"normal conversation"
'internal dialogues'
"Big nose!" Luffy called out, standing in front of Buggy's pirate camp.
"You idiot!" Nami yelled, "That's the one thing you shouldn't say!".
"Relax" Zoro replied as he stood beside Nami "We got this".
"Damn you, you flashy bastard!" Buffy screamed as he stood on the top of his camp, "How dare you insult the Great Buggy-sama" he then pointed at Luffy and continued "Fire the Buggy Ball!".
When he got no response to his order, he turned back, only to see Naruto knocking out the pirates near the cannon and aiming it at Buggy himself.
"Nno" Buggy muttered, "Not again!".
Naruto just smiled sadistically and lit the fuse, "I am really starting to love this cannon".
Boom!
Naruto leaped from the cannon and landed near Luffy, "Good job keeping him occupied, I even managed to steal some jewels from him" Naruto said raising his hand to show the map and 2 sacks full of gold jewels.
"How dare you try to blow me up again" Buggy retorted as he dropped the pirates he was holding to shield himself from the blast.
"You?!" Mohji exclaimed as he saw Naruto standing near Luffy, "That blonde-haired bastard!, Captain Buggy! be careful he is the one who defeated me and Richie with a single punch!"
"What?" he asked, " You were defeated by a brat?".
"This is the greatest insult we've had since we hoisted our flag" a man spoke as he picked up the unconscious lion off of him, he had green hair and a white scarf around his neck.
"Cabaji!" Mohji exclaimed in anger "What the hell did you do to Richie?".
"Oh him?" he asked as he let the lion fall to the ground, "I used him as a shield to keep my clothes from getting dirty in the blast."
"Richie!" Mohji yelled as he ran towards his wailing lion.
While their shenanigans were going on, Naruto quietly gave the map and the sacks to Zoro, "Take this return to the ship, we'll take care of them".
Zoro nodded and quietly backed away from them.
"Captain Buggy!" Cabaji suddenly announced, "Please leave this to me."
"Alright! Show them your acrobats" Buggy announced.
Cabaji suddenly jumped in the air and crashed down riding a unicycle.
"I, Acrobat Cabaji, Chief of Staff, will take on Captain Buggy's anger to fight all of you!" he announced as he unsheathed his sword and dashed towards them on his unicycle.
Luffy began to run towards him as well while cocking his arm.
Luffy easily dodged the sword slash and punched him with his stretched hand.
"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!"
The punch landed squarely in Cabaji's face, blasting him off his cycle.
"That was easy" Luffy muttered as he saw Cabaji crash into the distant houses.
Naruto suddenly kicked Nami away as a hand holding a knife flew past her.
"What the hell!" Nami yelled as she rubbed the spot she was hit on.
Ignoring her, Naruto began "Can't fight as a man can you, you coward. Attacking a feeble, useless, weak girl from behind".
"Hey!" Nami yelled in indignation.
"Leave" Naruto ordered, "If you can't fight. Don't be a burden on others".
Nami muttered something under her breath but ultimately left through a nearby alley.
"I'll take care of him" Naruto informed as he dashed ahead "Luffy take care of the others".
As Naruto went in for a punch, Buggy dissembled his body and flew away.
"What is it that you want anyway" Buggy questioned, "We have never crossed paths before, you have no reason to fight me."
"I am a pirate!" Naruto announced, "I don't need any reason to pick a fight" with that he suddenly threw a knife a Buggy, who dodged it by disassembling himself.
"You fool, swords can't cut me!" Buggy exclaimed.
"I know" Naruto replied with a smirk.
Buggy's expression suddenly changed as that of immense pain and he suddenly fell to the ground.
"Nice job Luffy!" Naruto gave a thumb's up to Luffy who had just kicked Buggy in the balls, just for good measures, Luffy kicked him again.
Using a net, Naruto quickly wrapped all of Buggy's body parts and threw it towards Luffy.
"Gomu Gomu no Bazooka!"
With a mighty push, Luffy launched it into the distance "Go flying!".
As the fighting came to an end, Nami came out from her hiding spot, dragging a large sack filled with gold jewels behind her.
"Hey Luffy, this bag is too heavy, will you please carry it for me?".
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As they walked towards their boat, they saw a large group of people coming their way, all equipped with sticks, spears, and pans.
"Are you outsiders?" the man in the front asked.
"Yeah, who are you?" Luffy answered.
"We're this town's citizens!" The man answered, "What happened here? did the pirates had a falling out or something?".
"Something like that" Naruto answered.
"Oh, Mayor!" one of them exclaimed and ran towards the downed mayor, "He's out cold!".
"Yeah, he suddenly fainted as we were talking to him, probably because of his old age" Naruto answered.
The Mayor suddenly began to stir.
"Mayor, are you alright?"
"What on earth happened?!"
"You fainted" Naruto repeated, "No need to worry about Buggy, though, we took care of him" Naruto continued as he began to walk past them "We will be taking this treasure bag as payment, you can keep the other".
Luffy dropped the bag he was holding and continued to walk behind Naruto.
"What, that bag has 5 million berries worth of gold" Nami exclaimed "Why do I have to give my treasure to them?"
"It's not your treasure, you just stole it from the pirates" Luffy replied "Plus, it would be useful to them for rebuilding their village."
"It's done, no need arguing about it" Naruto continued as he boarded his boat, "Now, where the hell is Zoro. I sent him here like an hour ago".
"I see him" Luffy replied from his place at the top of the mast.
Following Luffy's direction, Naruto spotted Zoro at the far end of the pier, wandering aimlessly.
"That idiot" Naruto muttered, "Are you coming or not?" he questioned Nami, who was still trying to get the gold back from the villagers.
She nodded weakly and boarded the boat.
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"20 million berries!" Nami exclaimed as a berry sign appeared in her eyes, "Thank you very much for the treasure" she continued as she began to snatch the bags of jewels off of Zoro's hand.
"They aren't yours" Naruto interrupted and snatched them all away from her.
After dividing the treasure Naruto tossed the bags to Zoro and Luffy and kept the remaining ones for himself.
"That's almost 10 million berries you have for yourself" Nami screeched "And why don't I get a share?".
"You already have your share" Naruto replied, pointing to the bag near her leg.
"Still," she continued "Why isn't the treasure being split equally?"
"It is" Naruto replied "Since I am not a part of Luffy's crew, I get half of the 20 million, the other half is divided amongst Zoro and Luffy. It's a fair split".
"Yeah, I don't see a problem with it" Luffy replied as he played with his bag of gold.
"I am also satisfied with the split" Zoro continued then tossed his bag towards Naruto, "You can keep it," he said, "Think of it as a payment for saving my life back there, I am sure 5 million is more than enough for both of us".
Naruto shrugged and accepted the bag and stored it with the rest of his treasure.
"What!?" Nami screeched again and began to argue with Zoro that he should have given the bag to her instead of Naruto.
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"A little to the south of here is an island with people living on it, we should refill our supplies over there".
"Ohh?" Nami questioned, "You can read maps?"
"Of course, I'll need to be a real idiot to set sail without knowing how to navigate".
"Hey!" Luffy and Zoro exclaimed at the insult.
"Well, it's true" Nami agreed while shaking her head.
After reaching the island, Naruto stopped the boat near the shore to let Zoro, Nami, and Luffy out.
"I'll dock the boat near a safe spot, you guys go on ahead, I'll meet up with you".
"Wait, wait, wait, wait" Nami interjected "How do we know you won't just sail away with all of our gold".
"That's something only you would do" Zoro replied, "You can take your gold with you if you don't trust him".
Luffy placed a hand on Nami's shoulder, "Don't worry Nami, we can trust him", with that he suddenly jumped out grabbing her along for the ride.
Zoro just shook his head as he followed after his captain.
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Safely docking his boat, Naruto leaped to the shore and began to climb the hill. From there he spotted a big pirate ship passing by in the distance.
'Probably some pirates passing by' He thought as he continued to walk ahead.
Spotting a huge mansion in the distance, Naruto decided to check it out.
Leaping over the fence, Naruto stealthily made his way past the guards and into the mansion.
As he roamed the empty mansion, he heard some noises coming from a nearby room, slowly approaching it and hiding behind the door, Naruto overheard some conversation between A bedridden blonde girl and her butler.
"You wish to see Usopp?" the butler asked as he prepared her food, "Not this again..."
"But I want to talk to him." the girl replied.
"That will not do" The butler rejected "That man is the village's biggest liar, For someone in your weakened state, his exaggerations would be too much to handle!".
"But.." the girl tried to argue but was cut off.
"Your late parents firmly instructed me to protect you to the fullest of my abilities, Miss Kaya." He finished and began to exit the room, "Now then, I'll leave your food and medicines here. Please be sure to take them", with that he exited the room.
Kaya got up from her bed and walked towards the window and stared out with a sad look on her face.
"Why the sad face?" he asked, frightening the girl as she turned around with an alarmed look on her face.
"W-Who are you?" She asked, "How did you get in here?".
"My name is Naruto, I am a pirate" He introduced himself, scaring the girl even more as he began to walk closer to her, "And I leaped the fence to get here."
Stopping in front of the girl, Naruto leaned in to get a better look at her, "A beautiful girl like you shouldn't make such sad faces, It ruins your beauty."
Kaya blushed a little as she turned her face away, "Have you come here to rob me" she asked.
"Yes," Naruto replied as he took the plate served for her, sat on her bed, and began eating.
"And my Mission is successful" he continued as he began to dig in, "Don't worry, I am not gonna hurt you"
Kaya stood still for a while to observe him but when Naruto didn't do anything except eat her food, she slowly walked towards the bed and sat near its edge.
"My butler..." she started "Thinks I shouldn't talk with Usopp, he is a bad influence he says".
"Everyone is a bad influence to one another" Naruto replied, Kaya gave him an irritated look as she dropped back on the bed and stared at the ceiling.
"Does he make you happy?" Naruto asked as he took a bite.
"Yes," Kaya replied, "He entertains me with his outlandish stories and makes me forget my illness, even if it's only for a little while".
"There you have it" Naruto replied "The answer to your question"
There was a sudden knock on the window caused by a pebble being thrown at it. Kaya immediately got up and rushed to open the window.
"Ussop!" she exclaimed happily.
"Heya!, You seem as down as ever but fear not, I have come here to remedy that with my tales of grand adventures".
"I'd love to hear some of those tales too" Naruto called out, causing Usopp to almost fall of the branch he was sitting at.
"Wwho are you?" he asked.
"I am her fiancé" Naruto replied as he got up from the bed and walked near Kaya, who had a surprised look on her face, and wrapped a hand around her waist.
Before she could do anything, they all heard a scream coming from above them, looking up Naruto spotted Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and three kids falling towards the ground.
They landed with a loud crash, "That worked great!" Luffy grunted, his place plastered into the concrete.
"Did not!" Nami exclaimed as she got up with wobbly legs.
"A-Are you alright?!" Kaya asked in concern.
"I'm fine" Luffy got up and immediately spotted Naruto standing beside Kaya eating food from a plate.
"Naruto!" Luffy exclaimed, "What are you doing here, You said you will meet us near the market".
"I got lost on the way of life" Naruto replied as he took another bite, "By the way, meet my fiancé, Kaya." he said as he held her closer to emphasize their relationship, "Kaya Luffy, Luffy Kaya".
"Hello!" Luffy yelled, vigorously shaking his hand.
"Wait, Luffy you know him?" Usopp asked in shock.
"Yes," Luffy replied, "He is a pirate, just like me but he won't join my crew" facing Naruto, Luffy yelled "Naruto!, Join my crew".
"I already declined you" Naruto yelled in anger "how many times are you going to ask me that again".
Luffy just laughed it off, "So, why are you here anyway?" Naruto asked.
"I'm here to ask a favor" he replied, facing Kaya.
"A favor," Kaya asked surprised "From me?"
"Yeah" Luffy replied, "We want a big ship..."
"You there!" Luffy was interrupted mid-sentence as a butler approached them, "What are you doing here?"
"Klahadore..." Kaya muttered.
"That's a mouthful" Naruto muttered as he, ironically, stuffed his mouth with food.
"I don't appreciate you breaking in here without permission".
"Who's he?" Luffy questioned.
"He's the butler" Naruto replied "Quite an annoying one at that, though, the food here is first class, so he must be doing something right".
"A-Actually, Klahadore, these people are-"
"That can wait for now" he interrupted, "I can hear all about your reasons later."
"Now leave, all of you, or do you have something to say?"
"Well, actually" Luffy started "We want a ship".
Naruto and Nami simultaneously slapped their forehead at Luffy's stupidity.
"No!" The butler announced, "Now get out!".
"We'll leave when my fiancé tells us to leave" Naruto replied as he held Kaya closer.
"Get away from young miss at once!" Klahadore yelled as he adjusted his glasses in a weird cat-like manner, "And when did she become your fiancé".
"It was love at first sight," Naruto replied as he turned to Kaya, who had gone red because of their proximity, "You don't mind, do you?"
"N-No-"
"Well, there you have it" Naruto announced and turned to face Luffy "Yo Luffy, come up here, they have served some very tasty meat, you'll miss out if you stay down there".
Luffy launched himself into the room at the mention of food and leaped at the food tray.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" He asked the others waiting in the courtyard "he'll finish everything if you don't come quickly" With that, he turned away from the window and guided Kaya back to her bed.
"What's all this commotion," Merry asked as he entered the room holding a gun "Are you here to rob us?"
"I'm here for the food" Luffy announced.
"I'm here because Kaya asked me to come" Usopp replied.
"I'm her fiancé" Naruto answered as he laid down on the bed beside Kaya.
"Oh, Then it's fine" Merry exhaled and put away the gun "Wait, it's not fine!" he suddenly realized and removed the gun again, pointing it at Luffy.
"This is not a restaurant!"
"I told you not visit the mistress" he yelled at Usopp
"And you," he said pointing at Naruto "Get away from the mistress, and when did you become her fiancé?"
Naruto made himself comfortable in the bed, "Kaya darling, please tell the sheepman to be quiet".
Kaya giggled but she did tell Merry to put the gun away.
Everyone enjoyed their time as the afternoon turned into evening, Usopp telling his false grandiose stories, Luffy eating everything he could lay his eyes on and everyone else having a generally good time.
Night had fallen quickly, Kaya had insisted all of them stay for the dinner. Now, everyone was sat at the dinner table, waiting for the food to arrive.
"Dinner is ready" Merry announced as he strolled the dinner cart in, "Today's dinner is prepared by Master Naruto himself and I am happy to announce that it is finger-licking delicious".
Naruto had, within the span of a day won over Merry's respect and his approval, though Naruto had explained that he was just joking when he said he was Kaya's fiancé, Merry was adamant after coming to know Naruto that he was the best choice for his mistress in marriage.
Klahadore meanwhile had disappeared in the afternoon and came in late evening explaining he had some chores to run in the village.
Now, sitting around the dinner table, Merry announced "Let's dig in".
"So, how long have you know Kaya," Naruto asked the butlers.
"I have served the mistresses family for over 20 years and-"
Naruto interrupted "What about you Klahadore?"
"Tomorrow, I will have completed 3 years as the mistresses butler," he replied with some annoyance.
"And how did you come to meet them" Naruto continued.
"I came here after a shipwreck" Klahadore started "Mistress's parents were kind enough to appoint me as their butler and I've been here ever since, What about you pirate, why did you decide to have a life full of piracy?".
"Speaking of pirates" Naruto started, ignoring the butler's question "Have you seen that Pirate ship floating in the distance?"
There was a sudden silence at the table as Naruto asked that question, "I noticed it when I came to this island, It was floating just out of the eyesight and was pretty well hidden at the time, I checked upon it in the evening and it has yet to move from its place".
Picking up a butter knife, Naruto pointed it at Klahadore "What's that about?"
The butler did not reply but Kaya came to his rescue "They probably halted for replenishing their supplies".
"Probably" Naruto answered as he lowered the knife, "Interesting enough, the Jolly Roger was the same as that of Kuro of Thousand Plans."
Klahadore suddenly choked on the food he was eating as he heard the name Kuro.
Merry immediately went to his side and patted his back to dislodge the stuck food.
Clearing his throat, Klahadore replied while adjusting his glasses "Wasn't he executed by captain Morgan".
"Yes, he was executed in the middle of the streets, I saw it with my own eyes" Naruto lied, "Then what is their ship doing here".
"I have no clue" Klahadore replied adjusting his glasses again.
"That's an interesting habit you have of adjusting your glasses," Naruto pointed out "Almost like you are used to having some sort of weapon attached to your fingers".
"Enough with your questioning" Kaya interjected, "Let's enjoy the delicious food you have so graciously prepared for us".
Naruto smiled and nodded and continued to eat the food.
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"Hey Jango, we will have to push up our timeline" Klahadore spoke to a skinny man with a blue, wide-brimmed hat, olive-green trousers (with similarly colored gloves), and black shoes with tall white socks, "It seems that one of those pirates is onto us, I hope the preparations for the plan are ready."
"Of course" Jango replied "We can start anytime, Our Rich Girl Assassination Plan, Kuro-taicho"
"Don't call it an assassination, Jango. That has a bad ring to it" Kuro replied.
"Oh, right. Accident. It's our accident plan." Jango corrected himself.
"We can't simply kill her" Kuro replied "Miss Kaya must perish in an unfortunate accident, else the plan won't work" he continued " Before we kill her, you'll use hypnosis to make Kaya write her will to say, "I leave my entire fortune to my butler, Klahadore!", Only then will I inherit her enormous fortune in a completely ordinary manner" he explained and began to walk away.
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"There, I told you that butler was up to no good" Naruto whispered from his hiding place overlooking the beach. He had invited them all here under the pretense of a picnic. While in reality, he knew about Kuro all along, he had overheard Kuro's conversation with his subordinate the previous day but decided to not act on it until he could gather substantial proof.
"That bastard..." Usopp cursed.
"B-But he is Klaha-" Kaya tried to refuse what she just witnessed.
"You saw everything with your own eyes" Naruto interrupted "He is not Klahadore, he is the infamous pirate Kuro of a thousand plans, who was said to have been executed".
"B-But he..." she continued in disbelief.
"Merry take her to the mansion and keep her safe, Usopp, Nami go with them, we can't have you two being held hostage if things go sour, we will take care of Kuro".
They nodded and quickly followed Kaya back to her mansion.
"Now then let's get started" Naruto spoke as they left the scene.
Zoro put on his bandana and got ready, turning to face Luffy, Naruto was shocked to see him running towards Kuro with his arm extended for an attack.
"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!"
"That idiot!" Zoro cursed as he ran towards his captain while Naruto just gave an exasperated sigh and followed after them.
Luffy's attack missed Kuro entirely, he vanished just before Luffy's fist could touch him and appeared on his stretched arm.
"So, you've finally decided to make your move" Kuro muttered as he vanished from Luffy's arm and appeared a small distance away.
"I just had to show Kaya who you really are, now that that is done, I have no reason to hold back," Naruto answered.
"Oh?, so she overheard my conversation with Jango" Kuro replied as he put his hands inside his coat pockets and removed his blades-covered gloves, "It doesn't matter, after I am done with you three, I'll continue my plan unhindered".
"What makes you think you can defeat all three of us," Naruto asked as he removed a knife from his pocket and pointed it at Kuro.
"What makes you think I cant?" Kuro whispered from behind Naruto, Slashing his knife in a circular arc, Naruto hit nothing but air.
"What the hell" Zoro muttered as he unsheathed all three of his swords "I didn't even see him move".
"It's called the Pussy Cat Maneuver" Kuro revealed and slashed Zoro's back.
"Zoro!" Luffy screamed "You bastard!" stretching his arm, Luffy tried to punch Kuro but again, Kuro vanished just before Luffy's punch could land.
"You brats are in over your 0" Kuro remarked and vanished again.
Appearing behind Naruto, he slashed at his back but Naruto was able to block the claws with his knife just before they could reach his back.
"You'll have to be faster than that" Naruto replied as he removed another knife from his pocket and thrusted it at Kuro's stomach.
Kuro smirked as he disappeared "As you wish...".
"Shit" Naruto cursed, "I couldn't follow his movements at all".
"Yes," Zoro replied as he readied his katanas "I couldn't follow him either".
"If I can't hit him, I'll hit everywhere else" Luffy replied as he rushed towards Kuro, punching both his arms forward.
"Gomu Gomu no Gatling!".
Luffy's attack was able to slightly graze Kuro's body but it failed to land a direct hit.
"Too slow" Kuro answered as he kept dodging Luffy's punches.
There was a loud rumble as a large figure landed near Luffy, causing him to stop his attack and jump behind.
"Took you long enough..." Kuro muttered as he appeared beside Jango.
"I came here as soon as I can, Just like you told me to. The Nyaban brothers are also here, the rest of our crew will be arriving soon" Jango replied.
"Good" Kuro replied as he adjusted his glasses, "Go and take care of Kaya, everything must go according to the plan".
Jango was about to move but stopped when a knife flew past his head, cutting open his cheek.
"You're not going anywhere" Naruto announced.
"And who's gonna stop me?" Jango asked.
Naruto suddenly turned back and blocked the claw-like gloves with his knife as he was about to answer.
"Hoooo? You managed to block my Silent kill technique" The green-haired man retorted.
"Nice Sham!" Jango cheered.
"Jango, stop fooling around and do as you're told" Kuro ordered as he lunged at Zoro to stop him from following Jango.
"Luffy, he is getting away!" Naruto yelled as he held back the claws.
"I'm on it" Luffy replied as he started to launch his Gatling gun attack.
"You should worry more about yourself" Sham retorted as he began to slice through the knife.
Naruto kicked him away and threw the ruined knife at Jango, who defected it using his chakram.
"Zoro," Naruto called out "Toss me a sword".
"Sorry" Zoro replied as he struggled to hold off Kuro, "I'm a bit busy right now".
"Guess I'll have to do it the old-fashioned way" Naruto shrugged as he entered a loose fighting stance.
As Sham went in for a throat slash, he was unprepared for Naruto's counterattack.
Naruto easily dodged the slash and firmly gripped Sham's wrist.
"Sorry, but I don't have time to waste on you" Naruto muttered as started to slam his open palm into Sham's stomach, immobilizing him.
After a few more powerful slams, Naruto released his wrist, he immediately fell to the ground, unconscious.
Looking around, Naruto spotted Luffy slam the other brother's face into the ground, knocking him unconscious too.
Zoro was holding well against Kuro's onslaughts but he wasn't making any progress in landing a decisive hit.
"Luffy!" Naruto called "His crew is arriving, don't let them pass"
Luffy gave a thumbs up and began to run in their direction.
With Kuro's crew busy with Luffy, Naruto decided to help Zoro with Kuro himself.
Kicking Kuro's side, he launched him into the nearby boulder.
"That was a lucky shot" Naruto started "He wasn't paying attention, I don't think he will make that mistake again".
" Yeah" Zoro replied as he caught his breath "He is very skilled with those damned claws and his speed is nothing to scoff at either, I've barely been able to keep up."
"Pass me a sword," Naruto stated, "I'll take care of him, you go and see if Kaya and the others are alright, Jango managed to sneak past me".
Zoro nodded and passed him one of his swords then began to run ahead.
"It's that way" Naruto stopped him and pointed him towards the mansion on the hill "Just keep running towards that mansion".
Zoro nodded began to sprint in the direction Naruto pointed.
" I hope he doesn't get lost this time" Naruto sighed then suddenly ducked as Kuro's claws passed over him.
Using the Katana, Naruto slashed towards Kuro's chest but his attack was blocked.
Naruto continued his assault for several minutes, not giving Kuro any time to rest.
It was clear that Kuro was superior when it came to speed, he had managed to score many knicks and cuts on Naruto, meanwhile, Naruto was having a hard time following his movements as the fight went on.
After overextending one of his swings which Kuro capitalized on, Naruto barely dodged in time but he still paid the price for his slip-up as the claws grazed through his shoulder, drawing blood.
The fight after that incident was completely dominated by Naruto, he was able to follow Kuro's every move and every strike. For Naruto, it seemed like Kuro was moving in slow motion.
Ultimately after few more seconds, Naruto was able to score a long gash on Kuro's chest followed by a kick which launched him into the same boulder again.
Dusting himself as he got up, Kuro adjusted his glasses as he began, "Quite impressive, you've managed to keep up with me and even injure me, not many can brag about that."
Noticing Naruto's eyes, Kuro questioned "What happened to your eyes?".
From Naruto's puzzled expression he was able to discern that he did not know anything about his changed eyes.
"Never mind" Kuro waved off "I have had my fun but it's time to end you now" he finished as he adopted a normal stance with his body swaying from side to side.
"This technique is so fast that even I don't know what I'm hitting, I made it to fight against multiple enemies but it'll work fine on a single opponent too" suddenly he stopped moving.
"The Wild Hunt!".
Suddenly he vanished from his spot but Naruto was still able to track his movements, he moved erratically, slashing everything in his path. Naruto traced the invisible movement with his newly transformed eyes, his previously blue eyes had turned scarlet with two tomoe spinning around his pupils.
Rapidly moving his eyes to track Kuro, Naruto was able to pierce Kuro's stomach mid-dash.
Kuro looked surprised that his best technique was thwarted, looking down he noticed the sword sticking out of his stomach and vomited blood, Naruto let go of the Katana as Kuro fell to the ground.
"Three years of your planning, all to end up like this" Naruto muttered as he removed the sword from his stomach, He could see Luffy finishing up with Kuro's crew and in the distance, he could see Usopp running towards him yelling "I did it!".
Seeing their captain defeated, the remaining of the crew dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Lifting Kuro, Naruto threw him at his crew, "Take him and leave!, Never come back here".
The crew picked up Kuro's body and quickly ran back to their ship.
When the last of the crew had left, Naruto collapsed to the ground and took a huge breath 'The fight took a surprisingly large stamina, I can't remember the time I felt this drained'.
"I'm hungry" Naruto muttered as he closed his eyes.
"Me too" Luffy replied as he peered down at him.
Picking Naruto up over his shoulder Luffy started to walk back to Usopp.
"Let got eat".