A/N: rumors of this stories death were greatly exaggerated. What I meant to say last time was "Well this is the final chapter of Biju Biju Fruit Month" Sorry for the confusion and enjoy the last chapter of The Skypiea Arc and the first chapter of the Return of Itachi arc.

Chapter 182: Back on the Ground

The Going Merry followed Conis and Pagaya's boat.

"So when are you going to tell them?" asked Kakashi.

Gaara had a mischievous smirk.

"Once we go back down." He said.

"You're certainly having fun with it." Said Kakashi.

Gaara said nothing, but he did give a small smile.

The rest of them were celebrating the gold and talking what they were doing with the gold.

"I was a giant bronze stature!" cheered Luffy.

"We need canons!" said Usopp, "10 more!"

"Can I buy a new fridge, with a lock?" asked Sanji.

"We need new clothes." Said Ino, "Especially for Isaribi."

"Stop trying to give me makeovers!" yelled Isaribi, "The clothes you got me are fine."

"Come on guys, we can figure out a way to divvy up the treasure once we get down." Said Nami.

"We're almost there." Said Conis, "You can see it now."

They went to see an octopus shaped gate.

"Why is shaped like an octopus?" asked Naruto.

"Who cares… I did say anything last time." Muttered Kyubi.

Naruto rolled his eyes at the demon inside of him.

"So I guess we just take the milky road down." Said Nami.

Conis instruction them to raise the sails as well as cling to the ship.

"That doesn't sound good." Said Kiba realizing that it might be so easy as Nami thought it would.

That was when the South Bird showed up it said something.

"He said don't leave me behind." Said Chopper with a sweat drop.

"I forgot about him." Said Anko with a sweat drop.

"I think all of us had." Said Naruto also with a sweat drop..

"Okay captain our next course is set." Said Nami.

"All right on to our next adventure!" cheered Luffy.

Everyone cheered as they headed back home.

That was until they got to the edge and they started falling down.

"We were tricked!" yelled Kyubi.

As they fell they heard a whistle and a giant octopus grabbed the ship and inflated.

"Oh wow… it's like a balloon." Said Naruto.

"It is a balloon." Said Luffy.

"At least we're not falling to our deaths." Said Anko.

"Yeah…" agreed Nami.

And so they took the slow gentle ride down. As they did they heard the bell. They could all tell what the bell meant.

"You are welcomed back any time."

Sometime later, they landed back onto the ship with a splash.

"Is everyone all right?" asked Hinata.

Everyone nodded.

"Thanks Octopal." Said Luffy to the Octopus that brought them back down.

"So are you going to tell them now?" asked Kakashi.

Gaara smirked, "Not yet, we do need to get settled back in after all. Once we deiced to Divvy up the Treasure." He said.

As a huge wave, they began to settle back into being back on the ground. Luffy tried to use the waver, but he still couldn't drive it.

"You shouldn't have tired it." Said Isaribi as she pulled up the captain.

"But I thought I could drive it now." Whined Luffy.

They all watched as Nami was still able to drive.

"So do any of the Dials Work here?" asked Ino.

"All but the Milky." Said Usopp.

"It would sense." Said Kakashi, "The are meant to create clouds and we're not high up enough to do it."

And so it was time to Divvy up the treasure.

"There's more treasure than that pile." Said Gaara.

"What do you mean?" asked Nami.

Gaara proceeded to open his corked he used put his sand on the table and when it retracted a gold bar was in its place.

"What was that doing in your gourd?" asked Nami.

Gaara began to tell them about the thank you gift they gave him. Everyone who didn't know the story gaped at him.

"Did I ever tell you always seemed like a nice boy to me?" asked Nami.

"This gold is for emergencies." Said Gaara, "Just in case we need the money for whatever reason."

"Fine…" muttered Nami, "But this means Gaara doesn't get any of the gold."

"Agreed!" said the rest of the crew.

Gaara rolled his eyes.

"Okay, first off 80 percent goes my secret stash." Said Nami.

"Hey!" yelled everyone but Gaara and the guests.

"I'm just joking." Said Nami, "Like I could keep a secret staff on this clunker of a ship."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Luffy.

"She's trying to say she wants to put the money into fixing the ship." Said Sakura, "Right?"

"That's right." Said Nami.

"Wow… it's weird to hear you say something like that." Said Kiba, "Usually you're just a greedy bitch."

"Hey!" yelled both Nami and Sanji.

"But they're right. We do need to fix the ship… after all it does have a lot of damage… from fights." Said Isaribi.

"Crashing into Laboon." Said Hinata.

"Getting eaten by that hippo guy." Said Naruto.

"The ship was eaten?" asked Anko wanting to hear that story.

"Well a part of it." Said Naruto.

"We'll divvy up the treasure after seeing how much it will cost to fix it." Said Nami not wanting to hear that story.

"Maybe we should get a carpenter." Said Luffy, "That will be a good idea."

"Wow… that's a good idea." Said Isaribi.

"Luffy can get those sometimes." Said Kiba.

"After that we need to get a musician." Said Luffy.

Everyone sweat dropped when he said that.

Not too long later, they arrived on an island.

"What island is this?" asked Naruto.

"It smells like adventure." Said Luffy.

"It's called Valley Island." Said Nami.

"Really Valley Island?" asked Naruto looking excited.

"Well we know that there's no towns here." Said Kakashi.

Nami blinked at their reaction.

"You heard of this place?" asked Nami.

Naruto nodded, "It is said many years ago, two of the Founding Kages got into a huge fight on this very island." He explained, "The feud was huge its even said that Kyubi got involved."

"I did get involved… stop saying it like I'm not here!" yelled Kyubi.

"Really?" asked Nami.

"That's it! I'm going to find the legendary valley where they fought." Said Naruto.

"There's also a Kage Emergency House, there will be ways for us to get off the island." Said Kakashi.

"So your leaving?" asked Naruto pouting a little.

"That one seems to be doing fine." Said Anko jabbing her thumb at Sasuke.

"Refer to me by name." said Sasuke.

"No." said Anko

"I doubt there will be anything to push Sasuke to Orochimaru and Sasuke seemed to take his defeat in the sky okay." Said Kakashi.

Sasuke said nothing.

"We'll see you around." Said Anko.

After saying good-bye the crewmembers, Kakashi stopped.

"What is it?" asked Anko.

"I can't help but to get a bad feeling. Like we shouldn't have left so soon." Said Kakashi.

"Don't let it bug you." Said Anko, "Everything will be fine."

Kakashi sighed and they continued on their way to the Kage house.

Meanwhile the ship was watched by a figure in a black cloak covered in red clouds.

"The Ichibi and Kyubi are both on that ship." Said the figure, "As them…"

The figure decided to take his time before showing himself. After all he didn't want to cause problems. At least not yet.

Next Time: The crew explores the island searching for the legendary valley, while Zoro stays behind to train. What will happen when he finds himself face to face with someone from his past? Find out next time!