Chapter 11. Heading North

It has been a few hours after Naruto and his friends had discovered the truth about the Will of the D. Since then Naruto had enjoyed dinner with his grandmother and told her all about his life and travels with his Uncle's crew. Of course in return she told him stories about his mother and uncle when they were younger.

Though after dinner, Shanks insisted that Naruto and his crew follow him to the coast of the island. Mito tagged along with the group of pirates, and as they walked through a dense forest heading to a location only known to Mito and Shanks.

Shanks was in the lead and was very tight lipped about where they were headed. Mito lagged shortly behind her son and was surrounded by her grandson and his crew. As they were all busy listening to the old stories the women was telling them.

"So there I was, shipwrecked on some random island with no food, water or shelter. I was stranded for what felt like years, but was only a few weeks." Mito began, as she started to retell one of her more unpleasant memories.

Konohamaru looked up to his adoptive grandmother with wide eyes. "How did you survive Baa-chan?" The small pirate asked.

Mito smirked and held a finger up. "I was rescued by a group of pirates who were passing by. Their vessel was a large black and gold galleon ship, so I was able to spot it easily from the island." She explained, while smiling at the memory. "Their ship's figurehead was quite odd though, as it was a large tree. Then their Jolly Roger was quite different as well. It was a skull and crossbones with a leaf on the skull's forehead."

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Who were these pirates Baa-chan?" The Dark Prince asked, as he never heard of such a crew before.

Mito smiled wide. "They are from the generation of pirates before your father and Roger. A generation that wasn't as well known, but was just as dangerous if not more." The clan head explained, placing her hands behind her back. "This group of pirates was called the Leaf Pirates, and they were your grandfather's crew."

"Leaf Pirates." Naruto mumbled with a small smile. "Guess being a pirate runs in the family."

Mito nodded with a smile to match her grandson. "Yes it does, and your little crew reminds me so much of my late husband's old crew it's nostalgic."

Asuka looked to the older woman with a questioning gaze. "Oh, how so?"

Mito smiled and pointed to Naruto. "The dashing and strong captain, just like his grandfather." She giggled and moved her finger to Asuka, while puffing her chest outward. "The badass chick who joined along and fell in love with the captain."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Yeah our crews are so similar." The teen spoke in a sarcastic voice.

Mito huffed and pointed a thumb to Sasuke. "Oh how could I forget about the jackass Uchiha."

"An Uchiha?" Itachi mumbled in an emotionless tone, even though he was surprised. "It's incredibly rare for an Uchiha to leave the clan compound. In fact there is only one Uchiha who ever left to become a pirate before me and Sasuke."

"The man responsible for our clan's banishment." Sasuke growled in anger. "Madara Uchiha, you knew that man!"

Mito closed her eyes and nodded. "Yes, he was my husband's first mate. Madara was a powerful and arrogant man, yet he was always out to prove himself. And even though he was Hashirama's best friend, I never trusted or liked him."

"So this guy got the Uchiha Clan banished, what else could you tell me?" Asuka asked, not really knowing much about the man.

Itachi looked down. "Long ago our clan had four Devil Fruits. It was unclear who in the clan deserved them, but that changed with Madara. See he unlocked the special ability that only few people in the world have, Haoshoku Haki." The Dark Flame explained to the group, some like Naruto already knowing this story. "From then on it was decided, anyone who showed the ability to wield Haoshoku Haki should be given one of the fruits."

Sasuke frowned. "After Madara got his fruit he killed countless nobles within Wano, which lead in our clan's banishment. Then decades later Itachi unlocked Haoshoku Haki and was given his fruit." The younger brother explained, while tightening his fists. "My family started to ignore me for Itachi, that's when I stole one of the fruit and ate it. I thought if I had a Devil Fruit, my family would recognize that I was special like my brother. I felt guilty and ran away afterwards, but Itachi found me in the forest and gave me comfort, but when we returned home. We found our family had been slaughtered and the last fruit had been stolen."

"Which is odd, since only members of our clan knew about the Devil Fruits. Let alone knew where they were hidden within the compound." Itachi added in. "It's always made us wonder if Madara was somehow connected to our clan's demise."

Mito frowned. "Ever since I knew Madara he was ruthless. He had no remorse with killing and he often voiced his distaste for his old clan."

"So this guy was a real dick?" Konohamaru asked in an innocent voice, causing Mito to place a hand to her mouth and giggle.

"Yes I believe that's the best way to describe that man." Mito replied.

"Tell me Baa-chan, what happened to the Leaf Pirates?" Naruto asked, causing the woman to slightly frown.

"Madara staged a mutiny and betrayed your grandfather. It split the crew in half and Madara and your grandfather had a fight to the death. Your grandfather won of course, but not without taking a serious injury." Mito explained in a somber tone. "Though he lived and gave up the life of a pirate. Then we married moved back here to where I was born and started a family. Though around the time Kushina was about your age he died of a heart disease."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Naruto mumbled in a low voice, causing Mito to nod and mumble a thank you.

Asuka on the other hand crossed her arms and began to think to herself. "You said Madara and your husband were best friends. So why did he betray him and stage a mutiny?"

Mito sighed. "When Madara was no older than Konohamaru here, his younger brother was killed by marines. After that incident he became obsessed with changing the world, but not with peace. No Madara wanted to control the world, he wanted everyone to be oppressed under his reign. That's why he sought after the Ancient Weapons, so he could bring the World Government down and become the new world power."

Itachi raised an eyebrow. "Did he ever find one of the weapons?" The eldest Uchiha asked.

"Not directly, my husband found where one was located, but wouldn't share its location. Since he knew Madara would only cause destruction with the weapon. That's why Madara betrayed Hashirama, he wanted the weapon's location, but in the end my husband killed Madara. And the location of the weapon died along with Hashirama." Mito explained in a dry tone, as she thought back to her past. Remembering the man she loved who she had lost, while also remembering the man she hated more than anyone else.

"Hey brats!" Shanks yelled out to the group, while waving them over. "Get your asses over here!"

Naruto placed his hands in his pockets and started to walk. Noticing his Uncle was standing at the edge of the brush line. The blond pirate could also see the ocean through the trees, showing they were at the island's coast.

"So why did you bring us out here?" Naruto asked flatly, while walking passed Shanks. The latter of whom could only grin wide, while looking to his mother.

"Yeah Uncle Shanks, what's the big idea?" Konohamaru asked, while following Naruto.

"Why don't you all see for yourself?" The Yonko proposed, as he noticed his two nephews could now see the ocean without the trees blocking their view.

"What the hell?" Naruto shouted in surprise.

"It's huge!" Konohamaru added in.

Sasuke and Itachi who were still behind Shanks looked to each other, both brothers curious as to what was happening.

"What's got those two freaking out?" Asuka asked, pushing herself past Sasuke and moving out of the tree line, allowing her to join her boyfriend and his brother. "Well I'm confused."

"Okay what is going on?" Sasuke grunted, as he walked past Shanks and to where his fellow crew mates were.

Itachi slowly followed his brother and joined Naruto, Konohamaru and Asuka. Allowing the Dark Crow and his younger brother to see the second ship, which was docked besides the Red Haired Pirates vessel.

"Looks like you little shits finally came!" Yassop yelled loudly, as he was waving the teens down. Though he wasn't on his ship, but rather the second and unfamiliar one.

The Fūjin Pirates also noticed Ben leaned against the ship's railing, a cigarette in hand and a smirk on his face.

"We got everything set up like you asked captain!" Ben shouted, his voice meant for the smiling Shanks.

"Good work the both of you." Shanks praised, before shifting his vision to the five teenagers. "So what do you guys think of your new ship?"

Naruto heard his uncle speak and looked at the vessel. It was a large black ship with a golden trim. Its figurehead strangely enough was a carved sculpture of a tree. Lastly Naruto could spot the words 'The Will of Fire' written in gold on the ship's side.

"Is this what I think it is?" Naruto asked, thinking of the description his grandmother gave earlier.

Mito smiled wide and looked down. "It's your grandfather's ship, The Will of Fire."

Shanks placed his hands on Naruto's shoulder and started to chuckle. "Before we had dinner I asked your grandmother if the ship was still seaworthy and if your crew may have it. She said yes to both, so I had Ben and Yassop move all of your belongings onto the ship, while also having them fully stock your arsenal and provisions."

"This is amazing." Naruto began, while looking at his Uncle and grandmother. "Thank you."

Mito grinned. "Don't just thank us, go check your new ship out."

Naruto nodded and quickly headed down onto the ship with the rest of his crew. Konohamaru instantly ran over to each of the dozens of cannons on the ship's deck. He had stars in his eyes, as he inspected each cannon individually. He counted ten in total, as there were five on each side.

Sasuke found himself on the crow's nest, which allowed him vision over the entire ship and vast ocean before him. The young Uchiha had to admit he enjoyed the view, and figured this was where he would be during most of their voyages.

While his brother was busy on the crow's nest, Itachi went to go inspect their kitchen and medical supplies. Thinking he should familiarize himself with the important areas of their ship, and take inventory on what they had.

Finally Asuka had dragged Naruto to the captain's quarters, so she could see the size of the bedroom. Which impressed her as she commented on how the captain's bed was big enough for three.

Naruto laughed his girlfriend's comment off and dragged her back to the deck, before she could convince him to 'test out the new bed' as she phrased it.

Soon the Fūjin Pirates gathered in front of Shanks and Mito. Both of whom were eagerly waiting to hear what the teens thought of their new ship.

"So what is your first impressions of the ship?" Mito asked, a large smile on her face as she spoke. She took pride in the ship after all the adventures she shared on board with her husband.

Konohamaru tossed his hands in the air and started to laugh. "This ship is awesome! There are so many cannons for me to shoot at people with!" The youngest Silvers boy explained, causing the adults to form sweat drops on their heads.

Sasuke smirked at the brown haired boy's words and looked up. "I enjoy the crow's nest, it's peaceful and has quite the view." The Dark Flame admitted before stretching a little. "It's also surprisingly roomy."

Shanks nodded and looked towards Itachi, who appeared to be deep in thought. "And what do you have on your mind Itachi?"

Looking up to the Yonko, Itachi folded his arms and sighed. "The ship is great, the medical facility is top notch, while the kitchen is quite impressive and large. Though visiting those two places reminded me that we lack a cook and a doctor for this ship." He explained before his face shifted into a frown. "In fact we also lack a navigator to help us figure out where we are going."

"That's true I love this ship, but without a doctor we cannot treat our sick and wounded properly. And without a cook preparing our food, eating without wasting our rations will be a challenge. Plus without a navigator we will be lost at sea in a week once we arrive at the Grand Line. Then let's not forget we will need someone to run ship repairs." Naruto began, kicking himself in the head as he knew these problems needed to be sorted out quickly. "We really need to find a doctor, cook, shipwright and navigator sooner than later."

Sasuke, Konohamaru and Itachi all nodded in agreement, but Asuka merely smirked and held her hands out.

"Well if it's a navigator you want, look no further." Asuka began in a happy tone. "I know all about navigation, I mean come on. Who do you think kept my crew from getting lost before I joined up with you four?"

Naruto's eyes grew wide. "Really Asuka-chan? You can be our navigator?"

Asuka giggled and nodded. "Yeah I have a log pose and lots of world maps in one of my storage chests, which I saw Ben or Yassop had loaded on board. So with those I can navigate us around the world no problem."

"Well that's one problem solved." Itachi spoke in relief, more glad than ever that Asuka joined their crew. "So now we only need a cook, shipwright and a doctor. All of which I'm sure we will find."

Mito smiled. "That's good Itachi, always stay positive." The red haired matriarch said happily.

"Well if you brats all love your new ship." Shanks began earning wide grins from the Fūjin Pirates. "Than it's time for us to part ways."

Naruto, Konohamaru and Asuka all looked down. They knew this time would come, but they were still sad to part ways. The Red Haired Pirates had been their family for so long now. Even Sasuke and Itachi felt the same way, but neither Uchiha was one to show emotion.

"I guess it is, I can't believe the time has finally come." Naruto began in a low sad voice. "It seems like only yesterday you asked me to join your crew."

Shanks nodded, a lone tear in the corner of his eye. "You've grown since then, you're not that little juice drinking brat anymore. You're a confident and powerful young man, who has great friends by his side. Great friends and Sasuke that is."

"Hn."

"I'm going to miss you five." Shanks admitted to the group of young pirates. "You're all family to me, and I'm not the only one who feels that way."

Ben and Yassop walked over, both men having proud smiles on their faces.

"You kids will do great things." Ben assured, while taking a drag from his cigarette. "I should know, I helped train you brats."

"I second what ashtray said." Yassop chimed in with a grin, causing Ben to growl at his friend.

"Thank you." Naruto began as he took a bow. "Thank you for showing me how to protect those I love."

Ben, Yassop, and Shanks smiled and watched as Konohamaru followed his brother's actions.

"Thanks for showing me how to be a sharpshooter and use a bo staff." The brown haired pirate began softly. "I'm not a weak slave boy anymore thanks to you three. I'm a pirate who can help his brother achieve peace."

Asuka followed the lead of the two brothers and took her own bow. "Thank you again for not only saving my brother's life. But thank you for allowing me the opportunity to meet the person who changed my entire life. If it wasn't for you Shanks I wouldn't have the two most important men in my life."

Itachi was next to bow in respect to his three mentors. "Thank you for taking me and my brother in, our lives have been completely changed by your training and guidance. I'm forever in your debt for that."

Sasuke looked around his crew and saw them all bowing in respect. Sighing to himself, the black haired swordsman bowed and bit his lip. Thanking people and showing emotion wasn't something he did easily after all.

"Not only did you make me stronger, but you treated me like family. And for that I am grateful and a better man because of it." Sasuke admitted truthfully.

"You brats." Shanks mumbled in a low voice, while watching his students rise upwards. "No matter what trouble you get in, I hope you know the Red Haired Pirates will back you up."

Naruto looked between his crew and smiled. "We know." The blond replied softly.

"Well before you go, I have to warn you five to keep on your toes." Shanks began in a serious tone, one which they all recognized. "You're not some group of rookies. Though when it comes to traveling and living on your own out on the sea, you may struggle. However, when it comes to fights, not many crews should pose a threat to you. That being said you all have high bounties and that will attract pirate hunters, marines and other pirate crews."

Ben stepped forward and folded his arms. "You're no longer on the ship of a Yonko, I want you to remember that brats. People fear the captain for his power and status, so they avoid him. Though now you're alone and people will believe you're weaker without our protection." Ben narrowed his eyes and looked at the five young pirates. "Always have each other's back and be mindful of your surroundings."

"Don't worry we will." Itachi promised, while his friends merely nodded.

"You better, we trained you brats to be the best after all." Yassop replied. "I don't want you five getting taken down by anyone. It would be bad for our rep if we trained a bunch of weaklings."

Mito chuckled and walked over to her grandson, and brought the blond into a hug. "You five ignore him, I know you'll be fine. Though remember you not only have the Red Haired Pirates backing you, but the entire Uzumaki clan as well." Mito broke the hug and looked at her grandson with a stern face. "Just make sure you actually visit me or at least call. Unlike my baka of a son."

Shanks deflated while everyone laughed at the sulking Yonko.

"Don't worry Baa-chan, I'll make sure to keep you updated on my travels." Naruto promised.

"Good." Mito replied with a small smile. "I just know you and your crew are destined for great things. You have your training and the Will of D. on your side after all."

Naruto smiled wide. "That we do, so how about it guys. Is it time for the Fūjin Pirates to set sail?" The blond asked, looking to his four friends and fellow crew mates.

"Aye, captain." The four replied in unison.

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(Whiskey Peak)

Cactus Island is an island located in Paradise that holds next to nothing besides a small town called Whiskey Peak. The town itself appears to be rather normal, but that is just an illusion the people of Whiskey keep to lure pirates into their town.

The true reality is that Whiskey Peak is a trap to lure and capture unsuspecting pirates and claim their bounties. Though the townspeople do not collect the bounties for their own wealth. No this town is operated by Baroque Works agents, and all the bounties collected helps fund their organization.

That is why the newest member of Baroque Works, Vivi, aka Miss Wednesday, has recently been assigned to operate out of Whiskey Peak, along with her partner Mr. 9.

Currently, Vivi was walking the streets of Whiskey Peak with her partner. As Ingram aka Mr. 8 had requested to see her, so she was heading to meet her fellow spy.

"We collected a good batch of bounties today." Mr. 9 began, while sliding a glance to his blue haired partner. "We almost got twenty million in total, I'm sure the boss would be happy with that."

Vivi didn't pay much attention to the man, instead she kept a blank face and kept walking. She hated the idea of helping the organization that was trying to rip her country in two, but she needed to make an impression. That way she could figure out who Baroque Works' boss is and put a stop to his plans.

Mr. 9 noticing Vivi wasn't going to say much, sighed and looked up. Allowing him to see a large bird holding a bundle of papers.

"Well looks like the new bounties are in." Mr. 9 pointed out, right before the bird dropped a bundle of wanted posters at their feet. "Let's see what we got."

Vivi watched the man grab the posters and begin to look through them.

"Wow forty million for this guy, that's a pretty large bounty. Though I think someone like that is out of our league." Mr. 9 began as he started to flip past more bounties. Though after a few bounties he stopped and turned pale. "You have got to be kidding me."

Vivi raised her eyebrow and watched as her partner looked through a few more posters. Wondering to herself what got him so shook up.

"These are monsters." The man gasped, before handing four posters to Vivi. "Just look at these guys."

Vivi took the wanted posters and begin to look them over. "Sasuke the Dark Flame and Itachi the Dark Crow. They are brothers with quite the bounty on their heads." The princess began in a low voice, before moving to the next poster and smiling. 'It's little Konohamaru, he looks so much older now. I hope he is doing fine and his idiot brother better be watching over him.'

Though as Vivi went to the last picture she raised her eyebrow and studied the poster. "Fire Fist Asuka." The blue haired teen spoke softly.

Mr. 9 nodded his head. "And don't forget about the Dark Prince Silvers Naruto!" The man yelled as he started to point to Naruto. "That guy along with the other four are complete monsters. And rumor has it that they all travel with Red Haired Shanks!"

"Yeah." Vivi mumbled, while she started to walk off. Her eyes glued to the wanted posters in her hand.

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(Two weeks later, with Naruto)

"This sucks!" Konohamaru groaned, as he was currently lying on the ship's deck with his arms and legs stretched out. "I'd rather be dead right now."

"So hungry." Naruto whined, as he was lying beside his brother. "Need ramen!"

"Both of you shut up." Sasuke grumbled, as he was right beside the two brothers. Forming a small triangle of hungry pirates looking up to the sky.

"Bitch." Naruto mumbled.

"Asshole." Sasuke fired back.

"Blowjob Queen!" Konohamaru added in with a small laugh.

"Hn!"

Up above at the ship's helm, Itachi sighed and shook his head. "I swear those three are going to be my end." The Dark Crow mumbled, while he gazed downward at the pirates below.

"Ignore them." Asuka advised, as she was standing beside Itachi with a map in one hand and a compass in the other. "Let them bitch and fight, we need to make sure we survive this approaching storm."

Itachi looked forward to the large approaching storm ahead. "Two weeks of being our own crew and things are not going our way. First we are almost out of rations and now we are headed into a monster storm. What's next, marines? Or bounty hunters?"

"Hey look on the bright side, we made it to the North Blue two days ago. And by my estimations we are only three days away from the nearest island." Asuka explained in a hopeful tone. "So at least we can restock our supplies."

"Though that is good, we really need to manage our supplies better. We've almost burnt through two months of supplies in two weeks." Itachi began before stopping as he felt a tiny wet droplet of water. "But that talk can come later, the storm's about to hit us."

Asuka nodded and walked over to a railing, which overlooked the ship's main deck. "Goldie Locks, Kono, and dickhead quit lounging around and do something helpful! If you haven't noticed we are about to hit a big storm!"

Naruto jumped upward with a spring in his step and ran up to his girlfriend. While Konohamaru ran over to the sails to adjust them for the approaching storm. Sasuke merely flipped Asuka the bird before going to help Konohamaru with the sails.

"I'm at your command Asuka-chan!" Naruto chimed happily, while waiting for his navigator's orders.

"Good, Itachi is already at the helm and it looks like Kono and the other idiot have the sails taken care of. So why don't you go make sure everything is secured nice and tight." Asuka instructed, causing Naruto to nod and run off.

"What kind of captain takes orders." Sasuke mumbled, while he tugged on a rope attached to the sails.

"The whipped kind." Konohamaru answered, as he and Sasuke both shared a smirk.

Back over with Asuka and Itachi. The two pirates watched their fellow crew prepare for the storm, while also feeling the rain pour harder and harder.

"This will be interesting." Asuka chuckled, as the water started to grow wild and rock their ship back and forth.

Itachi smiled and held the ship steady. "We've been through worse over the years." The oldest of the group pointed out. "I believe we should be fine."

Asuka sighed and nodded her head. "Yeah you're right, we should be fine."

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(Ten minutes later)

"We are definitely not fine!" Asuka shouted, while pointing a figure at Itachi. "You just had to jinx us didn't you!"

Itachi didn't pay any attention to Asuka, instead he focused on keeping a firm grip on the ship's helm. "We can talk about that later." Itachi mumbled, while a wave of water smashed against their ship. "Let's focus on not dying right now."

"Agreed." Asuka groaned, while she placed her hands onto the ship and held on for dear life.

Down with Naruto, Konohamaru, and Sasuke. The three boys were huddled together and holding onto the ship's mast.

"So if we capsize you'd save your big brother right?" Naruto asked with a nervous chuckle, as he looked down to Konohamaru. "I can't swim after all."

"Um well." Konohamaru began, but Sasuke cut him off.

"Oh screw that, your annoying ass can fly." The raven haired teen growled, while pointing a finger at Naruto. "Save yourself!"

A light bulb suddenly went off in Naruto's head, causing him to grin wide.

"That's right, I can fly, okay new plan Kono. I save Asuka and you save Itachi." Naruto then placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "I will remember your sacrifice."

"I'm not sacrificing shit!" Sasuke replied with anger in his voice.

"I'll tell my grandkids about what a noble jackass you were. Giving your life so I could live." Naruto began, with fake sadness in his voice.

"What a hero." Konohamaru added, while wiping a tear from his eye.

"I honestly hate you both!" Sasuke admitted, while glaring at the brother's. Though his attention was suddenly shifted out to sea. "Hey what is that in the distance?"

Curious as to what Sasuke was talking about, Naruto and Konohamaru both turned around.

"A ship?" Naruto mumbled in confusion, as he walked over to the side of his own vessel. So he could get a better look.

Sasuke and Konohamaru followed their captain, and observed that the ship in the distance was not very big. In fact it appeared only big enough for one or two people.

"That tiny ship won't last another minute in this storm." Sasuke pointed out, causing the other two boy's to nod. "I wonder, is there is anyone on board?"

Closing his eyes, Naruto reached out with his Haki and tried to sense for any sign of life. "I can sense one person on the boat." The Dark Prince began before jumping on the edge of The Will of Fire.

"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto looked down to his second in command with a goofy grin. "I'm gonna go save the day of course." The blond declared before jumping overboard.

Sasuke placed his hands on the side of the ship and growled. "You moron what happens if you get dragged into the water!" The Dark Flame yelled out, but Naruto was already flying out of earshot. "We won't be able to fish your sorry ass out!"

Konohamaru looked to his friend and then his brother, causing the young pirate to sigh. "Well if the storm doesn't kill him." Konohamaru stopped speaking and looked up, noticing Asuka glaring a hole through the back of Naruto's head. "Asuka-nee will kill him for sure."

Up with Asuka, the black haired beauty had her fists tightened and flames were slowly leaking off her body. "That reckless idiot." She began in a low voice. "I swear he never thinks anything through."

Itachi smirked and glanced over to his friend. "Explains why you two make such a great couple." The oldest pirate spoke up, while a small chuckle escaped his lips.

"I'd threaten to kick your ass, but I'm not wasting my energy." Asuka replied, while she folded her arms. "No I'm saving that for the ass kicking my boyfriend is getting."

Itachi merely laughed as he watched Asuka continue to ramble about how irresponsible her boyfriend was.

Over with Naruto, the blond was a few feet away from the boat. Which allowed him to notice the individual who was being tossed around on the small vessel.

The individual was a young woman with long straight blond hair, which was tied back into a ponytail. She wore what seemed to be a short-sleeved black and purple blouse with matching black pants.

The woman also sported a pair of black fingerless gloves, while her arms were wrapped in bandages. Finally Naruto noticed she had a red belt, which she used to secure a sword onto her hip.

"Hold your hand out!" Naruto shouted to the young woman. "I'll carry you to my ship, you look in trouble after all!"

The woman seemed to debate Naruto's offer for help, as she didn't fully trust a flying stranger. Though after a strong wave crashed against her boat and almost knocked her down. She quickly grabbed her bag and held both hands up towards Naruto.

Flying down, Naruto grabbed the girl's hands and slowly hoisted her up. Soon he lifted her up to the point where he could wrap his arms around her hips.

"Hold on tight." Naruto instructed, while he began flying back towards his ship. Only looking back for a second to watch the unknown girl's ship capsize under a large wave. "Heh, that was a close one."

After a moment of silence Naruto grinned to the girl holding onto him for dear life. "You don't talk much do you?" The blond asked.

"...Thanks." The girl mumbled after another moment of silence.

On the Will of Fire, the remainder of the Fūjin Pirates watched their captain return with different expressions. Sasuke watched Naruto land with a calculated eye, as he was observing the new female on board.

Konohamaru grinned wide at the new person on their ship, while Itachi showed a friendly smile as well. However, Asuka stalked over to her boyfriend with a angered look on her face.

"Silvers D. Naruto!" The fire woman yelled loudly, causing Naruto to wince.

Letting go of the woman in his arms, Naruto watched his girlfriend stomp towards his direction.

"Now Asuka-chan let's be civil, we have a guest to-..." Naruto stopped speaking as Asuka placed a fist into his gut, forcing the blond to bend over in pain.

"That's for being an idiot and risking your life!" Asuka scolded as she glared downward at the blond, but after a moment her gaze softened and she brought the blond into a hug. "I've already lost one blond idiot, don't let me lose another."

Naruto let a small smile pass his lips and he returned Asuka's hug. "I'm not going anywhere I promise." The blond declared before backing away and looking to their new guest. "So welcome to our ship, I'm Silvers D. Naruto."

The girl lifted an eyebrow at the introduction. "The famous pirate and son of Silvers Rayleigh?" She asked, making Naruto nod in response. "Huh, thought you'd be taller."

Asuka giggled and held her hand out, which the girl accepted. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Portgas D. Asuka." Asuka greeted before pointing to her other crew mates. "The kid giving you the almost too friendly smile is Silvers Konohamaru. While the one brooding over there is Sasuke Uchiha. And then the taller less broody one is Sasuke's older brother Itachi."

"It would appear I'm on a pirate vessel." The girl mumbled in a low voice, as she looked up. "Though it would seem your crew doesn't have a Jolly Roger yet. So I'm guessing you're a new crew... Yeah that would make sense, I remember seeing all of your wanted posters. It said you traveled with Red Haired Shanks. Though I am not on the ship of the Red Haired Pirates. So you five must have gone solo."

Konohamaru smiled and held his hands out. "Hehe you're not on Uncle Shank's ship, but instead on the ship of the Fūjin Pirates! I'd be excited to be on board if I were you, we are the crew who is gonna change the world after all."

"I see." The girl began as she looked around the group.

Stepping forward, Itachi gave the girl the best smile he could muster. "So miss do you have a name?"

Sasuke folded his arms and studied the blond female. She was an unknown factor and a potential threat to his friends and he didn't like that.

"Where are my manners?" The girl mumbled before giving a slight bow. "My name is Yugito, Yugito Nii. I was making the journey back to the island where I live, but as you can see there were complications."

Everyone watched as Yugito looked over to where he boat was moments ago. Clearly understanding what she meant by complications.

"Well I'm glad we were able to help you out." Naruto began in a happy tone, earning a nod from Konohamaru. "And since you're basically stuck on our boat I guess we can give you a ride to the next island."

"Hell, Naruto-nii we could take her to her island and make an adventure out of it." Konohamuru proposed.

"That wouldn't be much of an issue either." Asuka cut in, as she looked to Yugito. "We just entered the North Blue. So as long as your home is somewhere in the North Blue we would probably head there eventually anyhow."

"My home island is on the other side of the North Blue." Yugito explained to the group. "It's quite the journey from here."

"See! She could totally travel with us!" Konohamaru shouted happily, while turning to his older brother. "Can she stay with us till we take her to her island?"

"That is up to Yugito." Naruto replied, while looking at his fellow blond. "Would you like to travel with us? Or would you rather not associate yourself with a group of pirates."

Yugito shrugged her shoulders. "I don't mind getting a lift home." She admitted truthfully. "You saved me from going down with my ship. So I really don't think I need to worry about being hurt by you five. You wouldn't have saved me if you just wanted to hurt me."

Asuka smiled and placed her hands on her hips. "So it's settled then, Yugito will be tagging along with us for awhile."

Everyone smiled and nodded in agreement, everyone besides one Sasuke Uchiha.

"So tell me Yugito." Sasuke began in a critical and not so friendly tone. "If your home island is so far away. Why are you all the way down here with a small and hardly seaworthy vessel?"

Yugito and Sasuke shared a look, both teens looking one another over. Both trying to figure out the other's thoughts.

"I was traveling around the North Blue. I wanted to get out see the world a little." Yugito answered back without batting an eye. "As for my ship, I was alone so I needed a small vessel that one person could operate the North Blue with."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and then looked down to the blade on Yugito's hip. "Interesting weapon." The Uchiha began, his hand resting on his katanas hilt. "A rapier isn't a common weapon for a girl traveling the North Blue."

"Girl's gotta protect herself." Yugito fired back, as she wasn't backing down from Sasuke's glare. In fact she decided to give the boy a glare of her own.

Sasuke folded his arms and frowned, for some reason he didn't accept or like the girl's responses'. Itachi noticing his brother's behavior decided to intervene.

"Well it looks like we have another person tagging along." Itachi began as he looked up to the sky. "And the storm is clearing up and just in time for dinner. Who wants to prepare tonight's dinner?"

Yugito looked surprised and noticed none of the pirates jumped on the opportunity.

"Wait you guys don't have a cook?" The blond haired female asked.

"No, we just became our own crew a few weeks ago. So we are missing out on a lot of essential components when it comes to being a proper crew." Asuka answered in a slight embarrassed tone. "In fact none of us really know how to cook, so we end up wasting our supplies. And what we do make tastes like shit."

"Hey my ramen is top notch!" Naruto declared, while pointing a finger at his girlfriend.

Konohamaru sighed. "Nii-chan I love you, but if I eat another bowl of ramen I'm going to shoot you." The sharpshooter explained, causing Naruto to slump over.

"Well if it's a cook you need I can help." Yugito began, causing the crew to focus on the girl. "My family taught me a thing or two about cooking. So I could be the one to do all the cooking for awhile."

Asuka smiled and wrapped an arm around Yugito. "A girl that can cook, I knew me and you would be friends." The fire woman declared in a happy tone. Which made Yugito look confused at the mention of the word friend.

"Yes having Yugito around is awesome!" Konohamaru giggled, while running off towards the kitchen.

Itachi smirked and followed Konohamaru. "I must agree Yugito is quite the lucky find. Let's show her around the ship since she will be staying for awhile." The eldest pirate proposed.

"Good idea Itachi, come on Yugito follow me." Asuka instructed, as she lead the girl down towards the lower deck.

Soon Naruto and Sasuke were left on the main deck alone. As everyone else was busy showing Yugito around the ship.

"Naruto." Sasuke began, earning his friends attention by the serious tone of his voice. "We need to talk."

"You don't trust her." Naruto began in a clam collected voice.

Sasuke shook his hand.

"Not one bit." The Dark Flame admitted. "She knew things about us like we traveled with your uncle. That isn't information placed on a wanted poster. No that's information a marine or a bounty hunter would know. A common civilian wouldn't know or care to know about who we traveled with. Especially if we traveled in an area far away from her homeland."

Naruto nodded. "Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my Aunt's bar." The Dark Prince explained, his blue eyes looking out to the sea. "I met a lot of pirates and bounty hunters, I know how they operate and I know how they lie and hide the truth. I got rather good at reading people and detecting deception. Our new tag along is definitely hiding something, but I'm not sure yet if she is dangerous."

"She could be though." Sasuke pointed out. "And I'm not going to let some stranger put my friends and family in danger."

"I understand where you are coming from, but she has done nothing hostile yet. For all we know she could be harmless." Naruto pointed out as he placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "For now I want you to keep a close watch on her. I'm leaving her under your watchful eye and if she does anything to harm our crew, tell me."

Sasuke's eyes flared to life, showing his Sharingan. "Then we take her out?"

Naruto rested his hand on Kurama's hilt. "If that's what we have to do in order to protect our family. Then yes, we will take her out."

Chapter End

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(Fūjin Pirates)

Silvers D. Naruto- Captain

Portgas D. Asuka- Navigator

Itachi Uchiha- Spy/Archeologist

Sasuke Uchiha- Vice Captain

Silvers Konohamaru- Sharpshooter

Lastly there is Yugito Nii who is currently the temporary cook. Well anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter and have a good day!