A/N: It's a slow paced chapter, but I felt like this should be a chapter on its own. Because I have a lot of twists planned for the next chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 116: Aftermath of the Near Rebellion

Luffy had beaten Crocodile! That much was for sure. As Crocodile was sent flying his sand tornado dissipated. Everyone who managed to stay coconscious in the tornado and those escaped let out a loud cheer.

"I can't believe it" cried Vivi.

That was when something happened that was truly unexpected… It began to rain. No one ever expected that to happen.

Not only that there was a voice that yelled out.

"Stop the fighting!"

Everyone turned to find Igaram! Alive!

"It's him!" said Zoro.

"He's alive!" shouted Naruto in shock.

"Oh yeah… I forgot to tell you." Said Kyubi.

"Why? Because I wouldn't look away." Said Naruto.

"That and dramatic tension… sweet, sweet dramatic tension." Said Kyubi, "Or maybe I told you and you forgot."

"I hate you sometimes…" thought Naruto.

Igaram was holding the boy that Kankuro beat up, and next to him were Lee and Guy.

Nearby Neji, who was watching what was happening unfold, flinched when he saw his "eternal rival".

"Oh man… not again…" he muttered.

"Neji sir, would you like to hide." Said one of the Marines under him.

"No… I learned a long time ago that doesn't work" said Neji, "It never works." He added mentally.

Igaram looked down at the boy.

"Can you speak?" he asked.

The boy nodded, "The men who beat me up were not members of the royal guards, they were imposters, even the king was an imposter."

Everything became silent.

"Well it's a good thing that we didn't fight, right?" joked one of the rebels.

Everyone around him glared at him.

Kohza stepped forward, "Someone has been manipulating from the start. Those men were underlings for the organization that was doing that."

Igaram looked very confused, "Did I miss something?"

Kohza walked over to Igaram, "The fighting stopped long before you showed up." Explained Kohza, "The Royal Army successfully raised the white flag… but… at a cost…"

Igaram nodded… "I see…" said Igaram.

"Isn't that wonderful Guy-Sensei?" asked Lee.

"It sure is Lee!" said Guy.

The two hugged each other creating the strange illusion of the beach at sun set.

"Guy-Sensei!" cried Lee.

"Lee!" cried Guy.

"Guy-Sensei!" cried Lee.

"Lee!" cried Guy.

"Guy-Sensei!" cried Lee.

"Lee!" cried Guy.

"Guy-Sensei!" cried Lee.

"Lee!" cried Guy.

"My eyes!"" cried some random person in the crowd seeing the scene unfolding.

Kohza turned to where the Straw Hat stood, but only Shikamaru, Choji and Yugito was there.

"They left." Said Shikamaru.

"I see…" sighed Kohza.

"Don't worry… you'll be able to thank them." Said Yugito, "I'm sure."

Kohza nodded…

Nearby, elsewhere in town… the Straw Hats were walking to someplace to hide.

"I can't walk on my own." Said Usopp.

"Just drag him." Said Kiba.

Ino was staring into space.

"Are you still worried about your father?" asked Hinata.

"Yes… I mean… I don't know..." said Ino, "I only recently remembered him… and he's… he's…"

"He's fine… for now." Said Naruto, "Don't worry… Kyubi will warn us if anything happens… right…"

"Right?" Naruto repeated in his head.

"Fine…" muttered Kyubi.

Ino began to shake when she heard this.

"Everything's going to be fine." Said Sakura, "I'm sure of it."

"Okay." Said Ino.

That was when Cobra showed up carrying an unconscious Luffy.

"Excuse me." Said Sanji, "He's our friend, we'll take him off your hands."

"You know him?" asked Cobra, "Oh you must be the pirates that brought Vivi home."

"Huh?" asked Sanji.

"Um… Sanji…" said Ino.

But before Ino could him, Vivi showed up.

"There you are." Said Vivi, that's when she noticed, "Papa!"

"Papa! Your Vivi's father?" asked Sanji in shock.

"I was about to tell you that." Said Ino with a sweat dropped.

Cobra laid Luffy down on the ground, and began to explain what happened.

"That's my brother you." Laughed Naruto.

"He's a freak of nature." Said Kyubi, "Seriously… he is…"

"He's needs medical attention." Said Vivi.

"Never mind that." Said Zoro, "You two should go on ahead without us."

"But…" said Vivi.

"The people need their princess." Said Hinata.

"The rebellion ended and they're free from that sand storm that Crocodile created." Said Usopp.

"But I'm going to tell them what you did." Said Vivi.

"You shouldn't do that." Said Sakura, "We'll notorious pirates."

"We can't get mix up in politics." Said Sanji.

"I'm hungry." Said Chopper.

"We'll just go ahead to the palace." Said Nami, "Don't 'worry about us."

Vivi looked at Ino.

"What about you?" asked Vivi.

"I'll stay with them." Said Ino, "I am still legally dead."

Vivi smiled and left. When she did everyone passed, after all they had very hectic days since they got onto the island.

In the town square, Neji and Tashigi reunited and approached the unconscious Crocodile. The two revoked his license.

In the desert, Gaara made a small shelter to protect his siblings from the rain.

"Are you sure about this Gaara? They might not expect you." Said Temari.

"I made my decision." Said Gaara, "And I'm sure they will expect me."

Temari and Kankuro looked at each other.

In the desert with Orochimaru and his henchman. Orochimaru looked up into the sky.

"Looks like the rain has returned." Said Orochimaru, "It figures this that would this would once Crocodile fell."

Orochimaru, Kabuto and Tayuya continued on their way.

In the town square the king was giving a speech to call the people and make sure everything was all right.

Shikamaru and Choji watched at medics take Inoichi.

"There you two are." Said Choza.

Their father's joined then.

"Do you think he's going to be all right?" asked Choji.

"His wounds don't look that bad, so he'll live." Said Shikaku.

"That's good for Ino." Sighed Shikamaru, "That troublesome girl…"

Shikaku chuckled when he heard that.

"It's so nice that everything is good and well again." Said Guy.

"Should we stay and see Naruto, Luffy and the others are all right?" asked Lee.

"I am sure that they are fine." Said Guy, "Now let's train some more in the rain!" yelled Guy.

"Yosh!" yelled Lee.

The two of them ran some place in order to train some more.

"Who were those two?" asked Kohza with a really big sweat drop.

"They carried me here." Answered Igaram, "Apparently they're friends with the pirates."

"Uh-huh.." said Kohza unsure how to react.

Yugito went to the top of the building, she looked down up at the sky, thinking about the last few days.

"Minato… you must be proud of him right now." Thought Yugito with a smile, "Maybe I should teach him a thing before we part ways."

With the Straw Hats, the marines approached them. Tashigi and Neji looked at them.

"What do you mean we're forbidden from taking them?" asked one of the Marines.

"They're unconscious right now! Sitting ducks." Said another of the marines.

"Listen to Tashigi." Said Neji.

Neji looked at both Naruto and Hinata. He gritted his teeth and left, he wanted to arrest them… but agreed with Tashigi, it wasn't the right time.

After all it would have been better while they were conscious, at least they could at least give him a fight.

And so the country of Alabasta settled down, with the rebellion stopped, Crocodile defeated peace can once come to the country…

Next Time: Luffy wakes up after being unconscious for three days. What happened while he was out? Did Ino's father survive? And did she stay in Alabasta or with the Straw Hats? And what's this! A new crew mate that Naruto recruited? Who is it? Find out next time!