A/N: Yay! Final chapter of the Don Kreig Arc... Finally... Yay!
Chapter 27: Bye to Baratie
Everyone was shocked some kid… defeated Don Krieg… it was a big surprise.
"All right Luffy did it!" cheered Naruto, "Wait who's going to rescue Luffy? He can't swim…"
That's when Sanji dove in after Luffy… when Sanji surfaced he looked at Luffy thinking about Zoro's fight and about Luffy's fight…
That's when he heard a yell… "I am the greatest!"
On the deck a barely conscious Don Krieg… babbling on about how h didn't lose and how he was the strangest man in the world… that's when he was punched in the gut by Gin…
"Whoa…" said Naruto.
"Don Krieg… we lost… take it like a man…" said Gin.
"Are you sure you should be moving?" said Sakura, "You breathed in a lot of the poison gas…"
"I'm fine…" said Gin, "Sanji tell that kid… that I hope our paths will cross again…"
"Why should Sanji tell him, he's my brother…" said Naruto.
Gin chuckled… while Sanji stared at him and said "You still want to be a pirate?"
Gin began a long speech about how Luffy showed him that he must follow his own dreams rather than stay in the shadow of someone else…
"Patty Carne, get them the supply boat!" said Sanji.
Before they could argue Ino made the hand sign "I know the words to the Barney Song and I'm not afraid to use it!"
The two ran away… to get the boat.
When they loaded the boat of all of Don Krieg's men, it seem like it was going to sink… But Naruto was looking for something on the boat.
"Naruto what are you doing?" asked Sakura.
"There! There I found him!" said Naruto pointing, "I found Panda Man!"
"Wasn't he supposed to be in the last chapter?" said Kyubi.
"I don't know…" thought Naruto.
After Gin said some parting to words to Sanji they sailed off… to either adventure or certain doom (this writer really hates Don Krieg so I'm pulling for Certain Doom)
Sometime later Luffy woke up covered in bandages… "My hat!" he yelled.
"Here!" said Naruto tossing it to him... it landed on Luffy's head.
"200 Points!" cheered Luffy throwing his hands up.
"All right!" cheered Naruto as they gave each other a high 5.
"Honestly… you two are so immature…" said Ino in the doorway.
"You agreed to join up with them…" said Sakura who was sitting next to Naruto.
Luffy was covered in many band aids began to take them off.
"Sorry we ran out of bandages" said Sanji.
"I don't need them…" said Luffy.
"Really…" said Sanji.
"Luffy heals quickly… but not as much as me…" said Naruto.
"He hopes to see you there…" said Sanji, "That's what Gin said…"
"He hopes to see you there?" asked Luffy.
"That was to you! Idiot!" yelled Sanji.
"I was supposed to tell him!" yelled Naruto.
"Oh yeah! I'm no longer chore boy!" said Luffy.
"Good for you…" said Sanji.
"So will you?" said Luffy.
"Hey, we already agreed, I'm joining…" said Ino, "Then I can get to know Sasuke…"
"Hey Ino pig! Sasuke is mine!" said Sakura.
"So back off!" yelled Inner Sakura.
The two girls began to argue about Sasuke…
"This is going to be gold…" laughed Kyubi.
"What do you mean?" thought Naruto.
"You'll see soon…" said Kyubi.
"Yo!" said Kakashi joining the group.
"Hey…" said Luffy.
"I was wondering if I could talk to Naruto in private…" said Kakashi.
"Sure!" said Naruto.
They went to another part of the boat… to talk.
"So what did you want to talk about?" asked Naruto.
"Naruto… do you hate the 4th Hokage… for what he did to you?" said Kakashi.
"Sort of…" said Naruto, "Well it's because of him growing up most of the town hated me… but… without it I wouldn't be the person I am today… the Kyubi is more like a friend than anything… a perverted friend that criticizes me… but a friend none the less…"
"Thanks…" said Kyubi very sarcastically.
"But other than that I admire him and that's one of the reasons I want to become a Kage!" said Naruto.
"Is that so…" said Kakashi happily.
"Yeah…" said Naruto.
"You know the 4th Hokage was the one that taught me everything I know about Clones… I was his apprentice…" said Kakashi.
"I heard about that…" said Naruto.
"He gave his life to protect your town…" said Kakashi, "And because he choose you I have always wanted to meet you… to know how you grew up…"
"I think you told me that already…" said Naruto.
"Oh right…" said Kakashi, "There's something I want to give you…"
"What… and it's not Make-out Paradise… is it?" said Naruto.
"Please let it be Make-out Paradise…" said Kyubi.
Kakashi took out an old picture of him as a child about the age of 10, patting his head was the 4th Hokage, he looked a little like an older version of Naruto… though Naruto was staring at Kakashi in the picture.
"You wore the mask when you were 10?" asked Naruto.
"Yeah…" sighed Kakashi.
"Hey!" said Ino, "Lunch is ready…"
"All right!" cheered Naruto.
Kakashi merely laughed…
Naruto, Luffy, Kakashi, Sanji, Ino and Sakura got to the 2nd floor staff dining room they saw that the table was full.
"Hey where's our food…" said Naruto.
"And chairs…" said Sanji.
"Sorry no chairs for you…" said one of the chefs.
"Sit on the floor…" said another of the chefs.
"They're acting strangely…" said Luffy.
"Oh well…" said Sanji.
"My crappy actor sense is tingling!" said Kyubi sarcastically.
"What?" said Naruto.
"You'll see…" said Kyubi.
"Who made today's soup?" asked Patty.
"That would be me!" said Sanji raising his hand, everyone could tell he was proud of that soup, "Delicious huh? It's an exceptionally good batch today…"
"It tastes like crap!" yelled Patty smashing the bowl into the floor.
Sanji began to get angry…
"Calm down…" said Ino.
Naruto and Luffy watched with interests and eating their food, Sakura just watched… Kakashi took this opportunity eat his meal while no one was looking.
"Maybe it wasn't meant for raccoons…" said Sanji.
"It takes talent to make something that makes me want to puke!" yelled Patty.
"I'd stake my reputation on that soup…" said Sanji angrily.
That's when the other chefs ate some of the soup and began to pour it on the floor.
"It stinks!" yelled one of the chefs.
"Should be thrown out!" yelled another.
"What are you talking about the soup was exceptionally good today" said Kakashi pointing the empty bowl.
There was a heavy silence… "When did you eat it!" yelled everyone.
"When no one was looking…" said Kakashi cheerfully.
Everyone sweat dropped…
"You want him off the ship… don't you Zeff…" said Kakashi.
Everyone looked towards Zeff…
"I knew I should have come up with the plan to get rid of him with you around!" said Zeff looking at the Namikage.
"Get rid of me! You want me out so bad then fine!" yelled Sanji who ran off leaving slamming the door.
"Honestly!" yelled Ino, "You could have done better ways!"
"Like what? You know that would be the only way that can though to him…" said Zeff.
"A good way would be having me talk to him…" said Ino following Sanji.
Outside Sanji was sitting down while smoking.
"Sanji…" said Ino.
"Hey…" said Sanji.
"I can't believe I'm leaving…" said Ino.
"Me neither…" said Sanji.
"I was hoping you would come with me…" said Ino.
"Why?" said Sanji.
"Well I see you kind of as an older brother…" said Ino, "That and you were always there for me when I needed it… like when it happened…"
"I can't believe the stress got to you like that…" said Sanji.
"Getting amnesia like that…" said Ino, "I'm lucky that eventually I did remember the rock… even though it wasn't a good memory…"
"At least you remembered telling me your family lived somewhere in the Grand Line…" said Sanji.
"You don't have to… but I would like you… that and the All Blue… you really shouldn't have told Luffy about it… I'm sure Zeff was eavesdropping…" said Ino.
Sanji chuckled…
"But it's your choice and I'm not going to stop you…" said Ino.
Both of them heard a sound coming from the water… That's when something jumped out of the water.
"What the!" yelled Sanji.
"What is that thing!" yelled Ino.
The thing landed on Ino and Sanji… the thing looked like a merman… but truthfully it was some guy in the mouth of a Panda Shark…
"Yosaku!" yelled Luffy and Naruto.
"Why are you alone?" asked Sakura knowing was that answer probably was.
"Well we didn't' catch up to her but judging by her wake she's going to a pretty unable place…" said Yosaku.
No one noticed Sakura tighten her grip when Yosaku said it.
"I'll tell you the details later but right now we need your help, Brother Luffy, Brother Naruto, Sister Sakura, Sister Ino…" said Yosaku.
"Okay…" said Luffy.
"Wait…" said Sanji, "Take me with you…"
"What?" said one of the cooks.
"I might as sail with you on your quest to become king of the pirates." Said Sanji, "I have my own foolish dream as well… and besides there I'd like to help Ino with…"
Ino nodded at Sanji with a small smile…
Naruto, Luffy and Yosaku all celebrated that Sanji joined almost forgetting that they have two cooks.
Sanji looked at the cooks and left the room… followed by Ino…
"They're going to miss all of you…" said Kakashi.
Ino and Sanji packed up… Yosaku and Sakura got a boat that belonged to Sanji… while Naruto and Luffy got food… which mostly consisted of meat and ramen.
Sanji was think in the restaurant at all the things that happened, when he first saw the restaurant for the first time, when he met Patty and Carne, when he first met Kakashi, he first Cigarette, the firth time he read Make-Out Paradise…
"Yo!" said a voice.
Sanji looked up and saw Kakashi…
"Hey…" said Sanji.
"Going to miss this place?" asked Kakashi.
Sanji didn't answer…
"Well I'm going to be heading off now… I'll be seeing you around…" said Kakashi, "See you on the Grand Line…"
"See you!" said Sanji.
Kakashi left the room… to say his good byes to Naruto and Luffy who were putting the food into the boat…
"So I'm going now…" said Kakashi.
"Really that's too bad…" said Luffy.
"But we're be seeing you on the Grand Line right!" said Naruto.
"That's right…" said Kakashi.
He went over to his boat and began to sail away… Naruto enthusiastically waved good bye to Kakashi.
Later the time came for when it was to leave… however Sanji was late…
"Sanji's late…" said Ino impatiently.
That's he finally showed up…
"There he is…" said Naruto.
That's when Patty and Carne jumped behind him holding giant spoons…
"We've been saving this for years!" said Carne.
"Say your prayers Sanji!" said Patty.
3 seconds later… The two were beaten and bleeding on the ground.
"3 seconds a new record…" said Ino.
Sanji got to the boat…
"Aren't you two going to say good bye?" said Naruto.
"Why bother…" said Sanji.
"Everyone there annoyed me!" said Ino, "I can't wait to get away from here…"
"Sanji… keep your feet dry…" said Zeff, "Ino find your past…"
Of course that's when the dam broke for both of them… both of them began to cry and bowed to Zeff in gratitude… and both of thanked Zeff for all of his help… then all the chefs began to cry…
"Man… I never expected for them to cry like that…" said Kyubi.
"No kidding…" agreed Naruto.
"Good bye you crap guys!" cried Sanji.
"Good bye morons!" cried Ino.
"Let's set sail!" yelled Luffy.
And with that they left the Baratie… sailing to their next (and better) destination… not knowing what would happen next… well one of them did… but she wasn't talking…
Next Time: Where did Nami go? Could Nami be a double agent? Who is Arlong? Why is Sakura so quiet? What's going on? All these questions will be answered and more next time!
A/N: I'm so happy... that the arc is finally over... I love the Arlong Arc... one of the better arcs of the East Blue Saga... however due to certain reasons it won't update as fast as many people will hope... but I will write it faster... don't worry...