A/N: Oh yeah! Over 900 reviews! I know it's small amount when compared to others in this section (Come on people review) anyways here's the chapter... and includes some interesting facts about Ino... that's I've been planning since the beginning... more about that in the after notes.

Chapter 70: Ino's Past

Ino was in shock, she couldn't believe her ears… she always thought she knew Vivi in some way but not personally… after she was a Princess. She seemed to be taking in this news quietly that was until the dam broke… well that's not a good way of putting it... a better way was to say… that's when she began to ask a barrage of questions…

"You know me? How do you know me? Are my parents alive? Do you know my parents? Am I a member of the royal family?" asked Ino.

"Calm down, calm down…" said Vivi.

Ino took a breath, "I'm sorry… it's just that I've been trying to find who I am for a long time." Said Ino.

"I understand." Said Vivi.

"So… how do you know me?" asked Ino.

"You see, among my family's body guards there is a team known as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku and Akimichi Choza." Said Vivi.

"One of them is my father… isn't he?" asked Ino.

"That's right, your father is Inoichi. He and the other two grew up together and did everything together. They even got married at the same time and even had their children around the same time, in fact Shikaku's son is only a day older than you." said Vivi.

"Oh wow…" said Ino, "So… what happened to me…"

Vivi sighed, "You see the Royal Family managed to get their hands on three Devil Fruits: The Expand Expand Fruit, The Shind Shind and the Mind Mind Fruit." Said Vivi.

"Shind Shind Fruit?" asked Ino raising an eyebrow.

"It's a combination of the word shadow and bind. It allows the user to manipulate his shadow in certain ways… mostly to bind the target in some way." Explained Vivi.

"Wait… why couldn't it be called the Shadow Shadow Fruit?" asked Ino.

"There's already another Devil Fruit called the Shadow Shadow Fruit… while involve shadows I heard it's very different." Explained Vivi.

"Oh okay…" said Ino.

"Now, as I was saying the royal family obtained three devil fruits, they were said to complement each other in the ways they were used, for example the eater Shind Shind Fruit would be hold the person down while you would be able to possess them." said Vivi.

"Oh wow…" said Ino.

"Not only that but your father and the other two members would have had Devil Fruit that completed their specialties, your father specializes in spying and infiltration, Shikaku specializes in battle tactics and strategy while Choza specializes in brute force…" explained Vivi.

"So… if that Devil Fruit was meant for my father then how…" said Ino.

"You and Choji, Choza's son got into it and ate the ones meant for your fathers." Said Vivi.

"Oh…" said Ino.

"When your father found he was angry at first but decided to teach you how to use your powers. However about a week later your mother found out…" said Vivi.

That's when Ino felt something… that's when she realized what the feeling was, she remembered something from her past, "I think I remember what happened after my mother found out."

(Flashback)

A 5 year old Ino was listening to argument that her parents were having in another room.

"I can't believe you let those Devil Fruit just lay there out in the open!" yelled Ino's mother from the other room.

"I'm sorry… I didn't think she and Choji would eat them!" said Inoichi from the other room.

"They're 5, what did you think they'll do!" yelled Ino's mother from the other room.

"I said I'm sorry! Look I'm making it right! I've been training Ino how to use her powers from what I read about it… she learned how to possess someone already." Said Inoichi from the other room.

"That just made her into more of a freak!" yelled Ino's mother from the other room, "There's no way to reverse the damage you've done to her…"

"Damage what damage!" yelled Inoichi from the other room.

"You made our daughter into a freak… and that's why I'm leaving an taking Ino with me… we'll leaving this place and I'm never coming back, I can't say the same for Ino when she's older but right now she's coming with me!" yelled Ino's mother from the other room.

"What? Where are you going!" cried Inoichi from the other room.

"I'm going to one of the 4 Blues… I've gained permission from the World Government though Cobra. I've told him and Yoshino about my plans… and I've also told Yoshino my itinerary… and she promised she would never tell you where I'm heading." Said Ino's mother from the other room.

"You can't do this!" said Inoichi.

That's when the door opened and Ino's mother saw that Ino was listening in on the conversation. She grabbed Ino's wrist.

"Come on Ino." Said Ino's mother.

"Wait!" cried Inoichi following them.

But it was all for nothing, Inoichi tried to convince them but it was all for nothing…

(End of Flashback)

"I remember now… my mom left dad after she found and took me with her." Said Ino, "But what after that?"

A week later Yoshino, Shikaku's wife was reading the newspaper when she read about The Orbit, the ship you and your mother was on sunk… everyone assumed you died that day." Said Vivi, "Your dad took it pretty hard, but thanks to Choza and Shikaku he managed to keep himself together enough to not have an emotional break down."

"So my father is still alive." Said Ino.

Vivi nodded, "But I haven't seen him since I left… I don't know if he's still part of the guard or…" said Vivi.

"I don't know…" said Ino, "But I have the feeling he still is."

"Hey Ino!" came a voice, they looked down and saw Sanji was holding a lot of bags full of food, "Can you come down here and help me!"

"Okay!" said Ino, she turned to Vivi and said "Thank you for talking to me about. And I promise I will help as much as I can in taking down Baroque Works and stopping the Rebellion."

Vivi gave a smile and nodded in agreement.

Ino climbed down the ladder and saw all the food… it was a lot of food… but she knew with Naruto and Luffy's appetites it would only last for a days.

"Wow… I can't believe the town gave us this much food!" said Ino.

"Yeah and it's all thanks to Nami." Said Sanji.

"Hey… Sasuke is the one risking himself against the ones that actually destroyed this town." Said Ino.

"Whatever…" muttered Sanji.

As the two of them mange dot get the food on the ship, Sanji noticed there was something different about Ino. She was in a great mood and at the same time a little sad.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Oh Vivi and I finally got down to talking… and she told me that she knows me… from before I lost my memories." Said Ino.

Sanji smirked, "Really?" he asked.

"My dad is one of the Royal Family's guards… and he's still alive." Said Ino happy.

"That's great!" said Sanji.

"I know…" said Ino happily.

Sanji smiled and remembered when the stress got to Ino in that way.

(Flashback)

At the clinic he was staying at with Zeff and Ino, a 10 year old Sanji, who was now able to walk around decided to check up on Ino. He went to the room she was staying in.

"Hey, Ino! Are you okay?" asked Sanji.

A 4 year old Ino who was sleeping was suddenly woken up.

"Hey I was sleeping…" said Ino rubbing her eyes.

"Sorry…" said Sanji with a sweat drop.

"Um… who are you?" asked Ino.

"I'm Sanji… don't you remember me?" he asked.

Ino shook her head no.

"You don't remember me Ino?" asked Sanji.

"Ino… is that my name?" asked Ino.

Sanji became shocked, "You don't remember anything, do you?"

Ino shook her head no.

"Oh man…" said Sanji who ran outside to find the doctor.

Not too long later Sanji waited outside Ino's room, the doctor came out.

"So why doesn't she remember anything?" asked Sanji.

The doctor sighed… "The stress of the situation has really gotten to her, she has total amnesia and since she's so young and her parents presumed dead it's unlikely that she'll ever be able to regain her memories." Said the doctor.

Sanji sighed… he felt sorry for her.

"Who knows… maybe one day she'll meet someone who's familiar and knows her… after all she did eat a Devil Fruit and there are only one of each kind, so maybe…" said Doctor looking on the bright side.

Sanji gave a small smile and nodded.

(End of Flashback)

Sanji looked at Ino, "I wonder… what's she going to do when everything's over in Alabasta." He thought.

"Is anything wrong?" asked Ino.

"No nothing's wrong." Answered Sanji.

"Okay then…" said Ino, "We should take everything in the galley and organize it."

Sanji nodded and decided to wait to see what happens in Alabasta first.

Meanwhile in the forest, Zoro drew his swords and to Kimimaro. He was about to slash Kimimaro when Kimimaro blocked his swords… with bunch of white spike that came from his arms. Zoro jumped back and stared at his arms.

"What the hell…" he muttered.

"I have the ability to control my Skelton in many ways." Said Kimimaro emotionlessly.

"Let me guess, you ate a Devil Fruit." Responded Zoro.

"No… I didn't… I was born with this ability." Answered Kimimaro.

"What!" yelled Zoro.

That's when Kimimaro aimed his fingers at Zoro while shouted "Finger Bullet Drill.", he shot off his finger tip bones like Bullets which Zoro managed to knock away.

"You know." Said Zoro, "I didn't think that this little side trip would be interesting. I was wrong." He seethed his swords so he could take off his bandana off his arms and place it on his head, he then unsheathed his sword and prepared for battle.

"You know…" said Kimimaro, "You look like a psychopath with that bandana on your heard." He said in an emotionless tone.

Zoro couldn't help but to sweat drop, "Even so, I'm not going to lose." Said Zoro.

Zoro ran towards Kimimaro, now knowing that Kimimaro was going to be one of his toughest opponents yet… which will of course make an epic battle.

Next Time: Zoro has a hard time fighting Kimimaro, with his dances he seems unstoppable... will Zoro be able to defeat or will the "bone guy" beat him? Find out next time!

A/N: I had always intended to for Ino's father to be a Guard for the Alabasta Royal family, ever since I came up with the idea that Ino was on the Baratie, that was always my intention... I wasn't sure if I would ever get to the point where I would reveal it. But here I am. It's something I've been planning for almost two years, you can compare it to Futurama's continuity (IE: Leela always being a mutant, Nibbler was the one that sent Fry into the Future). And yes that means Shikamaru and Choji will appear in the Alabasta Arc as good guys, as well as the original Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Which means 5 more reasons to look forward to the Alabasta Arc.