Well guys I'm finally back with another chapter. If you guys read my other stories you'd have seen that I really want to update my older stories as there's still a decent amount of people that hit me up regularly asking about them. Apart from that I also wanna continue them and lately I've been going over different ideas for the story and got back into the groove. Also I just want to address that there's some people that don't like that he's part of Law's crew and to respond I just want to say that I didn't want this to be another 'Naruto joins strawhats' story or 'Makes his own crew consisting of Naruto characters'. I wanted something different and this was the result.
Also note I don't recall if Law knew about the SMILE's doffy was making at a young age or even at this point in time but for story's sake lets say he didn't.
Anyways with that out of the picture let's get on with the chapter.
Navy Headquarters
Three men were standing in attention. All three men were dressed in a very similar fashion. The first two were tall individuals one wore a red suit underneath a long white jacket with the kanji reading 'Justice' on the back. The second wore a blue suit with the same jacket, though he had a light blue sleeping mask resting on his forehead. These two men were were some of the greatest powers the navy had to offer. Admiral Kuzan 'Aokiji' and Admiral Sakazuki 'Akainu'.
The final man standing next to them wore a yellow suit similar to that of his fellow marines. Like the other two he was the third Admiral of the marines. Borsalino 'Kizaru'. Currently the men were listening to fleet admiral Sengoku go on about something the celestial dragons wanted. Finally after what felt like an eternity they moved on to the next topic.
"Kizaru" Sengoku barked getting the mans attention. "Where are the strawhats? After Monkey D. Luffy punched Saint Charlos the family wanted his head."
Kizaru briefly used his pinky to clean his ear out before answering. "Hmm. I got preoccupied with 'Dark King' Reighly. During that time Bartholomew Kuma managed to send them away one by one. I don't know where they are." He explained. "Even in his age Reighly hasn't lost his touch." He added as an after thought, remembering how his kick was deflected with ease.
Sengoku clicked his teeth in annoyance and took a drink of water. "And what of the others? There was other pirates on Sabaody. Any of interest?"
Kizaru scratched his chin. "Actually a lot of rookies were there, all of which had bounties of over a hundred million beri. The most notable one though…" He trailed off. "Uzumaki Naruto. Though he's more widely known as 'The Deathdealer'."
That got everyones attention.
"He's the one that was hunting pirates whose bounty was over a hundred million right?" Aokiji asked.
Kizaru nodded.
"Was he involved in the attack on the celestial dragon along with the strawhats?" Came the gruff voice of Akainu.
"Perhaps." Kizaru answered "What I do know is that he's joined up with the Heart pirates under Trafalgar Law."
"Trafalgar Law the 'Surgeon of Death'." Sengoku muttered. He'd heard of him. He had the potential to be a real threat in the future. "He's one to look out for as well."
"Out of all of the rookies there Uzumaki Naruto is the one we have to be the most weary of. Skill and power wise he's above them." He explained drawing a curios look from Aokiji and even a raised eyebrow from Akainu. "We fought briefly and he demonstrated the ability to use Busoshoku Haki. He managed to stop one of my attacks and even managed to slightly injure me." He confessed.
That came as a surprise to his fellow admirals and even the fleet admiral. It had been a while since a pirate actually managed to injure the pika pika no mi user.
"Granted I wasn't taking the fight too seriously to begin with but it's still to be noted." Kizaru added.
"The deathdealer is stronger than we believed." Aokiji commented.
"Is he a devil fruit user?" Asked Akainu.
"Mhm." The lazy admiral confirmed. "He has a unique devil fruit ability. He was able to make my own blood poisonous to me. I only managed to cancel the effects of it because I'm a logia. He's a good tactician, he was able to come up with a plan even as I was beating him down." His tone carrying what could be interpreted as a hint of respect. Even if he was a pirate.
Sengoku sat in silence as he listened to Kizaru tell his story. A fruit like the one he had just described was dangerous. Making one's own blood poisonous to them was a terrifying ability. Without knowing exactly how it works it puts them at a huge disadvantage. The fact that he knows how to use Haki didn't make the situation any better.
"As far as the world is concerned he doesn't have a bounty on his head." Aokiji said. "That has to change."
Sengoku nodded. He had been thinking the same thing.
"He may not be on the same level as the Yonko in terms of ability or power but he's the strongest out of the new generation. As of this moment he will have a bounty of five hundred million Beri." He announced. He made a quick call on his den den mushi putting the order out to have look for a picture of the man and have the wanted posters made immediately.
"Alright, with that settled did the three of you read the message?" Aokiji and Akainu both nodded while Kizaru tilted his head in slight confusion. He began patting his pockets and back pockets. Akainu and Sengoku were looking at him with aggravation clear on their faces while Aokiji was shaking his head in slight amusement.
"Ohhhh it looks like I may have misplaced that letter you gave us." He said as he continued patting himself down. He stopped and snapped his fingers in realization. "That's right I put it in jacket…" He trailed off remembering what had happened.
This did not go unnoticed by his colleagues. Akainu looked at him, a frown on his face. "Kizaru. Where is your jacket?"
"Uzumaki maneuvered me into a position where my attack would be easy to read. He used a Haki embedded sword to cut me across the chest. In that moment of surprise he swiped it right off my shoulders and made a run for it." He explained a bit embarrassed at having to say that out loud.
"With your power you could've easily caught up to him and detained him." Sengoku countered.
"I tried. I used 'Yata no Kagami' to catch up to him but he was prepared. He used a mirror to deflect me away. When I was back to normal I got word from Sentomaru about the strawhats and it took priority. I forgot that I had that letter in there." He admitted.
"You fool!" Sengoku yelled "That letter contained important information. Who knows what he'll do with that intel." The fleet admiral took a deep breath to calm himself. It would do them no good if he let his emotions take control of him.
"We'll discuss this later. For now prioritize getting the bounty on Uzumaki's head out." He ordered before dismissing them.
Meanwhile somewhere out at sea
A lone ship had been sailing across the ocean. At a glance one would see a regular navy vessel. However looking closer they'd see the ship was almost completely deserted, only two could be seen on the ship. The first was the blond former bounty hunter. He saw atop a cannon on the edge of the ship, watching the waves as the ship coasted. The second was a lone marine, having been the only one Naruto had spared and forced to navigate the ship.
At first the navy had been reluctant to let him borrow a ship but after a few minutes there was no one who had any complaints about it. He looked up to the sky remembering how he had ended up in this position.
Flashback
Inside his room in the Polar Tang Naruto took the time to admire the souvenir he had gotten from Sabaody. It fit him a little too big seeing as Kizaru was easily four feet taller than him. Still it looked good on him. "I still can't believe I actually got away with it." He said to himself.
A pirate wearing the coat of Justice. Ironic. "This is going to piss the marines off to no end." He commented as he dug into the pockets he had found. As he dug around the right pocket he felt something. Paper.
"I think I hit the jackpot." He commented. As an Admiral he had no doubt they must have been paid very well. He pulled it out and frowned when he saw an envelope instead of Beri. Turning it around he saw 'Confidential' written across the envelope.
Quickly tearing it open he unfolded the letter, sat down on his bed and began reading. It only took a few minutes to read the contents of the letter. He turned the sheet of paper around to see if it was double sided but it wasn't. Standing up he headed for the main room in the sub. Law had to read this.
His captain was sitting up against a wall silently as he polished his blade when he noticed him approach. He looked down at his hand, noticing the envelope and raised a single eyebrow. Silently asking what that was about.
"You're gonna want to read this." Naruto commented as he handed him the letter. His curiosity grew as he noticed Law's frown deepen the more he read.
"Joker is sending large shipments of something to Kaido frequently." Law parroted.
"I've heard the name Joker around but I don't think I've ever seen him. Don't recall a bounty on his head either. I'd know about it." Naruto commented as he sat next to Bepo who was currently piloting the sub. "I didn't know he was working for Kaido of the beasts either." He added.
Law folded the letter and tucked it into his pocket. "You have seen him before. You know him as Donquixote Doflamingo". He told him, his voice filled with hate as he named the man.
"You have a problem with him." It wasn't a question.
"Yeah." Law confirmed "He's at the very top of my shit list." Naruto didn't comment on it anymore after that. He knew there was story there but he'd wait for Law to tell him of his own volition.
"He wasn't working for Kaido as far as I knew. This just got a whole lot harder." He said rubbing his forehead.
"Why is that captain?" Bepo asked, having taken in interest in the conversation. It was Naruto who responded.
"If Doflamingo is working for Kaido, and we happen to kill the man it'll affect Kaido as well since he's currently using Doflamingo for something. If it's that important to Kaido I have no doubt we'll be on his shit list too." The rest of the crew had gathered around at this point to listen in and they all shared the same reaction.
Fear.
"As much as I believe in my own strength and the crews overall. We can't take Kaido as we are." The first mate said.
"So what now?" Shachi asked.
"We'll need allies. Strong ones." Law said as he stared at the ground. It stayed quiet for a moment as everyone waited for him to continue. He looked up and made eye contact with Naruto and continued. "I have a job for you." He said as he pulled out some wanted posters and handed them to him.
"I want you to scout possible allies for us. Namely the other supernovas." Naruto took the posters and glanced at them briefly.
"That could help out." He agreed. "It'll increase our chances of survival when we reach the New World."
Law smirked. "That's the idea. We'll drop you off on the next island over. There's a small marine base there, should be easy enough for you to get in. Take a ship and engage whoever you think would make suitable allies." He ordered. Naruto watched as his captain went to his room briefly and came back with something in his hand.
"Take this. We'll stay in contact." He said handing him a den den Mushi. Naruto had to stifle a chuckle as he looked at the snail with a similar small hat like Law's.
"And what will you be doing in the meantime?" Naruto asked as he pocketed the snail.
"I'm going to meet with some of my informants."
Flashback End
"Kaido of all people." He said to himself. If he had to try and take on one of the Yonko he'd rather it have been Red Haired Shanks or Big Mom. But he couldn't lie and say that the thought of fighting Kaido didn't somewhat excite him.
He was broken from his thoughts as he felt the ship shake. "Oi keep it steady." He yelled at the lone marine. The poor guy was shaking as he saw Naruto glare at him. He had watched as his brothers tried putting up a fight against the blond only to be cut down with ease.
Shaking his head in exasperation Naruto pulled out the wanted posters Law had given him. He began cycling through them, weighing the pros and cons of each one he saw.
"Basil Hawkins." He read out loud as he looked at the picture. "Decent bounty but no. I don't really want to rely on someone who uses cards to make decisions." He said as he thought about how Hawkins had been blitzed by Kizaru.
In his peripherals something caught his attention. Ahead of them, in the distance was another ship. He squinted his eye trying to make out who it belonged to. Finally he caught a break and managed to make out the jolly roger.
It was a skeleton atop what looked to be a pizza with a bite having been taken out of both.
"Jewelry Bonney." He cycled through the posters until he came to hers. "One hundred forty million Beri bounty. Her crew isn't much to write home about but she is." He briefly got an image of her full from Sabaody. She was pretty hot.
He also remembered how she had somehow transformed into a kid to stop Roronoa Zoro from killing the celestial dragon. "She can age and de age herself and probably everyone around her too. That could be very useful." He nodded having made his decision.
"Oi marine. Head towards that ship." He ordered pointing with his blade at the Bonney Pirates.
They must have also noticed him because their ship had stopped in place. As they got closer he noticed that the crew was gathering on the main deck looking in his direction. Bonney was also there. Eating a slice of pizza.
Once they were close enough he had the marine drop the anchor and stop parallel to their ship. He stood at the edge of the boat facing them and spoke.
"Jewelry Bonney. I'm Uzumaki Naruto of the Heart Pirates. May I come aboard?"
"Eh? Why should I let you do that?" She asked angrily as she looked at the ship he was on. "For all I know you got the marines ready to capture me. You are a known bounty hunter after all."
"I used to be. I'm here on behalf of the Heart Pirates now. The only marine on this ship is the one I have navigating." He explained. He could see her crew shaking their heads 'no' but she continued to stare at him.
"Fine." She conceded "But if you try something funny I'll turn you into a fetus." She threatened as she stepped aside. Seeing this Naruto went over to the marine and threw him over his shoulder before jumping onto Bonney's ship.
"You guys mind tying him up?" He asked her "I still kinda need him."
She nodded at one of her guys who quickly went to get some rope and began tying him up.
"You said you were here on behalf of the Heart Pirates. Usually when dealing with other crews the captain would do it himself. Why isn't Law here instead?" She asked as she grabbed more food from one of her crew members.
"He's meeting up with some informants right now. Anyways onto why I'm here. I'm proposing an alliance between our two crews." He said getting straight to the point.
"An alliance huh?" She took a bite of some chicken "What do we get out of it?"
"A powerful ally. It's common knowledge that Law is strong but you've seen first hand that I am as well. The three of us and our two crews could go far in this world together." He told her.
She was quiet, thinking things over. She had been there when he had almost killed Kidd. He didn't even need to touch him to have him on the ground, his own blood killing him. He definitely was strong.
She walked away and nodded her head at her guys to follow her. Once out of earshot she asked "So what do you guys think?"
Her first mate looked over at Naruto before turning his attention back to the crew. "I think it'd be a good idea captain. We know he's strong. Him and Law. Plus haven't you noticed what he's wearing?" He asked. Immediately everyones heads moved to stare at the blond. They all noticed he was wearing a jacket in the same fashion that the high ranking marines, and whitebeard do.
"Is that what I think it is?" Someone asked. The first mate nodded.
"Yeah, It has the golden cuffs and the golden shoulder guards. Plus Kizaru was missing his jacket when we last saw him. There's no way Kizaru just handed it to him. It had to be taken." He reasoned.
Bonney turned around and walked back towards him. "How did you get the jacket?" She asked. His answer would help her make her decision.
"I swiped it from him while we fought. I'll admit I got kind of lucky but I did manage to injure him slightly. That should speak well of my skill wouldn't you agree? So do we have a deal?" He asked holding his hand out.
"Fine." She took his hand "Tell Law we accept."
Naruto was going to reply but stopped as he heard a 'peroperoperopero' coming from his pocket. He took it out and stared at it. "I really should've asked Law how to use this." Bonney heard this and palmed her face wondering if she made a mistake.
She swiped it from his hand and placed it up to his face.
"Naruto can you hear me?" He heard Law's voice.
"Yeah, I was actually going to try and call you soon. I'm with Jewelry Bonney right now. They've agreed to an alliance with us." He informed him.
"Hm. Only two days and you've already got us an alliance. I'm impressed." He complimented. "I don't know if you had anyone else in mind but put in on hold for now. I just got word that 'Fire Fist' Ace is to be executed in five days." He revealed.
Everyone on the ship wore looks of shock. "He's going to be executed at Marineford. It's going to be a televised broadcast. Where are you now?"
"We're west of Sabaody. Maybe half a days time." Bonney told him.
"Alright we're not too far away. Stay there we're on our way to get you." Law told him before he cut the connection.
"You guys don't mind me staying here for a bit do you?" He asked her. She shook her head no and told him as long as he didn't eat all her food he was fine. He threw the marine back on the navy ship, still tied up. He powered the ship back on and let it set sail in a random direction before jumping back on Bonney's ship.
It took almost all day before Law finally made it to him. In that time he tried to get to know the captain a little better. Unfortunately for him she seemed to be more interested in eating than talking to him. He would've made a crude remark but remembered that she would turn him into a fetus. He decided not to take his chance just yet.
Her crew had potential they just had to be trained correctly. Overall he thinks they could be beneficial in the future.
Once back in the Polar Tang it was back to the issue at hand. "So Ace has been captured."
Law nodded "The details of his capture haven't been made public, all I know is that Straw hat Luffy has broken into Impel Down and is most likely headed to Marineford as well."
"Are we going to go to Marineford captain?" Bepo asked.
"I have no plan to at the moment. They're going to televise it at Sabaody. We'll watch from there." Naruto's head snapped up to their captain.
"Why not?"
"It has nothing to do with us. We don't need to get in the middle of a war like that." He reasoned. Shachi and Penguin nodded. Happy that they weren't going.
Naruto however began thinking of all the big name players that were likely to be there. The three admirals, Whitebeard, Marco, the Shichibukai, even Luffy.
"Don't look at it like that then." Naruto said "Knowing that we may very well have to fight Kaido we're going to need allies right? If we help Whitebeard stop Ace's execution he'll owe us one. Having the strongest man in the world, one of the Yonko, on our side would increase our chances dramatically." He countered. "And if Straw hat is heading there too we could probably make an alliance with him as well."
He could see it was working as Law went quiet and mulled it over. Most likely weighing the pros and cons. After what felt like eternity Law spoke.
"Bepo make a quick stop at Sabaody, we're gonna need some supplies. Then set the course to Marineford." He ordered.
"How will we actually get in though?" Shachi asked. "They won't open the gate of Justice for us."
"We go underneath it then." Naruto replied. "A sub has that advantage. I'll be willing to bet Whitebeard does the same thing." Bepo nodded in agreement and set the course. They'd be heading to Marineford soon.
"I'm going to have the time of my life" Naruto thought as a wide grin came across his face.
Alright I'm going to stop it there. Not much action in this chapter compared to the previous ones but I just wanted to get this out to prepare for Marineford. I have a couple battles planned out that I think you guys will enjoy. Just so you can have an idea of what's to come remember this. Red Dog.
Anyways this probably wasn't my best chapter but I know I'll make up for it with the coming ones. Anyways if you guys have any ideas or suggestions let me know in a review or PM me. Later.
