Naruto made black flames explode from his palm's and right into the chest of Don Krieg. Instantly burning the man alive.
"Guahh.." Was his last words as the life left the eyes of the tyrant.
Gin looked on with fear as he tried to back away, however he could not when he went back int a wall.
Naruto stopped his flames and bent down and held out his hand.
He smiled at the confused man.
"I can see it in your eyes, you wish for a happy and peaceful life but circumstances made you who you are. You wish to be strong to protect what you deem precious. Isn't that right." Naruto said calmly.
Gin could nothing but nod at this, still shocked.
"Hai." He whispered.
"Stay here, in this hotel. That old man there might help you." Naruto said as he pointed towards Zeff. He leaned in gin's ears and whispered "He is strong." Turning towards Zeff he asked "I hope it won't be problem, old man." "Nope, after you lot taking my men, I need more man anyways." Zeff replied.
Naruto turned around and blasted Don Krieg's body with black flames and this made his body turn to ashes.
Naruto turned to Shikamaru who was looking down.
"What about you? Are you going to continue stopping yourself from achieving your dream or will you join me and achieve your dream!? Huh!?" Naruto demanded.
Shikamaru looked up with a determined look on his face.
"Have you ever heard of All Blue!?" He asked.
Naruto merely shook his head.
"It's a sea with every fish in the world! I want to see it! That is my dream!" Naruto merely grinned.
"It might be stupid, but we all have ours dreams. Is that offer still open, will you allow me to be your cook, captain?" Naruto shook Shikamaru's hand.
"Let's wreak havoc on this sea! Hawk Pirates!" Naruto declared with a grin.
Gaara smirked.
"This is why I follow this man." Temari smiled at her brother's words.
Shikamaru turned to Zeff and bowed his head.
"Owner Zeff! I thank you for all you did for me these years! I know I was troublesome but you put up with it! I thank you for saving me! But! I need to follow my dream! To find All Blue! For myself!" Shikamaru cried.
Zeff looked at him with a proud smirk.
"Go and achieve your dreams, Shikamaru." Zeff declared. Shikamaru nodded as he sobbed into his hands.
"Let's go..crew." Naruto declared as he walked out. Gaara, Temari, Gin and Shikamaru followed.
Zeff looked at the departing ship with a fond gaze.
' Achieve your dreams, Shikamaru! Sanji! Don't let me down!' He thought
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