A/N: Well another chapter as part of my Overhaul! The first request... and hopefully not the only request I'll get... (sigh) the person who asked me to update probably doesn't even know about the overhaul... Anyways, please request something to update... unless it's on the list of things I plan to update or already updated... well enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 14: Climbing the Mountain
The remaining crew watched as the three snow hares left.
"I'm sorry we don't have any more doctors." Said Dalton.
"It's no problem. Haku when it come to water, wind and ice, he's the master! He's pretty much in his natural environment right now!" said Naruto.
"He's right, no matter what happens their fine." Said Gaara.
"But the Lahpan are giant rabbits that hunt in packs." Said Dalton.
"Wait giant rabbits that hunt in packs! Why wasn't there a big freak out when Haku summoned them?" asked Naruto.
"Because they were built differently." explained Dalton.
Everyone sweat dropped.
"Define "built differently."" said Naruto.
Meanwhile at base of the mountain… Steve was singing a very off tune song while everyone tuned him out and held a conversation.
"And that's why the women in snow counties have such beautiful skin." explained Sanji.
I think you've been spending way too much time with Luffy and Naruto." said Haku with a sweat drop.
Luffy couldn't help but to laugh that.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Sanji glaring at Haku.
"It's such a childish thing to believe." said Haku.
"Says the cross dresser." said Sanji.
"I don't cross dress… I just happen to like the color pink." said Haku.
"You're clothes says otherwise." muttered Sanji.
That's when the snow hares stopped.
"What is it girl?" asked Haku.
"There's something coming." said Flopsy.
That's when they saw a ton of bear sized giant rabbits… that stood like polar bears.
"Oh wow! Look like those polar bears!" yelled Luffy.
"Their rabbits." said Flopsy.
"Really…" said Haku with a sweat drop.
"Maybe it's the decedents of the rabbit of caebannog." said Steve.
"For the last time Steve, the rabbit of caebannog is just a legend." said Flopsy.
Steve began to cry.
"It's a real thing… it's a real… don't cry Steve!" comforted Mopsy, "Way to go Flopsy, you made Steve cry… again."
"I'm not going apologize!" yelled Flopsy.
Steve began to cry even more.
"Is this like this a lot?" asked Sanji.
"Yeah…" sighed Haku.
All right time to fight them off!" yelled Luffy.
"You're not doing anything!" said Haku, "You're the one carrying Nami."
"But…" said Luffy.
"I agree with her." said Sanji.
Haku glared at Sanji.
"Sorry… slip up." said Sanji.
"Let me handle this." said Haku, "Sanji's attacks won't work very well…"
Haku jumped off Mopsy and called began to perform several hand signs.
"Ice Prison Jutsu!"
About a quarter of the rabbits were covered in a strange ice that came out of the ground. The rabbits glared at Haku for doing this.
"Let's go!" said Haku.
"Right!" said Mopsy.
Haku climbed back onto Mopsy and the three snow hares jumped over the remaining unfrozen rabbits.
"Do you think that was enough?" asked Sanji.
"No… they will come back." said Haku, "I'm sure of it."
Back in town, Jiraiya noticed everyone outside of the house.
"Hey what's going on." said Jiraiya.
"Luffy, Sanji and Haku took Nami up the mountain to see the witch." said Naruto.
"Okay..,." said Jiraiya, "Someone who isn't childish explain it to me better."
"What's that supposed to mean!" yelled Naruto.
Jiraiya ignored his god son and took a seat.
"The only doctor on this island is a witch." explained Gaara.
"Only one doctor, that's weird." said Jiraiya taking out a gourd and began to drink from it.
"This island used to have many doctors, they were considered the best in the world. That is until our king Wapol drove them out." said Dalton.
"Wait did you say Wapol?" asked Naruto.
"He's the pirate who attacked us yesterday…" said Hinata.
"And you say he's the king?" asked Usopp.
"I take it something drove him to piracy." said Jiraiya.
"A small pirate crew one day came. They destroyed towns and pillaged." explained Dalton.
"Let me guess… he turned tail and ran." said Jiraiya.
"That's right." said Dalton, "But it was a blessing in disguise… we are now free from Wapol's tyranny."
"That's terrible! How can a king treat his people like that!" yelled Vivi.
Vivi sweat dropped, when he saw the looks on her friend's faces that "Shouldn't you lay low."
"Dalton." said a rather large woman walking towards them, "I heard that there some people trying to find the doctor."
"Yes that right." said Dalton.
"I heard that she's Coco Weed." said the woman.
Everyone sweat dropped and so they decided to head to Coco Weed in a sleigh… it should be pointed out that was pretty cramped and wasn't meant to carry 7 people.
"Maybe we shouldn't have come." said Hinata.
"I'm sorry." said Dalton, "I heard she came down from the mountain yesterday. She usually come down two days in a row."
"That's okay… all we have to do. Is tell her to meet them at the castle." said Naruto.
Gaara was staring off into the distance.
"What's wrong?" asked Usopp.
"I can feel an angry presence on the mountain… and it's getting angrier." answered Gaara.
"Sounds like Luffy's doing." said Naruto.
"You're one to talk." said Gaara, "Remember that time with those mongooses…"
"I told you not to b ring up the mongooses…" muttered Naruto.
"Mongooses?" asked Usopp.
"It's something that happened a few years ago." said Hinata.
"I told you not to bring it up!" yelled Naruto.
Dalton sweat dropped…
"If you think that's bad, try living with them." muttered Jiraiya.
Meanwhile up in the mountains… the giant rabbits once again cornered Luffy's group.
"Great! Them again…" muttered Sanji.
"Thousand Needle Jutsu!" called out Haku.
Out of the snow came out of thousands of needles that impaled the giant rabbits, the three snow hares once again jumped over the evil carnivorous rabbits.
"There's more down." said Luffy with a smirk.
"Yay!" cheered Steve who had sense cheered up.
"Their going to come back I know it." said Haku.
"Can you get rid of them?" asked Sanji.
"I don't have enough Chakra to use a Jutsu to take them all out after summoning these three, if I do then I'll use almost of my Chakra." explained Haku.
Sanji sighed, it should be pointed out that the 4 of them explained Chakra awhile back.
"So unless it's a last resort I won't be able to pull off major jutsus." said Haku
"Oh man… really" muttered Luffy.
"Yeah… I'm sorry." said Haku.
"It's okay… all we can do is hope that we can get to the foot of that mountain." said Haku.
Meanwhile in the village of Coco Weed, the other group arrived.
"What do you mean we missed her!" yelled Naruto.
"You did." said man working at restaurant.
"She fixed up my leg." said a little boy who was injruied which was fix.
"Did see say where she was going?" asked Hinata.
"Yeah Gyasta." said another town's person.
"Where's that?" asked Usopp.
"It's a town not far from here, they like to ice skate there." said Dalton.
"Yeah… I don't think we needed that information." said Naruto.
"Okay so let's go." said Usopp.
Before they could even head out someone showed up, and he was in a panic.
"Dalton!" yelled the person.
"What is it?" asked Dalton.
"Wapol! He's back!" yelled the person.
"What!" yelled Dalton.
"You take care of him, I'll handle the kids." said Jiraiya.
"Kids! You're not even a permanent member of the crew." muttered Naruto.
"Is that any way to treat your god father?" asked Jiraiya.
"Some god father… you're the one that let me get kidnapped." explained Naruto.
"Why you!" yelled Jiraiya.
Two fist managed out of sand knocked them out then retreated back into Gaara's gourd.
"This isn't the time to argue." muttered Gaara.
"Make sure you get a map." said Dalton.
Gaara nodded as he left.
"I guess Gaara's in charge." said Usopp with a sweat drop.
And so they went into the much less cramped sleigh.
Back on the mountain, Luffy's group continued on their… when more rabbits showed up… some of them had pieces of ice stuck to them, while other had icy needles on them.
""I think they broke free from your ice prison." said Flopsy.
"I can see that." said Haku.
That's when the rabbits began to jump… a lot.
"What are they doing?" asked Luffy.
"Oh crap…" muttered Sanji.
"This isn't good." muttered Haku.
And that's when the rabbit's hopping began to cause an avalanche!
Next time: The Avalanche will prove a great challenge to Luffy when Sanji gets gravely injruied and Haku uses up a lot of Chakra. Will Flopsy, Mopsy and Steve be any help? Meanwhile Gaara's group heads to town when they get bad feeling. What happened in town... and more importantly... why did they find Zoro half naked in the snow? Find out next time!