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Wind Granma

Looking at the poster, Naruto saw a picture of a dark haired man with freckles wearing an orange hat and no shirt. "Portgas D. Ace, wanted dead or alive," the blond read as he looked over the poster. He did feel a small hit to his pride when he saw that his bounty was actually higher than his one hundred million Beri bounty. "Damn, wonder what he did," he asked as Dragon grabbed one for himself and looked at it with an expressionless look.

"Hm," Dragon hummed as he didn't seem to know how to feel about the poster.

"Someone you know?" Naruto asked, seeing that Dragon didn't look particularly pleased or upset. The man was normally hard to read at face value due to his generally stoic appearance, however using his powers, he could sense that he wasn't angry.

Dragon glanced at Naruto before looking back at the picture of Ace, "Just someone my son knew," he said plainly, figuring that if Naruto was going to be honest with him, he might as well open up a bit in return. The fact that they shared a last name wouldn't go over the heads of most people who knew who he was.

"YOU HAVE A SON?!" Naruto questioned loudly.

"The man appears to be older than your father was when he had you, it's not that big of a shock that he would have a family," Kurama said to his host, irritated by the was just trying to take a nap and it was damn hard with the obnoxious blond speaking so loudly.

"Grumpy fox," The shinobi muttered before turning back to Dragon. "I guess I never really asked if you had a family anywhere. But damn, this guy's bounty is pretty big…" He said, figuring that if a bounty exceeded his by so much then he had to be rather good.

That earned a chuckle from Dragon at the nativity of him thinking that Ace's bounty was actually that big. "You do know that there are people in the world with bounties that are over one billion Beri right?" he asked, knowing that the alien blond wouldn't have any real idea just how much money the Marines would be willing to pay out for the head of an Emperor, their top officers, or even his own head.

"BILLIONS?!" Naruto shouted with widened eyes.

"Hey! Why don't you two stop talking about work and come celebrate with us the freedom of our comrades!" One of the revolutionaries yelled as he came over flushed with two mugs filled with beer and handed one to each of the men. "Loosen up Dragon! We showed those assholes that they're not untouchable! Hell, you saw what Naruto did to that bastard's arm?! I thought it was gonna come clean off!" He exclaimed as he had managed to catch Naruto swatting the gun out of his hand.

Dragon sighed before taking a sip of his beer and smiling at the young blond, "I guess we are due to celebrate a mission accomplished, even if there were a few hiccups along the way," the man said, earning a cheer from his more intoxicated allies. "Let's relax for the night, we'll have time to talk tomorrow," Dragon told Naruto with a small smile on his face as the two joined the rest of the crew. Not knowing the storm that was coming their way.

Marineford

Looking out over the ocean, a tall man with a black afro and a long braided beard sighed as he looked down at the two posters he had in his hands. His outfit appeared to be of a high ranking Marine with several decorations dotting his left side with a white long coat over it all. It had been a few days since the incident at the Sabaody Archipelago where a World Noble had been seriously injured and publicly embarrassed.

He felt like he would never hear the end of it from his higher ups. How the man responsible should be brought to justice immediately. But that risked going into an up front conflict with the Revolutionary Army. Something that he was certain would end in their favor, but would likely result in a massive amount of casualties on their side.

The two pictures on the wanted poster had one thing in common between the two. In both…the men appeared to be on fire. Something that should have been impossible with how Devil Fruits worked at the moment. "Uzumaki Naruto," the man said looking at the picture of the flaming blond, his bangs spiked up to resemble horns. He could see the cross shaped pupils in his eyes.

The teen had appeared out of nowhere.

No criminal background.

No place of birth.

Nothing at all.

The Revolutionary Army had out of nowhere showed up with someone who could not only stand against one of the Shichibukai, but win. Someone who had seemingly been able to use multiple Devil Fruit abilities without much trouble. What had been reported to him seemed like something out of a fairytale. They were lucky, and the augmentations to Kuma's eyes had allowed him to record the entire battle against the strange blond.

He went against everything they knew about the world. Eating more than one Devil Fruit was impossible as far as they knew. Anyone who had tried had died a horrific death as a result. Yet here was someone who could clone themselves, control the wind, breath fire, create balls of energy, and swapping places with other objects. Several of those powers already had users. Hearing a knock on his door, he returned to his desk and put the two posters down.

"Come in," Sengoku said loudly as he sat down in his chair.

The door opened to reveal Smoker with his heavily bandaged arms. The Fleet Admiral recalled that Smoker had been one of the few Marines who openly engaged Uzumaki Naruto after he defeated Kuma and broke Saint Zafos arm to put it mildly. Normally he would have chastised them for engaging someone so potentially dangerous recklessly, however they had been able to learn that he seemed to be able to use Haki.

His orb attack had seriously hurt Smoker when he tried to wrap around him in smoke form. So not only could he use Haki, but he was advanced enough to apply it to his Devil Fruit. And that fruit was another matter entirely as they had no knowledge of what fruit could give the user so many abilities. Given the implications it might be just as dangerous as Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi or the fabled Hito Hito no Mi, Model:Nika.

"Commander Smoker, I see you're up already," The Fleet Admiral said, feeling that the Commander should be taking more time to recover from the damage done to his arms before returning to duty.

"I don't have time to rest, not when I let that criminal go," Smoker said, feeling determined to finish what he started and bring Naruto to justice. He had been caught off guard when the glowing blond revealed that he had Haki and was able to hurt him despite being a smoke-man. He wouldn't make that mistake again. Smoker wasn't stupid, he knew that at the moment he was severely outclassed against him. It meant that he would have to train harder than before in order to close that gap.

Sengoku pinched the bridge of his nose when he heard that Smoker wanted to resume duty so soon. "You will rest until you're fully recovered Commander. It doesn't matter how much drive you have to bring someone to justice if they'll just kill you because you're still recovering," Sengoku commanded as he wasn't about to lose a Marine with as much potential as Smoker. His Logia abilities alone made him a commendable fighter, being able to subdue most enemies who lacked Haki. His potential would only grow as he trained and moved up the ranks.

Smoker clenched his fists and prepared to retort but one look from the Fleet Admiral stopped the words from slipping from his lips. "Yes sir," he said reluctantly.

"Now, tell me anything you saw during your fight with Uzumaki Naruto," the afroed man ordered.

Smoker recalled his brief encounter with the rebel. "It was almost as if he didn't know why he hurt me. When he created that orb in his hand, he seemed to know that it would create wind, but seemed confused when I was in pain. He also seemed to be rather reckless, he attacked Hina without knowing her Devil Fruit's ability. But he's also extremely strong, shattering her iron cage around his leg by flexing it," he said before recalling the final moments where he stunned both him and Hina with a look. "He also seems to have Haoshoku Haki, it made…us see this mirage of a fox with nine-tails standing behind him. Hina told me, and we both saw the same thing. That monstrous fox, killing us time and time again," Smoke included.

That final statement made Sengoku think. Haoshoku Haki had many applications. It had been used in many diverse ways by pirates and marines alike. From knocking out those weaker than them to infusing it into their weapons to make them even stronger. But to use it to inflict visions of death…that was unheard of. "Was there anything that you noticed that might link his abilities together?" he asked, hoping that Smoker might have some idea of what Naruto's Devil Fruit was.

"He wasn't actually on fire," Smoker said as he had noticed one thing during their battle. "Despite looking like he was covered in fire, it wasn't hot at all. More so, he had all these strange markings on him," He told his superior who listened to what the Commander had to say with rampant attention.

"Hmmmm, well that certainly is interesting," Sengoku replied as he wondered what it could be. They didn't have enough information at the moment to make any conclusions, and it would be dangerous to tell their men something that might not even be true in the end.

Smoker looked at the poster on the table and saw the image of the blond, coated in his 'flames'. "Three hundred million Beri?" Smoker asked as he saw that Naruto's bounty had tripled from its previous one. An extreme increase for a second bounty.

Sengoku nodded his head, "For someone as formidable as him, a higher bounty was needed to attract stronger bounty hunters. Plus having attacked a Celestial Dragon has incurred the wrath of the Gorosei," The Marine leader told Smoker who took a drag of his cigars as he stared down at the picture. The cross shaped eyes piercing into him, that smirk mocking him. He swore to himself that he would be the one who would bring Uzumaki Naruto to justice.

Getting up, Smoker turned to leave the room despite not being dismissed by the Fleet Admiral. He needed to train harder if he wanted to beat the strange rebel. Sengoku didn't stop him as he knew that nothing he said would stop Smoker from going off training.

He had already sent out someone to chase down the blond so as long as Smoker didn't do anything beyond reason.

Wind Granma

Naruto looked out to the sea as they rushed forward into a part of the ocean that was called the 'New World' by the rest of the crew. Apparently one of their ships had gotten into conflict with a group called the Big Mom Pirates who were under the leadership of one of the Yonkos. It was disastrous turn of events for them after the high of saving the slaves from the auction house. Their forces were still scattered across the ocean and unable to drop everything to respond to the emergency.

"I can't believe we're gonna go up against Big Mom…I heard her crew is made up of her monstrous children," one of the sailors of the Wind Granma said, worried about their safety when going up against such a fearsome foe. Marines were one thing, most of them were regular humans. But they weren't talking about regular humans then it came to the Big Mom Pirates.

"You guys worry too much," Naruto said as he walked over to join the conversation. "You have me and Dragon on board," the blond said with a contagious sense of confidence as he felt pretty good about his ability to fight against the powers of this world after beating Kuma without having to go all out against him. He had yet to reveal Kurama's full power, let alone the true strength of his Six Paths Sage Mode.

The group turned towards the newest member of their army, feeling a bit more secure with the blond around. While he'd only joined a few weeks ago, Naruto had already proven himself when he helped save their allies from the auction house. "You're right, but still you have to realize that the Big Mom Pirates have several pirates who are just as strong if not stronger than Kuma. We're going to have to be very careful when engaging," one of the women in the group said in response. She knew that Naruto was strong, he had proven that time and time again, but just because he was strong didn't mean they all were.

Dragon came out of his cabin holding a small Den Den Mushi in hand. Looking at his face, anyone could tell that he was rather stressed out. This had been the first time that Naruto had seen the revolutionary leader seem so irritated. "Sabo managed to get a call in, they're being attacked by one of Big Mom's Sweet Commanders, Charlotte Smoothie…" Dragon informed the crew of the Wind Granma who paled at the revelation. They had been expecting to take on maybe a few ships that had been off on their own, not one of the strongest members.

"Why is she attacking them?" Naruto asked, wondering why they would just attack a ship without being provoked.

"We don't know," Dragon replied as Sabo didn't have enough time to explain the full situation to him before the call was cut off. Even while they talked, he could hear the sounds of fighting and explosions going off in the background. "Regardless, we need to protect our allies. Even if we don't know the reason, losing so many people is unacceptable," He said, willing to risk his own life to protect those of everyone on those ships. The gale that pushed their ship forwards roared around them, rushing to battle as quickly a possible.

Naruto walked up to the rail and looked off, using Kurama's ability to sense the conflict off in the distance. He could feel the despair coming from the weaker side. They were outnumbered badly. They wouldn't be able to hold out long enough for them to arrive, even with the wind blasting them forward. If they didn't hurry up then there was a good chance that all of them would die or be captured. "I'll go on ahead then," Naruto announced as he wouldn't let people die needlessly. "Being able to run on water, I should be able to make it there much faster than the ship," he told the tattooed man who contemplated the idea.

A Sweet Commander was likely far stronger than Kuma. Smoothie was likely the third strongest member of the Big Mom Pirates behind her older brother Katakuri and Big Mom herself. However Naruto had yet to fail him. Stopping Aokiji's attack and defeating Kuma were no small feats. He was certain that Naruto would be able to at the very least stall them.

"If you can make it to them before us then go! Do whatever you need to do to save them," Dragon said, willing to do anything to save Sabo and his men.

"Right!" Naruto responded with a smirk as a golden aura coated his entire body, however this time it was different from the one he used against Kuma and those two Marines. This one had a black bodysuit under the golden-orange coat. His skin was still the same color but his hair was spiked up and glowing. His eyes turned orange with those same cross-shaped pupils but without the orange markings around the eyelids. Lastly, his whisker-marks thickened into six solid bars. And behind him, ten black orbs formed out of thin air.

He didn't want to risk being too slow and showing up a second too late. No, he would go all out and fly there as quickly as possible. "That's different from before," Dragon noted as his eyes were similar to how they were when he countered Aokiji, but his body glowed like his prior form. Perhaps they were separate abilities that he was able to mix together.

Throwing back a smirk, Naruto took off into the air much to the shock of everyone on the ship.

"Is there anything that guy can't do?" one of the men asked as he scratched the back of his head. He let out a laugh before looking at the rest of the people gathered around, "Back in positions! We can't just let Naruto do all the work!" He shouted as everyone got to work trying to speed the ship up. Dragon in my meantime just stared off at the glowing form of Naruto as he streaked through the sky like a comet.

Sabo was kicked through a wall, grunting as a pick of wood jabbed through his side. Looking up he glared at his attacker. Her stark white, wavy hair. Her exotically long legs. The tattoo of a rose running up her right thigh. It was Charlotte Smoothie, fourteenth daughter of Big Mom and her thirty fifth overall child. In her hand was her sword that dripped a light blue liquid.

The blond looked severely dehydrated as Smoothie had managed to cut him a few times, draining his body of its fluids. His pipe had been twisted and juiced by Smoothie, leaving it useless in battle. Tearing his coat off him, he stood up and picked up a saber that was laying near him. He needed to hold her off until Dragon showed up with reinforcements to help them fend off the Big Mom Pirates.

"Just give up, you've lost," Smoothie said as she approached him. She towered over him thanks to her long legs and the amount of juice that she had squeezed out of his allies, leaving husks scattered around the battlefield. "You'll die if you keep fighting. You lost the moment you stole those cookies," the long-legged woman said, raising her sword up to strike down the blond teen. She didn't particularly want to fight against these guys, but they had taken her mother's treats, and she demanded they be captured or killed.

"This whole thing is over cookies!?" An irate voice yelled before Smoothie's Kenbunshoku Haki kicked in, seeing an attack coming towards her at extreme speeds.

"Senpo:Dynamic Entry!"

Leaning back she saw a gold and black blur sped past where her head was but landed on the boat. But before she could reply, she felt an enormous pressure slamming against the side of her face, forcing her off her feet and flying towards the glowing man. 'I dodged?!' she questioned in her mind as she was certain that she evaded the attack, but it still felt like a heavy kick had slammed into her cheek.

The man turned around, holding a glowing blue orb in hand that he moved to thrust into her stomach, but using her sword, she released a mast of fluids to propel her away from him. Her hand went up to her cheek where she had been struck, still confused as to what had hit her. Normally her Haki would warn her of an incoming attack, but she hadn't sensed anything before the strike hit. However, looking at the man, she recognized him from the wanted posters.

"Uzumaki Naruto," She muttered, recalling the image of strange cross shaped pupils and those glowing, horn-like bangs.

"That's the name…woah you're huge!" Naruto yelled, noticing just how large Smoothie was at the moment. She was taller than even Kuma! "What is with the people in this world being so massive…" he grunted as he felt short all over again.

Sabo smiled as he recognized the name of the glowing being. Dragon had informed him about the strange man he had found floating in the sea. Someone who had powers like a Devil Fruit user and yet could float in water without drowning. Two of his men came and helped him away while Smoothie was distracted with the newcomer.

Smoothie bristled slightly at the comment about her size. Typically it wasn't something people who confronted her just blurted out. "So yet another power," Smoothie said as she realized that he had flown to them. Word had reached their crew about the newest juggernaut of the Revolutionary Army after his defeat of Bartholomew Kuma. Multiple abilities and strong Haki. A worrisome enemy to say the least should he grow stronger.

"Look, we don't need to fight," Naruto said as he powered down to show that he was willing to talk things out without any more conflict between the two groups. However if one would look into his eyes, they would notice that they were still orange with cross-like pupils, ready to fight if things went south. "Especially if this is all over…cookies…" he added on, still confused why they would go so far for something so stupid. He wondered if the Kage back in his home reality were this petty as well at times.

"You don't seem to understand how serious this is," Smoothie said, knowing that from the outside, causing this whole conflict over cookies might seem insane, but to their crew their mother's hunger was a top priority. The last thing they needed was her going on a rampage and killing someone because she got hungry. "These cookies had been specially ordered by our crew, when your little group raided a Marine base, you ate them," she explained as the Marines had confiscated the treats when they learned that the baker had been working with pirates, only for the Revolutionary Army to come in and eat them during an attack.

However, the look on Naruto's face showed that he still didn't really get it.

"If it helps, I'll go with you guys in exchange for ending this whole mess and I'll talk to your captain myself if that's what you want," He offered, willing to let himself go with them in exchange for Sabo and the remaining members being allowed to go free. Unlike the rest of them, he wasn't restricted to travel by ship. He could fly and run on water if he needed to. Worst case…he could always unleash Kurama's full power.

Smoothie considered the offer. It would certainly make her life easier if they didn't have to continue this mess. If Naruto had been around then that meant that Dragon was nearing as well as they two had always been spotted near one another. That meant reinforcements against them and she didn't want to try her luck against the most dangerous criminal in the world. Naruto seemed pretty strong, meaning if her mom took his soul…he would make a rather strong Homie. "Very well," she said, accepting his offer. "But you must wear seastone cuffs the entire journey," Smoothie added, feeling it was needed to negate his Devil Fruit in case he tried to run away from them.

"Sure," he replied with a smile.

Sabo looked on with horror on his face as Naruto seemingly sacrificed himself for them.

"Hey, Sabo right?" Naruto asked, looking at his fellow blond. "Tell Dragon not to come after me, I'll be fine. Just focus on saving anyone you can," he requested, hoping that it would cut off any possibility that Dragon would think of chasing after them to save him. The blond reluctantly nodded his head in response.

"Stay safe," Sabo said to Naruto. He was angry at himself. He had let his crew get caught off guard and defeated by the Big Mom Pirates. Now this man he had never met but he had heard so much about was letting himself get captured for their sake. The only saving grace in his mind was that he was certain that the pirates didn't know Naruto's secret. That he had no Devil Fruit and those cuffs would be useless on him.

"Just leave it to me," Naruto said giving Sabo a thumbs up.

Figured it was time to throw Naruto into the deep end and start the first major arc and set some stuff up for the future.

If I didn't make this clear yet, this takes place two years before the start of the canon. It would be a bit before Ace met Yamato in Wano as shown by Ace recently getting his bounty increased.

Still don't know what nickname to give Naruto but some that came to mind or were suggested were

1) Revolutionary Demon

2) Flame of Rebellion

3) Fox Sage

4) Demon Fox

5) Revolutionary Fox

Idk there were actually quite a bit suggested lol gotta sort through them

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