Chapter 222: Stake Out

Most of the Straw Hats sat in a very large tree, Sakura and Chopper were both using binoculars while Gaara used his sand to keep watch.

"So when are we going to jump in?" asked Kiba.

"We have to wait and formulate a plan." Said Luffy.

Everyone stared at him unsure how to respond.

"What?" he asked.

"Are you feeling okay?" asked Ino.

"I'm fine." Said Luffy.

"Let's not focus on that right now." Said Sasuke, "We just have to wait until something happens."

"It's going to be a long night." Said Isaribi.

"I brought a pack of cards." Said Kiba.

They all looked at Kiba.

"What? We were so bored back at the inn I thought I'd bring some…" he mumbled.

Those who were bored shrugged and they all started playing.

After a while there was a loud explosion from the place.

"All right!" yelled Luffy, "I'm going in."

Luffy ran ahead.

"Let him thin them out before we go in." said Nami.

Everyone else nodded as Luffy went to do his thing.

Meanwhile Naruto was searching for things still disgusted as a girl.

"Man… why can't I find anything?" asked Naruto-Chan.

"I don't know." Said Kyubi, "Maybe because you're not searching well enough."

"Yeah… maybe…" mumbled Naruto-Chan.

That was he got a bad feeling.

"What's wrong?" asked Kyubi.

"It feels like someone is watching me…" he thought.

"Just ignore it." Said Kyubi.

"You're probably right." He thought.

Naruto ran off.

However several figures were indeed watching him.

"So that's Fox D. Naruto." Said a voice.

"It is." Said another.

"So what should we do." Said the first figure.

"We wait until they fight CP9… after all it looks like they're going to go head to head…" said a third.

Back with the crew, they decided to finally head in.

"All right! Let's go!" said Zoro taking charge.

They got to Iceberg's front yard… to find a huge group of shipwrights… none of them even seemed harmed.

"I don't think Luffy went through here." Muttered Sakura.

"All right!" said Zoro, "I think we can all fight them off!"

"Are you crazy?" asked Nami.

"Don't worry I'm going to use the backs of my swords." Said Zoro.

"That's not helping!" yelled Sakura.

"And I will knock them out as well." Said Gaara.

"Seriously?" asked Nami.

"There's no stopping them right now so why bother?" asked Isaribi.

"She has a point…" sighed Ino getting in position.

"You're joining them too?" asked Sakura.

"My style will work for this." Said Ino.

The group began to fight off the shipwrights. With Zoro taking most of them. Using the blunt end of his sword like he said he would.

"Oh wow!" said Chopper.

"Mind Mind Destruction!" called out Ino.

One of the Shipwrights began to move without control.

"I don't know what's going on!" he called out as he fought his comrades.

"I'm sorry." Apologized." Ino.

Gaara barely moved at he had globs of sand hit the shipwrights in order to defeat them without killing them.

Sasuke followed what Zoro was doing using the blunt end instead.

However several of the shipwrights knew that Hinata was a wanted girl and decided to go after her.

"I'm so sorry for this." She whispered.

She began to use her gentle fist against them easily knock them out while barely touching them.

"You know…" said Kiba with a sweat drop, "I keep forgetting that Hinata is one of the strongest in the crew…"

"I know…" said Nami.

That was when Naruto showed up punching and kicking several of them.

"Naruto… I thought you were going to do your thing." Said Hinata.

"What do you mean?" asked Naruto.

That was when one of the shipwrights knocked out Naruto who disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Oh right… he created clones earlier…" said Nami with a sweat drop.

Meanwhile Naruto-Chan was continuing his investigation when he got the memories of the clones.

"Don't worry it will be fine." Said Kyubi.

"If you say so." Thought Naruto-Chan.

Naruto-Chan continued his search.

Back in the mansion the crew broke down the doors and found there were more shipwrights doing guard duty.

"You have got to be kidding me?" asked Nami.

Several came barreling at Nami and Sakura threw them away.

"Why hasn't Luffy been through here yet?" asked Nami.

Luffy took his own way that was though a wall and had also found out that the World Government Group called the CP9 was behind it…

But they didn't know that yet.

They continued to fight their way thorough the shipwrights however they noticed something…

"Where's Zoro!" yelled Nami.

"We lost him?" asked Ino.

Sasuke face palmed, "He's just like a child that way…" he muttered.

They went to search for Zoro. Eventually they found him.

"Where were you?" he asked.

"Where were we?" asked Nami, "You're the one who ran off!"

However it should be pointed out that they didn't defeat any of them ones chasing after them while looking for Zoro.

"You haven't gotten rid of them yet?" asked Zoro.

"We were looking for you we didn't have time for them." Said Sakura.

"Really?" asked Zoro.

"I swear… I will use you as a club!" yelled Sakura.

"Do it! Do it!" yelled Inner Sakura.

"Sorry." Said Zoro rolling his eyes.

That was when Sakura reached her limit, grabbed his leg and slammed him against the shipwrights.

"That girl is crazy!" yelled one of the shipwrights.

"Remind me never to piss off Sakura like that again." Said Kiba.

"She's so amazing." Said Chopper.

Eventually Zoro the green club defeated the horde of shipwrights.

"Never do that again!" yelled Zoro as he was put down.

"Next time listen to me! Yelled Sakura.

"Now's not the time for fighting! We have to find Luffy!" said Hinata.

"She's right." Sighed Sakura.

"Let's go…" said Zoro.

Nami grabbed his arm before he could run off.

"We're going my way…" she muttered.

They got to a room and found was going on, what they saw shocked them to bone… not only was Robin there but a bunch of agents of the world government… a group that would never expect!

Next Time: They learn the identities of the members of the CP9... to say their surprised would be an understatement. Who are they? And what ties do they have with Iceberg? Find out next time!