A/N: First off I'd like to say! Yay 80,000 hits! Yay! All right!
Also I should point out that his is my first chapter with a new computer... and I'm still getting used to it... just I should point out...
Chapter 39: Old Foes Return
Hinata was going through some of her clothes… and put them into a backpack. She hopped she wasn't the only woman in the crew but then again she was with Naruto and that's all the that mattered… and she saw Luffy again. Now one was home so it was all right… she didn't have to get into a fight with someone.
Hinata began to leave the house… when a voice said "Hinata? Where are you going?"
Hinata turned around and saw her father, Hiashi, "Oh father… I didn't know you were home…"
"Hinata where do you think you're going?" asked Hiashi.
"I… I…" said Hinata, "I'm running away!" she finally yelled back.
"Your what?" said Hiashi in shock.
Nearby Ino and Sakura were watching him.
"Why would Naruto go with some complete stranger?" asked Ino.
"I have no idea." Said Sakura.
Nearby Kiba was walking along with Akamaru, Usopp went to a weapons shop (which Kiba followed him to) but when his brother decided to go the market… he deiced to explore the town on his own.
"There's nothing to do here…" said Kiba.
Akamaru began to bark and pointed to Sakura and Ino hiding, so he walked over to them.
"Stalking Sasuke?" he asked them surprising the two younger girls of the crew.
"What are you doing dog breath?" asked Ino glaring at him.
"Just trying to see what you're doing… are you stalking Sasuke?" asked Kiba.
"No!" said Sakura, "We're following someone else!"
"Who?" asked Kiba.
Sakura pointed to Naruto, Kiba was surprised he was there.
"But didn't he go with Luffy?" asked Kiba.
"Yeah, but he's with a girl…" said Ino, "She's inside the building."
"You think it might be a date" asked Kiba.
"We don't know." Said Sakura.
"I hope it is." said Ino.
Meanwhile Naruto sighed…
"Should they be following Sasuke?" asked Naruto.
"That's what I was thinking…" said Kyubi, "So when your alone what are you going to do to her?" asked Kyubi.
"What do you mean?" asked Naruto.
"You know…" said Kyubi.
Meanwhile in side her house Hiashi stared at his daughter.
"Why would you run away?" asked Hiashi.
Hinata just looked at the ground silently…
"I won't say…" said Hinata.
That's when both of them heard Naruto yell out "I won't do that her you pervert! We're just childhood friends!"
Hinata sweat dropped while Hiashi knew right away who yelled that out.
"It's that demon boy… isn't! He's here! Isn't he?" asked Hiashi.
"Don't you dare call Naruto that!" yelled Hinata, "Naruto is not a demon! He's practiced so hard! Fought against everyone! He's the person I admire most! Because he works hard! No matter what you say! I'm going to join Luffy's pirate crew! I made a promise when we left Fuchsia Village that I would! No matter what you say! No matter if Neji wants me to join the marines! This is my choice! And this is what I choose! Even if I get kill for it! I will stand up to anyone! Especially you and Neji!"
"Hinata!" sighed Hiashi.
He looked at his oldest daughter and sighed.
"Hinata, I'm sorry… I know you've over heard me calling you weak… that you'll never amount to anything… That you were useless when compared to Hanabi…" said Hiashi, "I could have been a better father… even if you becoming a pirate is dangerous and in a way a mistake… I will not stop if it makes you happy…"
"Father…" said Hinata who began to cry.
"Don't worry… if Neji does find out… it won't be from me." Said Hiashi.
Hinata hugged her father, "Thank you…" she said.
She left, gave a bow to her father, "Good bye…" she said.
"Good bye…" said Hiashi.
Hinata left the room… Hiashi sighed and looked at a picture of his late twin brother… Neji's father Hizashi.
"I just wished it never would have come down to this." Said Hiashi.
Hinata exited the building and wiped away her tears.
"Let's go the platform…" said Hinata.
The two began to walk towards the platform…
"So Naruto…" said Hinata, "Who were you yelling at?"
Naruto sighed, "Sorry I never I never told you but Kyubi talking to me…" sighed Naruto, "He's really perverted sometimes…"
"What did he say?" asked Hinata.
"I don't want to say…" said Naruto who was pale.
"I see…" said Hinata with a sweat drop
After a few minutes Naruto sighed.
"What is it?" asked Hinata.
"Will you guys please stop following me…" said Naruto, "I know you're there…"
Ino, Sakura, Kiba and Akamaru came out of their hiding place.
"Why are you following me?" asked Naruto.
"We want to know who this who this girl is!" said Ino.
"This is Hinata, she's joining the crew…" said Naruto.
"Wow… I didn't know you were one to ask random girls to join the crew…" said Kiba with a sweat drop.
"No… I grew up with Naruto and Luffy." Said Hinata.
"Really?" asked Ino surprised.
"Yeah." Said Hinata.
"This is Ino, our assistant cook, Sakura our doctor and Kiba and his dog Akamaru… he really doesn't have a position." Said Naruto.
"At least I'm more useful then my brother who does have a position." joked Kiba.
"Hello…" said Hinata.
"But really…" said Naruto, "Why aren't you following Sasuke…"
"We have no idea we he is." Said Ino.
"I see…" said Naruto with a sweat drop.
"Hey!" came a voice.
Both Sakura and Ino turned around and saw Sasuke.
"Sasuke!" said both.
Sasuke walked away and the two girls followed.
"That… was… evil…" said Kiba, "Though incredibly smart…"
"I know… but I didn't want them to follow me thinking it was a date." Said Naruto, "And about the idea… I came up with it a while back… wouldn't be the first time Sakura fell for it."
"Really?" asked Kiba surprised, "Well I'll get going… I minds as well go shopping with Usopp."
"We'll see you later!" said Naruto.
Kiba walked away…
The walked over to the execution platform…
"So… who's Sasuke?" asked Hinata.
"Some jerk who used to be a bounty hunter… his partner Zoro is our first mate…" said Naruto.
"Wait Sasuke and Zoro? As in the demonic duo?" asked Hinata.
"Yeah… Zoro's okay… but I really hate Sasuke!" yelled Naruto.
"Is it like with Neji?" asked Hinata.
"No…" said Naruto, "When compared to Neji… Sasuke isn't so bad… I mean he's okay that I have a demon inside me… unlike Neji who considers me a demon…"
"I see…" said Hinata with a small smile… she figured that Naruto really didn't hate Sasuke after all… he was just annoyed by him.
The two managed to get to the plat form to find Luffy had climbed on it.
"Awesome Luffy!" yelled Naruto.
"You're going to get into trouble!" called out Hinata.
"What did you say? I can't hear!" said Luffy.
That's when a Sheriff showed up with a bullhorn.
"Get down from there!" said the Sheriff.
"Why?" asked Luffy.
"That execution scaffold is under jurisdiction of the world government!" said the Sheriff, "Get down now!"
That's when the sheriff was hit with a giant mace.
"I've found you at last Naruto… Luffy…" said the person holding the mace which was a beautiful woman with silky black hair wearing a cloak and cowboy hat.
Everyone in the crowd fawned over the woman.
"Do you know her Naruto?" asked Hinata.
"No clue…" said Naruto, "Luffy?"
"I have no clue…" said Luffy with a shrug.
"I don't know who she but she's Smexy!" said Kyubi
"Please don't talk about sex for a while…" sighed Naruto.
I'll never forget the two of you… the first two men to hit my lovely face." Said the woman.
"When did we hit you?" asked the D Brothers.
"I don't know…" said Kyubi, "All I know is that lady ate a Devil Fruit."
The woman was going on and on about how she was the most beautiful in the sea that's when she brought up something interesting.
"I do love strong men…" said the woman, "That's why I was searching for you two. It was a tough choice to choose who would be mine… but I chose Luffy… after all he is older and frankly Naruto… you're just a kid…" said the woman.
"Say that to my face will you!" yelled Naruto who summoned shadow clones who went into the attack… however all of them missed somehow and was smashed by the mallet.
"What just happened!" yelled Naruto.
That's when the Island's police showed up and came to arrest the woman but froze when they saw (couldn't arrest such a beautiful woman) that's when someone blew up a fountain… a large part of the wreckage headed towards the woman… and much like Naruto's clones just missed her.
"No doubt about it kit… that's her devil fruit power…" said Kyubi.
"It's has something to do with a Devil Fruit power!" said Naruto.
"That's very perspective of you Naruto!" said the woman.
"Someone else figured it out…" sighed Naruto.
"Well either way," said the woman, "I'm the existent lady Alvida!"
"Alvida where is she?" asked Naruto and Luffy.
"Right here you fools!" yelled the woman who turned out to be Alvida.
"You look kind of different…" said Luffy.
"Your no longer a Dwarf Planet!" said Naruto.
"Dear god… she became so massive that she collapsed in on herself like a neutron star!" said Kyubi.
"What is it with you and space things when it come to her?" asked Naruto with a sweat drop.
"Weird coincidence." Said Kyubi.
"Like your brother said, I ate a Devil Fruit… the Slip Slip Fruit…" said Alvida, "Now my beautiful skin can't be marred by any attack."
"That makes sense while your clones and the fountain went right by her." Said Hinata.
"Sadly my beauty was barley enhanced… but I do look different…. My freckles are gone." said Alvida.
"I don't think that's it…" said both Naruto and Luffy with a sweat drops
"But before you can be my man you have to defeat someone…" said Alvida.
A rather large group of men wearing cloaks showed up, they removed said cloaks to reveal they were Buggy and his crew… after a speech about what happened since they last saw him… the brother just greeted Buggy.
"Yo Buggy…" said Naruto.
"Hey Buggy…" said Luffy.
"You are going to pay for your insolence... especially you Luffy!" yelled Buggy.
"What about me?" asked Naruto.
"What about you?" yelled Buggy.
Naruto sighed and sweat dropped… "Oh well…" he said.
That's when Buggy's men all pulled out guns… even on Naruto and Hinata, while Cabaji managed to slam a thing to hold down Luffy head and arms down so he could executed.
"Luffy!" yelled Hinata.
"We should get him down!" said Naruto.
"Though I doubt Luffy figured out how serious the situation is." said Kyubi.
Meanwhile in the Marines base the Captain of the base was just informed that there was something going at the scaffolding… and went to investigate… his name was Smoker… while heading there that when he met in with Neji who was clearly in a good mood.
"What's with you?" asked Smoker.
"I just found out two old "friends" had just received bounties…" said Neji with a smirk.
"Really… Guy and Lee got bounties…" asked the lower ranked marine with them, cracking a joke.
This made Neji glare at him… "Let's just get going!" said Neji.
As the Neji and smoker headed to the square… that's when the woman that Zoro and Sasuke met ran towards them.
"Captain Smoker! Sorry I'm late!" she yelled.
"Tashigi you're late!" yelled Smoker.
"Sorry, I'm having an off day." Said Tashigi.
"More than usual?" asked Neji with a smirk.
"Why are you in a good mood?" asked Tashigi.
"I just figured out a way to get Hinata to join the Marines after all." Said Neji.
"Really?" asked Tashigi happily.
Meanwhile near the town square all other members of the crew began to meet up… Usopp and Sanji met up back at the Market… that's when Kiba and Akamaru found them.
"You got stuck carrying the heavy half!" teased Kiba.
"Will you shut up!" yelled Usopp.
With Zoro and Sasuke…
"Strange how the crowd seems to be thinning out." said Zoro.
"Why do I have the feeling that something's going on?" asked Sasuke.
Nearby Ino and Sakura continued to follow the Sasuke clone.
"He's going on a date with me!" said Ino.
"No way pig, he's going with me!" said Sakura.
That's when everyone met up with each other.
Nami on the other hand was more considered with what was going with the weather.
And that's when all of them met up with each other… however they all stared at the two Sasukes.
"What the…" said Sanji.
The fake Sasuke began to laugh, "I can't believe you fell for it!" said the fake who turned back into Naruto's clone…
"That's what you get for following him…" said Kiba as the clone went poof.
"I'm guessing something happened involving Naruto…" said Sasuke.
"I'll let Naruto explain later…" said Kiba.
"Where are Naruto and Luffy and anyway?" asked Usopp.
"they went to see the execution scaffolding…" said Nami.
Meanwhile in a nearby building the Marines observed what was going on at the Square, when the three officers showed up.
"What's going on?" asked Smoker.
"There are civilians begin held hostage." said one of the Marines.
"Four wanted individuals in the square." said one of the marines, "Iron Mace Alvida, Buggy the Clown, Monkey D. Luffy and Fox D. Naruto."
"This my lucky day…" said Neji, "who would have thought they would show up here?"
"I haven't heard of Luffy or Naruto…" said Smoker.
"I have… those are those "old friends" I mention…" said Neji, "Naruto you could say was my playground nemesis… I guess fate made this happen…"
All of them saw that Luffy was about to be killed…
Back with the remaining Straw Hats they saw what was going on Luffy… realizing that the idiot was about to be killed… of course something like that had have happened… it was just Luffy's luck…
Next Time: The crew must figure out a way to escape... with Marines, crazy clowns and a big storm... things aren't looking easy... but who knows what will happen... who knows maybe with dumb luck and mysterious help their pull though...