A/N: Sorry about the long wait. I was testing if waiting longer would bring in more reviews.And the fact thatI didn't have access to a computer for a week made itkinda hard to update. But I'm back now, so all you readers can rejoice. I have my own reason to rejoice, for I now have exactly 1000 hits for this story. Now, what you've all been waiting for, reviewer response time. If you didn't review, you can skip to the story, and make sure to review this time.

Mimic12355: Thanks for the review. Next time, make sure you spell the"the" and not "teh". Don't worry about it; I'm sure you were just in a hurry. I just don't like typos; feel free to mention any of minein your next review.

Alien26: Thanks for the reviews. Next time, feel free to just review the last chapter, but I'm not complaining about getting reviews. I agree about Naruhina, but my assistant greatly disagrees about the result the result of a Naruto-Luffy fight. I hope you liked our conclusion of the fight.

warCaptain: Thanks for the compliments. About your critiques, I'm working on it. Combat is my worst ability in terms of writing about it. POV is used in a lot of fics, because it saves time and energy in typing.

lunarangel: What a beautiful name. And a long review. I will now respond to your statements in order, one sentence per sentence. It will stay that way; although more romance will show up as the story progresses. You have no idea how chaotic it will get. I thought so too. Hope you like the conclusions to the matches. I bet they were also; Luffy had to think quick or suffer Nami's wrath (shudders). Of course, what else could they do when faced with all that wonderful food. I agree. Maybe someone should get him a napkin. And hard. Quite rare I'm sure, and I'm glad you're no pervert. I agree, and it would be pretty low; you deserve better, like me (just kidding; I'm no pervert, either). That's Sanji, alright. He had fun doing it. Naruto would either not notice or leave with her to keep Sanji from bithering her. Thank you for your permission; he may use it. What did you expect, he's Luffy;he noticed her, but he may not realize there was romance yet, but I'm glad you did.Okay, that's it. If you don't understand it, check your review.

Firehedgehog: Wow. that's the happiest review I've had yet.

opcrazyman: Thanks. My assistant is OnePieceGenius109.

warprince2000: Thanks. Sorry, my assistant is against any romance for Luffy, and he is the One Piece half of the team, so I have to respect his wishes for this story.

kitsuneofthedarknessflame: I agree; windows are amusing. A drop everything and eat attitude, eh? Sounds like my assistant. Tell me if you remember who Sanji reminds you of.

To All: Thanks for your kind comments. I really appreciate every review. So please R&R.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story.

Chapter 5

Nami and Sakura stood facing each other, exhausted. "Wow, you're not half bad." Sakura commented. "Where'd you get a weapon like that?" She asked, pointing at the staff-like thing.

"That's for me to know and for you never to find out." Nami answered, now using said weapon as a crutch.

"What do you think happened to the others?" Sakura asked.

"If your buddies haven't already been totally annihilated by now, they will be when our captain gets himself unlost."

"Your captain got himself lost?" Sakura asked incredulously, reminded of a certain blond ninja.

"Yeah, he's a bit of an idiot" Nami responded.

"That reminds me of a certain someone in this village." Sakura commented.

"I hope I don't meet him; I don't think I could keep my sanity with another Luffy around."

"NAMI!" A voice yelled out.

"Speak of the devil." Nami muttered as she hobbled toward the area the voice had come from. Sakura followed, since she had nothing better to do.

"Sir, here is the check for your order." The waiter said as he handed the roll of paper to Luffy.

"Luffy's eyes bulged when he saw the figure. "Just a minute sir. NAMI!" When she entered the strangely shaped window, Luffy pointed at her and said with a huge smile, "She's paying."

Apparently, "She's paying" is the second magic phrase in the restaurant world. Immediately, large quantities of waiters swamped Nami. Nami noticed a familiar blond head in the flood. "Sanji what are you doing?" Nami asked.

"Sorry, reflex." Sanji replied as he went off to flirt with some of the lovely waitresses.

"Ma'am, here's the bill your friend left for you." A waiter said as he handed her something that looked like a roll of toilet paper with words and numbers on it.

"Thanks Nami; I owe you one!" Luffy called out as he left through a window that seemed to fit his physique perfectly. Out of the side of his mouth he said to Naruto and Hinata, "Now, run."

"Why?" Naruto asked.

"Run now; ask questions later." Luffy responded.

"Okay." Naruto said as he followed his newly reacquired friend through the strangely shaped window, dragging a blushing Hinata behind him.

'I just had my first date with Naruto. He may not know it, and we weren't alone, but it was a date nonetheless. Anyway, he shared his ramen with me; that has to count for something.' Hinata thought as she followed her love interest out of the hole the two had somehow forgotten they had created some time earlier.

Gai and Lee had just finished the first part of their training session, and they were on their way to the next one, swimming laps around the harbor.

"One part down; twenty-nine to go." Commented the Spandex Duo. "Next up, laps."

"I WILL DO 100 LAPS WITHOUT USING MY LEGS!"Exclaimed Lee. "IF I FAIL IN THAT ENDEAVOR, I WILL DO 500 LAPS AROUND KONOHA WTH ONE ARM AND ONE LEG TIED TOGETHER BEHIND MY BACK!"

"I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, LEE. THE FIRE OF YOUTH IS STRONG IN YOU!I WILL DO DOUBLE OF WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN!IF I DO NOT FINISH BEFORE YOU, I WILL DO DOUBLE YOUR PUNISHMENT!"

Suddenly, the duo noticed that something was missing. "Hmm... Our usuual opponents, the Hidden Harbor ninjas, have not appeared yet. I haven't seen hide nor hair of either of them." Gai said.

"How will we warm up for our swim without a fight?" Wondered Lee. Just then, he spotted a small, foreign animal with a pink hat. "Maybe we can ask the owner of that strange-looking pet about the whereabouts of the Hidden Harbor ninjas." Lee commented, nodding in the direction of said animal.

"I'm not a pet!" Chopper yelled, facing the Spandex Duo.

"It talked!" The Duo exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm not an it!" Chopper screamed in indignation.

"It talked again!" The two were clinging to each other in surprise.

Suddenly, hands appeared all around the Spandex Duo, binding and gagging them.

"And that was how I defeated Arlong." Ussop tale of falsehoods describing the adventures of the Strawhat Pirates.

"That's nice." Shikamaru commented, just as he had for the last seventeen tales. "Finally that troublesome noise has ceased."

"Huh? Oh that means the battle is over. Let's go see what happened." Said Ussop, getting up and heading toward the gate.

"How troublesome." Shikamaru commented, following Ussop at a leisurely pace.

They entered the village and were greeted by a scene of destruction.

"I, Ussop, Captain of the Strawhat Pirates, have come to save the day!" Ussop called out as he entered the village.

BONK

A bottle flew across the street and connected solidly with Ussop's head.

"Shut up. The battle has been over for a while." Zoro said from his position on the street.

"They must have known I was coming, so they ran in fear."

BONK

Another bottle crashed into the same place its brother had hit just recently.

"Nice shot; maybe you should switch from swords to bottles." Sanji said, strolling out of the restaurant.

BONK

"How many of those bottles does he have?" Shikamaru wondered.

"My guess is at least72." Sanji said.

"How do you figure?" Asked Shikamaru.

Sanji points to a sign that reads: Buy two 24 packs, get one free.

At that moment, three figures emerged from the Luffy-shaped hole in the wall of a fancy restraunt and started running as if their lives depended on it.

"Captain?" Ussop, Zoro, and Sanji wondered.

"Naruto and Hinata? Together?" Shikamaru wondered.

The reason for the trio's distress became readily apparent when a furious Nami appeared at the door of the restaurant.

"Now that's something to be afraid of." Zorro commented to Ussop, who nodded in agreement.

Nami ran after the trio, intent on killing Luffy for sticking her with his enormous tab. Sakura followed a few steps behind her. 'Anyone that angry chasing Naruto can't be all bad.' Sakura thought.

Sanji joined the chase, but for an entirely different reason.

A/N: Hope you liked it; I should update much sooner this time. Feel free to check out my other fic, Changes. It is a SainFlorina fic, because there aren't nearly enough of them.