A/N- Hello everyone! I hope you all had a chance to vote, because the poll is now closed. Yep, 'lightning' had more votes, so Naruto's second chakra type will be lightning. So, I don't own anything, got that? Read this chapter, and I hope you like it.

After reading it, the man sighed. He ripped the letter up and threw it into the sea. He headed towards the 'regular spot', relying on only the waves to get him there.

Flashback: A year ago

"Hey sensei," Naruto asked Jiraya as they just bought a stick of dango to eat.

"What?" Jiraya mumbled with his mouth full.

"I heard that the Yodaime Hokage and the Pirate King fought over who was more powerful."

"That's right."

"But, I also heard that they were great friends, pals, buddies, almost brother like. Is that true? Also, that the Pirate King let himself lose because he felt something bad was going to happen to Konoha, and he wanted the Hokage to have as much strength as he could." Naruto said after a bite.

"Well, those are rumors, and you can't confirm if they're true or not." Jiraya replied.

"That's what I'm going to find out. The Yodaime Hokage, strongest Hokage yet, fighting against the strongest pirate in the world. I want to know the truth behind everything."

"I thought you want to find Luffy." Jiraya said to his pupil.

"Well, after I find Luffy, I'll search. We won't be in one place for a long time, so I'm bound to get some information."

Present Time

I also want to find Sasuke, but he told me to find Akatsuki in my dream. They're hunting me down, so finding them shouldn't be that much of a problem. Naruto told himself as he and Zoro walked outside.

"Lets see who can kill more of these guys." Zoro announced under his smirk. Naruto returned the smile, and nodded.

"HEY, THEY GOT OUT!" A merman with a small nose exclaimed. Naruto quickly jumped high into the air.

"KAGE BUSHIN NO JUTSU!" He shouted. Four more Naruto's appeared, and all five handed safely on the ground. One clone ran towards a merman, and gave it a solid fist to the face. "NAR" Another clone ran twice as quick, and kicked the punched merman high into the air. "RU" The third clone ran, then jumped till he was higher than the flying merman, and gave it a hard axe kick on the back. "TO" The remaining Naruto's were forming a rasengan. After the move was complete, the clone disappeared as Naruto charged towards the falling enemy. "RASENGAN RENDAN (Rasengan Barrage)!" He jabbed the rasengan deep into the man's anus, causing him to fly forward, knocking a bunch of merman along the way. Zoro unsheathed his katana, and sliced three in the chest.

"That's three to six, in my favor." Naruto said after counting.

"Shut up," Zoro muttered, "there's more to come." All the merman charged at the two escaped hostages.

Cocoyashi Village

"It's time to collect my taxes again." Arlong said in a cheerful voice. He had about ten men with him. One of them was carrying a giant brown bag. As Arlong entered the village, he shouted, "EVERYONE! IT'S TIME TO PAY YOUR LIFE TAXES AGAIN! DON'T TRY AND CHEAP ME OUT!" Hearing this, everyone slowly got out of his or her houses. Everyone had a bundle of money in their hands. One by one, they dropped it in the bag. On the roof of a barn, the 'great' Usopp was watching in fear.

"The merman race, a race of men who are half fish half human. They are ten times stronger than human." Usopp stuttered. "I have to save them, even if it costs my life." He slowly took out his trusty green slingshot.

"HEY!" Arlong shouted at a brown-haired man. He grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "YOU'RE SHORT BY THREE HUNDRED!"

"It's all the money I have." The man whimpered.

"WELL, TOO BAD! FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY YOUR TAXES, YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR YOUR LIFE." Before Arlong could punch the man on the face, Usopp fired a bullet at Arlong's face, which exploded within impact. After the smoke cleared, the shark-man was more angry than ever.

"WHO DID THAT?" He roared in rage.

"It's the long-nose boy on the roof." A merman replied, pointing at Usopp. With one mighty swing of his merman arm, he smashed the barn to the ground, causing Usopp to fall as well. When he landed on his back, Arlong grabbed him by the nose.

"You're not very smart by trying to attack me." He muttered. Usopp whimpered under the sight of his scary shark eyes. He dragged the liar back towards Arlong Park.

Arlong Park

"I totally won! I just counted! Twenty of these guys have slash marks, and twenty-one doesn't. I beat you." Naruto argued.

"Did you count the one that fell into the river?" Zoro asked.

"YES I COUNTED THE ONE THAT FELL IN THE RIVER!"

"Well, I didn't see you count it." Hearing this, Naruto sighed.

"You're just scared to admit that I'm stronger." Naruto gave a sly grin to Zoro. "Am I right?" Zoro's eyebrows narrowed.

"YOU ARE NOT STRONGER THAN ME!"

"I'VE GOT A FIFTY-MILLION BOUNTY ON MY HEAD!"

"THAT DOESN'T MATTER! I'VE BEEN HUNTING PIRATES FOR MY WHOLE LIFE. IF I'VE BEEN A PIRATE, MY BOUNTY WOULD BE WAY HIGHER THAN YOURS!" Zoro walked towards the entrance of the park after yelling.

"Where you going?" Naruto asked.

"I think my idiot crew member got himself in trouble. I have to find him." Zoro explained.

"The one with the long nose?" Zoro nodded. "I'll stay here, in case Arlong gets back." Naruto leaned on the leader of the merman's throne as Zoro left the park. Hiding behind the throne, was Naruto's fear yet to come. Finally, Naruto you came. It's time to finish this once and for all. Faster than the eye can blink, something lunged from behind, and broke the throne. It slammed on Naruto's back, and sent him flying into the pool of water.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" He yelled in disbelief. When he stared at his enemy, his eyes widened. "NO…NOT YOU AGAIN!"

"Yes Naruto, it's me again!" The person replied.

Zoro's POV

Zoro got a free ride to the village by a giant octopus carrying a basket on his back. Where's that Usopp? Zoro ran across a forest, and saw a black shadow envelop him. He looked towards the direction of the ocean, and saw a giant ship flying towards him.

"HEY ZORO!" Luffy shouted aboard.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Zoro shouted back before the ship crashed into him. It broke through the giant cliff in front of it. After the ship stopped, Luffy got off and searched for Zoro. He was found piled under a bunch of rocks that were under the ship. "Luffy…I hate you." He moaned.

"Zoro, where's Naruto, and Usopp?" Luffy asked.

"AWW SHIT! USOPP'S IN TROUBLE!" Zoro shouted as he suddenly remembered what he was doing.

"If you want to save him, you better hurry." Johnny said as he suddenly entered the scene.

"Wasn't Usopp with you?" The swordsman asked.

"He was captured by Arlong. Naruto was found badly beaten by one of the merman."

"LETS GO! IT MAY NOT BE TOO LATE!" Zoro shouted.

"Aniki, we won't be joining you. We part ways here." Johnny told the green-haired man as he walked towards Yosaku. Yosaku nodded.

"All right! Thanks for everything." The two partners nodded, and left.

"ALL RIGHT! TO WHEREVER USOPP IS CAPTURED!" Luffy shouted.

Arlong Park

Naruto slid across the floor on his feet as he just blocked a blow from his opponent.

"I know you're half-human and half-fish, but I really didn't expect you to be part of this low class merman group…Kisame." Naruto growled at the man wearing a black robe with red cloud designs. He was wielding a giant bandaged sword.

"Naruto, just come quietly. Arlong was a fool by putting the chakra seal on your foot, but the one I put on you is on your back. It won't last three minutes like last time. By the time the seal wears off, you'll be at a near-death state. Just surrender to avoid unnecessary bloodshed." The Akatsuki member replied.

"Kisame…where is Itachi?" Naruto questioned, hope to buy some time.

"Itachi…had some other business to deal with." Kisame answered.

"Does it have anything to do with Sasuke?"

"I don't know, he didn't tell me. Now, you're time is up!" Kisame dashed at the young blond, and swung his giant sword. Naruto jumped backwards, and landed on the roof.

"Why are these chakra seals so effective? Usually, Kyuubi's chakra can burn through any seal on me." Naruto said.

"This is made by some of the chakra of other tailed beasts. It isn't as easy to 'burn' as a regular one. You can't win this battle Naruto."

"HE'S RIGHT!" Arlong barked as he entered his park. "I see you've met Kisame. The world government doesn't trust me, so they had to send an Akatsuki member to look over me. I'm pleased to say that anyone else would've gotten on my nerves, but I didn't know another merman was actually in Akatsuki. Bloody Fox Naruto, you lose. I have a hostage." Arlong raised his arm, and Usopp was hanging helplessly.

"I don't even know him." Naruto lied. "You can do whatever you want with him."

"DON'T BE LIKE THAT! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" Usopp cried. Arlong sat on his throne, dropped Usopp, and impaled a sword next to his nostrils.

"I should cut off that long nose of yours first. If people saw you, they think you're some mutated merman of mine or something." Arlong observed. Usopp shivered, and stopped breathing. "Kisame, finish off Naruto."

"With pleasure." Kisame jumped into the air, and made some hand signs.

"Suiton: Suikōdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Shark Missile Technique)!" The pool at the bottom took form of a water shark. It jumped out of the water, and shot out at Naruto. Even with his speed, Naruto could not dodge the entire attack, as his left arm was grazed. Kisame quickly smacked the blond in the stomach with his sword, sending the boy down to the ground. Naruto crash landed a few feet away from Arlong.

"You see boy? I win again." Arlong laughed.

"You guys don't play fair. Using chakra seals, just like cheaters." Naruto groaned as he walked out of the hole he made.

"This is the real world. Life isn't fair." The merman replied.

"Release the boy. I'll take his place."

"A fine trade indeed. Your head is worth way more than this loser." Sweeping his hands, he released Usopp, and a group of merman headed towards Naruto.

"STOP!" Nami yelled. She walked from the side, and stood next to Arlong's throne.

"Nami! What brings you here?"

"Nami? What are you doing here?" Usopp asked.

"That's none of your business." Nami barked.

"YES THAT IS!" Luffy shouted from outside. He started winding up his right arm. "Which one of you captured Usopp and Nami?"

"Luffy, Nami betrayed us! Lets just forget about her and get out of here." Usopp replied.

"That's right! I was just after your treasure. Now get lost, find another navigator and look for your stupid One Piece." Nami ordered while putting her wooden staff together.

"If you're out of our crew, you have no rights to order us around." Zoro said as he walked inside.

"HI NAMI-SAN! GO ON A CRUISE WITH ME!" Sanji shouted with heart eyes as he walked into the park after Zoro.

"Don't ruin your entrance with your stupid crush." Zoro said harshly.

"I can do whatever I want." Sanji replied while he rose his right leg. Zoro gripped his katana handle.

"GUYS, NOW'S NOT THE TIME TO FIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. NARUTO! NARUTO IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING!" Usopp hollered while pointing at the blond.

"Who said that?" Naruto replied with a grin. "My chakra may be sealed, but that doesn't mean I can't fight." Luffy smiled.

"Lets see how well you fight, ninja! GOMU GOMU NO…PISTOL!" Luffy shot his arm at the closest merman near his childhood friend.

"All right!" Naruto jump into the air, and took out some kunai knives. "Slice and dice!" While landing, he slashed another fish man across the bridge of his nose. Naruto dashed and slashed, killing everyone in his way.

"Naruto, don't waste your time on these useless fish idiots." Kisame suggested.

"FISH IDIOTS?" Arlong barked.

"That's right you dumbass. I gave you the chakra seal to use on Naruto. I told you to put it at his chest area. You placed it on his foot."

"You going to listen, and respect me. I don't care if you are an Akatsuki member or not." Arlong growled.

"Respect you? Naruto can beat you without chakra. I only agreed to this job so I could get closer to East Blue, where I saw him heading last."

"WHAT? YOU USED ME?" Arlong snarled. He slowly got up, and walked towards Kisame.

"Pirates are nothing compared to powerful, chakra using ninjas. Especially if that pirate is a weakling like you."

"HEY, I'LL BE YOUR ENEMY!" Luffy shouted. "GOMU GOMU NO…PISTOL!" Luffy gave Arlong a taste of his signature move, and sent him sliding across the ground. Suddenly, three merman stepped up. One was a buff guy with a black band tied around his forehead. His fins were larger than shields, and he wore a black vest. The one next to him was short, with red cheek spots. His mouth was long, and he slouched. The one to the very right was the octopus that helped Zoro get to the village: red, eight arms, standing upright.

"In order to get to our boss, you'll have to get through us." The big fin merman announced.

"Fine, it doesn't matter! I just want to kick his ass!" Luffy roared.

"You can't beat him Luffy, no matter how strong you think you are! Just give up, don't throw your life away!" Nami shouted. Naruto looked at the girl, and smiled. Seeing the smile, Luffy copied.

"I will never give up! That's my way of the ninja!" The two said in unison.

"I got the octopus." Zoro declared as he reached for his blade.

"I'll take the big-fin dude." Sanji followed while taking his cigarette to give a blow.

"I GOT ARLONG!" Luffy hollered.

"Wait, then that means…" Usopp looked at the short dude.

"Chu." He responded.

"AHHHHH!" Usopp shouted as he dashed out of the park. His opponent charged after him.

"That means…" Naruto looked at his past enemy. "I got you, Kisame." The fox boy smirked. "The seal wore off."

"Well, I'll just have to place another one on you."

'Regular Spot'

The Toad Sage was busy scribbling down notes in his little notebook. Every single perverted note he ever had was in this green pad of paper.

"THOSE GIRLS WERE PERFECT!" He screamed passionately.

"Every naked young girl you gaze at is 'perfect'." Shanks teased as he walked to his old friend.

"Maybe."

"So, you call me for a reason?" Shanks had a bottle of beer in his hand.

"Yeah! My pupil is more popular than yours." Jiraya bragged as he showed Shanks his poster.

"Wanted: Dead or Alive Uzumaki Naruto, seventy million beli." Shanks read. He smiled at his white-haired friend. "Great!"

"I wonder what's taking Mihawk so long. I hope he received my message."

"You called him as well?"

"Yeah! I've got some more information about Akatsuki." Red-Haired paced around his buddy.

"Come on, can't you just tell me a little right now?" He asked.

"No! Then I would have to repeat the same thing when Mihawk gets here." Jiraya explained.

"You know how long he gets to places. He has no sail, no row, just a floating platform that moves by the currents of the sea." Shanks complained.

"Too bad! If you're really bored, help me get some more information for my research."

"I think I'll pass. I'm not a big pervert like you." The pirate gulped down his wine, and walked away.

Deleted Scene

"I should cut off that long nose of yours first. If people saw you, they think you're some mutated merman of mine or something." Arlong observed. Hearing this, Usopp got angry at that insult.

"HEY, DON'T INSULT MY NOSE! IT'S WAY BETTER THAN YOURS!" He argued.

"It is not! Mine is spikier, and it's pointy at the end." Arlong debated.

"SO? MY NOSE IS SOFTER, LONGER, AND IT BENDS WHEN I WANT IT TO!" Usopp pushed his hand against his nose. "SEE?"

"So what? My nose can cut through stone!"

"OH YEAH? MY NOSE IS STRONGER THAN EVEN A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL!"

"That won't do you any good if you're being attacked." Usopp growled as he got up.

"At a time like this, when your nose is being questioned…"

"You have to declare a nose war showdown." Arlong finished.

"I'm glad you know about it. It saves he from explaining it." Arlong got up, and laid on his stomach. Usopp did the same.

"ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, I DECLARE A NOSE WAR…" Both of them chanted as they alternated sides for their nose to be on. "FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, TRY TO KEEP YOUR NOSE UP!" Arlong started jabbing his nose at Usopp's. The liar's nose dodged, and slammed his nose over Arlong's 'saw' nose. It hardly had any effect.

"HEHE, MY NOSE IS STRONG AND DURABLE!" Arlong bragged.

"IT DOESN'T MATTER! SINCE YOUR NOSE IS MORE HEAVY THAN MINE, I CAN MOVE MY NOSE QUICKER THAN YOURS!" Usopp countered. Everyone in the park sweat dropped.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO FIGHTING OVER?" Naruto shouted in confusion.

"Apparently, over who has the better nose." Kisame observed.

"Well, what's so important about the nose?"

"You're right. It's all about the…"

"HAIR!" The ninjas shouted at the same time.

"Great minds think alike!" Naruto replied happily. Kisame nodded. "However, my hair is way better than yours."

"NO WAY! MY HAIR IS STICKING UP LIKE A SHARK'S FIN!"

"IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE DONKEY KONG! MY BLOND HAIR IS SPIKY!"

"There's only one way to settle this." Kisame announced.

"We declare a hair war showdown." Naruto replied. The two laid on their stomachs, and tagged each other's hair.

"ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, I DECLARE A HAIR WAR…" All the merman fell over disbelief.

To Be Continued