A/N: Well it's that time of year again, WonderCon is this weekend. If anyone's going please, please say hi, I'm the one with the pink crutches.

Chapter 162: Splitting Up Yet Again

The next morning they came across an interesting site, the ship was fixed. It wasn't the best job, but it was fixed none the less. Not only that but the bird stuff that was used to get up there (the comb, the remnants of the wings and the tail) were taken down.

"I knew I saw someone up here!" yelled Usopp.

"Something fixed this ship." Said Gaara, "I don't know what it was, but it's not malicious so I didn't stop it."

"Something supernatural was on the ship and you let it be?" asked Naruto, who seemed a little scared.

"It fixed ship, why complain." Said Sakura.

"It's just that…" said Naruto.

"What is it?" asked Sasuke with a smirked, "Your scared of ghosts or something?"

Naruto said nothing, it was when Sasuke stared at Naruto.

"Oh my god..." said Sasuke, "You're really scared of ghosts."

"Shut up Sasuke!" yelled Naruto.

He then went to sulk in the corner, while Hinata comforted him.

"Well, we're going to have to figure out how to get the ship down." Said Usopp.

And so they managed to get the ship down… somehow. After they did, Nami showed them the routes they were taking.

"Okay, so the search team will go south, where there should be ruins by the skull's right eye. You will have to face danger as well as enemies." Said Nami, "Sakura, I'm leaving you in charge of making sure everyone gets there."

"You're not going?" asked Chopper.

"No of course not, I'm too scared." Said Nami.

Chopper couldn't help but to stare at Nami when she said that.

"The rest of us will get the ship off the island which is also dangerous and rendezvous with you here." Said Nami, "Then we'll be rich

Everyone nodded and they broke into the two teams.

The team that stuck with the ship was Hinata (as stated earlier to protect the ship), Nami, Usopp, Ino, Sasuke, Anko, Isaribi and Sanji, (with Pierre helping since he was healthy enough to).

While the away team coasted of Sakura (as stated frailer to make sure no one gets lost), Luffy, Naruto, Kiba (and Akamaru), Gaara, Robin, Kakashi, Zoro and Chopper.

The two teams split and went on their way.

With the explorer team, Luffy and Zoro were arguing where to go.

"West is this way!" yelled Luffy, who was headed east.

"It's said the skull's right eye, so I'm headed right!" yelled Zoro.

That was when Sakura whacked both of them on the head.

"We're supposed to be going south you idiots!" yelled Sakura.

"Yes Sakura." Said both of them.

"I can see why she's in charge of this." Said Kakashi.

"Gaara what are you doing?" asked Chopper.

Gaara had his fingers on one of his eyes.

"There's something close by and I'm watching for it." He answered.

Chopper froze when he said that.

Luffy grabbed a big stick and began to carry it wherever he went.

"That's such a cool stick!" said Chopper.

"I know right." Said Luffy, "But if you want your own, you have to find it."

"Kit… something's coming." Said Kyubi.

"Some sort of demon?" asked Naruto.

"No… just a type of gigantic snake that lives for centuries that I haven't seen for years." Said Kyubi.

Naruto sweat dropped when he said.

"Seriously?" asked Naruto.

"Seriously." Confirmed Kyubi.

Gaara held up his hand singling stop.

"What is it?" asked Chopper.

"There's a giant snake nearby. I'm sure it's going to attack." He explained.

Everyone sweat dropped, easily since the giant snake reared its ugly head.

Back with the ship, Usopp was once again playing captain, making sure the heading was good. And the wind was perfect, that sort of stuff. Even though the ship was being pushed by the crow.

"You know…" said Ino, "I think Sasuke should be in charge."

"What!" yelled Usopp.

"He's been in the crew longer than you have." Said Ino, "Plus he much more mature and cute and he's level headed."

"Yeah… that's your crush talking." Said Usopp with a sweat drop.

Ino proceeded to kick him in the head.

Sasuke ignored the fight between the two.

Hinata came out of the galley with Gan Fall's medicine as it was time for him to take it.

"So it's true that you were able to defeat one of the priests?" asked Gan Fall.

"Yes… I did." Said Hinata.

"How were you?" asked Gan Fall.

"My fighting style can overcome predicting defenses." Said Hinata.

"I see." Said Gan Fall with a sigh, "Shall I tell you about the origin of this land?"

"Sure, we have a lot of time." Said Anko

"Until 6 years ago, I used to be God." Explained Gan Fall.

"Did you hit your head?" asked Usopp.

Pierre turned into his horse form and bit his head.

Gan Fall began to tell them about what happened in the past, about how everything was peaceful, and anytime a Knock Up Stream happened, small things would come up and those things were caked Vearth. It was considered sacred and special. Until one day Upper Yard appeared, which was a miracle but inhabited by the Shandians. The people drove them of the land and they have been fighting ever since.

"Those are the guerrillas, aren't they?" asked Isaribi.

"Yes, they are." Sighed Gan Fall.

"And they originally lived there?" asked Anko.

"They did." Said Gan Fall, "Forced up along with the island Unwillingly, they just want their home land back."

"And yet they forced off." Sighed Nami.

"Yes, unfriendly the people of the past got greedy. And we've been fighting ever since." Explained Gan Fall, "The Shandians want is their land back."

"Then that makes you the bad guys!" yelled Sanji and Usopp.

This caused Pierre to once again transformed into his horse form and bite them.

"Yes it does." Answered Gan Fall.

Pierre sweat dropped when Gan Fall said that and let them go.

"So who is this Eneru?" asked Nami.

Gan Fall began to explain how one day Eneru came with his own army and took over quickly. He even took control of a group called the Heavenly Warriors and turned them into slave labor.

"So why did they attack us?" asked Ino.

"As I mentioned, they turned my heavenly Warriors into Slave Labor. Once they get hold of the ships the Shandians kill them on site." He explained

"So it was all mistaken identities." Laughed Anko… her laughter was very sinister. Isaribi and Sasuke who were sitting near her scooted away from her, neither one of them wanted to know what was going on in her head.

"It was." Said Gan Fall with a sweat drop.

"Anko is just traveling with us for the time being." Explained Ino.

"I see…" said Gan Fall, "But that's why I became the sky knight. To help these deserters get to safety. They can't stay at Skypiea where Eneru's eyes can't reach them."

"From the sounds of it this Eneru is pretty scary." Said Sanji.

"Of course he is, he's an omniscient god!" yelled Usopp.

"He is beyond scary, he is unscrupulous." Said Gan Fall.

The crew looked at him in silence.

"He labels even travelers like you as criminals and he used the citizens of Skypiea to pass judgment. Innocence is never considered. After years of his rule my people live in a constant state of guilt." He said, "When someone feels constant guilt, they are at their weakest and he knows this. He turned the island entire island in "wayward lambs" and it up to him to guide them. To him the title of "God" is real…"

"So you mean we're fighting someone with a god complex who is very powerful." Said Anko, "Sounds like fun."

"Please don't get us caught up in this." Begged Usopp.

"Fine… I'll think about it." Said Anko.

"By the way. You mentioned "El Dorado" earlier, what is it?" he asked.

"You don't know about it?" asked Nami with a sweat drop.

"Should I know about it?" he asked.

"Just never mind." Answered Sasuke for her.

Back with the explorer group, the giant snake tried attacking.

"Of all times Anko could have been here." Said Kakashi.

"I know right, a giant snake." Said Naruto.

The giant snake tried biting them but they dodged, the tree it bit into started melting, it was then they realized the snake was poisonous.

"Naruto!" shouted Kakashi.

"Right!" yelled Naruto.

Both Naruto and Kakashi made numerous clones to distract the snake while everyone got away… but if it was only that simple…

"Of course this had to happen." Said Sakura.

With everything that happened they were split up even further, each one of them was alone.

What are the chances of this happening? Well… judging by what happened to them in the past… very likely…

Next time: With the crew separated, only Sakura, Kakashi and Robin are going south, Kiba and Akamaru's decided it's best to go to the shore, Luffy is going in the direction he think is South, Zoro is lost, Chopper's freaking out, Gaara is trying to take out enemies and Naruto is headed wherever Kyubi in order to fight one the Priests. Meanwhile the ones at the boat learn more about Sky Warfare. What else will happen? Find out next time!