A/N: If you haven't already figured out the character replacement by now... then wow... really... aways one of the characters mentions one of the other characters appearing the arc... so Ill give a hint to the other that doesn't appear in the chapter: It's not human, but it's possibly smarter than Naruto.
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Chapter 57: The Legendary Sucker
That night they anchored the ship, with Nami unable to navigate. In the night almost everyone slept by Nami's side, except for Sanji (who was voted to keep watch that night should someone try to attack).
The next day, Usopp and Kiba with Carue's help was fixing the damage when captain Hungry Hungry Hippo bit into the ship.
"I hate to bring this up… but why are we doing this today?" asked Kiba.
Usopp shrugged "I wonder if they'll be back." He said.
"Who?" asked Kiba.
"You know the guys from yesterday." Said Usopp.
"Don't care about them… they're a bunch of idiots." Said Sanji.
And besides, if we do run into them again, I have the feeling that Luffy and Naruto will have to deal with them." Said Kiba.
"I see…" said Usopp with a sweat drop.
"Haven't you guys noticed it's been stable lately?" asked Sanji.
"It must mean we're approaching land, Sanji keep a sharp look out." Said Vivi who joined them on deck, "It must be a winter island."
"A winter island?" asked Kiba.
"Yes…" said Vivi who then began to explain the weather systems of the Grand Line: that island each of their own seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and each season on the islands are different from another... it's also the cause for the unpredictable weather patterns.
"You're right!" said Sanji form the crow's nest, "I see it!"
Below deck the other girls, the D Brothers, Zoro and Sasuke were watching over Nami.
"Didn't you hear Nami! There's an island! You're going to get cured soon!" said Luffy.
There was an awkward silence as both Luffy and Naruto seemed to shift in their seat.
"Hey, aren't you going to eat go see it." Said Sasuke staring at them.
On deck the D brothers were at the figurehead, with Luffy sitting on it.
"All right! We're almost to island!" yelled Luffy, "It looks like a snow island!"
"I can't wait!" cheered Naruto.
"I don't think they're listening." Said Kiba with a sweat drop.
"Idiots…" muttered Sasuke joining them.
"I think my can't go on the island disease is acting up!" said Usopp.
"Did you hear Sakura, she says it's not a real disease." Said Kiba with a laugh.
As they approached the island they realized that both Naruto and Luffy weren't bundled up.
"Aren't you two cold." Said Sasuke.
Luffy began to think about something (for best results hum the Jeopardy Song), "It's cold!" he yelled.
"You just noticed!" they yelled.
"Well it doesn't matter to me! I'm perfectly warm thanks to my special friend… I don't need to bundle up!" said Naruto who telling the truth.
Sasuke tossed him a bright orange jacket, "Bundle up! People think you're crazy as it's already is!" yelled Sasuke.
"Who's going to make me Teme!" yelled Naruto.
"Do you want me to possess you?" asked Ino.
Naruto grudgingly put on the jacket... he didn't need he didn't want it… but he literally had no choice.
Sometime later, everyone but Sakura gathered on the deck.
"So who's going to look for settlement?" asked Zoro.
"I'll go!" yelled Luffy.
"Me too!" yelled Naruto and Sanji.
Before they could start searching there was a call of "Stop right there! Pirates!"
They turned to see there was a group of men gathered at the shore, all of them pointed guns towards the ship.
"There's people here!" said Luffy.
"They don't look happy." Said Naruto.
"Why thank you captain Obvious!" said Sasuke rolling his eyes.
"We came to find a doctor! We have a sick person on board!" yelled Luffy.
"Don't try to use your dirty tricks pirates!" yelled one of the men.
"This is our land! No pirate shall step foot on this island!" yelled one of the people.
"We just got here." said Ino.
"They really don't like us." Said Sanji.
That's when they fired one of their guns at Sanji who fortunately dodged.
"They set fired on us!" yelled Usopp.
Sanji was about to attack the one that fired on them but Vivi grabbed him, resulting in her getting shot as well.
"Vivi!" yelled Naruto.
"You jerks!" yelled Luffy.
Everyone was about start fighting, when Vivi grabbed Luffy, frontally the bullet just grazed her arm.
"Stop you can't fight them! Don't worry about my wound!" she cried.
She then bowed to the men, "All right we won't set foot on the island… just please send a doctor. Our navigator is very sick." Said Vivi.
Vivi managed to convince Luffy that if they were impassive then Nami might die… and Luffy to bowed to the town's people.
"That princess… she is wise beyond her years… if she wasn't with us who knew what would have happen. She had officially earned my respect." Said Kyubi, "Not just because she's has a hot body."
"Wait… you respect her… but not me… how come?" asked Naruto.
"You're an idiot…" said Kyubi.
The leader who was a rather large man looked at them "I'll take you into the village, But I should warn you, we only have one doctor and she's a recluse."
Everyone looked at him blinking.
"I'm going to go tell Sakura." Said Ino going down stairs.
Sakura with Carue by her side. Ino came down…
"Everything's okay now." Said Ino with a smile.
Sakura looked she was going to cry but didn't… she was so happy.
Sometime later most of the crew minus Zoro and Carue headed to the village despite warnings from Sasuke of "The ship will be vacant by sun down."
"So…" said Hinata, "What's the name of this country?"
"This country has no name." said Dalton.
"I've never heard of such a thing." Said Vivi.
"A bear!" scared Usopp, "Play dead!"
"It's a hiking bear, remember to bow, mountaineer tradition."
Everyone but Usopp and Akamaru bowed to the bear, once it was gone, Akamaru walked over to Usopp and lifted his left into the air.
"I'm not dead!" he yelled to his brother's dog.
"Good boy Akamaru." Said Kiba with a laugh.
"Kiba!" yelled Usopp.
"Just ignore them…" said Ino.
They got the village which was full of people and many animals.
"Look at all the cool animals!" said Luffy.
"This really is a snow county!" said Usopp.
"Well Nami we made it to a village." Said Sanji to Nami who was on his back.
"Don't worry… you'll see a doctor soon!" said Sakura to Nami.
"Okay… those who were on guard duty go back to work." Said the leader.
"Are you sure Dalton we can trust them?" asked one of the men.
"Don't worry, they mean us no harm, call it a gut feeling." Said the leader apparently named Dalton.
"They're not solders?" asked Vivi.
"No, their civilians." Said Dalton.
"It's another hiking bear!" yelled Usopp causing both sets of brothers to bow to very large woman.
"Don't mind them… they're idiots." Said Sasuke.
"I see…" said Dalton who then assured the woman that there was no problem.
Dalton showed them to his house where most of the crew layer Nami in a bed.
"I didn't introduce myself, my name is Dalton, I'm the protector of the island. Please forgive the hostel reaction." Said Dalton.
"It's no problem… after all we are pirates." Said Sakura.
Dalton turned to Vivi, "May I ask you a question." Said Dalton.
"What?" asked Vivi.
"Have we met before, it feels like we met before." Said Dalton.
"Um… must be your imagination…" said Vivi, "Tell me about this reclusive doctor."
They talked about Nami's illness of course and Dalton was given the horrifying news…
"Her fever it 107 degrees?" asked Dalton shocked.
"Yes… I'm the ship's doctor… but I have no idea how to treat it." Said Sakura nodding.
"We need to find this doctor right away! So where are they?" asked Sanji.
"Just look at the mountains outside." Said Dalton.
They turned to the window to find a really big snowman as well as a dinosaur snow stature.
"It's super snowman!" cheered Luffy and Naruto standing on their snowman.
"It's the snow monster!" said Usopp.
Outside Kiba and Hinata watched them with Hinata giggling at their antics.
"Yeah, yeah you're good with your hands." Muttered Kiba.
"You're going to get it!" yelled Sanji.
After destroying the snowman and stature, the other 6 (counting Akamaru) came into the room.
"Those mountain are the Drum Rockies, you see that castle that where the only doctor is and she's a recluse so she rarely comes down from the mountain. I heard rumors that she might have assistants up there but I don't know whether or not it's the truth." Said Dalton.
"Why would the only doctor be a recluse?" asked Sanji.
"That's right, the reason for this is…" said Dalton, "Is because of massive gambling debts, no one will ever expect to look in a place where there are no doctors."
Everyone anime fell…
"She does come down, but mostly so she get money by treating patients…" said Dalton, "Unfortunately for her everyone on the island knows that if they play in a game of cards and win against her they'll get free care, and she never wins. So if you're sick or injured on this island all you need is a deck of cards for free health care."
"Is that even possible?" asked Usopp, "I mean how is possible for someone to have that kind of bad luck."
"It's possible… after all she's known though out the world as the Legendary Sucker." Said Dalton.
"What did you say the Legendary Sucker? As the in Tsunade the Legendary Sucker?" asked Naruto.
"Yes… why…" said Dalton before he could finish his sentence Naruto was gone and the door was open.
"What's gone in to him?" asked Ino.
"He's acting weirder than usual." Said Sasuke.
Less than a second later Naruto was back… covered in leaves, twigs, snow and what looked to be a smoking antler. He held up his autograph book in victory, "If I'm going to meet Tsunade! Then I'm bringing this!"
All the Straw Hats gaped at the site, expect for Kiba, Hinata and Luffy.
"Figures that's why he ran away." Said Kiba.
Naruto took off the antler stuck on him, looked at them and said "Did I run over a deer?"
"I have no idea! You were running so fast I could see anything!" yelled Kyubi, "NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!"
"I can't make any promises." Thought Naruto.
"So who is this Tsunade?" asked Sanji.
"She the 5th Hokage!" yelled Naruto, "But that's not all, not only is she the 5th Hokage, but she's not the only member of her family to take on the title. Her Grandfather was the founding Hokage and also her grand uncle was the 1st Namikage! Also she invented the age clone, an illusion clone that makes a clone that take the appearance of when they were older or younger… Tsunade also discovered a way to inhabit illusion clones. She's one of the Kages I want to meet the most right after the current Raikage."
This made everyone else sweat drop…
"So that's it! I'm going to climb up that mountain to meet her!" yelled Naruto.
Sakura whacked him in the head a ton of times so much so that he was unconscious.
"Naruto you idiot." Said Sakura.
Unfortunately what Naruto said… sort of gave Luffy an idea, so he began to wake Nami up.
"Hey… Nami!" said Luffy.
"What do you think you're doing!" yelled everyone else except for Naruto was still recovering from the whacks.
Nami woke up.
"Hey Nami, there's only one doctor and she lives on top of a mountain. So we're going to go climb it." Said Luffy.
"Are you crazy! She's sick!" yelled Ino.
"It's okay, I'll carry her on my back." Said Luffy.
"That will only make her worse!" said Vivi.
"How come the sooner she's a doctor the better right?" asked Luffy.
"Yes but look at the mountain! Look how tall and steep it is!" said Vivi.
"So what, I can make it." Said Luffy.
"And I'm going to be there with him!" said Naruto.
"You just want to see Tsunade." Mumbled Sasuke.
"Look even if you have Naruto's help it's still too much for Nami." Said Ino.
"A fall form that height could kill a healthy person." Said Vivi.
"But there's soft snow underneath." Said Luffy.
"Hey…" said Nami weakly.
"Nami…" said Sakura.
"I'm counting on you." Said Nami weakly and held her hand up.
Luffy smirked, and slapped her five.
"Nami…" sighed Sakura, "Well with Nami in on it… there's no changing her mind."
"Sakura! How you be saying that?" asked Vivi.
"Don't worry… I'm going to." Said Sakura, "After all, I'm psychically the strongest member."
"Fine… I'm going too." Said Sanji.
And with that the fellowship of the ring headed to mount doom… uh… wait that's not right… uh… the group to get Nami to the doctor was formed.
"Keep this in mind Luffy! If you fall once Nami will die." Said Usopp.
"Even once!" said Luffy.
Vivi and Hinata tied Nami to Luffy's back.
"Do the rest of you will stay here right?" asked Sakura.
"That's right!" said Ino who then grabbed on to Sasuke's arm, "Don't worry… I'll keep Sasuke company!"
"I should have just stayed on the ship with Zoro… then there would be some to at least guard it." Thought Sasuke.
"Ino-Pig…" growled Sakura.
"How dare she do that!" yelled Inner Sakura.
"I'm not going to stop, but you should know that this side of the mountain is inhabited by Lapahn, man eating rabbits, so please take the other side." Said Dolton.
"Man eating rabbits?" asked Naruto.
"I wouldn't know an thing about them…. And I certainly didn't hunt them because it was fun!" said Kyubi.
"Don't worry… they're nothing we can't handle, right?" asked Luffy.
"I'll just kick them!" said Sanji.
"Don't worry… they won't be that much of a problem!" said Sakura.
"Let's go guys! Before Nami dies!" said Luffy.
"Don't say that! Or else it will be back luck!" said Sanji.
"What did I get myself into this time?" thought Sakura.
"I hope they're make it." Said Dalton.
"Don't worry they will… I have complete faith in them" said Hinata with a slight blush.
"But what about Nami… I'm unsure how much longer she will last." Said Ino.
After a minute or two, it became silent.
"Do you guys want to come in?" asked Dalton.
"No I'm fine." Said Vivi.
Everyone else nodded in agreement with Vivi's lead.
"I see… I'll sit with you then." Said Dalton sitting down.
There was another silence…
"You see there used to be doctors here… but there were certain circumstances." Said Dolton.
"What happened?" asked Kiba.
"Only a few months ago, this country was defeated by pirates." Said Dalton.
The remaining Straw Hats were shocked at this.
"So that's why everyone was nervous when we showed up." Said Sasuke with a smirk.
"It was only a crew of 5… the captain called himself black beard. Though small they incredibly powerful, we didn't' stand a chance." Said Dalton.
"Only 5?" asked Hinata.
"So Hinata… have you heard if such a pirate?" asked Ino.
"No I haven't." said Hinata shaking her head.
"But some around here think it was a blessing." Said Dalton.
"Why would getting attacked be a blessing!" yelled Usopp.
"Until then this land was ruled by a terrible king. The land was called Drum Island and the king was called Wapol… he was the worst king ever!" said Dalton.
"Wapol!" said the others.
"I remember now!" thought Vivi.
"What you met Wapol?" asked Dolton.
"Yeah, he was a pirate that attacked out ship." Said Usopp, "Actually I remember him saying something about a Drum Kingdom."
"He almost ate out ship… Naruto even called him a Hungry Hungry Hippo." Said Kiba.
"Hungry, Hungry Hippo? That actually fits." Thought Dalton keeping a straight face.
"Not only that." Said Vivi, "I met him once as a child when my father took me to the a meeting of kings."
Dalton stared at Vivi, "Why would you be at a meeting of kings?" asked Dalton.
"Oh no! I mean I just met him yesterday!" said Vivi with a nervous laugh.
"That was terrible cover up…" said Sasuke with a sweat drop.
"What happened! What would a king become a pirate!" asked Ino.
""The pirate part is a cover, I'm sure it's just a cover." Said Dalton.
"Then those pirates are just solders that were defeated by the pirates." Said Vivi.
"Defeated, that's a laugh… when the pirates showed up they just ran away and didn't even attempt to fight." Said Dalton, "When Wapol saw their strength he and his men ran like rats…"
"How could a king do that his own people!" yelled Vivi, "It's disputable that such a king would do that his own people!"
"Vivi!" said Usopp.
"Calm down, you'll blow your cover…" whispered Ino.
"You're right, and that's why the people are trying to build a new nation free from his tyranny." Said Dalton, "We want to build a new peaceful nation."
Meanwhile out in the mountains Sakura was nursing a headache…
"I'm surrounded by idiots." thought Sakura.
First their conversation was about Luffy and Naruto's socks, then it switched to a rumor that Naruto and Luffy heard as kids that people in snow counties couldn't sleep now it was about the girls of snow countries… not to mention the small rabbit that was trying to attack them.
"All of you are idiots!" said Sakura.
"I'm getting sick of that thing anyways!" said Sanji kicking the killer rabbit.
"What is that thing anyways?" asked Luffy.
"Kyubi told me it's called The Rabbit of Caerbannog." Said Naruto with a sweat drop, "But I don't believe him…"
That's' when the wind began to blow harder.
"This doesn't look good." Said Sakura.
"I really hope Nami could hang on." Said Naruto.
"What about Tsunade?" asked Sanji.
"I really do want to meet her… but right now it's more important for Nami to get better." Said Naruto.
That's when a strange pack of giant white thing appeared.
"What are those things?" asked Sanji.
"Their big and white… must be polar bears." Said Luffy.
Kyubi began to laugh a lot… after all… this was one of his favorite hunting grounds… there was nothing better for a giant fox than giant bear sized rabbits.
Back in the Village called Big Horn…
"I really hope they don't run into any Lapahns." Sai Dalton.
"So what their only rabbits, right?" asked Kiba.
"They're as big as bears, with the swiftness of rabbits that hunt in packs." Said Dalton.
"Bears!" yelled Usopp.
"Yeah… their doomed." Said Sasuke with a sweat drop.
"Dalton! Dalton! I heard you're looking for Tsunade." Said the woman form earlier.
"Yes, they already took the patient…" said Dalton but once again didn't get to finish the sentence.
"I heard the doctor is in the next town over." Said the woman.
"What!" yelled everyone else.
Meanwhile in the next town over, in aside a shop a young child was crying, he was injured badly and wouldn't stop crying.
"I know it hurts but stop crying. You're disturbing the costumers." Said the owner the place and the child's father.
The child wouldn't stop, "If don't stop crying, I'm going to lock you outside."
That's when the door opened revealing a young woman with long blonde hair put into two ponytails, she also wore a green jacket with the kanji for "gamble" on the back. Next to her was reindeer wearing pants and a pink top hat.
"You know it's not nice to tell that to injured child" said the woman.
"Your… your… Lady Tsunade." Said the father.
"That's right." Said the woman who was Tsunade with a smirk, "Now let me see him."
"All right…" said the father with a slight bow.
Tsunade began an examination, "He's going to need some minor surgery… it's a good thing I came here on time." Said Tsunade.
After performing the surgery with the reindeer acting as her assistant… she gave the instructions to the father to help the recovery…
"It's going need to be banged for a few days, if it gets stiff put ice on it." Said Tsunade.
"Yes ma'am." Said the father.
"Now about the bill." Said Tsunade with a smirk.
"About that." Said the father who took out a deck of cards, "How about a little game of poker, if you win I pay, if I win it's on the house."
Tsunade smiled while her reindeer began to sweat.
"Why not." Said Tsunade.
The reindeer grabbed her coat in its mouth and tried to drag her away.
"Not now Chopper… you're almost as bad as Shizune." Said Tsunade.
And so the two played… however this is how it need… with Tsunade walking away sighing heavily.
"I can't believe I lost again." She said.
The reindeer named Chopper gave her a look that said "You're a Legendary Sucker! Why did you drop it!"
"Don't give me that look Chopper." Said Tsunade.
Indeed Tsunade, the 5th Hokage was indeed a legendary sucker!
Next Time: The group that's trying to help Nami must fight giant man eating rabbits! Oh great... the rabbits started an avalanche... what will happen? Find out next time!
A/N: I won't say who's the Raikage, or why Naruto wants to meet him or her... only that when s/he will play an important part in the future... I won't say when but I know you'll probably love it!