Chapter 61: Time to Rumble

They watched as something came out of Wapol… it was big, it was huge, it was named Chessmarimo… but as it looked only their clothes merged and one of them was giving a piggy back ride to the other.

"My bad… I thought something else would happen…" laughed Kyubi laughing.

"It's so cool!" yelled both Naruto and Luffy.

"Both of you are idiots!" yelled Sakura.

"Don't underestimate them." Said Tsunade, "If they weren't strong the people would have rebelled a long time ago."

"You're a Kage… why didn't you at least rebel for them." Said Naruto with a sweat drop.

"I don't technically live in this country, unless someone paid maybe then I would have." Said Tsunade.

Shizune sighed, "I tried convincing her, but it she didn't agree." She said.

This made everyone else sweat drop.

Wapol began a whole speech about how no shall defy him… and his first act would be to tear down that flag, which he did with one of his canon arms… bringing down the flag.

Meanwhile in Big Horn, things had calmed down, thanks to Wapol's 20 doctors, Dalton survived. Now thing had calmed down on the most part in the town. During this peace Vivi was trying to convince the others into climbing the mountain.

"Vivi… calm down, you worry too much" said Usopp, "Luffy, Sanji, Naruto and Sakura are with them have faith in them, she's in good hands."

Vivi sighed… and nodded, he was right "Thank you Usopp." She said.

"That's not the reason he doesn't want to go." Said Kiba, "He's just too scared to go."

Vivi sweat dropped at the sight… Usopp's legs were shaking, badly.

"You cowards you just don't to help them!" yelled Ino.

"Hey there's giant man eating rabbits… I do have faith in them who cares if I'm scared." Said Usopp.

That's when there a loud commotion, they turned to see that Dalton was trying to leave.

"Oh no…" said Hinata.

"Dalton!" said Vivi.

"Who is he again?" asked Zoro.

"Maybe if didn't train alone and get lost then you would know." Said Sasuke with a sweat drop.

"This is our chance to be free! We must fight him now or live as slaves!" yelled Dalton

"But your hurt!" yelled a random town's person.

"I'm going to go fight no matter what the cost even if I have to become a villain myself!" yelled Dalton.

Usopp looked at Dalton… and knew he had to do something… and so he decided something.

"Climb on, I'll carry you." Said Usopp.

Back at the castle, they watched as the flag fall form the castle, Chopper looked like he was going to cry.

"Reindeer… that flag." Said Luffy seeing Chopper looking like he was going to cry.

There was a silence, "What have you done to doctor flag!" yelled Chopper.

He ran under Chessmarimo then transformed into his "human" from and punched Wapol in the face… or at least made that motion he stopped himself from doing it as he thought about his mentor.

"I won't hurt you… but you'll have to leave immediately and never return." Said Chopper.

"Chopper don't try to reason with him!" yelled Tsunade, "He's nothing but scum. He's so low that in the world there only one person who's worse than him."

"But..." said Chopper.

That's when Wapol shot him with one of his canon arms.

"Oh no…" said Shizune.

"Chopper!" yelled Tsunade.

"Hey Hungry, Hungry Hippo!" yelled Luffy who was no on the top of them mountain.

They looked up and saw Luffy tying the flag back to the roof (using Nami's jacket's sleeve)

"You're a bunch of frauds, you pretended to be pirates! You don't know the meaning of this flag!" yelled Luffy.

Back in Big Horn everyone watched Usopp carry Dalton… everyone watched in silence… or at least tried, Kiba couldn't hold in his laughter anymore.

"I can't believe you're actually trying to do it!" laughed Kiba.

"This isn't funny!" yelled Usopp.

It would be pointed out that Usopp didn't get very far from where he started and was crumpling under the weight.

"You can't do it." Said Dalton.

"Yes… I… can…" muttered Usopp.

"That idiot." Sighed Zoro.

"So…" said Sasuke.

Zoro sighed and picked up Dalton, because unlike Usopp… he could carry the weight. Usopp looked at Zoro… he was going to follow him and point him… that was until a certain white dog ran to him with measuring tape in its mouth. Ino walked over.

"10 feet!" she said.

"Hey!" yelled Usopp, "Why did you have to do that!"

"Because you were making a fool of yourself, I had to join in." said Kiba.

"Kiba just asked me to." Said Ino.

"Kiba!" yelled Usopp.

"So… I guess we should follow Zoro then." Said Sasuke with Vivi and Hinata nodding agreement.

And so the three followed him.

"Hey don't leave us!" yelled Usopp.

"Yeah!" said Ino.

That's when Usopp, Ino and Akamaru caught up.

"Wait!" yelled a random towns' person, "If you give us 10 minutes we can fix one of the ropeways to the castle, it will make the trip a lot faster."

"But the ropeways were cut down." Said another random town's person.

"Yeah, but some kid found one near Gyasta." Said the first random town's person.

Back at the castle…

"The meaning of the flag? That pirate rag has no meaning." said Wapol.

"Show what you know! It's not something you fly on whim!" yelled Luffy.

"Fool I'm a king! I'd never fly a pirate flag except as a joke!" yelled Wapol aiming one of his canon arms, "Stop raising that eye sore!"

He fired on Luffy, "I told you this is my kingdom so stop raising that eye sore."

"No…" said Sakura.

"No this again!" yelled Sanji.

"Get away!" yelled Chopper.

"You can't hit the skull and crossbones! It's a symbol of Faith!" yelled Luffy then bomb hit Luffy creating a big explosion.

"Luffy!" yelled Sanji.

"That was a direct hit." Said Shizune.

"I blasted him to pieces." Laughed Wapol.

"Shows what you know." Said Naruto with a smirk.

When the smoke bleared they saw Luffy was still standing holding the flag.

"See, it's unbreakable." Said Luffy.

Wapol and his… merged man thing were in shock.

""I don't know who's flag this beings to. But this flag is a promise of life! You don't fly it lightly." Said Luffy, "It's not something to be laughed at or shot at!" he yelled very loudly, so loud it almost scared Wapol and Chessmarimo.

Tsunade looked up at Luffy then at Naruto, "If you hold the same ideals… then perhaps…" she thought.

"So this is a pirate." Thought Chopper, "Amazing…"

"Hey reindeer! I'm going to clobber this guys! What are you going to do?" asked Luffy.

"Me?" thought Chopper.

"Fool if you so determined to protect that thing then I'll destroy you along with it!" yelled Wapol aiming one of his arm canons.

"Not this again!" yelled Sanji.

He was about to attack Wapol when Naruto stopped him.

"Naruto… what are you doing?" asked Sanji.

"This isn't your fight." Said Naruto.

"What?" asked Sanji.

Sanji realized what Naruto meant, then he saw Chopper going for Wapol.

"Interesting… he knew about Chopper waning to fight him" thought Tsunade with a smile, "Maybe he is Kage Material after all."

Shizune looked at Tsunade "She has that look…" she thought with a sigh.

Chopper was about to punch Wapol in the face when Chessmarimo stopped him.

"All right!" cheered Naruto.

"Get him reindeer!" cheered Luffy from the roof.

"I won't let you lay a finger on King Wapol!" said Chessmarimo.

Naruto stared at the strange human, he knew that look well.

"Naruto what's wrong?" asked Sakura.

"It's nothing." Said Naruto.

"You're a strange creature, I bet you're that abominable snowman everyone fears." Said Chessmarimo, "I bet you lived a lonely life despised by everyone, so why risk your life for everyone?"

"Shut up!" yelled Naruto.

"What?" said Chopper.

"Even if they hate Chopper, for something that's not his fault! Even if they glared at him, attacked him, hated him… I know from experience, if you love something enough… or if you have a goal… that doesn't matter! Because even idiots learn they're lessons eventually! Sure there might be one or two people who doesn't learn but that doesn't matter! Eventually through the hate there will be people who will care about you!" yelled Naruto.

Chopper looked at Naruto, "He's right… I never would have thought that there was someone who understands that…" he thought, "I wonder why…"

"And remember one thing… I'm your friend!" said Naruto.

Tsunade looked at him and smirked, "Naruto… that boy…" she thought.

"Don't forget!" yelled Luffy launching himself, "I'm your friend too!"

Luffy crashed in-between the Hungry, Hungry Hippo and the fusion reject with Gum Gum Rocket.

"Are you all right Straw Hat?" asked Chopper.

"I'm fine…" said Luffy, "I'm a made of rubber."

"Rubber?" asked Chopper.

"Hey reindeer, finish him off." Said Luffy.

"Sure he's easy." Said Chopper.

"Good… I'll fight the big nuisance over there." Said Luffy.

"And I'll join you." Said Naruto with a smirk.

The two brother's stood side by side with identical smiles.

"Sakura come on." Said Sanji.

"No." said Sakura.

"What?" asked Sanji.

Sakura as gently as she could poked Sanji in the back… because of that Sanji flinched and fall to the ground.

"What did you just do?" he asked.

"You're still injured from the climb." Said Sakura bending down to Sanji, "You need to rest."

"So are you going to do anything?" asked Sanji.

Sakura shook her head no, "This isn't our fight." Said Sakura she looked at Chopper.

Sanji sighed, he knew there was no way to change Sakura's mind and he knew it. So he just watched like Sakura was.

"My name is Tony Tony Chopper, I was given that name by the world's greatest doctor." Said Chopper, "He might have forgiven you but I won't!"

That's when Chopper took out a small ball.

"What is that?" asked Sakura.

"The Rumble Ball." Said Chopper, "It only last three minutes but that's all the time I need."

"Three minutes?" asked Luffy.

"Whatever he's doing it seems cool." Said Naruto.

"There's something about that ball… that could prove useful to you one day." Said Kyubi.

"We're going to see something interesting." Said Tsunade with a smirk.

"Rumble!" said Chopper putting the ball into his mouth.

Chessmarimo took out two bows and two flaming arrows Chopper turned into his full reindeer form and ran towards him… as well as dodging the arrows. When he got closer he transformed into his "human" form, that's also when Kuromarimo took out four mallets. As Chopper got closer he transformed again while saying "Jump Point!" he transformed into something else… it was a very skinny version of his human form but still his feet were still reindeer like…. In this form he jumped extremely high.

"No way!" said Sakura.

"How…" said Naruto.

"Yes… whatever that thing he ate will be a good thing for you to use." Said Kyubi.

As he got closer to the ground he said "Guard Point." And she shrank while his fur grew to a certain length… Kyubi said it best.

"Ch-Ch-Chia! Just water it and watch it grow." Said Kyubi.

"Why did you say that?" thought Naruto with a sweat drop.

"Because someone had to." Responded Kyubi.

The mallets hit Chia Chopper (which if they made, I would love to own by the way) which caused him to bounce around for a bit as the fur protected him.

"Impossible!" yelled Kuromarimo.

"You can't win." Said Chopper.

"Zoan Devil Fruits only have 3 transformations." said Chessmarimo.

"Rumble Ball is a medicine that modifies the transformation powers of the Devil Fruits. After 5 years of research I discovered 4 more transformations." Said Chopper.

"Wait 7 transformations?" yelled Kuromarimo.

"What?" asked Luffy.

"No way…" said Naruto.

"7 stages…" they both thought as they had that look.

"Oh great he has that look again." Said Sanji remembering what happen when they first met.

Sakura nodded with a sweat drop.

"Are we going to fight or not!" yelled Wapol.

"Um… kit...aren't you going to fight the former king." Said Kyubi.

"What did you say?" Thought Naruto.

"Never mind…" sighed Kyubi.

Chopper once again transformed, this time into a human like form with huge muscles that resembled someone who just took steroids but had hooves for hands, "Arm point!" he said. He ran up and destroyed the mallets.

"These are my hooves of iron… they can even smash boulders." Said Chopper.

That's when Kuromarimo took out 4 axes… and used an attack that sliced the air itself… as well as damaged the castle wall and cut Chopper's arm.

"Okay… that's really bad." Said Sakura.

"Don't worry… Chopper can handle it." Said Tsunade.

The bizarre fusion began to move his axes all over the place and Chopper dodged by transforming… he finally transformed to his normal half/half form.

"Are you just going to continue to run away?" asked Kuromarimo.

"I'm not running away. I'm looking for your weak spot." Said Chopper, "Scope!"

Chopper went into a position that looked like he was going to shoot something.

"It looks like he's going to shoot some death ray!" said Luffy.

"It must be some really awesome Chi move that Tsunade taught him!" said Naruto.

"I didn't teach him any Chi Moves!" yelled Tsunade.

"Hey um… kit… the Hippo's running away." Said Kyubi.

"What did you say?" asked Naruto.

"I hate you." Muttered Kyubi.

"I have no weak spot! You're just a stupid Zoan! It's all over for you." Said Kuromarimo.

"Got it… his chin." Said Chopper.

He transformed to Jump Point to jump over to him then once again transformed into his Arm Point, "Carving Hoof Sakura!" he said as he hit Chessmarimo in the bottom chin knocking the… thing out.

Chopper transformed back to his normal form, "3 minutes…" said Chopper.

"That was so awesome!" yelled Naruto.

"You did it!" yelled Luffy.

There was a silence…

"Um… Naruto… Luffy… where's the one you were supposed to fight." Said Sakura with a sweat drop.

There was an awkward silence… as both sweat dropped…

"Kit… I've this so many times yet it hasn't lost its meaning… you and your brother are idiots." Said Kyubi.

Next Time: The Fight Moves inside as Naruto and Luffy face off Wapol. Will they win? Meanwhile Tsunade thinks about what is means to truly be a Kage. Also Dalton and the reaming Straw Hats head towards the mountain to face Wapol... but are they too late? Find out next time!