Kye kye: Hopefully, I didn't make you all wait too long for this. I've had a lot on my mind lately. My husband and I have both tested positive for COVID 19. My husband and my child show no symptoms, but I, on the other hand, am sick as a dog. It's hard to breathe, and I chough more than I talk. I've also had an up and down fever for four days now, and I have lost my taste buds. Anywho we are in self-isolation. I hope you all enjoy this new chapter. Stay safe out there.

If you were looking for a way to describe Naruto's and Ace's relationship, it could be summed up like this AWKWARD! Neither one knew how to be in a relationship, so they had both agreed to take it slow. But as far as they knew, a relationship is all about getting to know each other, and growing up together meant they knew more than a little bit about the other. It also meant trying to figure out what you had in common, but they already knew that. So they were at a loss on how fast or slow they should take this.

Although no one else knew for sure if Ace and Naruto were in a relationship, one thing was painfully clear. The Sexual tension between the two was overwhelming. The small touches they would give one another. The burning looks they shared were enough to drive the whole island mad.

Luffy thought the whole thing was funny; Sabo, on the other hand, was getting fed up and fast. He was about to lock them into Naruto's house and not let them out until they finally FUCKED. Sabo never really cared to use that kind of language, but he would make an exception in this instance.

This would not be just for Ace's sake; no, it was for his own sanity. Naruto was doing it on purpose; he just knew it. It was almost as if she wanted to be attacked. Poor choice of words, but the implication stood. He couldn't tell you how many times He and Ace had 'accidentally' caught Naruto in nothing but a towel. Of course, he was ignored at these times as Naruto's gaze rested on Ace with a knowing smirk. It was somewhat their own fault, though, because they never bothered with knocking when they decided to impose on the foxy female.

Sabo would quickly leave the room, followed moments later by a Blushing Ace with a raging boner and a bloody nose. Now he will not deny his own boner; he said it before, and he will say it again Naruto Is HOT! and he is a red-blooded male. He is also getting sick of walking in on Ace jerking off. Not that Ace was unattractive or anything, but Ace was his brother, and he didn't need to see all that. Seriously these two had no shame and almost no modesty. Or maybe he needed to learn to knock? Nah! That makes too much sense.

He really wished he could be like Luffy and brush the whole thing off with a giggle. But nooo, he has to be the logical one, the sane one. Honestly, Sabo didn't know what to expect; he grew up around a bunch of D's. Monkey D. Garp, Monkey D. Dragon, Portgas/ Gol D. Ace, and last but certainly not least, Monkey D. Luffy. As painful as it will be because he will miss his big brother, he can not wait for Ace's seventeenth birthday. Only so that he can gain back some sanity before he leaves for the Revolutionary Army.

He knew that the wish for his sanity was null as soon as he saw Naruto standing at the edge of a pond in nothing but a bikini. The dark smile on his fellow blonde faces sealed his fate.

Naruto smiled at her victims; they had no idea what they were in for. "So before Ace leaves for his journey, I wanted to teach you guys one more Ninja technique." The boys start vibrating in excitement but pause when Naruto suddenly gets serious, causing the men in front of her to stiffen up. Naruto was in teacher mode, and when she's in teacher mode, it's best to straighten up and listen. "This technique I am planning to teach you could possibly save your life out on the ocean; I'm mostly talking to you, Luffy, seeing as you can't swim."

Ace, who had finally stopped drooling, was the first to ask." what are we learning?"

Naruto's smirk returns. "I'm going to be teaching you how to walk on water."

Here comes the disbeliever Sabo, unlike Luffy and Ace, logic was still very much a part of his mindset. And Naruto loves to defy logic, and Luffy and Ace are right on board. "That's not possible! Walking on the walls is one thing. It is stationary, and there are some devil fruits and man-made products that can make that possible. the only way to walk on water is if it was frozen."

Sabo glares at Naruto, who is looking at him blankly. "I know that you are going to prove me wrong and make me eat my words Naruto, but please let me get this out."

Naruto nods and sits on the ground laying her head in Ace's lap, causing the freckled man to blush. Luffy, not wanting to be left out, found his place lying down on Naruto's bare stomach. In no time at all, the three were asleep, listening to the soothing sound of Sabo's voice.

Finished with his rant, Sabo looked over to see his small family asleep in a mini dog pile. It would have been cute if it didn't piss him off so much. A tick mark forms on his head, and he splashes the three with water. Sadly he only hit Ace and Luffy; Naruto had used substitution to replace herself with a log. "What the Hell, Sabo?" Ace Yells

Sabo crosses his arms with a pout. "why is it that whenever I start to rant, you all go to sleep? Am I really that boring to listen to?"

Naruto reappears in front of the pouting male. "Not at all, Sabo; you honestly should take it as a compliment."

"A Complement?"

Naruto and Luffy nod. "Yep, Sabo has a nice voice; it makes me feel calm," Luffy whispers as if it was some grand secret, and a broad smile takes over his face. "then I relax and drift off to sleep when you talk; it's like listening to the best bedtime story! I always have the best dreams when Sabo tells stories."

Sabo pushes Luffy's hat down and turns away, covering his face with his hand to hide his blush. What was he supposed to say to that? It makes him happy that his family likes his voice and can bring them peace just by talking. Is he going to tell them that? NOPE.

Naruto claps her hands, and the boys all look at her. "Okay, time to walk on water. It has a similar concept to the Tree climbing exercise I had you do. only water is in constant motion, even in a small pond like this, so you have to regulate your chakra constantly to stay on top of the water."

Luffy jumped up, "Yosh, I will try it first!" The rubber man ran towards the pond and promptly sunk. Lucky for him, the water only went up to his waist, so no one had to jump in to save him.

Naruto holds back a laugh and walks out onto the water to the downed rubber boy. "Okay, Luffy, now what did you learn?"

"Water walking is going to be really hard because of my devil fruit?" Luffy asks

Naruto nods. "Yes. So here is how we will help with that you need to build up your resistance to water. I know just touching it drains you, so you are not going to receive any help when you fall in the water during this training."

A horrified look takes over the faces of the boys, "But why Naruto?"

"Luffy's powers still work when he's in the water; he just sinks like a rock. If Luffy can get used to the draining effect that water has on him, then as long as he can hold his breath, he can still fight underwater if he needs to. This method might also help if he ever comes in contact with seastone. If Luffy can maintain his strength and focus while being submerged in water and being held down with seastone."

"But seastone stops devil fruit powers making so that you cant use your powers," Sabo says

"This is true, but it can't stop brute strength witch thanks to my training you all have in spades. But If you think you are lacking, I'm sure I can add a few hundred pounds to your weights."

The boys shook their heads quickly, and Ace Sabo proceeded to start water walking. Of course, they didn't make it on the first try and was soon in the same boat as Luffy. At the end of the day, Naruto, of course, was the only one dry. She looks on as Ace finally takes off his shirt to ring the water out, revealing his hard-earned muscles. And we can just say she was mostly dry after that.

The training continued on for months until finally, it was time for Ace to depart. That night instead of staying the night at the treehouse or even Dadan's hut with the bandits and his brothers, Ace stayed at Naruto's home. Naruto and Ace were lying in the grass, looking up at the stars. Naruto watched Ace out of the corner of her eye, her gift for him weighing heavily in her pocket.

"So you are leaving in the morning." It wasn't a question

Ace nods, wrapping an arm around Naruto's shoulders and pulling her closer to him. "Yeah, it's what we agreed on a long time ago. We would set sail when we turned seventeen and live life with no regrets. I'm going to make a name for myself and find my place in this world."

Naruto smiles, "I love it when you boys talk about your dreams; that's when you all truly shine." Naruto looks up at Ace. "I think I should leave when I turn seventeen as well."

Ace's eyes widen. "What? but I thought you were going to join Luffy's crew."

"I am, but You all have such beautiful dreams. I just want to find my own dream." Looking down at her hands, "I need to see more of this world and its people. I think I want to discover everything this world has to offer. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I want to see it all with my own eyes." Turning back to Ace, Naruto's smile threatens to split her face. "I also want to see you three accomplish your dreams."

Ace throws his head back with a laugh. "Naruto, I'm sorry, but it sounds to me like you already have a dream."

Naruto tilts her head to the side in confusion, "I do?"

"Yep. You and Luffy are in the same boat. He wants to be The Pirate King. to do that, he needs to travel to the end of the grand line and sail the seas reaching the One Piece that was left behind by my father." Ace grimaced when he had to think about Gol D. Roger, but he shook it off. this was not the time to go down that road. "Your dream is to explore the world with a drive to help three little demons." Ace throws a wink her way making Naruto giggle. "Accomplish their dreams."

Naruto lets her giggles die down, and she looks deep into the silver gaze of the man in front of her. She knows he is right, and she can't help but wonder what the future holds for them. No one knows, but she does know that when he leaves in the morning, it will be the hardest thing she will have to do to let him go.

BANG!

The two look into the sky to see the fireworks going off in the sky, and they could vaguely hear people yelling Happy New Year. Naruto smiles and Pulls Ace in for a kiss as she slips the string of red beads around his neck. "Happy Birthday, Ace lets turn this world on its ass."

A/N- I wanted to end it here, but I couldn't, so on we go.

That morning Ace left with a smile on his face with one final gift of one of Naruto's special flying Raijin kunai. There were tears and smiles and promises to meet again. Sabo Luffy and Naruto stood on the cliff and watched till Ace's boat was no longer in view. Months later, Dragon showed up; it was Sabo's turn to leave. Naruto gave Sabo a new set of goggles for his hat and a kiss on his cheek.

Her fellow blond turned bright red, but it didn't erase the smile on his face. The goggles were swiftly placed on the hat, and the cap was secured on top of his head. Sabo then grabbed Naruto in a bone-crushing hug. "I'm going to miss you. Promise you will visit me?"

Naruto ruffles the wavy blond locks with a smile. "If you are ever in trouble and need to get away. Throw the kunai. If you have a message that you need to tell your brothers or me. Throw the kunai. If you need help with anything, and I do mean anything medical, mental, or emotional. Throw the Kunai. If you just miss me too much and need to see me. Throw the Kunai." Naruto holds Sabo's face in her hands and saw the tears in his eyes that he was holding back. "Throw the Kunai, and I'll be there in a flash."

Sabo Pulls Luffy, who was crying, and Naruto into his arms and squeezes them for all that he was worth. Trying to pour all the love he has into this one last hug, "I'll see you guys out there."

" Shishishi," Luffy laughs, wrapping his rubber arms around the two blonds, "I'm gonna get stronger and stronger and stronger still. So when I set out, look for me in the paper cause I will be King of the Pirates!"

Sabo laughs and ruffles Luffy's hair. "I know you will, little brother." Pulling away from the three-way hug, Sabo climbs onto Dragons ship. Waving at the two on the cliff as he sailed away

Luffy Turned to Naruto in a rare serious moment. "Ne Naruto, are you planning on leaving too?"

Naruto doesn't look at Luffy. "Will you be mad at me if I do?"

Luffy pauses and frowns. "Will leaving make you happy?"

"I don't know."

Luffy puts himself in front of Naruto, forcing her to look at him. "I'm not a little kid anymore, Naruto, you can tell me." Grabbing her shoulders, he smiles, not his big one but a small soft smile. "If leaving the island is going to make you happy, then you can leave. I'll be okay."

"Luffy, are you sure?" Naruto asks she knows that Luffy hates being alone more than anything in the world. And if she leaves, all he will be left with is Dadan and the bandits; and we all know they aren't the best company.

Luffy nods, his smile growing bigger, and if it wasn't for his rubber powers, Naruto was sure the smile would have split his face after a while. "As long as you are still joining my crew in three years."

Naruto gives Luffy a massive smile of her own "Of course, captain." with that said, Naruto tackled the rubber teen, and they went tumbling down the hill. Laughing and punching each other the whole way down.

Nine months later, Naruto stood in her own little boat, ready to sail off. She was going to south blue to explore around for a while. If you asked her why she had a simple answer. She would be sailing the East Blue with Luffy when he set out, so she didn't want to ruin the fun. Ace had gone west, and as for Sabo, the revolutionary army headed north.

Looking up at the cliff where Luffy Makino Garp and the bandits were, she smiles. Only Luffy wasn't crying; he had a giant grin on his face as he waved her off the band on his arm shining in the light. It was a white band with a large black pearl on the center; under the pearl was one of her seals so that she could flash to him if needed. Same with Ace's beads and Sabo's goggles. She also gave Luffy Makino Dadan and Garp one of her special kunai to use only if they need to.

Garp was the hardest to convince to let her leave. He'd showed up on time for her birthday for once and was ready to drag her to the Marines. It took a lot of sweet-talking and a promise that she wasn't setting out to be a pirate for him to let her go. It wasn't a lie; she's not setting out to be a pirate right now that will happen when Luffy sets out. Right now, she's just out to explore. So with a final wave, she set off.