Naruto landed on the ground and looked around him. Lying on the ground knocked out cold were three goat looking people in white robes and about five warriors with tattoos all over their bodies. He had no idea who they were but they had attacked him and each other. It seemed a war is going on the island and he and his nakama got stuck right in the middle of it in their search for the gold of Jaya Island. A grin appeared on his face, that suited him just fine. Fighting always made the adventure more exciting. 'I hope the others are ok,' thought Naruto.
They had split up into two groups. Sanji, Nami, Usopp, and that old man (Knight of Sky) made up the first group and were heading toward the coast in the Going Merry. That knight had shown up last night when Luffy started to blow the whistle for fun during the campfire celebration. When he learned of their plan, he had decided to tag along and offer his help. Naruto, Luffy, Zoro, Robin, and Chopper made up the second group. Or they had until a giant venomous snake attacked them and they ended up splitting up from each other. Now Naruto is traveling on his own with really no clue on which is the right way to go.
'Go south, that will take you to where you need to go,' said Kyuubi
"Thanks, but how come you are helping me?" asked Naruto heading south.
'I wish to see this God. It should be amusing to say the least.'
"You know, you could just admit you are bored and that you enjoy going on adventures just as much me."
A growl filled his ears, 'I have no interest in humans affair.'
"Bullshit. You're locked in a cage and have been for the past seventeen years. If it were me I would be interested in almost anything. At least to get my mind focused on something else." Naruto grew a bone sword and started to hack down the vines that were in his way. "I'd let you out. But I don't know how." The fox said nothing. 'Why would you let me out?' asked Kyuubi.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "What reason do I have to keep you locked up? I figure it's the least I can do for everything you have done for me."
'Don't be a fool. I care nothing for your life and only sent you here in an attempt to further my own ambitions. If I could I would devour you and your entire nakama."
"Doesn't matter," thought Naruto couldn't see it, a surprised look appeared in Kyuubi's eyes as the young man smiled warmly. "You did a nice thing for me when no one else would. Even if it was 'for your own ambitions' it doesn't take away from the fact that you helped me out. In the end, you did something for me that no else would and to me that is enough." Kyuubi said nothing falling silent as Naruto started to hum a tune as he walked through the dangerous war filled island. "I still fight you though if you attacked my nakama after I let you out."
'You wouldn't stand a chance,' growled Kyuubi with an amused look.
A laugh escaped Naruto. "Yeah, but since when did that matter? I just want to fight!" Naruto had a silly grin on his face as he went back to humming.
Elsewhere
Chopper panted heavily as he had done it. He had finally become a true pirate by defeating the Priest Gedatasu, and overcoming the Ordeal of the Swamp. Instead of running away, he had been brave and fought. He had finally overcome his fear. "Why are you so scared?" asked Naruto kneeling down in front of Chopper.
"I'm not scared," gulped Chopper.
Naruto grinned, "Luffy didn't just invite you to be our nakama because you are a doctor. He invited you because you are strong and more importantly, a friend. We all believe in your strength, you just need to believe in it too."
"I believed, and I was able to win," said Chopper looking over at the fallen priest. Luffy, Naruto, and the rest of his nakama. They were all probably headed to the City of Gold. That is where he would head. He would meet them there instead of looking for them. A smile appeared on Chopper's face as he started to make his way towards the City of Gold.
Zoro
"Why the hell do you keeping following me!?" shouted Zoro. The Giant Southbird just kept staring at him before chasing after him as he ran.
Zoro gritted his teeth in anger. Damn bird. Bad enough he had to deal with Naruto who kept constantly bringing up his higher bounty. Now he had some dumbass bird that kept following him around. This is all Naruto's fault. He didn't know how, but he just knew that the bastard had something to do with this. Next time he saw him, he was going to kick his boney ass.
Naruto vs. Genbou
A group of seven enforcers fell to the ground knocked out cold. Naruto dusted off his pants and sighed. Man these guys sure were weak. Why did he always get the weak ones? He grumbled about Luffy taking all the good opponents before walking off. An iron cannon ball came at him from above and Naruto looked up just in time to get hit by it causing a massive explosion. "Blue Sea Dweller, you should have left while you had the chance," said a large man holding a modified bazooka and standing on a branch high above Naruto.
The dust and smoke cleared to reveal one pissed off Naruto. He had burns and scratches all over his body from that explosion. "Bastard! I am going to kick your ass for that!" yelled Naruto angrily.
"Take this!" shouted Genbou firing another iron cannonball. Naruto jumped up, landing on the cannonball and then using it as another platform to jump up. Genbou's eyes widened as Naruto appeared in front of him then kicked him across the face. The fat Shandian warrior went crashing into the ground. "That is what you get for sneaking up on me!" yelled Naruto calming down a bit.
Genbou gritted his teeth as he rose to his feet. "Milky Dial!" A river of clouds formed and Genbou used his waver skates to ride it. Naruto's eyes widened. 'That is so cool!' An iron cannonball came at him from the side and he quickly jumped off the branch to avoid being hit. "Hone-Hone no Gatling Gun!" Raising both hands, he fired all ten finger digits followed by two more rounds of ten. They scored directs hits as Genbou's eyes widened in surprise before he hit the ground riddled with holes.
"Axe Mountain!" Naruto turned his head to see the fattest man he had ever met about to squash him like a pancake. "Hell no! Hone-Hone no Steel Knuckles!" Yama's eyes widened and his mouth coughed up blood as a fist buried itself in his large stomach. Blades of wind shot out of the dial cutting Naruto up, but he merely gritted his teeth and brought his other fist around punching Yama away from him. "Damn, it felt like hitting a huge blob of silly putty," groaned Naruto as he ripped off his shirt. It was useless now.
Genbou looked on shocked from his position on the ground. Yama, the Chief Enforcer of the Enforcers, had just been defeated in two blows by a Blue Sea Dweller. Who were these Blue Sea Dwellers?
'Man, if anyone finds out that two men weighing at least four hundred pounds were able to sneak up on me that'll be the end of it,' thought Naruto shaking his head. Seems like he still had some training to do in paying attention to his environment.
Inside the Monster of the Sky
"We were eaten," cried Nami. A giant snake had ate her, the Knight of the Sky (Gan Fall), and Aisa. Why did this happen to her? She is a cute and beautiful girl with a great sense of fashion. Things like this weren't supposed to happen to her. "We must find a way out before it is too late. I fear that if we do not then whatever Enel is planning will destroy Skypeia," said Gan Fall.
Aisa glared hatefully at Gan Fall. He is one of the people that is responsible for the continued war between her people and Skypeia. If only him and Enel never existed than Laki and the others wouldn't be fighting. "How do we get out of a giant snake?" yelled Nami.
"The same way we got in," answered Gan Fall calmly.
"There is someone else here," said Aisa hiding behind Nami. Gan Fall and Nami turned to a shadow of someone walking towards them. "Nami? Are you lost in these ruins too?" Luffy came out of the shadows with a large smile.
"Luffy!" smiled Nami. Wait a minute, did he just say ruins? "Baka! You got ate by the snake too! And you didn't even realize it?"
"Oi snake? Where?"
Nami punched Luffy over the head, "idiot!"
Shandra
Robin entered the center of the city and found nothing. She betrayed no emotion as she looked over the area yet could find no sign of the Golden Bell. Did it make it up to the sky or was it still sea-level? If it was then the Poneglyph would be down there with it not here. "Robin-chan!" She turned around to see Naruto walking towards her. Her eyes didn't fail to notice the blood stains on his pants or the gashes across his chest. It seemed that he had got caught up in the fighting.
"Naruto-san," nodded Robin.
"So, did you find the Gold? I really hope so. I think I have seen enough of this island," grinned Naruto.
"No, the gold is not here."
Naruto face faulted, "nani!? No gold?" Anime style tears fell down Naruto's face much to Robin's amusement. "That doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It just isn't here," she clarified.
"Oh," blinked Naruto the tears disappearing. "So where is it?"
"I don't know." Naruto face faulted again. He then stood up and gave Robin a critical look. She raised an eyebrow as he got right in her face. "You're not looking for the gold are you?"
She remained emotionless as ever, "are you implying something?"
"Yep."
Robin smiled. At least he is honest. She could at least recuperate the gesture. "I am looking for a Golden Bell that will lead me to a Poneglyph I know is here." Naruto tilted his head. "More strange symbols?" She nodded with a small smile. "Meh, fine let's go looking for it."
"Oh, going to lend me your aid?" smiled Robin.
"Sure. This Poneglyph seems to make you happy. That is more then enough reason for me to want to help," replied Naruto looking around at the ruins. He never saw the surprised look in Robin's eyes at his comment. Her eyes softened.
A new voice interrupted them in their search. "Oh, I see you have found the city that the Shandians are fighting so hard to get back." Both turned to see a tall man with very long earlobes and what looked to be four drums above his head in a semi-circle. "Who are you?" asked Robin. She noticed the way Naruto's eyes seemed to narrow. That alone told her that this man was a danger to them. "I am god," smiled the man.
"Delusional much?" grinned Naruto.
The man raised his hand it becoming charged with electricity. A cloud of electricity formed over Naruto. Robin's eyes widened as the bolt came down. Naruto did a back flip just barely avoided being electrocuted. "Lightning, that explains what happened to those burned bodies I found. They weren't burnt but electrocuted. That means you must be this Enel the priest worship," glared Naruto bracing himself for one tough fight. Not to mention that powerful column of blue lightning he saw earlier.
"Impressive. But ultimately futile. All those who defy God must be eliminated," smiled Enel. "It has almost been three hours since the games began. Only seven contestants remain. Eight more minutes until the three hour mark." Naruto gritted his teeth. "A game? You consider this all to be a game? You're no different then Crocodile. I will do to you what I did to him. Lightning or not," bones handles popped out of his shoulders and he ripped them out the rest of the way. In held his trademark bone swords in each hand.
Enel smiled in amusement. "A paramecia type. Interesting, but pointless. I think I will join you with the rest of your nakama before I end this game with the five I prophesized." Naruto and Robin tensed as Enel raised his hand and started to sparkle with lightning. In a blast so powerful, he unleashed a familiar column of lightning that destroyed the cloud and ground above them. Debris started to rain down. In a blink of an eye, Naruto grabbed Robin, carrying her bridal style as he moved around dodging the debris.
A few minutes later, it had all fallen to the ground. Naruto placed Robin down and looked around for Enel but could not find him. 'What is the weakness of lightning?' he thought desperately. Everything had a weakness. "Shit, I almost died," said a familiar voice. Naruto and Robin turned to see Zoro pushing off a particularly large piece of debris while holding a severely injured Chopper. That wasn't good, the doctor that healed them was injured.
"Oh its you guys," said Zoro walking over to them. They didn't get a chance to say anything when a loud roar of pain was heard. All turned to see the giant snake get fried by a very powerful bolt of lightning and dropped to the ground fried. "Shit, how am I going to save Nami now!"
"Zoro," the swordsman turned to see Nami hiding behind a piece of debris. "What are you doing out here?!" he yelled.
"I escaped with Gan Fall, but Luffy and Aisa are still inside," said Nami worried.
"How did Luffy get inside the snake?" asked Naruto.
"That idiot, can't take your eyes off him for a second," grumbled Zoro.
"I believe we have more important matters to deal with," said Robin her eyes located on a figure in the distance. There sitting on a large piece of the ruins is none other then Enel with that annoying smile on his face. "Stay hidden," said Naruto as the three walked over to the man. Nami didnt need to be told twice. "Careful, he is like Crocodile except his power is lightning," Zoro nodded.
Robin, Naruto, Zoro, Wiper, and Gan Fall all stood in front of Enel. The so called god smirked as he looked down upon them. "Three minutes until the three hour mark. Where I prophesized that only five would remain. Yet seven of you are here." Nami eyes widened as she realized he knew that she is hiding with Chopper. "It seems that two of you must go. Any volunteers or do I choose?"
"I am going to enjoy kicking your ass!" Naruto charged forward knowing that his attacks would not work. Enel smirked as he spun his golden staff. He raised it blocking a strike from Naruto but a second blade came around separating Enel's head from his shoulders. "You still don't believe in the existence of God. I shall have to show it to you," Enel reformed on Naruto's right. His hands were shoulder length apart and lightning started to spark between them. "20,000,000 million volt." Naruto suddenly shot high into the air from a pair of bones coming out of the bottom of his feet then leapt away just as the lightning it the bone.
Naruto performed several flips in mid air landing lightly on the ground back in his stance and ready for more. "You are talented. To be able to use your powers instantly like that means you have trained extensively. But I am a God," smiled Enel.
"Naw, you're a pain in the ass," grinned Naruto. Enel frowned while Zoro smirked. "And I'll prove it by lasting two minutes against you."
"Two minutes?" said Enel with an amused look.
"Yeah two minutes. It has been a minute since you claimed to have prophesized only five people remaining on the island. If I last two minutes, then I prove you wrong and all will know you are no God," Enel's eyes narrowed. As stupid as it sounded to the others, Naruto knew that to Enel that being wrong is something he would refuse at all costs. It would prove that he couldn't preordain things like he claimed and shatter the image of God he had set up.
"I will not let you destroy Skypeia!" Gan Fall thrust his lance right through Enel. His eyes widened as Enel reformed with his finger at Gan Fall's forehead. "1,000,000 volt," smirked Enel. Gan Fall couldn't even scream in pain as every pore and fiber of his being was electrocuted. Enel then turned to face Naruto, "one left. Which one of you should I choose."
"Hone-Hone Gatling Gun!" Multiples bone bullets passed through Enel but not one of them did a single thing. Enel continued to smile much to Naruto's irritation. 'Allow me to activate your true power and you will beat him with ease.'
'No! I realize that its my power and with it I could maybe beat him. But if I am not the one to access it and keep relying on you then I won't feel as if I really won. I told you, I want to use my own strength.'
'It makes no sense. You gain help from your friends why not just accept my help?'
'How can I consider this help from a friend when all you care about is yourself? I respect your power Kyuubi-san, and I do admit I owe you a great debt. But I can't rely on your help. I must control my own strength not have you giving it to me because you fear death. When I go into battle death is something I'm willing to accept could happen. I don't fear it, I embrace it! As long as I give everything I have then I will die with no regrets!' Naruto tossed his swords away and shot forward. He went to deliver a punch but Enel danced around it predicting his attack before slamming his staff right into Naruto's stomach. Or he would have if Naruto's rib bones didn't stop it. "Hone-Hone no Claws!" Three bone claws burst out from between Naruto's knuckles piercing right through Enel's head.
Enel smiled as he channeled lightning through his golden staff. "Ahhh!" screamed Naruto as he was blast backwards. Naruto bounced off the ground before rolling to stop several feet away from the others. "Stop! If you destroy this land then you will never find that which you seek," said Robin.
"Oh? You must mean the Golden Bell. There is no need to worry about that. I have already deduced from your movements where it is," smiled Enel. Robin's eyes widened as she suddenly realized herself where it probably is. "You thought that such information that I bow to your whims? I hate manipulative women." Enel pointed his finger right at Robin. Her eyes widened as a bolt of lightning headed straight between her eyes, but a force knocked her out of the way. Zoro, Nami, and Robin's eyes widened. "Naruto!" Naruto dropped to the ground unmoving. Enel smiled, "as always, what God has preordained has come to pass. Three hours, and five remain."