A/N: Another Naruto character appears and it is who you think it is...

Chapter 29: The Witch

Kiba, Usopp and Sasuke were still shocked at the information they just received… first was Nami being part of Arlong's Crew… now it was that they were staying at her house…

"Yes this is her house she and I were orphans… but the one who raised us is dead." Said Nojiko, "But years ago the three of us lived happily together here in Cocoyashi Village…"

"She betrayed her own people to join Arlong's crew… that's horrible…" said Sasuke.

"So what is your business with her?" asked Nojiko.

"We came looking for her…" said Sasuke, "She was supposedly our navigator…"

"She helped protect our village… and she was very friendly on the ship… but…" said Kiba.

"And she was planning to ditch us the whole time!" yelled Usopp.

"Really… she was a friendly? The witch?" said Nojiko.

"She was good… but wait there's something I don't get…" said Sasuke, "Do you know who Sakura is?"

"She's a girl from the village… after her parents were killed by Arlong she mysteriously disappeared… I'm only one that knows what happened to her, something snapped inside her and she started stealing from pirates with Nami for some reason…" said Nojiko with a shrug.

"Well on the plus side she's not fooling us…" said Sasuke, "She had no part in stealing the ship… but I bet she knows what happened…"

"She was pretty upset before Nami left maybe that why she gorged herself on cake…" said Usopp.

"We won't know until… Sasuke talks to her…" said Kiba.

"Why me?" said Sasuke.

"You know why…" said both Kiba and Usopp.

Sasuke sweat dropped… he did know why… he just didn't like to be reminded.

"So what are we going to do? Go get the ship, find Luffy and tell him the truth?" said Kiba.

"Ship do you mean the one down there?" asked Nojiko pointing out the window.

Right outside the window was the Going Merry… well it wasn't right outside… but they could see it from the window.

"I think I'm getting the idea of the lay out of the island…" said Usopp.

"Me too… the village center is west of us…" said Kiba.

"You know… before we can leave we have to do something…" said Sasuke.

"What?" said Kiba and Usopp.

"Hello… we have to rescue Zoro…" said Sasuke, "He was captured remember…"

"Oh man!" yelled Kiba.

"He was half dead when he was captured but if he tries anything he'll be full dead…" said Usopp.

"Full dead… I don't think that's even the correct phrase…" said Sasuke with a sweat drop.

"That doesn't matter we have to get him back!" said Kiba.

Meanwhile in Arlong Park, stood sat on the ground tied up… glaring at the fishman that held him captive… especially Arlong a big saw fish like fish man.

"I told you I'm looking for a woman, you damn dirty half fish…" said Zoro.

That's when a blue shark like fish man slammed some sort of giant sword that was covered in bandages.

"Honestly human do you think you can get away by saying those things…" said the fishman.

"I think I can…" said Zoro with a smirk.

"Kisame…" said Arlong, "I don't think cutting him to ribbons will help anything… he must understand that we Fishmen are superior to humans… We Fishmen are evolved humans who have devolved the ability to breath underwater. We can do a lot of things you can't do. We Fishmen are the lords of creation and…"

"Arlong I'm tired of that theory of yours…" said a very familiar voice… it belonged to Nami.

"Nami…" said Zoro shocked.

"Now Nami, don't be offended, you are different…" said Arlong, "You're my talented and esteemed surveyor… the pride of my crew…"

"My brain's just different than yours… it works…" said Nami.

"Surveyor … Nami… are you in cahoots with them?" said Zoro.

"So Nami do you know him…" said Kisame.

"Not at all… just some guy I stole treasure from…" said Nami as she walked towards Zoro, "He just followed the loot… I knew he would follow me but not make it this far."

"So this is the real you…" said Zoro.

"Surprised? I was an offer in Arlong's crew the whole time…" said Nami.

"What your friend…" said Zoro.

"Oh her… she's just someone I used to get me treasure… you have to admit… Sakura's strength is amazing…" said Nami.

Arlong laughed, "I don't know what you're talking about but it sounds like she tricked more than you… after all trickery is her specialty… she's someone who even forgave a death of a parent for money!"

Nami flinched when she heard that sentence.

"Trickery and treasure stealing is her specialty… Arlong merely backs her up" said Kisame.

"I see… I always thought you couldn't be trusted … I'm not surprised… she could even be a murder…" said Zoro glaring at Nami.

"That's okay… and now that you know the truth just forget me and the treasure… just leave…" said Nami.

That's when Zoro dove into the water behind him… still tied up. Most of the Fishmen thought various things that he was escaping, that he was committing suicide… but Kisame put in his own two cents.

"That human has a death wish… his chi is very weak… a sign of a life threatening injury… not to mention he's tied up… he's going to die…" said Kisame.

"Let him drown…" said Arlong.

However something surprising happened… Nami dove in after him… and pulled him.

"What were you thinking… what kind of cold hearted witch can't stand to see a man drowning…" said Zoro with a smirk.

Nami just glared at him…

"Well aren't you going to help me… I almost died…" said Zoro.

Nami stomped on his back then pulled him to eye level.

"Never mess with me again, or you're dead." said Nami, "Just one thing… you have a life threatening injury… don't you…"

"That's none of your business… but these bandages… I just ran out of clean clothes…" said Zoro.

Nami punched him in the gut… and began to walk away.

" So what should we do to him Nami?" said Arlong.

"Just put in the dungeon… I'll deal with him…" said Nami walking away.

"It's a shame… I want to have some fun with this one…" said Kisame.

"Arlong! Arlong!" said a fishman running to the compound, "There are three more that got away… a guy with a long nose and two teenagers…"

"Usopp, Kiba… Sasuke… they found them…" thought Zoro.

"I think the fled to Cocoyashi…" said the fishman.

"Cocoyashi… I have some business there…" said Arlong.

Not too long in Cocoyashi Village Arlong showed up with several members of his crew showed up to "talk" to a man with many scars and appeared to be a sheriff… not too far away Usopp, Kiba, Sasuke, Nojiko and Akamaru watched.

"So that's Arlong…" said Sasuke.

""He's huge!" yelled Usopp.

"We of course… they aren't human…" said Nojiko.

"But look at him!" yelled Usopp.

Sasuke shushed him, "I want to hear what's going on…"

They listened to what was going on… especially the part about the tribute.

"Tribute?" asked Kiba.

"The money we pay each month… we give them money to not pillage or slaughter us… and if they don't get enough money from each person they tear down the village…" said Nojiko, "That's what happened to Gosa… one person didn't pay then they destroy the whole town… that's what happened to Gosa…"

"Just one person?" said Usopp.

"That's Arlong's policy… but if one person manages to pay enough then only that person dies while the rest of the town is spared… that's how Sakura lost her parents…"

"That's horrible…" said Sasuke thinking about how much Sakura went though.

"Oh… I know that look…" said Kiba.

"Will you shut up!" said Sasuke glaring that the Beast Clone User.

"Well sorry…" Kiba rolling his eyes.

That's when they heard Arlong saying how it will help him start his empire.

"And empire?" said all three.

"They want to turn the whole east Blue in his own county,…" said Usopp.

"What will happen to our village…" said Kiba.

"And my home…" said Sasuke.

"Only the gods know… all we can do is endure for now…" said Nojiko.

"For now…" said Kiba and Usopp.

"There's something she's not telling…" thought Sasuke.

That's when they heard a scream…

"Genzo!" yelled Nojiko who ran off.

All three of them watched Nojiko try to help the man they assumed was named Genzo.

"We have to do something…" said Usopp.

"We shouldn't… we should think of rescuing Zoro…" said Sasuke.

""I have an idea!" yelled Usopp.

He began to climb to the top of a house.

"Don't do anything stupid!" yelled Kiba.

What do you take me for?" said Usopp.

"A cowardly lying idiot…" said Kiba.

"Hey!" yelled Usopp.

"Just ignore him… what's the worse he can do?" said Sasuke.

Sadly Sasuke had to take back those words… as Usopp launched an exploding star at Arlong, causing the head fishman to go nuts, nearly destroy a building…

"Oh man…" said Kiba.

"Is one of you adapted…" said Sasuke.

"No…" said Kiba.

"Let's go come up with a plan to rescue, Zoro and Usopp…" said Sasuke.

Both went to hide somewhere unknowingly that Nami had let Zoro go and that Nami was about to entire the town.

Meanwhile with Luffy, Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Sanji and Yosaku they were eating lunch… almost everyone Sakura just watched the water and wasn't hungry... after a few fights over food and other things…that's when a giant sea monster attacked… it resembled a giant cow mixed with a fish…

"It's a sea monster!" yelled Yosaku.

"Look at all that beef…" said Luffy.

"Cool!" yelled Naruto.

"Hehe… moo…" said Kyubi.

"A huge swimming cow… or is it a Hippo…" said Sanji.

"Definitely looks like a cow…" said Ino.

"Momoo…" whispered Sakura who went pale.

"That's that doing in the East Blue… that's a Grand Line Monster…" said Yosaku.

"Hey monster from the Grand Line often come to the 4 Blues… like the Kyubi…" said Naruto.

Momoo as identified by Sakura began to sniff the food.

"It wants the food…" said Yosaku.

"The food!" said Naruto and Luffy at the same time, "Ain't going to happen…"

Naruto summoned two clones...

"Do it bro!" said one of the clones.

Luffy grabbed both of them and threw hard into the monster, one was going to perform a kick, the other a punch at the same time Luffy used Gum Gum Pistol, all three of attack hit dead on…

"You keep your flippers off our food!" yelled both of them at the time.

That's when Sakura punched both D Brothers in the head… hard…

"I idiots!" she yelled.

Both managed to get up and rub the extremely sore bumps on their heads.

"What?" said both.

"She's right… the poor thing might be injured… it might not be able to get food on its own…" said Sanji.

"No that's not it…" said Sakura.

"Then what's it…" said Ino looking at the pink haired…

"It's… It's…" said Sakura.

While Sakura was trying to figure out the right words Sanji decided to feed the monster… only to kick it in the face.

"What was that for?" yelled Yosaku.

"He was trying to eat me…" said Sanji.

"Momoo's coming the sink the boat!" yelled Sakura.

"Okay Naruto… are you ready?" said Luffy.

"Wait I'll handle it…" said Sanji.

Sanji used his move Coiler Coup on Momoo… knowing the Sea Cow out…

"All right let's eat!" said Luffy.

"Yay!" cheered Naruto.

"All of you are crazy…" said Yosaku.

"Sakura…" said Ino, "You that things name… don't you…"

Sakura looked down to the ground, "I don't want to talk about it…"

Sakura walked to the back of the boat with Ino looking at her… not knowing what was going on or what would happen next or not even knowing what was going on with everyone else… Sakura just hoping that both Sasuke and Nami were okay…

Next Time: Although Zoro escaped, now he, Sasuke, Kiba and Akamaru must rescue Usopp... but shortly after Luffy, Naruto, Sanji, Ino, Sakura and Yosaku arrive Johnny shows up Nami killed Usopp! Is it true? Did Nami kill Usopp? Will Kiba seek vengeance? Find out next time!